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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

oir of each song rendered a few notcs
ahead OF tho singer aud the man who
seems to ind some sort OF Infinite Joy In
whistlng tho air under his breath are IN
the ssmo clnss- Why they do It is q mys.
tery, unless 1t be TINT they want oyery.
ono around them to know that they nre
thoroughly familiar with the piece Or,
perhaps. they merely wnnt to memorlze
1t for future refcrcncc-or-or-but as
soon as ono begins 6peculating as to the
why Of 1t no Ind better drop 1t and
search for some means OF putting a stop
10 IL little short OF battle, murder and
sudden death.
But the worst Of all nuisanccs, bo 1t
stated frankly, is the man who Insists
upon climbing over a half-dozen or 80
people between each act and climbing
back again Just ns tho curtain goes up
for tho next one. With an mir OF I-know-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ho stands up as
tho curtnln falls aud glanees along tho
row 10 tho aisle. Instantly the women
reach wenrlly for their hats and their
wraps, hug them close with ono nrm md
lift up the seat with the other. Then
the young man, with hastily muttcred
and exceedingly cXaspcrauDg II beg your
PARDON pushes and shovcs and crawls
by stepping on toes and trHmpllng skirts
beneath his awkward feet Tho eaue
performance is repeated IN n few short
minutes. just IA tho foOtligbts are low
cred preparatory TO the rlso OF tho cur
tnln. Whnt IN the world he does when
he goes out In the lobby between the nets
ia 90 enigma to the feminine mind OF
course. he takes q smoke-but surely
that doesn't take all that time, and why
In the world can't he do without I'll
Ho doesn't mind. however. for he 10
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Mrs. .Just1ued Gets 1T Bad.

the church, you kpowl Hurry up. old
mnnl Bring her with you sure! Don't
waste any time. for I'm expecting Mrs.
Justwed at any moment Goodby"
Mr. Justwed hung up tho receiver and
sat down with mn expression OF almost
absolute Joy on his face Suddenly lie
sat bolt upright In his cbalr, and con-
fronted the blnzlng. angry hery eyes of
the enrnged Mrs. Justwed
"Soi Sol' sho cried. you're expecting
me home MT any minute. ore you'll We'll.
you wretch, let mc tell you that i over
heard every word OF that wicked conver-
sAtion OF yoursl Bring her right into
my own home. will you, Not unless you
do It over my dead body, let mo tell youl
j should think you-!'
But listen. Blossom. deoric. you
don't-l"
Don't you Blossom lenr' mo you vii
lninl You nrc q shameless. deceitful ras-
call Going to bring a woman like that
Into my own home, are you! ! should
think you would Mt least hnye the de-
cency TO ossoclnto with your painted
women outside your own bome' AppOr-
emily nothing IS sacred to you-nothing-
do You hear me-nothlng' oh. oh, How
l trusted youl How i hnyo been de-
celvedl"
But, reolIyi" interposcd Mr.. J., weakly.
Don't you even speak to mel" wnilod
Mrs. J, IL don't see how you cnn hold
up your head and look me 10 the face
] should think you'd be 80 covered with
shame and modification that-thnt-that
you'd sink through the 1oorl You bnyc
broken my heartl You never loved me!
Ob-you-wrotchl'
let me explalul Please. pul-please,
let me explain" "
"ExploinH snapped out Mrs ]. with a
bystcrical holf-lnugh, half-shrick. ''cx-
plninl Doubtless you cno explain per
fectly all about this woman, Don't you
dare speak TO me- I'm going straight
home TO my motbcrl I won't 1.-Two with
You noy loogcr-I won't"
Mr Justwcd stnrtcd for the door
mo, you don't" Mrs ]. thundercd.
you stny right still! I'll open the door
and ask is-tbiS-ln-d-y-in, Just YOU
let me get at ber,"
She flung the door wide open and
faced
The beaming countcnnnce Of Mr.. Bob
Calvert, Mr.. Us best man friend und a
chap whom she herself thought q great
deal of
Mr. Bob's smile quickly faded to look
OF absolute bcwlldcrment md alarm Mt
the sight OF Mrs. Us flushed face and
dlsbcveled hair.
"Why-wby-whnt's tbc-T-' be slut
tered.
oh IT'S you. ia IT." Mrs. ]. caspcd.
struggling desperately to regain her self
control
"Nowl' cried Mr.. J.. ns one who secs
rescue near at hand. 'for the love of
Mike. Bob. c1plaiu to my wlfe' Tell her
what l was talking about with you over
the phone a minute ago. She thinks It's
q woman' Show bcr-tcll bcr-cxplaint'
''oh, / seop' cried Mr.. Bob. IL see,
Here IL is. Mrs Justwed I've got her
this woman you've conJured upright In
my overcont pocket. Scei Isn't she cute7
She's the dearest little Japanese spaniel
I've seen for many n day. Your husband
has been planning for n month at least
to buy her for you She was frlghtfully
expensive. and Homer had the deuce OF
n time snving up the price. But he-."
Homer. Homer" sobbcd Mrs. Just
wed. In exquisite ecstasy, "can you ever.
ever forglvc-T
And she topplcd right over 10 Homcr's
arms and tainted dead nway-thc hnppi-
est woman In the universe.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
Boosting Their Game.

TITS ONE OF tho tricks of the trade"
said q man the other day, who. after
] being In the doiry lunch business for
over 10 years. bas retired With q COM
Portable income, "thls trdnslatinZ OF your
order into slang by the walters at tho
counter. You know how It Is when you
hustle into q dairy lunch room at noon.
push your way up TO the long counter,
behind which there are q halfdozeD or
80 wbite-coated walters. who tnke your
order and shout it out to the cooks In
the kitchen. Almost Invariably they
change Il Into slang before repeating 1t.
Why is that donci Simply because there
orc moro men than you would imagine
who set n grent deal OF fun each day out
II sort OF promotes good feeling. you
know. aud gets mnD 10 the habit OF
coming TO that restaurant II you ask
one OF tho walters why he does II, BIO
VIII either tell you that II snvcS time or
gives you no dennitc answer.
Nov. suppose you order nm egg sand
wlcb, the walter changes II to "One
eggG' Just then another chap beside
you orders 40 egg sandwich. The walter
calls out with great guSto. Mako 1t twor
IL you want the sandwich of bread. be
calls. Egg on tn wbito" Tho slnpg
translhtions are Interesting. aren't thcy7
beFc'are few eamplcs.
Poocbcd eggs on tonst' nre translated
into Adam and Eve on mfr Should
you ask for griddle cakes md syrup, you
VIII hear Turn 'em over-withp IL u
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

cheese sandwich. made OF either the hard
or the soft rolls that all dairy lunch
rooms serve. the order will be shouted
out. Cheese on til hardv or. Cheese 90
til softv A fried egg Is One egg. sunny
side Up,' and scrambled egsB are Three
eggs. wreck 'emv There are scores of
other translntions for M many things as
the dairy lunch has for salc-and nll OF
them are original
II had one boy 10 my employ several
years neo who. | am sure. brought me
at least SIS worth OF trndc ench day
that might have gone elsewhere He was
always In n good humor md he kiddcd
everybody that camc IN. He wasn't frcSh.
for he knew when to draw the line. Ho
owpg a lunchroom OF his Own now, and
he has large patronage. There was ono
little trick Of his that never failed To
nmuse. Day after day he would do II,
over and over again. and with the same
men. Bot somehow It seemed Just as
funny q month after one had heard II as
II did the hrSt day. This was IT. When
q customer ordered a bot sausage sDnd-
wich. he would grab bis long fork 10
his right hand, take OF the lid OF tho
warmer that held the sausage, and iml-
tatlpg the cautious, alert advance OF a
dog catcher. spear the sausage with tho
fork. at the same time letting out a
series OF the most realistic 'Ri-yi. Ki-yi'S'
you ever heard. II sounded for nll tho
world like q dog that has Just been
caught 10 a net or hit with stone. Tint
boy was worth money To me. for be boost
ed my game In this way every day."
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

for 5000.
Now, that wouldn't have mattercd so
much If notice OF the 0llDg of the suit
hudn't appeared In tho paper Wife and
the daughters, OF course, read IL tho very
first thing, though It's the ono best bet
they hadn't looked at the court news be-
fore for year
Then they started for him. bis wtfo
was sure IL was a direct visitation Of
Providence for his selashness- His elder
daughter proceeded to calmly explain to
him thnt the first principle of operating
m auto car was coolness. and she at
tempted TO show him on paper exactly
how tho emergency can bo operated to
stop tho car within its own length oven
though Il may be going Is miles an hour.
The other daughter wanted to know Ii
he really thought any sane man would
deliberately jump IN front OF an auto
Just for the fun OF being knocked over.
And then that littlc matter OF suit for
So, 900 wns an anything but pleasant sub
ject They decided finally that q man
who couldn't run his electric any bet
ter than that oughtn't be allowed to run
one. And they told him frankly thnt
now that the Joke wns on him he ought
TO bo game enough to admit 1t and turn
tho car over to them.
'He asked me what was tho best way
out OF It. But 700 don't catch little Willie
handing out any dope to the wise ones
who think they're capable Of managing q
womnn's life along with their own-and
then wake up to md that they can't make
good at any stage OF the game. Not
much / nsked him what he'd dono about
It. Ho declared that he'd refused to yield
his point that the women folks oughtu't
be allowed to run 1t alone and, as they
insisted that his ability to run tho car
had been shown up. the only thing he
could do wos TO send 1t to tho garage
on tho protext that 1t was badly In need
OF repairs. It's there yet, and. do you
know, thnt old fellow Is actually Willing
to let It stay there until the suit Is set
tied enc way or the other, 10 order that
he may avoid daily arguments Mt home
en- tho subject Talk about single blessed
nessl wbowl IL looks mighty good to
muh. lot me tell youl'
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

fellow Will volunteer TO BE- the goat. When
one-usunlly the man ncnrest the stand
ing woman-bns como across with tho
sent for which be paid hvo good pennies
and hltcbcd himself onto a strap the rest
heave q Sigh of relief and inwardly hope
the car will manage TO mnkc the next
crossing without stopping 10 take on an.
other woman passenger.
His manners at the Office are none too
polite. either. He seems 10 have ever be-
fore him the phrase. Business Is busi-
mesa" And that, apparently. covers any
and all rudcness be may be guilty of.
When lunch time comes and he burries
out to a nearby "Quick md Dirty"-its
every man for himself with a vengeance
There's sure to be n crowd around the
counter giving their ordcrs- Ho butts and
elbows his way into tho crowd until he
reaches the counter and gets bis order,
md then butts and elbows his way out
again. scowling 0orccly at anyone who
logs bis elbow and causes him TO spill
the eoffee he Ia carrying 10 vacant
chair.
When he gets home In tho evening he's
sometimes unable o lay aside bis down
town manners for his home oncs-and
then there's nice little tilt with his
frau that puts both OF them In e bad
humor for the rest OF the evening.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
G1hQn &QOhildtpn bo&m toN)rowup; :

n NE OF the times In Il chlld's life
HD when the mother should excrt tho
" greatest care is the age when the
child begins to grow from babybood into
girlhood or boyhood, To teach them the
proper care OF their bodies md health Is
a difficult thing indeed. The Importance
Of the Saturday night bath cannot be
Impressed upon them too strongly.
AT the present tlmc there are very few
homes that are without bathrooms When
the child is In Its mothers nrms II ia
certain OF its daily bnth. As soon ns It
begins to crawl about inside and outside
1t concs In contact With germs and dirt
Of every description. Then is the time
for the utmost caution. Tho mother may
be busy with a million other details.
md 80 the child is LETT partly to cnre
for Itself Somehow the mother feels
or is apt TO feel TINT the child learns
TO paddle his OVID canoe. But thls Is a
mistake. Ho must bo tnuSht.
Children. liko tramps. bnvo a natural
aversion TO sonp and water This Is
condition TINT the mother must denl
with 0rmly and without compassion.
There is nothing that so insurcs the
good health of family rs the daily bnth
A child mny be tnught 10 toko bis daily
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
Fresh, Clear Con1p1eajons.

- He average woman, In her never
A ceaslng eight for beauty. OF the pres
W ervatlou OF 1t. Is prone TO lose sight
OF the value of good. clear. fresh MIR to
her complexion. properly ventilated
room is worth moro thon wagonloods OF
cosmetics
Just because q room is cold Is not nh
assurance TINT 1t Ia properly ventilated
The coldest mir indoors may be foul un-
less there Is space for the air TO lenve
tho room ms well as to enter 1t.
The easiest why 10 ventlate a room Is
TO have tho windows open at both top
and bottom. The windows need not be
open wlde-unless the sleeper is sum
ciontIy vigorous and strong to stand n
great deal of cold-but sufficiently wide
open to nllow n free circuit OF air Into tho
room from below and out OF II at the top
Heavy bedolotbcs that keep one In a per-
spirotion are not hcnlthfu. even in tho
coolest of rooms. Just sufficient bed
clothing to be comfortably wnrm is oil
that Is necessary.
A few simple colisthenics before going
to bed nrc beneficial to any woman. They
stretch the muscles relax the nerves and
assure q good nights sleep. Though but
Ave minutes be devoted to these simple
exercises with the arms and legs they
will work wonders In making the circuls-
tioD OF the blood free, thus clearing the
complexion and making It bright and
rosy.
In taking tho exercises n warm. light
weight gown should be worn, Have the
windows properly placed for ventilation
md face the incoming current OF fresh
mir. Place the arms above the head with
fingers touching. then bend forward until
the tips of the fingers touch, or almost
touch, the floor. Pl0cc the arms borlzon-
tally In front on q level with the shoul.
, dcrs and with finger tips touching; then
throw tho arms vigorously back as far ns
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
Appropriate for Diff
ferent Months.

MT is 0n interesting speculation os to
just why certnin stones nnd certain
q flowers should he set nport for certain
months in the year, peculiarly thelr own.
so TO speak The origin OF the custom Is.
indeed. long back and associated with pc
cullnr superstltlons of the people from
whom they came AS the Inheritance has
como down to the present generation 1t
Is as follows;
The precious stones, january, garnet:
February. amethyst. March. bloodstone,
April, diamond; May. emerald. June.
agate: July, ruby; August. sardony1, Sep
tembcr. sapphire; October. opal, Novom-
bcr. topaz; Decembcr9 turquoise
The 1owers are: January, the snow
drop: February. the primrose; March the
violct. April. the dnlsy; May. the haw-
thorn, June. the boueysucklos July, the
wotcrlilyi August, the poppy, September,
the morning glory: October. the hops; No
vcmber. the chrysanthemum. December.
the holly.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

UT was not entirely by chance that Mr.,
Justwed cnmc home from tho ollce
very early In the afternoon IL was
pot By chance either that Mrs. Justwed
happened to DO out; for Mr. Juetwed,
With the cunning Ingenuity upon which
be always pridcd himself. had arranged
Il that Mrs. Justwed would not know OF
bis early Homecoming. There wero vnri'
pus things In tho air which seemed to
signify that there was something doing
Mr Justwed. after searching every room
10 the apartment TO make sure thnt Mrs.
yustwed wns not al home. picked up tho
receiver from the telephone and obtained
the desired member.
Ho wns very much cIeted over some
thing, nuJ his voice fairly sporkled with
repressed excitement as be spoke 10
Yapid. nervous tones into tho receiver.
"Is this you Tom, old fcllowf Well, !
ccrtaiply nm glad TO got hold of you |
havc tried several tlmcs this morning :"
just at this moment tho front door OF
2hc apartment opened md Mrs, Justwed
enseep by tho engrosscd Mr.. j.. entered
Upon hearing her husbands voico she sud
denly stopped. listened moment and
tip-toed quietly into the next room, where
5he bad nm admirable point of vantnge TO
oyerhear what Mr. Justwed was saying
IL was eome few moments before she
could catch ths cotirc drift of Mr., Just
wed's discourse.
y certninly nm glad to get hold of
bcr old fellow" @r. Justwed was snying
over the phone. And you sny she is
mighty good lookcr?"
Mrs. Justwei started forward neryously
cIutching her breast md breathing hard
"Ab. that certainly Is good news TO mel
] want nothing but tho real bang-Up
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

morning IL tho habit OF carclessuess re-
gnrdlog his teeth is allowed 70 take hold
of the child It can result in but one
tbing-uucb suffering and expensive trou-
BILE for the rest OF his life. Once the
child understands tho necessity OF keep
Ing tho teeth clean he may bo left to
his own resources
There 10 scarcely mother IN tho lnnd
that does not realize the necessity Of
guarding and watching tho condition OF
tho hair OF her llttle girls. Sho we'll
knows TINT a girls hair is her crowning
glory Forever and a day II seems shc
IL shampooine tho hair OF her little dnugh-
ters. But sbc leaves bcr sons to take
care OF their own heads There Is no
rcnson why tho head and scalp of the
growing boy should not be washed os
carefully and ne frequently ms that OF
his little sister. II you want TO know
whether boys mother ia taking the caro-
OF him she should. just notice the pres
oucc OF absence of the ring OF dnndruff
80 often seen on the schoolboys coat.
Teach your children how to sit aud
to walk correctly. There ia nothing that
develops graccfulness In a child ms quick.
~ az q good dancing school They learn
to hold themselves properly md to move
and sit with case and grace.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

be surprised. Not so very long ogo tho
sweater was used only for athletic pur-
poses. and was dotfed as soon as possible
Its primary function wns to keep tho
wearer from catching cold Henvy and
thick and hot It's place seemed to be the
golf course or the bunting field.
But. With the elimination OF the heavy
roll collar and the substitution OF tho v
shaped opening TINT permits tho wearing
OF collar and tie and Ia hidden by the
lapel of the coat. It hns become vastly
different garment. 1t is worn over the
vest or without vest. and. belpg coy
cred by the coat, is Invisible, unless the
coat Ia left unbuttoned. For man who is
IN end out Of bis Office dozen times a
day on short trips, the sweater coat Is q
great convenience. Unless 1t be execution.
ally cold weather. he need not bother
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
Mr. A. Good Fello1p and Marital misunderstanding

which It has pleased my purse and nat
ural shyness to call me. I've hod uvc
different warnings this past week. and
the whole business hNs got me locced-
believe I'd bolt instantcr II ! should hnp-
pen to ind out some afternoon that the
man next to me at the bar was a mnr-
rIage license clerk.
II ran into nm old friend few hours
neo. He's been married about 25 years.
more or less, | should say and Two al
why's cooSldcrcrd him the original and
only benedict who ever camc through
clear without n comeback But today bo
handed inc out one TINT. for Its complex
ity md difficulty OF solution. Is just about
the niftiest ever. My friend has an cleo
trlc runabout, you know. Hes hnd II
only about 1ve or six weeks From the
start he refused poInt-blankly and stub
b1rnly TO let either bis wife or his two
grown daughters uso It They told him
over and over again, 1t seems. how selfish
he wns In using the auto all day In his
business and never allowing them 10 take
a spin In Il OF np afternoon or for tho
theatcr Mt night-unless be wero with
them. Despite these protests and accus
eations, he stood firm. He had nxed
Idea that Just as sure as his wlfe or ono
of his daughters went cut in tho car
something would happen 1t wasn't thc
car he cared about 30 much as 1t was the
safety OF his women folks One OF bls
daughters even went so far as to learn
how to run 90 electric from a giri friend
who owned a bubble Just like her
fathers, But the old man was unyicld'
Ing The girl even demonstrated her nbil
lty TO operate n buzzwngon one day by
running her friends car alongside her
fathers all the way down town But the
old man couldn't see 1t. even after that.
lie knew what he was talking about
Last week. II seems, he was bowling
along Ia bis electric at a moderate ratio
OF speed when n man attempted to cross
the street IN front of him. The old fel-
low went about 20 miles up Ia the air
aud attempted to throw on his emorgen-
cy, etc. but 1t didn't help even littlo
bit. The machine hit tho pedestrian and
spilled him all over the street. The other
day the Injured party filed a damage suit
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

MS the level. I'm getting superstt'
d @ tiouS." remarked Mr.. A Good Eel
W low. us u pal got onto the oack plat
form of the oorthbound cur the other doy
after Office and made one more In the
humaD sandwich OF smokers that booked
the entrance, "I used TO think once that
! might get bltcbed up In double harness
one of these days and try to prove that
two can live cheaper than one. But tho
way l run into dlscourogiug littlo tales
of hope deferred and young dreams
blightc1' and all that sort OF thing every
now and then from my friends who have
stepped across the liue-nnd beOn moro
than willing to step back agHIn-clves
me decided cnso of cold feet. More
over, I'm that superstitious that / feel
like I'm being given some sort of super
natural warning 10 bo content to remain
Ia this state OF single blesscdocss 10
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
The Small Woman.

4 HOUGH the tall. Junolikc woman has
long been In demand. It seems that
now the small woman will como into her
own again, The large picture hats and
draperics OF the day have tendency to
emphasize their dirnlnutiveness and make
II more attractive They attain fasci-
nation that tho tnu woman cannot hope
TO possess.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

thing. ! om willing to cough up my"
Thing within reason 10 get hold of the
real goods, II she is oil TO tho mustard
] will paw tile price
.'oh, OH" cried Mrs. Justwed. IN q
bnIf sob. bnlf spoken wall OF anguish.
My heart Ia broken! What shall l do!
What shall I do"
Couldn't you bring her over here right
ewnyT Mr.. J. inquired. eagerly. 1T is
very enrly yet, but Mrs Justwcd may
como home ut any moment. And l don't
want my wife to SEQ her, naturally. Just
you bring her down here md j will have
q good look at her. What did you sGy1
You will be over 10 ten mlnutcs7 Goodl
I'll DO right hero on dcck-waiting at
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21
The Daily Bath.

~ OR the average woman bath every
" dny Is not too much. even though
y that woman be somewhat delicate
and Inclined to take cold easily Neither
n very hot. nor n very cold bath is adyiS-
able, however. The water should be so
regulated that IL Is Just comfortable to
the body. The best time to battle is the
afternoon when one may lie down for 10
minutes TO n holf-hour afterward. III this
intCrfercs with social or household duties.
the next best time is ut ulght just before
retiring The surcst way 20 prevent tnk-
Ing cold directly after bath is to rub
with course. rough towel. not only until
the body IS perfectly dry, but until the
whole body Is warm aud fairly tlDgling
with tue rubbing