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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Why Sailors Don't Swim.

"You think it's strange do YOU" said
the sailor, that us shellbacks eau
hardly ever swlm?"
strange and almost criminal" re-
piled the druggist firmly. sailors who
can't swim-I don't understand It at
ALL"
The sailor frowned.
"Supposin'," he said. "on a cold.
black night you found yourself in the
sea. not spar left of the wreck.
every shipmate drowned. nothin' any
where but the cold. the blackness the
bitter water. In them conditions" he
said, what would you ruther do
swim and swim and swim In agony
till you died or sink right down and
die at wunst"
81 think I'd rather die at once" said
the druggist. shudderlng.
$50 sailors think" said the other,
"and It's to spare themselves possible
long hours of agony that they like not
TO learn to swim. And they encourage
their sons not to learn, too, II there's
any likelihood OF the lads follerin' the
sea."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Grant the Hero.
tury.

When General Grant was seized with
his fatal Illness In the autumn of 1884
he appeared before the world In an en-
tirely new character. From being view
ed as the stern, uncompromlsing and
conquering military commander, the
revelation OF his simple resignation In
the face OF great suffering claimed for
him new fame as hero In another
sense. His last battle with the great
conqueror destined him for grander
laurels than were gained on any of his
many triumphant fields. II was the
purely human side Of his nature that
then appealed to the general sympathy
Of mankind. Thus his last and only
surrender was his greatest victory. II
II had been otherwise, history would
have cheated itself Of an example of
Christian forttude the like of which
has been seldom recorded.--Dr. @. II
Shrady In Century.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
A LIFE OF THE ROOFS.
Gardens Flourish on the Housetops Of
Florence, Italy.

Gardens Flourish on the Housetops OF
Florence, Italy.
There still exists In Italian cities
life of the roofs that Is distinct and
characteristic and Of which the mere
foreigner and tourist IL entirely un-
aware. Particularly is this the case In
Florence. Mount to the top door OF
one of these grim, big palaces standing
in some gloomy, sunless street. often
approached by stern, forbldding door
way aud dark, steep stairs, and you
will hold your breath with wonder at
the surprise that awaits you, for here
before your eyes stretches an unfa-
mlliar city, red and green city Of
wide expanse and varying attitudes. n
city no less architecturally beautiful
than the one you have left below and
enlivened, too, most unexpectedly by
verdure.
In the very heart of the city. on Its
topmost apex, there IL no trace Of
CRIME. The air is pure and whole
some. Indeed, Its breezes are charged
with no small suggestion Of sea and
mountain breath. AS for the smoke
one would expect to find hanging above
the roofs of densely populated city, II
Is conspicuous by Its absence. and only
at the hour of meals does some faint
blue column rise for the briefest space
into the atmosphere Zimmern's
"a Florentine Roof Garden" In Cen
tury.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
The Moral of PLAYING Cards.

Playing cards have had their moral
side, 1t may surprise you to know. At
the Benheim club In London, lecturing
on the subject Of playing cards from
the point OF view of the collector. Mr..
Alfred Whitman said that the most
valuable packs were those that taught
Biblical history or inculcated moral
lessons. In Italy In the eighteenth GEN.
tury II was customary TO issue packs
of cards with Old Testament scenes
engraved upon them. In Germany OF
the same period playing cards with
fables TO which morals were attached
We're customary. French playing cards
of the time of Louis XIV. were used to
teach geography and history, while In
the England of Elizabeth and the Stu
arts playing cards were used as po.
litical pamphlets. Most valuable were
cards issued in France at the time OF
the French revolution. when figures OF
Genius, Liberty and Equality took the
place of kings. queens and knaves.-
London Saturday Review.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
We Have Climbed To The Top
AnthOny's Laundry
Majority and Plurality.

In politics the plurality is the great
est of more than two numbers and Is
also the excess of the highest number
of votes cast for any one candidate
over the next highest number. When
a candidate receives out of 10000 votes
cast 1000 and two other candidates
receive respectively $500 and $500,
the first is elected by a plurality,
though he has received less than q
majority Of the whole vote, and he is
said to have a plurality of 600 votes
II the numbers are G,000 5000 and
1000, the majority is 1000 and the
plurality is 5000 A majority, there
fore, must be more than half the en-
tire vote cast, and candidates ma
jority is, then, the difference between
the number of votes he received and
the combined number of votes cast for
all other candidates; his plurality is
the difference between his own num-
Der and the number received by the
candidate nearest to him. Oftentimes
candidate receives plurality, but
nat a majority. Unless there is tie
there is always a plurality. - Path
finder
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
ATE HIS FILL.
Tho Sharp Traveller Had His Moneys
Worth and Caught the Coach.

Tho Sharp Traveller Had His Moneys
Worth and Caught the Coach.
There was coach that used to run
between Nola Chucky and Paint Rock,
matter OF some forty miles. For
lunch the coach stopped at halfway
house In Tin Can, and here a good fifty
cent meal was put out-cake and pie,
coffee and tea and all the cold meats
you could mention.
But the landlord of the halfway
house had n mean little secret dicker
with the driver, whereby as soon as
the travellers had paid for their lunch
and got fairly settled to 1t a call would
! come for an immediate start. So Off
they'd all go, grumbling. They'd have
paid for 80 cents worth of food and
only eaten. you see, about 8 cents
worth.
But along came one day a traveller
with a sharp, bright eye. The landlord
found this chap some ten minutes aft
er the coach had started on again still
| tucking In pie and ham at q terrible
rate.
| w uy, hluut sbluI yOu VIC iSb the
| coach go without you"
II know It," said the traveller calmly.
II was too blessed hungry to stop eat
ing"
Suddenly the landlords face paled.
Good gracious" he said, "all my
silvers gone!"
| 1t was too. Not knife, fork or
spoon was left except the sharp eyed
mans.
! He said as he kept on eating that he
had noticed suspicious looking char
acter among the passengers, mar
with a red beard. hump and limp
oh, very suspiclous!
The landlord sent hostler Off tc
overtake the coach and bring 1t back.
In about forty minutes the coach re
turned. Then the sharp eyed man
came forth. wiping his mouth. But he
made no effort to identify the sus
picious looking passenger. Instead ht
got aboard the coach, took his seat and
said coolly.
Thanks, landlord. for the good food
You'll find the spoons and things II
the coffeepot. Now. driver. Off we &
ag'in." Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
PAYING BY CHECK.
References Required TO Open a Bank
Account In England.

NcrerenCeb NcquTcu 10 UPON oaHN
Account In England.
"I like the American custom of car
rying money loose In the pocket" said
ID. Ii. Lieban, a retired banker of Lon
don. ain England gentlemen and busi-
ness men carry very little money with
them. Nearly everything is paid for
by check. except, of course, money
enough to pay the small Incidental ex-
penses of day.
"If n man goes into store to buy a
hat, he does not pay money for 1t, but
gives q check. If he is dining at a
public place, he very likely pays for
his meal with u check. The system OF
credit In England Is different from that
In this country. and the mere fact that
man has an account In bank serves
to give him standing.
zone cannot open an account with a
money to the bank and deposlting 1t.
He must have two first class refer
ences before bank will accept his ac-
count, and when reference Is given II
means that the person giving 1t would
lndorse or stand for the person TO
whom 1t Is given.
"a reference in England means more
than n mere phrase. Checks on banks
in England cannot be obtained for the
mere asking, and man must have an
account In order to get checks from
any bank. They cannot be picked up
on bank counters or in public places.
Private accounts In English banks
are not accepted unless they are paid
for, the general charge being $50 q
year. There are one or two banks In
England which discriminate so care
fully In the accounts they accept that
when a person is fortunate enough to
be permitted to open an account with
them he can get credit In any city In
England or the continent Of Europe
Washington Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Disease Has Freaks.

No medical man needs to be told that
even disease has its freaks and that re-
covery has occasionally been brought
about by means inexplicably trivial.
One of the most remarkable of these
unaccountable eccentricities of disease
took place at Halver, in Westphalla.
The case was that of boy who, as the
result of very heavy fall backward
on his head while skating had for q
year and a half been deaf and dumb.
One morning his brother went to
awake him and, finding him sleeping
heavily, tapped him lightly on the fore
head. TO his amazement the deaf and
dumb boy awoke with loud cry
Both speech aud hearing had been re-
stored.-Kansas City Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Between Fifty and Sixty.

The sixth decade OF life has been
most prolific in human achievement
and may well be designated as the age
of the master work. In action alone its
accomplishments have revolutionIZed
history, and II would be most difficult
to conceive what would be the present
status of the worlds affairs had these
ten years of individual life never ex-
isted.-W. A. n. Dorand in Century.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
He Has TWO SIGNATURES.

who Is reasonably proof against the
forger, as he has two signatures ana
the forger must first get hold of one
OF his bank checks to get any action.
Seeing the signature on a letter or ho-
tel register would do the forger no
good The bank would not recognize
it. 81 don't particularly fear the
forger," the business man admitted.
''but my two signatures make me feel
safer just the same. am surprised
that everybody doesn't hit on the same
plan. It's very easy after you get the
knack OF signing your name two sep
arate and distinct ways."-New York
Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
THE scHEMIHL.
He 10 the Poor Fellow Who Always
Misses His Chance.

He 10 the Poor Fellow Who Alwayv
Misses His Chance.
The schemihl is easier to understand
than to define. Many years ago gath
ering of the wits at the Maccabaeus
endeavored to come to q decision as to
the real definition Of schemihl. They
could lot agree as to the origin OF
the word. and they found It equally
hard to define what exactly q schemihl
Is. The nearest shot, says the Jewish
Chronicle Of London, was that of Stu
art NJ. Samuel, NJ. F., who said that
he could tell q story that would Illus
trate exactly what was meant by the
term. There was poor man who
could not find anything to do. What
ever he tried failed, and when he
sought employment he could not OBJ
tain 1t. Day after day he sat (schemihl-
llkel ON a bench In the public gardens
waiting for some one to offer him
work, but the offer never came. For
whole year he sat thus each day un.
til at last he attracted the attention of
a merchant. who said to himself: 81
want some one at my warehouse, and
think shall offer the Job to that
poor man who Is always sitting so pa
| tiently and wlstfully as though he Is
looking for employment Tomorrow
| shall speak to him" The morrow
came, and the poor man started for his
usual walk to his usual seat AS. how
ever, he was leaving his house he said
like this for whole year. and moth
tng has ever come of 1t. Today I think
shall stay at home" And he did
And he missed the merchant That Is
the schemlhl.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Scientific Sammy.

Sammy" said Mrs. Tucker, who
was showing him through the geolog-
ical department Of the museum, "these
are called aerolltes. They are suppos-
ed to be fragments of some planet that
has been broken up. They come with
In the attraction Of our planet and fall
to the earth"
"Oh, know what they are" said
Sammy. They're the ballast the man
In the moon has to throw out to keep
himself up In the sky"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
DIES IN TULSA
Lady Well Know Here Dies From
Appendicitis.

A resident of the city received
message from Tulsa, Indian Ter
ritory today TO the effect that Mrs.
William Bagely well known In
this city, and daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. w. F. Crow of Crestline,
died at her home at that place
Sunday morning. Her demise result
ed after an operation performed a
week flyo for appendicitis. The de-
ceased visited frequently in this
city and has number of relatives
living here. The remains will be
taken to Crestline. Chic, for burial.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
MRS. CLESTA A. FRIEND
Succumbs After Long Illness, Sur
day Evening.

Mrs. Clesta A. Friend, wife of
Louis Fried, died at her home on
Franconia Avenue, Sunday evening
shortly after six o'clock. Her death
was the result of long Illness
with enlargement OF the heart.
The deceasd was born in Buffalo,
New York, and had been a resi-
dent OF Marion for about twelve
years. Besides the husband, a son,
Louis Friend, Jr., and Mary Friend
a daughter.
Funeral services will be conducted
fom the home Tuesday afternoon.
lnterment will be made in Marion
cemetery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
New York Church choIrs.

"slnging In New York choir has
several advantages, one OF which Is the
long contract" said soprano. II sang
In churches In four different cities be-
fore coming here. and everywhere l
was hired from month to month. That
Is the custom In most churches In 9TH
er towns. The trustees are afraid to
siRn a years contract on Account af
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18

the hot water they VIII get into II the
choir proves unsatisfactory. Congrega-
tions In other cities are very 6nicky
and stubborn In the matter of music.
They don't take things as easy as the
people do here. The average New York
congregation Is the most obiiglng body
ON earth. Unless choir Is hopelessly
bad nobody lnterferes, 80 the trustees
feel safe In hiring the singers by the
ear."-New York Sun.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
70
BEATTY & LONGS OXFORDS

will be made for the last ladies'
social) of the season which will be
held Wednesday evening
On this occasion there will be
dancing to the music OF an Or
chestra refreshments will be served
and there will be other excellent
features provided by the committe
in charge. 1t Is expected that there
will be large gathering of Knights
and ladies at this event.
Marion Legion No. 1870 Nat
ional Protective Legion will meet
in regular session in the rooms on
North Main street this evening. Six
candidates will be initiated.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Brouuht the Tears.

"Have you seen De Murky's latest
battle piece? It's the most pathetic
thing he has ever done"
mo. but I've seen Won Dawber's
'Horseradish Grinder Nobody can look
at 1t without crying. g."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Works Both WaYa.

"They bore one, these society calls
don't you know" declared the young
lady. ''rhey bore one"
Sometimes they bore two" respond
ed the young man, taking the hint and
likewise his departure Louisville Cou
rier-J ournal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Arranuina Matters.

"Here is map of the route we shall
take"
"Dld you make two of themY"
"No. What forY
$50 papa will be able TO overtake US
and forgive us."-Houston Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18
Soose Votes

At a meeting of Candy Lodge, No,
81. Knights of Pythias. to be held
Tuesday night, final arrangements
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18

Mothers Day was observed yester-
day at the First Presbyterian church
There was a large attendance and
Rev. G.. M. Rourke preached an
excellent sermon on "The Influence
OF a Mothers Love"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-18

according to Mr.. Smith whereby
the gospel of Christ to love one
another may be used most treach-
ercusly. Some persons who profess
to be good christians return good
for evil but in such a manner that
the merits of the kindness become
the most heated means of enmity.
This Is not the true Christian spirit
according to the minister but Is by
far the moet evil OF its sort. True
love should be the object of every
Christian and it should be toward
this end that men should attempt
to gain the Christian spirit.
Rev. Smith preached to a large
audience at the morning service
and 1t was decided by the conger-
CATION that he should remain with
them another week and he will
again occupy the pulpit next Sun
day both morning and evening. II
Is held probable that he will be
issued call to the local congre-
cation.
Both the First and the Central
Christian churches are at present
desirous OF selecting a pastor.
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be easily converted into cash Others
were given brilliant decorations and
honeyed speeches 1t was quite NO
ticeable that many of the foreign ofh-
GERS soon began to exhibit very little
interest in the people whom they
We're sent to protect. "A vermin-
stricken, NANCY lot is the way one
of the officers was reported to have
described the Christian peasants at a
concert in Yildiz Kiosk, and shortly
afterward his wife appeared with a di-
almond tiara. which Pera gossips
averred she had never been seen to
wear before.
Making No Progress.
So much time was taken in negotia-
entertainments, that few of the for
eign officers reached their respective
posts until the fall of 1905. The
French were sent to Sores, the Eng
lish to Drama, the Austrians to Uskub,
the Italians to Monastir and the Rus
slams to Salonica. The Germans held
reform era. They only sent one Off
Ger. and he was Instructed to refuse
to enter the disturbed districts He
contented himself with teaching Turk
ish recruits the goose-step in the bar
racks yards of Salonica.
AS it has well been said, every one
of the powers wishes to modify the
present situation, but, unhappily, it
| would appear that each one wished
to modify it for it's personal advan-
| tage, and, alas, profit In a word the
news from Macedonia is that the
lo1,o >f
! to blows, not with the assassins of the
sultan, who are seeking to destroy the
remnants of the congregation that St
Paul loved, but among themselves
over a sordid question of political loot
| Worlds Peace Imperfect.
However, the statements made in
! the British parliament recently by
government officials in regard to the
| Macedonian question go to show thai
there was something in the reports
| telegraphed some days ago about the
possible disruption of the concert Of
the European powers and subsequent
trouble in the near east The secre
tary for foreign affairs said emphat
icalIy that if Macedonia continued tt
be neglected a catastrophe would
follow.
1t is, indeed, time that effective re
form measures should be put in force
in Macedonia for the good of thu
Christian Inhabitants of the province
A foreign general officer has beef
in charge of the Macedonian
gendarmerie with other foreign off
GERS under him, but supreme contro
has remained in the hands of Turkisl
officials. AS long as that is the cas-
real reform is out of the question
The British government, recogniz
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He visited Sofia and Eel
grade, and advised the Servians as
well as the Bulgarians to cultivate
the more peaceful and above all more
lawabiding methods in their Mace
DOMAIN propaganda.
Count Lamsdorff then proceeded to
Vienna, where he had many confer
ences with Count Goluchowski, the
ro-Hungarian minister of foreign
affairs Together they drew up an
other program of reforms, which
was, of course, Immediately accepted
by the porte in February, 1903. The
details of the proposed reforms are
unimportant here and now. They
never passed beyond the paper stage
The integrity of the sultan's domin-
ions and his unimpaired sovereignty
were safeguarded by them,l and in
their proposals the powers remained
well within the limits of policy de-
fined by that important article % of
the treaty of Berlin
A Bloody Instruction.
The result of the application of
these paper reforms did not remain in
doubt for more than a week. Instead
of the pacification and a peace ap-
preaching that of paradise. which the
bureaucratic Russian count prophe-
sled would descend upon the blood
drenched land, came the most bloody
and formidable instruction that the
rebellion-ridden country had ever
seen. 1t required 100000 of the best
troops of the Ottoman forces to up
hold Turkish authority, and even with
this tremendous display of force, the
Turks made but little Roadway against
the instruction until the fall, when
many of the Bulgarian bands, yielding
rather before the onset of winter than
of the Turks, withdrew across the
frontier
To bolster up their shattered pres
tige in the Balkans, in consequence
of the summers bloody work, the
| car of Russia and the emperor OF
Austria met at Muerzsteg in October
| AS result of this imperial conference
| the intervention of Europe in Mace
| DOMAIN affairs became for the frs
| time direct, but the results of the
new course fell far short of expecta
tons, in the first place because of the
wonderful ability of Hilmi Pasha tt
checkmate every move made by the
agents az the powers, and in the sec
ond because of the well-nigh insupera
BILE difficulty that was experienced il
bringing the agents of the powers tt
act with unanimity or even in goot
| faith.
Buffers-on Paper.
However, at least, the Muerzsteg pro
| gram created two organs of control
| or buffers between the Turkish au
| thorities and the Christian peasant!
of Macedonia. Two civil agents, one
| Mons. Demerik, a Russian, and thu
other Herr Won Muller an Austrian
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BALKAN CRISIS
PROVOKED BY
POWERS GREED
NATIONS NOT IN ACCORD
Alliance to Press Reforms Upon the Porte Crippled
by Inability of Christian Governments to Agree
Quarrel Among Themselves Over Loot and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the World Imperiled.

and if she had the intention, she has
not the money. This road would cost
millions, and goes through a difficult
and what railway men call very
lean" country. 1t would never pay;
that is, not within the ken of the
present generation, and could only
serve a political purpose which Russia
years to come
On the other hand, Austria has the
right to build her railway, or rather
the gaps in the present system. 1t is
right that was granted by an article
of the Berlin treaty, and it has not
government has allowed the matter
to lie in allegiance for so many years.
The other rumored Austrian project of
building a road from her Bosnian
Herzegovina system to the Adriatic,
and then down the coast to Montene
gro, and ultimately to Greece, is a
sound idea, and one that would pay
for itself handsomely, at least so far
as Cattaro, and probably there is nc
idea of pushing the road much fur
Their in the immediate future.
Ready for Roads.
Under the fostering care of Herr
Won Kallay, the provinces of Bosnia
of Herzegovina, and in a measure, too
Dalmatia have f1ourished under Aus
trian rule and development They are