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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-05
A Matter Of Judgment.

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whats judgment" said one OF a
party Of men sitting in club cafe dis
cussing the business of certain prom
inent speculator, but good luck? One
may deliberate profoundly between diff
ferent courses possible in n certain
case, adopt that which common sense
would indicate and yet go wrong.
Judgment is like logic, which grinds
out conclusions according to the pre-
misses put In its hopper. Judgment
tells us the best way Of action, but
doesn't guarantee 1t to be the success.
full way. / once had an illustration of
this TO my cost.
Before going down from the dress.
ing room of Mr.. Jack Williams musical
| stepped into the bathroom to rinse
my hands. There on the marble wash
stand was large old fashioned seal
ring.
1.-TWO courses suggested themselves
to me-one to take the ring downstairs
and give It to the host, telling him
where had found 1t. But 1t occurred
TO me that II the person who had lost
1t should return for 1t and catch me in
the act OF picking II up he might &C.
cuse me of stealing 1t. Pm practical
chap and don't believe In doing people
unasked favors. Such kindDesses are
liable to verify Esop's fable OF the
man who warmed frozen serpent In
his bosom and was bitten for his pains.
The other plan was to let the ring lie
where 1t was, an act that grant was
not as kindly as the other. but safer,
What do You think, gentlemenT
II think" said one, that you ran no
especial risk in either case, but any
possible distressing consequences TO
you would surely be averted by letting
the ring alone"
The others agreed to this.
"Yery WELL" the first speaker pro-
ceeded. II followed this course. left
the bathroom and the ring in 1t and
went downstairs. There We're no guests
In the dressing room at the time-in-
deed, there was no one, so far as /
knew, on the second floor. l was late,
and the guests had arrived. At the
foot OF the staircase met a gentleman
named Stewart going up. He was evil
IDENTITY In hurry, and 1t occurred to
me that 1t was he who had left the
ring on the washstand and that he was
going up 10 get 1t. He looked at me
with an expression that indicated these
words, He has just come from the
dressing room and possibly the bath
room, where left my ring But we
are so prone to attribute to others what
is In our own minds that ! banished
the thought.
ut was two or three days after the
incident ] have related that received
call from Jack WllIams. He hem
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med and hawed and beat about the
bush for time, then told me that at
his party a Mr. Stewart had left in
the bathroom a ring that had been
handed down to him through several
generations and which he would not
have parted with for a small fortune.
He had missed the ring within few
minutes after he had left It, having
taken 1t Off his finger to wash his
hands, and hurried back to get 1t. VIII
llams didn't mention Stewards having
met me at the foot of the stairs, but /
was sure Stewart had mentioned the
fact to him. He said something more
appalllng-viz, that Stewart hurried
back TO the bathroom and the ring
was gone, and a maid in the ladies'
dressing room told him that i had Just
left the bathroom and there had been
no guest on that floor at the time ex-
cept me.
Here was pretty how de do. Jack
smoothed the matter over as softly as
possible, saying that he thought under
the circumstances he should tell me
what had happened, but of course no
one would think for a moment of sus-
pecting me, and all that, but knew
well enough that stood accused of
stealing the ring. / told Jack that |
had seen the ring and left it where It
lay; He didn't say anything, but
knew by the way he looked that he
thought that instead Of having shown
good judgment in leaving the ring
where 1t was had acted either like a
fool or knave. You see, it's so much
easier to detect good and bad Judgment
after than before the fact.
"Jack really believed that was I'm.
nocent, and / called on Mr.. Stewart
thinking that / might convince him as
well. He treated me with extraordi-
nary politeness-indeed, he was so po-
lite that i knew he considered me
guilty. And there the matter rested.
soon began to notice that my social ac-
quaintances were looking at me as they
passed me with peculiar stare. A
few cut me. Others treated me with
studied reserve. All this, gentlemen, I
need not assure yon, was maddening.
FINALLY when could stand it no
longer told Jack Williams that must
put detective In his house. He con-
sented, and one day lady who pur-
ported to be his cousin arrived for
visit. The family and the servants
were the same MS at the time of the
theft. My detective left valuable things
around, but none OF them disappeared.
There was colored man in the house
who waited on the door and the table.
My detective had him shadowed One
night he went to cake walk and, like
fool, sported the lost ring. He had
seen 1t in the bathroom, and vanity
alone had made him a thief. He went
down the back stairs with it while
was going.down the front stairs.
After the denouement Mr.. Stewart
called on me to apologize. sent word
that / was not at home. I cut him and
every person who had Appeared TO
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ana reused nm up. waueu into the
3owsers for hundred years back. ]
compared him to an owl, a polecat, a
toad, a gobbler and hundred other
things. hurled threats at him that
brought shivers TO my own spine.
Whenever he tried to protest | men
aced him. Whenever he tried to get
up to go | threatened his life.
Three hours did the trick. The bluff
er was bluffed. | wore him right
down. His wife could have done
1t years ago If she had only had
the grit and the pertinacity. II she
had gone for him the first time he ever
yelled "Womanp at her he would have
been as humble as a rabbit the rest OF
his days. After the first hour saw
that ! was gaining on It, and never
let up for minute until the bells
struck / o'clock. Then Mr.. Bowser
suddenly collapsed in heap, and after
| had rubbed a wet rag over his face
and revived him he rose up and put his
arms around me and murmured:
"Oh, you dear Old thing. but I'm so
thankful that you came and that we
have had this delightful talk together"
At the present writing he is follow
fng me about the house and wishing
he could die for me, and think have
him bluffed for as much as two weeks
ahead Mothersin-law, try my recipe,
and take no other
SARAH THOMPSON,
Mother-in-law Of Mr.. Bowser.
Per NJ. Quad.
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Another PhiIanthropist.

why, don't you abolish straps and
high steps on your street car lines?"
my friend" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax impressively, scientists tell us
that unless we take more exercise we
will become mere creatures of brain.
with neither arms nor legs. I'm try
ing to stand between humanity and an
awful fatep-Washington Star.
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Those Dear Friends.

Stella (at the pianoD-Now that you
have heard me sing, what would you
advise me to do with my voice?
Mabel-WeIl, | wouldn't do any
thing with It just now. Wait till the
man comes around and have 1t tuned
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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raklno vi. M..aur..

"Mr. Bliggins never seems to think
Of anything that is worth saying" said
one young woman.
II don't know about that" replied
the other. "He certainly never says
anything that seems worth thinking"
-sWashington Star. -
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-05
TROUBLE FOR BOWSER
Mother-in-Iaw Arrives and Makes
Him Toe the Mark.
CALLS OLD MAN TO ACCOUNT.

PROMISES TO bOndNo TllHlbeI HteT be-
ing 5luffed TO a standstIl and Now
Thinks HE Wifc's Mother the Best
Ever.
copyright, 1908, by T. c. McClure.l
am Samuel Bowser's mother-in.
law. The other night l had a dream
about him / dreamed that he was
swelling around the house and finding
fault and raising Cain generally and
the first thing I'm the morning, being a
believer in dreams, packed my satch-
81 and started for the depot | arrived
Mt Mr.. BOwscr's house about an hour
before he was due for dinner and
found my daughter In bed sick with
headache. She was also worrying over
what her husband would say when he
came home and found the routine Of
the house interrupted.
"Mary, you just cease TO worry about
him." says | as tears stood in her
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-05
Strictly Feminine.

"Yes, always let papa buy my
hats"
''Is his taste so goodr
ut isn't matter of taste. Papa
always buys hats that are too expen-
sive, and then l change them and get
the difference" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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He shut his jaw and stuck out for
awhile. but eventually followed me
downstairs. Then he tried to grab his
hat and Overcoat and make a sneak
for 1t, but l had an eye on him and
prevented 1t. finally got him down to
the dining room and the table, but he
refused to eat. That made no differ.
ence in the programme, however
began TO talk to him Ikea mother.ln-
law. i am an elderly woman OF pro-
nounced opinions. / proceeded to reel
of some of those opinions for his ben.
| eft He hadn't got more than a quar-
ter Of dose before he rose up TO go.
saying something about suicide, but !
| squatted him down and kept him there
until had said all l wanted TO.
Mr.. Bowser wasn't exactly quiescent
under my fire. He uttered excama-
lions about cats and bats and mothers.
in-law, and fourteen different times
he said that he would leave the house
If | didn't, but we were both there
when l got through talking that is,
when / got through talking for just
then. | went upstairs to see my daugh.
ter and had scarcely got there when
| heard him rattling and banging at
the furnace In the cellar. descended
part way and stopped him by threats
Of the crowbar. Then he took a no
ton to fix a door IN the kitchen, and /
had to make some blood curdling
threats before he would cease ham.
mering and saving. Then he came up
into the sitting room and got out an
old harp and began strumming on It
and singing. didn't have to waste
words on him on this occasion. AS
soon as he saw me coming he cuddled
down, and left him playing solitaire
with a pack of cards as / went up
again.
Then Mr.. Bowser sneaked on me
Half an hour later | came down to
make some fresh tea and found him
gone. | am that sort Of woman that
when ! strike son,in-law's trail
never leave It until be Is my mutton
| put on my things and went looking
for Mr.. Bowser. | heard of him on
several corners, but II was nearly an
hour before / overhaulsd him. He
was leaning against an iron fence with
his hands In his pockets and his hat
pulled down, but knew him at once.
He started of as l grabbed for his
ear, but kind hearted little boy
whom | shall certainly remember In
my will, ran ahead OF me and seized
him by the coattails and hung on until
| could Osme up
"Come home, Samuel" / said as l
got good hold.
How He Was BIuHed.
He said he'd die right then and
there first, but he didn't. A policeman
came along and advised him to trot,
and thus got him home. Then l sat
down and took chair In front Of him
and labored with him-tbat is, began
m0nOlogue that lasted for three
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HE WAS LEANING AGAINST AN IRON
FENCE
eyes. "Your mother is here TO look out
for you and If Samuel comes home
and goes to cavOrting around he'll
hear something drop. If he comes
home with a spell on there'll be a
shndy thatll make his hair curl"
The hired girl had been posted be
fore Mr.. Bowser reached home, and he
didn't get a hint of my presence.
When he entered the house and failed
to find his poor victim in the hall to
greet him he banged the front door
and stamped around until he was told
that Mrs. Bowser was lying down with
a headache.
"She is, ehr he shouted. Lying
down with n headache, is she? Who
brought on the headache"
The girl informed him that she
didn't know.
"But / dow he clustered "She's
been eating pickles and oranges and
bananas and a lot of other truck.
Don't tell me she hasn't, for ! know
better. Headache, and the house all
upset! Nice old ranch this for a man
to come home to! It's no wonder that
ten thousand husbands I'm the United
States are driven to drink every year.
Wen see about that headache"
With that he came tramping up
stairs, and hid in the clothes closet.
He made more noise than n horse
coming up, and he had no sooner en-
tered the room than he almost yelled
out:
well, this is the last Of you! I've
warned you n thousand times over,
but It has done no good. It's no use
in going for the doctor. Any one can
see that your days are numbered"
ITS only headache" said Mrs.
Bowser as she tried TO smile.
"Only! Only n headache! And what
is that headache going TO lead to? Wo-
man, II you have brought about your
own death don't blame me. You can't
hog down a dozen bananas, skins and
all, and expect to live more than a
few hours"
81 haven't eaten a banana I'm two
months"
"Then it's raw cabbage or some
such thing. Well, don't look 20 me
for any sympathy. shall bury you,
of course, but don't expect anything
more"
Some of His Actions.
Then he tipped over chair, walked
over to the bureau and opened the
drawers and slammed them shut and
had begun 10 whistle as loud as he
could when my daughter asked:
"Mr. Bowserr won't you send for
mOtherF
"Send for your motherw he fairly
howled as he whrcd around on her.
"Send for that old bat! Never! Never
I'm this world"
"But If / am going to die should
like her with me-"
"She can't come. If she was here ]
know just what shes would do.
She'd
$50 do I know | said as sudden,
ly walked out on him.
Mr.. Bowser staggered over to
chair and sank into It, and his face
turned as white as flour. He had
been caught red handed. stood Civ
ing him the stony stare for long
three minutes. and then he worked up
nerve enough to ask:
"Who invited you down here at this
timer
II didn't have to wait for an invita-
tion. Dinner is on the table, and we
viii go down. We can talk as we eat"
There's no talking to be DONE" he
sulkily observed as he drew away.
There's a heap Of 1t, Samuel, and
want you to come along"
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doubt me. In this way ! gave up a
number of acquaintances, but no
friends Judgment is all right when
It wins, but when II doesn't win It Is
no better than lack OF Judgment.
KINGSBURY WEIGH.
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How He Wss BIuHsd.

He said he'd die right then and
there first, but he didn't, A policeman
came along and advised him to trot,
and thus got him home. Then sat
down and took a chair In front of him
and labored with him-tbat is, began
a monologue that lasted for three
hours, and every time he pretended to
doze. OF / gave him the toe Of my shoe
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-19

hands of the faculties of the various
schools. This has proven unsatisfac-
tory, as the several schools are never
satisfied with the rulings Of the others.
Now the plan is to stop all wrang-
ling among the colleges of the north
west conference next year by taking
the determining of questions of eli
gibility of all players out of the hands
of the faculty committees Of each col
lege, and placing it in the. hands of a
general governing board representing
the entire conference.
This is the move which has been
started by a number of those high In
authority and which appears to De
with much favor. There ap-
pears at present to be no doubt OF It's
passing when put to a vote
l.. This has been the topic around which
surged during the past season all the
contention which threatens to ser1-
ously terminate athletic relations be-
tween at least two of the conference
colleges 1t has been proven beyond
a doubt that the present system is
faulty, and that nearly all of the
wrangling over professionals and ring
ers which stirred up such a tumult
this year can be traced directly to de-
fects in the present rules.
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serve that T use the word 'uncontra-
dicted,' and it's use is important in
defining my position when it is re-
membered that most of those who
came before US were Representatives
of special interests asking for tn re-
tention Of present rates. In other
words their own testimony proved the
case against them"
What may be regarded as the demo-
cratic view of the hearings is pre-
sented by Representative Underwood
of Alabama, one of the most alert mi
nority members of the committee.
1T has oeen shown conclusively by
the manufacturers themselves said
Mr.. Underwood, that many of the
rates of the Dingley tariff are not pro-
tective, but prohibitive. 1t has appeared
that under such prohibitive rates the
market has been controlled,
the cons umer assessed, the WORKING
man not correspondingly compensated,
and the revenues of the government
IMPAIRED. L think it is settled that We
are going to write maximum and a
minimum tariff act Our friends on
the republican side may insist that 1t
shall preserve thet protective principle,
but it is now plain to all men that we
must make such reductions from pres
emf rates as will encourage 1mporta-
tions to an extent that will make II
POSSIBLE to meet the expenditures with
out the imposition of form OF taxa
ton more direct
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Christmas Shopping Makes
WdlId WdlId Busting Town

during the coming week, and could the
exact expenditure be ascertained, there
would be no little surprise occasloned
Could the money spent for Christmas
presents be converted into the city
treasury, the city council would have
no further need to cry economy;
the Woman's Park club would need to
give no furture benefits to raise funds
for the park; the public library could
be placed on a firm financial basis, and
in addition West Main street could be
paved.
Everyone is happy; or apparently so,
and red-cheeked boys and girls, re-
turning to their homes after school
hours. never fail to pass down tn
business streets to inspect the at
tractive gifts displayed in conspicuous
window decorations, and to wonder
what they will get to make the day
one of pleasure. But the merriment
is not confined alone to the youngsters,
for men and women frequently congre-
gate on the walks, to inspect the gifts,
causing pedestrians to circle into t
streets to get by. Inside the big
stores all is activity, hurry and rush,
and the veritable stream of bundle
laden humanity attest the fact that
christmas, 1908, in Walla Walla VIII
he q. decidedly happy one.
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"Turkeys Wanted" is the we'll
developed sign which today appears
in the windows of nearly every meat
market and poultry establishment in
the city, though few, if any, producers
are responding to the call of the hun
CRY and bringing in their fowls.
THANKSGIVING found shortage of the
toothsome birds in the Walla Walla
valley, as Wen as throughout the en-
tire northwest, but by dint of close
scratching, dealers were able to sup
ply the greater part Of the demand.
With Christmas and New Years close
at hand, however. more serious shor-
tage has manifested itself, and unless
turkeys are forthcoming from an at
present unknown source, there will be
many a table here next Friday not
graced with the presence of brown
ed bird.
IT is said that the shortage has been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-19
Turkey Shortage keenIY felt

brought about by the action Of war
department officials in purchasing sew
eral thousand turkeys for transporta-
ton to the Philippines, the shipment
having been made some time previous
to Thanksgiving. Prices at once soar
ed skyward, with the result that 25
and even % cents was not an uncom-
mon quotation. Before the Christ
mas rush is over, it is predicted by
those who are well informed, that the
80 and 32 cent mark will not be un-
heard Of. The Walla Wal1a Meat
Cold Storage company has made re-
quest for 800 turkeys, and it is more
than probable that even more Will
required to fill the orders booked. The
branch establishments are handling
limited supply, but there is absolutely
no hope of keeping up with the demand
at the present time.
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Although the weather, up to the past
two or three days, has wholly falled
to Indicate the approach of the CHRIST
mas season, the old town has taken on
decidedly holiday appearance, anu
never before in many months mas
there been such an activity along all
lines of trade as is in evidence at the
present tim Every afternoon anu
evening finds the business tnoroush-
fares crowded with a bustling throns
OF humanity, intent on Christmas ouy
ing, and the mistletoe, holly ana ever
green with which all business houses
are tastefully decorated lends en-
chantment to the scene. The "polihs
pots" of the salvation Army, winch
have been placed on the street cor
ners. are attracting much atten1on' anu
the silent guardians of the funos oo-
mated are every now and then re-
warded with the "clink" of COIN III
the receptacles. The sum ALREADY SUI
scribed to the cause of the army guar
antees a merry Christmas for the poo,
and needy of the city, and with "na'
will be collected during the last !e"
DAYS before the big day, army oIhciaiS
will be assured that none in the Gar
Hen City will be compelled to "ah' io'
food or clothing. -, q,
Several thousand dollars VIII ue
spent for appropriate Christmas sH.z
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are
Basketball ChdmDS

By defeating the academy team last
night by the score of 28-11, the sopho-
more class of Whitman college won
the championship of Whitman repeat
ing their performance of a year ago.
Somtime next week they will be pub
licly awarded the pennant for their
victory.
While the game was one sided, the
"cads' put up a scrappy contest and at
times played the better ball. They
could not last the game through at
fast playing, however, and the col
legians won handily. For the sophs,
Alfred Belt starred, getting seven field
goals off FelthOuse, who retal1ated
with four off Belt. Warren Belt, of the
sophs, landed four and Tracy Cox
made two. Coach Blanchard oficiated.
The time Of the halves was 20 and Is
minutes.
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mo strike has been ordered as yet
and / do not think there will be one.
Al any rate, it will not be called until
after we have another meeting of the
union. We will put it up to the man
ayers Of the restaurants, and if they
do not come through with the old
scale, We will probably walk out"
This statement was made by MEM
Der of the cooks and walters union
this morning Further it was said that
at the meeting last night, nothing
more was done than to appoint COM
mittee to take the matter up with the
managers of the eating houses and try
to get the old scale back. If they are
not successful in this, a walkout will
probably be ordered. The committee
is composed of Robert Myers, David
Evans and Bert Pe~sell.
Investigation this morning shows
that but two of the larger eating
houses Of the city, the Calumet and
the Creamery, are effected These are
under practically the same manage
ment and when seen this morning at
tn Calumet, Manager Joe Bodwell
said:
"There has been no walkout yet and
1 do not believe there will be. l put it
up to the boys this morning, just what
l would do if they insist upon the old
scale / will simply close the Cream
cry cafe Tor the winter. Both houses
together are not doing the business
that the Creamery did last summer,
and 1 was simply forced to lower
wages or to close c1e of the houses. l
chose the fOrrre~ o0-7ree so That the
boys would not he thrown out Of en-
nlOvment but if they insist, | will