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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
TALE OF FELINE sAoAclrY.
Wondrous story Wasted on Circle Of
Unbelievers.

I've got an old tom cat at my house
that once saved nine lives"
That's easy" butted in the mar
who had his feet on the table. He
lodged the natiron that you threw at
him"
Perhaps he got tired of being
starved at your house and crawlcd
away to some neghbor's,' suggested
the man with the baggy.kneed frous.
ere
your shrewdness does you infinite
credit, gentlemen" said the first
speaker, handing each Of them cheap
cigar Permit me to reward YOU
But you don't quite guess It. This
cat in nosing around the premises
found pitcher of cream. He stuck
his head down into It. It was tight
1T, but he managed to get his head
inside. Then he was in a fix. His
nose was I'm the cream. and he couldn't
get his head back through the opening.
Any other cat would have suffocated to
death inside Of"
why interrupted the man with
the green goggles, didn't he"
Jam the pitcher against the floor
and break It? ] knew you would ask
that question He couldn't. It was
made of pewter. J am telling this
story. please remember, and don't cut
in again. This cat wae confused for
moment, Of course. Any cat would
have been. He clawed around little,
and stuck his tail up in the air. but he
didn't make any sound. He had sense
enough TO know that he couldn't carry
on conversation with the outside
world while his nose and mouth wer'y
buried in thick cream. He squattel
down and seemed to consider the mat.
ter. Then he acted. He had made up
his mind. lie felt his way TO the
nearest wall. and when he found II he
reared up on his hind feet and stucl,
his head. with that cream pitcher on
II. straight up In the air and stood
there. That inverted the pitcher, yo,.
know, and the cream began to oo2e
out and run down on the floor. Pres.
emily his tail began to wag leisurely,
as IL to convey the assurance 10 the
watchers that he was all right lie
could breathe again. Then he sat
down on the floor and proceeded TO
push the pitcher off his head with his
forepaws. He wasn't in any hurry
about It, He knew there would be no
trouble The cream had fabricated his
head. and II slipped out inst as easy
as"
But his hearers had filed out They
said there was point at which lying
ceased to be merely a sin and became
a crime.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
Wants to Aid PUPILS.

Omaha, Neb.-A plan of paving chill
dren to attend school is being agitated
by tile Omaha Juvenile court, Weekly
appropriations are taken from
churches. friendly societies. woman
clubs, and other organizations. The
plan is intended 10 make ii unneccs
sary for children to work for the sup
dren are TO be placed in school, and
the exact amount of their earnings
will be paid them by the court. One
large insurance order has already in
timated its Willingness TO pay weekly
stipends to children of living or de
ceased members Of the order for the
purpose Indicated
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
CAN'T AGREE; PART FOR YEAR.
ouarreIing Couple Obtain Papers for
Trial Separation.

New Yort.--A flshionably dressed
couple apparently greatly distressed
entered the Office of Justice of the
Peace Seymour in lIoboken. The man,
who was about 80 years old. said he
was Edward +. Lawson and the WON.
an was his wife. He told the Justice
that iuat a year ago TO the day he
had married them. Lawson then said;
There has not beer day that we
have not quarreled. My wife blames
me and | blame her, so we decided
Judge to have you draw up a paper in
Il separation for year--one that will
leave us free either to make up or to
get a divorce. Isn't that what we
want?" asked Lawson. turning Ia his
wife.
but ! didn't say anything about Il
divorce" protested the woman.
We'll, he can leave that out" said
lawson ''Yon SOD, Judge, we are not
sure that we don't love each other.
There's Just little doubt. so just
mako Tie papers read that we win try
living apart. for a year ihcn IL we
! stiil love It will be easy TO take mp life
| together again.
Lawson dicJatod ltllc agreement and
Ftnld the irdgo TO put in writing that
he would pay his wife and her sister
! $40 week each, give Mrs. Lawson
all the furniture in their fat and send
/ her mother In England Go every
! week
That's fair, isn't it?" said Lawson
/ TO his wife
lust US YOU say" she replied, wlp.
I ing her eyes,
"I'll see you In a year from today,
| be said as she left the Office.
| rAll right, dear" was the faint re.
kply.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
Literary Fame.

"Zangwill." said magazine editor
entered literature by the back stairs
Instead of submitting his first stor,
to the magazine he had it printed ir
pamphlet form. and sold II on tho
news stands at cent copy. lIt
made out Of it $3.50. Now had thi,
story been submitted to me ] SHOULD
undoubtedly have rejected II.
"Zangwill has turned to plays be
cause he doesn't think there Is much
in books. Once / heard him say bit
terly:
"1f you are blessed with talent
great industry and conceit II Is posi-
Bile, by dint of shaving day and night
for years, during the flower of YOU
youth. to attain to fame infinitely les:
widespread than prize flghters.'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
Mining in tine Deep Blue Sea.

The search for the treasure OF the
Spanish Armada galleon Florencia H.
being proceeded with vigorously Ia
Tobermory bay. Scotland, and the sal
vors have heen encouraged by their
finds. Part or the rigging of the sunk
en- ship has alread. been found.
Among other interesting relics brought
up were two stone cannon balls, six
and a half inches In diameter, one iron
snot OF about two inches in diameter
and blundcrbuss with an inch bore.
The divers have come across large
quantities OF wood In all directions and
other unmistakable signs that they ara
close to the hull Of the Florcncia.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
TRICKS OF PARIS seeohes.
All Stock Tales Of the Trade We'll
Known to Fraternity.

This city is the happy hunting
ground Of the beggar. and especially
at the New Year. He stops you al
every corner OF the street he trie.
10 hand YOU out of your carriage the
moment you stop before shop or res
taurant. 1t is partly the influence
Of the season. but II Is an evil that /,
always with us more or less. Somt
have quite ingenious tricks to temp
the pity of the passerby.
; One lady, who Is well known, de
clares every evening at the Care 81
Lazare to any sympathetic lool,inf
stranger that she is governess anC
has lost her purse, and would the kind
gentleman lend her SO centimes. "Ant
be pleased to give me your card sh,
adds. 80 that may return til,
money" The ruse generally succeeds
but the mendicant has never beer
known TO take the omnibus, except a
the close of a profitable evening, whei
she has probably victimized a dozel
good natured persons. Another woman
who piles her singular industry in tn
Place de la ConcOrde. addresses hni
self exclusively TO her own sex. As
result. she obtains as much as five o
ten francs from kindly matrons VIII
are touched by her story.
At the New Year the usual crop q
beggars Is so Immensely increase,
that one supposes that the compare
lively well off must descend into til
is "metier" that has its fascination'
especially if 1t be but temporary
Paris Correspondence Pail Mall Gs
zette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
WANTS $5oo,ooo FOR AN IDEA.
Illinois Girl Claims Her Father Sug
; gested Pan.American Project.

Washington novel bill has been
introduced in The senate by Senator
ClAom 1T The request of Bessie
Josephine Lynch, daughter and ad
mnisnauX Of John c. Lynch, OF Hi
nois, It asks for an appropriation OF
100000 to pay for an idea. 1t is
claimed that Lynch in 1880 suggested
the holding of an international Ameri'
can conference and the construction
of an intercontinental railway.
In substantiation of the claim 1t is
asserted that David Davis introduced
Il bill in 1880 for holding conference
and the construction of the railroad
and continued TO do SO every congress
While he was In public life. The con
florence was held in 1889 and out of II
grew the iutercontnental railway con
ference of the next year, which sent
ont surveying parties and made volu
minous report The conferences are
held frequently, the last one being al
Rio Janeiro, which Secretary Root at
tended
Lynch's claim to be the originator
of the idea has been contested by Hin
ton Rowan Helper, of Philadelphia. II
Is unusual for congress even to be
asked to pay for an idea, unless II
has been patented, and It Is not prob
able that an appropriation viii be
made.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago. Feb. 10, -Wheat---3-i
"a l4'l-Sc lower. May sold betweoa
76 5-S and IS, opening at Is an
closihg at II Is; July between q
IA and rs Is; opening at IS
and closing at II SIS. No, , red
winter - "a - 10.
Corn-3-S "a l-2c lower. May
sold between 46 - and AZ, open
ing at A. and closing at A6 5-S;
July between AZ Is and AZ 5-S;
opening AT AZ ID and closing at
iB 3-S No. 3 yellow II "a II l-2.
Oats-l-4 a 3-Sc lower. May
sold between 40 IA and 40 "a
openipg at 40 5-S and closing at
10 3-S; July between 80 5-S and 81
Ia; opening at 81 IA and closing
al 3G, rs. No. 2 white Al and AZ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Jefferson City, Mo,--Representative
Norheet Of Morgan county says that
on the day the legislature adiourns
he viii introduce a bill ito prohibit
any woman from purchasing more
than Two hats during any one calen
dar year; TO regulate, the price TO be
naid for such hats, and TO prevent the
weerblg ol any plumage thereon"
The llnsi provision, OF the bill
peadny
thereafter II shall be unlawful fol
any woman. either married or, single
TO purchase for herself. or ia, receive
os IN amy way procure fov her use
and benciit more than two hats. each
to cost no more than }1.9S. ostsnel
than every IL monthe, N
~ - y. 4t.lts, - -. ~ 49, = ~ --r<-~<r
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago, Feb. l9,-Butter and eggs,
film; poultry steady; PRIZES follow:
Eggs-EXtras % 10; frsts. "a l-2;
prime iirsts % l-2.
Butter Extras in creamery, 80 l-2;
June extras 20 l-2.
Liev poutry-Turkeys, hens. III:
chickens, hens, II; ducks H.; geese
per dozen So a $3.50,
rheese-Twins 10 l2; young Amer
iCas II Ia a II l-2.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
TOLEDO GRAIN.

Toledo. Feb. 10. Whcat---Casl
7G la; May 10 l,2; July 20 SIS;
Scptember 70 Ia
Corh--Cash As IA; May AT rs;
July AZ rs, September 4S l-2.
OatsL-.Cash Al 81; May Al "a;
July rs 3-s; September 33 7-s.
Ryetl-No. !, 20, No. ?, 81; No.
9, G5.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati Feb. 10 Cattle Steady
to strong Receipts 1870; Shippers.
4 go a 5,65, butcher steers. extra
5 35 a $50; good TO choice 4.G0 W
3 25; common TO fair 3.25 a i.50.
Calves Steady, extra, 9.75.
Hogs Receipts 1000: quiet and
generally &c lower, good 10 choice
packers and butchers. 7.05 a 7.07
l-2; mixed packers, $50 @ 05
Sheep Steady. receipts ~ Extra
5 10 a 5.2b- Lambs steady, extra
Z 80 o 8.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS

THE LADY Who picked up the
brown furs week ago Saturday
night on West Columbia street.
Is known. If returned will re-
ceiye reward If not will be pros
ecutcd. Leave at Keeler Broth
ers. 21S-3tp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

eAwrully hulging forehead. hasn't
he. Must be very braIny.'
"Brainy! Why. that man can take
up a problem In bridge and analyzc
II and giso you his dcslact!0ns. aud
lhou SHOW yon jtlat how the carda
Ahould fall for ak deaIa ahead. Hes
DtAtpy. ali iiobt.'' 81 n \. \. Y, y,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Cloverseed----Cash $50; Febru-
airy $50; March $40 1-2; April
SOP -; Prime alsikc 7.75.
Prime tlmothy---2 %. /,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Feb, l9.--Receipts o.
S25 firm; nearby white fancy 80 a
81 do extra mixed 2S % %; western
finest. 2G 1-2; southern "a a 90.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
AUCT1ONEERS

AUCTIONEERlNG J.. w. Clark
will cry sales of every description
at reasonable rates. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Your interest Is my
interest. office rooms, Court street.
Doth phones, Marion, Ohio.
'n 9-S-tt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
head. steady

ers, 40 a 7,l5; mediums and
heavies, 10.
Calyes-l00 head Steady.
Sheep and lambs cars. steady,
Toe lower; god TO extra lambs. I,5o
Cattle-2 cars. Slow.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
Daily Market Report
UNION sTOc-S yAEDs.

Union Stock Yards, Ills, Feb. 10.
-Cattle-Receipts $500; estimated
fo Wednesday 2l,CO0 market dull;
prime beeves, SIS a 6.S5; poor to
medium. a $50; lstockers and
feeders, 2.7O a 4.S5; cows and heif-
ers, go % 8 20; Gamers l Go a
Hogs Receipts 10000: estimated
2,70; Texans, 4 90 4,S5
fos Wednesday, $4,000; market Sc
lower; light G.75 a 6,97 1-2; rough
6 Is % 6,S5, mixed 600 a. TOP 1-2;
heavy, $50 a 7,O5; oiss, G.lO a
go.
Sheep Receipts $4,000; estimated
fol Wednesday, 10000; market
steady; native sheep. $40 % $50;
western sheep 1855 % $50: native
lambs. ATS % 7.G0; western lambs,
10 Ml7.50.
CLEVELAND
Cleveland. o. Feb. 10 Hogs --25
nara. ahipwenta lieht. lloWor;l york.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

WANTED Girl to do general house
work. Permanent. 502 S. state
r~"et Either phone SO or Bell
35s l.. 2-9-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
HELP WANTED

han1 by the year. Address II,
Mirror. 1-2S-tfd&w
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
EMPLOYMENT FOR
STUDENTS

II VIZ LIZ Win Oh
STUDENTS
In our job office, which is equipped
with all modern facilities for doing
office work. we give our students
practical experience and the fees
taken in pay the expense of those
who are working their own way We
also furnish places to earn board
and room. Tho.ie contemplating y
course will find it to their advan-
tase TO write MS fDc information as
we have one Of the largest and most
successful schools in the state.
BUSINESS OR SHORTHAND
COURSE $50.
Positions furnished competent
students, as soon as graduated, at
salaries from $40 to $50 a month.
Address / +. Clcm, Secretary.
LIMA BUSINESS COLLEGE /
Lima. Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
CLEVELANU

Cleveland. o., Feb. 19,--IIogs -25
para. ahipmsntA light, lowsri sosk-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
LAND FOR SALE

100 acres So miles northeast of
Atlantic; all good farm land, large
house, big new barn, on good
terms. $3.50
800 acres miles northeast of At
lantic, p of it good farm land; bal
ance bottom land pasture, we'll
improved, best stock farm in Cass
county. $500.
$50 acres 2la miles southeast OF
Anita, all good farm land, close to
school, good improvements. $50.
100 acres miles southeast of
Anita, all good farm land, good
new house, new barn 50x60; can
leave loan of $500 on this farm at
5 per cent. Price SIS.
100 acres 3 miles southwest of
Anita, lays fine, fair improvements
close to school and church. Can
sell on good terms. Price so.
so acres 6 miles south of Atlantic
all kinds of improvements. $3.50.
Write or phone me if you wish to
buy, sell or trade.
c.. d. MCNEIL,
OBJ Atlantic, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
HAVE VARIETY OF NAMES.
;.n1erous AppslIaticns Bestowed on
Face OF Giasies.

The sipsies. interest in whom is re-
vived by the anpea ~aace of the first is
SUE o. the revived COSY Lore society.
has PASSED under variety of names.
arising either fcorl their supposed
original country or the calling and
characteristic of tie race The Old
English Egyptian, the Spanish Gitaaa
and the Magyar P,,&ras nenek (Pha-
raoh's peoplel all pciat to Al Egyptian
origin; the Scandinavian Tatara iden-
titles them with the Mcngolian hordes
which terrorized early Europe. while
the French Bohemian suggests yet an
other country as their cradle. AS to
the names bestowed by their sup
posed character, the Arab boldly calls
them Harami Ga vil,ain), the Dutch
man He"deMs, or heathens, and the
Persian takes his name from their
complexion, and dubs them karachi.
or swarthy A charter of William
the Lion, as early as the twelfth cen
fury, mentions their Scotch name of
Tinklers which is commonly supposed
to be corruption of tinker, although
possibly the substitution of It" for
Y" has produced this form of the Ital-
ian Zingaro, one of the most wide
spread of gypsy appellations.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF wAsPs
Curious Custom That Prevails in West
noreland, England.

A strange custom is observed year.
ly in the small hamlet of Week, in
Westmoreland. England, in commemo-
ration of an incident that happened
in the year 1S41 That year there
was a plague of wasps and many per.
sons throughout the country succumb-
ed to the poisonous stings. The lit
tie hamlet holds the record for it's
number of Victims and in memory of
the occurrence memorial tablet was
erected on the moor there. Now each
year there is a procession. Most of
the inhabitants turn out. carrying in.
sect powder and other devices for kill
ing wasps, and march to the memorial
stone, where a short service is held
by the minister of the parish. When
the service is over a general crusade
is made in search of Wasps' nests,
which are Immediately destroyed.
Some carry guns, some rags saturated
in turpentine, while others carry par
ATTN, which is poured into the nest
and a match applied The anniversary
is considered the most important event
of the year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
EXPERIMENT WAS A FAILURE
And Now Uncle Hezekiah Is Down on
Washington Officials.

by gosh, but Uncle Hezeliah is
down on them Washington officials
said the old farmer with the big
scythe. what is the trouble?' in.
CURED the windmill repairer. why,
you see, them Washington folks sent
out a circular saying that shelters
could be killed with kerosene"
What happened them" Most ev-
erything happened. stranger; most
everything. You see, Uncle Hezekiah
tried the experiment. He hunted
around half the morning and broke his
suspenders before he could ketch a
live 'skeeter Then when he did ketch
one he took him out in the yard and
ducked his head down in big can of
kerosene. While Uncle Hezekiah was
bending over the sun reflected
through the corner of his spectacles
and set fire to the OIL Before Uncle
Hezekiah could get away is burned off
half his whiskers and exploded his eel
luliod collar. And worst of all, Uncle
Hezekiah isn't sure whether the
'skeeter was killed or not"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Important!

For the benefit Of those interested,
our accommodating postmaster says
where the postage to foreign coun-
tries was formerly five cents for each
half ounce, one can now send letter
weighing an ounce for the same
money and three cents for each ounce
or fraction Of an ounce over that
and further if one wishes to remit
return postage to a friend in a foreign
country he can purchase a coupon
for six cents or any greater amount
at the same rate, enclose it in your
letter aud all the receiver has to do
is to present the coupon or coupons
at the post office there and re-
ceive the stamp, the one cent extra or
the cost being for the trouble of max
ing the coupon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Effect of Sun Baths.

The taking of sun baths is one of
the most healthful things in the
world said Evan T. Roberts, of Gin
cinnati. Several years ago / visited
Germany and while there was taken
down with nervous prostration. /
called in the best specialists of Ber-
lin. They told me | needed more ex-
ercise, more fresh air and more sun
light. The first thing they made me
do was to take sun baths. | stripped
and would go out in the yard every
morning and lay for 40 minutes in the
broillng sun 1t was not so hot, but
felt so to me, as | was unprotected.
Well, sir, in a few days l began to feel
better In three weeks | was pro-
nounced we'll man. The sun baths
certainly did the trick for me-"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Use of Adiectiues.

Certain adjectives are reserved for
men and others for women. A man is
never called beautiful" Along with
pretty" and lovely" that adjective
has become the property of women
and children alone. Handsome" and
the weak 'good-looking' are the only
two adjectives of the kind common to
either sex. Even belle" has no real
masculine correlative in English
since beau" came to signify some
thing other than personal looks. 1t is
singular that handsome should have
become the word for strikingly good
looking person, since it's literal mean
ing is handy, dexterous. But pretty"
likewise comes from the Anglo-Saxon
word meaning sly"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Lost a Good Thinu.

Formerly a telephone had stood on
the bracket in the corner. The brack-
ct had been made expressly for the
phone. 1t had been so exceedingly
convenient to call up her friends that
the woman Immediately noticed the
change; for on the bracket in place
of the telephone stood statuette that
she didn't much care for. What have
you done with it?" she asked of them.
"The company tried to collect the
bill" they said. 81 am SORRY" the
woman sighed, because at that mo-
ment she thought of about a dozen to
whom she would have liked to tele-
phone. so are all our friends" said
they pointedly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Names of Newspapers.

Is it loose application of language
to apply the word journal to pub.
lication issued every week or month
Probably not, since the idea of the
word seems to have been that the
news sheet was a diary, a record of
day-by-day events, rather than that it
appeared daily itself. The very first
regular newspaper, indeed, is consid-
cred to have been the Frankfurter
Journal, which appeared in 1915 as a
weekly publication. If newspapers
were compelled to adhere with literal
accuracy to their titles all "gazettes"
would sell for one cent, since that is
what gazette originally signified.
The Venetian GaZetta of the sixteenth
century, the parent of all the ga.
zettes," took its name from coin OF
about that value.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
The Skeleton at the Feast.

The dinner was going all right
said the superstitious man, until the
cross-eyed girl came to the telephone
and stood facing the table, talking
with friend, but looking straight at
us-not straight exactly-with her
mismated eyes. Then the waiter got
cross and spilled the soup and brought
the macaroni without the cheese and
the cheese without the macaroni and
forgot the butter and nearly forgot the
bread and froze the coffee and left out
the sugar, and, we'll, just about every
thing happened that could happen al
that table after the cross-eyed girl
came and stood there telephoning and
looked at u.s.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-31
Larnest Tree in Sicily.

Sicily boasts the largest tree in the
world. 1t is known as The Chestnut
Tree of Hundred Horses" and is
situated at the foot of Mount Etna.
1t has five enormous branches each
as large as an ordinary tree, issuing
from a trunk which is 212 feet in cir.
conference. A large hollow in the
trunk is capacious enough TO contain
a flock Of sheep. Its name originated
in the story that Queen Joan of Ara.
gon with her nobility and their ret
inues once took refuge from VIC.
lent storm under it's spreading
branches.