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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15

Mr.. c. E. Arney, of Albion, was i'm
the city Saturday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15

Superintendent A. Palmer. of the
city's schools, was in Reinbeck Friday
nigh, where he was one of the three
judges of the annual oratorical contest
of the high schools of northeastern
JoN-a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15
;,'e City in Brief
Picture framing at Simmons store.

j. W. T. Bennett was In Colo on
resS Frjdav
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15

MIR. ]. o. Adams and his sister. Mrs.
d. A. Williams. the latter of Albion,
left Saturday for Sac City. called
by the very critical illness of their
brother. o. r. Adams, and to attend
the funeral of their niece. Blanche. me
eldest daughter of Mr.. Adams. which
was conducted Sunday o. r. Adams
is hopelessly i'll, and his death is eX
nantad at anN TINA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15

At the regular meeting of the Mems
League of the Central Church of Christ
Friday night, thirteen new members
We're added to the organization and the
date of future meetings changed to-
the first and fourth Wednesdays of
each month, instead of the first and
fourth Fridays. as heretofore. The mat
ter of application blanks for the EN-
ployment bureau was referred to COM
mittee and early adjournment was tax
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16
Old Time Gas Charges.

The price Of gas In the early part Of
the last century is shown by sched-
ule Of charges issued by the Liverpool
Gaslight company in the year 1917.
Instead of so much per cubic foot be-
ing levied each individual burner was
charged for, and the price varied ac-
cording to the hour at which the light
was to be extinguished. Thus for
using one No. / Argand burner up till
8 p. m. f3 per annum had to be paid.
For the right to keep it alight until 8
f3 1Ss. was the figure, while those
roistering blades who sat up till 10, II
or II had to disburse "a 16s., f5 1875
and f6 IS. respectively. Imagine the
gas bill at house where ten or twelve
burners are far1ng away until the
small hours if such method Of taxa
ton were In force Observation-Disclosures
pool Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16
BEAVERS HOMES.
How the Ingenious Little Builders Con.
struct Their Houses.

How the Ingenious Little Builders Con-
struct Their Houses.
When the beavers dams are COM
pleted, the animals separate into small
companies to build cabins or houses
for themselves. These are constructed
upon piles along the borders of the
pond. They are of an oval shape, re-
sembling a beehive, and they vary
from five feet to ten feet in diameter,
according to the number Of families
they are to accommodate
These dwellings are n2ver less than
two stories high, generally three, and
sometimes they contain four apart
ments. The walls of these are from
two feet to three feet thick, formed
of the same materials as the DAMS On
the inside they are made smooth, but
left rough without, being rendered i'm
penetrable to rain.
The lower story is about two feet
high, the second is formed by a floor
Of sticks covered with mud, and the
upper part terminates with an arched
roof. Through each floor there, is a
passage, and the uppermost floor is
always above the level Of the water.
Each Of these huts has two doors, one
on the land side to admit of their 60
ing out and seeking provisions that
way, another under the water and be-
low where it freezes to preserve their
communication with the pond.-Eng-
fish Magazine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16

all seen a horse down" Can you de.
scribe how it rises? Does it get up on
its fore feet first and then on its hind
feet, or does it kneel first, then get on
its hind feet and finally on its fore
feet?
However, you need not confne Your
self to the animal kingdom in testing
your perceptive faculties. Many sub.
jects will suggest themselves to you.
AS an excuse for this want Of obser-
walton it is often urged that ga man
can't know everything" but the excuse
is bad one. There is great differ
ence between knowing little or nothing
and knowing everything. When the
faculty has been trained it requires no
more effort to note the points Of the
object looked at than it does to glance
at that same object and come away
none the wiser.
The chances of success in life are on
the side of the man who knows GER
tain things because he has learned
about them by using his senses instead
of having to go to book for all that
AO WASHES W hAO". oOOhS are luulS-
pensable, as there are so many things
which cannot come within the range Of
our observation, but wherever possible
we should use our senses to acquire
knowledge at first hand
This will explain why men who can
not read or write have built up sub
stantial businesses. They have made
use of the power possessed by all, but
cultivated by very few.
The perceptive faculty must be train
ed during childhood and youth. After
the completion Of the twentieth year
very little progress can be made. A
grown man is unable to develop his
powers of observation to any satisfac-
tory degree Youth is full of energy,
and that is the time to inculcate the
lesson that we should see all that our
eyes rest upon.
1t should be the object of every par
ent to teach his child to note every OBJ
ject that comes in his way. When out
for walk in park the child should
be told to observe the shapes Of the
leaves on the different trees, the pal
ing Of the color of animals toward the
under part of the body, and so on, and
should be told that when asked ques-
ton on the subject he must be prepar-
ed to say that it is so, not that he
thinks it is.
All children have inquiring minds.
and after walk or two, coupled with
such instruction as we have mention
ed, you will find the child making
great progress and acquiring quality
that will be invaluable in after life.
One Of the methods adopted by Hou-
din, the conjurer, for quickening the
perception Of his son was to make him
walk rapidly past shop window or a
stall on which a number of articles
were displayed and then write down a
list Of the objects noticed. At first
only half dozen articles were per-
ceived during the moment occupied in
passing the store or window, but after
having done it once day for month
the boy was able to make list of
forty objects.-Pearson's Weekly.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16
LOOKING AND SEEING.
There Is a Marked Difference Be-
tween These Two Acts.
THE POWER OF. OBSERVATION
It Should Be Cultivated Even In the
Most Ordinary Thinss-A Faculty
That Is Possessed by All, but That
ls Developed by the Few.

ihat - oSsSSSe0 ~ All, 0ut5~1na
10 Developed by the Few.
1t is the hope and desire of all par
ents that their children shall make
some sort of mark in the world when
they grow up. They do not in the ma
jority of cases expect that their Off
spring will become famous and make
names that will live for ages, but they
cherish the thought that they will be
successful men and women in some
profession or business. That is the
keynote-that success shall be their
portion.
Yet it is fact that most parents
neglect or pay very little attention to
one part Of the child's education which
is Of the highest Importance They do
not train the perceptive faculties.
Power Of observation will help you
more than anything else in your strug-
gle for existence, and yet there are
comparatively few people who are
keen observers. One small fact will
prove this latter statement The man
who observes everything, he who sees
everything he looks at, is singled out
either as an inquisitive person or a
clever one, and this shows that he is
an exception.
1t is easy to give instances of this
lack Of perception even in the ordinary
things Of life. Some years ago an art
ist engaged in London firm Of print
ers had to draw an advertisement in
which the central figure was cock in
the act of growing. Nothing seemed
easier, but when he set to work the
artist found himself confronted by a
dificulty-does the cock show it's tongue
prominently when it crows? Every
one of the hundred men employed by
the firm had seen cock crow scores
of times, yet not one Of them could
answer the question. The artist had
to 60 to a friend who kept fowls and
chase the poor rooster round and round
the yard until it crowed.
A schoOlmaster, wishing to test the
perception Of his boys, asked them
how many times they had seen COW
or pictures Of that animal and found,
as he had expected, that all the boys
had seen the creature more times than
they could remember. Then he offered
to give small prizes to the boys who
could correctly answer this question:
"Are cows ears above, below, in
front of or behind it's horns?' Only
two boys gained prizes, and their an
swers were guesswork.
Now sit down and test yourself in
some such simple manner. You have
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-16
Insincerity.

"Our civilization demands q greater
or less degree Of mendacity," remark
ed the abstruse person. 1--WE are con-
stantly encountering some empty
phrase, some conventional remark.
which is absolutely devoid Of SINGER
tty.''
That's right" answered the book
agent. THAT'S perfectly true. l am
reminded of it every time walk up to
the front step where there is door
mat with the word welcome on it,
Washington Star.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Fascinating Miss Ward.

Probably Miss Ward has never ap-
peared more fascinating than In the
rclo OF tho capriClouS. temperamcntal
warm bloodcd. unconventional girl who
ran away from home TO become
singer and dancer in the London and
Partisan halls IL Is a Marie Tempest
role In several vital respects, and
probably that is why Miss Ward made
hit in the play In London, whore
Miss Tempest has had considerable
vogue.
Fanny, the music hall star. perpe-
trates n really truly love marriage
with n wealthy young man who poses
as an artist After tho wedding he
takes her TO his homo. which 10 Fan
ny's horror, she learns TO be Rantock
Hail. and hcr husband is revealed no
less parsonage than a bona fldc
lord. This dcnoucmcnt would not
mayhap. unduly agitate adversely the
common or garden variety of SOU
brettc, but Ii Is at Bantock Hall that at
least twenty-threo of Fanny's blood re-
latlons arc employed in various mcnlal
positions. And her uncle snncti-
monious butler. and his wife, the
housekeoper. are the relentless dIcta-
tors OF all the household governmental
affairs. Through years of patient
scrvitudo they have risen to the POSI-
tion of king and queen of the scullery.
the dining hall and the other asso-
ciatcd departments OF a lordly Eng
lish residence. Tho butlering uncle,
Bennett Ind been Fnnnys particular
horror in her younger days. partly bo-
cause no preferred singing hymns and
reciting the longer catcchism to any
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

most desperate manner. making as
much noise and display as possible.
Finally one of the takers cries. "Mr
Referee, this man Is trying to choke
men
IT'S not so. He's trying to gouge
my eyes outt" yellS the other.
foul! FOUL" eXclaims the neeced
lambs around the ring. Tho referee
gets excited and puzzled The wrcs-
tiers keep this up for an hour or so
until tho man booked to win gets the
rofcrcc's decision. Then tho bunkoed
sports 20 home well satisfied with
what they term a good nights fun.
Tho band of falScrs gather up the
spoils as quickly as possible and leave
town by tho first train.
Liso certain other sports. wrestling
has gradually fallen into decay through
the greed for dollars, greed that
robbed the game Of all semblancc OF
sporting and turned II into a mere hip
podromc.
or course all wrcstlers arc not
crooks Mother nre all wrestling pro-
motcrs. There are honest men In this
as in any other line. but the general
atmosphere that clings about the mat
Is not conducive TO an inspiration Of
public confidence.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Havana" a Musical Hit.

Jimmy Powers has brought ''Ha-
vana" TO tho Casino to succeed Eddie
Foy In "Alr. Hamlet OF Broadway"
Havana" Is George Edwardcs
Galcty theatcr importation that IS
tuncful and amusing enough to finish
tho season at the Casino. Powers may
thank his lucky stars that he was east
for the lead in this play. for II pro-
vides him with the means OF scoring a
distinct success. Tho music was writ
ten by Leslie Stuart, and no less than
five authors took 4 hand In writing the
book and lyrics
Tho plot Is. OF course. laid In Cuba
and the large cast toys playfully with
a revolution that has a hard time in
rovolutinG-
Samuel Nix (Mr. Powers) Is boat
swain Of the good yacht Wasp. and.
matrimonlally speaking, he is out
lawed IIe had been welded To a stun
ming Cuban beauty. but his shipmatcs
needed him, 90 they dragged him away
forclbly from married life. thus rem
dering II unnecessary FOR him to dc
sign plans of his own for an escape
from It at some later date.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
6j;sa4rasf Az7sAz
JOSEPH o'mARA's CAREER.

When OMara's voico developed into
such a rare tenor it was deemed ad-
visable to send him 10 Italy to study.
After two years work ho went TO Lon
don, where he sang the principal tenor
role in Sullivans opera "Iolanthc."
His success was immediate. AT the
termination OF this engagement the
late Sir Augustus Harris seized him
for Italian opera at Covcnt Garden
and Drury Lane. and he remained with
him until the death OF tho renowned
iinpTesarlo. During this time he ap-
peared in "Lohcngrin." Carmen"
Faust" "Cavallcria and "Pagllaccl"
and gained immensely in voice and
style This brings him up to the
clever portrayal OF the principal role
In Stanford'S 'Shamus O'Brien" A
year later he appeared \ De Kovcn's
"Thc HIghwayman.' which was writ
ton especially for him Ho returned
to, England at the end OF his American
engagement and has been since the
principal tenor In the Moody Manners
English Grand Opera company.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Amateurs and Professionals.

James E sullivan. president of the
Amateur Athletic union. dcplores the
fact that the delegates TO the recent
intercollegiate Association OF America
at their recent convention even paused
for minute to discuss the adyisa-
bility OF letting into the amateur ranks
students who play ball for money In
the summer. He says.
whether or not the association as n
whole may vote to be against the sum
NOR baseball player makes small ar
ference. The point is that these edu-
Gators actually considered for 4 mo-
mont whether or not summer baseball
players should be allowed to compete
on varsity teams.
III they had debated the question OF
whether colleges should support pro-
fessional teams. that would have been
better, II the colleges are to bove
teams on which professionals arc
members it is well and good II tho col
leges decide frankly to be represented
by professionals,
"As well might an association OF cdu.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

Fanny. her pride surglng TO tho fore
decides To go back TO the stage. Her
lordshlp, however. also discovers about
this tjmo that his great great grand
father was butcher one who. his aunt
Wetherell tells him. "was quite little
butcher
Now his lordship secs things In quite
another light Fanny and no arc in
pretty much the same social station
as regards ancestry. and, besides. she
has obsorbcd ever so much moro Pill
grim's Progress" than has he. so. per-
haps. she is actually his superior. Al
any rate, thew patch up their break.
and HIS lordshlp continues to be n gem
tleman In spite of himself
Charles Cartwright as the butler at
times scores as heavily as does Miss
Ward Miss Ward wears tho latest
stylo Partisan gowns with bewitching
grace and demonstrates her ncknowl-
edged ability as an actress through
out the four acts.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

work what the professionals arc doing
in theirs. 1t Is no disgrace to bo pro-
fessionCl baseball player. 1t is an hon
or Tho game Is clean. honest, we'll
managed. The men in charge of pro-
fcssIonol baseball made it their pride
that the game is pure
Mr- Sullivan further pays tribute
to professional baseball by adding that
they nrc free and aboVcboard and
have nothing to conceal, He adds that
they are FREQ and aboyeboard and
haven't the faint of hypocrisy
They are professionals. paid as pro-
fcssionalS. and don't have to resort TO
any subtcrfuGo In playing profess
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

Gators have gathered 10 discuss whcth-
cr murder In certain forms might not
be permissible.
There cannot be any question as to
the proper course to pursue SO long as
the persons involved keep clearly be-
fore their minds the one idca-that Is.
that there should be no place in ANA
tour sport for the professional.
THAT would do away with the need
for the amateur definition which I un-
dcrstand tho intercollegiate College
Athletic Association of the United
States is seeking. 1t is all matter of
honesty and need so no further.
Let tho amateurs follow in their
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Two Recent Fake Bouts.

Washington was treated to n raw
fake recently. The work OF the pro-
motcrS of these prcarranged contests
was so rank thoy did not hesitate to
show their hands even in their adyer-
tisements. The picture OF Frank Gotch
the worlds champion. was widely cir
culatcd as one Adamson. who was
carded TO meet Joe Turner of Wash
InGton.
Though Gotch Is tho best known OF
my ono connected with the game and
his picture has appeared In the daily
papers innumerable times, tho docep-
tion went by undiscovered. and the
bout proved 4 money maker, although
the chap who went under the name OF
Adamson looked about as much lIko
Gotch as he did like Jack johnson.
Now York city was also handed n
raw deal recently. When Ernest Siee-
fried. the German Oak" as he was
called. but now spoken of by many
writer's as the German joke" arrived
in this country with big reputation
as a wrestler he was Immediately
signed up by the promoters In Gotham
TO meet three OF the best mat artists
that could DO produced In Madison
Square Garden
The contest was extensively adver-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
IL Calla Him mPana ~

The bosun stays seven years. and
when he returns he doesn't discover
which OF the many beauties on the Is
land Is his long lost spouse until his
duplicate in miniature, a dIminutlve
edition of himself. appears 10 identify
him as papa
Powers has q topical song. How Did
the Bird Know That" which is quito,
the funniest thing OF the kind heard
here in n long time. and his unfailing
good lumor keeps up with the gen.
orally lively pace OF tho entertainment.
Unlike somc other musical comedy
comedians. Mr.. Powers is never vulgar.
and his fun Is wholesome, He has q
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
How the Game Ie Worked

1t Is nn easy matter for a couple OF
clever taking wrestlers to frame up =
bout and fool the public Here is one
scheme that Is worked successfully In
rural places ono VIII locate in n far
away city and got Into the good eraoes
OF the sporting men. He Will soon
convince them that he is a near cham
pion and Will finally secure backing
for n thousand or so (stagc money!
a broad. defiant challenge Is then is
sued in tho newspapers. Offering to
wrcstlo any man in the world There
is much newspaper clattcr over the
matter. when fakcr No 2, who is in
on tho deal. wires his acceptance. and
after stormy scene" in the proper
place tho match is made Then fol-
lows lot more talking and boosting.
The town is billed like a circus, and
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Tho Manoqers' Part,

OF course the managers OF the fnkcrs
play a prominent part in the hippo
dromo. They appear at tho leading
hotels. dressed in very sporty clothes.
covered with alleged diamonds. offer
ing to bet thousands (more stage
money! on the result
All this time one of the managers
has been making some real bots here
and there on tho man who Is booked
TO win. In this way a few hundred
dollars are gathered in by the com
b.ne, When everything is framed up
the largest hall that could be secured
Is Jammcd with the comc-on sports.
The excitement Is intense. the betting
Is livoly, and ench wrestler is up
roariously received whom he is intro
duced. Considerable time ls wasted
In n wrnngle over the selection OF a
referee. but finally some prominent
local man, who may be honest. Is
chosen. His chest swells up because
tho honor has been thrust upon him
but probably he knows nothing about
the job that Is TO be pulled off
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
Miss Edith Decker.

The fact that Havana" has come
dian who is really comic Is almost
enough distinction for one musical
melangc. but Havana" has lot OF
other things Ia commend IT, 1t has.
for Instance. Miss Edith Decker. who
sings very pleasantly. with n fresh.
clear. musical comedy voice (Which IL,
OF course. a kind In its own class ana
must be judged by that standard). and
who acts viyaclously and pleascs tho
eye as we'll
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
a Talented Dancer.

And 1t has Miss Edith Kelly, who
doesn't get nearly enough OF an oppor-
tunity to show her graceful dancing,
but who figures prominently as tho
leader of lnc OF newspaper beau
tics who nrc splashed all over the
show and who make the biggest sort
of a hit.
a dainty line Of slender. well gownod
beauties they arc. too. and their best
song. ''Hcllo. People" repeated at in
tcrvals throughout the evening. is
likely TO cause people to forget the
"Florodora" seNtet. for which they viii
get a vote OF thanks Ernest Lambert.
very amusing In his familiar chappy
way. acts as chaperon for the girls and
as pivot for their terpsichorcan gyro-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

tised by the combine His manager
SAID he had never been defeated and
that Yussiff Mahmout, who VIII prob
ably be Gotch's next opponent. was
thrown by Sclefrlcd In Germany and
that the great HackcnschmIdt had
cVaded him for years.
Tho affair looked Ike fake from
the start The men selected to wrestIe
the German Oak were not announced
until few hours before the contest
Then y became known that his oppo-
hents were from a stable of wrcstlers
who have been appearing at a Brook
lyn thcater weekly under the manage
mcnt OF man who was an Intimate
friend of Siegfried's manager. Recent
reports from Germany say that the
German Oak" was defeated many
times abroad by second raters.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
From Our New York Dramatic Core
spondent)

From Our New York Dramatic Corrc-
spondent)
~ AMY WARD In a typical
T. London drama. The New
d Lady B7ntock." and james T.
"A Powers in Havana" the mu-
sical comedy that proved senSationally
successful In London equaling the
vogue OF The Merry Widow" accord
Ing to impartial reports. are two OF
the prominent new metropolitan pro-
ductlons. All OF which goes to show
that the London influence on tho
American stage is undergoing no dim
mutton. and wo may therefore expect
hysterical TRADES against managers
who overlook home talcnt-tlrades of
which VIC have had all too many OF
recent years,
THE New Lady Bantock" is tho
Jerome X. Jerome play that was FIRST
put on tour In this country under
the title of Fanny and the Servant
Problem" and consists mostly of witty
dialogue. AS 1 have stated that the
drama, which Is now at Wallack's
theater, Is typically Londoncse. II Is
evident that action is a lessor guam
tity. with the dialogue looming prom
inently in the fore.