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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
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forth way back in the third century
preaching Christianity in the day
time and making shoes at night.
Some said he stole the leather, while
others declared that he got it from
heaven. The former assertion was
probably instigated by the less
sanity cobblers, for st. Crispin sold
his shoes very cheap.
The shoe trade had quite high
station in the old days. George
Fox, the first of the Ouakers. was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
What's In n Nam.7

"Come here, Bates" roared Or. Big.
wig, head and only master of the
Cramton village school. 81 have today
recelved-ahem!-a letter from Mr.
Johnson informing me that his son Is
unable to attend school in consequence
Of thrashlng you yesterday inflicted
upon him. Is this fact, BatesY
"N-n-no, sirr' quailed Bates. II nev.
er touch i'm"
But DR.. Bigwig did not believe. and
two minutes later Bates was asking
for permission to stand up in class, the
benches being of wood.
On the following day johnson re-
turned, and DR.. Bigwig sought justi6-
cation of his act before tho whole
class.
"Dld you tell your father that Bates
thrashed your he asked.
mo. SIR" piped the youth.
The masters countenance clouded.
"But your father wrote to me, say.
Ing that Bates did itr' he thundered.
Il know e did' sniveled johnson.
at were Billy Beauchamp did It, sir,
but father couldn't speel Beauchamp.
so he wrote Bates."-London Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
cIsARErTEs AND TEA.
A Part Of the Routine Of Every Russian
Business House.

you forget" I observed, that Rus
sia Is the original home aud habitat Of
the cigarette" says the odessa corre-
spondent Of the London Standard.
'The little paper tube of tobacco was,
so to say, a national institution among
the Russians, gentle and simple, long
before It was seen between the lips Of
the Englishmnn and Frenchman."
My friend, British merchant on
his first visit to Russia, was being in
troduced to local banking house. As
the cashier momentarily laid aside his
cigarette In n convenient ash truy to
attend to us my visitor looked amazed
ly around the, spacious room, where
here and there among the staff Of six
ty clerks he saw the curling blue
smoke of many cigarettes. The CASH
Ter proffered his cigarette case.
well, do you know" said my
friend, ut is not by any means our
notion of business, and yet somehow
1t looks homely and agreeable, and
none Of these fellows appears to be
lazing or shirking."
Then came further surprise for
my companion. A neatly dressed
waitress emerging from some lower
region was passing behind the chief
counter bearing large tray on which
were some ten or twelve glasses Of
tea, with the usual small dish OF
sliced lemon and silver fork. The tea
was first distributed to the senior
clerks In the various departments, and
the waitress returned for further sup
plies for the rest of the staff.
ALSO a Russian institution" smll-
ingly queried the London merchant
Exactly" replied, "and the tea Is
Of the finest quality"
From the bank we drove to the
postofiice and telegraph station. In
these places II Is forbidden TO the pub
lie to smoke, but behind the counters
In every department the cigarette and
tea were just as much In evidence as
they were at the bank. The tea Is al
ways supplied by the establishment,
whatever 1t may be. The cigarettes
the officials and clerks find them
selves.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Lsndseer,s Persistent Woosr.

Charles Landseer was brother OF
Sir Edwin "and for some years." says
the writer of Leaves From a Llfe,"
'was the victim of the most extraordi-
nary persecution that | should think
any man ever met with. An eccentric
woman fell desperately In love with
him and used to poster him first with
the mtf extravagant love letters and
then by lying In wait for him when
ever he left the house. Finally she
issued invitations to the wedding. pre-
pared breakfast and an enormous cake
and called for poor Mr. Landseer in n
carriage and pair. the horses decked
out with white satin streamers and she
herself dressed most gorgeously as a
bride. But that was the end of the per-
secution. Her friends took her away.
and Mr.. Landseer remained a bachelor
to the day of his death"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

The survivor of twins is sometimes
credited with curious powers. In folk
lore he takes his placeswith the sew
enth son and with the child born with
cauL All these are supposed to have
either special powers of healing or In
some cases to be gifted with the mys-
terious power OF second sight "In
Essex. England" says w. G. Black in
his book on "Folk Medicine" "a child
known familiarly as a left twin. e.,
child who has survived its fellow
twln--is thought to have the power Of
curing the thrush by blowing three
times into the patients mouth If the
patient Is of the opposite SEX" This is
folklore, pure and simple. Another
country notion generally held is that
IL twins are boy and girl the latter
will never become a mother. The
physiology of the subject Is obscure,
but there is probably ground for the
belief. Another idea not infrequently
met with Is that the intelligence Of
twins is below the average. 1t Is al
ways difficult to prove negative. but
II Is very doubtful whether facts sup
port this notion of limited intelligence
to any extent whatever. 1t is much
more probable that their physical
strength is likely to be something less
than normal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
OUR FIRST PATENT.
Granted at Boston In 164s and Was
Called a Monopoly.


Called a Monopoly.
To the general court OF Massachu-
sets belongs the honor of granting
the first American patent. This was
In 164S and was then designated as n
monopoly. 1t was confined to the re-
gion controlled by Massachusetts, and
the one issue apparently included all
the invention of the inventor connect
ed with engines that depended upon
water for their motive power. The
limit of the monopoly was fourteen
years, and the court not only retained
power to forbid expectation, but to
prevent exorbitant charges upon the
public for their use. The patent was
issued in this form:
"Jenkes Monopolye.--At general
Courte Mt Boston the 9th of the 9th
Mo 1913. The cor't consid'lnge ye ne
cessity OF raising such manufactures
Of englns Of mills to go by water for
speedy dispatch Of much worke with
few hands, and being sufficiently in
formed of ye ability Of ye petition to
peforme such workes grant his petit
tlon Get no Othr per sen shall set up
or use any such new invention, or
trade for fourteen yeares without ye
license Of him the said Joseph .Ienkes)
SO farr as concernes any such new in
vention, & so 1t shall be alwayes I'm ye
powr of this cote to restrain We ex-
portatlon of such manufactures & ye
prizes Of them to moderation II occa-
sion so require"
This inventor, Joseph Jenkes, or
jerks, as it would now be spelled,
came from Hammersmith, England,
settled In Lynn in 1643 and died in
1923, aged eighty-one. He was a
blacksmith and machinist, made the
dies for the coming of the "Pine
Tree" money and built the first fire
engine In this country, altogether a
man Of great inventive genius and the
ancestor Of large number of descend
ants. One of his sons removed. to
Rhode Island, where he built several
mills.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Oriuin of Mvths.

The human mind, whether that Of
the savage or the civilized man, is
naturally thinking machine. In early
times, before science was born, the
phenomena Of nature required an ex-
planation, and the savage beholder
shaped the myth, which satisfied his
untutored mind. 1t Is out of mans
natural craving to know the reason
why" that all myths are born. AS
the distinguished aDshropologist. Tylor.
In the myth making stage of intellect
Is drawn to any phenomenon which
has to him an obvious reason, he In
vents and tells story to account for
It," In such way all mythology orig
mated.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
His Desire "a R.form.

Discussing poverty on one occasion,
the Dutch poet and economist Van
Eeden said. I'VE want reform, and we
want 1t about as badly as Dutch stu
dent knew in my youth.
This students chum said to him:
"'Look here. I'm tired of the life
I've been leading for the past two
years. I'm going to reform. This morn
ing shall attend lecture
MY student. confirmed idler,
yawned. put down his pipe and an.
swered:
"Yes; II would be splendid to re-
form. and yet the beer is very good
here this morning. isn't it7 l tell you
what we'll do. Well let my dog vii.
helm decide whether we reform or not
Wilhelm decide! How will he do
itr
"'Oh, It Is very simple. Well tell the
walter to bring piece of sausage.
Well set the sausage before wilhelm
and II he eats 1t we stay where we
are. If he doesn't. we reform and go to
lectures "-Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Forest of Strannn Traes.

The most extraordinary forest In the
world occupies a tableland some six
miles In width between 800 and 400
feet above the sea near the west coast
of Africa. The popularity OF the trees
of this forest is that though their
trunks are as much as four feet In d.
ameter, they attain the height of only
one foot No tree bears more than two
leaves. and these attain length Of six
and breadth of two feet The flowers
make gorgeous crimson clusters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Mr.. BOWSER'S COOK,
She Tells a Tale That Gives the
Old Philosopher Away.
WIFe's ABSENCE CAUSES TALK
oussn Of the Kitchen Says She Feels
u Her Duty to Expose Mr.. R.'s Do
inss While His Helpmate Was on q
Sick Call to Her Mothers.

Copyright. 1908. by T. C. McClure.J
have been the cook in the Bowser
family for the last year and have read
what the papers said about him and
know IL to be true. On several ocea-
sions. MFR. Bowser's experiments with
gas saving and coal saving appliances
have put my life in peril. and for six
weeks he was mad at me because
would not ride down from a second
story window Oh IRE escape. Being
in the family, ! should keep family
secrets, but something happened the
other night that the public ought GER
tainly TO know. When even n hired
girl at $40 per comes across wolf in
sleeps clothing she feels II her duty
to expose him.
Mrs. Bowser's mother was taken
suddenly I'll and telegraphed for her to
come. I expected to hear Mr.. Bowser
raise dozen objections and call his
mother-in-law an old cat and all Of
that but to my great surprise he said:
yes, of course you'll have to go.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
THE L|MEK|LN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Pities Wealthy
and Gives Reasons Therefor.
ADVANTAGES OF BEING POOR.
Some Of the Trials That the Possessors
Of Property Have to Contend With.
How oivesdam Jones Would Use
$4,000.

copyright, 1908, by T. C. McClure.l
"My frens," said Brother Gardner as
he stood up before the members of the
Limeklln club at its last meeting.
"widin de last month l has heard ober
a hundred people wish dey was rich
and declar' dat pore folks wasn't get
tin a fair show. One of dem pussons
was Mrs. Gardner. Bekase she wanted
a new corset and l couldn't spare the
money she was most a-minded to pitch
into de Lawd about 1t for not maxim
her an heiress.
as heard waydown Bebee say dat
II he was a rich man he wouldn't care
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Thrse's a Crowd.

Listen here. you rubberneckl
Keep y'r face away.
Dis here company's seleck.
Whatchoo gotter say?
Pal. y'r mout looks better shut.
Don't stan dere an grin.
Chase yerself, you bloomin' NUT.
Don't come buttin' In.
We don't need youse now. me friend
We kin fix dis slate.
When we want youse bad we'll send
You go home an walt.
II you want no bones dat's broke
Rattlin In y'r skin,
Guess you'd better watch me smoke.
Don't come buttin' in.
Beat II. blokiel OATS de stun.
Lift y'r feet an git.
You've said Jest erbout ernuff.
Now It's time TO quit.
Tip y'r lid an wave y'r hand
l don't, want no chin.
I'm wit Mamie, understand?
Don't come buttin' in.
NJ -ciiicago News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

Poor old motherl l hope she isn't go
ing to leave us. Just pack up few
things, and I'll see you off in the
morning"
"And about the houseY she asked.
''I may be gone week"
That's all right. Annie and / can
keep house while you are gone. You
know what a. trusty girl she is. / shall
be in every evening"
But you'll be lonesome"
"Oh, III get three or four new
books and do lot OF reading. Don't
worry that 1 won't got along all right"
= l was dead sure that he had a trick
up his sleeve" but of course could say
nothing. Mrs. Bowser left the next
morning, and after seeing her of he
went TO the office, and ! did not see
him again until night. When he had
eaten his dinner lie said TO me:
Annie. the Gay Old Boys club has
a meeting tonight"
"Yes, sir"
81 am a member and have got to be
there"
"Yes, SIR"
"As ] long ago explained to Mrs.
Bowser, the Gay Old Boys are not gay
at all. On the contrary, they are a
very solemn set The club is named
after Judge Gay. who was an Old
Boy"
81 zee, SIR"
81 shall probably be home by 10
o'clock, but II I am a little later than
that you needn't worry. We sometimes
hang on a little to discuss the best
means of saving the country. Go right
to bed and asleep. aud IL you hear any
noises down here TO waken you pay no
attention TO them. I may fall over a
chair, you know"
"Yes sir. I'have known you to when
you came In late at night" said.
"Oh. you have? Mrs. Bowser Is
dreadfully careless about leaving chairs
In the middle of the floor Did you
ever hear me talking to myself after
getting honey
"Many time. SIR"
"Uml I didn't suppose you had. II
I'm out to club and make a speech,
the words keepAoceurring to me after |
get home. ! may make a speech to-
night. and you. may hear me after get
home. but don't let 1t bother you"
"No. sir. Shall leave a white rag
sticking in the keyhole outside so that
you'll have no trouble with your key?"
"Um. um! You had better simply re-
member what ] hive said" he replied
as he went upstairs to get dressed.
Leaves Home For Club.
Mr., Bowser lelt the house about s
o'clock. and after-Thomasfbad arrived
and courted me for cor91e OF hours
went or ito my room and bed.
didn't undress. however. and left my
door open. I bad fallen Into doze
half a dozen times and II had gone
midnight when heard fall down
stairs. Af the same time there was n
sort OF scfeech from the family cat,
and the poor creature came bounding
upstairs with look " terror In her
eyes. nfn no hiied gfrl at $40 per TO
be scared by ghosts, and / at once
went downstairs. The front door stood
wide open, with Stray dog looking
in, ana on the fioof OF the sitting room
lay Mr.. Bowser He was badly rum
Piled up. l. Should think that man
that had been blownSup In sawmill
wobld look as he ala. ! was looking
at him ana wondering what should
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
The Lltsrsrx susat.hnn.

Fair Visitor why, ! had no idea that
novels were written In this way. Fore
man Of SIX Best Seller Factory-Oh,
ycsl At these machines they punch In
the plots. across the room they stitch
In the description, the dialogue Ia put
10 by hand. and the whole then goes
TO the finishing room, where It is sawed
into chapters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23


and asked:
"Ish tbaz you, Mishus Bowsherf"
"No; this is Anrie"
"Annie, the coekH"
eyes"
"Well, fish anythi pg the mazzer2"
IL heard you fall and came down to
see"
"Yesh, fell over chair-shame old
chair, shame old fall. Where's Mishus
BowslierT 9
"she left here this morning, you re-
member"
"Oh, yesh," he saM after thinking II
over and struggling up and getting into
n chair.
"Can I help yoI upstairsT", I asked
as he looked around the room as if
everything was strange to him.
You help me upstairs? why7
What for7 Shay, Annie. went ter
Gay Old Boys club tonight"
"Yes?"
IL was called on for n speech-allus
called on. spoke for half an hour.
Shay, l wish Mishus Bowsher had
been there; wish you had been there;
wish everybody had been there. Bes
speech ever made in my life."
Mrs. Bowser will be pleased to
hear that"
'wnl she2 VIII she1 Dear old
Mishus Bowsheri Yesh, sir. I spoke
for half an hour, and never heard 80
much laughing in my life. Up-roarious
applausel Unqualified succhessl Shay,
Anniew
"Yes."
"Who discovered American
"I'm only hired girl at sic per-"
replied, "but / think 1t was Colum-
bus"
"Uml 1 said in my speech zhat it
was Washington, but odds is er differ
ence. Whuz bout er pilgrim fathers3"
II don't know, Mr.. BowserT
Neither do 1. but what shaid bout
'em brought down er house. When 1
got through speaking, they carried me
around on their shoulders and shung,
i Want 10 Be an Angel Nice, wasn't
it2 Then they stood me on my head
and poured Ice water down by trou-
sers legs. Beautiful, wasn't itT"
But won't you go to bed nowT
asked.
He Sings a Song.
"Why7 whas for7 Shay, Annie, did
you ever hear me shing shong%
Il never did, but hope you won't do
any singing now. 1t is long after mid
night, you know"
Midnight? THAI nothing for a Gay
Old Boy. We always sit up till 50
o'clock. Hear me shing:
"oh, er old oalSen bucket
Err iron bound bucket
Er moss covered bucket
That hangs in er w-e-l-L"
won't you let me assist you up
stairs nowp asked as he began to
motion IL all out and chuckle.
SHAY, Annie" he replied. show
much wages do you getf
''I'm getting SIC per month"
"'Tain't nuh. After this you shall
have twenty-five"
THANK you. but I'll see Mrs. Bowssr
about It."
"All pize. all rize. Shee Mishus Bow
suti pout Dig iSt
nice woman; best woman In the
world. / shall never get er divorce
from Mishus Bowsher-never. Shay,
AnnieY
"Yes, but I'm going back to my
room"
"All rize, all rize. You go on. Gay
Old Boy can take care Of himself. Gooz
night"
Five minutes after going upstairs l
heard him tumble to the floor. and l
am sure he slept there all night. and
yet at breakfast he turned to me and
said:
"Annie, / was In before 10. and
hope did not disturb you. The presi-
dent of the club was Ill, and we ad-
journed early. l wanted some ice wa
ter when I came in. but found none.
Please see to 1t in the future"
NJ. QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
The Difference,

Young men are not as earnest and
studious as they were in our day." said
the reminiscent citizen.
NO" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker.
'Instead of burning the midnight oil
they put In all their time exploding
gasoline. Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Not Djscussino IA.

"Do You mean to tell me-" said the
incredulous man. that the moon is
made OF green cheeseT
Certainty not" said the imperturba-
ble one. Such question would be
case for the pure food laws."-St Louis
Republic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
In Baseball Terms.

"The girls have charged you with an
error"
"Why so7"
propose at the May festival"
"Still, don't think ! should be
charged with an error. accepted
two chances that day."-St. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

Molly-I just dote on Uncle Sans
brave sailor boys. Cholly--I wath
thinking OF joining the navy at ono
time. Molly-Oh. why didn't your
Cholly-Why. ! vote to the secretary
of the navy for position as admiral.
but he did not weply.-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
LItsrsture,s Los, Isnion.

There's legion that never was list
ed among books as well as among
men; books that have been contemplate
ed. but never written-a literary regl-
ment of wralths and ghosts. Book
Monthly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

There are people who only seem to
take pride IN telling the truth when
they know 1t ls going to hurt some
body's feelings. Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Fair Warnlna.

Hell shall speak to your father to-
night. How had better begin? She
BY calling his attention to the statutes
governing assault, manslaughter and
murder. Papa is so lmpulslve. you
know.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
A Bit of Tact.

do you say you paid a compliment
to that hideous and spiteful baronesul
! didn't think you could be SO liisln-
cere."
II merely told her that her face was
as beautiful as her heart Fllrgende
Batter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

If-a man wishes to marry woman
forty years old, should he ask her fa-
ther for her?--Atchlson Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
"An Eye Opener"

subbubs-Ny wife aud were dis.
cussing household affairs the other
night and we got into regular fight,
Citlman-Rehlly, you don't mean III
sGbbubs- Yes. the servant girl over
heard US. = Catholic Standard and
Times
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23


A Fresh Supply of Apple
Butter At
Campbell 6 Crock nv,
Conner. ii. p. a.
Dernger, IL. j.
Dwyer, p.
Davis, j. IL.
Fahey Star Co.
Goetting, Il. l..
Grossglaus & Gray
Hanover, j. ~
Imperial Coffee Grocery 90.
Klinefelter, II. 10.
Krause, II. G.. .
Leffler, j. #.
Lindsay. o. N. !
Lewis, r. 7 & Co.
Marion Grocery Go. '
Martin. ID.
Mckinley, E. l..
Miller, j.
Moon, j. b.
Bealey, Chas NJ.
Rudasill, Mrs. M. A.
Stanley. E. J.
Shearer, J. II.
Smith, George
Turner, G. & Co.
Wlngo. p.
Zachman q Myers.
II you like apple butter, you will
like our old fashioned kind. the
Wharton Brand" " ~our grocer
tasn't II, drnr 80 q card nr ''c-e
lc:c... .ad sc MI zee that You get
It.
MARION PRESERVING GO.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-11
BURKE WAS NOT THERE.
Had Been Invited to Address Chicago
Manufacturers.

Manufacturers.
Chicago, May Flour hundred dis.
appointed manufacturers sat at lunch.
con at the Grand Pacific hotel on the
failure of Governor John Burke Of
North Dakota to appear with his ad.
dress.
1t was planned as 'good cheer"
luncheon for the purpose of restoring
confidence and renewing prosperity.
The "good cheer" was unexpectedly
put to flight by the non-appearance of
the speaker.
Two hours after the meeting hat
adjourned Governor Burke strolled
into the hotel and asked for a room.
"Why, the manufacturers have been
looking for you In every place." said
the clerk. "You were to make a
speech, were you not?"
eyes," replied the governor, "in the
evening and have nice speech all
ready in my grip"
When told that the meeting had
been held Governor Burke opened his
grip, looked at the speech fondly and
then remarked:
when does the next train leave for
Washington
An examination of the correspond.
enoe inviting the governor to make a
speech revealed the fact that all OF
the letters used the word luncheon
without naming the time of day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-11
St. Patrick and tho Boosters.


st. Patrick's reputation as a snake
charmer is known all the world over,
but what he did to the ROSTERS is bit
of history less disseminated. There is
small district in the heart Of County
Sligo, it seems, which strenuously re-
scented the intrusion Of the Scotchman.
Succat (St. Patrick) had become ex-
ceedingly domineering, and it was de-
cided to put damper on his progress.
He said to his hostess, wake me
when the cock crows" When he had
gone to bed she whispered this COM
mand to the neighbors, and all the
populace concealed their roosters I'M
der small creels SO they could not lift
their heads high enough to crow. In
consequence thereof the saint oversight
himself and was furious when he dis
covered the trick that had been played
on him. He laid his everlasting curse
on the roosters Of that district, and
they have never crowed since. Elk
change.