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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

Miss Amelia Austin listened with
breathless attention to Mrs. Amasa
Hunting's radiant account Of the do
ings of James Hunting, her husbands
younger brother, who had left Wo-
Hills in his youth and
had become a millionaire.
Where is jim this summer" Miss
Amelia inquired, at the end of the re-
cital.
HE has gone abroad for baths" re-
piled Mrs. Hunting.
Il amt one mite surprised to hear
that" Miss Amelia said. "His mother
never could make him wash his
neck. Youths Companion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
A chrIs.man Criticism.

0rville Wright, discussing flying In
New York, said to a reporter:
"The French claim to make the
best machines, but our foreign order
books tell different story.
"Our foreign order books give the
game away like the little Dayton boy
at the Christmas treat. He got from
the tree at this treat pair Of trous.
ers, and, waving them around his
head. he electrified the entire Sunday
school by shouting in loud and Joy.
Gus voice:
"'Oh, ma, these pants must be new
Pa never had a suit like that"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

might shoot away fully IS per cent. Of the steel
latticework comprising one of the new cylindrical
towers without putting it out of commission. In
to sever at least 46 of the steel tubes comprising
one of these new style masts ere it would topple
over The average mast or tower as installed
on one of our battleshps is 80 feet in height and
stands 12O feet above the water line. The base
Of the mast Is circular, ranging in diameter from
20 to 26 feet but all masts have uniform diane
ter of feet inches at the top. Each mast Is
crowned with platform 10 feet square, the 100
square feet Of space thus provided being ample
for the observers and the electrical and mechan-
ical signaling devices which enable these look.
outs to communicate with the officers on the ship
below.
The tower Is circular In form-or, to be exact,
the shape of the tower might be designated as
that of a truncated cone the exterior surfaces,
being slightly concave near the top. This outline
not only helps the tower to Withstand wind
strains but makes it possible to employ what is
known as the double spiral construction, which
makes for stability in the highest degree. BY
this scheme the steel tubes are arranged in such
manner that half of them slant from right to left
while the remainder incline in the opposite direC-
ton Each Individual tube terminates at the top
platform on exactly the opposite side of the tower
from that at which it started at the base. Fur
ther stability is contributed by steel rings
double rows Of them encircle the framework at
intervals from the base to the top. These rings
act as braces for the double spiral network OF
tubing and to insure uniform distribution of all
strains the tubing is fastened to each row OF
rings.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

come nearer and nearer until 1t had
grown into gigantic eagle measur-
ing the length of man from tip to
tip Within $50 yards of the earth,
scared the gigantic bird. Head first
like bullet out of gun. he dropped
The fraction of an instant and all
would have been lost for Tzah. But
the eagle darted between the sun and
the snake-its shadow touched the
viper. To coil and to strike was one
and the same; with scream the eagle
fell back. feathers ruffied in his breast
where the fangs had struck home.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

"Tr-r-r-r," sounded the tail, as Tzah
lay coiled ready to strike again.
Into the air bounded the eSgle. the
rattler rafting his challenge to a sec,
ond bout. For, ten, for twenty min.
utes Tzah remained aroused. Half q
mile up in air speck began to de
scribe crazy gyrations. Drunkenly II
scared. 1t fell, wings closed, only tc
catch itself once more. Then It ton
pied. head foremost, TN inanimate
mass of flesh and bone, sinews and
feathers. Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

First OF all an experimental mast was rigged
up on the monitor Florida, and in order to try
out the new invention under actual war condi-
tlons the monitor was anchored in Hampton
Roads and shells were hurled at the mast by the
huge guns on a warship stationed some distance
away. The new kind of tower withstood the gun.
fire well enough to justify many of the claims
which had been made for the invention theoreti.
cally. Thereupon Uncle Sam went ahead and
ordered such masts installed on a number of the
old battleships of navy and on those then
building. total of 22 masts were thus put in
service and then halt was called in order to
make thorough exhaustive tests of the new masts
under every imaginable condition of sea service.
1t is this period of probation which has but Just
now come to an end. There were rumors at one
time that the new style mast had been pro-
1nounced a failure and would be discontinued but
this proved unfounded. The new invention has
been officially endorsed and now the work will
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

proceed of not only providing such masts on all
battleships but also the armored cruisers
The new woven wire" peach basket
mast, they are familiarly called, primarily
observation towers and their function is an 1nte-
gral part of the modern fire control" system of
our batteships-the system for directing and
governing the gunnery fire in time of battle. The
peculiar construction of the structures is to
be attributed to desire to safeguard the elec
trical and other communicative lines upon which
the greatest dependency is placed in time of
batte-the nerves of the battleship, it were.
For years there a constantly increasing
storm of criticism against the tapering steel
tubes known as military masts with which the
batteships formerly fitted. 1t claimed
that single wellplaced shot from enemX's
12inch gun would sever that style mast and in
addition to heavy loss of life would rob the ship
of it's observatory and searchlight station.
On the other hand 1t is claimed that an enemy
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
A Poultry Problem.

Which is correct" ask the sum.
mer boarder who wished to air his
knowledge, ito speak of sitting hen
or a setting hem"
Il don't know" replied the farm
er's wife. "and what's more, don't
care. But there's one thing would
like to know: when a hen cackles,
has she been laying, or is she lying?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
Where ResinoI Ointment Is Known i
Is Considered a Boon to Humanity.

If the soothing and healing prop
critics of Resiaol Ointment were gen
orally known it would be universally
used to the exclusion of all others. 1t
is indeed boon to humanity.
w. ]. Callan, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
Victory With The Rather

strength of his own sturdy three and
a half feet; on the contrary, he did
as do all other creatures in the pres
ence Of danger, he Lid himself. In this
case, he thought he had hidden him.
self, but the telescope, sharp eyes of
the bird miles above spied his head
protruding from beneath the palmetto
leaf.
The rattlesnake lay, unsuspecting,
not seeing that the speck above had
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
Monarch Of the Air Meets Defeat ane
Death in lie Contest With
REPTILE.

The event of the first year Of Tzah,
the rattler's life, was an attack out OF
the sky. High up in the limpid azure
Of the desert sky the rattlesnake saw
a black speck gyrating. All morning
1t had scared in gigantic circles. 1t
was not that Tzah over-estimated the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
Imnortant To Nnnthara
Returning the Compliment.

Mrs. Faraway-I suppose you have
forgotten that this is the anniversary
of your wedding day.
Professor Faraway (abstracting
himself from comic sections) s)-Eh?
What? Dear me! Is it, really? And
when is yours, lear?-Stray Stories.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
Ionn lima Comlnu.

Real College Boy (waiting for his
change in department store)-This
suspense is simply maddening, Esme-
RADIO! Hadn't you better start a
tracer after my change?
Saleswoman (meanly, but sweetly)
Just like money from home, isn't 1t,
Archibald d?-Drake Delphic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

The man VINO is anxious to let you
know that God Is on his tongue usual
ly has the devil in his heart.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

Dr. PiS-ce's Pleasant Pellets first put ur
10 years Ago. They regulate and invigor
ate, stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated ting granules.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12


control towers" as they are techni-
cally termed, which have been In
stalled on most of the United States
battleShips and are now being
placed on the others. The govern
ment has been experimenting with
these new peach basket" masts for
several years now, but 1t is only
lately that there has come evidence
that the new wrinkle has been final
ly and definitely adopted as an ad-
junct of Uncle Sans approved type
Of warships.
The new masts are so unique and
SO radically new that it is small
wonder that the other powers have
been prone to go slow in introduc
ing such an innovation. No other
nation in the world has anything of
this sort on it's fighting craft and
so naturally Uncle Sam could not
profit by the experience of anybody
else. Then, too, 1t costs thousands
and thousands of dollars to build
and install one of these great skele.
ton steel structures and naturally
the navy department wants to be
right ere 1t goes ahead in the mat.
ter. This stage has now been
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROkO Quinire Tablets.
Druggists refund money If IL fails to cure E.W,
GROVES signature 10 on each box. 25c.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
she Raved.

Mr.. Burble-That elocutionist is
some queen, isn't she?
Mr.. Bored-A raving beauty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

& There is always poison in the
wound that is inflicted by a friend.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12

Companions In Misery.
Ella-For all sad words of tongue
or pen
Stella-Forget it; I'm an old maid
myself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
IL 5 6IlIZZElhl0 TOALWG FROM n
COLLIER, SH0NJIYG KeW I7IZE. MQ<ZI

HE officials who
have the say Of
things at the U. S.
navy department
have evidently be-
come thorough con-
verts to the advan-
tages of the new
style masts, or fire
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-12
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
COREY LAUGHS
VERY HEARTILY
At Perkins Decision to turn
to Altruism and Help
Uncle Sam Solve
His Problems.
BY United Press wire.

New York, Aug. 1e.--"That Ger
tainy is very amusing" said William
Ellis Corey. former head of the steel
trust, who returned today from
abroad after he heard that George
w. Perkins, former partner of j. p.
Morgan. had declared his intention
OF giving up business to secure more
time for his altruistic efforts to helr
the United states solve its Industrial,
problems. N
Corey read the Perkins announcer.
ment carefully three times. At the
end of the first period he smiled Then
he read 1t again and smiled some
more. Thcn he read II again, threw
his head back, and his hearty laughter
could be heard the entire length OF
the steamship pier.
Corey 1enief 'he report that he
and Charles NJ. Schwab are going into
business together.
II am going into business to keep
my time occupied" he said, "but
whether 1t Will be the steel busi-
ness or something else 1 can not say
lust now.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN TO SWIM
Y. M. G. A. Committees hold
Meeting.
Plans For the Rcmodeling of the
Building Discussed-Building Com
mittee WIN Meet Tomorrow.

The physical department committee
of the Y. NJ. c. \. held a meeting
Tuesday evening in the association
ond discussed plans for the coming
year. II was decided to give every
man and boy IN bfhi1on an oppor-
tunity to learn to swim. During the
second and third week of September
the swimming pool will be open and
free instructions in tn art of swim
ming will be given 10 those who de-
sire to learn. Plans for remodeling
the pool We're also discussed.
The building committee of the as
sociatlon also met and discussed
plans which will be followed when the
building is remodeled this fall BE-
cause all members of the committee G
were not present no definite action
was taken.
Another meeting will be held at .
o'clock Thursday afternoon and Sec
cie etary l.. a. Kaufman desires all
members 70 be present as important
business Is to be transacted The
following are the names Of the men
who are members Of the committee. .
Crist Lippcncott, j. T. Lust, T.. *.
Uhler. w. T. Jones, Charles Shaffner
and John III. Clark.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
THE BODIES
n. were BURIED
In the Potters Field and
They Are Hunting the
Husband of Mrs. Hesse.
Ry united Press wire.

Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. 16.-The bod
les of Mrs. Il. e. Hesse and her fift-
-year-old daughter Juanita. found
last night in filled-in well on their
home lot, We're buried in the potter's
field today. following services In the
Presbyterian church. Ths police have
been unable to lind any trace of the
missing husband and stepfather. IL
is Believed Hesse would be lynched
II captured and brought back here.
The Hesse home here was burned
July 26, 1910. Hesse, Burlingtoa
railroad section foreman, told neigh
bors his wife and daughter were in
Lincoln. under physician's care, al
the time of the fire. A few days later
he had a well on his place filleo in
Shortly therdafter he disappeared,
N'sighbors became suspicious and be-
gan boring in the well, finding por-
tions of woman's garment and
pieces of human flesh. The we'll was
uncovered and the bodies of the muir
dered women found.
After disappearing, Hesse sent back
here postcard to friends of his step
daughter, signed with her name. In
napparent effort to convince them
she was alive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
MARRIED TUESDAY NIGHT
IN THEIR new HOME
Miss Nancy Dennis is Now
Mrs. Fred Thacker.
Popular Young Couple Welded by
Rev. J. T.. Currin at Eight O'Clock
Tuesday Night.

Tuesday evening. at eight o'clock
Mr.. Frederick Thacker and Miss
Nancy Dennis were united in marriage
at their new home on Girard avenue.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. j. =. Currin, in the presence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. LCs. The pretty
new home which the groom had pre-
Niously prepared was beautifully dec
Grated with clusters of golden glow
and fern banks The ceremony was
performed before an improvised altar
made up of the fern and golden glow
which presented a very pleasing APP
pearance
MIR. Thacker holds partnership in
the Landon-Thacker dry goods COM
pany of this city and Is one of Mar
ions most promising business men.
He is member of the Tally Wag
club, also Of the Elk and Masonic
lodges. He is Il graduate of Notre
Dame university. Michigan. His wife
formerly held the position of book
keeper with the company, and is
charming young woman.
Bread is the staff of life. Use Glover
Leaf flour S-1aeodtf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16

If there is an expression in the
Italian language equivalent to the
American mo piker," Rosa Duucil
is just that. He is that in addition 10
all the other formidable things about
20 of his eXcitable countrymen are
calling him. And incidentally 1t may
be remarked that Rosa's arrest yes-
terday cut down a promising young
hrancier in his prime.
Aftcr the publication of the story
i'm the local press yesterday and after
his fellows knew of his arrest. about
20 of them locked into Justice
Gompfs office Tuesday evening and
pre- sented claims for various amounts
Rosa is something of "con" man,
according to the stories of the
Italians, a91 adopted, with great sue
cess the tactics Of the baseball pitcher
VINO scatters his hits. Within the last
so days he has borrowed the follow
ing sums: From Nungio Contonzo.
$50: Joe Lubicia, sac; Rosie MunozO
$29; Louie Bcudiuppi, $40; Louis Foo
.csia, S11; Joe Reolo, $40. and about
500 more In amounts ranging from
Eve TO thirteen dollars, from about a
dozen other Italians. In addition TO
this he is charged with having stolen
an $ll revolver from Louis Folosid,
from whom ne had borrowed $11 also.
Dulucia managed to keep these va.
rious loans covered up from his va
nous creditors; one didn't know the
O,ncr had been lending him money.
The Italians are unable to account for
the disappearance of the money uu.
less Lulucia sent 1t to his brother In
Lewis Center II the brother doesn't
appear within day or two. Duluciq
will be taken to the Dayton work
house. 49, l'il"t
a remarkable thing in connection
with the case Is that every one of his
countrymeh are against him; they
want him sent to the penitentiary, as
they excitedly explained TO Justice
Gompf, but as the Justice was Just our
OF penitentiary sentences he sent Du-
lucia 10 the workhouse.
The smooth little borrower has ar.
ranged to- pay Frank Wilhelm seven
dollars damages for the wheel he pur-
chased from him and which he was
about - .hlp from Bucyrus TO Mans
field and VIII return the wheel tc
f'it r'tl" e'
The $23 watch which he purchased
from C." ~ Burris, will be returned
10 that gentleman and the foreman al
the Erie ice house viii be, responsible
for the amount claimed by Mr. BurriS
The charm is gone from the chain
ana this viii have to be paid for.
Dulucia VIII probably go TO the
Norkhouse the latter part of the week
Moved to old Kirby and 10
cent store" room-Beatty & Long 5
cut price shoe store. Drop in.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
CHARLES n. REEVES IS
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY
Wife Brings Action For Di-
vorce This Afternoon.
says Husband Violently Assaulted
Her and Threatened to Cut Her TO
Pieces Month Ago.

Through Attorney II. Edmund Hill,
Mrs. Lucinda Reeves today filed a
petition for divorce from Charles n.
Reeves In the common pleas court
The couple was married August 2S
isOi and no children have been born
OF the union.
Mrs. Reeves charges her husband
with extreme cruelty, saying that he
Is much given to profanity; that he
curses and swears at her and has
many times Threatened to kill her
and her Children by former mar
mage. II Is charged that July - OF
this year he violently assaulted her
end threatened to cut her TO pieces,
and, AS soon thereaftor as she got
"a chance which was two days, sne
left him.
These things occurred at Enterprise,
West Virginia and hrs. Reeves came
TO Marion, her home. She says that
June rs, 1901, without any considera-
ticn therefor she conveyed to him
half interest In lot in this city
and he has encumbercd the property
10 tha extent of about $500. The plain
tin states that the defendent now
the purpose of defeating her attempt
10 get aimony
The husband is charged with hav-
ing threatened TO spirit away Ger
trude Reeves. an adopted daughter,
who Is now in her exclusive custody
and unless enjoined she fears he VIII
do so. The real estate described IN
the petition is represented as renting
for nine dollars II month. Mrs. Reev-
es claims her husband. who Is a
contractor, makes $i25 month ana
she asks to be divorced, given GUS
tody Of the child and Temporary ana
permanent alimony She also asks that
the husband be enjo:ned from inter-
fering with her or disposing of the
property. Probate Judge Spencer rs
sued a temporary restraining order
this afternoon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16

Rostand Injured.

Paris, Aug. 16.--Edmund Rostand,
the author Of Chantecler and Cyrano
De Bergerac, was badly hurt today
when his automobile capsized near
Combo. The author was caught un-
derneath the machine and his head
and stomach crushed.
Physicians were hurriedly called
from Cambo and l. was some time
before the anthor could be released
frcm the wrecked machine, The ply
sicians could make no Immediate ex-
haustivc examination but 1t was ap-
parent that N. Rostand was most Sc
riously hurt He was removed un-
conscious to Cambo, where an exam
nation to. determine the exact nature
of his wounds was made. 1t is fear
ed that he suffered internal injuries
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
HYBERSTEN ON HIS
or WAY TO NEW YORK
Norwegian Who Caused Much Ex-
citcment, Leaves the City.

i Elber Hybersten. the Norwegian who
plunged from a moving train al the
Union station Monday morning and
who was discovered writing letter
at the home of Jacob Snyder In the
afternoon. is finally on his way to his
home across the water.
Yesterday evening, Hybersten was
released from the city prison and es-
corted TO the station by Office.
Thompson who helped him arrange
his transportation for New York City
The foreigner came near deciding TO
stay iphMhVionL because tof the, kind
treatment he, received While in the
titS: His mental condition is much
better than when he first arrived.
Kermit Roosevelt is to go hunting
in Mexico. Troubley
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
Southern JIen

New Orleans, La, Aug, l5.-South.
ern cotton men and bankers will
fight the scheme of Liverpool bankers
and manufacturers for guaranteeing
cotton bills of lading. A report draft
ed here by committee representing
southern interests say the objection
abls feature of the Liverpool plan is
the proposed central bureau or clear
ing house to be located in New York.
1t is argued that this plan would de-
tract from New Orleans as cotton
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16
NEW YORK ATTORNEY
LOOKS INTO MATTER
Obtains Certified Copy of Judge
Babst's C., ID. a. VI. Order.

An attorney representing the Mer-
chantile Trust company OF New
York, which holds mortgage for
$2.5OO,OOO against the Columbus. Della
ware and Marion railway company.
was in the city today and obtained a
certified cory of Judge Babst's recent
decree and order of sale.
He also looked up the mortgage In
the recorders Office, but had no
statement to make regarding the
matter other than TO say that any
thing that was done would have 10
be done subject TO the trust COM
pany's mortgage This is contem-
plated In Judge Babst's order.