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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
MILDRED HOLLAND
WINS new FRIENDS
Excellent Work Done by the
Clever Actress.
Support was Rather Poor but the
Scenic Effects were Truly
Beautiful.

dence saw Mildred Holland in Mat
thew Barry's famous play, "a Para
disc of Lies at the Grand Opera
House, last night, Miss Hollands
visit to Marion is always considered
a most pleasant event and local the
atre goers remember her as the clev-
|er actress who appeared here only q
flew years ago In the popular play,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Miss Bertha Winch was very
pleasantly surprised at her home
on north State street last night,
the occasion being the fifteenth
anniversary of her birth. Games
and music were enjoyed until n
late hour. Refreshments we're
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
10 10 NOTHING COMPARES
loi FATHER WILLIAMS INDIAN TEy

for all diseases of the LIVER anJ
KIDNEYS, STOMACH and BOWELS.
causes a vigorous action of the
LIVER, discsting the food causing a
regular free movement OF the BOW
Et.S, clcanscs the KIDNEYS, puriHes
the BLOOD, makes you well, Keeps
you well. It only costs you 20 cents
tqtdry 1t. In Tea or Tablet form.
Tschancn Bros. agents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19


Mrs. ID. Il. j Brockett, of East
Center street, was hostess to the
members of the Current Topic club
al its regular meeting yesterday
laftcrnooD. Tie roll call was an
svered with current topics and u
paper on the subject, "The Corona
tiOn of William III" was read by
Mrs. l.. J. Smith. An interesting
description of Berlin was given. by
Mrs. II. Il. Day and Mrs. j. l..
Crawmer read an excellent paper on
"Germany's Art Capitals" The
program was concluded with q
general discussion Of the cities of
Germany.
Mrs. C. T. Want will entertain
TIE club next Monday afternoon.
The Woman's Club held very
pleasant meeting yesterday afternoon
At the home of Mrs. C. L. Allen, of
Delaware avenue. The roll call was
answered. with "Old Saws and Trite
Sayings" and Mrs. Ward II. Bones
gave reading on the subject,
"Oriental Art and Architecture. -
Miss Hattie Taylor read a paper on
1.-THE Great Mutiny" and Mrs
ICcnklin gave reading on "The
Relief of Lucknow" and "rhe Pipes
TO-, Lucknow Mrs. Allen sang
Fair Ellen" The meeting was
concluded with the report of the
critic, Mrs. Burns Barker.
The club will meet next week with
Mrs. j. e. Waddell, of West Church
. street.
The Advance Club was entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. w. II.
McClain, of Girard avenue. Mrs
A. j. Whiting read paper on "rht
Spain OF ToGay,' dealing particular,
with the government, education am
religion. "The Story of Tltant
Entombment" and of Correggio'
::Holy Night were given in a pa
per by Mrs. #. d. Tubbs. Th,
program was ended with a discus
sion of the cathedrals of Italy by tn,
member.
The next meeting of the club vii
be held Wednesday, March 6, a
which time Mrs. A. j. Whiting vii
entertain with reception.
Miss Zella Mani, Of Mt. Verno
avenue, was hostess to the member
OF the ID. G. Q. club, Monday even
ing. Nearly all of the members wer
present and very interesting ses
sion resulted. The evening wa
passed at needle work, and socla
passtimes. Light refreshments wer
served by the hostess.
Miss Goldic Gelbaugh, Of Sout
Prospect street, Will entertain tll
Stitchers this evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

served. Miss Winch received many
useful and beautiful presents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Nothing other than routine bust
ness was transacted by members of
the Deutscher Bund at the regular
meeting held Monday evening.
NJ Davidson. ccting as deputy
sheriff this afternoon took 17-year.
old Blanche Gamble TO the Girls
Industrial Home at Delaware where
an effort will be made to bring her
to a proper understanding of her
position in this world. The girl
has been given two chances by the
Probate court but Is seemingly In
corrigible and asa last resort, Judge
Foster determined to send her to the
Delaware institution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

from the local union was solicit
cd.
The probram closed with q song
"Blest be the Tie That Binds"
Mrs. Fletcher Will entertain tue
mon at its next meeting in two
weeks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
Soose Votes

Kosciusko Lodge, I. O. O. +.
met last night and conferred the
third degree on one candidate. Ar
rangemcnts were made to have the
degree team of Delaware lodge
confer the work on class of can
didates in this city week from
next Monday cvenIng. AT that
time 1t is expected large deega-
ton from Delaware will attend the
meeting and the local lodge will
serve banquet in honor Of the
visitors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

An unusually well attended meet
ing OF the Order of the Eastern
stars was held Monday evening and
considerable routine business tran
sacted. Arrangements were made
Tor degree work at the next regular
meeting in March and next Monday
evening the degree team will meet
for drill. Following the routine
business, light refreshments were
served and social hour enjoyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

AT special meeting of the Way
side lodge of Odd Fellows held Mon
day evening, the, second degree was
conferred on three candidates. The
third degree VIII be conferred on
these same candidates at the regu-
lar meeting to be held next Thurs.
day evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Miss Goldic Gelbaugh, Of South
Prospect street, will entertain tho
Stitchers this evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19

Tho shoe stock will suffer big
price reductions, to reduce the enor-
nous line. II
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Georqe Eliot Consulted Him.

Frederic Harrison was a close
friend of George Eliot, AMI she often
asked his advice in regard to points
of law that came up in the course of
her stories. She particularly needed
legal advice in a vital part of Felix
Holt"--for conscientious worker as
she was, and as all really great ar.
fists are, she was not content to make
a guess. Mr.. Harrison listened as
gravely to the presentation of her
problem as If 1t concerned real indi-
viduals. The next day he sent her a
carefully and concisely worded opin-
ion, which she used In her book just
as he wrote 1t. In the story, it is as
cribed to the Attorney General" and
is referred to as final authority" It
is the part printed in Italics in chap
ter XIV. Mr.. Harrison was both sur
prised and pleased to see his own
words used. He expected that the
novelist would wish to express his le-
gal opinion In her W language.
Thanks to George Eliot" he said,
with a smile, Il have written some
thing that will live forever in Eng.
lish literature!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Crust of the Earth,

Hon. R. J. Strut, F. r. s., has gath.
cred rocks from all the world over,
GRANTEES from Cornwall and Rhodesia,
basalt from Greenland, the Victoria
Falls and Ireland, syenite from Nor
way, leucite from Mount Vesuyius,
and has estimated as a result of pro.
longed Investigations that not more
than one-thirtieth of the total volume
OF the earth is composed or rocks,
found on the surface.
AS a result of his deductions he es-
Inmates that the depth of the earth's
rock crust is approximately As miles.
This deduction comedies to a certain
degree with the calculations of Prof.
Milne, the earthquake expert, who has
been investigating to the same end
by the observation of earthquake
tremors and their speeds, Pref. Milne
concludes that at a depth Of 30 miles
below the earth's surface exist rocks
whose physical properties are similar
to those found on the exterior.
Mr.. Strut computes the Internal
heat of the globe to be about 1,500
degrees c~entigrade at about 45 miles
below the surface. Such a heat indi-
Gates the melting point of iron, but 1t
is considerably below the melting
point of platinum, which DR.. Harker
fixed at 1,710 degrees centigrade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

had been used all over the country,
and there has been no means of de-
termining from what Office they have
been sold to the consumers ALI this
will be changed under the new system,
and every post office OF the land will
receive due credit for the amount Of
postage stamps which it sells, which
furnishes the only basis upon which
the business of the office can be esti
mated.
The new postage stamps of 1907
will bear on their face the name of
the city and state In which they are
sold, and it will make no difference in
what part of the country they are
used, the city Of their origin will have
the credit for their sale.
Postage stamps in the past have
proven to be exceptionally negotiable
plumber for the light-fingered gentry.
The Chicago post Office a little while
ago was robbed of nearly $4,000
worth of STAMPS of small denomina.
lions, and no trace of the perpetra-
tors was ever discovered.
With each gummed piece of paper
an inanimate detective by means of
the name of its city of origin, 1t is
scarcely possible that a thief could
as completely cover his tracks in dis.
posing of his booty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Standin' BY.

The whimsical humor Of "The
Cruise of the Shining Light is illus.
trated by the following scene between
Dannie and old Nick Top, whose high
est virtue Is to stand by to the
end:
"Dannie, lad he would begin, is
OF Nicholas Top a well-known figger
in newfoundland
Giles knowed,' was the response
I had been taught, from Cape Race
t. Chidley.'
What for"
"'Standin' by
80 far SO good; my uncle would
beam upon me as though the com
pliment were of my own devising, un'
til twas necessary once more to wipe
the smile and blush from his great
wet c~ountenance.
els 1t righteous says he, t stand
byT
"'Tis that
"He would now lean close with his
poser: Does 1t say SO In the Bible?
All ha, lad! Does it say so there@
Twas left out says |, having to
this been scandalously taught, by mis-
take"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
EDITOR

pipes would be necessary to heat the
house upstairs and down, and with the
furnace In this position the shortest
and consequently the hottest pipes
would lead to the dining room and to
the bathroom. These are the places
where the most heat is needed, that Is
you need the heat In the dining-room
all the time, both night and day; you
need the heat in the bathroom when
you want it, and at such times you
need plenty OF it.
A warm bathroom in the winter
time Is a great luxury, n that Is APP
preclated by everyone who has had
the opportunity to enjoy it. There
Is only one time in life when a man
really enjoys a cold bath and that is
when he is a kid and goes in swim.
ming the first warm days In April.
He enjoys the sensation as long as he
lives, but he is not anxious to repeat
the experiment after he arrives at the
years of discretion.
Furnishings in this bathroom are
not expensive. 1t Is not necessary to
put a whole lot of money into a bath
room in order to have the necessary
comforts. You can be just as clean
with a planished copper bath as you
can in the most expensive roll-rimmed
porcelain enameled tub. and there is
a great difference In the first outlay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Fr1pR PLAN

owner INDUCES In flights Of subse-
quent Imagination such as builders
quent imagination such as builders
frequently meet up against.
A pleasant feature about this house
is the porches. They have the ap-
pearance 81 having belonged to the
plan from the very first. They grew
into the original design In a manner
not usual, especially with cottage
houses. verandas and porches sell
dom fit a house as we'll as they should.
Too often they have the appearance
Of being stuck on as a sort OF after
thought. A really neat design that
follows through from cellar to gar
ret and from front to rear harmoni-
ously in every respect Is worth very
careful consideration because such
house plans are not AZ common as
they should be.
This house should be heated with 2
hot-air furnace and the furnace
should be placed under the partition
that divides the dining-room from the
front downstairs bedroom; then the
pipes viii iii take . good pitch, they
wfIl be reasonably short and every
pdpe Win w ! heater. About eight
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Twice In Jeopardy.

An old negro was recently brought
before a justice In Mobile. 1t seemed
that Uncle Moses had fallen foul of a
bulldog while in the act Of entering
the henhouse Of the dogs owner.
Look here, Uncle Moses" the JUS
tice said, informally, didn't | give
YOU ten Gays last month for this same
thing? Same henhonse you were try.
ing to get into. What have you got to
say for yourself?"
Uncle Moses scratched his head.
"Mars Willyum, - sent me ter de
chain gang fer trying to steal some
chickens, didn't ye?"
Eyes, that was the charge"
AN don't de law say yo' can't be
charged twice wild de same 'fense?"
"That no man shall be twice placed
in jeopardy for the identical act, yes"
"Den, sab, yo' des hab ter let me go.
sab. All war after de same chickens,
sab"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

floor in the parlor, or dining-room, or
both and they want a little wider win.
dow in the sitting-room. Then the
wife wants a change in partitions be-
tween her bedroom and where the
children sleep. AS a general thing a
woman has not got a very clear idea
of mathematic. The moving Of a par
tition is a simple thing in her esti-
nation. She can see how it could be
set over a foot or two and make the
room a little larger, but she don't see
the difficulty behind the partition.
Josh Billings recommended Webster's
dictionary in the following way: "My
friend Webster has writ a book, he
calls it Webster's Unabridged Die
tionary, a history Of the English Ian
guage, or how one word leads to an
other If Josh Billings could have
described howsa woman's change In
a house plan brings trouble down on
the head Of the contractor and how
one of her changes leads to another,
he probably might have invented some
comical way of describing it. | have
often known workmen to talk lightly
of such interferences, but | never
knew a contractor who was RESPONSE
Bile for the job to really enjoy a joke
of this nature.
This cottage could be built under
favorable circumstances for about
s1,400 or $500, but not when the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

THEY'RE MOSTLY LIKE THIS.
Beautiful Faith Of Woman In the Man
She Loved.

People think that because ] am a
woman said Mrs. Hetty Green, Il
can be imposed on; but usually they
find out their mistake"
She was talking about a lawyer
wherein she had disputed her lawyers
bill, and this topic naturally led her
TO the topic of women's trustfulness.
There's a case In point" said Mrs.
Green, smiling grimly, about a young
and pretty school teacher. She ono
asked her class for an original defini-
ton Of The word wife
"a wife is a rib said one little
girl.
Wives are guiding stars said an.
other.
"a comforter said a third.
Gan inspiration said a fourth.
Altogether the definitions were
rather prosy and commonplace, but
finally a child Of II, smiling archly,
said:
"A wife is a person for a man
to find fault with when things go
wrong
Good cried the pretty teacher,
laughing. Good! That Is the best
definition Of all. The best, the %truest'.
But that afternoon on the way
home from school, the little girl whose
definition had SO pleased, tripped de.
mIreIy IN To the teacher and said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
N STORY.

nrOD hath been good to US, indeed"
VI responded Boaz, to the happy
words OF gratitude which Ruth, his
wife, had just spoken.
yes" continued Ruth, HE hath
given me th~ee"-lookirS up with low
ing glance into the fee that bent over
her-"and now HI hath given me a
son-and thee, too," she added, cay
erly.
A sound came from the other side
Of the room, where the aged Naomi
was busy about the household cares,
which sounded much like a sob, and
caused Ruth to look in that direction.
"And thee. too, mother" she added,
hastily, while a shadow passed over
her face, and was gone again as the
baby cooed and reached up its little
hand and touched her cheek. She
buried her face In the little ones
clothing, as she pressed him to her
breast, and when she lifted her face
again she said, a~ppealingly, to her
husband:
And / want our son TO be named
after thee, my husband. Cannot It be
COZ"
Again the half-suppressed sob sound.
ed from the other side OF the room,
followed this time by a choking voice,
which said:
rs not Naomi to be consulted In the
naming Of the child?"
why mother dear, had not
thought to shut you out. | had not
thought that you cared" and again the
troubled shadow crossed her face.
"Will not the Lord, who hath given
us the son, also in His own good time
give us q name for him?" asked Boaz,
hastily, anxious that no suspicion Of
disharmony should exist between the
two women who had been so close to
each other in love and sympathy, and
who had rejoiced together over the
coming of the babe and had planned
so earnestly for his future.
Eyes. we can wait" both women re-
sponded in the same breath, and there
the matter rested for the time being,
but In the heart Of each the troubled
thoughts which had been there since
the coming Of the babe remained.
Neither knew Just how the feeling
arose, for there was no spoken word,
but each became conscious Of a jeal-
GUS solicitude over the child; each
was utterly consumed with love and
ambition for the child, and each felt
a personal pride and triumph In him.
And al the days had passed, Ruth had
iavished her love and attentions upon
the child, had talked Of her plans for
the child. and, without realizing II, had
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
SECRET OF cocos ISLAND.
An English Admiral Who Believed In
the Stories Of Buried Treasure.

Admiral H, st. L. b. Pallfser died
suddenly at his country house in Chi.
chester, England. recently. He served
In the Baltic and Black sea during the
Crimean war, and In command of a
squadron watched British interests
throughout the Carlist wa In 1871. He
was the commander in chief Of the Pa.
cific squadron from 1896 to 1899.
It was during his command In the
Pacific that Admiral Palliser came in
to possession of what he thought to
be the secret Of the buried treasures
OF the famous Cocos island and on
board her majesty's ship Imperieuse
made the first of a long series of in
efectual efforts to unearth the buried
millions. The late Admiral received
the secret" from Captain Hackett
when the latter was on his death-bed
n was so impressed by 1t that de-
spite all failures he remained a firm
believer in the existence of the treas
IRE.
The story of the Cocos island treas.
nres is one Of the most romantic and
thrilling character. One vast hoard
OF valuables is supposed to have been
deposited on the island, which lies 500
miles southwest of Panama, by a Brit
tsh ship which had turned pirate in
1871. The second and more valuable
treasure was buried there by the crew
OF the barkentine Mary DER about
1888, This hoard was supposed to be
the bullion and jewels of the Peruvian
town of Callalo, which was threatened
with revolution and pillage. The ma
tional treasure was put on board the
British ship for safety, but the crew
betrayed their trust and fed with the
rich cargo. The value of the two
treasures is supposed to be many mil
lions.
At least $4,000 worth of valuables
were taken from the island by a man
called keaton. This man died and be-
queathed the secret to Hackett. Since
the later confided in Admiral Paliser
some half dozen fruitless expeditions
have been fitted out and have search
ed the soil of the island. One OF the
latest was led by Earl Fitzwilliam, in
1905, but his party met with a disas-
ter In the shape of a landslide during
blasting operations, and seven of them
were injured, Several companies
have been formed to equip expedi-
tons, but needless to say none Of
them has ever paid a dividend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Although this IS 4 o~ne.story cottage.

Although this Is q one-story cottage.
1t is not a very small affair. 1t is SO
feet wide by so feet long and contains
five rooms downstairs with an oppor-
tunity to make a couple OF good bed
rooms on the floor above. The cost
of the house will depend very much
on local conditions, but It will de-
pend more on the tastes and require
ments OF the owner. 1t is not an ex-
pensiye house necessarily. The
largest timbers are only two by eight,
and the principal framework Is built
up with two by four scantlings and
the trimmings are such as may be
bought In any lumber yard.
Some men In building a house select
a plan, let the contract and go away
about their other business until the
house is finished, but there are a
great many other men who are con
structed on different lines. Contrac-
tors call them fussy, but | call them
particular. They want to see what
kind of material goes into the house,
and they want to know whether a nail
goes into each flooring joist or wheth-
err a flooring strip is put down in a
hurry with one nail to four ioists.
While investigating the laying of the
floor this kind of a man is also inquis-
tive about the tonguing. He wants
to know how often it Is mashed in
with the head of an adj.
Then, there is a class of fellows
who follow the construction closely,
and study the plan as the work pro-
crosses and who find out every day
that they would like something a lit
tie different. They want a hard wood
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Sung.

Among the many curious inscrip-
lions that are to be found on the
tombstones that mark the last rest.
ing places of some OF the early pio-
neers of the town Of Manchester one
Of the most curious is in what is
known as the old Greenhouse ceme-
terry on a tombstone erected in 1914
to the memory Of Timothy Ryan. On
May IL, 1914. he was attacked by his
bees and stung to death. The follow.
ting epitaph appears on his tombstone:
A thousand Ways cut short our days,
None are exempt from death,
A honey bee by singing me
Did stop my mortal breath.
This grave contains the last remains
OF my fraiI house Of clay.
My soul Is gone not TO return,
To one eternal day,
Manchester Correspondence Rochester
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Art and Happiness.

Artists are not a a class the hap
piest Of mortals. But that is because
they fail to relate the ideal nationally
to life, rather than because they are
vowed to standards Of perfection. I'm
happiness comes upon them as 1t
would upon anyone else--in conse-
uuence OF folly and Indifference and
willfulness; and their devotion to art,
concludes bliss Carman. In his essay
in the Craftsman, which Is often held
to be the cause of their misfortunes,
Il ia reality the only mitigating factor
in their lives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Beautifu, Mixed Metaphor.

/ think your readers may be inter
csted in a mixed metaphor which re-
Gently appeared In the Egyptian
Standard. the paper Of Moustapha
Kamel Pasha, says . letter to the
London Spectator. That paper says
that IL the whig element were drop
ped out Of the cabinet, "a truly lib
eral wind might become the guild
ing light Of the foreign Office, and
the introduction Of 8 home-rule bill
for Ireland might 9 the begin
ming Of Justice In Egypt" ! think
the idea Of 4 wind being 3 guiding
light ID an example Of mixed metaphor
shich IT WIN be hard 70 beat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

noted road driver, and always has
some good roadsters In his stable.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has several good
road horses, and with p. v. DeGraw.
fourth assistant postmaster general,
did much toward the building OF q
speedway on government land on the
fats west Of the Washington monu-
ment, and the organization of a gen.
tleman's driving association here.