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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09
Gift is Discussed In Europe.

Discussion over tbe gift has spread
to Europe. The Worlds Paris cores.
pondent in special cable despatch
said
THE Rockefeller gift has excited
astonishment in the French press.
Several studies of his temperament
have been published in which the
writer's seek for reasons which
prompted the giving away Of such an
enormous sum. One editor suggests
piety as the cause and another sug
gests that all American millionaires
tremble in dread of laws that may
rob them of their wealth.
"The American temperament, so
the article continues. Is restive
against great Accommodations, and this
enormous bequest is intended TO stave
off public action or the individual act
Of murderous jealousy and envy.
still another writer says that Mr.
Rockefeller wants to be talked about
for other than financial distinction.
He cannot do anything great for lack
of cultivation. He has no art collec.
tons or intellectual pursuits about
which the public hear. therefore he
makes his money talk.
The Petit Parisien. however. takes
a more generous view, believing that
Mr. Rockefeller, unlike French mil.
lionaires. feels deeply that great
wealth imposes duties upon its pos
SCISSOR and in pure justice is doing
his best to acquit himself"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

orphans are In danger of losing. A
condition will be presented that may
have protective effect for the cor.
porations involved"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

sum would do wonders. Its mere
interest income. amounting to s4.329
a day, would forever feed Fleisch.
man bread line Of S6,5s0 men. giving
one loaf of bread every night. That
line would extend not merely around
Grace church, as at present, but 2c
miles up Broadway to Tarrytown.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09
J. c. Phelps Stokes Ideas.

while | am not prepared TO dis.
so vast a sum. certainly would not
give 1t to public charity. i would
regard the doing out of S32, 900, 900
In aims as a calamity. l do not ap.
prove of extensive charity. 1t accom-.
plishes no permanent results in re
lieving poverty, without removing its
cause. Education alone will do that,
and this gift to higher education will
affect the poor in that IL will work
to create keener appreciation bf jus.
tice
1T is unfortunate, however, that
the suspicion should attach to this
gift for the purpose of leading men to
the truth that men who dare teach
the truth as they see II may find their
chairs in colleges vacated
Should that money be given to hos.
pitals, you ask? should say no. !
would have the hospitals supported
by the state. Disease Is the result
of conditions created by man. And
to have the individual turn around
and give back to society part of the
money he has wrung from it to allevi,
ate the conditions he himself has ere
ated is incongruous. That 10 the
function of the state.
Education is the only hope for the
relief of the conditions of the poor
Until man is taught the rights of his
fellow-man and learns to respect
them, conditions will continue as they
are. Under present social conditions
gifts TO education are the best way ol
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09


sum would do wonders. Its mere
interest income, amounting to $4,32s
day, would forever feed Fleisch
man bread line Of S6,5S0 men, giving
one loaf of bread every night Thai
line would extend not merely around
Grace church, as at present, but 2.
miles up Broadway to Tarrytown.
Would Build Another subway.
1t could build another subway II
New York city like the present one
the most marvellous railway in the
world. carrying more passengers in .
day than many great lines do in sis
months. IL could construct trunk
line from New York 1890 miles west
ward to Kansas City, at the rate ol
s25.O00 mile, which is all that roads
cost under normal conditions.
The things that could be done fol
the material benefit of humanity with
the sum of $32,00O.00O are of grea,
number. The question arises whether
the money might have been better ap
piled to some of them.
Mr.. w. II. Mallock, the eminent
English antagonist of socialism, was
asked how he regarded Mr.. Rockefel
ler's bequest.
To pass any competent opinion on
its effects on public welfare and hap
piness would require careful study
he replied. Such an enormous gift
so overtops anything we have had In
England that | hardly know how to
gauge IT,
I'm one sense should say that the
individual who by extraordinary abil'
ity and talent makes a great fortune
would do better not to attempt giving
1t away himself, but pass that duty
on to his sons. His genius has been
that of work and money.making. The
SONS would not necessarily be brought
up in the same line of accumulation,
ent. therefore, better to the question
of proper distribution.
MIR. Carnegie's beqpests to librar
les have produced much criticism in
England because of the burdens he
imposes on the taxpayers. In this
respect the giving failed Of due appre,
citation.
Gift Should Benefit Labor, Too.
You ask me how ! should have
liked TO see this bequest Of Mr.. Rookie
feller's applied differently? ! cannot
answer, as ! have not examined il full
~. To u certain extent | would have
the philanthropic gifts so made as TO
benefit labor as well as education
For example, a gift that would enable
The excavations of Herculaneum and
other buried cities to be uncovered
would afford not only labor but in
crease our sum of knowledge.
Whether such enormous donations
will affect the theory of socialism Is
a question yet to be answered. In
one form It certainly Is distribution
of wealth. The scale on which 1t Is
being conducted in the United States
fairly bewilders one"
Socialism views the Rockefeller be.
quest with. partial approval as a
means toward the end 1t desires. j.
G. Phelps Stokes, one of the party
leaders. said:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

Would give every one of the C.oOO. .OOo
families In the United States eight best
books.
disposing of these vast accumulations
Of wealth"
Tom Johnson's Opinion.
On The, other hand, the motives
prompting such GIFT are questioned
by many people Of advanced ideas.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson. OF Cleveland,
himself man OF wealth. speaking q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

Socialism Views the Great Gift
With Only Partial approval;
Mayor Tom l.. johnson Says
IL Is An Anchor Cast to Wind
ward Against the Time that
People VIII Become Aroused:
the French Press, Astonisbed
at Its Size, DiHer as TO the
Motives for II.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-07-26

of wall paper in town.
Mrs. E. Aker is recovering nice
ly from her recent hard illness.
Take your boy to Wilson's and
select him a nice suit from his up
to-date stock.
Mrs. VIM. Forbes was very i'll
a portion of the week, but is able
to be about again.
Mrs. w. E. Carico was attending
to some business matters in Ala
mosa on Saturday last.
Tom Powers irrepressible
Tom-was here from Alamosa, this
week, looking up business.
The Tuesday club was enter
tanned at Sunnyside, Wednesday,
the guests of Miss Emma Norland.
Work on the La Jara reservoir
began Monday, and the work will
now be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
Mrs. Bendure and children were
among the Alamosa passengers,
Tuesday, and are visiting Mrs. Gill
bert Oliver.
Home rendered lard, like moth
er used to make, the best in the
world, can be found at the G. G.
Oliver & Co. store.
Robert Coleman and wife, of
Pueblo, were here this week,
the guests of Mrs. Coleman's sis
ter, Mrs. q. A. Oliver.
Rev. A. Harrison. Clarke Mo
sier and Horace Hall drove by
moonlight to the Conejos, where
they will fish for while.
F. B. Hatfield has just completed
the erection of new fence. He
is also making preparation for the
remodeling of his dwelling.
There will be Catholic services
at San Luis church, La Jara, on
Sunday, July 2S. Holy commun-
ion at s a. M, mass and sermon at
10 a. m.
Mrs. G. c. Flintham is enjoying
herself up at Hon. d. F. How's camp
on the Conejos. The How party
has been in their present camping
place for weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daker Dunn. of
Del Norte, were out at the Esk-
ridge ranch, this week, after hav-
ing attended the Pioneer celebra-
ton at Del Norte.
John Brittian, of the Brittian
Dry Goods company, of Kansas
City, was here in the capacity of
a drummer. this week, taking the
route of Steven Fields, who is on
IA vacation.
Walter Seyfer has put in 1 new
ice chest for keg beer and is now
prepared to serve Coor's Golden
beer-the best keg beer made in
Colorado-to his patrons at five
cents per glass.
Good sidewalks give the strang-
ers to town favorable impress
sion of the place, and also they
are an advantage in many ways
and many prove matter of econ
omy through the prevention of ac-
cidents that give cause for damage
against the town corporation.
Apostles John Henry Smith and
David o. Mckay arrived from
Salt Lake City, Saturday, and
were the principal speakers in the
conference which was held at San
ford, on Sunday. A large audience
greeted the speakers who chose
for their chief subject: Morality"
The gentlemen left for their home
the first of the week.
A number of western lamb feed
ers are taking time by the fore
lock and are sec uring their lambs
in good season Sylvester Bros,
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-07-26
$EVENTS OF THE WEEK {


in the country at Wilson's.
Take your cash to Wilson's and
get a good phonograph free.
Coor's Golden beer at the Club
saloon at five cents per glass.
Hon. Luther Norland was bus
mess visitor in Manassa, Monday
We keep the best machine oil.
The b. l.. VanVechten Hard
ware Co.
Fresh fruits of all kinds can be
had daily at the G. G.. Oliver &
Co. store.
Messrs. Gilmer, Shawcroft and
Knight are up on the Platora on "A
fishing trip for week.
A standard phonograph free
at Wilson's when your cash pur-
chases amount to 5000.
Four children belonging to the
+. $. Christensen home at Manas-
sa. are down with the measles
Mrs. Rockefellow arrived this
week from Des Moines to spend
several weeks with her friend, Mrs.
Will Flintham.
/. j. Richardson is moving his
family into his new commodious
dwelling. The residence is among
the prettiest of the town.
We have some Elwood chicken
fence in the car we Just got in.
Better get what you need at once,
B. l.. Van Vechten Hardware
Co.
Messrs. j. H. Shemwell, b. l..
Van Veohten and r. j. Kavalec
went up to the county seat in the
Shemwell auto, Tuesday, on a bus
mess trip.
Mrs. d. 4. Newcomb, jr., and
young daughter, arrived home this
week, after having spent several
weeks at the home of her parents,
in Monte Vista.
C.E. Stutsman and A. G. Phares
were here from Monte Vista, Mon
day, on business trip. They came
down in an automobile and re-
turned home the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirkland
arrived here from Winterset, Ia,
the first of the week, and are now
enjoying visit with their daugh-
ters, Mesdames Rippey and Coax
ley.
Mrs. Kent Mount arrived in La
Jara. Monday evening, from AL
buuueruue, and will remain for a
time with relatives. Before return
ing home she will spend some
time in Monte Vista.
La Jara has been overrun with
land men from all points of the
! compass, this week. The San
Luis valley is destined to become
the residence of twice its present
population during the next few
years.
A big bunch of valley people
attended the pioneers celebration
at Antonitn, yesterday and to-day.
An extensive program had been ar
ranged and the two days were OF
constant pleasure to the visitors.
A curious freak in the form of a
double bodied lamb, with one head
and eight distinct legs, was on ex-
hibition on the streets, Tuesday.
1t was brought to town by Pablo
Mestas, Il Mexican sheep herder,
and is now at the Weis Mercantile
store.-Prospector.
Strangers to town form their
opinions as to its people by the
appearance of the business places
and the residences. In Il town
where the buildings are dingy and
dirty and the show windows of the
stores are carelessly arranged. 1t
is evident that there is "A lack of
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-07-26

saloon.
The best paints and oils. Ellis
has them.
Mrs. j. ID. Kirkland, of Bounti-
full, is quite ill.
Entertain your friends. Do
your cash trading at Wilson's and
get phonograph free.
G. A. Killian, one of the sub
stantial farmers of Romeo, was in
town on business, Wednesday.
Ephraim Coombs and w. F. O.
Behrmann were passengers to the
county seat, Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Gibbs and
Mrs. Eta White attended the big
doings at Antonito, yesterday and
today.
You want your boy to look nice.
Take him to Wilson's and get him
new suit and he will look like a
little gent.
Just received.-A car of fence.
Better get what you need at once
as it is going fast.-B. l.. Van
Vechten Hardware Co.
Jack Gerteisen was here from
Alamosa, Tuesday, and had in tow
party of land buyers who were
looking over the valley land.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brownell were
guests at the Rippey home this
week. Mrs. Rippey is about re-
covered from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. l.. Van Vech-
ten, l.. A. Norland, Miss Edna
White and Anna c. Newburgh are
up on the Platora for a weeks
outing.
J. p. Adylotte's infant child died
at Manassa, Monday. The little
one succumbed to the dread disease, 4
plural pneumonia, after an illness
of only few days.
Mrs. B. Warren, of Durango,
formerly of Sanford, arrived here
the first of the week and will spend
some time with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson, of Sanford.
Mrs ID. J. King and Josephine
Blake are expected to arrive here,
this week, from Denver. jose
phine has been in Denver for sew
eral weeks, visiting Mrs. King.
Mr.. Swan, of Fl. Collins, an ac-
quaintance of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Murphy, was in town the first of
the week. Mr.. Swan is travelling
for house which sells road scrap
ers and succeeded in disposing of
one to L. A. Norland to be used
on the Conejos county roads.
G. l.. Shakespeare is of the
opinion that day now and then
spent in the rural districts, is IA
splendid appetizer, and, acting up
on this decision, he frequently
hies himself out to one of our pop
ular ranch homes where he drinks
in the mountain scenery and rev.
els in the presence of pair of blue
eyes.
Wyoming is having a serious
time with organized bands of horse
thieves that are operating in that
state. Wholesale theft of horses
has been going on for some months
and losses have been so heavy
that large rewards are being of
fered for the capture of the thieves.
In one instance team worth $500
was stolen from a ranchman near
Pinebluff and no trace of them has
been found. Freighters are now
forced to guard their horses dur
ing the night in order to keep
them from being stolen. The fav-
orite plan of the thieves is to
round up bunch of horses and
rush them over the state line of
Idaho, by means of relays which
are stationed several miles apart.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
Tippino the Cook,

Tn old times to dine with a nobleman cost more in tips to the servants than a club dinner. Lord Poor. a we'll nam- ed Irish peer, excused himself from dining with the Duke of Ormond upon the ground that he could not afford it. If you will give me the guinea I have to pay your cook, will come as often as you choose to ask me'-which was accordingly done. The duke, however, had not the pluck to stop the tipping practice. Lord Taafe, general officer in the Austrian service, did what he could. He always attended his guests to the door. When they put their hands into their pockets he said: 'No. If you do give it, give it to me, for 1t was I who paid for your dinner" To Sir Timothy Waldo must be given the credit of putting an end to the monstrous practice. After dinner with tle Duke of Newcastle he put crown iL-o the cooks hand. It was rejected. q do not take silver, sir "Very good. And I do not give gold" This cou- rageous rejo!nder caught on," and the day of vails to cooks was oyer.- St. James Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
ATS Fair In War,

"A tenderfoot once visited Tin Can," said westerner, land watched with interest the poker play. From saloeh to saloon he passed. Everything was wide open and very gay and lively.
 But as he looked on at a poker game that had no limit the tenderfoot suddenly drowned. He had seen the dealer slip himself four aces from the bottom of the pack. ..s
 Gracious powers" whispered the tenderfoot, excitedly clutching the sleeve of the man next him, "did you| notice thatT'
 Notice what?' said the other.
 "Why, that scoundreI in the red shirt| just dealt himself four aces" "The other looked at the tenderfood calmly. "'Well, wasn't it his deal? he said. Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
y~~ Drevities
THE HALL OF FAME.

President Fallieres of France has de clded to accept the invitation of King Alfonso to visit him in Madrid and will start for Spain early in April next.
 Four generations live under one roof in Reading Pa. The oldest person Thomas J. Wilson, is seventy-eight years, and the youngest is girl of eighteen months.
 Recently Mrs. Phla Bean of Glover, Vt., aged ninety-two years, attended the fiftieth marriage anniversary of her son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Nathan NJ. Scott of Barton, Vt.
 Captain D. J. Johnson of Brunswick county, Va, has been voting the Dem ocratic ticket sixty-eight years and never missed presidential election in all that time. He is now eighty nine, but says he feels as young as ever.
 Elmer T. Meader of Atkinson, Me-, lost his gold watch on July last and recently found it in his potato patch, where 1t had lain in the mud and dirt since its loss. The watch was in good condition, the case and works being bright. ,. -.
 Matt Safera, aged twenty-two, born 1 in Russia, but now resident of San Francisco, has only one leg, but has won many tennis championships, is the worlds champion rope climber and is an expert wrestler. He lost his leg in an accident on Warship.
 J. J. Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States, has just publish ed the second volume of "The Literary History of the English People From the Earliest Times to the Present Day" He has also written ''The Eng fish Novel In the Time of Shake speare."
 The memory of General John M. Thayer has been honored by the citi- zens of Nebraska in the erection of a monument in Lincoln cemetery. Gen. eral Thayer was governor of Nebras- ka, United States senator and territo- rial governor of Wyoming at various stages of his career.
 Wesley Hardwood, who began to serve the government as a messenger boy in the war department in 1885, is now, after fifty-fve years of continu- ous service, at the age of eighty-one and half years, still serving the gov ernment as messenger, boy" in the department of agriculture.
 Gabriel Huson, astson, of Revolu- tionary patriot and grandson of not ed soldier in the English army, and Joseph B. Hopkins and E. Sumner Hopkins, sons of a Revolutionary sol dier of the American army, are all now living in Derry, N. H., each over ninety years of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
The Truth Anyway,

A teacher in a tenement district hur- ried from the school to find the mother of a pupil who had been taken quite i'll.
 "Can you show me where Mrs. An. gelo Scandale lives?" she inquired of q cherub transplanted from the sunny south to a dark, sunless alley.
 "Yes, teach, l show you" and a willing, sticky hand dragged her on with such speed as to make her stum- ble over an Italian dame seated on the threshold.
 After the teachers breathless flight toward the clouds the little hand slOp- ped tugging.
 There where Mees Scarda-t i've" indicated the horizontal arm and il- ger. but she dOwnstair sitt Hg un the step" finished the smiling lips.-uag- per's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
HONESTY AS A POLICY.
Reflections of a JaIer Whose Wife
 Took Prisoners Cake.

Reflections of a JaiIer Whose Wife Took Prisoners Cake.
 Rather an original story comes from the criminal prison at Warsaw. A bookkeeper named Schneider was awaiting his trial, being charged with fraud. As his health was bad, his family sent him many little delicacies unknown in the prison fare, delicacies which. no doubt, the head warder shared with him. .es..
 One day, among other things, a huge iced cake appeared. The warder's children were fond of cake, and so was his wife. They therefore determined to keep half of it for themselves. Their surprise was great when upon apply ing knife to the dainty it stuck just below the icing and refused to go any farther.
 Ut must be baked to 8 cinder," said Mrs. Warder But her good man, sus- pecting that something worse than careless baking was responsible for the cakes hardness, cut round the sides and was rewarded by finding a revolver and seven cartridges buried in the paste.
 When brought up before the authori- ties Schneider confessed that he had intended to shoot his guardians and escape from prison before his trial. After all," said the warder pensively when he told his story, honesty is not always the best policy. If my wife had not cut into that cake I should have been dead man by now, for I sleep hard.'-Pall Mall Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
CRUELTY IN PERSIA.
Queer Things About the People of That
 Queer Country.

Queer Things About the People of That
 Queer Country.
 According to the authors of Queer Things About Persia" cruelty is con- mon theye. The executioner cuts throats in a public square, and the spectacle eXcites little interest. Crim- inals are sometimes crucified and sometimes walled up alive. Women for certain offenses are cast headlong from a tower. The Persian is a gen. tleman of surpassing courtesy and politeness. but say these writers: "The same man who drops rose petals under your feet in order to make them avoid the hardness of the road will not hesi- tate to make you suffer the most cruel tortures. He delights in the murmur of the rivulet in the moonshine, but the sound of blood flowing from an open wound has also for him its fas cination. The singing of the nightin- gale fills him with rapture in the night, but he iquivers with pleasure at the cry of pain from a victim" Also they affirm that lying is an institution and no one condemns it. "The Persian does not consider lie a sin. He thinks that we have a bad opinion of lying because we do not know how to lie, and if he shows an unbounded in everything the Europeans say it is chiefly because he thinks we are totally devoid of the gift"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-03
Eating Grssshoppers.

'No wonder I am brown" ssid a globe trOtter. T am just back from the Sahara. spent two months van dering with a caravan of csrleIs oyer that white expanse of sun vsru1ei sand. The Sahara is like the Is-a,ii 1t Atlantic City. a fat immensity af fhe whItest. cieanest sand. and tlse strsn- gest thing I did in my wanderings was to eat desert grasshoppers. The Arabs regard these grasshoppers as a Iuxury, and I was tempted to try them. just as in Paris l have been tempted to try snails. The Erasshoppers were goo1 You pIucked of the wings. the legs and the head. and then you ate the dried body. This morSel tasted precise Iy Ike an English walnut l ate grass hoPpers several times. and when rs- turn to the Sahara I am going to eat them again