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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

HAULING THE WASHING. ,''.S uecn w
interesting man Of the northwest per-
haps nothing serves to give 50 definite
an idea of the place he occupies in
Minnesota politics as some impressions
conveyed in Il recent letter from a Re
publican of the governors own state
TO an eastern friend.
This correspondent starts ont with the
remark that 1t is hard to think of a
man whom he knows SO closely as
Governor Johnson i'm connection with
the presidency ard continues:
But when l reflect ON the situation
J see no reason why he would not he
n most available candidate or why, If
he We're elected. ho would not make a
very satisfactory president lie il
really an exceptionally good man, and
everything about him is very cred
liable. His public career has been
very dramatic, anl bis hold on the re-
spcct and affection Of the people of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

lng him as be- IN THE GOVERNORS
ing like Abra- '"NiH'
nam Lincoln In his earlier surround
ngs, but John johnson, poor as he
was, had boyhood advantages of
which Lincoln never dreamed, because
the latter's early environment was
that of a pioneer in an illterate, book
less, almost manless wilderness. John
Johnson had the advantage of the
towns public library, which he used
faithfully during the years when he
rlerked in . drug store. Between sell
ing patent medicines and liver pads he
filed mp the chinks with reading the
best authors.
The governor Is married, Mrs. John
son being charming woman consider
ably younger than her husband. In the
event of White House occupancy both
the governor and his wife would be
able to maintain the social dignity of
their spheres. Governor johnson,
though decidedly man of the people,
does not resist dress suits and top hats
when social usages call for those ha-
biliments.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

DIR. LANDoEE AND A sPINELEss CACTUS.
three years. Every pound is said to
make excellent food for man or beast
The lonesome mining prospector or
desert rat" otherwise the man who
lives In the desert because he likes 1t,
will find n new food right at hand.
There are various species OF cactl.
The plants grow In any climate this
side of the frigd zone. Millions Of
acres of land which, unirrigated. will
produce nothing else may he cultivat.
cd to cactus. thus adding billions of
dollars 10 the national wealth If the
food claims of the spinelcss cactus MS
reported are substantlated In actual
test.
While II Is not at all likely that the
average man viii care 10 conlinc his
diet &c the cactus plant Dr. Landone's
successful experiment IL valuable as
showing that in ease OF emergency one
need not starve so long as cactI
abound. The prospector lost on The
desert whose food supply runs out
may preserve life until succor comes
or unit he reaches friends and food by
plucklng and preparing cactus for his
palate. The prickly pear which the
plant bears, heretofore so near and yet
so far because Of the stickers, seems
destined to render desert life much
less perllous than heretofore.
1t Is asserted by some students OF
the matter that Mr.. BurbanE's spine.
less cactus triumph will prove in the
end to be of greater material benefit
TO the semiarld regions than will any
other of his marvellous productions In
the vegetable and fruit world. Grant
ing such importance as this. the OK
pertinent OF Dr. LandOnc may he look.
ed upon as serious contribution to
scientific knowledge and In nowise as
n mere freak undertaken for purposes
of notoriety Despite this fact. how.
ever, wag asserts that the doctor has
shown that he possesses good deai
OF backbone by living for two weeks
on spineless cactus.
Mr. Burbank has got the cactus plant
to stage where he can dive into II
headlong, taking the great leaves and
rubbing his face and hands against
/ them without any injury to himself
whatever. On the section of his farm
devoted to the cactus he is able to show
the visitor the plant In its various
stages OF evolution from its original
prlckly condition TO that in which it
appears as plant capable of harming
no one. Step by step the plant loses
its thorns, like conscious, intelligent
being gradually dropping off crudl-
ties and superhuitles to emerge into Il
state approaching as near as possible
to perfection.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

help support his mother, the Minnesota
correspondent continues:
"As governor Johnson has done very
well. There really isn't very much for
n governor TO do except be decent aud
sensible. address public gatherings and
represent the state on public occasions.
johnson has done all this with credit
He has appointed good men to office,
been sane and reasonable, kept out OF
trouble and from taking extreme posi-
tions. The state is very proud Of hin
and, | think, has a right TO he He hal
nerve and tact. He is not aggressive
but he Is firm"
This from political opponent Is
deemed candid view Of the man who
twice has been elected governor OF
Minnesota, strongly Republican state
on the Democratic ticket. Governor
Johnson's first election may be explain
ed by the sad error of his opponents in
circulating the poorhouse story and that
about his mother taking in washing
When the voters Of the state discovered
that the candidate had worked his way
up from the bottom of things. and moi
only that but had supported his mother
and several other little Johnsons, they
elected him governor. the Republican
party being split open to begin with. Iii,
second election appears TO have result
ell from his good record AZ an exec
utive in addition TO the story of his
early career Somebody once asked
Governor Johnson what he had done ir
his office TO make the people re-elect
him.
81 only tried to make good,' he re
piled.
Governor Johnson is forty-six year,
Of age and native of the town where
until three years ago he ran the st
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

one or the most re-
markable young wo-
men In the country,
though she is so
modest that publlci-
ty Is very dinasteful
TO her. In the first
place she Is a grand
daughter Of the late
Elizabeth Cady stan
tonand a daughterof
Mrs. Margaret Stan
ton Blatch, vice pres
ident of the Equal
Suffrage league, pres
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

stair or Detroit,
threatens to break
into the senate and
appropriate the seat
of that veteran In
politics, Julius Gaze
sar Burrows. Mr..
Stair is head of
the firm of Stair &
Haylin, whose the
atrical interests
reach from Nova
Scotia 10 the Pa
cifc ocean. In these
days most mem
bers of the uDDer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

The Reliefwas fitted
out at Mare Island
navy yard, san
Francisco, and was
ordered to proceed
from there 10 meet
the feet at Nlagda-
lena Bay.
u N d cr Surgeon
Stokes are four COM
missioned surgeons,
six hospital stew
ards and forty-siX
hospital appren- =
tees. The Relief,
which has a reputa-
ton as the most up
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

branch Of congress are supposed to
have what is popularity known as a
barrel" and in this connection It Is
interesting TO learn that Mr.. Stair once
owned Barrels OF Money" In fact,
1t was as proprietor of the show of
that name that he started his career
as theatrical manager. Previously he
had been a printer and had owned a
country weekly in Michigan. His for
tune was made as purveyor OF pop.
ular priced melodramas and other orms
Of amusement.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

Peter Herald.
His pare II t =
We're natives of
5 " c d @ II. The
governor Is II
thorough Amer
lean in all his
tastes and In
c ina lions
There has been
some tendency
toward describ-
Ing him as be-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

ident of the League
OF Self Supporting Women Of New
York City and leader of the delegation
OF ''suffragettes" which recently ap.
peared before Governor Hughes at Al
bany In behalf of the principle Of po-
litlcal equality between men and wom-
EN-. True to her family traditions, Miss
Blatch, who was born in England in
1888, made up her mind when she
came to maturity to pick out profes-
sion which appealed to her interest
whether II was traditional for women
TO enter II or not She thereupon stud
led civil engineering at Cornell unlyer-
sity and at twenty-one she graduated
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

the state IL quite remarkable. When !
first knew him he was running coun
try newspaper in ST. Peter, a village
of couple of thousand people. He
was elected to the state scpnte and
made a dlgnliied, Intelligent ana nde
pendent SENATOR
After detailing how his political op.
ponents tried to defeat him for the
govcrnorship ny publishing the story
TO the effect that Johnson allowed his
father TO die in the poorhousc when the
fact was that john was but small boy
when his unfortunate drunken father
died there and vas working hard to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

1t difficult for him
to attend social
functions arranged
by South Americans
in the fleets honor,
and in this emer-
gcncy Rear Admiral
Thomas has worn
bccomingly the dig.
nifty rendered him.
In the case of the
bullfight I he and
some of the other
commanders watch
ed the sport rs long
ns thny tbp1pbf nd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07
, In the Light of Publicity {
~NG

from that Institution, being the first
woman to receive the civil engineering
degree from it. She was the first wom-
an to be admitted to the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers. She was en-
ployed for a time 10y the American
Fridge company and recently was ap-
pointed member of the staff of engi.
neers which has charge Of the building
of the great $161 100000 Catskill water
supply system for New York. Miss
Blatch is quite athletic and while at
Cornell accomplished the feat of swim
ming the entire length of Cayuga lake,
three miles. She has no masculine
manners and is quite good looking
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas.
who risked offending President Pardo
said the Pcruvians when bullhght
Mt Callao got too brutal, is commander
of the third division of the fleet now
in the Pacific and has on several oc-
casions been delegated by Rear Ad-
mlral Evans to represent him on shore.
Fighting Bob's" rheumatism has made
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

the lumber;~en are
making in the for
ests and said the
bill of Represents
tive Currler for the
preservation of the
W hite mountains
and the southern
Appalachians should
be ted 10
pass.
The speaker was
not inclined to be
enthusiastic. He
couldn't see that the
forests were disap-
pearing so rapidly
as he had been told.
"Why," said he,
banging tho table
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07
TWO VETERANS OF THE NAVY.
Rear AdmirsIs George w. Melville and
Bowman n. MoCalla.

Admiral McCalIA recently made a
statement to the effect that with a
navy department under IL civilian sec.
retary and with eight different bureaus
run by civilian secretaries ruinous mis-.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

DIR. Charles +. Stokes. the innocent
cause of the Rixey- -Brownson contro-
versy in the navy is the first American
surgeon to command naval vessel.
As soon as he was appointed com
mander of the hospital ship Relief he
set about preparing to make that yes
sci of the utmost possible value TO the
great feet Of warships now journeying
up the Pacific coast of the Americas
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07
vOHN DALZELL,
4 the Pennsyl.

NAt Y u - y
vania represent
ative who has long
been known as one
of the chief apos,
ties of protection,
came i'm for some raj.
lying from his good
friend Represent
ative Champ Clark
of Missouri i'm the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07


BILE speech on tariff revision the latter
made in the house short time ago.
Congressman Clark made the assertion
in this speech that If there was any
person about the capitol who was in
sore need of abundant spiritual instruc-
tlon "as to the new Republican evangel
of tariff revision" it was Mr.. Dalzell.
''He is fixed star of portentous mag
nltude in the constellation of stand
patters," he exclaimed "IIc is the
stand pat sheaf to which all other
stand pat shcavcs do obcisancc even as
Joseph saw things happen In his
dream. He is to all stand pattcrs what
Aaron's rod was to the rods OF the
magicians." He remarked that should
Mr.. Dalzell ever arise in his place in
the house and unequivocnlly declare
that he was earnestly in favor of gen
eral tariff revision downward. "thc
angelic choir should break forth in fun
chorus:
Sound tho glad timbrcl DER land and
DER sea,
Dalzell is converted, the country is free"
Not long ago Dr. Wiley, the govern.
ment's pure food expert. walked into Il
Washington cafe, took seat and said:
Bring me chicken pie-one of
those little individual pies"
A few minutes later It was set before
him. brown and hot, and with smile
of anticipation he broke the crust to
find just beneath three inch feather
"Take this away" he commanded
"What does II mean, anyway? Tell me
that"
The waiter was evidently n man OF
resource for he Immediately leaned
over and said i'm confidential voice:
"Why, All tell yo' sab. It's dis way:
Yo' know dat DIR. Wiley been raisin'
such er howl bout food not bcin' what
hit was claimed ter he. de cook des
puts one chicken fedder in each one of
dem pies to show ter folks dat dey's
recebin' de genwine article, sab"
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
dropped in to see Uncle Joe Cannon at
the capitol the other day TO try to urge
him to be friendly to the forest re-
serve bill. He described the inroads
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

TO date floating hospital in the world,
has accommodations for go patients
and in case of an engagement could
take care of 600. She carries field hos
pital tents and equipment for land
ing force Of 5000 and large stores Of
drugs and disinfectants for issue to
ships Of the fleet. The ship also has a
well equipped dental office, dlspensary
and the latest things in surgical ap-
paratus.
Commander Stokes was appointed to
the navy from New York and previous
TO his present duty was for nearly Two
years in charge Of the naval hospital
at San Juan, Porto Rico.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

vlsable, but when It came to witness
ing the slaughter of men as well as
animals they began to think the de-
mands of international courtesy should
not necessitatc their remaining. so bid.
ding brief farewell to President
Pardo and his suit they retired from
the boxes assigned them and returned
TO their ships.
Admiral Thomas, who not long since
commanded that famous old battlcship,
the Oregon, was born in RittenhouSc
square, Philadelphia, in 1870 and en-
tered the navy in 1861. He married
daughter of Admiral Simpson and
has n son in the navy, so that three
generations of the family have been
connected with the sea fighting branch
of the government service. While
commandant at the Newport station
he brought about the change in the
present system of seamen apprentice
training for the navy, thus solving u
difficult problem In the enlisted arm
of the service.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

WIT ner man on
man is
John \. John
son. governor Of
Minnesota aud
one of the pres.
idcntial possibil-
itiCs on the
De m ocra ii c
side? In all that
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

Julius Kahn Of San Francisco, noted
as actor, lawyer and legislator, has
hitherto enjoyed the distinction of rep
resentlng the theatrical fraternity in
congress. But he will have to look to
his laurels, for another man widely
known in the theatrical world, H. ID.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

There is more than usual interest In
the engagement Of Lee DeFOrcst I'm.
ventor of the DeForest system Of wire
less telegraphy and Of wireless tele.
phony. The inventor was recently di-
vorced from his first wife, who was
Miss Lucille Sheardown and whom he
courted by the wireless method. In his
second venture in matrimonY he chose
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-07

with his fist, "thcre Ia more timber out
in Illinois today than there was thirty
years ago"
"Yes," replied the Georgian eXecu-
tive. "but you refer to presidential tim
ber." And the speaker blushed
At the recent dinner of the southern
society in New York the prohibition
wave In the south was the subject of
many jests by the speakers, and one
of them declared loosely that in Geor-
gla, which has Just gone dry" the
stald and sober citizens made Governor
Smith sign pledge not TO take a
drink In the state during his term ms
its executive. Another speaker, who
represented North Carolina, declared
that his state was the one that had
produced three presidents, peanuts, In
digestion and Hoke Smith"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
THIRTEEN SESSIONS Program of Entire Services to be Held Sunday in the
 Campaign. EXPECT GOV. WOODRUFF Executive Has Signified Intention of Being on the Platform at the
 First Meeting.

The following program for the evan gelistic meetings which are to be held on Sunday, Jan. ,, is announced:
 F. M-Poli's theater. Men only. Speaker, Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D. Subject, "A Terrific Whirlwind."
 P. M-United church. Women only Speaker, pr. Ostrom.
 P. M.-Calvary Baptist church. Young people F to 20. Speaker. Dr. Granstaff.
 P. M.-Flrst M. E. church. Chil- dren under l2. Speaker. Mrs. Asher.
 7:3O P. M.-Congregational church West Haven Speaker, Dr. Elliott.
 7:3O P. M.-Grace NJ. E. church Speaker, Rev. M. Slough.
 7:30 P. M.-Dwight Place Congrega- tional church. Speaker, MT Dawson. 7:SO P. M-Westville NJ. E. church. Speaker, Rev. Nj, sheldon.
 7.SO P. M.-S Symmetrical NJ. E. church. Speaker. Rev. MT. Toy.
 7SO P. M.-Church of the Redeemer Speaker, Dr. Chapman.
 7.3O P. M.-First Baptist church. Speaker, Dr, Granstaff.
 7:3O P. M--Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church. Speaker, Dr. ostrom.
 7:3O P. Mast Haven Congrega- tional church, Speaker. Rev. MT. Grey
 Interest in the coming evangelisti(
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
Ralph C. Norton.

MT. Norton is a native of Indiana He was converted in the little Quaker church of this town at the age of ninc- teen. He soon felt called to the min- istry for which he began to prepare himself. He entered DePauw univer- sity and was graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1896
 Because of impaired health he spent the three years following his gradua- ton in travelling for a large Chicago firm, having charge of their business in the south.
 In the fall of 1899 he entered Moody's institute in Chicago from which he was graduated in 1901. He immediately en- tered the evangelistic field. where he labored with marked success for three years
 In the summer of 1904 he was called to the position of religious work di- rector of the Minneapolis Minn., Y. M. C. A.. where he served two years. His efficient work as chairman of the ush- CTS and personal workers committee during the simultaneous meetings con ducted by Dr. Chapman in Minneapolis in the fall of 1905 attracted the at tention of Dr. Chapman and MT Nor ton was invited to join the evaagelistic party and superintend the work of ush- i ering and personal work In the cam paigns throughout the cities of the country.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
EXPENSES PLEDGED
All Money Needed for Episco- pal Mission Has Been
 Subscribed.
NOON SESSIONS PLANNED
Rev. Father Huntington Win Sneak to Railroad Men Next
 Week.

To prepare the way for the coming Episcopal mission services, a business meeting for those interested was held in Trinity parish house last night. The financial committee, at the head of which is s. Fred Strong, reported that enough money had been subscribed to meet all necessary expenses. The mis- sionaries are to undertake the work under no stipulation as to payment for services.
 The question of providing hospitality was discussed at last nights meeting. at winch twenty-five members were present. It was decided to place the old Edward house on Elm street at the disposal of the nine men, six of whom will take up permanent quarters there during the period of mission work.
 The distribution of cards and notices and the placing of placards was left to the printing committee, the chair man of which is George M. Atkins.
 Three days next week Father Hunt ington will speak to the railroad men at noon, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Arrangements are being made for an address before the students of the Yale Divinity school on some Fri day during the month.
 Special effort will be made to arouse wholesome interest at the time of the New Haven county convocation. There are some forty-fve members expected on Jan. II. when addresses will be de- livered in Trinity church.
 The appointment of missionaries to the different outlying parishes for Sun day has not been adjusted as yet.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
DECEMBER WEATHER
Average Temperature of Last Month Was Three Above
 Ordinary.
MAXIMUM WAS 56 DEGREES
Precipitation Considerably Ahead of Average and of Last
 Year Also.

Although December seemed an unus- ually warm month for the time of year an analysis of the temperature statis- tics as compiled by the United States weather bureau in this city shows that the mean temperature for the past month, which was 36 degrees, was but four degrees above the mean for that month during the past 35 years, which was 32 degrees. Eight days recorded maximum of over 50 degrees, the high est being 56 on December 2S. The four days beginning the eighth all went oyer 50 degrees and the tenth was un- able to get below AS as a minimum revealing really spring-like conditions.
 The minimum for the month was 19 degrees reached on the fifth. The least daily range was five degrees on the last day of the month and the greatest was 24 degrees on the eighth. On ten days the thermometer never went below the freezing mark and on only two days was the maximum temperature below g degrees.
 December of last year registered an average of % or seven degrees colder. Two years ago the average was 35 This years average was higher than any year since 1891. The highest max imum reported in thirty-five years was 6S degrees and the lowest recorded fig ure was ten below zero.
 Tn wetness the month did well, the precipitation being 4.73 inches. Two years ago it was 4,S3 and last year 4.1S. The average for thirty-five years has been 3.62, showing an excess last month over the average of III inches.
 The entire year showed a deficiency in precipitation of just .S7 of an inch from the average, showing a very av- craze year in that respect. The snow fall for the month was S4 inches. There were P clear days, Il partly cloudy, and cloudy days.