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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Among Magazines
THE SALE or DISSIPATION

In the April McClure's there Is "a
study of the commerce of dissipa-
ton in our American cities. Chi
cago is the city Under study. 1t
was chosen simp.y because it is n
typical American city. and one
known by millions of people. The
paralyzing of government, the ruin
and despair that the sale of dissipa-
tion has brought upon the city's civ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Y. M. c. A.;
HAPPENINGS

The regular weekly group contest
vas held In the Association gym.
last night. Instead OF playing bas-
ket ball as Is tho usual custom, in
doors baseball waJ taken up. The
Reds defeated the Blues In q hard
fought game of nine innings by the
score Of 2 to 1. In the entire contest
the Reds won Il total of points
while the Blues made 8.
The Oranges and Grays also played
baseball, resulting In the latter
team winning easily by the score Of
q to 2. In total points the Grays
won 81 ''hile the Oranges won Z.
at th y close of last nights contest,
the G'ays headed the league with
good prospects for holding the place.
All tennis enthusiasts should not
fail TO attend the big meeting In
the Y. M. G. A. parlors tonight at
1880 O'Clock. Prospective players
should also attend.
In the postponed contest last night
the independents were defeated In
three straight games by the Buck
eyes. The bowling season Is draw
Ing tor an end and after a few more
postponed gaInes.- the annual tOurna-
ments will be held, after which the
season will close.
Following are last nights scores;
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Brief 1l1ention

Dr.. l.. B., Simpson, formerly OF
this city who SO suddenly quit
Radnor Wednesday, has neither
been seen or heard from Since and
eyidcntially he made good his
quiet escape to regions unknown.
The regular quarterly examina-
tions at the high school were in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Piles Cured in b told Days.El

PAzO OINTMENNT is guaranteed
to cure any case of itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to
IA days or money refunded. soc.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

The salve that acts ike pOul-
tice Is Pine Salvo Carbolized. No
other salve so good for cuts. burns,
boils and chapped skin. Ask about
It,. Price 25 cts.
Sold by Flocken Drug Store.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

A demurrer of the plaintiff in the
case of Charles +. Koch against
Phillip Bauer, was sustained.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

The Y. NJ. b. Club met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. G. G.. Nash, of
South Prospect street as hostess.
There was good attendance of the
members and the hours were whiled
away at embroidery work. A spell
ing contest which afforded much
amusement was won by Mrs. II.
Ellsworth Carpenter. Dainty re-
freshments we're served by the host
ess.
The club guests were Mrs. Naile,
Mrs. Lew Shadaker, Mrs. Ed. Nun
nell and Miss Rhea Munnell. The
next meeting will be held in four
weeks at the home or Mrs. Hurley,
on South Prospect street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Mrs. r.. X. Clark, Mrs. ID. Yakc
entertained the Woman's Guild of
|St. Paul's church. yesterday after
noon at the Clark home on North
State street. After the business ses-
sion. the time was spent with needle
work. A fine supper was served by
the hostess
Mrs. Margaret Schultz, of South
Main street, will next entertain the
Guild.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Wall Paper Satisfaction

Wall Paper Satisfaction is not always bought with wal, wall
negligence in the hanging ne satisfied with tho
chase unpeasantnes of this coming here We
upda patterns at lowest price and nish reliable paper
hangers that will slight their work. 3y
TSCHANEN BROS, Drugs and Wall Paper
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
letter. Salt Rhsum 4

These are diseases for WI lch
Chamberlain's Salve is especially
valuable. 1t quickly allays tho Itch
ing and smarting and soon effects a
cnrc. Price 25 cents. For sale by
all druggists.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Miss Agnes Lcota Tilton and Mr..
John G.. Morris were united in
marriage at the home OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Tilton,
one mile west of LaRue at Z o'clock
Thursday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Grace Met
row. lady minister from Mt. Vic
tory. Only the members of the i'm
mediate families were present.
The wedding was to have taken
place last Sunday, but the unfortun-
ate groom was stranded in the south
ern part of the state on account of
the flooded country. All of the tele-
phone and telegraph wires being out
OF commission, he was unable to get
word to his expectant young sweet
heart, who passed through the ap-
pointed wedding hour alone and dis
consulate without a word of infor-
nation from her promised groom
Young Morris reached his lovers
side however by Tuesday night and
the wedding was quickly planned for
Thursday evening, and the wedding
bells rang merrily.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
an elaborate five course wedding sup
per was served. The bride and
groom left Immediately for Trimble,
Ohio where they will reside on the
groom's farm near that place.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Miss Roma Lust aged twenty.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
d. Lust Of north Of the city, left
Thursday for Arizona where Satur-
day evening she will be united in
marriage to Mr.. Carl Ulsh Of
Phoenix, Arizona. The prospective
groom is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Winnie Ulsl residing north OF
town. The young couple will return
in few months and make their
home in this city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Miss nellie Doty, of West Center
street, was hostess to tho Tattlers
club yesterday afternoon. There was
. large attendance of the members,
and a most interesting meeting re-
suited. The hours were spent at
embroidery work and sewing. Mrs.
Lloyd DeGolley favored those pres.
,ent with several pleasing vocal sclec-
tons that We're greatly enjoyed. At
Ave o'clock the hostess served re-
freshments.
The club guests were Mrs, Charles
Selby, Mrs, Lloyd DeGolley, Mrs.
Stokes, Miss Ethel Krause, Mabel
Anthony and Mary Fry. The next
meeting will be held IN two weeks.
the place not having h~en daferm-
ined,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17
Ice Cream Supper.

We sEoaid OF recorded this 10
our last week. issue t.... 80. We
did rot hive the tine to- 10 lhe
subject justice We concluded to 4
vail untiI this week. The Ice
cream suppc, spoken Of III cur
heading cane oil ut Trask OF The
School house on saturday night
of tn" 8. 1t was one oi the
grandest q; Me season it was got
ten up in favor Ut getting seats
for the scnocl house And was
conducted hy Mr.. H,board our
School Nam and the Trustees Mr..
Stevens, Mr. Burton and Mr
! Johnson. The pracaedsammunteG
to over fifteen dollars, 1t was one
Of the grandest lines that tould
:! be had for The OCCASION thvrs WI,
u very large crowd and or'iaiy
mud as good behaving as couid b.
expected just what the peopl, .
Tras1 10 capable Of doing. tn
services opened by singing AM
then M adress Of "A few minute
by Rev. l.. =. Garrelt sul,abl
for tho occasion. Then. ~
school man with lady friends -up
piled patic,pants with the fl.
dishes o: Ice cream md oak,
Aud will say further whrnuv,
people want u good time come
Tfusk, When you hear there
something going on. Our teach,
needs much praise I n her effort,
Respect. I'd.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17
MISSOURI PATENTS.

uinrltd last Week Reported by
. 4 Saw \ e. pa'rn, Attorneys
W.s-," ',lD =
Bcniauinc {. Scaton. 81. Louis
wheel. Herbert NJ, S,urgis,
Kansas City, Curtain fixture.
WiIlinm Hart kirksville. Sound
rcproduccr for g'ophophones.
f'o' .opy of any above patents send
ter cents in pcs,ase stamps with date NJ
Ncws tavcr t. g A. STOW a.
l. q Washington D. g
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17
(lowr'y Wyom. Oct . 1901
Ed. CREssl.r, Tca.k Mo.

Dear Sir
Fora hong while we
paid ~ attention to YOUR .ovaIy
paper. but when ~ the spr,ug IA y
beloved husband died, my little
girl wanted to see ii hey were
Just all Mo. news ] found some.
thing in it what We needed most
aud s'ncs then your paper is a
welcome. guest.
Yours very sincerely.
Mrs. W. X. Cipman.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

Pick ont tn. thin spots in the
.iclds and in the ,tubb,c fields.
aud see that the manure goes
around to these places. Hauling
out manure and spreading it
over the handicst field is not al
ways the best thing to do.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

The fault 10 be found with the
girl who is studying music is
that she always wants to sing in
the parlor instead of in the kit;
chen"
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

IT is said that the 1907 apple
crop will bring about -, 900, 900
to the apple growers Of Washing.
ton County, Ark. That is a heap
Of money, but Washington
County has lot Of apple trees. "
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

THE only castles that most Of
US are allowed TO get even a peep
into are those we Guild in the
air"
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

There are lots. of men in this
world whose word is as good. as
their bond, for both are worth
less"
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

True economy on the farm
docs not always consist of saving
money Il, ,he expense of muscle
and sheer physical cNrrtion; hut
il often consists in conserving
ones energy through the eN'r-
else of the .ucnt.,l powers
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

There should be Il law CON,
pcling Kin who come On II visit
after the leaves begin 10 fall 10
bring tcdcIuthins with them"
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

SO few husbands are what
they really ought to be that we
are not surprised that the divorce
courts never cease their grind.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17
TIKI SCRAP PILE.

The best thing about q vet
fall in the ONrks is that II soalss
the pcssimists.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

The girl who reads poetry Is
pretty apt to overlook the pump
kin pie recipe in the cook book. "
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

Ths goods what talks for the people, We
arc fully and the interests ares
the same so call Dry Goods ard Groer'es We
shall try please and your Interests with o"r
Wv. JOHNSON
TRAsN Mo
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

Mr.. SamnetM Merritt has, been
! sick for several days butt bet.
ter again.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

-. a. Simons wentto Surfing
ITO I'll tho appointment .Sf the
Eds, and his family accompan.
led him
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

-Mrs, Caption Whitaker paid
! Mountain. View a business trip
ION last Saturday. ~
MrsN Ietlbcttcr called on the
co,npositors OF tl!is OFFICE or
Monday eva.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

Mrs Capton Whitaker has
beer on the pury list for several
days but is getting better ut
present.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

Mrs. Dawson the mother of
the Editors wife and Mrs. Min
ME Haggard visited this OFFlcf;
on last Tuesday,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

r. The daughter If Mr. aud Mrs
Ricli!c has been sick Tor some
time W. trnst her rVrn.yN may
he soon to health aGa!n Mr..
3Ricki" aud family is among our
best citizen.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-17

MIR. R"n KEYS came HON. on
last Sunday from near Mountain
Grove to >uc his li,Ir sisters
who have their home. with the
aColony, returning Monthly.
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Appellate Court ofsNew York has
tanning the right of the Public Service
Commission of that State to fix the
rates and charges of all public service
corporations. This is of the utmost i'm
portance at this time. when the aues-
ton of State and Governmental power
over these corporations is being actively
discussed. The decision is more weighty,
since it follows the principles laid down
by Attorney-General, now Justice
Moody, in an opinion given to Con-
eress. The action Of the Public Service
Commission was attacked by the rail
roads on two grounds The first was
that the fixing of rates. was legislative
act, which the Legislature could not
delegate to any other body The sec
ond was that the rates fixed were con-
fiscatory. The court says tina it was
not delegation of legislative power. as
the statute merely gave the power to fix
the rates within the limits prescribed
by law" that is, it brought the acts of
the Commission under the same rule
that applies to all other executives The
decision says that il makes no differ
ence whether the limits were fixed by
common or statute law. Those limits
are well known and easily ascertainable,
and therefore no legislative discretion is
delegated to the Commission. The
Commission has merely to execute the
| law. AS to the plea of "confiscatory,'
| the court said that the rate fixed must
be reasonable charge, one reasonable
TO the public and alike reasonable to the
corporation. With regard to this, the
court said, and its decision will be
everywhere accepted as the essence OF
common sense:
'It thus appears that the stockhoIder,
of public service corporation are moi
| entitled to require the public TO pay
| dividends upon fictitious stock or fol-
their extravaganza or waste. Such {
corporation, however. is entitled to
fair return upon the actual value of it.
property that it is devoting to the pub
lie use, after paying all expenses and
liabilities reasonably charged agains
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
THE JEFF DAVIS PAPERS.

Mrs. Addison Hayes. of Colorado
Springs, Colo, Jefferson Davis's daugh-
ter, is going to New Orleans to look
over her fathers papers, and especially
for the alleged letters from Grant, Far
ragut and Thomas asking for commits
sions. She is in doubt as to whether
such letters can be found, as she never
heard either of her parents say any
thing about such communications. She
says that her fathers private and con-
fidential correspondence was kept in
an old mahogany case. which for a
number of years stood in the Office of
Payne e. Foster. of New Orleans. Mr..
Payne was a lifelong friend of her
father. and she thinks that upon the
death of both members of the firm the
papers passed into the possession of ex-
Justice Fenner, of the Louisiana Su-
preme Court. She will consult with
Judge Fenner and her friends as to
what shall be done with them, but does
not see any reason why the papers
should not be published Probably she
will not go much beyond announcing
that no such letters as has been alleged
to exist can be found. The private and
confidential correspondence of Jeffer-
son Davis, if published in full, would
make what Horace Greeley used to call
mighty interesting reading" AT the
same time there would be much in them
that the Confederates would not like to
have published. and it is very doubtful
if they will be allowed to see the light
entire
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
NO ARTIFICIAL COPPER.

President Remsen. of Johns Hopkins,
explains the real meaning of Sir Will
liam Ramsay's experiments With cop
per. While it appears that litaium may
result from an action of radium upon a
copper salt, and this has at present no
proper value. while it is of the highest
importance in aiding chemists to a Wild
er knowledge of the constitution of mat
ter. Even IL it be determined that one
metal may be changed into another, we
are very far indeed from more than
guessing at how desirable metal may
be produced at will. There is absolute
ly nothing to suggest how copper may
be made artificially.
The National tribune., 1907-11-28

Our trade with New Mexico seems
to be making satisfactory progress
Last year Mexico bought $50 per
cent of her total imports from US. and
sent 6S.6 per cent of her exports to this
country. The Same is true of the en-
trail American States. Honduras
bought GO per cent of her imports from
us; Nicaragua. 50 per cent; Costa Rica,
A per cent; Guatemala nearly 35 per
cent; and Salvador. % per cent
The balance of trade continues TO
be strongly in our favor with Great
Britain. the largest importing country
in the world and also with Germany
Last year. Great Britain took 21G per
cent of her imports from the United
States. while Germany took 1919 per
cent 1t is significant of the vastness
of Great Britain's trade is that large.
that our enormous purchases from her
were only IA per cent of her exports.
We took 9.5 per cent of Germany's
exports, or about SO per cent less than
we sold her. On the other hand, It
must be said that we sell to Great
Britain and Germany things upon
which we make comparatively small
coal oil, while they sell us manufact-
ured things upon which the profits are
quite large.
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
GEN. TuoMAs,s LOYALTY.

Gen. Gates r. Thruston, who prob
with Gen. George H. Thomas than any
other man now living. writes to the
Nashville Banner defending his former
Chief from the imputations of disloyalty
Thruston says that
"It was doubtless not an easy choice
for Maj Thomas to separate himself
from his relatives in Virginia and from
his lifelong friends in the army, but
long before Virginia seeded Maj.
Thomas decided to uphold the cause
deavored to prevent the dissolution of
the Union"
Gen. Thruston was for two years Ad-
jutant- General and Judge-Advocate up
on Gen. Thomas's staff, and was as inti-
innate with his chief as any man could
be- What he says is worthy of serious
attention. Gen. Thruston quotes the
letter to the Superintendent of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, upon which Mr..
Jones's charge is based, and says:
This letter speaks for itself. 1t makes
no allusion, direct or indirect. to seces-
sion or the condition of the country. II
cannot by any possibility be stretched
into the conclusion that Gen. Thomas
applied for a commission to enter the
Confederate service 1t is probable thai
this letter is the sole foundation for DR.
Jones's statement. IF he has the letter
he mentions, there is no good reason
why it should not be published"
The National tribune., 1907-11-28

have favors to ask of the Treasury
Department and they have not been
slow in making their wants known.
Politician-like they do not hesitate to
tempt the Secretary with suggestions
that his popularity is noticeable in
their localities, thereby hoping to
stimulate him to grant their requests
IL remains to be seen how far the
Secretary will be moved by his desire
to gain favor with Congressman in this
direction. He is one of the caImest
men in public life. never makes an
impulSive remark and generally lets
the other fellow do most of the talk
ing. No crisis seems To disturb his
equanimity and he goes about in the
same democratic way as when he was
plain Secretary to the President He
converses over the telephone with
everybody who has any important bus
mess with him-which some of the
Cabinet officers think they can not do
without 4 loss of dignity-receiFes the
same old-time friends in his inner
office. He does not, however. go to
dairy lunch room. for his midday meal.
as he used to do when he was Secre-
tary to the President and later when
he was Secretary of Commerce and
Labor. He has his luncheon now
more exclusively. One of the best
caterers of Washington brings the
meal to one of the Treasury rooms
where the table is spread for the Sec
retary and his assistants But that
is largely to save time and is in line
with the practice of other Secretaries
before him.
The National tribune., 1907-11-28

The report of the amount In the
Savings Banks of the United States is
something so phenomenal as to give
great encouragement to the belief in
The marvellous prosperity and sound
ness of the country. July 1, 1907,
there was on deposit in these banks,
the vast sum Of s3.4s5, ,o00. 900, an in
crease of $500. 100000 during the year
end approaching double the amount
On deposit 10 years ago. In othe,
words, the working men and women
of the country had on deposit more
than enough to pay the entire war deb
Of the United States at its highes
point, and the pensions for severa
years to the MANNED and broken -dowr
veterans. There is no surer index o.
the prosperity of a countrv than this
where the working people can shov
such substantial surplus above theil
earnings. They control a larger fun,
of available money than the Roths
childs, Morgans or any of the othe
great financiers Of the world
The National tribune., 1907-11-28
GEN. THoMAs,s LOYALTY.

Upon his return from the meeting of
the Army of the Tennessee at Vicks-
burg, Col. Cornelius Cadle, who had
been elected for the 18th time Secretary
of the association. was interviewed with
regard to the reports about Gen. Thorn
ass loyalty. He empaticaIly denied
that there was the slightest blemish or
shadow of doubt upon that grand old
chieftain's record, and said:
1--WE heard those stories during the
meeting, and they were so absurd on
their face that we paid no attention to
them. Were there the slightest posi-
bility that any of the heroes whose pic
tured faces look down on us from these
walls had proffered themselves to the
Confederate cause, the Army of the
Tennessee would have appointed COM
mittees to make Investigations for the
benefit of history"
The National tribune., 1907-11-28

the same. What is deemed a fair re-
turn must depend ultimately upon the
Judgment of the court"
This decision will undoubtedly be-
come basic one, and be followed in
other court proceedings and legislation.
1t sets forth precisely what the people
demand of the railroads. Everyone
wants the railroads to make money and
to have a fair return upon what has
been actually invested. The just COM
plant, and that which has brought
about the present feeling against the
railroads, is that they have been trying
to rob the public by eXorbitant charges
and by taxing the public to pay divi-
dends upon stock watered to the last
degree of thinness.