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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09
YOU'LL ENJOY A DRIVE

In one OF our rigs just as much as II
you owned 81. More. in fact. for
you VII have all the pleasure and
only mere fraction OF the expense
OF a private stable. You are not
limited In your choice OF a turnout.
either. Our livery service can sup
ply anything you require. from
runabout 20 a coach and team. How
can We serve you?
FASHION STABLES,
c. W. Ysnnke, Prop.
isl-ls7 n. High ST. Phone Main "a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09
New No,ar,es

A, A, Lee. Salem G. s. Frceland
eagsae, ,, Walter smith. Jasper,
q. y, Steel, Nolin; @. q. Schmlti
y \. Pearcy, y W. shoemaker
Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09

The greatest gain IN school at
tendance was made during February
than during the same month OF any
previous year according 20 the fol-
lowing table prepared by superin-
tendent Powers:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09

That sum or nearly 80 per cent
must be added TO land values. II II
shall turn out that the railroad. tele-
graphs. telephone and railroad roll
Ing stock are also exempted the per-
contage will be larger. And this
too when the money, notes, accounts
and factory corporations are the In
tereats that can most easily pay
taxes Are tho farmers and land
owners ready 90 assume this addl-
tlonal burden7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09
One Single Taxer.


when the proposition was ana
lyzed and stripped OF all the trim
mlnga. the chairman called a rising
vote OF tho farmers present, and all
but one man arose TO condemn the
proposition. He stodd up for the
principle or taxing land values. but
said he did not approve OF the pro-
posed amendment 90 the constitu-
tlon I'm les present form.
The editor was entertained az the
home OF Mr.. Baughman, and he II
certainly the most active man IN
Oregon for his age-Si years. lie
wau for some years an officer at the
Chemawa indian school, and Is now
managing a good sized farm, keeps
his hunting dog. and II IL not so
many years since he went after elk
and other big game In the moan
talns. lie said he regularly got up
~ half past ave and az HIS chores
before breakfast. But Sunday morn
Ing he overslopt, and II was seven
before he started out. He said jok.
ingly that II was the editors pseeeh
that had made him sleep 20 soundly.
There will be another meeting at
North Howell on Saturday evening.
April 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09

a Summary ~ tht lated property
in ihie eonnfy i0g The year 1891. is
- fhese words and hgares
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09

TOT AuftheE inAot AAette- eff'1
WM. McMURRAf,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Portland, ORG
Jno. NJ. Scott Asst. q. ?. A
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-09

FEB. Feb.
1907 1908 Gain
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
IMMIGRANTS BECOME
EMIGRANTS

New York, Jan. 1S.-The rush OF
immigrants to return to Europe keeps
up and the figures for January will
show an enormous increase over the
same month last year. Already in sew.
enteen days 30,056 steerage passen-
gers have left New York as against
9476 last year. During the same per-
iod this year only 1888 steerage pas.
sengers have arrived at this port.
The increase in east.bound steamer
travel for this month is 210 per cent
and the outward flow is greater by 800
per cent than the incoming.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
y SPORTS
ChineseF ie|dOayEntrieS

5. &. Pung, Alliance; Alloy Soong, AL
Hook Ket On societq; f. G. lark,
Ket On Society; }. Hoy, Ket On So
ciety: w. Ho Pal, Mills; l.. Enpui.
Mills; Yuk Yin, Mills; Hoon Cheong,
Mills: c. Wah Kai, Mu Hook Socie-
ty; Loo Lip, Mu Hook Society; @. II.
pang, Mu Hook Society; Jno. Lo, G.
A. c.; X. Y. Ching, c. A. c.; Il. s.
Pung, c. A. c.
Pole Vaults. c. Pung, Alliance;
All Chew, Mills; w. Ho Pal, Mills;
En Fo Leong, Mills; j. Hoy, Ket On
Society; c. l.. Tin, Ket On Society;
All Tin, Ket On Society; Jno. Woo,
c. A. c.; L. s. Pung, c. A. c.; Jno.
Annoy, c. A. G.
44O Yards Dash-Hang Yau, Alli-
lnce; Hong Chack, Alliance; S. q.
pung. Alliance; Tai Chan, Alliance;
*. 4. Ho, Alliance; All Bung, ALI
ance; X. NJ. Louis, Alliance; ]. Hoy,
Ket On Society; Y. Sang, Ket On So
Ciety; c. l.. Tin, Ket On Society: l..
Enpui, Mills; Lee Tin, Mills; Yuk
Yin, Mills; Loo Akan, Mills; n. II.
Kuhn, Mills; G. Wah al, Mu Hook
Society; Loo Zip, Mu Hook Society:
zee Hoy, Mu Hook Society; Lau Choy
Mu Hook Society; G. II. Pang, Mu
Hook Society; Jno. 10. c. A. c.;
IL. Won Seu, c. A. c.; X. Y. Ching.
G. A. c.; N. Il. Ng, c. A. c.; Jno.
Woo, C. A. c.; E. s. Pung. c. A. c.
One Mile Walk-Hong Chack, AL
lance; S. c. Pung, Alliance; Alloy
Soong, Alliance; Sam Hop, Mu Hook
Society; Chang Chan, Mu Hook So
ciety; G. II. Pang. Mu Hook Society;
Charles Tong, Mills; En- Sing, Mills;
Kim Fong, Mills; Fong Kim Lock,
Mills; Tai Shun, Ket On Society;
Jno. 10, c. A. c.; II. Tyau, G. A. c.;
l.. X. C. zap, C.. A. c.; Kun Chew
Wong, C. A. c.: L. S. Pung
Half Mile Relay-Alliance, blue
and gold; Mu Hook Society, red,
white and blue; Ket On Society, red
and white; c. A. c., green and white;
Mills, red and green.
Potato race.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Entered for Record Jan. 30, 1908,

Entered for Record Jan. 30, 1908,
From 1890 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Est of l. Ahlo by admr to Charles
A Brown ..............D
Peliko Kalehua to Il X Kalehua. d
Fredk C Miller and VT to Trent
Trust Co Ltd .............D
Entered for Record Jan, 80, 1908,
From 8 a. m. to 1890 a. m.
A l. Palfrey to Mrs Isabel Beas-
ley u
Ygabel Beasley and hsb to A C
Palfrey ................ M
Waipuilani and hsb to Annie Wa
kama ct al ID
NJ w Tschudi to G Masuda ID
L f Allencastro to Virginia C AL
lencastro ID
V J Allencastro to Virginia Q AL
lencastro .......... ID
John Sylvia to Frank Chavier. -. IL
Koala and hsb to Solomona Ka-
hawai- Jr ........... ID
Virginia Soares and hsb to Hilo
Sugar Co u. ...............M
Kalei Waioahu (w) to Lahaina
Agrctl Co Ltd ............D
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Corporation Notices.
HONOLULU SOAP WORKS CO., LTD.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS.

BY order OF the Board of Directors
notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting of the Stockhold-
ers Of the Honolulu Soap Works Co.,
Ltd, will be held at the Office of Mr..
Cecil Brown on Merchant Street in
Honolulu, Oahu County, T. H., on
Friday, the S1st day of January,
1908, at 2 p. m, for the purposes of
electing officers who are ex-ofiicio d.
rectors, and also to elect a Director,
ana for the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before
the Stockholders.
Honolulu, Jan. 23d, 1908.
NJ. p. ROBINSON,
39O7-7t Sec. and Treasurer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
c. Brewer & Co.. Ltd.
QUEEN STREET, HONOLULU, 7. H.

AGENTS FOR:
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., ookals
Sugar Plant. Co., cnonea Sugar Co..
Honomu Sugar Co., WaiIuku Sugar Co..
Pspoekeo Sugar Co., The Planters
Line Of San FranelsSo Packets.
LIST OF OFFICERS:
g. N. Cooke, President; George
Robertson, Vice President and Mana.
ger; E. r. Bishop, Treasurer and Sec,
rotary; r. W. Macfarlane, Auditor; p.
c, Jones, C. NJ. Cooke and J. r. Gait,
Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Business Notices,
NOTICE.

The undersigned will not be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted in
His name unless authorized over his
signature.
3S90-1m G. e. II. BAKER.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Claus spreckels. VIM. G. irwin.
Claus SpreckeIS { Co.
b ANK ERS.
HONOLULU. {: 81 T. II.

San Franelsco Agents - The Ne
yada National Bank of San Francisco.
Draw Exchange on the Nevada Ma.
tional Bank OF San Francisco.
London-The Union of London and
Smiths. Bank, Ltd.
New York-American Exchange
National Bank.
chieago-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
Parls-Credit Lyonnais.
honskong and Yokohama - Hong.
kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New Zealand and Australis-Bank
of New Zealand and Bank OF Austria
lasia.
Victoria and Vancouver Bank OF
British North America.
Deposits received. Loans made on
approved security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits issued. Bills OF
Exchange bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Accounted Fer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Castle & Cooke, Ltd

Castle { Cooke, Ltd
Honolulu, 7. H.
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MER,
CHANTS, SUGAR FACTORS
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS
representing
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
hpokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works Of st. LOUIS
Blake Steam Pumps
Weston's Centrifugals
Babcock & Wilcox Boilers
Green's Fuel Economizers
Marsh Steam Pumps
Eatson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
MARRIED

HODSON-MIST-In this city, Jan.
20, 1907, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Hodson, Waikiki, by
Rev. Westervelt, Miss Ida Robena
Hodson to Mr.. Harry NJ. Mist.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

Lieutenant joins ship 80 miles out
at sea, but is suspended for failure to
be on board at sailing time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

Tetrazzini rouses New York audi
ence to wild pitch Of enthusiasm by
her singing in Lucia di Lammer-
moor"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
KONA B0TTLING WORKS CO., LTD,

K0NA B0TTLING WORKS co., LTD.
At the Annual Meeting of Stock
holders of the Kona Bottling Works
Co., Ltd, the following named OFF,
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
President, Arthur L. Greenwich /;
Vice President. R. Wassman; Secre-
tary and Treasurer. L. S. Aungst !;
Auditor, F. R. Greenwich; Directors |:
W. H. Greenwell. J. A. Mcguire and
John Gaspar.
L. S. AUNGST,
Secretary.
Holualoa, Hawaii, Jan. IA, 1908.
3909-4t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Oahu Railway
Time Table,
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-'9:15 a. m, 1920 p. m.
For Pearl City, EVA MIL and Way
Stations-t7:30 a. m. 1915 a. m,
'11:05 a. m., "2:15 p. m, 1920 p. m,
1918 p. m, 1880 p. M, fl1:OO p. m.
For Wshiawa-'9:15 6. m. and
1915 p. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
elua and Waianae-'S:36 a. m, 1881
y. m.
Arrive In Honolulu FROM Eva Mill
and Pearl City-+7:46 Il. m, 1885
a. m, "10:3S a. m, %l:4 40 p. m, 1881
p. m, 1891 p. ~, 1870 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu FROM Wahiawa-
1886 a. m. AMI '6:31 y. IN.
|Daily.
Elk. Sunday.
Sunday Only.
The Haleiwc Limited, a two.hour
train (only first-class tickets hon
ored), leaves Honolulu every Sunday
at 8:22 a. m; returning, arrives In
Honolulu at 1910 p. m. The Limited
stops only at PesH City and Waianae.
G.. p. DENIS0N, F. @. SMITH,
Supt q. p. 4 T. A.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
The Yokohama Specie Bank,
Limited
Established 1880
Capital paid up) -. Yen $4,000. 900
Reserved Fund Yen $1,000, 900
Special Reserved Fund Yen 1000, 900
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies:

hEhD orrloc, iohVnhmh.
Branches and Agencies:
Toxic, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki,
London, Lyons. New York, San Fran
cisco. Bombay, Hongkong, Shanghai,
Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Picking,
Newchang. Dalny, Port Arthur, An
tung-Hsien. Liaoyang, Mukden. Tien-
ling, Changchun..
The Bank buys and receives FOR
collection bills of exchange, issues
Drafts and Letters of Credit, and
transact a general banking business.
Honolulu Branch, 81 s. King Street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

once: Corner Fort and King SITS.
SAVINGS Deposits received and
interest allowed for yearly deposits
at the rate OF Az per cent per
annum.
Rules and regulations furnished
upon application.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
The First
AMERICAN SAVINGS
AND TRUST GO.
OF HAWAII, LTD.

OF HAWAII, LTD.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. .s2o0, 0oo.D0
PAID UP CAPITAL. .... .S100, 900 90
President. ............. Cecil Brown
Vice President. ..... M. p. Robinson
Cashier .................. -. 7. Peck
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

Oceanic Steamship Co., San Francisco,
Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, PhlIa.
dsiphis. Pa.
Newaii Universal MIL Co. Manufac.
turers OF National Cane
Shredder, Nav York, N. Y.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., San
francisco, Cal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Alexander & Baldwin
LIMITED.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:

]. P. COOKE. ....... Manager
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
SUGAR FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS and
INSURANCE AGENTS

Hawaiian Commercial G Sugar Co
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

Additional Sports on Page 8
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30
Vim. q. irwin { Co., Lts

SUGAR FACTORS
and r
COMMISSION AGENTS
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

Collections Promptly Accounted Fer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
Makinn carioa,ure..

The way In which some artists can
dIstort features without making them
unrecognizable is certainly very re-
markable. Thomas Mast possessed
this faculty to an extraordinary de
gree, and he had a very peculiar way
of adding new faces TO his mental
photograph gallery. When a fresh
subject would arise In politics, for In
stance, be would invent some pretext
TO call upon him at his Office or house
and hold him In conversation as long
as possible. studying his features.
When he took his departure he would
purposely leave his cane. Once out
side, Mast would make hasty pencil
sketch on a card and would usually
find that his memory was deficient as
TO some detail. He would then return,
ostensibly for the cane, and another
look at the victim would enable him
to perfect his sketch. After that he
had the man forever. When Joe KEEP
pier was alive he used to make fire.
quent trips to Washington for the pur.
pose of seeing statesmen whom he
wanted TO draw. He was very clever
at catching likenesses and scarcely
ever referred to photograph.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12


speaking OF new men," said the
boss of the skyscraper builders, with a
twinkle, "comcal things happen even
up here, the same rs In y theater.
Sometimes in rush seasons there amt
enough hands to go round, and we
have to take 'em green as the hills. |
had one once, kid from Vermont, n
whale OF kid, with bones like a horse
and eyes awful anxious to please
eyes that made you like him. He's one
of the best men I've got now, but then
he was green as God made him." The
foreman stopped to chuckle.
AGO up to the eighteenth floor l
told him one day, and bring down an
old man. / was busy at the time, and
when I saw the kid stare l said kind
of sharp that II that old man wasn't
here in FIVE minutes the whole blamed
building would probably go to smash.
This was just my way of making him
hustle, but he thought meant 1t word
for word. He went up on the run, and
in few minutes he came down with
sputterlng, clawing old feller held
like a wise in his arms.
"'He was the only old man on the
floor said the kid, and he wanted to
stop and argue about 1t. but from
what you said l knew what 1t meant,
so just grabbed him and came
"You see," the foreman added kind,
ly, noting my puzzled expression, "an
old man happens to be the name of n
tool we se."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
A QUEER woolNe.
whlstlsr's oHhand Wedding and ths
Brides scant Trousseau.

brides Scant Trousseau.
Labouchere's claim that he brought
about the marriage of Whistler is thus
recorded in the life of Whistler."
believe am responsible for whis-
tiers marriage TO the widow of Mr..
Goodwin, the architect. She was a res
markably pretty woman and very
agreeable, and both she and he were
thorough bohemians. was dining
with them and some others one even
ing at Earl's Court. They were OBJ
viously greatly attracted TO each 9th.
err and in vague sort of way they
thought OF marrying. SO l took the
matter In hand to bring things to a
practical point.
Jimmy" l snld, "will you marry
Mrs GodwlnT,
Certainly" he replied.
Mrs Goodwin" said, "wlll you
marry JimmyT"
Certainly" she replied.
"When?" asked.
"Oh, some day" said Whistler.
"That won't do" said 1--WE must
have a date"
SO they both agreed that I should
choose the day, what church to come
to for the ceremony, provide the cler-
gyman and give the bride away.
fixed an early date and got the then
chaplain Of the house Of commons,
the Rev. Mr.. Byng, to perform the
ceremony.
1t took place n few days later.
After the ceremony was over we ad.
journed to Whistler's studio, where
we had prepared a banquet The ban.
quet was on the table, but there were
no chairs. So we sat on packing cases
The happy pair when left had not
quite decided whether they would sc
that evening to Paris or remain In the
studio.
How impractical they were was
shown when | happened to meet the
bride the day before the marriage IN
the street.
Don't forget tomorrow" said.
NO" she replied; II am just going
to get my rousseau"
"A little late for that is 1t notT"
asked.
No" she answered, "for l am only
going to buy a new toothbrush and a
new sponge, IS one ought to have new
ones when one marries."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
A Wonderful Bird,

One day wonderful bird tapped at
the window Of Mrs. Nansen's (wife Of
the famous arctic exploreD home at
Chrlstlania. Instantly the window was
opened, and In another moment she
covered the little messenger with
kisses and caresses. The carrier pi-
geon had been away from the cottage
thirty long months, but It had not for
gotten the way home. 1t brought n
note from Nansen. stating that all was
going well with him and his expedition
In the polar region. Nansen had fasten-
ed a message to the bird and turned 1t
loose. The frail courier darted out
into the blizzardly air. 1t few like an
arrow over thousand miles of frozen
waste and then sped forward over an
other thousand miles OF ocean and
plains and forests and one morning
entered the window Of the waiting
mistress aud delivered the message
which she had been awaiting so anx-
iOuSly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12

Brand new" describes the bill
for the first half Of next week at
the Family theater, a bill new In
cast and character and presenta-
ton.
Rice and Walters will be tn.
headliners, their act being a musi-
cal sketch which Is winning all sorts
OF favorable comment from patrons
and the management of the Orph-
cum theater at Mansfield this week
and they do say the Mahsfielders
are some particular about theIr
vaudeville The Thirteen club don't
care what other folks think about
hoodoos, they have taken the SPELL
binder "l3" by the forelock AMI
are giving the people some real en-
Itetainment under the shadow of
the number. Miss Anna r. Brig
man, the premier whistler is neat,
artistic and refined and in tho
matter of music, she rivals the birds
Only one ocher artist of her class
has appeared in the Family theater.
| Miss Georgia Lewis, who pleased
audiences last season. Hampton,
the ventriloquist, makes wooden
men talk and talk well.
Miss Beck win sing the texts for
the illustrated songs and the mo-
ton pictures are guaranteed "a
give at least half dozen thrills
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12

blown out When the removal of
presents begins, children and adults
too, are giving their attention to
individual items rather than to the
effect of the tree as whole, so
IL don't much matter how the tree
looks
In the interest of the safety and
beauty of the tree. also. II is bet
ter that the presents be put un
der IT, not ON II.
There Is now in the market such
"a variety Of non-inllammable and
Inexpensive brilliant baubles and
artificial evergreens for the purpose
that, with candy bags, tree may be
decorated beautifully indeed at lit
tie cost. Most of the presents ordin-
arily placed In a tree dishgure Il
both by their presence and by
sprlnglng the branches out of posi-
ton. spelling its symmetry there
by.
What could he sadder than the
marring Of the Joyous and sacred
season by the burning of homes
and of loved ones through care
lessness?
w. s. ROGERS.
State Fire Marshal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
vieissitudss of a Picture.

The vicissitudes of Leonardo da
yincfs picture. Last supper" re-
minds a correspondent or the strange
experiences Of Holbein's "Field of the
Cloth of Gold" which may be seen
any day at Hampton Court palace
After the downfall OF Charles l., Crom.
well IN order to raise funds proposed
the sale of certain pictures, ,,this among
the number. The bargain was already
made, bat when the would be pur-
chaser came to inspect Holbein's mas
terpiece he discovered that the head
of Henry VIII. had been cut from the
canvas. He naturally withdrew his
offer, and the picture was preserved
to the nation. On the restoration Il
nobleman confessed to having COM
mltted the theft for love of art and his
country, and he returned the missing
head, which now occupies its original
position IN the canvas. The circle
made by the knife Is still plainly vlsl-
ble.-London Chronicle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
Would Lot Folks Know II.

Somebody sent this to the society
editor and made affidavit that It really
happened.
Here 1t is They were out at an aft
ernoon card party. A stout woman
dropped card TO the floor, "Would
you be so kind as to pick up that card
for me" she inquired OF the little wo-
man at her right.
Certainly" said the accommodating
woman at the right, picking up the
card.
"You see," explained the stout wo.
man apologetlcally, 'I've got on a
brand new fifty dollar corset, and I'm
afraid I'll strain 1t II lean over"
Hum" commented the other wo-
man enyiously. IF had a fifty dol.
lar corset I'd wear 1t on the outside
really would" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-12
Cold Storage Rats.

The attendant came out Of the cold
storage room with an awcd look.
Rats are wonderful" he said. 1--WE
thought modern plumbing would abol-
ish them, but they live In the clean
light and dryness Of the best modern
plumbing more comfortably than they
did In the damp and tlth and darkness
Of the past. We thought the modern
ship would abolish them, but the Lu.
sitanla has as many rats as had the
Columbus caraNels. And here"-
He made an awed gesture.
"And here find rats In our cold
storage rooms at temperatures that
freeze the breath and cause 1t to fall
In the form of snow. To and fro they
prowl. Their coats are thick and warm
like fur, and. with frost on their
whiskers. they feed heartily on meat
and game frozen to rockllke hardness. y
Exchange.