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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
Tn Anl[MEz J ( @lAgNT AF1ELD

GUNNER days will soon be here In
Nall their glory, but tho pleasure we
" receive from them Is by 40 means un.
onoycd. To the average family IN largo
cities and towns. who a:o unable for
hnancIal or other reasons 10 spend part
OF the hot season In the country, the pic
nic-pnrty basket represents great deal.
The basket mny be old, or 1t may be
new. but 1t should always be of generous
proportions. for picnic time Is eating time
10 everyone from the head OF the house
to the youngest member of the family.
There arc many different ways OF prepar.
ips the lunch basket for tho picnic PARTY.
but none is better thnn the ono wbIcn
meets the approval OF those for whom
the food Is Intended
Pick out the most desirable location
for your picnic party. Every town aud
city boasts of some nearby beauty.spot
where nature has been lavish in its boup.
Ties OF shade and water. IL n place cnn
be located that combines these qualities
with the additional one OF seclusion. 40
much the better. The real spIrit OF tho
old-fnshioned picnic makes for good
romp In tho open without being under the
eyes Of those uDfortunntes whose souls
arc 80 smnll that they spend the best nor.
ton OF their time critlcislng the N,av
other people enjoy themselves instead a,
trying to obtain something out OF ufo
themselves.
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ORDINARY INJURIES

mn UGH annoyance nnd no little CT.
pEypense in doctors bills % cnn fre. re
gpcotiy be saved In ordinary,
e,ery any injuries. II one only knows
"hat 10 do at the right moment There
Is a nrst'nid- -tbc-iDjured remedy for all
sucn misfortunes as something in the
eye in the nose. or In the car. choking.
insect oites. etc. II something gets In
yonr eye while walking on the street
hold the eyelids as fur npart ma noss,hIo
and then pull tho upper ono down as far
ae IL VIII go. at the snme time blowing
lne nose AS soon as possible bnthe the
eye In lukewarm water.
II some foreign substance hns ootton
up inside the nose. press the opposite
nostrn tightly shut md exhale forcibIv
through the obstructed passage
IL an enr obstruction Is tho trouble n
nushine with warm water should bring
Iehet. or with olive oil II the oha,,n,.'
lion be an insect
me white OF an egg unbcaten ia an
e1ce'Ient remedy for choking. II .ho
suusrer DC child 1t Is q good pIan 70
noid MIN with his head down and hsat
him on the back lightly, oeA'
An application OF amnon,o ,
coda OF wet mud is cnrc To- v"k'ng Ig
bites. while whisky should ho a,,n1" rns'ct
tered at once II bitten by n snake WIS
gar and baking soda mixed shon,S h
applied TO burns. An ordinary cut ~ 10
oltcn De stopped from bleeding nv ho,h
lne 10 hot water and witch hazel srh.
~ounu should then be washed clonn 80
dressed auuscpticaIly. e'Son ana
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Editorial Committee:
KATE S. HILLIARD.
e. A. BATTELL.
ROY e. SOUTHWiCk.

hanson, "model citizens" "reformer,
pew holder in the Presbyterian Church
of Ocean Grove. skips the town leav-
Ing thousands of dollars debts. Only
the other day. John Sykes, OF Tren-
ton, N. j., lay preacher and lawyer, is
arrested and charged with cmbezzle-
Elcnt and forgery. All impervlous to
this mountain of evidence. the chunk
of ice declares; "The people only need
religion"
A recent ingenious statistician cal
culates that IL would take the entire
wages OF locomotive crew for twenty
years to purchase the locomotive they
daily operate; and other industries in
proportion To all OF which the chunk
Of ice replies: LET people go In busi-
ness for themselves
1t is the unanimous verdict Of ply
sicians, dentists, nurses, and others
who deal similarly with a working
class clientele, that the intensified
work, the increased over-crowding,
the continuously less sufficient food,
the excessive nervous strain of pres
ent life. are constantly undermining
the physique of the nation. Calmly
auu SluuSly lhc Cuuilh VI iCe tHeoI-
ICES: "The world is getting better
every day"
1t is such contentment, preached by
mistaken creeds and bred OF an eco
nomic status now half a century in
the rear, that freezes and holds togeth-
er the ice gorge which blocks the
waters of progress and threatens to in
undate the land with another barbar-
ism. May the sun of Socialist propa-
ganda melt it away before 1t be too
late.-Weekly People.
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A GOOD STEP.
MISS FRIEDA DRESSED,

The order to tear out or remove all
booths and curtained spaces from
the cafes and restaurants is a step in
the right direction and can only have
good effect on public morals, If 1t
is enforced.
Whoever is responsible for the or
der is to be commended and congrat-
ulated on having taken this step.
What pity it is that the city coun-
Gil, the mayor and the police depart
ment cannot always act as one man
for the moral protection of the city on
all questions and be consistent all
along the line
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night" Well may many mother
know If she will but guide the youth
In his childhood. How many a de.
ceiyed parent could save pain and
tears if they did not trust too far.
When these young people go to spend
the evening with friends let us as par
ents see that they are with that
friend. Right here in Ogden Is a band
of young boys, mere babes, who ruth
lessly so on the street TO play and
after the shades OF night appear fol.
low the examples set before them
and drown their childish sorrow in the
friendly can. If mothers knew where
their boys We're perhaps they could
stop an evil that positively brings to
destruction. We could only pray that
such can be prevented and catch any
saloonkeeper who sells this liquor TO
these minors. AS the saloonkeeper
dozes IN his easy chair we wonder If
he never sees the long array of those
whose lives have been wrecked by
rum. To keep up the saloons some
OF us must contribute a boy VIII
your boy be one of these Let us watch
and pray that mono of us may have TO
contribute from our hearts Jewels.
Some mother has; some mother must,
but let us help TO keep that mother
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RACE IMPROVEMENT.
II WsI Come, But Not in These Days
of Starvation and Congcsted SIums.

II Society, in its own Defense has q
right to imprlson man for life, or TO
take his life, why has 1t not right to
benefit him-for the same end? May
not Society, in Its own defense. under
take to eXtiIpatc disease-yice-
crime? If the State may build q hos
pital and forcibly take people to 1t,
why not sanitarium? II the State
may prescribe builc:ng laws, specify
air space and light space and saui-
tary convenicnces. why may it not
go further, specify minimum OF
health and comfort 10 be provided for
In every house-and make that mini
mum compulsory? The State is the
people surely. and the people have Il
tight to improve themseives-as soon
as they know how No personal pref
erence, no indiyidua, liberty, can he
allowed to staEd against the will OF
the community.
People Arc Product of Environment.
We will not have nakedness among
us. We forbid 1t by law, and enforce
the law. We have as much right TO for
bid hunger-if we choose. We only
prevent nakedness because we object
TO lit Is indecent. Some day we
shall object 10 hunger, too. Our sense
OF decency will widen. We do not
know yet all the conditions required
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CRAZE FOR JEWELRY

H i1h the opening OF tho present
W season tho craze for nll kinds Of
W 1ewelry is noticeable. Tho sum.
,'er fashion plates all show women wear-
i"s enormous pieces. representing either
an animal. q symbol or n society cm.
olem- Even tho unfortunate friends y,
, ,ue woman who has got tho craze oro
iHeiy TO hnvc their faces drapqcd int
puDnc oftener than they themseIros
would desire. For tho latest tbina q,
snls class OF 1ewelry is a brooch IN thn
ioim OF frame. owl In shane ,roao
e'ther OF gold. silver or tortoise shell NJ
tnuy looks over the photographs ~ hcr
trends picks out tho one which sha ~.
s'uers the most desirable md usos .,
no hu adorDmcnt at her neck
me jewelers. are catering to tho ,-
Us they arc bringing artistic ornanon..
m.nin MIN. the reach OF the smallest nu,sa'.
Mnnt my lady wears, In gold ana S,s
monns, Is being manufactured for p,,a u,a'
os In ernss and paste. u'
tne ois earrings have tokon 49,.
uoia sinco the opening OF the 1917 ec'
""o ,nc manufacturers lock forrs '"s'
a very decided advance in tho u @ TO
BUSINESS ns the summer approachas
ne" coiuurc ornaments uatur,nr
WNu the Introduction OF the eop'e
sSe stS OF wearing the hair. These s-
very popular. '''e and arc
p"Sn'on DEGREES that tho necl,ooo
nessh,y ornament. Many now dosis
aIe ~ inc shops. very pretty ono sels us
seee"py gave the effect OF n bIocL s,l
VIZ woven 10 n gold chain 'o'
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| morrow and do III I've got to get busy
| with the other tblngsu
But that will cost at lenst a dollar"
objected Mrs J.
The exhausted Mr Justwed went up In
the air like n Wright acroplane
Now isn't that just Ike womnn's
Idea OF economy he cried "All OF you
women eternally strain at gnats and swal-
low camels To hear you talk you'd
Imagine | was accustomed to digging
trenches eight hours n day. | Will notI
Come on inside and get busyl"
Mrs. Justwed smlled-discreetly.
They went inside and Homer was put
TO work taking down the pictures nnd
wipinG the dust off md then washing
them. 1t was an awful Job-from Mr.
Justweds standpoint, which was on top
OF the ladder one minute and the next
with his hands In n dirty, slmy pail of
water.
At length tho Inst picture hnd been
washed and replaced on the wall Mr, j.
climbed down and 6opped into a chair
with Sigh of relief
Mrs. j. didn't really wish to do SO, but
her sense of justice to herself md her side
OF the casus belli compelled her to remind
her limp husband that tbero was more
yet 10 be done.
Now, Homer-dear," she urged quite
gently, we must wash each chair and all
the woodwork"
What! shrieked Mr.. J., fairly bound
Ing from his scat Wash the chairs and
the woodwork / never benrd OF anything
80 absolutely idiotic IN my life viii notI
They'll be dirty and dusty again by to-
morrow night / don't believe there's any
dirt on them anyhow, And I would like
To remind you, Blossom. that you are not
playing this game square, believe you're
Just trying to think OF things for me to
1870 you'll make your point, l thought
you had more honest sporting blood than
that
Why, Homer" expostulated Mrs. j..
that Is absurd and -"
Absurd Absurdl" bnwIed Mr. j. you
stand there and tell your husband he Is
absurd. Enoughl / thought l could help
you this afternoon with your work Took
The time from my business TO do so! I'll
bet you couldn't Aud another man ln the
lnlrorsc who would do what I've done to-
iay And you don't appreciate II ln the
eastl Absurd, Very well. Do It your
elf I'm Trough
And Homer-denr stormed out OF tho
lpartment. banging the door after him
Mrs- Justwed tumblcd down on the
1Vhns oFerpowered with mIrth that threat
ned TO choke her. Suddenly she jumped
caned out.
homer, she called to her irato hus-
aud who had just come out the front en-
tuhce or The apartment, Homer, you'd
nt cntct come b0ck after your coat and
oilnr You're n sight"
And uomcr-dear came.
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oio are better or in the cool rctroot for
from the jostle nnd excitement of tho
crowded picnic resorts.
what are you going to take In the
basket? :" 'u'
A good general rule to ndopt is mover
10 curry any food on au outing TINT ia
"noie to mix things up. MANY GOOD
cuseard pie has run riot In IN. nIon,o
onSket and spoiled all the food. Pack
everything soft In a sealed vessel ma
We" us any food that gives out n strong
QUOT For Instance. IL your husband likes
onions and little Susie cannot bear the
s,neH OF them 1t is not necessary TO make
.ne niue girl miserable by compelling ber
TO ent onion-impregnatcd food
LON forget liberal supply OF Iemons
ma sugnr and q vessel OF sumctont 80
Poclty Tor the lemonade. An old-fnsb,onod
picnic without plenty OF Lemonade vonId
Sehioie wedding without a bride.
10 not carry along the family toh,a
linen In nn effort TO do the tbinc nv IN
grand style. Such course adds whole
lot OF stiG formality to what ought 70 no
@ 0nrelree occasion. Things are bound to
sPl'I on The picnic table cover. Often n
complete set OF linen Is ruined as rho re
suit OF an outing. Newspapers spread on
thc grass form an admirable cover. whII,
little paper napkins can be procured ot "A
very low price.
And. above all, keep sunny throughout
the liyelong day.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15

: UNION LABOR
: DEPARTMENT
: w. M. PIGGoTT, Editor.
. 375 Twenty-fourth Street. .
THE CHURCH AND MODERN IN.
OUSTRY.

On last Sunday evening, all the
unions Of Ogden were invited TO at
tend the various churches, to listen to
especially prepared programs of music
and speaking, There were perhaps
five per cent of our membership pres
ent; not very hattering attendance,
to be sure. And why this small at
tendance? The ministers made every
effort to induce the union men to come.
They did their part. and tried in every
legitimate way to pave the way to a
closer relationship between the
church and the union; and the union
people did not respond. 1t is a sad
commentary on unionism when we al
low petty differences, spite. or unbe-
liefs to act as wedge, keeping apart
two forces that have so much in COM
mon, and that are working for the same
common end-the uplifting and the
betterment of humanity In general.
1t Is true that tne church has, In times
gone By, misunderstood us, and it is
just as true that we have miSunder-
stood the church. Now, are we as
willing to admit our faults, as the
church is hers, and step out on the
broad platform of fraternalism, and
meet them nalf way? If we are not,
we are not true unionists The church
has come more than half way to meet
us. While many of us may not believe
In all the tenets OF the church, yet
many OF our members are members OF
some one of the various cnurches, AMI
while we do not deny them that right,
neither DO they desire to coerse any
into acceptance OF all or any OF their
beliefs. But there are many things in
which we are both interested, and for
which we can and ought to work har-
moniously. VIII we do our part? If
We will take the time and trouble to
inform ourselves as to the attitude of
the church on many of the things for
which we are SO assiJuously working,
many of us would not make the ig-
norant blunders that we do. On De-
cember End, 1908, In the city Of P1ila-
delphia, there assembled $50 dele
gates, representing thiIty-three Protes-
tant denominations not for the pur-
pose of formulating a new or universal
creed, but for the purpose of fedora
ton and cooperation in the great work
of bettering humanity.
That greatest gathering in all mod
ern church history has gone on record
in the following declarations;
l. We deem 1t the duty of all
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to make better people, pur we know
some of them. And we know many of
those that make worse people. We do
definitely know that certain quarters
of great cities corrupt and degrade
the human stock which is forced 10
live in them-no matter what 1t was
before. Consider that hidcous dictum
concerning the effect OF the slums oil
London on the new residents come
from the country. THE second gen.
Grafton is weaker and less competent
than the Gsst; and third generation
Is stunted, crippled, sick, degenerate:
and there Is no fourth That shows
what conditions can 90 to make worse
people.
II Society has the right to build a
slum, to force people to live thereby
the simple process Of not allowing
them to live anywhere else-and sc
to degrade and extermfnate them;
why has not Society the right to
build exquisite garden cities, force
people to live there. and so elevate
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what TO do The idea a little i've,
room Hat like this and all this fuss I'll
| wager you | can clean up the whole thing
in two hours"
And Mr. Justwed sailed or for the
bank maJestieally.
IL was fully / o'clock before he re-
| turned. but he started In full OF vim and
! yigor and even complained because Mrs
j. bad already taken down the curtains
In the living room
he pulled or his coat and collar. rolled
up his sleeves and started In on the din.
lne-room curtains. Pcrchcd high up on
the steplndder Mr. j. whlStcd merrily
and hummed snntchcs from the last mus
lcal comedy they had seen.
In n Jlhy the curtains were down Then
he tackled the ones In the bedroom Then
be wiped his pcrspirlne brow and con-
Guided that he would rest a moment and
drink something little cooling
Mrs. Justwcd waited patiently. unan.
noycd 10y the delay.
Fully n half hour passed before Mr.. J.
had gotten on the outside of the cooling
beverages and finished smoking his pipe.
Then he returned TO the fray.
The curtains were busted and carried
out on the buck porch to be aired. At
Mrs Justwed's direction Homcr-dear next
tackled the rugs, though 1t was quite
evident that the eXcrtion OF wrestling
with the curtain had put enticlDg thoughts
OF an easy chair and n book into his mind
But he didn't dare do anything else than
wipe his fcycrod brow again and pitch In.
With impressive vim he seized the car.
pet sweeper. making wide and slather-
ing sweeps up and down the rugs.
''Homerl'' exclaimed Mrs j.. her
womonly care and carefulncss unable to
stnnd IL any longer, do be careful how
you run the sweeper! You can't push
the chairs and the tnblc out OF tho way by
banging the sweeper against themi'
But Mr. ]. worked on silently and with
contempt for such distractlng trifca AT |
Inst the sweeping, with the sweeper and |
also with the broom. was over. and uo- |
mer-dear sank into n chair exhausted
Come. Homer. insisted Mrs J. 'tbesa |
rugs must be taken out on the porch and
beaten"
Mr.. Justwcd climbed up out of the chat,
wcarily and hefted the rugs over his tired
shoulders The dust from them sIfted
down his neck under his collar-band. and
once he dropped q rug. deliberately and
ruthlessly when n couple OF cartlouds of
dust lodged In one eye.
But he stuck to the task
Now. Homer" said Blossom. whom ,bo
last rug had been laborlously hauled ont
here's stick. Bent themr'
HuhT' gasped Mr.. Justwed
Bent tbem--It,' insisted Mrs .~ro,
he stick and beat the dust out OF tbis
'ug hanging over the line"
II Will not" Mr. Justwed snennod h
1 VIII notl You get man to com. ~
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mind you the average. not the actual
amout-the quantity OF electricity con-
snmcd, the possibility OF getting along
comfortably with only one maid instead
OF TWO, the approximate cost OF running
such an apartment. the habits OF tue
neishbors above and below md across
the hall-0nd a thousand and one things
OF this sort. which are none OF her busI.
ness, she considers absolutely essential
Information before she Gun decide
whether she WANTS the int or not
AS IL parting shot, when the occupant
Is seriously constrained TO shove her out
In the hall and slam the door after her.
she inquiries the price desired
why. II is tho very cheapest thing I
over heard Of" she comments IN thar
superior tone. 81 really don't see how
you can nfford TO do It or course
though, If you had expensive furniture I
don't suppose you would even consider
the matter. Well. / thank you very
much. The price Is perfectly satisfnc-
tory to me-though l am willing TO pay
double that amount for an apartment
that suits me. Good day"
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and improve them? That would be
too expensive. the defendant may
grayely remark He is wrong. 1t
would not be nearly so expensive as
the slum'
In our inflnitesimal egotistical peep
hole view of humanity we quite over
look the value of the people to the
people-the wealth producing, beauty
producing value of the human stocK
This ruined stock Is dead loss to us;
being saved and made into good stock
it would be great gain TO us. More
over, 'us" includes them, The whole
level of our r!ghtfui pride lies not az
humanity's narrow shifting rop, but at
its broad dark base. so little lifted
for all the years.
Is water clean that Is nine tcnths
dirty? Humanity Is one; living It's
sue; and our need to make better
people is the most vital, the most per
sonal need that can be shown to any
human soul-Charlotte Perkins Gil
man, In The Independent.
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THE IcE-eoReE OF CONTENT
MENT.


When recently an gorge blocked
the channel of Niagara, and endan-
gered three cities. newspaper CORE
spondents deluged their columns With
the news. A much worse ice gorge.
that threatens not three cities mere
ly, but the whole land, lies right under
;heir noses and is not even noticed.
1t is the fce-gorge OF contentment.
Whatever is. is right" is the mot
to Of each individual ice-chunk in this
gorge, and MS name is legion
The cost OF living scars out OF all
proportion TO the increase In wages.
In the last ten years living expenses
have risen 35.4 per cent, while wages
(even IL all the alleged raises are
true) have increased only 19,1 per
cent Yet the ice-chunk points to this
latter figure, and contentedly says:
wages arc going up"
BY the development OF machinery,
work is constantly being intensified.
Skill eliminated. and the individual and
personal element removed. Still the
chunk of ice echoes: "a little indus
try and ability Will bring man out
all right"
The Bread Line.
From police sources, jewelers. asso-
Citations. and even from professional
charity and church organizations. the
admission has several times strildngly
been made in the last few months. that
Of the vast throngs on the breadlines
and relief lists, only negligible frac
tion are there through their own fault
Widespread industrial conditions, not
personal temperament, are seen to be
the cause of the several million unem-
rIoyed in the land today. E.en a
commissioner of charities, Hebbard,
dare not go 10 face slave auction on
Iincoln's birthday, which was liy
ing refutation of his SANDER that the
men On the brcadlines were buns
and would not work" Neverless the
chunk of Ice cody murmurs: There
is work for all. They are only lazy"
A U. S. census report shows that
families have been cut in half since
1880, the proportion OF children in the |
population being now but so per cent
what 1t was then. The chunk Of ice
only closes his eyes to the fact, and |
dogmatizes; People have too many
Children"
Prof l.. Thorndike of Columbia Uni |
yersity shows in monograph that !
only 20 per cent. of the children who
enter school remain long enough to
:naster the rudiments OF the three RS,
and that only one in ten ever is gradu-
alcd from high school-the falling |
OF IL both cases being caused by the |,
necessity of going to work to help out
the family Like clam in his shell
the chunk of ice opines: "If people !!
Were better educated they wouldn't be |
so poor"
Religion No Remedy,
A Walker of New Britain. secretary
of the Sunday school funds, elopes
with the cash box and Is captured in
Mexico. A. j. B. Rhinehart, banker
and Methodist Sunday School teacher,
wrecks his Pennsylvania bank and Is
Indicted for forgery. A VIM. X. Will