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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
CHINA TO COUNT POPULATION.

Census of Country's People Mt Home
and Abroad Is Ordered.
China is about to take a census of the
uncounted millions within its borders. The
State Department as Washington has
just received copy of an imperial edict
issued in accordance with the program
for constitutional reform, directing an
enumeration of individuals and families
within the empire. All Chinese living in
foreign lands must be enumerated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Alleged SLAYER Kills Self.

Urry Jones, on trial in Muscatine.
Iowa, for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Wrinkle, committed suicide in the
county Jail by hanging himself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Fire Destroys 500, 900 Church

The First Presbyterian Church in Kit,
tanning, considered one of the finest
houses of worship in Western Pennsyl-
vania. was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
A Simple Prescription For the
Hair.

IN the good old days our mothers
used to tell us to use garden sage
for dandruff and falling hair. A sim,
pie infusion was made of the common
garden sage and applied to the roots
of the hair This old time remedy is
still used In many sections of the coun-
try to this day. 1t has also been dis,
covered that the Indians of the north
west used to make a brew (or teal
of the wild sage (sage bTush) and ap
ply II for all scalp affections. White
people also used this sage brush ten
with good results. A careful study
has been made of the different kinds
of sage and it has been found that
the Wild sage or sage brush contains
much more of this certain curative
property than does the tame sage.
The reason for this Is apparent, The
Wild sage growing as II does In soil
rich In sulphur and volcanic ash nat
urally contains much more medicinal
matter
One of the main objections TO the
use of these crude preparations, es-
pecially so of the wild sage, was the
disagreeable odor of the brush. This
objection has been overcome after
three years of careful experimenting
In a laboratory especially fitted Tor
the purpose so that you can now pro-
cure a preparation free from all the
disagreeable odors but still containing
all the active principles of the wild
sage. This preparation is guaranteed
to cure dandrufl and stop falling hair,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
HARC0MBE FUNERAL
HELD ON SUNDAY

The funeral services over the body
of the late William Harcombe. who
died in Salt Lake last Thursday, was
held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday, at the
family residence, 232 South Eighth
East street The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Elmer l. Goshen,
and interment took place in Mt Oil.
vet cemetery.
The deceased was we'll known in
the business and social life OF Utah.
Born in Inverness, Scotland. in 1853,
he, after service In the British army.
emigrated TO America, choosing Oma-
ha as his first home In the new coun-
try. From there he removed to Rock
Springs, Wyo., and later to Ogden,
where he was active in various mer.
camille pursuits for fifteen years
More recently he toured the inter.
mountain region as the representative
of the Friend Bros. Clothing company
OF Milwaukee.
Mr.. Harcombe had served as grand
receiver Of the A. o. u. w. and Mt
the time of his death was state presi.
dent of the Travellers Protective as.
sociation. A widow and three chill.
dren, Ethel. James and William sur.
vive the deceased.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15

Strength Of Lion and Tiger.
Five mon can hold down lion, but
1t taxes nine to manage a tiger.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
SCHOOLS JOIN IN UTAH
STATE DEBATING LEAGUE
Scheme Emsnates From University
Contracts Signed Up-Condi-
tions Accepted.

The State university has perfected
the organization of the Utah State
Debating league, and has sent out the
contracts to ten of the principal Sec
ondary schools of the state, binding
them TO two years agreement. The
teams that compose the league are.
Salt Lake High school, Ogden High
school, Granite High school. Park City
High school, Eureka High school.
Collegiate institute, Gordon academy,
Brigham High school. Rowland Hall
and Weber academy.
The contract provides that series
of debates be held during the years
OF 10000 and 1909-10. and that this
year the preliminary debates be held
on March 10, the semi-finals on April
16. and the final debate In Salt Lake
on May 7. The school taking the af-
f1rmative is the entertaining school.
and meets all expenses of the debate.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
| N CE N 7 | Y {
c II u r { II
OWES
TO CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN
REVIEWED BY REV. CARVER.
His Life Work and Lesson II Teaches
Interests Large Congregation at
Presbyterian Church.

Speaking from Proverbs. S:34,
where wisdom Is spoken of as saying,
Blessed is the man that heareth me,
watching daily at my gates, waiting at
the posts OF my doors. for whose find
eth me findetb life, but he that sinneth
against me wrongeth his own soml,"
Rev, Carver. In speaking OF "The Debt
of Incentive Which the Church Owes
TO Darwin" said. In part:
THE need of knowledge is the cry
ing need In every avenue of life to-
day, 1t is true in-the church II all
those who profess to be at all religious
would study Gods word there would
be a great advance along all spiritual
and moral lines. God everywhere in
His word puts premium on diligence.
In this case, that reward is wisdom.
Now. there are few lives wherein
greater blessing from this text has
been received than that of Charles
Darwin. He was the embodiment of
industry, patience, carefulness, and
zeal. The life Of Charles Robert Oar.
win is an example of the proneness
of the common people to seize upon
some one trend of a mans life and
work and magnify that trend to the
exclusion OF all else, Darwin and
Darwinism' usually mean to those who
employ the terms nothing more than
the evolutionary hypothesis. when the
fact Is that Darwin's evolutionary the
ory was but small part Of his great
life work Darwin was great-won-
drously great-as a patient and care
full observer OF heretofore unob-
1La E-,,t,
ages doubtless will see In this man
life the real starting Of new epoch
IN many lines Of thought. for, In his
many books are found the trends Of
thought that have given direction to
the biological and psychological pro-
gress OF the past fifty years. The
great problems of selection, heredity
and variation have In their modern
meaning their inception as problems in
the thought which he gathered from
the past, re,made, and gave to the
future.
THE earthworm is by most Of us a
common and seemingly useless form OF
life. Some of us have made use of it
to beguile the all too trusting fish as
we have angled by the waters edge
but to most of us it was a useless
creation. There lived at Downs. Eng,
in the last century one who had so
great conception Of God that he
stoutly maintained that all Of Gods
creatures had definite use and end.
In his work as a gcologlst he had noted
how the stones were gradually covered
with soil through the work of the
earthworm, and his interest In these
common creatures WAS so aroused that
he gave twelve years of his life to
the patient study OF their habits and
work. He showed that the earthworm
is indispensable to plant life, for 1t is
constantly bringing up to the surface
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
I fR[NCHMAN
ATTFMPTS
@ MURDER
Placed Iodine of Arsenic in
Teapot; Detectives Search
ing for CuIprit

San Francisco. Cal, Feb. 14.-De,
tectives are searching for Pierre La
fon, Frenchman who is said to have
been educated for the ministry, and
who has recently been studying medi-
cine in the college of physicians and
surgeons in this. city, and for whom
warrant was sworn out yesterday by
Sarah B Armstrong, graduate of a
Chicago medical college, charging him
with attempting TO poison her and
Mrs. Gertrude Coffman, formerly OF
Portland, Ore.
Lafon is charged with attempting
the life OF the two women by means
of iodide of arsenic. which 1t Is al
legged they detected him In the act of
placing In teapot on the fourth of
November last year.
No very clear explanation has been
made OF the delay In taking action
against the Frenchman
Lafon, 1t is said. is a graduate OF
the University OF France. became a
clergyman and is alleged to have oc-
cupied pulpits in the vicinity of New
Orleans.
Mrs. Coffman was in partnership
with Lafop IN lodging house here
and acted as his housekeeper. Lafon
has not been seen since yesterday
morning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
Sc ERMON AT
UNIT ARIA N
CHUR
REV. BROWN ASKS "HOW is A
~ BIBLE MADE"
How Are We Inspired and Is 1t an
Inspired Book and What Is the
f5 Real Bible of Today.

AT the Unitarian church last even
ing. Rev William Thurston Brown,
speaking from the subject, The Max
ing of a Bible" said In part.
Let me recall to your minds briefly
some OF the facts and, truths which
Will be recognized as valid by all OF
us and which have a most intimate
and vital relation 10 the life we are
now living First of all. there has
never been any Bible and there never
can be which was not the product OF
human minds, which is not the re-
Election of human experiences. What
are you reading when you open this
book we call our Bible? You are
reading the record of either the
thoughts or the deeds OF men who
lived on this same earth which we
inhabit. These records have come
down to us from an age of dense
ignorance and superstition, and it be-
comes necessary for us TO sweep aside
It's stories of miracle and understand
that nothing has any claim for the ere
dence of men except by virtue of the
moral truth which it embodies. The
Ilu,u VI tuio duu every OtucI ltCOlu
does not lie at all in It's accuracy as
history, but altogether in the power
II possesses to inspire us to nobler
thinking and living. That is the only
divine authority any book can pos
sibly have. And to that thought of
the Bible we are very swiftly NOV
ing
Let us remember that the book
which we call our Bible has as It's
most constant theme the relations
which men ought to sustain to each
other In this Very world that we know.
In fact. our Bible ls only a collection
of sermons In poetry and prose by
preachers Of justice and love. together
with the story Of how they lived
their lives. And the only thing that
ever availed to constitute that volume
a real Bible was the fact that it set
forth ideals of human character and
social justice which struck respon-
sive chord In the souls of aspiring
men and women
when the inspiration of the Bible
was being widely discussed in the pa
pers few years ago Mr.. Moody made
a contribution TO that discussion by
saying. 1 know that the Bible is
inspired, because II inspires me- No
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
LIVED THREE
YEARS IN
b|GAMY
Mother aud Daughter by
Prior Marriage Wives Of
Same Man

ST Joseph Mo-. Feb. 14.-In the
shooting. which Is expected to result
fatally. of William Smith, carpenter
here today, there came to light one OF
the strangest entanglements three per
sons ever lived under A girl twenty
two years old, who shot Smith, AYERS
to the police that she married him,
knowing that her mother was already
his legal wife. The three have lived
for years together. the man as the hus'
band of both.
The shooting this afternoon occurred
over the sending of comic valentine.
The girl, who styles herself Mrs. Cora
Smith-while her mother Is known by
the name of Mrs. William Smith-sent
the carpenter comic valentine. Smith
grew angry when he received 1t, and
after picking mp his clothes, started to
leave the house. Thinking he was go-
ing to desert her. the girl shot him.
The girls mother SAYS she married
Smith In 1902 Her daughter was by
a former husband. A year later, she
says. she found her husband had had
improper relations with her daughter.
She says she compelled him to marry
the girl without first securing a d.
vorce. The man and girl bear out the
story.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15

and this school becomes the visiting
school next year The contracts
regulate the selection of judges and
state the rules OF debate
In organizing this league, the uni.
versity is trying to advance the In
terests of debating throughout the
state and to develop debaters for tho
university teams which will represent
the state against other state univer.
sity teams. The university debating
committee ofiersNto supply any OF the
schools with debating coach. and TO
assist the debaters In finding material
from which they can prepare their
arguments
Professor F. w Reynolds, who is
chairman of the committee on debat-
ing at the university, expects to have
all the contracts returned signed by
the various schools during the next
week
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15

place to descend. Schultz started
down, but slipped and rolled 800 feot.
hnally lodging in a tree. The third
member OF the party went 10 help and
Schultz was rescued from his perilous
position. Freitas' body was found but
II was impossible TO get it to the ton
of the mountain. and 1t had to be TAX.
en- down the side and out through San
Gabriel canyon into Pasadena. His
neck was broken. Schultz was bu,
slightly injured
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
HARTMAN AND PARTY
EN- ROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. He. H.
Hartman and party left Birmingham
today shortly after noon on a special
train for San Antonio. Tex. where. it
Is understood. Mr.. Hartman will re-
main until April In an effort to re-
gain his health.
Mr. Hartman received about forty
prominent men of Birmingham. who
called to pay their respects. Men who
had known him before remarked upon
his pale and weakened appearance
One man thinking the railroad mag
nate would like to see some Of the
late New York papers, took bunch
of them TO the car, but Mr. Hartman
thanked him and waved them aside
with the remark, Il don't want to hear
Of Wall street; | am resting
"Dr. Thomas 'Eclectrlc OIL is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success
In our family for eight years. ."-Mrs'
l.. Whiteacre. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
WILD PLUNGE DOWN
MOUNT WILSON

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-Freitas,
aged II, was killed. and Joseph.
Schultz. aged 10, was injured in
wild plunge down the side of Mount
Wilson today. The two young men.
with third companion. had ascend
ed the mountain early this morning
from Los Angeles and were warming
at fire. when Freitas slipped In the
snow and plunged over the edge of
the gorge He slid for some distance
and then struck a rock and bounded
some distance. striking his head on
another rock. His body rolled six hun
ared feet down the side of the noun
tam and lodged in a mass of rock.
schultz and his companion ran along
the edge OF the precipice. looking for
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15
PLAYING SCHEDULE ADOPTED.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 14.-Club own,
ers Of the Western Baseball league,
after an all-day session, In which ali
cities In the league were represented
tonight adopted a playing schedule
Tor the season There will be 154
games and the season will open April
20 and close Sept rs.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-15

and will do so II directions are care
fully followed.
Ask for Sage Brush Hair Tonic For
sale at all the leading Drug Stores
and Barber Shops In this city. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01
MOVE BY MAsONs
Propose to Erect Temple at
Alexandria, Va, in Honor
of Washington.
MEMBER OF THE LODGE
Numerous Priceless Relics i'm Possess
siOn-All Members i'm Country to
Be Asked to Aid.

A Masonic temple that shall fittingly
perpetuate the memory of George
Washington as a freemason is project
ed by the namesake lodge of the first
president of the United States, Alex
andria Washington lodge No. %. in
Alexandria, Va A Masonic fair was
held in Alexandria, Va, in February to
raise funds for the preliminary organ
i2ation of the memorial committee.
The plan is TO erect a fireproof tenn
pie of colonial style. to cost not less
than $250000, as a permanent home
for Alexandria-W Washington lodge and
its priceless relics and records 1t is
proposed to ask every Mason in the
United States to contribute toward the
fund. In the present temple of this
lodge, which is located in Cameron
street, between Fairfax and Royal.
there is a collection of Washington
relics of great historic interest 10
Masons the world over which it has
long been the feeling should be housed
in some safer and more permanent
quarters
Washington's Name ON Charter
These relics include the charter Oh
tanned from the grand lodge of Nir-
sinia, on which appear the names of
Washington and Edmund Randolph.
the latter at the time grand master Of
Virginia and subsequently Washing
tons secretary Of state; the trowel
used by General Washington in layins
the corner stone of the capitol of the
United States. Sept. IS, 1893: the Ma
sonic apron worn by General Wash
ington at that ceremony. which was
woven by Madame Lafayette and pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01

scented to the general by the Marquis
de Lafayette in 1884; the lesser lights
used at that historic corner stone lay
ing; the masters chair occupied by
Washington when master of the lodge;
Ia picture of Washington painted by
Williams of Philadelphia in 1894 for
me lodge = the only portrait for which
General Washington sat while presi-
dent-for which the lodge has refused
$4,000; Washington's bed chamber
clock, wedding gloves. farm spurs
field compasses, and other articles
which are of intense interest from as
ISOLATION with the great patriot
Besides these articles of distinctly
Washingtonian interest are many SOU
venrs of the early history of the lodge
itself, which has participated in an
unusually large number of events of
national importance, prominent among
which were the laying of the corner
stone of the District of Columbia On
Jones Point, Va, April Is, 1891; the
laying of the corner stone of the cap
itol of the Smithsonian Institute in
1S47, and of the Washington monu-
ment in 1S4S, and placing the eques-
trian statue of Washington in Rich
mond Va, in 1850.
, Instituted In 1873.
! This lodge obtained its original char
ter from the grand lodge of Pennsyl-
vania in February, 1888. and was
n sui,
MIA jurisdiction, under which Robert
adam was the first master In 1888
the Pennsylvania charter was surren-
dered and one obtained from the grand
: lodge of Virginia 1t is this which con
/ tains the names Of both Washington
charter the lodge was known as Alex.
ander No. %. George Washington was
appointed first master under the Vir-
Sinia jurisdiction, and served as such
until the expiration of the appointive
| term, when he was elected to succeed
! himself. In speaking of this lodge, in
the March number of the New Eng
land Craftsman. member says: at
has become. by virtue of the past as
sociations, the shrine of American Ma
sons
! 1t is an interesting fact that during
the occupation of Alexandria by fed
eral troops in the civil war, the com
manding officer, himself not a Mason
posted a guard over the lodge room
to protect it from vandalism, which
guard was maintained until the close
of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01
ARE MORE GOODS
Number of Girl Students at
Augustana Shown to be In
creasing Rapidly.
ARE 1874 NOW ENROLLED
Where the Proportion Last Year Was
Two to One, Ii Now Is Three to
Two, in Boys Favor.

Augustana is beginning to assume
institution, the fairer sex gradually
growing in number each year. The
college catalogue for 190S-9 which is
now in press. viii show that there are
1874 Goods enrolled in the various
departments of the college this year
as opposed TO l5G last year. The mum
Der of male students this year is 800
making the ratio between male and
female students about 3 to .. Last
year the ratio was 2 TO /.
The steady growth in the number of
girl students is considered remarkable
considering the fact that the college
was not co-educational institution II
begin with. 1t is noteworthy evidence
of the fact that higher education for
women is beginning to meet with more
and more favor.
Athletics an Influence.
The total enrolment in all depart
mentS this year is SOB, a conSid erable
increase over the attendance last yea;
which was only 4G2. The decrease in
attendance last year was accounted fol
in two ways-the financial stringency
and the adjustment of intercollegiate
athletics at the college. The latter
circumstance will continue to prove I
serious handicap to the development
of the college until it is removed. Dur
ing the years of intercollegiate ath
letics in 1904-5. the enrolment exceed
ed 700 and was steadily increasing
In Different Departments.
The enrolment this year by depart
ments is as follows:
Theological Seminary-Post grad
yates. 6; under graduates. %; hospi
tants, 10; total, rs.
Collegiate-POstg graduates. Il: resi-
dent graduates, II: seniors, 2i:~ jun
iors. 81; sOpnOmores. So: freshmen
%; unclassified. 90: total, 141.
Academy-Third class, 25; SECOND
class, 81; first class. SO; mclassiled
30: total, 1871.
Preparatory. IS: conservatory 126
elocution. 81; art, 80: business 1874
Total enrolment, 1854; enrolled NOR,
! than once, 251, and actual enrolment
SOB.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01

(Society news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Give Pioneer coffee.-The Ladies'
Aid society of the First Methodist
church conducted a very successful
pioneer coffee yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. ]. +. Robinson, 613
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01

socialism which appeared in the APP
peal to Reason recently. Refresh,
ments were served after the program
The next meeting will be in two weeks
and will be held at the home of Mrs.
Anna Block, Eleventh street. South
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01

brecht.
Secretary-MiSs Mable Mcdonald.
Assistant Secretary Miss Grace
Shaffer. !
A class motto. ITO do rather than
be conspicuous was chosen by the
members of the class. After the bus
mess session refreshments were sery-
ed by the hostess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01
RECITAL WILL BE
LAST OF THE YEAR
Advanced Pupils of Aug,Istana Con-
yservatory Will Appear in Final
Program Monday Evening.

The advanced pupils of Augustana
conservatory will appear in the final
recital of the year Monday evening III
the college chapel The program ar
ranged is one of the best of the season
and includes Is numbers, vocal piano,
organ and elocution The program in
full follows:
Organ
Finale from Sonata in ID. BY TOPPER
Edith Thulin.
Violin
Allegro-1lth Concerto OPP. 20. Spohr
Harry Behrens.
Voice
(a) Raw (Amber) .....Si nding
(b) Vaggvisa (Cradlesong .....
Caroline Carlstedt.
Piano
Valse in C Sharp Minor $500. Chopin
Magnhild Lundquist.
(a) bet forste mode. .Grieg
CD Spring Song $500. .Mendelssohn
Emma Benson
Romance OPP. 2 ..... Anton Hegner
Edith Peterson.
Organ
hymn celeste Grey
Elsa Koehler.
Reading
The Going of the White Swan. $500.
PARKER
Ida Swanson
Venetian Gondolier Song .....
........... ......... Mendelssohn
Wilma Youngquist.
Voice
Sombre Wood ..........L ully
| Ruth Lindquist
| Piano
| (a) Allegro from. Sonato OPP. z .Grieg
| OBJ Chant d'Amour. 49,. Paderewski
Esther Fryxell.
| Violin
lAllegro-9th Concerto. Op SIS. .Spohr
| Ethel Wade.
Organ
iTannhaueser March-R. Wagner,
arranged by TIL. Dubois .......
Pansy Blakemore.