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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
PROF. OFT
THIS EVENING
Noted Lecturer will Appear
in Marion.
INTERESTING QUESTIONS
Will be Discussed at Ep-
worth M. E. Church.
Professor OFT is Known In Marion
Only by Reputation but He Comes
Highly Recommended.

professor Edward Amherst OFT,
who will lecure at the Bpworth NJ.
E. church tonight. arrived in the
city this afternoon from Medina
prof OFT has been lecturing in this
mart of the country quite extensive
ly but it is the first time he mas
been scheduled to appear before
Marion audience. Although Prof.
OFT is stranger to Marion he
comes to the local management OF
the lecture course with such high
recommendations from the bureau
which has been sending the best of
the talent which has preceded Mr..
OFT in the seasons course so that
this lecture is looked forward to
in the same degree of expectancy.
Mr.. OFT will lecture upon the sub
joct of Sour Grapes The follow
ing synopsis of the lecture will re-
veal its interesting and instructive
possibilities: Which has the greater
/ Influence upon character, hereditS
or environment? How are the &C
formulated benefits of environment
saved to the human race? Do our
first class men come from the uni.
versities? How do we produce our
fruits and flowers? What was the
genesis of the Mexican people? Is
race suicide vital question? Is II
divorce or marriage that the moral.
ist needs to discuss? Does nervous
exhaustion lead to crime and inn
becility? Can environment explain
the presence OF both good and bad
children in the same family, or can
heredity explain it? Can our preach
ers and teachers do 1t all? These
and many other interesting questions
will be asked and answered in Prof
otis lecture tonight. Those who
have heard him. say 1t is most
masterful study of the ethics ot
biology and although scientific and
exhaustive II is intensely interest
ing and has some rare bits OF hu
NOR thrown in which make tn,
whole a very helpful message.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
II. P. Coon, of Green CnmI
Passes Away.
WAS WELL KNOWN HERE
Where He Resided for a Mum
Der of Years.
Remains will be raken to Port JEFF
ferson Wednesday Morning for
Iuterment.

The death of H. p. Coon, a well
known resident of Green Camp, and
widely known in this city, occurred
at his home in that town at O'Clock
Monday evening. His demise resulted
after an illness OF several weeks with
different diseases. About six weeks
ago he contracted grip which later de-
veloped into double pneumonia and
finally into typhoid fever.
The deceased man was aged thirty
eight years. He was born at Pember-
ton, Ohio, his parents movin to this
city when he was about nineteen
years old. For more than twelve
years he was head engineer at the
plant of the Marion Milling and
Grain company. About six years
ago he moved to Green Camp and en-
tered the hardware business in part
nership with Charles b. Jenkins OF
this city. Under his able Manager
ship the store built up a magnificent
trade.
Prominently affiliated with the Odd
Fellows lodge at Green Camp and q
member of other social fraternities,
the deceased was very prominenet in
the village circles, During the time
when he resided in this city he made
many warm friends who will learn of
his demise with deep regret.
Besides a widow, two young men,
Harry and Thomas, and one small
child survive.
Short funeral services were conduct
ed from the house tins afternoon.
Wednesday mornin the remains will
be shipped to Port Jefferson, Shelby
county, Ohio, where funeral services
proper will be conducted upon their
arrival.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
RELIEF WORK
Will be Taken up by the Teachers
in the Public Schools,

"a meeting of the teachers of tho
local schools will be held in the High
school building this evening, at
which thine arrangements will be
made to assist the children of the city
In families, who are in destitute cir
cumstances. The teachers desire To
know the really needy persons. who
are conceded to be many and efforts
will be made with the various associ.
ations for relief to see that they are
cared for.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
FAREWELL RECEPTION
Is Given Rev. C. M. Schsff by a
Number of Friends.

The members of the Reformed
church OF Prospect gave a farewell
reception to their pastor Rev. G.. M.
Schaff at his home in that town
Monday night The pastor will leave
this week for Covington, kentucky,
where he will assume new charge.
The guests assembled unexpected
ly at the home and perpetrated a
very pleasant surprise upon their
honored guest. The evening was
passed pleasantly at music and So
cial intercourse. A purse containing
S25 was presented the pastor as a
farewell gift. About thirty-fve peo-
pie enjoyed the affair.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
MISS FLOSsIE PICKERING
Was Hostess TO the Little Sunbeams
Sewing Circle.

The Little Sunbeams Sewing Cir
Gle met with Miss Flossie Pickering
OF Uncapher avenue, Saturday after
noon. The time was spent in sewing
and social chat, after which a
luncheon was served. The next
meeting will be held in two weeks
at the home of the Misses Herring
on t1es avenue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
PROGRAM COMPLETE
First Baptist Ladies will Meet,
Wednesday Afternoon.

The regular monthly meeting ci
the Missionary society OF the First
Baptist church will be held at the
church on North State street We'd
nesday afternoon. The program will
be as follows:
liIymn No. las.
scripture reading l35th Psalm
by Mrs. Groves.
Prayer Mrs. Richards.
Roll call response Praise
Papers on the life OF John c.
Patton, the great Pioneer Mission.
airy Mrs, Brown, Mrs, Beverly and
Mrs, Cox.
Prayer by the pastor, Rev. J. p
.uurrin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
SEVERE INJURY
Sustained by Asa Ev ans at tn
Evans Quarry.

While engaged in coupling two
freight cars in the Quarries of the
Evans Lime and Stone company
about ten O'Clock this morning Asa
Evans was struck by one of the cars
|as it was being backed, one of the
projecting rods of the car striking
him on the forehead near the tenn
pie. Mr.. Evans sustained a severe
cut, from which the blood flowed
profusely lie was taken to the office
OF DR.. A. Rhu, where he was given
surgical attention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
MRS. CLARA MOHR
Is Hostess to the Ladies of-the u &
p. Embroidery Club.

Miss Clara Mohr, OF Pearl street,
charmingly entertained the members
OF the u. 6 p. Embroidery club Mon
day evening. Embroidery work occu-
pied the evening together with social
chat and various diversions
The next meeting will be held in
two weeks at the home of Miss Hazel
Luellen, OF Oak street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
lnflamatory Rheumatism Cured 10
Three Dgys

Morton l.. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: MY wife had Inflammatory
rheumatism In every muscle and
joint; her suffering Was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
n bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians, but received no benefit
until she tried DR.. Detchon's Relief
or Rheumatism. 1t gave immedi-
te relief and she was able to walk
bout in three days. / am sure II
saved her life"
Sold by The Dumble Pharmacy
Druggist. Opposite Kerr House.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Y. NJ. E. A.
HAPPENINGS

At bowling on the Y NJ c. A.
alleys last night the Crescents de-
feated the Turtles in two out of
three games. The total scores were
as follows: Turtles GGl; GA; $50.
Crescents 6Ol; TAO; 1856.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Piles Cured In 6 TO ID Days.

PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case OF itching Blini
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6
to II lays or money refunded. soc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03

In case the refreshments don't
hold out at the wedding, we have
made special arrangements with
iazen to serve you at our expense
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Mayor Scherff

says there must be no belling at
the wedding so be good "",oys" we
will treat when it's all over.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Don't Feel Sighted

you don't receive a special invita-
ton to the wedding as this is to be
an informal arfair.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
foose 17otes


Lydia Chapter, Order OF the East
ern star met last evening and made
arrangements to initiate three can
didates at the next meeting. Ar
rangements were made to attend
meeting of the Carey Chapter
some time the latter part of the
month.
The Degree of Pocahontas enjoy
ed a social in the lodge halls Mon
day evening. The opening feature OF
the evening was the grand march.
which was led by Mrs. Frank
creasap and Mrs. w. Kinsler, OF
Scott Town, Refreshments were
served after the program.
Martin Bros, bread. six loaves
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Bring the Children

Yes, you may surely bring the
children, we want everyone to en-
joy themselves at our wedding.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Getting Anxious2

We will tell who it is tomorrow.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Everyone

receives present at our wedding
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03

TRY ADMIRAL COFFEE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
FLEAS AGENTS OF
PLAGUE, HE SAYS.
Or. Wyman Declares These In.
sects Spread It Among Rats and
the Latter Among Humans.

That feas have been discovered to
be the agent for the spread of bubonic
plague, conveying it from rat to rat,
and thus to human beings, Is one of
the most important statements con-
tanned in the report of DR.. Walter
Wyman. chief of the Bureau of Pub.
lie Health and Marine Hospital Serv.
Ice, says the Washington correspond.
ent OF the New York Herald. In the
discussion of the efforts being made
by the Government to stamp the bu.
bonic plague out of San Francisco,
Surgeon-General Wyman says:
"A case of fatal plague was report.
ed in San Francisco in May, 1907,
but no other case was reported until
August 8. Up to date of the report
November 10, 1000, there had
been ninety-six cases and sixty deaths.
AS yet it has been impossible to dis
cover the origin of the present out
break.
by request of the local and State
authorities the President directed the
Surgeon-General, through the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, to take charge
of the situation. The disease is re-
ported as diminishing, evidently due
to the measures enforced by the large
corps OF officers assigned to that duty,
but the Surgeon-General asserts that
it will of necessity require a long time
for complete eradication.
This is better understood by rea-
son of the fact that the disease pre-
walls among rats, and that the fieas
on the rats convey the disease from
one rat to another and to human be-
ings'
In his recommendations regarding
tuberculosis, thesuppression of which
is engaging the activities of all civil
lied countries, the Surgeon-General
recites that the operations of the Gen.
eral Government relate to the exclu-
sion of immigrants thus affected, the
carrying out of the Presidents order
for the prevention of the spread of
this disease among Government en-
ployes, the maintenance of sanatoria
for tuberculosis patients of the army,
the navy and the public health and
marine hospital service and the en-
couragement, in so far as the General
Government may participate, of all
efforts of States and municipalities
for it's suppression.
Regulations are in preparation I'M
der the law of 1898 relating to inter-
state travel of persons afflicted with
this disease, requiring certain pre-
cautions on the part of the common
carriers and the patients themselves.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
A Nature-Study.

l observed that the mother OF
pearl was acting differently, some.
how. She seemed to me enormous.
ly busy. There remained little OF
nothing of the placid quiet which !
was used to consider her character
A very civi, mollusk, hard by, re.
marking my perplexity, laughed sar.
donically.
Pardon me-" quoth l, taking the
hint, but will you courteously in
form me what the mother of pearl is
about?"
why, she imagines she is created
for something better than a mere
mothers end, and she's going in far
career" he made answer.
Now, II he was to be believed, and
truly I had no right to doubt him
here was a striking exhibition of hui.
man intelligence on the part of an
animal of the lower order, so-called
Need l add that l mean no disre-
spect? l record only what falls in
my way.-Ramsey Benson, in Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
The Names of Dances.

Not one person out of thous9l
of those who glide, hop or stumha
as the case may be, over the polishs
surface of a dancing floor have aIl
idea of the real meaning of the name
of the dances or whence they cams
Dancing in itself is as old as histOfi
probably as old as man-but mo.
of the dances we know to-day are d.
comparatively recent origin. The pO'
sition taken by the dancers gives thS
name to the "quadrille" literal Eng
lish for "a little square" in th'
French tongue. From the French VI
get also country Dance" which, as /
matter of fact, has no reference to ri
raj frolics. "Contredanse," which hsI
reference to the position of the cou|
pies, opposite each other, is readily
corrupted into country dance. " "ThI
polka" is a Polish dance, the nama
being derived from the Bohemia
word "pulka," meaning half, and rel
fers to the half-step which occurs u
this measure. The old-time and
stately "minuet" derives its name
from the Latin "minutus" - small
applying to the short steps pecual
to this dance. The waltz" is Ger.
"waltzen," meaning to reyov'
the circular motion Of the coupsi
easily explaining the connection. Tha
reel" is suggestively obvious. Jig
is, of course, from the Frenc'
"gigue. Dundee Advertiser.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
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One Essential to the Other.

There is no use in denying the fact
that in these days of intensive farm
ing the farmer has got to have the as
sistance of the scientific man; but
this is by no means all, for that good.
sound, practical knowledge, which he
has been so many years in acquiring.
is an all-important factor. When we
have the two nicely blended together
in a man of sound, good business
Judgment, we have before us the
ideal prosperous farmer. At the
Maine dairyman's meeting this winter
Professor Jordan, of this State, who
is not only full-fedged scientific
man, but a farmers friend and as
sistant through and through, in
dwelling upon the subject of apply
ing scientific principles to soil fer
tility, said that the question of fer.
tility is highly important. The com.
mercial fertilizer may have settled
the question in part, but it is not vet
solved We must now meet the
sharpest competition, and the farmer
who can put the most skill into his
products will win. We cannot escape
the trend of modern civilization;
modern methods are complex. Our
products are selling in critical
markets. This calls for a special
training. The usefulness of expert.
ment stations depends upon how
farmers reach out to grasp their
teachings. The experiment station
cannot take the place of your own
personal knowledge" That's the
idea exactly. The farmer is not in
position to do the work of the ex.
pertinent station, nor is the expert.
ment station capable of doing the
work of the farmer. They must work
handin-hand From financial
standpoint the farmer has all the
advantage, and foolish indeed is the
man who does not avail himself OF
the opportunities for learning afford.
ed by the experiment station as they
are offered to him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Mated. Not Matched. Horses.

In his instructive work, THE Bri-
die Bits Colonel Battersby (who is
a veteran officer and expert horse
mani observes that horses put to-
gether as team because they are of
the same height and color or look
alike, and have been driven with diff
ferent and various bits, yet don't go
we'll together, are numerous and
ought to be divorced. This may be
because, although they are mates,
they are not matches, and while one
is worth $500 the mate is not worth
$50. If horses are not well matched
in every respect, especially in the
mounting, they must be driven with
different bits and the length of the
inner or outer rein regulated accord
ing to the disposition of one or the
other of the team to pull with or
against each other, and thus fall into
Tagging"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Instinct and Reason.

instinct is the generic term for all
those faculties of mind which lead
to the performance of actions that are
adaptive in character, but pursued
without necessary knowledge of the
relation between the means employed
and the ends attained. Reason re-
fers to those actions that are adaptive
in character, and that are pursued
with knowledge of the relation be-
tween the means employed and the
ends aimed at. Such is the technical
statement of the difference between
instinct and reason, but the real, basic
difference between the two faculties
is unknown and probably unknowa-
ble.-New York American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
ROraX in the Dairy.

A few years ago most anything
went" for milk or cream or butter
SO long as it came from cow.
| Now things are changed.
The public realizes, the dairyman
/ realizes and the farmer realizes that
there is just as much difference be-
tween milk from pure utensils and
milk from stale" utensils, as there
is between milk and chalk and water.
The problem of keeping sweet all
the utensils used in connection with
milk and cream selling and butter
making has been serious one with
the farmer.
He has come to realize fully that
the slightest faint or hint of stale
ness left in a can, tin or churn may
ruin whole output; that the faint
which is left is in the form of bac-
terra which grow and multiply in milk
or butter. producing disastrous re-
suits.
The farmer has learned that hot
water won't rinse away the greasy
residue in dairy utensils.
He has learned that soap leaves a
residue of it's own which is, If any
thing, worse than the milk or cream
residue, and it is little wonder that
there has been a constant clamor
for a dairy cleanser and sweetener
that will meet modern requirements.
A few of the largest creamery es-
tlblishments called experts into con-
sultation on this problem, and these
scientific aids decided unanimously
upon a product of nature which ex-
actly fills the bill-borax.
Scientists have long known borax
as cleanser, a sweetener and an
antiseptic destroyer of bacteria and
germ growths, that destroys all that
is harmful and promotes and pre-
serves freshness, sweetness and pur-
lily; and relieves the dairyman and
dairy housewife of drudgery and OF
needless work and worry.
Its purity. effectiveness. cheapness
and value should give it first place
in the necessities of avery dairy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
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WIZ ~& E
Road Construction.

A few suggestions about the proper
construction of roadbed may not
be amiss.
To begin with, the surface should
be made very browning, for it i'm
mediately begins to fatten by use,
and will continue to grow more and
more so all the time if nothing is
done to prevent it. But it can be
held in good shape by occasional
scraping. The scraping will also do
a great deal towards filing up the
small depressions. which are the real
beginning of all trouble. But some
new material must be carefully put
in by hand where needed-not too
much, as that will create two holes
where before there was but one. Use
more brains and less stone. A good
road cannot be made without hard
thinking. Keep in mind all the time
that you are fighting water! You
will notice that the roads always re-
main in the best condition on the
grades where the water can easily
run away, and you will also observe
CATER you have become interested)
that they always grow bad first in the
valleys and level places, and that it
is because the roadbeds are fiat, or
perhaps even following with little
dams of sod up on the sides so that
the water stands there until it soaks
in or dries up, instead of running
away quickly, as it should, and
would if the surface was kept crown
ing and the burrows kept from form
ing, which act as canals to conduct
the water down into the lowest part
of the road, where mud and destruc-
ton join hands in their evil work.
Thousands of little culverts may
be found covered with loose or brok-
en- planks. They are a fearful null
sance and a source of danger all the
time. You must bring your horses
to practical standstill before at
tempting to cross with load, and
if the old family horse is tro.ting
along in comfortable mood, he must
be "jerked up" to a slow walk until
you are safely over the danger trap.
Along the valleys where tbs roads
are level is the very place where
trotting should not be interrupted.
That is where the roads should be
the very best, instead of the very
worst, as they always are.
Either iron pipe, tile OF stone or
concrete arches should be substituted
for every wooden-covered culvert in
existence, just as fast as possible,
allowing the solid earth roadway to
continue along unbroken orer them,
but as they are now they ale a men,
ace to safe travelling and a relic of
'old corduroy days." and phould no
longer be tolerated.
We trust no apology is needed to
justify the sending forth OF this little
messenger. Its mission Is to pro-
mote good fellowship and to draw
attention towards the defects in our
general road system and 10 encour-
age mutual cooperation IN working
out some means of remedying the
trouble. There is nothing whatever
deserving of censure or to complain
about so far as the past is concerned,
but rather everything to call forth
the very highest praise possible for
what has been accomplished Our
aim now is to try and anticipate
some of the needs of the future and
to provide for them in accordance
with the demands of modern civiliza-
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Nail Driver.

The hitherto customary method OF
driving in nails frequently leads TO in
juries of the fingers by improver
blows of the hammer. To obviate
this drawback implements in the
shape of tongs or pliers have become
known. The device shown in the H.
lustration below relates to improve
ments in such implements and spe-
cially aims at protecting the head of
the nail against reformation through
hammer blows. The implement is
formed of two pivoted shanks, having
at each end a section for a nail hold
err. The upper section of the holder
contains groove for supporting the
nail, the lower section when swung
into position preventing the nail from
falling out. After placing the point
of the nail at the required place the
implement is held in one hand and
struck in the usual manner with a
hammer. The nail being securely
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
The Conception of the Sphinx.

1t is, think, one of the most as
founding facts in the history of man
that man was able to contain with
in his mind, to conceive, the concep-
ton of the Sphinx. That he could
carry it out in the stone is amazing.
But how much more amazing it is
that before there was the Sphinx he
was able to see it with his magma
ton! One may criticise the Sphinx.
One may say impertinent things that
are true about it; that seen from be-
hind at distance it's head looks like
an enormous mushroom growing in
the sand; that its cheeks are swelled
inordinately; that its thin Tipped
mouth is legal; that from certain
places it bears a resemblance to a
prize bulldog. All this does not mat
ter at all. What does matter is that
into the conception and execution Of
the Sphinx has been poured SUI
preme imaginative power. He who
created it looked beyond Egypt, be-
yond the life of man. He grasped
the conception of Eternity, and real
lied the nothingness of Time, and he
rendered it in stone.-From Robert
Kitchens 'The Spell of Egypt" in
the Century.