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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
HAS WOOL INSTEAD OF HAIR.
Growth on Head Of Michigan Boy So
5ushy He Cannot Wear Hat.

Dearborn, Micb.--Johnnie Reynolds,
son of local business man, is a GU.
rioslty in one respect. Hc has head
of wool. not OF hair, and It is 50 big,
the wool crop, that johnny never
wears hat He cannot. No manu-
facturcr ever turned out a lid" for
man or boy that would stretch around
the circumference of Johnny's wool.
Aside from this fearful and wonder.
ful top knot Johnny is normal boy.
He Is bright, playful and healthy. He
has one brother older than himself
who has none OF Johnnys hirsutical
cccentrlcity. 1t Is said. though, that
the lads mother, in her early years
had just such II crop. which later re.
sumed a normal growth.
Johnnys mat Is really wool. mon
people here will tell you, after thhy
try to run their fingers through II, and
6nd them tangled up. II is blond IN
color, and his head measures III diane,
ter including the mat, ten or ta
inches. "A Snowman Is trying To ret
the boy TO appear at the state fair.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

ington newspapers spoke of this cxhi
bition as of'u very Instructive ono a.
to the spirit of foreign, art towart
America ~ M & sss ~,
The gavernbS q T. sc6m,hittce, Il I,tc,
consisted Of <Sbcrstary Taft, Senate,
Wetmore, of Rhode Island, aud Rep
rescntative AfGcleSrS, OF Minnesota
invited "a .jurs Of. three prominen,
American, sculptors,s Mcssrs. dorado
Taft, OF Chicago, and Daniel Chester
French and Henry M. Schrady, of Nov
York, To choose the three best models
there being thrsc. premiums Of 81 900
5000 and $4O0, .Iegpectiyely, The frs,
premium was sctJrded by the commit
tee to the model sent By Antoni Po
piel, OF Lwow, Lcmbcrg, Austrian
Poland. 44
President Roosevelt at q special In
vitation from the Polish alliance visit
cd the exhibition and expressed his
opinion that the model OF MIR. Popicl
Is the most acceptable. $40.
The model represents Kosciuszko as
q, hero Of both henispheres, as he is
usually called by the Poles. AT the
front OF the pedestal is a hemisphere
showing the map Of America with the
American eagle. guarding Its liberty
In the rear tho other hemisphere, boar,
ing the outline Of Europe and Asia, is
being strangled by.a snake represents
Ing despotism, which the. Polish eagle
Is trying to kill with his beak and
talons. TO the right, a Polish regular
soldier wounded and falling, is pro.
tected by Polish farmer with his
scythe; to the loft, an American sol
dier Is cutting the ties of the Ameri
can farmer, thus nberating him from
the foreign yoke. Above stands Kos
ciuszko with map ID one hand, the
other reposing on his sword.
Tadeusz Kosciuszk0 was born in
Poland in 1746 and received his mill.
taiy education In the Academy for
Cadets In Warsaw, and subsequcntly
In Paris. In l776 he came to America
with recommendation from BENJAMIN
Franklin and was given by Washing
ton the commission OF q colonel of en-
sinecrs' He planned the fortified camp
OF Gen, Gates In 1177, and was OF great
service In the campaign. which ended
With the surrender OF Bourgoync at
Saratoga, He chose the place for a
fortress ON the banks sf Hudson and
planned and supervised the construc.
tion Of the works Ut West Point,
where a column erected by the cadets
still reminds thospsoplo OF tho ssrv.
icos OF the Polish warrior. Later Koe.
cilssko served with Gen. Green In tho
south. At the end OF the war no was
breveted general and elected mem.
ber Of the order of the Cincinnati.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
CLOCK TO LIGHT THE GAS.
Automatic Controller Used for Stree,
Lamps in Birmingham.

Washington. Albert Hal.
stead, of birmingham. reports that an
automatic gas controller has been pat.
cnied and is now on sale in England
which may materially lessen the cost
OF public lighting In the municipalities
Of the United States If in practical op-
Grafton 1t fulnlls the claims OF it's
owners.
The controller is said to be adapt
able to any type Of incandesceDt burn
err to HI any lamp and to be instanta.
neons In its lighting and extinguish.
ing. The mechanism consists OF II
clock which can be so set as to light
the gas each night and cxtinguish IL
each morning. 50 as to make an auto
matte variation of the time Of lighting
and extlnSulshing, according to tho
calendar. in short, by means of a
chart, the street lights arc turned on
and of, lighted and extingulshed, at a
different moment each day throughout
the year, according to the season, This
Is an advantage. 1t Is claimed, over
any other controller now on the mar
ket, ono adjustment a year being suf-
ficient
The gas can be turned on and of
in the ordinary way quite Independent.
ly OF the gas controller. This is i'm
portant, as II might be necessary 10
turn off the gas for the renewing of
the incandescont nantes.
These controllers are now ON trial at
Bath and the engineer of the gas com.
pany there informs the municipal gas
department in birmingham that so far
rs their experience goes II gives salts
factory results. In the city OF Bir-
mineham proper there are 1850
street lights and In the district out
side, which Is supplied by the munich.
pal gas department OF birmingham,
there are 1,iOS street lights, their care.
taking costing $l02,4SS per annum. To
equip these street lights with this gas
CONTROLLER would involve an cxpendi,
ture of $l5306l. The cost of operating,
it is claimed, would be just one.half.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
IRON EXPORTS HIGHER
BIG GAIN RECORDED IN SALES
OF 1906 OVER 1905.
Increase 10 Manifested In Nearly
Every Branch Of lndustry--Im.
ports in Certain Glasses Also
Were Larger Than in
Preceding Year.

Washington.--The expectation Of
iron and steel manufactures reached
their highest record during last year,
according to figures complied by the
bureau OF statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. The total Of
these products exported in the cal
endar year 1906 aggregated Sl72, 800
900, an increase of $30.00O.0O0 over
the preceding year. There has been
an increase of IS per cent. in the ex.
portation OF these articles in the last
three years.
Practically every one Of the i'm
portapt articles or groups or articles
share in this gain. Pig iron shows an
increase of $1.0OO,0OO; bar iron, an
Increase of $l,330,0OO; steel rails, ST.
100000; sheet sheets and plates, ST.
100000; structural iron and steel,
nearly $2,000.000; wire, $t,75O 900;
builders hardware, nearly 81 900 900;
locomotives, nearly $1,000, 900; sewing
machines. nearly sl.500,0O0; metal
working machinery. more than 81
100000; mining machinery, more than
2IO00,000; typewriters, $500, 900;
printing presses, over $500,00O, and
bar iron an increase of over $1,000 900.
Tin plate has passed the 81 900 900
mark in the value of its expectations,
tho value. Of tin and icrnc plates and
taggors' tin exported aggregating ~
Nl,477 pounds, valued at 81 l,001 ,6SS.
All the grand divisions aud nearly
all of the countries of the world were
purchasers of the iron and steel man.
ufactures exported from the United
States in the last year. or the iron
and steel exports for the fiscal year
l9O6, which amounted to $l61 900 900,
s72000,000 worth, or 40 per cent. of
the total, went TO the various coup.
tries Of North America sli,000,000
or q per cent. of the total, to Europe,
while about s20,000,000 worth went to
South America, s12,OOO0OO TO Asia,
s9,00O,00 to Oceanica and about s4,.
100000 10 Africa.
There was also marked increase
in importations Of certain classes of
iron and steel, the import Of pig iron
aggregating $12,000,0 900, an increase
Of $7,000,000 over the preceding year.
The other imports were s3.000,O00
worth of ingots, blooms, bllets and
bars, $l,500.000 worth or bar iron, &c..
100000 worth Of tin and terne plates
mad taggcrs' tin. over $l000.000
worth of wire and sT50.0O0 worth Of
structural iron and STEEL
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

uuu,nrtion Of Liuco,n. tho epidemic
ar7,a.,;,..o,,,.a ,na. ;nroo,od ,ho.
.'"''o'' '""' '
country anu ''ic prcakihg out u
the Civil War are dramatically de-
sci'ibcd IT. the Carl Schurz Remmis-
ccnccs. Waldcmar Kacmprfert tells
What We Know About Mars -
in lucid article that describes tue
marvcls without recourse TO the
technical vcrbiagc OF science. ''Thc
Diary OF an Amateur Waitress" ny
Maud Younger gives us the work.
cr's point OF view OH an industrial
problem.
The fiction Of this March Me-
Clurc's Is especially fine, with
eight strong stories. Villa Sibcrt
Gather. in romantic story, "The
Namcsake" tells of the conception
and growth OF an artists inspira-.
ton for his masterpiece. Grace
King, in "Thc Clodhopper" gives
us pathetic picture of a plantation
hand who finds refuge after,
stormy life, in the accustomed field
toll of her youth. "Somepin Nice
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
Find Huge Gold Nugget.

Molbournc.--As the result of tho
finding of several huge nuggets on the
newly discovered Poscidon gold field,
near Farnagulla, Victoria, there has
been rush to the field and consider.
ablo excitement prevails. A solid
mass Of gold Weighing 400 ounces,
which was lying within a foot OF the
surface, was nnearthed by a party OF
three dlggers, and man named Jack.
son. with his mates, picked out lump
Weighing 1l6 ounces. The siukings
which hove been made on the field
vary from one foot to 20 feet In depth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

has. the Kansas Cities, the Dcnyers,
Ithc Salt Lake cities. the Lost An
|geleses, and the san Franciscos many
years bef0rc thcy arrivcd, that made
their existence possible
IL was such dreamcrs as Mar
|sl,all Field, Joseph Letter. and Pot
|tcn Talmcr, who saw In the ashes
|of the burned Chicago new and
|gioriHed city, Infinitely greater and
grander than the I'D.
AS II was the dreamcrs Of 40
Iwho built the old San Francisco
land made II the greatest port on the
Western coast, 50, when San Fran,
cisco lay in ashes. n few months
|ago, and 100000 people were home
less, 1t was the dreamers Of today
|whO saw the new city in the ashes
|or the old, where others saw only
desolation. and who. with indomit-
|able grit, that uncomfortable Amer
lean will. that characterized the pi-
|oneers Of half-century before, be-
gan to plan new city greater and
grander than the old.
What a picture the dreamer Co.
lumbus presented as he went about
|eXposed to continual SCOTS and in-
|dignities, characterized as an adven-
trrer, the very children. taught to-
regard him as n mailman, pointing
to their foreheads rs he passed! lie
dreamed Of world beyond the seas,
and. in spite of unspeakablc OBJ
stacles, his visions became glor-
ious reality.
He died q neglected bcggar All
though his dreams had enriched the
world; while pickle dealer of Sc
willie gave his name 10 the mighty
continent Coumbus had discovered.
But was this Genoesc dreamer a
failure? Ask more than hundred
million people who inhabit the vast
wilderness, the greatest continent
the sun ever shown upon, IL this
dreamer was failure!
Our public parks. our art galleries,
our great Institutions are dotted
with monuments and statues, which
the world has built to It's dream
ers. and women who dreamed
of better things, better days for, the
human race.
Take the dreamers out Of the
worlds history, and who would care
to read It, % 4s
The mcst of the things which
make life worth living, which have
man from drudgery and
lifted him above tommonncss and
uglIness-the great amenities of life
we owe to our dreamers.
Our visions, do not mock us. They
arc evidences of what Is to be. the
Of possible realities.
The castle In the air always pre-
ccdes the castle on the earth. =
Orison SWEET Nlardens IN Success
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
THE BOHEMIAN FOR MARCH

| The bohemian Tor Marcn Is nii'c
up of bright, krcn stories, crisp, en-
tertaining stud es Of American per-
stnality. and articles of satire and
huIncr that viii make their appear
to readers of every Intelligent class
t,'Ilere and There has thirteen
witty stories Of actors and literary
men and women, illustrated with
as many full-paee portraits. The
short stories are: ".Private War;
.ringtou's Obedience by W. A.
Frost; "Thc Little God and Two
Boys'' by j. w. Kanard. "Lost
Mountain" by Henry K,. Scho-
field; "Cupid d Cos" by w. Car
ey Wondcrly; "Thc Little Clump"
by Zoe. Anderson. Norris; "TLc
Soubrettc and tho Boy by, Mas
+. II. Lea; and !" The Coward" By
j. T.. Goodman.
/ e. T.. Peters has a second serves
os Little Glimpscs lof Some Well
Known Artists" that is wonderfu'-
ly interesting for its revelation of
sorr inirhual men and methods.
"My Yesterdays" by Wilton Lack
aye, is Enthusiastically tcisc,
witty and sarcastic. It's arraign-
mcnt Of the British for their snob-
bish. treatment of American actors
is cutting :aito the extreme. "Hcw
.Bclasco Stages Play makes the
reader realize the great amount of
work and skill that goes to the
maSipg of Amcricn's chief form
of entertainment, With tho women
particularly tue unmarried women,
Miles Bradford cooking article,
"How to Catch o Husband with
Saucepan" will find ap immediate
response. .se
Bohcmiana. with Edward Mar
shall's delightful "Glimpscs Of
Unnatural History" another satire
by Edith NJ. blanchard, entitled
"Thc Murderers" which is dis
play OF gossspcrs in action, and
Bric-a-Brac, is as funny and divert
ing as ever.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
Dutch to exclude AlrshIps.

Paris.--A bill Will shortly be sub.
mitted 70 the Dutch parliament, SAYS
the Matin, forbidding any balloon, air.
ship or aeroplane access to Dutch
aerial territory" 1t is to be stipu,
lated that every aeronaut crossing tho
Dutch. frontier must immediately de-.
sccnd on seeing the signals OF the
frontier guards, to give his iiamc and
address aud he win render himself
liable 10 a iinc of Gao or to three
mollihs' ilnpriAoninont.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
TOHONORPOL|SHHER0'
STATUE OF kosc,Uszko TO Dc
ERECTED IN WASHINGTON.
Memorial to a Patriot Presented 4
America BY FclIow.countrymen
---PopIels Model Accepted
BY Committee

Washingtons---Two years ago the
Polish National Alliance OF the United
States conceived the idea of present
ing to the American people a monu.
ncnt Of Gen. "radeusz Kosciuszko. to
be erected at Washington in Lafayette
square, where the monuments OF
Lafayette and Rochambeau are stand
ing and where a monument to Baron
Won Steuben will be raised In the near
future. The plan was to have the
memory Of all the most prominent OIL.
GERS who fought for the independence
of the United States thus honored by
monuments in the capital of tho
nation.
The government having appropri.
ated $4,000 for monument to Gen.
Pulaski, who fought for the liberty oi
this country and who fell in the battle
of Savannah IN 1879, the Polish Ma
tional alliance felt II to be the duty of
Polish-Amcricans to rcciprocate by
presenting a monument of the other
Polish patriot who lent his sword to
the cause of liberty of America.
The gift having been accepted by
congress- and the president, and the
fund having been started by means OF
special assessment from every mem
Der of the alliance, contest was an.
ncunoed In the Polish papers in Eu.
rope and America for model which
would satisfy the governments com
mission In Washington. In the middle
OF December. 1906, models began tc
arrive and finally there was opened in
tho Corcoran gallery in Washington
an impressive exhibition OF 20 models
all works Of Polish artists. The Wash.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
THE MARCH MCCLURE IS

In the MARCH number of Me-
Clmc 5 tho Christian Science Serial
easily holds first place. 1t deals
~ detail with the Quimby contro-
ycrsy that has wagcd for twenty
fiyn yca,s 'bnt%cen Christian Scion
lists, and the followers of the New
Thought movement also called
Mental Healeis. A mass Of docul
Eientaiy evidence al the argu-
lnents OF both sides is presented
Ii the shape of fac-simile letters.
dffidayits and the like. Tho IN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

San Francisco The largest dry
dock in the world, with a stone aud
concretc basin big enough to hold any
two Of the battleships OF the United
states navy at one time, is about to
be constructed at Hunters point at n
cost oI $l.st0.0O0.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
@; aoya. ne.esr..

La erippe" has been traced back
to the time Of Queen Elizabeth whc
was herself afflicted with IT, This
may account in some measure for The
irritabllity of that celebrated lady.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

A Sraton Delaval (EngD news
agent named ,!artshorne. who lost his
arms In an accident when ne was six
years old. Is an expert penman. lie
holds his pen between his teeth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

The rcsultqof the first six mohths'
worlfing of the Sin,pIon tunnel has
been tahulated and show that an av
erase OF 5000 passengers were carried
q day I'd Yl8el Ass 4 4~.ts IA.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
WHAT THE S WORLD OWES 7
l.ss DRIcAAlItRS. NJ. IN.

Once when Emerson was In the
company Of men Of affairs. WIN. had
been discussing railroads. stocks, ami
other business matters for soplo
time. he said, "Gentlemcn. now let
US discuss real things for o. while. I
4 Emerson was called '.the droam-
es Of dreamers." because he had tho
prophetic vision that saw the world
that would be, the higher ciyilisat ton
TO come. Tens OF thousands Of men
and women today stand where he
stood almost alone. Drearners in
this sense are true prophets. They
see the civilization that will be long
before u arrives. 4.
y was SUCH drealners who saw
the great rhetropolis Of Chieaeo. In q
Struggling Indian village, the sOma,
Il -X- .
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27
Among Magazines

iffE MAtCH METROPOLITAN,
Tile March Issue of the Metroppli-
tar Magazine might we'll be set up
as tho standard Of American maga-
zine publication. The first install
ment of 'Tbe Mexican War; a
series Of important historical value,
lby Professor Robert ,McNutt NfclIl-
roy. of the Department of History
lot Princeton University, begins what
gives promise OF being the most
fascinating and important journey
Into the past of this country that
has appeared In recent years. lie
furnishes what we have never had.
10 complete history for the people of
the most romantic period iu our
ccuntry'S growth.
Tho Fur Seal Fisheries contain
ins portions IF the Presidents Mes
sage and illustrated In color aud
with photographs by the United
States Government Agents, opens
ones eyes to the crime against the
seal. Nj
Mr.. W. S. Dudley, Secretary Of
the Motor Boat Association, has
written an article absorbing inter-
est OH ''Motor Boating In all It's
phases, commercial ana amateur.
Another article Of Importance and
Interest Is that by r.. Gilbert White
on "Hypnotism." sane paper, the
meaning of which every one can
grasp.
1.-THE World at Large is crowded
with short, pitby accounts OF the
great history making events of the
month, admirably illustrated.
The fiction III this uumber Is OF an
unusually high grade, aud is well
chosen. THE Cause That CouTdn't
Wait" by Clinton Dangerfeld,
brings up the much mootcd ques-
tion Of the Presidents attitude to-
wards the new spelling.
THE Curing of Peabody" by d.
u. Moore, Is a humorous story OF the
West. 'The Passion Of Iron" by
Homer Saint Gaudens. is a. strong
tale of the iron smelters.
Other interesting stories In this
number are: "a Deputy Saint" by
A. s. Durno; Under the Sema.
phore.' by Minnie Barbour Adams;
"A Job In the Senate Chamber" by
Frank II. Sweet. The number is
snlendidly illustrated. several pages
being In full color, which are worth
framing. es-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-27

Earl Gray, governor general Of Can,
ada receives q talSty Of tso.oOo I
year. -. - \. III.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-21
Mining Notes.

A. J. McMullen, manager of the Skylark
and other Beaver county propositions,
came up from the south yesterday.
Nine carloads of ore from Utah, four
from Nevada and three from Idaho were
released from the Taylor & Brunton sam
pier yesterday.
Malcolm L. Mcdonald and L. A. Park
hurst, the big Nevada operators are in
the city for a day or two on business
connected with the great Nevada propo-
sitiOns with which they are identified.
including the Brown Palace and other
new mines in the Rosebud district. They
will pull out again today or tomorrow
j. w Ball, manager of the Imperial
company's properties in Beaver county,
IS in the city making settlement for the
last shipment of ore from that mine and
looking into the proposition of building a
tramway from the mine to the railroad
for the cheaper and easier transportation
of ores.
The Uncle Sam companys dividend OF .
cents a share was being disbursed yester-
day, while the books closed on the
Lower MammOths 712-cent distribution
which is to be made on Saturday next.
The Pioneer sampler yesterday reported
the release of twelve cars of ore from
Utah mines.
d. G. Catlin of the New York broker
age firm of Catlin q Powell, is in the
city for a day or two on his way through
to Nevada camps. He has been i'm Butte
and has also taken a few days to fish
in the waters of southern Wyoming and
he is now ready to complete his round
up Of the camps he came west to see.
After looking over GoldfieId and other
Nevada camps Mr.. Catlin will return here
and spend few days at Bingham and
possibly at Park City and Tintic, as well
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-21
JESSE KNIGHT PRODUCES
FOR UINTAH TREASURE HILL

il was stated yesterday that Jesse
Knight had poured $4,000 into the treas
ury of the reorganized Uintah Treasure
Hill company on Monday. and that most
vigorous campaign would soon be inaug-
urated There has been no. deal for the
Creole COnSummated, as yet. but there
is said to be likelihood that Mr.. Knight
and the Creole crowd will get together
within a few days. Before the present
week is over it is expected that the off
cials of the Creole company and Mr.
knight and his engineers VIII go TO Park
City and make a joint inspection of the
property.
Mr.. knight, it is understood, has hith-
erto felt that the Creole cOmpanys terms
were little stiff but he has finally de-
cided that before rejecting the Creole's
offer or before offering compromise,
he will go over and through the mine
and size up conditions. This, it is said
is something the Creole side has urged
him to do as the management is confident
that il will result in Uncle JeSse's being
being able to instantly see that no hold
mp game is being attempted. One thing
is certain. and that is that if the Creole
Is taken into the combination ii Will be
only a matter of weeks after operations
begin until ore is going out to the smell
ter from territory that cannot otherwise
be reached without a great deal of work
and heavy expenditure of money. As a
gateway to the mineral deposit of all
the JTintah Treasure Hills territory the
deep shaft of the Creole is ideally To-
Gated.