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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

Then 10 Ia train we took her. do,.,or l.,
went along
sent her away a-prayln' nothln' wo,,ll
turn out wrong
In mothers ease,
Sir twas quiet cvcnin' just after d,rsI,
and still
Sayln'-good- d-by-t'-mothcr-B Bless me my
hearts anl.
And these are tears!
wore u gray dress OF broad-cloth violet
hat of blue;
Hair was all soft an silv'ry. thar whar
1t shmmerod through
Behind her vail
Told us TO hope, so CHEEKY: wait, an
she'd come again
Train sped away from tn station ,cr,
us-an' thcn-an' then
Well, we waited!
waited an hoped in sorrer--waitcd a day
or two
Wired us { come to tn city; quick. on
the first train through!
For she called us.
Jist as we went T. board II, telegram
come that said
We'll, what it said don't matter-mothor
was dead! Was dead!
And our mother!
Buried her here whar summers shade
an tn sun unite,
Planted tn vilcts wild Ike, lust whnr
they'd cit tn light
Fer she loved en-!
Birds sings their songs of sorrer. silent
tn glories creep,
Here In tn peace eternal mother has
gone To slecpl
To sleep! TO sleep.
Right over this way mister, here whar
TIL shade Is deep,
Here whar tn boughs droop tender, here
whar tn glories creep,
Is mOlhcr's grave,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
Edtvard Campbell

For more than year there was a
bitter feud between two young coal
miners at Buena Vista. a little mining
town on the Youghiogheny river, near
Pittsburg. Just what the trouble was
has never been made known; but
whether In the mining camp or on the
river or In the boarding house where
they both lived together, George
South and ED" Campbell never spoke
to each other. One day, about three
years ago, the alarm went out that
South had fallen into the river at the
heard the alarm and rushed to the
river. There was no sign of South,
who, he knew, could not swim, and II
was evident that the ill-fated man had
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
Sadie L. Crabbe

Ralph Young, colored boy, broke
through the ice on the Great Wicomi-
co river, Virginia. two years ago.
Young had strayed away from party
of skaters further up The river, and
ventured upon Ice. that had not been
tried. It was lonely section of the
country, and when the boy fell into
the water his cries for help were
heard only by a white woman, Mrs.
Sadie l. Crabbe. who was walking
along the bank of the river. Seizing a
plank which lay near by, Mrs. Crabbe
endeavored TO reach the struggling
negro. So eager was she In this at.
tempt to save the colored boys life
that she ventured too far out on the
ice, which broke beneath her. Young,
at whose piteous appeal she had taken
one step too far, evidently forgot his
own plight when he saw Mrs. Crabbe
fall into the water and tried TO save
her. Both the white woman and the
colored boy, however, were drowned.
A bronze medal has been sent by the
commission to Mrs. Crabbe's husband
in commemoration of her bravery.
The sum Of $4,000 also has been an.
propriated TO be used in tho education
and upbringing of Mrs. Crabbes chill.
dron
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

to atoms. Hughes, who was under
cover. saw the imminent peril of his
comrade. and dashed out to save him
He caught him as he was about to
stumble over a preciplce and dragged
him back over the place where the
blast was to be set Off. Both men
were caught, however, within the dan.
ger line and both were badly hurt
Hughes clothing caught Are from the
flames which enveloped the body OF
Owens, whom he saved, and for long
time he was incapacitated from work
The commission has sent him a silvev
medal and $3.50.
Lucy E. Ernst
II was unique deed of heroism
that won for Miss Ernst, of Philadel
phia. one of the commissions silver
medals. Two years ago she was TAX.
ing an outing in the country with a
friend, Harry Il. Schoenut, lad of 16
The two tramped through the wood $
and along the side of a rocky ravine
The latter gave but poor footing to
pedestrians, and in jumping across a
rift between two boulders Schoenut
slipped and fell. There was an angry
whirr and rattle of sound and before
he could save himself the fangs of q
rattlesnake were fastened in Schoe
nuts arm. The reptile darted back
into his hole beneath the rock, but al
most instantly his victims arm began
to swell and turn black. Thoroughly
terrified, Schoenut declared that he
was dying, and implored his compan
ion to save herself from possible dan
ger. Miss Ernst. however. tore the
young mans sleeve from his arm, and
applying her lips to the wound made
by the rattler tried to suck out tho
poison. This she did at imminent
peril to herself, as she knew, because
cut on her own lip brought her int
the most dangerous contact with thu
poison. Once during the operation the
intrepid girl cut a cash In Schoenuti
arm, ito make the blood come faster,
as she afterward expressed It, Tn,
boy tainted at the sight of his owr
blood, and II was only by beating hin
in the face that Miss Ernst succeeded
in reviving him and keeping him moy
ing. Hall dragging, half carrying him
she finally reached clubhouse mil
away from where the accident har
pened. She carried the unconsciou
lad up the clubhouse steps. her dres
from the neck down spattered Will
blood. and fell in faint beside him
Medical assistance was procured ant
SchOenut's life was saved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
Arthur Simon

Only 10 years of age was Arthur 81.
mon and he had just learned to swim
when he rescued two girls from
drowning in q lake near Valparaiso,
Ind two years ago. One Of the girls
was his sister, and both of them were
much older and weighed good deal
more than Arthur. Al an alarm given
by his mother he plunged into the
lake. Neither of the girls was In
sight, Diving to the bottom, he found
them locked in each others arms.
Breaking them apart, he rose to the
surface with them. He, swan to the
shore, which was about 40 feet away,
with one girl, and then came back for
his sister, who, with her great weight,
nearly dragged him to the bottom. She
almost strangled the boy several
times, but finally he landed her In
safety The commission has sent Ar.
thur bronze medal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

been swept by "a current under large
coal barge that was lashed to the pier
1t was all mans life was worth to
dive into the eddy of waters that
stretched before him, but tearing off
his coat Campbell took the risk. After
a desperate struggle with the treacher
GUS tides, and diving repeatedly under
the barge, Campbell found his man
where he had expected, wedged be.
meath the hull of the vessel between
some driftwood. 1t took all of Camp.
bells strength. working under water,
to get the limp body of his enemy to
the surface. He succeeded finally
only to find that the man for whose
safety he had risked his own life, and
whom he had once cordially hated
was dead. The commission has sent
a bronze medal to Campbell.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
IN me- HSRPIfZC RHS/

years ago by one of those freshets
hat so often occur in that part of the
country. In its course the food had
orn an unwieldy barge from its
mornings. Alone on board was How
ird Mccartney, youth who could not
swim. His old-time friend, James w.
iilmer, who had worked with him for
ears on to-. boat, saw the flying
,arge, knew that Mccartney was on 1t,
md knew too, that the runaway ves-
el was heading for a great dam a
hort distance below on the river. 1t
ueant certain death to McCarney II
ome quick act was not carried out to
ave him. Gilmer jumped into skiff
nd,raced after the barge. McCarney
ad long start of him, and the sound
t the waters foaming over the dam
cached Gilmer before he was well
tnder way In his little craft. He
'Oped to get near enough to the barge
or Mccartney to jump into the skiff,
md then together they could row to
no shore. But the barge was going
90 swiftly. in the eddying currents
he skiff was too unmanageable. and
,efore he could reach him Gilmer saw
his friend hurled over the rapids
'bove the dam. So appalled, was he
1t the fate of his friend that he forgot
his own safety. He floated down to
he danger point, jumped from the
'klff into the boiling food-and the
4. r..tz A
lown the river side by side. A bronze
medal and 5000 has been awarded by
The commission to Gllmers father in
OF his sons daring
act.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

bringing her safely to shore. The
commission has awarded a bronze
medal to the boy and has set aside for
him the sum of $4,000. with which he
will pay for an electric engineers
course in college.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
Michael O'Brien

A fire broke out in crowded tene
ment at One Hundred and Tent
street and Third avenue three year
ago. So combustible was the materia
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

He pleaded to hover forever above
her-and now they are happy
as married life goes!
The posy so rosy, the garden quite
prosy, the srbor-nook eozy. the
lover above her who, wooing,
did hover, were all, I confess
Too much for the maidenl She ha,
to say "YES."
Byron Williams.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

A posy, SO rosy, once grew in prosy
old garden | knew.
A maid picked the posy that grew ever
rosy where winds softly blew.
To arbor nook cozy she fled with the
posy all gIintine with dew!
a lover did hover a-wooing above her
and begged for the rose.
She gave to her lover whose last name
was Plover, the rosy red "pose."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

in the building that the whole house
was In flames before the iircmen
could reach the scene. To passors.b,
there seemed to be no hope TO a res
cue for many OF those who were I'M
prisoned In the Inflated place, for the
entrance to the house was completely
cut of by the falling of ignited tim
bers which filled. all the Railways with
debris and smoke. Tho outside shell
or the building. however, remained in
tact and on d fire escape on the
fourth hoos stood mother, Mrs Bes
sle Eyl. and her two children, implcr
Ing help from the people In the street
below, Amons the latter stood Michael
p O'Hrion, Z young piastsrer and q
near neikhbdr to Mrs. Eyl. Accns
toned 70 scale buildings under. pre-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
Harry Moore

II thought ! had an even chance,
md that's more than the poor old fel.
low ahead OF me had" That Is the
way Harry Il. Moore, fireman of Al
lance, o., explains why he tried, two
ears ago, to run ahead of his own
rain and save the life of a drunken
'armer, Moore was riding on the pilot
If his coal train when he saw an old
farmer sitting in a stupor on the
rack Signaling 10 the engineer to
heck the speed of the train as much
is possible, Moore waited until he
was within rs feet of the PROSTATE
Ind unconscious man and thon
Jumped. Racing as hard as he could,
Moore was oyertaken by his own on.
ylne and Knocked to one side of the
rack, the wheels taking off three fin.
ssers of his left hand. The farmer
vas Killed Instantly. Moore has re,
,eived a bronze medal and $500 from
he Carnegie commission.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

carious conditions. OBrIen quickly
determined on plan of rescue. Dash.
ing up the stalrways of an adjoining
house until he reached the fourth
hoor, he made his way along series
OF window ledges to the fire escape
where Mrs. Eyl and her terrified chill
dren stood. From this perilous posi-.
tion he passed the latter to persons
In neighboring fiat, and then handed
Mrs. cyl, who was unconscious from
fright and the suffocating effects of
the smoke, to a fireman who mounted
ladder to one of the fourth-story
windows O'Brien himself nearly lost
his life In the flames and smoke, and
was carried to the street by firemen.
The commission has awarded him a
silver medal for his bravery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

Titus has received silver medal.
The commission has also given her
$4,000 to assist in completing her cdu.
cation. DR.. Titus. the girls father,
having recently died.
Richard Hughes
IA Dynamite Hero eis the name
that has been given to Richard
Hughes. OF Bangor, Pa, by his com
rides. An explosion OF giant powder
blinded Richard Owens just as he
lighted the fuse to set off another
Hinst. Unable to find his way out OF
danger and with his clothing on fire,
instant death seemed certain for the
iSnfurtuhate man. Just as soon as the
6pafk from the second fuse would
yQRch the powder he would be blown
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
BRAVE DEEDS THAT HAVE 4
WON CARNEGIE MEDALS

New York--Two years ago Andrew
Carnegie conceived the novel idea of
discovering and rewarding true hero
ism wherever II may occur. For this
pufbose a hero fund commission was
appointed whose preliminary labors
nave now been completed Deeds of
daring, whether by land or sea, in the
ehort to save life. have received due
fecOgnitlon In this way. while the
task OF the commission has resulted,
besides. In bringing together series
OF little tales of human pluck, endur-
ance and self-abnegation. the reading
OF which Is bound to give an uplifting
sense Of some of the noblest qualities
OF men and women when brought face
20 face with the peril that. at some
supreme moment, threatens the lives
OF their fellow beings.
or the 63 cases of heroism which
the commission. after prolonged and
careful investigation, has deemed
worthy OF public recognition, the fol-
lowing have been selected on account
OF the novel human interest which
characterizes them. They tell of the
courage and humanity OF men, women,
and even children, in all walks Of life,
ana In every section Of the United
States. Not every hero thus chron-
icled has succeeded In the rescue that
ne has planned, while numbers have
lost their own lives in the effort to
save the lives of others. 1t forms a
striking record altogether unique
among human annals, and may be
taken as true and lasting tribute to
the self-sacrIficing love of man for
man.
Maude Titus
In Casco Bay, near Yarmouth, Me-,
In the summer of 1904. a deed of gen
erous heroism was performed by a
girl Of 16. Maude Titus. student at
the Newark IN. j. high school, was
out on pleasure trip in sailing
yacht with some Of her friends. An
accident occurred In changing the
course Of the yacht. and the captain,
his niece, Miss Titus. and her friend,
Miss Reifsnyder were thrown into the
water. The captain rescued his niece
by a lifeline which had been thrown
to him from the boat. and he himself
then followed her to safety, leaving
Miss Titus and Miss Reifsnyder to
struggle for themselves in the waves.
Miss Titus was poor swimmer. and
her friend was utterly helpless in the
water. Instead OF striking out for the
boat. however, which she could have
reached with ease, Miss Titus re-
mained with the half-drowning girl.
She did not attempt to swim with her,
but took hold Of her, Gained her. and
endeavored to hold her head above
water until boat was sent to the
rescue. For this act Of heroism Mss
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
William Still,UeN

The youngest of all those selected
for recognition by the commission, a
10y of IS. Is Willie Stillwell, of Bell.
iirc, Mich. Willie had never been
known as a strong swimmer. but when
inc OF his playmates, Ruth School
raft who was more than foot tall
II than he, fell into intermediates
'iyer, While was quick at the rescue,
'e was wise enough not to get in the
lntches of the girl, but. swimming by
Ter side. held hes up with one arm
while he swan with the other thus
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
James Cilr,er

A race to death in Monongahela
river food was the end of two friends.
one of whom was trying to save the
other. The waters of the river had
been swelled to giant proportions two
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13

When little. girls cry for dolls j;
when big, for dollars.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-12
NOTICE.

= = whom it may concern:
Y ", Sotlce IS hereby given that four weeks af-
pmnls, Judge of the Circuit Court in and for
ut3am County, Florida, to authorize and
n eSailze Sstize my adoption of Willie Easter Surls,
mninnor, residing in Putnam County. IThis
april ith, A. d. 1907.
NJ, !, COKE, 10. DURHAM,
fetltioner's Attorney.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-12
KEUKA NEWS.

We are sorry to note the death of
Mrs. J. B. Howe. She passed from
this earth Sunday morning at 8 :45.
The bereaved husband has the SYM
pathy of the entire community.
M. A. Baker who has recently ac-
cepted the position as manager of
Robert James truck farm near Pa
latka, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his family.
Mrs. Grace Ogg, formerly of Tndi-
ana, but who has been spending the
winter with her daughter at Cutler,
is visiting her brother, C.J. O'Haver,
Messrs. Boatright, Miller and Mas
sey are in Palatka on business this
week.
Miss Mary O'Haver of Jackson
vile made a brief visit home Sunday.
Mrs. VIII King and children of
Edgar are visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Will Miller.
Mr., and Mrs. o. w. Meade who
had been spending some time with
Mr.. Meade's sister, Mrs. Mary Lo-
throp, have recently returned to
their home in Massachusetts,.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-12
City Council Meeting.

A called meeting of the city coun-
ell was held at the council chamber
Wednesday night. Present alder
men Gay, Hamm, Cheves, j. H.
Merryday, Points, w. A. Merryday,
Price, Ramsaur, Holden, Haughton,
Holmes, Browning, Roundtree, Da-
Wis.
Chairman announced that the
meeting was called for the purpose
of organization.
H. A. Davis was elected chairman
By motion the election of city Of
ficials was postponed until The next
regular meeting; and the old rules
governing the body were adopted.
The following resolution intro
duced by Aid. Points was adopted !:
That committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair for the purpose
of amending the ordinances fixing
the salaries and bonds of various
officers as follows: assessor, $500 per
annum; chief police, $75 per month
regular police, $50 per month; city
attorney $500 per annum; municipal
Judge, $500 per annum; scavenger,
500 per month; and fixing bond of
the treasurer at $4,000. Chairman
appointed Aids. Points, Hamm and
Haughton.
Aid. j. H. Merryday offered the
following resolution defining the re-
quirements of city officials of the
city of Palatka:
Whereas, the bonds hitherto given
by the city officials of the city of Pa
latka, Fla, are of a nature which
might prove undesirable and detri-
mental to the interests both of the
city of Palatka and also to the sure
ties on said bonds, and
Whereas the interests of the city
of Palatka are liable at times to con-
flict with those of the various rail-
road companies doing business with
in the corporate limit of the city of
Palatka, Fla, therefore be it
Resolved (D That all city officials
from whom bond is required, shall
furnish same by a regular guarantee
company subject to the approval of
the city council of the city of Palatka.
(2) That none of the various city
Offices of the city of Palatka shall be
held by any one who is also in the
employ of a railroad company in any
capacity whatever. Adopted.
1.-TWO or three of the present coun-
cilmen are connected with railroads. J
Motion carried that when a city Of
fetal furnishes a guarantee bond,
the city pay the premium.
Mayors message read, accepted,
and ordered filed.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-12
The Circuit Court.

The spring term OF the circuit court
for Putnam county convened in this
city at o'clock Monday morning
Judge j. Il. Wills presiding, with A.
V. Long, state solicitor, and Joseph
Price, clerk.
The regular venir of 36 jurors was
drawn to serve for the term.
The grand jury was drawn and
sworn in with Albert G. Philips as
foreman.
Motion was made by S. j. Hilburn
that II committee be appointed to
draft resolutions of respect in honor
OF the memory of the late States At
torney Benz. P. Calhoun. The reso-
lutions follow:
In the circuit court of the eighth
judicial circuit in and for Putnam
county, Florida, spring term 1907.
We, the committee appointed by
the honorable j. II. Wills, judge Of
said court, upon suggestion of the
member of the Palatka bar, to pre-
sent suitable resolutions of respect to
the memory of our late associate,
the honorable Benjamin p. Calhoun,
deceased, present the following:
Whereas Almighty God in his in
midst the honorable Benjamin P.
Calhoun, late states attorney of the
eighth judicial circuit of the state of
Florida;
Resolved, that we, his associates
at this earthly court, bow in humble
submission and sincerely mourn his
loss.
Resolved, That it is inexpedient
for us in these resolutions to attempt
any adequate recital of the many
qualities of mind and character
which in our daily intercourse mark
ed him SO prominently; therefore we
simply allude to few of them.
Reared in Putnam county, a scion of
one of the south's most noted and
beloved great families, IA gentleman
of learning, most erudite, II loving
husband and father, a trusted public
officer. He was prominent as city
attorney. as prosecuting attorney of
the criminal court of record of Put
nam county, as states attorney of
the Eighth Judicial circuit from its
creation until his death, and as State
Senator from Putnam county. At
the time of his death he was the old
est member in point of services prac-
ticing law at this bar and whose great
ability WAS recognized by all his as
sociates. AS lawyer he was able,
ready and Jealous. AS an advocate
he was erudite, profound and con-
vincing, and rs word painter most |
eloquent and beautiful. He was an
antagonist always to be respected
and feared. OF aggressive PERSONAL.
ty he made in many respects an ideal
prosecuting officer and always fought |
fair. In victory he was magnani-
nous, in defeat graceful, in dissolu-
tiOn he was courageous, patient and
and furnished an eX-
ample for emulation.
Resolved, that in token of our re-
spect We request that these resolu-
tions be spread upon seperate page
OF the minutes OF this court and Il
certified copy of the same be furnish
ed to his family.
S. J. HILBURN,
e. E. HASKELL,
HENRY STUN,
Committee.