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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
He Is Mistaken


 The other day man came to my door with samples Of apples he was selling from a wagon.
 Are they. all like those you have iq your hand?
 "Yes." 'rhen you may give me bushel.'
 Profting by my past experience with this man. I went down cellar when he made the delivery. The apples on top in his measure were fully up to sample but when he poured out the rest of them, somewhat shamefacedly. they were dis covered to be small and knotty, said: Why do you try to deceive people that way?' He laughed and said: "Oh, they all do It."
 No: you are mistaken" I told him of a. Michigan fruit grower who inscribed, together with his name and address. the following paraphrase of Scripture: By his fruit ye shall know him.
 He packed three grades of fruit and made this standing offer: If any one could find a second or third grade apple or peach in a first grade crate you could keep the crate free of charge.
 The result?
 One commission house in Chicago han dled this mans crop for years and usually his entire seasons shipment was sold in advance.
 He grew rich. proceeding on the theory that honesty is tho best poucy. When L. had finished my story the apple man appeared interested, but uncon- ,yinced. ~ his wagon
 Nowadays when he drives past my hous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Heart To Heart Talks
B, EDWIN A. NH

 and lay off someso one of the force the older men are let out Young men are coming on and must have their promo tion.
 And so--
 When the first streaks of gray appear in the mustaches of the older men they begin to shave clean and thus for time save appearances. But when the gray hairs creep into their temples there $ no way to hide the evidence of advancing years except by dying the hair.
 Poor fellows! Some of them are really just in their prime and are as particular about their personal appearance as any woman, though for different reason To be out of a job at 45, meanss more than at 25. TO lose ones job at 9 is a personal incident that may or may not be serious; to lose ones job at 45 is trag- edy.
 Because at 9 hope springs eternal. One may adapt himself to new calling or wait for an opening. At 45 hopes are not so strong and. habits are fixed. Besides at 45, ones expenses are heavy. | one is a family man there are likely to De children who should be educated. And f the children be girls 1t costs lot of money to properly dress them.
 Can you blame the old man for consult- Ing his druggist concerning hair dye? The big corporation, so long as the work s properly done. does notaeare who draws the wages, but if the old man makes a mistake it is attributed to his age The foung fellows may be a little sorry for he old fellow, but they must get oni and somebody must give way.
 Who cares? No one. save the old man md his family.
 Il is heartless. of course, but
 Well. doesn't the price of hair dye, de- bite the demand, continue about the anne?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Business Signs in China

From Tlt-I3ltS.
 In his book, Meeting the Sun W. Simpson gives some amusing examples of signboards to be seen above shops in Picking. Shop of Heaven Sent Luck "The Shop of Celestial Principles. "The Nine Felicites Prolonged" "Mutton shop of Morning Twilight "The Ten Virtues All Complete" "Flowers Rise to the Milky Way Tn these signs says Mr. Simpson, We can see that the Chinaman can combine the soul of a poet with ths, pocket of a shopman Carlyle quotes a Chinese sign board, No cheating here, but could not find anything like it in the list Good and just according to heaven, . ought to satisfy the ideal notions of thei author of 'Sartor Resartus.' The Hones Penshop of Lr implies that other pell shops are not honest VI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
You Must Pay

| For value received I promise 10 pay. l That is the language of the promisory note you signed. Your promise to pay is predicatod on the fact that you have re- ceiyed value for it.
 Which is like human life. You have signed no promissory note 70 do and be what you ought to be and do.
 but you are under obligation. just. the
 same
 Life is shylock'' The fact that you are alive is promise to
 pay for value received-for living. And fl
 Shylock demands the pound of flesh near est your heart, why, only mercy can save you from that penalty. You must pay.
 | You cannot get something for nothing though you may try to cheat ever so
 much. You may not be required to pay on
 the spot, but somehow, somewhere, next year or the next-some time-yotl must
 pay what you owe.
 Because you have received value. What have you received? I.ifei And probably more than that. You have received strength, C, talent, or grace. or ability. or beauty. For these you must pay-principal and interest. And woe to you If you try to default on your obligation.
 If you have strength you must use it. use it not only for yourself to make your self what you ought to he. but also to use
 it for those who are weaker and need it.
 And talent? Talent is a dangerous aGifs
 if you do not employ it properly--for the benefit of others, as well as yourself
 And beauty? If you have beauty much is demanded of you. You must use your charm to make yourself a power for good and not for evil A penalty is attached to every virtue that is given you-the penalty for non use. On the other hand, if you try to pay your obligation the will may be taken for the deed-ff the will has been properly eX- ercised But you must liave shown a willingness to meet your obligation
 You say you have neither strength nor 1 gift nor ability. I doubt it. But If you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

he whips up his team and looks straight in front of him.
 dark are promotve of prosperity and that it is smart to deceive.
 Business is built on faith, and when you destroy faith you destroy business. Since the time when the primitive merchants of Arabia invented drafts-and before that men have traded on promise to pay and to deliver
 Misrepresentation ruins trade,
 But my apple man will never see it that way. He does not believe that honesty is the best policy, to say nothing of the ethics involved.
 This man cheats because he thinks it pays him to do so.
 But he is mistaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Laughed Out of His Name

From tbe London ChronIcIe.
 Ii is hard to be laughed out of one ; surname That is what occurred to an inoffensive gentleman Charles Sainsbury Pickwick Esp, who after the publication of Dichens's famous novel felt constrain- ed to advertise in the Times informing tic world that owing to it's having been brought into ridicule and made bYword lN the novelist he intended to abandon his name forever. This was the more hard in his tase because he proudly traced his name to knighty origin from 'Piquez-vite'.-" spur fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Big Families in Southern Kansas

From the Hutchinson News,
 Sumner township Reno county, proba h. ly holds the record for the state for having big families.
 Sumner isn't very big township, con sdering population. II is one of the few townships in this county without a railroad and in which there is no town. Although there are less than 60 families living in the whole township they average up close to 10 members to the family. the total population being 5lS.
 There arc 10 families with an aggregate of no members, or II te the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

YOU don improve matters particle In spite of your scoldng your bad light is still bad. It IS stll weak it still strans brings on headaches, makes you cross and upsets the peace of the whole family moment refecng will make you wonder why you continue 10 put up with such condition of affairs. Another moment $ thought will tell yon that the one thing to do is to change the light. Order new Fconomlca
 Home Light hung in the place of the old light and order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

if today One 80 candle power Economical Home Light
 ;vas more light than three ordinary house lighting ,,n;ts Order a Economical Home Light today and er
 ov the luxury of an 80 candle power light tomorrow Our bill for the whole lamp installed ready for use IS smaIl-and we will charge this to your account if you like Drop postal and we will deliver and attach the light for you promptly. Just wrtea put one Eco nolnical Home Light in my living room' and address your postal to the Gas Department. Phone 3705
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
That Boy
That Boy
 BOY should be kept in barrel and fed through the .bunghole "A unffI be is 91 years of age"

 4 BOY should be kept in a barrel "A and fed through the bunghols until he is 21 years of age"
 Thus Mark Twain. Which. of course, was an exaggeratior ror'dhe sake of humor. \ boy is a boy. He always will be a boy until he is man. He cannot helr being a boy all the time and every rywliere. You can't put mans head on his shoulders.
 P Oh, l know, He comes home from school, drives in the front door like cat apult, raises an Indian warwhoop, throws his books on chair and his cap In n corner and dives into the depths of d couch
 Whew.
 How the protest fly; Don't Don well so" t"Don't crush the cushions. s'Dont come in with such dirty shoes. . Don't be so careless with your cap. Don't-dont t-don't!
 Whereat the boy, who has come home heartful of boisterous gladness. is disap- pointed He grows sulen and savage. Slamming the door behind him he goes out with 8 grievance against his home follls-to the street, where he finds bet ter company.
 The boy is rough and clamorous. He is built that way on purpose If he is to he man he must be full of vitality with a vent.
 The boy brides himself on ais rough ness It is his natural mode of express ing himself What seem to you to be faults seem to him Virtues. The onlt way, for instance. the boy knows how re show his love for his sister is to tease her, though he would die for her.
 What must be the effect of naggng such a boy?
 Under his jacket are keen sensibilitles He hides them under mantle of rough exterior Constant warfare on the part of his household frets and hurts him to the core of his being. In order to "get even he is likely to go wrong.
 There is a better way. Be gentle with the kid. You may be able to lead him, but you cannot drive him successfully. If you do force him you will get only sullen obedience from him-and inward hostility.
 Appeal to his sense of manliness. He has a lot of it in him. He will gratefully respond.
 Give him a task to do or an errand. Make him tired. That will take the whoop out of him.
 And when he does a job and does 1t well, thank him. That warns his heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

your boods ne-srs apa ersrr,s during all the hours you sleep. in ohe night it takes the klnk,
 rsl9 q Tsekns.s a ef ss, ,e, oscs; ers enSS i, you gre nnxwerxE iscfer 1eit better in my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Price of Hair Dye

lt is stated that more men every wear. especially in the cities, are using .nair i dyes--the vain men,
 But wait Do you know many of these men arc dying their hair net because they are proud. but because they are trying to re- ! tain their jobs? It is pathetic fact.
 Many of the big corporations throughout the country are drawing the ,ire or use fulress of employees at the age Of q years or. if not precisely at that age, there 1 abouts.
 Therefore 1 Gray hatred employees arc viewed with more or less suspicion. And when it be- comes necessary to getrench on expenses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Overcome

There's the Wright brothers
 When those boys were running their little bicycle repair shop in Dayton D., and were making experiments along the line of aerial flights the croakers said: Invent a machine heavier than air that will fly? It can't be done
 It was done.
 And it was done by overcoming obsta- cles that others believed to be insur- mountahle.
 When Cyrus Field proposed to lay path for intelligence on the bottom of the ocean the mockers derided what they called his folly, Field put his fortune into cable factories and built a great vessel for laying the cables. And when the linz broke and people said, T told you SD" he grappled the ends and tied them to- sether to stay.'7. fs'e%" sr st
 The impossible was achieved.
 When Whitney proposed to build the cotton gin wiseacres shook teer heads, "Impossible The fiber of the plant is too short You can't do it." But Whitney built his machine and wrote over if, Coo ton is king
 Talk over q wire?" sneered the knock CTS when they heard about Bells inven- ton of the telephone, Talk without wirc?n said the disbelevers when told of wireless telegraphy i seems. like the Apostle Paul, by being struck by lightning.
 There's the Gupnison tunnel The Gum nison river was on the wrong side of tne , Rocky mountains A daring government engineer proposed to bore a hole through the mountain and divert the stream.
 'W-h-a-t?" said the slleptics
 Not long ago President Taft touched a key out in the arid valley on tine other side, and the Gunnison river flowed through the tunnel
 Man was made to overcome things. Overcome
 It is q great word. It marks the differ ence between success and failure. Overcomei It is the touchstone of prog ress, It is the keynote Of the New Testa mont. overcome and you shall have a crown of life" l You must overcome things because you | arc the stronger. or you must be overcome because they are stronger than you. ! Will vOu overcome or be overcome?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

have received nothing, nothing i pected. Otherwise N
 You must pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
A Church or a Circus

A Church or Circus The trustees of church in Chicago l have asked the pastor to resign because | they say he is too old. l The preacher is 60. | Having given q of the best years of his
 lifc-the very heart of his manhood-he is | to be turned out like an old horse. Moreover. the trustees are quoted ?s saying: What we need is a hustlnS young business fellow who can rarse money and who can attract attention by his sermons"
 Ah, the thing is plain! What these trustees want is a church where money comes in, church or In- nuence and prestige Their idea of church is a successful pant-artistic music that will attract l critical people, sensational preaching that ! will excite the comments of the press
 and bring the crowds. | And, mind you, in au9this programme thcte is no iota of Christianity, or, if SO, lit is merely incidental. ~ 1 If a church is anything more than an
 ethical society or a club or a lodge it is
 a divine institution organized for par l ticuar purpose.
 Tho real church Is set for the cultiva- 1 ton of spiritual life and for the saving of l the souls of men. All else s incidental,
 An expensive building may be all right
 if it shall minister to spiritual uses
 Excellent music is good-if 1t does not
 degenerate into mere entertainment pur- | poses.
 Strong preaching, eloquent preaching is
 necessary-if it Is gospel preaching.
 But when a so-called church puts the main emphasis on an imposing building, or high priced music that is more ntelcc- | tual than heartful. or oratory that is
 merely fetching. or social gifts and graces, | to the neglect of the stirring of the splr- | itual depths of mems souls, why | That church ought to go ont of the l church business and go into the theatrical | business. Or, better still
 It should go into the circus business.
 Men and women can get music at the concerts, oratory from the lecture plat l form, society where they choose. They go 1 to church for another purpose. | The old Chicago preacher was turned | off because he would not run an opera | house.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

TIIE Empress is celebrating its FIRST
Il anniversary this week with one Of
the best bills Of the season. Due thought
has been given the birthday party by Ar
elaborate decoration OF Che thcater and
lobby with flowers.
Tho Incubator Girls" puartctte of
shspoly young women. Win Charles
Wayne aud Gertrude Dcg Eoches, furnish
the headline number The act Is hodge
podSc Of nonsense given IS an oXcusc for
tho rendition or several tun~rul musical
numberS "The Seaside rag" proveU cX-
ceedingly popular with tlIc audience last
| night Miss DcS HocheS has several COS.
tumea that wili interest the average
| woIDHn.
Tho Arion quartettc made = biz hit.
| The -four mcb hsvc excellent voices and
! nave made ii happy selection OF music.
| Two Of tlle NUMBER arc Of . ragt,mc ma
! turc and. Of course scored heavily.
different Instruments and r,ay them we'll.
] Interpolatcd is SONG hy Miss Eerry.
I Tic number was one OF the best OF the
act
Miss peua Cooper and company presenr
The Confession" pI0yet dealing with
dom OF her husband, who has been con-
| Hicted oi murder The scene IL ID the
| hciuG Of the real murderer Playing the
| part ,f a woman Of the half world, the
| nife makes the real murderer confess ms
| guilt, Thers ls n oi OF mclodrams IA the
! sketch and II went Nell.
4 Joseph l.. Niece. in black face prove
TO hc very entertaining. tiis pgttei.
dances and songs were reminders of the
old minstrel days.
Wallace's educated cockat toos and
white eagle opened the bill The birds
do ssvcral acre,batic utunts. as we'll a.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

~ TANDING upright on their feet
before each tumble, Cathripe
4 Couutiss and Louise Culver, the
star and second woman of the
Colonial company, each fall their full
length on the stage at that house nine
times this week IN prosecuting their
roles in the production there Of ''Zira. ;
CIT has taken me good many years
to fall without lujuriug myself, and at
the same time make the fall as Iealis-
tic, - declares Miss Counties. "It is a
trick ! cannot explain, In 'Zira' when
am confronted suddenly by the
woman ! thought | had left dead in
South Africa, | must sWoou, according
TO the playwright ii is sheer fall
and not 'crumpling up sort of a
tumble, and ] am frank to confess !
am beginning to feel the effects of the
hlmbles. Miss Culver has very dau
gerous and difficult fall to do also in
sZira.' and we II not be sorry 10 see
the The Thief come on for next week,
though 'Zira has proven very great
success
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
Political Follics Of 1922
Will Be Presented This
Evening.

TN ROMPTLY at Sis this evening the
salt Lake thcatcr's curtain will
rise upon what promises TO he the
q liveiiest and most unusual play
ever perpCtrated upon an unsus-
ueCtng audience, But. Ia begin at the
beginning tonight is the night the Salt
Lake Press club puts on it's muchly her
aided and cXcitcdly expected Political
FoilcS of 1912" and when the curtain
rises il is going TO go up before one OF
The most representative audiences gath
cred In the historic old theatcr since the
last hiC show of the Press club. In fact
-treaderS' attention directed TO society
columns clscWhcrc).
1f YOU haven't reserved your seats for
this evening, do so al once. for if you let
ANYTHING keep YOU away from the Salt
LaE" thcatcr YOU will regret il the re-
i';a'nder Of Your days Presidential CAIN
and the Press club S political ToIlies of
1917" VIII be seen but once in a lifetime.
;" carly this evening, bank the fire in
the furnace, put out the cat and journey
down 10 the Salt Lake thcster. 81 YOU
can enjoy play written, acted and pro
duced by those princes OF live fellows,
the mcmbcrs of The Pcess club. The
cast follows:
Roosevelt -.,...,.,..,.....-,S Stuart Oohbs
Wilson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chris Nelson
Bryan ...,.:...,;-. DR.. j r Musser
GuiTepps ieppp, TasettI who Is Is trying 70
Smeed Root. chairman national COM
mittee. .s,..,.- Marshall Ereeden, Jr.
Major Titun. 4. politician. n. w. Casady
Fred Rice. a political boss. NJ. j. Grindle
AlphIus Johnson, a country delegate
Observation-Disclosures, r. Ross
Jerry Hoseph, who has political am
bltions .....,....sa-.,-E &. Schmidt
Dan Epigram. the star reporter.....
s..s.,.s-> <,,..,... sForoou FL Place
Marion King. sweet young miss;
.....s.ss. ...'s....s .s.A II. Ero"n
Madeline Squanson. suftrasette and
lobbyist, ........... Carl r Williams
Mrs. Ponsonby who has been through
the mil. ,";.,,.: II. y. Macpherson
.,.,..,.......,.......M Merle j. Grindc
Assistant City Editor, II. w, ,Casajv
Messenger and Devil. George l.. Gciger
Mega phone Man. DR.. Fred P. Meakin
Quadrpple press, linotype machines
..-.,.... ;..,....,., By themselves
Crowds. r5ra6es. marching clubs, ora
tors children. reporters, Office seekers,
brass bands. the mob.
Art ]. (Sceue L)-Residence OF Smeed
Root. A lawn fete, (Scene H)-Thc
busy corner
Act II-Mopth of Biz Cottonwood can
yon. Ga ripping Scene)
Act M,offce of the Daily Yernal
Election night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
IT OVER CLARK
INFANT CONTINUES

.ANGELES. Cal Oct. 30.-Nearly
IIre day was consumed in the dis
|onri OF appeals today by argu-
of counsel in the case Of J. Ross
H,. whose custody Is desired by
fher. Mrs, John :. Tannev, and bis
1fhcr. j. Ross CI1-E. vice rresi-
ibe Salt Lake rail%ay.
0lIestion involved was that OF the
'1iop OF tho probate cour, in
nc the possession OF The child first
grandparents and later 10 The
Briefs were oydered submitted
n tomorrow and 4 decision is eS-
ater in the day
ID the decision he against the
|1re grandfather. he will resort tc
corpus proceedings. according to
|QNhcemsnt today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
ALLEGED PLOT TO
SLAY EUROPEANS

LONDON. Oct so--Accordins to trust-
worthy information. plot has been dis
covered al Eeilrt syria 80 maqsgfre ne
leading European residents. IN resrouse
10 the appeal 81 the French consul there
"a French war-hip is aow cruising IN
Svrisn va tsrs.
The S~rvian legation in Lopdcn has re-
ceivcd . dispatch announcing TINT the
headquarters Of the Servi9n orily Ws5 TO.
dav lrAn.ferred ~ lANnr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

John Heath. Michigan Bar. Cal.
writes: s. was afflicted with kidney
and bladder trouble for nearly six
years. Had very bad spell some
time ago and was unable TO turn with
out help. | commenced using Foley
Kidney Pills and cap truly say ! was
relieved at once. I take pleasure in
recommending Foley Kidney Fills. :"
Schramm johnson. Drugs.
tAdVeFtisenenD
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
Helen Crasgs Released.

|RD. England. Oct. 50.-The suf-
"A hunger strike In the jsils
shout tho release today of Helen
septenced TO nine months hard
+ pctober ~ FOR attempting TO set
<he residence OF Lewis Vernon
|t- The health of Miss Craggs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

II your children are suoject to at
tacks Of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded of. For sale by all
dealers. (Advertisement)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
Fitandard ON Diyidand

NEW Work. oct. 5o.-The STANDARD
oil company Of Ohio. the original Stan.
dard Oil company. today declared a div-
den Of IS share the first since the
Segregation nf the various companies.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

The Mehcsv presents programme Tor
today little out II the ordinary from
feature IN itself when Mercy Tcmpers
Justice" is "A drama par excellence. as is
also The Organ Grinders Ward u story
Of musical interest depicting EVERYDAY
life scenes IN New York. Captain Een's
Yarn Is comedy principally con
slructed Tor laughing purposes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31

Tho following thcetor notices sre marked
advertisement In order 10 comply with a
r'rict Interpretation OF the new federal news
paper law. In genre tu-y paid sd-
vcrtlscu,ents. They Items furnished by
the pross sGsnts o! tho varioug tbeatets.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-31
4 MOOSE PARTY
Makes BIC CLAIMS
Straw Vote Gives Roose.
h More Than Wilson
and Taft Combined,

Progressive state committee has
n sta tcment cf straw votes taken
\ Lake ana ogden which TN" mem
4 the comrnittee declare indicate an
hs,ming Roosevelt sentiment. Tho
votes given in the announcement