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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
BY LINDSEY CAMPBELL

IN toe early days of the army transport
service the passengers were composed
entirely of grownups. Those who
were not soldiers were civilians whose
services were required in the stern
business that Uncle Sam had under
way. Those who were not men were
the women nurses who had volunteered
to accompany the troops to the far
country and care for those who fell
before the bullets and bolos of the
enemy or who succumbed to the sick
ness which in this campaign was a
more deadly foe than Spaniard or Fill
pino. Then a few brave women de-
cided to accompany their husbands to
the new posts across the seas and as
time passed and conditions in the Phil
ippines became settled those officers
who could not afford to maintain sepa-
rate homes in the United States for
their children took the little folks with
them.
Those first little children that fol-
lowed the army to the far east had
hard time of it. Their mothers did not
understand the dangers of the tropical
climate and many of the children were
sent home tiny living skeletons, yellow
of skin, their eyes shining with the
fire of the fever that had wasted them.
In the early days of the transport
service the deck of homeward bound
troopship was fairly crowded with
pathetic pictures. but none that touched
the heart quite in the same way as the
sight of these jaundiced babes who
looked SO tired and whose very pres
ence in such a condition in such a
place seemed an injustice greater than
the one to right which the war was
originally undertaken.
Army mothers, however, are as
adaptable as brave and they soon
learned how to take care of them
selves and their children in the tropical
lands. Sick babies disappeared as if
by magic and today the army family
skips from Fort Crook in midwinter to
the hottest corner of Mindanao and
makes itself as comfortable in one place
as the other.
Two transports cross the Pacific
every month, one going each way. Each
ship carries on an average of 40 chill
dren. This means that nearly 1000
army children cross the Pacific every
year, half of them going out to spend
two years with their parents in the
tropics and the other half coming home
In the cabin are the children of com
missioned officers and of civilians
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
ABOUT COMMON THINGS
FROM A CATERPILLAR TO A HAIR RIBBON

fast AS the worm grows this skin
hardens until finally it will stretch
no more then it bursts, he wrfggles
out and begins to grow new skin. He
does this four or five times before he
reaches his full size, which is about
three inches long. They are hungry
little creatures. Their food is the
leaves of the mulberry tree, and these
must be gathered in basketfuls and
chopped fine.
When the caterpillars are grown
they are ready to spin the beautiful
cocoons for which all this trouble has
been taken Extending along a great
part OF the body are two glands which
end in two spinnerets in the mouth
and contain sticky substance When
the worm is ready to spin it first pro-
duces the loose, rough fiber which
forms the outside Of the cocoon, and
then the close fiber of the inside
Those who are caring for them know
when they are ready to spin their
cocoons, for they stop eating: then lit
tie bundles of sticks are gathered and
put into the trays, to which the worms
may cling while they spin About five
days are occupied in the spinning of
the cocoon, then two or three weeks
go by and the cocoon bursts and the
perfect insect comes forth
The silk worm rearer. however, does
not permit the natural bursting of the
cocoon, for in that case the silk would
be cut by the insect, and the fine
threads would be in short lengths So
toward the end of this time there is
careful watching, and just before the
insect is ready to come out the cocoons
are thrown into hot water. This kills
the moth, it also softens the gum which
sticks the various coils of silk to-
gether to form the case, and the silk
threads may be unwound from the she'll
and wound again on a reel These
threads are wound around and around
the cocoon evenly and smoothly and they
are so closely glued that the surface
looks something like heavy paper The
reeler must be very skillful and when
q thread breaks, or a cocoon runs out,
be ready to join on another thread by
its natural sickness. There are two
spinnerets, you remember, and the total
length of the double thread which the
silk worm winds into its cocoon some
times runs to 800 yards, but rarely av-
erages more than $50 to $50 yards you
see that they are not all of the same
length If the worms are crowded.
they spin double cocoons and interlaee
their threads SO they can not be un-
wound
The silk comes from reels In skeins.
which are made into hanks and sent In
bales to the silk factory. And now we
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

are at the beginning of our ribbon
weaving. Silk cloth is woven much
like other cloth. but the special feat
ure of ribbon loom is that it weaves
from two webs to sixty-four at a time,
according to width. Each piece of
ribbon has its own separate warp and
shuttle, but if there is something wrong
with one ribbon so that the loom is
stopped, it stops all the looms, so that
the weaver must be very alert A
loom that weaves 40 webs at once will
average about 500 yards In a day of 10
hours. II ribbons were woven on sep
arate looms. piece by piece, we should
tie fewer Christmas boxes with them
and 1t is probable that we should make
them serve every purpose a much
longer time without renewing. as the
expense would be SO very much more
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04


mand for tying Christmas boxes,
and the jaunty bows and bright
colors add much to the charm of the
gift One has always in anticipation
the surprise within and even before
that is brought to light the package
itself has given us the holiday feeling
and the enjoyment of its own beauty.
Nowadays a Christmas package is not
merely a package; it is something
beautiful in itself. and this is largely
owing to the fact that ribbons may be
bought so cheaply.
In these days of inexpensive ribbons
it may be OF interest to remember
that Queen Mary passed a law in her
S$day forbidding servant maids to wear
ribbon on their bonnetS Chats were not
stylish them, and other monarchs
passed laws as to who should and who
should not wear ribbons.
Some of our ribbons are as beautiful
paintings. They simmer like sun
shine on still water, they are colored
like jewels, and such dainty blossoms
spring from the silken fabric that it
almost seems as if the petals would
fall from the roses if you shake them
too hard or the leaves drop from the
vines 1t is truly wonderful that not
only these ribbons, but all our rich
silks and velvets, from the stiff bro
cade of the Chinese ruler to the little
girls hair ribbon. are made possible
by the patient work of a worm.
1t is the mulberry silk moth and it's
cousins which supply the raw material
for all the silk finery in the world.
This moth is little whitish colored
insect, with pale bar across her
wings, and she lays eggs about the
size OF the head of pin. These eggs
are covered with a sort of gum, which
sticks them to the material on which
they are laid, but does not fasten them
together. They are laid at the end of
the summer but are not hatched until
the beginning of the next summer
Silk worm cultivation is a very delicate
and careful occupation. The rooms
in which they are kept must be
well lighted and evenly heated If they
are grown in the house, and when the
proper time comes for them to hatch
they must be kept very warm. The
eggs lie in trays and some morning
the care taker sees something moving
and finds that the little worms are
crawling. The caterpillar is at first
very small, not more than a quarter of
an inch in length, but its skin is very
soft and pliable, and it grows very
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
A Gentleman

Rough clothes and toll worn hands,
my boy,
No barriers are to this estate;
If but your heart has no alloy
Is purest gOld-nO stroke of fate
Can ever interpoSe ban
Against your claim of gentleman.
What though your fare be pulse and
bread,
Your only ware an earthen bowl2
Still proudly may you lift your head,
If you possess a noble soul;
1 care not what your race or clan,
You still may be a gentleman.
White hands are often but the sign
That marks the fdler in the mart:
Then envysnOt his linen fine,
For il may hide an unclean heart;
A spotless raiment never can
Make any boy gentleman.
Be honest. steadfast, true and pure.
And do your work with willing hands,
And your reward is always sure,
Though not expressed in gold or
lands;
Be constant, and I know you can
Win that fair name-a gentleman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

Ribbons are woven I'm widths vary
Ing from the tiniest baby ribbon to
broad sash ribbon. The method of num-
bering the width came from an odd
custom. The narrowest was the width
OF the old English penny set up edge
wise. the next the width OF two pen-
nies, and so on; hence number one
two. etc
Next TO gold or gems, silk is the
most valuable OF all merchandise: the
cargo of a single vessel sometimes reD
resents a value of $2.0OO.O OO0 1t will
help to show the value of the little
silk worm when we know that the
condition of the digestive organs OF
silk worms In all silk producing eoun-
tries Is regularly reported by cable 10
the large manufacturing centers of the
United States.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
Seven Good Rules

1. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what
you can do yourself
8. Never spend your money before
you have it,
4. Never buy what you do not want
because it is cheap.
3. Pride costs us more than hunger,
thirst and cold.
6. We seldom repent OF having eaten
too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

whose position in the government serv-
ice entities them to first class transpor-
tation. The children of other civilian
employees and of noncommissioned off,
GERS travel in the second cabin. And
they all have the run of the whole
ship with a few restrictions.
The Uncle Sam steamship company
or army transport service collects no
fare from its passengers, but charges
each a sum estimated to cover the ac
tual cost of subsistence. Children un-
der years of age are charged nothing
for subsistence. Between . and II
years half rates are charged. The full
adult rate is paid for all over 12.
The trip on the transport is real
holiday for the army kid. There is no
school except on Sunday, when the
chaplain, who at the garrison post is
their regular schoolmaster, keeps his
hand in by holding short session of
Sunday school. In the army as else
where are those who do not approve Of
children, and if the transport rules for
the regulation of kids were made by
crusty old bachelors ocean voyaging
would not be popular with the little
folks of the army. The crusty old
bachelor, nervous colonels, cranky gen
erals and grouches of all kinds are
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

The young lady who posed for this
very charming picture is little Miss
Madaline Roselie Brill of 111s Noe
street, San Francisco. The picture was
taken by F.~V. Billones. who has the
distinction of being the only Filipino
artist and photographer in the United
States.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

y HIS is the time of the year
when ribbons are greatly in de-
mand for tying Christmas boxes,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
SAMUEL NEWHGUSE
MAKES FAST TIME

Samuel Newhouse arrived in Paris
at O'Clock Monday afternoon, thus
making the journey from Salt Lake
City TO the French capital in nine
days and twenty hours distance of
approximately $500 miles. When Mr.
Newhousc. as advices to his Salt Lake
Offices conveyed the information. ar
rived at the bedside OF his brother.
Mott Newhouse. he found him still
alive. but dangerously i'll.
Mr.. Newhouse left Salt Lake City
at noon December 4 He missed his
connection with the Twentieth Cen
tury limited At Chicago. but ordered
a special train from the Windy City
10 New York, and made new record
for that journey, making the distance.
$50 miles, in seventeen hours and for
ty-siX minutes, fourteen minutes less
than the record OF the Twentieth Cen
tury limited
Arriving in New York a week ago
TueSdaN, Mr.. Newhouse caught the
Cunard liner Lusltania Across the
Atlantic he sailed in something like
five and half days into Liverpool.
At Liverpool he caught the boat
train" the London express TO the
British metropolis. thence to Dover,
from Dover across the English chan
mel to Havre, or Newhaven to Dieppe,
and then by fast mail to Paris. Los
ing as he did, SIX hours Ell route the
difference in time. and with so many
connections TO make, Mr. Newhouse
has made remarkable time.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
N A n Y A r {;
D DRU NIX IN
OGDEN
MAN STOPS OFF BETWEEN
TRAINS AND GETS FULL.
Jap is Heap Drunk ard Confesses In
Court-Prcllminary Hearing OF
Hall and Shaffrey.

Y Segaro, a Jap, could not speak
English. nor could he understand il
very we'll. but when complaint
charging him with being "unlawfuly
drunk was read 10 him this morn
ing in tho municipal court. nc man
aged To say:
Yep; me heap drunk
That meant that he pleaded guilty
to the charge. He was sentenced 10
pay fine of 50 or remain In jail five
days.
When John Clark was arralgned for
drunkenness. alleged to have been
contracted yesterday. he had no hes.
itancy in acknowledging ihat the com.
plant stated facts. John Will have to
pay fine Of SO or go TO jail.
John Doe, Greek. forfeited bail in
the sum of IS this morning He was
charged with disturbing the peace,
but did not care 10 stand trial.
J. w. Bryan-not w. j told the
court this morning that he became In
toNicated in Ogden Yesterday during
his brief stay here waiting for train
connections. He had ticket for
Denver and would have been near the
Colorado metropolis by this time had
he not loaded himself with "tangle-
foot" He was given an opportunity
TO take the train this evening. with
the under standing that if he remains
in tho city after the train goes out,
he Is TO he reaTrested ana serve the
time of the suspended sentence-5
days in the city jail
The preliminary hearing of William
Hall and Frank Shaftrey, charged
with burglary and grand larceny, was
taken up in the municipal court this
morning, but will not be concluded un.
ill tomorrow
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
DOING WORK ON A
NEW UTAH RAILROAD

During the past week something
fke a hundred laborers have l&en
shipped in for work on the Castle Val.
Icy railroad, and more are wanted.
Most OF these are Japanese and arc
secured through the labor agencies at
Salt Lake City, Ogden and elsewhere.
All told there are at this time about
two hundred and fifty men and eighty
to ninety teams at work on the line
Natlonalities are equally divided be
tween the Greeks, Japanese, Italians
and AuStTianS.
TWO miles OF grade, according to
Manager Crandall OF the Ely Con-
structlon company. is completed from
where the line branches off the South
ern Utah, some twelve miles south
and west OF Price Steel is on the
way, aud within the next ten days
1t is expected n gang will be follow
ing up The graders. getting the iron
down for the engine that is also en-
route. This will help out wonder
fully in pushing the work.
Beyond this two miles Of grade
there arc several outfits working in
as many places, and it IS expected to
have the eight miles OF Castle Valley
railroad in operation TO Cedar creek
By the flrst Of the year. From semi
Official sources comes information
That the road Is TO be extended on to
Hunting and south of there on the
completion of the line 10 Cedar Creek
Shipments from Cedar Creek are
figured on by the middle of January
or sooner, vhilc from HIawatha
everything looks favorable for an out
put by the middle or latter part Of
next month. The Castle Valley peo-
pie are believed to be acquiring moro
coal lands south OF Cedar Creek.
The latter's railroad yards at Price
will be in the vicinity Of the Denver
e Rio Grande stockyards Price Ad-
VOcatc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15

of the house and commenced light
housekeeping Neither I nor my hus-
band had ever seen young Jacobson
until he arrived home, about two
weeks ago
There was party at the house
Monday night at which there was Il
number present. including my husband
and young Mr.. Jacobson. Tuesday
night my husband and young Jacob
son announced that they would like
to 20 to the theater. They left the
house about o'clock and returned
about 1 o'clock. AS far as l know
they returned together.
Calls Story Falsehood.
The story that | went TO the Jail
last night under guard and that my
husband said Be brave. kid, Is d
falSehCod
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson denied that
they had ever known the Fisks until
they engaged rooms at their home.
and they were positive that their son
had never met Fisk until he returned
home from the north.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
SACRED HEART NOTES

The feast of the Immaculate Con
ception December S. was observed
With due solemnity at Sacred Heart
academy. At the mass celebrated in
the convent chapel at s o'clock the
singing was appropriate and inspiring
Flower-decked altars and numerous
lights added to the beauty Of the
scene. but the external decorations
were but IlaIntly significant Of the
waiting hearts that celebrated the
feast in the most perfect manner that
the church prescribes.
Mrs. D. Maloney DeVine, 'o5, wife
of City Attorney DeVinc. and former
pupil of Sacred heart, made her first
holy communion Mrs. DeVine has
recently been received into the
church. and as the fact was prettily
expressed by one who knows the lady
we'll sit was proper that God should
enter her heart for the first time be
fore the same altar rail where she
first heard the whispcrings of his saw
ing grace" The tender Joy of the oc-
casion was participated In by Mrs,
Devices many sincere friends at her
alma mater.
Miss Mabel Krauss. 10. was hostess
Wednesday, WIlSD tlle clneI lueuibtlo D
OF the class enjoyed her hospitality.
A delightful theater party and dain-
ty. luncheon were the diversions OF the
afternoon. thoroughly appreciated by
all Mrs d. Conners aunt Of Miss
Krauss was the genial chaperon of
the party
Miss Rita DorriDgor Of Austin, New.
was surprised by her classmates. the
second academies. last Friday after
noon. An impromptu birthday party
tested her powers of expression,
though not of appreciation. Usually
yoluablc young lady on the occasion
| Miss Derringer was speeohless when
| she came to the recitation room pre-
| pared for an hours hard work and
| found a well-fllcd, daintily-spread Ia"
| BILE and the enthusiastic smiles of
| happy classmates who had prepared
tho feast
| As a prelude TO the tests soon to
take place. the first and the second
preparatory classes were subjected to
a good review OF grammar recently.
| The last few days before the dis
missal of school for the holidays will
| be devoted to the semi-annual exam
| nations.
| Christmas strains are quite audible
| around the academy. Sometimes they
proceed from the minims' room. where
practice for the coming cantata occu-
pics no little time; occasionally they
reach one from The vocal hall. where
the old. yet over new, melody Is be.
ing rehearSed, Tor Christmas would
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
TEC0MA Is To HAVE
A MINING BOOM

tMr C.eF Whipple Of Tecoma. Ne
vada, in acknowledging receipt of a
medal for dlsplays at the Four-State
lair. states that there is much actiyi-
Is In his district at this lime, Two
new companies composed of Idaho
people are spending a good deal OF
money in developing their roerties,
and both have struck ore,
The Salt Lake Copper company has
struck sulpbide ore in its new tunnel
on the east side of the Tecoma range,
and the leasers In the old workings
or Copper Mountain are shipping
richer ore than has ever been shipped
from that property
The owners OF the old Tecoma mine
are extending their workings into
territory, and have opened up large
vein of lead Sulphides.
The Mineral Mountain Mining COM
pany has carload OF ore ready, FOR
shipment as son as the weather will
permit. In spite of the heavy SHOWS
On the range. capitalists are going In
10 examine property. and Mr.. Whipple
predicts a mining boom OF no small
procrtions with the beginning OF
spring and better weather.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
REVENUE CUTTER TO SAVE
THE BIRDS OF HAWAII

Seattle. Wash. Dec 15.-The Unit
ed States revenue cutter Thetis. Cap
tain w. V. f Jacobs, sailed yester
day for Honolulu, where she will be
stationed during the next eighteen
months, The Thetis. according TO In.
formation received here, is being sent
To the Hawaiian islands at the request
OF the Audubon society. Complaints
have been made to the government at
Washington that Japanese on the is
lands are capturing and killing the Ea-
waiian birds and sending the feathers
TO Japan, where the plumage is pre-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
JUDGE LURTON WILL BE
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

Washington. Dec. 15-The senate
committee on judiciary voted unan-
imously today to report favorably the
nomination of Judge Horace H, LUZ.
ton to be an associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
Some members said it would have
been better to have named a younger
man, Judge Lurton being In his sixty.
sixth year, but there was no general
opposition to him. or any criticism
except as TO his age. The report Will
be made on Thursday by Senator
Bacon,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
ALL OUR MEATS ARE u. S.
INSPECTED.

Why take any chances in buying
your meats where both inspected and
not-lnspected meats are handled? You
may then get either kind. Be on the
safe side. Buy your meats where L.
S. Inspected meats arc handled EN-
CLUSIVELY We have no other
kind You will see the inspection
stamp on every piece OF meat in our
market Seeing Is believing. Give us
a trial We guarantee satisfaction.
Bell 1868; Ind. 365i-D
SAWYER BROS,
2175 Jackson Ave
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
CONTEST OVER WILL
OF WILLIAM WATTS

The probate contest case over the
estate of Eleanor a. Watts occupied
toe attention Of the district court
this morning. William Watts, the sur,
viylng husband, has petitioncd the
court to set aside the homestead in.
yolyed. for the exclusive use of him
self and this action is opposed by
The other heirs TO tho property. The
realty involved is valued at $4,000,
and the matter will probably be all.
justed out Of court this afternoon or
a decision will be rendered in the
near future by Judge Howell
The petition Of the administrators
for Tie final accounting of the estate
vas granted. pending decision or
settlement of the homestead Ques-
ton
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago, Dec. 15,-Close: Wheat
Dec. $l.12 L.: May 81. 10 1-Sa1-4
July % "a.
Corn-Dec. 81 3-4 May SO 5.SaS-4:
July Go Is: Sept, 65 IL
oats-Dec. 43 Is; May a 5-S: July
AZ 1-4a3-S
Pork-Jan. S2l9o; May s21.67 Il;
July s21 so.
Lard-Dec. s13 80; Jan. s12 81 l-2;
Nav s11.S2 II; July S1l .S5a11
81 l-2.
Ribs-Jan. s11 90 IL: May and July
lbs.
Rye-Cash n.
Barley-54a72
Timothv-$29 so.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
LEGAL.
NOTICE OF SALE OF EsTRAYs

State OF Utah. County Of Weber.
In the Plain City precinct OF said
county
have in my possession the follow
Ing described estray animals which,
" not claimed and taken away. VIII
oe sold 10 the highest cash bidder
~ my corral in Plain City Precinct.
on Monday, the 10Th day OF December.
1909, Al the hour of 10 q. m.
description OF AnimalsD
One red heifer, 3 years old. branded
on left ribs, crop and undor bit
~ left car, upper bit in right ear. w
IN right side, hole in right ear.
Said Estrays were taken up by me
IN said precinct before 18th day oil
December. 1909.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON.
round Keeper for Plain City Pre-
clnct. =