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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

In addition to Lucas, Wilmot
and Burk, the following are now
registered at the Majestic Hotel:
Delmar Donaldson, first baseman,
Cleveland; Art Evans, infelder,
Toledo; p. q. Laughren, catcher.
Warren; f. l.. Wolfe, infielder
Columbus; Z. w. Elbon, pitcher
New Albany; "Windy" Lotshaw,
first baseman, }. e. Firestine, in
fielder and X. Anderson, catcher.
indianapolis;
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

The Springfield crew Is on the
job and much enthusiasm has been
aroused by Manager Ransick, who
has the hearty support of the
newspapers in that city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06
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EFFECTIVE JAN. 2, 1907.
NORTH ROUND.

Daily.
q Daily except Sunday.
No. 3S starts from Marion.
No. 80 stops at Marion.
No. 80 will leave Columbus at 6 ..
m. on Sundays. - ss.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

LESUIE, THE
BARBER SAYS
; that Manager ODay will
probably sing the follow
> ing refrain in his sleep
' tonight, "Hail, hail, the
gangs all here"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

a Boosters club is being formed
in every city In the league. Most
of them will have to step some to
be better than the organization
that is making things look good
for the Diggers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

Manager ODay has to tag all OF
the new ones 50 that he will know
who they are, what they are and
what they've got.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06


be better than the organization
that is making things look good
for the Diggers.
Manager O'Day has to tag all OF
the new ones 50 that he will know
who they are. what they are and
what they've got.
Flood and Quinn think that Nc
Vey will have team this year
that will keep all of the Ohio
Smters stopping.
"Keep-a-digging," will be the
slogan OF the Dlggers.
Al healthier, cleaner or better
looking bunsh of ball tossers than
the Diggers would be hard to find.
Manager OfDay is very enthusiastic
over the condition of the men.
Here's one that is being told on
Hughey Devlin, the popular half
back on the polo team which dis
banded Friday. Hughey was stroll
ing down the street in a certain
city in the league. 1t was an of
day and the players had nothing to
occupy their attention. Said some.
one to Hughey. ''What are you
going to do. this cvening?"
II don't know" replied he,
whats going un?"
the reply. "is over at the Opera
House. Let's co.
1Naw," said Devln. 'I won't
lgo. | never did care d-m for
those animal shows And he
meant 1t too. I:
..Arro,y s,aa. s,o forme-
,t,n.ao,d .,or nay .,cnod On nI.v
Ter hh,-on ara ,yi,, ne, go IN tha
o,,r,n, aa no ,,roatonod
,o s,,,,,,, -, v.o,
'n, - -,
~ no' M ' .,
nin, anu ''' VII W e' W ''''
'"'''"o'
proi' D. ~ Na'es' Oi,o eoioIed
ooNihs Instructor mas ,eaSeu tne
opera 1House uahce nan ana win
conduct MS c'aSses mere. ne 10
planning 10 give an exhibition Oh
tliS OCCASION there VIII pe NV
bouts. Il
Lima April 6,--Manager Wliiiam
Clarke owner OF the Lama team IN
the ONO state league ieit ior baiIl-
more friday ana is expected 10 re-
turn mere tomorrow 10 take up tne
seiectlon OF MS team, ~ recruits
I.o'hlns uiie nciu iio" WHY" " DC
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

Flood and Quinn think that Nc
Vey will have team this year
that will keep all of the Ohio
Staters stopping.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06
DlCCERS Are
At PRACTICE
First Workout at Ball-yard
Today.
GOOD ARMS The RULE
Team will Have Plenty of
Good "Peggers."
AL Wjlmot Reports in Good Condi-
tion snd Looks Better Than Last
Year.

In full uniform about a dozen
Digigers scampered about the ball
yard this afternoon, did a little
batting practice and loosened up
those whips that have been given
a winters rest.
If the first days practice is
any indication there will be some
great throwers on the Marion team
this year All of the men have
great wings. or course they did
not let out very much today, but
ii will not be long before the arms
are in shape If the sun Will stay
out and the temperature will re-
main where 1t was today.
'Iittle Eva" Al Wilmot. OF last
years team was the second of the
old men to arrive. lie dropped in
last night and has been getting his
arm in condition shaking hands with
old acquaintance. AL looks much
better than he did at any time last
season. He is right down to weight
and 1t will not take him long to
get into shape to pitch fun
game. lie has been working out
doors, chopping down trees all
winter and he has never ielt be!-
ter in his life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

James Lucas was the third OF the
old men to arrive. puck" came in
at eleven O'Clock from Wheeling,
West Virginia and another general
hand shaking bee followed. The lit
tie fellow looks good and says that
ne IS feeling fine.
"Hooray Now de teems al
right. Vas Sab. 1t am alright now.
This was the exclamation of Guy,
the colored porter at the Majestic
hotel, and a great favorite with
the ball players, when Lucas ar
rived. ''Dat's all dat Use been wor.
rim bout whedder Missur Jim 'ud
get heah."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

"Keep-a-digging," will be the
slogan OF the Dlggers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06
1 wanted to see you alone.

| wanted 10 see you alone.
get we'll enough acquainted to dis
turb me by handing over his heart
on silver salver. Yes. he had mon
ey enough to do 1t.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

At meeting OF the polo mag
mates OF the Ohio State league. held
at Newark yesterday the mileage
for the season was equalized. The
local club Travelled 23,307 miles, the
heaviest mileage OF any In the
league. Tho average mileage was
1916 miles. meeting will be
held in the future and the organi-
yation perfected for next season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-06

Al healthier. cleaner or better
looking bunth of ball tossers than
the Diggers would be hard to find.
Manager o'Day is very enthusiastic
over the condition of the men.
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

without realizing that he IS good.
sound father. who doesn't propose TO
be a hanger-on. and who would be
quite capable of administering g
spanking if he thought duty demand
ed H.
>'thargh so much has been writ
ten about Mischa Elman. it has been
mostly in the way Of comment and
praise, and almost nothing has hesn
known Of the boys beginning - a
musician The story. as extricated
from the senior Elman with some
help from an interpreter. proves I'M
commonly interesting.
When AIischa was born the father
was a village school master ia the
little Russian town of Talnoje down
near Odessa He had some fame IN
the village as a violinIst. and Nine
Elmsn was the daughter OF a vIo-
linist.
I'VE used 10 notice" said NJ FL
man, that when AisCha was eight
cen months Old. I could always stop
MIN from crying by playing TO him
on my fiddle He used TO sit up mo-
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

once wanted % adopt nv little boy,
and pay Tor mis- musical education and
bring him up as a gentleman Her
only condition was that he should
leave the fsith OF his fathers and be
come a Christian. To this I felt I
could nor consent Fortunately
though. the princess was not alto
gether angry. and assisted us some
what IN taking the boy 10 Odessa.
when he was five and a half lie was
taken 20 Mlyuarski. who was AZ the
Head Of the Conservative there.
Aischa was SO excited that the first
thing he did was to fall fat over the
plano stool He also informed AIlynar-
ski that he was seven months old and
that he had played the violin for I've
and half years He did not know
az all what he was doing or saying
soon afterward Prof. Auer became
interested IN the boy, but had 10 get
special permission from the Car N
order that his protege might come 10
the Russian metropolis for the IN
ishing OF his musical educarion-a
point THAI was reached a. the mature
age OF fourteen. After that. the boy
set forth into the world. and the rest
is history
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Coming TO America.

As Elman makes his first trip TO
America this autumn. and as he IS
80 different from the ordinary run OF
''Eunderkinder, It seemed likely that
it would be OF interest TO American
readers to get some stories OF the
boys earliest manifestations Of gen
ius, and 10 this end Daniel Mayer.
who is to musicians in England pref
~ much what Charles Frohman is
10 actors in America. was persuaded
TO produce Elman's father. for pur-
poses Of catechism. The senior FL
man Is not yet fully Injured 70 draw
ing rooms. and has only lately begun
L. realize that London's conventions
OF dress are worth bothering with.
but no one can talk with him long
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Pursued BY Calamity.

The Elmans have a superstition thar
Mischa IS bound 20 have some mar
row escape on his way 10 America
for every big new chapter in his ca
reer has been thus opened On his
way 20 St Petersburg from Odessa
the thtrd-cIass compartment was des-
perately crowded, and Elman pere
set forth az the first stopping place
20 see II he could not ind another
carriage He at last arranged for an
empty compartment. and hurried back
20 get the boy But the h.tIe fellow
was 50 sound asleep that he could
not be awakened. and II seemed best
10 leave him where he was. Almost
immediately afterward there was a
collision. and the compartment that
was 10 have been taken was smashed
20 bits
The next step was when Aischa
left St Petersburg to make MS de-
uut in Berlin. The night before the
concert, the gas IN his hotel bed
room was only partially turned OF.
and the boy was 50 nearly sufocated
that the doctors had 10 work on him
lin 1:9e the next morning 10 bring
him round He was due 20 play be
fore the critics ar noon. and insisted
on going. although ne was scarcely
able TO stand. He arrived only TWEEN
- minutes late. played four pieces.
and then tainted. but woke the next
day 20 find himself famous.
The next event was his London de-
but, and on ehe way hieher he cut a
sreat cash IN his hand with glass
lie insisted on playing. however. al
though his hand was much stitched
and patched, ard although playing
cost him much pain Now his father
> wonders what VIII happen 10 him on
the way TO America
Aside from his strange gift OF being
able to interpret the Sreat masters Of
music by a kind OF inst met, Elman IS
normal hearty, healthy boy. OF
good habits fond Of bicycling. and
with a keen taste for chess Although
ne has never studied the piano. Re is
q more than ordinarily good pianist.
paying apparently by instinct. He
has written a good deal Of music. too.
and wants 20 be known as a composer
some day.
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
Extraordinary Ear for Music.

He seemedto have sucn an eXJraordi-
nary ear for music that / al last
decided TO save money and buy him
another instrument. bigger than the
one he had destroyed. The second day
le had f.. he rushed ont INTO the
street 10 meet me as I was coming
nome. and said. 7 can play your
waltz CIicQuOt-' That was the name
- little waltz I used 10 play OF
course 7 would not believe f. but he
seized me by the hand and dragged me
into the house and sure enough. he
played the waltz almost without a
mistake. and in surprising rhythm. I
could not believe my ears for II seem
I'd incredible that a boy % four with
out instruction should be sble 70 play
a waltz on the violin after having had
Il only two days. We had a village
orchestra OF six. and 7 took him round
20 play with them. Instead Of being
frightened. he not only played this
waltz much better than before. but
also another little waltz that he had
heard me play The trouble was that
thereafter he always wanted 10 play
with the orchestra OF course, after
that began to teach him as well az
I could
When he was four and a half. Prin-
cess CrusOff who was the great lady
cf the neighbOrhOod and owned most
The Washington times., 1908-06-28
FOUR REAL DAUGHTERS
OF THE REVOLUTION
CONTINUED from First Page

CONTINUED from First Page
charged in February, 1882 Lack
ing q few months, Samuel Hay
ward rendered nearly i've years
service IN the establishment OF
these United States.
The surviving daughter, Mrs.
Brown. was born at STAFFORD,
Orange county, Vt, June p, 1923,
and is now -ighty-fve years old
On May 2, 1876. she was married
to Edward N. Brown. OF HartIand,
VI, and, with him, resided IN the
State of Vermont until 1873, when
they rem Owed 70 the then Terri
tory of Dakota. Her husband died
July 81, 1908. but Mrs. Brown con-
tinUed TO reside In South Dakota.
Edward NJ Brown, the late hus-
band, served IN the civil war and
held the rank Of colonel. Prior TO
May 3, 1906, Mrs. Brown was pen
stoned by special act of Congress
as the daughter Of Samuel Hay
ward on account OF his Revolu-
tionary war service, but on Nay 3,
1906, she relinquished her RevOIu-
tiOnary war pension TO accept an
increased rate, by act OF Congress,
on account of the service Of her
late husband.
Mrs Sarah c. Hurlbutt, Of L1tsis
d.
band Of survivors" She was the
youngest Of a famii.J - eleven
children and was born January 6,
1917, and is now IN her ninety-tirst
year She Is pensiOned by special
act Of Congress as the daughter Of
Elijah Weeks Her mothers maiden
name was Sarah Bachelor. to-
whom her father was married
March 4, 1875, at Ashfeld, Mass.
Her father died January 25, 1884,
and her mother followed December
%, 1883.
During the Revolutionary war
period, Elijah Weeks rendered va
liant service for two and one-half
years from the fall Of 1776 as q
private in Capt. Josiah Smiths
company, Col. Thomas MarshaIPs
regiment, Of Massachusetts, troops.
Mrs. Phoebe NJ Painter, Of
BroOlCheld. y. Y, IS the last Of the
quartet Of venerable women who
reckon their fathers among the
patriots who won for the colonies
independence from the mother
country. She was born in Wind
ham county, Vt, December 5. 1921.
and was married to Russell Pal
inter at BrOOkfield. y. Y. in De-
cember, 1s41; she is the mother Of
SIX children Her mocher's maiden
name was Anna Gates and her
father was Jonathan WoOley. Her
mothers maiden name was Anna
Gates and her father was Jonathan
WOOley. Her parents were mar
Tied IN 1915
Jonathan WOOley served with
the New Hampshire troops for
nearly eighteen months during the
American Revolution
Mrs. Painter is etEhty-fEe
years old, but retains her faculties
to a wonderful decTee. She e. a
member Of the Mohawk Chapter.
Daughters Of the American Rsvolu-
ton. which has preHented her with
a number Of mementos which she
prizes very highly.
Mrs. Esther Sumner Damon. who
died at Plymouth Union, Vt, No
vember /, 1906, was the last widow.
Of a soldier who saw service on the
field under General WasSSton
during the war Of the American
Revolution
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

" JHEN some nice American ,oI-
NM lege girl comes over 10 Eng
v land for n postgraduate
course as the guest Of the
Society of American Women in Lon
don. on funds. raised by the recent
benefit concert under the American
ambassador auspices. she ought TO
send a wreath to MisCha EIman.
whose free services chiefly contributed
10 MAKE The concert success.
Probably. however. the young man
doesn't much care about wreaths. Al
though az the age of seventeen he is
pehaps the greatest living vfolinist.
he looks as little like the traditional
musician-he OF long hair and poetic
pallOr-as he does an infant prodigy
He has a jolly. big. round face: cum
Portable hanls quite free from any
-eproach Of being tsper-fngered; short,
wGvy. thick brown hair OF the stand
up-on-end kind: broad shoulders. deep
chest. and a pair Of legs evidently
made % stand on and not merely for
the support OF trousers.
He abomirates knickerbockers and
Eton collars and went into long
trousers al the first possible moment.
refusing utterly 70 be an infant phe-
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

soon as NY hack WAS turned. ne tore
N the strings and smashed the wood
into little bits. We were very poor
and ! was angry. lie said he wanted
q real fiddle and would not have any
hing else
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

tionless. and seemed 10 be fascinated
by the music When he was four. he
wanted 20 have my violin OF course.
I was afraid he would break II. but
he got his mother TO let him have II
one day when 1 was away. and what
did he DO but begin 10 move his fingers
up and down the strings. Srinn;ng
whenever he got the right notes Of
the scale. 1 caught him al IL one
day. and decided 10 get him a quar-
ter-violin- I thought he would be
happy, but he only looked at it and
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

nomenon. and wishing 10 be looked
on as grown-up man who had no
use for pretty ways and delicate
health. but wanted three big meals
a day and lots OF hearty outdoor fun.
just as II he were not q genius
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

OF the land about US. heard about
Mischa. and one cay swell vioFnisJ
came 20 our house and saii he had
been sent by the princess 10 give les
sons 70 Mischa- When he found that
his pupil was 10 be a four-year-Old
baby who could scarcely speak. he
was very angry ana went away as
as fast as ever ne could. But a few
days later the princess asked Mischa
70 come and play for her. and I took
our little orchestra along But the re
suit was much grief 20 me, for she at
The Washington times., 1908-06-28

autumn. Though practically un-
known in America, in Europe his
fame is already secure.
This new wizard of the fiddle
and the bon is only seventeen,
and yet critics in Berlin and Lon
don WhO have heard him play de-
clare that he Mill soon hare a
worldwide reputdtion-a reputa-
ton as great as the celebrated
PdgdHiHi, Who could With his mar
veIous skill swdy PAST audiences .
laughter or tears.
Russia is prolific in producing
musical giants the empire OF
the White Gar is proud indeed of
her latest musical prodigy.
A strange and sinister fate
seems to hang Oper this Slap
genius, for every mOmentous
epeHt in his short career has been
preceded by some catastrophe.
Maroon escapes from accidents
and death mark his young path,
and it is said that he looks for
yard TO his passage of the Atlantic
with the greatest apprehension.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
NEW YORK.

Easter trade at retail, though affected
in sections BY unfavorable weather, is on
the whole fair. Collections show slight
Improvement at few centers and filling
in orders by jobbers are a tri1e better, but
reports from leading industries are no
more favorable, rather more weakness is
noted in iron and steel and fall trade in
leading lines is still disappointingly back
ward. The dullness in building lines
expenditures for the first quarter being 40
per cent below 1907-affects all the lines
of materials and export and import trade
are ebbing. indicating the first decrease in
foreign trade from the preceding fiscal
year noted for five years past.
The number of idle hands is as large
as for some time past. wage reductions
curtail buying power and the number of
failures continues far ahead of year
ago. Business in pig iron is very light
and lower prices have been made TO at
tract even the small business going. Fin
ished iron and steel are likewise quiet
and rail orders are only fair. Plates are
exceptionally dull, and fabricators Of
structural material, particularly in the
Chicago district. have named some low
quotations ON business recently booked,
although there is no eyide. &c that the
shapes have brought lower .han list
prices
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending April IL number 26l,
against 25S last week. 1871 in the like
week of 1907. l67 in 1906, 1873 in 1905
and 1910 in 1904. Canadian failures for
the week ending April 10 number %
against % last week and ~ in this week
year ago.-Bradstreet's Commercial Re
port.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
LOVE TRIuMPHs OVER vows.
Omaha Nun Is Now Free to Marry
DARING T.ower

Omaha Nun Is Now Free to Marry
Daring Lover.
Florence Tinsley, a sister in the Con-
vent Of the Good Shepherd in Omaha,
Thursday joined her betrothed, Maxwell
Hifsch, outside the convent walls. The
nun was released by writ of habeas
corpus, and promised solemnly that they
would be publicly married as soon as the
girls mother arrives in Orrcha. Miss
Tinsley's mother, then widow, placed
her In the convent seven years ago that
spe might be educated religiously. Even
tuslly she joined he sisterhoJd. About
six months ago Hirsch, handsome, light
haired fellow of % years, came from
Chicago and got employment in the laun-
dry OF the nursery. One day he saw Miss
Tinsley. Three months ago they began
to wSite to each other, exchanging notes,
hidden IA the bundles of laundry. The
girl dropped nuns garb down the shaft
tQ her lover fortnight ago. The slen-
der, smooth-faced Hirsch put on the.
robes, and, dropping the veil which the
nuns wear when outside their corridors,
he again and again entered the hall with
out being detected Hirsch struggled to
his lady love a suit of boys clothes. Wear
ing them with a cap pulled over her eyes,
her face smeared with dust, a pipe in
her mouth, the girl sauntered from the
laundry with Hirsch as if she were some
plumbers helper. But the mother supe-
rior's sharp eyes penetrated the disguise
Florence was torn from Hirsch. Then he
began habeas corpus proceedings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

Fire at the Joy line pier in New York
caused loss of $4,000.
Directors of the Union Pacific railroad
have refused the request of certain stock
holders to sue E. Ii. Hartman to re-
cover profits on sale of stoc.;.
The Rev. DIR. Charles " Sims. former
chancellor of Syracuse university, died
at his home in Liberty, Ind. aged 80
years.
The State of Texas has issued an ex-
ecution on the property of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company in Texas on a judg-
ment of S1,625,1 Jos.
VI. Saito, former member of the Jap
anese cabinet as minister of commerce,
has arrived in Seattle from Toxic. His
errand covers a campaign among union
labor leaders for admission of japanese
workmen to membership in organized la
Dor bodies.
At Winchester, KY. fire did $4,000
damage in the heart Of the city. Charles
Locknane and William Mccartney were
injured.
Daniel 3. Hubbard. 70 years old. who
it is said was at one time a lawyer in
1HlCdEO- 'utA thT pooAuoAre ~ vi GA
ton. Mass.
The leaf tobacco warehouse of 7. s.
Hamilton & Co. at covington. Ky. was
burned. Loss 100000. Night riders
are suspected
City Court Justice CcnIan in New
York has ruled the summons against the
Due de Chaulnes to collect 5000
clothes bill is faulty.
Andrew Mcconnell of Washington, D.
c.. told the Frances E. Willard union of
the New York W c. r. T. that be be-
lieyed the electricity resident in the hu-
man body a cure for drunkenness
A rare coin has been found in Wall
street, New York. 1t is $50 California
gold piece struck at a private mint in
San Francisco in 1856. The gold is of q
brassy color, as it contains an liIoy Of
silver.
Because they found him in a negro's
house negroes of Brownsville. a suburb Of
Atlantis, Ca, dragged B. r. Chaplin.
young white man, TO a tree and we're
about TO lynch him when the arrival Of
police with rifles effected . rescue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-28

Tributes of respect to the memory of
the late Senator's Morgan and Pettus of
Alabama, both of whom died during the
recess of Congress last summer. occupied
nearly the entire session of the Senate
Saturday. The District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was reported during the
day. Sharp criticism of lavish entertain
ment by rich American diplomats in order
to establish social standard abroad was
heard in the House in the course of con-
sideration of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. which was passed I'M
der suspension of the rules. 1t carries
an aggregate of $500, 2S3. After hay-
ing been in continuous session since April
6, by resorting to the process of recess
ing from day to day, the House at 6 10
p. m. adjourned.