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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
A cOMPLIM EMIT.

The newspapers OF the state have
reproduced the news item from the
Standard noting the advancement III
Miss Eva Erb in stenographic work.
until she commands IS day, and
even moro, for her services as stem
ographer of the Second Judicial dis
.rict court. The ability OF Miss Erb
and her pay have surprised the news
paper men OF the state.
That a young lady by natural tai
ent and acquired proficiency in stem
osraphic work, can reach the high po-
sition of Miss Erb proves that the
women Of America are conQucring In
fields which few years ago were held
exclusively by men, including that of
court reporter.
Some upstart has construed this
compliment to Miss Erb and ac-
acknowledgement Of her capabilities as
an insult directed at the young lady.
Our opinion is that the author OF the
insult Intentionally misinterpretcd the
article in an effort to say something
mean and contemplate against this
paper.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.

Mayors and chiefs Of police Of the
larger cities all over the United States.
as we'll as leaders in philanthropic
work. government prosecutors and i'm
migration officers, will be asked, says
a dispatch. to cooperate and advise
In the organization OF protective al
lance to stamp out of existence. IL
possible, the appalling traffic In girls,
who are trapped and sold into disgrace.
II has been decided to secure the coun-
sci Of those who come into closest con-
tact with this white slave trade" as
United States District Attorney Sims
mas styled 1t. in order to determine
the best way to fight 1t effectually
The Florence Crittenton Mission has
interested itself In the matter, letters
from Mrs. Kate w. Barrett, general
superintendent. having given assur-
ance Of the cooperation of the mission
and of Charles ~ Crittenton. its found
er, In the Woman's World campaign
to suppress the evils. with the effects
Of which the Crittenton missions deal
More than 20 years ago." she wrote,
"Mr. Crittenton published book call
ed Traffic In Girls and Florence Crit
tenton Missions. showing the terrible
ravages OF this awful white slave traf-
flc even then; but In those days II was
looked upon as the outcome of diseas.
ed religious enthusiast and was given
but little credence by the ordinary
thinking public. Now tnat all of the
civilized nations of the globe have
made the abolition Of the white slave
traffic matter of international agree
ment. persons receive It In q different
spirit" Hundreds OF other letters
have been received which show the
need of organized effort. A California
woman asked for another article IN
the Woman's World, upon what the
women Of America can do to help bring
about legislation that would stop the
white slave trafhc."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
SAVING COAL.

The nations inroads upon its coal
pile by the wasteful methods of mining
and still more wasteful methods OF
using fuel has added a novel step in
exact science toward the conservation
OF coal, now 50 per cent wasted In the
processes of producing power. A de-
vice has been perfected by the latest
type of specialist, the Combustion en-.
glneer." with which one Is enabled to
learn what gases are present in a fur
mace and what ones go up the chimney
and thus determine why a chimney
belches SCOT, how many heat units are
wasted, and why, so that more power
can be produced from the coal con-
sumed than has been the common prac.
tice. "The field OF flue gas analysis Is
as yet an unexplored territory to most
OF us, said the inventor OF this device,
Jos. w. Hayes. OF Rogers Park, Ill,
who was called upon 10 explain to Chi.
cago's Smoke Commission why tho
city Is deluged with unconsumed par.
ucles OF coal In spite OF efforts made in
good faith to cneck tho waste. In a
monograph on How to Build Up Fur
mace Efficiency" which authorities re
gard as the last word on this very prac.
tical subject. he said: "There are
dollars to be saved at the furnace. and
only dimes at the engine. The prob
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
The Chandlnu Missouri.

The flood has been kind to one
town. For years Missouri City, about
Is miles east of Kansas City, In Clay
county has been of the river map and
the steamboats, couldn't get within
miles of IT because of a change In
tho channel But recently the high
water began to flow through an old
channel and in few days 1t had cut
90 deep and SO fast that Missouri City
awoke the other morning to find It.
eelf on the main channel Of the river.
A few hours later the steamer Chester
passed. the old landing and Missouri
City's cup OF JOY was full.
Because of the change OF channel
the boat line company will now take
freight and passengers from Missouri
City.-Kansas City Star.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

throughout an astounding rapacity.
Hear Barton again:
THE merchant OF small means, the
young worklngman or the widow.they
ali looked alike to DowIe. but his spec
ialty was widows. Come to me-, he
would say. You are alone and have
no one to care for you. Do not trust
your slender savings to evil men who
may betrny you. Give them to me
and l will allow you an annuity 70:
life So he would take their all and
each year pay them back little part.
Today there are scores OF them in
the city who have put in everything
and are ON the very edge OF starva-
tion."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

The Cuban ballot used in the last
election was patterned largely after
the American Interpretation of the
Australian ballot With the exception
of the different symbols and the fact
that the ballot is printed In Spanish
one might think Ge was voting in his
own precinct. We see the same circle
above in which to place the inevitable
cross, II YOU wish TO vote the straight
ballot The candidates are arranged
In the same order and there are many
points or resemblance.
There are, however, some points of
difference which are interesting, Es-
pecially the fourth column, which Is
entitled. in Spanish. the blank col
umn." and In which the electors may
place the name of any person tney
desire for the office. This is indeed
quite a departure from the American
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
ELECTION OF JUDGES.

The Idaho State Bar association has
recommended to the Idaho legislature
changes In the court system of that
state. One of the changes which should
be presented to the Legislature of Utah
provides that judges shall be nom
partisan and snall be elected at other
than general election.
When great national issues are at
stake, the average voter is extremely
partisan, and, as the saying goes. VIII
vote for a yellow dog on his party
ticket At such times it Is impossible
to obtain an impartial expression OF
opinion on candidates for the bench,
II the Republicans are in the majority,
the judge will be Republican regard
less OF his qualifications; II 1t Is a
Democratic year. the Democratic can
didate is certain OF election. even
though he be unfit for the position.
This is one OF the discouraging
features Of partisan voting.
The judiciary should draw from the
brightest, noblest men in the COM
munity, or district or state in which
Judges are to be elected. But this act
OF selecting the purest and brightest
too often Is marred by partisan bias
and not infrequently the schemer tri-
umphs over the opponent who Is with
out guile.
BY all means let us nave judiciary
the free choice OF the people. The
only way by which to obtain such a
judiciary is to take the election of
judges out of blind-partisan politics.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
DOWiEISM.

Bruce Barton recently visited Zion
City, Ill. In the interests of The Bos-
ton Transcript Zion City embraced
5000 souls. There are now about L.
400 within its lirRlts, and hundreds OF
these no longer profess the creed. The
Methodists, the Christian Scientists
sp@-the Seventh Day Adventists have
chapels. while the Dowieites them
selves are hopelessly split up into
factions. Voliva. the second Elijah,
claims majority of the adherents
to the true faith; but three other
leaders dispute his supremacy. with
Varying success, the chief Of these be-
ing Elder Lewis, whom Dowie's Will
Famed as the successor. Lewis is a
business man and the brains OF the
Community, while Voliva heads the
fanatics and dupes.
Voliva is rather notable for homes
|ty When he took the of1ice-or usurp-
| ed it-he announced that he could and
would live "off the smell OF a greasy
rag" before he would take a cent of
the public money. He draws small
salary and has never incurred the
fSspicion of graft Contrast this with
Dowie, who is said to have robbed the
|reople of S3,oOO,OOOl Recently daily
published In Zion gathered the final
figures on Dowie's cheating. They
are summarized by Mr.. Barton:
Twenty-Five thousand OF it had
been squandered by Mrs, Dowie IN the
mahogany furniture of Shiloh House.
$3.50, 900 went in overdrafts on Dr..
Dowies personal account at the bank.
Something over million and a half
more was represented by overdrafts
pn the part of the various institutions
OF Zion, all of which were simply
John Alexander Dowie working under
different names. In all the liabilities
hre over four millions, while the as.
sots total up to little more than q
billion"
Jne world. apparently, never will
weary of rogues masking as religious
leaders. Dowie robbed right and Left
ruined thousands, and displayed
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

lem is to burn all OF tho combustiblc
WITH the least surplus Of air. Low
wages paid to firemen gets poor men,
vet man who knows how to fire a
boiler right will save the amount OF his
wages over and over again" Partly
because Of the anti-smoke crusade In
Chicago, Mr.. Hayes invention has been
put to practical use in that city with
success that shows when II Is gener-
ally used the country's coal supply Will
last longer than Is now promised by
the methods in general use. According
to figures OF the conservation commits
sion, the country's coal mines Will be
exhausted by the end Of the next cen
tury unless we slow up In the reck-
less waste Of fuel, get more horse
power out of every carload and devise
more economical methods OF power
production.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

ballot While the votes were cast
for electors the same as in this coun-
try we find the name of the candi-
date appearing as though the voter
were voting directly for the candidate
himself. The two principal parties
were, of course. the Liberal and the
Conservative, The Liberal appears
first in the four columns and the Con-
servative second At the top Of the
Liberal party column is seen the four
faces of the four Cuban patriots who
have done so much for this island re-
public Below this the rooster, mount
ed on a primitive plowshare. is the
party emblem. The black lone star
Is the symbol Of the Conservative
party, The black horse stands as the
emblem of the colored party. which ap-
peared at this election for the first
time. but which did not receive much
of a popular vote.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
The Shah's Jewels.

1t Is no small wonder that the shab
guards his gems so jealously, for they
are absolutely unique. His greatest
treasure is a sword whose hilt and
scabbard arc incrusted with diamonds
OF marvellous size and brilliancy worth
100000. The imperial crown con.
tains ruby which is regarded as the
finest In the world. Such a one could
not be bought for 915O,0o0. There
are In the vaults the girdle OF state
(Which Is heavily inlaid with dia-
monds and emeralds) and an immense
silver vase thickly overlaid with
pearls and turquoises. A remarkable
object is a terrestrial globe with the
land worked in enamel and jewels:
the rivers are made Of diamonds. the
lakes of turquoises and the mountains
are raised and contoured In beautiful
gold work--Detroit News-Tribune.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

Haunted Palace" "The House of
Usher" mad given place to the trans
cendental folly of Eureka" Whisky
and opium had done their perfect
work The evil things in robes Of
sorrow had finished the ruin of the
mumming should cease with the
huSk OF greatness that was borne
to the hospital on that night in the
lonesome October of sixty years
agone. The symphony was over; 1t
was time for the leader to CO. 1t
was best, it was kindest That the
mummlnm should cease with tho
music, that the score of the haunting
harmonies be intrusted to the worlds
safe keeping; and the rest be left
to grow
"a dim remembered story
OF the old-time entombed."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

Leaving out the abortive "gro-
tesques.' Poe's tales, like ancient
Gaul, may be divided into three parts
There are those which for want OF
a better word we must call the TO-
mances: The Fall OF the House OF
Usher" "The Pit and the Pendulum"
"Ligeia," and many others. There are
the studies of monomanla: as "The
Teltale Heart and The Black Cat"
There are the stories with a scientific
basis: as THE Descent Into the Maei-
strom," The Goldbug," and the three
detective stories. These last have
been the subject OF many acrid and
amusing debates. 1t Is charged that
Conan Doyle modelled Sherlock Holmes
on the lines of Poe's Frenchman, Dl-
pin; and that the whole spring of the
tales whereof the cocaine-using Lon
doner is the hero may be found in
Poe. | believe the charge to be equal
ly true and important If one does
pleasing Work In an acceptable fash
lon why should it be counted a re.
proacn that he learned his trade un-
der a competent workman? To my
mind, Poe has few greater claims on
modern gratitude than that of being
literary grandfather To The Five
Orange Plps," The Prlory School"
"The Hound of the Baskeryilles," and
The Second STAIN | do not include
1.-The Dancing Men" For this partic-
ular tale to be found In the posses
sion of one who had read THE Gold
bug" seems less a case Of inheritance
than larceny.
A great a wonderful a morbid gen.
ius; that, at the last as the first, is
ones judgment Of Poe. We may
mourn for his wasted life, but not for
his early death The best of aim
was dead already. The flawless taste
had failed; the unrivaled craftsman.
ship was lost, the jingle of For An
ME" had followed the melody of THE
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

When the president enters the Afri-
can jungles he will go we'll shod. On
quiet street in Washington where
he daily plies his trade as shoemaker,
is the unassuming maker Of what the
president considers the most service
able shoes on the market Already
the shoes are completed and In the
presidents possession. They are strong
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08

wider acceptance. If Browning had
been convinced that poetry is the rhy-
thmlcal creation of beauty. what quar-
rels and headaches and jawaches we
should have been spared, 1t would
have helped still more If some other
missionary could have made Brown
ing believe that poetry is the rhyth
mical expression OF sense.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-08
Ena!tsh PostmIstress, Travels.

Miss Trimmingham, postmistress
and letter carrier of Ftshlake, near
Doncaster, has been "postman" for 81
years and in charge of the postoflce
for 23 years. Her journeys total
6'1S6 miles in II months. During the
whole Of the time she has been off
duty for only seven days, and has
walked over 100000 miles.
WANT ADS BRING BIG RESULTS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
GETTING THE CROWD IN LINE.
Glowing theaMethods OF. the Resourcc
ful Street EakOr.
appearing. men

Two belligerent appearing. men
faced each other. .....# -.
You're q liar" a.
you're a yellow pup"
"Tisht!" shrieked a small boy.
Then a crowd Of curious began to
CH:Ecr in front of the Grant building
in 1pIer Market street. e. -. .: .
IF you're looking for trouble l
guess can give 1t to YOU" Kissed the
liar" between his teeth. ...
You can place bet that intend
to see things. to a finish" replied the
spup." striking fighting pose.
Come around the. corner where q
cop won't bother lis, then" said the
first, and, war thus declared, the duo
hastened around to an, empty lot be-
hind the post Office, while crowd Of
bloodthirsty men and boys logged It
their heels. = -. :" ..'... .
Arrived, the liar" mounted a wood
en- platform newly built while the
pup" dove intb dry goods box and
extracted therefrom a bu1ging suit
case. - o." ( .
while the doctor gets out :, the
packages Of our magical herbs, guar
anteed to cure cancer, bunions, all
skin diseases, ETC., 1 will entertain
you with few s1eight Of hand tricks"
announced the "liar" in steRtorian
tones 80: - = ,r,.....,
The crowd then realized that It had
been gulled. A few on the outskirts
skunk away, but the majority re-
manned to fall victims to the wiles q
the willy medical takers and their cure
all at "one dollar per package, ana .
pair Of cuff buttons, warranted solid
gold, thrown in."-San Francisco Call.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
ArD FH! 4. Ak II WANT r-4AsEp.
Wifey'a EsaRemy .Eh4t Drew No Praise
from Husband. sr

Inere was q pensive look In Mrs.
Compton's charming eyes, but she
smiled across the table at her husband
when he asked her If she felt too tired
to go with him to q concert 81 sup
pose you have been busy packing all
day., he said; = thoughtfully. :. 81: -.
oh, yes3 I've been busy" she said,
with little sigh, "but 1 feel satisfied,
tor everything: Is packed now; except
the last things, that can't go in the
trunks till tomorrow, and besides that
have done something I'm sure will
please you, Henry tt! will show you
that I'm really learning to be thrifty
and economical like you" -: .'!'!'t.
should like to hear. what, you've
lone, said Mr.; Compton, with assert.
oqs an air. 9s his, wife's.. '.'Ef'r'> - :.
L knew that, the battery in my little
electric lantern would not begin to last
TIL our vacation was oyer,"' said Mrs.
Compton, land yet it didn't really need
to be recharged' yet So rather than
have that spark wasted, I went into
the library at dusk, with all the cur.
tains drawn and the shades down, and
just sat there In the dark-or 1t would
have been dark except for the lantern;
| mean-and pressed one finger after
another on the lantern . button,
changing fingers as they got numb, TIL
at last the spark gave out. So now I
IAN have it recharged tomorrow with
clear conscience" YOUTHS Compap-
ion. -ft,-i . -. i =.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
BUILT INTO THE BIRDS NEST.
Appropriate Place for Lace Intended
for Coming Baby's Cap. ''.'".7

A young mother sat under an apple
tree while the blossoms fell about her,
listening to the glad twittering of a
couple OF song sparrows who were
building their nest in the lilac bush
which grew beside the fence. She
was fashioning a tiny cap Of softest
lawn and lace, and smiling to herself
while she sewed, after the manner Of
her kind. She was wondering what
the little face would be like that would
look out from the dainty cap Of ruffies
and frills. 1t was almost done except
for one little piece of lace, which she
could not find to finish 1t. She had
to give up her search for It., though
she knew she had had it when she
put her work basket on the grass be-
side her and had gone into the house
to get some forgotten thing.
In the fullness of time her mother
heart was satisfied, for her child lay
in her arms and slept upon her breast
She carried the babe out and sat again
under the apple tree, now laden with
fruit. She glanced into the lilac bush.
es where the birds had builded their
nest In the spring and found that the
birdlinSs had taken wing and 1t was
deserted, but cunningly woven into it
around the top was the lost bit of lace
for which when making the baby cap
she had searched SO long in vain.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
nAftarmath.n

Aftermath" is a persistently H..
used word. Early July is the time Of
the "math;" that is, the first moving
CT the meadow. The short grass
with suffioiency OF rain-will grow
again, and later will come the Second
now or aftermath" The phrase
"the storm and its aftermath" seems
g favorite with some story writer's,
but it is difficult to understand how
storm can have a second moving!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
Spongy Chromium,

Chromium in remarkably new
spongy form has been produced by Bi.
net de Jassoniex by heating cast chro-
MUM containing Is per cent. of boron
In an electric furnace with a large
mass of copper. The ingot shows the
white, spongy metal in the midst of
the copper. When the latter is dis:
solved out the dried residue is bril-.
liant spongy mass of nearly pure
chromium in the form of .interlaced fl.
aments or crye'"'ites grouped like
I snowfiakes or moss leaves. The small
amount of boron present may be, driy.
en- off by heating. The spongy chro.
MUM is attacked more easily than
(. the ordinary metal, does not oxidize
In air, but in fame burns like finder.
:. glows very brightly in oxygen and Il
attacked by hydrochloric and sulphur.
lc acid, but not by nitric acid.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
The Child tho Hope Of the Race

There is nothing in the world so
important as children, nothing so in
teresting. , If you ever wish to go in
for some philanthropy, if you ever
wish to be of any real use in the
world, do something for children. If
you ever yearn to be truly wise,
study children. We can dress the
sore, bandage the wounded, imprison
the criminal, heal the sick and bury
the dead; but there is always a
chance that we can save a child. If
the great army Of philanthropists ever
exterminate sin and pestilence, ever
work out our races salvation, it will
be because g. little child has led them.
David Starr Jordan.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-15
HOW TO STENCIL A WALL.
Simple Method Of Securing the Most
Artistic Effects.

Very artistic effects can be secured
by stenciling wall. 1t makes a break
In the plain surface and very har.
monious contrasts and dainty color
schemes can be worked out by the
use of stencils. To use the stencil
successfully start at. one corner of the
room, press the stencil firmly against
the WALL have the material that you
are going to stencil with mixed up
ready for use, dip the ends Of your
brush in thiss and simply rub 1T
across the face of the stencil, being
careful not to, get, too much stuff on
the brush 80 that 1t viii run back of
the stencil and BLUR or blot When
you finish one section remove the stem
ell from the wall and carefully match
1t for the next. r - if,t 'i.*'.
An ordinary round paint brush is as
good a stencil brush as any. Tie the
bristles about half way down SO that
they will not spread, and In using dip
the tips of the bristles into the tint
ing material. o Country Life in
America. ="