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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

his excited search for the alllmportsn,
clew caused his brain TO be less re.
ceptive than usual. He had no diff.
Guilty, however, in learning that the
magnate was struggling with the de.
tails of some great deal"
While they sat there and talked
about a rather trivial matter that the
younger man had made the excuse for
his visit, the latter fixed his mind
on the others as well as he could in
his fatigued state, and what he learned
almost sent him into a delirium of ex
element.
The thought transference took place
rather slowly, but when 1t ended he
was in possession of information con
corning one of the most gigantic pieces
Of stock manipulation that the century
had witnessed.
Without going into details, It con
templated the consolidation of some 2T
Of the biggest railroad systems in the
land, many of them heretofore at odds
with one another, in "a manner that
could not fail to at once send up the
value of all of them at least 25 per
cent, and in some cases fully so per
cent
Millions of dollars we're to be saved
in expenses alone, and the aggregate
capital represented was almost beyond
ordinary comprehension.
Just when the deal was to be con
summated, Reeves could not deter
mine, but as the mind of the finanlcier
seemed engrossed with it's details, tc
the exclusion of everything else, the
young man felt assured that the date
could not be far removed
In a week, day. an hour even. he
told himself, as he left this friend
office, the gigantic scheme might be
sprung on the public. BY investing
his fortune Immediately, Reeves coul.
as he found by swift calculation, lit
orally own, if not the earth, at least
a big share of it. II was then within
an hour and a half Of the time when
the banks would close, but in less than
thrce.quarters Of that time he had
drawn out every cent Of ready money
that he had on deposit. Then hurrying
back to Wall street, he proceeded tc
unload every sort of negotiable Sc
curity he possessed, and to place or
ders TO buy on margin blocks Of
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PAGE rrrvHBs J
WINE AousE FAMlLIEs.
William Henry Harrison Had Largest,
Consisting Of Ten Children,

There have been times in American
history when an advocate of large fam
lilies could not have cited the house,
hold Of the White House as an ex- .
ample, for small families have been
the rule in the White House, and thea
census taker in more than one admin
istration would have been Obliged to-
report, mo family
Yet only two bachelors have been
elected to the Presidency, and one of
these, Grover Cleveland, changed his
condition by marrying before COM
pleting his first term. James Buch-
aDan in his youth was a party to
romantic love affair. and after the
death of the young lady he appears
never to have thought of marrying.
1t has been said that few Presidents
had what President Roosevelt would
Harrison had the bTgest; he was the.
father of six boys and four daughters.
He was the oldest man ever elected
to the Presidency Hayes and Garfield
had the next largest families; in the
Hayes family we're born eight chill
dren, and in the Garfield family seven,
a large number in each case growing
TO maturity.
President Grant had four children,
three sons and one daughter, and one
Of these sons, Frederick d. Grant, is
Major General in the army Abraham
Lincoln had four sons, Robert Todd
Lincoln, who became Secretary of War
under Presidents Garfield and Arthur,
alone surviving to maturity. President
Johnson had two daughters, Martha
ana Mary, Martha presiding over the
White House during the frequent ill
nesses of her invalid mother.
President Arthur was widower,'
| and his sister presided over the White
House. He had two children living,
but his first child. a son. died in i'm
fancy. President Van Buren was also
widower. lie had five sons, two OF
whom were Abraham, whose wife pre-
sided over the White House, and John,
who was known as Prince John"
President Taylor had a son and two
daughters, of whom one married JEFF
ferson Davis. ~
President Pierce had three sons. two
of whom died in infancy, and the
child, boy of 13, was killed in the
presence of his parents in a railroad
accident two months before his fathers
inauguration as President, President
Jchn Adams had a daughter and three
sons, President Monroe had two
daughters, and John Quincy Adams
had several children. President JEFF,
| terson had five children, two of whom
died in infancy. President McKinley's
two daughters died while very young.
Boston Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

Niger, drillin' an guard-mountin'
ontil bis feet was bleedin' but never
yip nor white feather. Dead game
kid.
Wall, when we got down to Cuby,
the push thought II. Pluribus would
drop his tail, an be gutter. Nary
quit. He was like a bunch OF nails,
an the terrible heat an the mud, an
the rain an diggin' trenches give most
of us that Sasparilly feelin, too; but
e. Pluribus was up an comm with a
boss to let.
Billy McNutt softened up on the
child an tried to do some OF his
work, cause e. Pluribus was gittin'
thin, though he stayed with his feed
when they was any. | heerd Billy
argyin' with him.
"Pluribus,' says Billy gimme your
shovel an you rest yourself like a
nice boy"
Thanks, Billy" said the youngster,
proud like, you amt so many, an
this is my detail. You're Just come
in, amt your
Billy laughed sort of soft, an said
he guessed he could stand It bettern
Pluribus could. Then he made a pass
for the shovel, but the kid was quick
an wouldn't have II.
Darn it," says Billy. you'll kill
yourself in them hellish trenches,
diggin' like an Eyetalian in a sewer.
Let's see your lunch-hooks."
The little bantams hands was blis-
tered like he'd been burned with a
red-hot iron, an we never knowed Il.
MY Gawd," says Billy, near weep,
In An he took the shovel an a
extry stunt shovellin' trenches Billy's
hearts as big as old Shafter, is Billy's.
TIL excitement kept him lively as
weeVily hardtack. The first dead man
Pluribus saw, he turned white as a
hospital cot an swallered hard; but
he never let go. He want no coffee
cooler, you bet. At San Wan he was
a wonder. f"'"
We was lyin' in the long grass,
eatin~ of our hearts, waitin for the
word to pay our respecks to the Lit
tie Kings sogers an the bullets was
singin, singinS whistllu' an whlstlin'
like hundred fiddles piayin top notes
Ia wicked spasms. McNutt was crawl
In In front of Pluribus SO s to be a
bullet proof for him. doin Il gradual
SO the kid wouldnt git on Curious
how Billy cottQned to the lad, Pluri'
bus was on his back, starin' w into
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
Typewriting in the Dark.

The typewriter who has learned to-
typewrite by the touch method does
not need to look at the machine In
working 1t, BY this method the learn
er begins and practises on a machine
whose keys have no letters on them,
simply black tops, while in front OF
The learner is placed a reproduction
of the keyboard, with all the letters
and characters printed on a sheet oi
paper The beginner learns the key
board Of the machine from the print
sd keyboard, and when she has once
mastered this she is able to keep her
eyes on the notes or copy she is tram
scribing aud keep all the time POUND
ing away on the machine without
looking at the keyboard at all. The
training that she has received
prompts her every time to strike the
right key, 2
II is a very familiar fact that peo-
pie play on a plano without looking
at the keyboard. With our eyes on
the music in front the n1gers instinc-
lively seek and fnd tho right keys.
1t is precisely the same IA playing a
typewriter,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
'LEONAR RD'S
WIFE
., FRANK nuRnuRr o,nARA
sopyright. by DAILY Story Pub. co.j

There are men who abuse their
wives in private and some who mis-
treat them in public; but Leonard did
both In his own peculiar way, until
Amy Leonard was sorry that she ever
had met him. This is bad thing for
anwoman, especially young woman
like Amy Leonard. II is apt to do
many strange tricks with her; and
when people begin to whisper about
her conduct--well, pity the woman, for
MAE times out of ten she is quite as
innocent as you are. Amy Leonard S
case was the tenth.
Now, do not mean to say that there
was anything wrong with Mrs. Leon.
ard, not that. But she had come face
TO face with the inevitable. II was all
due to Leonard himself, and his ways
The woman was worth two or three
Uepnards. She was clever and good
looking She had gone to Greytown
when the canal was promised, and
lived with her parents until she met
Leonard. Because he was consul, Il
was said that she married him for po
sition. This was not true. She loved
him. and l think he was fond Of her.
but Leonard soon took to drinking
more rum than was good for him; an
especially bad thing In the tropics
Then the breach came and widened
and the only link seemed to be the
child. When the baby was born, Mrs
Beonard hoped things would be diff
ferent; but they we're not After this
she began to ride with de Roode over
the black sand road great deal; also
to dance much with him on occasion
aiso. to sit out on the balcony with
him. reading her manuscript aloud
Wherefore her case was the tenth.
Had the consul ridden with her, OF
danced with her, or listened to her
stories, Amy Leonard would not have
looked twice at de Roode. Wherefore
the consul was to blame.
AThe stories that Mrs. Leonard wrote
were passably good, but she never
managed to sell one. She was not dis
cquraged by this, but kept at the thing
A |
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
The LoqIeal Place.

1t was closing time at the town H.
brary. Old Mr.. Duke, who had filled
the post of librarian for years, took
down his cont and hat, and with the
assistance OF his little daughter, got
them safely on. Together they started
for the door II was raining hard.
wait moment, child said her
father and went back into the build
ing. The girl remained, obediently.
Five minutes passed. Theu ten. She
pushed open the door and walked in.
Her father was bent over one of the
card catalogues.
What are you looking for fatherT'
she inquired.
He put the drawer back, suddenly
abashed
"Im getting Old, Margaret he said.
II couldn't Grd my umbrella, and |
was searching for it under u In the
ils.s."-Youth's Companion,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
undersaker eIves WarnIna.

Big Bend correspondence Riyerton
(Wyo9 Republican: Jim Woods, the
undertaken again announces that he
will surely seek new location for
his embalmlng tools II some one does
not croak here pretty darned soon.
This is his last warning to our citi.
gems, who, We hope viii regard II as
business proposition aud relieve the
present situation By iniportilg few
0ctogenaVians We shoSla regret Jim's
departure. as he is the best pool play
or In town. ,-a----
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

She needed an avocation--besides de
Roode-and for this alone It was we'll
Her training, however, came In for.
tunately later on. f
The separation occurred when they
had been married four years. The con.
sui spoke Of de Roode and several
others. and said many things which
were better left unsaid. Then Amy
Leonard laughed sadly and Rugged the
little one tightly to her, How should
Leonard know II was all done to win
his old affection? He said much, aud
she laughed. Also, she said some
thing, the upshot of II all being that
she was going to leave. Leonard
asked II she would not miss de Roode
Then she cried.
And the consul misunderstood.
AS the woman stood alone by the
rail, watching the low stretch OF vol
low coast.line with its ragged fringe
OF palms sink steadily into the waters
that were broadening between, she
felt first sad, then free. 1t was a
new sensation. The land behind
herewith its intense skies, and
cool palm-groves and lagoons, had
meant languor rest, unhappiness; the
spirit of the great city before her was
expressed by this infinite waste of
waters-freedom. liberty, and-per.
haps7-pesce! The child in the cabin
only emphasized the hope.
For a time Amy Leonard felt lost
in the swirl of the city Then she
steadied herself for the effort, She
secured position on one of the
dailies, where her duties were largely
routine and where small chance was
offered for originality. But she did
not care. She wanted only to live,
Her tiny apartments formed para.
disc but always there was an incom-
pJeteness, like a cake without frost.
ing. That was the only slmile sho
could find.
In the far past Amy Leonard had
lived for the JOY of living; afterward
she had lived for love; now she was
living always for the sweet little
child who made those tiny apartments
paradise, There was no other center
about which life might reyolve She
would have had no other.
Winter CAME. The cold was biting
after so long a summer in quiet. hot
Grsytown. Winter went; and there
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

Two or three months later while
he was still convalescing, young
Reeves received a nicely bound vol
ume. II bore the signature of his
friend, the literary financier, and was
proved on examination to be a fantas.
tic novel of the twentieth century, en-.
titled The Great Railroad Reyolu.
ton"
For the first few pages the invalid
gave only a languid interest to the
tale, hut when he came to a certain
chapter, wherein was described as
one of the greatest achievements of
the twentieth century the gigantic con.
solidation of score of the big rail-
road systems, he let the book drop
from his hand
Like an electric shock 1t came to
him that what he had read in the lit
erary financiers mind on that fatal
day had been, not a speculative
scheme, but part of the plot for
novel; Instead of being on the verge
of consummating a railroad deal. the
man had been 81 lply evolving from
his imagination a chapter based upon
the modern tendency toward combines.
1t was upon the fantastic fancy of
novelist, and not the schemes of a
financier that Reeves had staked and
lost fortune!
Albert Reeves is not reading other
peoples minds any more, Whether It
was the fever or Il e fact that he had
once read a mind falsely that de.
stroyed the charm can never be de.
termined; but this Is certain; Since
the day when a cog slipped in the
wheel of his fortune, the mysterious
power that so nearly made him one
Of the magnates Of the world. Is his
no longer
NoS he is working as reporter at a
Lar. c: rs week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

When he awolc again he painfully
>sNed the white-robed nurse standing
near his bed how long he had been
there, for It didn't take him long to
realize what had happened
She replied: Ten days"
Next day they allowed him to have
a newspaper, and he nervously turned
to the financial page. Almost the very
first paragraph his eyes fell upon was
one describing how several of the big
railroads In the great deal" had al.
ready dropped 10 to 25 points since
the big panic set in one week ago"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

stocks representing every one of the
yallroads that were in the deal
That night the young mans self.
control gave way, and he went to bed
With raging fever.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27

ng companies received their education at Morse's. It is accordingly quite natural that when these business men want office assistants they return to their Alma Mater, the Morse School, The principal of this admirable in. stitution has made his school his hfe's work. He is a tireless toiler, and there is nothing that he considers to be too expensive or too good for its equipment
 Almost every up-to-date labor saving device is used in Morse's Actual Busi- ness Practice. There were added to the furnishings this week alone fifteen new typewriting machines. The banking, insurance and mercantile office fixtures and systems are similar to those found in the best equipped commercial and financial houses. The faculty is com posed of high salaried, experienced specialists Prof William Chambers, recently of the Detroit Business Uni versity, a noted educator of national re- pute, has just accepted the chair of man. agement of the commercial department, There is no question whatsoever among educators but that the Morse Business College is head and shoulders in value above any other commercial school in this section of the country. Those con templating preparation for success in a business career consult their own best interests in taking the courses of train ing it offers. This institution is cheer fully commended to the favorable con- sideration of an intelligent public.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
READ THIS.

''It Is astonishing" remarked a well known authority on Diseases of the skin "how such large number of people, es- pecially ladies, are by attractively writ ten advertisements, induced to purchase some one of the many so called Beauty Creams now on the market, not know ing of course that they mostly contain oily or greasy substances that \clog the pores of the skin and are for that reason the very worst thing that they could possibly use. My treatment of Pimples, Blackheads, Blotches and all eructions ofthe skin, are as follows and has in. variably proved very successful. Wash the face carefully every night before re- t1ring with warm water and little oat- meal tied up in a small cloth bag, then after drying well, use the following in- expensive and perfectly harmless pre- scription which can be filled at any Drug store. Clearola oz. Ether 1 OF. Al cohol 7 ozs. Use this mixture on the face as often as possible during the day, but use night and morning anyway, al lowing it to remain on the face at least ten minutes, then the powdery film may be wiped off. Do not wash the face for some little time after using. By follow ing this simple treatment, you will soon have clear and Brilliant Complexion.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
CORNWALL

Col Mathew Rogers, a native of this town is candidate for the nomination for secretary of state on the republican ticket. He was born in Cornwall. June 18th, 1861. He is 8 self made man. In the district schools of his native town he secured his education ,and when eighteen years of age left Cornwall to accept a position with his brothers inWaterburY. He then went to Bridgeport where he accepted position in 1880 ln the iron and steel business. Two years later he purchased the business from his em- ployer In 1898 he entered the common council of Bridgeport as an alderman, where he remained for two years. In 1896 Col. Rogers was elected as repre- sentative from Bridgeport to the Gen. eral Assembly. He was appointed in 1900 by Gov. George P. McLain as an aide on his staff with the rank of colonel. In 1902 Gov. Abram Chamberlain ap- pointed him on his staff as paymaster general. He was elected member of the Republican state central committee in 1900, filling the position for eight years. At the present time he is the town chairman of the Rebublican party of Bridgeport.
 At the republican caucus held Satur- day the following delegates were chosen: State officers and congress man at large. R. L. Sonthwick, N. E.. Dunbar, Geo. D. Odell, John E. Calhoun. Congres- sional Delegates, l.. J. Nickerson, W. J. Wilcox, O. w. Everett, A. M. Clark. A caucus will be held later to nominate town officers and Judge of probate.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
RG1d tliS Letter ]! . Strictly unsolicited k Barnun7, Richardson Co. LIME ROCK, CONN.
 Kch. 5. 1908.
{ Strictly unsolicited )

IIM E fNOCFNJ CONINt
 Koh. 5, 1908. Mr. Samuel R. Johnson
 South Norfolk, Conn. Dear Sir:- ... . -- Thinking you mi ght like to know how the Robinson Mfg. Co. Unique Attri- tion Is" diameter Grist Mill that you put in last fall Is running. VIC take pleasure in recommending the Nt11, and the manner in which you did the job.
 We think the Mill as near perfect as a Mill can be. Anyone in want Of 8 Mill can come here and our NH work. We have ground It tons Cob feed per hour, and 9 tons of she'll grain per hour. Yours truly,
 N-RIcHARDSoE co.
 By sam'l V. Bradley, Cashier. By Philo E. Lyon Miller
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27

The Millerton boys acted the part of gentlemen all through the game and we would like to see them here again. We would like to see 8 series of three games arranged.
 Manager Slocum will bring the Win sted team here Saturday and good game is expected as both teams are play ing good ball.
 Master LeRoy Lamb, of Litchfield, is visiting his grandparents here.
 Mrs M. Hubbard and little grandson, Gordon Daley are visiting Mrs. Lamb.
 James Fuller and LeRoy Lamb went on combined business and pleasure auto ride to Lime Rock one day last week.
 Stella Houghtaling and May Foley one day last week went over to Twin Lakes. They were not burdened with fish coming home.
 David Roger went to Pittsfeld Sun day to see his friend, Irving Gaylord. who is in the hospital there, MT. Gay lord is much improved and is expected home tomorrow (Friday).
 The Conn. Lime Go. have started an- other kiln.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
Deeds, Dot Word$
Connecticut People H a ve
 Absolute Proof of Deeds at Home.

It's not words, but deeds that prov true merit.
 The deeds of. .Doan's Kidney Pills,
 For Connecticut kidney sufferers,
 Have made their local reputation.
 Proof lies in the testimony of people who have been cured to stay cured.
 William Reeves of 22 East St., Ansonia, Conn.,, says: "A few years ago I gave a statement for publication regarding what Doan's Kidney Pills had done for me, and the statement still holds good, as I have had no occation during the years which have passed to change my opinion regarding your valuable remedy. Stitches of pain in my back had bothered me so that could not do any work, and when I lay down it was almost impossible for me to get up. There was also soreness of the limbs. sides and back and across the region of the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills, purchased a at drug store, cured me of all these troubles"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co.,. Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's sand take no other.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
EAST CANAAN

One of the best played baseball games ever played in this section was wit messed on the local diamond Saturday between East Canaan and Millerron. It was hard fought battle from start to finish and both teams did some fine work. The contest lasted 13 innings and resulted in tie. Poole and Casey of Winsted were the battery for Miller ton. Tierney and Feathers were on the rubber for the home team and Sweeney was on the receiving end. Tierney sent them over for 10 innings, striking out r men and allowing but four hits. The visitors were unable to connect with his benders. In the nth Tierney was re- lieved by Feathers, who struck ont five men and only allowed one hit. Poole struck out five men and 12 hits were made off his delivery. Tierney in the last five innings struck out II men. Tierney and Feathers each made two base hit. The work of Poole in the box was good, also that of Casey behind the bat Burns pulled down Foley's fly that was thought to be over his head and triple play was made. The game was called to allow the visitors to catch the train to Millerton.
 Score:
 Millerton oOO1O0O02 02O0O 0-3 E. Canaan o o o o o 3 o o 0 O o 0 0-3
 Folloxuc.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
CORNWALL HOLLOW

. F. I. Roberts who has been visiting at Mrs. Harrison's returned to Thomaston Sunday afternoon.
 The Misses Amy and Daisy Hoffman, of Cornwall spent Sunday at Mrs. Abram Palmer's.
 MT. Estey and MT. Smith visited Fred Bushey last week.
 Bradford Bros. are greatly improving the road below their house by removing some of the large stones and filling in some of the steep pitches.
 MT and Mrs. Wilbur Butler, of Lime Rock, were guests at Abram Palmer S Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-27
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