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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Happy Solution.

my dear" said the bridegroom, ths
day after they had returned from theil
wedding journey, Il have sugges
tlon to make that | think will worl
to our mutual satisfaction and bcne
1T"
Now. John. darling said the bride
preparing to weep at the slightest ex
cuse remember, never said coult
cook"
Don't worry; IL isn't about your
cooking. IL is about the letters you
write and ask me to mail. 1t strikes
me that we might be happier"
III | didn't write to anyone? Oh
John, how"
Wait until have finished. my
dear. All want to suggest is that
you mall your own letters, so ! won'l
be forever forgetting them, and In re
turn for so doing that will sew all
my buttons on. BY doing so II seems
TO me VIC will overcome two obstacles
TO married happiness that have caused
trouble since buttons and letters were
invented"
And the little bride, having checked
her tears, agreed to try the PLAN
Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
T5Ct4ANEN RRo9.s4ss

liner from destruction by q meteor is
related by Capt. Anderson, Of the .Afrt
can Prince. one OF the vessels OF tbs
Prince line. Writing to his principals
he says: fAt t5f-
"On the evening of October II was
on the bridge with the second officer
when suddenly the dark night was as
light as day and an immense meteor
shot. comparatively slowly at first, be
cause the direction was so very per
pendlcular to our position. then more
rapidly, toward the earth Its train
Of light was an immense broad elec
tric.colored band. gradually turning ix
orange and then TO the color Of molten
metal. 's .~<.
when the meteor came into the
denser atmosphere close to the earth
1t appeared. as nearly as 1t Is possible
to describe 1t, like q molten mass OF
metal being poured out 1t entered
the water with kissing noise close te
the ship and the consequence had Il
struck the ship would have bccna an
utilization without doubt and not 0
soul left to tell the story OF another
mysterious loss of vessel in every
way fitted to undertake the voyage. j
am of opinion that some Euch cause
must be attributed to- Losses So fnys.
tcrious that neither steamship en-,
gineering nor ordinary theory can cx.
plata them" 1880 4t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
ALL SPOKE THEIR MINDS.
Ears Of the Late Ebenezer Must Have
Tingled.

"Ebenezer SqueSr want much,
said Aunt Abigail. III the Lord want
ed him He's welcome, ss far rs I'M
concerned. Iflfie was califh men &C
corlin' TO mort. Ebeneaer would be
waitln' long time after some Of the
rest OF ns was taken. The Lord moves
in mysterious ways and Just why lie
wanted Ebeneaer Saucer Is one oI
EN-. But He's got him. whether fid
wanted him or not, aud the associa
tion might as weell pass resolutions ol
regret il 1t will make the burden any
lighter for the widow.
The text of 'em was the hardest
work we had to do. drafted 'em first
but. when the association got through
amcndln' 'em,sthc original copy had tc
he rewrote. .@fsbcgan 1t, Whereas, OH
late lqB9hted brother, lSbcnezel
Sq'leers BAA Been called to realms OF
everlastiuSblies,' etc. Mclva briggs
moved 10. strike out the word lament
ed and that was struck out as a con
cesslon 10 tho minority. Then zeroply
wilkins moved to strike out all after
called She said the statement about
realms of cverlastin bliss was pure
ly guesswork, with the chances agin
its betniiso. She moved TO substitute
from fields of labor for realms OF
everlastin bliss, maxim 1t read
Whereas, our late brother, Ebenezei
Squeer. has been called from fields OF
labor Melvlna Driggs wanted to
know If Zerophy ever saw any field
where Ebenezer Squeer had labored
She said such n resolution was de
liberate slur on every workin' person
within the range OF her voice, which IL
considerable when she Is het up. She
moved TO strike out everything aftel
called maxim It read, Whereas. the
late Ebcnezer Squeer has been called.
and as nobody could find anything ic
complain of in that sentiment, we lei
II stand Mt that.
I'm free TO confess, when we goI
'cm finally adopted. there wasn't
much meat in 'em. / took q copy OF
.'em and they read:
Whereas, the late Ebenezcl
Squeer has been called. and-Where
as, our beloved sister, Sophy Squecr
lis left to mourn, and-Whereas the
Woman's Charitable association real
lied that Affections are only
blessin's In disguise, now, therefore
BE II resolved, that this association
extends its regret and sympathy tt
Sister Sophy Squeer an honored, he
loved and respected member OF thi.
association. and that an engrosset
copy OF these resolutions be sent tt
Sister Squeer.' Success Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
FOLLY AS TITLES.
HOW ToNe MOTH WAS DRAWN
FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHT.
cay Young Rounder Needed Only te
Have His Feet setsia the Right
Direction and the
4 n Plain Path.

Setemup didn't draw any dividends
from bowling alleys. saloons, or the
aters; but he was free spender, and
made welcome by all the prroprietors
Of such places.
One day Setemup got moody and
sad. His clothes were glossy, and
since he couldn't be relied on to dc
good work because he stayed ont late
ut nights and often came to work with
a bad headache, he had not been pro
NOTED for IS months. Further. Set
emup was peeniless and owed a three
weeks board bill
Setemup began to think. Thought
produced action, and he went to see a
wise old uncle who often gave him
good advice, and had on one occasion
rescued him out of the hands OF some
relentless loan sharks.
How now" said the uncle. "Why
SO .sad?"
I'm nearly down and out was tho
reply. Il can't keep good habits,
somehow, and can't save"
His relation scratched his head and
pondered for a few minutes. Then he
said II like you because you have the
elements of man in you. I'll helr
You by giving you an inaucement tC
save your money. For every dollar
yoa bring me inside the next two
years III add half a dollar. TN cost
me some money, but ! guess IL will be
worth It,"
Fired by the ambition of making
such easy money, Setemup neglected
his old haunts at the bowling alleys
the saloons, aud the theaters. Inside
a month he brought his uncle n few
dollars. which the old man promised
10 put carefully away for him and ado
the percentage promised. And he
kept on bringing his uncle all the
money he could spare.
The habit OF saving and the virtues
II necessitated soon showed itself in
his appearance. His clothing was good
and well kept. His eyes were bright
and healthy. What most pleased him
was the fact that he began to he ad
vanced regularly, and before the two
years were mp he had become assist
ant TO the head of big department.
At the close of the two years Set Il
emup went TO his uncle TO draw hi
money. The sum was so large tha
he protested the old man had bee
adding more than he should. 4,
Are lou satistied?" was the query
Perfectly was the reply. II never
expected nearly so much"
We'll I'll be honest with you. The
money just handed to you represents
your savings alone with accrued in
terest. Lately I've met with some re
verses, and am unable TO add my pro
portion; but will later.
IN this world" said the uncle
habits are the real giant forces for
good or evil. | simply helped you to
establish one good habit, and 10! Ike
magic, all the rest of the virtues fol
lowed in its train. The forming ol
one good habit and sticking to 1t often
will help man TO make good head
way in a manner faster than he coult
imagine in his widest dreams"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Caught.

The big fish which got away wa.
caught in our reservoir today at tn,
National Military home in Ohio. This
is the FIRST one on record recaptured.
Our champion angler was fishing
for bass aud caught small ono, they
rebaited his hook with a lively min,
now and made another cast. when, II
his own words, there was rush oi
the big fish for the bait, the quick pull
10 fasten hook. the broken line anj
the oft.told story repeated---the fisb
got away with part OF the line and
float attached. The float Indicated tho
motions and position OF the fish as
he tried TO get rid of the hook, aiitl
many anglers and friends OF the un
fortunate fisherman offered sugges
tiops and helped TO recapture The
struggling bass, one Offering to carr,
a skiff from an adjoining lake and &c
ont after him. ISinally the fish ap
preached the shore near enough tC
cast q line over him aud fasten 10 the
broken line. The crowd on shore
awaited The result with excited, aago,
attention ~ the Ash WIps brouaht tc
act aud safely landed. When weighed
The Indicator poihted 70 six ounesss
Forest sad atresn II.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
CHICAGO OF is4s IN OLD BOOK.
Directory Published When Metropolis
was Small Town.

Chlcago.-What is believed to be
The oldest city directory in existence
Is arousing great interest among mem.
bers OF the Chicago Historical society.
With Its yellow leaves and It's quaint
phrasing, the book IL regarded as n
volume most valuable to the society.
It's owner, Lieut. William Moore. of the
stanton avenue police station, is con
sidcring offers for its purchase.
~ business advertisement and gen.
eral directory Of the city OF Chicago
for the year 1Si5.lS46. together with
historical and statistical account" IS
the title given tho book by its com
piler. J. Wellington Norris.
The Title page explains that the
book was in Its second year OF publ
cation. Concerning the previous edi.
ton the author, evidently person OF
consequence. remarks in his preface
that he can not refrain from an ex-
presslon OF his thanks for the 1atter.
Ing interest" which his friends "haye
taken in the enterprise" Although
admitting that he is influenced by pc.
Sth'"sy SouSlutTuliOuS, Nc uecluTcS
that the volume Is none the less cor.
rect.
At the time of the appearance OF the
book the population claimed for Chi.
cago was 1864. This total, however
was accomplished b. much careful
padding of the informal census, most
OF which Is admitted by the author in
his preface or elsewhere. In his tabu.
lated total he admits there were only
l,6l3 families in tho settlement"
Copious illustrations, mostly of
churches, appear among the ,openlng
pages, with u map OF Chicago. A few
scratches on the map near Thirty.
first street are explained by the artist
as "haystacks." Below that point,
and everywhere west Of the river, the
country is described as prairie"
The town contained 43 lawyers, 2S
physicians, II clergymen, one dancing.
master, and had 1S hotels. six weekly
and. two daily papers. besides support.
ing two Touring mills"
The book was presented to Lieut..
Moore by William Clancy. 4530. Wood.
lawn avenue. whose grandfather was
the original purchaser.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07

COTTON CROP or OKLAHOMA.
New State viii Raise 100000 Bale
the Present Year.

Kansas City. Mo--Somc cotton
brokers estimate that Oklahoma and
Indian territory will raise 100000
bales this year. This means $50.oOO.
600 paid In cash in about one-half the
geographical area Of the state, or al
most $50 per capita to every man
woman and child. Tho cotton Is run
ming from % to 81 per cent. lint. IN
Guthrie 1850 pounds OF seed cotton
produced $50 pounds of lint. The
staple Is good and late weather condi
tions have been favorable to color.
The complaint of all cotton men IL
the shortage OF cars and the scarcity
of labor. TO relieve the pressure
railroad companies are moving boiE
baled and seed cotton in open fiat
cars. The danger from lire Is great
every passing locomotive scattering 9
shower of sparks. Once ignited bale
Of cotton Is almost lnextineuislable
Fire eats into the lint faster Than
water can follow it. The safest way
Is to pick out the burning cotton b.,
hand. Firc has been found In cottor
bsles after they had iioatcd 200 miles
down q river, Many costly fires have
taken place Mt compresses and rail
TOAD yards In the two territories this
season.
{The demand for labor Ia Oklahoms
and Indian territory was never be
fore so great. 1t IL, desirable to run
congresses the greatest possible mum
ber of hours. A number of congresses
are Idle on Sundays because the men
are unwilling TO work seven days q
week, though offered $3.50 on sun
day
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
rNoso rtz cA;rLIlso EsAsr.
When the Negroes sGw the Policemen
They Fairly Flew.

Sd Y ~
The other night two policemen were
walking along Vine street when they
met an old negro grandma coming
out Of q grocery store With her. arms
fnll OF packages. says the Kansas City
Star. \. Fl,ft'r
Must. be goin' 10 have, q least at
your house, said one OF the officers.
Coin to have d ,chitIin' suprah TO.
morrow night" replied grandma"
-rDrap In IN git q bite."
The next night the two ofi1cers hap.
pened to be passing the house where
the old negro nanny" lived. Sounds
of high revelry foated out on the night
air.
Let's 20 In and see what chitllngs
are." said one OF the officers to the
other. II have heard of such edibles
but don't Know what they are like"
.'All right, I'll 60 you"
The officers knocked at the door
Instantly all became silent inside
Then the door was opened crack
Tho negroes inside canght sight of the
blue clothes and brass buttons.
Good heavens" some one shouted
its the big law"
At once there was q wild scramble
to get out. Some went out the back
door, but most of them made dive
out the windows, taking sash, glass
and all with them. Whom the officers
got inside not soul was there OK
cept the old negro grandma" and
she was laughing until the.t tears ran
down her face.
What's tho matter wts all youi
guests?" asked one of tho policemen.
why, youalls know them niggahs
believes they haint no jesticc In the
law" she answered. "Isut Use mighty
Glad you come, cause my ole mar
hafnt done q tap o'work foh yeah
Been tellin' me bout his roomatiz an
limpin' an groaain' aroun'--could
mt scarcely move. But he was tho
fust man out o that windo'--iust few
like n leah. Now he's got TO go tt
work. He haint got no mo- roomatis
'en n rabbit"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Maiapropos.

, 81 understand that the Rev. Mr.
,Goodlngs is considered TO have very
little tact"
HE hasn't any. Once be lost a ca;
TO a large church in Philadelphia. III
was invited over there to preach, aat
roared out his text twice in lout
voice: Awake. thou that sleepest. +"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Why He Raced.

She from the great. soft snow
heap.
Don't make a scene. dear" she ex
pogtulated,N
Buy her husband continued to abuse
the diver OF the sleigh.
Amt "A am not really hurt" sht
wiiivbofdl
ND. usattes," he returned, "the fel
loN was almighty careless, A littls
mdtA and ns'a haye run me down
te65;;' &
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Not Such a Fool After All.

A theological student supposed tt
be deficient in judgment was asked bs
. professor IN the course Of a class ex
Pray, Mr.. D., how would you dis
cover a fool?" n '
BY the questions he would ask,
was the rather stunning reply.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
Has II Rablea in II Years.

Des Moincs, Ia.--Mrs. Mary McIn,
tyre of Grimes. Iowa, gave birth, the
other day. to her seventeenth child.
She is the mother Of two pairs .oi
twins. She has been married IL years
and all her children are living. Mrs,
Mcintyre Is n first cousin of Pugilist
John l.. Sullivan. #r
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
New York Pawnhrok ers.

Now York city pawnbrokers pay an
Eanual license Of $500 and make large
rrcfits at that. being allowed to charge
three per cent. month for the first
six months on amounts not exceeding
500 ~,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-07
SNIP HAS a MARROW ESCAPE.

Metsor from ths Hsayens just MIaaes
The Ocean Liner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
IN AN ARIZONA MINE.
0skaloosa Girl Writes Entertaining
ly Of Bisbee.

Bisbee, Arizona, Feb. 4.-Dear Her
ald:, am today enjoying the sun
shine of Southern Arizona. 1t hardly
seems possible that as short dis.
lance as from Pueblo, Colorado, could
make such remarkable change In
the climate. Vegetation here is grow
ing and the sun is as warm as a May
day In Iowa.
This is one Of the largest copper
camps in the United States, employ
ing three thousand men with dis
bursement of over a quarter Of mil
lion dollars per month in wages.
My brother, A. J. Kent, formerly of
Oskalooso, took me through one of
the deepest mines In the camp, 1.-THE
Junction" which as yet is in its de-
veloping state. Its present depth is
one thousand two hundred and fifty
feet, and they are still sinking at the
rate of fifty feet per month, and ex-
.pect to sink two thousand feet or
deeper.
/ saw pumping machinery capable
of handling thirty-flve hundred gal
Ions of water per minute. At the
present time they are pumping about
twenty-eight hundred gollons.
1t was a surprise to me to see how
nicely everything was arranged.
Electric lights and everything mod
ern. The floor and machinery are as
clean and bright as any modern en-
CINE room The hoisting engine on
the surface is one of the largest in
the territory, capable OF handling a.
load OF ten tons from a depth Of two
thousand feet. The boiler plant of
twenty-five hundred horse power is
fired with crude oil from the Beau
mont fields. These are fired by one
man on a shift. He was dressed up
like an ONCE man and seemed to
have an easy job, as also the pump
men.
Starting in from the extreme end
of the present workings, it is posi-
Bile to travel for a distance Of about
seven miles through workings Of diff
ferent shafts. And in all that dis
lance one would not be in less than
eight hundred feet Of the surface.
Bisbee is a town Of fifteen thous-
and people. It has a fine school sys-
tenn, and is built up Of substantial
buildings. The new postoffice build
ing which is just completed has the
greatest number Of boxes Of any post
office of It's class and is the only post
office in the United States that has
all lady employees. The town has
electric lights, telephone system, and
an electric railroad in course Of con-
struction, and a fine water system.
The water is secured from bored
wells six hundred feet deep and Is Of
an excellent quality.
I expect to take trip in some Of
the other mines.
If this escapes the waste basket I
may write again.
Mollie F. Kent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
NOTED RUSSIAN IS
SLAIN BY ASSASSIN
GOV. ALExANDRovskY SHOT BY
A YOUNG MAN.
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED
Terrorist Then Commits sulcide-vie.
tim Served as Red Cross Com.
missioner and at st. Louis
Exposition.

Penza, Russia, Feb. 9.-S. A. Alex
androvsky, governor Of Penza, was
shot and killed by young man as ht
was leaving the theater Thursday
night. In desperate attempt to es
cape the assassin also killed the as
sistant chief of police and a police
man and wounded the manager Of the
theater. Before the terrorist could
be captured he shot himself, dying
later in the hospital.
The assassin was not identified. The
bullets which he used in his revolver
were subsequently discovered to be
poisoned.
M. AlexandroVsky was well known
as chief commissioner Of the Red
Cross in the field during the war be-
tween Russia and Japan. He was also
Russian commissioner to the ST.
Louis worlds fair. He had Just
stepped out Of the door of the theater
when a youth pushed his way through
the crowd and shot him in the neck.
He fell dead on the spot.
The assistant chief of police, who
was standing near the door Of the
theater, tried to draw his revolver,
! but was shot dead by the terrorist.
I Trapped In Theater, Kills Himself
Seeing that it was impossible to get
through the crowds outside the build
ing the murderer dashed into the
theater, firing wildly. The manager
attempted to grapple with the muir.
derer. who fired at him, but missed
and killed q policeman who was In the
line Of fire. In a second attempt to
capture the assassin the manager was
severely wounded.
The terrorist fed through what he
evidently believed to be one of the
exits, but found himself in the wo.
mans cloak room. An attendant,
realizing the situation, pointed to
some stairs as a means Of egress, and
az soon as the assassin disappeared
the attendant locked the door behind
him. The stairs, however, led only to
\ loft and the murderer subsequently
was found there unconscious from
bullet wound, from which he died.
Scandal Over Red Cross Work.
The deceased governor was head Of
he Red Cross service In the field in
he war between Russia and Japan.
N February, 1904, he started for the
ar east and established his headquar-
cps at Hardin. In December, 1904,
70 was replaced by Prince Vassilitch.
OoR at the head of Red Cross in the
leld. AlexandroVsky's removal, it
vas understood at the time, was due
o scandals in connection with the
Red Cross service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
WANTS S25,OOO,OOO
FOR CANAL WORK.
TAFT EXPLAINS THE NEED TO
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
BIG SUM FOR EQUIPMENT
Appropriation Necessary Regardless
Of Whether Digging 10 Done by
Contract or Not Doings
of Congress.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Secretary Taft
appeared before the house committee
on appropriations Friday to explain
the appropriation Of SIS, 900, 900 which
the lsthmian canal commission has
asked to have included in the civil
sundry appropriation bill. now under
consideration. The secretary of war
was accompanied by Chairman T. P.
Shonts, of the isthmian canal commits.
sion; D. w. Ross, the canal purchas.
ing agent; J. B. Bishop, secretary to
the commission, and r. r. Rogers,
general counsel to the commission.
Much of the general discussion be.
fore the committee concerned the pro-
posed canal contract and Secretary
Taft expressed the opinion that the
public generally prefers the contract
system, as it believes the government
can do work cheaper in that manner.
However, the appropriation for the
canal will not be affected through the
failure to grant a contract, as the pro-
vision has been made in the bill that
the money is to be available for canal
work regardless Of whether the gov.
eminent does the work itself or let's
1t out to contractor.
The proposed appropriation 10 de-
sired chiefly for the completion of the
equipment on the isthmus, and as the
government proposes furnishing the
equipment to any contractor, 1t was
explained by the canal officials that
the allowances for this purpose should
bo liberal.
Many Pension Bills Passed.
A new high record in the way Of the
passage Of private pension bills was
made by the house Friday when 725
bills were passed in an hour and a
half.
The naval appropriation bill carry.
ing $95,426,0o0 was taken up and un.
der the order of general debate,
speeches were made by Mr.. Lamar Of
Florida on the railroad rate BILL" Mr..
Higgins Of Connecticut favoring the
creation of the White Mountain and
Appalachian forest reserves and Mr..
Mondell of Wyoming on the "limita.
items of federal authority" and the
withdrawal of coal lands from entry.
Passes Indian Bill.
The senate Friday passed the In.
dian appropriation bill, which has
been the subject of consideration
throughout the week. Senator Frazier
made an address on the subject of
states rights, after which the army
appropriation bill. carrying a total OF
ISL 100000, was taken up. The army
measure was partly read for approval
of committee amendments and ad-
journment was taken shortly before
six o'clock when it became apparent
that considerable debate was to be oc.
casioned by an amendment to permit
the government to receive reduced
rates from the railroads on the trans
portation of troops and supplies for
the army, and to allow army officers
and their families to accept free trans
portation. The adoption of this
amendment would be a modification
Of the railroad rate bill passed at the
last session of congress.