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Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

Der of English words has not resulted in any apparent gain in the richness and force of our daily talk. We do not talk any better nor write any better than they did in pr. JOhnson's day.
 even if we have almost ten times IS many words to use as our ancestors had. Shakespeare and Milton and Mar lowe and Spencer got along fairly well without any dictionary at all; and as
 suredly We, with our many dictionaries and thesauruses and books of synno- nyms, and our wealth of new verbal expressions, have not improved over much upon these writers.
 The truth is, few of us have very large Vocabularies. We forget about as many words as we learn, and in daily practice use very limited range of language to express our thoughts. It may be that this lack of breadth and vigor in spoken and written expression is due largely to lazinesS. Certainly we do not use the dictionary one tenth as much as we ought to; and when we do
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

where coal, oil, gas, phosphate, potash ard other salts lie; where clays building stones. and other structural materials of the highest grade can be found. large share of the work is in the west. where the public lands are being examined for classification at the rate of 10 million acres year. that the government may know which are coal, phosphate oil and mineral lands, and thus dispose pc them under the proper provisions of law.
 The water resources branch studies the underground waters for the pur- pose of determining their availability for domestic use or for irrigation: the surface waters to determine their amount and fitness for use as water supplies of cities and towns: and for power or irrigation; and also makes studies bearing on flood control and similar projects.
 At present a large share of the sur -vey's funds is expended in examining
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
RESOURCES OF NATION BEING
 STUDIED
Large Amounts of Field Work Being Carried on by the United States Geological Survey in all Parts
 of the United States

Questions of material development of the value and best use of land or of the utilization of the country's latent resOurces-Occupy d prominent place in the public thought these days. Among such questions are those relating to the location or de- Nelopment of gold and silver deposits, or oil wells. or artesian water SUD- plies; to the value of coal lands; to the possibilities of developing the wa ter power on rivers; to the use of land for dry farming; and to the proper location of transmission lines or interurban railways. On all these questions and others relating to the earth's surface it's rocks and minerals and ores, to water and it's best use, the United States Geological Survey is the court of last resort. In ans wering these inquiries the survey dis tributes over a million printed reports and maps each year and answers thousands of letters concerning areas not covered by printed reports.
 Some 25,000 inquiries are received hy the survey every year from the General Land office as to the char 9cter of lands. whether these lands are valuable for coal. mineral depos- US, or aBrlcullufdl use, or nave any possibilities for the development of water power or reservoirs or for irri- gation as the classification of the public lands is by law made one of the primary functions of the Geologi- cal Survey.
 To prepare these maps and reports and to answer these letters of inquiry requires an intimate, first-hand Knowledge of the questions involved that can be had only in the field, so that al this season of the year, the Washington office of the survey is almost deserted and the men are scattered from Maine to California, from the lava slopes of Hawaii to the snow fields of northern Alaska.
 The work is carried on in three lines:
 The topographic branch makes
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

consult the book on rare occasions, it is usually for the purpose of seeing how word is spelled. We do not quest for new words; We do not investigate the history of words; we do not take ad- vantage of the rare scholarship of the modern dictionary to learn what vital living thing language is. Why, there is more romance in a single page of a dictionary-if we know how to look for it-than half dozen ''best sellers"
 Some day philologist gifted with imagination and narrative skill and charm Will- write a romance of the dictionary; and if the right man does tine work it should be an epic of no-- menclature. worthy to rank with the masterpieces of literature. In the story of the evolution of words. of their life history, so to speak. there will be chapters more Interesting than fiction. But no mere pedant can write this book He must have the scholaFship of a Sleat, the grace and polish and wit of an AnatoIe France, the imagin-
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

maps showing the surface of the earth. with the streams, rivers, lakes, houses, towns. maps that are being used by the geologisIs as base maps, by engineers to locate railroads, roads, canals sewers or drainage ditches, water power and irrigation projects, by automobilists and trampers as road maps, and for a hundred other purposes. The demand for these maps may be judged from that most Of the eastern states have appropriat ed or are appropriating money to help pay for them, the states paying one half of the cost. and by the further fact that, though the maps are sold, over half a million of them are distri- buted each year.
 The geologic branch is studying the earth's rocks, their history and con tents. and, With this foundation, is mapping the whole United States So as to show, ultimately, just where gold and silver and the other precious and useful metals do or may occur;
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
topographic Mapping in Cochse
 County

Topographic mapping will be com menced in the fall in the Pearce 3O- minute quadrangle. in Cochise county portion of it lying within the Chi 1icahua National Forest The quad rangle has an area of about 1,O17 square miles. This mapping will in clude the detailed surveys necessary to prepare d map which will show all rivers, towns, roads and railroads. as well IS the surface relief of the country, the last being shown by means of 10O-foot contour lines. The completed map will be engraved on the scale of two miles to one inch and will probably not be ready for distribution for two years after it's completion.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

and classifying the public lands in tbe west, this expenditure reducing the work in the eastern states much below the amount formerly done. In fact a large part of the work now under way in the east is done in states that contribute one-balf or more of the expense of the work It i.s. of course to be regretted that lack of funds will not permit the cOntinu ancc of the work in the east on the former scale and at the same time thee carrying forward of the much west.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
ROMANCEs OF THE DICTIONARY

According to the editor of the Stand ard Dictionary, who is preparing a new edition for the press. there are about 450,O0O words that can be recognized as English. which is advance of all most 400. 900 words since the publica- ton of pr. Samuel Johnson's diction- ary. However, the advance in the num-
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

ation of Froude. the insight of Carlyle, the trancedentalism of an Elm erson, the common-sense of q Darwin, and the poetical temperament of Tennyson. A writer blessed with this mental equipment could weave an inn mortal book out of the history of words.-Rochester Post Express.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
The Mines of Arizona
Continued from Page Fourteen)

pyrite by chalcocite are numerous. At Mcrenci, according to Lindgren, most of the ore bodies owe their origin to this process. In the Bisbee district, according to Ransome, chalcocite oc- CUTS as veinlets in and envelopes around grains of pyrite.
 It is disseminations of pyrite of chalcocite through the altered schist that constitutes the low grade ore body of the Ray Consolidated.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

Lawson Butt. the English acto" who established himself as prime fla vorite in those cities that saw hirl act Boris in The Garden of Allah last season. will return to America to resume that role.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21

All thoroughly
Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT yt~ltZ

First Money Car represented in the for this locality This
 ed of D rss of 40 started class by itself performance showing the 0nesa- Roadster $2O0 and the classy $45O both electric starter, lights etc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13
PLEA FOR RELIGIOUS II
TEACHING IN SCHOOL

Des Moines. Sept. ia plea for re.
ligious instruction in the public
schools was contained In the paper
read by the Rev. Charles J. Shut Of st
Luke's Episcopal church at the opening
meeting of the Des Moines Ministerial
association. The Rev. Mr.. Shut said
the present system OF public school ed
ucation is materialistic and ungodly
and has q bad effect on the moral life
Of the people.
In discussing the paper the Rev. DR.
Charles s: Medbury Of the University
Place Church Of Christ advised the
ministers to make 1t their duty to in
fluence the parents in their church tc
take more active interest In the parent
teachers association that they might
WELD their influence in obtaining re-
ligious education and religious influ-
ence in the schools. &,.
( In the future the ministers will refer
all public moral questions to the inter
church council for action. The minis
tiers will meet to discuss general sub
jects but actions of commentator or
condemnation will be referred to the
council as a representative church or
ganiza ton, the Rev. A. B. Learner
president Of the association at the
meeting said. His committee announce.
ments follow: Membership-The Revs
John Bamford and II. N. Evarc. Tenn
perance-The Revs. H. e. Van Horn. T.
o. Douglas, Jr, and B. F. Fellman
Public morals-The Revs. John l.. HILL
man. CT J. Shut and ]. w. Counter
mine. Sunday observa nce-The Reys.
Finis 1dleman, J. Edward Kirbye and
G E Butler Gl-t
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r. r. MORONEY
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
IT'S WEST SECOND ST. .-.
New Phone 1915 Old Phone 261
r.. C.'l:. Oia~ AND NIGHT.
CHURCH GOODS.
FOLK DANCES AT r..
KEOKUK SCHOOLS

Keokuk, Sept. 11.-Folk dances will
be- introduced in the public schools OF
NKeokuk this year and will be placed
before the public included in four en-
tertainmants given by the musical de-
partment of the schools in a theater.
The folk dances for children, now
generally used in schools in the larger
cities are planned as part Of physical
culture, training and education in
rhythmic exercise. Prof. P. c. Hayden
appeared before the board Of education
to ask sanction Of the plan and it was
endorsed. -..'' =;
(. The four entertainments to be pre-
sented to the public are part of
Prof Hayden's plan to widen the
scope Of the musical department and
place the public in closer contact with
the work. The glee clubs and orches-
ira will appear In the entertainments
and the folk dances will be part.
Prof. Hayden explained that no ex-
pense to the board would be incurred
in such exercises or In giving the pub
lie entertainments. A percentage Of the
receipts will 60 to the musical depart
ment for the expenses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13
FOX RIVER BAPTIST 4
ASSOCIATION MEETS

Mark, Sept. 1.-THE Fox River
Baptist association will hold its sixty
sixth anniversary meeting at the NORTH
! Union or Mark church Friday, Satur
day and Sunday, Sept. IL, Is and IA
Following Is the program:
Friday Morning.
Devotional services, conducted BY
p. j. Wood.
Annual sermon, Rev. Will Overturf
Reading of church letters.
Adjournment.
Friday Afternoon.
George Turpin.
Election of officers.
Appointment of committees.
Invitation to corresponding dele.
gates.
Call for new churches.
Contribution for printing minutes.
Thirty minute sermon, Rev. William
Beard.
/. Adjournment. .
Friday Evening.
Devotional services, conducted by
j. e. Crist.
Doctrinal sermon, Rev. J. r. Yount.
Saturday morning.
Devotional services, conducted by
Everett White. &r...~ '.s sr
Report OF committees. .#r
Missionary sermon, Rev. g. w.
Swan.
District missions, Rev. d. F. Carr.
Adjournment. 'r
# Saturday Afternoon.
Devotional services, conducted by
Grin Moughler.
State missions, Rev. S. E. Wilcox.
Women's home mission work, Mrs.
Newell. ....s.
Colportage work, Rev. F. N. Byron.
Publication society, Rev. T. L. Ket-
Adjournment --
Saturday Evening.
Devotional services, conducted by
Rev. Cochran. 49,.
Christian education, J. A. Petit.
Christian education DR.. Beryl.
Sunday Morning.
Sunday school.
Sunday school address, Rev. J. A.
Lapham. ....,
Sermon, Rev. J. P. Thomas.
Basket dinner. .-....
. Sunday Afternoon.
Devotional and song services by
Rev. Judd. i
Sermon, DR.. A. Earl.
Sunday Evening.
Devotional services, conducted by
Mrs. Florence Johnson. -tg
County church work, Richmond A.
Smith. "
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DISTRIBUTE THREE
CARS OF MELONS

Webster City, Sept. 11.-webster
City celebrated her annual watermelon
day on Wednesday,. ..a
This feat is put on every year by the
merchants Of the city under the aus
pices Of the commercial league. It was
established as the one big free day of
the year when all the people Of this
contiguous trade territory are invited
to come to the city as guests Of the
business men. Everything is free all
day long. At the celebration two years
ago President Taft was guest Of the
city and 10000 people were here. ~
Three carloads Of watermelons were
distributed free at 1890 o'clock. They
were served in quarters from a big cor
raj in the double city parks, covering
two. full blocks The free vaudeville
performance was by all odds the larg-
est and classiest ever put on here.
Three big open air stages were erect-
ed in the business district. Six big cir
Gus acts were seen on each stage. There
were three full vaudeville programs
one in the morning. one in the after
noon and one in the evening. Three
bands played all day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13
TOMATO FESTIVAL
AT CROSS LANES

Fairfield, Sept. l1.-what is. believed
to be one Of the most unique socials
ever given in this part Of Iowa will be
held this evening at the Cross Lanes
Presbyterian church. The event is
termed Tomato Festival" and is to
be held by the Jefferson County Girls
Tomato club which was organized. this
spring in the Cross Lanes vicinity.
There will be several social features
also.
Miss Eunice Sutherlin Of Des Moines
township has been instruesing the
club members this summer and they
have planted, picked and canned
number Of tomatoes this season, taking
the regular state course In the instruc-
ton. This is one Of the first clubs to be
organized in the state and the MEM
bers have every right to be proud OF
their work.
The club members are Misses Flor
ence Peebler, Ruth Connell, Myra
Grebe, Bertha Peebler. Birdie Elder,
Vera McCleery. Glee McCleery, Grace
Connell Ruby Hutton, Helen Thoma,
Margaret Elder and Nellie Glotfelty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13
CHARLTON COUPLE
MARRIED so YEARS

Charlton, Sept. 11.-Mr. and Mrs J.
H. Dachenbach observed their fiftieth
welding anniversary on Monday by en-
PERTAINING their relatives and few
intimate friends at a dinner. Those
who were fortunate enough to be pres
ent enjoyed the happy event to the
utmost. ]. H. Dachenbach and Miss
Ezemiah Shore were united in mar
riage in Mt. Carroll, ILL.,, on Sept. s,
1863. They went to housekeeping on
a farm near Morrison, ILL.,, and lived
there until the fall of 1865 when they
moved to Iowa. and the following
spring they located on farm in Pleas
ant township, Lucas county, where
their son now resides. In October,
1907, they moved to Charlton. Three
children were born to them. only two
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HARRINGTONS MEET
..r.
NEAR WILLIAMSBURG

Williamsburg, Sept 1.-THE annual
reunion of the Harrington family was
held this year at the F. O. Harrington
home In York township. The guests
from a distance were w. L. Harrington
of Wyoming, Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Harrington Of Vinton, Ia, Mrs. Angel
inc. Rose of Kokomo, Indiana, Mrs.
Clara Weber and sons Russell and
Leslie, Iowa City, Hugh Harrington
and family Of North English, DR.. Har-
rington, Walter and Orson HARRINGTON
and their families of this city. Tables
and seats had been prepared in the
beautiful evergreen grove surrounding
the home and a bounteous picnic dim
ner and supper was served and all who
had the good fortune to be present full
ly enjoyed the occasion.
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'DEs MONIES WOMAN
HEADS c. v. B. NJ.
MRS. LETTA p. ASHLEY CHOSEN
PRESIDENT AT kEokuk
MEETING.

1 Keokuk, Sept 1.-THE session OF
the Christian Women's board of Mis-
stons Of the Christian church closed
the work of that department of the
Iowa Christian convention Tuesday af-
ternoon after successful program
containing many excellent talks upon
the work. The C. w. B. M. was shown
70 be growing force in the work
Of the Christian church in Iowa today
and one Of the strongest forces in
missionary endeavor.
Memorial service was held for the
| members who have died during tho
past year following the devotional ser.
vice led by Mr.. Hoffman at the OPEN
I, ing of the afternoon session. Among
those who have died during the past
year was named the national secretary
Mrs. M. E. Harlan, Of Indianapolis,
| Ind.
The nominating committee reported
the following officers for the ensuing
year:
| President-Mrs. Letta p. Ashley
Des Moines.
Vice president-Mrs. c. H. Morris,
Marshalltown.
AeOSoluiA5 sui OLOA Aul oioy IOAA,
Des Moines. w.
Treasurer-Mls. NJ. E. Barnhill,
Des Mofnes
Corresponding secretary-Miss An
nette Newcomer, Des Moines.
State superintendent Of juniors =
Mrs. L. M. Travers Des Moines.
Auditor-Mrs. Elizabeth Lichty, Des
Moines. ~ lila .. .s-.
The treasurer's report was present
ed By Mrs. Letta p. Ashley of Des
Moines. The report showed the total
receipts for the year were $4,212,45.
The report OF the state secretary
Miss Annette Newcomer Of Des Moines
gave a report covering five quarters.
It was enthusiastically received, be-
ing an exhaustive account Of the work.
Mrs. Libbie Travers of Des Moines
gave the report of the the superintend-
ent Of the young peoples society for
the year. All reports showed an cx-
cellent condition of the society. "a
Wednesday morning was devoted
chiefly to the Christian endeavor socie-
ty. The report Of the state treasurer
and auditing board was received be-
cause Of the inability of the treasurer,
J. M. Lucas of Des Moines to remain
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Most Wonderful, hec;ino

Most Wonoerfu' HeS;ing d
After suffering many years with
ore, Amos King. Port Byron. N. Y, was
cured by En"k!en's Arnica Salve Csc.
Frank B. Clark.
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OSKALOOSA SCHOOL
TO GIVE RECEPTION

Oskaloosa, Sept. 1.-THE Oskaloosa
board Of education has arranged for a
reception by the board and teachers in
the public schools to all parents this
evening. The reception will be held at
the high school building between the
hours Of to II, and the public is cor
daily invited to be present and become
better acquainted with the teachers
and officers Of the schools This is an
innovation in school affairs in Oska-
loosa and will no doubt the freely par
ticipated in and appreciated by all who
attend.
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ticians who discussed his death today
expected his followers would make no
attempt to nominate candidate In his
place. No other places on the Gaynor
ticket have yet been filled.
Mayor Gaynor was placed at the
head of the independent ticket after
Tammany hall had refused him . nomi-
nation. He was to lead those who op.
posed the regular democratic ticket
organization and yet were unwilling
to Join the fusion OF republicans and
progressives. His standard was the
shovel, reminding voters Of his efforts
to hasten the building of the new sub
way. The mayor also said it was
emblematic OF his intention to clean
the "grafters out"
Flags Half Masted.
Secretary Adamson received the
cablegram announcing the mayors
death while he was at his home in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Adamson notified Mrs.
Gaynor at the mayors country home
at st. James and then endeavored to
reach by telephone, Adolph l.. Kline,
the acting mayor, who will be New
York's chief executive until the in
auguration of Mayor Gaynor's success
sor, to be elected In November. In
this he was unsuccessful. Colonel
Kline had left the home of his son In
law after an early breakfast and at 10
O'Clock had not heard of the mayors
death. At that hour the flags on the
city hall were half masted by Mr..
Adamson's orders.
Victim Of Assassin.
Mayor Gaynor's death recalls the at
tempt on his life made by an assassin
at Hoboken in August 1910. On this
occasion the mayor had decided to
take brief vacation abroad under
much the same circumstances as those
He was standing on the deck Of the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
talking with friends and the center Of
. group Of city officials at the time. =
Into this friendly gathering, James
J. Gallagher, the would-be assassin
made his way unobserved. When close
to the mayor he drew revolver and
fired a shot. The bullet penetrated
Mr.. Gaynor's throat. He suffered from
this serious injury for many weeks but
finally recovered to sufficient degree
to enable him to resume his duties and
was apparently none the worse for his
experience until recently when the
wound began to trouble him again.
Gallagher had been dismissed from
the dock department of the city OF
New York under Mayor Gaynor, and
had repeatedly endeavored to induce
the mayor to re-instate him. For his
crime he was sentenced to twelve
years imprisonment After little
more than a year in prison he was
transferred to the New Jersey state
hospital for the insane at Trenton and
died there last February.
The passing Of Mayor Gaynor also
recalls the sudden death Of Henry
George of single tax fame, and third
party candidate, almost on the eve of
the New York mayoralty election SIX
teen years ago.
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longer, but the Christian endeavor
work was the important topic.


work was the important topic.
There was a change IN the program
a few of the speakers being unable to
be present and substitutions were
made The Christian endeavor ad
dress of the convention was given by
Rev. James A. Burns of Abba. Tie
general topic of the Christian endea,
vor work discussed by Rev. Burns and
others was it's place and results In
twentieth century church life.
The report of the state treasurer
showed that the deficit for the state
work had been reduced considerably
within the last twelve months and
that under the policy of the board the
deficit would probably be eliminated
within another year. About $4,000
was received and disbursed in the state
work, as shown by the report.
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Of whom are living-Mrs Clara
Wright of Moscow, Colo. and L. G.
Dachenbach Of Pleasant township.
Both were present at the celebration
on Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Dachenbach
also have eight grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren.
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