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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
FLEET is READY.
Uncle Sans Largest Fleet
Now Ready for Practice
Maneuvers.

Provincetown, Mass, July r.
skirting the inner tip Of Cape Cod
there lies in the harbor of Pro-
vincetown and near by waters the
largest and most notable fleet of
warships ever assembled for active
duty under the Stars and Stripes.
Every vessel of the nalf hundred rs
in readiness for practice maneuvers
which will tax the ingenuity and skill
of the foremost naval minds of the
country for next month.
The vessels including fourteen
battleships, cruisers, torpedo boats,
submarines, refrigerator ships, tend
ers and supply ships, numbering
fty-four all told, and representing a
valuation of nearly 5000 ,000, 900, are
drawn up in two parallel lines ex-
tending around Race point along the
cape to Truro, four miles below
standing at the head of the line
being Admiral Schroeder's flagship,
the Connecticut. On board the ves-
sells are $4,000 men.
Shore leave was granted yester-
day, as 1t will be every Sunday for the
coming month during the maneuvers
when the fleets will return to Pro-
vincetown for the week end. Evans
field, purchased by the sanlors two
years ago when they were here with
Admiral Evans and named in his hon
or. is favorite resort of the sailors
and marines and today two ball
games with various other sports at
tracted many hundreds to the spot.
In the harbor were held cutter races,
swimming matches and other aquatic
sports.
This morning early two divisions
fthe fleet went outside for prac-
tlce and maneuvers, two other di-
visions remaining inside, which will
be the program throughout the ma
neuvers, the divisions alternating in
the work.
The first and second divisions were
the first to go out to the proving
grounds and while the maneuvers
are supposed to be secret in every
particular II is known from the pres
enceof targets that target practice
will be taken up as well as the GUS
tomary work on the celebration
range and the standardization tests
Perhaps the greatest interest will be
lr the demonstration of the worth
of the new skeleton masts or fire
control tops which have so marked.
ly changed the appearance of tn,
warships
The big event of the maneuvers /;
expected to be grand naval review
by President Taft and Secretary OF
the Navy George Won l.. Meyer
which will come near the close ot
the work, according to the genera
understanding among naval officers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
MORAL CONDITIONS IN
HONOLULU VERY BAD

Honolulu, July 12-Moral conditions
in the islands are shocking according
to Bishop Henry b. Restarick, who
expressed his views in his annual
address to st. Andrews Episcopal
church last Sunday He said
From country school teachers and
others / learn of conditions which are
distressing and unspeakably bad.
am told frequently In town that 1t is
no place for any girl. and Roman
Catholic priests who know conditions
have freely told me what If published
would shock the community"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12

While in this city they were guests
of DR.. and Mrs. G. J. Nichols OF
North State street and other friends.
Richard Morris, VINO has been SUI
perintendent at the shops of the Ma
rlon Manufacturing company for soma
time past, has accepted fine position
with one of the big manufactures In
Tennessee and will leave soon to take
up his new work.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
CONVICTS ARE PUT TO
WORK IN WHEAT FIELDS

Jefferson City, Mo, July 12-Con-
Victs from the Missouri state peni-
Sentiary were put at work in the CAL
loway bottoms Sunday to help the
farmers save their wheat from the
advancing waters Of the Missouri riv-
er. Most of the grain was rescued
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
Funerzl Services

The remains OF Mrs. Rebecca Foos,
we're laid to rest in Liken's chapel
cemetery north of the city, after SER
vices at the First Christian church
by Rev. Clarence Smith. Pastor of the
church, at 2.05 o'clock Sunday after
noon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
GARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank the givers of the
beautiful flowers that were sent to
u.s. also the friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted us during the
sickness and death of our beloved son
and brother.
Mr.. and Mr.. Charles McClung
and Family
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
CARD OF THANKS

We kindly thank the friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted In
the last sickness and death of wife
and mother. And shall always fond
ly cherish this in our memory.
ELIAS CONVERSE AND
IL CHILDREN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
PRINCE KALANIANOLE HAS
ENOUGH OF WASHINGTON

Honolulu, July 12-Prince Kalan-
ianole. the Hawaiian delegate to con-
gress In statement today said he
probably would not seek reelection.
Among the aspirants for the Repub-
lican nomination for delegate to con-
gress are mentioned former Governor
George r. Carter, Senator Samuel r.
Chillingworth, former Territorial Sec
retary, A. l.. C, Atkinson, A. G. M,
Robertson Is mentioned for national
committeeman.
TABIrHA:
Gold Medal Flour leads them all.
sUsscrz.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
A Difficult Problem.

II Is often difiicult to decide whether
the most disagreeable people In the
world are those who merely think
they are our superiors or those who
really are.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12
Obituaries
(Irvin Wesley McClung.

Irwin Wesley. only son of Charles
and Belle McClung, was born in
Green Camp. Ohio, Marion Co.. Sept.
Sth, 1897, and departed this life July
7th, 1909, aged IL years, months
and 20 days. He leaves mother, faith
er and two sisters to mourn their loss.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12

Julia Sophia James was born In
Madison county, Ohio. June 1st,
1889, died June goth, 1909, aged 20
years and 20 days. She was mar
ried to Elias Converse in September,
1860. To this union were born six
children, one son, and five daughters,
the youngest daughter preceding her
to the great beyond In infancy. rAt
the age of fifteen, she united with the
M. T.. church and was a faithful but
quiet christian TO the end of her
well spent ife. She would forget her
cwn troubles to help others. Her
children now rise up and call her
blessed. There are left the husband,
five children, eleven grandchildre
and seven great grand children to
mourn her departure.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-12

Meet me ar Kalers candy Shop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
GERMAN INGENUITY.

Germany is progressive nation
and believes in getting in on the
ground floor when any business open
ing presents itself. Anticipating the
triumph of science in the conquest OF
the air, German ingenuity has devised
special equipment for airship passen-
gers. An aluminium trunk with a leath-
er attachment for fastening to the car
of the airship is the first venture
along this line. 1t contains small
medicine chest filed with drugs that
may be useful in the high attitudes
and arnica and plasters for the in
jured if a too sudden drop is taken. On
the inside of the trunk lid the inven-
tors have printed the following aerial
ten commandments for the benefit Of
the amateurs:
1. Do not fear accidents; the air
ship is safe enough and cannot, like a
train, run off the rails.
O. Keep calm; do not fidget or
throw your arms and legs about in
ynnr excitement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
BUSINESS COMMANDMENTS.

A Chicago woman VINO WlShed, 10
give good counsel to a young friend
of the family who was just striking
put for himself in the business world,
arranged set of business command
ments." They are as follows:
First-Thou shalt not wait for some
thing to turn ups Pull off your coat
and go to work that thou may'st pros
per in thy affairs.
Second-Thou shalt not be content
to go about thy business looking un-
tidy, for thou should'st know that thy
personal appearance is better than a
letter Of recommendation
Third-Thou shalt not try to make
excuses nor shalt thou say to those
that chide thee, 81 didn't think"
p Fourth-Thou shalt not wait to be
told what thou shalt do, nor in what
manner thou shalt do it, for thus may
thy days be long in the job which foc-
tune has given thee.
Fifth-Thou shalt not fail to main
tain thy integrity, nor shalt thou be
guilty of anything that will lessen thy
respect for thyself.
Sixth-Thou shalt not covet the 9th
er fellows job, nor his salary, nor the
pOSlIlOIl l5 ubIu SdllSu W LID O"iA
hard labor.
Seventh-Thou shalt not fail to live
within thy income, nor shalt thou con-
tract any debts when thou can'st not
see thy way clear to pay them.
Eighth-Thou shalt not fail to blow
thine own horn, for he who is afraid
to blow his own horn at the proper
occasion findeth nobody standing
ready to blow it for him.
Ninth-Thou shalt not hesitate TO
Say mo" when thou meanest mo- nor
shalt thou fail to remember that there
are occasions when it is unsafe to find
thyself by hasty judgment.
Tenth-Thou shalt give every man
a square deal. This is the last and
great commandment, and there is no
other like unto it; upon this com.
mandment dependeth all the law and
the profits of the business world.
Tha young man, who was of the
right timber, had the "command
ments" framed and they now hang on
the wall of his Office. If he will live
mp to them he will be far the richer
Tor the good advice of his friend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
WHY DO THEY DO 1T?

Council Bluffs Nonpareil.- l.-When-
ever, In the course of human events
class of high school students an.
proaches commencement time, so.call-
ed, tense atmosphere is deemed tha
nrst requisite, and as it appears, the
deslderatum is realized, finally. only
II the tension be Of the progressive
sort and feed upon itself until the
diploma is delivered and the s'com-
mencer" toppled headlong into the
world from the perilous pinnacle to
which he has been elevated in some
part by the nerve-racking method OF
Juggling at his own intellectual boot.
straps.
It's fierce. Formality. Illusion.
Mimic world Starch. Curling irons.
Vision Splendid"
Hitch Your Wagon to a Star"
Ihe real need Of the moment is for
someone to indicate the place to GET
on, some one to strip off the tinsel of
Illusion, something of hint of the log
In the road just ahead. But the grad.
yates, poor things! their heads al-
ready splitting, get instead super
dose of the same soggy STUFF unon
which they so long have been mental
ly feeding, metaphysical nominations
and philosophical strivings.
Rowing, Not Drifting"
How would Riding for a FalI' do,
The rowing Is bad so high up. There
isn't enough water. When 1t comes ia
the aquatic the association is with
humility, with the Iowly. Water
spurns pinnacles and precipices.
Now, it may be that all this is quite
q Ind
prestige of an established Institution
rms serves only to render the case
the sadder. 1t tends to take away
hope. And the slight chance for
change which may still exist should
not be let die without an effort to
save 1T. 1t seems worth while to say
word in protest against the practice
OF pushing the poor graduate to ex.
tremes from which recovery Is. not ia
be expected in orderly fashion. II
may be all right to crowd him right
up to the very brink, but when it
comes to projecting him into space on
the ethereal point of beautiful, but
abstract, theory Of life-that, we sub.
NIT, is carrying things too far. Give
him chance for his bacon. "The
death of the vision" Is a matter less
practical in It's concern than the daily
bath and the plowing of the corn and
the hemming of the napkin. And
some intimation that the world ahead
is practical world, world of con.
crete things, mostly rough of surface
and sharp of corners, Is needed about
that time There has to be a getting
back to earth. The only question is
the length of the drop. We could
hope some day to see commencement
orators not orators at all, nor even
professional educators, certainly not
lecturers on philosophical subjects,
but just plain, blunt men of the world.
Then would the graduate be harked
| back to those terrestrial concerns
which he must in any event encount.
er; and not hoodwinked to the last
into a stilted conception of himself
and of everything else and left fioun-
dering in maze Of illusion and sea
of thin air.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10

acres were not profitable proposed to
enlarge his farm. He couldn't sue
ceed on a small farm, so he would
try it on big one.
A better way, and much easier
way is suggested.
Instead of more acres, what is de-
clared to be needed is better acres; In
stead Of extending the boundary line
Of the state, the best way is to make
the present boundaries include more.
Iowa is large enough-large enough
for five times it's population and many
times its wealth and an infinite pros.
perity.
That which is needed is to make
every acre count for more.
Intelligent cultivation of the soil is
named as the agency that will do this.
Skill in the direction of farm opera
tions will lead to this. More indus
tries and more people and better
towns and greater factories and good
railroads and water transportation and
good roads--these all lead in the right
direction. The very best live stock and
dairy COWS and wool sheep, chickens
that lay big eggs-these are all essen
tial
And emphasis is given to the asser-
tion that we must all go forward to,
gether or all stand still and be content
with neither large state nor bet
ter state. Advancement in all material
things is a matter of getting together
for all that is good and pulling for all
that is best.
The way to enlarge Iowa it is sum
med up, is not by extending the bound
ary lines, but by getting more with.
in the boundary lines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
SUNDAY CLOSES
SIX WEEKS WORK
EVANGELIST RECEIVES MORE
THAN $4,000 AS FREE WILL
oFFERING-1,es7 CONVERTS

William Ashley Sunday has finished
his work in Marshalltown and his
closing meeting becomes especially
noteworthy by the conversion of 225.
Eighty-four meetings were held and
seyenty-four sermons were preached
by the renowned evangelist. The total
converts reached the number Of 1887
and $4,000 attended the last days
services. The revival cost $12,894.55,
and 5000 will be about the share of
teh evangelist when all subscriptions
are paid. The Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican says:
Closing Meeting Climax.
Spiritually the farewell meeting was
the climax of the revival Although
interrupted twice by the rain, which
raised such a loud patter on the roof
that the evangelist could not speak,
the meeting was marked by scenes
which bordered on demonstrations.
Chief of these was the spectacle Of
225 converts who pressed their way
to the front from every part of the
building and seized the evangelist by
the hand, thus signifying that they
were starting on the Christian life.
Lively G1SS etllu SldoS WdS Spl SoClI-
ed, among them included well known
business men and their wives, the Old
cripples with age and disease, stall
wart farmers, some Of them bearing
children in their arms, young men and
women, and children.
Giving Was Generous.
Judging from the standpoint of the
number of conversions, the attend
ance and the size of the city and the
density of the population of the rural
districts, the free will offering made
Rev. Mr.. Sunday was liberal. 1t was
made so not only by the gifts Of those
who live in Marshalltown, but by
those from the country, the surround
ing towns, and even more distant
cities. There is no means Of ascertain
ing how much was given by Marshall
town and how much by those outside
of its limits. But the offerings from
those who are not residents was large
and especially was this true Of those
who live in the country. Two men Of
Iowa township gave $1O0, and the peo-
pie Of Marietta township gave SITS.
Every town in the county was rep
resented in the gift, and many far
away. Ieople from SUCH ulSLdHI pldCeS
as Springfield, ILL.,, Grinnell Waterloo,
Denver and Hugo, Colo, added their
amounts to the Offering
Give From 500 to a Penny.
The gifts ranged from s100 to a pen
ny. One well known woman of this
city gave $10O, the only sum of that
size. About dozen gave $50, some of
them conditionally. approximately fifty
gave $25, more than 100 gave $40 each
and many more than that gave SIS each.
The balance was made up by smaller
subscriptions and the cash put in the
pans in which the collections were
taken
All sorts and conditions of people
gave. The boy added his nickel or
dime, the merchant gave his $50 or
s25. individuals, churches, church so
cieties, Sunday schools and classes
church brotherhoods, business firms
lodges, political organizations, board
of officials, all helped to swell the Of
fering.
OF the total given and raised fol-
Mr. Sunday, the morning congregation
gave the most, about $4,000. Approx
mately $1,000 was given at the after
noon and evening meetings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
The Conditions in Lon Tariff England
and in High Tariff Germany

The Chicago Tribune
1t gets itself into mixed condition
there editorial
England and
sion parliament fund provide
employed wokmen their yesterday
editorial of the
the
Germany has
heard there calling
England which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
;. Do not smoke.
!. Do not light matches.

3. Do not smoke.
4. Do not light matches.
5. Do not make a nuisance of YOUR
self by making commonplace remarks
about the advance of modern science.
Everybody knows it is advancing.
6. Be sensible about your equip
ment.
Z. Do not take useless baggage:
the necessary things are heavy
enough.
8. Wear sensible garments. It is
cold high up in the air.
9. Do not grumble because there is
no dining car on the airship.
10. Do not despise ordinary land
travellers. 1t was not you who invent
ed airships.
This gives proof that the Germans
are looking farther ahead than we
are. While they are taking the air
ship so seriously as to prepare for the
aeronaut's wants and give rules for
his conduct, we are .shying at any
thing that doesn't travel on terra
firma. Just yesterday two of the
pilots in the Indianapolis balloon
race reported that their balloons had
been made targets for rifle shots
from some of the natives who evident
ly imagined they were firing at some
new member of the bird family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10

A Des Moines man who had a visit
from an umbrella thief while attend
ing the opera expressed the following
sentiments in newspaper lost ad:
After reading the lost ad in this pa
per and failing to return, 1 hope the
party who picked up my umbrella
at the Auditorium Tuesday, May "a,
will fall and break his arm before
he gets a chance to use it. Iowa
Cigar Store"
Most of us will feel disposition to
hope that the Des Moines mans hopes
are not in vain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
GREATER oTTUMWA.

Ottumwa is one of the live cltles
of the middle west. it is built upon
q foundation Of stability and actual
worth. 1t is a city that has never
had a bank eailure, and a business
failure in it's commercial circles S
practically an unknown occurrence
Ottumwa Is not I. wealthy city, N
the sense of having a lot of idle money
or idle isch. It's population is popu-
lation of hustlers-they are working;
they are busy. But if you want 20
get something "done right, right now
Won always go to busy man to get
it.
Ottumwa is busy and that is the
reason that Ottumwa invites those
who want 10 get something done to
come here.
Ottumwa invites those who want to
get a location for factory or home
to come here. Ottumwa has factories
and homes and room for lots more.
That room is available for those who
wish TO take advantage of it. Proper
ty is cheap in this city, and 1t is
cheaper than it will be next year.
Ottumwa is now entering upon q
period of great growth and expansion.
This city Is peculiarly situated as TO
natural advantages and wonderfully
enriched by natural resources. 1t has
wood water, coal, level land and hills.
1t is surrounded by fine agricultural
country and a land that is capable OF
supporting an intensified population.
This city could not ask for more than
nature has given it.
Ottumwa has railroad facilities,
east. vest north and south, and with
interurbans giving direct connection
and regular and quick service to the
smaller outlying towns, this part OF
Iowa will soon double it's population.
With a united effort and strong
pull altogether by the people of the
section of which Ottumwa is the hub,
we can make this part of Iowa the
most populous in the state. This
should be the object of everyone in
this section. Intensifying the popula-
ton will bring corresponding ad-
vance in property values.
When Ottumwa was town of TO-
600 population farm property around
this city was not worth one-fourth
what it Is today. With the growth OF
the city to a population of $4,000 this
outlying land advanced many times
In value, and the higher values spread
past the suburban country and to the
farm lands beyond.
The interurban will bring all this
section surrounding Ottumwa nearer
to It's hub. 1t will make room for the
factories and homes of the people OF
tunlwa is reaching out for. 1t will in
crease property values by increasing
the population. And it can all be got
ten by strong pull together by OF
tumwa and her neighbors in the towns
and country surrounding.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-10
has never secured the first rank i'll
the life of the community.


the life of the community.
Temples Fall; Poems Remain.
'The epic tales of Homer, the
divine comedy of Dante, the logic of
Aristotle, the human drama of Shakes
peare, all teach the lesson Of human
life in the knowledge of which is to
be found power to comprehend and
help and guide and lead men, which
is the supremest accomplishment CT
man. The temple of Diana at
Ephesus has crumbled away, but the
tragedies of Aeschylos and the come
dies Of Euripides remain. The Roman
forum is an interesting collection of
ruins, but the odes and satires of
Horace, the letters of Pliny and the
lives Of Plutarch make the great men
of Rome as real to us as those of yes
terday in France and England. From
them, from their experience, their
ideas, their failures and their ac-
complishments, many an inventive
mind has caught inspiration and has
had imagination stimulated to, the
solution of great problems In art, in
architecture, and in ncience. The
man who goes out into the world with
out the knowledge of thes, humani-
ties Is therefore lacking In mental
equipment which leaves him sub.
ject to a serious handicap General
cultivation today is SO widespread
that the man who enters upon his
life-work with mere technical train
ing, when he comes in competition
with men of broad culture, is at a
decided disadvantage.
"a combination Of the ideals of
purely technical study with broad uni.
versity culture, offers to students the
opportunity of becoming not merely
engineers, but educated gentlemen.
1 have thus far dwelt only upon the
practical advantage Of this broader
than merely technical education. But
the refining influence and the intel.
lectual pleasures opened by such
study should not be lost sight Of
James Russell Lowell once exclaimed
out Of the fullness of his scholarly
mind:
Neither would I have you neglect
the humanities. would wish that
everyone Of you could enjoy in the
originals, Homer and Virgil and
Dante and Rabelais and Goethe
III al essay WllIlSH SllolI Ily DSlOIS
his death he revised this list some.
what, and characterized Homer
Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes and
Goethe as the fire indispensable
authors Certainly if the work of any
one of them were eliminated from our
literature and speech there would be
ragged spaces in the fabric.
"Is it not then we'll worth the time
and effort of an engineer or a chem.
ist, as well as Of lawyer or doctor
tn study and l-now the works of these
great-these indispensable authors
from tnem eacn OF US may catch
something of their knowledge, their
insight, their inspiration; and with
quickened imagination and sharpened
perceptions may more clearly see the
solution of problems which have
baffed us. AS the prophet Of Israel
long ago declared:
Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore get wisdom, and with all
thy getting get understanding. Take
fast hold of instruction, let her not
go, keep her; for she is thy life"