The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
ories of many years.

SO fierce was the 81 100000 fire
which destroyed the Peats, Colby and
Keith buildings last week that the
one structure supposed to be fire
proof was Quilted by the flames as
though built in the old way, of wood
and plaster. Windows 40 feet dis
tant from one building were cracked
although insurance men had said
that nothing less than blow-pipe
blaze could damage them. At one
time 900 firemen were working in
freezing wind and their success is
shown i'm the saving of buildings ad-
Joining those which burned. Fifty
thousand spectators defied the cold to
Iwattih the conilagration and they
oheered one particularly heroic fire.
man who climbed fire escape seven
stories dragging heavy hose and
finally plunged into window out
of which steam and smoke were
pouring. BY tle time he reached
the seventh floor he was black with
smoke and covered with icicles from
head to foot When he disappeared
the crowd gave an audible gasp;
half an hour later he reappeared on
the fire escape, wearing one of the
most gorgeous hats any woman ever
saw and was welcomed with roar
iof laughter. Cropping in the smoke
and dark he had seized this out Of
the millinery stock to replace the
l. hfol 1o1
"To succeed, shun the big city,"
was the counsel, that reverses the
prevalent ideas of the Ambitious
Young Man, given by Samuel Al
Ischuler of this city among reasons
why cities as big as Chicago should
discourage the influx of the people.
Not one in 10000 who seek fortune
or favor in a great hive of people
realize their hopes. Instead Of
flocking to cities, young men ought
Ito take up farming or trades" he
said. '.Those vocations should alb
sorb just as Keen men as the pro-
Ifessions and the professions are over
crowded. There are 5000 lawyers in
Chicago ands tenth that number
would be enough. Here In this city
of over 100000 people, most of us
Iare not producers of wealth; we are
packed into a limited area like so
many ants. To farther crowd this
area means to diminish the posi-
bilities of all the rest making a lly-
ing. This means that misery will
result for the many. 1t Is wonder
full how the city draws young people
to it--and more wonderful how they
manage to live when they get here.
lThe nation OF small cities Is the bet
, ter off but the rural population pcr-
, sists In flocking into urban life. .
, The aim of industrial education
, which has taken new impetus
throrghGpt tho country Is to raise
, tho tral2s in pcoular estimation"
IE7pnotlsm as an aid To good
marks in school has been tried by
/, two Chicago pupils and found flat
failure. 1t didn't work. They stud
led book on ''mesmeric Influence
and when they had the formula dow
, pat, OHe bl 'Jlc DoyS oStitllJ VIM
, manded his teacher: ''Arise and mari
me 100" The teacher arose but she
was going to do 1t anyway, He triet
!, Iit again, when he caught the teach
lers eye according to Instructions, bu
she didnt respond at least not ~
expected. Ills mate In anothgr
lroom had even worse luck for hi
!, department record suffered. They
had been promised prize by thei
, parents If their standing was high
|, but II they win it, they found the,
, would have to study something be
!. sides hypnotism.
| "Twenty-five years ago the highes
+ price paid for the best retail prop
D erty on State street was about $500
I a front foot and this property ha'
{ now advanced 600 to 100 per cent
I In value" declared r.. f. Getchel
! president TO the Chicago Real Estat
: Board RECENTLY. ''In the WHOLESALE
e district property has advanced from
800 to 400 per cent In the same time,
; he added.