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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22

retained and exaggerated by us. The
English threw them away when the
days of cruelty and oppression were
at an end. An indictment in England
now states, In perhaps forty words of
utmost simplicity, that certain crime
was committed by a certain person.
We fill pages OF foolscap with most
ridiculous language, and then upset
convictions II some one Of the unncc-
essary words can be strained into
failure TO observe some minor rule
The conviction OF man for murIer is
upset because the foreman Of the jury
spelled first "fust" Another convic-
ton for murder is upset because the
Indictment charged that the victim
died instantly, instead OF then and
there; another. because breast was
spelled without the "a. another, be-
cause the record failed to state the
fact that the prisoner was present at
his own trial, although the court could
readily have determined that he was.
These things truly sound Incredible.
We need 4 Jeremy Benthan to goad us
In to making legal justice n reality.
We need novelist TO do what Dickens
did in BLEAK House." or what Gold
smith did In "A Citizen of the World"
We need a John Wesley TO point out
that our attempts at justice would
have brought dscredit on any court
OF centuries ago In Greece or Rome.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22

We have here three classes Of
gloves and in every instance. except
one, the Increase In the duty on a.
inch lengths is greater than the in
crease in the duty on 17-inch lengths
In one case the difference is 20 per
cent, which is more than any mans
money. ought to earn anywhere in
legitimate investment
This proposed increase was defend
ed In the house of representatives on
the ground that it was revenue rails
ing provision. but when Congressman
Payne, author Of the bill, came to de.
batting the clause he said: Women
could get along without kid gloves.
or fewer pairs of them, use silk
gloves and cotton gloves, and all that
sort OF thing They could keep their
hands warm, although they could not
cover their pride" II women followed
the congressman's suggestion, where
would the governments increased
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22

more than twice the purchase price of
Alaska.
The shipments Of merchandise from
the non-contiguous territories to the
United States for the eight months
ending with February. 1909 (52 1-2
million dollars), show an increase of
about 2 million dollars over the cor
responding period of 1908. and 1-2
million dollars over the corresponding
reriod Of 1907. The merchandise
shipped from the United States TO the
noncontiguous territories In the same
period t43 IL million dollars) shows
a decrease OF about a half million
dollars as compared with the corres-
Iondlng months of 1908. but an in
crease OF about three-quarters OF a
million dollars as compared with the
corresponding months OF 1907.
This slight decrease In the ship
ments to the noncontiguous territories
in 1909. as compared with 1908, Is due
In part at least to the fall in prices
OF certain classes OF articles sent to
those territories. Prices OF many
manufacturers have ranged somewhat
lower In the eight months ending with
February. 1903. than those OF the cor.
responding periods of 1908 and 1907.
aud as a consequence this fall in
prices has given a lower total of
values even In cases where the guam
tity shipped was greater. In the manu-.
factures of iron and steel. which form
an important item In the shipments to
A'aslea, prices are less than those of
1908 and 1907; In cotton manufactures.
which form an important Item in the
shipments to Porto Rico, Hawaii, and
the Philippines. prices are also less
than those Of the Immediately preced-
Ing years.
The value Of merchandise shipped
from the United States to Alaska dur
ing the period in question was So
430,462, against S10,694, 1854 in the cor
responding months of the Immediately
preceding year. The value of the
merchandise shipped from Alaska to
the United States in the same period
was 12.l65,5SS. against s1O.572,747 in
the corresponding months of the pre-.
ceding year.
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MOTOR CAR TO RUN TO
PARK CITY.

While in Park City, members of the
Weber Club and others waited upon
the business men of that city for the
purpose OF bringing about closer trade
relations between Ogden and the great
mining camp. There are 1000 inhab-
itants In the city and they represent
In earning ability and In liberality
farming community of double that
size and, hence, their business is
worth going after. The mines are pro-
ducing great wealth, with untold mil
lions yet to be uncovered. In Silver
King ground there is exposed
chute of ore 500 feet long. 40 feet wide
and of unknown depth, averaging close
TO $40 tons This bonanza alone as
sures period Of prosperity which
should In trade way at least, hold
the attention Of the business Inter
ests OF this community.
Superintendent Whitney of the
Union Pacific was consulted as to
what might be done to increase the in
tercourse between the two cities and
he was asked If 1t were possible to
obtain one Of the gasoline motor cars.
now building in Omaha, to be operated
daily from Park City to Ogden, carry
ing passengers, mall and light pack
ages. The railroad official offered en-
couragement and replied that he would
do all possible to establish such
service.
With motor car making a round
trip each day, this would give Park
City the equivalent Of two trains daily
over the Union Pacific branch A
mixed train now runs from Echo, con-
Meeting with one of the through pas
senger trains on the Union Pacific, but
the motor car would make the round
trip to Ogden.
Superintendent Whitney said that,
In order to obtain the best results, a
motor car, capable of carrying coach
load of passengers, besides mail and
express, should leave Park City at
about or 9 o'clock in the morning.
scheduled to reach Ogden before noon,
with the return trip at or O clock in
the afternoon, the car due to arrive at
Park City at p. m.
This opportunity is worth a vigorous
effort on the part Of the business in
terests Of Ogden and, under the guild
ance Of the Weber Club and the friend
ly assistance of Superintendent Whit
ney, together with the proffered CO.
operation of the people of Park City,
should result in turning much trade
toward this city.
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Special Train to Garry a Wreath.

Carelessness on the part of some
court official recently rendered neces-
sary the sending Of special train
from Budapest to Vienna to carry
laurel wreath for the tomb Of the mur-
dered Empress Elizabeth 1t is the
custom every year to make up on the
empress estate at Godollo, in Hun.
gary. a gigantic laurel wreath to be
laid on the empress coffin in the
vaults Of the Capuchin church on the
eve of the anniversary of her assas-
sination. This year when the official
In charge OF the wreath arrived In
Budapest he found that the wreath
had not been put in tho carriage To
go back for II was to lose the train,
and as 1t was imperative that tho
wreath should be laid in the imperial
vaults that evening. the court cham
berlain ordered a special train to car
~ the wreath over the 1853 miles be-
tween the Hungarian and Austrian
capitals.
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revenue come in? Mr.. Payne not only
proposes to increase the tax on a ne.
cessity, but he would put the burden
of the increase on those who can least
afford TO pay II. He hopes thereby.
undoubtedly, TO please a certain gem
tlemnn whose home Is In Gloversville.
n. Y. and who stamps tho name
'Littauer' on the product of his
factories. Probably also he hopes TO
please this gentleman by his proposed
reduction of the duty on the skins
from which the gloves arc made. He
has not, however. in his efforts TO
please. taken into account the people
OF the country They are just now
wearing gloves that are largely manu-
featured in this country and that
have fat padding of horsehair on the
back They are commonly known as
boxing gloves and II is reported In GER
tain circles that they have a fondness
for that part of mans anatomy
known as the solar plexus.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22
TRADE WITH ALASKA AND
THE ISLANDS.

Trade between the United States
and its noncontiguous territories Will
aggregate approximately $50 million
collars In the fiscal year which ends
with June next, against approximately
70 millions in 1899, decade earlier.
For the eight months for which the
bureau of statistics of the department
OF commerce and labor has complct.
ed figures the shipments of merchan.
disc from the United States to It's
nonconuguous territories - Alaska.
hawaii, Porto Rico Philippine Is
lands, Guam, Midway Islands, and
Tutuiula--amounted to 43 1-2 million
dollars. and the shipments OF mer-
chandise from those territories to the
United States amounted to SO 1-2 mil.
lion dollars. These figures relate only
to merchandise. The value of the
native gold shipped from Alaska to
the United States In the period In
question was 16 3-4 million dollars or
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FROM OGDEN TO THE
OLD WORLD.

Judge II. H Rolapp and family have
departed on tour OF Europe and with
them has gone the prayers of their
many friends that they WILL enjoy
their outing.
Prior TO leaving Ogden Mr. Rolapp
devoted his evenings to reading to
the family history and description
of the places to be visited. Beginning
with the Azores, the Portuguese is
lands, which will be the first land
sighted after leaving New York, he
pursued a systematic course which
carried him In fancy over the route the
family is to take. 1t is an excellent
way in which to prepare for journey
of that Kind.
There is Gibraltar, the rock at the
entrance TO the Mediterranean, where
the British, obtaining possession of
Spanish territory, so fortified the COM
manding eminence as to make It a
synonym for an impregnable strong
hold, This is where Roosevelt re-
ceived hearty welcome from the
British officers.
Naples Is to be the first landing
place. A story of Naples would be a
history OF modern civilization. For
centuries Vesuvius has disturbed the
peace of the Italian city on the beau
tiful bay. A visit to Naples means
a trip to the ruins of Pompeii and
Herculaneum, the destruction of
which was graphically recorded by
Pliny. the younger
From Naples the Rolapps Will go to
Rome where they will visit the Vati-
can. St Peters is one of the most
beautiful works of architecture In the
world and It's interior holds the works
OF great artists. Rome itself stands
for ancient and modern history and
Is one Of the most interesting of
tourist points. The catacombs are
not the least of the city's relics Of
the dark days of Christianity
A day Is to be spent in Venice. the
city built In the sea, where canals are
streets, and gondolas are carriages,
and where marble palaces form the
walls of the waterway.
From Italy the Ogdenites will pro-
ceed north 10 Hungary and Austria,
devoting short time to Budapest
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22
INCOME TAX IN PRUSSIA

Vice-Consul- General Charles A Ris-
dorf. OF Frankfort, writes that, as COM
pared with the preceding year, the
number of taxpayers In Prussia in
creased in 1908 by 492,S60, or over 8
per cent of the total number. The in
crease In the amount of assessed in
come during the same time was S297,-
640,4S0, or IL per cent of the total.
and the increase In the amount Of
taxes assessed In 1907. The number OF
personal-tax payers increased from
onc-twelfth of the entire population In
1892 to nearly one-sixth in 1908. The
average income Of the personal-tax
payers has been gradually growing
less on account Of the increase from
the lower grades.
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PROVISIONS FOR OLD AGE.

From an article in the London Econ
omist the following details concerning
the new act passed by the Canadian
parliament, establishing a bureau for
the sale of annuities to workingmen.
are taken:
In the establishment of the bureau,
the government Is not involved In any
pecuniary responsibility beyond the
mere cost of furnishing the machinery.
which Will not exceed $25, 1000 The
smallest annuity that can be Dur-
chased is $50 and the largest 5000.
Except Tor certain reasons, ordinary
annuitles are payable till the annuitant
has reached the age of 55. They can
not be sized for debt. are nontransfer-
able, while money once paid in on ac-
count can not be withdrawn. If pay
ments are interrupted by sickness. loss
oil employment, or any other cause,
they may be renewed at any time.
Payments may be made weekly, month
ly, or yearly, OF In lump sums. as is
convenient.
a workingman who at the age of 80
begins to pay 20 cents a week oh.
tains at the age of 55 an ordinary an.
nuity OF SAT, or if he continues his
weekly payments till he is 70 he there
after receives nearly 5000 annually.
For the same weekly payment begun
at 20 he receives at 60 an annuity Of
$3.50, and If he leaves It on deposit
with the government OF the under
standing that 1T shall be employed to
purchase additional amounts of annuity
to commence at 65, he receives a fur
ther sum of $50. making his total an
nulty at 65 $210. If, when he is 20,
he begins with lump sum OF $40.
followed by weekly payments of 25
cents. with lump sums of $40 every
years, until he is 60, he is entitled to
an annuity of $151; but If his employer
adds $40 year the annuity at 60 be-
comes 1888, and. In the event OF the
annuitants dying. say at so, his heirs
receive S1,215; or If the employe
pays 25 cents per week and the EN-
ployer $40 year, the annuity at GO
Is 1921, and If the annuitant dies at so
his heirs get S1.110. man may at
40. by a single deposit. pay arrears of
premium between 20 and 40 and COM
plete the contract as il he had entered
at 20, Employers Of labor may con-
tract for annuities for employees, and
fraternal and benevolent societies for
annultles for their members.
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SILVER FIELDS OF
CANADA.

The wonderful development Of the
Silver fields of Ontario is set forth
IN this statement by the Boston news
bureau:
Ono who has spent the greater part
of The past two years in the Cobalt
and the Montreal River districts says:
II have no hesitancy In making the
prediction that in another five years,
Ontario Will control the silver market
of tie world In 1904 the Cobalt camp
which now produces practically all
OnIario's silver, produced silver to the
value of only about S160,000. Last
year the output was in the neighbor-
hood of 20,00O,0W ounces, with value
apDroximating S10,000,000 and repre-
senting 10 per cent of the worlds
total output. In another year the
camp will be in position to more
than double it's output, and at a cost
Of about 10 cents an ounce.
Cobalt is fast taking on the aspect
Of permanent mining camp. Where
us the primary idea on the discovery
Of the silver deposits. was to scoop out
as much rich Gre as possible and get
quick returns, immediate profit is now
u secondary consideration The prop
critics are being Systematically de-
yeloped by shafts, drifts and cross
cuts. and in many instances ore ship.
Inents represent merely what Is
brought down in the course Of develop
menI work. Values have been proved
to a depth of $50 feet, on the Kerr
Lake property. and there Is no reason
to believe that they do not go much
deeper.
"Frovision Is rapidly being made
to treat the low-grade ores which in
the infancy OF the camp we're neg
lecIed. There are now several con
oenlrators In operation, and the Buff
faio has cyanide mill, the only one
In the camp.
AT the present time interest cen
ters largely in the recently discovered
Cow Ganda district, which lies about
rs miles to the northwest Of Cobalt.
Surface indications there are as good,
though veins are narrow. Thousands
OF dollars Of Cobalt money are being
put into the new field. There is no rail-
way within so miles of the field. but
the past winter there have been near
ly 1000 teams taking machinery and
provisions into the district In order to
be prepared to commence operations
with the advent Of spring. Thousands
of acres are staked out in the snow.
"AJl that is needed now is a rail-
road, and it is expected that the Ca.
madam Northern or the Canadian Pa.
ci6c Will run d line through the new
camp the coming summer"
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and a sail on the Danube and TO a
tourney in md around Vienna.
Then will come the return of Judge
Rolapp to the scenes OF his child
hood In northern Germany and. lit
lie later. a trip up the Rhine. that
beautiful stream described in song
and poetry and prose.
Scandinavia will be included In the
tours Nowhere is there grander
view than Is to be obtained in the
fjords OF the Northland.
In returning home. England and
perhaps Scotland and Ireland will be
visited.
The tour is TO be OF three months
duration and, as mapped out. Is trip
any one might wish to have the op-
portunity TO enjoy.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22

for two years. Dr. Charcots objective
point Is Alexander island directly
south of TERRA del Fuego. He con-
templates much longer land journey
than Lieutenant Shackleton made. APP
pronching the pole from an unknown
side. This is his second Journey
There seems to be n fascination Tor
some people In polar expeditions, ou'
only enthusiasts would ever undertake
the journey, for II Is surely tempting
providence to do so and the results at
least cannot be very important
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SOUTH POLE EXPEDITIONS.

The Salt Lake Telegram says:
More and more details are coming
TO light of Lieut. e. H. Shackleton's
dash for the south pole" to which he
approached within Ill miles.
On his former trip his crew suffered
much from scurvey: this time not one
was afflicted. But he carried few
vegetables. Instead he bestowed the
utmost care In packing meats in cans
OF triple thickness and double painted.
Before starting he said the food ques-
tion 'had been worked out to the final
analysis" His journey was most per-
ilous, No level ice plane such as Peary
found In the north but glacier OF
broken ice to climb, and rising to a.
height of 1O.50O feet and forty miles
wide. In that rarif1ed air the temper
ature dropped to ~ degrees of frost
1t must have been terrible, but the
brave band never faltered.
He gathered a valuable geological
collection. and made complete me-
teorologtcal record; eight distinct
mountain ranges and more than a hun
ored mountains were discovered and
many glaciers surveyed and photo
graphed. The magnetic pole was dis
covered Mount Erebus was assembled.
the active crater measured and the old
one explored.
In the meantime DR.. Charcot, the
French explorer, sailed on December
II from Punta Arenas with supplies
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Sack Ala Of Government

The Society OF German Engineers
at It's annual convention held In Dres-
den empowered It's officers to negoti.
ate with representatives OF the Prus-
sian government Of the German fed.
Grafton TO make arrangements for tho
bringing out Of the Technolexlkon.
which the society was forced to give
up about year ago. on account OF
the great scope OF the work. .invo,ving
expenditures greater than IL society
thought 1t could consistently make
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22
Historic Tree In Mexico.

At Tule, in the courtyard Of tho
church OF Santa Maria, Is the great
Tule tree. The tree Is IA feet In cir
cumferenco six feet from the ground.
More than a hundred years ago. when
Humboldt was travelling through Mex
leo. he cut out section OF the bark.
and in IL affixed tablet bearing an
inscription dedicated 20 the tree. This
tablet can still be seen. although near.
ly covered by bark--Mexican Herald.
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Real Friendship.

Any friendship that Is worth the
name Is not a matter OF reason or
choice. but rather of magnetism and
temperament II can bear almost every
thing Of friction. jar. annoyance or
pain, and still spring up again with
renewed vitality. II may not only
spring up with renewed vitality from
experiences that would annihilate any
lesser bond. but the renewal may be
regeneration as well, and transmuto
II into an Infinitely higher condition
Sown In weakness. 1t may be raised In
power.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22
Innenloua Ponies

A rather curious habit has been de-.
veloped by Mexican ponies In connec-
ton with the cactus thorns When
these creatures are thirsty. 1t is said
that before attempting TO put their
mouths to the prickly plant, they win
first OF all stand and kick at the cac-
tus with their heels. BY this means the
thorns are broken and the leathery
skin bruised. and so the ponies can
drink their flll OF the cool juice with.
out injury.-The Sunday Strand
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IndisputabIe,

Two tourists on a personally con-
Quoted tour were overheard talking
together in me window of Florence
hotel overlooking the Arno.
This does not look to me like Ven
lce." said the first Il do not see o
single gondola."
"No." admitted her companion. "but
1t must be Venice You know we were
TO be In Venice on Wednesday,
Harper'S Monthly.
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jamaica eInner the Best.

The ginger grown In jamaica com
mands moro than double the price OF
any other. Under favorable conditions
an acre will produce as much as
1000 pounds. During the last fiscal
year about 100000 pounds was ex.
ported from that island
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But Not to Water.

Here's where l am driven TO drink"
remarked the horse as 1t was hitched
to the brewery wagon.-Philadelph
Record