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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25
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GOSSIP.

Pitchers come close to being tie de
cisivc factors in baseball, after all IL
said and done. batting by the teams
Is so much matter OF the form showr
BY the opposing pitchers that It Il
hard TO arrive at balance between
the effectiveness of the pitche: ant
that of the batters. The only way &
Judge Of the real batting ability of 0
team is by the work II does agai, e
pitchers of known efficiency, as teams
and batters which hold good records
with the stick In some cases do not hil
good pitching, but fatten their records
against that OF the weaker kind. That
pitching holds the prcpondcrance ir
the game over batting is shown by the
fact that the best batters are doina
well when they get one hit out oil
three times at bat, and that when o
pitcher is going at his best even the
best batters fail TO hit them success
fully. One of the troubles in reaching
a true balance in the relative impor
tance of pitching, batting and fielding
Is that there is not always good pitch.
ing when the number Of hits arc
' small. There are two reasons for this
One Is that the pitcher does not work
with his fielders, and not few errors
are really due to bad pitching. The
other is that pitchers do, not always
play their part In stopping base run
ming The catcher plays an, important
part In this latter respect In throwing
to bases. but the pitcher is. II any
thing, OF more Importance stiu. The
catcher must depend to no small ex.
tent upon him to hold men close &c
base, and he can prevent the batter
from helping the base runner TO ad
vance by using the right kind of de.
livery. When pitcher is twirline
good ball, not only in the way of hold,
ing down the hits, but also in helping
his fielders and catcher along, and do
ing his share in preventing base run
ming, II Is poor team indeed which ID
not able to win.
lf' experience counts, Tom Brown
the new American league umpire,
should make good easily. Brown
worked In the Tri-State league until
the season ended. when he was ap
pointed by Ban Johnson and ofiiciated|
in few games before the season.
closed. Brown played baseball, start.
ing out with Providence in 1882 an6I
finishing the season with Baltimore
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25

All trSlnS 0aIiy e4ceW NCSb Snu
Hes. and 10.
L. y. NEBERGALh.
Ticket Agent,
PAonss--homs 24e: Bell 1;1.
Effect Jan. 1, 1907.
Vor further Information rsgardfnS
trains, call informauos operator,
either phone. h
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25
PLAYERS

Thrills. heart throbs, sadness and
gladness, all these emotions will
be experienced by you who attend.
and you will be the better for
having been there.
In "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hailn Miss blanca West has a
duel scene wherein her lissom fig
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25

sent an intimatlon OF the frame Of
mind of our players to the conserva-
tors of the code, the rules committee
Of the Royal and Ancient Golf club Of
st. Andrews, Scotland. In tho friend.
ly reply the chairman said that the
rules were to be revised and that q
draft would be sent to the American
committee for amendments and new
suggestions. Furthermore. member
of the st. Andrews club in this coun.
try has been elected to the rules com.
mittee. Many of our golfers believs
that 1t will be idle to tinker tho old
code again. Originally framed TO suit
conditions on n few Scottish links. tho
reyisions Of every Ave or ten years
have not clarified tho rules. and In
some instances have created coAllict
of judgments. The rules have been
added 10, subtracted and divided
enough" to quote an American player,
"and 1t is time for now set" But
there must be no change in the old
golf.
DR.. William Bull who was gradu-
ated from the Sheffield : scientific
school in 1883 and who was one OF the
greatest drop kickers Yale ever had, In
fsroraoly impressed with the ymln
squad and predicts q brilliant season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25
ERIE RAILROAD

SNo. 10, Chataqua Elk. -. ..12.25 am
sNo. 8, New York Elk. .....9:00 am
No. IL SO am
~No. 4, Vestibul Limited ...6:15 pm
No. J6 Accommodation 1852 pm
@. 4 Z. DIVISION.
sN0. % arrives ....... $40 pm
sNo. 16 Limea ccom. arrives. .12: 40 pm
sNo. 9, Chicago Express 12:45 am
sNo. 3, Vestibuled Limited 10 "a am
sNo. Is Kenton and Lima ace $40 pm
sNo. 81 90 am
sNo. z, Pacific Express 11:00 pm
SOUTH AND CINCINNATI.
mo. 9. Cincinnati Express. .l:1S an
mo. 3,Vestibnled Limited 10 so am
"No. 10 .................... ..4:45 pm
Daily. S Daily except Sunday.
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Excu r SiO ms
ERIE h. r.

Low one way Colonist fares to
the Pacific Coast and intermediate
points. On sale daily, until October
31st, 1907.
Homeseekers Excursions to the
West, Northwest and Southwest.
On sale the First and Third
Tuesdays in each month.
Low Excursion fares to James
town Exposition. On sale daily.
For further information, apply
% Agent OF Erie, r. R. or write
o. l.. ENOS,
Trav. Pass. Agent,
Marion. Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-25

IN dorothy Vernon Of .Haddoa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
fKIDNAPED}
BY PETIT RIDGE. z

By PETIT RIDGE.
8 ~e0rr-,~ett.~,-or~~s~eosl
copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

1Copyr1Gnt, oy Joseph q. oo"Aee'
A closed carriage pulled up hall
way down an alley out of noisy bus
mess street and stopped at a door
way.
sIs the little chap asleep, Tom
kins?" the other man said loudly
"Guess he's bit tired. Come along.
kid"
Hell be all right" said Mr.. Tom
akins, stepping out with small boy
in his arms and going quickly in the
doorway.
In the small Office on the third floor,
in the window of which was printed
the name of paul R. Bailey & Co..
the small boy was deposited on three
chairs. The two men locked the door
carefully and turned down the gas to
it's lowest point without absolutely
extinguishing it. Mr.. Tomkins wiped
his forehead with his cap, and look
ing round gave a grunt of profound
satisfaction.
"This amt a bad little place." he
said approvingly. mo one would
think Of looking for Master Harry
Anstruther in a city office. The idea
is then that I'm to stay here all night
with this youngster, is it?''
That's just the size of it, said Mr..
Bailey. meanwhile I'll see friend
of mine who, tomorrow evening
when young Mrs. Anstruther is near
mad with anxiety, will call upon her
and say: Look here, now, ma'am,
give me $4,000 and I can tell you
where your boy is
Its bit Steep" said Mr.. Tomkins,
looking thoughtfully at the small boy
on the three chairs.
Master Anstruther was so obedient
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.>

copyright by Joseph B. Bowles)
They had often been in similar
straits before, for poverty was an old
| story to them, but to Philippa mat
ters had never seemed quite as hope
less as they did that night.
Philippa Coke was 80, beautiful,
proud and self contained, and sup
ported herself and her mother by her
pen.
Yet with a host of friends, she was
singularly alone. Jack was in China,
| and there was no one in Boston to
| whom she cared to confess their ex-
treme poverty.
And now tonight had come mott
1cation from the bank. She had over
drawn her account She longed for
the power to write story that would
compel attention, that would fill her
empty purse for the present, at least,
but her imagination seemed to-be COM
pletely exhausted.
She walked about the room holding
her hands to her forehead, as though
pressure on the head might possibly
produce ideas. And then, suddenly,
strangely, an idea was produced. The
letters! She paused in her walk-the
letters! She sat down and faced the
idea.
She had been engaged to Jack Rich
mond for almost year. He had urged
her to marry him before he sailed
away on his three years sea service
Che was in the navy, to become his
wife, even though it we're impossible
for her to leave her mother to meet
him on the other side of the world, but
she had refused.
Shortly before he sailed for the Ash
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health,

It Is worth knowing that a change
In food can cure dyspepsia. II deem
1t my duty to let you know how Grape.
Nuts food has cured me Of indigestion.
I had been troubled with it for
years, until last year my doctor rec
commended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. I followed instruc-
tons and now am entirely we'll
THE whole family like Grape Nuts,
We use four packages a week. You
acs welcome to use this testimonial as
you see it,"
Tho reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, is that it
Is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stomach
as the food she had been using; it also
contains the elements required for
building up the nervous system. II
that part Of the human body is in per.
feet working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-.
sents the steam that drives the en-.
CINE.
When the nervous system is run
down. the machinery of the body
works badly. Grape Nuts food can be
used by small children as. well as
adults. It is perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use. Xxi i. .1. .s:*.;.
Read, .'The Road to Wellville. "a So
okgs. There's 8 Reason 4: :s}5
st.STEt
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
OUT OF THE PERPENDICULAR
Peculiar Crooked House on the Es
tate of English Earl.

On the estate of Earl Dudley at
Himley, Stats, England, there is a
curious habitation known as "The
Crooked House." 1t is altogether out
OF the perpendicular, and slants to-
wards the south end, which is heavily
shored up with thick red-brick but
tresses. These peculiarities are the
result of mining operations-the un-
der-stratum of the earth in these
parts being completely 'honeycomb-
ed The clocks on the walls, al
though absolutely perpendicular, as
their pendulums testify, appear to be
hanging sideways at a very pro-
nounced angle. A short glass shelf,
one end of which appears to be foot
higher than the other, proves it to be
absolutely level; while in the tap
room is a table which is apparently
slanting, but ont which if round mar
bIes are placed at the seemingly low
err end they roll to all appearance
uphill to the top of the table and fall
over with bump.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Insane Woman's Grewsone Deer


A grewsome spectacle was wit.
messed in the Montmartre cemetery at
St. Etienne, France, the other even.
ing. One of the keepers going round
found a woman crouching among what
looked like fragments of chips and
piles of earth, in which she was dig
ging vigorously with her nails. Going
to the spot he was Mortified to see an
opened grave and the exposed bodies
OF three children, which had been
taken from their smashed collins. One
of the bodies the woman clutched in
her hands. Dragging her away by
force to the superintendent, it became
apparent from a few questions that
the poor creature was insane. The
children were her own, and sorrow
had deprived her of reason. She had
got into the cemetery with a pick by
night.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Fox and a Rabbit,

A fox was seen coming down pass
in the hills followed by rabbit, which
came along at a smart pace AID
seemed impelled by an overpowering
curiosity, says Country Life. Fox and
rabbit presently disappeared into a
patch of covert, and almost yimme-
diately. the fox was seen to emerge
with the unfortunate rabbit dead in
it's jaws. .* -. -! =:
I The whole tableau was witnessed bv
persons of unimp eachable veracity, one
Of them a very careful observer of
wild life. t was perfectly evident. to
them that the fox had in some way
fascinated the rabbit and was con.
.sciously flowing out a plan devised
forts destruc on. AS for the rabbit,
/ ,incapa 81 avoiding ito
doom. $780,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

to the draught which Mr.. Paul R.
Bailey had induced him to take that
his round little head rested on the
ledge of the biggest chair, and his
breath came with regularity.
A knock at the door,. Mr.. Bailey
responding to the knock took from
the waiter large tray loaded with
plates protected by round meat Gov
ers, cruet stand and a corpulent
bottle of wine. He relocked the door
again, and Mr.. Tomkins, removing a
round metal dish cover with a graft
he'd flourish, took off his coat. as one
preparing for serious labor, and placed
his chair at the small table.
"A little treat like this" said Tom
kins, II can enjoy
viii you have some wine?" asked
Mr.. Bailey. "'Tain't half a bad sort Of
wine, and if it does go to your head
it won't matter. It's called"
$50 long as it's moist said Mr..
Tomkins agreeably, ''and so long as
there's plenty of it 1 don't care what
it's. called. I'll take the biggest tum-
bier"
While Mr.. Paul R. Bailey went in
search of his friend docking the door
after him and taking the key, young
Harry Anstruther, to the flushed Mr..
Tomkin's amazement, suddenly awoke.
"B-r-r-r,' said Harry, with a SILVER.
i daresay you're right sir" said
Mr.. Tomkins, politely. Had a nice
sleep?"
where's my mamma gone," asked
the small boy.
shes just stepped round to make
few CALLS said Mr.. Tomkins. adroit.
ly. "She said she might not be long,
and on the other hand she might be
some little time-it all depended"
did she kiss me before she went
away"
II should say!" said Mr.. Tomkins
II thought she was never going to
leave off,
who are you?" demanded Harry
Are you a new servant?"
Eyes," said Mr. Tomkins. I'm new
to a certain extent. What do you sa,
to half glass Of wine?"
II never drink wine,'' said the small
boy with a dignifed air, "exceptins
on my mammals birthday, and thai
only happens once a year."
"That wouldn't suit me-" said Tom
kins, reflling his tumbler twice 9:
should want lot Of birthdays if tina
was my rule. Where's my piper,
Isn't that 1T lust on the @tele
phone?" - ~. f.: -. 4. 5,z :: 81: y
$50 1T: is, 50 it's And if you don
mind I'll Just has a :whiff orstw,
NOR
81! .#z#9 Il don't Isl mind said iaste
Brown 4 i, smoke
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
A FITTING PUNISHMENT.
Served Him, Right for Coming Home
Late

Served Him, Right for Coming Home
Late.
Although she didn't look it, the lady
on the platform possessed the secret
of everlasting happiness-at least, as
regarded married life
The bills which advertised his lee
ture said so, and everyone knows ad-
vertisements never lie.
Follow her advice, and happiness
was yours for the asking; ignore it,
and misery had you in it's grasp for
ever.
II try to enter into my husbands
amusements and pastimes,'' she cried.
IF he comes home at in the morn
ing, do scowl and nag at him? No,
throw my arms about his neck and
kiss him.
"And serve him jolly well right,
tool" said a cynical villain at the
back of the room.
Whereupon "uproar" ensued.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
HE TOOK HIS AT THE BAR,

Escort of Fashionable Woman at tho
Opera Gave Her Surprise.
A student of human nature who is
stso lover of music and has been at
tending the performance of the grand
opera now being given here has been
getting considerable entertainment out
Of the audiences. The other evening
tie says he observed a fashionable.
looking woman accompanied by a. man
who might have been her country
cousin, and as he sat close to them
he heard some Of their conversation,
which tended to confirm that impress.
SION When the curtain fell at the end
Of the first act the woman turned to
her companion and said:
Wouldn't you have time to go out
aud get l1bretto?"
The man looked puzzled for a mo.
ment. but finally the light seemed to
break and smiling in a gratified way
he said:
"Oh, yes"
Then he went out
Where is the libretto?" asked the
woman when he returned.
"Oh, did you want one, too?" he
said, looking puzzled once more.
mo. of course not" was the reply;
yours will do for both of us. Where
IL TT"
why" stammered the man, Il
drank mine at the bar '-Philadelphia
Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

| attic Station Jack brought her his let
ters as his most valuable possession to
keep while he was gone. They were
letters which had been written by his
father and mother in their youth
When Jack first became engaged to
Philippa Coke he had given them to
her to read. She found them of alb
sorbing interest, and her professional
training and instinct told her at once
their value. Why should not the let
ters be published? Jack had recoiled
in horror at the suggestion. His eyes
had grown dark and stern when he
heard her.
"Sell my parents love story! Phil
ippa! It can't be you who are sug-
costing it,"
So Philippa sat there far into the
night and thought it over.
Jack objected to their publication
as the letters of his father and moth
er, so I should not do that, of course
He would feel very differently if the
| names and few of the details were
altered. No one could possibly guess
then whose letters they were. The
whole case would be changed
When he comes home will explain
it all to him, and he will forgive me.
[ am perfectly sure that when he
hears all the circumstances of my
need, and knows, he will forgive me.
have absolute confidence in Jack"
The next morning she began to
work upon them. Her typewriter
clicked steadily for days.
The manuscript was ready. She
took it to the publisher, and left it for
him to examine. Her own name she
did not disclose, and she asked him
to respect her wish to remain un-
known. He offered her a sum that
seemed fabulous to her, and she &C.
cepted it at once. The letters were
sold, the debts were paid, and there
was still plenty of money left upon
which to live comfortably.
And then Philippa Coke awoke.
The publication of THE G1llingham
Letters" was the great literary event
Of the year. No other book was SO
much talked about, and the public
was consumed with curiosity as tc the
authorship. And then, the book, like
others, had it's day, and passed by. :
Three years. slipped away, and
Jack Richmond = came: home: Phil
ippa waited for him in her sitting
room. She was in black, for her moth
er had died six months ago =.
There were hurrying steps upon the
stairs-a hasty knock upon the door.
Her :voice---where was her voice?, She
tried to speak, and could not: 4 The
door opened and tl 4. closed, 1 She was s.
his arms: b .5s
A fterS awhile they bega to talk con;
PhilIpPa dsafisst e,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
8RUlN WAS PLAYING POSTUM,
very Evident That Animal Never Had
Been Quite Dead.

Bill Stimson, the veteran guide and
trapper of the Rangely region, has
an impeachment in his speech, and
many quaint stories have been told
about him, says the Boston Herald.
With companion he was visiting
some bear traps they had set, when
they found large bear had gotten
into one of the traps, broken the
chain, and gone off with the trap on
his foot.
They followed the trail some dis.
lance, when they saw the bear in a
little gully ahead of them. Both fred,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Sandy's Kicks.

Sandy Pikes-Yes, I'm friend of de
horse. I wish desc automobiles had
never been invented.
Gritty George-Why not, pard?
Sandy Pikes-Because when I used
to steal a nights sleep in stable all
had to do was to brush de straw out
of my ears next morning and would
be all right. Now when I sleep in
garage it takes two or three days to
get the gasoline out of my clothes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

the bear falling over and remaining
motionless. Being rather tired from
the tramp they sat down to rest and
smoke. After some little time, think
ing they must be moving, Bill arose,
drew his hunting knife, walked down
to where the bear was, and picking
up a hind foot, started to remove the
pelt.
At the first cut of the knife tho bear
gave a kick that landed Bill several
feet away. Jumping up excitedly,
Bill cried:
B-b-b-y gosh, that b-b-bear hain't
d-d-dead, and he hain't b-b-been
d-d-dead all day."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

Spring always brings into special favor
Natures blood purifier, Garfield Tea. It
is made wholly of clean, sweet Herbs. It
purifes the blood, cleanses the system,
clears the complexion, eradicates disease
and promotes Good Health. For young
and old.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

with my back and
. kidneys. I doctored
and used many rene
dies without getting
relief. Beginning with
Doan's Kidney Pills,
I found relief from
the first box, and two
boxes restored me to
good, sound condi-
tim NV wifo and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

many of my friends have used Doan's
Kidney Pills with good results and I
can earnestly recommend them"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Had an Idea.

Had an Idea.
Physician-You are a sick man, all
right, but it is difficult to diagnose
your case exactly.
Patient-Perhaps it would help a
little if you should smoke one of the
cigars my wife gave me for Christmas
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

MFR. C. 8. FIZER, Mt. Sterling, KY,
lVA writes:
~ have suffered with kidney and
sfadder trouble for ten years past.
Last March I commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
have not used it since, nor have 1 felt
pain.
II believe that am we'll and I there
lore give my highest commentator to
:2ac curative qualities of Peruna."
Pe-ru-na For Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. Il. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can, writes:
II had not been well for about four
Years. l had kidney trouble, and, i'm
*scf, felt badly nearly all the time.
"This summer l got so very bad I
thought would try Peruna, so wrote
soyou and began at once to take Peruna
ind Manalin.
II took only two bottles Of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now I feel
better than I have for some time
81 feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made different woman of me
altogether. l bless the day picked up
the little book and read of your Peruna
II IS the business of the kidneys t.
remove from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There are
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of rem
sdy. It has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
rice at time when they were not able
70 bear their own burdens.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
A.:Matter for Re.ioicinu

Doctor - = Madam, your husband,
age is against him: We despair 81
his recovery e s ,:s:
,S@i PROSPECTIVE RI 81. Y Dung idow
don't see why 81 are despairinl
about 'n no Ba1 more Amer
lena
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

Made Good Time.
Hes engaged to a widow"
How did he meet herr"
''He didn't meet her. She overlook
him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

i, Nothing short Of a full-grown earth
quake could jolt political CRATER
loose from his job.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

The church will not make new
world until it is willing to mix with
the old one
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE?
Profit by tho Experience Of One Who
Has Found Relief.

James R. Keller, retired farmer, of
Fenner St., Cazenovia, N. Y, says:
about fifteen years ago I suffered
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

The only time a man wishes he were
a girl is when he sees one met by her
girl friends at a train.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

SHIP YOUR CREAM TO US.
The Largest Creamery in the Northwest.
MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL.