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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-26
What to Eat at
PiGniCS.

"a oW THAT the season of picnlcs is
with US, the old question OF what TO
D 4 tnke along TO ent comes uppermost
All kinds CT picuics require variety. For
the boys picnic. after a morning In the
ncld. baked beans, sliced hnm or beef
sandwiches, pickles. home made dough
nuts and pIcs arc suggested. For the
many shoe box picnics," various kinds
Of sandwiches. each wrapped separately
In oiled paper; derlled eggs. separately
wrapped. pickles. olives or radIshcs
small cakes. such as macaroons, lady
fingers or ginger snaps. and fruits,
ralsins and nuts arc edible.
For the bondrc picnic the following Is
suggested. Potatoes and eggs cooked In
the ashes Grilled sausage that may be
fastened to the end Of a green stick and
toasted over the Goals, ronst clans. corn
bread baked In the ashes, jam and mo-
lasses cookies.
For the picnic dc luxe; Meat pies, nsh
pies and chicken patties. using Individual
dishes: curried chicken, boiled tongue
crcamed lobster, prepared at home and
rehcated In a chatting dlsh green
snlad with mayonpaise, small, buttered
rolls, preserves. strawberries, raspberrlcs,
cream cheese, little cnkes and coffee
For the fishing party: Souse OF pigs
feet. eggs stuffed With ham, liver aud
bacon sandwiches, dill pickles. turnovcrs
cheese and coffee,
And for the real. old-foshioned wood
picuic, the grea test OF them nil, the fol
lowing Is suggested; Fried chicken. brit
tie rolls and baking powder biscuit
pickles, radishes. cream cheese balls
currnnt turtS, homemade chocolate cake
aud coffee made over camp Ore.
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An Expensive Fall.

-. rcAusE Sir Martin fell In tho Eng
Ne lIsh Derby race ot Epson Downs
few weeks ago three million dollars
,,,ora lost by Americans who backed the
$50 This IS. perhaps. tho most ex-
nonsivc fall on record The animal was
hrod in Amcr,ca. and for that reason
y,oo crcn. fnyorite with the sporting
nnon,c IN this country. The famous horse
woa born nca- Lexington. KY, three
Tcars ago. and big things were predicted
Tor him. he wos taken to England ana
there sold to an Englishman nameu
Jnet nfter the horse had stnrted 10 the
famons race. With Jockey Martin 10 the
saddle. he fell at one of the turns. The
rider was hurled from bis back. but was was
unInjured This allowed Kine I'd %ara -
horse. Minoru. to so to the front ana
win the classic
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Nue uOtCiB.
Very wcll, Homer" Mrs. Justwed as.
eehted, quite frigidly, you may tell me
OF this perfectly insa- OF this plan
| Of yours"
Mr. j. Knocked the ash off his cigar md
regarded the burning end for n minute
thoughtfully. intensely. ns one who Is
weighing well bis words before letting
them fall
You see. Blossom" he began. "this
thing OF rushing off to an expensive wa
terlng place for Vacation. spending every
cent you cnn lay your hnnds on. being
on inc go morning, noon and night, and
then coming back to the city tired md
ragged and worn out. Isn't a rest and n
rGcntion Mt all. Half OF the people do It
Just because the other half lead the way
but I've made up my mind that 1t is all
tonmyrot-and this ycnr I'm going TO
stay at home and get real rest a Stay-
at-bomo vacation isn't a dull afInir at
all and"
"oh, It Isn't, isn't III" put in Mrs. j.,
real sarcastically.
'Oo the contrary" continued Mr. Inst
wed. ignoring the interruption, ut can
De mndc most enjoyable. Go awny, and
You're packed In one little. two-by four
room and you live In n trunk; stay at
home. and you have the whole dat to
roam about In Get tied up at q summer
i'S"1t' ana there's always some fool plan
Ming something for the crowd to get ALI
net up over md hike straiGhtwny nftcr;
repose In your own little homo and you
can do just as you please without having
one eye open 0s to what the old gosslps
on the vernnda are going TO cnckle about
IT, Take a little trip out from the city
every evening, or every other day-nnd
there you nre, Plenty of out-ofdoors cx-
ercise. plenty OF sleep plenty OF rest and
freedom, and all In your own home-minus
that lndcscrlbable feeling of dread you
have at resort hotel every time you ask
the clerk for your mall or the key to
Your room"
Won't you End 1t rather warm In
town. Mrs. Justwcd suggested quite
mildly.
Not at all, not at ALL" Mr.. J. replied.
quickly, this business OF trying TO run
away from the heat is all nonsense, any
way. II Is hot everywhere In summer,
And most people think one place Is cooler
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~ ATELY there has been formed the
Alliance Against Accident Fraud
"a organized for the peculiar purpose OF
detecting frauds In damage suits against
big corporations For there is Il profess
sion OF falling of trolley cars, falling
from an elevator, striking ones self
against a bolt of cloth In large de-
partmcnt store aud many other kinds
OF accidents. And 1t Is this profession
that the Alliance seeks to break up.
In the past few years large corpora
tions have found Themselves the victims
OF many swindlcrs. who have alleged
serious injuries at the fault Of the cor
porations, and havc sued for large sums
10 damages, In many cases the plaintiffs
have received substantial sums for their
Injuries. somc OF which amounted TO
nothing and were merely q prctext for
the damage proceeding. The profession
nls. who receive the injuries. often act
with physicians and attorneys. the for
mer testlfying to the extent OF tho hurts
and the latter taking charge of the dom-
uge suit for 90 per cent. OF the expected
verdict,
The new Alliance keeps track of nli
the damage suits In which Its members
are defendants, and, In case the plaintin
In the action has ever sued anybody be-
fore, the defense has II good case. One
OF the fake schemes OF the professional
is to turn out the light In elevator
or street car. nnd then fclgu some ser
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va EVER again for mipc" exclaimed
H "a Mr., A. Good Fellow, as be came Into
E y the Office late on Monday morn
u Y Ing. mo more OF this picnic stunt
10 my fnmily-ot least not when It's
coed AFFAIR! Talk about your lemons
and ounces. etc,-I certainly drew
peach basket hat full of them that timel
What was III oh, yes, 10 be sure, you
dor't know. You see. It happened this
way. Jones says to me last Saturday
morning. says he: "Come on. A. Good md
rustic wlds this afternoon. My fnpily
and several OF my wife's sisters and
Smiths family and several OF his aunts
aud the kids arc nil going TO hike out Into
tho truly rural and browse around on the
Greenswnrd for q while. You're tired and
the gambol will do you good. No n1ln's
ond 20 trimmln's-Just genuine, unadul-
ternted back-to-nature excursion. VIVID
nothing TO do bW mosey around and eat
your 6l OF the GOOD things In the full
lurcb baskets.
We'll. | fell for It all right-co-ed end
md all. So | met the jolly picuickers Mt
thu appointed place TO board the trolley
ccr at precisely the correct hour. Jones
wos there and his wife and the iittle
Joneses Then two OF Jones wfe's SIS
tcrs showed up-tugging away at another
and his responsibilities One of his nunts
was on time and the other kept Us whit
Ing fully 20 minutes, At tho last minute.
~ seems, Mrs. Smith had taken It upon
herself 10 ask Miss Brown to throw In
her lot With us-just to keep me com.
pany, understand Now wasn't that KIND
OF Mrs, Smith,
Eve bnd 0oaIly managed to hypnotize
motorman into stopping bis car for the
aboard when Mrs. Jones suddenly called
oct. Where's Willler Whore was Wlllie2
Jones called forward to Mrs. Smith to ask
II she had him with her brood. Nothing
doing. Mrs. Smith then besought one OF
the maiden ladies TO produce the missing
kid. Miss Brown turned on me and de-
pnnded that l bring him forth. Every
body looked for Willle-whilc the condue-
tor stood on the running board with his
hand on the bell-rope cussing and swear
Ing under his breath Sort OF button
bntton-wbo' s-got -the-button affair. you see
"'All aboardr yelled the heartless con-
ductor. either get on or get on Not
being able to 1nd Willie wo started 10
get OF when suddenly the little er-er-a
chcrub pipcd up from the rear PLATFORM
that be wns on safe and sound. 80 We
climbed aboard again and were OH =,
Take II from me. 30, 1t was 1uii
mile from the place where we got OH the
trolley car to the joyful picnic grounos-
and lugged along two of the heities.
lunch baskets In the collection, while .ne
aforesaid Miss Brown tripped ugbtiy oe,
Side me and insisted that womans nesss
burden IN life not only entities ner 10 .Ss @
ballot but to the cream OF the mi'k' LIE
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N NE OF tho most unpleasant things
~ H With which the mistress has to con-
W " tend IN the homo Is jealousy among
w the children. In no Instance should
one child be treated better thnn aD.
other, All should be given equal privileges
In keeping with their nges, of course. Chill
drcn arc very sensitive. and giving the
little daughter q privilege that Is denied
the brother often causes needless strife
II child gets Of the opinion that hs
brother or sister Is being favored, bad
feeling often takes Its place 10 his heart
and not even years con dlslodce it
Plenty Of outdoor life In summer Is nd
vocnted by NIL physicians for children.
and more especially those who are lu del
icate health and have spent the winter
months housed In n schoolroom. Dirt Is
a friend of tho child Allow him to play
with bis mud pies and enjoy himself In
every way out of doors,
While the children are Mt an carly nge
the parents should begin to instruct
them In proper behavior AZ the table. as
bad habits form quickly and are fire..
qucutly hard TO break Tue little tots
should be taught to use the right hand
and not the left for handling the table
utensils. and as soon as they can gradu,
nte from the spoon TO the fork the better
1t will be for them in the future. While
their hands are small II is better for
them TO drink from n mug or heavy
cup. but It is absurd TO SEQ large chill
dren drinking from these utensils
They should b0 taught to hold glass,
how to cut their food with n knife. do.
Ing away with the spoon In MS many In
stances as possible, and utter they pass
the ''bib ago. should be taught to use
napkins ut all meals, The children should
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than another Just because 1t cost them
a pretty penny to get there I have
fully made up my MUD on the subject.
or course, though, BLOSSOM, n you care
10 go somcwhereS / am perfectly willing
to remain here-and enjoy my rest"
"Oh, no. Homer. I wouldn't think OF
doing that II you want to stay here 1t
suits me all right. But do wish you'd
look over Just q few of these booklets
md sec what remarkably reasonable ntes
they offer"
''No. indeed, Blossom" Mr. J. protest
ed. mo indeed 1t will simply make you
dissatisfied Besides. | must finish read
Ing my paper"
An hour later Mrs. Justwed camo into
tho room carrying n thick envelope
II am so sorry, Homer. dear" she ex-
plnincd, this package came for you 10
the afternoon mall. don't know how
Of the hotels in Maine"
Nr. j. took the package and opened II
slowly.
"Hum-m-n," he mosed, so It ls, so
II ia. From Bill Thompson. you know
or, rather, he wrote to several hostelries
In Maine, around Mooschcad Lake, md
told them TO mail booklets TO me Hes
going 10 spend his vacation thcrc and
wants us 10 come along | told him
what an absurd extravaganza 1t Is and
declined with thanks. But he snid he'd
have them sent, anyway, as he wants me
to see what oD ldeQ place II is"
"But that Is so frlGhtfully expensive,
Homer" Mrs j. explained, surely you
wouldn't think or going there"
We'll. I should say mott" AIr Justwed
retortcd instantly and determinedly. "Of
course not I'm just going to tnkc
look at them. though. TO see what they
Offer
Two hours later, Mrs, Justwed called to
him for The third time that 1t was nfter
l. O'Clock and time to retire: but Mr. j
wOs foirly buried In booklets up to his
neck in the next room.
He had evidently found the scenery
most delightful-or the colored sketches
most artistic.
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NRe(!95Tv ID PLANS l\AGArIoN

1Tr certalny is shame we can't afford
TO go Up to Smart Set Beach this
n summer. Homer" remarked Mrs.
Justwed. And It should be noted
that her effuson was remark. not
complnint-at least Mrs. ], meant II ns
suchl,
at will be the orst summer I've missed
there 10 hvc years" she continued. In
the same tone. II know, though. We
emit AFFORD II, so I've been looking
around for another place"
'Humphr' was Mr.. Us noncommittai
reply,
"Ycs. indeed" Mrs. Justwed went on
you have no Idea how hard have tried
10 find n place
Aren't you tribe previous, Blossom7"
Inquired Mr.. ],
Not ot all, Homer; not Mt all. Tho
trouble With most people is that they
put or planning for their vacation, cn-
cngiDG their board and rooms, etc, until
the last minute. when tho rush Is on and
the hotel proprletors have them at their
mercy. Now. I've been looking around
but everything is so frightfully high
have one or two places I'm mind. though.
thnt think will be within reach OF our
pockctbook."
And forthwith Mrs J. opened tho
drawer ip her eScritoire and drew forth q
large bundle
Mr.. J. laid aside his evening paper and
snt up.
Mrs. J. united the packoge-nnd der.
feet stream OF summer hotel booklets
poured forth
Mr.. ]. smilcd-ouite n superior smile.
Where did you get all thoscf" he
asked In the tone that one uses when
be is amused nt tho antics OF child
Il saw the advertisements IN the pa
pers." Mrs. j. replied, quite seriously.
''and sent postnls asking for booklets,
terms. photos, etc"
Again Mr., Justwed smiled-ouite su-
periorly-
''Traehl Absolute trnshp' he exclaimed.
"Iou might have saved your postage
stamps. Blossoml"
Mrs. j. looked up. crcstfaIleD,
why. why-Homcr-," she began.
81 sbould think you'd know, Blossom"
be insisted. ''thnt every hotel that puts
out booklet Ike the ones you have is
way beyond our means. Their prices are
way up aud the extrns would literally
swamp US. Now ! have a little plan for
the summer that will be just about the
ulccst way of spending q vacation you
ever heard ot-notbing more nor less than
70 stny at homo and have good tlme!"
'Stay at home and have good tlmel"
Interrupted Mrs. j. Homer, are you
crazy2 good tImel I'd Ike TO know
what kind OF good time you can hnve
in this stuffy Old fat, with the mercury
fairly bubbliOg out the top OF the ther.
mometer"
Now. there you gol" exclaimed Mr.
Justwcd. irritably, there you go! Just
let me suggest anything Mt ALL and you
hang the kill-Joy sign on IL instanterl
Honest to goodness, Blossom. ! don't see
how you can do It! You haven't even
heard my plan before you bring out your
little hammer and begin a regular nnvil
chorus all over IT. Suppose you let me
tell you about It arst-it at least won't
be as great n waste of time as looking
over those foolish booklets you got from
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MINIS COMPLEXION.

~ ROM London Town comes the new
n est sensntlon-that mans complexion
Is clearer aud more healthy In ap-
pcnrance thnn n woman's- There Is no
doubt but that mans complexion pos
scsscs more durable texture than won.
nn's IL does not show the furrowS ana
lines az quickly and It Is smoother and
more Juvenile.
Nothing moro quickly blemishes the
skin thnn Illness, and q woman's skin is
more apt to take on a deadly white color
thnn that OF man. mere headache
will cause woman's complexion TO turn
white, whereas the mnn's does not
change as quickly on so slight proyocn-
tlon.
A woman's complexion Is more sepsa-
tive than q mans. 1t shows blood dis
orders more quickly. 1t speedily indi-
cates bad health. 1t Is eaid thAt yeils
injure a woman's complexion. They hold
dust, which works great injury to sem
sitivc ska. The treatment which q man
takes for his face. only shave In most
cases, is said to be more healthful than
the routine messages of the woman
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The Latest in Hairdressinq.

~ HE latest fad In hair dressing which.
4 by the way. threatens TO do away
~ with the much favored pompadour. Is
the bsndeau1. Nothing makes a woman
look so much out of style MS TO have her
bnlr dressed in an old-fnshioned way. and
MS a result much attention has been paid
TO tho latest methods of dressing.
The bandeaux effects nrc tnking the
plnce of the Greek hllets, and the shell
baDdeaux now sell from 20 cents to the
snme number of dollars. The smartcst
way to wear the bandeauI Is across the
head ut the top, Just back of the fore
head. often the exaggerated effect of dat
ness being produced. the hair being pushed
the curved bands Of the shell. This leaves
little curly fringe at the edge or the
forehead and temples. which makes a soft
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III IL women travellers In the summer
Nv discover the need OF beauty box'
y q before their trip Is over. Ono Will
frequently forget the kind OF soap she
bas been using. or the cold cream Will
be misplaced. TO be found missing when
the summons destination is reached. The
hard cnkc OF soap in the usual summer
hotel often takes tho skin from ones
nose
This beauty box must contain every
thing necessary for looks and comfort
at home. and just little more. For at
home one can purchase the things that
run out, but when cXlled In some noun
tnin hotel you may find 1t very di0icult
to ind your needs. The wild woods are
almost as secure from shops MS the
mythical Crusoe's Island. You mny go
for weeks without the needed beauty
comfort, the bottle of toilet water, a
tblmbleful of cold cream and the cako
OF good soap left behind So before
starting on your summer vacation prepare
your beauty box with the utmost care
and you Will find IL great convenience,
no matter where you go. Here arc some
of the things it should contain:
comb with coarse teeth. a brush
with flrm brlstlcs, cold cream, powder.
rouge black cosmetics and toilet waters;
n cake of good soap. salt. borax and
some EOlls tltuu iUEos lutlt uluoN We
besides all tho articles needed I'm mani
curing, On eye cup, pumlce stone,
bottle of peroxide. various sorts of hair
pins and some ribbons for the night
"pgtail." 1t is best to buy for the re-
ceptncle q theatrical makeup or, II this
is not procurable in your town. take an
old towel md sew up one end Into four
or more pockets.
Since the trunk docs not always arrive
Mt the destination ns quickly as tho
traveller. II Is best to carry the beauty
box In a hand bng. AS scoo as you ar
rive at your resort cleanse the face ond
hands from all traces of train CRIME with
water softcncd with borax. little
warm water with small portion OF salt
In 1t will relieve the eyes after thoy have
been badly lacerated with cinders. Tie
same remedy will relieve inflammation of
the membranes of the nose, q malady
with which many travellers suffer. The
hair should be washed with warm water
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Our Militia Ready for War.

4" CCORDING TO the many changes ex.
w pectcd In the militia of Uncle Sam
y U oil over the entire country. the pink
tea" soldlery Will he 4 thing of the past
with its 10000 men. All over the coun-
try the men will be expected TO take part
In annual encampments; real, genuine
work of soldier The militia is no
longer q part of the government OF each
state. but is now an integral pnrt of the
United States Army, with special divi-
sion OF the War Department 10 charge OF
Its affairs. Millions OF dollnrs hnve been
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Fashion Hints,

~ RUITS nrc as popular as flowers for
the summer hats, grapes and plums
being used. In some Instances even
miniature oranges are placed on the hats
The cotton materials have been pushed
to the background and new silks and
serges are taking their places.
The misses gowns are patterned after
their mothers. Embroidered tunics and
empire effects arc favorites at the pres
ent tlmo.
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Garry Beauty Box" With You.

and eggs. to which should he added
small amount of scraping from cake
OF CASTLE soap. A good shampoo can be
made in this manner. The beauty box
Will he used so frequently that you viii
wonder how you could have cotton nlong
during tho summer without It. Tho towel
pocket device IS nlso often taken along
on steamers md cnn be hung In ono cor
ner of the statcroom. tin box is often
used, but It is not as handy as the towel
pockctB
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summer resort as woitress-though SOW
eral OF her classmates did not hesitate
TO do so. She however, chose n sea-
side resort where there Is a large sana-
torlum. She went straight to tho pro-
prlctor of tho place, with letters OF In
PRODUCTION, and stated her request. which
was cheerfully granted. Then sho en-
gagged room and board Mt a nearby hotel.
In less thnn a week she had her entire
mornings. engaged In reading to various
patients at tho sanatorium at so much
per hour. Several OF them, wealthy
patients, enlisted her services ns letter
writer. She did mcndlug and dorniug
for others. 10 her hotel, after making
arrangements with ono OF the big cir
culotinG libraries, she established an
agency for the latest popular novels and
rented them out at so much per day. Her
commissions on this amounted to sur
prisiugly satisfactory sum. Not content
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With these ventures, she found severaI
hlgh school pupils In the hotel who had
examinations to face In the fall when
they returned TO school. Sho coached"
several of them ir Latin. algebra. geome-
Try and French three afternoons each
week at one dollar nm hour.
still another girl who did not mind
doing tho work, went to one OF the
hotels aud found nn abundance OF custo-
mers for manicuring and halr-dresslng.
She also kept on hand n supply of popu-
lar toilet preparations end fancy soaps
friend OF hers obtained q position 10
tho linen room of tho came hotel and 10
addition made shirtwatsts-not tho ordi-
nary kind, but elaborate, expensive ones
to order for several OF the wealthy guests
md attended TO the mendlDg and darn
Ing OF many moro women who wished
to bo entirely free from household cares
during their vacation. She also found
n ready snle for articles OF fancy work,
etc. suitable for Christmas presents or
for personal use, Still another girl. at
the Same hotcl-a college girl serving
there MS a wnitrcss-was an excellent
amateur photographer. She made a spe-
clalty OF children In between mealtime
sho followed the children OF the guests
oft play and cnught striking snapshots
of them. She found no difficulty In per-
sundlng their parents to buy the photo
graphs. With hor large camera she took
group photographs OF parties of guests
on the vcr0ndn, along tho beach. etc,
and disposed of them at thoroughly sntls.
factory prices.
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Lucky For Him.

"FTER spending the evening with
BS some friends bibulous mau started
y U home somewhat wobbly IN the
knees He reached a lomp-post and a
sign near the top OF IT attracted him.
His curiosity got the better of him. so
he climbed the post and read the sign.
lighting a match to do so. When be
slipped down again he remarked to him
SELF. WET paint, Gee! Amt II lucky
! saw that slgUv"
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spent in putting this part OF the Army
In preparation to fight, nnd equipping 1t
so that In that respect IL will be on
pnr with the regular service. One OF the
things yet remaining to be done is to put
this great body OF men Into one body In
such way that they can be called. oil
TO report at q certain time In this way
the movable body. or lighting machine.
VIII accomplish great results, Uncle Sam
Is now at work on this plan For one
thing, be has started the greatest CORE
spoudeuce school In the world All the