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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
The Popularity
OF PuShbaII.
Il Is Coming In Vogue as a Substitute at
Some Colleges for the Cane Rush.
Excitement of the Contest.

WNooTBALL is not the only diver
IA sion OF students that the col
III leges are trying to reform. An
other recreation or sport or
custom. or whatever II may he termed
Is the cane rush or spree, which has
been handed down from one genera
tlon of students to another ns tradi-
ton to be upheld at all costs. DEGREES
of faculties or other powers to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The cane
rush Is not usually as bad az It Is
painted. The degree of roughness
which 1t assumes depends good deal
on the institution where 1t Is in vogue
and the number of students participat-
ing, the rules observed or not observed,
etc. Usually It is the custom OF the
upper class men to dwell on the dan
gerous character of the encounter in
order to inspire the freshmen with
more or less terror and give them
chance to show Of what kind of stuff
they are made. Many mammals boy
has lost his timidlty and maidenllness
by participating in a scrlmmage of this
Nlhu duu III JululIlllB lltp llt lhl1h VI
the fray and getting taste of what 1t
feels like to be In real battle.
Nevertheless the old fashioned cane
rush is open TO criticism in some par
tlculars as college custom. There is
now movement to substitute for It
what Is called pushball. This is sport
which can be regulated better than
cane rush. 1t affords an interesting
spectacle and gives the contendlng
classes the chance to exhibit their met
tie. 1t is exciting without being espe-
cially dangerous. 1t seems to he find
ing favor this year at n number of the
colleges and universities of the land.
Recently about 100 students of the
sophomore and freshman classes Of the
University OF Pennsylvania engaged In
n pushball contest on the athletic
grounds known as Franklin field. The
participants wore appropriate COS
tunes, and some were stripped to the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

consrn numfsmatist seemed tlckIed I'd
death TO get It at any old price. There
are only sixteen specimens of this coin
now has three of these in his posses
sion. He doesn't want to be president
of the United States. He would be
perfectly satisfied to be the owner Of
those remaining thirteen half dimes.
SO to be a philanthropist-in future,
that ls-nll that is necessary is to be-
queath a small coin of the present day
to the trustees of some charitable
foundation with the request that they
keep It until--well, until 1t is worth a
million.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

waist. The classes fought to make
goal with monster globe seven feet In
llameter. There was resoundlng
thud when. after the president Of the
senior class had given the signal. the
freshman and sophomores rushed at
each other from opposite sides of the
ield and met in the center, where the
leather sphere became the object of at.
tack from both classes. balanced on
scores of hands raised high above
heads. For Il moment II stood as II
alive and determined not to honor
either contestants. Then with rush
1t toated along, impelled by eager
sophomore hands. just like n big soap
bubble. In less than five minutes the
Sophomores made the goal The fresh
men were unable to score, so the rec
Drd was 10 at the end of twenty
minute contest. The battle was Cruel.
ing one and was halted several times
by the referee to give fallen combat
ants opportunity to rise. The marsha,s
ON the outskirts of the fray kept u
lookout to render aid to the Injured,
and the sport on the whole was well
supervised. The contest drew a big
crowd, which evlnced it's interest In the
success Of the respective classes by
cheers and college cries.
There is more fairness In n contest
In the open under specific rules and
with referees to enforce the regula-
lions than In an unreguated cane rush
or In episodes like those Of hazlng,
where the students may go to extreme
lengths in having their fun or carrying
out their ideas as to what college tradi.
tions require The college boy who
spends all his time porlng over his
books does not get all out Of his stu
dent life that he might. A little fun
and little rough sport now and then
do him no harm. but In the past the
customs prevailing have sometimes
given the fun loving spirits rather too
much chance, and the results have
often been harmful to them and their
fellow students.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07


obtained for his country several modi.
dcations of the treaty of Tientsin. Re
turning To France in the following
year, he secured the post of governor
general Of French Indo-China, but a
difference of opinion with the colonial
Office speedily brought about his resig-
nation. General Boulanger was the
next object of his attack. and after
prolonged struggle the general was
forced to fly the country n defeated
man. Three years later, after u vio-
lent scene in the chamber, NJ. Constans
resigned and lived In retirement till
called upon to represent France at Con-
stantinople in 1899. NJ. Constans be-
lieves that there are but four notes In
the human keyboard-namely, vanity,
timldlty, sentiment and interest. To
his skill In finding which note to play
NJ. Constans largely owes his success.
When he made war against Boulanger
he made 1t so earnestly that that i'm
petuous politician grew afraid of his
lmplacable antagonist 81 must XIII
Constans or Constans will kill me-"
said the general one day. Some one
smiled. "That is the first sensible re-
mark Boulanger has ever made. " he said
Women have been prominent In the
1908 campaign, and all the parties have
utilized their services. In the Repub-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

CHARLIE TAFT al assembly, when
an enthusiastic admirer presented his
name for the office. Instantly the 9TH
er candidates withdrew, and the crowd
burst into cheers. Before Chairman
Taft could restore order he had been
nominated by reclamation. But he
would not accept
Brother Bill is getting all the polit-
zeal glory the Taft family can stand"
he declared my job is to stay here
and teach Bill's boy, and I'm going to
do it,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
YUAN sHl KaI.

Great Chinese Statesman Who Sue
ceeded TO Shoes Of Ii Hung Chang.
The Chinese, whose interest in things
American has been greatly stimulated
by the visit of Admiral Sperry's feet
to their shores and by the current dis
cussion of closer relations between Chi
ua and the United States, have a pro-
gressive leader in the great liberal
statesman Yuan Shl Kai. His country
home is near the summer palace, about
twelve miles out from Pekin, and 1t
was here that he recently celebrated
his fftieth birthday, an occasion of
which the high class Chinaman makes
much. lie is one of the busiest of all
the high officials Of China and, though
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
MALooLM KIcE rAITERsoN.

sistence upon the observance Of the
law and preservation of the good name
Of the commonwealth. He stopped his
campaign for reelection In order to
give his attention to the suppression Of
Night Rider ouuages.
Governor Patterson Is lawyer by
profession ana previous to election as
governor serted several terms In con.
gress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
BROTHER BILLS BOY.

Charlie Taft and His Instructor, Uncle
Horace.
The youngest Of Judge William II.
Taft's brothers Is Horace ID. Taft of
Waterbury, Conn, who is an educator,
and he is sometimes alluded to as the
kid" of the family, though he is now
man Of considerable dignity and of
repute In the educational world. He
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
Needs All of II.

u never saw anybody as cool, self
possessed anl quick to act In time Of
Imminent danger as that man Globbs."
"Chauffer?"
mo: just common Pedestrian
Chicago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
ahtlIa All Around.

Kind Lady you say at Chlcka-
mauga You were where the shells were
thlckest?
Sandy Pixies Yes. mum. passed
through dat town slowed away In
car full OF egg crates. Chicago News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

That the opera going habit is con.
genital In the Italian population of Go
than is fact recognized by those who
try to do business as If it were only
acquired and might easily be modified.
My friend Giovanni Matteo, who has
been an Italian long enough to know
better than to interfere with nature.
Is convinced now that such is the case
He is bootblack padrone, the patron
saint of twosccre olive skinned and
decidedly husky Sicilian lads who mo.
nopolize the "shlne and polish" indus.
try In an uptown business district. n
cheerful and vociferOus brigade that Is
putting nickels into Glovanni's pocket
with u certainty and celerity that ere
long will enable him to return to his
native Palermo in great shape Last
year Giovanni was brought to Il keen
realization of the fact that the good
old Sicillan custom of keeping ones
employees at work as long as II can
be made profitable regardless of time
and tire has not yet taken root in this
country.
When the opera season opened the
padrone was confronted by delega.
tion of eager and determined young
sters who were n unit In demanding
early closing on opera nights. Giovanni
tried to be diplomatic. He tried to
convince the insistent lads that In
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
One ausas Only.

what did he ever see in herT asked
one.
what did she ever see In him."
asked the other.
Which of these two was the woman
and which the man2-Kansas City
TINES.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

Is headmaster of
the school which his
lively nephew Char
lie, son Of the Re-
publican candidate,
attends. Recently
he presided over
the convention call
ed to nominate a
candidate for repre-
sentative in the
Connecticut gener-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
Felt Smaller Than That.

"fou must have felt like 80 cents
when her father turned you down"
Thirty cents! should say not
Why, n half dime was sold the other
day for Philadelphia Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

SIDES b In & q
professor in Co.
lumbla university
William NlilllgaD
Sloane Is also
president of the
National Institute
of Arts and Let.
ters. This double
dose of distinction
does not in any
way make it i'm.
possible for him
to be a patriot,
and that is exact.
ly what he is un.
less all signs fail.
What else can II
be that inspires
him to suggest
that his institute
should devote 1t.
self to the propa
CATION of a ma.
tional hymn that
is really worth
while? Professor
Sloane considers
1t a perfect shame
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
VANDERBILT CUP WINNER.
George Robertson's Luck In Escaping
Harm on His Fast Ride.

NEUTYb NUUuTts tsuWs LUCK III EbOdPIHg
Harm on His Fast Ride.
When George Robertson in his loco.
mobile passed the line as the winner
of the Vanderbilt cup at the great race
over the new Long Island motor park
way 1t was the first time In the history
of the trophy thst an American car
pioted by an American driver had
won It. TO make the victory still more
complete the victory scored by Robert
son was won in the fastest average
time aud after the closest finish in the
records of Vanderbilt cup races. Rob
ertson also had the distinction Of scor.
ing the fastest lar of the day. Most
remarkable OF all wan 'he fact that he
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

that some tlme-nobody can possibly
say when-a small coin of the day
may take on a value wholly dispropor-
tionate to IT'S present worth. At the
recent sale Of coin collection in New
York United States silver half dime
of 1902 was knocked down TO a man
from Oshkosh for $716, and the Wis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

RAR.' say, Milan, with its
La Scala. Measured by the tide Of i'm
migration Of the last few years 1t will
come within the present generation.
Now, the Slcllian as he Is found In
Gotham Is not as black as his skin
would seem to indicate. He is appar-
emily of simple construction, demand
Ing little and getting less. Most things
he can do without and does, but there
is one thing which he cannot and will
not try to deny himself-grand opera
Of the home brand. He does not re-
gard 1t as n luxury; for him 1t is a
necessity. That is what makes Italian
opera such a good business In New
York that its two foremost promoters,
Giullo Gatti-Casazza and Cleofonte
Campanini, are employed by our rival
opera houses to boom 1t for all 1t is
worth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
Tho Yellow Peril.

At any moment now Captain Hobson
is confidently expecting an outbreak of
acute gastritis among the jackies Of the
heet.-A Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
How He Learna.

"a man learns to do by doing" re-
marked the morallzer.
Eyes" rejoIned the demoralIzer. "and
also by being done. - Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

If anything so unpopular as shame
can be perfect-that this mighty repub-
lie, which has plenty and to spare of
everything else, is still unprovided
with a national hymn of sufficient
merit to appeal to the real musician as
well as to the devotee of ragtlme.
We have patriotic songs, n number of
them. THE Star Spangled Banner"
for instance, was a genuine insplra.
tion, and Francis Scott Key deserves
good deal more credit for having
been the medium through whom II was
communicated to man than he is likely
ever to get. POLITICALLY and musically,
however, It Is only "mlddling medic.
Gre" not big enough for this great
big country. 1t is really curious bit
of composition, violating pretty nearly
every rule of harmony and still main
tanning certain dignity which is all
its own. 1t certainly isn't popular In
the real sense of the expression.
Among Gotham's four millions and
odd there must be at least half Of that
number to whom 1t is an unknown
melody.
Worst Of all, other countries not half
so worthy Of a splendid national an
them as this have good ones, so good,
indeed, that we use them for hymn
tunes in our churches-those OF Eng
land, Russia and Austria, for exam.
pie. Up TO date neither "Dixie" nor
yankee Doodle" has been accorded n
place IN foreign hymnals, and the lack
Of reclprocation is Calling. Professor
sloane deserves well Of his countrymen
and all that he can get besides.
I have been feeling rather deeply
ON thIa snhlncf and Il Is nOSSlble that
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49, - 'NAaA
refrained from drop
ping out of that
cheerful American
industry known In
Gotham east side
parlance as the
"Eyetalian operar."
Strange that 1t
shouldn't have oc-
CURED to me that
the market for this
commodity is grow
ing up right here In
our midst. Although
the subscriptions Of
those who take their
season of grand OPP
era as they take u
course at Carlsbad
or the gold cure are
still solicited by the
managers, the time
is approaching when
they will not be in
dispensable. That
will be when the
Italian colony In
New York surpasses
in point of numbers
the population OF,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
Figures In the
Public Eye.
N. COnStans. French Ambassador to Turkey.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster and Her Campaign
Work Among Women.
THE French am

THE French am
X bassador to
Constantiuople,
j. A. Il. Constans,
who will figure in
the conference of
the powers over the
situation in the Bal
kans and the rights
of Turkey, was born
in 1893 in the south
of France and has
had n notable pollt-
ical and diplomatic
career. In 1886 he
was ppoin { G d
French ambassador
a. TItAa .-ha,. ha
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
TENMEssEE'S GOVERNOR.
Malcolm r. Patterson and His Action
Regarding Night Rider Outrages.

Governor Malcolm Rice Patterson of
Tennessee, who has taken In hand Wig
orously the apprehension and punish
ment of the Night Riders In his state,
has been constantly under the protec-
tion of heavy bodyguard on account
Of the danger lest he should be at
tackled In some way because of his In.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

Until recently | had been wondering
how Il happened thnt the bottom still
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

An excellent method Of becoming a
philanthropist has just occurred to me.
II is nothing that will draw on ones
resources either Of time or money, but
It is something which may be accom-
plished by anybody who is capable Of
deriving satisfaction from the fact
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

UIRr THEr .,rp- we buy It? Tell
ny WIDOW FEL- me! Isn't our
Low" money as good as
the other fellow'sT
'It isn't that so much" tried to ex-
plain. Austria had its Joseph Haydn,
Russia its Anton Rublnstein"-
Then why don't we hire that Merry
Widow fellow to do the jobT inter-
rupted Jacobus obtusely. "He ought
10 polish Off a national anthem in good
shape. Dick Savage has raked In
about a million out OF the widow and
more coming"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07


Last night at the
play | met Jacobus
Damm-w who, after
all. cannot be held
strictly responsi.
BILE for the Knick-
erbocker blood he
is reputed to con-
tain-and | spoke
OF the awful pau.
city of our nation
al songs.
"lt seems to linn
It our national ca
pacity," | said. at
puts a damper on
our e Xpa n sive =
ness"
"If we need 1t so
much, why In
(the locality men,
tion e d b y Mr.,
Damn Is now a
matter of grave
theological dispute,
and he will be
given the benefit
of the doubt can't
we buy It? Tell
me! Isn't our
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07
New York In
ChiarO OSCurO.
A Plea For a National Hymn How to Be,
come a PhHanthroplst at Little
Expense italian Opera.

IFrom our New York Correspondent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

I have been feeling rather deeply
on this subject, and it is possible that
It may have tinctured my ordinary
conversation somewhat too perceptibly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

WNOOTBALL is not the only diver
IA sion OF students that the col
III leges are trying to reform. An
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20
ISSUES FOR IDAHO CAMPAIGN.


There are a number OF i'm
portant matters which will come
up for discussion in Idaho this
campaign. Most of them will
get into the political platforms,
some OF them for the first time
in this state. In the list will be
Demand for fairer settlement
OF the forest reserve problem.
A direct primary law.
Railroad legislation OF some
kind, by commission or other
wise. ~
More stringent liquor laws.
An employers liability law.
Some time, perhaps this year,
a constitutional convention to
revise the state constitution and
apply it today.
A trial at the initiative and
referendum, state bank guaran-
tee, and some other up-to-date
legislation.
Some of these are less urgent
than others, and will keep for
a while. But all are of interest,
and there is a progressive ele-
ment that will not stick slavish-
ly close to old party lines if the
other party promises to do
something now. The Republi-
can party is now in the lead,
and it has already declared on
some OF these points-but with
out acting on them. 1t will need
to promise pretty hard, on lot
of these important measures, to
hold its own this year.--Sho-
shone Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

not exceeding an amount equal TO
% per cent of judgment recovered
an additional fee equal to 5 per
cent. of the amount finally recov
cred for each appeal. 1t is made a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine
not exceeding 81, 900 or inprison-
ment not to exceed six months for
an attorney to exact or receive any
fee or compensation other than, or
additional to the amounts 80 al
lowed by the courts
An injured employe shall not be
held to have assumed the risk OF
his employment in any case where
the violation of law by the carrier
contributed, to such injury. One
section of the law especially makes
void any contract, rule or any de
vice whatsoever, the purpose OF
which is to exempt the carrier from
liability under the act. The sta
tute of limitations within which
suit can be brought is fixed at three
years. Receivers Of common car
riers are made equally liable to
their employees as are the commo"
carriers. The final section pro
tects suits which have been brought
in the territories and the District
of Columbia under the Act of June
II, 1906, it being contended by the
employees that that act is still in
tact in these jurisdictions.-Capi'
tai News.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

The Capital News says it is
every significant" that neither
the administration Of Pres. Roo
sevelt or Gooding was endorsed
by resolution at the recent
meeting of the state central COM
mittee. To be sure. Everybody
has noticed that the usual thing
is for committees to attend to
these little matters. In few
benighted common wealths they
leave this to the conventions,
but that is because they don't
know any better. Where they
are right up to date the COM
mittees always forestall any ac-
ton that might be taken by the
conventions. The fact that this
was not done at the recent COM
mittee meeting is ample evil
dence that the administrations
of President Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Gooding are in disrepute
with the people of Idaho. When
it comes right down to keen
analysis OF a political situation
the Capital News has them all
beaten out Of sight.-Leader
Herald, Nampa.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

The grandmothers of the old
Dutch Dunkard families of West.
ern Pennsylvania have made and
used Hickory Bark Cough Rem.
edy" and reared their families on it
for a hundred years. Now you can
buy it Of your dealers. Ask for it,
and use it, because it is pure; be-
causei it will atop your cough; be-
cause 1t is the best cough remedy
made today. Try it. For sale by
Keener Drug Store and all dealers
everywhere.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

fuences that follow from
predatory wealth and from
the monopolistic enterprises
which have given unearned
riches to the few who, by con-
trolling the great industries of
the nation, have levied tribute
upon the whole country"
If the methods of President
Roosevelt have been so destruc-
tive to the commercial welfare
OF the country, what then are
we to expect from Mr.. Bryan,
who so enthusiastically applauds
the presidents action at a time
like this2 No, No, Mr.. MAYER
lex. Get down from the fence.
Hurrah Tor Bryan II you Wish,
but do not attempt to further
his cause by making out that
his views are in the least anti
Roosevelt. Or, if what you
really want is anybody to beat
Roosevelt or Rooseveltism come
out and say SO. Show your true
colors. Let people know where
you really stand.