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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

the bill were never called for. AS they
were clean waste cut them out Then
everybody wanted them, until they
got on the bill agaln-and then once
more Il was all waste.
"I used to go home cursing the
ficl,le tastes of my patrons, and more
than once | was so close to the edge
of failure that ] got TO wondering
what the fixtures, wines and good will
would bring at auction.
"'Then one day noticed one of my
customers looking around to see what
others were eating, and my idea
came. The thing to do was not to
leave the selection of their food TO
my patrons themselves, but to sug-
gest to them what they should eat
If could do that my troubles were
at an end. / studied 1t over for
awhile and made up my mind to try
it ont.
"'Those young fellows who came
in first are clerks in that big insur'
ance house across the way. They
were occasional customers, and final
ly told one of them I'd give him his
lunch gratis every day il he would
f, eat Just what told him and would
( always sit just where | placed him.
| He thought there was some trick in
It, but | convinced him there wasn't,
and in addition told him the offer was
! open to five of his friends. He
| brought them along, and the games
been going on ever since.
Now | know just how TO market
that is, market to advantage. |
! decide to have my customers call for
one special dish and prepare that
1 one dish in great quantity, Then my
! free lunchers come in, and | tell them
! Just what to order. They all sit on
! the aisle, and no one can pass in
! without seeing what is before them.
The free lunchers eat with apparent
relish, and the chances are about 0O
in 100 that the newcomers will order
what the others are eating. / vary
| the big dish every day and I'm well
/ satisfied with the results
81 had one experience with the
thiag that was really laughable
happened to be up at the Grand Cen
trail station at noon the other day
and went over to the Grand Union
for lunch-only wanted snack, 50
| went to the lunch counter. The Inn
pulse to try the thing there hit me-
ard [ looked over the bill for the TN
likeliest dish possible.
81 hit upon hash--corned beef hash
Every man that ever lived and knew
lit has sneaiing resard for hash, but
mighty few men will risk eating hash
In restaurant
"There was scarcely any one at the
counter when | sat down, but the
place filled up SO fast that in Ave
minutes hardly had elbow room
And in ten minutes l6 men on either
side OF me were eating corned beeI
hash eating it as II It was the last
portion on earth and they We're afraid
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
The lmitatiVenGSS
Of Man

Darwin says man Is descended
from the monkey, and I'm beginning
TO think he is right" said the broker
across the table as he tilted back in
his chair and lighted a ci2aN ANY
how, man possesses one Of the
monkeys chief characteristics, II
you find any one who scouts that as
\ general proposition" he went on,
Just fetch him to restaurant in
the business district during lunch
hour and tell him to use his eyes.
In a little while he1l he tollinR you
the monkey isn't in II eth man as an
lmitator.
Before the rush had begun the
other day was standing up there
near the door talking to the proprle-
tor. when deCentappearing chap
came in. The proprietor looked up
and said; Corned beef and cabbage!
thought ii was a joke or gag at first
and smiled at It,
But that young chap took an aisle
seat at the nearest table, and over
heard him as he gave his order to the
Then another chap came in and
nodded, and again the proprietor OBJ
served: 'Corned beef and cabbage.
This time ! began to be interested,
This fellow also took "A seat on the
aisle, but down midway of the room,
"The incident was repeated posi-
bly, half a dozen times, and then
came on down TO this table and tried
to solve the puzzle of It's meaning.
"The half dozen were eating corned
beef and cabbage. II looked so good
and smclled so good that | had or
dered IL myself almost before | real
lied It,
well, I decided the key to the rid
die wasn't In the dish, which waf
palatable and good, but nothing ex
ira. But you would have thought II
was diamond backed terrapin II yot
could have noticed the prevailing
eagerness to get It. Nine men out o.
every ten ordered it, and the tentf
man generally locked as II he hat
missed treat and regretted it.
"Well, sir, | finally sized 1t up tha
the proprietor was playing upon the
monkey in man, but why he let then
down so easy puzzled me. | asked
him about 1t.
"'lts a game, all right he told me
and one | had. to learn by experience
nearly went broke before ! caugh
ON. My market bills were simply
enormous and my waste something
frightfnl You see, ! feed 1000 per
sons day here. In the beginning
would prepare whole lot of every
thing for the rush, Some dishes o.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

[kVV HAT is a coincidence,
W. Uncle Joe?" asked
w Mabel, who had almost
finished getting her les
son for the next day.
I'll not tell you what the die
tlonary says" responded Uncle Joe
the Story Teller. you can look
that up for yourself. But, will
say that most people use the word
with a wrong idea OF its meaning.
For, they attach to II a meaning |
do not think IL can prop rly be said
to possess. For instance, have
heard people say, I was Just going
UP to his office and | met him com
Ing downstairs What wonderful
coincidence"-As IL that was won
derful.
Such uses of the word attach to
It the idea that however naturally
two events may occur at the same
time, the coincidence of itself be-
comes wonderful, which is not my
idea. Condolences come in the nat
ural order of things and are not al
ways necessarily wonderful. They
may seem wonderful at first. and.
through lack OF time and opportuni-
ty to investigate their cause or caus-
es, may continue to seem wonderful
to/the end"
"Did you ever have any coinci-
dences happen to you?," asked Ma
bel
lots" said Uncle Joe.
''Any wonderful ones?" furthered
interrogated Mabel.
We'll, II you can call q dream
coming true wonderful coincidence,
! have had that" answered Uncle
Joe, "Shall tell you of II.
Chorus: Go ahead"
when was a boy" began Uncle
Joe, I'VE used to set great store on
Halloween and many's the gate I've
pulled off. Although, in after years
] have been ashamed of such wilfp
injury to property, and have tried
To preserve rather than destroy.
We'll, one night ! had dream
that a bunch of us boys pulled off 9
gate, and that man with red ant
gray whiskers chased us. SO viviC
was the recollection of my dream
when ! awoke ! could still remem
Der that mans face; although
could not remember ever havinf
seen II in life. Furthermore. tn,
ground wherecl stood the dream
house, was at the time pennyroya
itch. and no real house stood there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

acter. | remember one incident that
occurred that impressed me with his
admiration of grit and bravery. On
this occasion a tall, lanky, rawboned
chap was among the passengers. An.
derson asked him for his valuables
He replied:
"T hain't got none
Anderson then asked him where he
was going. He said he was going to
look for the leader of the Jayhawkers,
a man by the name of Anderson. An
derson asked him what he was going
to do with him after he had found him.
The lanky chap said;
"'Jine him and his gang
could you swim the Missouri
river?'
81 guess so, IL had to-
Anderson next asked
Could you kill a man.
"rhe would.be recruit replied:
Guess so, If had to-
Anderson then spat in the lanky
chaps face. He had hardly done so
before the lanky one had knocked I'm.
derson down and was on top of him.
AndcrsOn's gang, who had been snick.
ering at the stranger, promptly pulled
him off and Anderson got up, shook
the dirt off him and said:
You'll do; I'll take YOU
The lanky one asked then:
WHO are you?
oh, I'm only Anderson the leader
Of those Jayhawkers you have just
joined
The stage went on without the
Ianky passenger | heard afterward
he became one of the most daring and
prominent members of the gang.
"On another occasion, just as | got
into Huntsville, the Jayhawker gang
was there They had gone into a mum.
her of stores, took what they wanted,
and had either made the merchants
open their safes, which they rined, or
had broken the safes open with a
slcdge hammer.
I George Damon was liquor drum
mer, He was in town when the Jay
/ hawkers were rOhbing the place and
| was about TO go INTO the motel, Ihey
ordered him to halt and throw up his
hands. Instead he ran into the hotel
Just as he entered the hotel door he
was killed.
During the many times | was rob,
bed there were frequently women on
the stage. None of them was ever
robbed or molested by the robbers
The women usually appeared at first
to be very badly frightened, but finally
wound up by laughing and flirting With
! the robbers or chatting With them,
1 frequently noticed the wcmen putting
powdor on their faces or liking up thelI
hair, primpng and straghtening theil
attire while the men were being re
licyod Of their yaluables,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

to devote enough time TO their moral
and mental training to form a foun-
dation of character which never has
lett either, for b1.i are alive to-
day.
THE younger II the boys was
adopted by n family who moved TO
Illinois first, and from there later
on to a more western state. Reverses
came to tho family. Bad crops.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

Sickness. Death. Everything un-
fortunate, II SC ms. And our adopt
ed orphan had 20 got ont and hustle
for himself at fourteen years of age.
BY the name of his adopters he was
known and by tn name he has
gone through l,fe.
There was big piece about that
orphan boy in the papers when he
was elected Governor OF his state,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
stranne Incident.

The ambitious young humorist had
received from the editor his Offering
of jokes,
81 wonder why he didn't take them" A."
said the young humorist, sadly.
81 shouldn't be surprised said his
wife, III the editor isn't one of these
men who don't understand joke un-
I'll 1t has been explained to them, II
were sou | should send them back
to him, with kind little note telling
him what the point Is in each one"
The hun norist did SO.
To his g'rat surprise the oditgo ae-
copied his Nplanations.- s.--Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

The story OF his early life and hard
ships, his years Of toll q atyUrElc
as q young man was al brought out.
though not his original name: end
he was pointed out as an example
OF grit and grim honesty. And il
is said of him that OF All upright, un-
5weryable governors in this country
today, there IS none outanka him
In devotion to duty.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

pretty tough when mother and faith
er are both gone; and one is eight
and one Is ten.
Adoption? Why, Of course What
elsl could there he? The boys were
adopted into separate aud strange
famlies-the war had scattered and
separated the families of their rela-
tives so that adoption by them was
impossible.
Now lister to what ! am going
to tell you now" continued Uncle
Joe. impressiyely. "Tt will serve 20
help YOU grasp the point shall strive
10 make later on.
Even through the strenuous var
times the mother IF those two boys,
though the father was away fight
ing most of the time. had managed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

timr III over the world. Prince Hans
of Denmark, Queen Al2Xandra's uncle,
fell over one in the king Of DcnmarH's
palace recently and hurt himself badly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Bear Names Of Great Cities.

In The United States there are 20
towns or villages named Berlin, 81
Gamburgs, % bearing the name Paris.
and l3 London
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

Ornament That 10 Dangerous.
The stuffed tiger head lnds It's vic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
'C0INCIDENT" GOVERNORS
'sgaGal W lal........ LONG LOST BROTHERS
THE DREAM THAT CAME TRUE

(kVW THAT is coincidence,
w Uncle Joe?" asked
w Mabel, who had almost
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ornan's Foreign Wissinary
Society.

The regular June meeting OF the
oman's Foreign Missionary Socl-
~ was a study Of the responsible
les of our young people and what
can do to prepare them to meet
bis responsibility.
Upon the young people of today
sts the chief responsibility for the
eedy eyangilization of the world.
We reach this conclusion because
Ne church of today is unprepared
meet her missionary opportunl-
Our fathers prayed for the open
cor. Today every nation and
ibe on earth, with the exception
6f Tibet and four tribes of Indians,
ID now accessible to the missionary.
But the church has not kept pace
18th Gods plans, and does not
ally see the worlds need from the
hrist standpoint.
The sentiment and faith OF the
nhurch is not developed up to the
1argeness of the opportunity, nor
the exigencies of the needs. we
cannot hope to bring the mature
people of the church today to en-
fhusiasm in missionary faith and
obedience. They are fixed as to
views and habits of thinking.
Our only hope is to educate the
on-coming generation in the great
gospel and facts Of missions.
Only as the children and youth
of the church are saved until there
be n church of tomorrow in right
relation to God for so great work
as the worlds evangilization. Mis-
sions as a field for the Investment
Of a life ought be before every
young christian.
The church of today is not ad-
squately financing missionary
snoyements. The cause languishes
lack of funds.
DIR hope is in Il more liberal
Ia tomorrow.
Ne pray, Thy Kingdom
ar hands without care
hen thou hast died to
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The day is coming when there
will be no foreign field, but the
whole world will be a home field.
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save,
We d. not mock Thee with our
prayer.

save,
We d. not mock Thee with our
prayer.
The one all-important thing that
should engage our interest and
best efforts is the missionary edu-
cation of the next generation.
Xxx
With seventy two missionaries
in the various heather Lands,
which we have entered, eight or
nine more to go, and twenty more
needed, we must multiply our re-
sources, double our efforts, or lose
wonderful opportunities for which
we will be held accountable.
#**
j. II. Miller says, that not MAX
ing q career but the simple doing
of Gods, will is the one true aim in
in living. Thus only can III
achieve real success.
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The Washington herald., 1907-05-04
CORBETT GOES OUT
Former Champion an Easy
Mark for Sullivan.
TAKES TERRIFIC PUNISHMENT
Denver Lad, Blinded and Dizzy, Tries
90 stay the Limit, but FaiIs-Game,
but All in-seeks Another Battle
with His Younger 0ppOnent-Yet-
eran Not ga Proper Condition.
sneelal to The washington Herald.

special 20 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. May s.-With Young
Cor5eu stretched out unconscious in the
eleventh round Of his fight with Kid Sulli-
van tonight. there was presented one Of
those peculiarly pathetic pictures asso-
ciated With the prize ring.
Once the mightiest of the little men Of
the ring. and twice the conqueror Of
Terrible Terry McGoyern. he lay there
completely defeated. a victim. it seemed.
Of his own fate.
The manner of his sliding off into the
land of weird dreams testified to his in
vincible courage. He had really been
beaten down in the fifth round. but
blinded and dizzy from the blows. he
came OUT and gained it through.
Almost Takes Count.
In the tenth round. he had gone down
for a count Of eight and had come up
doubled with pain and hardly able to
stand Yet he had stalled it out to the
gong and faced his victorious opponent
without a sign of flinching in the eleventh.
Before Il storm OF body and jaw blows.
he went through the ropes. staggered
around the stage. sought refuge in his
own corner to be given a cold water
douche and finally, unable to Withstand
the punishment, was knocked through
the ropes and down the stage. stretched
on his back, face upward completely
done, mis- manager throwing up the
sponge before it had been completed.
Seeks Return Match.
Dragged 20 his corner and resuscitated
Young COrbett's first thought was for
another battle with his conqueror. who
even then stood over him. shaking hands,
and wishing him good luck Then Joe
Humphries. Corbetts manager, told the
departing throng that his man wanted 20
meet Sullivan again within six weeks for
any reasonable purse and a side bej and
the curtain was rung down as COrbett.
still bent with pain, made his way to his
dressIng-room.
II was more OF a spectacle than a fight
Corhett had trained W. IN the bookmakers
at the race tracks, and where the electric
lights glare through the red glass, and
brought to the ring many pounds Of
supeTfluOus fat that made him look any
thing but the once great fighter he was
Sullivan presented a sharp contrast in
condition.
The battle was fought before Al Her
| fOrd's club.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-04
COLLEGIATE FIELD GAMES.
Every Institution in Virginia 10 BE
Represented, with One Exception.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, May 3-Despite the
large number Of entries already received
by the management Of the intercollegiate
and intersch0lastic field and track games.
which viii be held in this city tomorrow
at the State fair grounds. more blanks
came in last night by every mail, and
the officials ia charge of the affair are
now assured of success, at least in the
number Of athletes who will be seen in
competition.
The latest announcement by the man
agement Of the games Is "a list OF those
who viii conduct the affair. Or. William
Gran. OF Baltimore. Nd, the chairman
of tie registration committee OF the
South Atlantic Association OF the ANA
teur Athletic Union. heads the list as the
referee Of the meet.
Every institution IN the State Of Vir-
ginia viii be represented with the ex-
Athletic Association at this school deemed
it unwise for several reasons to enter
this year.
The list Of officials Of the meet follow;
Clerk Of course. W. c. Thacher: starter.
George s. Robertson; referee. DR.. William
Grant; judges at finish. J. d. Sharman,
Charles r. Burnett, Harry II. Smith, and
W. p. Shelton, all of Richmond; field
judges, +. A. Dunlop, Slater C. BlackstOn.
and George f. Haw. ali Of Richmond
timers, ]. A Muir, J. Taylor Robinson,
Rives Fleming: inspectors. W. L. Prince.
c. c. Person, Ben ROseboro, and Charles
A. BaTagnan.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-04
UPsErs IN GOLF CONTESTS.
Harold sands Secures Match from
Iernme ID. Trnvera.


Atlantic City, n. J.. May S-Upsets
marked the first ana second rounds Of the
matches in the golf tournament continued
to-day at the Country Club of Atlantic
city. They included the downfall OF
Jerome D. Travers. the metropolitan
champion, at the hands of Harold Sands.
of the Palmetto Golf Club, and the subse-
quent defeat OF Sands in the second round
when the Aiken representative met II. c.
F0wnes, the Oakmont veteran. The sur
vivors viii meet ia the semi-nnal to-
morrow morning as follows: Fownes VS..
DR., Simon Carr, and Fred Herreshon vs..
William TilHnghas.
An erratic game tells the story OF the
Sands-TrayeTs match. Usually deadly on
his approaches. the Metropolitan cham
piOn seemed utterly unable to get near
the hole. After being two down at the
ninth, he won the tenth, lost the eleventh.
halved the twelfth. and then made a
hash of the next two holes. SO that Sands
was enabled TO win by four up and three
to play,
Later on Sands lost to Fownes. the
latter went to the round in 81, good
enough to make him a winner by three
up and two to play. Raids, VINO had put
ted brilliantly against Travers, fell on
badly in the contest with Fownes.
Herreshon won both of his matches
handily, defeating r, L. James, of Ale
gheny in the morning by four up and
three 10 play, ana then disposing Of
Arden NJ Robbins, of ST. Andrews, by
fve up and four TO play.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-04
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

The Boston Americans are carrying nine
pitchers.
The American League Is drawing nearly
twice as large crowds in St. Louis as IS
the National
Willie Keeler is slowly getting back into
his stride. He is smacking cut hit or
two each game.
George Chance, the Boston caston, Is
putting up a good game at first for the
Waterbury Comm team.
Mullen, the eX-National may make "A
good man for Newark. bat IL was evi-
dent from the start that DE would not tit
in the New York National Ane-up.
Billy Maloney has not shown much in
the way Of batting for Brooklyn thus far,
and Donovan may put the speedy fielder
on the bench until he regains his eye
II G. Kaufman. who has won prac-
ticaliy every game he has pitched for the
Kansas University team. is reported 90
be the new pitcher whom the Cub man
agement wants To sign.
The worlds championship pennant is TO
be raised In Chicago May II. The ma
tional commission viii provide band Of
100 pieces FOR the occasion. and has blown
in $50 for the pennant. IT is OF blue silk.
thirty-five feet long.
one Of the biggest surprises Of the sea-
son in the National League IS the work
of Tommy Corcoran for the New York
Giants lie started of at a rapid PACE.
and he has succeeded in keeping up TO the
gait both in fielding and in batting.
Lajoie has fined Pete OBrien so and
suspended him without pay until he gets
into condition 20 play II appears that
Pete has been paying no attention what
ever 10 the rules. and has been keeping
all sorts Of hours.
IT the pitchers could only work as well
iB the afternoon as they do IN the morn
ing" says a Boston American official, we
would cause the fans TO sit up and take
notice" Why not work the practice
pitchers in the opening games on hOli-
days?
TWO Of the best pitchers that the Amer
lean Association produced last season are
now bench-warners in the major league.
Neither has been used this season.
Berger is wearing out a Cleveland bench
and Howard Camnitz is doing the same
stunt in P!ttsburg.
What are you kicking abOut?" said
Tim Hurst TO Elberfeld one day, as that
little bantam made q protest. why. I,
am the captain" responded the little
bantam well, of ali the things said
Tim in apparent astOnishnlent. 'Of all
the things. TO appoint such as you to
captain this team" And something sub
sided.