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The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

growth he Immediately put aside ali
thoughts of other work, made a long
railroad journey to the patients bedside.
operated successfully, practically refused
to taks even the grateful sons fearful
thanks for pay, and returned the same
day to the city to take up his regular
work where he mad dropped it for friend
ships sale in the morning.
AS quickly as Miss Nightingale's' fame
spread throughout Europe and America,
following the first reports 10 the world
of he1 work In the Crimea, so quickly
did news OF the result of Listers anti
septic treatment spread throughout the
medical profession. An incident that oc-
CURED In Munich a few weeks after the
announcement by Lister OF his discovery
did a great deal TO make the medical
world fall in line behind him without any
delay.
Many Die of Gangrene.
The head of a certain Munich hospital
had been greatly worried over the fact
that 50 per cent of all patients in the
surgical ward died of gangrene. Indeed,
the ward had become so infected that
there was talk Of burning il down. About
this time news Of Listers discovery
reached Munich, the hospital dispatched
a surgeon TO Edinburgh. he returned
enthusiastic, antiseptic surgery. as then
practiced, was introduced in the ward.
and in a few weeks there were no more
cases of gangrene-the epidemic had been
stamped out by spraying the atmosphere
with carbOlic acid solution and food
ing all wounds with a similar solution.
This was the first form OF antiseptic
surgery, the flooding of the wound being
for the purpose of killing all bacteria
placed in the body during the course Of
the operation. To-day, of course as Is
well known, antiseptic surgery means
the prevention OF infeetiOn-n0t the cure
of infection-by the sterilization of oper-
atlng instruments, operating rooms oper-
ators, assistants. bandages, sc. This
final step was not long in following the
second-the first being Listers insistence
on cleanliness-and i'm it, as in the others,
Lister himself was the leader
1t Is rather interesting to note the wide
spread affectionate regard in which most
Of our prominent links are held What
reader does not feel a sort Of reverence
for Edward Everett Hale and Julia Ward
Howe? To thousands of college men
President Angel, Of Michigan, and ex-
/ President Dwight, of Yale, are known by
affectionate nicknames. ANY one who
has ever read ''The Reyeries of Bach
eiOr has conceived a strong regEsd for
its gentle author When Sir john Ten
MEL retired from Punch on the anniver-
sary of his fftieth year with that paper
he was flooded with testimonials of af-
fection from All parts Of the British em-
pire It is generally admitted that the
love his people have for Francis Joseph
has been a strong factor ia keeping his
patchwork empire together for over half
a century. Because Of his bold stand
against the Russian autOcracy, and In
spite Of his queer philosophy, Tolstoi is
seen through the worlds spectacles as
a iovable old man. And so on. pretty
well through the list of the links.
tCup7right. 1875 b, Dexter Aarshslll
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
WHITE LILACS,

Written for The Washington Herald.
Little Prince Spring stirred IN bis sleep,
And called, Wake up, you lilscs sweetr'
Come. tumble cut of your winters nest
For Of ali my sveethesrts love you best
Come. wake up; it's broad daylight,
God waits for your bloom. so pure and white;
This is your time to reign supreme
And fiji sad hearts with loves old dream
There's brave blue sky, and glad wind too.
And the grass so cean just washed with dew;
The sun is laughing. the rain runs away.
Come, breathe out your fragrance, white lilaes
to-day
Come forth white lnacs you sweetearts Of spring.
There's glory in every white star you bring;
Your fragrance brings laughter, brings a flood Of
For the days that were joyous for the long, sad
years.
Come, bloom for the eloister. bloom for the saint
Bloom for the Magdalen whose soul IS faint.
Bloom for God, for the living and for the dead,
For the widow who m0uTs. for the bride Just wed
The tulips are crimson with passion. the flowers o
blue are true,
But you flowers Of the prs white stars, l chant mJ
song 90 you;
fling vide open nv easement to love ami lilsc'
white,
Your sweetness is Gods FIRE. your whitsness Gods
own light.
When LIES songs are ended. and = lay me dow
to sleep.
Sweet friend. viii not want your tears. ask 20,
not 10 weep;
little song. a sigh peTchance. then knee the'
down and pray.
That may enter Heavens door ia my hand lila,
spray. ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
Apgl 2, i22
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

From the AleggendoTfsT Blaetter.
so Meier has gone to smash, ] hear.
Yes, Even if he had been a giraffe,
one could have said with truth that he
was up 10 his ears in debt"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
From the Fisgsnde Blastter

From the Fiegende Blastter.
Professional Faster-I should like to
undertake a fast of four weeks in this
show Of yours. How much will you pay
me2
Showman-I cant give you any salary.
but I viii pay for your keep.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
MADE IN GERMANY.

From the Fiegende Blaetter.
why is the veterinary surgeon so con-
tinually at your house just now? You
haven't any animals. have you?"
NO, he IS attending me-"
You? the vet?"
yes, he owes me 100 marks and this
Is the only way can get anything cut
of him.
Prom the Frankfort Wuzblait
Mother-You and willy ihsve been At my
cherries again. ! found the stones in the
nursery"
J0hnny-It wasn't me. mother. cause I
swallowed ali the stones of mine
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

going into retirement when he gave up
his presidency. II was in 1851 that Dwight
became a tutor at his alma mater. of
which ne was destined 20 become head
thirty-fjve years later In 1858 he became
professor of sacred literature and New
Testament Greek in the Yale Theological
Seminary. This post he held until he
took the presidency Of the college.
ChnRda's Notable Links.
Five years older than DR. Dwight is the
distinguished Canadian, Goldwin Smith
From 1850. three years after he was call
ed to the English bar, 10 1868 he was that
country's leading champion of university
reform, and he had a large hand in insti-
tuting much-needed reform at oxford in
the late sos. From that day to this he
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
DiScomforfiuR

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
1t was Washingtons Birthday and the
minister was making a patriotic speech
10 the children OF the secondary grade
Now. children" he said. when I arose
this morning the flags were waving and
the houses were draped with bunting.
What was that done for?"
Washington Birthday" answered a
youngsteT
Yes" said the minister, but last
month I, too. had a birthday. but no gags
were flying that day and you did not even
known ! had a birthday Why was that?"
Because" said an urchin. Washing
ton never told a lie"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
Famous Brains.

A French physician declares that IA
nous brains are of four kinds. The
lowest group contains the minds that are
stimulated greatly by alcohol, tea, and
other drugs and by impressions derived
from the senses. The second group con-
tains the in ant prodigies. whose intel
lectual powers wane in middle age In
the third group are contained the dis
eased cases, usually terminating in in
sanity. The fourth and highest group is
that Of true geniUses, whose powers re-
main unimpaired until old age.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
nx nExTER sfARsHALn.

The thirties. forties and fifties Of the
nineteenth century. seem long way back
IN the dim and distant past to the most
Of Us now in the thick Of things. Yet
presence of a goodly number Of promin-
ent men and women who. not only by
their years but also by important works.
link as with the simple days when our
grandfathers and reat-grandfathers
were engaged in the task of running the
world and its children.
Edward Everett Hale, Julia Ward Howe,
Donald c. Mitchell, Thomas Wentworth
Higginson, Charles Eliot Norton. and
Timothy. Dwight. all venerable and highly
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

Men and Women Who We're Doing Important Work in
the sos, 40S, ana SOS Include Florence Nightingale,
JuHa Ward Howe, Edward Everett Hale Sir John
Tenniel, George Meredith, Lord Strathcona Thomas
Went1porth Higginson, Sir Charles Upper, Tolstoi,
the ex-Empress Eugenie, John BigeIow, GoIdwin
Smith, Emperor Francis Joseph, and Lord Lister.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
Ingenious Arthronod

From Puck
Hurry up there"' shouted Noah to the
centipede.
We'll. I'm Just about all in." remarked
the clever animal, making use Of a play
upon words.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

instead of delivering the box to Miss
Elkins the postmaster, prying into It,,
which was his right under the law,
the gem. His discovery
was chronicled in the newspapers and
properly credited
The rastcboard box was taken he
fore the New York experts and, while
the entire continent waited with bated
breath, those wise gentlemen decided
that the alleged betrothal gift of
Luigi Amede, Joseph Ferdinand
Francois Due de Abruzzes, fourth in
line of succession to the throne OF
Italy, to Miss Katherine Elkins OF
aHkins, w. Va. was a plain gold ring
nn,isnally broad. eYidencing consider
ablewear and containing setting Of
lqst plain, ordinary. everyday, red
+ lass. worth about 9.cents or less, the
ltilieIe eubdect 70 duty of si;96, nm.
ar ths laws on appraisemsnt. w
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

Monday evening after the man who
did the shooting had given himself
up. ut Is true that there was Gu
rious crowd on the streets for a
short time, but as to any serious
talk of a lynching 1t is utter folly
AT no time was Detective Curry
in danger of violence at the hands
of the citizens. Those who were
talking of lynching were not the
men who could lead mob in such
a move The fair name of Marion
has been sufficiently, ,soiled by the
murder hut it has been still more
blackened by reports that the citi-
zens so far lost their heads that
they were seriously considering
summary justice for the man who
was responsible for the crime.
The citizens are face to face with
deplorable thing. But hot headed
ness will never adjust matters This
is business which should be settled
by cool heads.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
IJlNEW PACT
Continued from Page One.

Continued from rage one.
treaty. AS a lawyer he takes the po7
sitioni chat the constitution does not
contemplate the submission of such
notes to it for ratificatin. For that
reason he will not even communicate
the fact that notes have been ex-
changed in ~hich the views Of the
two powers are set forth. President
Roosevelt will probably make men
ton of the face in his annual mes
sage, but that is the only notice con-
gresswill receive of the negotia-
'tions now completed.
1t was pointed out as rather a
singular coincidence that the ex-
change of notes with Japan regarding
China should occur on the same day
as that on which Tang Shao vi has
como TO thank the American govern
mcnt for. the remission of the Boxer
indemnity.
Apart from the reiteration of the
attitude OF the two governments in
terested on the subject of China, the
exchange OF notes is very timely and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:30, rises T:O2; moon sets
1888 O., m; moons age s days; 0;03
a. m, moon In conjunction with Sat
idi1i, i,assing Q degrees south OF the
planet from west TO east, seen near
tonight Consultations visible, $50
p.' N. during Decenlber- = overhead,
Pefse6s. sishdroineda ;tnofth. ,Jrsa laiIs
nor Ursn Major. Draco. Cassiopela:
east, Geminl. CAMS Minor, Taurus,
= Orion. northeast, Auriga, Lynx
southeast, I,epus; south, Aries, Pts
ces, Cetus. Fluvlus Eridanus; south
west Sculptor, Phoenix, Aquarius;
west, Pegasus, Delphinus; northwest,
Cepheus, Cygnus, Lyra. Bright stars
visible same hour, with indicated rank
among the 20 first magnitude stars
least. Pollux 40 Sirius o., Procyon
co., Aldebaran C4), Betelgeuse QD,
Rigel "a; northeast, Capella "a; north.
west, Deneb (20), Vega 90. Planets
passing from west to east OF the sun
Dec. %, Venus rises from 4 to 5:l5
a. M; Mars rises about n. m; Jupi.
ter rises from midnight back to about
10 d. m; Saturn sets from l 80 back to
about IL 80 p. IN. Sun In constellation
Scorpio till 18th, then In constellation
Sagittarius. Geminid meteors possibly
visible in east till Nth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
''RUBY" WAS
RED GLASS
Engagement Ring Said to
Have Been Sent by Abruzzi
a Real Joke.

Pittsburg, Dec. Twas the $4,000
Ruby engagement ring sent for said
to have been sent) by the Duke OF
Abruzzl to Miss Katherine Elkinsi a
joke or a crime? lnf hs@h
r,Answer; A joke. tgt ufbA I
The ring is now in the possession
OF the Elkins family and Is probably
adorning fhe second finger of the left
or right hand of one OF the Elkins
parlor maids. al
The pasteboard box, with its trou-
BILE making contents. was dropped into
the postoffice at Turin on Oct 12. II
was ornamented with 16 cents worth
OF Italian stamps. Miss Elkins would
have undoubtedly received the paste
board 'box-thoush few dukes sending
a priceless gem to a lady love would
employ so plebian receptacle-if the
postmaster at Ellsins, w Va, u. s.
A., had not been suspicious or It, 50
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
EXTREME PRRcAUTIoN

For the first time in the history
of Marion county a prisoner has been
spirited away from the county Jail
for fear of mob violence Those
who know the spirit and the inclin-
ations of the people of Marion can
judge best as to whether the move
made Monday evening was justified.
1t is a fact that murder has been
committed in the city before this
one, that the men who did the
deed has been confined in the eoun-
ty Jail and that the circumstances
siirSouhdihg the murder wereJ sich
as. to- more greatly aggravate. the
public to violence, but no move
toward q lynching has eevef H,een
made in Marion. Monday evening
there were some mutterings of trou-
blue, but 1t all ended in talk and
doubtlessly would have so ended,
since there was no leader and no
particular agitators. The most that
was heard was the declaration that
the man who did the deed deserved
to he lynohed, but such talk is not
the kind which leads to the deed.
The people of Marion may well
feel somewhat chagrined that 1t
should be considered necessary 10
remove a prisoner from their reach
In order to prevent them laying
violent hands upon him. Marion,
people, as a rule, are law abiding.
They are content to allow the courts
to decide upon the questions OF
law, without their taking snap
judgment, and it is regretable that
1t should be considered advisable
to take prisoner TO some other
county in order to saye themselves
from themselves.
or course, had Mr.. Curry not been
removed from the county Jail and
a mob should have been formed
and the prisoner summarily dealt
with, then blame would nave been
attached to the Officers in charge.
but it does appear that before such
move is made, there should be
something more than mutterings on
the street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
BIG CHURCH GATHERING
STARTS IN QUAKER CITY
Representatives of Twenty Million Communicates in Pro-
tstant Churches to hold Conference of Great Import
..o Hughes and others Of Prominence to Speak.

.nc b9etBh1efQ ai s9d3
stgnifed their intention of coming to
the totmSif.' " ''''
The sessions Of this representative
body will continue until December s.
'0tHFor tbs prosecution OF work that
canfibe better done in union than in
separ alton this, is the expressed
purpose of the meeting, which is
unique in character and which is re-
garded as certain to prove historic in
the annals of American Protestant
ism. 1t aims, through counsel and
cooperation TO avoid the two great
faults of Protestantism, overlapping
and overlooking" and one of its prin-
cipal purposes is to organize the Pro-
testant Churches in this country so
that every section shall be directly
under the supervision of Protestant
influence.
AT the same time It Is expected to
effect an organization that will pre-
vent the establishment and mainte-
nance of too many Protestant
churches in given locality. An eff
fort win be made TO perfect a sys-
tenn as thorough and exact AZ the
.parish system of the Roman Catho-
lie church. 7 ,p.pus O.
The federal council is the outcome
of the interchurch conference, held in
New York in 1905, with adopted the
plan of federation and set the year
as the date for its first convention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
WILL WAGE WAR ON
MINING STOCK SHARES
Delegates to American Mining Congress Gather Pitts
burg Uniform Laws for the Protection OF Waste in
Coal Mines will be drafted-Will Demand Min
gls'sb ing man in Cabinet.

Pittsburg, Pa. Dee, ,15NIen prom
inently. Identified with The mining in
dustry in all paris of North America
are gathering III Pittsburg today for
the most Important session in the
history Of the American Mining Cen
gress. The conveBtioh will open to-
morrow and continue through the
week. The congress win adopt meas
ures for carrying on It's warfare
against mining stock sharks. The de-
mand for a cabinet member as the
head of a government Department of
Mines will be ratified.
The allegation that the coil trust"
is rapidly gaining control of the min
eral resources of the country may be
investigated by the congress.
Uniform laws for the protection of
lives and the prevention of waste in
the coal mines OF the country will be
drafted at conference in which the
governors OF. nine; States will partici-
pate on dFriday 9. fps Hartaa.
In addition 10 the executives. Unit
ed States Senators, representing the
leading coal mining States of the
country, win be present THE Cover
nors.inpited to participate In the iton-
ference ARE Charles s. Deneen, Of
Illinois; Edward IS. Stuart, of Penn
sylvania; Edward w. Hoch of Kan
sas; Joseph w. Folk, of Missouri,
j. Frank Hanley of Indiana; Andrew
II. Harris of Ohio; William M. o.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
LAST OF SANDY HOOK

New York, Dec. To-day marks
the official passing out of existence
OF the old Sandy Hook lightship,
which has for half century marked
the western end \ the trans7At-
lantic voyGI3e.
In place Ct the old ship will be an
entirely new one and on its wide
side will be painted the words Am
brose Channel" the land mark, or
rather sea marx, Will disappear and
the name that has Tor half a century
been 6Re or the mit prominent, in
the anna.s of navigation viii disap.
pear forever. The original lightship
was anchored in It's place more than
fifty Years ago, and the present vel
sci was put into commission in 1892.
When It was decided few years ago
that the present ship would not last
long a new one was ordered With
the opening of the new channel ships
will net approach within three miles
of Sandy Hodi. For that reason
an unsentimOntal lighthouse board
has decided to substitute its name
for the old and honored one OF
sandy Hllok. The board Is prepared
for all sorts CT protests from those
who wish to cling to the old name,
but has fully decided that navigators
malst use THE new one. There wiE be
no changes in the lights or fog
s1gnals
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

useful, according to the state Depart
ment. Newspaper publications abroAd
while expressing generally al fayYrpIle
degree of satisfaction over the STEPS
taken by Japan and the United State
at the same time show that there lis'
still some misconceptioh OF the raal
attitude of the two countries. Amar-
ioa and Japan understands very wen
what the attitude OF the other is,
said a prominent official but there
are a number of people in varicus
parts of the world who do not seem
to understand and for this reason a
restatement of the attitude of both
governments was deemed wise step.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

Dawson, OF West Virginia and A. Il.
Wilson of Kentucky. Senator Knox
probably will attend some of the ses
sions of the congress.
The purpose OF calling the Cover
nors of the coal mining states togeth-
er in conference is to have them
agree upon uniform mining laws
which they can recommend to their
Legislatures for adoption. The gov
ernment has installed a coal testing
laboratory at the arsenal in Pitts
burg. Investigating worl; is carried
on in connection with mining re-
forms The government will not
enact mining laws unless compelled
to do so by the failure of States to
pass adequate legislation. 1t is ex-
pected that when the Governors meet
here and confer, they will be able TO
hit upon laws which will apply TO
their separate States.
by meeting in Pittsburg they have
the advantage of examining the only
testing laboratory established, by the
government, and at the some time can
meet with members OF the mining
congress who have made study OF
mining coalitions throughout the
country. Congress appropriated $780,
900 for the testing work being carried
on in Pittsburg. pf
1t is expected that about 1000 per-
sons will attend the sessions OF the
mining congress in Plttsbnrg.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
roTIcE.

The undersigned, by order OF the
Court, will ssll at public sale. at the
office OF the Ohio Novelty Sign and
Electric company at 240 N. Main
Street. Marion, Ohio, on Thursday,
December the 10th, at 2 o'clock p. M.
all the stock, tools and other articles
belonging to the Ohio Novelty Sign
and Electric company. Said business
Will be sold as a whole.
Terms cash ON day of sale. -
l.. b. McNEAL. Receiver.
1l-50-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

philadelphia, Dec. Representing
2ej0QO,0O0 communicates IN twenty
seven religious denominations, some
of, the leading churchlnen of the ma
tion ,pre gathering in Philadelphia
today 10 participate in the fedetal
council of the Churches of Christ in
America, The session will be form
ally opened tomorrow and will mark
the greatest step ever taken in Amer
lea for a unifcation of Protestant
cEurches, Among the distinguished
laymen who will be in attendance will
DE Governor Hughes of New York,
who will discuss 'civic Righteousness"
and Governor Ansel, of South Caro-
lima
This meeting is regarded as the
most representative gathering in the
history of Protestant Christianity in
this country. Its members have been
chosen by the highest adjudicatory
bodies in the denominations to be
represented.
.s' among them will be moren than
thirty bishops, many presidents of
nniversalistssa and colleges, some OF the
most noted collegians and preachers
in the country, Officers in mission
boards and. other departments of
church work and d large number of
,laymen OF prominence. = Nearly all
those who have been appointed have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

That ring addressed to Miss Elk
ins and supposed to be a genuine
ruby, present from Duke Sneeze-
in-your- face, which was held-up in
post office because the duty had
not been paid, proves to be only
a piece OF red glass which was sent
for joke The postmaster who was
the victim of the joke doubtlessly
fails to see the fun.