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The Washington times., 1907-05-02
Filling MOrrOw's Old Position.

The retirement Of Major Biddle and
the promotion Of Captain MORROW leaves
vacant the position OF Assistant En-
gIUeer Commissioner, formerly occupied
by Captain Morrow. Who viii be ap-
pointed To I'LL that post has not been
announced.
While nothing has been said as TO
who the new Commissioners private
secretary will be II is assumed that
Daniel r. Garges, Major Biddle's old
secretary, will be retained IN that posi-
ton.
Commissioners Macfarland and West
will arrange a formal farewell 10 Major
Biddle on the occasion of his departure
from the city, IN which speechmaking
and good wishes will form the principal
features, the heads OF all departments
participating.
Major Biddle viii be promoted in July
70 the rank Of colonel. II is said that
three weeks ago Major Biddle heard
that IL was the intention Of the Presi-
dent 10 tran2fer him back 10 his army
command. and that on learning this he
went 10 the War Department and asked
that II this was true that II would be
best TO make the change at least six
months prior 10 the assembling OF Con-
gress. 50 as TO enable the newly ap-
pointed Commissioner % get in full
touch with the Districts needs in the
preparation of the estimates for the
appropriations 70 be asked for Of Con-
gress for the maintenance Of the gov
eminent and the needed improvements
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Free Ora wing Tonight

beautiful Lamp Free to one of our
Get some more tickets.
Marion Clothing & Cloak Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

to be bogus, with the result that
all collections of the sort are
thrown under more or less sus-
picion.
AS a finishing touch to a gigan-
tic swindle the relic manufacture
ers branched off from Indian rel
les. They went so far as to dig up
In the presence of reputable wit
nesses bronze tablets inscribed with
hieroglyphics and symbols of the
biblical deluge and the tower of
Babel. The diary of Noah was Of
fered to wealthy man of Wis
consin, who asked the advice of
museum curator as to accepting
It, This man had had considerable
experience with fakes, and warned
the relic patron to beware Wheth
er the relic finally was sold can
not be learned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
RAILWAYS MUST FURNISH
SEATS FOR PASSENGERS

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 16,-''A COM
mon carrier does not fulfill its legal
duty until 1t provides seat for
each passenger is the decision
rendered by the Georgia court of
appeals.
Inc decision was rendered In a
SUIT for damages brought against
the Georgia Electric and Railway
company of Atlanta by DR.. Oscar
Lyden, who, 1t is alleged, was
injured by the sudden starting of
car in which he was standing.
"There can be no question: the
decision continues, that 1t Is one
or the duties of common carrier
TO furnish its passengers with seats
and that such failure to furnish a
seat may be proximate cause of
an injury"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
TELEGRAPHS HOME
that HE Is DEAD

Wooster, o.. Nov. 16.- Relatives
of Fred Peters, at West Salem.
this county, received telegram
this week from Boston announcing
Peters death and requesting that
money be sent at once to pay
the expense of sending the body
to Ohio. His relatives had a grave
dug and waited for the arrival
of the body.
In the meantime, however. an
investigation was made and It was
learned that Peters is not dead,
but that he had sent the tele-
garm himself expecting that the
money would be forwarded to a
confederate, whose name was sign
ed to the telegram. y"
There is now an empty grave In
the local cemetery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
TIME TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages Of
Kidney Illuess- Profit by Mar
ion Peoples Experiences

Occasional attacks OF backache, ir-
regular urination, headaches, and
dizzy spells are common early symp-
toms of kidney disorders. It's an
error to neglect these ills. The at
tacks may pass of for time, but re-
turn with greater intensity. II there
are symptoms of dropsy-puffy
|swellings below the eyes. bloating of
limbs and ankles, or any part of the
body. don't delay "A minute Begin
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and keep
|up the treatment until the kidneys
ARE welL when your old time health
and vigor will return. Cures in
Marion prove the effectiveness OF
this great kidney remedy.
Fl. Penn. proprietor OF a barber
shop at 23O north Main Street, Mar
ion, Ohio, and living at 1850 Reed
avenue. says: From personal ex-
perience can vouch for the value
of Doan's Kidney Pills which got
at Flocken's Pharmacy. / was a suf-
ferer from inflammatory rheumatism
for a number of years, and have
no doubt 1t was caused by some
disorder of the Kidneys, as few
doses of Doan's Kidney Pills brought
prompt relief and likewise corrected
the action of the kidneys, which had
been noticeably irregular. had also
noticed a weakness of the back and
limbs but when the kidneys were
restored to their once healthy condi-
ton this wakness disappeared. Since
then | have never failed to recommend
this remedy to anyone know who
has been troubled with backache or
kidney complaint"
FOR sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
new York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-D -Doan's-and
take no other
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
FOR
SALARY
Fighting Joe" Wheeler's s
Daughter Brings Action
tor Back Salary.

Cleveland, Nov. 16.-A suit was
filed here Friday by Miss Lucy
Wheeler of Wheeler, Ala, daughter
of the late General Joseph Wheeler
against the McLeans Arms & Ord
nance company, of this city for
81 1926, said to be due her faith
er's estate for five and one-half
years services rendered by General
Wheeler, as president of the COM
pany. Miss Wheeler is administra-
trix of the estate.
The petition AYERS that General
Wheeler acted as president Of the
company from July 1901, until his
death on January %, 1906 that he
devoted his entire time to secure
contracts for the product OF the
company from the United States
and foreign governments: that
General Wheeler paid his personal
expenses covering the entire period
named, and that no part of his
salary has been paid.
The company manufactures arms
and weapons of war.
"
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

DIARY
Offered for Sale by a Man
Who was a Relic
Fakir,

Chicago, Nov. 16.-A dispatch
from Detroit says: An alleged
copy of Noah IS diary, engraved
upon copper tablet dug up in
Michigan and offered for sale to
Wisconsin collector has resulted
in uncovering one of the cleverest
relic swindles of recent years. A
former secretary of state is
claimed to be implicated In the
affair, and with him are uni
versity museum curator and other
Michigan men.
Michigan copper formed the basis
of the enterprise, which consisted
in manufacturing ancient relics
out of copper, painting them green
to represent verdigris. dipping them
in corrosive acid and burying them
in mounds, after which they were
dug up by relic hunting expeditions
under the leadership of the promo
ters, The afiidavits of prominent
citizens that they had seen the
relics dug out of the ground
were sufficient to secure their sale
to credulous collectors, no one
dreaming that the prehistoric age
might have been only eleven
months before.
Indian copper implements, battle
axes of leaf copper, well tempered
spearheads and other supposed rare
and anciently corroded relics that
have been treasured in Michigan
and outside museums are declared
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Show Promises TO be Grand
M Success.
POULTRY ANDPEI-slOCk
From all over the State to be
on Exhibition.
Champion High Diving Dog will
Give Daily Performances In
Front Of Show Building.

All Marion residents who can ap-
preciate fine display of poultry
and all kinds of pet stock should
encourage the effort or the Marion
Poultry and Pet Stock Association
by patronizing their big show which
will be held in the room on North
Main street formerly known as
Corners No. 9, on next Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The doors will be open every day
and until II O'Clock at night. A
small admission fee of ten cents
will be charged to defray running
expenses.
The success of the show is al.
ready assured. Secretary Frank IT.
Owen received sufficient number
of entries to fill the big room
almost to its capacity. There will
be very busy scene presented on
North Main street next Monday
when the shipments begin to ar.
rive. Thomas Falkner of Tiffin
Ohio. will' superintend the show. he
being experienced and exceptional.
ly capable in this line.
Notable among the entries re
ceived for this great show are
those of the Hartman Stock farm
of South Columbus, Ohio. This
firm will exhibit fine lot oil
chickens and water fowl. Also the
Breckside farm of Prospect. one
of the largest chicken farms In
central Ohio will be here with a
fine lot of birds. Several Of the
largest and most successful breeders
OF the White Plymouth Rock spe.
cies will exhibit number of
GOODS of valuable poultry.
The champion high diving dos
which last summer gave exhibitions
in front Of the Grand Opera house
will give daily exhibitions on the
streets in front of the show room
The special premium donated by
Marion business houses and outside
concerns are on display in the
windows of the McClain furniture
store and are attracting a great
deal of attention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Hooking Valley Starts the
Ball Rolling.
ROADS Are LOADING UP
Preparing to Meet the En-
ergency on March 4
Railroad Brass Founders will be
Hard to Find When the Law
Goes Into Eeect.

The Hooking Valley railroad is
securing all the telegraph operators
that it possibly can employe. f..
Il. Irwin of Lima. came here today
to accept position with the Erie
at the local 'M. J.'' tower but
scarcely had he arrived than he
was induced to join the opera
tors ranks of the Hooking Val
ley. c. /. Burnite, an old Erie
operator here was induced to re.
sign with that road and accept a
position with the Hooking.
1t is evident that the Hooking
officials have begun to realize what
a great demand for operators there
will be when the eight hour law
goes into effect on March 4th
1908. and are now preparing to
meet the emergency.
The Hooking Valley has a
WI iSpohihb tiuNho anu
cleaning up the right of way be-
tween here and Moral.
William Zachman, special agent
of the Mobile and Ohio railroad
with headquarters at st. Louis
Missouri, is the guest of his par.
ents in this city.
Erie train No. 8 this morning
carried three new coaches enroute
for the east, where they will be
used on the New York division.
There was two sections Of Erie
, train No. 3 this morning. The
first was a make up train out OF
Youngstown and was one hour and
forty minutes late. The second was
regular No. 3 running over two
/ hours late.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
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INDIANA UPRISING
SAID TO BE OVER

Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 16.-Frank
West. In charge for the govern
ment of the Ute Indian situation
at Thunder Butte, S. D.. reports to
army headquarters that the In
dians have finally consented to
accept employment on the Meluka
road for the winter, and their
action is tantamount to the solu-
tion of the problem with which
the army has had to contend.
This concession has been made
by part of the ltes. and Colonel
West says others will follow.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
THE c. D. an. RY.
le short and direct route between

The short and direct route between
Marion, Delaware and Columbus.
Passengers delivered in business
part OF the cities without transfer or
delay. THROUGH TICKETS one
way or round trip to London, Spring
field. Dayton. Cincinnati, Hamilton,
Lancaster, Canal Winchester, Grove
port, Circleville, Chillicothe, Ashville,
Kingston, and intermediate points.
I For reliable information apply to 2
A. l.. NEEREAAIER, Genl. Supt.
q. j. SCHOENLAUB, Agent,
d-w&s-tf Marion, Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
HIGHEST AND LOWEST
PRICE FOR A SEAT

New York. Nov. 1.-two. years
ago Walter Brown sold his men,
bership on the New York Stock
exchange to w. Thompson Star
for $4,000.
The transfer of that membership p
back to Mr.. Brown from Mr..
Star for $53,OOO was recorded.
The price paid by Mr.. Star was
the highest on record and the
selling the lowest In several years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
OLD SOL GIVES
PECULIAR DEMONSTRATION

oxford, England, Nov, ia re-
markable outburst on the sun was
observed by Professor Ambau, d.
rector of the Radcliffe observa-
tory, at II :45 Friday morning.
An immense flame shot up at
the rate OF over 10000 miles a
minute, until 1t reached a height
OF 325.00O miles.
At 1910 1t broke into frag-
ments and disappeared.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

Inc FOrtn1Pntly CluD was enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by Mrs
Fred Stroebel of South Prospect
street. The time was spent with
needle work and nice refreshments
were served. Mrs Hungat was the
only guest of the club.
The club will be entertained in
four weeks by Mrs. Edward
Thomas
Mrs. Boston G.. Young was hostess
to the members of the Bon Ton
club yesterday afternoon at her
home on Delaware avenue. The
home on Delaware avenue. The
club spent the afternoon making
quilt which will be given to
the Old Ladies Home. Refreshments
were served by the hostess. Mrs.
liz O. Richardson and Mrs. Char
les f. Gompf were the club
guests.
me Bon Tons will be entertain
ed next Friday afternoon by Mrs
s. G.. Kleinmaier, of West Center
street.
Miss Hazel Leeper OF North
State street was hostess to the
members OF the M. o. B. club yes
terday evening. Practically all OF
the members were present and a
delightful session resulted. The
evening was spent at music. games
and various interesting social di
versions A concluding feature wa'
a light luncheon served by the
/ hostess.
Miss Florence Lower of SEQ.
field Heights will be hostess to the
club at its next meeting.
The |. N. club met at the home
of Mrs. Jacob Fail Friday. All
members were present and a most
afternoon was spent socially. Ar.
l.afternoon was spnt socially. Ar.
arrangements were made to give an
oyster spper in the near future
During the afternoon dainty re.
fresments were served by the
hostess.
The club will meet in four weeks
at the home of Mrs. Anna Halli.
day on George street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Social News

The Queen Esther Circle met at
the home of Miss Gladys Cleveland
on North Prospect street Friday
evening. Devotional services were
conducted by Kate Boyd. The sub
iect for tho meeting was "Fron-
tier Work Including Alaska.n A
letter was read by Miss Kate
Titus from the wife of a frontier
minister telling of the work and
privations of work on the frontier.
piano duet was rendered by
Misses Grace Munson and Matte
Meredith
The next number on the pro-
gram was an interesting paper tell
ing of "Work in Alaska by Miss
Carrie Balm. Miss Helen Corkin rem
dered pleasing vocal solo. At
the close of the program an
important business session was
held.
Mrs Willis Bowers of Girard
dNtuue WdS hOotcoo w 'h' hiOhh-
bers of the G. L. p. club yesterday
afternoon. There was a large at
tendance and most successful
meeting resulted. The afternoon
hours were spent socially. an en-
ioyable musical program being one
of the features Of the occasion.
An elegant three course luncheon
was served by the hostess.
The guests of the club on this
occasion we're Mrs. Throckmorton
and Mrs. Davis. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Bolton on Blaine avenue.
The members of the Embroid-
cry club were entertained at a
five O'Clock tea at the home of
Miss Alice Crow on West Church
street, Friday afternoon. Follow
ing tea, the members enjoyed a
season of embroidery work.
Miss Cuba Crissinger entertained
company of friends numbering
about thirty, at an old fashioned
taffy pulling at her home in
Agosta Thursday evening. The
occasion proved most delightful
social event.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
History Of the Umbrella.
From the London Globe

With the seasons upside down, as they
are at present. people are beginning to
realize the absolute necessity Of never
stirring out Of doors without an umbrella
II social history is to be trusted, the first
Englishman to carry an umbrella was one
Hanway, who lived at the end OF the
eighteenth century. At first he was re-
garded as an eccentric Individual, but by
degrees many discovered much method
in his madness. and before he died, in
1885, the fashion he set was adopted by
society in general. OF course. Hanway
was not the originator of the umbrella.
Among the Greeks and Romans some
such article was very common, though,
oddly enough. 1t was regarded as a pure
ly feminine appanage and one which
men might never condescend' to adopt.
But all over the east the umbrella has
for generations been well known as an
insignia of power and royalty. Thus on
the sculptured remains of Egyptian tenn
pies one sees representations of kings
going in procession with umbrellas car
ried over their heads. Even in India to-
day some Of the great maharajahs still
and in an address presented by the King
of Burmah to the Viceroy Of India in
1855 the British representative Is de-
scribed as the monarch who reigns over
the great umbrella-wearing chiefs Of the
east" One has only to walk through
the streets Of any Indian town today to
see how important a social distinction
the umbrella has become. For q native
to 80 without an umbrella in the streets
of Calcutta. for instance, Is practically
q mark Of degradation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
French Cripples' Syndicate.

Paris Cor. London Globe.
The General Syndicate of French Grip
pies promises shortly to be an accom-
plished fact. The idea originated with a
cripple at Marseille. who gained his living
partly by the limited activities practiced
by those who are afflicted like him and
partly by begging, and the idea was to
protect the genuine cripple against the
charlatan and false cripple, who is SO well
known In France, and whose tricks have
been revealed in a most interesting work,
Paris aui mendie,' by Louis Paulian.
But, like the revolution and many other
movements which started On the Cane
briere, the crippleS syndicate could not
restrict itself to Marseille. and the move
ment has now reached Paris. whence an
effort Is being made to form a general con-
federation Of all the cripples In France
who are genuinely incapable Of earning q
living save by the appeal to the sympathy
of the public. The head Of the movement
II NJ Poussinneau, who lost both his legs
through an accident In 1888 when twenty.
three years Of age. and who now walks
about the streets on crutches with bar
rel organ or "orgue de Barberie." Mean
while the leader OF the movement In Mar
seille, a M. Francois Rosin. 10 coming to
Paris on foot. in order to confer with his
Paris chief and IL whipping UP the Grip
pies he finds In tho towns and villages en-
route to make them Join the movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
A NEW PAPYRUs FOUND.
Important Discovery at Ghoran
Shows the Greek Naubion.
Joseph Oxford in the Egyptian Gazette.

| Joseph Oxford in the Egyptian Gazette.
Among the many portions Of written
papyri discovered by M. Jouguet at Gho-
ran, in the Fayum. and which were pre-
served because used for stiffening the
cartonage OF mummy cases, is one which
forms the first of the new work "Papyrus
Grecs publicees par lie section Papyrologue
de rUniversite de Lille" This manu-
script is more complete than usual with
such pieces, measuring sixteen by thirty
one centimeters, and is written upon both
sides. Although as literature 1t Is of no
interest, it is of much value for the ca
destral mensuration at the time or tne
Ptolemies, for 1t contains a plan display
ing four canals and the irrigation dikes
upon a farm In the Fayum, and the
whole surface of a given area is marked
out into forty equal-sized plots Because
of this, 1t gives us for the nrst Tune
the correct dimensions or the oid Erees
surface measure. called Naubion: ana
also directly, of another. the Aiolion.
Some thirty lines OF the teSt and the
whole of the diagram of the works are
perfectly preserved, and the statements
in the document supply Information as to
the sums paid in winter and summer for
the work necessary to keep In good or
der the arrangements for irrlgatins. ana
Indicate a plan for such works as were
then carried out for the purpose. The
fury B. c., and as the papyrus bears
the date of year q of some Lagid mon
arch. we know 1t must have been writ
ten under Ptolemy Philadephus In 1853
B. c. The month being given as Pha-
ophi, dates it definitely as November or
December Of 259 b. c.
The contents show that work prolonged
into the spring or hot season was better
paid for than in the winter probably be-
cause of the heat At the end Of the
papyrus the inspector, whose memoranda
1t embodies and whose name appears TO
have been Apollonius, states that he left
the site of the works on the It'll day OF
Athyr and went by water to post
called Phylake. "a new name for an offl-
calls quarters In the Fayum, though
frequent one IN the Hermopolite nome.
From the Phylake he proceeded to Tu-
phis. a town known from the RAINIER
papyri, at Vienna, thence to the Town
Of the Syrians,' which is mentioned in
the Petrie papyri. and another papyrus
in London, finally arriving at Ptolemais.
but there were so many cities OF that
name In the Fayum 1t is difficult to say
which is intended. Near to the village
of the Syrians was Ptolemais Nea, but
as Apollonius says he was near to the
or Ptolemais Euegetis. Finally, he re-
ports his arrival at "the city, but does
not tell us its name. Later the dimen-
sions of the Naubion, which occur again
In an Oxyrhynchus papyrus No. 669 of
Roman times appear to be somewhat
larger than in the papyrus at Lille, dat
ing from four centuries earlier; but per-
haps the later document, now that We
have the clear description of these agra
rian measures from Ghoran, may be
more correctly interpreted, or the size
may have varied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

men did to amuse their wives Tuesday
an asault-at-arms. a fencing tournament.
Wednesdays trip to st. ] san-de-Luz In
three autos, without chauffeurs. Thurs
day-amateur theatricals before an in
vited public. Friday-another fencing
tournament (the ladies like fencing. do
Ing q bit of 1t tn ,mselves). Saturday
foot races. wrestling, lessons in French
boxing. Sunday-a cockf1ght with Inn
ported Spanish birds. Monday-Quail
shooting with the ladesl
Life Spent Together.
With the ladies! Between times. they
took three seabaths at IL am. on the
Biarritz beach: went twice to afternoon
tea at the swell Blarritz pastry cook-shop;
took part in four outside dinner or lunch
parties; spent two evenings at the Casino
Theater; made one trip to the Bayonne
bull fights. and put In the rest Of the
time advising their wives about their
autumn gowns.
In a word. during this entire week
these five married Frenchmen did not at
tempt any personal amusement unaccom-
panied by their women; and at the end
they were as fresh and lively as at the
start!
Only Frenchmen could do 1t.
Can you imagine what 1t must be to
get up, help a lovely young creature
dress; take her out for q drive In the
dog-cart; lunch with her; tote her to tea