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Show 't 1AGB TWO -- h "if J err ! w rq a wt-- 7 THE PROVO POST rFff-rmr- THE PROVO POST Published Every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY At N6a. T DENVER,' Jan. 5. I came to see if I couldnt get my brother, Frank Gregory, out of jail,' said a "man who called at the county Jail yesterday after- irst.Weat St, Provo, Utah, , 22-2- 4 By The . races 0 . year Six months i ....75 . Cents 25 Cents 1.50 One month H. C. HICKS, Editor. N. C. HICKS,-Manage- r. - r -- ...... v months i... .$2.60iTbree Entered at the Jostotfice pf Provo .City as matter according to Becond-clas- s Act of dongress, March 3, 1884. 5 t - A PROMISING LEAP YEAR ' On the, verge of Another leap year" what ahall be said to the new the bachelor girl, the woman, suffragette and the millions who in who, however anj neither, but plain simple-girl" u - F . new-fashion- s, looking up and down the every other respect, are a. m. 12 man. for At the coming Monday morning it Was road, the privilege of any 'woman to pop the question to any man of her acquaintance, or, perhaps, to one with whom: she. is not acquainted If woman is to have equal rights, why should she not, in leap year, do as' some menjhave done during the lastthree years of monopoly, ,to astratfger of- the opppsite se apdaskingj, t,Are jn.sjeppinjkup We should like to see a man suddenly you gsjri.e to marry me. conft$ntefl,with that questiorf, coming from a .handsome woman he hal , never before been iptroduced to and never saw before. ,,The chances are .that any one of.us would run. But.theladies, God bless them, dont always run. They are braver than wer and now and then, through the medium of .the divorce courts we are told of their acceptance of such offers and of their-late- r repentance.- - It is sfe to1 conclude that, if any man finds himself proposed to in such a way, during the leap year now St hand, anddoes not run away, in terror, he too, will be .sorry and perhaps have to tell us all about it on the witness' stand. For, of a BuTety, the age of miracles wili not " be 'at an end if ever one such marriage turns oiit happily." .. We dd not look to see the ladies so abuse the grekt privilege of popping the question..- This is a sweet and precious privilege, indeed, and f one whiek should every year- be within as easy reach of one seX-a- s the other. ' The advance of unrestricted suffrage js sure to in this way, but with universal Acfqual sufbring an frage ptill aome distance in the future, we 'wish now to congratulate the, ladies on the, faet that their, year of jubilee is at hand. It prom-iseto be a. most' auspicious one. The' figures are all favorable, eloquent and. convincing The. excess' in the. number of male? over females in this country, according to the census, now. being com piled is practically double what.it was ten years ago. The census of 1900 -- showed a surplus of .but. a.little over 1,500,000 males in the United States. The. census of) 1911 shows a male surplW of practically Bomewhere between that figure and 2,500,000This 1,000,000,-o- must-b- e e'ncouraging to women who have been looking forward to leap year with impatience. The yeajr is now at hand, and with it a ask large as it, was when leap year dawned surplus of - The suffragette may.lurn up her nose at the figures. eight years ago. The bachelor girFmay again declare her independence, and say that ' she in bachelor clubs has leagued herself with others of or flathouse nrganizationajust to keep the men from bothering her with proposals. ; A, great many of them are pretty. enough to con-- . vinef us. In the great army of fashionable young women who still . womanly, wish; stick to togeUm am edxJ here-wi- ll be many who knowthat they need not leap year to serve their hearts desire. We have no idea how" many women are looking toward - leap year with Jiope, There may be many who.never .think- of it - otherwise than as' a good Joke." 'What we'wanf to say1sthatl f there are any who think'df it seriously, the census figures show this to be a more promising leap year than any in a - X 1 , . . 1 i ' . equal-privile- ge s, r men-twic- - I i ifi - f t I 2l: - 5 e her-kind- , , fr i - he was talking to the clerk, DepulyjJJnited States Marshal a brought in a prisoner. The caller took a look at the prisoner and an expression .of comjjletS astonishment came over his face. "Good Lord, he exclaimed when he had recovered his Powers of speech, thats my brother, Herbert! And bd made no further effort to get Frank out - After talking to Herbert, he decided to leave Frank in to keep Herbert company. Tuesday afternoon Herbert ' visited Frank and that is why he it! now his hrothers.companloa in duress During his visit; a revolver he waS'wear-inIn a holster caught " the eye" of Deputy Warden Bert Lake. . Lake later learned that It was an army revol verT He notified the federal authorities and yesterday afternoon Gregory was placed under arrest at .Sixteenth apd Curtis' streets. He declared that he had purchased. the., revolver aud holster from, A pawnbroker, .lid ai,4 he paid ten centsfor.the holster- - He was hooked in Jallm the. charge of stealing government property. He gave his name in Jail as Paul Gregory. In the .United States marshals office he was registered as Herbert Gregory which is said to be bis real tJThad-wic- IN ADVANCE , g , rm-an- 1 I that partly "accounts fofthe muclL.esAjiiTmber ' .' lines, .. oT ! ' n against "the experiments demonstrated beyond question ' the potency" of the western' driving spray in eliminating;" the apple worm. It also established the fact that a practically perfect control can be exercisr ed over the codling moth, 99 per cent of (he worms gelng killed. The puestion of western soli fertility which Is just now attracting the the - agriculturists attention of States was United throughput the treated inOhP'er "b- y- Dr. Robert Stewart and Prof. J. E, Greaves of the Department of Chemistry of the Agricultural College. In this paper it is" demonstrated that certain large accumulations of plant - food which eve been noted on certain western soils,, and whlcl) render the soil useless, are due to the deposit of these the foods by ground waters same way as alkali is , deposited. This explanatlon, which is a distinct contribution to agricultural science, promises to clear up one of the. most tieth street, leaving an estate valued spraying at from 130,000,000 to J 40,000.000. coding Halt ol the, estate was left to her neice, who at that time was Miss Julia7 M. Curtiss. " In her suit Mrs. Lawrence asks that the estate be partitioned immediately "for, she declares, she is now entirely without means to support herself, . If she does not receive her share, her plea is that she will become destitute, but she is perfectly willing to allow the executor of the estate a litentire tle time id deliver her if he wili give her afonce 32,500,000, which she bays is due her through a recent sale of part pf the te estate.'' - - experiments ""moth. These Spencer s Cafe ALL THE TIME WE CATER TO LADIES Fresh Oysters IVe Serve a Nice - Chicken Dinner -Every Sunday... . C. S r , Open West Center Street 62 rNi 6a. Princess Nig)it of The La Dantesa. inlerno a,' i' Ellen THE MISERS HEART ft THE HYPNOTIST V , - the-Pro- vo ard" BLACK SLIGHT MIST GHOSTS WARNING Miss Mork, Soloist ELLEN ORCHE8TRA ' . -- Provo -- Opera -- House ALL WEEK i , s; J . A. E. L p. O. Box 33, Toledo, Ohio. ) ' Z Civil ' Service' examiiiations will be bold-ithe Federal building; Provo, Utah, on the dates named lo" secure eligihles for the- following positions: Jan."- 23 Stenographer and typewriter; (male and '.female). Jan. 27 Lace maker (female) $600; examiner- of chemicals (male) $2,000 FOR 'SALE Mason" & Farrell piano used Price $350.00. $175 buys this week. , Room , 18, Lamar Prolessor Rednalcht Hotiel. - - THET0URA1NE r the Mystery Come out and help solve n - L x - V is one. of Salt Lakes most popular hotels. It is centrally located; clean; s comfortable and hamelike. are reasonable. and every courtesy, is to $3,500., shown yop while there. ' Provo people will be sure to meet their friends at Feb 4g Indian reservation The Touralne, 42 E. ,3rd So., a few intendent, bureau of doors west of Colonial theatre.- - Spend $100 to$3,000. - Blanks and information r v. Ill be a night there when in Salt Lake. You supplied by J. R. Hod son, Provo, Utah will like the place. The-price- - - Its a wonderful act and everybody should see it. - The Opera Orchestra I i A rose-hood- mTc .J- - -- T SI GCC0CCCCC3CCGCC9&&C09C3CCC0 CC3CCOCOCO.CCOCC3CC3C33CCO O' O THe Big Reductions We Are Giving on ESSSaa KES323I SEES2S w Q (3 -- o ' . O FSfc. 1NFLUENCE OF LOVE. The mother heart does nor need soft satip and lace embroidered t eandles-to-make itself felt. Jiuengaud just as devoutedly'and as .happily undeP Cheap cottons aS under silken folds; it yvatches in the silence of the bight by the lowly couch of f J some little sufferer as tenderly as it does by "the side .of some Other little patient,in the splendid mansion; it reaches out to the convict behind prison doors with the same love that glories in the success of a' renowned statesman Mother" love TrFitsV'ebuntless - eombiua- lions furnishes a theme as old as the hills perhaps, but one which - never seems really to grow old and one from which the noblest of inspirations are drawn. In yearly aTI relations of life,"from those "of blood to those Of friendship, wonderful ' combinations v can be made combinations which illustrate to the the great lu'ighis which It pure loVe can attain, combinations which act as gigantic reflectors which not only send light into dark plaOe but which draw, all within reach ' into the circle of their brightness. . -- I I Regular- Prices, 5c and IOc " - A! y on their. aet-idoni- , . n - - -- -- -- C.IViU SERVICE EXAMINATIONS , REPRESENTED IN WASHINGTON She admits she will be able to get along on that sum until she can receive the bulk of her inheritance. The suit is directed at Curti88 E. Pierce, the sole surviving executor. of the estate, and is technically instituted. bjr Elmore ,S. Banks as committee name. of the person apd property of Mrs. HeJs a railroad machinist He has for prior to heF marriage, been out of employment lately. He Lawrence, problems of the day. Mrs. Lawrence was declared incom- perplexing .. The Agricultural. College is .making has a 'wife and. child Hying at Fourto manage her property by' the teenth and Broadway and both are petent elabprate preparations for its famous probate court of Fairfield, Conn. said to be ill and without funds. Short. Courses Jto he held this yearin Frank Gregory, is' booked on a January and. February, especially for charge! of vagrancy. He was arrest- PROVO WRESTLERS the Farmers Roundup, which will ed, in company with an Indian girl MAY, WIN PLACES occur from February 5th to February a charge 17th. At this time some of the who was sentenced also-oAli of the wrestlers .and boxers who greatest agriculturists of" the "west of j vagrancy. The first Gregory arIn the State Ami-teu-r will spend two weeks with the Utah desire rived in jail Tuesday morning. boxing .and, wrestling a tourna- farmers. The Farmers' Roundup "is THE BACHELORS OF ment,. which; takes place January 18, coming to be recognized as the great19 and r , FRO VQ. SHOULD SET ;have their names in est agricultural event of thq year. . UP AND.TAKE NOTICE on, or- before January II.- - This was the ruling made by, the committee in I had been troubled with constipaThe PosTla in receipt of a comcharge of the meet tion for two years and tried all of the munication from an eastern. lass who boys have Many, pf best ihysieians in -- Bristol, Tenn., and desires to make the best of Leap . taken - advantage of the an- they could do nothing for me, writes Year, and sends The Post the follow- nouncement and have made ' their. Thos, E. Williams, Middleboro,. Ky. o packages ' of " Chamberlains "Ty ing communication: "j entries. Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me .Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 4 1912. . Director Roberts of the B, Y. UniFor sale by Hedquist'Drug Co., two Mr. Editor, Dear Sir; ' ' versity states that he will . have at stores, safesUplace to trade. Please insert' the following; in your least one man id each of the 'weight next edition in a conspicuous place. divisions, both in. aAi boxwrestling A young eastern lady would like to ing. TheT5.:YU, has a good lineup get acquainted with a. gentleman of of men in each class, and ' judging the west. As (his is a bold method from the honors they brought home of getting acquainted, it is the only two firsts and three last yedr, taking resort that I have to become a westseconds, they will give a good - acerner." count of themselves. I am sincere and will marry if suitThe Provo Wrestling Club also exed. I understand-from- -, my friends to enter some men in each divipects that there are a good many in the sion in wrestling, with a view to furwest tired of single bliss and increase- the Provo showing at ther Hence amlhuikfuL- - to the meet. They have some good men if the editor be publishes 'this article. who understand wrestling, and if it I would appreciate the acquaintance should happen tjiat they- dont win of an honest and honorable gentleany firstB you can rest assured that man For further particulars, please men who beat. them areartistsin the. write to th eun d er s i gme d their line, life-tim, RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA. 1,- . .The appalling,!! pf deaths and accidents on American railroads during the, past yeari indicates that, something is wrong somewhere. Of eours under asy circumstances' railroading is a very dangerous occupation and therefor the annual toll pf death will always be large. But what is significant is the fact that in spite of the introduction of safety appliances the list of both dead and .wounded shows a very large increase over the previous year. One thing this indicates is that .safety appliances are of little value if employees are reckless or careless about their, work. Such contrivance were never designed to supersede care and diligence on the' part of the meal Another -- fruitful source of danger. is the single line of rail on most ' of the When all. traffic, passenger .and freight, . going in opposite Ijoads. ' d directions has to pass over a singled rack the danger of end T. - it her collisions is enormously increase , to 'These and other strinfacts the and more point ; improvements if be must measures the accidents be are to that adopted gent kept down to' anywhere near thi number on European railroads. It may be added that the indiscriminate wall :ng upon theitrack by the public, so prevalent in this country, is ivspo&sibla for a large .number of eAsualties. While itr is prohibited by" all road the prohibition is Inot" generally .enforced. In Europeamjmuntries it is otherwise .and a' U. e, noon, , While POSTz PUBLISHING COMPANY r SUBSCRIPTION .When your feet are wet and cold, and your body chilled through and through from exposure, take a big dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, bathe feet In hot water before going to Farmers' Roundup at State Insti-- - your and' for you are almost-certaibed, desti-tutBe tution Promises to NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Almost ward off a severe cold-- ' For sale- - by Hedquls't Drag" Co., two stores, safest Big One. although the possessor of'flO,-- 1 . place to trade. Utah Col lege-- o000,000 which she cannot touch,-i-s the plight in which Mrs. Julia Curtiss was at the mid-wi- n yell represented Lawrence was pictured today. Her ter meeting of the American Associaambiguous poverty was set forth in a Science suit which Mrs. Lawrence brought in tion for the Advancement of held In were court "Washington, D. C; which the supreme Mr 8. Lawrence was the neice of At .this time Director E. D. Ball of the yrru -- Mary G. Pinckney, who died ia presented the reat Lenox Experiment .Station, the--, old Watt homestead extended series of avenue And One Hundred and For- sults of a very A: WOMAN WORTH , THE EE BROTHERS MEET ; BUT MILLION TEN IN JAIL; TWO ARREST-- 4 - UNABLE TO GET IT ED, ONE SEEKS OtTHER -- e ts o of which we have only one and two of a. kind; will cer- - o ' ' o tainly, appeal to you, and some of these sizes will surely- - a fit you. Also big: reductions in other lines. -- i . 9 - ' ' w ' ; - ; " - . .. i ... :C0CC3CCCCCpCC3CC0CC3CCCCC3CCCCC00,C0C-CDCCCCCQCCC!)- r |