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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago. July 3O.--Increased pro-
duction of coal II, the United States
has caused change in the order OF
the coal producing states. according
to statistics which have just been
compiled by the government geolog-
ical survey. Illinois, which in 1906
was third in production, is now Sec
ond and West Virginia has dropped
TO third place. Pennsylvania is still
first on the list, Illinois production
for 1907, as given IN the report. was
81 ,317 LAG short tons having spot val
ue of $54,6S7, 1882. Export of coal
from this country to Canada, Cuba
and elsewhere favc been steadily
growing and this year promises to
break all existing records. Latest
government reports show total ex-
ports of coal for a period of eleven
months as t1y565,242 tons, with a val
ue of s35,750,e37. Corresponding
figures for 1907 showed total of
only 20,099,9H tons and 1906 was still
less. The change in Illinois position
recalls the big coal strike of two
years ago as the increased production
for 1907 was due to the renewed
activity in mining after the recovery
from the effects of the suspension on
April l. 1906. During this suspen-
sion practically all the important
mines Of Illinois were idle and 1872
out of total Of GLOSS miners were
unemployed for 5S days. Because OF
the conditions the production OF
West Virginia in 1906 exceeded that
of Illinois by 1,S1o,246 short tons. as
the suspension there affected only a
small number of the mines for about
80 days.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

II Is not apparent why the Turks
should want a constitution. They
have been very active In recent years
In separating missionaries and others
from their constitutions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31
ed states. and hereafter will be one
of the smokeless ones.

The fight against the proposed ad-
vance of railroad rates, which CEN
ters in this city, progressed another
step at the conference OF shippers,
and is being conducted with dignity,
and every amicable effort to change
the decision Of the railroad executives,
before more vigorous tactics are en-
ployed is being made. Letters COM
mending the dispassionate letter to
President Roosevelt, sent by the ship
pers, asking his Intervention, and the
resolutions adopted by the shippers
at their meeting in the offices Of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association,
have been received from many
quarters. The tolerance of the res
olutions and the proposal that rail-
road executives hold another meeting
with the shippers were especially ap-
proved, the wording of the resolutions
having included the following: "The
shippers represented by this confer
ence now propose to the carriers that
the carriers submit to the interstate
commerce commission the propriety
and reasonableuess of the proposed
increase, and THAI such increase be
held In abeyance until that tribunal
has passed upon the question.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

President Roosevelt approved the
dismissal of eight West Point cadets
for having participated in a hazing
affair. VIII he now begin an investi-
cation to determine whether his ac-
tfon was warranted or will he give
the men an opportunity to re-enter
the academy provided they can prove
their innocence?
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31
SOME FACTS ABOUT IVORY.
Waste Product Of One Manufactures
May be OF yalue To Another.

Waste Product of One Manufactures
May He Of Value to Another.
One OF the interesting sights OF
London is the ivory market where,
during the periodical sales tie doors
OF the great warehouses; are fairly
covered with tusks- qf all sizes and
qualities LES
There is Absolutely mo waste in
the manufacture otryarticles from
ivory, for the srnafl shavings from,
billiard balls are used in making in
laid work. Therefore at an ivory sale
not only whole tusks are disposed OF,
but various assortments OF different
sized pieces. The waste product OF
greatest valueItJa 8olhsrl The e most tss
valuable ivory "A BED. fof making
billiard balls, and to be perfect q
tusk must be absolutely sound and
solid, without "a 3slfsbicion OF n faw
or crack, and must @easure only A
trihe more than the regulation bill
Hard ball, otherwise 1t will cut TO
waste. AS a preparation for tha sale
floor the inside OF the tusks Is thor
onghly cleaned by means OF wads at
tached to long sticks. Thus the ex-
act length OF the hollow Is shown
and flaws that are not seen ON tina
outside are often revealed. The In
creasing scarcity of ivory has
brought about an increasing rise In
the price. In thirty-fvc years ths
price per hundredweight has risen
from $3.50 TO $s35. In bulk ivory
averages about 10000 per ton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

30 Tar as known, no invitation has
been extended to Senator Foraker TO
speak at the Youngstown opening.
TAFT can eliminate him from that
gathering even If he can not turn his
picture to the wall in the Ohio
political gallery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

MIR. Taft Is compelled 10 be very
careful whom he invites TO make
campaign speeches this year. He is
likely to find some of Rooseyelt's
policies roughly assalled.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

After years of tyranny, the Sultan
of Turkey has granted constitu-
tion and now he has asked the Turks
to be good. lie can scarcely ex-
pect the people to calm down sud.
denly after having fought for 50
long.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

A great man. automobile owners
look at the new license law as a
species of Republican graft, but only
one has had the courage to say so
and put II In writing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Scientists are now objecting to the
spit ball because of the chance of
carrying disease. Possibly that is
what Is the matter with the Dlggers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Bryan says that the Independence
party was organized for the purpose
OF injuring the Democrats and assist
ing the Republicans. Mr.. Bryan Is
not alone in that opinion. MIR.
Hearst had the same hunch when he
began agitating the organization.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

"A man marooned on an island In
the Pacific has killed himself because
he had no one TO talk to. Some one
OF his ancestors must have been a
woman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

A New York choir has struck be-
cause Of church mice. The pastor
might with propriety choose as his
text, "It is the little mice that dis
turb the choir"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Discharged foreign miners now
threaten to dynamite the mine in
which they were employed. What
has become of that proposition to
deport undesirable aliens?
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Electricity as motive power.
which Mayor Busse has urged should
be used on the trains entering Chi
cago to do away with smoke of loco
motives, has Just scored new tri-
,umph In being substituted for steam
In the longest submarine tunnel In
the world. This is the st. Clair
tunnel under the river connecting the
united States and Canada at Port
Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia. On
tario. This is on the direct line from
Chicago to eastern Canada, on the
Grand Trunk railroad. and the first
electric locomotives have already
been put into service at the tunnel
ON trains running to and from this
city. The electrifcation of the tun-
mel marks great step In the pro-
gress Of the electrical science as ap-
piled TO transportation The mighty
steam moguls which used to handle
trains through the tunnel have
been replaced by compact, powerful
electric engines driven by $50 horse
power alternating current motors. The
frames of the novel locomotives are
similar to those OF steam moguls, on
the frame there being q cab OF struct-
ural steel provided with doors at each
end and each side. The engines are
built as two half units, each with
three driving wheels, and these units
can be coupled up TO one when de-
sired, with free passage through the
doors from one section to another.
Inside the cab is the electrical equip
ment. Practically the entire opera
tions connected with the running OF
the trains are carried on by electric
ity A motor.driven air compressor
is installed in the cab and supplies
compressed air not only for the op-
GRAFTON of the brakes on the engine
and the train service but also for the
working OF the various devices on the
locomotive for which compressed air
Is used, including the operation OF the
trolley bow and the electrically con-
trolled switches, the ringing OF the
bell, the sanding OF the track and
the setting OF the circuit breakers.
THE tunnel has been IN existence
about fifteen years and is now one
OF the most important gateways OF
traffic between Canada and the Unit
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The next duty of the Republican
notification committee will be to tell
Sherman Of his nomination. II does
seem that the oommitte might have
instructed Taft to write a letter in
forming the New Yorker of the fact.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The coroner now claims that Mrs.
Belle Guinness died from poisoning.
1t really makes litde difference how
she died.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The army of moths which have
caused such destruction to trees in
Buffalo, Detroit and other eastern cit
les, has at last reached Chicago in
its westward course and the winged
pests are now ravaging the foliage in
the city parks and in the suburbs.
Gardeners and city authorities every
where are uniting in an effort to save
the trees and war of determination
will begin at once. The invaders are
the particular kind known as white
marked Tussock moths and, according
to entomologists they have made un-
usual headway this year because cer-
tain other insects. their natural par
asites, have been destroyed by at
mospheric conditions The moth is a
native of this country and its fav-
orite tidbits are the leaves and young
bark of the lindens, soft naples and
horse chestnuts. The caterpillar Is a
gorgeous creature. with coral red
head, a yellow body streaked with
coral gray and pair of waving
black plumes on Its forehead that re-
mind one OF the decprations of fun
eral hearse. The female moth depos-
It's from 100 to 600 eggs in a gray
colored oval mass, which may be
seen hanging from twigs of trees.
The young caterpillars begin to feed
on leaves as soon as they are born.
They also prey upon fruit and have
a habit of girdllng small twigs by
eathing the bark In circle. The
pest Is spreading westward at an
alarming rate and vigorous steps are
being taken to stamp It out. The
most effective way to protect trees
that are attacked. say those who
have made a study OF the matter, is
TO spray the leaves with a solution
of arsenate of lead and water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

ing him more than ne cares to
admit. 4
II believe there Is some such
Organization in Bulacan province"
Re continued land the way l explain
It's rise is that Governor Sandlko
has socialistic ideas, and his Or
gsnizauon Of the young men Of his
province may bc for the spread of
such doctrines"
Try an ad In The Mirror Want
Column.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Some of the Republican leaders are
afraid that President Roosevelt will
kill an elephant before he goes to
Africa on that hunt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

"A college education is all right for
some things. but 1t is the training re-
ceived in the back lot which makes
a good baseball player
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Like chicken with full craw, the
Republican party OF Ohio is doing it's
best to swallow Cox, Brown and
Guilbert.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Someone has discovered where
Roosevelt got his idea OF dollar a
word. 1t was from the man who
talked back to a Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

London has had an anti-Jewish
outbreak and France is experiencing
labor wars. Russia will now have
little more sympathy from the powers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

How many instances of fathers de-
serting their children. And how few
of mothers being guilty of the same
offense,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Graft has been proven in Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana and there is no
telling how soon II is going to strike
Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Victims of Fourth of July accidents
are just now beginning to die of lock-
jaw.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Roosevelt's next job will be to edit
Sherman's letter or acceptance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31
Things Political
ADVICE 10 RiEPIJRI,IcANs

NAD' hN'tS ~
That eminent Wall Street banker.
MT. Sheldon, who by the grace OF
candidate Taft was made treasurer of
the Republican National Committee.
Is said to be having a great success
In raising campaign doodle. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Sheldon does not
stir from his office at No. 2 Wall
Street but just sends word 10 the
Trust and Corporation managers
that they are expected to call or send
their check for reasonable
amount. " These contributions are for
what Mr.. Sheldon calls the "legit-
innate campaign fund of $3,000,00O. F."
Whether MIR. Hartman IS to under
take the collection of the "boodie
fund" as he did in 1901. at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt, Is yet
uncertain, but probably someone re-
siding outside of the state OF New
York will be selected to collect this
extra campaign fund so that the pub
llcity law. of that state Will not apply.
Since Candidate Taft has been iriv-
en- to the necessity of declaring tha.
no contributions from trusts will be
accepted, there Is great desire to
know whether Mr.. Sheldon will re-
turn those contributions from the
trusts he has already received. There
Is an evident feeling abroad that all
this fuss about publicity after cleo
tion and the refusal of trust contri-
buttons Is a Republican fake.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

One of the best signs OF peace is the
fact that men are now entering the
army for the benefit OF their health.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Travelling by sirship has come to be
almost as dangerous as by automo-
bile.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The knockers are having plenty of
fun predicting that the team will not
stop until It has reached the bottom
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The artful colored brother has a
good opportunity in this campaign
to buncoe the astute Republican poll
ticians.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

For Surveyor.
T. O. BOWEN.
For shsri6,
JOHN q. STARK.
For Commissioner.
HENRY SETTER.
SAMUEL CREASAP.
A. H. TROUT.
For auditor,
MILES LoNGsHORn.
Tor Treasurer.
W. @. woTTRINo.
For Probate Judge.
W. 8. SPENCER.
For lniirmary Director,
CHARLES FREEMAN.
SAMUEL BADER.
GEORGE wE1DEMAlm.
For Coroner.
DIR. W. II. HlNKlL1N.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Medal Flour. Betty
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

That, when our forefathers came
to this country and found IL swell
supplied with streams, rlyes and
lakes of pure and uncontaminatcd
water, instead OF vaiuing this natur-
al resource they made every possible
effort to contaminate 1t by emptying
into every river and lake the sewage
and filth of cities ana towns. ex-
plains why we now drink this mix
ture and wonder why we have ty-
phoid fever.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

One would think that the Republic
can party could have selected some
one as their candidate on the national
ticket who was not known as "Short
Weight Jim Yet Mr.. Sherman earn
ed that sobriquet by defending short
weight in his jam pots in speech
In the last Congress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Mr.. Bryan has very effectually
spoiled Mr.. Taft's "after cleo
tion" publicity. The only thing left
for Taft to do Is to order the publi-
cation OF all contributions imhedi-
ately upon receipt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

The cost in lives and money of the
contamination of citys drinking
water, a subject in which this city
has shown $50,O00,O00 interest by
reversing the flow of the. Chicago
river, soon will be fixed. Figures Sc
cured by the American Medical AS
sociation, whose headquarters are
here, show how enormous the total
for all the United States must be.
Columbus, Ohio, which had 74S cases
of typhoid last April has been taken
as an example. medical sbatisticians
of the association adding that the
death rate from typhoid Is 10 per
cent that courts have held that s1O,-
900 Is a fair estimate of the minimum
vaue of a human life, that $50 per
case was the average of Doctors
bills and $125 the avearge cost Of fun
erals and therefore Columbus paid
about 5000, 700 in April for the privi'-
ege Of drinking water contaminated
with sewage. 1.-TWO and half mil
lion year Is rather high price for
one city to pay for bad water, 1t
would be cheaper to get pure water
no matter how much 1t COSTS" was
the medical experts comment. Be-
side the loss Of 10 lives, the money
expenses which the medical associa-
tion is seeking to lessen are ltemized
A.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

In Southern Virginia the tariff oI
peanuts is the Issue In the Secon'
Congressional district. One OF tn
candidates is advocating an increas
of the tax, TO 2 cents pound, tn
present tax being one half cent
pound. This can surely be calle'
peanut politics.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-31

Hon. Tom Watson will 'ose what
few Populists remain he attacks
Mr.. Bryan for not doing things
which the official record shows ne
did do, namely. vote for Mr.. Crisp
for speaker.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
IN REALM OF ICE AND SNOW.
Polar Railroad in Time Will Be I'm
portant Connecting Line.

The polar railroad in Lapland car
rles iron ore to the ice-free port of
Narvik on the Atlantic, is patronized
by tourists and promises to become of
some international importance, for it
is to be linked with the continental
system of railroads by line, now
building, that will join it to the north.
ern terminus of the Finland railroad
system.
Then the polar railroad, Illuminated
In summer by the midnight sun, will
be in direct communication by rail
with roads that lead to st. Petersburg,
Constantinople, Samarkand, Vladi-
vostok and Pekin. 1t will complete a
new through rail route across Euro.
Asia between the Atlantic and the Pa,
ciflc.
Thus the only arctic railroad will
have more than local interest. Only
a few years old, it is changing the as.
pect of south Lapland. Narvik has
grown from nothing to a flourishing
town of 1000 inhabitants, with docks
and shipping. Six trains reach the
port every day with iron ore to be
shipped to British and German smell
ters, and the road has greatly lessened
the length of the journey required to
reach certain points in the north.
Paris, for example, is now only four
days from Narvik; and from this port
the traveller may go by steamer to
Spitzbergen or to North Cape, so that
Paris in summer is only six days from
North Cape and ten days from Spitz.
bergen. The polar railroad is bring.
ing some northern regions a little
nearer to the rest of the world.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Sharp Trick Failed at Last,

An unusual case of action against q
railroad was that of young woman
who filed suit for damages against
the old Boston & Providence railroad
because of injuries she had sustained
by slipping upon a banana peel that
she alleged had been thrown upon
the floor of the car she was leaving.
In falling she averred that she
struck her back against the arm sf
one of the settees and suffered an in
jury to her spine. She was examined
by physician who reported that the
injury had extended to her legs and
they appeared to be partly paralyzed.
The incident coming to the attention
of the manager of western railroad
he wrote to the superintendent of the
Boston road for full particulars and a
description of the complainant.
The information tailed exactly with
q similar claim against the western
road. This led to an investigation
and it was found that the trick had
been successfully played on no less
than half dozen other railroad COM
panies.
A part of the trick was for the
to soak her limbs in ice
water just before the doctor called,
thereby deadening the sensation when
pricked with needles, the inference be-
ing that the victim had suffered q
shock in consequence of her being
thrown down. The. actor in this bit of
sharp practice had an elderly woman
for a confederate who posed as her
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & johnson,
patent lawyers, Oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: A. w. Gale,
Alberta, Mimi, portable lavatory; ].
J. Conrad, Luverne. Mimi, corn pillow
shovel; F. B. Gulzow. Flandreau, S,
D., concrete mixer; G. o. Helvig, Daw-
son. Mimi, car door; L. s. Under,
Mankato, Mimi, hens nest; 1. B. Par
sons. Bathgate, N. D., washboiler; p.
o. Peterson, Winona, S. D., gate
fastener.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
China suiIdino coaI R.IIroad.

The coal railroad from Ishien to
Taierschuang, China, on the Grand
canal, will probably be completed next
year. The earth work. bridge work
and culvert, construction has been let
to a Chinese named Tschia. who had
previously given proof of his responsi.
bility. The line will be about 80 miles
long.