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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-26
is AT SAN DIEGO.
Railroad Masnate, Family and Aides
Leave Pasadena, Cal.

Pasadena, Cal. Mar. 20.-E. H. Har-
riman's visit In Pasadena ended yes
terday when general exodus Of the
party. including his family and rail-
road officials, took place. Hartman
went to San Diego. where he remains
for two days. Los Angeles will then
be visited for one day and then Wis
1t will be paid Santa Barbara en- route
to San Francisco. Mrs. Hartman and
her daughter Carolyn and Miss Moran
left for CHICAGO Yesterday
In the Drug store.
"Haye you any scent cigars?"
mo, but we have something just as
good; here's a l0-cent cigar."-Yonk-
srs Statesman.
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c. P. Poison, manager of the plant of
the Central Foundry company at Vim
cennes, Ind, has been here for several
days on a visit to the local plant of that
concern, which has recently been reno
waited and enlarged, and is now holding
the record as the best of the several
plants owned over the country.
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Exhibition MANAGER Named.

New York October Announcement
was made today by the American COM
mittee for the exhibition for American
manufacturers, to be held in Berlin next
year, that Prof George F. Atwood, Sec
rotary of the American Association of
Commerce and Trade in Berlin had ac-
cepted the European management of the
eyhihitfon
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II. M. Robertson,
2026 LIST avenue.
FOR RENT.
NORTHSIDE

NORIHSIDE.
: rooms, two story, 722 North 26th street.
Is rooms, two story, 720 North Dist street.
rooms, two-story, 215 North Elyton
street, West End.
6 rooms, cottage, 524S LIST avenue, Wood
lawn.
Entire building, 80 North 21st street.
Store, IT'S Sd avenue
FOR RENT-SOUTHSIDE.
s rooms, two-story, $3.50 Bellevue avenue.
7 rooms, two-story, 1908 10th avenue.
5 rooms, two-story, 251S Avenue E.
6 rooms, cottage, 1909 Avenue c.
j. n. HElNEkE r. &. & |. A. CO..
Phones 49, 214 N. Hst St
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Mark Twain,s DAUGHTER WEEDS.

Redding, Conn, October 6.--Mss Clara
Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, and
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, will be married to
morrow at the Clemens home here by
the Rev. Joseph Twitchell of Hartford
After the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Cab
rielowitsch will sail for Germany, where
they will make their home
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Stockholders MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the North
at the office of the company in the city
of Birmingham, Ala, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of October, 1909 at II O'clock for
the election of directors and such other
business as may be brought before the
meeting.
FRANK NELSON, JR., President.
w. H. DURAN, Secretary.
a-28- eod-tf
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New York Editor Dead.

New York, October 6.-John R. ODon-
nell who was night editor of the New
York Herald for many years, and one of
the most widely known newspaper men of
this city, died at his home here today of
heart disease. He was 56 years of age
Mr.. O'Donnell came from West Virginia
to New York in 1874.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Convicts for Hire.

Convicts for Hire.
Sealed proposals to hire from Dallas
county about 50 convicts will be received
by the undersigned until u o'clock noon.
November s, 1909.
Contract to begin and convicts delivered
January l, 1910.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids. JULIEN SMITH,
Hard Labor Agent, Selma, Ala.
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FOR SALE.

s12, 500-Tvo- story, modern house, best Sec
ton South Highlands, on 10th avenue
between 18th and nth streets First floor
has large reception hall and dining room
finished in oak, beamed ceilings. with
massive oak stair. also parlor, library,
kitchen, two pantries and bath room
floors A-oak polished. Second floor has
five bed rooms and bath room, all floors
polished. The cabinet mantles are
gems, electric chandeliers throughout
one of the finest houses in the city;
basement under house contains four
large rooms with cement floors, finished
laundry and large hot air furnace. Also
bungalow cottage with plumbing on
rear; lot 521hx16o feet; terms to suit pur-
chaser. Apply to
Fl. M. Robertson,
2026 LIST avenue.
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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE.
s1500-Store and 4 rooms; lot 50x220 IT.,
corner, Elyton; terms easy; y cash..
Ten acres on Alabama Great Southern
railroad and Tuscaloosa pike road for
manufacturing site; long time payments
If desired. Cement sidewalk being put
down to the property; good for a small
subdivision.
L. c. PETTYJoHN.
Phones 11o1 and 465. -S26H Sd Ava
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Nice large offices in Hood
Building for rent; S. to $15;
steam heat and janitor service
furnished.
w. N. MALONE g co.
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ONE CENT A WORD
RATES-on. ce,t n word a dax, no I'D.

RATES-One cent a word a day; no ad.
taken for less than Zoe for hrst inser-
ton. Cash must accompany order
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Read card from Van Hoose
Sales Agency, offering coal at
q bargain.
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MISCElLANEOU
We repafr ali makes of stoves with
experienced help. Robert Prowell Stove
Co, S13 N. 10Th street Bell phone 1900:
Peoples 327. S-10-tf
FOR trees. vines. shrubbery and plants.
write, cali or phone Waverly Nurseries,
Waverly, Ala Birmingham office, H1S
LIST avenue. Phone, main. 1858. s-15-tf
FOR stenographic work. well, accurately
and cheaply done. apply sol Empire
Bldg, or call Bell phone 627. s-26-tf
WHEELOCK ENGINEERING co. I'll
Farley building. Bell phone 2265 Main.
9-s0-s0t
WANTED-You to know that Macke Real
Estate and Investment Co. have moved
to their building, 211s1A LIST avenue.
s-3o-tf
FURNITURE polishers. home office:
furniture and pianos cleaned and re-
polished while YOU use them. Paxton,
specialist. Leave orders at white
Drug Co, 212 N. 18th st. Peoples phone
1918. 10-3-7t
MOVING-The Salvation Army indus
trial home needs your cast off cloth
ing, magazines, newspapers. furn.~
ture, etc Phone for the wagon. Bell
ABA, Peoples 1892. 10-6-tf
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Empire Offices $3.50 up.
] EMISON r. E. & ms. co.
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Additional accounts of the conduct of
G. w. Churchill, the young Admission es-
capped convict, at Ohatchie last week, were
received here today. and 1t is said that
in addition to breaking Into the store at
that place, he entered the Methodist
church, tore the Bible into shreds and
desecrated the temple in other ways. His
alleged accomplice in this act was a man
by name of Campbell, for whose arrest
the Ohatchie people have offered a re-
ward of SIS.
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Norfolk Oysters-40 cents
per quart. Ala. Fish Go.
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II. c. Bales, the former police officer
who was convicted and fined Monday o.
violating the prohibition laws. was ar
raigned and convicted again this morninf
on two additional cases. bringing his tota
fine to over $500 and his sentence to 1,
months on the streets. He has not beer
able thus far to make the bond required
of him. His alleged accomplice, Ton
Mckinney will be tried on the extra
charges against him Thursday morning.
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ONE CENT A WORN

cent "A word n day; no ad-
taken for less than 25e for first inser-
ton. Cash must accompany order.
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WANTED-SI SITUATIONS

AN expert accountant and bank cashier
and hish-elass office man, who is out of
employment, owing to the failure of a
large firm in Washington. D. c., would
like to form connection of same kind
in this district. Address U-71, care Age
Herald. 10-3-6t
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W ANTED--FEMALE HELP

WANTED-Young lady bundle wrapper
for retail shoe store. Address E-73,
care Age-Herald 1O-6-2t
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WANTED-SALESMEN

NORTH pole discovered by Americans.
Cooks own story and Pearys expedi-
ton. OF thrilling interest Going like
wild fire. Outfit free. Big terms. Act
quick ziegler Co.. 267 4th street, Phil
adelphia. 10-2-4t-sat-su-tu-th
WANTED-Collector -salesman; must be
able TO furnish best of references as
to character. c. A. Martin Furniture
Co, 24-26 South 10th street. 10-5-2t-tu-su
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WHEELoCK ENGINEERING co. I'll
Farley building. Bell phone 2265 Main.
9-80-30t
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Only those having experience need ap-
ply. A. kaufman & Co., 1925 I'd avenue.
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FOR stenographic work, well, accurately
and cheaply done, apply sol Empire
Bldg. or call Bell phone 627. s-26-tf
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29

could be So heartless as to leave him
In the Ogden depot to make his way
as best he could.
The boz was taken to the police
station. where every possible atten.
tion was extended to him. No word
came from the mother and II was
thought by the officers that she hal
purposely abandoned the lad without
regard as 10 what might become OF
him. The boy stated that he and his
mother had come from Pocatello. their
destination being Salt Lake. Early
yesterday morning. Desk Sergeant
Hagbert Anderson telephoned the OIL
GERS at Pocatello about the boy. The
response soon came that the lad had
run away from homo and that he
should be held In custody until further
advlces could be sent The Pocatello
officers further stated that the lad had
before left his home, making his way
to Salt Lake.
This boy is perhaps the youngest
tramp abroad" and the opinion of
the ofllcors is that he Is not only the
youngest, tramp. but one Of the best
prevaricatoJs in trampdom. He is
bright and cheerful. taking his capture
and incarceration with pronounced
complacency The little fellow Will
likely be returned to his home today.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
HIGH WATER
AT DEVIL'S
SLIDE
TEMPORARY BRIDGE ACROSS WE
BER RIVER WASHED AWAY.
Work at the Slide Temporarily Oiscon-
tnued-Construction Force Now
Working at Croydon.

Contractor j. P O'Neill came down
from his camp at DEVILS Slide yester-
day afternoon TO look after business
interests. Mr. O'Neill stated that the
waters of Weber river have been so
high during the last two days that the
temporary bridge across the river,
which has been used to carry on con-
struction work at the Slide, has been
washed away. This will temporarily
rctard the work at hand and 1t is not
expected that the bridge Will be re-
built until the waters of the river have
permanently subsideI.
In the interim. 1t was stated by Mr.
O'Neill. his force of workmen and
teams will be employed on the sewer
system that is being built at Croy
den The little town of Croydon Is
building sewerage system
which will De completed in the near
future. The cold weather OF yester-
day caused the waters of the river 10
fall at least foot, but more high
water is looked for before the spring
weather is over. Up TO the time of the
food which washed away the bridge
the work at the cement plant
has progressed very nicely, and
inasmuch as Mr., O'Neill will place his
men at work upon the sewer system Of
Croydon. not much time will be lost
or inconvenience be experienced from
the washing away of the temporary
bridge
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
"BAT" OFFERED BIG AMOUNTS
TO PERMIT THE NEGRO TO WIN

Tom Andrews. Milwaukee boxing
critic, hands Battling Nelson the fol-
lowing tribute.
Battling Nelson, the lightweight
champion of the world. is proud OF the
fact that during his career in the
ring he has never been accused OF a
frame-up or anything OF that kind, and
says he never was mixed up In any
thing wrong. Nelson was discussing
the fate of some boxers who have
been mixed up in fake fights and said:
II is worth a whole lot OF money to
me 10 know that If any one puts the
question TO me as TO whether [ was
ever in fake fight in my life | can
look him in the face and say nc. There
arc few boxers no doubt who have
been offered the money that was of
fered TO me TO lay down In a fight,
and then declined IT.
The first time that this was tried
Oh me was when | fought Aurelio
Herrera, the Mexican champion, at
Butte, Mont 1t was just at a time
when | was coming to the front and
had made several good fights out
west, A certain man in Butte. whom
l Will not mention, came to me and
offered me $4,000 cash il I would
agree 10 lay down to the Mexican
] told the fellow that he could not
buy me for twice that amount. but
that as long as he wanted to make
some money TO take a chance and
bet on me, as / felt certain that |
could beat the Mexican. don't know
Wh0thDr tbn fpl1nW hot
not, but | do know that | did not get
any of the $4,000 and / have never
regretted having turned the fellow
down.
Following the fight with Herrera,
| went TO San Francisco and In three
fights, counting the one with Her
rera, cleaned up Sll,400. Now. If I
bad taken the $4,000 to lay down
In Butte the chances are that IL would
have become known and would
have been dead one for the rest
CT my life and looked upon as a snaloe,
Instead, | stuck to the game and got
more money out west, although | had
20 fight for 1t, and had the satisfac.
ton OF becoming champion. finally
emassing fortune of over 100000.
AT the battle with Joe Cans in
Goldfield | was approached by a west
ern man and offered s25.O0 cash to
turn trick there. This was also
turned down. The last offer came TO
me the time met Cans in San Fran.
cisco and Won back the title. The
man this time offered ME a certified
check for $4,000 and half of all the
money that would be put up. He
wanted me TO let Cans stay 90 rounds
pnd let il go any way after that. This
proposition was turned down and I
threatened to expose the man if he
ever showed around the place again.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
BOY OR GIRL FIRST?
WHICH is PREFERABLE TO START
A FAMILY.
Many Reasons Why Boy Would Seem
Most Desirable, and Equally
Good Arguments in Favor
Of the Girl.

1t is better that the first child in q
family should be a boy. Then II the
father dies the post OF head of tho
family falls to him naturally He be-
comes its protector Whether or not
the father dies. the oldest child, II
boy, can stand between the younger
children and the world, in their play
contact with 1t. True. there are no
little mother" possibilities In him,
and he Is an Indifferent nurse: there
fore, In many tenement families, the
birth of a daughter as the frst child
is preferred
That is one Of the drawbacks about
being an elder sister. She Is too han
dy to have around the house. She
becomes the maid of all work. We
know of several charming women.
now well along In spinsterhood, whose
destiny unfufilled may be charged to
the fact that they were elder sisters.
They were always nursing babies
somebody else's babies. The cares OF
she household descended on them pre-
maturely, and their od-fashioned
sibility in face and manner. lessened
their appeal to the captlous and roy.
ing fancy of young men To the han
dicap of diminished opportunity was
added the handicap of diminished
charm
1t is well, then. for a girl TO have
an older brother 1t Is not always for
tunate for her to have two OF three
younger sisters. Humanitys natural
sense of justice has long discerned
this Jacob, il you remember, had TO
take Leah 10 wife before he was al.
lowed TO espouse her younger sister
Rebecca. The feeling, very. marked
among the Jews and sometimes sterep-
typed into a custom, has strength
among all peoples. In return for an
elder sisters sacrifices. the family
sense of fair play requires that her
younger sisters shall not become her
competitors. They are expected to
stand aside. to remain In the back.
ground, until she has had chance to
annex man.
ometimes-pretty often, indeed
the event shows that the younger sis
ter has not kept far enough in the
background The captious and rowing
fancy of the elder sisters steady" is
attracted by the vision Of fresher
charms in the same family circle, and
woman's lnyincible foe, youth. strikes
her down through the arm of a daugh-
ter OF the same mother. Probably
ten thousand novel; and plays have
been written about this theme-the
characteristic theme of Cinderella
and apparently most OF them have
seen the light in England The riv.
airy of sisters seems to be more def
mite and overt there than elsewhere.
Shall the elder sister rule?" then, Is
at all times a live and poignant issue.
The rebellion OF the younger one
against a rule represented as tyran-
nical is often sympathetic episode.
and sometimes the oldest daughter has
general popularity as slight as
stepmotheT'S. The suitor, at any rate.
will not have regard for the claims OF
primogeniture-unle they are re-en-
forced by dowry discrtmination-and
he is a tame lover who Will let the
rule FIRST come, first served" deter
mine his choice of wife Still ad.
mitting numerous exceptions, the rule
is good one. as applied to sisters.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
ST0RK AGAIN VISITS RIO
GRAhDE WESTERN TRAIN

Upon the arrival of the section of
train No. , OF the Rio Grande West
ern in Ogden last evening the fact
was disclosed that baby had been
born upon the train. The mother and
child were taken To the Ogden general
hospital. where they received medi-
cal treatment. The mother of the
child was accompanied by her hus-
band. they being on their way to Port
land, Ore. Their names. however,
were not divulged.
The train was under the guidance
of Conductor C. Yanzy. and 1t is said
that this Is not the first time that
such an extraordinary event has
transpIred on his train. The railroad
men aver that the stork seems to have
a particular liking for his train.
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PR @ Y ES 7 @
BE YOUNG
[ RAM ?
LIE ROY FORD RAN AWAY FROM
HOME IN POCATEllO.
Story Of Being Left by Mother in Og-
den Yesterday, Fabrication by
PrecociouS YounGstcr.

lie Roy Ford is surely "a Tramp
Abroad" He is but years old and
yet he has had more than one esca-
pade In trompdom and is evidently an
adept In the business. The little fel-
10" was picked up by the Ogden Off
GERS at the Rio Grande roundhouse
tuesday night He stated that he had
come from Pocatello here with his
mother and that he had been separat-
ed from her at the Ogden station, she
presumably having gone on to Salt
Lake without him and having evinced
no concern as To his whereabouts.
Much sympathy was extended to the
lad and considerable condemnation ex-
tendeI 10 The mother, who apparently
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29

speaks in glowing terms of his sugar
curing process.
A cyclone Is an Ill wind that blow
nobody good
BY trying TO teach others you WI
learn a few things yourself.
Women should remember that me
can't be convinced by scoldlng
A knowledge of birth stones neVo
helps girl 10 acquire solitaire
Just when the coffee thinks IL nd
good grounds for complaint the cs
drops in and settles the whole ous
ness.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
Great Catcher Says He Is Anxious to
Play But Not With Chicago
Team.

NdnSaS Clty April 29-Johnny King
Is anxious TO get on the baseball dia-
ihond and act as backstop. but he
will not sign with the Chicago Cubs.
Any team but the champions and I
VIII sign at once" said King. He
wants TO play ball, but under his pres
ent conditions cannot accept with
ether clubs. Any team making the
proper agreement with Murphy can
have him.
For the past sixey DAYS King has
announced that it would be impos-
Sible for him to get in the game this
year. from the fact that his billiard
parlor here requires all of his time.
IL is different now A new manager
has been secured for the hall, and
King feels that he would like to pick
up some easy money during the sum-
mer providing he can get it from some
other than Charles w. Murphy.
Ted Sullivan, well known base
ball man, has been In Kansas City
for three days trying TO induce King
In return TO the Cubs. He was TO
have left town yesterday, but late in
the afternoon came message from
Which Sullivan was to show to King.
This afternoon King and Sullivan
Nead the letter over. 1t was a manly
appeal from one man TO another urg-
ing the recalcitrant to fulfill the terms
OF his contract, Incidentally il stated
that its author considered him one OF
the most brilliant players in the great
American game. But neither honeyed
words or the pathetic appeal to come
6ack and help us win another pennant"
had the desired effect
Il positively will not play with the
Cubs again. was the reply given to
Sullivan,
but" continued King, III Murphy
will trade me TO some other club will
he tickled TO death TO get back in the
game"
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/ tried to beat Cans inside Of 90
rounds. as / had wagered $1,70O my.
self that he would not so that dis
lance. / lost the money there. but
had the satisfaction of winning tho
title back and earning more than $780,
GOO as a result of IT. My advice to
all the youngsters who are getting into
the game to go on the square, no
matter what offer may be made. 1t
will win out In the end.
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e and Perring were costly.
Boston IL, New York 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

AT st. Paul-St Paul and Kansas
City game postponed on account of wet
grounds.
At Minncapolis-Th Milwaukee
and Minneapolis game was postponed
on account of wet grounds.
AT Columbus-Columbu 6. Indiana
polls 3.
At Toledo-Tolcdo S. Louisville 4.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland |, Portland 8.

Portland April 2S.-Portland's
young collegian. Roy Willett. recently
from the Colorado School of mines,
was an unfathomable mystery TO Oak
land today, The best that the visitors
could do with him was to secure four
hits and only one of these resulted In
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 6.

Philadelphia, April 2S.-After being
held to two hits In eight innings by
Foxen today. Brooklyn won the gamc
In the ninth by scoring five runs on
doubles by Alperman and Jordan, a
single by Kustus. triple by Lennox,
sacrifices by Hummel and Bergen,
double steal by Sebring, who got a
pass and Kustus and an error by Doo-
In Grant made a record for the league
this season OF five singles in five times
at bat. Score: R. II E.
Philadelphia .................1 s 2
Brooklyn ................... 0
Batteries: FoXen and Doom; Scan
Ion and Bergen
Umpires-Johnstone and Cusack.
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Church Has Much Money.

Immense figures were handled eai
fly at the general convention oil tn
Episcopalians. 1t being shown that To
total resources OF the church for lsu
for all purposes were S62.257,21s'
compared with S47.005. 405 in 1904.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The hare may be timid, but he dies
game.
husband who overcomes his wife's
fits OF temper by means of confectionS
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The Dark Ages.

The dark ages are the ones duT%
which our sophomores are incl 4
TO believe they know It all