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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
ANOTHER MANAGER
AFTER BILL BURNS
Somers and Kilfoyl May Offer
$4,000 for Washington
SOUthDaw.
SOUthpaV-

CLEVELAND, Dec 2-.-TEe New
York Americans win have spirited com
petition I'm their bidding Tor BIZ Burns.
the Senatorial sOuthpaw. The Maps
long have been seeking Tor q reliable
IgfJ-lauGeT and are prepared TO 20
the limit 10 get such a man
SCmers and kilfOEl the Cleveland
owners, have no players they care 20
turn over 20 Washington for Burns,
but think an .tner OF $1,000 VIII land
the lert-hauder While CauLiIloa IS sore
at the CIev land owners, Pre- side1t
NOyes is unE erstOOd 10 Be friendly 90
them, and Somers and kitCvl think
they stand a good chance OF landing
their quarry. particularly as their Of
fer viii set a record for the American
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
MEN GET BLOW OUT"

L. Y Hysam, proprietor of the Bel
mont garage, rendered a spread TO his
employees last week IL the form Of a big
supper.
All OF the chauffeurs and shop men
were in on the blow out" and with
the spread and an excellent program
afforded spent an enjoyable evening. At
the conclusion Of the festivity Hysarn
was presented with n handsome silver
cup by his men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
So ~
humphreys Sevenfy-SeFen
breaks up Grip and
Col DS
Twenty-FOur HOurs!!

A patient says that by taking
"Seventy-Seven" every fifteen min
uteS at the beginning, the Cold dis
IN twenty-four hours, this
IS quite possible, if you realize that
the first sign Of a Cold IS a feeling
Of laSSituie and weakness and not
wait till the Influenza, Cough, and
Sore Throat set in.
All Drug Stores 25c.
Humphreys Eame1. Medicine Coz Cor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
KELLYS RECORD BEATEN.

JOHASNESBURG, South Africa.
Dec. Z.-B- r Walker. the South AZ
rican runner. set a new worlds record
for the I-'-ya-d sprint here today by
running the distance in 6 Is seconds ar
the Wanderers sports Several timers
clicked him, and a Ina 50rity OF them
agreed that the official time was cor
rect
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

Charles McDermott is driving on the
road the trotter Mercury, 2:l9l4, which
he raced carefully in matinee contests
last season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

/ Rumor IS that AIonzo Corbin VIII train
: the coming season over the Easton, Nd
| track
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

A. r. Brooke, who In past years
ALWAYS managed to have a horse In his
stables that could 90 some, has become
a devotee Of the taNIcao-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

/ E. F. Han has all OF his trotters and
/ PAGERS interned at MS fathers farm in
! Virginia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

Clarence Moore. who recently pur-
chased the Ray Farm, near foreSI
Glen. Nd, may soon embark IN the
breeding of hackneys, trotters. and
thoroughbreds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

William Norris has turned out two Of
his truttcrs. but will again take them
up when the roads get good. The Gov
ernor Stanford EeIdiug Albert viii be
put in training the coming season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

John o. Gheen. Of Mt. Pleasant so
long connected with the trotting inter-
ests of the city. has temporarily at
least, gone over TO the high steppers-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

tE9 EISud -s5-cs1-NlcHols Co.. III. c 81
- 1-4A-ol--Ol rs Phone II. $50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

Charles G.. Waters. of Germantown.
, Nd. viii be out i'm 1862 with the largest
string OF Ministers i'm the history Of The
farm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

w. T. Miller has decided not TO train
Kushan. 2:1SI4. I'm 1909. Some CT his get
will be trained during the coming year.
as they show signs Of speed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

, John Morris. in his daily drives. holds
] the reins behind his brother MichaelS
sorreI geldlnE by Red Wilkes. The
eeIding has a very good way Of going
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

/ Michael Morris, Of Georgetown, is in
/ the market for a good speed prospect
! a trotter-and hopes to find one of lis
liking in the midwinter sales.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

James Neil, a weIl-llEOWu -rJtt-1g
horse fancier. has for some days been
on the sick list
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

/ OIIcu7 OJ,ifoP1pe auto Co. S---Ns 1..h
SANi9llIO OL1Csr Tel. ~ as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27

James Byrnes or CaDit0, TIil is using
his 1-f5 trotter To wagon, by a son O.
NOryal. on the road.
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u. J. Mccarthy thinks so well OF his
WHkes-V Virginia Maid lilly that he has
decided 10 train her some next season.
She is a square tTOtter with lot or
nerve force. AT present Mr.. Mccarthy
is driving her on the road.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-28

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER BIG TRACT
THAT WILL SELL LIKE VALHALLA HAS Will
somebody put us next? We have searched
over the entire valley and have rot yet found
it. What we want is something combining,
as Valhaa does, these qualities: Right kind of
soil, right slope for irrigation, plerty of water,
ties situation beautiful for scenery and suitable
for homes, and a price that will enable us to
deve oped and perfect orchard.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-28

NOTE:-WE CANNOT GIVE ANY MORE FULL
WEEK OPTIONS. Two days are the limit. AS
the closing out of the Valhalla Orchard Tracts
draws near, we asked by many for optiors
until they get action necessary funds
or for other reasons Much as we would like
to accommodate them we must be impartial
and give equal opportunity to everybody
We have actually sold twenty-four Vahaa
tracts in the last ten days. The present indi
within two to four weeks
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

Four firemen were injured and
property valued at 100000 was de.
stroyed by a fire in the plant of the
Overlook Carpet Co. at West Phila.
delphia. Pa
]. r. Tupper and his 6-year-old son
were drowned in the Snake river near
Twin Falls, Idaho, while fishing A
fish drew the boy into the water and
the father leaped in after him.
Andrew Carnegie has donated 81 900
for the relief of the families of the
20 miners who lost their lives as q
result Of an explosion in the May
Pole coal mine at Wigan. England
Four robbers made an attempt to
loot the Rushville (Mo) State bank
The explosives sprung the door so It
would not open and the cracksmen
transferred operations to the postot
flee. About $500 in stamps and cash
was secured
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
ca Ga NMg IN THE PAINT. OF
IN -, WV QUALITY
LSxkp Sherwin Williams
Amman Sells 1t.
Tn. prio and His Cane.

In the number of the Taller for Oct
@, 1909. It is observed that "a cane Is
part of the dress of prig" Ohis, by
the way, shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that ''prlgglshness" is a
modern word 'and always worn upon
a button, for fear he should be thought
to have an occasion for II or be esteem
ed really and not genteelly cripple"
In the number of Nov. Is a rural
squire in town is sketched who Is the
prototype of one Of the pavement null.
sances: "Hls arms naturally swung at
an unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage of Il
cane that he brandlshed In great va
rlety of irregular motions, made IL un-
safe for any one to walk within sew
eral yards OF him"
And under date of Dec. 8 there Is an
amusing sketch of "a lively. fresh col
ored young man" who was among the
applicants to Isaac Bickerstaff's court
of censorship for license 10 use "canes,
perspective glasses, snuffboxes, orange
flower waters and the like ornaments
of life" This young man had his cane
hanging on his fifth button and was
IAN Oxford scholar who was just en-.
tered at the temple"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
romnd hx a hnlihut.

About the mouths of the streams on
which salmon camps are situated the
Indian dogs and children amuse them
selves catching tie fish. Some of the
youngsters are so small that after they
have succeeded In cornerlng fish
the combined efforts of the party are
often required to dispatch It and carry
II to camp. have watched dogs rum
ming about In n rift swapping at the
salmon and apparently having the time
of their lives.
One of the most amusing sights that
l saw during my stay In Alaska was
two Indian boys being towed about
the harbor at Kadiak by huge hall.
but they had just hooked. Utterly un,
able to land the fish, they had fastened
the line to the stern of the boat, and
while they pulled with all their might
each ono at an oar, they rallied each
other for not exertlng more strength
and shouted loudly for help. Finally
an Indian put out In boat, and the
Ash was landed.-Forest and Stream.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
A Wedding supsra,itlon.


It has been considered unlucky to be
married in May ever since the days OF
Ovid, and those people who have spent
their time In looking up roots and
reasons have given what they consider
to be the origin of the superstition as
follows:
In ancient Rome there was held In
May festival called the Lemuria, or
feast OF the Lemures, which was n
ceremony In honor OF the speeches of
departed souls. 1t became with the
Romans what we should call bad
form" to have matrimonial feasts at
the season of solemn ritual. being no
doubt thought to be an insult to the
dead TO marry at such time. From
this a number OF stories grew of the
revenge made by the outraged ghosts
upon those who dared 20 disregard
them and If anything unfortunate hap,
pened to n couple who had been mar.
rled In May 1t would. of course. have
been put down TO retrlbutlon. SO the
tradition Of Ill luck arose. and its In
fluence has lasted ever since, even tc
our time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
BRYAN VISITS HIS BIRTHPLACE
Old Friends Greet Him at Salem, H.,
and Donate $500 to Cam
paign Funds.

Salem, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-No crowd OF
equal size or enthusiasm ever before
turned out in this city, the birthplace
OF William J. Bryan. as did that OF
Wednesday when the Democratic can.
didate stopped over to greet his old
friends. The whole population was
on hand early to extend a hearty wei
come when Mr.. Bryan reached here,
They were augmented later in the day
by thousands who came in on special
trains.
The principal event of the day was
speech by Mr.. Bryan from plat.
form in the court house grounds, In
which he appealed to Roosevelt Re,
publicans" to support the Democratic
ticket because, he said, they could not
hope for a realization Of promised re-
forms from their party.
Mr.. Bryan rode out TO the cemetery
and placed flowers ON the graves OF
his parents, and on his way back to
the city inspected the new Bryan.
Bennett library, presented by himself
and the late Philo S. Bennett of Con.
necticut The building cost $4,000
OF which Mr. Bryan contributed
$4,000. lie also donated the site
which is the spot on which was 10.
Gated the house in which he was
born.
While Mr.. Bryan was talking, the
crowd made up purse of $500 and
handed 1t to him as campaign con.
tribution. A check for 500 also was
given by man from Clinton county
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
DEAD MEMS NAMES ON BOOKS
Antl-Mecarren People in Brooklyn, NJ.
", Make Startling Assertions.

New York, Aug. 27.-Application by
counsel representing the anti-McCar.
rem forces was made in Brooklyn
Wednesday at a special term of the
supreme court for the removal of
thousands of names on the Demo.
cratic roll books that 1t was charged
were being illegally retained. Attor-
uey McTernan for the organization
asserted that in some districts hun
dreds of enrolled Democrats had
moved or died, and there was danger
OF fraudulent use of these names at
the primaries. Scores OF workers
have been busy for days in the vari-
GUS districts investigating each case
and obtaining proof of removal or
death.
Fourteen OF the 23 assembly dis
tricts were represented in the papers
submitted to the court and the attor.
ney said he believed nearly 10000
names would be presented to the
court for scrutiny Senator McCar-
ren's appointees Will handle the bal
lots at the election primaries and the
anti-McCarren attorneys declared they
wanted the names removed from the
lists so that there would be no dan
ger of stufiing the ballot.boxes by Nc
Carren men. No decision was given
by the court
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
PLAN TO SWING
THE LABOR VOTE
TO BRYAN Is FORMULATED BY
SAMUEL ooMPERs AND
CHAIRMAN MACK.
LABOR FEDERATION WILL AID.
Bureaus viii be Established in Sew
ersl Large Cities for the Pur.
pose Of Making an Active
Campaign.

Washington, Aug. 27.--Union la
boris equation in the Democratic ma
tional campaign and the plans that
have been formulated by officers OF
the American Federation OF Labor tc
swing the labor vote to William ]
Bryan were subject matters OF 0
series of conferences Wednesday
night between National Chairman
Norman II. Mack and Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Secretary Morrison
of the federation, and President Nc
Connell Of the Machinists' union.
Chairman Mack announced before
his departure for New York at mid
night that he had approved the plans
devised by Mr.. Gompers and his as
sociates to aid in Mr.. Bryan's elec
ton and that within a few days he
would announce the chairmen OF the
various labor bureaus which Will be
established in several of the larger
cities and conducted under the gen
eral direction OF the national commit
tee and the American Federation o
Labor.
"rhe Democratic national commit
tee will receive the cooperation o.
the American Federation of Labor il
every way" said Mr.. Mack, "and Mr.
Gompers submitted to me the plani
which have been formulated to effec
an active campaign in the labor worlo
in the interest of Democracy. Thes'
plans | regard as highly satisfactor,
and they Will be adopted. The plani
provide for the establishment Of labo
bureaus in several labor centers, will
central labor bureau IN Chicago a
the Democratic headquarters. Tht
national COMMITTEES will appoint onl,
members of the American Federation
of Labor as heads of these bureaus
and Mr. Gompers has given me Il lis
of names Of those who would be re
garded as acceptable to the fedora
ton"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Bewildering France.

There are in France two Bordeaux,
the one In the Gironde and tiny place
In the Loiret. There are two Tou-
louses, the old tCl.-. J.. - --sute-
Garonne and Toulouse du Jura, vii.
hge with 600 inhabitants. near Lons-le.
Saunier. There Is Tours in Touralne
Balzacs Tours in the Indre-et-Loire
and Tours, village In Savoy, near
Albertyille. There are seven st. Cyrs
simple st. Cyrs, that is, and twenty
four with something tackled on to
them; seven st. Denlses and forty
sewn with some addition, fourteen st
Germans and ia with something
tucked on.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
A Disastrous Blaze.

Cleveland, Aug. 27-Forty persons
narrowly escaped death, six were
overcome by smoke, one woman was
injured and child burned in fire
Wednesday on Woodland avenue. The
flames started in the feed store of f,
Blum. 2990 Woodland avenue. The
building was filled with hay and be.
fore the fire was discovered had
gained great headway.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Arrested ON a CHARGE Of Bribery.

Cleveland, Aug. 27.-As climax to
the extradition proceedings against
John Kerkovic, alleged Austrian coun-
terfeiter, Louis Dremel. saloon.
keeper, was arrested Wednesday on
charge of attempting to bribe
Walther, who claims Dremel came
TO him several days ago and said that
If Walther would let Kerkovic go free
there would be some money in 1t for
both Dremel and Walther. r:emel
was released on $500 bail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
OF INTEREST TO OHIOANs
A oRIsT OF NEWS FROM VARIOUS
BUCKEYE CITIES.
short Chronicles Of a Days Occur
rences as Told by Tele.
graph Wire.
A New Cas- and oil Field.

East Liverpool o., Aug. 27.--The
discovery Of oil and gas In the west
ern part of Columbiana county has
diverted the attention of numerous
oil operators from the Homework
field, and many leases are being made
on virgin territory as a result. Steu
benville oil operators have taken
many leases on property just south
OF the Homework field and extend
ing along the Carroll county line
East Rochester will likely be the base
of operations from which the new
field will be worked. Over a dozen
wells are now drilling, and the pro
duction of the field is placed at oveI
100 barrels daily
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Man Was Eaten Alive by Ants.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 27.-AfteI
lying helpless under tree near the
ostrich farm, east OF the city, from
Sunday afternoon until Tuesday night
his life slowly ebbing away, while red
ants swarmed over his body and lit
orally ate him alive, Burton B. Jarvis,
aged &c, contracting teamster OF
Terre Haute. Ind. died Wednesday at
the county hospital, whore he was
taken when found. Jarvis was suffer.
ing from tuberculosis and came' to
California two years ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
A Call to Ranka.

Columbus, o., Aug. 27.-B. b. Sey.
mour state superintendent of banks
and banking, has issued his first call
for a statement of the condition of
the state banks and trust companies
of Ohio at the close of business
August IS. No call of this kind has
been made on the state banks since
December 3, 1907, as the passage of
the new banking act took this power
away from the auditor of state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
ean player Badly Injured.

Plqua, o., Aug. 27.-While playing
in an exhibition game here Wednes
day between the Cincinnati National
league team and team representing
this town Michael Mitchell. right
fielder OF the Cincinnati club, sus.
tanned injuries which will, it is said.
keep him out Of the game for the
rest OF the season. Mitchell turned
his ankle by siding to second base
tearing the ligaments loose from the
bone. The local team was beaten by
. score Of 10 to 8.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
A psluae strikes Gotham.

New York, Aug. pa terrible
downpour of rain lasting more thar
"a hours and attended by the coldesI
August weather Now York has expe
rienced for 20 yeafs was responsible
for two deaths Wednesday and grea
property damage. More than three
inches of rain fell and the thermom
eter registered as low as 80 degrees
Several buildings in course of con
struction collapsed when their iounda
tlcns became inundated. At Fire
Island the Surf hotel sank severa
inches and mart of the building fell
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Great Lovers of Water.

The Siamese are more devoted to the
water than any other nation in the
world. They are nearly always bath.
Ing, generally with their clothes on,
and they never go anywhere by land
If they can possibly go by water. The
streets of Bangkok are like those OF
Venice, and the inhabitants say that
their idea OF paradise would be town
with canals where there were currents
in both directions, so that they might
be spared the effort of rowing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
INFANTRY WINS
THE FIRST PRIZE
IN THE NATIONAL RIFLE TEAM
MATCH AT CAMP PERRY,
OHIO.
THE NAVY is IN SECOND PLACE
First stage Of the National individual.
i, Match Begins With e6s Con-
testants, a Record Break
ing Field.

Camp Perry, O., Aug. 27--The ma
tional rife team match for the nation
al trophy authorized by congress and
$500 was won Wednesday by the
United States infantry team, which
scored 1924. The navy, which made
strong fight on the 1,000-yard tar
gets, was second with 3,210, and gets
the Hilton trophy and 5000. The cav
airy, which scored $3.50, takes the
bronze Soldier OF Marathon and $3.50
The marine corps with 3,117 took
fourth rank and gets 500. The rifle
men from Wisconsin beat all the ma
tional guard teams with 5000 and
get SIS.
Massachusetts, came in sixth with
3,056 and takes $50. The naval acad
emy was seventh at 3,055, Pennsyl
vania eighth at 3,03s, the District OF
Columbia ninth at S,025, and Wash
ington took tenth place with an even
5000, illinois 2.99s won her eleventh
place and 1owa's 1894 twelfth.
The match proved field day fol
the United States service teams and
tne rlHeHlen ITOIH WtSleTu stdttt
made the greatest impression they
ever had at the national tournament
With the national team match
ended, the rifemen were allowed only
a brief rest and we're then rushed tC
the skirmish field for the first stage
OF the national individual match. In
this contest 66S were started, a rec.
ord breaking field.
This match is contested over the
same ranges as is the team match
but they are taken in different order
The skirmlsh run comes first instead
OF in the middle. The 200-yard rapid
fire follows. which stage was rushed
TO finish at nightfall. This morning
the competitors will be sent over the
200-yard rapid fire and the 60O-yard
stages. There will then remain the
work at 500 and 1000 yards.
The national individual match is fol-
SO medals-12 each OF gold, silver and
bronze-and cash prizes for the IL
leaders aggregating $3.50. For the
best rapid fire. slow fire and skirmish
scores there are gold medals and SIC
prizes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27

Boston, Aug. 27.-The death is an
nounced at the home CT his daughter
In Brookline of John Greenough, In
yentor aud ex-superintendent of the
patent office at Washington. He wai
the first to take out patent on {
sewing machine, invented the frs
shoe pegging machine and assisted II
the construction of the first electric
locomotive. He was superintendent
OF the patent office from 1897 unit
1S41. He was sc years old.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Woman Assaults Jail Turnkey.

Youngstown, o.. Aug. 27.-John Nc
ntyre, turnkey OF the county Jail, was
seriously injured Wednesday by Lii
lian Cynes, a negress held under an
insanity charge. lie was freed by
the interference of other prisoners
Mcintyre entered the cell for pris.
oner who was to be taken to JUS
tice court when the Cynes woman at
tackled him with chair. He was
knocked down and badly beaten.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
In Memory Of Admiral Earraaut.

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 27.-Some
1900 shipmates, relatives, friends and
admirers of Admiral Farragut on
Wednesday paid a tribute to the
memory of the hero OF many battles
of the sea in the dedication OF a
memorial tablet in the Portsmouth
navy yard. Farraguts house in the
navy yard where the famous fighter
died was the scene of the exercises
and Admiral George Dewey, who
served with Farragut, lifted the coy
ering from the tablet.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Wreck Was Fatal to Three.

Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 27.-A north
bound passenger train on the st
Louis e. San Francisco railway run
ming between Birmingham, Memphis
and Kansas City, was partially de
rallied Wednesday two miles north OF
Brandsville, Mo- James s. O'Neil, the
fireman, from Springfield, was killed ;
ii. B. Colvin, the engineer, OF Spring
field, was fatally scalded; mail clerk
was probably mortally hurt and sew
eral passengers were injured.