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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29

in the boxes. and waited his chance.
On the afternoon that he selected for
tho trick he tossed one OF the baked
balls TO start the game with, and af-
ter that whenever there was need Of
a now ball he sent in another OF the
same batch.
"All afternoon the teams battcd Ike
madmen. The pitchers we're all at
sea, and couldn't imagine what on
earth was going wrong, Smash. smash
smash up TO the wall or over tho
fcnce-everybOdy killed the leather.
The score WAS something like Fl TO
1s. one of the hardest hitting games
in the past 30 years We won by
betting the life out Of a specially bnk-
ed ball In the last inning
Perhaps that game might have
been protested. OF a scandal raised,
but nobody knew. and old John never
told till two years later. Then he
told the bunch Just how IL was. and
by that time 1t was too late for n
protest to be made And he never
cracked a smile while he explained
the trick-just told us in his dry old
way. while we rolled on the bench in
glcc
"A great card was old John. and
the veteran players will never forget
him. Denver News.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
TO GET SAFE HITS
BAKE THE sASEeAllS

"Thcro never was a Ouainter. oduer
character In baseball" says Fred PIER
fer. than old John Brown, whom the
veterans of the game will remember
as treasurer OF the Chicago ball cluD
for some 30 years, During all those
seasons Il was Mr. Browns task to
count the money and TO pull the gong.
From April to October he served In
these capacities, and as soon as the
season ended he fed to some hot ch-
mate-India, China or South Alrica.
He could not be induced to winter
in chilly cline,
Mr.. Brown in early life was an en-
gineer on a Southern railroad. lie
was a left handed man, and the throt-
ties In his cab were constructed TO
match One day his engine was Ia
ken off for repairs, and John was put,
temporarily. on an engine with rlght
handed throttles John took his train
into the depot at Atlanta, through the
wall Then he resigned and became
baseball man.
"Only one thing seemed to ever
worry the disposition of John Brown;
the chance that somebody might steal
his accumulated coin lie used TO
come out among the players. give us
all cigars. which would explode with
crash If you dropped them on a
hard pavement, and then muse about
his currency. Money amt safe, no.
where John would say, Keep II in
the bank. cashier lights out with IL
Keep 1t bid at home. burglars get II
from you, or house burns up. Invest
Il in stocks and some son-of-a-gun wa.
ters the stock. Put il In cattle and
they die. BY gum. there aint but one
place where moneys safe, and that's
In a safety vault And by gum. faint
safe there no more. Along comes an
anarchist with one Of these here
bombs, puts II into the vault build
ing. and where's my money!
None OF us ever suspected old John
/ Brown of having a sense OF humor.
but he pulled a trick, late iD his ca
! reer, that had us going some To this
/ day don't know whether John really
/ played a Joke, or was Interested In a
| scientific experiment. As be after
| wards confessed. without a smile or
chuckle. he took dozen league balls.
artstlcally snaked them out of the
! boxes and baked them for three days
In an oven. Then he replaced them
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
WOMEN WHO DRINK AND THE
NEW YEARS ORGIES.

The drink habit among women Is
treated In a vein of strong reproba-
ton by the Christian Work and Evan
gclist. The practice Is of recent
growth. but IT'S prevalence in the
circles OF society In our cities calling
themselves respectable aud even
Christian is gaining wider and wider
hold. Women not only drink cock
tails before dinner now in New York,
but they drink strong wines and much
champagne and IL IS no uncommon
thing to see them so flushed with
drink that they lose all sense of mod
esty and say loose things that. bad
enough in men, sound horrible In
women This journal gives some
specific instances.
"At one dinner party given not
many miles from here. the company
being made up of members OF society
whose names many would recognize.
and who go 10 church on Sunday, one
of the women drank so lndulgently
that she ran from the table and, IN
the presence of a dozen men, at.
tempted TO climb pillar in the room,
amid the clappings and cheerings OF
the drunken guests. Another woman
had u be put in her carriage at the
close OF this dinner, and before the
company had broken up they at
tempted to sing a Christian hymn,
about which gathered the teaderest
association of years. to a comic-opera
tune These were people who are
received into our so-called best So
ciety. and such actions do not bar
them from social recognition. wo-
man who is connected with some OF
the most prominent families In New
York. and who. according TO the pa
pers, has Just taken suite at one
of our best hotels, gave a stag party
once, a party for women only. and
AT the close. while nalf intoxicated
and smoking a cigar, hurled plate
at the buffers head. an act which
nearly cost her very serious conse-
quences
Attention is called TO conditions
that are more or less notorious, name
". that New Years eve has become
a perfect orgy at the hotels and res
tourants" More
Last New Years eve even the re-
porters of the daily papers, who see
many sordid and bestial things, got
disgusted at the sordidness and OBJ
scenIty they saw. The event mas be-
come a pyword all through the ma
tion. II Is stencil IN the nostrlls
to all decent people. Notice is In all
the papers that only champagne viii
he served. People one thought decent
and respectable engage tables weeks
ahead and on New Years eve these
public dining rooms are crowded. In
some of them a perfect orgy OF drink
ing goes on Men and women VINO
never met before sit down together
Wine flows in rivers. Shouting ana
reyelry ensue. and in some places II
becomes a saturnalia A guest al
one hotel saw woman after woman
carried to carriages All this in city
of churches. or course, all the peo'
ple who thus spend New Years eve
do not 70 TO this extremity But
that they eau SIT and have part in II
is horrible. For nt the large restaur'
ants YOU can not have a table unless
Won order wines. And thousands were
there last year II has been rebuked,
hut It goes on 1t Is disgrace 10
cur city. and all decent people should
frown upon II.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
JUST FOR FUN
smartness Worth While

Eben Pratt of Marshby had sent
two sons to Boston and he knew he
had reason TO be proud of them. One
day summer visitor. lingering in NJ.
Pratts grocery, provision and dry
goods establishment, mentioned some
of the shining lights who had made
themselves remembered in and near
Boston, and others still 10 be found
there
We've had good many smart men
and women in and around our city.
said the visitor, and there are num-
Der of them left. We've got scientific
men and writer's and artists and musl-
clans and"
Mr.. Pratt's dry voice broke in on
the list III you call those folks
smart" he said, you want To go down
near the water. to an address Ill give
you. and see the way my boys, Ed and
Sam, can open oysters, | guess thatn
give ye sometA.0g 10 go by when
you're talking OF smsrtness. Youth s
Companion.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
INFLUENZA AND OTHER AILMENTS

The mild has been productive contagious
than Ogden has experienced IN years
Up to the present the ground has
although few flakes fell few days before result
The air filled with dust and germs The fine particles
up irritation Of the passages membrane
becomes abiding place for the of influenza other
nictions.
Many children suffering Of bronchial
pneumonia there many Of scarlet fever
The doctors kept busy responding calls and the
they will continue the air is purified by
q heavy fall Of snow
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
As the Old Year Dies.

Rip Van Wrinkle lived on bluff
for twenty years. but that is not the
record
II people would only pay as they
GO. so many would not have to go.
Most noyelsts care not who MAJ
point the moral, as long as their
names adorn the tale.
Some men are aversc to vice. and
some nre vice versa.
Not all gall is divided into three
parts. Many men manage to pre-
serve theirs intact
1t never tickles candidate to be
scratched by n voter.
We may win all the other points
In the game of life. but the undertak-
or holds the cards and the grave-dic
ser the spades-Willis Leonard Clan.
ahan in Smart Set
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
PERMANENT OUT IN COAL.

Salt Lake has had its 5ocent Ogden enjoy
ing reduction of 81.
Within the week three companies have advertised big
coal and today these yards offering quality
coal for S525 a
prominent coal said Wednesday
price Of fuel not for day. but
never again coal at S625 the quoted price
ago We hope he speaks with full knowledge at S625
unjustfiably high.
Ogden not 300 the most extensive coal meas
ure In the world and yet the people of this community
paying almost much charged Francisco for coal mined
IN Australia and transported half around the world
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
JACKLING'S LETTER.

The HeradRepuban has dgraced itself by uncrupulou
methods brought down upon the anathemas of th
president Herald Republican In open letter
acking has been the head Of the Herald Republican
for year more says
recently and particularly during late absence
from the city, have permitted the paper to indulge in
certain discussions and that have indicated to
me finally the falacy Of my hopes and expectations,
above expressed These things have appeared under the
gue support of principles concerng which had pre-
vousy expressed approval and therefore that
you will understand that in this particular instance
Reputation is directed at the methods of reaching stu
alton rather than the espousal of principles involved
hold however that the of eprehensbe discour
teous petty methods less unfortunate than would be
the therance of wrong vicious principle and beey
ing that institution conducted cannot do otherwise
ultimately than become reproach those associated
with operation impeed record you my final
decision and decnation to further association any
way with your business.
Certain of your directors will recall that only
Trained from taking this action months
ter Of courtesy and consideration to them and following
their repeated that further would be
given to which to warrantedy base such course
Evidently Mr. Jacklng has told ALL but his
plain the Herald Republican resorng mean
gain its ends For its low tactics it open the
Jacking and all other good citizens.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
SOCIETY WOMAN
DEPUTY SHERIFF

UNlONTOWN, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Miss
lucy Jones, university woman. and
one or tho leaders of Unlontown So
ciety, has been appointed a deputy
sheriff By her father. at her own re-
quest, and will be expected 10 do her
part In looking after the outlaws OF
Fayette county.
Announcement OF Miss Jones new
position came when the force OF dep
utics presented her with revolver.
badge and pair of handouts. She
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
is VERY METHOOlCAL

In business matters her majesty is
clear and expeditions. methodical and
systematic. Her mornings are gener-
ally taken up with attending 10 the
voluminous correspondence that ar
riyes by every post Her secretary
and lndy-ln-waitlng submit their let
ters and the queen gives instructions
concerning them. She quickly grasps
the main Issue OF n question and soon
makes up her mind and has never
been known to lay aside a matter on
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
Beware of 0lntments for Catarrh thai
contdIn Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaced
Such articles should never be used except oil
prescriptions from reputable physicians. az the
damage they Will do's ten-iold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Su1e, monutaetured by F. ]. Cheney s Co, +,
Toledo. o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally. acting directly upon the blood and
mueo surfaces of the system, In buying Halls
Satarrh Cure be sure you set the genuine, II
Il taken internally and is made IN Toledo, o.
Ly +, J.. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
fg Sold by Druggists. price zoe. per bottle
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29

the water with a gourd from basin
on the bench at one end of the little
porch A grlmy towel did service for
every one. 1t took the host about two
seconds to make his morning ablu-
tions; and the operation was over for
the day
He looked on with an interest that
grew as the traveller brushed his
teeth and used his nall brush. But
when he began 10 shave IN front OF
the cloudy little mirror. the mountain
eer could contain himself no longer.
Does yourself give you that much
trouble every mornin'?" he asked in
astonlshment.-National Monthly.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
In the Empire state.

Never a woman voted
Never a worldwide hat
Swept through the polling places,
Nor anything like that.
Never n woman voted.
Never a hobble skirt.
Wiggled It's way TO the boxes,
Doing a ballot squirt.
Never woman voted
Never a soft voice cried,
To the low-browed clerks and Judges.
For liberty and died.
Never a woman-say,
Have YOU got any surplus money
To bet that she won't some day?
w. j Hampton In New York Sun.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
More Than Plumb.

P. ]. Mulligan, the contractor. put
up church building. W. Fl. Dunn was
building inspector then. and when he
saw the church he said Pat, it isn't
plumb
That made Mr. Mulligan pretty mad.
He climbed right up and began 10
take measurements. Having sQuinted
down the plumb line in a dozen diff
fcrent places he was ready to re-
port There was a ring OF triumph
in his voice
"Mr. Dunn" he said, come and
look at It y'rself Plumb, eh? By the
piper that played before Moses. ito
more than plumb, Plain
Dealer.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29

TO sell tickets at prices from so cents
TO $3.50 for the privilege OF drawing
for a slice, After $3.50 worth of tickets
had been sold the drawing began, and.
10 the relief OF those in charge Of the
sale, no trouble resulted.-New York
Press.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
A BURDEN TO HIMSELF.

A young man, taking q walking trip
through the North Carolina mountains
stopped for the night at the cabin Of
native In the morning. with the
mountalneer and his family. the guest
availcd himself Of the only lavatory
privileges the place afforded. dipping
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE HAS DONE
UNUSUAL THINGS.

Even Chief Justice White OF the
, supreme court did not expect senate
action upon his confirmation so soon.
He was sitting on the bench at the
time the nomination was confirmed
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, as
soon as the vote WAS taken, hurried
b over to the supreme court chambc
, 10 break the news to the new head of
( the court
Giving the marshal a note to the
/ justice, the senator waited in the
| ante-room. AT first Judge White re-
| fused 10 leave the bench. even at
+ the request OF a United States SEN
/ ator He read the note a second time
and even appeared irritated that he
, should be interrupted at such a time.
! However, he read the note a third
time and decided to leave the bench
! When the senator broke the news
of his confirmation to the justice, all
! apologies, of course. became unnec-
I cssary,
OF all the official walkers. or rather
officials who walk, in Washington, the
new chief justice is the most re-
nowned. He never seems TO tire He
has a beaten track and this track
is the White House Ellipse, course
about three-quarters of a mile around.
Most any afternoon. when the wealth
er permits. the jurlst can be found
clrcllng the Ellipse. Sometimes he
walks for two or three hours, always
unaccompanied and always In an ap-
parent hurry. This is his only form
of vigorous exercise.
/ One OF the most remarkable Of all
the new chief Justices qualities is his
! fine memory He seldom refers To a
note in delivering an opinion, and
! has been known to express the judg-
ment OF the court for more than an
hour without pause. reference OF
manuscript This attribute of mind
was first impressed upon the other
! justices OF the court. and members OF
the bar at the time the supreme
court handed down It's decision In the
| famous income tax case
Justice White was chosen by his as
soclates to deliver the dissenting
( opinion in the case This opinion
was long and Intricate II was filled
With references TO precedents and au.
/ t1orlueb, ana covered uoIe lHdu d
score of typewriter pages. Yet, when
the justice pronounced the opinion OF
| the dissenters, he laid his manuscript
aside and went through it without
thought OF his notes.
| II is recalled. too. in connection
with the income tax case that the
! Ilouisiauian did another unusual
thing. Instead OF calmly expressing
/ the opinion OF himself and his col
/ leagues. he became so wrought up
over the matter that he raised his
voice as If making an argument be-
fore court, and repeatedly pound
ed the desk In front of him He had
no regard for the established etl-
ouette of the tribunal He believed
what he said, and he wanted his hear
i ers TO know It.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
The Difficulty.

Life amt nothin but disappoint-
ment." groaned the Chronic Grumbler,
Cheer up" urged the Cheerful
Idiot. Didn't yer git $40 for putin
yer picter In the paper as hayin' been
cured o all yer Ills by Bunks Pills?
yes, | did An now all my relatits
arc askin me why | don't go 10 work.
now that I'm cured."-TitBits
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
Hard Hearted Judoe.

The Sympathetic Pal-Wotcher, Bill.
You looks Dad been laid up?
BIZ Yus. sort OF. 'Ayen't bin out
or doors fer three months.
The Sympathetic Pal-Whst was
the matter wild yer?
Bill-Nothin'; only the jedge
wouldn't bellye it-EXchange,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC HAVE SOLD
HALF INTEREST IN MY ROOFING BUSINESS TO
MIR. ALEX TAYLOR WE ARE PUTTING IN FULL
SET OF NEW TOOLS FOR ROOFING AND ALL
KINDS OF sEEST METAL WORK. AND WILL KEEP
A FIRST CLASS MAN AT THE SHOP FOR ALL
KIND OF REPAIR WORK. THE SHOP IS LOCATED
AT Ala TWENTY THIRD STREET. HAVE BUILT
UP TRADE BY THE REPUTATION OF MY WORK,
AND WILL CONTINUE TO GUARANTEE sATIsFAC.
TON OR NO PAY. THANKING YOU FOR YOUR
PATRONAGE, WE WANT YOUR WORK. WATCH
FOR NEW AID THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
A. j. BROWN AND ALEX TAYLOR
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
DIPLOMATS WIFE KNoCKs WASHINGTON

Baron Hengelmuller has been at WASHINGTON 90 +h h j.,
& lof sixteen years and he the dean or oldest
Der OF the diplomatic wife is woman Of taet a
" @ . 'Ae foremost social leaders IN the capital city
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
Awful

The bold drummer had just kissed
the Boston maid.
oh, sir she cried in a Mortified
tone. mo man ever kissed me be
forei"
Well" rejoined the b. d.. Il sup
pose somebody had to break the ice"
Chicago News.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29

Handsome large buttons are made
OF crocheted metallic thread and duh
gold or silver sometimes laid over
metallic gauze. sometimes over con-
tr1sting color. Other buttons are of
heavy solid gold or silver cmbroid-
cry
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-29
loo hiuch

why did you kill your parrot The
poor bird meant nothing by its pro
family
81 could stand its profanity, but It
learned to initiate the lawn mower
last summer. kansas City Journal,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20

noli uid De 9Hiq9eg 9TD' y9hI -noW. Il
ip Coyingtone for some TINS IS vita
relatives hgre. "loa noy hloi sre Il
.IeMiss Sara aGQPdloe lBsntqd visited
Miss Ggraline Smith, IQfe Richmond.
the past week.
John B. Mitchell visited his mother,
Mrs. Malvina Moore, at North Mid
dletown the past week.
The Sunday school of the First
Baptist church will have a Christmas
tree at the caurch on Friday night,
Dec. %.
Mrs. n. p. Gay and children are
with relatives in Madison county.
Mr.. Nathan Field, who is attending
the medical department of the Uni
versity of Louisville, will return
home Thursday to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Field.
Mr.. C. T. Hudson, Clinton, No, has
arrived to spend Christmas With his
sisters, Mrs. A. F. Vivon and Mrs.
J. f. Eads.
The Kaidolf club will give its an
nual New-Gear's dance at the Audi
forum on Monday evening, Jan. ?.
Miss Maude Craig finished heI
school Mt the Sudduth school house
the past week and left for her home
in Pulaski county.
S. d. Golf was in Cincinnati several
days the past week on business foI
the Hagan Gas Engine Co.
Mrs. Thos. Quisenberry and pretty
twins are guests of M. VIM. Rion
ST., and family.-Paris Kentuckian.
Mrs. Thos. Burns, of Knoxville
Tenn, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs
Gaines.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
MiIIers' Meeting.

The Central Kentucky Millers as
ISOLATION was in session at Lexing-
ton Thursday. There was little i'm
poriant business transacted at the
meeting. Several matters OF interest
to the milIers we're discussed, how
ever, one Of the most important being
the use of uniform packages for the
products of the different mills that
are members of the association. The
session closed with al "cheon at
the Phoenix hotel. D.. Matlack
Of Glis city, is president " the ASSOC
citation. .bs9 !" ie1.
Major J. ]. Adams, WHO has been
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20

been estatianedo atgC Columbus, IS. II
isbailaEge, web organized ohpah, Of
1000 member, iani nsl one iof9ti most
prominent ehhrches IN that Confer
ence. 71af
"Rev. Geo Fl. Means, who was
transferred from the Louisville to the
North Alabama conference was up
pointed last week to AlbertsviIle Sta
ton. The Alabama people will find
in Brother Means a preacher OF de-
eided ability. Recently while waiting
for the session Of the North Alabama
conference he and his family have
been visiting With Mr.. J. f. Downing
of Lander Memorial church, Louis
vile.
"Rev. w. F. Taylor, d. d., mem
Der Of the Kentucky conference, but
who is still unable because of a Sc
we're ease of rheumatism to- take
charge of the regular work, has gone
to Florida to spend the winter. His
address is Miami, Fla, care Hotel
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
The Price Of Riehes-

If | knew miser who gave up every
kind Of comfortable living, all the
pleasure of doing good to others. all
the esteem of his fellow citizens and
the joys of benevolent friendship for
the sake of accommodating wealth Poor
man, said |, you pay too much for your
whistle.-Berjamin Franklin. Ltt.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
Former Citizens

The Central Methodist Advocate
has the following in regard to several
former residents Of this city:
REV. H. G. Henderson. ID. d., WHO
was transferred from the Memphis
conference, at its recent session. 10
the North Mississippi conference. has
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
ne. ..- SOCIETY * @ ..f..
Christmas Entertainment.

Miss Carrie Lyon Lyon will have a
Christmas tree at the Buckeye school
on Friday at 10 O'Clock a. m. Every
body invited. All are requested to
bring cash donations for the benefit
of the ChilGren's Home of Louisville.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20

Weddinu Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Brookshire an
nounce the marriage of their daush-
ter, frankie j., to Joseph Alexander
Bush, Wednesday, Dec. %, at the
residence Of the bride near Rucker
vile. No cards, but friends and rela
tives invited.