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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
FASCINATING WIDOWS.

There has been much written about
the widow and her great attraction
for men. but never TO my knowledge
has widow taken up the cudgcls for
her kind
Now. have been a widow for about
three years. and despite the fact that
widows are supposed 10 have designs
on some poor unsuspecting male (?)
am SO far immune from that fault
We widows are. TO my thinking. much
slandered. In the first place, the
majority of us loved our departed hus--
bands much too dearly TO wish to put
another in his place, and those OF
us to whom the departure of number
one gave a feeling Of relief. do not
Wish to continue or increase our suf-
ferings by making the acquaintance
even OF a possible number two.
On tho other hand, should Ne by
any chance remarry. It seems very
unfair for our friends 10 remark (as
they certainly dol "Oh, yes, Mrs.
So-and-So Is married again. Every-
one knew she would not be widow
for long Why. she fairly hooked the
poor man. or. some similar kind
statement
1t has been said that the widow ia
popular (Which she undoubtedly Isl
because she understands men That
is true 10 some extent. but her popu-
larity Ia not due solely To that cause.
The men flock round her for various
reasons. sometimes because she COM
bines the brightness of girl with
the sensibility OF woman, a rare
mere man. sometimes because they
like all the ladies'. but do not wish
10 be drawn into marriage, as would
probably be the case II they were 10
pay similar, or even fewer. attentions
TO a single girl We all know the
lynx.eyed mammas. do We not? Some
times because she has money a widow
is desired.
This is usually the cause. for II
will be observed that the uu-moncycd
widow is not nearly so attractive.
Sometimes che is sought because she
has experience. and is moro likely 10
make a good wifo. and sometimes bc.
cause they love her. This is the last
the most unusual. but not by any
means the least, reason thinks that
poor. lonely much-tslked about little
widow
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
THE SERVANT PROBLEM IN
AFRICA.
They Are All Men and Are the DIRT.
lest In the World

Servants are an absolute necessity
IN Africa. declares A woman writer
in The DeliDeator for April But next
TO the climate and the insects. the
native servants are the greatest pests.
Even the best Of them arc the worst
Imaginable They delight In greasy
rags and dirt They never do any
thing II they can avoid IL,
Servants arc all OF tho male gender.
They arc engaged by the month and
paid In cash or merchandise, at their
option The principal servants arc;
cook, housc-boy. small'boy, jaek-wash
and hcadman.
vas very fortunate in getting one.
His wages were five dollars month.
cash. and all he could steal. He dres-
sed In an undershIrt and tho cnst-off
trousers OF some white man. At the
end Of the month. when he received
his wages. most OF It went for rum
Aaa anisette bought at the factory.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

When the money was gone, he tapped
a palm tree and drank of it's fermented
Juice. No matter how intoxicated ho
became his meals We're always on
time and he was polite and deferen-
tial. He called me Missy.
Because we both spoke English and
he was n British subject, he looked
after me in way. He instructed the
bushmen how to act and dress before
white woman. He warned me when
there was aly mischief brewing, and
when he got into trouble, which was
very frequently he looked to me for
aid. But he never forgot his position
He was small. slight, thirty-three
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
cIRcumsTANTrAL EVIDENCE.

you had told your nephew's wife
that she was 10 have your fortune
when you died?" the prosecuting at
torney asked
Yes" replied the witness
And You believe that the young
woman sought to kill you
Il do" said the witness.
What led you to form that opin-
ion7" Incurred the prosecutor Did
she attempt to poison your
Not exactly that the uncle CON
fesscd. But she did ask me to have
another biscuit
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
NO ALTERNATIVE.

Mudhen-Whcn arc You going TO
call on Mrs Highhover7
Stork-Monday.
Mndhcn-That's a peculiar day for
call. isn't III
Storla-Yes. but then L mcalling
professionally. you know
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
PROGRESSING.

How are you getting on as news
paper ariist?'
Rapidly. They no" allow me TO
draw the crosses showing where tho
tragedy occurred. Cleveland Leader.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
FOR MISUNDERSTANDING

FIVE pool tables and one billiard:
must be sold by June 1st. at 2504
Wash ave. P. F. Sherwood 4-5-3wks
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
Danderine work, wonders. I,produoes

epu tansnlne raises crops. 1t produces thick
Growth Of InIuriant hair when Ill otbe. rcns.
o:es fall. Wo guarantee Danderine. All drug.
es1s sell it-2S". soc and 81 per bottle. TO
prove its worth tend this ad With loc 10 starnu4
or silver and We will mall you a large froo
aopk SeIOWLrON DANDERIEE CO,
Chicago. Ill
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

FOR SALE-New National cash reg
lister. WalkOver Shoe Store. 37O
Gath street. 53 lwk
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

IRON BED and cook stove, cheap
2o5 list. 5-5-1wk
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

FOR SALE-Or trade. half or all OF
a splendid business, $4,000. "A"
Care Standard. 4 2l II
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
81 5000 IN GOLD

twenty-five Cash Prizes be Given Away by the Evening Stand
ard for the Nearest Guesses the Population
OF Ogden and Weber County Taken by the U Census
Beginning April 18TH 1910 Everybody Can Get in
This Population Contest-There Will be
Forty Chances for Twenty-Five Cash
Przes-Guess For Yourself
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BUILDING ROCK. so cents per perch.
Apply 3i5 oath st. SAT-
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READ THE CLASS ADS TO-DAY
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

T. l.. ADAMsoN, whitewasning and
plastering Bell phone 74s-Y. IL I'm
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of Weber o
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07
PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

}. denFIARTOG, Painting and Deco
ratiye Paperhanging, 92S 2Sth ct
Both phones. 3.2l-tf
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-07

FRATERNAI. ORDER OF NOUN
TANNERS
ogden Cabin No. 52 meets at the L
o. o. F. Hall tho flrst and third FRI
days OF each month: Dues can be paid
TO secretary ut Dec-S.anford's shoe
CHAs. L. wAPPLER. C. NJ
WALTER F. COMPTON. Scc'y.
The oasis., 1910-07-02

far and near hundreds of head of cattle and horses. To meet the sit uation the Chesterfield company has put in a large water trough, which is kept filled and supplied free of charge to the owners of stock who are short of water.
 The Chesterfield Copper corn- pany is owned and managed by Philadelphia Quakers, who are all humanitarians. One of the young men at the mines says that it is such pleasure to him to see'the thirsty cattle supplied that he is willing to keep the stock trough full all the time and he therefore works by the hour with the pump.
 Stockmen in various sections of the country are now watching anxiously for rain, because they are getting in serious need of water. On some ranches most of the water resources have been lost entirely or are greatly diminished d-Tucson Citizen.
The oasis., 1910-07-02
Quaker Standardization.

While there is great scarcity of water in many of the stock ranges Vl Pima county, the cattle and n! horses of the southern end of the olerrItas have discovered and are utilizing a water fountain hitherto unknown to stock of that section. d inIs IS at Esperanza camp, about Mlrty miles south of Tucson, and SIX D lies from Twin Buttes.
 Under two giant mesquite trees s. tne coughs of which cover nearly nl'y feet, the Chesterfield Copper .?G vG?mGP'ny has we'll forty feet deep t.u, %,'n an everlasting supply of 2S S Iee' oi water. This supply has not Ueeh reduced in the slightest de- SIee sIT 9y the present long dry spell, Ss'noulh many other wells and 'prlae' have dried up.
 "''ols we'll daily there come from
The oasis., 1910-07-02
SOME GREAT sINALoA MINES.
Big Dividend Payers up to This Time
 Were little Known.

Dividends of 425,000 pesos were paid in 1909 by the Compafiia Mi nera de Panuco, ol @ of the most important of the Sinaloa mining concerns, making the total dis bursements to stockholders during the 33 years of the company's ex- istence, 7.465,00 pesos. The total revenue of the company in 1909 was 884, ,182 B pesos and the pro- fits 476,838.53 pesos. The com pany has a reserve fund of 270,- 250 pesos. These figures are shown in the annual report just issued.
 The Compfiia Minera de Pahuco is controlled by Spanish business men of Mazatlan, those now at the head of the concern being Genearo Garcia, Victor Patron and Juan Escutia. The mines are equipped with forty stamp mill, concen- trating plant and cyanide annex, the latter of late installation. Di- rect water power is utilized for the movement of all mining and mill ing machinery. This fact is respons- ible for more economical opera tions than shown by many Sinaloa concerns. The ore treated in 1909 amounted to only 13.4l1 tons, but this contained total of 15,3l5 kilograms of silver and 102 kilo- grams of gold. The mill products had value of Sl3,023 34 pesos. High grade ore shipped in brought revenue of 54,51274 pesos. The balance of the annual revenue was interest and rents.
 The officers of the company have been corresponding with Los An geles men in reference to the sale Ofthe Pafiuco properties, but so far nothing definite has been done. The price asked is 6 00o,000 pesos, and deposit of 100000 pesos is demanded.
 The 1909 report covering the mines of Guadalupe de los Reyes, probably the most famous of the Sinaloa producers shows a produc- tion of 1,427,0 900 pesos. The ex- penses for the year were high, and devidends of only 290,000 pesos were paid. The company which also is controlled by Spanish interests of Mazatlan has paid as high as 100000 pesosin annual dividends, but for several years the disburse- ments have been on smaller scale.
 The Tajo Mining Company, operating famous old producers in the Rosario district, and controlled by the Bradbury interests of Los Angeles, Cal, produced 1,l44,0OC pesos in 1909. Out of the profits earned dividends Of about 450,O0C pesos were paid,
The oasis., 1910-07-02
He Was Prepared.

From Guaymas there comes an interesting amusing story which our friend Crocker omitted telling THE OASIS man when he was there a couple of weeks ago. It seems that a badger fight had been ar ranged for the amusement and delectaiion of three English gentle men who were visiting the Sonora metropolis, and the event was to be pulled off in one of the pGtios of the Hotel Albin. The gentlemen were Messrs. James Andrews, George Armstrong and MT. Simp- son. Mir. Armstrong had been ac. corded the honor of pulling the ''badger." The three were ushered into the patio where there were gathered large and happy crowd of the bloods and sports of the city, and a large delegation from Em- palme. In the middle of the patio was the inverted barrel inside of which was the ferocious beast which Mir. Armstrong was to draw, the long cord with which the fea: was to be done around it's neck and trailing under the edge of the barrel out along the floor several yards; while the nervous excited dog, which was to kill the badger, pranced about the barrel in a frenzy, making resonant the air with his loud barkings.
 And, is the badger in that bar rel, want to know, you knowi"- inquired MT. Armstrong. He was assured that the badger was in the barrel.
 And am l to pull him out by that cord, I want to know, you know?"
 That was what he was expected to do, he was told.
 | "but dont you Know, you know, I think 1 could do it better were to first pull my own coat, l will go to my own room and do so"-and the gentleman went to his room which was near at hand.
 Returning in moment in his shirtsleeves the hero of the story held one hand behind him and said.
 Don't you know, you know, that I think perhaps this badger which was in my room will answer the the purpose quite as we'll as the one under the barrel2"
 And with a triumphant air he held aIoft large sized "badger' that he had fetched from the room
 "Stung" was the shout sent uE and the crowd dispersed; and as Captain Greit says, "there was not a word said by anyone about call ino for the drinksO
The oasis., 1910-07-02

At Alamos the travelling public will find good American cooking and nice, clean rooms and beds at the American hotel, Mrs. R. ". Pillsbury, proprietor. Fine lunches for the road a speciality. t
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
THE ID. & II. SUNfMER-HOTELA AND
BOARDING HOUSE DIRECTORY.

The Delaware & Hudson Co. is
now collating information for the
1910 edition OF "a Summer Para
disc" the d. & II. summer-hotel and
clearinghouse directory that has
done so much to advertise and de-
velop the resorts in this section. 1t
offers opportunity for every summer
hotel or boarding house proprietor
to advertise his place by representa-
ton in this book. The information
desired is, as follows: Name of house:
P. o. Address; Name of Manager;
Altitude; Nearest d. & H. r. r. sta
tion; Distance from station; how
reached from station; Capacity of
house; Terms per week and per day;
Date of opening and closing house;
what modern improvements; Sports
and other entertainments. This in
formation should be sent at once to
Mr. A. A. Heard, General Passenger
Agent. Albany. N. Y. Blanks may
be obtained from the nearest ticket
agent, il desired. No charge is made
for card notice; a pictorial adver-
tisement will cost $500 for a full
page or $3.50 a half-page. Our ho-
tel people should get busy at once
and take advantage of this. Don't
make the mistake Of thinking that
your house will be represented be-
cause it was in last year. but make
sure that you receive the benefit of
this offer by forwarding the needed
information without delay Owners
of cottages to rent are also given the
same rates for pictorial advertise
ments. but, for card notice, a mini
mum charge of $500 will be made.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
A Dusty Spot.

Most OF the Negro messengers at
the doors Of Cabinet members and
their assistants are well-educated
men. The other day, when Secretary
Knox looked at the big globe that
stands in his office. he was annoyed
to find that the globe was dusty.
william" the Secretary OF State
ger on the globe, there's dust here
an inch thick"
IT'S thicker than that, SIR" replied
the messenger.
What do you mean??" said the
Secretary sharp.
Why. you've got your finger on
the Desert of Sahara"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
OUR GIRLS
900
The Pirates and the Pepper

There's no pirates on any of the
seven seas, now, as near as | can
figure out" said Andrew Peterson.
as he played the last hand with Bob
at Parkinson's. I'm the days that
was wind jammering In the China
Sea in the clipper sea trade, how
ever, we had many a brush with the
sea robbers. l remember once when
/ was mate on the bark Andelusia.
there was Captain Jeffers, me and
the second mate and fourteen A..
BIS. We had taken on big tea
cargo at Formosa and we're trying to
get out of the roads before nightfall
for the roads around Formosa in
those Gays were infested with the
worst cut-throats that ever piled
their trade OF numbering crews and
robbing ships.
Long about sunses we we're a
few miles away from the island. and
Captain Jeffers opined that we would
make fair headway under light
breeze that was blowing from the
northeast. We all settled down to
supper, me and the skipper aft in
the cabin, while Williams and the
crew were making merry ford.
There was only one man at the wheel
on deck and he was a burly Swede
named Sweldke.
Captain Jeffers and me were dis
cussing the passage as it looked to
us and the prospect OF escaping some
of the southwest monsoons that the
old clippers used to dread SO much
in the Indian Ocean. when a noise
along the side of the bark caught
our ears. 1t was like as II the Ande-
lusia was scraping along a pier, or
another boat without having bump
eu, and both me and the skipper
rushed out of the cabin to see IL we'd
gone wrong.
"SweIdke was still at the wheel
smoking his pipe. and there wasn't
no sign OF trouble anywhere. The
ship was scudding along peacefully
enough and there wasn't sound
except the wash OF the waters at the
bow. So Jeffers and me went back
t. our meal and talk
"A few minutes later / called the
skipper's attention to another no Sc
about the same as the first one and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
Railway Nail Clerks Wanted.
The Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to 81 200, and other
employees up to $1,000 annually.

Uncle Sam Will hold spring exami-
nations throughout the country for
Railway Mail Clerks. Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers.
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
ernment Positions. Thousands of
appointments will be made. Amy man
or woman over Is, in City or Coun-
try can get Instruction and free in
formation by writing at once to the
Bureau of instruction, 565 Hamliu
Building, Rochester. N. Y. 1O3eoily
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
TALE OF A TELEPHONE BOOTH
Day Was Hot and the Genial Citizen
Was Hotter.

At twenty minutes to nine the gen
ial citizen. resplendent in fresh linen.
sailed into the telephone booth. 1t was
hot day.
At fifteen minutes to nine the some
what less genial citizen. in somewhat
less fresh linen. finally managed to
attract the attention OF the sweet.
voiced hello girl. 1t was-you will re-
Gala hot day.
At ten minutes to nine a grouchy
citizen in white linen got his party on
the wire II was hot.
At FIVE minutes to nine the wreck
In question discovered that he had an
entire stranger on the line. The day
grew warmer.
At nine o'clock the hello girl in
formed the driveling wreck that he
must not use the telephone as a play
thing.
At little after nine there issued
from the booth dilapidated remnant.
who drew from his pocket a dollar
bill. and, first squeezing from it the
moisture it had collected. laid it on
the druggists counter.
What's this?" inquired the haugh-
ty drug clerk.
"One Turkish bath-one dollar, I"
said the wreck. 81 pay for what !
get"
oh. the Joys OF modern civilization!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
A Return in Kind.

Mark Twain once asked a neighbor
II he might borrow set of his books.
The neighbor replied ungraciously
that he was welcome to read them in
his library. but he had a rule never
to let his books leave his house. Some
weeks later the same neighbor sent
over to ask for the loan of Mark
Twain's lawn-mower.
Certainly" said Mark, but since
I make it q rule never to let it leave
my lawn you will be obliged to use it
there"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
Horrible Infictions.

Frat Secretary They say young
Saphead will never recover from that
hazing the fellows gave him last
week.
Frat President-No; | like little
fun as well as anybody. but told the
boys they we're going too far with
they rode him on the red-hot rail. or
tied him to the cake OF ice for the
night, or even kept him in the vault
two days between two niger corpses;
but when you tell fellow his father
has heard that he smokes cigarettes,
and that his mother is coming to live
here the rest OF the year. call it
downright torture.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
Heavenly,

A clever lady. who is an ardent be-
lever in the immortality Of the ami
mails. is often rebuked by her clerical
friends. VINO say that dogs and cats
would be quite out of place in Heav-
en-" She replies: Certainly. in our
Heaven, but God would not wish them
to pass their future life in the COM
pany of those who had neglected or
will give them a better Heaven than
that"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04

"ME AND THE SECOND MATE"
slight tapping on our starboard
quarter.
Suddenly something dark appeared
over the starboard quarter rail. JET
fers and / looked hard and then we
saw another thing, like the nrst, pop
ping over the rail.
by all the holy monsoons! Pi-
rates!" exclaimed the captain.
And pirates 1t was. There they
we're fairly swarming over the side
of the clipper like SO many snakes
crawling up the trunk of tree.
The first alarm shouted by Cap
tain Jeffers brought the crew from
the forepeak like rats from a burning
ship. In a twinklins the ships ar
senal had been opened and each of
us were ready with a musket. The
Andelusia had dummy ports painted
along the sides. with every alternate
port a halfway real one, through
which a dummy cannon could be
pushed
with our tea we had taken several
cases OF pepper along for Boston and
when the odds seemed to be going
against us Captain Jeffers thought
OF the pepper. Two OF US quickly
got at the after hatch and tore open
the first bag OF the spice that we
reached
As the Chinese pirates came to-
ward us. apparently unmindful OF
the shots from the muskets, JeffeTB,
me and the seeond mate, went at
them each with n handful OF pepper.
A the same time Jamesy, the cook
and his boy came from the galley
with a can of boiling water apiece.
and between the hot water and the
pepper we routed the pirates good
and plenty. they dropped over the
side like anita and within ten minutes
after the pepper brigade gOt busy
there wasn't a pirate on the clipper.
The Andelusia is still plying the deep
sea and the old dummy ports ara still
in evidence. although nowadays
there isn't much likelihood OF pi-
rates troubling = Far bast trader.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
Every Reason.

why does your new baby cry so
much?"
Say. II all your teeth were out, your
hair on, and your legs so weak that
you couldn't stand ON them. rather
fancy you'd feel like crying yourself"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-04
As Bad as All That.

The Doctor Nonsense You have
not got a cancer. Booze is what ails
you. You must stop drinking at once.
The Souse- Gee! Is It that serious? =?
Why, Doc. / thought It was some sim.
pie thing that could be helped by an
operation.