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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

ptoplc In the United States living
Where the sale of liquor was prohib-
i'edi In 1900 the number had increas-
ca TO lS,O00,000 and now more than
So'oJo'OOO are under prohibitory law.
since that time the population of the
"hole country has scarcely doubled,
while the population in the prohibition
territory has increased ten fold
In 1905 Maine was, 10 use the lang
uage of General Neal Dow. "Ono Of
.he most drunken and poorest states
ln the union, there being seven dis
tillerieS and two breweries In Port
land alone" In 1856 there wero only
llNe savings banks in Maine with less
than 100000 deposited Forty years
ago Maine adopted prohibition, and
TO-DAY let us compare Maine with some
other states more fertile and moro
laNorably situated for the development
OF wealth. In 1902 there were depos-
tied IN the Maine savings banks $1lS.-
Vou,OOO In December, 1907. Maine
mad more savings banks and S22 000,-
VOo more money deposited in them
than Ohio with six times as many peo.
pie. In 1901 Maine had In her saw
lnes banks 500 for every inhabitant;
Illinois, $lS, and Ohio. $40
Adjoining Maine is the state of Mns-
sachusetts, more fayorably situated.
In ten recent years Maine DECREASa
ED her Indebtedness $lJ per capita
while Massachusetts INCREASED her
Indebtedness $40 per capita In Mas
sachuSetts is per cent of the people
own their own homes in Maine 10
per cent. Maine has 125 insane per
song for every 100000 inhabitants.
Massachusetts 2SS for every 100000.
There are a prisoners per 100000 in
Maine, while in Massachusetts there
are 232 per 100000.
We have heard much about prohi-
bition Kansas, about how LIQUOR can
be obtained in Kansas Granted that
liquor can be obtained In Kansas and
that drunkenness exists in spots. but
not in most of the counties where law
and order are respected and where
the people are free from that most
dangerous, most corrupt. and most
criminal of all alliances-thc alliances
between saloon interests and polite
ians. Kansas has Sli5, 100000 In its
banks, or $SS per capita. In the year
1907 fifty counties In Kansas did not
furnish the State penitentiaTy sim
gle criminal. Thirty-flve counties have
their jails absolutely empty, forty
four counties are without a single pau.
per; twenty-five counties have no poor
houses. Kansas spends more money
for education in proportion to popula-
ton than any other state. For twenty
years one particular spot in Kansas.
however, was in the clutches of a cor.
rupt political machine which perpet-
uated the liquor business in defiance
of state law. This spot is Kansas
City. Kansas Finally the people arose
in their might and wiped out the liz,
uor despotism. Notwithstanding the
dire whisky prophecies that the town
would be killed when it went dry.
But Kansas City. Kansas. is not dead,
The first year under clean admins
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
NAME THEIR OFFICERS
of corrupt alliances between saloon
proprletors and politicians?
CONTINUED from Page Four,

of corrupt alliances between saloon
proprletors and politicians
Ia the clean cities where "boots oro
sold instead OF booze" whcro chill.
drcn can so to school without pass
ing saloons, whore young men arc NOT
cnticed into the gilded rooms of drink.
ing and gambling. where girls do not
cat in saloon restaurants. what moth.
crS. what fathers would not rather
risk the fate OF their heirs and sur.
yivors? What father is there who en-.
Joys seeing his son and heir. on whom
he has devoted so many hours OF hope
and consideration. 90 into the omen sa.
loon door with crowd of other boys.
when he knows full we'll that "repeat
The order is the prevailing rule IN.
Ill each has done his part. when no
knows iull we'll that under the in(lu,
cncc OF the seductive fluid, the boy is
apt 10 see things and do things that
will lead TO his ruin. damnation and
misery. Fathers. take the matter
home to your families Docs it nav
10 have your sons thus temptod ,
Have You any assurance that Your son
Is strong enough 10 resist being a
Jolly good fellow? Fathers. Won know
too well the truth of Pope's words:
He who once sins Is like he who
slides on ice.
Goes quickly down the slippery ways
of vice.
Though conscience checks him vet
those Tups gone, DER, n
He slides on smoothly and looks
back no more"
Fathers every one of YOU know that
such temptations are not good for your
sons You all know that 1t Is easier
to keep away than TO get away from
temptation Then why will YOU com.
placcntly sit by and see these places
OF destruction grow and flourish in
your community? You do so because
YOU are told that prohibition will kill
Your town. You do so because YOU
fear the taxes viii be raised when the
revenue from saloons ceases, The
statement that the closing OF saloons
will kill your town is false. false as
IS the effect of liquor on the mind
and body while 1t consumes both, un,
der the lie that happiness is obtain
ed In the destruction.
Senator Carmack said. Wealth is
produced by the hand and brain of
man and whatever impairS the cffec-
tiveness of both mind and body Is a
destroyer Of wealth."
Every one knows that liquor i'm
pairs the effectiveness of both mind
and body. So liquor, injuring the hu-
man engine as it does, does not build
up a man and does not build up
town Many towns thrive in spite OF
Al L.. ~
thrive much faster if they did not have
this burden to carry.
Forty years ago there were 3.500,000
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
RECEPTION is GIVEN
TWO MISSIONARIES

The Testimonial concert and dance
given at the Third ward last evening
In honor of Elder Robert NJ, Camp
bell and Clyde Greenwell, who are
about TO depart for England on a mis-
sion in behalf of the Mormon church,
was one of the most enjoyable occa-
sions of the season. A large crowd
was present TO listen to the splendid
program and also to enjoy the dance.
The program follows:
Selection. Indian Maiden overture
four piece orchestra.
Vocal solo, Sweet Spirit, Hear My
Prayer" by Vincent Wallace, sung by
Mr.. Orson Griffin,
Flute solo, The Nightingale and tho
Frogs AXel Nylander
Vocal duet, "Larboard Watch" Mr..
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
FUNERAL FOR LATE
MISS EMILY CLARK

a large number of the relatives and
friends of Miss Emily Clarke attended
the funeral services which were held
at the family residence. 2255 Van
Buren, avenue. yesterday morning at
IL O'Clock.
The services were conducted by
Bishops Counsellor Farley r Wright.
Music was provided by the ward choir
assisted by several solos The speak
ers were Nathan a. Turner. Patriarch
George w Larkin and Farley T.
Wright Interment was made at the
city cemetery.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

ManZan. the great Pile remedy. pre-.
vents Piles by preventing constipation.
1t is conveniently applied directly to
the trouble by means of a small nOz
zle attached TO the tube in which Man
zan is put up. Sold by Geo. F, Cave
Drug Store.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
WHITNEY ISSUES
SIGNED STATEMENT

New York, Sept. 29.-The following
despatch was received by the AS
ISOLATED Press tonight from Harry
Whitney, the New Haven hunter. who
arrived at st Johns, n. F. yesterday
by the schooner Jeanie on his way
home:
"Stephenville Crossing, Newfound
land. Sept 30.
$50 many questions are being asked
my by different papers that ! decide
to make the following statement
through the Associated Press: My
reasons for not going back TO Etah
after Cooks things was that the en-
gines of the Jeanie. one of the small
est boats that ever went 10 the Arctic,
were not working satisfactorily and
we were depending partly on sails,
which later we had to do entirely
There was no reason why the jean
ie could not have gone back. but not
knowing that DR.. Cooks things left
with me were OF such importance as
they have since turned out TO be. did
not In addition ] had promised the
Eskimos, who were with mo after
muskoXen in Ellsemereland. certain
things which | expected on the ship
coming for me. but they were not
aboard the -Jeanie and | did not want
to return and disappoint the men.
Another reason was that ! wanted TO
prolong my hunting trip. which | was
able to do by not going back but by
cutting across Smith Sound from
North Star Bay and following the
edge of the ice south.
II do not believe that either Or.
Cook or Commander Peary If placed
in my position, would have done any
differently than did. nor would they.
having started south for civilization
have turned back. I never saw Dr.
Cook until met him In the Arctic.
He told me he had been to the North
Police and was pledged not to re-
veal this fact TO Commander Peary.
but / could say that he had gone fur
ther north than Pcarv In 1906.
Commander Pcary, to my knowl'
edge, knew absolutely nothing about
! what had been left with me by DR.
Cook except that mentioned instru'
ments. clothes and furs and also a
narwhale horn, DR., Cooks belongings
left in my charge. were placed IN
boxes which were nailed up. Then
saw the Eskimos cover them with
rocks.
No one could have been kinder TO
me or shown me more consideration
than Commander Peary did while
was on the Roosevelt and he said ne
would be very glad TO have me remain
aboard and return with him instead ol
Joining the Jeanic.
(Signed) "HARRY WHITNEY
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

Philadelphia. Sept. 2o,-Dr Fred
elick A. Cook, the Arctic explorer
came here today TO deliver a lecture
tonight He received most enthus'
iastic reception.
His ride from the depot where a
great crowd met MIN 10 the city hal'
where he was ofDolally welcomed oy
Mayor Reyburn. WAS q continuous oSa'
tlon.
Once on the train he hoped TO nave
= few qulot moments in which To pre-
pare his lecture for tonight Inc
passengers, however. passed ana re-
passed his scat TO get Glimpseot him
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

Visited In ogden-Samuel New
house visited In ogden yesterday and
spent the afternoon with Horace
Peery.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

and shake his hand and Governor Fort
OF New Jersey who was on the train,
spent twenty minutes with him.
DR.. Cooks right hand Is literally
faycd with so much handshaking that
he is now compelled to offer his left
hand
At the city hall he was rendered a
reception under the auspices OF the
city of Philadelphia. There were no
scientific men present to meet the eX
plorer.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30

Copenhagen, Sept, 29-Commenting
on the question of artificial horizon
raised by Commander Robert E Reary
In his statements to show that DR..
Cook did not reach the North Pole.
Prof Stronger Of the Copenhagen
University said
Commander Peary must be under
Misrepresentation According to DR.,
Cooks statement 10 me. he did not use
an artificial horizon or mercury, but
a glass mirror which with the aid of
spirit levels. was set horizontally"
st, Johns. Sept 299.-Members of
the schooner Jeanie said tonight that
when Harry Whitney learned in Lab
rador of the polar controversy and Of
the Importance of DIR. Cooks instru-
ments, he engaged Captain Sam Bart
lett and his vessel to so up next year
and recover DR.. Cooks belongings at
Etah.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Thrive in Oren-Gir School.

There is an open-air schccl for con.
sumptive children in Providence, r. l..
that is locked upon as an experiment.
and much interest felt in the result
DE-. Ellen Stcne of that city has charge
OF the school. A barn had one side
Knocked out, making it perfectly open
to the air and at the same time pro.
tected by an overhead covering. Dr.
Stone has about 20 afflicted children
in the school. They have recesses at
frequent intervals, and every hour a
bowl of hot soup is given them. At
intervals of an hour the children go to
another house and get warm. Under
the foot of each child is foot warm
er, ard the children are warmly clad.
Already decided change for the bet,
,er is seen in the children.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Coyote AGAINST Rabbit.

/ have been ranching on an island
for more than quarter OF a century.
There are no carnivorous wild ami.
mails on my island but the coyote. and
could get rid of him in very short
time and at very little expense, but ii
did the rabbit would soon put me
out Of business. l have experimental
along these lines, and know what I'm
talking about, and | declare here and
now that in my opinion the carnlvor-
Gus wild animals Of Texas save the
farmers and stock ,aisers hundreds of
millions of dollars by keeping the rab-
bit In check-Hnuston Post.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Pets Of the White House.

Pete, prize bull terrier, Is by far
the best known White House pet. He
became famous for his liking, or,
diplomatic corps, having on one occa,
sion endeavored to make the ambas.
sador climb tree when that gentle
man called at the White House TO
play tennis with the president For
his indiscretion on that occasion Pete
was required to serve term of ban.
ishment on Surgeon General Rixeys
farm In Virginia.
Skip was the hunting dog which had
been given the president. and when
the dog was run over and killed by
an automobile in Oyster Bay he was
buried at Sycamore Hill. Skip. SC
the president says in one of his books
could climb trees, but Mr.. Roosevelt
failed to state whether that feat was
accomplished by Skip on account OF
the attention paid him by Pete. who
had n reputation for making things
climb trees.
Thomas Stone, the chief usher al
the White House. presented to Miss
Ethel Roosevelt an English pap, Dia
mond. which is now the favorite at the
White House. 1t cannot be said thai
he has succeeded to the position for
merly occupied by Pete. but, then
Diamond is only five months old. The
attaches at the White House are moi
inclined to speculate as to how Dia
mond's tastes will run.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
How to Keep Youno,

1t is true that the ncophobia of the
old has its cause in mental attitude
rather than in physical decay 1t is
not that the mental power is less, but
1t is natural for man to rely on the
thinking he did in his twenties and to
refuse to reopen questions he set,
tied" half lifetime ago.
This atrophy of thought can be
avoided if the danger is foreseen. and
a man deliberately forms the habit Of
breaking thought habits. 1t can be
escaped II a man recognizes that he is
borne on a stream of social change
and that, instead of trusting to the
perspective in which things appeared
in his youth. he must look and look
again.-From Social Psychology, by E.
A. Ross.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Mrs. Chas. Johnson fell last even
ing and broke her leg.
Teddy Feehan returned from Den
yer Monday and remained until Tues
day evening to attend his duties as
alderman.
Miss Jennie Taylor and Miss Nellie
Hendricks were passengers to Denver
Sunday afternoon.
The Rcd Mems dance on New
Years night was well attended, not
only by the dancers of Black Hawk
but people all over the county. 1t
was most enjoyable affair. Mrs.
Rose Slattery played the piano and
furnished some very good music.
Saturday at the Taylor home n
very pleasant and enjoyable surprise
party was held on Miss Jennie Tay
lor and Miss Nellie Hendricks. Var
ious forms of amusement were in
dulged in until the time for refresh
ments and it was very late hour
when the guests departed for their
homes. Those present were: Vivian
Fritz, Dave Brennan, Geo. Stevens,
Arthur Crook. Jud Kriley, Fred An
derson; Misses Florence Hill, Jen-
ME Taylor, Hazel Taylor, Melita Han
sen, Nellie Hendricks and Mrs. Jud
Kriley.
The eighth grade pupils of the pub
lie schools delightfully."- surprised Les
ter Rachofsky Monday evening in
honor of his 18th birthday. The usual
games and other pastimes enjoyed
at these functions made the time
seem all too short. refreshments tn: !,
were really filling as well as refresh
ing were served. Among those pre-
sent were: Emily Roberts, Mary Nal
let, Amelia Gabardi Florence Meyers,
Florence Crook, Bertha Hoskins, Ruth
Russell Taylor, Ben Boyle, Francis
Galligan, Clarence Beattie, Bart Ru-
dolph. Ray Klien, Albert Shinherr
Edward Jones, Lewis Schneider and
Lester Rachofsky.
Miss Bertha Schneider entertained
a number of her young friends at
dinner Sunday evening. The spread
was most elaborate and the guests
remained until late hour, enjoying
themselves every moment Of the time.
The guests were: Ray Thompson.
James Oates, Frank Tabb, Frank
Shinherr. Edward Jones. Lewis Sch
Deider Hazel Tabh Gaorpinia Oates
Nora Crook.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Be Courteous at Home.

AS in ordinary family life. politeness
and courtesy are never out of place.
We cannot all of us be always cheer
full or always witty and agreeable; We
cannot always shine, and l do not
know that 1t would not be very tire
some If we could. But we can always
keep ourselves stocked with the
blessed small change of life which
sweetens the path of mortal existence
so surely and so delightfully."-. You
know the old saw: Politeness costs lit
tie and buys much. Well. politeness,
seasoned with kindness, is the best
favoring that can be given in life
John Strange Winter.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Monument. to soIdier.statesman.

Friends OF the late Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee have erected a monument over his
grave in Hollywood cemetery, Rich
mond. On the front is the Lee coat of
arms. Beneath are the dates of his
birth and death. November. 1885. and
April, 1905. and the inscription, Faith
full Unto Death" On the north side is:
Major General. c. S. A, 1s62'65;
Commander of Cavalry, Army of
Northern Virginia. 1S64'65." On the
back of the shaft is Governor of Vir
ginia, 1sS6-'9O: Consul General to
Cuba. 1S96-'9s." On the south side is:
Major General Commanding the
Seventh Army Corps of the United
States. 1898; Brigadier General of the
United States, retired, 1901"
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Historical PAGEANT.

Louis N Park. the enterprising lit
crary American who was placed in
charge of the recent lord mayors
show in London, turned what had
come to be regarded as a sort of ci.-
Gus procession into an interesting
pageant. Shakespeare was accom-
panied by a picturesque encourage Of
characters from his plays. Chaucer
was followed by a band of personages
nf his creating, and Spenser and Mar
lowe were attended in like manner. A
striking feature was William Caxton
on float with group of printers
working an ancient printing press
These historical pageants will be con-
tinued progressively in future shows
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Slow to Realize Chance.

Bulgaria's flag is so new that the
Turkish gunners did not recognize 1t.
and with blank shots turned back n
steamer flying 1t. The official reallza.
ton Of events is often slow in coming.
When John Quincy Adams sought to
enter Berlin as American minister to
Prussia he was held up at the gate
and the officer of the guard had doubts
about letting him in. never having
heard Of the United States OF America.
A sergeant more intelligent than his
superior knew all about the United
States. and on his intercession Adams
was allowed to proceed.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
cepo7ulatea by Sleeping sickossa


Fajao as native town was no more
st hardly any point in Uganda has
the sleeping sickness made sucn
frightful ravages. At least 5000 PER.
sons had perished in the last two
years. Almost the whole population
lad been swept away.
Scarcely enough remained to form
the depu' alton, who in their white
robes could be discerned at the en-.
trance to the cleared area of the
aamping ground. And this cleared
area was Itself of the utmost impor.
tance. ior all around it the powers Of
evil were strong The groves which
fringcd AID overhung the river
swarmed with tsetse flies OF newly re.
plcnished venom and approved ma
ligniiy, and no man could enter them
except at ri3k.-Wins;on Churchill
III Strand Magazine
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07

val they occupied q mansion, at that
time the most imposing private dwell
ing in the city, which was called the
Octagon house. 1t was situated, and
stands to-day on the northeast corner
of Eighteenth street and New York
avenue, says writer in The Illustrat
ed Sunday Magazine.
The house gets its name from the
fact that it is octagonal in shape and
another of its architectural peculiar
tiles is large circular hall or recep-
ton room, into which a person enter
ing is ushered Immediately on passing
through the front door. Directly above
this hall and corresponding to it, on
the second floor. is spacious circular
chamber, originally meant for a bed
room, which was made to serve for
meetings OF the cabinet during the oc-
cupancy Of the establishment by the
Madiso.s.
The Octagon house. which had been
built by Col. Ogle Tayloe. man of
ample fortune, was at this time very
comfortable place to live in. 1t had
not yet acquired its subsequent unfor-
tunate reputation as an abode for ter
rifying phantoms. Just how. and ow
ing to what circumstances, the dwell
ing first became haunted is a ques-
ton that seems to be wrapped up in
a good deal Of mystery. The fact is,
however. that during long period Of
years, and until quite recently, 1t re-
mained unoccupied, save for brief in
tervals. though offered for rent at the
merely nominal price of s25 a month
simply on account of the supernatur-
al manifestations which many credible
persons declared they had witnessed
within its walls.
According to the generally accept
ed story, the house was occupied at
some period during the first half Of the
century by a cruel slave-owner, who
in fit of anger whipped a negro to
death in the garrett Another version
Is that he starved or tortured his hu-
man chattel in the cellar of the man.
sion. But, at all events. there was a
tragedy, still another tale being to
the effect that the wicked mans
daughter refused to marry in obedi-
ence to her fathers wishes. and after
WHICH lDOh place CH lue
stairs. she either fell or was thrown
down the steps and killed
Whatever the truth of the matter
may be. 1t is certain that the alleged
spectral manifestations have been
most particularly connected with the
stairs, on which murmurs as of whis-
pering In angry tones are heard at
dead of night, followed by a sound
of something falling During its many
years of non-occupancy small parties
of venturesome persons did attempt
occasionally to spend a night in the
house, and in every instance. it is
said met with some terrifying expert
ence. Meanwhile. though the place
was certainly empty. many people
passing along in the street in the day
time saw, or thought they saw, faces
at the windows; and at night strange
lights would move from room to room.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07

mayors warrant for the collection of
taxes for 1907 be extended without
interest until the next regular meet
ing.
On motion of Alderman McNevins
council adjourned until Saturday,
January 9th, at 1880, for the purpose
of finding out the sentiment of the
people in regard to changing the el-
ection from every year to every two
years as it would save the city a
great expense.
John P. Rohling,
City Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1909-01-07
Ban on Dual Earnings,

Uncle Sam has struck blow at a
class Of professional men peculiar to
Washington. An order has been is.
sued prohibiting United States govern
ment clerks from swelling their in
comes by practicing medicine or filling
teeth on the side. It has for a long
time been a common practice for de-
partment clerks to attend night col
leges. and. after securing diplomas,
practice professions after ofiice hours.