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New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
ABLE TO REPLACE A LOST ARM.


This animal is one of the few in nature
which is able to replace lost arm. or tentacle.
Those have been captured which had at some
time OF other lost all of the eight arms. and
nature had repaired or repairing the dam
age. This reparation work IS accomplished with
considerable rapidity.
THE different methods Of locomotion which
the creature adopts in keeping with its
uncanny shape. AT times it will prowl about
the floor of the in most grotesque and
Ungainly fashion, head downward. on Its out
spread arms; II viii swim by means OF Il
rhythmic expansion and contraction OF its
webbed arms. But when II is in a hurry the
octopus darts along, tail foremost, by expelllng
with great force jet of water from the curious
funnel attached to the Underside Of its body and
previously described. When II desires TO escape
enemy it generally discharges the contents
Of its ink bag, and escapes under cover @ the
black cloud formed by this operation.
while the octopus is preying upon other
denizens of the deep it has TO keep a watchful
lookout It's account for certain species
OF whales, monster conger ees and sharks all
love the toothsome animal and hunt Il out OF
its hole. and, If unable 10 reach the body Itself.
tear off the arms. Whaers often find fragments
Of octopods in the stomachs OF captured sperm
whales. showing that It is favorite food with
that species.
The belief in the existence OF giant octopods
is an ancient one but when the descriptions
given by early writer's are carefully studied 1t
generally develops that they referring TO the
squid, Of which monster specimens, even greater
the Atlantic coast Of North America to-day.
There are two instances given by ancient writ
ers. however, where are fairly certain that
the octopus Is the creature referred 10. Pliny
tells of enormous polypus (octopus) which at
Carteia, in Granada-an old and important
Roman colony near Cibraltar-used to come out
Of the sea at night. and carry off and devour
salted tunnes from the curing depots the
shore, and adds that when it at last killed
the head of it Ghey used to call the body the
head, because in swimming it goes in advance)
found to weigh seven hundred pounds.
1IIlian records similar incident, and described
his monster crushing in its the barrels
OF salt fish to get at the contents. If the stories
are true they must have been octopods, the
other members Of the class would be helpless
# stranded the shore.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
DRUG GAMBLERS.
They Send Up the Price of Medi-
cines for the Sick.

BY ". Crawford Hlrsch.
Late Drug Market Editor the "On. Paint and Dru.
Reporter"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
DANGEROUS TO MAN.

THE octopods on the Atlantic coast are small.
specimens having arms two feet in length being
considered large. In the Pacific Ocean. how
ever. they attain to considerable size, and I
have seen one at Honolulu with arms nine feet
in length. These large specimens are a source
Of danger to at times. and there
number Of well authenticated cases in which
they have been the direct cause of death.
'oir Grenville Temple. in his Excursions in
the Mediterranean Sea, tells how a Sandman
captain, while bathing at Jerbeh. was seized
and drowned by octopus. When his body
was found his limbs were bound together by the
arms of the animal, and this took place in
water only four feet deep.
In October, 1877, according the The Weekly
Oregonian,' Of Portland, Ore. an Indian
surface by an octopus and drowned The body
was discovered on the following day, still in
the embrace OF the creature. Indians dved
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
WAYS OF THE OCTOPUS.
Desperate Encounter Of Hcwal'Gn
1citb DeUiIfsh.

s.Orce while engaged in collecting IN the Ha-
eaiian Islands" remarked well known n2tu-
ralist the other day, L witnessed terrible com
hat between a native of the islands and an
octopus. or hee, as it isfknown locally. 1 was
going down the west coast of Hawaii. the largest
island Of the group, and at PunaIuu staFted
ashore in the ships boat with the purser ana
boats crew Of four men. AS we drew near the
utt3e landing place the purser called our atten-
ton to an enormous octopus swimming along a
few feet from US. Immediately Of the ma
tives jumped overheard to capture it. He landed
on TOP of it and grabbed hold Of two of its ten
tacIes close to the mouth OF the creature as
hv This means he would be enabled to keep 1t
from biting him. The instant that the native
touched it the animal emitted its inky fluid,
under cover Of which he would undoubtedly
have escaped had the native not been too quick
Cor him. But, as the native could hold only
two OF the tentacies all the others were free
and the animal used them with sickening effect.
Wrapping them around the mans body, the
animal tried to crush him. but failing in this 1t
dived to the bottom. dragging its assailant down
also The native IN the meanwhile saw
agely fighting the animal with his teeth. The
water was as transparent az glass, and we could
distinctly see him ripping and tearing at one eye
which he had managed TO reach. Maddened by
the pain the animal ceased It's struggles to stay
below for moment and the native managed TO
reach the surface again. He was naked to the
waist. and eli about his arms and body were
great red marks where the furious lashes from
the octopus's tentacles had struck and held the
mans flesh.
THE man and animal We're ineXtricably
mixed together that 1t was impossible TO give
the former the slightest aid. One Of the Great
ures eyes had been torn out by this time, and
the animal seeing its only chance Of safety lay
below the surface. went down again with the
native. Both were weakening fast, and the
death struggle was close at hand. The native
by an almost superhuman effort managed TO
close his teeth over the remaining eye, and
could see him savagely grinding and chewing on
St. while the octopus was lashing wildly with its
arms. making most sickenIpg sight. For fully
q minute and a half the struggle continued down
below, when the mans superior strength and
science told, and the animal its brain pierced
by the teeth, gave up the ghost and both came
10 the surface, the native so weak that he was
unable TO sit up after dragged him into the
boat.
The octopus measured fifteen feet from ten
tacle TO tentacle, the largest tentacle- near the
body being big Is a mans wrist.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
MRS. MARIAN BROWN
DIES THURSDAY
At the Home of Her Son
Near Prospect.
Deceased was a Former Resident OF
This City Death Follows
Paraletic Stroke.

Mrs. Marian Brown, aged sixty
nine years, eight months and four
days, formerly u resident OF tins
city died at the home of her sor
Mr.. William Brown two miles west
OF Prospect at - AS O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. Her demise was due
10 consumption of the bowels de-
veloping after II serious paralytic
stroke which she sufferd more
than II year ago while residing in
Marion.
The deceased has two sons sur
viving, the husband having preced-
cd her in death by twelve years. 4.
The family is William Brown. at
whose home death occurred and
Trey j. Brown employed as sta
tionary engineer at the Mason
brick yards at Marion. Two broth
ers also survive. They are Joseph
Smith of fleetwood and Elisah
Smith Of Dayton.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the residence at | 80
o clock Sunday afternoon. Inter-
mcnt will be made in Marion Gem
etcrv.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
IUMWhM0G3 W7DLHSH,
cSBtctlIoez 6yIaeghNf,y AR 2 Gi2xeSyY:

think j am filled with any low.dowp
pride. but II you will let me have the
price Of a stock exchange seat on my
note, and will give me the chance,
when | get the hang of the ropes. to
handle some OF the firms orders,
shall be just as much beholden to you
and jim, sir, and shall feel lot bet.
ter myself
| knew what Bob meant; so did
father, and we we're glad enough to do
what he asked, father insisting on
making the seat price in the form of
present, after explaining to us that
a foundation stock exchange rule pro-
hibited an applicant from borrowing
the seat price. Four years after Bob
Brownley entered the stock exchange
he had paid back the forty thousand,
with interest, and not only had a snug
fifty thousand to his credit on Ran
dolph & Randolph's books, but was
sending home six thousand year
while living up to, as he jokingly put
1t. IAN honest mans notch" / may
say in passing, that Wall street
mans notch would make twice six
thousand yearly earnings cast an un.
certain shadow at Christmas time
Bob was the favorite of the exchange
as hei had been the pot at school and
at college, and had his hands full OF
business 300 days In the year. BE.
sides Randolph & Randolphs choicest
commissions, he had the confidential
ordersl OF two of the heavy plunging
icllquess e
had just passed my thirty-second
birthday when my kind old dad sud
denly died. For the previous six years
] had been getting ready for such an
event; that As, had grown accustomed
TO hearing my father say: Jim, don't
let any grass grow in getting the hang
OF every branch of our business, SO
that when anything happens to me
there will be no disturbance in the
Street in regard to Randolph & Ran.
dolph's affairs. / want to let the world
know as soon as possible that after
am gone our business will run as ii al
ways has. SO will work you into my
directorships in those companies where
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
PITT sBURn.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 4.-Cattle-
Supply light, steady. Choice, $50
"a 8; prime $50 @ 5.75; good 8 80
"a $50; tidy butchers 5,25; fair,
a 40 "a 4.75; choice heifers, AIS q
s.; common to fair heifers, 3 a 4.50:
bulls, $50 a $50; fat cows, 2 a
f.25; good to fresh COWS and SPRING
ers, $25 a $50; common to fair,
$l6 % 500.
Sheep and lambs-Supply light,
market steady. Prime wethers. 6.25
% $50; good mixed 5.S5 "a 6.15;
fair mixed, a 5 so: culls and COM
mon, q A; lambs. % $50; clip
ped sheep, $3.50 % SIS; clipped
lambs, a 1928; veal calves, $50
u 7.25; heavy and thin, GD 8.
Ilogs-Reeipts 10 doubledecks;
market slow. Prime heavy medium
yorkers and pigs 715 rough, 5.25
q CTS; stays, A % 4.5O.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

woman.blind, and 1t looks as though
he would never get his sight in that
direction" &J
Then again, JIM he continued in
q tone of great seriousness, there's a
little secret | have never let even yo;l
into. The truth Is am not safe vet
not safe to speak for the old house OF
Randolph & Randolph Yes, you may
laugh--you who are, and always have
been, as staunch and steady as the old
bronze John Harvard in the yard, you
who know Monday mornings just what
you are going to do Saturday nights
and all the days and nights I'm be.
tween, and who always do It. Jim, /
have found since have been over or
the floor that the southern gambling
blood that made by grandfather, or
ore of his trips back from New York,
though he had more land and slaves
than he could use, stake his land and
slaves--yes, and grandmothers too
on a card game, and--lose and change
the whole face of the Brownley des-
tiny-those same gambling microbes
are in my blood, and when they begin
to claw and gnaw l want to do some
thing; and, Jim and the big brown
eyes suddenly shot sparks.-"if those
microbes ever get unleashed, there'll
be mischief to pay on the foor--sure
there will"
Bob's handsome head was thrown
back; his thin nostrils dilated as
though there was in them the breath
Of conflict. The lips were drawn
across the white teeth with just part
enough to shoY their edges, and in
the depths of the eyes was a dark.red
blaze that somehow gave the impress
sion one gets in looking down some
long avenue of black al the instant a
locomotive headlight rounds curve at
night
Twice before, way back in our col
lege days, l had had peep at this
gambling tempter of Bob's. Once in a
poker game In our rooms, when a
crowd of New York classmates tried
to run him out of hand by the sheer
weight of coin. And again at the
Pequot house at New London on the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

as straight and far.shead visible as
highways along which one has never
to look twice to see where he is trav-
cling; one of those events that. looked
at retrospectively, are beyond all hui
man understanding.
II was a beautiful July Saturday
noon and Bob and | had Just packed
up" for the day preparatory to joining
Mrs. Randolph on my yacht for run
down to our place at Newport. AS we
stepped out of his office one of the
clerks announced that lady had come
in and had particularly asked to see
Mr.. Brownley.
Who the deuce can she be, coming
in at this time on Saturday, lust when
all alive men are In rush to shake
the heat and dirt of business for food
and the good air or all outdoors 2"
growled Bob. Then he said, Show
her in"
Another minute and he had his an.
swer.
A lady entered. "a
"Mr. Brownley?" She waited an in.
stant to make sure he was the Vir.
ginan.
Bob bowed.
Il am Beulah Sands, of Sands Land.
ing, Virginia. Your people know our
people, Mr. Brownley, probably well
enough for you to place me-"
"Of the Judge Lee Sands'?" asked
Bob, as he held out his hand.
Il am Judge Lee Sands Oldest
daughter" said the sweetest voice
had ever heard, one Of those mellow,
rlppling voices that start the imagina.
tion on chase for a mocking bird,
only to bring it up at the pool be.
meath the brook.fall in quest of the
harp of moss and watercresses that
eddies and swirls. Perhaps it was the
southern accent that nibbled off the
corners and edges of certain words
and languidly let others mist them.
selves together, that gave 1t its
luscious penetration - however that
may be, 1t was the most no.yesterday.
no.to-morrow voice / had ever heard.
Before ] grew fully conscious OF the
exquisite beauty OF the girl, this voice
of hers spelled its way into my brain
like the breath of some bewitchine
oriental essence. Nature, environ.
ment, the security Of = perfect mar
riage have ever combined to consti
tute me loyal to my chosen ore, yet
as | stood silent. like one dumb, alb.
(To BE CONTINUED
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

10 IL and 76 3-S; opening at 70
3-S; and closing at rs 5-S; July
between II "a and rs 1-2; OPEN
ing at IS and closing at II "a;
No. 2 ped winter 7G (0 76 Ia.
CoIn-l-S "a IA off; May sold
between 45 IA and 45 5-S; OPEN
ing at 45 3-S and closing at AS
3-S; July between As ga and 46
Is; opening at 45 "a and closing
at 40 rs; No. 3 yellow Al "a and
~. t
Oats-l-S and 3-sc lower. May
sold between Al 1-2 and AZ;
opening at Al 81 and closing at
AZ; July between 36 5-S and 81
is; opening at 81 and closing at
36 rs; No. white 43.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
A1erely Personal

Mr.. j. p. Ludwig was the guest
o. Columbus friends today.
John Il. Rayl and son David
McMnrtrie Rayl of Gallon were
guests of Marion relatives today.
Mrs. George Bron, of Olney Ave
nue., is III with muscular rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. r. T.. Daugherty, of Rose
Avenue, is spending the week with
friends In Findlay.
Miss Louis McKelvy returned to
.ner home In Scott Town today, after
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

we have interests and gradually put
you into my different trusteeships."
Thus at fathers death there was not
a ripple in our affairs and none OF the
stocks known as THE Randolphs"
futtered point because of that, to the
financial world, momentous event. l
inherited all of fathers fortune other
than four millions. which he divided
up among relatives and charities, and
took command of business that gave
me an income of two millions and a
half year.
Once more begged Bob to come
into the firm.
"Not yet, Jim" he replied. "I've got
my seat and about hundred thousand
capital, and l want to feel that I'm
free to kick my heels until | have
raked together an even million all Of
my own making; then III settle down
with you, old man, and hold my handle
of the plow. and If some good girl hap.
pens along about that time-well, then
1t win be-; An ivy-colored cot for
nine" hft H. af al
He laughed, and laughed, too. Bob
was looked upon by all his friends, as
q bad case of woman-shy. No woman,
young or old, who had in any way
crossed Bcb's orbit but had felt that
fascination, delicious to all women, in
the presence Of
A soul by honor schooled
A heart by passion ruled.
but he never seemed to see It, As my
wife--for had been three years mar
ried and had two little Randolphs to
show that both Katherine Blair and
knew what marriage was for--never
tired Of saying. Poor Bob! He's
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
CLEVELAND

Cleveland, April 4.-Hogs High
er, receipts 25 cars. shipments 500;
|yorkers, mediums and heavies 40;
best pigs, $50 a Z; stays and roughs
4 a 6.25.
Calves--Quiet; receipts 200; good
10 extra. 7.5O a 7.75; fair to good
q "a Z; heavy and thin, 8 q 8.
Sheep and lambs Strong. Re-
ceipts, 2 cars, unchanged.
Cattle-Steady, Receipts cars,
unchanged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
Daily Market Reporl|
UNION STOCK YARDS.

Union Stock Yards, Ills., April A.
-1Cattle-Receipts 1900: estimated
fer Friday, 1900; market steady, 10c
lower; prime beeves, 5.75 a. G. .75,
poor to medium 4 4.15 a 5.65; stock
ers and feders $50 a 5; COWS and
heifers, 3 % 5.25; Gamers, Les %
2.75; Texans, q AIS.
Hogs Receipts $4,000; estimated
for Friday, $4,000; market strong,
SC higher; light 6.6O a $50; rough
6.55 q go; mixed 6.75 % $50;
heavy 6.75 % 6.S7 1-2; pigs, $50 %
$40.
Sheep Receipts 10000; estimated
for Friday, 10000; market steady,
10c higher, native sheep 4.5O a
G go: western sheep, 8 % 6.60; ma
tive lambs. $50 q S.35: western
lambs. 6 % 8.35.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

eve of varsity boat race, when a
Yale crowd shook big wad of money
and taunts at Bob until with yell he
left his usually well-leaded feet and
frightened me, whose allowance was
dollars to Bob's cents at the sum total
of the bet cards he signed before he
cleared the room of Yale money and
came to with white face streaming
with cold perspiration. These events
had passed out of my memory as the
ordinary student breaks that any hot.
blooded youth is liable to make In like
circumstances. AS | looked at Bob
that day, while he tried to tell me that
the business of Randolph & Randolph
would not be safe in his keeping, ! had
had regarded my old college chum
not only as the best mentally har-
messed man had ever met. but knew
him as the soul of honor, that honor of
the old story-books, and | could not
credit his being tempted to jeopardize
unfairly the rights OF property of an
other. But it was habit with me to
let Bob have his way and l did not
press him to come into our firm as a
full partner.
Five years later, during which time
affairs, business and social, had been
slipping along as well as either Bob
or / could have asked, was preparing
for another sit-down to show my chum
that the time had now come for him
to help me in earnest, when queer
thing happened--one of those unac-
countab,e incidents that God some.
times sees tit to drop across the life.
paths OF His children. paths heretofore
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
Brief 111ention

A marriage license has been is
cded to Carey e. Fox, of Marion,
and Ida +. Prayer, of Prospect.
Only business of routine nature
was considered at a we'll attended
meeting Of the teachers club of the
salem's Evangelical church held in
the church parlors yesterday, even
ing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
! pleasant visit with relatives.

a PHEASANT vlsit with relatives.
Mrs. H.. w. Thomas has returned
home from Ashland where she made
ali extensive visit with relatives.
Mrs. G.. r. Lanedon, OF jCincin-
natl, Ohio, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Ludwig at the Pilgrim Inn.
Miss Hazel Leffler, of South Green
wood street, returned yesterday from
a short visit with relatives in Co
lumbus.
Mis- Martha Gicscr of South
Prospect street has returned from
short visit with friends at Gin
cinnati. Covineton and Newport.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS

Night Shorthand
students at THE SCHOOL OF
COMMERCE.. Five entered Mon
day evening. No night Shorthand
students admitted after this week.
Call or phone Citizens phone 1890.
42-3tpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
AUCTIONEERS

aUCTIONEERING-J. w. CLARK
VIII cry sales OF every description
at reasonable rates. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Your interest is my
interest. Office rooms, Court street.
Both phones, Marion, Ohio.
GO ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
FOR RENT

GOOD FARM TOR RENT-About
200 acres, only 4 1-2 miles south
OF Marion. This is a money max
er. See us at once.
CHASE REAL ESTATE co.
3-28-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

FOR SALE-HUuse of Z rooms. SI3
Mound street. Water and gas in
house, good well, cistern and waste
water sink in kitchen. Sidewalk
paid for. ! dozen fruit trees on
lot. Price s1550.00. Terms to
suit purchaser. Also vacant lot
adjoining, price $500. 90 II sold
quickly. w. T.. BAKER.
4-4-6tpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

girl to do general
housework. Position permanent.
Both phones, S3 or Bell 35S L.,
500 s. State street. 4-4tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago, April a. - Wheat Us
q | l-4c off; May sold between
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

WANTED-More Teachers, Book
keepers. Stenographers and Clerks
10 enter THE SCHOOL or COM
MERGE. Ten enrolled Monday.
Office open every evening. Call
or phone Citizens 1880.
OF
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04

FOR SALE-A big lot of second
hand umbrellas at 25c each and
up. Fogelson's Repair shop.
4-4-3tpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
FOR SALE

Or SAIIE--A good general purpose
mare. Call at l39 IL North Main
street. G.. G.. KIEUTZ.
4-2-3tpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
TOLEDO GRAIN.

Toledo, April Wheat-Cash
n; May rs 3-S; July 70 rs; Sep
tember so 5-S.
Com-Cash 45 Ia; May As "a;
July AZ 1-S; September AZ "a.
oats-Cash "A Ia; May AZ 1-2;
July 3S 3-4; September "a.
Cloyerseed-Cash 9.15; April
$40; octob9 6.S7 IL; prime al
sike 7.45.
Prime tin|Fthy-2 1-2 1-2.
Rye-No. II; No. 9. GO: No.
>, ..6,e Afw mwcm ywmwypm
3, 66.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New York, April 4.-Eggs-Re.
eeipts s4'GS2 packages, tharmer. Near
by white fancy, 10: extra mixed.
lS IL; western extra frsts II ia
a IL I'd; frsts 16 IA % 1G 3---l.
Southern, IA l--2 a 1G "a.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-04
HELP WANTED

WANTED--A girl for general house,
work. No children, no washing.
Good wages. Apply 226 s. Green
wood street. Citizens phone 1117.
4-2-3t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-11-07
Remedy for conyuIslons.

Commissions may be due to indiges.
ton, irritation of the nerve centers
in teething, or pinworms. A great
many diseases are ushered in by con-
vulsions. The first thing to do is to
put the child into a tub of hot water
about degrees Fahrenheit, without
waiting TO undress it until you have II
in the water. Keep the head raised,
with an icecap applied to it, or, II you
have no cap, use cold congresses or
ice In a towel. Keep the baby in the
bath five minutes. At the end of that
time wrap it in a wooden blanket and
summon a physician, The hot water
is used to dilate the blood vessels, and
in doing this the blood is brought
from the brain to the body.