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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Observation-Disclosures
Or. Mecosh Was Determined to I'm.
press Visitor FavorahIy.

When Matthew Arnold visited
Princeton. on bis i"cturing TOUR, Pres
tdent AcCosh particularly desired TO
have him attend morning chapel and
SEQ how an under graduates day be
gan. Accordingly. he Aalcd MIR. Ar.
mold to chapel tho Gcxt morning. In
fortunately. f1wever. he had not con,
sidered what member OF the faculty
was sr'"auled to preside at the exer
cises. and. as It happened, the CfIiciat
irs professor thai morning was the
very last one likely to make a pleas
In imrress!c.. on critical visitor
DR.. AcCoSh. as usual, rose 10 the occa
son. Thrusting Mr.. Arnold into a
pew with the remark: Yen sit
Ghere." he strobe down the aisle and
up to the pulpit where the professor
was nervously waiting. Then in a
levsrberating stage whisper heard all
over the chapel the good doctor said.
with unmistahabie emphasis: wv"
have MIR. Arnold here this morning
Yen PICK lively hymn and pay
short" And he strobe back. tOia y
uncCnSCiOu; of The discontinue Of his
col "aguc and the glee OF the under
graduates. Mr.. Arro.d'S face was eX-
EreSSiOultSS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
BRAID MUCH WORN
MOST POPULAR TRIMMING OF
THE MOMENT.
Vogue Of Many Years AGO Has Been
Restored to Favor - How
It's Freshness May 30
Maintained.

Fashions and fads move In circles,
but not In nearly half century mas
braid enjoyed the vrgu" OF III" present
seA,n. 1t appeared in small quaint
ties ON winter lrocks Of 1900 \, and by
spring II was generally shown IN all
the shops.
Just now. with summer gowns on
the work tables and oNerii""inS IN"
wardroheS 1t is cverywhrr" the most
striking feature OF midsummer modes
Cloth and silk dresses are encrnst'
ed with il. vests and vcstcrs are al
most sulid,y braided and thtnn"st u.
fabrics, ike habitue silks. mulis. all
over lacrs. batistrS and nets. are fairly
weighed down with il.
In Il way this Is rather fortunate
form OF trimming for the hnm" dress
maker, for if she masters the some
what simple art of blaidlng fatty and
without puck"rinp the fabric beneath,
she can secure very elaborate effects
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
EXPLOSION IN NEVADA
oCALOS THREE hEk
Facts In Case Beng Withheld and 1t
/ Is Believed Accident Was
Due to Careiessness.

NEW LONI:ON, CONN. July s.
1T ht, uSl bccuIuc known here ,uat
Through The rAplr sion on Monday af-
ternoon of / Il am pipe IN the muni-
ter Nclada. viii, Ii Is attached to the
naval training squadron HOW man0uv-
erinS in the sound near his city,
three members OF the crew were
6calded one 50 rioIlSly that he may
die, while Il panic on he vessel was
only avcr;"d by lie prompt action or
the Officers and the spi;i, Of disClp-
line which prevailed.
One of tn. men, Thomas J. Caul-
Icy, a fireman. il was f. und, was so
severely scald"d that the captain de
Cided to place him in hospital ashore.
The injury to the ship. it was sad,
unofficially, is Of comparatively ll't1"
consequence and can be repaired at
once.
While none of the officers would
discuss the misbap for publication. Il
Is said that in no way was the acc
dent traccable to careless handling
or other preventahIc causes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
The hol.owness Of the Earth.

That the earth is hollow is the en-
gaging belief of a modern philosopher,
William Reed Says he: Why did
Nansen sail Is days through clear va
ters and only advance one degree I'M
less he was sailing round and round
inside? Where DO the seals and musk
oxen 20 for their feeding grounds?
Where do the fresh-water tcebergs
come from? Why do scientists treat
the earth as If it were j solid and
have to make out that it's three times
as heavy as nickel steel in order to
make their calculations fit? Why is
the sun invisible SO long at the north
and south in winter. unless there's a
depression which shuts out its light?
What is the Aurora Borealis? Elec-
trio lights2 Then why don't we meet
IL all over the earth? 1t is fires re-
fiected from inside the earth liar
per's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Region in Northern Montana That Is
Continents Great Watershed.

The melting rills from the enormous
ice masses Of what will soon be known
as Glacier National Park help TO feed
all three OF the oceans that wash the
shores OF North America, says a writ
er in the Worlds Work. II is posi-
BILE to alunch three ships from points
within gunshot of each other Ia the
park. which. with propitiors currents.
will eventually float. one into the Gulf
OF Mexico. the second into the Pacirc
and the third into Hudson hay. Here.
amid the almost uneXplored Businesses
of northern Montana. is where the
waters of the continent divide-north
by the Little Belly river and the Sas-
ka.ckewan to the Arctic ocean: east
ward. the Marias and Milk rivers take
the waters of innuIncrable lakes into
the Missouri and Mississippi. and west
ward glacier floods are poured into
the Flathead. which. through Clarks
Ford. finds it's way to the Columbia
and the Pacific Glacier Park is the
continents great watershed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Will Soon Belong to Language.

The word "contraption' finds its
place in the Standard dictionary; but
it has not yet obtained full! currency;
il is a co!loquialism. Bartlett notes
its use as an Americaaism. with
greater particularly NJ. Farmers
"Americanisms" puts it into pillory as
"a genuine American vulgarism APP
piled TO any new-fangled peculiar
thing or idea" Yet the same author.
collaborating with Henley in the Die
tionary Of Slang and Co.loQuial Eng
lish." seems in this later work to re-
gard It as English Of England. for the
definition is small articles. tools ana
SO forth" and to this has appended
the date 1888 as representing the first
period Of its currency. The Standard
derivation from con and trap seems
rather a concession to the mechanics
Of etymology than an explanation OF
the sense OF the word.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Rouap3. 1merica Steamer Takes
First Consignment.
PBLPAp!aG 10 REoPtI ELEVATOR
Movement Will be Steady During the
Summer and Fall, and Business is
Expected to Continue Good Pern,a.
nentY-FMst Cargo Big One.

Shipments of grain from NewpoI |
News to forclSl countries will beg
next week. the first consignment b.
ing taken ny the Holland Am"rica'
line .teamahip Amstcldyk, Viii b is
ento Ltc here from Rotterdam. Tic
vejarl will take in tho nric hb prhc, Il
OF lO0,0pU bushels of grain. Other
OF the regular liners touchin; at III ,
pert also will load grain within TIE
next few months.
Che sapcakc d Ohio elevator a,
which has been cioSe,l since Janual y
i. will be rcopcned :i"Nt week and It
Is expected that thCrr VIII be auffi-
clent activity in In local g:a!n Lu
ness TO keep the elevator open per
manently. Preparations Ter orcniny
the elevator arr nav .oinc iornAId
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Iusitar as New Record.

NEW YORK. July =. go The swift
Curarl liner I.UHitania ha' broken
an,:th,r spec! record by logging "i"
nautical miles A day. according To in
formation rec, ivcd today by the Cu'
narl line officials in New York. How
ever, tac Lnsitania has merely mo'ea
her own record u couple cf rJch;s
.,ighcr. as she previously held the
speed record al CA miles per lay. The
new fast run WIS matte on Inc HTS'
day OFT of tn" LuSitaniAs trip from
Quc"ny:c wn, whence he sailed io'
New York CT July j.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
VIVA. She Called u.

A woman OF psychic turn OF mind
was telling friend Cf a case OF trans
ference that puzzled her.
Il vas in the shop leaning over the
case looking at the handkerchief. An
other woman was beside me. Sudden
" saw that my lucky gold piece.
sovereign. had slipped ont OF my
purse So picked IL Up and slipped
1, back. But the odd thing. When
zot in the car and opened my purse
there were two sovereiss. The one on
tine case hada't been miae az al EIt
do you think .; was meant fer me,
scnehox? What do you call tina;
ph.Bo:nenon?"
Il call tina; plain swipinS. said the
friend. who wasn't a mystic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
TIE
GeneroI065

Of the Well-Informed OF g
always been for q simple, !
efficient liquid laxative rcrses
value; a laxative which phys
sanction for family use beca
ponent parts are known 20
wholesome and truly berieiif
acceptable to the system am
p:pmpt, in action.
Ir supplying that demand
cclleut combination Of Syrup
Elixir Of senna. the Caliiorn'
Co. proceeds ions ethical lin
ON the merits Of tie laxative e
able success.
That is ono of many ~
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of Zen
the preference by the Wen
To get its beneficial effects Z
the gcnuinc--rnanmactured p
form. Fig Syrup Co, only, 8
Ly all leading druggists. Frs
per bottle. =
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09

ut little cost. On the other hand braid
,llv applied or carelessly combined
with other trimmings Will ruin an
otherwise effective costume.
The new braids come in all widths
and weights and weaves. from me
finest of wash soutaChcS to the most
marvellous Of silk braids interviewer
with lace or hand embroidered motifs
on silk.
The novelty braids show most e!ab
crate patterns and often three OF even
four colors in combination. Much Tin
sci thread i also shown in the newer
braids intended for trimming silk or
net frocks, while the wash braids are
combined with heavy. washable iaces
Incidentally. all wash braid should
be shrunk before it is applied TO tub
frocks. Otherwise the trimming viii
probablv shrink and the fabric will
not. thus giving the entire gown the
appearance Of having been drawn out
of shape by the application Of the
braid
Soutache braid either matching OF
tarmonizinC with the fabric Is FIRST
aid TO the home drcssmaker ana II I,
is to give best results a simple pat
tern must be chosen and carefully our
lined bv the use of perforated paper
cr accurate me asuremeutS with 4 bast
ing thread.
For instance. perhaps YOU are max
ing a circular skirt with shaped
eou,ce above which yoI want braid
oil paf,ern. II the maieria! Is silk oI
linen shape your fiOunCe. haste II
under the upper section Of the skirt
which Is to be- braided on the edge
and hang the Skin, perfectly.
Tbnn rim on the fiouncp section
marking clearly where II is To be at
,ached. and proceed with Your braid
ing. II you want square sCall"ped IF
feet on tn" upper section. cu' IL II
square open.nEs. absolutely ven II
shane and size. fac. on the under side
Quilting vita braid. and then inside
81 each square % sCallrp braid an ac
curatr gN,.u"tr.cal patton.
This naI b. 4 diamond. each sue
cessivr 'ihc Of braIGinE making ;
smaller diamond uuriI IN IN" center Wv
have inst knot Of bald Or y0'
can intrrIacr or cross Your hraid q,
yru can trace q small G.c"k key Or
wall oG Troy pattern insid" each q
tho sGuar"s
The bndicc must n" similarly braid
oil II Won havr diamonds "r braid OF
tho skirt. ouilin" your Chcuis"rto NJ
woke with smaller braid diamond
with two or three m" lines NJ brat
running On either std" u you Us'
an intrrIacirg cr crossing pattern
then Trim the bodice with hI't"n'
made ~ tho cloth and Criss crossed
with the braid
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Fat In Food a Necessity.

Many minor ills Of the body would
be avoided II only care were taken
to include a suniclency Of fat in the
diet. Eat. We know. is about the most
compact form Of fuel which we pos
sess. while it exercises a favorable
effect upon the processes Of the in
festival tract
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
CRAVING for Occasional CHANGE.

Something in human nature de-
mands the introduction Of the element
Of novelty into existence from time to
time. The person is exceptional who
can be content in the same routine.
day in and day out. for months and
years.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
CRUISER PRAIRIE HERE.
Vessel Will Take Bunker Goa! at This

The I'ni.cd States AUXILIARY cruiser
Prairie arriv \ at this por, Yesterday
from HAMPTON Roads and dFopp"h
a,chnr in III" harboT. Shc will TAX
hruE.r al h'rr.
This is tho first visit tho Prair''
h. madc to- hi; mort in NOR" than
wear and sh. is IN" first varSh'P 10
com. here for bunker cal FIR Tdny
mon n =
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
One on Mother,

They talked during dinner Of the re-
rent an2rchic activity. But, papa.
what is an anarchist" little Willie
asked. Well. my boy" replied the
father. hes person who is always
blowing somebody up" The child
turned to his mother Then you are
In anarchist. MAJ" he said
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
A 6y-Product.

A small boy, whose parents believed
IN the old proverh. Spare the rod and
spoil the child" ran into the house
one day exclaiming: oh. grandpa.
come out here quick. Our switch tree
has a peach on it."-Harper's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Calendar for Today.
Norfolk Shippino.
iRv Associated Press

fRy Associated PTrSS.)
NORFOLK. VA. July s. - ATTY
Cd. St"ams rs-AntiSua GHrl. Nrr'
gan. GuIfporr. ard cleared Tor Az
:N.rp via Rotterdam.
Schoonc William r. Palmer. Jcn
y,r r" ton.
Sai,tl: StcamcrS-Nc:o a.. ;. col
r,r, Ecrn, !v. Bradford Y ].
S~hcrr"r. Helen W. Martin Ross
r~eton: Miles VI. Merry. Pickett, Fan
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Mr. Alien Here.

VIZ Fr~d kIirn : m f"r '''''rh'
var VA. &, NJ NJ Tho cri"'S !"af'nc
,.--r-~ir' is h~r, 10 Sp"nIa Ca day
wrh ~ uds Mr. hIl"n IL wv con
rcc;cd With rh~ American Soda F""r
tain Commonly and has hi. h"atT'lr
ter IN !!aliIururr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Baseball Critic

HuzRins-wha; has become Of Fan
ring?
MugRins-Oh. he's laid Up. a victim
% baseball
HugginS-I didn't know ne es'r
played the game
Nusgfns-H. doesn't He spTaincd
his inrynS telling the umpire how
things ouZh; fo hc done.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Should place Re. possibility.

crowd ana Iil''i IL W a" 'tt' ' ''''''
cries which cnmrlnr'd for s"E' RAJ
IN nG.'"
Should place Re. possibility.
III this great war comes, SAID MI
Irh,,n. with lnt"ns" earn H'n"S"'
the rtrlv upon "hith I'll" sp"nSi-
hiiit, rrm, = Will l. around !, r'" t'r
| i,l"Nr that ~ thu lnnC'ur' We
should rlncr III r"..w visibility wh'r"
j, T.. lur"- up"u ~" Iartv now IN
power and which has n"2l,'rh L"
rru, dc ud,uiat" CCast l"i'ns"S
MIR llohsm finally CLOSED with II
nl,,a that VIII II the democrats acr'h'
1, now r. in the nation they - pr"paf"
tn ward N war and to bring ah""t
dawn ut r"ac" and good will toward
m,u ,hrcrrh0ut ali III" world.
THE chair wish +" say A w"ra w
,w," y,d the chairman. NH Ii" then
add Il. 'Thr char halls from iii" ia
cite Goa 4 and mp tn th" pr" cent M"
mvnt hr has seen no occasion To en-
list
I.rusft r erected the remark which
turned injo applause
If ". hav, cur way Cnt on ih' Ia
ciflc coast We will hay" u enough
navy tr protect our coast.
Crlnn,i Hald"n'an. Of Kentucky
rs recognized Nv III" chair ana H.
urtr rd,d to take IL 81" with Nr. i"p-
son, declaring that the United state
has 80 Gr,,-clnE3 haitlr.hirS and ia
pan hut l6.
And | want to Nv that We are no
afraid Or Ianan ur anNhhN use VI
tho face Of tn" globe" c"nclnd'h COZ
onrl Had rman, with terrific 'n'pha-
sis
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
7ne oui,t.ss.ree o. u,

Tho saIl Of that follow s'ryscr
What's hc doar nov?
why. y1u know hos chronic 'o-,
-orcr ana when I told him Id have 20
s,op having him MONEY nov that
RAJ a wife. he wesr for me hammer
and longs for getting married .; bis
expense"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
SHIPPING REPORT
Wednesday, July 8. 1908.
Arrived.

Steamer Hohrnfrls G"r) Probsl.
New Orlran to George r. Warren
Coal Company for banker coal.
Steamer Prairie e.. 5. auxiliary
cr,:iscr,, Hampton Roads.
Steamer Bay Guy. kr"n". H"stoh
10 White Oak Coal Company in
ballast.
Schoopcr dorothy y. Barrett. IT.
win. B"ston--to White Oak Coal Com
panv in ballast.
Schooner Eleanor A. Percy. J"wett,
Hoston-to White Oak Coal Company
in ballast.
Schooner MasSasCI. Lubbock. Port
lapd-to New River CONSOLIDATE Il Ca
Company in ballast.
Schooner Wclitirct Rutlcher. New
YOrk-to New River consolidated
Coal Company in ballast.
Barc Badc from Lynn-to White
Oak Goa! Company in ballast.
Barge Britannia from Allyn5 POINT
TO White Oak Coal Company
Barge West Virginia from Pr"vl-
dcncc to George +. Warren Coal
Company in ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer lInrrnfrls MerD lTohSt.
Hamburg-Gcorge +. Warren Coal
Company.
Barge Foster for Fall River-Ber'
wind White Coal Company.
Barge Ncarchus for Providence
Chesapeake 4 Chic Coal and Coke
Company.
Barge f. B. Sutton for Providence
chesapeake Il Ohio Coal and Cox"
Company.
large Francis s Hampshire for
AIlvu's nt-ChcSapcakc 4 Ohio
c, al and Coke Company.
barge I.aR:aSttr for BOsto n-Ch"sa
y axe & Ohio Coal Agency Company
barge Rrittania for NorfOik-Whltc
Oak Coal Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
1,urus S.esms for Norfolk

Having hid her null y I"w inc
V a,crIir" cIcanch and painted ~ tn
J~raI yhirvard tho N"rw'cian steam
chin Taurus which arrived here N"n
ID, r., m Montreal. - amci yesterday
rnr Nor :olk
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
24e4 JEFFERSe
| D n 4

The mos; motel ciaiH
day. He has exccpet(
and is infallibIe in hts
The world has never
lie tells at a glance
yuur visit. Everyday
at his wonderful power
on all business adair
rated. brings hack the !
80 lost and stolen g
hidden treasures. re-
auCnc-S. crosses spcin
lie is tho only one m
a written guarantee to-
LGsiucss or refund yo
/ tiers containing 81 u
in full. consultation e
sI.On. 1890 q. No
Sunday. = To s y. m.
= rings for orders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
co,s,, Cover, from Waists.

Cut lox "a tho neck and rip ON
sIrevcs: hnish "dg" ~ neck and arm
bolss with lace and heshtnE II ~orT
under arms use sleeves 10 mead.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Notice.

r,.rcn- nf 'h- NcwT-rri N"vl
y '-1i and Water Company arc h"r"h'
?. r,irrl-d that water hin m"~i -"
paid Nv nc 10Th inst NJ d"lirT'r'n
ri,a IN IN" Ifih irsi vii have ih"'r
supuIy ~ui ~ pursuant ~ rrt'"'
siySr all ~nrs"nrrE SrWTf'RE
News LIGHT AND WATER COW
,rASY. ny l. r.. NANvITLE. SUP =
lintesdcpt. 71i0t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
Sailed.

Steamers Taurus (Nor.l Sundhy
Norfolk; Hnhenfcls (Gerl Hamburg
Schooner Pcndl ;on Bros. Hay'S'
Bangor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
ossfo'crs WAR

(Conjiuurd from First !ag')
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09

the committee and M action was TAX
en- AS to anv Of the planks.
Governor Swanson's PLANK.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09

the u, At probability "i war with
Jaran
''Nu. no come oil, h"h'ti inc
crowd and there was an 'uthuTsl %
cries Which continued for 5"F' raj
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
The Tsmmsrv Platform.

Nrrr Governor UaEb~U had r"Pi
f~ th,. VI - nrmiit"" all ~ Tho sHE
&. s'r~nS and nv ~ - fr"m Nr Wv
~ ,-NIudrr Ii~u u rark"r Id ~
-. ~ ~. platform WHOA had '"""n
drawn Nv fh, ~ rni''T- II ~" Nv
Nnrl 1,l"@I' r"'r AND uht'h haS ~
r~rdv rcru CIV. rukli~iv E"tn
~ -r~rc TON w"r" received
wrth,rt discussion ny mCmbCrs ri
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
kiInOaO$,3S

Ladies kimonos, In AZ
and styles, regular prs
Sale price CSC.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-14

teal newspaper man Of note. Mr..
Williams. though not heretofore en-
gagged IN actual Institutional work, has
been president of the board OF regents
OF the university HIS home is at Co
lulnbia, where the institution Is To-
Gated. In assuming the post OF dean
Of the school of journalism and be-
coming Professor Williams he retlres
from profession in which for quar-
ter OF Il century he has been an orna-
ment TO teach that profession to the
rising generation. He began newspa-
per work at Boonville, Mo-, his birth
place, and at the age OF nineteen was
editor of one Of the local papers. In a
few years he removed TO Columbia,
where he became editor OF the Herald,
long acknowledged 70 be one of the best
weekly papers In the United States.
Mr. Williams was elected president OF
the Missouri Press association before
he reached the age OF twenty-three
At thirty he was president of the Ma.
tlonal Editorial association. He has
attended many sessions OF that asso-
citation and IL known TO newspaper
men throughout the United States.
A year or two before the opening
OF the Louisiana Purchase exposition
In ST. Louis Mr.. Williams made tour
of the old world for the exposition
and organized the international press
congress, which met In st. Louis dur
Ing that event.
For years the dean Of the new
school Of journalism has been fire.
quent contributor to the metropolitan
press and TO magazines lie Is also
popular lecturer. Friends have So
liclted him TO run for congress and for
governor, but Mr.. Williams resisted
such opportunities, evidently having
his eye all the time upon the school OF
Journalism, Of which he is practically
the organizer and founder.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-14
PROSPERITY
AT HAND
Says One Bunch of Men and
Another Gives Evidence
to the Contrary.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE spectre
of hard times was officially laid here
today when speakers. representing
100000 travelling men of the United
States opened the new prosperity
congress, in the Merchants associa-
tion auditorium. The heat kept
mnay Of the travelling men away,
Ibut enough were on hand to whoop
IT, up in an impressive style for
better times which they say are
near.
While the travelling men were
singing the dirge of hard times,
another convention was called on
the East Side which might have
been taken to indicate that the fun
eral hymn was somewhat prema-
ture. There at the national head
quarters of the bureau of unem-
ployed, o group Of men ragged and
hungry gathered 10 point TO the
TACT that there 70 still suffering from
poverty. They had intended to
parade 10000 idle men TO the hall
where the congress was I'm session
nut were refused a permit and ar
rests were ordered II a parade was
attempted
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-14

scribbled. That is pretty travesty OF
Leigh Hunts about Abou Ben Adhem
whose name led all the rest" 1t will
be remembered he was cne who
loved his fellow men" Few men en-.
deavor TO write their names indelibly
with Ben Adhem pencil. They have
written with the sword, with the pen,
with the brush, with the chlsel, with
the brain. but few there are who have
written as Ben Adhem did. Is Hunts 8
beautiful poem mere fancy? Is II
possible for man to so write his
name by kindness, through deeds OF
love for his fellow man, so unchange-
able. that 1t will last until eternity,
Heading all the rest? If 40, he lives,
Indeed, and dying goes to his couch
sustained by an unfaltering trust" a
satisfaction greater than death
The name that dwels on every tongue
No minstrel needs"
Shall We place our name on every
tongue Ben Adhem's way?
q o O
llauru
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-14
REAR ADMIRAL ARNOLD.

Officer Who Will Command New Di-
vision Of Atlantic Fleet.
Rear Admiral Conway H. Arnold,
who has been chosen to command the
new division of the Atlantic fleet soon
TO be formed, recently reported at the
Naval war college, where he was or
dered on special duty. 1t is said to be
the intention of the navy department
10 form the new division OF the bat
tleshlps Idaho, New Hampshire and
Mississippi and to order them to Prov
incetown late In September for target
practice and maneuyers. All of the
hattleships are new, and this will be