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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Prominent Marionite Dies
Suddenly of Paralysis.
WIFE WAS AT BEDSIDE
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Were
Wintering in California.
Born Near Waldo, Mr.. Wilson was
One of the Most Wealthy Resi-
dents of the Couaty.

The death OF Harvey Wilson, one
of Marion's most wealthy and high
ly respected citizens, occurred at a
hospital at Pasadena, California,
Wednesday night. Death resulted
from stroke of paralysis, with
whith the victim had been threatened
for several months.
On November 3rd, election day,
Mr.. Wilson left i'm company with
Mrs. Wilson, for southern California
where they intended to spend the
winter. The relatives and friends
received frequent letters from them
and MIR. wilson seemed to be en-
joying better health than for some
time.
EARLY Thursday morning, hr. and
Mrs Hane received telegram dis
closing the brief information "Mr.
Wilson died here last night. The
news was shocking i'm the extreme.
The letter containing the good news
had scarcely been read when the tel
egram arrived.
Furtheg, than the brief telegram
nothing whatever has been heard. 1t
is supposed, however that demise
was due to paralysis as the victim
had suffered severe attack about
one year ago, from wthbch he never
fully recovered
Mr.. Wilson was aged about sixty
six years of age. He was born on
a farm in waldo township where he
remained until he was nearly of age.
In the month of April, 1861, he en-
listed in Company N, fourth Ohio
regiment, at the recmiting office in
this city. He served throughout the
Civil war and received his honorable
discharge at Columbus Ohio.
During the battle, at Mine Run,
Virginia, MIR. Wilson was wounded
i'm the left leg by a musket ball. He
recovered, however, from the injury.
and he never suffered any serious re-
suits from IT..
Immediately at the close of the
war, lie was mnitde in marriage to
Elizabeth A. Patton, a prominent
young lady residing near Waldo. For
several yeans Mr.. Wilson was oc-
cppied I'm agricultural lines, and later
moved to this city where he became
actively engaged in the implement
business.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
DEAF AND DUMB.

The sign he casts aside, and, With a
yell, he dances and laughs and calls
upon all present to drink at his ex-
pense. Above his head he waves
five dollar bill
"Great grafy' he cries. II touch
er bloke fer de long green dead easyw
Pedestrian Patrick ,discards pair
OF well worn crutches and stands up
straight on what before appeared TO be
helpless limbs. 81 told his nobs dat
we'd pray fer 'imp he yells.
At this point Blind Phil throws down
his sign and peers intently at the FIVE
dollar bill to make sure 1t Is genuine.
II didn't make that much all day."
he says ruefully.
Z Asleep near by, with his head bowed
on the table. Is Bill, the humpback
No one ever had a more pronounced
deformity OF the spine
aBill," cries Blind Phil-"Blll look
at de long green Pedestrian and 81.
lent copped Bill"- And then as Bill
does not awake f:3n ~ slarlher Of
Ave cent whisky the blind beggar"
hits the hump, and, TO- II goes with the
motion Of his hand, sliding down from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

the shoulders TO the middle of the
back.
Bill awakes with yawn and slowly
adjusts his stock In trade to its proper
resting place between his shoulders
while giving his order TO the waiter
As the waiter sets out the drinks the
hoboes pass around the bill. The blind
examine it closely, the lame dance
with It in their hands and the nrmless
feel Of the paper with the air Of one
who is used TO It. The bill is passed
around the merry crowd and greeted
with enthusiasm until taken by Green
Goods Ike.
"It's a fake" he cries-"a bad imita-
tlonw And the drinks are on Pedes-
trian Patrick and Silent james, for It
is couuterfelt.-New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

elry cease, and then only when the
merrymakers have spent all Of their
III gotten gains and are unconscious
10 their surroundings.
The grotto of modern miracles is in
the rear of a saloon, room 40 by %
feet Around are scattered tables and
chairs Of the cheapest kind. Thick
fumes OF smoke from bad pipe tobac-
co, the cheapest cigars made and nau-
seating cigarettes permeate the at
mosphere.
The stranger can hardly breathe
Through the sickening atmosphere can
be detected the odor of vile beer and
still worse whisky that here Is sold
for cents goblet.
From behind the partition a bar.
tender with half nose and but a
small portion of his right ear to tell
the tale of his battles dlspenses liq-
uor through an opening to a hurrying
waiter.
At the tables sit the motley group
of hoboes, panhandlers and jailbirds
Fortunate beggars who have had a
prosperous day are spending money
freely, small change for the most part.
Whisky and beer flow as they have
never flowed before in the year.
Nearly all the mendicants have ar
rived The last two, known as "Pedes-
trian Patrick" and Silent James," are
greeted with an uproar.
( Hanging from the neck OF Silent
James is the sign that reads:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Process Of Hardening wood.

Considerable interest has been
aroused by the announcement, as the
result of a prolonged series of ex-
periments, of method of so treating
timber as to secure even from soft
wood largely increased toughness
and hardness The treatment to
which the timber is subjected is,
roughly speaking. that of saturation
at boiling point with solution OF
sugar, the water being afterwards
evaporated at high temperature.
The result is to leave the pores and
interstices of the wood filled in with
solid matter, and the timber yulcanl
ized, preserved and seasoned. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
AzTEcS' HORRIBLE HOLIDAY.
They Celebrated the New Year Will
Human Sacrifices.

They Celebrated the New Year With
Human Sacrifices.
The bloody and complicated ritual Of
the Aztecs commemorated the return Of
their masterful war god, the sun. from
the south and the ceremonies carried
on in his honor occupied period Of
several days. The initiatory rites be-
gan before daylight of the first morn
ing, when the chief priest and his sub
digntaries wended their way in SOL
emn procession to the top of their
greatest pyramidal sanctuary. Here
the high priest retired alone TO small
temple, whose doorway opened toward
the east. and as the rising sun crimson
cd and purpled the serrated mountains
he knelt and sprinkled thickly upon
the marble floor the sacred meal.
As the first rays Of the newborn sun
strike slantingly across the floor of the
tiny temple the bended priest beholds
miracle. Family at first, then strong
er and stronger. grows an imprint I'm
the meal of the naked foot OF their war
god Upon this miraculous manifesto
hiNh sNhN hlSu piIob dhhOuhNto W lllt
assembled couriers that their god has
returned to them and that the grand
festal occasion is inaugurated.
Unhappily the first feast rites were
of grewsome and horrible nature,
consisting mainly in sacrificing youths
to the gods. 1t is said that they were
feasted for days previous to the cere-
mony that they might be in a whole
some and pleasing condition upon their
last and the war gods first great day.
In other ceremonies human beings
were killed and 6ayed. and the particl-
pants in the sacrifice enveloped them
selves in the bloody skins of the VIC
Tins, while they took part in a wild
and uncanny dance.
While the observance of the new
year among the Aztecs seemingly pre-
dominated in bloody rites, they were
most likely confined to the religious Or
der of the priests, and the great mass
Of the people. with no taint of blood on
their hands, might be happy and revel
In the feast Of the new year.-New
York Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
DEATH ANGEL CALLS HARVEY
WILSON AT PASADENA

Perhaps not another man in. Ma
rion county has had as interesting a
business career as has the deceased.
A farmer boy in early days, then a
soldier, later am agent for farm inn
plements and finally one of Alarion's
most powerflr financiers.
MIR. Wilson's first position in Ma
rlon was the implement firm Of
George Killing. For a number Of
gears he secured Marion county,
calling upon farmers and disposing
of various farm machinery. later ne
traded his farm, located near Waldo,
fer half Interest in the firm and
the business then became known as
the Habeiman and Wilson, farm inn
p'ement company Mr.. Fred Haber-
man having purchased MIR. Kings
interest. Later Mr.. King repur-
chased Mr.. Haberman's interest and
the firm was known as Killing and
Wilson. This firm grew to be one
of the best known in Marion county
and the present Killing hardware firm
located ON North Main street is a
monument of the enterprise he be-
gan at that time. About ten years
ago, MIR. Wilson retired from act
i've business life and disposed of his
interest In the hardware store to
Clifford Killing, who is the present
owner. Mr.. Wilson was formerly
vice president OF the Marion Steam
Shovel company and was one of the
corporations heaviest stock holders
AT the time OF his demise he was a
member of the board of directors.
The deceased was highly active in
Y. M G. A. work and was one of
the Associations most staumch sup
porters. He served cn the board OF
trustees for a number of years and
contributed a great deal to the build
ing of the institution. Fraternally
lNIr. Wilson was highly active
member of the various branches OF
the MasOns. He was member of
the local blue lodge, chapter, counci.
and was past eminent commander OF
Marion knights Templar, and was
member of all the Scottish Rite de-
grees at Columbus. He had passed
through practically everything in
Masonry with the exceptions of the
thirty third degree.
MIR. Wilson was financially inter.
ested i'm number OF prominent Ma
rion enterprises. He served his city
we'll and invested the greater part Of
his wealth at home.
The members of the immediate
family surviving Mr.. Wilson are as
follows:l The wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. WILSON, who is at the death bed;
Mrs. III. B. lHaine or this city and
lNIr. BaIle r.. wilson, OF Goldfield,
California. The third member of the
family, Mrs. IN. Dumble, died sew
eral years ago.
Mn, Wilson'S remains will be Inn
mediately shipped to this city and
will probably arrive here by the
FIRST OF next week. The funeral will
be conducted from the home on
South Main street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Cbe
Nes0 Year Of
fbeHoboes.
IN the Grotto Of Modern Miracles.

n yOwHERE in New York city at
mi midnight on New Years eve Is
there buster throng of hurry
ing humanity than at the juno
tlon OF Park row and the Bowery. In
termingled with the throng are merry
panhandlers, as happy as the richest
FOR New Years eve is tSeir harvest
time.
Few Of the panhandlers who fire.
quent the downtown districts are
plying their vocation as old Trinity
tolls out the midnight hour in the
chimes. The belatcd ones are hurry
ing to a dive at Chatham square, there
to meet brother mendicants and joy
fully celebrate with the money beg
ged from New Year shoppers.
I Here one may witness nightly trans
formations more wonderful than in
the famous Court of Miracles" in old
Paris which Victor Hugo describes in
"Notre Dame" The blind see, the
dumb talk. the hunchback loses all
traces of his deformity, the deaf hear,
missing limbs are grown in n twin.
king, and the lame discard their
crutches aud dance i'm glee.
OF all the nights in the year the
gladdest in this dive in the Bowery is
New Years eve. Not until long after
the late dawn does the drunken rev.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
AgaInst the Rnmmage saIe.

Medical men are inclined to make
war on the rummage sale as a mem
ace to health, II having been proved
to be a conveyor of contagious dis
eases. A more unsanitary device was
never imagined. The stuff sent to the
rubbish; much of the wearing APP
parel has been resurrected from
trash heaps or unused closets, and Is
of no real use to any one. The dan
ger of lurking germs is very real,
and 1t seems almost criminally reck-
less to expose innocent children to it
Women have become so sensible In
their practice of good works that the
rummage sale appears like an anach-
ronism. 4H -1Cit aa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
WILL WORK
FOR HARDING
Marion Friends Think He
Has Chance to Win.
MOUSER ALSO In LINE
Harding Quarters at Colum.
bus Filled by Loyal Friends.
Despite Announcements of Taft
Withdrawal, lie Is Thought Hard
ing Position is Strengthened.

The announcement in the state
papers, "Wednesday morning of the
entry of Warren G.. Harding into
the race for the United States SEN
atorship from Ohio caused quite u
stir in Marion. The possibility that
a Marion man might be elected to a
pace set a number of the support
ers Of Mr.. Harding to work and
the result was that number OF
his warm supporters went to Co
lumbus Wednesday evening to lay
some ropes and do little pulling
In his behalf
1t was the belief that with the
fight on between Charles p. Taft
and Theodore Burton for the place.
each claiming the greatest support
and each making all possible In
roads into the ranks of the other
that the legislators when the time
comes to vote would gladly welcome
the opportunity to break away from
both of them and center on some
man and Marion people contend that
Mr.. Harding is the logical man for
them to center upon. II IS certain
that MIR. Harding will have a
bunch of very earnest and loyal
supporters from now on until It
Is decreed whether or not he Is to
be successful in the contest.
Tcday's dispatches indicate that a
combination has been fixed up
AGAINST the Marion man and that
Burton and Taft have reached an
agreement which IL the conditions
are carried ont. will place Burton
in the chair, but going upon the
theory that there Is many slip
'twixt the cup and the lip, the
Marion delegation viii remain loyal
and will not lay down its arms
until the vote Is taken.
Grant f. Mouser last night came
out for Harding, saying that he will
do his utmost to help him land the
plum.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Significance of play.

Play distinguishes the higher from
the lower animals, and 1t signifies
possibility of education. Fishes do
not play at all; the lower mammals
can hardly be taught to play, and
birds are entirely devoid of the I'M
stinct But the kitten and the lamb
are essentially playing animals. The
human young, however, are the true
players, and in reality 1t is play that
develops them into manhood. Chill
dren," says DR.. Hutchinson, ARE
born little amorphous bundles of
possibilities and are played into
shape"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
HEAT PRODUCING FLOWERS.
Generate Sufficient Heat TO Melt Sur
rounding Snow.

rounding snow.
The saldanella or snowbell OF the
Alps is a dainty little plant about
three inches high, bearing two pend
ent-fringed white or violet bells on
each flower stalk. They may often be
found with the snow still frmly fro
zen round the stem, and the question
naturally arises how did the blos-
SONS, so much larger in circumfer-
ence, make their way through? Bot
anists tell us that the plant forms its
flower buds under the snow, and In
the process of breathing evolves so
much heat that the encircling snow
is melted and trickles down the
stalk, round which IL frequently
freezes again. Thus gradually
dome shaped cavity is formed round
the blossom, and the process Is con-
tinued till in many cases they sue
ceed in reaching the surface.
A modified form of the same heat
producing power may be noticed In
the foxglove. On a comparatively
cool day, when little wind is stirring,
thermometer inserted in the bell
like flowers of a plant growing in
shady place will frequently register
a temperature one to two degrees
higher than that of surrounding air,
and even more startling results are
obtained from plants in which a
number of small flowers are congre-
gated together within an outer
sheath or spathe, as in the arums.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Labor Law In England.

An old labor law in England in
force In 1888 contained the follow
ing six clauses: Any tailor who
Joined a union was to be sent to jail
for two months. Tailors must work
from six o'clock in the morn
ing until eight at night. Wages were
not to be higher than forty-eight
cents a day. Each tailor was to be
allowed three cents for breakfast.
Any tailor who refused'to work was
to be imprisoned for not more than
two moths. II any employer paid
higher wages he was to be fined s25
and the workmen who took the in
crease were to be sent to jail for two
months.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Wntch Yonr Comnnss.

To convert a watch into compass
all one has to do is to count the
number of hours from midnight, di-
vide by two, and point the hour at
the sun so that the shadow Of a
match or lead pencil falls directly
across the center OF the watch;
twelve o'clock will be north, six
south, nine west, aud three east.
Suppose It is nine in the morning;
number OF hours from midnight Is
nine; one-half isafohr and a half;
point four-thirty at the sun so that
the shadow OF match or lead PEN
ell falls across the center Of watch,
and twelve Ii north. six south. three
east. and nine. vest. suppose Il Is ok
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

enteen minutes later it gets to Glas.
gov, and another six minutes pass be-
fore lhe new year has captured Pen
zance. These are the true times for
these places. though Greenwich time
is the one accepted. But Ireland is
proud in possession of her own chro-
nology, and It will be 1925 at night
in London before 1909 reaches Dub
lin.-London Chronicle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Trndesmen in Janan.

Some OF the Jasanese trad.
In the smaller towns OF NippoI
a curious way of advertising
business. On their right fortl
they tattoo fgures--the shoemaker
shoe, the wodcutter an ak. d
butcher cleayer Underneath thd
emblems are such inscriptions as
do my work modestly and cheaply
and Il am as good at my trade
most of my fellows" When they a
looking Tor work they bare the
arms and walk about the streets.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Their Nav. Years Wishes.

Weary WragglesIf wuz only back
at me old home, what a spread I'd
have dis New Years day! oh, fur de
wings NV dove!
Hungry Hank-Oh, fur de wings NV
a turkey, wild some plum puddin' to
come afterwaId
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31


Dear teacher, /
want a ne W
leaf" he said.
81 have spoiled
this ore"
In place OF the
leaf so stained
and blotted
/ gave him a new
one all unspot-
ted
And into his sad
eyes smiled,
"Do better now,
my child"
/ went TO tn e
throne with a
quiYering soul
The old year was
done.
Dear Father. hast
thou "A new leaf
for me2
! have spoiled
this one."r
He took the old
leaf, stained
and blotted.
And gave me a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
New Ysar.s PtsparatIon..

Jings--I notice that Soakly vets his
finger In the glass every time he takes
fresh drink.
Bings-Yes; he wants to keep 1t
moistened 50 he can turn over that
new leaf on the LIST.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Parting Of the wnrs

81 cannot sing the old songs,v she
murmured. running idly over the
keys.
80 have heard" said the other
girl sweetly.
1t is believed the mutual coolness
dated from this instant. Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
An oustide Opinion.

80 you don't think soloman wus
wise man?"
We'll, sub, he wuzn't SO powerful
vase, kaze he spets half his life
time gittln' married, en- de yuther
half In wonderin what be could a.
been a-thinkin' of at de time
Atlanta Constitution. fl4Al
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
STRANGE FINDS IN BOOKS.
Spectacles, Scissors, Letters, and
Even Endorsed Checks Found.

#
City Libraries are prolific produc-
ers of odd incidents. Articles of
every kind and description are found
In returned volumes. There Is, for
example, we'll known book mark,
endeared TO its owner by some asso-
cation. which has been found in re-
turned books at least one hundred
times. On two occasions indorsed
checks were discovered between the
leaves of works of fiction. The first
check, for a large sum of money,
was left by young girl, who quick
ly realized her loss and came back
breathless to find the check still In
the book Just where she had left 1t.
The second check was In a book re-
turned by q young man one evening
just before the library closed. He
was waiting haggard and wan on the
doorsill when the building was
opened next morning, and stated that
as the check belonged to his brother,
who was ignorant of the loss, the
night had known no sleep for him.
AS may be imagined, letters are
left in books by the wholesale. II
they are sealed, addressed and lack a
stamp 1t Is supplied and they are sent
on their way. But opened letters ad-
dressed to persons not known are
kept reasonable length of time and
then destroyed. Spectacles and even
scissors are frequently found, but
usually claimed by the owner.
Occasionally when subscribers de-
sire some book not in the library
collection 1t is purchased and added
to the list. Several years ago a sub
scriber asked for little volume en-
titled, Monologues OF the Dead. It
was bought Weeks later and after
the gentleman's death by suicide the
book was returned. NE
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

in the evening; number OF hours
from midnight eighteen; point nine
at sun, and twelve is north, six
south, three east, and nine west.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Handlerchiefs In the Army.

The Russian government has de /
creed that in future all soldiers OF
the Empire must use handkerchief
s--heretofore not one soldier out OF a
thousand has indulged in this luxuryI
land that all the handkerchief
must contain pictures emblematic cd
soldisr's life. both In battle and ia
time OF peace.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
A NEW LEAF.

He came to my desk with a quivering
lip
The lesson was done
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
II. J.'CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known Il
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
sIall's Cataryh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Tes-
timonals sent free, Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Three performance at The Fam
lily Theater tonight, 7,3l, 8 and 10:3O.
Come and watch the old year out and
the new year i'm
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

new one all unspotted
And into my sad heart smiled,
"Do better now, my child"
Forward.
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