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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

icnfher shoes dot need fixing oop. 4
vbas goihg ~ take 'em 10 n dngo, but
lie clcats me der last time. You inay
toke 'cm. Dis vlas fine weather, chy'
Very fine"
"Chd Is.esncss Was goodf-
81 can't make some complaints"
"Oh by der vhny What about dis
palmistry?. It's o fake, OF Course
something to catch silly women"
"Let me took your hand und sec.
Your wife vhos not well wOmans.
fou go out nights n great deal You
haf children. but you yhns not happy.
Sometimes you think dot if you vbas
married again
"Sou can stop right dcrc," he says.
"vhcll. it vIas in your hand; also dot
n tall womans nit blue eyes und light
hair
He pulls his hand AWAY und walks
around der shop und whistles und den
says 10 me:
"Cobblcr. you shall tell nopody What
you saw in my hand"
"Of course not. 1t vhas strictly con
iidential."
Warned to Be Careful. ~
"If you fell somcpody break your
neck. II you tell nopody bring all my
shoes hero TO be repaired" ff
Den IL yhas u womans again. know
dot her husbands keeps u grocery, und
know dot she 1iris init other men.
sec her do IL on der street cnr one time
myself. She comes tripping In ind
says:
"Cobbler ] baf some shoes 10 be
mepded, und, hearing dot you vhas "A
good workman und Christian man, |
bring 'em 10 you. / never patronize
robbers aud murdcrcrs if know it, ;
"Tbanks, ma'am.' "a
II don't come ia about dot palmistry.
ask what about itT'
"Sbe .vhas all right ma'am." =
''Nhere you learn itf' 4;
"In der Black forest. in Germany"
"Oh. I never see dot kind before.
Here vhas my hand. Tell me how she
vhas."
MADAM" ] says after looking nj her
h'hu hpvuI ~ lhlh'''p NVh Nhuo tif
mircd by many mem
How foolish. IIa, ha, bav' shc
laughs.
"Your husband vbas good mans.
but he vhas too slow. He don't hale
appreciate you"
"Tush! Tush."
"You should liof been der wife of
"A canflantan nnI ri1t, NAt
should hnf diamouds und big house
und 20 10 Europe. You should be out
in society. where all can see uud nd.
mirc. belief dot more ash one hoon-
dered mon in dis city admire YOU"
You must not talk such things" she
says, NIT laugh und blush. "vhell.
| shall bring in more shoes. I see it
vhas true dot you vhas good mans
und Christian"
She goes out init goodby. but In u
minute she comes back und says:
by der vhay. don't speak to some,
body about me-"
"Of course not"
Calls PaIn,istry a Fake.
'Palmistry is all fake. OF course,
but if you should tell others what you
haf told Inc it would get to my hus.
band, und he wouldn't like it leetle
bit. may tell you dot he il Jealous
of me- though never gave him the
slightest cause. i shall depend Oh
you"
How many folks. do you belief come
In dot day? Over thirty, und all haf
shoes TO mend und hear some paints.
try. When night had come dot leetie
tailor shows oop to see if vhas in der
poorhouse. When he sees all dem shoes
und hears my story he looks at me q
long time uud den says:
"Nbell. il seems dot even a fool eau
get along in America" NJ. QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

(, l., Wagner, Wholesale Druggist.
Richmond, Va, says: II had fear
full attack Of Sciatic Rheumatism.
was laid UP almost two months; was
fortunate enough to get Mystic Cure
for rheumatism. This cured me
after doctors prescriptions had failed
to have any effect. have also heard
of flne results from others who have
used It.
Sold by the Dumble Pharmacy,
Opp. Kerr House.. gG
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
Wastina Bait.

George she said. before we were
married you were always giving me
presents. Why don't you ever bring
Inc anything uow.'
MY dear replied George, .'lid you
ever hear of fisherman giving bait
to fish he had caught" Then the
kettle boiled over.--Tlt-Bts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
No Extra Session.

There is talk of an extra session Of
congress. but there's no extra session
going TO be held. or course tbs Wash
ington people want It, because it helps
the town, bat senators and represents
tives do not want II, and President
Roosevelt dis!ikea TO hate congress oil
his hands rs much as did q. G., but
he IL too shrewd TO sag SO. e.s,n-
There's a possibility OF an extra ses
sion Of the senate to consider the San.
to Domingo treaty unless the pressure
or the wleetling induces enough
Democrats to vote for thsts p-eposter
ou3 scheme to ratify It.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
TO COLUMBUS
t$1.0O

The C. D. d NJ. makes special
rate Of one dollar to Columbus and
return on Sundays. First car
leaves Marion G a. m. i; last car
leaves Columbus $3.50 p. m. Car
every ho,m. 2-15-thfr-sat-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
A rerse Paragraph.

lrnve in these letters frequently re-
ferred to and quoted most excellent
aud illuminating excerpts from the
rural press. The opinions Of country
editors are not so widely read as the
editorials of the big metropolitan pa
pers, but In tho end the sum total OF
the influence OF country papers IL
gIGater than that Of the great ds1Iies.
Out Mt Fulton, In my district, is a
Young editor. Mr.. Ovid Bell, who con-
ducts tine Fulton Gazette. a tiptop pa
per- He is thoroughgoing Demo-
.crat. At one time he served as secrc-
tary to Hon. Richard Parks Bland
which In itself was liberal education
In Democracy. Bell has been mc,n.
Der of the state COMMITTEES: also its
secretary. Recently that paper con-
tanned this editorial paragraph, which
shonld bean eye opener to his readers
Mr.. Bell says:
The Kansas state senate, composed OF
thirty seven Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis. passed resolution the other day
instructing the Kansas deleEs ton IN con-
gress to ''use all honorable means" to re-
vise tho tariff on steel and lumber.
Twenty-one Republicans voted Cor ths
resolution, and ono Of them. debating II,
said, $50 wife, buys dishpsn and no
farmer a nail or piece Of barbed wire
that does not pay tribute TO The stsel
trust" Tho funny part OF the perform
ance Is the admission Of the fact that
the tariff IL responsible for the trusts.
Ordinarily a Republican politician does
not admit the relation OF the tarifr to the
trusts. Any Of them will agree that the
buying public pays tribute to the steel
and lumber trusts, and they 20 further
and asree that the beef trust. the leather
trust. the farm machinery trust, the wool.
Ell goods trust and ths cotton goods trust
levy tribute from the people. but some
how they fail to connect cause with ef-
feet Light seems TO be breaking Oh
Kansas Republican!sm, however. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

n lcU AXE AbNEADI lN LOFE.
big man In my ward. begin pees
ncss.by cleaning one pair of pants fol
n customers. When some other dom
come In make 'cm come. hold ou'
Inducements. learn der tricks of dei
trade. No. Hans. you vhas too old
You don't haf der brains in your head
I vhns sorry for you. but you had bet
ter so back to der old country und say
dot you yhas n failure,
Dot tailor he swels out his chest
und puts bis hat on his ear und goes
away, und ! do some thinking. Maybe
vhas n failure. una Dnypc ! baf n
trick, oop my sleeve Dot cavcniugs
before so TO bed make Il sign und
hang, her oop in der window. Sh,
reads;
), FREQ to All Customers.
"Palmlstry. ralmistry! Palmistly
She yhas Free to All Customers. Come
lnw,a
Vhell. get oop early und shust hal
my breakfast eaten When in comes q
manssmit pair of shoes in his hand
He IFS tw, BLOCKS AWAY. He laughs
a leetle und says:
"C6bbler. dose shoes need fixing oop,
und Ibrings 'cm 10 you. Nbnt foolish
ness Tbos dis about palmistry"
IT. vhas no foolishncss at ALL" |
says
DO you mean dot you can tell me
sonnet ings by my palm.'
"CertaiDly! Let me haf your hand
All! Your wife yhas dead und you
yhassihlubing OF marrying again"
Come, now" ho says as he gets red
In der face "Somc one around here
tells You dot my wife dies two years
ago.I
MOI at all. I see Il in your hand
You Ssholl marry again before slS
months. She yhas an awful nice WON
an. She pakes you very happy. Dot
vhnsall."
"ltdyhas foolshncss, of COURSE" he
says init o laugh. But vben he goes
out hs says dot he Will patropizc my
shop Yigllt along after dis"
I ddn't belief lie vhas around der cor,
ner vhen a womans NIT two pairs of
ess&onics IN. She runs so fast dot
she can hardly speak.
"Ohscobber, but you don't mean itf'
sbo saws.
"FoEsure. If you vhas a customers
gif ni0your hand to look at"
"ButSI netfer haf my fortune told
before. und maype you tell me dot
ybas g6ing TO die
IL don't belief so. Let me see. No
You shall live TO be ninety three years
old. Aou don't haf some family. You
ybas asyhat dey calls n grass widow
Your husband runs AWAY. Well, IN
Two months from now you shall hear
dot les is dead, Dot leaves you free
TO lnatTy again. -
Hoy. wonderful! How wonderful
she says.
"YoMiare already in love init anoth.
er mans You Shalt marry him und
be Que of der happiest women In der
land 1t looks to me In your baud bore
dot you shall bayea carriage und da.
mouds." N.,.,..,
'CoDplcr, u all dot comes true, 10
you know What I slnll do for your
she says ash she bushes und laughs.
mo"
Calls Him Nice Man.
"Nhell, bring you one hoondcrcd
pairs Of shoes TO ment eavcry yenr
und make all my friends trade nit
you. don't know vheu haf seen as
nice Il man as you before"
II vhas n IL easy enough, She vhas
no customer Of mine before. but see
her on der street many times und ask
about her. She vhas gone tie minutes
When n mans who lives three blocks
nvhay ind lends money vhalks in unit
looks around und says:
''Cobblcr here vhas a pair OF patent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
"AtIanta, . Small city,

ATLANTA, q Small City"
The Chicago Post fiippaptly refers to
Georgia's capital as atlanta, a small
CITY," What Will happen to the un-
thinking mortal who made that unfor-
tunate fling will be a-plenty and then
some. by the time Colonel Clark How
ell. Colonel John Temple Graves. Colo
mel Leonidas Felix Livingston and the
rest Of the Atlanta boomers have pol
lshed him OF he will be a spectacle
for men and angels. Ills grandmother
wouldn't know him if she met him in
the big road. so thoroughly will they
disdgurc him. And he deserves the
punishment he is to receive. richly de-.
serves 1t. He has almost committed
sacrIleges He exhibited wretchcd taste.
He will md himself In hwoeful
plight 10 use Grover clcveand.s
third best phrase. Measured by nun.
bers Of people, when compared with
Chicago. Atlanta is small city. but
measured by brains Atlanta looms up
with the best and biggest Of them. Chi
caeo has many nmltimillionaires, but
she never produced Henry w. Grady
and If Georgia had done nothing else
than give Grady to the world slIe would
deserve we'll at the hands of mankind
Atlanta is one OF the thrifticst and
most progressive cities In America
Commercially she holds splendid
strategic position. Some fnc morning
the world will suddenly comprehend
the fact that In the future the growth
Of wealth and population in this coup.
try will he IN the south and southwest.
Atlanta understands that fact now.
aud she Is preparing to reap rich TO.
ward. No city has more diversified
manufacturing interests. and diversity
Of such interests enables city TO
weather tue storm when panics come.
as they will come till the end of time.
Naturally the region south OF the Polo.
mac aud the Ohio. including Missouri
and the southwest. is the richest under
heaven, which fact will sooner or later
he apparent even to those duliest of
vision. What's more. the southern and
southwestern people are beginning to
develop their marvellous resources. and
Atlanta is doing her full share In that
great work.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

eation topers would perish from ennui,
for they have been on jamboree ever
since Roosevelt became president.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
DERCERnANC0BB[ER
Turns to PaImistry as a Means
Of Increasing His Business.
MAKES A SUCCESS At IT TOO.


Thines About Herself. and She Com.
plinents Him HighIy--No Poorhouse
For Hans just Yet.
copyright, 1901. hy NJ. NJ. Cunningham
Dot lceilc German tailor comes into
my shop der odicr day vhcn don't
haf much TO do und looks around und
says to me: lt'
'IIans. gif her cop
What tlias itt'' says.
"tiif oop der cobblcr pccsucss und 20
back TO Germany You dont under
stands dor American peoples und can
nefrcr get along here"
''But can make n man come TO my
shop IL lie don't want to:'
"Of course you can. Dot rhas der
secret or soocccss. Dot vlas der way
make all my money dind vhas now u
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

Shakespeare or Lord Bacon or who
ever wrote tho Shakespeare plays com
plains OF the laws delay, which has
been astolindingiy detnonstrated in the
cases OF the Conlfhonwealth OF Ken
tncky' versus. Caleb Powers and OF the
United States against Representative
Binger Hermann OF Oregon. Powers
IL indictet for numbering Gover,,ol
Gbebel eight years ago aud II guilty
ought to have been lahged long ago
He has been convicted three times and
Is about to be tried again. Hermann
Is under Indictment for destroying gov.
trnmcnt records whilc Mckinley was
IN the Whitc House aud has never been
tried at all, though lie has pressed for
'rial. Powers. uermanh and Senator
Fnloot are liable to lie ofcoll ago be,
fore their cascs are disposed OF.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

persons ron cra,a ,o t,,r oa.ona. but
he'doesn't seem 10 ,vre'A bnttIh~'ntuut
that. Queer sort cf iuan. isn't he?
Others think they are sitting In lray-
chly pIaces when the tnrisr barons
smile on them, but MIssourinns are an
independent race aud generally do and
say what they please.
Increase Of Salary.
Florida has only three representa-
iives in the house, but they are NIL
strong mcn-Sparkman. Lamar and
Clark. There are always 50 many
Clarks in congress that they are
usually called by their Christian names
more frequently than others except the
Smiths. Joncscs, Browns. Andersons
and Williams0ns SO the Florida nom.
Der Is always Frank Clark to his fel.
low members. He Is bandsomc, On
pnblc man without fehr WHATS III
his mind he says. and he says Ii with
force. He has q clear. bell.likc voice
q great advantage In srci, large and
tumultuous assembly as Is the housccof
representatives Whether person
agrees with Frank Clark or not. he
must admire his courage. He was
once United States district attorney
and holds up his end OF the hand spike
in tie house, TO use an old time cx
preston familiar TO the ears of those
reared In the timber regions. When
the question of Increasing -congI~ssion
nj a Ia rtou % ma ,,vx I.ro, ~, f,ia MI ~ 49,,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
w. c. T. u. Col .lvMN
Devoted to the Interest Of Christian and Temper
ance Work, Under the Supervision Of Francis
WillardW. c. T. U. and Directed by Mrs.
Dr. Dugan, to Whom all Communications "a,
for this Colnmn Should be Sent

m Iat for tlsil1. TleN are. or
|mubt to bc ren,oseutat,ve Amer.
icsn ci,,zens To assume ANYTHING
else ia an insuIt To Tho American
,old,crs. as n class.
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sn,,,nn and aan,,,,na 80 , rSa
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ph,on,x Al. - ' ''''"'
=
h'e no. 'hese very arguments ci'.
.ps uruhhehncSS' Iiceh.iousness unu
"WleSsness more starting as an ex-
p'su'etoi 'nc cna'ae'er VI 'ne Soiuier
snan eon.iip'ns 'na' lne so,etn-
'nvnN ip"s' 10 'i'o 'ne sa'oVh DuS.-
hess 40 u "'oanS VI 'eSSen'he such
lou"aseo' s, SOD G "a
what percentage OF The United
states army Is made up Oh this class
Iof drunkards aud gamblers, DO the
majority OF the soldiers tight
bcQze?' lS THIS the class OF light
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23
A FEW ARMY STATISTICS.

n TTW hINMf > 10 10.
Desertions lS67.lS74, 20.5 per cent.
Sale Of liquor in the ramy prohib-
tied, 1877.
Descrtlons lS7S-1SSi. S.i per cent.
Canteens established. 1880.
Trials by court martial in 1900,
l,Gt5.
Canteen abolished. 1901.
Trials by court martial in 1906,
cci Tie Union Signal Of Feb. Il,
1907.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

A unique entertainment is the
temperance spelling contest. It's. OBJ
sect Is ito bring certain words be-
fcrc the young peoples notice In
certain connections ana under cou-
diticns they will never forget" At
least, 50 states the elght-page
pamphlet prepared by Mrs. Helen II.
Green for tIo Ohio w. G.. T. U.
Tho pamphlet contains n general
contest plan based on the old spell
down rules. and lists Of words such
as words descriptive Of the total
abs. amer AM the prevailing virtues
OF our land urder temperance rule.
names applied 10 persons employed
in the manufacture and sale Of ard
cnt spirits, etc.. etc. Address Mrs.
Annlc W. Clark, llO5 the Wyandottc
Columbus, o.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

What Is bad for other men Is
pad for the SOLDIER" "Abollsh tue
|outsiJe dives" Weed out the drunk.
ards. = Some army statistics.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

Mayor Waterhouse, Gf Pa ,dena,
California, man of independent
wealth and OF culture, said In a
recent address: The clty's great
prosperity aud prominence Is found
OF on the fact Of its being a proni-
bition city. This has caused moro
ieopla to come here and make homes
than any other cne thing, and It is n
remarkable fact that the people
whom prohibition has drawn her
are the best kind Of citizens, 1t was
prohibition aud nothing elso that
brought yonr humble servant here
and has induced him to remain, and
ho viii stay as long as prohibition
doer.'
James W, Zachary has been hold
Ing prohibition meetings In Wash
iagton, ID. c., and Brooklyn. N. Y.
lie Is now on his way TO Montana
for six mouths campaign. Chris
tlah Standard OF February 20. 1907 .
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

of veneration of the Roman god, Janus,
he of the two faces-the one looking
back in retrospect and the other look
ing forward in hope and anticipation.
Yet the mythology of the new world Of
Father Time, falling and dying and a
newborn personification rising out Of
his decreptitude. is no less pagan in
it's essentials. Both are nevertheless
beautiful and expressive and worthy of
perpetuity.
Watch night" is probably the most
distinctive feature of the coming of
the new year. Religious services are
held in almost every church and some
times three or four sermons are
preached There are also many gath.
erings in clubs and homes Ito watch
the old year out" and they are occa.
sions of much reyelry and the repeat
ing in humorous ways the supersti-
tions believed in in olden times. Much
of the social prestige of the day re-
mains, such as calling and exchanging
gifts, Is due to the early Dutch set
tiers, who kept the old customs alive
until the middle OF the last. century.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27
BLACK, ITCHING SPOTS ON FACE.
Physician Called It Eczema in Worst
Form-Patient Despaired Of Cure
Cuticura Remedies Cured Her.

"About four years ago was afflicted
with black splotches all over my face
and few covering my body, which
produced q severe itching irritation,
and which caused me a great deal of
suffering, to such an extent that was
forced to call in two of the leading
physicians Of -. After a thorough
examination of the dreaded complaint
they announced it to be skin eczema
In the worst form. Their treatment
did me no good. Finally l became de-
spondent and decided to discontinue
their services. My husband purchased
q single set Of the Cuticura Remedies,
which entirely stopped the breaking
out. continued the use of the CUT
cura Remedies for six months, and
after that ever splotch was entirely
gone. I have not felt symptom of
the eczema since, which was three
years ago. Mrs. Lizzie E. Sledge, $40
Jones Ave., Selma, Ala., Oct %, 1905"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27
Christianity's Teachings.

To picture the change in the race
wrought through the birth of Jesus is
beyond the limits of an artist Of either
pen or brush, Christianity created
painting. The sculptor's art was
known and practiced to some extent
before the birth of Christ. Sculpture
could portray that beauty and
strength of limb which was the Greek
ideal of human perfection, but the
Christian ideals were spiritual and
could not be interpreted in cold, CHS
eled marble. The babe of the manger
taught that mans glory was not in
physical, but in spiritual triumphs. A
recent History of our Lord as exem-
plified in works of art" has shown
how the story of Jesus from nativity
to resurrection was, told by artists.
Each picture was sermon. Under
the light of the babe of Bethlehem,
motherhood, childhood, youth, man.
hood were inspired to new purpose.
Through these sermons in pictures,
men were moved with pity for the
ignorant, the sick, the suffering. They
were inspired with new hope in sor-
row, new strength in temptation, q
new joy in social fellowship.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27
THE NEW
YEAR WHAT WE
MAKE 1T
By Ada E. Sweet

THE only consistent pessimlst is a
dead pessimist," but unfortunately
there are a good many of these hap
less brethren of ours alive. Never are
they more active, and happily unhap-
py, than toward New Years day, when
all the rest Of the world is looking
hopefully and cheerfully forward, in
expectation of good luck and kind for
tune during the next 365.
The pessimist delights in derision
Of the good resolutions which mark
the celebration of New Year in the
minds of many people. Shame upon
the man or woman who would dull the
bright ambitions and desires for the
better of any human being! But
there is little time to give to habitual
mourners and augurs Of evil. The
new year will be what we make it.,
SO far as our individual lives are con-
cerned, and the man or woman who
resolves TO be happy in healthful,
unselfsh way, is taking the first road
toward happiness.
We are all after happiness, in one
way or another. Even the recluse,
even the martyrs of old, were on the
endless search for happiness, though
the JOY OF heaven rather than that
of earth was the goal fixed upon in
the eyes of those who sacrificed the
present for the future. Eternal hap.
piness was what they desired.
Unselfish happiness is always wait
ing, right around the corner, if we will
only take our eyes off the far distance
and look nearer home The resolve
to make next year a happy one for
those nearest us will bring a good deal
of real Joy and satisfaction to the
maker of the resolution, if he holds
out we'll.
Silent resolve is a good thing, too
Sometimes ones enthusiasm evapo-
rates when it is much spoken Of But
don't let us allow the enemies of the
race of man to discourage us in max
ing good resolutions; and then don't
let us fail to keep those that we make
to the best of our ability.
There is room for improvement in
all of us, and when we have acknowl-
edged that, and set ourselves to i'm
prove, why, we are on the nearest
road to success and happiness.