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the couple who are "twos,n-" "
tbcn the slrl should remember tb,, ~
is many heart won IN tho surnro., 49,,
discarded as soon az tho ,c,ro, -
or0"n- II IL all very we'll Ia choose m.
' uanoSoneSt man on the scene and
put your own Individual label on him
"'Aes the other girls cnvlous fnd
s,eS you certain feeling OF elatlon
49,. 'ttcH proves boomerang that re-
plness. 'e-l' anu unhap-
proposal on q summer night under
"uy Dough Is often the moon tolkinr
not the mnD. II IA very cunbarroes,n,- -
Inv man rs your devoted attendant ~
tne summer resort and then. in the on.
sung winter when someone clse Won mo,
at inc resort happens to call upon von
~ Inquire sugsestlycly as 10 tho health
to admit that you have not secn birn =.
Seuuy' or to employ some quito onnor.
en' tuoterfuGe 10 avoid the unnIeason,
PueSuon- Somehow, almost INV man
seems TO Givo promise OF sterling mari.
.aI qualities on a summers night thongh
u considered In that light on vInteT's
evening be Is not eligible or dcsirshIo
In my way.
resides as soon as c girl fairly throws
=. " n"Ht rs many nrc inclined
70 10 In the summer, the other men lose
interest and the other girls become cattv
on the other hand. II ls ANYTHING bnt
GOOD tostc for a girl to really put her
ser out 10 trying to Impress the eligible
masculine element present with the fnct
tnat she Ia fairly besIcgcd with bcan1
At home who are fairly starving for a
slEht or her. Do not write your love lct
tcf" on the Vernnda for the especial
oenent OF the hnlf-doZcn or so men who
anuoosly and jealousy watch you do so.
III Is All very fntterlng md nico for
ones vanity. but II Is trightfulIy bad
form and far beyond the pale OF good
taste The foolish, unthiuktng chap may
be spurrcd on TO a sudden unhasty act
OF proposal by such a display, but the
man really worth while Is eepsiblo
enough 70 tnkc il at It's real value IL
be and the rest OF the fellows nro told
exactly what chap you are writing to.
and how many letters ho has written
you In the past week without receiving
an answer, etc, he Will quickly sec that
bis own letters might DO a subject for
general discussion were hc 10 the other
fellows shoes.
Keep your own affairs OF this sort 10
yourself and with the men at the resort
10 be good companion ever ready for
lark that does not exceed the bounds OF
sensible conyentionnlity-unlcs you nre
really In love with one OF the chaps. and
then there is no use giving you any ad-
yico at all.
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to stand on the platform, and It doesn't
matter whether II Is raining or not
"Sny. Bo. II they arc going to put on
tax let them put IL on the pnmpcrcd,
pcttcd, ovcrlndulged. usually uuGrntefuI
married man. They get the love aud let
them also get the tnE-tbnt's mel
Now l have plan that / have been
working on for some time and om going
to try md get the congressman from
my district to Introduce 1t Mt the next
session. This new law Will put the
kibosh on the bachelor tax. but every
man who gets married between the age
OF 81 and 10 IL 10 pay q certain tax
each year. When he gets 20 be 40 be
can he let down easy and taken off the
pay list. for he hns suffered enough. II
a man gets married the second time be
pays double. II be takes a third trial
at the game be Is TO be tried before
lunncy court and nil bis property is To
bc taken from him and turned over to
the Bachelors Association for womcn's
Exclusion. The new law makes n man
turn over all his property to the asso-
citation when be 'shufiles or the mortal
NO, never talk mushy love to me OF
the stone heart. Gimme the old song
OF the dishes the lisp OF the red haired
girl who waits ou my table at the board
ing-house. us me back 10 that dear
hall bcdroom-sny wonder why tlut
DIomed winter don't bring that ham nn'
eggs ordered about M hour ago. By
the way. old man, call around at the
meeting OF the Bachelors Association for
the Exclusion Of Women tomorrow night"
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The Face An Index of Character.

n HOUGH one cannot "cbange his
a face" as the idom has It, he can see
- to It that his face docs not betray
bis weak points. But before he can do
this he must change hls thoughts aud
sponsible for ones facial expression. ln
many reform schools OF the country boys
who enter with bang-dog. or defiant e1-
presSions arc generally able before they
leave to look people straight In the eye
md maintain a reserved. quiet expression.
Facial expression. anyway, Is determined
by the lines IN the face and proper
thoughts and right habits can change and
obiitcrate the lines. just ms sorrowful or
discouraged thoughts or improper habits
put them there.
Tho face Is an open index to character.
In most instances q single glance at a
mans couuteuonce will tell whether or
not be Is successful To the initiated
many OF the principal characteristics OF
mankind arc easily recognizable In tho
faces OF those he meets. But the man
who may have no more than n cursory To-
terest In the subject should be nble at
least TO distinguish the different types OF
men by their facial expressions. Nearly
all professional men have drm Jaws and
thougbttul eyes and brows. A soldier
who is really a soldier has his profession
almost written on his face. The success
full. wide-awakc business man looks Il,
with his alert eyes and mobile features
TtgbtDess OF lips and strpishtforwnrdncss
OF gaze are generally Characteristic OF the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-05
How Great Men Eat.

~ oRNER President Arthur was
& peculiar eater. AT one time be
stopped at q famous botcl In
the Catskills. but before arriving
there be held the party for some
time while be cnught several trout from
n mountain stream. President Arthur
insisted 90 going TO the Kitchen or tho
hotel. where be looked after the cooking
OF bis trout He ordered the amount OF
butter 10 be placed 10 the pan FOR the
nsb aud remained With the cook during
the entire process President Arthur al
why's looked after the cooking OF his nsh
when 10 resort where be bad never been
before
IL is claimed that President Harrison
wns the plsinCst enter OF all the preSi-
dents. He often ate scrambled eggs nud
ham and sometimes called for nothing
but bread and milk. Marshall Field was
another very plaiu eater. John y. Rocke-
teller enjoys oyster soup nud rs not
lover OF expensive dishes He ents gra-
ham bread - bours old aud Is very fond
Of vegetables,
one OF those who kept the owners of
hotels busy wheo he wished 10 dine was
pierre Jorillard. who was great lover
OF diamond back terropin- lie always
waited the nncst IN the market and often
went himself 20 pick out bis victim. lie
is known 10 have paid 500 for sic.le
dlnmopd-bock terrupin.
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Aren't you going TO let NE nsh?'
oh" exclaimed Mr.. j.. do you want
to nsh7'
Mrs. ]. did. so Homer ttraichtwny
pulled in bis own line and rlggcd up
another for Blossom making q half-hour
pole for her. Then she insisted 90 using
piece OF bread ms bnit. disrcsarding
entirely her husbands protest,
Just MS Mr. J. bad gotten his line over
bonrd again she was nstonlsbcd to ind
that the bnlt was completely gone from
her hook Though Mr.. J. explained that
the water had dissolved the bread, Mrs.
]. Insisted that some big ash-maybe
small whalc-bod nlbbled It OF. This
time she essnycd a small piece Of beef
from snndwich-rcassured by Mr.. Us
comment 10 the effect that she might
lnud something. perhaps. And Homer re-
turned 10 his rod md line.
Twenty minutes passed-a fairly COM
Portable. though somewhat distracting, 20
minutes-for Mrs. ] persisted In pulling
up her line every other second TO sec II
the bait was still on the hook Suddenly
SIR, ] was fairly lifted OF his feet by a
scream
"Homcrl Homer Help! Help"
And Homer'S anxious eyes fell upon
MTS J.. terrified with the suddenness OF
tho vision. desperately clutchlng her 0sh-
ING pole ana gazing IN absolute horror
upon n wriggling, ugly, squirmiug catfish
on her hook. He wns landed and the
hook cNtricated-and Mrs J. decided that
she had had quite enough fishing for one
day, at least
Mr.. Justwed brcnthed n Sigh OF relief
as she settled herself comfortably upon
the cushions and opened n magazine
For n solid hour Homer tried to catch
FISH and answer Mrs J-'S lnslstent small
talk and not totally Ignore her questions
And In that hour he landed but two small
hnss and lost scvcral-all OF which be
laid to Mrs. J-'s excited suggestions while
playing them
Finally he told bcr attend to her maEas
zines and stop talking. Tnereupon Mrs
j. became pntheticGlly Indignant and pre-
served n desperate. impressive, significant
silence, rot deigninG an answer when
Mr. ]. nskcd her quito casually II she
were hungry.
Luncheon wns eaten with relations de.
cidedly strained. though Mr.. ] did his
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shoes at two dollars and a half or two
pair OF shoes at dollar and n half eacb7
Questions or that sort Will come up
every hour In the day and they will tend
to give you liberal education iu do
nestle economy.
IL man smokes good cigars and the
time for retrcnchmeut arrives he will
naturally nZurc that pipe time has come
and he Will ind as much pleasure In
choosing the right kind of a pipe as he
formerly found In choosing the quality
or his cigar.
II 4 woman likes to go TO the thcatcr.
where problcms OF domestic iufcliclty are
presented to two-dollar per-head audi
ences. shc can retrepch by taking In the
%. SIS and 50 cent polite vaudeville shows
She will get ms much genuine pleasure
on account OF the rctrenrhmcnt, and mny
have wholcSomer md more hcalthful
view OF the morals OF her nclgbbors.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-05
Cretonne FURNISHINGS.

n HERE Is nothing In the way OF fur.
A ulsbings that gives the summery
- touch quito so well as orctoooc-
and especially when II can be obtained
In such varied and brlght-hucd patterns
ms are shown this senscn Cretonnes OF
soft colorlnCs that suggest antique
tapestries or chene silks Will make Gov
crings for furniture OF the Louis XVI
style. The designs arc pretentious In.
deed this season, one OF the newest for
decorative motifs being the Bird OF Pam
disc In crctonnc- Floral patterns OF pur-
pie hue. wlStnria and lilacS. on both
light and dark backgrounds arc being
shown. The gorgeous polnsettc and
roses, OF pink. blue and yellow. arc cf-
fcctive on groundwork OF tan or cream
ivory.
Various fruits nlso appear In the pat
terms, apples or grapes. or both COM
bined the former purple In hue aud the
Inter green. being placed on groundwork
OF II soft tan color AS drapcry. Gre
tonne Is used this season for border
only nnd not for the entire curtain
Crclm-colorcd curtains of heavy net
with n rose-pattern cretonnc border are
appropriate Tor crctonne-furuiShcd room,
Chairs. tables, screens, bookcases, etc.
may be attractivcly covered with ere
tonne. 4 cretonnc portterc seen recent,
Is was OF n soft green color with pat
tern OF strawberries aud sprays OF foliage
IN their uatural colorS-
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MutiIated Money.

IN RoVIDING thot three nfths OF aoy
- mutNntcd note OF legal tender has
. clear face IL Is rcdeemable at the re-
demption window OF the United
States Treasury In Washington, d. =
But. II the necessary part Is not clear
Will not be taken and a new bill sNeo
you in its place,
Even threc-nfths OF the cote Is gooo
you may hnve TO submit 20 several ques-
tons, aud II you do not answer them 10
The satisfaction Of the clerk you may not
act your new bill
IL 700 do not stnmmcr and choke OF
attempt TO make a clean cut OF II, you
Will get the full value OF the mutuotoa
note. on the other hand. II you nnNo
t"o-niths OF note aud you wnnt TO get
new one 10 its plnce, you must appear
oefore 90 ofaccr OF the law quained 10
eeuinister osths and make atsdAvit as TO
une. manner and place In which the ~u'
uhuon was accomplished
This arldayit will be attested by the
ohelal seal OF the officer. who also must
" prepared 10 attest 10 Ike manner the
Seeraeter OF the afnnDt Except 10 tne
'OoTe cases. notes are returned TO toe
tTsons seuGing them for redemption. IL
oest 10 beware OF torn currency 10
uereL II you tear n note accidcnthu!
'N' should have II redeemed at once
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Reducing Living Expenses.

IN the history Of every generation
time comes either 10 the individual or
the fnmtly collectively when expenses
must be cut and period OF retrcnchmcnt
entered upon. Even so august md pow.
crful family us the German Emperor's
couldn't get away from the retrenchment
necessity. In this country, while bust
ness Is reported 10 be prosperous and To-
dustrial conditions good. there is nD un~
settled murmur iu the air. The average
man Is more interested than be ever was
10 conserving and adding TO his little
competency. 1t Is bard TO give up the
little things that we have allowed our
selves In the riot OF great prosperity.
II the period OF rctrenchmcut is CO.
tered Into In the proper spirit, the re
ducing Of living expenses will by no
means be burdcnsome. but will become
Il really fascinating problem.
Is IL wiser 10 buy Tootsic one pair OF
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Money for Baseball Brains

m you know that 1t costs as much to
u conduct the baseball season In this
~ country us 1t docs TO run some large
elites during an entire ycar2 In the pres
ent season twenty-five baseball players
and managers viii receive over $1,000
each Ten OF this number will receive
Sl5o0-the annual compensation Of
member OF the House or Representatives,
At least two viii receive S1o.0Oo-S2, 800
more than United States senator, One
m0n-Flcder Joncs-mnnager OF the Chi
cago White SoI last year, Was offered
$l5. 600 for his services this year, but he
coldy refused. One OF the men now re-
ceiviGg the largest sHlnry Is Hans Wae-
nor. OF the Plttsburg team. II Ia claimed
that n blank contract Is sent to Wagner
before the season opens and that be ls
allowed the privilege OF olllng In the
amount he is TO receive for the seasons
work on the diamond.
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Helpful Hints

7TB HEN you nre away this summer
Ek do not give your photograph 10
w every chap who asks for II. There
nre some men, though you may not be-
llevc It, who actually boast Of the ornate
picture galleries" they possess. Frequently
they wnnt your picture merely because IL
means one more for their collection. Re
member thnt man does not really want
your picture until he really loves You and
that he Is not entitled 10 1t until you are
certain he wants 1t because he cares for
you
By all means possess n sailor hat 10 the
summer This year the brims will be
much wider than before and hence n
greater protection from sUnburn and
fTecElcs-
II IS said that this summers shlrtwaists
will show the old-fasbloncd frills down
tho front and these rudlcs should be quite
narrow and neatly hcueStltchcd.
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ISEEP THE CELLAR DRY.

u HOUGH the rest OF the house may
n be scrupulcus!y clean. not iDfrcquent-
~ ly the cellar Is overlooked And
there Is no place 10 the whole house
where microbes and dust collect more
quickly than In the cellar.
The celnr should be cs carefully
cleaned as any other room. An accumu-
latlon OF ashes means DIRT DecayinG
vegetables mean microbes and Illness A
window or ycnJilator should be open
all OF tho time. Damp spots should be
examined md the cause OF their mos-
ture removed. IL IS well TO whitcwash
the walls frequently. and n little carbollc
acid should be mixed In With the white.
wash as au extra prccautlon. II the
cellar is unsauitnry the rest OF the house
VIII be Affected
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swinging inward and adding much to the
beauty and comfort OF the home. The
living room Is large and ample. extended
across the front OK the house and with
the stairway. leading up ont OF same
Cellar stairs and ernde entrance undas-
meath.
One central chimney accommodates the
house, 20 that a small heating plant ran
be- used 10 the basement or the cottage
can De- warmed With stoves The kltcbou
Is conveniently provided With cupbOardi
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pest TO patch up the difference. When
the remnants had been cleared away Mrs.
D. returned to her magazines and spent
restless half-hour In turning their pages.
Ilomer' she said. at last. I'm tired;
want to go home"
what cried Mr- j. you want to
go nomei Why, Blossom. It's only .
taaoE9t but four bass-littlc ones at that
But you told me you would bring me
nome the minute | became tired Insist
ed MIS-. j., and l nm tired. drcndfuily
u'co' can't asb, and I've read even
tne advertisements In these old maya
S.".S-and.and | can't get comfortable
you men sec In nshing. anyway
NoW' Blossom" pleaded Mr. j.. "wnit
a httIe while longer, won't your The
pest part OF the day Ia still TO come.
Fish you know. bite best carly In the
morning or after G o'clock 10 the even
SIX O'Clock gnsped Mrs. j.. do you
rock until g. | won't! l simply WON'T"
But I've only caught four small
bass" began Mr.. j.
very we'll -ctorted Mrs ], you
stay here-and I'll 60 back nlone"'
And there was nothing else to II.
80 MT j. packed up his kit, assembled
the four wee bass on string md start
ed for the trolley, but not before telling
bis angry Blossom exactly what he
thought Of her as a fisherman.
feel Ike fool carrying these four
Httc mlnnows home" stormed Mr.. j,
In no gentle voice. land II you'd only
Kept quiet and let me alone. II wouldn't
have been day wasted What do you
suppose Tom Jones and Bill Price will
say when they come over tonight 10 look
at our catcbl They'll Kid the lifo out of
mc-four little minnowst'
"Humph'' snapped back Mrs j.. "if
thats all that's worrying you, you can
set your mind at rest ut once. Do like
you always do-go TO store on your
wny home and buy n dozen big ones"
And, sad TO relate. II WINS two DAYS
before Mr.. J. would so much MS speak
10 Mrs. j., though she, for the lore OF
her. couldn't understand why the Insult
should be considered such a vicious one
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inc other down on the table. and vowlng
ana declaring that this or that or the
othcr thing absolutely aud positively shall
nor be- so help him Bob. We're lt not so
hoPelcssly bourgeois. the poker. the dat
IRON or the rolling pin would be the best
remedy Tor him But such course Is
out OF the question. except IN the lnnd OF
the Amazons or In n sumrugctte Utopia
Equally strong and determined measures
should be used, however. md such
lord and master should be shown decisive
ly exactly where be gets on" II such
a course does not bring him TO his senses.
his wife Is better on without him
The lot OF the submissive woman is
negatively and passively happy. She pre-
ferS not 10 manage her husbnnd-or she
would not be patient. submissive. long.
Nulerng woman. As long as she Is con
tent she Is willing 10 only crnve real
happiness. real friendship and real con.
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Costly Elevators.

n HERE is no doubt Of the fact that
n elevators and their conductors can
" throw away money for the owners
OF buildings, besides the wear aud tear
on machinery, cables and other equip
mcnt. The expense OF running n car
back to floor which It has passed
few inches has a noticeable eject on the
monthly cost sheet.
When an electric elevator starts up or
down. empty or loaded, the 0rst four
seconds after throwing the lever cost as
much money as traversing three doors
after speed 10 attained. Reducing this TO
figures FOR a largo size passenger Gle
vator 1t Is snfe 10 say that It costs hair
a cent 10 start IL Ia a l2-story build
Ing with ave elevators, where two trips
are taken. one up and one down, and
owing TO the fnults OF tho passengers aud
the conductor two errors are made on
ench trip. the cost would be 10 ceuts.
In an ONCE building with 0ve elevators
ruDolug continuously for eight hours at
20 round trips an hour. or leo round
trips a day each. the added expense
would be $40 per day.
There ure moro thnu COO women study
ing medicine at the French universities.
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and there Is a china closet for the dining
room.
The hrst noor 10 finished in bard pine.
with maple door. The secoud-story con-
prises two GOOD bedrooms with nmpie
closets and a bathroom the latter aud
the stairway on the opposite side aro
lighted by dormeT windows 90 each side
OF The roof This house should b painted
white With a good green roof. The second
story Is 0nished In pine aud enameied
vrhlte
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- tiE ncatDess. eonpactness. economy
4 and general convenience OF this cot
taee will appeal 10 many. who de-
- sire a small homo OF this character.
Tho size Il 211SG, The style Is
lunty. With wide projected caves aud
able eornioca neat and roOny plaza
cross the front With vide windows and
number OF ornamental easement win
ows 10 tho dinlaS aud living room dlvlded
ito small diamond iishtN With the sash
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geniality and she would rather bear the
MS she has than 6y to others she knows
not OF.
y most d!Gcult husband to manage ls
The Sungy ono. 1t Is hard indeed for
wife to hold her love and respect for
man who Is SO penurlous that he makes
her feel she Is financial burden at every
turn. a woman In such a predlcamcnt
needs the nnessc OF a trnined diplomat
nhu hcr night 10 separate him from his
dollars Ia a continual warfare. the man
nsement OF which requires the uttcrmost
strategy and persistence She must ac-
cept the undcnloblc Implication that be
loves his money more than he does bcr
ond lay her plans from that viewpoint
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clergyman. while the prominent and ng-
gressivo nose is usually characteristic OF
the man OF action and large responsible
ties
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Cupid in the Summertime

81 S: e: :: e: E: : !: !: { &c: /: e.: e.: :: 8
where gather the tirtatlous
summer girl and her corps OF attendant
swnins. Throughout the whole vacation
he hovers around in coy hnmmock5,
under leafy bowers, and In the shadows
cast by trees iutcrccptlng the bright. full
moon. II Is the season OF the yenr for
him, and his harvest of bleeding hearts
is greatest In the good old summer
time
II is a fact that more marriages result
from ocQuaintanceshlps made IN the va
cation season than Mt any other time OF
the year. Perhaps II Is because man is
more scntlmentolly inclined then than
at any other time. or maybe the aver
age woman Is able to look her best In
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There are moro thnu COO women study
Ing medicine at the French universities.
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m RoyIDING thot three-nfths OF auy
II mutnntcd note OF legal tender has
y clear face II ia rcdeemable at the re-