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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

'pstitutIons, tefore a single educa-
tional institution could boast of It's
endowment fund. 1t is the purpose
OF me writer single handed--to es-
potse the cause of the smaller I'M
stitutions OF the present time and III
necessary win attack corporations OF
wealth that operate under charters
as educational institutions and de-
mand Of them that they operate
within the confines of their respec-
tive charters. We wish to place in
contrast, the counties of Athens and
Warren seats OF two educational in
'stitutions.
Athens county was formed in 1906
and contains 43O square miles. 1t Is
the seat of the oldest educational
Institution west of the Alleghenies.
This institution received support
from the National Government and
also The state and rendered most
valuable service to the New England
and Ohio ami Scioto Land compan-
les which were more or less OF un-
savory character.
ton Of 3S,730 while Warren sustaius
but 25,5Si. about two-thirds as
many Athens county has invested
in public school guildings $716,i75,
while Warren has but $32S,5o0. Yet
the buildings OF the latter county
are ample and creditable. It will no
noted that Athens county has two
and one-fourth times as much In
vested ~ school property as War
rem with but one-half more inhabi.
tants.
In 1906. Athens county paid fot
school purposes, $131 ,6O2.42 of this
SIl,995.66 was subsidy received from
state fund, leaving $11S,606.76 raised
by the citizens of inat county cr
$500 per capita for educational u
purposes. Warren in that year, spen.
sl23,0S1.16 ana contributed s4.624.1
excess to state fund. making total
tax for school purposes of $127,655
rs or $i.96 per capita.
lhe enumci alton of Athens county
is 13,227 being "a per cent of its
entire population, 63 pc5 tcrt OF
these are enrclled, consequently this
county receives $40 for each pupil
enrolled.
warren has an enumeration OF
6ol7 pupils, being but 25 per cent
Of its population, 80 per cent are en-
rolled consequently TINS county re-
ceives but Sl.4b for each pupil en-
rolled. We question the accuracy of
Athens countys enumeration and re-
gard this high rate as being out OF
harmony with its views upon the
monetary syst' m.
wages paid township teachers in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
SURE CURE FOR BABYs ITCH
Oil Of Wintergreen in External Wash
Produces Remarkable Results
How to Get Prescription.

Is your baby burning up with tor
turing itching Eczema? Is he tearing
fiis tender sldin to shreds vainly
trying to scratun away the terrible
agony?
Are you or any member of your
family suffering with an .a2;gravating
persistent skin disease?
Use oil of wintergreen mixed with
'thymol, glycerine. etc, in d. ID. ID.
Prescription. IL will give instant re-
lief.
Oil of wintergreen. this simple ev-
eryday oil of winlergreen, mixed with
other heaVng herbs and vegetable
ingredients cures the worst forms
Iof skin disease and the remedy is so
easy to apply. just an external liquid
wash. No drugs or medicines just
a few drops OF the wash applied to
the itching, burning spots. then M
slant relief. The instant the oil is
applied the itch is gone.
| To secure the proper results from
this soothing curative remedy, IL is
necessary to use oil of wintergreen
compounded with other mild ingred-
lients. This compound known az D..
IN. d. Prescription not only relieves
but permanently cures. Just try d.
| d. ID. Prescription Try few drops
and note the relief. We positively
vouch for the merits OF this remedy
Flocken's Pharmacy
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
The CHARACTER OF OHIO WAS FORMED BY
ITS SMALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Marion Citizen Espouses Their Cause Single Handed
Years Spent in the Preparaton-Severe Arrangement
will be Made Against Corporations Operating for
Profit Chartered as Educational Institutions
State Institution Heads the List
BY CHARLES L. LUKENS.

stitution can have or successful
initiate.
The Industrial development of the
country has produced other instit l.
tons OF like character. that are do
ing a grand work The Norm II
school at Lebanon maintains its fo.-
iner standard of excellence and has
Imperative that Education shall be
kept open 10 free competition and
to private enterprise" This institu
ton and all other like it in com
petitlye field calm that their rights
IN property are sacred. This institu-
ton is not, IN any sense monopolis-
tic, rhe state has no more right to
pursue monopolistic course than
mas an individual or corporation, yet
II is monopoNstic TO establish a
normal school system for in every
instance, the expense to the teach
ers viii be increased, which Is the
experience in other states.
Warren County was formed in
1903 and contains 400 square mills.
1t has furnished two Governors
Morrow and Corwin. In literature
William Henry Nenable and Edward
Deering Mansfield are worthy of
mention The name of Gen. Durbin
Ward gives lustre to this country as
that of patriot and statesman
The character OF Ohio was form
ed by its many small STRUGGLING
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
SURGEONS CHARGES.
Method by Which, II Is Said, the Fees
Are REGULATED.

are regulated.
Frequently laymcn who have had oc-
casion TO settle the bills of surgeons
upon whom they have called in ex-
tremities to use the knife are heard
TO complain against what they call
"the eXorbitant charges of surgeons"
A skilled surgeon may charge $3.50
for a simple appendicitis operation.
The patient, who never thinks of com
planning until he is convaesccnt, oh.
iects oftentimes 10 paying the bill.
He says, 'Tt is outrageous for a sur
geon to charge $3.50 FOR half an hours
work"
The question of surgeons fees often
puzzles a patient. He knows of one
man upon whom surgeon of wide
reputation has operated and charged
only $40. He may know of another
who has paid $1,000 for the same OPP
Grafton He cannot figure IL out.
Yet surgeons of known ability and
national, perhaps international, fame
have general plan in charging for
operations. Their prices range from
nothing to $1,000. They will operate
without any question of willingness or
ability to pay in any case where the
situation is Imperative. Afterward
they will present the bill. The general
public does not understand how sur
geon will charge one man $50, another
$3.50 and another $1,000,
Surgeons have fixed price scheme.
They aim Co charge the patient about
one months income. They figure that
any person who ii in such bad condi-
ton as to lie forced to submit TO Il
surgical operation surely can afford to
give one months income They asccr-
tain roughly what man makes per
month and send i'm bill for that
amount. The man whose income is
but $50 a month pays $50. The man
who gets $1,000 is asked TO pay $4,000
and generally objects, even though
he should know that his life Is worth
as much proportionately as that of his
poorer fellow.-Chicago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
UNCLAlMsD D LETTERS

Following Is the list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the postofficc at
Marion Ohio for Feb. 4, 1908:
WOMEN.
Mrs. Clara Aldrich. Mrs Mary
Benhouse, Irene Bradley Mrs. b. /.
Berry, Miss Alice Cramer, Ethel +.
Dodd. Miss Trenna Foale. Mrs. En-
ma ID. Givens, Mrs. Clara Grace
Walker. Miss Mabel Gates, Mrs. o..
ID. Haynes, Miss Beatrice Jolley,
Mrs. j. S. Keenan,, Mrs. John Luke,
Mrs. Lerie Lynn, Miss May McKin-
ney, Mrs. l.. Miltel, Miss Grace Nor
gan. Iva Preston, Miss Lillian Sheu-
field, Miss Jennie Streeter, Mrs. Cal
lie Straw, Mrs Minnie Vauderau, Mrs.
Sidney Wilson, Miss Katherine Wer-
ley, Mrs. Cecil Williams, Mrs. viii
son, w. Columbia street.
MEN.
Robert Blake Frank Burdette, Clyde
Coulter, j. II Edgerton, James
Freeman, G.. M Fichtler, Ben Taught,
Gyham Dead letter., r. r Green,
Wan, Hanning, o. w. Howe, o. L..
Harovhy, II Johnson, George Mautz,
Il. H. Sanner, John Summerside,
John Siders, George Smith, Firman
Wilson, Daniel zimmers, Messrs. c.,
|C. Hall & Co.
FOREIGN
Giovanni La Bretnia, Sokorto Joiul,
Tine Posen Lsviss.
PACKAGE.
Louis Mass
N r. DIC,kERSON T. NJ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
Fish Spearing by Firelieht.

In the sunny south in the blue wa.
ters of the Mediterranean one may fire.
quently behold the strange sight Of
fishermen reaping a rich harvest with
the aid of a long forlilike instrument
which is used in place of a net. There
the ancient "peche aux fambeaux," a
singular custom of fishing at night by
the light of blazing fire, still exists,
enabling hundreds of hardy toilers of
the deep to gain livelihood.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
On one Of his raids Benedict Arnol,

On one Of his raids Benedict Arnold
captured an American officer In Viz
ginia. After few days he said, Gap.
tain, what would our countrymen do
with me IL they caught meT'
"Well, sir" replied the captain. III
| must answer the question | should
say that If my countrymen should
catch you they would first cut Off your
lame leg, which was wounded In the
cause OF freedom and virtue at Quebec,
and bury it with the honors of war.
Then they would hang the remainder
of your carcass on gibbetr'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

The above Is given to show the
need of greater attention to the
quality of a1imals in Athens coun-
ty. We do not wish to cast any H..
Election upon the athenians in COM
paring the vallie OF sheep alive and
dead, but TO show the true nature
OF 9tIie Athenian sheep which ignore
that concept known as the survival
,ot the fittest When a flock is at
tackled by devouring beasts those of
greatest value sacrifice their lives
for the weak. II seems to be natural
to admire qualities In others that
we do not possess ourselves. hence
the sheep Is regarded ac sacred by
Athenians aud his fleece must not
become the property of the populous
lest our country falls. The faithful
realize that the use of the fleece
by Gideon to determine the fate OF
srael- has no direct bearing upon
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
THE SHIPS OF TYRE.
Types of These Vessels Still In Use In
tkn Ear Enat.

Types Of These Vessels Still In Use In
tho Far East.
Away back, even when Solomon was
king in Israel the ships of Tyre,
manned by brave Phoenician sailors,
went through the prehistoric canal
where the Suez channel is now and
navgated from China clear around to
England.
Their ships We're the models for
Greece and Rome and later for Venice,
the. Spaniards and the Portuguese.
Only the Englishman improved on
shipbulding, and from him all mod
ern models have dated.
In the old Trye models the waist Of
the ship was low, SO the oars could
get good play on the surface OF the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

the late of our own nation IL is
not sin for the faithful to engage
in the sheep Industry, the sin lies
in placing the value attacked to a
sheep above loyalty TO country. The
faithful should avoid idle controv-
ersy upon the sheep and wool ques-
tion ~ they would upon other
religious SUBJECTS but they should
encourage q more careful reading
OF the Script ives by those given over
to idolatrous Worship that they may
see the evils ot their ways.
we believe that there Is suffi-
cient resources in Athens County
to support IT'S public schools in dig
nifty Decominc that cf its public
school buildings and demand that
an Investigator of this county b.
made.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
SEPARATE DISTRICTS.
Maic Female Male Eema

The low wages paid in our coun-
try schools has a direct bearing
upon the wa"es paid III other voca-
ilons. Male tcachers are forced by
low wages TO enter into competition
with others ~ their voca!um. The
charge made against this county is
that 1t is manifestly against labor
interests and y the interest of capi
taI
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

A South African prospector found
that part of his claim was under an
old Dutch church. He drove his peg
under the altar.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

Polo Tcaisht. Ladies' 15c.
Tu-Thur-tf
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
India's Precious Metals.

1t is estimated that 81 500, 900 In
gold, and perhaps as much in silver,
is hidden away in the Hindu stocking
Vast quantities of the precious metals
are known to be kept in the form of
personal ornaments. From time imme-
mortal India has been a reservoir into
which the precious metals have flowed
from all quarters of the globe, only to
disappear from statistics. Could the
idle wealth be drawn upon, the effect
on the industrial and commercial life
of the country would be very great. 1t
is, therefore, matter Of concern to
try to turn lndias dormant capital to
active use. 1t may be impossible to
do it. The Oriental mind views every
thing in a way incomprehensible to
westerners. But I: only 1.-THE of the
concealed boards Of India were vital
lied a new aspect might be given to
the conditions of life in England's
great eastern empire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
CHAPTER Xv.-Continued.

From the stern of the merchantmen
Jacobs ladder depended. Ellen, bid
ding Deborah wait a moment scram-
bled out of the stern window, got her
foot on the Jacobs ladder, descended
it until she could reach the boats
painter, and then drew the boat
toward her with her foot and fastened
it to the foot of the Jacobs ladder.
She climbed up few rungs and babe
Deborah try the descent. Deborah was
very much frightened but with the re-
peated promise by Ellen that they
were going back to Portsmouth, she
summoned her courage and made the
attempt. Ellen steadied her and in a
moment more Deborah fell a confused
heap in the bottom of the boat
Ellen, with her sailor suit, carried
a sheath knife. 1t was a good thing,
for she had left her sword and PTS
tolls in the berth, where she had
taken them off before going to sleep.
1t was the work of moment to sever
the painter, and a vigorous push drove
the little boat clear of the ship. There
were oars in the boat, whic9 was not
too large for Ellen TO row. She broke
them out cautiously and by a few
slow, steady but powerful strokes, she
soon got sufficiently far from the mer-
chant ship to avoid any powerful risk
of observation. Then she shipped the
oars, stepped forward hoisted the sail,
drew the sheet aft, seized the tiller
and bore away recklessly into the
night.
She knew exactly what had &C.
Cured. Sir Charles Seton, or her hus-
band, or Lord Observation-Disclosures
scarcely the latter-had interested Ad-
miral Kephard and he had brought
the Britannia out to take her back.
They would be a disappointed and
surprised lot when they examined the
ship and found her gone. Nobody
Veuld be more surprised than worthy
Master jeremiah Tuggles.
Ellen's heart exulted at her free
dom. She did not know where she
was going, what the course, nor any
thing else. but she knew that they had
nat caught her yet, and that her dis
appearance would be a great mystery
to them. She could have laughed
aloud in glee as the little boat feeling
the full force of the wind. rippled
through the black waters under the
black sky.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
Waiting by the Companion Hatch
Where He Could See and Hear.

polite you are and the quicker you
answer, the less trouble you give us.
the sooner Wen let you 60"
What do you want?" asked Tug
giles. Some of my men? They're all
free born Americans and"
IT'S not men we're after now, but
women"
i've none in my crew." said the
American, steadily.
His heart relented at the last min
ute and he thought perhaps he could
stave off the trans-shipping of his
passengers which it was now evident
was the purpose of this sea domicif-
airy visit.
Il have no doubt that you speak cor
rectly," answered Collier, but these
ladies' would he on your passenger
list"
This ship don't carry passengers"
began Tuggles.
Now. that'll do, captain said Col
lier with a touch of the peremptory
in his voice, two persons were seen
to board your ship about noon to-day.
One of them was plainly a woman.
the other was disguised in mems
clothing"
who seen them beard my ship?"
persisted Tuggles.
Il did" said the other figure.
And who may you be-"
Sir Charles Seton. captain in the
Sussex light infantry. although that's
not a matter which need concern you
greatly"
~oh. needn't it, said Captain Tug
giles.
ALLOW me. Mr.. Collier" continued
Seton: the two persons are aboard
here and we must take them of the
ship"
4 protest against this outrage" be
gan Captain Tuggles.
YOU can protest until you are black
in the face. or red. white and blue. II
that suits you better" said Sir
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16

ton or respect. The ancient habit OF
authority was too strong and England
for years had carried matters with a
high hand on the high seas.
Tuggles was man Of sense and
therefore he obeyed the imperious
mandate from the other ship. He sur
missed, of course, why he had been
hidden to heave to. His unlucky pa
sengers had caused this humiliation
to be PIT upon him and he cursed the
kindly impulse which had led him
to receive them. He did not send be-
low to awaken them. He would let
the people in the approaching boat
do that.
One of the Britannias cutters had
been filled with men and dropped
overheard. While he watched her, he
could not but admire the splendid
man-of-war stroke with which the cut
ter bore away from the brightly light
ed sides of the liner and approached
his own darker ship. Presently, he
heard sharp words of command from
the water below.
"Way enough! Oars"
The next moment the cutter softly
slid alongside the Flying Star. A Sec
ond or two later a figure appeared in
the gangway and stepped to the deck.
The visitor was followed by two 9th
ers. Captain Tuggles strobe moodily
aft on the quarterback These visitors
were not guests and he had no desire
to extend to them any hospitality
whatsoever. In fact, there was no
one to receive them and in the dark
ness, the decks looked to be deserted.
The second man who had reached
the deck, stepped forward, took the
first by the arm and walked aft with
an assurance born of familiarity with
ships and decks. They found Captain
Tuggles standing just forward of the
mizZenbast.
Are you the captain of this ship?"
began the second visitor, who had act
ed as pilot across the deck.
Il am"
What ship is it?'
There was nothing to be gained by
Withholding the information desired
and Captain Tuggles swallowed his
wrath and choked out the name of his
vessel, where froS, and whittier
bound. That done, he proceeded to
intcrrogate his visitors.
An I'd like to know by what au-
thority you stop on the high seas a
peaceable trader balongin to free
nation?"
THE authority of hundred gun
ship-of-the-line, my friend" returned
the officer, who was Lieutenant Col
lier.
The argument was unanswerable.
Captain Tuggles. taken aback by the
lieutenant's readiness, growled out:
We'll what did you do it for?
can't afford to lay around idle in the
channel for half the night while
you-"
Now. my friend" interrupted Col
lier, you had best keep a civil and
quiet tongue in your head. The more
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
DISPUTES TRUTH OF PRoVERB.
One Man Who DisbeIieves That
Laughter Aids Digestion.

81 don't know whether nature fitted
me out with a different sort of diges-
tive apparatus from the average
man." remarked magazine reader,
who looked up from the printed page.
Here is a writer who sets it down as
a solemn fact that laughter and good
cheer are enemies of dyspepsia Now
whenever so to dinner where lot
of good stories are told or amusing
speeches made and laugh more than
usual the result for me is an aggra-
waited attack of Indigestion. More
than this. and although | never drink
anything in the way of intoxicants. I
am certain to have an attack of HE
coughs as a result of laughing. which
always amuses my friends who are
aware OF my non-dTlnking habits. pre-
sent the anomalous picture Of perhaps
being the only man at the table who
has not taken a drink of any kind and
yet my actions are those OF a man who
had decidedly too much liquor. You
can't make me believe that old saw
about laughter being good for digcs.
ton, in spite of the solemn gentleman
who wrote this Article"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16

SYNOPSIS.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
RAY WALTERS

The Escapade opens, not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage OF Ellen
Slocum, Puritan miss. and Lord car
rington of England, but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed
Just following the revolution, in CARING
ton castle in England. The Carringtons
tilt, caused by jealousy Lady CARING
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Strath-
gate, whose attentions to Ellen mad pc
come a sore point with Carrington. The
loss of $780, 900 failed to perturb her, and
her husband then cut for his wife's l. o.
u. and his honor, Darlington winning.
Additional attentions of Lord Darlington
TO Lady Cecily and Lord Strathgate to
Lady Darlington compelled the latter
TO vow that she would leave the castle.
Preparing to flee, Lady Darlington and
her chum Deborah, an american girl,
met Lord Strathgate at two a. M, he
agreeing to see them safely away. He
attempted to take her to his castle, but
she left him stunned in the road when
the carriage met with an accident. She
and Debbie then struck out for Ports
mouth, where she intended TO sail for
America. Hearing news of Ellen's flight,
Lords. Darlington and seton set out IN
started i'm pursuit. Strathgate. bleeding
from fall, dashed on to Portsmouth, Tor
which Darlington. Ellen and Seton We're
also headed by different routes Strath-
gate arrived in Portsmouth in advance
of the others, finding that Ellens ship
had sailed before her. Strathgate and
Darlington each hlrcd small yacnt 10
pursue the wrong vessel, upon which
each supposed Ellen had sailed. Seton
overlook the fugitives near Portsmouth.
but his craft ran aground, just as capture
was imminent. Ellen won the chase by
boarding American vessel and foiling her
pursuers-Str Seton and Caring
ion. Darlington and Strathgate. thrown
together by formers wrecking of latters
vessel engaged in an impromptu duel,
neither being hurt. A war vessel, com
manded by an admiral friend of Seton,
then started out in pursuit of the women
fugitives, Seton cOnfessing love for
Debbie Flagship Britannia overlook the
fugitives during the night, Ellen deciding
TO return to Portsmouth
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
A Game of Chance.

Good negatives are very largely a
matter OF accident. writes Giles Edgor-
ton. IN the Craftsman. Given the ut
most care and wisdom in tho selection
Of subjects and time. it is neve-tho'
less true that the novice may secure
with his kodak more a-.lsuo mega.
tive than the trained veteran. and that
the veteran himself win get tho most
artistic negative largely as a result OF
chance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
CHAPTER XVI.
The Unsuccessful Dash of the Britain
MIA

MIA.
To say that Captain jeremiah Tug
giles was angry at the difficulties in
which he had involved himself by at
tempting TO further the flight of his
compatriots is to put it mildly. He
was entirely helpless. however. To
have attempted to brave a ship-of-she-
line like the Britannia would have
been madness. The English leria-
than could sail three fathoms to his
two. and II she could not, a half broad
side would have blown the merch ant
man of the face of the waters. The
Independence of the United States had
been recognized. but the country was
vet too new and too weak for Ing.
land to treat her former colonists with
am very great amount Of considera-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight &c cigar. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. III.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16

Occasionally a listener hears good
of himself-aftcr talking into phono-
graph.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16

At the time he casts his first vote a
man is too young to realize that ne
doesn't know it all.