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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Few Wear EARRINGS.

THE habit of wearing earrings is dy-
Ing out not only in America. but all
over the civilized world" said q promi-
nent New York jeweler.
Many queer notions obtain regarding
the wearing of earrings, and many le-
gends concerning their advent are told.
The Mahometans have 1t that Sarah.
being jealous of Hagar, vowed that she
would not rest until she had tinged her
Abraham, hearing this, quickly pierced
Hagar's ear and drew a ring through
II, so that Sarah was able to fulfill her
VOW without danger to the bondmaid's
life.
From that time, they say, 1t became
customary for women to wear ear
rings. When Aaron made the golden
calf. It will be- remembered that he
called upon the Israelites to break Off
the golden earrings which are In the
ears OF your wives, Of your sons and
of your daughters, and bring them
unto me-"
For long time men continued to
wear Out Vi
Shakespeare represents him wearing
such an adornment. The picture is at
Wentworth Park, In Yorkshire, Eng
land. Nowadays few men wear ear
rings. But In southern countries, es-
pecially Spain, the wearing of these
ornaments still holds. The Spanish be-
lieye that piercing of the ears prevents
ophthalmia and scrofula, and there is
, popular notion that piercing the ears
does exercise "A beneficial effect upon
the eyes, a notion that is shared to
some extent by surgeons and physi-
clans the world over.
The Chinaman pieces the ears OF his
little boy and makes him wear ear
rings. for, he argues, II an evil spirit
should happen to see him, the spirit
will mistake the child for a girl and
win not take the trouble to carry 1t of.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
s5,ooo,OoO TO KEEP A KING.
Several Fortunes Put Into Royal
Yaeht--An Expensive Luxury.

"Royaity Is cheap enough dGG does
not cost as much as it's worth social
ly," IL the frequent argument of Eng
lishlnen. Some radicals add: And the
royal family doesn't cost au annual
SUN that is as large as the taxes that
one or two New York millionaires
dodge every year"
1t is a fact that English royalty
doesn't cost, on the face of the returns.
as much as some royal families on the
continent cost the taxpayers of their
counties. In direct grant from the
public treasury, the British royal fam
lily receives about $5,000.0O a year.
Reynolds Newspaper, radical
weekly, however, has been investigat-
ing the indirect cost of royalty and
gives some details thereof.
The kings yacht, completed two or
three years ago, cost the nation, in one
way or another, about $5,000,OOO. And
now new yacht is being built at a
further cost of several million dollars.
A grant of 100000 is to be made this
year towards the expense OF the visit
of the Prince and Princess of Wales to
India. That, of course. is only the
first bite. 1t would be impolitic to
alarm the taxpayers too excessively at
the start.
A similar grant of 100000 was made
for the visit of the Prince, as Duke of
Cornwall, to the colonies, and 1t cost
much more. This is exclusive OF the
cost of warships for conveyance and
escort That portion of the outlay will
be concealed in the navy estimates.
The funeral of Qheen Victoria cost
s1G5, 700, the celebration of her sixtieth
anniversary of accession to the throne,
1886, 900, the kings coronation s625.OO0.
There are numerous other extra ex-
penses which appear under different
heads in the nations financial ac-
counts.
Says Reynolds: "But, after all, II
people will have royalty they must pay
for it, Royalty consists of functions
and clothes. ceremonies and parapher-
MALTA, and all these are expensive luxu-
ries. The point is that people ought
not to be deceived by crafty attempts
to make the cost appear to be less than
1t is actually
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
WILLIAMS DE- SRRTS

After watching the pace that is
being travelled in the new Ohio
State league, Gus Williams. the
big southpaw pitcher, drew his
pay yesterday and then jumped the
club. Where he went Is unknown
to the club officials.
The action OF Williams was
somewhat OF surprise to Manager
ODay and the rest of the play
ers. The club paid the players two
days in advance and williams re-
ceived this money and then hiked.
Fine way to return the kindness
of the men at the head of the
club. ia"
When Williams hiked ODay re-
called Downey, who was released
yesterday and took him with the
team on the Springfield trip.
Nothing was heard from Luskey
today but 1t is supposed that he
will be with the club within a few
days.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Premiership Tenure.

Mr.. Asquith is the eighteenth prime
minister who can claim oxford as his
alma mater. Cambridge has supplied
twelve. The shortest period Of office
Of any prime minister was that OF
Lord Canning-three months-and the
longest that of Sir Robert Walpole-
twenty-three years. Another interest
ing fact is that Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman was, with the exception Of
Palnerston, who was seventy. older
than any other premier when he first
assumed the Office. When on the res
ignation of Mr.. Balfour's government
In December, 1905, Sir Henry formed
his ministry he was sixty-nine. Lord
Grey was sixty-four when he became
premier. Mr.. Disraeli sixty-two and
Mr.. Gladstone fifty-nine. The young
est prime minister was William Pitt,
who was only twenty-four when he
took Office In 17S3.-Dundee Adver-
tiser.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Airships In War,

Hudson Maxim contends that the use
Of airships in war does not hold forth
any terrifying prospects. The dropping
Of dynamite from such vessels, he
says, might cause some superficial de-
struction, but 1t must penetrate and
explode inside battleships and earth
works to do really great damage. Half
a ton Of that explosive dropped upon
the four inch deck of battleship
might kill some men, wreck part Of the
superstructure Of the vessel and dent
the deck, but the destruction would not
be extensive. Nor would the dropping
of such charge on coast Notifications
cause serious damage. the action of
dynamite being such that the blast.
being unconfined. would rebound into
the air In the form of an inverted cone,
80 that the effect In horizontal plane
would be small.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Girls Tauaht Life SAVING.

A course In life saving has been lnsti-
tuted among the women students OF
Columbia university for the purpose Of
ing drowning persons. They receive
the regular life saving drill, including
the grips and breaks, towing to shore
and artificial respiration. A fully
dressed girl Is thrown into the water
at one end Of the swimming tank, and
other girls are obliged to rescue her
from the opposite end and take her
back. which Is done in exactly fifty
seven seconds. This new departure In
coeducation has become immensely
opular.-Popular Mechanics.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Reuulsr Foud,

"Yes," sighed the suburban man,
who had just moved In, "at the last
place had the prettiest row of tulips
that ever bloomed until my nelghbor's
chickens scratched them up"
"And did you klckT' asked his new
acquaintance.
"You bet! ! got big tomcat to lay
for his chickens"
"What then?"
"Why, the next knew he had
bought feroclous bulldog to lay for
my Tom"
HIN! And did that end the trou-
bleY'
"Oh, no. l borrowed a wolf from
an animal trainer TO kill the bulldog"
"War to the knife, eh? What was
the next chapter in the bitter feudT
''There was none. heard that he
was about to purchase tiger to kill
my wolf, and as l couldn't afford the
price of an elephant to kill his tiger !
thought 1t best to move" = Chicago
News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

cumstances one life is dependent on
his efforts he will labor under fright
ful burden.
At last I came In sight OF the nag
waving over the tops OF some trees sew
eral miles in advance Of me. Then ev-
cry minute dreaded lest hear vol
ley. My horse was exhausted. and I
feared every moment he would drop
under me. He did so when within
quarter OF mile of the post. l ran
on, waving the order above my head.
A sentry saw It, guessed what It was
and must have called out to those be-
low. for | heard cheer. Then knew
was In time.
Carol was killed during the civil
war. having gained the reputation Of
being one OF the daredevlls of the Un-
Ion army.
r. TOWNSEND SMITH.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Jelections
EVERY GERMAN HAS A TITLE,
The Imperial statistieian Labels Men
of Every Occupation.


Of Every Occupation.
The imperial statistical bureau in
Berlin has just published the result OF
a census taken on June IL last OF all
the professions. trades and occupations
which were pursued in the empire on
that day. The complete list includes
15,016 items. 1t is regarded as a re-
markable growth of specialization.
Some of the callings have tens Of
thousands of followers. In many cases
there are only few. In some cases
only one person in the whole realm Is
earning his livelihood in some fashion
which calls for separate classification.
The list illustrates the German love
OF accuracy and also the capacity OF
the language for exact titles. One man,
for instance. IL set down as Forsts
Hutzdienstanwarter, which means can
didate for the forest protection service.
A considerable number come under
the head OF Kreiskommunalkassenkal-
kulator. or district public treasury ap-
praiser. There are also several who
fall under the title of Staatsschulden.
zahlungskassenkontr or bookkeep-
ers of the fund for the payment of the
public debt. The climax of title. how
ever. Is reached In the somewhat nu-
merous and somewhat humble group
who are described as Eisenbahnbe-
triebstelegrapheninspektionsassi
ten. These are the assistant inspectors
In the railway telegraph service.
One man makes his living by renting
out compressed air; another has lottery
wheels for rent.
Soothsayers and quack doctors are
frankly catalogued as such, and so are
strollers, vagabonds and tramps. The
climax is reached in the case of sim
gle man who is put down as profes-
sional smuggler.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

The Diggers left this morning for
Springfield, where they are playing
this afternoon. A Boosters day eel.
ebration is on there and according to
a wire from that place, Ransick has
stirred up plenty of enthusiasm. The
Springfield team is going good just
now. and after receiving two sting
ing defeats at the hands OF Marion
the Orphans invaded Newark and
copped three straight.
Marion will play at Springfield To-
day, Friday and Saturday and then
will journey to Lancaster where 1t
is feared there may be some trouble.
Next Wednesday Newark will make
It's first appearance of the season
Webb park and then the fans W
have seen every team in the league
in action. When the Diggers return
here they will have nine straights on
the home lot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Irelaud's Ebbins Strength.

Last year was year of retrogres-
sion in the record Of Irish emigration.
The number of emigrants had steadily
fallen from 1902 to 1905, In which
year 1t touched the lowest figure re-
corded since 1851. But for the last
two years there has been an Increase,
and the figure for 1907 is the highest
since 1902 and is considerably higher
than the figures OF 1897 and 1S9S.--
Freeman's Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Name. With Old Indian Rina.

Among the names OF the graduates
OF the Carlisle indian school are still
to be found some that are suggestive
and picturesque Although the ma
jority are apparently Angllcized. there
are few, like Sadie American Horse,
IAyina Cornsilk, Theodore Owl, Mary
Wolf, Henry Knocks-On-Two and
Morgan Crowsghost. which have the
old Indian ring to tbem.--Oil City
Blizzard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
ON THE DIAMOND.
New York Americans We're the Only
Fasteners that Won on Wed
nesday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Following are Wednesdays scores:
At New York-Cleveland 2, New
York T. baltimore, Rhoades, Graney.
Chech, Clarke; Manning, Klienow.
At Detroit-Boston 8, Detroit 10
Winter, Burchell, Glaze, Carrigan;
Mullin, Schmidt.
At ladelphia-Chicago 2, Phila-
delphia l. Walsh, Sullivan; Dygert.
Schreck.
At Washington-St. Louis 2, Wash.
ington l. Graham, Stephens; Burns,
Street
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
The utlIIty Of Children.

Evidence has been given by ths po-
lice that children are frequently hired
In order that they may be taken out
with organs, that the usual rate Of
payment for them is sixpence a day
and that they have practically sup
planted monkeys for the purpose
London Lancet.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

boots on, and Marion had runners
on first and second. Here Red White
broke into the lime light and stopped
all dreams of ninth dnning rally.
Anderson struck out and Burk went
out from Brown TO Gowdy.
flNhn slnnrn.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

Wagner 2.
Base on balls-Off Moore 2.
Double play-Wagner To Lattf-
mer to Spencer.
Hit by pitcher-Gygli, Smith.
Wratten
Stolen bases--Burt, Larue.
Sacrifice hit--Dooin.
Umplres -Mllligan and Handiboe.
Time-1:4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
For Winter lJse.

A lady farmer planted a garden. She
was very proud of her prospective
peas, but wien her husband asked if
they were ripe she said, ooh, they
haven't come up yetv'
Haven't come up yet? Why, the
seasons nearly over"
"Yes." she said. "but planted can.
ned peas think they come up lit.
tic late."-New York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
To the Point.

Doctor Gruff-Your husband. ma.
dam. needs rest.
Il know that. doctor; but he won't
listen to me-"
Doctor Gruif; IF you would make
IL unnecessary for him to listen to
you, madam, think that will be
rest enough"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

Runs-Quinn, kettler, Flood,
Fink, A. Reilly, Fontz, Pickett
Lett on bases-Mansfield 4; Lima
6.
Two base its-Channell, Sykes,
Fontz, Flood.
Stolen bases-Quinn, A. Reilly,
Double play-Reynolds to Jewell
to Bdery.
Sacrifice hits-Newham, Kahl,
Pickets.
Bases on balls-On Yarnell /;
on Pickett /.
Struck out--By Bailey 3, by
farnell 3, by Pickett 4.
Hits apportioned-Off Bailey in
3 inulngs; OF Yarnell in 6
innings.
Time-1:55. Umpires-Kiefer and
Kramer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
LANCASTER

Runs Farrell, Tate, Burke, Brown 2,
Piper, White. Three base hit-,Hum-
phreys. Stolen base-Tate. Sacrl-
fee hits-WolGe, o'Day, Brown. Hell
Ter, Yost 9. Bases on balls-Off
Burk G, off White, 2. Struck out
BY Burk 6. by White 6. Hit by
pitched ball--W1hite. Umpire-Hart.
Attendance-i5O
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
LIMA, A; MANSFIELD. 3.

Mansfield, o., May 13-Bailey ex-
ploded in the third inning, Lima
scoring runs and her third
straight victory as Mansfield con-
tlnued weak in hitting. Yarnell,
who succeeded Bailey, was invinci-
BILE, Score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

Humphreys, the former Caledonia
boy, Is playing wonderful game
with Lancaster this year. His
ting Is such that Manager Fox
placed him in the slugger's position
nnd in the field he is making many
catches. His catch
ay in short field from Earrell's
bat in the eighth kept Marion from
scoring a run.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Pittsburg-New York /, Pitts
burg 8. Mathewson, Crandall, Bres-
nahan; Camnitz, Gibson.
At Standardization /, Cincinnati
g. Flaherty, Pfeffer, Bowerman;
Weimer, Schlei
At st. Louis-Brooklyn 2, st. Louis
5. Wilhelm, Bergen; Karger Lud.
wig.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.

GAMES TODAY.
Marion at Springfield.
Newark at Lima.
Mansfield at Lancaster.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
SPRINGFIELD. 4: NEWARK, l.

~ h'N'riEib - NEW Aith, L.
Newark, o., May 13-Spring-
held won today's game, making It
three straight II they continue
their good stick work they will
be found close to the top in first
division. Score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

A WARNING.

Not disease but symptom or sign which
tells OF thin blood and exhausted nerves. A
warning that nerve force is becoming exhausted
and that you are in danger Of nervous col.
lapse Prostra,ion. paralysis. or even worse.
What is to be done , Headache powders
are dangerous and only leave the nervou.
system more exhausted than before their use.
New blood must be formed. new nerve
force created. and this is exactly wha, is ac-
complished by the use of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
SPRINGFIELD

Runs-Locke, Moeller Burt, Bo-
hannon, Spencer.
Two base hits--Larue, Bohannon.
Burt
Three base hit--Spencer.
Struck out-By Moore s, by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Lancaster, 4. Marion, 3.
Lima, 4; Mansfield, 3.
Springfield, 4; Newark, /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
DR.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills

Gradually. naturally and certainly the
nervous system is built up by this great res.ora-
tive treatment, until weakness pain and dis
couragement give way to health. strength and
yigor. The portrait and signature Of A. w.
Chase. Md the famous Receip, Book author
are on every box. so cts. at all dealers or DR..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. NY.
Mrs. Richard Torey, Walnut Street,
Ashland, Pa, states:
"lwas very much run down and suffered from
severe headaches. DR.. A. w. Chases Nerve
Pills did me world of good--rured the
headaches, strengthened my nervous system
and enabled me TO sleep and rest WE'LL
Sold in Marion, Ohio, by Flock
ems Pharmacy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
BAILEY GETS
HIS BUMPS
Lima Bats Well and Wins
From Tigers q to 8
ORPHANS WIN AGAIN
E Rf.
AGAIN
Newark Outbatted and Out
played is now in Last Place

Past Series Has Been Peculiar
Three Games Have Been Taken by
Lima, Lancaster and Springfield.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09

D Business men who wish to send
3 the announcements OF their bar 4
5 gains to the class with the largest (
purchasing power Will hnd the ad- i
B vertlslnE columns of The Herald d
D productive OF Immediate results. (
The Herald not only has a steadily 4
increasing street ana news stnnd
) sale hut IL goes Into the homes. II
B a. clear. crisp and clean.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09
ASKS PASSAGE
OF NEW LA
MOTORISTS ARE INTERESTED IN
MEASURE
PLAN TO HAVE NATIONAL REGIS
TRATloN BILL PASSED
Many Owners of Cars Object to Being
Compelled to Take Out
License in Each
State

The American Automobile association
has issued an appeal to all owners and
users of automobiles and to manufac-
turers and agents, asking for support
of the federal registration bill intro
dueed at the present session of con-
gress by William W. Cocks of New
York and known as house bill No. 42S.
The federal bill is an attempt to
establish sane law throughout the
United States for the registration and
Identification of self-propelled vehicles
and has been drawn with great care
with a view to making It acceptable
not only to users of automobiles but to
the community generally. The bill does
not affect state rights to take away
the responsibility from the individual
motorist. When passed 1t will estab-
fish plan whereby home registration
will permit an automobilist to tour the
country without the annoyance and in q.
convenience of registering In other
states.
1t would appear the present condi-
lions, which keep Z man busy regis
tering in every state through which he
passes and fills his machine, fore and
aft, with vari-colored registration tags
and cabalistic letters and signs, exists
because of the lack of just such a law
While calling attention to the i'm
mense Inconvenience and injustice of
mobile association does not seek to lay
the blame at the door of any class or
community, but simply advances the
new measure as the readiest and most
satisfactory means of adjusting condi-
lions.
Makes Recommendation
The chairman of the legislative board
of the American Automobile associa-
ton, Charles II. Terry of New York,
has recommended that automobilists
and all interested In the passage of
the bill write to their representatives In
both houses of congress and also to the
nearest member of the judiciary com
mittee. There viii be a hearing at
Washington at an early date which will
be attended by large delegation from
all parts of the country. to the
end that the bill may become law
In its present form.
The law provides for the appointment
of a national bureau to be a part of the
department of commerce and labor and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09
AUTO DRAWS MILL WHICH
WEIGHS FIFTEEN TONS

THE reading public has become ac-
customed to descriptions of motor cars
pressed into service for saving wood,
turning butter churns, pumping water.
hoisting building material, working
concrete mixers and many other stunts,
but a feat involving real work was ac-
comp1ished by the MAXWELL Briscoe
Motor company in using one of their
automobiles in moving load approxi-
mately thirty times as great as the
weight of the automobile" states Fred
]. Linz, manager of the MAXWELL Bris-
coe Pacific company.
THE company had ordered large
milling machine to be used In the man
ufacturing of their 1908 models. When
1t reached Tarrytown. N. Y, the ques-
ton arose as to how to get this fifteen
ton engine TO the factory, half mile
away. A Maxwell touring car was
weighted down with pigiron. the engine
was placed on rollers ana toweu by tine
automobile to the factory. Six men
and the touring car accomplished this
feat in four hours and thirteen min
utes. Notwithstanding a 10 per cent
grade had to be negotiated"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09
WELL KNOWN AUT0IST
NOW A BRIDGE BUILDER
Father of Prominent Dealers Improves
, Roads Near Estate In Florida.
Trees on Road Being
Cut

Thomas II. White, president of the
White Sewing Machine company, and
the father of Windsor, Rollin and Wal
ter White of the White company, has
recently been doing considerable work
In improving the roads between st.
Augustine and Ormond, Fla.
Mr. White has a fine winter home
ct Daytona and frequently makes the
trip to St. Augustine In his car. There
are innumerabe little creeks without
bridges along the road and 1t occurred
to Mr.. White that suitable automobile
bridges could be built across these
streams at very little expense.
Accordingly, he has contrived what
has been dubbed by his neighbors
"the Incompatible White Motor Car
Trestle" This device may be de-
seribed as made up of two troughs,
each consisting of plank laid hori-
zontally with a plank fastened on
either side In vertical position. The
latter besides strengthening the tres
tie, serve as guides for the wheels.
The two troughs are connected by
crosspieces which keep Them the
proper distance apart, this distance
corresponding with the tread of an
automobile.
Since Mr.. White engaged In his
work of bridge building the automo-
bile trip between st. Augustine and
Ormond has lost all It's terror. and
more tourists are making the trip than
ever before. In addition to bridging the
stream, Mr.. White has had the labor
ers from his estate working along the
road, cutting down the branches and
bushes which project into the road
way.