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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
Traveling Suggestions

Al NE OF the most important things 10
travelling Is TO feel that you have a
W few simple remedies with you in
case OF sickness You may not use these
remedies at all for several trips you
take but when you do need them 1t
Will be perhaps in a cnso where they
will ecem almost godseud There arc
n few simple medicines that can be
packed into II smnll spnce OF your tra-
yelling bag, or a small bag devoted en-.
tirely 10 medicines Is most excellent
thing.
a hot-water bag can be rolled up into
n comparatively small space aud a small
ice bag should be added Arnlcn, vase
line, camphor and mustard plastcrs will
serve their purpose with great effect. A
small bottle OF cologne water Is exs
cellent In cnse of a sick headache. and
II used in the wnter for your face IT
Is cooling.
II you are travelling with children a
small alcohol lamp and cup la almost
indispensable. The babys milk can be
heated mud thus avoid the using OF the
warm wnter from the spigots. Castor
oil. nltcr and peppermint should also
form q part OF the baby outfit a small
drinking cup should have its place also
os the germ huter can then feel com,
Portable
In case Of accident n few such thinc1
rs arnicn. dioxygcn and a spool or two
o. stick tape are needed. 10 case OF a
sprained ankle. bnndage the part in stlcs
tape, wrapping II as tightly as possible
The heat OF tho foot will make the rapf
stick.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
The Suez Canal.

I'm Interesting topic OF converse tion
la tho United States at the present
time Is the digging OF the Panama
Canal, and by comparison the Suez C0nat
should be of interest. Since the begin
ning of the last century there hns been
a steady growth In the tr0liic through
this canal There are Wide gnps In the
vniues OF the cnrgocs. especially OF those
bound TO and from Ceylou. HongkoOe.
Austrnla and Mnltn. in one year GGlO
steamers passed through the channel;
the tonnage wus IN. .4&S. .2s5 and the cargo
value wos 1920. 100. $50. The round trip
through the canal costs o vessel from
5000 To 5000 for the sS miles or Its
length The income from the waterway
ia from s25. 10000 TO $4,000, 600 per
yenr. yet In the digging OF the conol no
such difficulties were encountered ns In
the Panama Canal. The width OF tho
Sucz ranges from 1e5 to a25 feet. while
the minimum depth Is about % feet. An
ordinary steamer can makc the passage la
about - hours.
The SucE l. claimed to be- one OF tho
largest undertakings ever accomplished,
vet in no way Is the work as hard as
the Panama job. and neither will the
amount Of money expended in the work
bo anything Ike that OF the latter dig
cling.
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HINTS FOR THE flOUSEkEEPER,

731 HEN the cheese Is too dry te
IA serve with pic. gratc 1t md spread
wv layer over tho pie while sc Is
still wnrm. Do not make the cheese hot,
as that makes 1t tough
In order to beat your irons quickly
ploce roasting pan over them and
lift the pan up each time you want TO
take one out, You VIII notice tho DIFF,
ference Immediately.
When vegetable burns, or. In fact,
when any article on your stove has
burned place the vessel containing the
burned substance Immediately Ia n pan
OF cold W0ter. Let 1t remain there some
minutes and then remove 1t to n clean
pan The burnt or scorched taste will
hove disappeared.
Instead OF throwing away your lemon
md orange pecls. have q Jar and keep
them in IT. Place one or two or these
in your pitcher OF water used for wash
Ing purposes. This Will make the water
soft and also give 1t a delightful per-
fumc.
For cleaning downstairs clean, su1
brush is preferable TO q whsk broom.
Rugs should be beaten on tho wrong
side. then swept on tho right side. Spots
may be removed With the use Of oXgall
or ammonia md water, using a sponge
or nanncl Slightly moisteued bran IS
equally as good as salt In Frightening
rugs and carpets.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20

~ URING tho past few yenrs many
II Ia women have taken up tac spot Of
motoring, For them, 1t Is not only
Luz question OF looking ncDt IN auto.
mobile togs. but OF how TO be COM
fortnblo as well. regardless OF the speed,
wind and TIM. Discrimination must be
exercised IN selecting the motoring snrb,
more especially with women who desire
TO look their best while eD route.
All women who motor need one coat
nt least and, II II is not too great n
struin oc the purse, two are vc-y com
Portable posscs sion. In this case one OF
the coats should be OF rubber for bad
weather. and the other should be very
llght ms protection against the dust
during the very warm days There ie
probably no bettcr selection than n ser
yiceablc cont OF tussor, as this material,
although tightly woven so the dust Will not
GO through, Is not too heavy for summer
wear Many OF these coats are worn
dorblc-breasted and have tIgbt-0tting
cuIs md large pockets. With these
coats the hat Is often panama, With ON
automobile veil drawn tightly over II
md then fastened beLcath the cnin. a
Veil most often selected md very pretty
for the occasion is OF brown chiffon.
The coat Is without n doubt the moin
thing 10 be selected by the woman who
motors, and when this selection Is mndc
rbc should be very careful In choosing the
prorcr one. MHpy women wear conts OF
linen crush. 10 the dolmnn style, md this
has no slccyes. but nevertheless keeps
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
Beauty Helps and Hints.
For Rough Hair.

HH HEN there is q roughness In the
kE hair and II fails TO grow 1t should be
wv brushed with n brush hnving stln
pig bri6tlcs, which reach the scalp but do
not scratch IL. The brushing should be done
at night, hrst applying a few drops of
sweet almond oil 10 the scalp with tho
tips OF the fingers. massagiug It well
This m0Jsnging Is not rubbing. but A sort
OF piochlng process. where the thumbs
md 0ngcr tips nrc placed about three
inches apart and then brought together
at Intervals all over the hcnd. Pass the
brush with long even strokes clear from
the roots to the end OF the hair, aud give
at least 30 light strokes. then pass the
palms over the hair from the scalp down
When shampoo is needed add Il ten
spoonful Of glyccrlnc TO the rlnslng wntcr
and dry the hnir In tho wind and sun
when possible, and never with the heat
For Irritntcd Skin.
EAA ANY women are quite unfortunate
III In the summer In that their skin
. becomes irrltated with tho warm
weather. There are several soothing mp
plicauons TO reduce tho inflammation
One OF these is bicnrbonnte Of soda made
Into a strong solution. a Tablespoonful
Of soda 10 abou, half pint OF water is
an excellent mixture, aud the applica-
tlons should be used cold. The wash
should be allowed TO dry In the skin.
oxide OF zine ointment is both cooling
and healing, Warm wnter and CASTLE
soap should be used. with m old piece
OF soft muslin as q wnsh cloth II Is
often best to dust the face with tnlcum
powder IL the skln Is subject TO chatting
use u great deal OF the powder. Cream
Of tartar water Is cooling md It is
mixed the sume way as the soda.
To Wnsh the Fncc.
TT seems odd that mnny women do not
n know how TO wash the fnce properly;
yet this Is q fact, especially among
women who are always In a hurry, The
water should be used as hot as 1t can be
stood, together with a generous lnther OF
castillo soap. The fnce should then be
rinscd with tcpld water. after which 1t
should be sprayed with cold water. II
viii clean the pores Of the skin aud pre-
vent them from s0gginc. II the face Is
dusty, cold cream should be placed on 1t
before washing and then rubbed OF with
q soft towel.
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Fashion Fads for Fail.

N NE of the latest new fall suits Is OF
E u ohcviot, with an extra long coat The
W gown beneath ~ trimmed about the
bips with short tunic OF chcviot and IL Is
cut on the pnnlcr lines or circular, being
only evident when the cont Is removed.
1t Is quite plain that there Will be no
simple skirts this fall and winter. and
yet the trimmed skirts Will not be so
much In evidence. but pleats will be used
In nearly all models There Will evidently
be no hard and fast rule as to how the
pleats nre to be arranged as long as they
are q pert OF tho skirt design Itself The
new models clear the ground, aud the
gored patterns ure much preferred to the
circular styles, Some skirts are plcatcd
all around the waist from a narrow and
plain front gore. and others dlsplny the
pleatS IN groups, yet there Is no fixed
rulc for this.
The long coats will be worn but the
length Is merely 4 matter OF taste and
becominguess, and tho AT ia to be n least
bit closer than the models OF last yenr.
There will be more attempt 10 define the
walls. line, a little hint that the hips nrc
10 be Fashionable again. The coats nro
cut with the same number OF seams as
before and at the snme points. One OF
the newest effects la to trim with a
Tuxedo collar 10 a contrasting color from
the material and then add a collar made
from the same cloth as the coat. BTowDs.
navy blue and grays Will prevail.
Pipn Cloth.
n NE OF the lntcst fabrics to Ind favor
a a with werl-dtossed women Is pinn
W cloth. which is produced In certain
parts OF the Philippine Islnnds The
dainty material has q delicate texture
not unlike n spider web, with very iutri-
cate weaving. Tho hbers are secured
from the leaf OF the pineapple plant and
In this way the name s derived.
The process OF taking the nber from
the plant Is very difficult and requires
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20

the oven IN t.s gas store. No. Mr., Bur
enr. But blossom was content, and
dropped OF 10 sleep like nm over-Gcd In
fHut do this lovely little midnight
promenade about every third week. Get
ting used TO IT now.
why, Home poutcd Mrs. J.. how
eau YOU tell such big ones. ] can't help
being ncryous-und this Is only the sec
ond time since"
But Mr.. J. oyerrulcd her objection
with wave OF his hand and went on.
Funny about women, isn't II. 81.
Nothlng'll satisfy them but TO get up
and turn on every light In the house.
I've tried to impress upon Blossom that
a burglar Is listening just rs carefully
for noise rs you nre and that he's
more ready to run thnn you are to go
for him The man who gets up and
goes snoopin' around after Mr.. Burglar
with a gun Is cbump / don't own
one.
IL claim that II you make a noise when
you hear somebody I'm the next room
drop a shoe on the 1oor for Instance
he'll make tricks for the outside Il blame
sight foster than he came In. Always
has been my the0ry-but Blossom won't
sec It that why. Makes me crnwl out
of bed and do suukednuce through
every closet and rubber behind every
last picture In the nat Wish | could
really prove my theory some night with
out soaring her TO death. What do you
think about III Don't you agree with
mcT'
Smlth-Joncs did-readily and complete
Is. And he had a whole lot more to
add too. by way of establishment, From
that be driftcd on into crime In general.
and "second-story work" In particular,
When the two bcncdicts finally left
Mr. ) had little Important work TO do
Mt the bank and S,-J. volunteered 10 nc
company blm-the women were vastly
relieved
When tho men returned they found
that both their wives had retired. So
Mr.. j. bid Smith Jones a whispered
good night" put out the light in the
hallway and turned the knob OF his bed,
room softly, Mrs. J. wns sound asleep,
Judging from the sounds OF deep bTeuth-
Ing After n hard two hours work OF
the bank Mr. Justwcd needed no lullaby
to WOO him into the gentle arms OF Nor
pheus-
II may have been 40 hour later. or
two. or three. when Homer dcnr was
rudely awakened by Mrs J.
"Sh-ss-s.sh'" she whispered in that
ghostly tone peculiar to women I'm the
dead OF night Did you hear that7
It'q somebody In the next room"
For goodness sake. Blossom began
Mr. J., irritated, when a loud and un-
mlstalnblc crash was heard on the other
side OF the door. 1t couldn't be denied
1t was plainly q crash. And II was
equally evident that IL couldn't buvc
crashed Itself.
Homcr-dear sat up
'TIumh"' he Growled. must have been
pioture-guess IL fell from the wall"
Crash, Bang. Room,
Then an ominous silence
"Oh, Homer!' gasped Mrs. j.. terror
stricken.
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To Remove WRINKLES.
Wedding Etiquette.

N iris who arc married quietly
EfH should be sure to send ont many
~ announcement cards to their friends.
and to say that these announcements
should be scattered broadcast is none too
strong. 1t is much better to err on tho
side of commission than omission. The
incloSure OF an "at-homo" card is
direct request for the persons acquu!nt-
nnce. and these cnrds arc quite i'm.
portnut with announcements IL Is
enough that the card should Just men
tion the "at-home" date With the ad-
dress. There are very few changes In
announcement cards, md those who care
for the most elaborate choose n Kind
wherein the recipients nnme Ia written.
as I'm some wedding invitations. They
arc sent out the snme ns Invitations
with two envelopes. The card must be
addressed and stamped TO he mailed
right after the ceremony. and II IL
decided mistake to delay In doing this.
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U5o1nSktVeds have q .Blrylar!

''Sh-s-s-shV' whispered Homer dear.
honTely. don't get excited Don't
scream. Leave 1t TO me. know whnt
TO do"
Mrs. ]. clutehcd her husband wildly.
Don't get out of bed, Homer, please
dont-he'll Kill you"
Don't worry answered Homer dear,
ncrvouslys II won't"
He leaned over. picked up a shoe and
let II fall with bang to the door. 1t
Is surprising what n loud noise q shoe.
dropped on the floor. can make at three
IN the morning.
silence in the next room.
Mr.. ]. picked up the other one and
dropped It.
There wns a scutIlluG noise on the
other side. the banging of A door hnstily
closed. and then silence
There" cried Mr. ] trlumphnutly.
hes gonc' told you my theory
would work You see. when be heard
the noise OF my shoes falling he know
we were awnkc. There you are II
people would only resort TO little strate-
giles OF this sort"
Homer fnltercd Mira j. hadn't you
better make sure he's gone"
Sure replied Mr. ]. with alacrity,
as be hoppcd out of bed md turned on
the light.
lie uuStled INTO tue next room DraVcly.
In second or two he was back. his
face nshcD
what Is the natter?'' cried Mrs J.
why-you-scc-hc - the
the burglars taken all the silver with
him. Iomer-dcor stammercd.
'oh, All my-my
Yes, every piece"
The SmIth-Jones were aroused md
they came staggering In, rubbing their
eyes slccpily
"Nowr' walled Mrs. j., II guess you re
satisfied With that theory OF yours
Scare burglars oway-an old shoei uumbl
II you'd only gotten up and"
But Mrs. SmithJoncs burst forth sud
denly into peNls OF laughter.
Catch her." cried Mr.. J.. she's bys-
tcricnll"
"Hn' Hal oh-oh-oh," roared Mrs.
Smith Jones. Isn't 1t too funuyl Isn't
It nbsurdl'
Well" retorted Mr.. botly, you
may think It's funny TO have all your
silver"
And then Mrs ], burst out laughing.
Listen" gOspcd Mrs. SmIth-Jone
struggling for speech "LIstenl When
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Mr.. Good Fellow on the Saving Proposition.

uAA II. A. Good Fellow slowly drew
III 1eNA his chcckboos from oils pocket
n VI took the cnp from his fouu-
II "a tain pen. and wrote check IL
had been the fourth time ho
b0d mndc the same movements 'pht
morning. and be wns Just about rcndy
for the unfortunate collector, who mp
pencd 10 be the listener
Say. ] wonder what you fellows think
| pm-a First Natlonnl Bank. With
capital OF about million dollarsf az
I've done this morning has been TO Wrlte
checks for this and for that uon
any more tbnu get some money 10 'u'
brnk until a bunch OF lowbrow collec-
tor. come I'm md take every cent OF IL
! tell you It's pretty hard for single
mnn to snyc any money, let alone
fellow who is tied up with a wde ana
q hnlf-dozcD children.
"sny. do you see these gray hairs la
my head Well. | got them from the
sewing habit Yes | began 10 save quito
young, stnrted with the pennies aud an
that dope. and here nm, almost In
the autumn OF life. as tho novels say
and / haven't got enough TO Keep me 4
week II didn't oppear Mt the once
each day. What do you think Of thntf
when / wns n kid, they predicted
great future for me. l was 10 be sec
oud Iobu u. or something Of the sort l
and the aunck OF making money mud
then saving Il where the othcr KIDS
didn't And you bet thought would
60 back home some day and buy up TIE
town. Well. the day came when there
wasn't enough money for me In the nttie
town. and 30 | left Packed my Ilttle
trunk. ns IL were and departed TO the
city, where, | understood. there "nh
money lying around every place. | don
have TO tell you what / found In tue
city, you know. ] went 20 work 10 40
o11cO as q Kid messenger, and. OF courfo'
! rose II took about 20 years for ne
TO get the Job ] now bold
"Of course, had bank account; bnt
every dime I had saved up $50 winter
came, and I had TO have new suit OF
clothes Then In the spring ! bad go
saved up. and | bad to have a summer
suit See how It wasf Pretty tough. huhl
And here ! am now, In pretty com
Portable position. yet every time ] slt
down 10 my oGBcc q bunch Of you ginks
come 10 and shove q bill In my face,
Thnt's what eats up the bank account,
II II wasn't for having 10 pny bills ]
would be ns rich e. they used TO thluk
would be back home Pretty tough,
oio't ~
while vc nrc talking about this thing
I'll tell you about the time ! saved up
thousand dollars Then oil that money
made me want 10 get rich quick, 80 ]
speculatcd II. | took splendid tip
from aD alleged good friend or milne IL
~ns nnc tip oil right, and when came
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great skill and experience, being done
mostly by the natives. The 0bcrs are
then woven by hand looms and the In.
dustry Is carried on chiefly in the homes
Ihe patterns are always gcometricaI nnd
the colors nro often varied from the
most delicate tones to q dash here aud
there Of bright color
Novel Hat.
A NE OF the distinct novelties OF the
fall and late summer Is the hat
W made almost entirely Of wings: not
a toquc or bat trimmed with wings, but
literally made up OF the wings Tho
brim ls formed from them and Is ar
ranged TO overlnp with tho tips polo ting
upward and the crown cucircled with a
wreath OF tiny pinions. The crown Ia
covered with breast feathers 10 loose
bent style and Is dyed blue
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Identification.

q HERE Is no telling at what time ln
4 mans life he may need idcntlnca-
u ton, and the little tailor's mnrk on
the inside of the pocket is fnirly good
protection II IS quite probable that nj
some stage I'm n mans life he will meet
with an accident or be taken suddenly
Ill when he Is away from home. however.
aud the tnilor's mark does not always
suffice. Even all papers and letters muy
hnyc been forgotten at the start OF the
Journey, no II IS best to always carry n
small card In the vest pocket with the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
Prince An Inventor.

I'M RoBABLY the only royal blooded in
T. vcntor on record is Prince Henry.
D brother of the German Emperor.
Prince Henry Is the inventor OF an auto
mntic window washer. Ones nrst im-
preston would be that the invention
would be a good household article. but
It is not The invention Is for the pur-
pose OF wiping or moisture from the slnss
wind break OF an automobile, so that the
riders vision may be clear at oil times
As yet Prince Henry has realized very
little from his invention
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you two men went TO the bnnk tonight
Mrs. Justwcd and fixed 1t all up. Your
sllver's In the next room. my dear Mr..
Justwcd. for / put 1t there myself and
! was the burglar Whcwl Didn't your
old shoe frlghtcn me thought Honest
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes. | wasn't q bit
scarcd-all l could think about was TO
conjecture as to Its sizc''
go to bed" roared Homer-dear
What are you women doing up at this
tlmo OF night anyway"
CARYEL CALVERT HALL
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out Of the hole ! was Just one thousand
pluuts loser. Wheat dropped, instend OF
taking jump MS my friend said 1t would,
and 1 lasted just nbout two hours,
''Of course. | had 10 begin all over
again then. but I'm the future the sooih-
Ing ticker tape Will have no effect on
yours truly. Oh. yes, you're my friend,
all right. The bill collectors are the best
friends / hnyc, for they come In md see
me each week without foil. They surely
are devoted 10 me"
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roof Of the front piazza IL shiueled Ike
tho main roof and the rear piazza Is car
ried up two stories, with screened
sleeping balcony on the second floor. The
posts are ~ feet in height. Tho roof IL
high pitched, with wide projected cor
uiccs brought out on sweep. aud the
imber rnfters showing on the under side.
TbI, cottage has q light and jaunty mp
peaRuce; 81 IS simple In outline oud 10
detail There are no expensive bnywln-
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nupNluS TIC W tlitulhlc u'-N
meath 1t.
A childS broom Is n most useful thing
II used TO sweep around q fireplace or
stove. 1t Is easier to handle for such pur-
poses than one with long handle.
II your lawn Is becoming grey and
ragged. SOW white clover This is the
pioneer of forage crops ana Il single head
viii often send out ms many rs 60 seed
every year. White clover seed sown 10
August and kept moist VIII SermlnOte
Ord form plants To cover the ground In
n few days. II is the seed for new
lawns. a two months old lawn Of white
clover VIII make rs good lawn as
two years old patch OF blue grass
Sour cream should not be kept too long
IN making butter, II you expect to have
good butter, The churnlng every few
dny5 Will make a big difference ln the
taste OF the product. For this purpose 1t
is better TO use glass churn holding
about two or three quarts OF cream. The
glass churn can be so easily and thor
ouehly clcnned thnt 1t is becoming uni
.vcrsally used by people anxious to have
perfectly sanitary products.
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second Floor Plan.

purposes. The nrst ooor ia nuished In
Washington Or aud stained, With tho
same wood for floor; also nr door 10 the
second story, the castings mud finish be-
ing In soft wood and painted. The house
is sided with narrow siding, md MI OF
the upper portion OF the house Palnteu
white, md the roof shingles stained
either \ red brown or red II is esti-
mated that this house can be built, in-
cluding beating and plumbing. for $500