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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

onr cities do not lack illustrations of
me treatment OF parks md the number
In process of establishment bcspcaks an
coded value to real estate and n sooth-
log Influence TO the weary body The
srrend of the movement shows that the
entire nation Is ready to extend park
development from the csthetlc, business
and hygIcnlc point Of view. whether
the outer chain system or the embel-
iShment of inner sections Is attempted
must depend on the size OF the city aud
the use To which the parks Will be put,
though We are woefully behind Europe
III our civic art, our cities have In somo
Instances better park systems. II is
true that the large suburban parks OF
Paris are near enough to the city 20 he
thfongcd on holidays, but they were
really royal preserves. Windsor Park,
In London, though large one, ls also a
royoi domain and somewhat hard OF nc
cess Much of the beauty In foreign
cities lies In the wide streets rather
tbnn In the parks
In any mental picture OF a beautiful
city, there ls no doubt but pnrss take the
nrst place. but they are useless unless
they can be reached by the people and arc
convenient for the poor Many of the
elegant parkways form magnificent car
rlage drives but are of little good 10 the
man who with difficulty pays street car
fare. II any system OF parks. chain or
otherwise. Is TO be OF benefit, IL must
he accessible and become an Integral
part OF citys throbbing life Sly
fresh air, trees. shrubs, flowers-tbese
nrc the possession of the people by
birthrlght. Perks must provide these
and become n necessary as well Ms an
esthetic phase of the many urban blcss-
ingS
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

try Mt large. In this article Will he con-
sidercd the tremendous public response
billty lodged In the two neatly gloved
hands OF each lady in Ibis charmed circle.
Aud not only has this lady great power
throughout the land but she has great
possibilities The other phase or this Of
nclal existence is purely social one and
VIII be passed over with the bricfest
mention al this time. 1t Is the political
power and the public responsibility that
we are concerned with. Both OF these
momentous factors have TO he closely
studied by the cabinet lady Their life,
far from being one Of aimless social
g0yety, Is one where a woman's tact and
brains have not only frequently made or
marred her husbands politicnl and Of
1clal destiny, but have had q perceptablc
influence on the national administration
and thereby entered into the history max
Ing or the country.
The chief lady In the cabinet OF Mrs.
Taft is by right Of precedence Mrs.
PhilaDder c. Knox. the wife OF Mr.
Tofts smallbodIcd and big bralocd Sec
rotary OF State.
Mrs Knox Is an admirable hostess ner-
self and has the additional advantage OF
possessing q charming assistant 10 her
young daughter, Miss Rebekah Page
Knox. who made her DEBUT several wears
ago. Mrs Knox Is not robust woman.
but she has never been known TO shIrk
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

ties and serve rs IN Incentive for be-
quests for park grounds
Interesting az these New York park
plans irc. Eoston may he called the most
striking cVempler of the outer pNrk sys~
TEN, for this place has one OF the most
conspicuous pnrk organizations In the
United States, II not In tue world. In
1893. the Metropolitan Park Commission
was organized with the idea of linking
Boston and all the surrounding towns
of the large metropolitan outskirts Into
one continuous park chain. Since then the
Metropolitan PaTk Commission has con-
nccted about 10 municipal corporations
and expended S11. 900. 900, thrce-Gfths of
which went for land 1t has - miles OF
parkway which serves ns 4 connecting
link With the park holdlugs Of Boston
and other towns In the metropolitan DIS
trict there are about 10000 acres of
parks. Its seashorc reservation nggrc-
gates eight miles of ocean front. 1t has
three river valleys and two highlands.
The whole system Is complete In districts
as we'll as whole and continuous work.
What was FIRST considered an Utopi1n
dream, the !. aking OF forest hills. river
drives and seaSbore into one chain. Is
now one of the most beautiful park sys-
tens.
In Chicago somewhat of the same ldcn
has been adopted With success and seven
large parks three on the lake front and
others In different quarters OF the city.
arc connected by broad boulcrards or
drives. containing here and there mag
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
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few American cities nre fortunate in
possessing This IS quite Al change from
tic carly years OF park improvement
when Central Park In New York and
Falrmount Park in Philadelphia were the
only ones considered worthy of notice.
Parks, like public Libraries and art
museums ought TO be the result of high
Ideals and should meet the needs of the
public. Sometimes this is attained by
such organizations as one I'm Phlludcl-
phia. which founded forty years ago, Is
composed OF men, women and children
who contribute TO n fund from which
to purchase works OF art for the ndorn-
mcnt OF the park. At other times It Is
attained by the phllanthrophy Of indl.
vdunls The citizens of st. Louis have
Ind cause to be thankful for Tower
Grove Park and Shaws gardens. the
gift of citizen who not only provid-
cc parks with complete maintenance for
their support but with statues. botnnl-
cal gardens and n school OF botany.
Two fnctors are now entering into the
choice of a site for city parks-tho eleva-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

nlncent detached dwellings The whole,
the wide rarGways and handsome boule-
wards. make beautiful cncirclmg drive,
Chicago is planning new parks, each TO
contain building where physical ana
mental recreation can be had for moth
Ing, These VIII be ncIghborhoo1 cen
tcrs or assembly halls, and for the en-
Joyment of the people Kansas City and
Minneapolis have system based on the
chain principle and many miles of com
pletcd porkways and an ample park
acreage has helped 10 make these cities
beautiful Other cities, among them
Louisville. Portland and Seattle, nre
planning extensive links.
Cleveland has not only become inspired
with the Idea of connecting one
lake shore park with another. thus en-
orcllng the city. but is working on a
court Of honor, n group plan which Will
compose q public library. chamber OF
commerce, city hall, post Office and "A
court house. all overlooking the bcnutl-
fu! lake front. The whole. with mail
and esplanade ought to form IN approach
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

premc Court OF the United States and
all the tremendous legal machinery which
this government directs and controls from
the national capital.
Hers Is the duty of receiving the hosts
of prominent judges and lawyers whose
business or pleasure may take them to
Washington. She ls strange to Washing
ton. but has for many years been the wife
OF one OF the wealtblest and best-knowD
members of New York's legal community.
and is therefore certain TO 1T easily and
wei Into the topmost niche OF the coun-
trys temple Of justice.
One OF the important duties of a secrc-
tnry's wife Is attending public functions
IN various sections of this ever-lncreasinS
land. Coruerstoncs to be laid, hospitals
to be opened. and many other public and
semi-polltical duties fall on the cabinet
member and In similar degree on his
lady. All this has come with tho vast
Increases In our national territory.
1t remained for the twentieth century
10 furnish the spectacle of Il cabinet
Official clrcing the globe as the represent
ative OF the United States government
The man who did this is now the presi-
dent of the entire republic. and Mrs. TAFT.
MS the First Lady of the Land, has had
an experience as member OF the cabinet
circle that makes her peculiarly htted to
understand and respect the station and
the enormous responsibilities which must
be shouldcrel by the eight American wo-
men whom Fate and her husbands die
tum have grouped around her as her po-
litIcal aud social advisers In the admin
istratiou OF q world power.
The old days OF simplicity In cabinet
circles which marked the early years OF
this republic have altogether vnpShed
They cnn never return and since their
departure the duties OF the women OF the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
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tlon OF the land and the desire TO make
use of a waterfront. These are two
phases Of natural scenery that suggest
nature working In n generous and spon-
taneous manner. They are equally de-
slrablc whether In IN outer system or la
4 public open space near the center OF
the town These features are often hard
to obtain, but whatever the selection 1t
Is desirable. when city grows and the
surrounding country becomes more and
more remote, TO have open spaces scat
tered through the town. These may take
the place or an outer chain system In
small plnces that nre not connected With
outlying towns. The size OF the town
and the financial condition must always
be taken into account. for tho cost of
maintenance must be met annually
often waste land, which II ubc0red for
would become an cyesorc. forms loca-
tion for n picturesque park and the spot
becomes a beauty instead OF menace to
public health. In all cases. the landscape
artist can advise what Is the best method
OF treatment, whether to use artificial
adornment, TO employ trees and shrubs,
and how TO frame the picture. The mod
ern method Is to reserve Journalism for
small areas or TO protect some place of
historic or local interest and TO depend
on natural features for large trncts and
many monotonous level surface has
been changed by border plants and
fringes of trees and shrubs.
In some locations n playground may be
demanded with accommodations for Hth-
lctlc and Aeld sports. The park on Har-
riet Island. In st. Paul. contains all these
and is furnished with elaborate and
practical lighthouses. Scranton, Pa. has
n park With commodiouS kitchen for
the use of plcnlckers, as well as many
summer shelter tents. Fairgrounds in
parks are always In demand A park
may be more beautiful II people are ex
pectcd to walk in defined districts, but IL
will not be as useful and enjoyable as the
ore where part is given to the play
ground md the people. II persons arc
allowed to roam ut VIII over the grnss.
the green may die. but every park should
contain an area where the enjoyment OF
the people, young and old Is the first
consideration. The necessity of untninted
fresh mir and the adyisnblllty OF geological
and botanical gardens are also factors
to be considered
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
Sale Of Champagne.

HO EGARDLESS OF the fact that many
HS have complained OF exceedingly hard
bN times during the past year, 1t Is
claimed that there IS one industry In
the country which has not suffered TO
any great extent-thc domestic cham
pagne Industry.
.'The demand for American champagne
last year was far greater than ever be-
fore" says the president of one OF Amer
ica's largest vino companies, I'VE sold
many thousand more coscs last year than
during the year before, and 1 know one
cellar alone where sales were increased
by more than $4,000 during the II
months" The manufacturers and the
trnde account for the increase by the
theory that the champagne consuming In
come OF the country was hit SO hard by
the panic that 1t could no longer stand
for the high-prlced Imported az aud
turned to the domestic article Instead.
The American wine merchants nnd
manufacturers claim that for the drst
fine the domestic product hns attracted
the attention of a majority of the buyers.
md that within u few years the wines
Will have n greater sale than the Tor
cign liquors
Every year the English postoflco gath,
ers up 10000 letters which were posteu
without addresses.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

stituents OF her husband.
The president always attempts To
strengthen his advisory coulcil not only
with brilliant minds, but IN a crude WAY
the membership of the cnbinqt Is supposed
TO represent the VARIOUS sections of tins
broad land. To Washington durlUg the
official season there is ever pouring an
endless succession or visitors, thousands
OF whom turn to some member OF The cab
lnct for social entertainment md entry
into Official society. At this point the en-.
tire matter dcvolyes on the cabinet mem
ber's wife. Hence this poor Indy Is often
at her wits end TO arrange for the huge
and evcr-Increaslng demands on hef re-
sources. Failure usually means thar her
husband loses some important noliticnl iu-
fiuence which originally helped 10 secure
bis cabinet position.
The second ranking member of Mrs,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

posed, and the movement grew so slowly
that In 1886 there were only 20 large
rural parks in the United States Today
the whole attitude has changed One nrm
OF landscape artists alone direct park
work In nenrly 30 cities at mn cxpcndl-
turo OF 100000 GOO. positive proof II one
were needed, that parks and public open
place In town arc now demanded as a
necessity.
The chief difficulty In the older cities
Hes In obtaining good locations. for aside
from expense. sanitation aud nrt are to
be taken Into account The small. new
village can overcome obstacles by plan
ming when lots are laid out Other places
arc attempting 10 provide breathing
places by choosing sites on the oatSl,irtS
and connecting them by boueynrds, thus
creating n chain system which In some
cases encircles the town. This ls one so
lutlon of the park question. Others nre
large number OF small. scattered spaces
nbout quarter of n mile square or a
smaller number of lnrgc parks The first
system has been adopted by BoSton and
Chicago Many other cities. New York
in particular. are considering the adyisn-
billty OF adopting, as In Paris. little
spaces In the central part of the city, on
the theory that these numerous small
areas draw many people 10 the French
city In search of II pleasant abode,
New York Is also stnrting to connect
some OF her 16l parks by a series of bou-
leyards which will join the different park
areas into one long whole This WIS done
In the case OF several parks and rNrLw0ys
viewpoint OF the city's beauty. Tho Pail
s0dc Park intended TO preserve the IA
nous palisades Of the Hudson. Will bc
wonderfully beautiful and Will form n
portion OF n Greater New York system,
which Will not only serve the purpose of
beauty, but will broaden the feeling OF
personal interest In the outdoor posSIblii-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
Snake Bite Ar1titOxin.

This latter reptile is the most numerous
OF all the poisonous snakes In the West
ern Hemisphere and his countless num-
bcrs In the United States occnslon the 1T
tie comprchcnded fact that the northern
part of this country contains more poison
snakes than the lower half and even prob
nbly as many rs South America or
course the Southern States and South
America contain many more different
species OF poison snakes than the upper
half of the United States But tho vast
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

one OF the arduous tasks which washing
ton expects from cabinet lady
1t is Characteristic OF her chat she To-
yariahly seeks out utter strangers Mt
brilliant White House functions and
makes II her pleasure to enable them TO
feel perfectly at home.
But while the most important function
OF the cabinet lady is Of course. assist
Ing Mrs. TAFT to welcome guests at White
House receptions. there are many less
talked OF duties which fall 10 her lot.
For instance. from the viewpolnJ Of her
husbands individual career, perhaps the
most vital duty OF the cabinet .aJy Is
the receiving and entertaining uf the
President and his wife. the JIDlomrtic
gentry OF all ranks and countries. and
above all. the caring skllfully for nil
the many Important visitors To Washing
ton nmong the political friends and CON
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

packed away Into a poison cure package
for sportsmen IL Gun bc obtained right
after the bite and Injected right along
side the bitten portion OF the human
body Then battle between the snake
poison and nntltoxln takes place. When
the Injection comes quickly after the bite
the cure Is rapid and there is little
danger.
But II must come rapidly. for many
times after Il rattlcsnake bite death en-
sues In 20 minutes, although the usual
period IS from six to twelve hours.
With the cobra of the Indlan jungle
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

times the amount OF rattlcsnnkc poison
that would have killed him inside an
hour before the treatment was begun on
him. The horse Is then not only poison
proof against the deadly rattlcsnnkc. but
bis blood when drawn or gives up
serum that Will cure the snake bite In
human beings.
When q gallon of his blood is drawn
OF It Is allowed 10 settle and dry, and
then thin serum appears. This Is the
antitoxin and II Il put Into slycerin cul-
lures, where It thriyes later prcscrvativc
chemicals arc added. Then whcu II Is
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

the poison effects arc different. for the
attack OF this toxin is OH the nervous
system, producing paralysis and hnally
heart failure, through paralysis OF tn'
great nerves which keep tho heart auto
mntically operating.
Yet even this poison has been beaten.
for the British scientists have established
at Kasuli, India. a laboratory where cobra
poison nntitoxln Is made and sent all
over India and II applied within an hour
or two after the bite 1t usually saves the
human life Involved
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

numbers OF timber rattIcsnakcs make the
total much greater.
SO the scientists In the Rockefeller In
stltute are now collecting rattlcsnakc
poison from snakes kept for this very
purpose, and horses have been injected
with gradually increasing doses II re-
quires about two years for horse to be
treated before his blood Is sufficiently
tllcd with the antitoxic elements so that
his blood is sufficient 10 cure snake bite.
The horse starts with luHnitesimal doses
OF the poison. Then he gets lnrgcr and
larger quantities. and finally he takcs 20
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

i" SURE and scientific cure for snake
III bite is by no means os important In
- y the United States as ia India. where
thousands die annually from poisonous
snake bites. Yet casualties are SO fire.
qucnt that the directors of the Rocke-
fcllcr Institute OF New York city have
started their lcarncL professors 10 work
In au attempt to secure an antitoxip
against ull snake poisons and against
that of ''crotalus horrldus." or the forest
ratt'esnakc, In particular.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
Queer Superstitions.

KaA ANY noted men have had peculiar
HE Vsuperstltlons which have clung to
q 2 hthem throughout their lives Ono
OF the most peculiar was that of Presi-
dent Mckinley. who often declined TO
make public engagements on Friday, He
also often refused to sign documents on
this day Bismarck had a great venera.
tion for the numernl three, often dlyld.
Ing his work. his duties and everything
possible into three parts. Emile ZoIa.
the novelist, always carried small piece
OF coral about with him 10 ward of Ill
luck. He also carried a bloodstonc.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

Cabinet have multiplied nndA Abroadened
until their culture and nobility OF heart
and mind have become real and potent
factors In the smooth aud successful run
Ming Of that mysterious. but none the less
real and most important. piece of politieai
machinery. u national administration
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

PEFE Is little WondcF l.ut people IN
crowded districts shut In by brick
and mortar. deprived Of flowers. With
s. none Of the privileges OF country life.
sbould thirst for substitutes cor woods
md aclds and the glmpses OF rural land
ernncs that parks afford Parks for cities
IRE a demand born OF necessity. The
bcnlth and happiness Of the public de-
nand that open spaces should be pro-
ylded for public use President Roosevelt
,yns the first to suggest that solutions OF
municipal problems might be obtained
through Congress having direct control
OF the city government nt Washington md
making II model municipality. If this
were feasible one OF the first movements
would be townrd the establishment OF 4
park system, for open places and public
fairgrounds are necessary means for the
development OF wholesome citizenship.
Though the park movement has grown
wonderfully in the past few years. so
that approximately there arc being spent
annually In the towns and cities of the
United Stntcs Sl1.oO0,OOO for park I'm
proyemcnt and maintenance, md 80 600
acres Of land. apart from United States
government reservations, have been dedi-
CAtc1 10 puDllc use, must OF tue urge
parks have been located on the outskirts
OF the city, nwny from the crowded dis
trictS which need them. This has arisen
from the failure OF those who lay out
cities TO set aside land for public use.
from the desire to obtain land ut reason
able cost and from the fact that much
OF the land has been acquired by gift,
II the city fathers, in plannlng town,
would more often consider the dcsirablllty
OF parks the question OF location would
be settled while lnnd is cheap and many
breathing places could be located In the
business portion Of the city. When n
city ls built, the problem has TO be solved
In the best way, expense, location and
available land being taken into consldcra-
lion
The park idea is the result OF n gradual
growth of taste, and civic pride for open
spaces are delight to the educated and
well-to-do as well as TO the poor That
the demand for benuty In cities has In
creased OF late years mny be gathered
from the fact that when, In 1853. an ef-
fort was made To secure land for Ccntrni
Park. New York. 1t was most bitterly op.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

France has 1883 postal savings banks.
The War Department paid s9ffls for
artificial limbs last year.
One-hfth of the country's wealth Is rop-
resented iu tho New York stocs TX
change
On the basis of bushel OF corn pro-
ducing IS gallons of alcohol, IL has been
figured out that last years corn crop IN
the United states was sufficient to FUR
nish 10, .000 horsepower for lo hours
day for an entire year.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

Every year the English postoflco gath,
ers up 10000 letters which were poS,eu
without addresses.