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Show An Increase from f Irt.ono to JAlMi hi the capital stock of the Sprlngville Canning company la noted lu amended articles of Incorporation Relief In the shortage of high mhool teachers In Utah Is promised In the return of uien from the military service, according to the secretary of the state hoard of education, A new time card will he Issued January 1 by Ihe Oregon Short Line, which will show a complete change of tint on passenger trains at all stations on the line west of rocnlello, Ida. IL II. Rlddowa, state fish and gnnte commissioner, la accumulating quite a good-sizearsenal, the arms having been tukeu from hunters ruptured while shooting ducks after the prescribed hours of sunrise to sunset. Waller J. McCoy filed a petition In the district court of Ogden Inst week for letters of administration In the matter of the estate of Hurah Coy, deceased. The estate consists of personal and real property of the value of iTOfetcUte VvVWr. Tt TRAM JENNER frowned be rode bom darkly behind the glass window of his luxurious limousine. No matter which way be turned hi unhappy old eyes ho saw evidences of ihe happy Christmas season; and he had Quite determined to Ignore Christ mas after his only child. Eve, bad flouted her father's objections to her ' omrrylng a poor young Inventor and with eloped George Lane, the afore said Inventor. Although Eve bad pleaded for for glveness from her stern parent, Illram Jen tier merely refused to listen to her; hs turned a deaf ear to the pleas of her friends In her behalf; returned her letters unopened and In every way possible enacted the role of a hard hearted and father whose daughter had disappointed hi in. And the worst of It all was. said Eve's friends, who clung loyally to her, the only objectionable thing about George Lane was that he was an Inventor and that was decidedly an advantage, for sometimes In fact, quite often Inventors made a lot of money, If that was wbat was worrying Iapa Jonner! 'And why should It worry him, they argued, when the Jenner fortune was enough to launch three or four Inventors on Ihe sea of success? George Lane was not In Eve's social set, hut he was a line fellow-w- ell educated, well bred and mighty good looking and they loved each vther to distraction. Illram Jenner was turning these things over in his tired mind for the hundredth time In the past year, lie nourished a bitter resentment and Jealousy. That his motherless daughter should have chosen a strange young man In preference to him t That was the , sore point one of them. The other sore point was that he believed young Lane' wanted to marry money so that he could finance his Idiotic Inventions. Well, he wouldn't get any of the Jenner fortune I A tire on the limousine blew out at this moment and shattered the train of llr. Jenners thoughts. Tm afraid we can't get home, sir," reported the chauffeur a moment later. "Shalt I call a taxicab, sir?" "No I'll take a car home ; It's only a few blocks and one la coming now. So Ulruin Jenner left his motor and swung onti he platform of a northbound Madison avenue car that wrould leave him within a block of his home. There was Just one seat left and that was In the forward end by the frout window of the car. So Mr. Jenner sut down, fumbled for a nickel, and then sat gloomily watching the broad hack of the uiotorman on the platform outside. There was something familiar about d that heud, covered with a crop of thick, fair hulr; and the way the shoulders were squared reminded him very strongly of George Lane the night he had ventured to ask Mr. Jenner for his daughter's hand and heart. The fellow Is on my mind," growled Mr. Jenner to himself, still staring at the fair head beneath the neat cap of " the motorinun. Suddenly the man turned his head nnd Illram Jenner felt a distinct shock of surprise when he discovered the classic profile of his "Oho P So they had fallen upon evil times and the man had given up his foolish inventions and had gone to trolleylng! Times must be hard Indeed with them. And Eve, how could she stand privablue-clothe- d well-shape- .. tion? Hiram Jenner was worried. He felt a vague sickness as the car became crowded with people laden with Christmas packages. No mutter which way he turned he was confronted by Christmas Christmas and presents and happy smiles and the laughter flVWKI. in ftk library for msryhourv Some men would hare used Eve as an excuse to wring money from the old man Eve well. Eve might be suffering for the very necessaries of rife this Instant! blue-eyeHis sunny-hairehappy Eve I Was she happy now? Illram Jenner groped blindly from the car and went home. He sat In his library for many hours while his servants whispered together below stairs. "He's feeling had because of poor Miss Eve," sighed the good housekeeper. "Hed oughter; hold skinflint I put In the butler In a disgusted tone. "There's your bell, Mrs, Dorey," reminded the hotiseinuld from her warm corner by the Are. Mrs. Dorey wiped her wet eyes and went cp to the library. Hiram Jenner was sitting before his great walnut table. The shade of tha largo electric lamp threw Ins face In shadow, but his voice sounded odd and hnsky. "Tomorrow will be Christmas eve, Mrs. Dorey,". he said ' heavHy. "I would like you to prepare a large hamper of food all cooked and ready to serve everything that will comprise a tine Christmas dinner. Please have It ready by four oclock. I will take It with me In the car." "Yes, sir," cried Mrs. Dorey breathlessly, as she dipped a curtsey and disappeared. e father-in-la- d, ' Precisely at four oclock the next afternoon the limousine stopped ' In front of the Jenner mansion and the chauffeur went up to the basement door and brought out a heavy hamper, which he with much difficulty lifted Into the car beside his master. "Where to, sir?" he asked. Sir. Jenner named a street far up In the northwestern pnrt of the city a section given over . to greut apartment houses. Ills cheeks were flushed, his eyes shone, and his bunds trembly! In three quarters of an hour they paused before a substuntlal-lookin- g gray stone building of the better class. "You are sure this Is the right place? asked Mr. Jenner, Wondering at the quiet elegance of the house the address of which had been given to him by one of Eves friends. "Yes, sir," suld the man, opening the door. So Mr. Jenner alighted, and disdaining' help from Ilnnson, he lifted the heavy hamper and entered the quiet vestibule. In five minutes he was gliding up In the lift nnd standing before the door of Apartment M, with the bumper beside him. "Theres something wrong somewhere," murmured Mr. Jenner. wiping his brow; "or else that motorinan chap Is living beyond his means I" A frlni inuld nnsweted the door and her eyes opened widely when she saw the handsome old gentleman lu the overcoat standing beside the Christmas hamper. "Mrs. Lane?- Yes, sir If you will come In nnd he seated. She Is engaged He remembered how he of children. nnd Eve used to go Christmas shopping together nnd . . .' Was Eve going shopping this Christmas? Ilud she any money? Was she suffering while her father rolled In luxury-w- hile her father's servants perhaps fared better than Eve herself? And George Lane why, the fellow must he made of good stuff after nil. for he lu.d gone to work at a menial at present."' o lllrum Jenner sat down Job rather than beg from his rich fur-line- d - French Drink Little Water. Frenchmen do not diink much wuter clear, pluln, uncooked and uncotn-blne- d water, says the Youth's Companion. In the French villages where United States troops are quartered every precaution is taken to safeguard the troops from drinking from unsafe or dubious wells. If the water Is under suspicion, It may not be used until after It has been boiled. older villagers, The conservative pensnnts who scoru hygienic innovations and think the wuys of their N Hundreds of families In Rult Luke In need of winter clothing. This need must he supplied through the Red Cross and with contributions from patrons of the mercy Institution. The work must begin without delay to prevent unnecessary suffering. Abandonment of the pro;oHt to have the H5th field artillery (First I'tuh) demobilized at Fort Douglus Is forecast In a telegram received from Wash-lngto- ti The buildings at the post are not eons' dered warm enough fur winter occupancy. box cars was Looting of twenty-si- x admitted by a hoy who appeared before Judge C. M. Nielsen of Irovo on a charge of breaking Into a car of the Salt Lake A Utah railroad station In American Fork. He confessed to stealing groceries and other goods. About 800 quarts of whiskey and a flve-p- a ssengor Chalmers automobile were taken In custody by Sheriff II. C. 1eterson and Deputies T. II. Rlack-burW. Brown and Jules Geiger at U'ntah, a station on the Union Iaclflc railroad about eight miles south of Ogden this week. Lieut. Lnclen Frazer Is alive and not dead as reported officially by the United Rtutcs war department IBs wife received a letter from him at Ogden to the effect thut he had been a prisoner in a German camp for eight weeks, but was now safely with bis own cotnpnny again. Demobilization of recruits In the student army training corps of ths Utah Agricultural college, which has been held up peudlng the return of Capt. Henry D. Moyle, will begin soon, according to announcement made by Captain Stephen Abbot commandant Three women the first to sit on a jury In Blnghaiu and one man comprised the tribunal before whom John Raguo of the Coppcrfleld Candy company was tried on the charge of having whiskey Illegally In his possession. President Ileker J. Grant of the L. D. S. church was elected president of the Utah-IduhSugar company, succeeding the late President Joseph F. Smith. David A. Smith, a son of the latter, was chosen a director to fill vacancy on the executive board. Contract on a small stretch of the Wemlover highway v.as let this week at the meeting of the state road commission. It was for widening five and one-hul- f miles of. the roud between Clamshell Bucket and Arlmosa and was for 10 cents a lineal foot. The war on bootleggers is being carried on vigorously by Sheriff II. C. Peterson of Weber county and his deputies. The storeroom ut tlie county Jull has received another addition of 8H0 pints of whisky und the county Is ngnln holding In custody the large touring cur claimed by Mrs. Evangeline Fer-ran- d of Salt Iaike, which was releused -In the district court. In response to the telegram from the state council of defense sent tjie congressional delegation from Utah, urging Its members to use all possible efforts to hnve the One Hundred and Forty-fift- h field artillery (First Utah) mustered out In Fort Douglas, Congressman Welling wired this week: "Every effort Is being made to secure the demobilization of the One Hundred and Forty-fiftfield artillery at Fort Douglas." Cluirles H. Wells was appointed receiver of the Badger Brothers Real Estute corporation of Salt Lake, which closed its doors Monday. December 9, by Judge P. C. Evans of the Third district court after a suit had been filed by II. It. Cole against Rodney T. Badger nnd George T. Badger,- asking that a receiver he appointed. Wells was placed under a bond of flOoooO. C'ltpluln Royal .T. Douglas, at Camp Kearny, has been made adjutant of the military police of the camp, according to advices received by Ralph Douglas, of Ogden, father of the young man. lie expects to he discharged from service lu about two mouths. are urgently In a tiny grsndfuthers quite good enough for them, regard nil this testing, placarding and sterilizing us nothing but nonsense funny when it Is not exas. perating. - ( Scouting for Black Walnut The appeal to the boy scouts to make a census of the black walnut In the country has already resulted In giving the forest service definite Information concerning the whereabouts and quality of nhout 15,000,000 feet of black wnlnut timber. The government mom tastefully furnished and felt a constriction of the muscles of his throat when he recognized his own portrait hanging over the mantelpiece. There was a light step behind him and he turned to And Eve standing there, regarding him with shining eyes. "Oh. daddy, you have. come? she cried a little brokenly. He nodded and held out his arms. Eve come Into thou like a weary bird to its nest. "I have needed you so," she murmured. "I have missed you ! Not Jenner thrilled strangely. when you bad your husband," murmured Jenner jealously. "Ah, but you are my dear father 1" protested Eve happily; "he might try but he could never he that, yon know I "And you are glad to see me?" asked niram just for the pleasure of bearing her answer. A little later he expressed his sue prise at finding her living so comfortably. "I saw your husband George driving a trolley car yesterday and I thought you must be In need In great want, be explained. "I couldn't bear the thought and so I concluded that old If you could forgive a man I would come and spend Christmas with you and I brought my dinner along I" Eve laughed and cried all at once and bade the maid bring in the hamper. and then she laughed and cried over the contents. Then George Lane came In and niram was somewhat surprised to find was not wearing that his the uniform of the trolley compuny; he was neatly, ' nuy expensively attired, and It took the combined effortr of the young couple to convince Hiram Jennpr thut the young Inventor was on the road to prosperity; that his presence on the trolley car was merely an Incident In the trying out of a new brake of which he was the Inventor and by which be expected to make a heap of money. "And so so I am not needed after all, smiled Hiram whimslcully, "Oh, father I" they cried in unison and he was convinced. Then Eve smiled at George and nodded and ran out of the room nnd presently she returned 'with an oddlooking bundle of w bite lawn and lace wrapped in a white woolly blanket "This Is a Christmas gift for you, duddy," cried Eve with happy tears ' v running down her cheeks. ' "For me?" gasped Hiram Jenner, What Is putting up his eyeglasses, It?" a "It's granddaughter another Eve! erhd George Lane quietly. And so they placed Hiram Jenners Christmas gift in his trembling arms nnd his meeting with Eves daughter was baptized with his slow tears but they were tenrs of gratitude because God had been good to ft old man nnd permitted him to forgive a wrong and to receive a greater reward than he had dared dream. And so Jllram Jenner has another K.e to worship nnd he calls little Eve his Christmas hahy. hard-hearte- d son-in-la- - hnrd-hcnrte- n, o h - Itself Is not buying the timber, tut It Foeh Carries a Notebook. passes on the infot motion to the There are n couple of things about manufacturers who are working on Marshal Foch which argue against two government contracts for gun stocks theories. One of the the-iand the propellers of airplanes. les Is that the use of the notebook Youths Companion. h tokens weak memory; the other that well-know- n High Privileges. Ned I Roe where the king and queen of England have been entertaining American editors. Nlta (enviously) Isnt that " her luck? Now she'll have her picture in all the papers. 5 v Is a token of genius. Geniuses often write execrably. Sir Henry Irving and Charles Dickens are Marshal Fochs itriklng examples. writing, on the other hnnd. Is perfectly clear, In which It reflects his mind. His notebook he curries about with Mm constantly. Jotting down all Ideas worth preserving as they arise. Sad handwriting SAFEGUARDING THE HOME Simple Directions on Home Nursing Sr AN8 4. UHLANO OtranM imwinl Hnls mkmmcim "An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a round of Curt" THE PUBLIC ROUTES FOR FECTION IN- Besides avoiding personal rontnet with the person actually suffering from a communicable disease, the principal problem for preventing Infec- tion rest on securing pure water, clean milk, unspoiled food, und the extermination of Insects. Keep all sewage from seeping hito Ihe wella and cisterns. Water I polluted by from badly placed drains. Cities and towns should, of course, hnve public supr, plies of pure In the hut places where living conditions are otherwise Ideal, barns and outhousen are too often placed close to drinking wells and cisterns. This practice Is dangerous to health. Where there Is no drainage system, extraordinary care Is needed to keep the ground water pure. All well or spring wuter must he carefully watched. Boards of health will gladly examine suiuplee of water and report v hether It is safe to drink. Water Is essential to health, hut It must he pure. Properly pasteurized milk Is usually the safest kind to use. No milk Is safe unless frequent tests show that It Raw Is untainted by disease germs. milk should not be used except that produced under the most careful To pasteurize milk at home, put It in a bottle, cork It with a piece of clean cotton or patter cap, and then place It In a small pall of wawith a ter. If an Inverted ple-ttfew holes punched In it. Is plnced Id the bottom of the pall. It will prevent the bottles from bumping. Heat the water to a temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, keeping It there for 30 minutes. After pasteurization, the milk should be gradually cooled to below 50 degrees Fahrenheit In running water and kept In a cool place. Pasteurization will kill any germs that may be In the milk. Milk from diseased cows ahould never, under any circumstances be used. The three milk In "Cs for the proper care the home, according tp dairy specialists are, keep milk covered, clean, cold. Never for one minute keep milk uncovered or tn a warm place. The utensils used to receive It should always he scalded before using and kept covered when not In use. Milk which has been poured from the bottle should not he returned to 1L Milk bottles should never he allowed to come out of a patient's room, or sent bnck to the dairy, until they hnve been thoroughly boiled. Milk when properly enred for Is one of the best foods obtainable. It Is nourishing, digestible, nnd usunlly economical. ' Food will also cause sickness If It Since thorcarries disease germs. ough cooking destroys the germs, the danger of contagion or Infection arises chiefly from rnw foods. Fried nients. In lurge quantities, are not healthful. Pork should never be eaten unless thoroughly cooked. Soups nnd stews nnd oroths should he thoroughly heated heforo serving. It must be remembered thnt the body Is not nourished merely by swallowing food; In order to nourish the body, fotsl must ulso be digested, absorbed nnd used by the tissues of the The agreeable taste or odor body. of food or even the pleasurable thought of It helps to digest It. All fruits nnd vegetables eaten raw should be thoroughly washed. Garbage should not be allowed to become a breeding place for flies. Garbage disposal Is a matter of cleanliness nnd public decency, nnd should not be neglected so thnt It becomes a menace to public health. Files, cockroaches, nnd other scavenging Insects may carry germs, and thus Infect the food. Such Insects are always dangerous, and should gut he tolerated, while rats, mice nnd vermin shou'd not he allowed to remain in the house. Clean houses, clean hands, clean mllk. clenn food, pure nlr, nnd no Insects, and there' will he less opisirtu-nit- y for the germs of coutaglous diseases to accumulate. germ-car-rylu- g ms-pag- e wm-te- CLOTHING AND THE WEARER adapting clothes to ths weather will often prevent unnecessary suffering. It should he understood, perhaps, first of all, that heavy clothing does not necessarily mean warm clothing, and thut the Chlneso custom of adding or taking off outer garments In accordance with the weather Is worth considering. A chilled body Is In a dnngeroaa stale, hut, on the other hand, there are many people who bring about at equally dangerous condition of tha body by keeping It too warm. The tistura of the work yon ara doing should. In moat rases, determine tha weight, luntertai and character of your chothlng, Person working In heated office buildings and factories, or whose occupation kecs them Indoors, should not wear heavy underwear, heavy dollies, last end, heavy shims or stockings. they should wear lighter clothing and provide themselves, when necessary willi heavy outer wraps. Those HHipl whoso work keeps them In tho oien a lurge part of the time should wear sufllelent clothing to prevent their hodlra from becoming chilled. Bo curcful In the selection of materials for clothing. It may he helpful to know thut, 1(1 the order of warmth, materials are arranged as follows: Wool, fur end down, silk, cotton end linen. (llothlng should not 1m change a cording to the calendar, hut according to the weather, so that the body can he kept at a proper uniform temperature whatever the season. Rainy weather presents another health problem. The sight of thinly Clud ankles splashing through sleet nnd ratu, uncovered throats and chests rising above sheer, chiffon blouses sema to mean only one thing the danger signal of pneumonia, rheumatism, and many other diseases that will leave their mark on a girl or woman Mr life. There are certain "rainy day don'ts" thut are especially essentlul to health: 1. Don't alt In damp clothing. 2. Don't let It dry on you. 8. Dont forget your overshoes ; they muy save your having to change to dry shoe. 4. Don't wear low slippers and silk stockings outdoors on a rainy day. 6. Don't expose your chest to the damp and cold weather. 0. Don't get chilled; If you dot drink something hot to restore natuHot lemonade to ral circulation. good. A normal circulation Is the foundation of good health, and anything that tends to prevent this Is dangerous. Avoid at ell times the use of tight clothing tight hats, tight neck-bandheavy pettlcouts or dresses that drag from the waist and hips, and, above all, tight corsets. Tight lacing frequently produces vomiting, malnutrition, dyspepsia, shortness of breath, palpitation and faintness, and gives rise to round shoulders and stooping carriage. If you wear the proper clothing at the proper time, safeguarding yourself from stormy weather, you wlli find It S valuable eld tn keeping yourself healthy and comfortable. s, Kindness. Kindness Implies e certain permanence of human quality, a general abiding spiritual atmosphere rather than an Impetuous, Impulsive act, or a series of such acts. Freakish generosity Is not kindness at all, nor to the mere bestowal of material gifts from one who can afford It to another who needs them. Kindness Is Imprint--c on the serene brow, stamped with It Is the the seal of unselfishness. touch of the divine In the gentle hand. You will flnG It in the soothing cadences of the low pitched voice, In the soft glance of an understanding eye. Kindness can be passive as well a active. Fitted for the Role. Manager of lllcksvllle Academy of Music "Whnt'a your musical comedy railed? Advance Agent "'Hot Air. And. take It from one who knows wlvreof he chatters, Its the snappicleverest, est, liveliest, glngeriest, , utest, effervescent pnekage of compressed brilliancy that will ever elecH'mt Manager trify this hurgl Did you ever assume tho title role In itr The Lute. The lute has vanished. It was one of the oldest of Instruments, and had a beautiful vibrant tone aomewhnt like that of the harp. But Its size nnd complexity were against It. It had a long tall, nnd many strings, nnd while Its size Increased Its pow r und range. It also Increased Its weight nnd made It cumbrous. The minstrel of todny plays on the mandolin, the guitar or the banjo nnd the lute Is forgotten. Why the Von." Von" before a name In German denotes a privilege title, either Inherited or bestowed by a monarch upon Ids subject for meritorious services. While formally lids prefix was found In military or feudal families only, many commoners, captains of Industry, scientists, financiers and artists were so honored by their monnrchx. The title Is either hereditary or ceases with the deuth of the distinguished person. One Spot Was All Right No one cun expect to keep well If Robert was promised a nickel by he neglects properly to protect his his nunt If he kept clean when be body against the weather. went out to piny, ns company was exThe Idea which has prevnlled more pected and they wanted him to look or less for tho past few years that In- his best. The tiny chap, however, discriminate exposure to the weather got Into a coal pile and was a sight was "healthy" nnd also "strengthen- to behold. Ills aunt said such u dirty ing has been proven untdue. hoy would not get the nickel. WistClothes play u very Important part fully pulling out the lining of his wee In helping lo keep tho body well, and pocket ho said: "My pockel Is dean, '.he cxercls of common sense In rryhow." . |