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Show DO NOT FORGET THE OLD. Weber county has an official house keeper whose duty is lo visit the needy and prescribe for their needs She informs The Standard that there ;ne eight to ten old people who are receiving little or no attention during dur-ing this Christmas period, all though iieing centered on ine little ones, and she suggests that these old peopl should not be overlooked as they nave lost the buoyancy of youth, life ias had its great disappointment? ind there is linle cheer for them rhey are almost forgotten. The In-lians, In-lians, when members of their tribe :ro old. often do away with the iged. believing they are justified in idding themselves of encumbrances I i hat is the mental process of the j irlmltive mind. The finer sentiments iae had no developmen: and the in lian accepts nn burden from which ie ran rid himself But enlightened. Ultured man is supposed to be above ie savage and one great mark of ) distinction is his high regard for the r -ry young and the ery old the ) helpless Well rt us not be Indians; let I us be thoughtful of the feeble who I have performed their tasks and are ailing to be called to a reward less elusive than has been offered them I Bince they have had dispelled the i fond dreams of childhood, i oo- I FOR THE BENEFIT OF OGDEN ITES The chief of police of Salt Lake is not much concerned over his own people peo-ple but is somewhat alarmed over what might happen, if any great number num-ber of Ogdenites were to visit the capital during the holidays A day last week the Standard said There must he some very bad peo pie in Salt lake City. The chief of police has issued instructions as a guide to preent the citizens of his bailiwick being robbed and otherwise abused. What a dismal Christmas is before the women of Salt Lake who seriously take heed of all the chief of police tells them! Even the delivery boys are ex pected to go about seeing human monsters on every eorner. and the owner of an automobile is warned to be accompanied by a caretaker or suffer the loss of his machine and contents Any store doing a business busi-ness large enough to attract a crowd is to be taboo because the average Salt Lake crowd contains all the elements ele-ments that went to make up the band of forty thie-, es Christmas spent In Salt Lake, if i he chief of police has correctly rep resented conditions, is a dangerous nerve-racking risk beyond all possi ble compensation in the way of enjoyment enjoy-ment The editor of the Salt Lake Herald Republiean thinks we have gained a false Idea as to the aims and pur poses of its chief of police, and advises ad-vises as follows: It was not to be expected that the swall town would understand the complexities com-plexities which make up the sum of living in a great city From the quiet hamlet, where the stream of existence exist-ence flows placidly along without eddy or ripple, one can understand the inhabitants in-habitants gaze In wide-eyed wonder towards the metropolis, where the hustle and bustle of a great congested center of population goes unceasingly on. Thieves and thugs naturally gravitate to the most promising field, Salt Lake, it should be understood, has a great deal to 6teal. "Ogden's leading newspaper should 1 be grateful, rather than satirical, at the paternal care with which the Salt Lake chief of police watches over our own citizens and the strangers within with-in our gates. His warning was intended in-tended more for the protection of the rural visitor than the resident of Salt Lake who is familiar with the advantages advan-tages of metropolitan life The casual Ogdcn visitor, unacoustomed to the great crowds, and frightened and disturbed dis-turbed by the tumult in the snoots, might blow out the gas or be run over by an automobile or invest in a gold brick or something. Coming from a rjuiet hamlet whore a stranger is of such rare occurrence that he is followed about by curious natives, the Ocrlenite needs a list of admonitions to guide him from error. He Is our guest, and we cannot permit him to be despoiled, it is a matter of pride with us that we place him, safely and properly labeled, upon the returning train." Up to the present, we have had only a faint understanding of Salt Lake's bigness, richness and smartness smart-ness and no adequate conception whatever of its badness brought about by the gathering of thieves in proportion propor-tion to its greatness. Based wholly on what the Herald Republican has said, we estimate there must be no less than 100,000 thugs in Salt Lake drawn there by that city's display of importance and other rich conceits Ogden willingly assumes the pro portions of a village when compared with Salt Lake in crime and arrogance arro-gance rw |