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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
CHAIRMAN BELL !
DRIVES HANDCAR
IN FRANTIC EFFORT TO REACH
DENVER IN TIME TO OPEN
CONVENTION.
he WAS HELD UP BY FLOODS.
He Leaves Lincoln on 4 Hsndoar and
Succeeds in Reaching a Special
Train provided Tor Him on
Rock Island Road.

Lincoln Neb. July Twin Theo-
dore A. Bell Of California, temporary
chairman of the Democratic national
convention at Denver, reach the Colo
RADIO capital In time to open the con.
vention to-day after his hurried visit
TO w. J. Bryan aud his difficult de-
parture due to floods?
This was the question which agitat.
ed w, j. Bryan and local Democrats
last night.
MIR. Bells arrival. stay and depart.
ure constituted melodrama The
first act brought him to Lincoln on
Monday anent the papers" inevitable
In dramatic plots. and In this case
meaning the platform and his speech
as temporary chairman of the conven-
tion. w. J. Bryan, the kindly old
gentleman" In the play, occupied the
calcium light when the patter OF
boots introduced the hero, Mr.. Rcll.
his carriage bespattered with mud
and his clothes limiting Of the food
conditions in which the scene was
set Salt creek was on rampage:
the bridge over Antelope creek had
been partly washed away and the
hero had arrived through remarkable
difficulties at tie "old homestead"
The act closed with hurried admoni-
ton on the part Of the Kindly old
gentleman" that II the hero wished
TO save the situation he must away
on the first train.
Train after train was chosen only
to fail as a possibility Of egress. as
the food was everywhere around Lin
coin. Finally the low comedian In
the person Of General Manager Mel
cher of the Rock Island burst In
through the medium of telegram
and proffered a special train to over
come the Vaccinations of the food
The curtain on the second act rose
with Mr.. B-.l pumping away on
bandcar in company with four brawny
railroad hands and newspaper cor
respondent In the direction of set
scenery representing food and in
undated alfalfa crops They were
straining every effort to reach the
special train provided by Mr., Mel.
cher on the other side OF the washout.
This act closed with the food passed
and the hero on board the special
train.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Is Accused Of stealing s,a.4oo.

New York, July 7.-On a charge of
grand larceny, Enrique Llanas, a
Spaniard. who has been attending
Purdue university at Lafayette. Ind.
was arrested here Monday. Mrs.
Clark Smith Of Lafayette says he
took $l2,40O Of her money. She sd.
mits that she let him have It to take
to the bank. Mrs. Smith conducted
a rocmlng house for students In La,
fayette and Llanas boarded with her.
He came to New York and Mrs.
Smith claims he induced her to bring
the S12,4OO here to open rooming
house with.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Religious Fanatics Defy the Police.

Winnipeg. Man, July IA detach.
ment of 20 mounted police have start
ed for Pierson. Man. 25 miles north
of the Dakota boundary line, where
a party of armed religious fanatics
are camping In large numbers. They
came from North Dakota Saturday,
armed with rifles The leader says
he is Jesus Christ and that his wife
Is the Virgin Mary. On being ordered
to dispense by the police they pre-
sented arms and threatened to shoot
all who interfered. Then the mount.
ed police were summoned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
!. roast for presiden. Thompson.

Columbus, o.. July Z. - Randolph
Walton, executive clerk in the Office
OF Gov. Harris, in an address before
the local camp of the Sons of Vet.
erans severely criticized President
Thompson of Ohio State university
for interfering with the exercises of
Memorial day here this year by hold
Ing on that day the annual prize drill
of the university battalion. He ex-
pressed the hope that all patriotic so.
cieties would adopt resolutions de-
manding that President Thompson do
not again encroach upon the sacred
duty of this day in that way.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
GOING INTO SILENCE.
The People Who rs, 4 % As-, Ave
Apt 10 be r,a.su.


The secret of the benefit derived
frvm going into the silence lies IN
the self-control and the rest to mind
and body gained. II IL time tor
fixing and focusing the mind upon
the real objects of life. lac energies
can then be centred upon tnc desirod
results to be obtained. In this way
the practice of going Into tho sill
ence may be made of great bescft
Professor Elmer Gates. the father q,
more than twenty-five hundred in,cb-
tions, and a scientist of uote, con,
nected with the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, makes practice of Ngoing into
the Silence when working out an in
vention, | have been to,u alGo thu
Edison works somewhat In the same
way.
More or less quiet Ia necessary to
the inception of new ideas, You nave
got to still the mind and body and
let go of the old thoughts that have
been holding possession of your mind
and absorbing your vital energies be-
fore you can conceive and execute
new and moro difficult work. Here
Is where going into the Silence helps
you, Just as sleep helps YOU Life
Itself is cherished and prolonged by
proper resi- and relaxation. The peo-
pie who reach extreme old age are
apt TO be placid and harmonious In
temperament, 1.s Aa4.
Dr. S, A. Stephens. who for, many
years has been attempting to solve
the problem OF living forever, from
scientific standpoint, says the first
thing to do II you would prolong your
life is TO rest your cell neurons until
you feel that you have full head
OF vim In the organism. even II a
week or month is required for It.
Rest and recuperate until you are IN
the best condition possible. This is
the necessary first step. head OF
vim to work with"
Might as well expect an engine to
run without steam as to expect the
body and mind to keep on working
Indefinitely without frequent turn
Ing about and letting 80, such as We
get by going into the Silence.
b H..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Jackoon Attacks the Ice rru,,,

New York. July 1.-THE American
Ice Co. was served with summons
Monday In civil action brought by
Attorney General Jackson for the
state, In which an effort Will be made
TO prevent the corporation from doing
further business in this state. The
complaint charges the company with
greatly increasing the selling price OF
Ice In New York City and asks that
the corporation be ousted from the
state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
chnd l. Held for Ransono.

New York, July EVERY police.
man in the city Is searching for B.
year-old Frances Aligno. who, they de.
lieve, has been spirited away by
Black Hand agents and is being held
for ransom. The child has not been
seen. since last Saturday, when she
walked away from her home in lower
First avenue clineing to the hand OF
a man who had promised to buy her
a stick OF candy, Today there came
TO the parents OF the little glrl let
ter informing them that Frances
would be restored to them on pay
ment Of $400.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Firebuas ausy in Canadian Town.

Ogdensburg. n. Y, July 7.----Incen
diarism aud vandalism threw the vii
lage of Cardinal, Ont. into a state
of intense excitement Monday The
village narrowly escaped destruction
from the fires which incendiaries
started D, Mcknight, butcher, was
the chief sufferer When he went tc
bis slaughter house to begin his days
bptchering he found his cattle shot
to death and on driving back to his
meat market be discovered It In
flames. The fire spread rapidly and
consumed the market building, three
stores, hotel and several barns. h
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
An Embe,.lcr's Sentence.

Port Huron, Mich. July 7.--Will
lam l.. Wilson. who embezzlad more
Than $4,000 of the funds of the Uni.
ted Home Protectors Fraternity. with
headquarters In this city, was on Mon.
lay sentenced to o term of not loss
than two and half years nor moro
ihan five years In the state reforma.
tory at Ionia, with a recommendation
that the longer term he imposed. vii.
sons shortags resulted In wreckins
the fraternity.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Refused to Dissolve the Injunction.

Cleveland, July 1.-THE injunction
issued by common pleas court re
straining the Colinwood board Of cd
ucatlon from erecting a new sehoc
house on the site where l64 children
lost their lives must stand until fur
iher order. Judge Keeler on MonJa,
decided that he would not grant q
motion Of the school board TO dissolve
the Injunction. More than 30 Collin
wood mothers who had lost children
In the fire were IN court to protest
against the old site. f
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
oIdest Bank Prsnldent nI.a.

Wellington, o., July 7,--Sidney q.
Warner, for 10 years president of the
Cleveland National bank, died a. his
home here Monday. aged 20 years.
Warner organized the Cleveland Ma
tional bank He remained at the
head Of the institution until 1903. He
was president OF the First National
Bank OF Wellington at his death, hav-
Ing the distinction OF being the old
est national bank president in Ohio.
Warner Was state treasurer for three
terms, and served two terms In the
laoiala q l,rs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Arrest Of AI!eqed Diamond rhI.vs..

New York. July 7. - What is de,
clared to have been bold attempt
to rob the firm of Cooper g. Forman'
diamond brokers in Maiden Lane, was
frustrated Monday by the firms cash.
Ter While two men were examining
tray of gems in the show room
William Stenson, the cashier. walked
up behind them and covered them
with a revolver, directing them to
throw up their hands stenson
claimed that he had seen the men
palm several stones. Stenson turned
them over to the police.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Three Jail Breakers Are Sentenced,

Youngstown. o.. July IA reward
of sl.500 was ra!d 70 Detective Butch
err Of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad for
the capture of the three pickpockets
who escaped from the county Jail
here three weeks ago. They escaped
from jail by saving the bars at the
windows. receiving outside assistance
from woman, who was not captured
Judge Robinson on Monday sentenced
each of the three to four years in the
penitentiary.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
CHARGES Detective with Murder.

Cleveland. July Coroner Burke
on Monday rendered yfrdicts charg
Ing one railroad detective with mur.
der and another with manslaughter.
Nhe charge of murder was made
against Matthias Juricick. Big Four
detective. who shot and killed Joseph
McNulty, accused of trcspa5sing on
property claimed by the railroad. The
maDslaughior charge was made
against John H. Seap. Lake Shore de.
tective, who killed John Price, ac.
cused Of breaking into cars.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Robbers rortured a Woman.

Cleveland, July Z. - Four robbers
looted the home Of Mrs. Nancy Grant
ut North Dover. o., after torturing
her to find her money, then locked
her in her room and attempted to
burn her up, Monday morning. She
was saved by the wind blowing the
fame from rags and papers soaked In
oil In the opposite direction.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
A Threat From Foraker.

Youngstown. o., July Z. - Notice
from Senator Foraker has been
served on Congressman Kennedy that
unless consideration is given 10 For.
aker's choice, j. r. Townsend. for
postmaster at Salem. all appoint
ments 10 this district will be held up
in the senate. Already several post.
Office appointments have been held
mn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Medina Man Sulcidcd.

Medina. O.. July Harry Stafford.
aged 50, was found MondJy hanging
from rope out Of a second,story
window Of livery barn. Old age
and domestic intelicity are motives
ascribed for the suicide. Stafford
had driven the hotel hack here for a
quarter OF century. Recently he
told friends that his life was fail
ure,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
purdy WIM succeed Loehren,

Washington, July THE president
has accepted the resignation of Judge
William Lochren, Judge of the United
States court for the district of Min.
nesota at ST, Paul, and has appointed
NJ. ID, Purdy, present assistant to the
attorney gcnaral, TO the vacancy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
rsrman Wins $4,000 Prize.

Paris. July 7.--Henry Farman on
Monday wen the prize Of $4,000 of.
fered for the first aeroplanist who
remained In the mir 10 minutes. NJ.
Farman remained in the air for 20
minutcs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
-At.sII ohsIIsnaes lhe champIon.

New York, July Abe Attell. the
lightweight pugilist, has issued a
challenge TO Battling Nelson. who
knocked out Joe Cans in San Fran
cisco last Saturday, TO fight Tor the
lightweight championship OF the
world. tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07

New York, July 2. q Nine deaths
from heat and 40 prostrations were
reported here Monday. Thermome
ters registered 100 degrees.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Arrested for smbezzIemsnt.

Mobile, Ala, July Charles All
ridge. at one time city recorder OF
Jackson, Mich. and who was promi
nent IN politics in Michigan, Is under
arrest here on the charge OF embsz
cling $4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
AIahama .MIners Strike.

Birmingham, Ala, July IA strike
has been called by the union miners
OF Alabama. Only two small CONNER
cial coal companies signed the wage
coptract offered by the miners at IS
cepts per ton
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Rucf Gives Bail in s1,5so, 600.

San Francisco, July 7. = Abraham
Ruef, was released from jail Monday
night on bonds aggregatiug 1850, 900,
the largest amount ever given In
criminal case in this state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
McxInnon Returns From Abroad.

Columbus, o., July Estate Treas
urer McKinnon, who has just re
turned from stay of several monthe
In Naples and vicinity for the benefit
OF his health, was at his Office Mon.
day for several hours. rs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
Hot Weather Causes Insanity.

Cleveland. July Z. = -Four insanity
complaints were 1led in probate court
Monday as result of the hot wealth
err
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
seymour /, Appointed superIntenden dent

Columbus. O., July LIB. B. sey,
mour OF Ashtabula having qualified
by selling Ills bank stock aud resign
Ing his bank Office. Gov HarrIs on
Monday appointed him state bank SUI.
perintsndent under the Thomas act.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
Arabian HYpocriaX.

Writes a traveller: "The noblest and
the basest Arabs are agreed that to
obtain as quickly as possible all the
available cash they can lay their hands
gu Is by no means degrading. But
even here subtle dialectic comes into
play. The Arab must always have
right on his side, for in studied and
complex hypocrisy he has nothing
to learn from us. If an Arab would
cob his guest-I am speaking from per-
knal experience-he will first talk at
length on the subject Of honor, hbspi-
tally. and so forth. He will gradually
work the matter round as to why you
are travelling. throw out suggestions
that spies. enemies and ntruders can
aot claim hospitality. suggest that he
himself is poor question himself as to
whether he ought not to detain you as
prisoner. again state that he is in
want. and thus shift from backmail
to caJolery and from gentle requests
to threats, until he has extorted a |
sum Of money which In his curious |
brain he might describe as the least he |
could accept with honor or the most
be could extract without danger to
himself"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
ITCHING ECZEMA
F|FTY-F|VE YEARS
Suffered Torments from Birth -
BOiIs Formed as Big as WaInuts
In FrightfuI Conditionand Could
Hardly Work Tried All Kinds Of
Remedies to No AvaiI-At Last
WHOLLY CURED ms
MONTHS BY CUTICURA

1 had an itching, tormenting eczema
ever since came into the world, and
am now a man fifty-five years old. I
tried all kinds OF medicines l heard OF.
but found no relief. / was truly in a
frightful condition. At last my blood
was so bad that I broke out all over
with red and white boils, which kept
growing until they were as big as wal
nuts, causing great pain and misery. l
thought they would take the skin of
my whole body, but / kept from scratch
ing as well as / could. l was SO run
down that | could hardly do my work.
MIR. Nelson r.. Burnett recommended
the use Of Cuticura Remedies, telling
me he was confident they would benefit
and, IN time. cure me. used the Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment, Resolvent, and
Pills for about eight months, and / can
truthfully say l am cured. I cordially
recommend Cuticura Remedies sto all
who are afflicted the same as / was. be-
ieving that, if they will use them
.ocOtding to directions, they will find
them all they are represented to be.
Any one doubling the truth of the above
can write to Mr.. Burnett, who will cheer
fully vouch for my statements.
HALE Bordwell, r. F. D. 8, Cedar
Corners, Upton. Ia, Aug. IL, 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above tes-
timonial: 1t is the truth. l know Mr..
Bordwel aud know the condition he
was in. He never tires Of praising the
Cuticura Remedies.
Nelson R. Burnett, Upton, Ia"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
UNRESP0NSIvE CITIZENS.
Suggestions as to Interesting Them In
Civic Improvement.

SIViC Improvement.
Many complaints come to the cit,
beautiful department conducted b,
the Los Angeles Times regarding th,
Indifference of the citizens in variou.
sections to all phases of civic im
proyement work, and a remedy is ask
ed for these unhappy conditions. While
attending farmers institute a Short
time ago in small town about 1OC
miles from Los Angeles small bunch
Of active citizens wished to know
what could be done with what they
were pleased to call "the old moss
backs" of the village. a considerable
number of residents had lived there
for score or more of years and yet
would not contribute a cent or give
any labor even to clean up the streets,
though all enjoyed prosperity and
bank account of limited size The
town in question has a peculiarly d.
lapidated look.
Education and demonstration have
been proved to be the only effectual
means of ameliorating such conditions,
and the transformation will necessar-
ly be slow and the campaign prolonged
aud arduOus. Though the work must
eventually be accomplished the lines
OF least resistance must be sought for
and followed at all times. 1t is posi-
bic that all or nearly all may be pre-
vailed upon to join some move for the
ameliOratiOn of present conditions.
This entering wedge frequently con-
sists OF cleaning and grading streets,
the necessity for which is recognized
by all. For the next move some sec
ton must be sought where the major |
ity of owners in block favor curb |
ana sidewalk or street trees, and the |
head camp u fortress of the major
ity Of mossbacks must be left for the
last or until their properties are behind |
those of the others in improvements.
One point must not be lost sight Of
make no one angry except as a last
resort. Try every other available
means and then patiently wait for
some time before venturing to give
any one or more a piece of your
N%AAN AhSSol NdlCuCS ultS. /
though occasionally it becomes neces-
sary to make man angry before he
will fairly awaken to anything Even
In Garvanza, Cal. where cooperation
In public improvement has accom-
plished so much, we have members
who are never heard from accept in
protesting that the sOciety's funds be
not used for general Improvement
which does not meet with their indi- ;
vidual approval. We cannot afford to .
stop the wheels of progress for moss
backs" even though we grant them .
a respectable hearing Effective Il ic
Improvement is always accomplished :
by the unremitting toll of few. so :
be neither weary nor discouraged. for :.
In the end you shall win.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
ARTILLERY CURIOSITIES.
Old Time Cannon That Were Made CT
leather, Wood and Rock.

Old Time Cannon That Were Made Ct
Leather, Wood and Rock.
Among the curiositles of artillery
odd inventions have a great place
Cannon have Eeen made Of the most
unlikely materials. Leather was used
as early rs Henry Wills day at the
siege of Boulogne. The very articles
Were stored in the tower once. and
Evelyn saw them there. inscribed
"Non Marti opus est cul non deficit
Mercurius." Are they still lying in
some corner Of a forgotten lumber
room? The Scotch employed leather
guns In 1910 to batter Lord Conway's
Notifications at Newbourne, and they
did the work we'll Describing the fe.
verish alarm in Paris In 1892. Carlyle
says "One citizen has wrought out the
scheme of wooden cannon. which
France shall exclusively profit by in
the hrst instance. 1t is to be made of
slaves by the coopers, of almost bound
less cGllber, but uncertain as 70
strength"
Two small pieces brought to France
by the Siamese ambassadors as pres
ents from their king to Louis XIV. !
were the only artillery procurable for
the attack on the Bastille-of eccentric
model no doubt, adorned with dragons
and golden inscriptions, but efficient
workmanship. We read Of gold cannon
In India. There were two so de.
scribed at Baroda In Burton's time.
ito which regular alteration was Of
fered." In fact, the tubes were of
steel, but the massive gold casing cost
100000.
For the defense Of Malta In the old
days the knights invented a kind of
ordnance Of their own, unknown to all
the world beside" says Brydone. an
eyewitness. They followed out the nat.
ural rock here and there in such fash.
Ion that the cavity was like a mortar.
put a barrel Of gunpowder into the {
hole, plugged 1t with a wooden disk ,
exactly fitting and heaped miscellane-
BUS proJectiles thereupon. About fifty
of these singular cannon defended
,reeks and landing places. Some of
hem were six feet in diameter and T
brew 10000 pounds weight Of iron or
'tone into the air. Doubtless If all {
vent well they would do tremendous r
execution upon an enemy trying to
llsembark
But there are eccentricities still more
urious on record. In a tomb on the
sland Of Chinal, near Usumacinta.
iexico, was found a cannon four feet
leyen Inches long of terra Gotta, with
ezra Gotta bullets. 1t is suggested
hat when Cortes retired after his
reat flight at Ceutla, Tabasco, the ma
YES copied the Spanish guns in clay,
oplng TO produce the same results !
ondon Standard |
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
Shipping Money Away.

1t is reported on reliable authority
that no less than $71,0O0,O00 has been
sent out of this country to Europe in
the past year by immigrants who are
afraid to trust their savings to Ameri-
can banks. Americans are indignant
because these immigrants earn money
here and ship it out of the country.
But there are thousands of natives
living in the small cities and towns
and on the farms who make q prac-
tice of shipping money out of their
communities to the mail order stores
In the big cities, and many of these
persons are inclined to criucise the
immigrants mentioned. 1t always
looks better to spend your money In
the neighborhood where you earn 1t, on
general principles.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-26
A STARTLING Dish.

Over In Chelsea schoolteacher was
engaged In her task of teaching a class
OF foreign children the English Ian.
guage. She was trying to make her
pupils understand the meaning of the
word fright and asked if any one in
the class could give a sentence con-
tanning the word.
Quick and confident was the reply Of
one little girl: 81 have sentence.
teacher. We had fright eggs fo,' break
fast. this morning. Boston Herald