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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
PRESIDENT HADLEY
ON CYNICISM

ON CYNICISM
Among the many baccalaureate ad
dresses that have been made through.
out the country during the last few
weeks that of President Hadley oi
Yale is deserving of more than pas.
sing notice.
The able scholar, who presides over
this great university, took for his
theme the importance of cultivating
faith in the goodness OF ones fellows
His message is timely. We are living
in an age when he tendency is strong
to impute low motives to men who oc-
cupy positions of public responsible
ty It is the ab1se of the undertaking
spirit that served its purpose, but
may be carried to a dangerous and
unjust extreme.
With many people il Is enough for
man to do generous and unselfish
act to make him the object of insinua-
ton that seeks to rob his service OF
all that is WORTH. The reflection upon
our common human nature Is obvious
The slur of the cynic is not alone an
attack upon the individual toward
whom it is directed, but upon all men
in general.
Next to the loss OF faith in God.
the loss Of faith in rlan is the most
serious calamity that can happen the
race. The hope OF progress is based
upon belief IN the essential possibili-
ties OF man to ADVANCE to higher at
tainments OF altruism and nobility.
The confirmed motive hunter is either
himself disappointed failure or cor
rupt at heat. Because he has lost
faith in his own ability or worthiness
or character he effects want of conf
dence in his fellows. The spirit should
be discouraged. It leads to a paralyzed
pessimism. 1t smears with carroding
virus all that is best ard most ad-
mfrable in lite.
President Hadley we'll pointed out
in his address that faith in human
nature is a necessary qualification for
leadership. lie instanced Abraham
Lincoln as a man who demonstrated
the power that comes from belief in
the goodness End loyalty of others.
Few stronger incentives to achieve
ment can be found than high expecta-
tion on the part OF ones associates.
1t acts as demand upon the best that
is in us, to which our souls rise in
earnest effort at satisfaction. The old
proyerb: Give a dog bad name and
hang him." holds a world of truth
as the reverse of this proposition.
When you label a man thief he is
mighty apt to make good on the label.
Especially In the realm of American
politics is this message of the Yale
needed today. BY general
consent politics has been given bad
name, and The man who enters this
sphere OF activity does so with the
that he may look for de-
on the part OF his oppon-
ents. and suspicion on the part of his
friends. This atmosphere does not
lend to make statesmen. 1t is creating
time-servers and discouraging men OF |
character and conviction from Offering
their time and talent to the cause OF |
the Commonwealth.
II Is best to take conduct at its |
lace value. 1t Ia best to believe the
best about men. Charity" declared |
Paul, 1000 years ago. "beareth all |
.hings. believeth all things" A lit /,
lie more charity in American business
md political lie could not help but
make things brighter and more whole
,ome.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

All former President Castro asks,
is spot Of ground large enough for
him to die on. il is probable that
there are number of patriotic Vene-
zuelans who would make the donation
If they, were assured he meant busi-
ness.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

part of Mrs. corrfnre Brown, one of
the. cleverest and most brilliant So
cialists In the country. who boldly
proclsims herself "suffragette," to
Introduce the militant methods now
prevalent in England and which Mrs.
Brown carefully stucied during q
years residence in London In the
thick of the fight by Mrs. Minna
Jones and by Mrs. III. Borman-We
of England on her recent militant
propaganda tour of "the States" has
evoked marked but subdued disap-
proval from leading members of the
conservatives. such as Mrs. Herbert
Duncanson. Miss Jane Adams, Mrs.
C. Il. Afiield, DIR. Anna e. Blount and
Mrs. John ID. Sherman. Realizing the
strength lies in unity and failure
awaits the principle divided against
itself the two factions are having a
merry time of Il in the tacit but we'll
understood attempt to evade the in
ternal warfare that is constantly Inn
minent. Especially since the Polit-
ical Equality Union, an institution
whose democracy is equal to the ex-
clusiveness OF the Political Equality
League, and which has its member
ship made up of working girls, is
very decidedly for the support of the
jail If necessary so we- get t. the -balIot
plan. Indeed half of the Unions
members have voted to refuse mar
rage with any man who would not
positively declare himself for equal
suffrage.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
TRUTH OF
COLONIAL HISTORY

At the celebration of the two hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
foundation of Norwich, Conn, Presi
rent Taft availsd himself of the op,
portunity to make some remark,
which show that he is not afraid tc
tell the truth about early colonial his.
tory. After alludlng to the fact that
in the beginning the government OF
Norwich was almost theocracy, Mr.
Taft said: 1--WE speak with satisfac-
tion OF the fac. that our ancestors
and ! claim New England ancestry,
came to this country in order to es-
, tablish freedom. Well, If you are GO
iEg to be exact. they came to this
country to establish freedom of their
own religion and not the freedom of
anybody else's religion. The truth is
that in those Gfys such a thing as
freedom OF religion was not under
stood, We look with considerable hor-
ror and with great deal of condemna-
tion on those denominations that pun
ished our ancestory because our an
cestors wished 70 have a different
kind of religion, but when our ances-
tors got here in this country and
ruled, they intended to have their own
religion and no other"
The Puritans have received so
many compliments which they did
not deserve that many students of
history will be pleased to see that
the president of the United States
does not share the opinion that they
were the chosen friends of religious
liberty or had ally intention whatever
OF grating it. All historians are we'll
aware of these fScts, but several gen.
eratiors of American boys and girls
were educated to believe that the
PuritaDs were a great deal better than
they really were, and to this day
many good people have very false
MOTIONS OF the first settlers OF New
England toward freedom OF conscience.
They would Lave repudiated with
horror the idea that a man had a ma
tural right to think as he pleased
about matters OF religion and to wor-
ship God after his own fashion. The
clergy virtually ruled the state in the
days OF Purital ascendency and the
civil magistrate, was behind the min
lister. who was able TO force men and
women to coaform to the rules which
he laid down.
Mr.. Taft pointed out that 1t was out
OF the fiction. out of the denomina-
tional prejudice OF the past, that we
developed f.eeeom OF religion which
came naturally and logically as we
went on to free institutions. In re-
ligion, as In 80 many other things,
competition proved Invaluable, pre-
venting monopoly and despostism.
Each set wanted liberty for itself
however much opposed to granting it
TO all other sects. And statesmen and
arrived at the conclusion
that the only safe course was to toll
crate every form of worship that did
not teach downright immortality. The
great American historian. John w.
Draper states the matter very well:
''As. Ia different countries. first one
then another Esct rose to power, it |
stained itself with cruelsics perpetrat-
I'd upon It's competitors. The moral re- |
aliati1ns that Lad ensued, when, In
he chances Of the times. the oppress-
d got the le.t,s OF their oppress-
rs. convinced the contending sectar- |
ans that they must concede to their
what they claim for |
hsmsslvss; and thus. from their
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Our sympathy goes out to the poor
woman who is held down TO her
threshold by family duties and isn't
able to spend her afternoons at bridge
parties. We are thinking OF getting
up bridge insurance company in
order to enable everybody to get in
the game"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Bigamist Johnson. declared on the
eve of his going to the penitentlary
that he would never be able to live
out his seven years sentence. There
will be any numoer OF women who viii
not grieve much CO put on mourning,
should be die Ia The prison.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Judge Taft can be glad he had his
salary raised as he will be compelled
to earn it in tho mighty strenuous
days o; the sitting of the conference
committee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
July IS In American History.

1776-"Mad Anthony" wayne's force
captured Stony Point, on the Hud-
son.
1s71-Thomas Lincoln CTadD. son Of
Abraham Lincoln, died; born 1852.
1903-Mrs. James G. Blaine, widow OF
the famous statesman, died; born
z 1897
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Some men are wondering how is
Gomez that "Bluebeard" Johnson can
forget so many OF his wives. They
argue that they cnly have one and are
not able to forget her.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
KLEPTOMANIAC
DRINKS POISON

Philadelphia. July 15-Caught In
the act Of stealing grain from the
mill OF J. w, stilIwagon & Sons. ac-
cording to the police OF Doylestown,
Leopold Acksr, attempted 10 XIII
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

II the Englishmen really want to
punisL the sufffagetts who are in jail,
let them advertise bargain sale on
corsets while they are locked up.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Old "305", was run by John Evans
and Sim Kelley and "307" next door
was run by Major Showers. south
erner Of imperturbable courtesy and
punctilious sense OF honor who died
later on a Louisiana plantation in
luxurious retirement. "Lockridge
Halp' was famous among cattlemen,
miners and pioneers because its doors
weer taken off exceptin winter and fif-
teeen gaming tables. mostly faro and
roulette wheels were visible from the
street. running day and night. These
places were the flaming beacons that
enticed the cowboy from as far as the
Rio Grande. and the old time ranch
man after selling his cattle usually
peeled off part of his roll to have a
splurge at faro. In recent years these
buildings have been used as bunk
houses. Omaha and Sioux CITY In
recent years have extinglished the
white lights of the gambling houses
and riven the red lights further in
to secluslon, Pierre has sent them
across the river to Fort Pierre and
Missouri river cities have lost all sem.
blance of their days when they were
ION the frontier
Harvest and railroad work has re-
duced the army OF "foaters" at the
municipal and 10 cent lodging houses
OF Chicago more radically than usual
and indications show that more work
than common is being squeezed out
Of them. Rights of way OF all rail.
roads are dotted with camp fires OF
hobos, but great immigration OF
workers Is reported from Kansas to
states further north, particularly
North Dakota and Its wheat fields.
Later they will probably turn up In
Nebraska and Iowa corn fields. There
is said to be q larger sprinkllng of
young fellows, students In high
schools and colleges than In previous
years all out for "the experience
but acquiring bllsters, sunburn ana
"wanderlUsr they'll not soon forget
The gent from the Chicago lodging
houses. af.r a hectic and expensive
stay In some city, VIII head next for
the lumber camps and still later for
the Ice fields unless they let them
selves be shipped out on some rail-
way Job. The typical fioater, how
ever ls too wise usually to 80 out on
ra'lroad work,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Beverley, ,sachusetts, need never
hope to become as famous as Oyster
Bay.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Pedestrian Weston has just COM
pleted his Glidien tour from New York
to San Francisco.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Those "votes TOR Women enthusi-
asts In the United States who have
been advocating the transparency pa
rade, the sidewalk meeting and the
firstic tactics of the London suffra-
gette for ballot privileges for Ameri-
can women on INSIDE" authority re-
ceived a setback in the election OF
Mrs. Ella Siess Stewart, president OF
the Illinois State Suffrage Associa-
ton TO the secretaryship OF the Ma
tional Suffrage Organization for II
will imbuc the board of chief execu-
tives with an even more conservative
spirit than 1t already possesses. Mrs.
Stewart, an officer OF the Political
Equality League, the suffrage OFF,
shoot of the Chicago Woman's club,
which Is the largest association OF It's
kind in the country, and whose re-
quirements for admission smack ap-
proximately of sanctity. is one OF the
warmest Of adherence to the policy
OF quiet force that has always
marked the progress OF the suffrage
movement In America. E6orts on the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Destruction of old Fourth Avenue"
landmarks, where sin held high car
nival years ago when w. 7. Stead
held Its sordid doings up to public
gaze to prove Chicago "the wickedest
city In theworld" !" has brought out re-
ports from many western cities of
the razing or Transforming of districts
whose one claim to fame was for
more or less romantic wickedness.
Kansas City for one has torn down
1905" and adjacent structures. once
the gambling houses where were the
games without limit" and the gun
play that Is now extinct In the West
except in melodrama were daily
events on the Missouri river from
tier, Whole droves OF cattle went
across the tables during the late 70's
and early SOS These places were
on Main street down near the river,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Chicago Letter

Chicago, Ills, July 14.--Lords and
ladies', dignitaries OF the church and
government and mon and women OF
the greatest social prestige In Europe
VIII join in making plans for the
further campaign against the wlde-
spread barter in young girls for Inn
moral purposes at the International
Conference for the suppression of the
white slave traffic scheduled for Oc-
tober 3, and in Vienna, which
will be drawn up at the twenty
fourth annual meeting of the Nation
al Vigilance Association and Interna-
tional Bureau for the suppression OF
the white slave traffic in London. Ju-
ly 20. At the head of the London
conference will be the Right Rev.
the Lord Bishop of London, support
ed by her Royal Highness, the
Duchess of Albany: Mrs. Creighton,
His Grace the Archbishop of West
minister, His Excellency Right Hon.
the Earl of Aberdeen, Or. Adler (the
Chief Rabbi, Sir Percy William
Bunting, M. A., Alice, Countess of
STAFFORD, Countess Dowager of Chi
chester, Mrs. James Cav. Mrs. Thom-
asson, Hon. Constance Waldegrave,
Hon. Mrs. Allister, G. Fraser, Lady
Lockyer, Lady Emily Lutyens, Mrs.
Ruspini, Lady Bunting, Lady Mclaren,
Claude G. Montefiore. Esq, d. l.. AL
exander, ESQ.,, Mrs. A. j. Webbe, Ar
thur p. Moro. ESQ, Rev. John B.
Baraclough. NJ. A., Henry J. Will
son. Esq, M. p, w. J. Crossley, M. p,
Donald MacLean. ESQ. Miss Lucy
Hall, of the Illinois Vigilance Associa-
ton and deaconness, who is daily
engaged In practical work in Chicago
against white slavery, was chosen by
the Woman's World committee on
legislation as the delegate from the
United States who will tell of the fight
which has been waged this year. Miss
Hall saileG this week for London. She
Will tell of her many personal exper-
fences with girls rescued and of 9TH
ers still held in abject slavery, and
of the work done by the Illinois Wig.
lance Association. In turn, she will
study English girls, particularly the
working girls. Lt.dy Aberdeen, IL Is
anticipated, will have returned TO Lon
don, from her recent tour of the Unit.
ed states In time 10 ADDRESS the con-
ference. The London and Vienna
meetings are to afford rallies for
concentration of forces to add new
impetus to the rescue work and in
crease the scope after the general
congress to be held in 1910 in Madrid
by the especial invitation of the King
of Spain. A score and a half of gov
crnments and thousands of delegates
Will be represented at the London
and Vienna meetings and the Inter-
national Congress Will call forth at
least double the number OF these two
previous assemblies.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

The reputation made by Chicago's
traction settlement Is in fair way to
be eclipsed by the Kansas City plan
now In completed form and soon to
be submitted to popular vote by the
city council. The partnership of the
city with the traction companies
which was worked out for Chicago,
where the city gets b5 per cent" as
piacards In all street cars remind the
passenger, has been adopted for the
Missouri city with division of so per
cent to each. Also there is a munic-
ipal purchase provision for which the
valuation is fixed upon the amount
or cash invested up to date in Great
Ing the property. $33,50O,O00 plus
whatever additional capital is added
by the time the city is able and ready
to buy. In Chicago. $4,000, 900 was
allowed for the value OF unexpired
franchises but Kansas City has gone
step further and allowed nothing for
franchises, although the companies
franchises have 18 years more to run.
The new ordinance there provides al
SO Tor within one director for the city
OF the company's Representation on
the board. for right to prevent ex-
cessiye salaries, restriction upon cap
italization. reduction of fares liberal
expenditures to keep the equipment,
and tracks up to a high standard, city
regulation OF schedules, routing and
use of tracks by interurban lines that
connect at the city limits and other
things. Chicago gave the companies
construction profit of 10 per cent
and brokers' profit of 8 per cent.
In addition to the value set on the
property in event of the city's pur-
chase. but Kansas City provides a
10 per cent. bonus only In event the
city finds another company which
VIII buy the car lines and give 1t a
bigger share than the present one
more than half the net receipts or at
least per cent. of the gross. Curious
ly neough the plan which Chicago
welcomed as an end to stagnation
that cost its business interests hun
dreds of millions of dollars is being
opposed, although from quarter
which affected a hold up' Of the
company for a big sum In 'the good
old days but which is said TO main
tain pose OF pompous respectable
ity now.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
A Ruined Gown

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day about two years ago my
mother was unexpectedly called away
from home, and before she W mt she
told me not to leave the house or to
get into mischief. After read ng a
while 1 began to feel lonesome, so [
thought 1 would go upstairs to the at
tic and play lady.
L had just started to put on my
long skirt, when l saw a trunk, about
whose contents 1 had often wondered.
An idea came to me. I would open it
and see what was in it, and mamma
would be none, the WISER
When 1 opened it L saw a lovely
white satin dress with a long bridal
veil and white slippers and stockings.
1 thought 1 would try it on and see
how it looked. 1 had just got it on,
when 1 happened to look out of the
window and saw my playmate passing.
l would go and show her how | looked,
/ decided.
I ran down the stairs and soon Joined
her. She wanted me to go to her house
and play, so we started off. When we
were two blocks away from home it
began to rain, so l turned around and
began running home. l stumbled on
my skirts and fell in a puddle of wa
ter. Just as I picked myself UP l saw
mother coming toward me. She looked
very angry, and when we got home she
gave me a good spanking and sent me
to bed.
Later found out that the dress was
my t-grandmother's wedding dress
and an heirloom of the family which
mother was very proud of.
Now that the dress is ruined it will
not be my wedding dress when marry.
ROSE HANSEN.
San Pedro; general delivery; grade
AT.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

finally decided to go to camp. But to
my dismay the tide had risen and the
water around the rock was deep and
night was coming on. The wind
drowned our voices, and so we could
not attract attention that way. Now
camp fires began to burn, and my COM
panion began to cry. L tried to soothe
her, but she was thoroughly frightened.
The wind, blowing our way, brought
the mems shouts to us, but we could
not make them hear
On one part of the rock there was
wide ledge, so when I found that we
must stay there all night I told the
little girl to lie down next to the wall,
and then stood near to keep her from
rolling off. We did not suffer from the
cold much, and she soon cried herself
to sleep. / passed a sleepless night,
and in the morning the men saw US
and rescued us.
WILLIAM P. EMERSON
1143 East Adams street; AS grade,
Twentieth Street school.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
Cousins Visit Interesting

Dear Aunt Laurie:
If Iwere asked how [ would entertain
my cousin if he were to pay me a visit
l would not hesitate very long. / would
hrst bring him home and let the folks
welcome him to our city. Then we
would go out for a good time.
He would like to see the ocean, so we
would board a car for the beach Here
pleasant day would be passed, and
that evening we would return in time
for supper.
In the evening we would sit around
the fire talking about the good times
we would have
The next morning we would hire two
saddle horses and ride around town. In
the meanwhile L would point out every
place of interest to him.
Thus two days of pleasure are spent.
The next day we would walk around
the business part of town. What lot
of things there are to show him.
We would visit all of the big build
ings and places of business; the large
newspapers which supply us with so
much news, some of the large churches
and many other places of interest.
The next day we would visit the San
Gabriel mission and the ostrich farm
and Pasadena. That evening we might
go to the theater
There are so many other ways in
which l could entertain him that it
would take a long time, so we will
leave him on his way home, hoping he
had pleasant visit and will soon come
again. HARRY WILSON.
Grand Avenue school. 239 South Hill
street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
A Camping Party
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One summer we were camping at
Oceano. My father and uncle were
away and one day three men came
down on the beach. They had their
blankets on their back and went in a
little cave where some clam diggers
were camping. We heard a shot. Then
the men came down the road. 1t was
about o'clock.
When the three men got to our tent
they began to talk to my brother. They
told him that the clam-diggers had
shot at them. Just then some buggies
were coming down the road and the
three men went on. My little cousin
was in bed and after the buggies got
out of sight the men started back to
our tent. We were pretty well scared.
My aunt wrapped my cousin up in a
blanket and we started for the hotel
across the river. The tide was coming
in fast. The men followed us up as far
as they could without getting wet My
brother swan across the river and got
boat. Just as it came in sight the
moon rose. The three men could see
my brother and the boatman in the
dark and they went away and we never
saw them again.
The next day we moved our tents to
the other side of the river.
HARRIET HERRING.
Santa Maria, grade 5, age II.