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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Oenatured Alcohol.

Alcohol has been making men drunk
10 long that most people think that
that is its only function, when, as Il
matter of fact, 1t can be made one of
the greatest industrial instruments
known among men. For purposes Of
lighting. heating and driving machn-
cry II has no competitor except cleo
tricity, and there Is no way to repro
duce the coal consumed in generating
electricity, while there is no end prac-
tically to the quantity of alcohol that
can be made and used industrially.
This is the only civilized country under
the sun which has not for years been
using alcohol for the purposes above
mentioned. We have walked up at last
on the subject. and, overriding the op-
position of the wood alcohol and coal
oil trusts, congress at the last session
passed q law which will enable the
American people to catch up with the
procession. By trip 10 Europe for
purposes of investigation Judge John
sioner. and Hon. Ebenszer Hill, repre-
sentative from Connecticut, one OF the
most industrious men living, discovered
several ways in which the original bill
could be improved, and they have en-
bodied their ideas In a new bill which
will probably pass the house before
this letter II In print, because they
made their. views so plain to the com
mittee OH ways and means that there
will be no opposition to 1t on the floor
OF the house, every feature OF the new
bill making II nasier for farmers to
make denatured alcohol.
The ordinary alcohol of commerce
must In this country be denatured for
two reasons--first. because the govern
inent raises q quarter billion dollars
per annum by the internal revenue tax
on alcohol, not one dollar of which the
sovernment officials think can be
spared; second, because denatured al
cohoI cannot be used as a beverage,
being deadly poison, and congress was
unwilling to increase drunkenness by
meking It easier to procure intoxicants.
An amusing feature Of the situation
II this: When at the last session the
biz was considered, the rspresentat lives
0f the wood alcohol trust made Iong,
Ieogned and tear compelling arguments
y-tbet ID. they would have been tear
n anybody hal believed
1htm-to show that the dspaturcd A.
ooA6k blu WeeA nttsrly destroy The
u eIepheo in1aotsy. Nepoiy wiz /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Feeds Horse by Electricity.

Bowling Green. O.--Foster A. Baker.
manager OF the OIL Belt Telephoi e
company In this county. has put into
use an electrical feed box whereby he
IS able to feed his horse without e.
ing near tho barn. When he is out
vt work on the line all he has TO do
ls 70 call up the operators at Centry j
and ask them to press tho button II
Tho feed hin. Tbs feed ls mus
tas1ped into the BIZ abd the hoste
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
To shun Men Without whiskers.

Harrisburg. Neb.--A number of so.
clety bellies Of this western Nebraska
town have formed pro-whiskVs So
ciety. They have agreed to dlscour-
age attentions from men who do not
wear full boards. They maintain that
men with whiskers are handsome and
In every way more acceptable as
sweethearts, husbands and fathers.
They regard whiskers as genuine
ornament. Ridicule. according to the
girls. has made the good old custom
obsolete In this country, and this so.
ciety has been formed for the purpose
of reestabllshing the fashion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09


When dinner had been finished and
they had reached the sitting room he
was ready to explain.
Mrs. Bowser," he began, "do you
know that the man who invented the
telephone has made millions Of dollars
out OF itY'
II presume he has,
"And that the man who invented the
phonograph has an income Of 1000 a
day from IT."
1T may be so."
Fortune In Inventions.
1T Is SO. Invent good thlng--some-
thing that the public wants-and your
fortune is made. have had that idea
TO the front for the last ten years.
Many and many night when you
thought l was asleep have been
working my brain over an invention to
make us millionaires."
But you never said anything about
it," she replied.
NO, ! never did. There are lots Of
things a husband never says anything
about to his wife. have kept quiet all
these long years thinking to give You a
glad surprise some day."
"And has the time finally Gomez
1T has. Mrs. Bowser, across the
forehead Of your husband you can
write the word Genius You can
write 1t three times II you like, for
have invented three articles that are
bound to put my name alongside OF
Edison's and to bring In money by the
barrel"
You don't tell me! Why. you quite
take my breath away. Let us hear
what you have done. As your wife I
want to he the first to congratulate
you"
Mr.. Bowser crossed his hands behind
him and swelled out his chest and
promenaded UP and down the room for
a little and then asked:
Mrs. Bowser, how many matches
are used In the United States alone In
one yearg'
Millions and millions"
"ies. and you can make Il billions
and billions while you are about It.
How many are used, take the whole
world together;"
"The number can hardly be com.
puted."
Designs Double Headed Match.
You are right. It's quadrilions ten
times over. Look here. l scratch this
match to light my cigar. 1t accom-
pllshes the purpose. burns halfway
down. and throw the other half
away. DO you see the pointy'
I'm afraid not"
Easy as falling downstairs. Mako
double headed match, and you have
TWO for one. In other words, the
world uses just half as many matches
as now. Saves timber. saves work,
saves money, A child can see the
economy Of 1t. There will be saw
ing OF a hundred million dollars a
year by using the Bowser double head
cd match What do you think OF lt?"
why, the idea looks all right" she
answered In dubious tones,
And It Is all right. Now for No. 2.
Why do we wear rubbers over our
shoes In the winterY'
TO keep Us from slIpplns down.
Exactly. Over UQ.0o0 900 pairs OF
ruhbers ~ soId u ~ Ualted otptes
~ " n, y K IS IN " a M VI W. Qf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
BONSER THE CENIOS,
Designs improvements That He
Thinks viii Bring Him Millions.
ONE A TWO HEADED MATCH,

trians From Slipping on the Ice, and
Still Another Is the interchangeable
Shoe Heel.
copyright. 1907. by p. c. Eastment1
That Mr.. Bowser was laboring under
great mental exhilaraton and excite.
ment was plain to Mrs. Bowser the
minute he entered .,e hall the other
evening us he reached home from the
office. After look at him she asked:
Has anything unexpectedly good
happened you todayg'
Not unexpectedly" he replied. "I've
always known that it would come
sooner or later"
what Is itT
"l'll explain after dinner. Let's 60
right down now, as I'm us hungry as a
WOLF
At the dinner table she tried to ex.
tract some information. but he would
only chuckle In reply. He was in such
high spirits that the cat dared to come
and rub himself against his leg. and.
although the cook was trembling over
the tough steak, he worried it down
without word Of fault Mrs. Bowser
gave him up after awhile and groaned
as she thought that he might have got
chicken farming on the brain again.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Mr.. lamar's Bill,

Representative William Bailey La
mar Of Florida has ideas touching the
public veal which he Is by no means
mealy mouthed about expressing. He
was attorney general of his state
long time, and his experience in that
office caused him to study much con-
corning the proper treatment Of public
service corporations, and he has re-
peatedly stated his views on that sub
ject In most trenchant English on the
floor of the house. The conduct of Mr..
Justice Swayne of the Florida district
court caused General Lamar to intro
duce articles of impeachment against
Swayne into the house, and he was
tried upon them in the senate and ac-
quilted. though many senators voted
for conviction. Lamar's speeches In
the house against Swayne were as Wig
orous as any heard within those his
toric walls for years.
Recently he has introduced n joint
resolution providing for the election of
federal judges and postmasters by the
people-that Ia, the country Is to be
divided into nine districts to elect nine
Justices OF the supreme court, who
shall elect q chief justice, etc.
Some high and mighty corporation
ridden metropolitan papers refer to It
as Lamar's freak resolution" which
will probably cause thousands of what
Lincoln called 1.-The plain people" and
what Bryan denominates "the common
people to favor the resolution. Those
who poster their heads about such
things viii remember that one of
Thomas Jefferson's criticisms of the
federal constitution was on the life
tenure of federal judges, a criticism
which experience proves to have been
grounded In wisdom. SO that In his
resolution touching federal judges Gen
eral Lamar finds himself In the excel
lent company Of the great founder OF
Democracy. SO far an the election OF
postnasters goes. there Is no earthly
reason against II except habit and love
Of power.
In passing II may be apropos to state
that General Lamar is close kins-
man to the late Justice Lamar of the
nuPithe tourt VI tue United StateS,
who before going OH the bench was
representative and senator in congress
and secretary OF the Interior. He was
universally conceded to be one OF the
ablest and most brilliant men Of his
time-scholar, orator, philosopher.
With his fine figure, youthful face
and abundant hair, prematurely white.
General Lamar is one of the most at.
rractivs figures in the house, no doubt
destined for long aud eminent career
on the national stage.
Baing resolute man, he will press
his resolution for all 1t Is worth. lie
may fall to secure Its passage, but the
chances are THAI he will expose many
abuses pertaining to our judiciary and
postal systems.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
A couraasous Ark.nsan.

1t is said that al the world loves a
lover. II might also be truly said that
everybody admires a man OF courage.
Such one Is Joseph Taylor Robinson,
representative from Arkansas. He Is
a handsome, bright young man. only
thirty-rive years old. He has a fine
future unless all signs fail. He does
not speak often, but when he takes tic
door be challenges the attention Of
both house and galleries by the eur.
nestuess aad evident sincerity Of his
remazks. When the bill TO prevent
corporations from contributing TO cam-
pajgp nunaS was being discussed, -
nAae : eg'endi1 epssoa' frep whlch I
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Republicans at Odds.

When he resigned from the cabinet,
under compulsion, General Russell A.
Alger, with all the facts fresh in his
mind, gave an elaborate interview to a
Milwaukee paper, stating his side OF
the controversy, on condition that It
should not be published till after his
death. The moment the breath was
out of his body the Milwaukee paper
aforesaid sent 1t broadcast over the
land and thereby precipitated row
among the Republican bigwigs which
Is raging with amazing fury. Charges
and countercharges are being hurled
about wi.h n recklesspess that is
amazing, and in the general melee the
public may come into the possession
VI much valuable information.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
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two ideas above Hottentot believed
any such stuff, because wood alcohol
Is simply byproduct Of charcoal burn
ing, SO they were laughed out of court.
SO to speak
Here's the sequel: Instead of destroy
Ing the wood alcohol industry, new
furnaces have been started In which to
burn charcoal, thereby making more
wood alcohol and more acetate of lime,
the two byproducts OF charcoal making.
Not only that, but denatured alcohol
having been on the market since the
first of the year at about 80 cents per
gallon the wood alcohol trust reduced
the price of wood alcohol from 15 and
10 cents per gallon to AS and 40, which
facts prove beyond all question that
their opposition to the original de-
natured alcohol bill at the last session
was Il bluff-merely that and nothing
more.
1t will be remembered that when
Jim Mckenzie of Kentucky had qui.
nine placed on the free list, thereby
earning the sobriquet of "Quinine
Jim," 1t was opposed on the ground
that II would put American manufac-
turers OF quinine out of business. In
stead of that, however, there is ten
times as much quinine manufactured
in America now as when there was an
eNorbitant tariff on II. and all of It is
furnished to the consumer Mt about
one-tenth of the price at which II sold
before Mckenzie got In his work.
Folks suffering from chills will pro-
nounce "Quinine jim blessed. Per
haps the consumers of denatured alco-
hol may sometimes think kindly of us
who have made ii possible for them
TO have an abundance of cheaper and
better light and fuel and who pulled
the fangs OF the wood alcohol trust
and beat the Standard Oil in at least
one fight. Even If they forget us we
will all our days bear with us the
pleasing consciousness Of having fought |
good fight.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

Especial washington Lstter.l
TIME Democrats in congress are
beginning to sit up and take no.
- dee. Already Hon. Robert L.
Henry Of Texas has notified
all concerned that he will not be a
candidate for reelection as chairman
OF the Democratic house caucus, though
the election in the regular course of
events will not occur till next Decem.
Der. He has made q most excelIen,
presiding ofneer, graceful. courteous,
nrm, fair and prompt. Had he desired
the position for another term the
chances are that he would have met
with no opposition whatever. He is
recognized az one OF the ablest lawyers
and one Of the best Democrats In con.
gress.
On dit that he will be succeeded by
MS bosom crony, Hon. Henry d. Clay.
ton OF Alabama, also one of the ablest
lawyers and one Of the best Democrats
In congress No doubt he will make q
tiptop chairman OF the caucus much
more important position than most peo.
pie suppose. At the next session there
Will In all human probability be much
OF political work and talk. Some people
may hold up their hands in holy horror
at this statement, but 1t is true never.
theless, and the politics will be both
general and personal. What's more,
both parties will play the fascinating
ma nj iy h.
craftsmanship Of the caucus will be OF
prime Importance. An incompetent
chairman can do much to muddle
things, whereas competent one caul
accomplish much in the way Of har.
fnony and wise action. AS brother
Clayton has had large experience In
both law and politics, as well as in
legislation, he ought to make an ideal
chairman.
The friendship between these two
splendid young Democrats is one of the
closest In the annals Of congress. rival |
ing that Of David and Jonathan or that
OF Damon and Pythias 1t may well be !
doubted whether the three washburn
brothers who sat in the same congress
for Maine. Illinois and Wisconsin were
really fonder of each other than Bob
Henry and Nenty Clayton They are
both on the 3udAeIasy committee, one
Of the most important In the house.
They fight In pairs and are inseparable
companions. To use an old simile,
.they are as thick with each other as
the Siamese twins" To use another
expression which some folks will un-
derstand. they are good pair to
draw to-" They are not only we'll
equipped mentally, but are well set up
physically, being tall, strapping, big
men OF commanding presence. Both
have served continuously In the house
since the beginning of the Fifty-hfth
congress, and both have been elected
to the Sixtieth, so that while still In
their prime they are what Colonel
Charles Fremont Cochran Of st. 10.
seph, Mo-, was wont to denoninate
''old and experienced members"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

Recent events in Germany prove be-
yond all cayil that Kaiser Wilhelm IL
something OF political campaign man
sger himself. Twas Il famous vic
'ory" which he won. II seems to set
Tie definitely that Germany Is to co..
Time her colonization programme l.,
South Africa or anywhere else that
the kaiser determines to make the sx-
pertinent. Whether people believe In a
monarchy or not, they cannot help ad-
miring the courage and ability OF the
princes Of the house Of Hoheazollerns
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Immune.

Immune. fsi t
Elsie On. you better leave those pre-
serves alone, Ma said n sho caught
you at 'sm again she'd dust your
Tommy-I know. but I Amt wparin'
any SAckok I took Il ~ % pVrpooo.--
catholle Standard - 9'mea'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Cushm ans Humor.


First and last, several representa-
tives in congress have been nominated
by the public press as Private" John
Aliens successor as wit and humorist
par excellence. Among them Francis
W. Cushman, representative from
Washington, has received that honor.
For some reason not necessary to state
here, even II / knew, the Washing
tOnian Is not enamored of Hon. Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, secretary Of the in
terror. Quite the contrary. Truth to
tell most OF the senators and repre-
sentatiyes from the far west are rath-
ar hostile to the lineal descendant Of
the hero of Ticonderoga. When Cush-
man learned that Mr.. Secretary Hitch
cock will retire to the shades of pri-
vate life on March 4, he declared that
when that event came to pass there
would not be dry throat west of the
Mississippi river. Some time, some
where, somehow, somebody may have
said q more humorous thing, but 1t
may well be doubted.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27

Advertise your wants in The Trib.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27

workings, and it will have to be
pumped out before mining operations
can be commenced 1t will require
several months to empty it and make
the necessary arrangements to take
out the ore, of which it is believed
there are millions of dollars worth
in its lower levels.
The Terrible mine has been worked
to depth of $50 feet and an immense
quantity of extremely rich ore taken
ont. The vein is 30 feet wide on the
surface and is the only one in the
world from which pure cerrusite, or
carbonate of lead. has been taken In
large quantities.
If the property proves on inspection
to be as rich as Messrs. Fowler and
Bonnevie have reason to believe it is,
they will at once begin the erection
of mill to cost between ai5O, coo and
1900, 600.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
WILL TRY TO COLLECT
AFTER SEVEN CENTURIES

London, May 27-When word came
from Florence some time ago that the
young Marchese Vicenzo Peruzzi WAS
on his way to London to see his
fiancee, it was accompanied by a
statement that he was incidentally
coming to press claim of 1900, 900, :
900 against the British throne.
This, it seems, represents, with
compound interest, certain sums of
money lent six OF seven centuries ago
By the ancient Florentine family Of
Peruzzi to some of the early Edwards
of England, which the latter. with
the carelessness of the times exhi bit.
ed by monarchs in their day, neg
lected to pay.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
TO REOPEN FAMOUS
LEAD MINE AT ILSE

W. f. Marble, who is associated
with Messrs. Fowler and Bonnevie in
the work Of reopening the famous
Terrible lead mine at Ilse, was in
town this morning and stated that
they had about completed the task of
transporting from Westcliffe to Ilse
the largest and heaviest piece of
machinery that had ever been taken
into that part of the country. 1t was
boiler Of lS0-horse power capacity
and weighed l2 tons. The difficulty
Of moving such heavy piece of
machinery over mountain roads is not
easily comprehended by those un.
familiar with such an undertaking.
Twenty-Five head Of horses were re-
quired to haul it and even then it
WAS very tedious matter, hardly
more than mile day being made.
For seven or eight years the Terrible
mine has been abandoned on account
of the water, Of which it is estimated
that 10000, oCo gallons are in Its
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
RESORT FOR ELECT
OF LONDON PLANNED

London May Eft is reported that
scheme is on foot for the creatio.. If
really fashionable irst-class seaside
resort into which the foot of the vul.
gar tripper shall never enter One
by one the forts of fashion by the sea
have been profaned aud captured by
people who would be described witi..l
the charmed circle as common.
Scarborough, Harrowgate. East
Bourne and Cromer have all fa.len
from their HI ii eslsta .Io- merely
rivalling Merry Margate in providing
attractions for the proletariat.
The idea that COW being formu-
lated in the minds - number of
people CONNECTED with ultra exclusive
clubs of the West End, is that a small
resoIC SHOULD be formed and run by a
committee OF tic elect from whom
vouchers If suitability would have to
be obtained before admission to the
sacred enclosure by Re sea could be
had. As the scher4e natures the pen
OF the sat;sist will probably get busy.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
MISS WILLIAMS AND
F. Il. TANNER MARRIED

Yesterday afternoon, at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Corneila
A. Williams, occurred the marriage
of Miss Eva May Williams and Mr..
Frank H. Tanner The Rev. Mr..
Pingree officiated, using the beauti-
full ring ceremony. The bride looked
lovely ina dainty gown Of filmy
white. She wore clusters of orange
blossoms sent from California by Mrs.
Reed and Miss Blanche Reed. aunt
and cousin OF the bridegroom, and
carried in her hand bouquet Of
creamy roses. The bridal couple were
attended by Miss Alma Williams and
Mr.. Munson Tanner.
The guests consisted of relatives Of
the bridegroom, the Ae Thea club Of
which the bride was member, and
of few of the most intimate friends
Of the young couple. The gifts were
numerous and beautiful. consisting Of
silver, cnt-glass, pictures, etc, and
of twenty dollars in money from the
father and mother of the bridegroom
AT @ O'Clock, amid showers OF rice,
flaming red hearts, old shoes, etc. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner started for their
new home Mt Wiley, Colo. where n
welcome will always await their
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner are both wcll
known in Florence and their many
friends unite in wishing them a long
and happy life.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
YOUNG PI1TSBUReER
VICTIM OF BULLET

Pittsburg, May 27-Harry D. Sell
lers, aged 20 years, of one of Pitts
burg's oldest and best families, WAS
found dead in his bedroom at the Sell
ler's home at 1422 Weightman street,
Squirrel hill, shortly after noon to-
day, with n bullet hole throlgh his
temple.
Although the members of the
family maintain that he met with an
accident which resulted in his death.
Deputy Sheriff John Black believes
that he committed suicide and is
making an investigation.
According to the family young Sell
lers told them this morning that he
intended to shoot a dog, which has
grown old and decrepit, some time
during the day. They think that he
sat in his bedroom and shot at the
dog when he saw it walking through
the yard, but that in some manner
the revolver WAS exploded accidentally
and shot the youth instead.
Coroner Black considers this
theory highly improbable.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
HAS JUST MADE 1 MILLION
BUT SLEEPS IN 4 TENT

Chicago, May a7-One would think
that man who had cleaned up .
sum variously estimated As between
$3.50, 900 aud 81, 900, 900 in the recent
rise in the wheat market could afford
to sleep indoors, but James A. Patten,
chief bull" on the Chicago board OF
trade, does not care what people think
so long as he suits himself. Mr.. Pat
ten elects to sleep in tent in the
back yard lawn Of his place in Evans
ton.
The former mayor Of Evanston is
not an ascetic nor even an apostle Of
Thoreau. He likes to have his fami ly
about him and some Of his children
also occupy the tent with their father.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-27
TAFT AND HUGHES ARE
POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL
TIMBER IN l0O8--TAFT
MEN ARE WORKING

Washington, May 27-Recent sug-
gestions that the strongest possible
Republican combination for 1903
would be Taft and Hughes, are not
only pleasing to the managers of the
Taft boom, but the hope that the Em-
pire state governor will tail the
ticket is based on something beside
mere desire.
A close observer of politics who
has just returned to Washington from
a trip made to sound political opinion