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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

were others worse of than she.' -
Ohio can point east to conditions
that are inferior to her own but
she cannot point westward. There
Is not state west of Ohio whose
educational conditions are inferior
to those of Ohio notwithstanding
there Is no state west but what
Is less dense In popularity conse-
quently our condition is relatively
much worse than that of the west
The cause for this and the rem
edy are so closely related that
IL is OF no consequence what the
remedy is so long as we are
ihdlHeient as to the cause. Penn
syivania stands thirty-eight in the
hlty TWO states and territories
when Judged by her illlteracv of
children. There are thirty seven
states less guilty than she as n
guardian of their children. Sbo
stands lower than her mountain
GUS Southern neighbor, West vir-
ginia and Sandy plain Southern
neishbor, Maryland She is next
nigher than Florida, with its Gu
pan refugees, Until recently. at
lieast Pennsylvania had moro
children of school age in her far.
tories, sweat shops and mines than
tnere were in all the southern
states. A report but few wears
ago gave 5000 youths between the
ages or ten and fourteen that were
unable to read or write in anv
language. Pennsylvania is the gall
stone state in our body polite.
Associated with the above LET
IL De remembered that this state
has $3G0O0.O0O invested in col
leges and universities. II has the
most complete system of state nor
mals-thirteen in number. Serious
as this charge is we challenge re-
futation. Those that are endeavor
ing to foist this system upon orr
state do not condemn the condi
ton existing in PENNSYLVANIA nor
do they condemn the cause that
produced the foregoing condition.
The expense of attending state
normals is greater than that of
attending independent normals be-
cause the former is mononoly.
Since teachers of our state are
now building school houses in
which to teach. it necessarily fol-
lows that they will be compelled
under the present condition to
| build normals In which to attend
The rank and file of teachers, those
constituting the great majority
should realize that they are under
a leadership of those who have
no more in common with their
interests than they have with scrub
women and hod carriers: as for
removed as profit is from loss.
The sympathy of these leaders gen
orally is with wealth. power and
political corruption.
We have now two state nor
mails. Specific charges have been
made against one of these. I'm
I'll our present institutions have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

"In the years | worked for Mrs.
Letter turned over to her be-
tween $S.0O0,00O and S1O,OOOOOO as
serted Hugh Crabbe of this city
who has modestly claimed S3OOOOO
from Mrs. l.. f. Letter for salary
and COMMISSIONS on the profitable
Letter estate is in Chicago real
investments he made Most of the
estate and Crabbe's figures as to
the Letter revenues are interesting
when one recalls the fact that l..
Letter made most of his fortune
as so many Chicago milionaires
have done--as a partner with Mar
shall Field, the firm being Field
and Letter. Mrs. Letter who has n
palatial home in Washington and
Joseph of "busted wheat corners
fame, now Is seen more in Paris
than In Chicago. Crabbe has been
factutum and he alleges that
the promises of honorariums for n
nimble wit in trade were not
kept-that the only token to him
from Mrs. Letter was "a cheap
lead pencil sent from Germany. -
lie had to get along on $500 a
year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
THE INDEPENDENT VERSUS
STATE NORMAL SYSTEM
Mighty Important Issue That Today Faces the
People of Ohio and will Receive Attention at
the Hands of the Coming State
Legislature.
BY Charles E. Luksns.

The above demands our attention
as u principle and as an eXpedlenI.
The principle involved demands
our first attention. 1t must be
borne In mind that education
must be kept open to free competi-
tion and to private enterprise. ~
Upon this we must agree or dis
agree We have, in our state two
independent normals. One located
at Lebanon, Ohio, has stood the
tury. The other located at Ada
lalmost as long. If these institutions
are in any sense, monopolistic, 1T
would be the duty of the state
to open education to free compe-
tition. These institutions are
competitive within all other insti-
tutions to degree and are COM
petitive toward each other, hence
their property is sacred. In times
of war, governments confiscate
private property to their own
use or to prevent same falling
into the hands of an enemy but
In every instance an obligation is
assumed equal to the value of the
same.
The establishment of a system
of Normal schools would destroy
the value OF the property of
the above institutions for the
purpose for which they are now
used. Many other institutions would
be destroyed that are now doing
valuable service. 1t is monopoly
and not competition upon the
part or the state that we oppose.
1t cannot be claimed that we
need State Normal schools to pro-
duce quantity. There has never
been dearth of teachers that
can be charged to the Independent
Normals. The State has the regula-
ton or all schools, not only
within the State but elsewhere. II
requires examinations for the pur-
pose of knowing the qualification of
/ its teachers.
Those that demand the establish
ment of this phase of education
must present reasons for showing
the deficiency of Independent Nor
mais from a standpoint of prin-
ciple and expediency The citizens
'of Ohio are entitled to specific
and indisputable reasons for de-
stroying free competition that now
exists thus increasing taxation and
an increased cost to all that at
tend.
We now wish to discuss the
above subject from a standpoint of
expediency. We are reliably in
formed that those THAI are dis
satisfied with their lot in the
Northeastern part of the state IN
what is known as the Connecticut
Reserved, they are told to look at
the condition of their neighbor
me poor Pennsylvanian. This re
minds us of story of poor old
woman who would frequently give
thanks to the Lord Uthat there
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
CALEDONIA
ODD FELLOWS
Attend County Meeting at
Prospect
PROGRAM IS RENDERED
School Closes Friday for
Christmas Vacation.
Miss Maud Carmean and Mr.. Jsy
Kerr are United IN Marriage
at Bucyrus.

Caledonia, Dec. 21 21,-Wednesday
evening at o'clock Mr.. Jay A. Kerr
and Miss Maude Carmean were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. Thornbury of
the Presbyterian church at his home
in Bucyrus. The bride is the ac-
complished daughter of Matthew Car
ments each evening during the week
Caledonia, the groom being the eld-
est son OF Mr.. and Mrs, Alexander
Kerr Of Bucyrus and prominent
Crawford county farmer, Mr., and
Mrs, Kerr will reside on the Car
mean farm north of here.
Those from Caledonia who attended
the meeting of the Marion county
Odd Helgows association held at
Prospect Tuesday evening the 18th
were c. A. Highly, c. r. Apt, W.
w. Burt and w II. Makever. There
wa good attendance and all re-
ported fine time.
The Caledonia gun club will hold
"a clay bird shoot on "Wednesday
Dec. 25. All kinds of poultry priz-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

'es given.
The NJ. E. Sunday school will
hold a Christmas entertainment at
the church on Tuesday night. a
fine program Is being arranged.
A party was held at the home of
George Ulsh west of town Thursday
might. Several We're present from
caledonia and Marion.
Mr.. j. G. Kingshury OF Delaware
has opened a Dreamlaud moving pc
ture show in the east room of the
Webb block and will give entertain
Iments each evenig during the week.
IThe show was given Tuesday even
ling for the first and was well at
tended.
The triN Of Hiram Foos VS.. Ora
Foos which was held before Squire
lAult Saturday was decide in favor
lof the plaintiff. The plaintiff
brought suit to remove the defend
Iant from his premises before the
| respiration of three year contract
AS the contract was verbal Il was
lshown to be Illegal in being made
I.
Christmas shopping rs now in or
der and the local merchants have
lon display one of the finest lines of
| town the size of Caledonia
holiday goods usually found in a
School closed Friday for a weeks
vacation during the holidays. An en-
tertainment was given by the schol-
ars Friday afternoon. There was a
large attendance of parents and
patrons OF the schools. The program
was greatly enjoyed.
Chester Gedds and Miss Maude
ilPittman We're in Cleveland visit
ing friends the first of the week
Christmas exercises will be held
at the Clyde Reformed church on
Christmas night, Dec 25. An inter-
testing program is heing arranged
appropriate to the occasion
"A Christmas tree and entertain
ment will be given at the Univer-
salist church on Christmas eve Dec.
l24, A treat will be provided for
the scholars,
j. k. Rogers left Tuesday night
for Decatur, H., where he will visit
friends during the HOLIDAYS.
Fldo and James Gever have been
Visiting their grandmother. Mrs.
IPlotner in Indiana for the past week.
Mr., and Mrs James sMorrow of
Andover arrived here Tuesday even
ing and are the guests of Mr., and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

A shocking fraud, which probably
has been perpetrated in other cities
than Chicago on purchasers Of
Christmas supplies has just been
unearthed by the health department
and now the inspectors here are
wondering whether the farmer, in
this part of the west, is as Gun
sophisticated as the comic papers
would make him appear Incid-
entally they are touchy on the
subject of "pig''-the savory kind
that is served on a platter with an
applern its mouth and cranberries
In its eyes. A few days ago the in
spectors examined the carcasses OF
twenty-five little pigs that had
been shipped to Chicago to meet
the demand OF Christmas appetites.
1t proved that every one of the
carcasses was diseased and that
many of the pigs had probably
died of their ailments before the
Slaughter took place. Upon this
the investigators did some hurry
up Investigation and discovered
that large number of farmers
around Chicago have made It a
practice for some years to select
their sick pigs, and just as it
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
THE E. ID. Q N. RY,

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, Circleyille, Chillicothe, Ashyille,
Kingston, and intermediate points.
For reliable information apply to
A. l.. NEEREAMER, Genl. Supt.
&. j. SCHOENLAUB Agent,
-W&s-tt Marion. Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
Enemies Died Together.

A bird was seen TO fall in the yard
Of tho works department at Deal Bar
racks, London. recently. 1t was Siue
rock pigeon, with an adder tightly
coiled around it, and both were dead.
The adder, which measured two feet,
six inches, was twisted around tho
pigeons neck and one wing, and the
pigeons beak ugs4y gripped tho
snakes head.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
Myvv1 MaeeA,

A letter dated July 8, 1906, written for
Mr.. Brock by his wife, Sarah j. Brock,
states:
"Lasf winter. I had Just gotten
up out of a spell of sickness, when
I commenced taking Peruna.
think Ii improved my health very
much"
In postscript, Mrs. Brock adds! "He
receives great many letters inquiring
about what Peruna will do. do not
answer them sill, as / think they can
get bottle and try it,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

appears they are about to die. kill
and ship them to Chicago for holi-
day consumption. Since then the in
spectors have watched the railroad
stations and have been working
overtime guarding Chicago against
further inroads of the deadly
porkers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

is over 100000 mfles-more than
40 per cent of the total railway
mileage of the United States. 1t is
ali interesting fact that more sleep
ling cars leave and arrive in one
day at Chicago than in any other
city in the world.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

been purged of corruption that is
so tlagrant to those that wish
to see we should recognize the
sacredness of private property de-
voted to all educational purposes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

Mrsi VI. V. Neal.
Mrs. G. w. Disman of Lima, o.,
visited at the home of j. A. Fields
and family during the past week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Escaped the Terrors Of
! Many Winters BY
- Using Pe-ru-na.
IN speaking of his good health and

IN speaking of his good health and
l. extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"After man has lived in the world
as long as 1 have, he ought to have
found out a great many things by ex-
perience. / think have done so.
"One of the things Ihave found
out to my entire satisfaction Is the
proper thing for ailments that
are due directly fO the effects of
the climate. For us years I have
wifhsfood the cha ngeabIe climate
of the United STATES.
81 have always been q very healthy
man, but; Of course, subject 10 the af-
fections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and temperature.
GAS for DR.. Harfnan's remedy,
Peruna, Ihave found Ii to be the
best, If not the only reliable rem.
edy for these affections. II has
been my standby for many years,
and ! attribute my good health
and extreme old ago to this rem.
edy.
"It exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil eff
fects of sudden ch .nges; 1t gives mo
strength; 1t keeps my blood in good cir
culation. I have come to rely upon IL
almost entirely for the many little
things for which need medicine.
"When epidemics of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
country was sufferer from this dis.
ease.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first I did NOT know
that Peruna was q remedy for
this disease. When I heard that
la grippe was epidemic catarrh,
I tried Peruna for Ia grippe and
found ii to be just the thing"
In later letter, Mr.. Brock writes:
"I am well and feeling as well as
have for years. would not be with
out Peruna."
Yours truly,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

ISAAC Brooks "a citizen OF McLennan
4, county, Texas, has lived for lls years.
For many years he resided at Bosque
Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco, but
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills, Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his
picture, holding Ia his hand stick
cut from the grave of General Andrew
Jackson.
Mr.. Brock is dignified old gentle
man, showing few signs of decrepitude.
His family Bible is still preserved,
and il shows that the date of his birth
was written llS years ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

7 Born before the United States
] were formed.
! Saw ~ presidents elected
7 Pe-ru-na has protected him
J from all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
! ShOd horse when 99 years
old.
f! Always conquered the grip with
Pe-ru-na.
! Witness In land suit at the age
of no years.
Believes Peruna the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
! troubles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21

| The great snow storm of January
1905, which was charged at the
time to the account of Medicine
Hat. is proving the most re.
markable storm on record. and
mighty expensive to the city OF
Chicago. 1t will go down in his
tory as the most protracted
snow storm in any latitude, as the
city's "emergency payrollsv bear
witness. TO clear up the streets
then about 100 men were set to
work with shovels and most OF
I them have, by the records, been
lshoveling ever since-some of them
are still at it. Each month the
"emergency' payrolls were ap-
proved during ex-Mayor Dunno Is
regime, and only recently part
or the snow-crew was laid off
In the meantime the shovelers
pegged away steadily, 1t appears
whether at the drifts of the dog,
days or at labor day snow-banks
and now new onslaught ol
winter has come. Again the cry rs
heard, ga blizzard from Medicine
hat is responsible for thisv and
the threadbare tradition, as YER
acious as the "emergency pay
rolls" is tried out again. AS q
matter of fact Medicine Hat is Q
lusty town up IN Alberta, Canada
where billiards. are unknown, be
cause of the warm winds from the
! Pacific, and where the chinooh
iicks up snow like magic: why
even up at Edmonton tennis IL
played in January. Now that
Chicago holds the snow-storm re-
cord of % months Medicine Hat
and Alberta deserve now to be OK,
onerated from blame for cold
weather in "the States. ),
In the removal from one city u
another In the interim between
two business days of all the book.
hies and papers of railroad sys
tenn the Wisconsin Central officials
accomplished some thing unique In
Its way. On Saturday the forces II
IAN the departments were clatter'ns
away at their desks in the Milwau
kee orice the following Monday thu
uhfinlshed and new work was taker
up agafn in Chicago. On sunda,
special train had brought the
several hundred members of tn,
oflice forces to this city to gel
the records and files into place
Tor Mondays business. With the
Wisconsin Central added, there arc
In Chicago terminals of 35 railwa,
lsystems whose aggregate length
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21
Piles Cured at Home by
New Absorption Method

If you are suffering from bleeding.
itching, blind or prorruding Piles,
send ME your address, ana l will
tell you how to cule yourself at
home by the new absorption treat
ment; and will also send some OF
this home treatment free for trial,
with reference from your own local
ity if requested. Immediate relief
and permanent cure assured. Send no
money, but tell others or this offer.
White today to Mrs. M. Summera
~
Not Very Good.
The man who is good only while h
is watched Is hardly worth saving.
The best place to buy Christmas
trees at +. e. Blake's, 1926 West
Center. 12-1s-eod3tS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-21


railroads from every direction and
usually cool during the month OF
June, whatever the temperature OF
the trains. The headquarters OF
the Republican National Committee
I'm Chicago will soon be running al
high voltage and there the
headquarters of the presidential
candidates will open like side
shows around the "'big tentn.
Since the thirteenth First Ward
hall was "pulled off" an ominous
shadow that suggests an inglori-
|ous end of the annual saturnalia,
has grown surprisingly. This bic
affair of the underworld has been
an event of every winter, one
worth some 100000 to Aldermen
Kenna and Coukglin of the First
"Hinky Dink' and "EBathhousen
The windup of the last one was
at ) a. IN. and the maudlin scenes
were so conspicuously chaotic that
steps to prevent their repetition
are under consideration. The chair
man OF the floor committee at
the last ball was the proprietor
lof dance hall and divekeepers
were on the committee on arrange.
ments. Jim O'Leary "king Of the
gamblersn was seated In state
and on the floor thugs mingled
with painted women, college sports
and politicians. r. r. Mccormick
president of the drainage board
was there with several Illinois
Legislators. including Representa-
tive James Brannon of Syracuse,
and Representative John McTaugh-
lin and e. J. Smeikal of Chicago.
Aldermen were present in num-
bers and not as spectators. Some
Others. prominent In politics, the
theatrical profession or business
spent some time and money there.
The refreshments included 100
barrels and GOO cases of beer
and 275 cases of wine.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17

The poor lobbyist is getting it
hard in Raleigh this winter. Mem
bers of the General Assembly say
they are capable of managing their
own affairs, without the aid of
individuals representing special
interests. In this conclusion they
are right, but while they are pro-
tecting their own prerogatives they
should not lose sight of the fact
that the country newspapers have
some rights, too. And they are
going to assert them in. no uncer-
tain tone. The politician who
dares to restrict the right of the
country weekly is treading on
dangerous ground and some of
them will find out this fact after
it is too late for their good.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17

Some of the ringsters are fear
fully disturbed again oyer the
matter of local self-government.
Maybe they have forgotten about
turning over the Eastern cities to
negroes by 80 arranging the voting
precincts that no democrat could
get into Office at all. And having
superintendent of schools select
ed by superior court clerks. Be-
sides, they appointed magistrates
galore in every county of the
State. These things happened
during fusionist Legislatures of
1895 and 1897, yet these radical
heelers have the audacity to talk
about local self-government be-
cause Democratic legislatures feed
them out of their own spoon.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17

Governor Glenn advocates an
enlargement of the capitol instead
of the erection of a Hall of His
tory, to meet the pressing need for
a safe depository for the protec-
ion of the States valuable records
now exposed in inadequate build
ings. We do not question the
sincerity Of the Governors opin-
ion in the matter, but feel that it
would be a serious mistake to in
terfere with the historic old cap1-
toll building. Beautiful as it now
is, it would be a pity to change it
in any shape or form.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17

A bill is pending in the legisla-
ture asking that the trustees of
Hendersonville Graded School, or
rather the county commissioners,
be authorized and empowered to
call an election for the purpose of
giving the people a chance to pass
upon the question of an increase
in the tax assessment for school
purpose in the city. 1t is pro-
posed to raise the rate on polls
from sixty to seventy-fve cents
and five cents more on property
than it is at present.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17

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