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The Washington times., 1907-08-15
CAT SAVES LIVES
OF OWNERS GUESTS
Eats Ice Cream Favored
With Laudanum Instead
CT Vanilla.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-The proudest
cat in all Harlem is owned BY little
Miss Chicken" Hallan, Of 3 West 10th
street, for in addition to saving nine Of
MS own lives he saved that OF his mis-
tress and the guests for whom she
bought a quart Of ice cream.
The ice cream was or the vanilla var
iety. and, thinking to add to the strength
OF the flavor. the little girl. before serv-
Ing the dellcacy. poured laudanum in
stead Of vanilla extract into the dish Of
~ce cream.
Tiddlewinks Yields to Temptation.
Tiddlewinks, the large pet cat ~ the
Hallan family. seeming his favOri.s des-
sert and seeing no one on guard, jumped
on 70 the table and started TO partake
OF the tempting dish. In fact. he had
consumed enough 10 kill six or his lives
before his mistress discovered him.
As She bore down upon the guilty an
imal with intent to exact speedy retTjbu-
ton. he toppled OF the table and fell a
limp heap on the floor. Seeing that he
was stricken with a strange Iethargy
resembling death. the little girl crleo
out:
Mother. the fee cream has kiIled
Tlddiewinks. il must be poIsonedr''
4 nasty examination Of the ice cream
led 20 the discovery that laUdanum and
not vanilla had been added TO the con
fection. and neither Chicken" nor her
guests seemed 10 care for any dessert
tor luncheon.
Hero Worship Displeases Him
An hour later Mr. Tiddiewinks woke
to find himself the hero Of the block.
lie sat Up and stroked his whiskers
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
WITCHES STILL BELIEVED IN.
Superstition Is Strong In Many Parts
Of England.

Neglected by the powers, witches
ceased to be SO notorious, but the be.
lief continued to exist, and does exist
now. in rural parts Of Scotland and
England; and in England and France
even In the towns. fortune.tellers,
whether they charge q guinea or a
shilling for their advice. are witches
under the terms of the old statutes
and flourish abundantly, but as they
are not burned they are Supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex.
terminated by school boards and
electric lighting. The blacker sort of
witch who "overlooksv and casts spells
on man and beast may be found in
many rural regions north and south.
One OF them was brought before a
squire and ]. P. of my acqaintance as
a dangerous nuisance. He said to her
solemnly: "You know. Betty, the
Bible says Thou shalt not suffer a
witch to live in the parish" and she
migrated, under certain conditions of
compensation. to another parish.---An
drew Lang In tho London Post.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
TO INTRODUCE
FIREWORKS
If Councilman Wilson Con-
tinues to Balk.
RESIDENTS are PEOPLE
That Suffer as Result of
Personal Fight.
City Solicitor May be Called Upon
to Settle the Trouble If Ordinances .
are Not Produced.

Councilman j. G.. Setter Is Just a
little bit mystifed over Councilman
j. V. Wilson's action at Ine meet
ing, last Monday night, in holding up
the ordinances to proceed with the
paving OF Cherry street, Grand av-
enue and the Boulevard.
The doctor says that no one has
raised any objections to the paving
|of these streets, and that everything
was ready for the ordinances to be
introduced. The action of Mr.. Will
son was a surprise to the entire coun-
|cil. 1t was not until after his or
Idinance to proceed with South Pros
Ipect street was knocked out that he
refused to introduce the other ordin-
|ances.
No statements in regard to the mat
ter are being made by Dr.. Setter at
present, but he says that he expects
the ordinances to be introduced at
the next meeting OF council. If they
are not produced, the council may
expect some fireworks from DR.. Seit-
Ter.
Grand Avenue is the street on
which DR.. Setter lives, and it is be-
lieved by number of city officials
that Mr.. Wilson may hold up the
paving of that thoroughfare in order
to get back Ic~the doctor for opposing
the South aspect street improve
ment.
If this personal feeling among the
!councilman continues to manifest
itself, 1t will be up to City Solicitor
Donithen to step in and try to effect
a settlement. 1t is stated that he
will not be bit backward in making
the city solons stop their scrapping.
Such tactics are anything but bene-
fetal to the city's interests, and
no council can serve the people we'll
when the members are continually at
logger-heads, the more peace loving
officials say.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
Personals


Mrs. j. w. Adair' is visiting
friends in Cleveland.
Marion Basntho,ise, who resides
near Moral, is seriously ill with
blood poisoning.
Congressman Grant =. Mouser and
wife arc visiting friends In Colum-
bus today.
Miss Pearle Garfield. clerk of the
board Of county commissioners, is
visiting relatives in Belleville.
Mrs. H. e. Carpenter Of Willow st.
has been called to Carey by the i'll
ness Of her mother.
Mr.. Harry Reeder left today for
Toledo where he will remain sew.
eial days as the guest Of friends.
DR.. Y. II. Housman, of Fos-
toria. is guest at, the DIR. c.. h.
Sawyer sanatorium.
Miss Nettie Quigley was tn Co
lumbus, Wednesday evening. and
witnessed Maude Adams production
OF "Peter Pan. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L.. Strayer, of
DeGraff, are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Strayer, OF South
Greenwood street.
Mrs. r. M. vogel, Of South Green
wood, street, left this morning for
Paulding, Ohio, where she will spend
a few days visiting relatives.
Mrs. j. n. Doty and daughter,
Miss Nellie Doty, left today for {
months visit with relatives in Lin
coin, Nebraska. t&
Miss Hazel Whips has returned
to her home IN Pasadena, Califor,
MIA, after visit of several months
with relatives in Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Selan5ers
of Prospect, have returned lome
after pleasant visit with w. c..
Wottring, of East Center street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
Object Was Not Purchase.

Managers and clerks in large de.
partment stores Of necessity have to
deal with all classes of people, and
they often have most amusing expert
ences, owing to the peculiarities OF
their customers, says the Philadelphia
Record While waiting for an ex-
change at the silk counter in Market
street establishment a clerk told a
West Philadelphia shopper story
which she has since been circulating
among her circle Of friends. AN up.
town customer" the clerk said. last
week had six yards Of most expen.
sive silk sent G. o. ID. The next day
the package was returned to us and
upon It was written: Returned was
only teaching my daughter how to
shon.'"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
DEATH CLAIMS AN
AGED RESIDENT
Mrs Mahalia Hopkins Passes
Away Thursday.
Deceased Had Resided Here fol
Several Years Funeral
Services Saturday.

Mrs. Mahalia Hopkins, aged GA
wears. died at her home on Scioto
street. at one o clock lnI,rsday
morning.
The deceased had lived in the
city for several years. Her many
friends mourn the death of true
and noble woman. Two daughters
survive. y,
The remains will be taken ia
the home OF Mrs. w. F.. Bull, 29l
and the funeral services will be
High street, Thursday afternoon
and the funeral services will be
held at that place Saturday after.
noon at one o'clock. Rev. G.. A.
Barnard and Rev. j. A. Sutton
will conduct the services.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
Eruption Of stromboIl 10 Terrific.

Messina, Sicily, May 1.-Inhabi.
tants of the island of Stromboli who
fed from there and reached this city
describe the eruption Of the Stromboll
volcano as terrific. The detonations
we're deafening. Red, burning stones,
ashes and cinders were thrown up,
and about thousand feet over the
top of the volcano, which Is 3,040 feet
above the level OF the sea, an i'm
mense, dark umbrella-shaped cloud
formed. The eruption has entirely de.
stroyed everything within radius OF
1,s0e feet OF the crater.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

An average man needs 1.so0
pounds weight Of food yearly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

In honor of the twenty-third an
niversary Of his birth, William
Stark was pleasantly surprised at
his home on South State street last
night by about 40 friends, all
members OF Marion Lodge, No.
4O2, Knights of Pythias. or former
members of the Tally Ho club.
The evening was passed with
cards and music, and an excellent
Dutch lunch was served. In a
series of seyen-ur contests, John
Cleveland won first honors and was
given a pretty stein. The consola-
tion prize( an old fashioned Ger
man pipe, was given to Ralph Chen
ey.
The company presented Mr.. Stark
with a fine chain and charm.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
United Brethren church met at the
home of Mrs, '.nG Felty on Or
chaM street yesterday j, afternoon.
lhe attendance was exceptionally
large. After transacting the regli-
lar 'ronthy business, arrangements
were made for holding a baking
sale on the first and third Satur.
days of each month at the Muerkle
meat market. The society also ar
ranged to have Mrs. Shumaker. a
retired missionary from China. talk
to ladies' meeting Sunday after
noon.
Al the conclusion of the business,
light refreshments wero enrvod and
q social session enjoyed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
MARIETTA
TO ENTERTAIN
The Great Council Of the Men
of Ohio.
TO Be !. ENTERTAINED
Royalty by Members of the
Marie tia Tribe.
Fraternal Order Of Eagles to Hold
Annual Memorial Services on
Sunday May Twelfth.

The city of Marietta will be
turned into huge wigwam the
middle of this month when the
great council of Ohio Of the Inn
proved Order Of Red Men meets in
th.t city. The dates OF the meeting
are May 13, IA and 16.
MANY social functions will vary
the solemn routine Of the council
meeting. Tuesday night the Daugh-
ters OF Pocohontas will entertain
with 1. reception. Wednesday night
there will be reception and ball
with the Marietta tribes and coun-
ellis as the entertainers.
This year the grand parade will
be held at night instead of during
the daylight hours as heretofore.
The streets will Oe specially light
ed. One of the musical bodies that
will be heard will be the Fourth
Regiment band, which will act as
escort to company II.
The great council meeting will
come to an end Wednesday even
ing, May Is.
tbs year +. B. Epler of Toledo
elected last December, will be in
stalled as great junior sycamore,
and f. j. Granger of Pickaway,
now great senior sycamore, will be
installed as great sachem or chief
ruler of the state reservation, TAX
ing the place of S. M. Gorham of
Mansfield who becomes prophet in
the place OF l.. b. Wise Of Day
ton.
A. r. Hutchinson of Scott be-
comes senior sycamore giving way
to r. B. Epler. The chief Of re-
cords is now C.. j. Irwin of Mar
| tins Feny; great keeper of wan.
PUN, James G. Keer Of Columbus
great sannap, John j. Byers of
Marion; great guard Of the wig.
| wan, G.. W. Coy of Osnaburg
and great guard of the forest, I.
j. Swisher Of Columbus.
| The Fraternal Order Of Eagles
met with a large attendance in
the lodge rooms last night. Aside
from considering the general rou-
tine business, arrangements were
made for the annual memorial SER
v:ee to be held on Sunday, May
-.
AT the regular meeting Of the
Home Guards held last night rou-
tine business was transacted and a
short social session enjoyed. Initia-
tory work will be taken up at the
next meeting and the membership
degree will be given to large
class of candidates.
The Knights Of the Macabees have
Iehanged the time for their regular
meetings from Wednesday nights to
the first and third Tuesdays Of each
month.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
Melon as Fish Bait.

II seems that the melon is a dainty
much appreciated by fish, and in
high favor as a bait among German
anglers. The method of>procedure Is
as follows: A hole is cut at the end
farthest from the stem. the seeds are
extracted and part of the fruit hol.
lowed out number of hooks at.
tached to line threaded through the
stem are buried In the flesh OF the
melon, which is then sent adrift, be.
ing buoyed on the surface by two
pieces Of wood and furnished with a
line, by which 1t can be drawn ashore
when the bobbing of the bait shows
that fish has been hooked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
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Bids for Submarine Boats.

Washington, May 1.--Three compa-
nies bid Tuesday at the navy depart
ment for the contracts for supplying
as many submarine torpedo boats as
could be built for $3,000,000 appropri.
ated for the purpose by the last con.
gress. So different were the bids in
the matter of size Of boats, speed
afloat and submerged, radius Of action
above and below water, and other es.
sentials that 1t will require long con
sideratlon by the navy department. +
experts to determine which of the
bids is In fact the lowest and best.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

The Knights Of the Macabees have
changed the time for their regular
meetings from Wednesday nights to
the first and third Tuesdays Of each
month.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

DR.. John Osborne, Of Rushsylvania,
formerly popular young resident Of
Prospect, was united in marriage TO
Miss Hazel Barber, at the homo of
the brides parents In Rushsylvania
at 8 O'Clock Tuesday evening. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Backler, pastor OF the Christian
church, in the presence of number
of friends and relatives Of young
couple. The groom is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Osborne, of
Prospect, and one Of the leading dem
fists in Rushsylvania.
Mr.. Edison A.. Schultz Of
IIorvin ana Mrs. Jennie Conklin
| of DeCliff were dtlietlymarrie d at
the Methodist church parsonage on
North Oak street by Rev. d. II.
Bailey at o O'Clock Wednesday
night. The couple were unaccom-
panied.
They left Immediately after the
ceremony for Lorain where they
will make their future home.
Miss Mary B,ndgt, a popular
young lady of Montgomery Town
ship and Mr.. John Y. Parker of
LaRue were quietly united in mar
riage at the Baptist church par
sonage in LaRue at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday night. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr.. Long
! in the presence of but few wit
Messing friends. The young mar
ried people will reside on the
groom's farm west of LaRue.
Mrs. Charles Leffler of North
State street was hostess to the
members of the Fortnightly club
yesterday afternoon. Embroidery
work was the principal diversion
Of the occasion. An elegant three
course luncheon wasserved by the
hostess.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. Walter Oberlin
of East Church street.
Mr.. Griffith Roberts, Of Seattle,
Washington, and Miss Alice Jones
of south of Prospect. were quietly
lunited in marriage at the Congrega-
tional church parsonage in Radnor by
Rev. Benjamin Harris, at 0 O'Clock
"wednesday evening. They will reside
lat the country place Of the brides
father, three miles south Iof Pros
pect.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
John O'Day was arrested

John O'Day was arrested at
West Mansfield, Wednesday, on
an affidavit filed in Justice Con-
ley's court by the Marion Chattel
Loan company, charging him with
converting property TO his own use.
O'Day, after being placed in Jail,
settled the case and was released.
See Bentz & Court for that new
Bicycle. 226 East Center street.
3-21-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

LIfe's Storm and Sunshine.
The tears of the night equal the
smiles Of the day.-Rousseau
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02

Unproductlve Irish Land.
Since 1S40 100000 acres of Irish
land have gone out of cultivation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29

benefit from the services they them- selves may reap; for the spiritual uplift with the desire to be good and kindly people-not the only good and kindly people-of the world. People who go to church to be patted on the back for dong what they ought to do are not &C., tuated by the most helpful motives. If they are driven away by coldness on the part of those who are them selves missing the true warmth or Christian fellowship, they are need lessly depriving themselves of bene- fits they should seek, regardless Of the attitude of others.
 Those who belle their professions who violate the ethics of their sur roundings, are the ones who suffer the loss. They are the ones who should be commiserated, and not those who are given the most ob- scure seats and who stand fOrlOrnly around, waiting for somebody to speak to them. The stranger thus treated is the one who is really welcome" to the Christ whose great heart goes out to the friend less. In the last analysis the church services don't belong to those who contribute to the pastors support so much as those who fulfill the church's mission and are in accord with the loving and uplifting im- pulses of the Christ heart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29

uality report that the American rail
 roads are found making their really bad showing. Here as reports of | foreign roads amply prove, their bigness in other respects, does not afford sufficient excuse. Soce i'm provement is shown over the pre-
 vious year, but the figures are stil!
 appalling. During the year 11,- 61S persons were killed and 97,705 injured. Of the killed however,
 6,33O were neither passengers nor employees, 5,3S1 representing tres~ passers. Casualties among three general slasses of employees wore
 as follows; Trainmen, 2,310 killed
 and 34,9S9 injured, switch tenders, crossing tenders and watchmen, 147 killed, l, ,026 injured; other en-
 ployes, 1.472 killed, 40,686 injured.
 The casualties to employees coupling
 and uncoupling cars were: Killed 2y8, injured 3,8S4. The casualties
 connected with coupling and uncouD-
 ling cars are assigned as follows:
 Trainmen killed 266; injured 3,-
 59o; switch tenders, crossing ten
 d:"s and watchmen killed IS, in jured 124. The number of pjassen- gers killed was 359 and the nucher injured 1O,764. This does not look so very bad when put in the form of
 one passenger killed for 2,227,O41 carried, and one injured for 74,- 276 carried.
 At the present day when prob lens of railroad regulation press
 themselves upon public attention,
 these various statistics have a pecul- far interest. It is much to be re-
 gretted that they do not cover the fiscal year of 19O6-7 and that sep arate statements for different sec
 tions of the country, especially in
 the South, are not available.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29
PUBLICITY TEMPTATIONS"

The merchant is "led up into moun- tains of temptation very often in the course of planning his advertising.
 He is assailed almost every day, by the various floating schemes for so- called advertising-by the gentry who work town after town and city after city with advertising schemes oi various kinds. Now and then one of these is somewhat novel, and-losing sight of the other fact that it is oth- erwise quite worthless-the merchant throws away a little of his advertis- ing appropriation. He could be just as effectively original if he changed the dollars he invests in such schemes into pennies and amused himself by scattering them from housetops. H. would attract attention by such z proceeding-but he would not appea l to his fellow citizens as a good ad vertiser.
 The "scheme-proof" merchant is tho one who has learned to concentrate his fire upon the target. He has learn ed that the best advertising is that af forded him by the best newspapers 1T his city; that he helps his best news papers to grow still better, still more creditable to the city, by a liberal ad vertising patronage. And he know! that every dollar of his advertising appropriation foolishly spent has to b' withheld from his real advertising campaign.
 Of course, every merchant know! that not all newspapers are wortl while advertising mediums-but thu poorest newspaper is immeasurabl. better than the best of the vagran schemes" that come along.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29
At the Christian Church.

Sunday, II a. m. The home coming, or the pastors greeting to his returning congregation, pre- ceded by two solos sung by promi- nent singers whose names we are not allowed to publish. The evening service in song will begin sharply at 7:3U. At 8 p. ID. the pastor will give his first discourse on the ques- tion, Was Jesus More Than A Man?" All the members of the church are especially invited to the morning service and those troubled about the Divinity of Christ are especially invited to be present at night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29
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The Largest Bona Eide Circulation of any Pine Bluff Newspaper.
A LITTLE LAY SERNtt)N

One of the leading women's jour- nals of the country has just per formed feat which is little out of the ordinary in the way Ct news paper enterprise. A woman repre- sentative of the publication has vis- 1ted a large number of chEteles iii the surrounding towns to find out by actual experience how a stransar in the church is welcomed by the members. In a large majority of cases she found that the welcome was like the snakes in Ireland there wasn't any. The sign, "Strang- CTS Welcome. was in these instances a mere figment of the imagination, or at the best only the thwarted hospitality of the pastor. With much detail the reporter has set out her experience, and especially in few conspicuous churches where she found a warm handclasp and a real welcome. The publication is making the most out of the results of this experience, and the church as a whole will receive more or less criticism from the readers.
 But as a matter of fact, taking all the statements of the investiga- tor at their face value, her exper- fences are no real argument 'againet going to church, says the Kansas City Journal. If church attendance is mere social function, as man! make It, there is good reason why a chilly reception should deter peo- pie from going to church. No doubt thousands, as matter of fact are repelled by this attitude It is pleasant, of course, to be given a hearty greeting as a stranger and it makes one feel that the spirit of their profession is manifest in the flesh so far as the members are con-
 
 cerned That is only human nature and the church would do we'll to take human nature into council more than it does.
 But the man who fails of vel come is not the real loser. He has no good reason for feeling repelled, if he only stops to think a moment. There will be little controversy over the proposition that 8 brotherly spirit is in thorough keeping with the pur- poses for which churches are main- tained. Common hospitality in a secular sense has been one of the cardinal principles of heathendom for all the ages, and a brotherly wei, come to the circles of the worship ing is il line with all the gospels of all tj'e teachers. All this may be admitted or not, the reader likes. The req. decisive point is that the stranger-and everybody eIse-shoul1 go to church for the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29
AT THE CHURCHES.
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First Methodist Church.

Sunday School at 9:3O, c. O. Huber, superintendent. Services at a. m. and 7:30 D. m. Reverend T. J. Noteworthy will arrive Monday morning and conduct the revival for two weeks or more. All ministers of the gospel and Christian workers in the work.
 A special invitation is given to laboring men and railroad employees. The hours of service during the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29
First Baptist Church.

The pastor, Reverend Ross Moore will preach at both services. Sub ject of the morning discourse, 'The Business of the Church." Evening subject "A Story of Self-Sacrifice." " Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. B. Y. P. U. at D. m. All are cordially invited to attend these services