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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Thumb Ball Real Name.

"Fhe spit ball should be called the
thumb ball, Tor 1t Is the thumb that
does all the work." according TO Hap.
py Jack Chesbro OF the New York
Americans. "The only service per-
formed by the saliva is to permit the
two fingers to slip on the ball without
imparIng any twist TO 1t, while the
thumb, which adheres to the ball.
causes 1t TO revolve and at a certain
distance from the plate break sharp.
ly downward
"Poperly delivered tho thumb ball
Is the best ball that can be thrown a
batsman. have been playing ball
Il years and have tried all manner
Of balls'to fool batsmen, but l found
none that eqtaied the thumb ball.
The game Is fastev than ever before
II is more scientific. the ipen play
more In accord with each other, and
while the individual stars may not be
as conspicuous hs they were years
ago, that Is dlte to the faet that tils
general 'dyeraEefi rs ~ much hipbet
now thar It used IL ~" w
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
PRESENTS sAusAeEs ro KAISER
Butchers Guild Prepares Gift to Suit
Emperor's Taste.

Beriin.--The German emperor re-
ceived on New Years day the usual
deputation from the butchers guild
OF Halle, who. according to ancient
custom, presented gifts of sausagcs
eggs and salt 10 the imperial family,
The deputation consisted of thrae
master butchers. who on this Occasion
wore their historical costume of lone
coats. knee breeches. silk stockings
and buckled shoes. 1t need not be
said that the sausages were made
from the meat OF specially selected
animals, born and bred on the fat
meadows along the Saale river
The emperor's sausagcs were well
smoked, for his majesty prefers this
Kind, and they were neatly packed In
beribboned basket. The empress Is
fond of goose liver sausage, and Sc
she was presented with a couple OF
the very finest. tied up with red rib
lions. Other .sausages were destined
for the imperial children. Those
! dccked for the princes were done ur
In blue bands. while those for the
piincesses had rose-coiored ribbons
The gifts were accompanied by the
donors New Years greetings In verse
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

cots should be furnished with skids, SO
that they cansbe moved frequently
by a team and one man and not taken
to pieces and moved in sections.
Figure represents form of cot
recently designed and constructed and
now in use In our hog lots. It is six
by eight feet at the foundation, with
the sides raised perpendicu!arly three
feet before receiving the half pitch
roof boards. The center boards on
the sides are hinged so that they can
be swung open In hot weather. Tho
opening thus made Is covered with
strong woven wire. clamped above and
below between inch boards. The in.
nor clamp boards project an inch be.
yoDd Onter ones, thus breaking the
Joints and preventing any draft when
the openings are closed. The two
ridge boards are also hinged so that
tbcy can be opened during hot wealth
or. These openings permit free cir.
culatl0n OF mir. which not only lowers
the temperature but greatly relieves
the oppression of the pigs seeking
shelter. These openings close down
tightly, leaving warm quarters durins
the coldest weather. The cots proper
are. supported on skids TO which they
are not attached. being held In place
by the blocking OF the ties across both
ends. A twoinch bottom is used OF
not. as desired. This flooring is cut IN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Exniained.
Prize fights are BY roiinds bcca'isc
so often they are not on the square,
'sKuNKs PROVE VAluAsIg. Z
State Of Maine Produces Annually
$4,000 GALLONS 6at,

Augusta. Me.--T $kunlS Sparvest i,
on In Maine and NJ IS exbectal thai
the harvest viii amount TO 100000 OF
the odoriferous little animals. Maine
produces more than 20 .0Qp gallons OF
skunk oil every year. iWh;tiisiit used
for? Many think III q sovereign rem
edy for rheumatissii. m Hfittsuf tbs
fact that no oil or IMMINENT or ex
ternal application can eyyc yheuma
tisnl, and II is used as sa medicine lin
other ways. The skunk sltin Is "a yal
uable commodity Milndy' wlIt. Thinks
she wears q sealsliin coat would ls'ob
ably be chagrinei to know that 1t IL
made chiefly OF skunk skins. These
skins. which arc the foundhtion; oi
many furs of different names. sell
from 25 cents TO two dollars. An av
erage skunk will yield a dtiiQ't' OF oil
which sells at i've d0llars d gallon
Wholesale. and the Maiue yo,ingstera
find skunk hunting prohtable on frosty
nights, receiving enough To boy their
winter clothes. and they GENERALLY
need new clothes after a gkllIik hunt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

rods connected al their extremes by
long cord. and the rocketball or di.
abolo, which consists Of two cones of
celluloid or other very light matrial
joined together at the apeXes. ~
Tho object Of .he game is 70 toss
the rocketball TO and fro from court
TO court BY means of the rods and
string The player holds one rod in
each hand, and picks up the rocket.
bah by catching II at the narrow part
in the loop of the string.
A whirling motion is impaired to
the ball. Skilful players can set 1t
whirling at the rate OF 1000 revolu
tions minute, IL is said Then, by
a deXterous motion il Is detached from
the etring aud sent llying through the
air to the adversarys court.
He. In turn, catches II as 1t flies
on his string, and sondsfit dying back
and so II is tossed from one party TO
the other until one Of the other fails
to catch II.
Considerable skin Is required to
keep the rocke,ball from flying out
Of bounds'or from falling within the
neutral space on either side OF the net
The enthusiasts in the game assert
that II takes much higher training of
eve and muscle than lawn tennis, and
instead Of developing only the right
arm, 1t produces symmetrical strength
ening OF both, as well as of the
~ he
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

IN case tic plnce occupied by ths cot
becomes insanitary 1t may be moved
TO clean location.
X. Shaw. .tf thc MICHIGAN station,
states that, when climatic conditions
are not too rigorous, cots only may ic
employed for handling the entire herd.
During the siimmcr scnson especially
cotting and yardihg can not be ex-
collcd as means of handling nearly
nli classes OF pigs, Cots are especially
desirable for dry-brood COWS and
young males and females being reared
for breeding purposes. Their erent
advantages are that they provide All
abundance of fresh air, sunshine and
eXercis6.
!. Figures 3 and represent forms Of
cots now In use at the Michigan Agri'
cultural college. fgYre 3 being form
which has been In Use at the institu-
ton for some years.
The form Of cot shown by figure 3
IA desirable IN that 1t Is warm in win.
ter. bit Objectionable in that It pro-
vides little protection against the ex.
irefiie heat OF summer. II IS also con.
sidered a good form OF cot for tho
brood sow to fariow in in moderate
weather, as she can not lie down close
enough to the sloping roof to crush
her pigs, as against a wall. A gen
erar mistake Is made In fastening this
form of cot permanently to the skids
or runners on which II Is huilt THESE
are the first to decay and along with
them the lower ends of the boards,
thus making repairs impossible. even
though the balance Of the structure re-
mains sound. A separate pair or
skids should be constructed for this
or any otlier form Of cot, 50 that they
can be replaced. It's own weight will
hold the cot in place on tho skids
while being moved. All
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

gather in the gardens OF the Tuillcries
for the purpose of engaging in matches
In throwing the ball.
The application of the diabolo outfit
to the tennis court and THE invention
OF the name rocketball---dile. no doubt,
to the height to which the object may
be made TO soar by its rapid rate 81
revolutions appear to be wholly Eng.
lish and wholly modern. The conibi.
nation has made considerable headway
in England and Germany, but France
Is so far its greatest stronghold, ana
at Trouyillef tournaments are held
during the season, with delighted
crowds looking on.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Young Men Form ALemon Club"

South Norwalk, Conn.-Norwallk has
a unique social organization called the
Lemon club. ana no young man is
eligible TO membership unless he has
been rejected by his lady love, and is
now sworn to bachelorhood. The by
laws call for an admission OF the re
ceIition of a lemon and a pledge ia
leave an fiuit alone In the future. ip-
Guiding 'lemmsFand peaches. Many oi
the prominent young men of the town
ai6 members of the club, and at a re
cent meeting officers wcrc elected, as
fdiiows: Main squeeze. Arthur G.
I5oyt; chief juice extractor, Howard
Bdker; Keeper OF pips, Horace Sig,
nah: chief handler out. Edward n
O'isrIen; main peeler, Addison Austin
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

and roof, being a separate piece, can
easily be taken down and replaced.
making the moving OF these small
houses or cots an easy matter. This
10 shown by figures and 2. Others
are built with two sides si0ping in
toward the top so as to form the roof,
as, in figure g. These are built on
skids and when necessary can be
moved as a whole by being drawn by
a horse. They are built in several
different styles; some have a window
in the front end, above the door, while
all may have a small door In the rear
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

\ Geneva, O.-E. G. Lampson, of the
Jefferson Gazette. has invented and
installed successful device for auto
mstlcally transferring the assembling
\ matrices IN a linotype machine from
the asAembler to the castor. The do
vicb works by the operator merely
lir6ssjhg . key. Formerly The operator
was compelled TO make the shift l,y-a
lever placed SOME little dIstancc from
rho keyboard. ny i1ampsop's i inycntiop
ia Opdtatof js sawed tiplc on every
li1e y yyps that N Y dAst'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

stills. THIS form of cot is not desirable
for the farrowing sow without the nd
dition OF railing around the perpen-
dicular walls a few inches from the
fiDor to prevent lfer from qserlAying
her pigs. Probably the chtsf obtee'
tiops TO this s'rurtufe arc the ezpsnst
q pateriui and qQst of copsttnutlcn,
! ~ coptsins 100 caAt stodk Iumhsrs 60
foot WRtched 20 seet lEc, ~ ;fAet }Ft,
ana n feet ex4 and requires txo dsy8
. 'P' IN se:'' ;ss \
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

end near the apex for ventilating pur-
poses. They are also built in differ.
cnt sizes
Tho arguments In favor Of this type
OF houses for swine are that each SOW
at farrowing time may be kept alone
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
New York Central Lines
lBlG FOUR R0UTE]l

All trains daily except locals and
Nos. and 10.
l.. e. NEBERGALL,
Ticket Agent.
Phones-IIome GAG; Bell III.
Effect Jan. /, 1907.
For further information regarding
trains. call Information operator,
either phone.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

~ SOUTH AND CINCINNATI.
sNo. Q, Cincinnati Express. ..1:15 am
mo. 3, Vestibuled Limited. 1923 am
mo. II ...............".... 3:45 pm
- Daily. s Daily except Sunday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18

Frank Jenkins made business trip
to Atlantic Tuesday. ".....
VIM Thielen shipped two cars OF
fine cattle 10 Chicago Monday. ..-.
Raymond Miller was an Atlantic
business visitor one day last week.
Geo. lessen shipped two cars OF fat
cattle TO Chicago Monday night ano
he went with them to see that they
brought tip top price. @H
j. c. Hardman went to Council
Bluffs on business Sunday.
The entertainment given Tuesday
by the Mission Band was fine. Every
part was rendered nicely and showed
careful work and study on the part OF
both pupils and teacher.
The Brayton Band gave another of
their pleasant dancing parties Friday.
IL does one good TO attend these be-
cause of so much interest conferred in
them.
A. e. and VIM Andrews shipped
cattle to Chicago Monday.
Sunday the base ball season was
between the Brayton and Extra teams
feated by score of Z toe.
The death angel visited this commu
nifty Sunday and bore away the soul
of little Anna G. Cotton, who had
been i'll for short time, of measles,
and from which she had nearly recov-
cred; but she became worse the latter
part of the week and her case develop.
ed into appendicitis. Every care was
given her, but her mission on earth
was fulfilled and her little life was re-
turned to the Master who gave IL. Mr..
and Mrs. r. o. Cotton have the deep
est sympathy of the community In
their great sadness. Anna q. Cotton
was born near Extra, Iowa, May !,
1901, and fell asleep In Jesus, April 7,
1907. The child was adopted by Mr..
and Mrs. Cotton at the age OF five
weeks, its mother having died when it
was two weeks old The bereav we'd faith.
err, Mr.. N. L. Hanson, of Brayton,
attended the funeral services; the de-
parted little one also has a brother
and sister living near Extra. Most
OF the life of Anna was spent on the
farm in Adair county, the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Cotton until recently when
they moved to Adair. Little Anna was
a beloved member of the primary class
of the Congregational church, out at
Anita, Mr.. and Mrs, Cotton being
members of that church. Funeral SER
vices we're conducted by Rev FL +.
Bonn, of Anita; assisted by Rev. j.
Nj Virgins, of the Adair Presbyte.
rian church. Brief services we're also
held at Evergreen Cemetery, in Anita.
where interment was made. Six little
girls from the Sabbath School sang
"Asleep in Jesus" and "Siloam -"
The delicate flower has been trans
planted from EARTH o Gods glad gar
den of delight "A little child shall
lead them; whither?" To our Fathers
house above. Look not at the flowers
and the fresh spring grass In Ever
green Cemetery
She is not there beneath the sod;
She Is at home with Jesus
Whom she loved
.ssL a.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
0dktl6Id

Vera Andersen spent Monday night
with relatives in Atlantic.
Frank Freeman had business call
ing him to Atlantic Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Masching of
Extra spent Sunday At the John
Bergh home.
Frank Heath and John Bergh were
transacting business In Audubon one
day last week. .-.-@ B ...
Mrs. Clara Everett was shopping
in Extra one day last week.
Andrew Juhl made business trip
to Audubon one day last week.
Bonnie Woodward OF Atlantic spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. George
Freeman.
Mrs. Chris Thompson of Extra WIS.,
tied over Sunday with Brayton rel
atives.
Mrs. Jane Andrews was calling a.
mong Extra friends between trains
Monday.
Alma Hansen spent a couple of days
last week visiting relatives in Extra
Peter Anderson made q business
trip to Audubon Thur sday.
Bob Oathoudt shipped Car of cat
tie to Chicago Monday night from
Lorah.
John Curry of Atlantic Sundayed
with his family at the |. P. Hallock
home.
Ed Wood the County Recorder was
calling on friends and looking after
business matters in Brayton Friday.
W. r. Koob and wife spent one
day last week with her mother who
resides In Anita.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
THE MOTHERS CLUB.
Reception and Program in Honor OF
the Teachers.

The Mothers Club will give re.
ception aud program In honor Of the
teachers of the public school at the
High School, next Wednesday after.
noon
The program will begin at 200 p
m and will be interesting and enter
tanning, Mrs. Buck has charge of the
music and is planning To have this
feature unusually fine
, The subject for the afternoon will be
"Womaus work in Audubon"
A representative from each
Womans Tub in the city will be pre-.
sent and tell OF the work done by her
organization during the year.
The teachers will be expected to
suggest ways in which parents AND
patrons may more fully cooperate
for the good OF the schools The last
hour OF the meeting will be devoted
to refreshments and socisbility.
Make an effort to be present and
show n.y. your presence your apprecia.
ton of the excellent work done by our
efficient instructors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23

TO the surface when his mother was
referred to. The man admitted his
crime and made no effort to excuse
himself more than to say that he
could not explain how it happened.
He said that he had lived near the lit
tie Timme girl for several years, but
that he had never thought of assault
ing her until last Sunday afternoon.
The family of Caddock, who are de-
cided1y pectable people, are crushed
by the actions of the man, and the
father Monday night in talking with
the sheriff, declared that he would
rather have seen his. son dead than in
Jail on such charge. Caddock has
made admissions of the most danger
Gus sort should he ever attempt to go
to trial on the charges against him,
but it is pretty certain that he will not
seek a trial, but accept the punish
ment meted out to him by the Circuit
Judge.
Doctors Andre and Spalding made
an examination of the little child on
Monday afternoon and their evidence
will be decidedly damaging to any
defense that Caddock may seek to
make. The officers seem to think
that Caddock was laborlng under a
brain storm when the offense was
committed, and it is generally be-
lieved that he did not realize the en-
ormity of his crime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
CUPID WINS OUT
Divorce Laws No Aindrance to
Marriage Of Chicago Couple
10 Kenosha Sunday
ONE MINISTER DECLINES JOB.

There was little marriage at the
manse of the First Congrega tional
Church on Sunday afternoon that
shows that cupid will find way to
unite those stricken by his shaft. The
principals of the marriage were David
e. Ordway, aged sixty years, conn
mercial salesman of Chicago, and Mrs.
Kinda a., Beahm Of Los Angeles, Cal.
The couple secured a license in Ke-
nosha several days ago and we're to
have been married by the Rev. w. W..
Stevens of Park Avenue Chur CHI. Mr..
Stevens consulted with the groom
and discovered the fact he was a
divorced man and he at once notified
him that he would not perform the
ceremony unless he could show that
he was an innocent party in the di-
vorce action. Having tested the feel
ing of Kenosha ministers toward di-
vorced parties Ordway got foxy and
when he came to Kenosha with his
bride on Sunday accompanied by his
son and dang Interim he fought
shy Of the Methodist parsonage and
when he reached the manse the son
did the talking. Nothing was said
about the divorce and when the Rev.
E i. Farriil who performed the ceres
rnony asked in regard to the mother Of
Ordway the son stated that she was
dead. He did not state that the couple.
had been divorced previous to the.
death of the former wife. Mr. Farrifl
suspecting nothing at once performed
the ceremony and the couple took the
first trainsfor Chicago. Ordway and
his bride are said to be very wealthy.
They have cottage at Newport and
it is claimed that they were sweet
hearts in New Hampshire years ago.
Neither the bride nor the groom would
discuss the marriage after the cere-
nony was over and they seemed to be
greatly put ont that their secret was
discovered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23

he committee which had charge of
me remonstrances against the side
walk ordinance recommended the
amendment of fhe ordinance so that
property owners would have right
to lay either five or six foot sidewalks
on fifty foot streets. This matter will
be acted on later.
The Chief of Police was ordered to
stop the circulation Of printed dodgers
about the city. This action was
taken after petition signed by many
property owners had been presented
There is. already an ordinance on the
books to prevent such circulation of
circulars.
The committee on public grounds
was ordered to secure more benches
for the public parks and to do con-
siderable work in improving the
parks. There was vast amount Of
business left over and this will be
taken 1p at the adjourned meeting on
next Monday. All of the sprinkling
petitions presented were favora bly,
acted upon and the work Of sprinkling
will be started as soon as the con-
tracts can be let.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
BLOCK LONG CONDUIT
City of Kenosha Prevents Completion
of Long Underground phone Wires

City of Kenosha Prevents Completion
of Long Underground phone Wires
The city of Kerosha is effectually
blocking the plan of the Chicago Tel
ephone company, to lay conduit for
underground wires between Milwau-
kee and Chicago, and all work of con-
Meeting the conduits has been
stopped on account of the attitude of
the Kenosha Common Council toward
the project. The people owning prop
erty on Milwaukee avenue absolutely
refused to allow the company to place
conduits under the street, unless the
right is paid for and it is thought that
the price being demanded is entirely
too high for the company to pay. In
the mean time the underground sys-
tenn of telephone wires, which is de-
clared to be the longest IN the world,
is being held up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
WILLIAM KIRK DEAD
Pioneer Resident of Winthrop Harbor
Expired at His Home on Tuesday

Pioneer Resident of Winthrop Harbor
Expired at His Home on Tuesday I'd
William Kirk, one of the pioneer
residents of the town of Pleasant
Prairie. died at his home in Winthrop
Harbor just south of the Illinois state
line on Tuesday morning. MIR.
Kirk had been suffering from Bright's
disease since last January, and this
coupled with other ailments caused
his death.
The deceased was widely known
among the farmers of Pleasant Prai-
RE and of Lake county. He was born
at Lincolnshire, England, September
Is, 1881, and came to this section
when he was young man. He had
resided near the place where he died
every since.
He is survived by widow, two sons
George and Edward Kirk and two
daughters. The funeral will be held
from the late residence on Friday
afternoon at one O'Clock and inter-
ment will take at the family plat in
the Mound City Cemetery at Zion
City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
E.UsTRIANs BLESS THE FLAG
Great Outpouring of Foreigners for
Pretty Ceremony on Sunday

Great Outpouring of Foreigners for
Pretty Ceremony on Sunday
There was great outpouring of the
Austrians of the city on Sunday after
noon when the new American flag
owned by the association of the
Austrians was blessed at ST. Georges
Church. Fully FIVE hundred of the
members and friends of the society
took part in the exercises and the
parade which followed. Headed by
the Austrian Brass Band the members
of the society marched through the
streets before going to St. Georges
church, where the ceremonies of
blessing the flag took place, The
Rev. B. Elskamp of ST. Georges
church, delivered the address and
urged the Austrians to support the
flag of their adopted country as they
had the flag of their fatherland.
After the exercises at the church
a reception and dance was held at
Germania hall, at which more than
Thousand people were present.