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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
WOULDST LIVE LONG2.
FOLLOW ADVICE OF cRANDMoTH
Err sHlREY.
"Dont Worry, Never Treasure UP
Trouble, and Live Out Of Doors
Says Woman Approaching Her
Century Mark. WI


Birdsboro. Pa.-Last Sunday was
Grandmother Sallie Shirey's 9oth
birthday. and the people from THIS
district gathered by the hundreds at
the Shirley home in honor OF the event.
The house in which Grandmother Snir-
ey has lived for many years is located
half way up Monocacy Hill, and COM
mands view up and down the valley
for twenty miles. Mrs. Shirey received
her many guests with all the ease ana
grace of a woman of so. Her hearing
/, and eyesight are excellent and her
memory is unimpaired by age.
Don't woSy, never treasure up
troubles and live out OF DOORS Is the
way she, explains the secret OF long
life Worry is death" she said,
Work is life" she continued as she
contentedly smoked her pipe. I've
used tobacco for 20 years. 1t has
never hurt me. but. on the contrary,
! have positively enjoyed it 1t is such
comfort"
Many of the visitors brought gifts
with them. and Mrs. Shirey was high
ly pleased. She sang some OF the
songs of her girlhood days. danced a
hornpipe and entertained all with
"reminiscences of her youth.
She recalls well when her grand
fathers and her father told her of
their personal experiences in the War
of the Revolution, and there Is hardly
historical incident of so years ago
Of which she cannot speak intelligent
ly.
The grounds surrounding the old
home were filed with teams all day,
and the many visitors passed through
the house in steady stream. The
entire neighborhood took a holiday
Mrs. Shirley was born farmers
daughter and became farmers wife
In her time she did everything on the
farm that men performed, and a store
keeper in Il nearby village says that no
one brings to his store better butter
than that made by Mrs. Shirey. Two OF
her sons, Nathaniel and Emanuel, live
with her. She does all the household
work and assists in much of the out.
door labor on the place. Sidewalks
| four to six miles without fatigue, and
| is q great advocate of outdoor exercise
| In all forms. Were | a man of twenty
today" she said, 'Id play baseball. !
think 1t is a very healthy game
Mrs Shirley has been widow AZ
| years. Five generations of her family
were present at her birthday party.
The venerable woman talked OF
present and past events. The old
time days when the battalion drilled
constitute one of the bright pages In
her memory. MY! How we did
| dance!" she remarked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Mr.. Taft VISITS SHANGHAI
THE CHINESE GAVE HIM A MOST
HEARTY WELCOME.
Native Women Attended a Reception
to the Secretary, Thus Marking
New Era in China.

Shanghai. Oct. s.-Sccretary of War
Taft and the members of his party az.
rived here Tuesday on the steamer
Minnesota, which is conveying him
from Japan to Manila. The Chinese
and the foreign residents of Shanghai
united in giving the distinguished
visitor the heartiest welcome that
has ever been extended TO n foreign
statesman. In the afternoon Mr. TAFT
dedicated the building of the Young
Mems Christian association. The sec
retary was given an elaborate recep.
tion by the Chinese residents. This
function was out of doors in a garden.
This reception marked an epoch in
the matter of the status of women In
China, for Chinese women of aristo'
cratic families were present at the
reception and even presided at tables
whence they served refreshments
This is the first time such thing has
happened in China.
The American residents gave a ban
quet in the secretary's honor last
evening. At this entertainment the
foreign consuls and number OF prom
inent foreign business men were pres
ent. lt was in every respect the larg'
est and most representative banquet
ever given in Shanghai. In reply 10
an address OF welcome Secretary Taft
made speech which was listened TO
with deep interest. He prefaced his
remarks by saying that he spoke as
an American citizen, not as repre-
sentative of the government. lie re-
newed his assurance that the United
States had no intention OF selling the
Philippine Islands, saying that the
country was in honor bound to retain
them or give the Filipinos their indie
pendence.
He praised the islands and their In
habitants, and then turned his atten-
tion to the open door in China. He
declared that American trade was now
second in China, and that certain
branches of this trade were sufficiently
important to make it incumbent upon
the American government to~listen to
the protest OF every legitimate bust
ness man against diminution in or in.
jury TO this business, or political pre-
ferment for any competitor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Pressmeni are EnIolned.

Cincinnati, Oct. 9.--Several print
ing firms in Chicago. st. Louis, New
York and Massachusetts, with nation
al officers of the United Typothetae,
brought action in the United States
national Printing Pressmens Union
of America be enjoined from violat-
ing an agreement made in 1906, by de-
nanding an eight-hour day. Judge
Thompson granted temporary in
junction against the pressmen and set
October ~ as the date for hearing
arguments on whether the Injunction
shall be made permanent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
GIRL SENT A SUBSTITUTE.
But North Woburn Man Refused to
Marry Proxy Sweetheart.

Boston.-Henry Smith, living in
North Woburn, when he was In the
old country had sweetheart. He
came here. saved his money and sent
q ticket abroad to the girl of his heart,
Dorothy Margerre Dorthothy re.
ceived the ticket, but in the meantime
she had been married so she gave the
ticket to Annie Jansen. another belle
of Dorothy's country, to come to
America and see Henry. Accordingly
Annie was forced to declare she was
Dorothy.
Smith came to meet her, all afire
with the anticipation OF once again
greeting the sweetheart of his youth.
He was rather indignant when he
found that he was meeting another,
and that the faithless Dorothy was al
ready wed. After mature deliberation
he began to feel that perhaps Annie
would do after all, but then she re-
fused him point blank.
Smith went home and other North
Woburn people who knew Annie at
temped to get her out. but the immi.
grafton commissioners refused to work
on the case. Meantime some South
Boston friends found Il husband for
her and got Smith to sign a paper re,
signing his rights, but when Smith
woke up" he procured an attorney
who broke up that game.
The final outcome was that Annie
was allowed to go to North Woburn
to live with her friends and to wed as
she likes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Eagle Starts Field Fire.

Los Angeles, Gala destructive
field fire, which occurred on the TETON
ranch, near Rose station. Kern county,
was started by a great American
eagle. That is the report that comes
from Bakersfield, and is verified by
one of the ranch hands
The eagle alighted on an uncovered
power wire of the Edison company,
and somehow caused a short circuit.
Instantly the feathered biped was a
mass of flames. 1t dropped into some
stubble. and the fire spread with rapid.
ity. All hands were summoned, and
after working all night the flames
were extinguished.
Six hundred acres of pasture land
We're swept clean. The body Of the
great bird OF prey, burned to crisp,
is on exhibition at the TETON ranch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
BUCKEYE NEWS BREWTIEs.


Columbus. o.. Oct "a display OF
temper on the part OF prisoner In
the dining room of the penttentiary
Tuesday precipitated a free-for-all
fight. in which score OF prisoners
Joined. The fracas was showing symp-
toms of small riot when Deputy
Warden Jewell, with the assistance
of several guards, Quelied It. After
Edward Walsh. a Cuvahoga county
burglar. was reprimanded for pouring
bowl of hot coffee down the back of
William Johnson, a negro, serving a
life sentence for murder, the guards
returned to their places. Suddenly,
however. these two were at It again
and soon other prisoners had gained
theirnfeet and bowls, stools and other
articles were hurled through the air.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
FLYING LEAP RESTORES MIND.
PIueky Man Bandases Broken Leg
and Seeks Succor.

Joplin, Mo.-His reason restored by
q leap from flying train that broke
his leg Fred Dubois, of Grove, /. r.,
bandaged the member in weed splints
and crawled two miles to farm.
house, eight miles south of here. He
was removed to hospital here and
will recover.
Dubois, accompanied by three
brothers, was returning from Texas,
where he had shown pronounced
symptoms Of insanity, and, evading
his brothers, he rushed to a car plat.
form and jumped off six miles south of
Joplin while the train was running at
a high speed. The train was stopped,
but the brothers could not find Du
bois.
1t was "a hours later when he found
refuge at the farmhouse, and during
that time terrific storm had pre-
vailed. drenching him as he lay on the
ground.
Dubois, after his jump, regained rea.
son. He cut away his trousers leg at
the knee. cut some stiff weeds apl.
wrapped the cloth around them as a
spllnt. Then he hound both legs to.
gether with his suspenders to better
stiffen the broken member, and began
his toilsome crawl to succor.
He did not remember leaving his
brothers on the train, nor having
jumped from it. The skill he showed
in splinting the injured leg is the
marvel of attending physicians.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
ONLY PRETENDED
4 TO DISSOLVE.
OIL TRUST, DID NOT OBEY OHIO
COURTS ORDER.
GOVERNMENTS ALLEGATION
That the Standard Oil Co. Is an Illegal
Corporation 10 Said TO be Prov
ed by the Books Of that
Corporation.

New York. Oct 9.-From statehents
culled from ledgers and books found
iu the Offices of the Standard oil Co,
Frank b. Kellogg. counsel for the Uni
ted States government. succeeded in
placing on Tuesdays record of the
federal proceedings against the oil
combine the processes through which
the combine passed In its changes
from the old Standard Oil trust to the
present Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey
Out of the maze of figures develop
ed in q volumnous mass from the
company's books aud from testimony
given by Clarence G.. Fay assistant
auditor of the Standard. called as a
witness, the governments counsel
says he believes he has proved the
federal allegation that the Standard is
an Illegal corporation and that by
devious devices it has maintained its
entity and is under the same owner
sllip as when It was formed.
Mr.. Kellogg says he is OF the opin-
ion that. Notwithstanding the govern.
mtnt was unable to discover the
transfer books and stock ledgers of
the liquidating trustees. the evidence
adduced shows that the so-called oil
trust only pretended TO dissolve un-
der the order of the Ohio courts in
1892 and that its direction is still held
by those who had to do with the for.
nation OF the Standard Oil trust
Statements submitted showed thar
at the inception of the Standard Oil
trust in 1852 there was 10000, 900 in
trust certificates ISSUED for stocks Of
various companies which entered into
the combine. In the trust period from
1852 to 1892 a stock dividend OF S15,-
000, 900 was declared and this with
other stocks issued for plant pur-
chases brought the total capitaiiza-
ton Of the Standard up to S91. $50 ,000.
As a result OF decision of the SUI
preme court CT Ohio forbidding the
trastees from voting the trust certili-
Gates. there was resolution passed
directing that the trust be dissolved.
Mr.. Fay read statement showing
that the day following the passage of
that resolution 81 subsidiary compa-
nies were consolidated with the Stand
ard Oh Company OF New Jersey and
l% other subsidiaries OF the trust.
Seven months later, on November 80,
1892. tie witness read from state
ments. there We're 494,6l9 trust GER
tincates presented fer cancellation
and to the holders were given their
ppo-rata shares in TIE 20 subsidiary
companies which then made up the
trust There We're also offered for can
collation. two months later some 20,-
00V trust certificates. There was
lapse of over four years before an.
other certificate was presented for
cancellation.
Mr.. Kellogg sought to show that
those who held control of the trust
with the exception Of few friends
were the only ones who liGuidated
their trust certificates and that, by
liquidating only majority Of the
total certificates outstanding which
they owned, they continued their di-
reetion OF the trust by voting a major
fly of the stock In the subsidiary COM
panies
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
YANKEES Gift" ANYTHING.
Souvenir Craze Jeopardizes Whole
Continent of Europe.

London.-There are loud cries Oi
protest from the custodians of ma
tional institutions against the extreme
methods employed by American and
other tuorists to get souvenirs of their
visits to England.
There Is no showplace of any i'm
portance which has not suffered
from their ravages, despite the vigi'
lance of the officials.
One American who was badly af.
flicted with the craze was caught in
st. Paul's cathedral during the week
in the act of chipping fakes Of stone
off one of the ornamental pillars. A
visitor to the British museum tried
TO secure strip of mummy covering.
while another contented himself with
shipping off button from the coat Of
an attendant.
Women who were visiting the
tower of London actually had the
audacity to cast covetous eyes on the
crown jewels. but they were too safe
ly guarded. One, however, consoled
herself by surreptitiously breaking of
a twig from a tree
Managers of big hotels are suffering
from the depredations of souvenir
hunters. Not only silver spoons and
forks, but water bottles. glasses and
even plates have been purloined. A
German visitor, man of high posi-
tion, coolly packed Q. big mirror in his
box.
Another case is recorded where a
tourist entered one of the city
churches and walked off with a sur.
plice belonging to % famous preacher,
but his companion was less success.
ful, as he was caught in the act of
trying to purloin stained glass win
dow
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
oe,raer, r is Again Acquitted.

BufYaio. X. y., Oct. 9.--f'or the sec
oud time since the German Bank Of
Buffalu closed its doors, Eugene A.
Ooorser, former president, has been
acquitted ON criminal charges in con.
nocfton with the wreoking OF the
hank. The prosecution sought To
prove that Georger engaged In real
estate deal with William Luther, a
builder. Georger indorsed Luther's
nG1s for 81. 900 advanced by the German
baAk When this note came due moth
an6 was paid ON il. The defense
cG1med that the bank lost nothing by
The, trunsncto and that Georger's act
- without criminal intent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Railroad Commissioners Convene.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The adoption
Of reports fayoring increased author
ity of state railroad commissions in
the work OF eliminating grade cross
Jugs and an address by Chairman
Knapp. of the Interstate commerce
commission, marked Tuesdays open.
ing session of the National Association
of Railway Commissioners. A. T.
Siler, of Kentucky. in his report of the
committee on grade crossings, pre-
sented statistics showing the immense
number Of fatalities at such crossings.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
The First Test Ride.

washington, Oct. 9.--The first test
ride by army officers which was or.
dered h. President Roosevelt to de.
termine iae horsemanshiD Of those OF
hiSher r.,alk than captain. started from
Fort Myyr at D. III. Tuesday aud two
and u aai hours later the party was
back al ae fort, having traverscd IL
miles Il virginia roads. There were
no spills rom the saddle. the nearest
approa' 10 casualties being split rid.
ing Ne les caused by two officers
haylng .aECn on more than their share
OF ayo!rdapois during long detail tc
desks ~ he war department. The Off.
cers seemed to enjoy tht hike"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
The Wabash Railroads. Election.

Toledo, Oct. AT the annual meet
ing of stockholders and directors of
the Wabash Railroad Co. held here
Tuesday all the old directors were re-
elected The annual report of Presi-
dent Delano shows that during the
year the board appropriated nearly
$2,000,000 for new equipment and
other improvements and that the in
crease of net earnings this year over
the previous year W. 81 100000.
There was decrease in number OF
passengers carried, due to interurban
electric lines. 4t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
MINOR MENTION.

Two men We're drowned by the sink.
ing Of the coal barge BESSIE j. at Fall
River. Mass.
G. p. Gardner of Harvard. won the
intercollegiate lawn tennis champion
ship in singles on Ae courts of the
Merton Cricket pub at Ilayerford. PA.
r. r. Osborne. bookkeeper, was
shot and killed at Denver. Col, by u.
l.. Pierce, claim accountant for The
Denver g. Rio Grande railroad. Both
men were attending night school
and quarreled.
The latest victory OF James II.
keene's 2-year-cld colt Colin brines
the total earnings OF Mr., Keene's
horses this year up 10 $}77 .090. nearly
SloO,000 in excess OF the American
record Tor a single stable in one year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
IN TOLLS FOR FAIR
RESULT OF A PROPOSAL OVER
THE PHONE.
Why Bangs Is Not as joyful az an
Accepted Man Should Be-An.
swer Not From His Adored
One.

Bangs beautiful blush lighted up
Mrs. Prunes' boarding house on every
occasion that sentiment was under
discussion.
You see, Bangs was in love, love
was in Bangs; IL penetrated his whole
SYSTEM he saw and felt nothing else
but love.
Bangs hadn't fallen in love; he had
risen, and now he was at the top
notch; he was balancing on his toe
on the top rung, and he found it quite
hard to maintain his balance. Yet he
was cool-headed young man-except
on the love proposition.
Josephine was her name, and it was
enough to hear Bangs pronounce it
to know that he loved her passion.
ately.
Among other drawbacks which kept
Bangs from declaring his love was
that Josephine had mother. An
over Bangs, because Bangs was only
a drygoods salesman. Her husband
had been plumber before Josephine's
mother got hold of him and made him
raise the price and keep 1t there.
Several times she had snubbed him,
and Bangs went as cheerfully to her
house as one does to an icehouse in
winter.
One night Gangs worked himself up
and was about TO pitch into a pro-
posal when, suddenly, softly, with q
swish of skirts, Josephine's mother
entered the room and sat down be-
tween them. The hot words froze in
This mouth, while Josephines mother
was gazing passively through her
lorgnette and looking at him as she
would have studied a water color In
an art gallery.
1t was all Off that night. Bangs
knew it.
Again he tried to slip in a word or
two of love wise-but-no-Jo-
sephine's mother was there.
lie didn't know when he could see
Josephine alone.
Immersed in his murky thoughts, he
sat behind his counter and tried to
figure way out.
A light broke suddenly upon him.
Rushing eagerly to the phone, he
called Josephine's house.
20. I'm so glad it's you, Josephine.
Don't interrupt me. I've something to
say and must say It quickly. ] love
You, Josephine. ! love you. Will you
marry me?'
He pressed the receiver TO his ear
and listened intently for her soft, COO
ing "Y-y.y-es.s'
Suddenly he slammed the receiver
down and looked about like hunted
animal
"Well, I'll be blamed" he gasped, as
soon as he could. IL thought il was
Josephine and, there. 1t was her
mother, What shall ! dor"
All Bags lid was to blush and bite
hls>1inger nails. In fact, that WAS
about all there was left for him TO do
now.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
A Battle with a Burglar.

Cincinnati, Oct. 9.-Charlcs O'Hearn
was awakened Tuesday by noise
and saw man In the room, bending
over bureau drawer. O'Hearn
reached under the pillow for his re-
volver. Without a word the burglar
turned and fired his own weapon.
The bullet struck O'llearn In the left
arm. O'Hearn returned the fire,
shooting twice. neitk.G. shot taking
effect The burglar escaped by leap.
ing through the open window.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Proctor Pleads iuilty Of Burglary.

Cleveland Oc h9.--James Proctor
pleaded guilty Tuesday to the charge
OF burglarizing the general store at
has characterized him in his most
daring crimes. This decision came
after most of the states evidence,
showing conclusively that Proctor
was one of the gang that attempted
to rob the Stronesville bank two
months ago, had been submitted to
the Jury.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Millions Involved in This Lawsuit.

Trenton, n. j., Oct. Suit was
brought Tuesday in the court of
chancery against the Lehigh Valley
railroad to settle the question OF the
ownership of certain lands. The land
was originally used for canal pur-
poses, but the canal has been aban-
doned and the state claims ownership.
Several millions of dollars are In
yolyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Ratified the Agreements.

Cincinnati, Oct. 9.--Shareholders
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railway, by unanimous vote Tuesday,
ratified the several agreements which
have been worked out In the settle
ment Of the troubles OF the company
growing out of the merger with the
Pere Marquette and other lines.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
erakeman's Heart was Torn Out.

Columbus. o., Oct. 9.--Cadght le-
tween two cuts of heavy freight cars
Tuesday, l., A, Mccarthy, aged 2S, "a
Norfolk & Western brakeman, mar.
ried and living here, was SO terribly
crushed that his heart was torn from
his body. The organ was found lying
on his limbs when the mangled body
was taken from under the wheels.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
To Spread the Gospel of Peace.

The Hague, Oct. 9.-W. T. Stead Is
organizing a peace pilgrimage through
Latin-America. Starting from England
next March, the pilgrims will go first
TO New York, thence by train to Mex
leo and then continue to all the coun-
tries of Latin-America, spreading the
gospel of peace. The pilgrims are to
be notable personages OF the nations
of Asia Europe and the Americas.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
a Victory for Low Eare.

Columbus, o., Oct. ga victory
for low street railway fares in Cleve-
land was won in the supreme court
Tuesday when the court held that the
city of Cleveland had the right to give
It's consent as an abutting property
owner to the Forest City Street Rail
way Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Voted for a General Strike.

Havana, Oct. 9.-The Cuban labor
organizations at meeting Tuesday
adopted a resolution to order gen
eral strike, calling out all the unions
in the island, II the railways employ
the strike breakers who landed here
Monday from New York. Up to the
present no strike Breakers have been
employed on the roads.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Clerks Refuse to strike.

Cleveland, Oct. 9.-Freight Office
clerks in the Cleveland Offices of the
Lake Shore railroad concluded Tues
day that they would not strike for an
increase In wages. After meeting
Of the men Monday night II was de-
cided that they would not follow the
action of the freight clerks at Toledo.
who are now on strike for higher sala.
ries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
Browns Won q Pitchers, sattI..

ST., Louis. Oct. 9--The st. Louis
American league team on Tuesday
turned the tables ON the National
league team In the second game OF the
series and won a pitclers' battle. 4 to
0. Powell pitched fcr the winners and
karger for the losers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09
snakeo Pete for children.

London Snakes are coming into
great demand In this city as pets for
society children. according to a dealer
in animals. They are not expensive
the highest prices being about seven
shillings, or $3.50. Green frogs. tor.
toises aud lIzards OF bright hues arc
also greatly favored.