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III.

They left the room together, going along
the dim hallway. He was thinking OF the
medals and the science Of numismatics.
"You surprised me-" he said.
Indeed? with something OF the old
sarcasm.
yes" he said. ignoring the irony. Il
never dreamt you were a collector. have
been one for years. But you have beaten
me at my own game. Those Roman medals
are the very ones / have wanted for years"
His earnestness touched her.
Perhaps they may be yours" she said
gently
Z "Oh. my dear girl" he exclaimed warmly.
II couldn't think Of deprlvlng you Of such
treasures"
I'VE might do as other collectors do
make a trade" she suggested shyly.
He shook his head obviously. Then q
light seemed to break in on him. He seized
her by the hands. His eyes sparkled. his
voice was eager.
II was mistaken when I said you vera
frivolous" he confessed.
She returned his ardent glance. but only
for a msment. Her eyes dropped. sho
was thinking OF the mistletoe.
"And I blundered too about you" she
admitted.
II will accept the medals" he said after
a pause, III you will take the mistletoo.'
She replied I'm an undertonc, but even The
prosy minded messenger at the door could
read the answer I'm her eyes.
went In mad, came out glad" was his
epigTammatic comment
The expressman who hauled the trunks
away little dreamt that the two saratogas
had concealed two OF Cupid's cleverest
darts.
But he got an inkling OF II six months
later when he was called upon 70 carry
the two trunks 70 one home.
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TO ME "

we'd have less trouble on the wharf. This
gentleman came up with two keys
But the superior, rising above the in
ferior. checked the complaint before 1t
fairly started.
Il believe there are two trunks In the
warehouse. Bring one Of them into my
office"
The still ruff1ed faces Of the man and
woman indicated storm. The unrufled
countenance OF the chief insisted that the
threatening clouds would be followed by
clear and calm weather.
Two porters came in with an enormous
trunk and deposited It on the floor with an
unnecessary bump.
The professor jumped up excltedly and
exclaimed angrily:
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EdItor. Dbl Pre.idents, Cnhinnt.-

They are calling Premier Clemenceaus
accession to power in France the "apoth-
costs of journalism" Eight editors are in
his cabinet. Distinction OF this sort, says
Leslies Weekly. is rarer for newspaper men
In the United States. although several pres
idents In recent times have had more thln
one journalist In their councils Jackson
had Dun Green of the United State Tele-
graph. and Francis p. Blair and John c.
Rives Of the Globe in his Kitchen cabinet
these papers, successfully, being his Wash
ington organs. lie selected Amos Kendall
for one OF his Official advisers, Kendall hold
ing the office Of postmaster general Meas
ured by the scale OF the times. Old Hickory
had even more OF a liking fer newsp per
men than has the Young Hickory Of today.
welt days, viii start out with nearly as
many newspapers as the entire United
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senator BaiIes's prosecutor.

Robert Vance Davidson. the attorney gem
eral Of Texas, who is bringing grave
charges against Senator Bailey in connec-
ton with STANDARD oil matters. is a North
Carolinian by birth and development, re-
ports the Washington Herald. He has lived
In Texas only a few years and naturally
had not been much heard Of outside Of his
home city Of Galveston until ne was nomi-
mated on the ticket with Governor LAnham.
He and the senator were on terms OF cor
diality until Mr.. Davidson was elected 70
Office or probably he would not have been
nominated. Senator Bailey has taken a con-
spicuOus part in every state convention OF
his party In Texas for a decade or more,
and nghts valiantly for the nomination OF
his friends Mr.. Davidson is not the young
man he is represented 10 be In the eastern
press. He is about 50 years old. II is said
that ne Is related TO the late senator from
North Carolina, whose middle name he
bears. and that he studied law under his
distinguished relative lie was promiE2l
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
A Fisher of Mon.

Bishop Talbot went west not merely as
missionary preacher, but carrying with
bin the dignity and authority of his eplsco-
pal rank and the atmosphere of culture and
refinement with which his church is asso-
eiated. Among people rude and unedu-
Gated he was received with open arms.
Nothing could be more plquant, more af-
fecting, or in a subtitle way more dramatic
than this. II We smile at the nation of a
bishops holding services in a saloon, the
walls of which have been draped with cur
tains by the proprietor to conceal the real
character OF the place. We also can be a
little touched by the spirit in which all
this was done.
1t was Bishop Talbots habit to meet
every man on common footing of hui
manity, and he never disdained the services
of any who showed proper spirit On one
occasion he was rather too enthusiastically
seconded by a man who explained his evil
dent subsection to liquor on the ground
that when the bishop comes a Teller Just
has 10 celebrate" At the services which
were held that evening the inebriated en-
thusiast had front seat. While the
preacher discoursed on the evils of d-ink,
he seemed overcome with shame, but as
soon as the topic changed to the sin OF
gambling, the man frightened up i'm
mensey, las | proceeded" writes the au-
thor, his head nodded In evident approval,
and at last l could hear him say That's
right, bishop, go for 'em. Hit 'em again.
He became more and more noisy and ex-
cited. Finally he clapped his hands, and
unable to restrain himself he shouted
Good good, Give EN- hell, bishop Give
EN- hell. "-Harper's Weekly.
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A CaII Down.

Franklin X. Lane, interstate commerce
commissioner, went west last Saturday. He
wanted 10 reserve a berth frCm Chicago to
Minneapolis. lie wired the request to Chi
cago and this reply came back Cant do
IT, Interstate commerce commission won't
allow it," lie fred a wire back read ng:
by what authority do you say interstate
commerce commission will not allow you 10
reserve a berth in n sleeping carr" The
Pullman agent answered; BY the authority
OF a recent ruling Mr.. Lane was inter
ested by this time and he telegraphed. Il
am member OF the iteTstate Commerce
The new state OF Oklahoma, In these Roose-
commission and am not familiar with the
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Lincoln in 1858.


/ observed a great commotion among
my fellow passengers, many OF whom
jumped from their seats and pressed
eagerly around a tall man who had Just
entered the car" relates Carl schurz in
McClure's. "They addressed him in the
most familiar style; Hello, Abel How
are you? and so on. And he responded
in the same manner: Good evening Ben.
How are you, Joe? Glad to see you, DiCkH
and there was much laughter at some
things he said, which In the confusion OF
voices I could not understand. Why ex-
claimed my companiona there's Lincoln
himself! He PRESSED through the crowd
and introduced me % Abraham Lincoln,
whom I then saw for the irst time
IL must confess that l was somewhat
startled by his appearance. There he
stood, overlapping by several inches all
those surrounding him. Although meas
uring something over six feet myself, /
had when standing quite near to him to
throw my head backward I'm order to look
into his eyes That swarthy face with its
strong features its deep burrows and its
benignant, melancholy eyes, is now familiar
10 every American, II may be said that
the whole civilized world knows and loves
IT, Al that time II was clean shaven and
lobhNh tNNh ilbIt hBHdIu anu EdTtWoln
than later, when II was framed In whiskers.
"On his head he wore a somewhat bat
tered stove-plpe hat. His neck emerged.
long and sinewy, from a white collar turned
down over a thin black necktie. His laak,
ungainly body was clad In a rusty black
frock coat with sleeves that should have
been longer: but his arms appeared so
long that the sleeves Of a store coat could
hardly have been expected to cover them
all the way down TO the wrists. His black
trousers, too, permitted a very full view
OF his large feet on his left arm he car
r!ed- gray wOollen shawl which evidently
served him for an oyercoat In chilly
weather. His left hand held cotton UNI
brella Of the bulEing kind, and also black
satehel that bore the marks OF long and
hard usage. His right he had kept free foI
handshaking, Of which there was no end
until everybody in the car seemed 10 be
satisfied. I had seen. in Washington and
In the west, several public men OF rough
appearance. but none whose looks seemed
quite SO uncouth, nO 70 say grotesque, as
Lineolns'
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Famous Iinguists.

jeremiah Curtin. who is dead In Yer
mont, was a linguistic prodigy. but by no
means the greatest one OF modern times,
says the Chicago Chronicle Another
American. Elihu Burritt, the learned
blacksmith" is credited with knowing
ninety languages and dialects, as against
Curtin's sixty. Both were exceeded by
Cardinal Merchant. whom Lord Byron
called "a monster OF languages. a
Briaereus Of parts OF speech. a walking
polygiot" The cardinal had a practical
knowledge OF ia tongues or variations OF
them. The learned DIT. Tafei OF Phlladel-
phia used every year 10 learn a new Ian
guage as a recreation during his summer
vacations. There are plenty OF men who
have mastered twenty-five or thirty Ian
guages. so that Mr.. Curtin was not a
phenomenon
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Two JudicIal Chumn.

Every week day afternoon when the
supreme court of the United States has
held session in its coy little room at
the capitol and adjourned, Associate Jus
tice Edward Douglass White and Associ-
ate Justice oliver Wendell Holmes are
the first members TO leave the building
reports the Washington Herald. Mr.. JUS
tice White, a Louisiana democrat Of the
old school, is stout and robust. Mr.. Justice
Holmes, a Massachusetts, republican of
the old school, is lan1 and attonuated. The
judicial legs keep step" as their owners
swing along side by side down the long
walk from the west front Of the capitol II
the avenue. and up that splendid thorough
fare they stride at a gait which many
younger man has tried and failed to
maintain. Their gesticulations indicate
that they are discussing some abstruge
question Of law, or mayhap. metaphysics.
and they keep up an animated conversation
all the way to their homes. They usually
are so engrossed in each others talk that
neither look to the right nor the left on
their long walk homeward and thus few
persons have chance to salute them.
But whenever another pedestrian does
have the good fortune TO catch the eye
OF either, both give a profound bow and
a military salute which each learned in
the army more than forty years ago, while
they were shooting at each other. Mr..
Justice Holmes from the union side and
Mr. Justice White from the confederate
side. II is said that sometimes they hght
their battles over again as they walk from
the supreme court chambers TO their homes
No two members Of the court are as
chummy as these two members.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

IN the politics OF his native state before
removing to Texas, and it is thought that,
should he establish the truth of the serious
accusations he has made about senator
Bailey's connection with the Standard Oh
company. he may be elected TO the senate
by the legislature at Austin, this winter.
even though the legislators were unani-
mously instructed for Mr.. Bailey in the
primaries last summer
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
The Kaiser ms a Match Maker.

curious instance of the active part the
kaiser takes In arranging the marriages of
relatives and friends is recorded. per-
sional aid-de-camp of his majesty was very
much depressed by the lady Of his choice
giving him refusal The same afternoon
the kaiser drove to the house OF the young
lady, the daughter OF wealthy Berlin
banker. and pleaded the cause of his aid
de'camp with such eloquence that the mar
riage took place a month later.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

At2 o'clock the following afternoon two
-.o,s-a man and a woman-collided in
~ dark. narrow corridor leading 10 what
~ ,acetiously called the throne room"
y, psrnes. the chief Inspector Of customs,
..pr,te,'' snapped the woman. suddenly
sA IN her headiong course.
..s,upidr' CALCULATED the man, Tuning at
IA An opportune skylight over the passa5e-
t,,st thsa threw a aood Of recognition
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Mark Twain at the white House

Y MARK TwAIN'S North Ameri-
can Review autobiography APP
peared this exquisite anecdote of
the way he employed a reminder
that Mrs. Clemens gave him when
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YOunE ROckefeNer and Booze.

John d. Rockefeller, ". Is a staneh ad-
voeate OF total abstinence His ideas as
TO the use OF strong alcohNRc drinks were
made evident at the banq4et\Qf ths young
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ruling. Give me a reference" And a short
time aftetward he received this telegram:
Berth reserved"
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Jenny Lind, the nightingale.

Jenny Lind was then QsS4) no longer
young" relates Carl Schurzs Remin.s-
cences in MeClure's. Her appearance. al
though still exceedingly pleasing, had be-
come somewhat matronly. Her voice might,
perhaps, not have retained all its original
bird song-like lightness of MARBLE. But
there was stll that half yelled tone, as II
there was something mysterious behind it;
that velvety timbre, that strange, magnetic
vibration, the mere sound OF which could
draw tears 10 the eyes OF the listener. She
was the nightingale still. To hear her
was deep, pure. dreamy delight. OF all
the great voices that ! have heard-and |
have heard many-none was so angelic
and went 30 entraneingly, so eaFessingly to
the heart as Jenny l.ind's."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

States had when jackson entered the pres-
dency in 1879
Simon Cameron, in Lincolns cabinet; Carl
schurz, in Hayes; James C. Blaine In Gar
fields, in Arthur's and In Harrison's Frank
Hatton and William E. Chandler in Ar
thurs; Daniel Manning, Daniel s. Lamont,
]. Sterling Morton, Hoke Smith and Nor
man ]. Colman, In Clevelands; John Hay
and Charles Emory Smith. in Mckinley s,
and also Roosevelts. and Robert j.
Wynne, n Rooseveh's, are among the news
paper men, or eX-newspaper men. who have
sat down at the council table of presidents.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

mems Bible class of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church Thursday evening at the
Broadway Central hotel, New York City.
Ice water was the only liquid refreshment
served throughout the dinner, with the sole
exception of the after dinner coffee.
In a speech to the members of the class,
of which he is the leader, Mr. Rockefeller
explained that his belief in total absti-
nence is not only matter of inheritance,
but u personal conviction that while there
may be no harm in one glass of strong
drink there is frequently harm in more
than one, and. therefore. one glass Is one
too many.
Mr.. Rockefeller said: ITO drink a glass
Of beer is not in itself more harmful than
to eat some kind OF indigestible food. The
single action is not sin, but 1t is the
abuse that the first glass leads to that is
the sin, believe not only in temperance.
but in total abstinence, and this for two
reasons. First. because both my father
and his father as well as my mothers
father, were strictly temperate: second.
my mature judgment is that while there
may be no harm in one glass, that one
glass may lead on to more. Therefore. l
say that one glass Is one too many"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Copyright. 1905, by George BartOn.)

BN NFNITtIT bHTN IOIN.
! WANT you to let my things
alone"
The girl. stamping a shapely
little foot on the wooden floor OF
> the wharf. glared savagely at the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
John Reidenbaugh Victim Of
Accident.
ACETYLlNE CASE ExPLODES
Owner Has a Narrow Escape
From Death.
Bis Left Arm Badly Shattered,
Shoulder Cut ana Bruised Auto.
mobile 10 Wrecked.

AS a result Of the explosion of an
acetylne gas tank on his automobile,
John Ridenbaugh, assistant superin-
tendent of the Marion Steam Shovel
shops lies at his home at No. 377
Windsor street, with badly shat
tered arm and bruised body. His
condition Is not serious.
while making an experiment with
acetyline gas with view Of in
venting means of generating It
so that 1t could be used in the en-
gine as the explosive power in place
|of gasoline, a terrible explosion oc-
|curred and Mr.. Reidenbaugh was
blown away distance Of several
feet by the force. That he was not
instantly killed Is little less than mir
aculous. A flying missile struck his
left arm and shattered the flesh and
broke both bones in several places
below the elbow. Hts left shoulder
was also bruised and the shock was
50 severe as to effect the nerves.
The explosion was heard by almost
everybody in the neighborhood and
within few minutes after 1t oc-
Cured socers Of people assembled.
People residing on Bellefontaine ave-
nue. heard and felt the shock. VIM
dows in houses located near the Reid
enbaugh home, were broken and for
time there was intense excitement.
Mr.. Reidenbaugh does not know
exactly what caused the gas tank to
explode, but Is Of the opinion that
current Of electricity from the
spark coil Of the machine passed
through It. There was considerable
gas In the tank and the explosion
was Just as terrific as II was sudden.
Mr.. Reidenbaugh had run the ma
chien out OF the barn into the alley
and was working by the light from a
lantern. He was working almost
over the tank when 1t exploded.
The automobile was almost torn In
10 remnants. One OF the seats was
ompletel blown to pieces and the
gearing was badly DAMAGED. Fortu.
nately, however, 1t was his old ma
chine and the loss was not so great
| Mr. Reidenbaugh was carried into
bis home nearby and Dr. r. G.. M.
Lewis was summoned. II was thought
1t first that he had sustained ser.
'ous internal injuries but the phvsi.
Claws exartuation ftsr'osed that
he had escaped most fortnnate,v
His condition was improved Wed
nesday afternoon and recover.
will follow rapidly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13

The damage suit of Orlena Lilley
against the Marion Railway Light and
Power Company is assigned for hear
ing In the court Of common pleas,
Thursday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
EXHIBITION GAMEs
Pool Experts to Meet Tonight In
Handicap Contest.

Carl Seahelm, the one-armed
pool champion of the world, will
play an exhibition game with his
partner "Kid" Adler, OF New
York at the Coonrod and Abel
pool parIors at 8 O'Clock this
evening. II will be a handicap
match. Adler agreeing to play his
one-armed opponent 200 to 1876.
In game at Columbus last week
Seaholm made run OF 61 balls
thus beating the worlds record for
a LEARNED player. "Kid' Hogan
of this city will referee the match.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
DIVORCE MILL
CRlNDS AWAY
Entire Day Given Over to
Hearings.
DECREE IS NOT AWARDED
In Suit Of George Upton vs.
Mary Upton.
Damage Suit Of Charles w. sSolo.
mon Against c. D. & n. Railway
Settled Out Of Court. A

Tuesday was divorce day In the
court Of common pleas, practically the
entire day being given over to that
class of litigation. Judge Young
head five cases and in four Of them
granted DEGREES. The third case was
taken under advisement.
The cases heard were F'lossie Bal
lard against Preston Ballard, Nellie ].
Knapper against Ralph A. Knepper,
Clara May Watkins against Harry
Watkins, George d. Tipton against
Mary Tdpton and Eva Merkle against
Otto Merkle.
The Upton case was the only ono
, in which a decree was not given.
The hearing was started in the morn
ling and was taken up in the after.
noon, after an adjournment of several
hours. At the afternoon session Mrs.
Upton introduced additional testi-
mony to show that she had been
victim Of abuse. She claimed that
,on one occasion Upton blacked her
eyes. Upton, who fought the case,
claimed that he was the victim of
abuse.
The last case heard during the day
was that Of Merkle against Merkle.
Mrs. Merkle was given decree.
The troubles of this couple had been
in court here for about two years.
Merkle first brought suit and his wife
contested. The court dismissed the
case. Then Mrs. Merkle fled a
petition and her husband did not
appear to make a contest
The case OF Charles w Solomon
against the G. d. 4 M Electric
Railway, which was to have been
heard In the court OF common pleas
"Wednesday, was settled before the
hearing was begun. The settlement
was effected by the interurban COM
pany paying Solomon 10 per cent.
lof the judgment sought.
Solomon sued for $4,000 for in
ljuries which he claimed to have sus-
Itained In wreck near Newman's
July ~, 1906. Solomon was brake
man on work train which coi.ided
with passenger coach
In the divorce suit of Martin L.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
oItals
.:DsC.

,Messrs G. H. Conley and J. H.
Stoll were in Columbus today looking
after business 4f
Miss Anna Blaich returned last
evening from a pleasant visit with
friends at Norwalk and Bellevue.
Mrs. J.. w. Jacoby and children
Bird and Robert have returned home
from visit with Mrs. Jacoby's moth
er at Coying.on, Ky.
Bernard Stoll, who is employed as
an operator In the Chicago office of
the Western Union, is spending O two
weeks vacation here.
Mr.. Morris Lederman returned last
evening from three months visit
with relatives and friends in Ger
many and England. sA
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
LOCAL
EV EN- rs

Ia
Fred q. Lemp. of this city, has
been appointed manager OF the Mutu-
al Life Insurance company OF New
York. His office for the present
will be In the Christian block on
West Center street.
The new Dairy restaurant will
be opened in the room recently
occupied by the South-We-Go syndi-
cate. not the South Side Building
and Supply company as stated II
Tuesdays Mirror.
The one-day old son OF Mr., and Mrs.
Pritchard, residing one mile north
of Kirkpatrick, died Tuesday even-
ing. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the home at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
.sFONTY" ENJOYS
AUTOMOBILE RIDE.
Has q Number of Extremely
Narrow Escapes.
Large Crowd Collects to Witness the
s Unusual Sight-ls 1t Man
or Machine.

shortly after noon today, Fon-
tinelle. the. mysterious, made a. a
trip over the principal streets of
the city In an automobile. "Fon-
tyr made decided. shit with tthe
people and several times ne came
neariyHcpA t1ingh With i brick blocks
and street. cars. The sight OF see-
Ing dummy driving an auto
about the city Is a most unusual
one. Not a dummy? Well them
what is 1t, man or machineY
The act which appears at the
Family theater all week is creating
much comment. 1t Is very clever
turn. II q machine, 1t Is wonder
ful piece OF mechanical work n
man, be is about the best that
has ever struck Marion.
Tsy ADMlRAL CoFFEn.
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10-30-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13

Try ADMIRAL COFFEE
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13
SEvERlY INJURED
Russell Mcclaid Sustains a Fracture
Of the Left Arm.

Russell McClaid, the four-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. william
Y, McClaid of Union street, was
the victim of a painful accident
occurring about z O'Clock this morn
ing. The child was playing IN the
street when he fell heavily on
the pavement. =
DR.. Herman Rhu was summoned
and his examination disclosed
that the lad had sustained Sc.
we're fracture of the left arm at
the elbow, also fracture of the
wrist.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-13

In the divorce suit of Martin L.
Russell against Thula Russell. the
plaintiff has filed an answer to the
defendant scross petition. Through
his attorneys, Mouser & Quigley, hi
denies all allegations