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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Coal lJsed bv Ron,an,

It Is believed by some historians TINT
coal was used by the Romans on the
continent and by the Brltons on the is
land before the arrival Of Caesar. AS
early as 1884 Henry III. granted II.
cense to dig coal near Newcastle, but
few years later the use OF coal was
forbidden in London, the smoke being
deemed prejudicial to public health.
In 1906 the London gentry petitioned
the king against its use, declaring that
in spite of his royal order certain ma.
llclous persons persisted in burning It,.
Goals began to be brought from New
castle 70 London in 1891. during the
reign of Richard II. BY the year 1400
coal was commonly burned In London
as a fuel though 200 years later. in
the reign of Charles l., its use was far
from being general throughout Eng
land. Anthracite coal which. except
the diamond, is the purest form of car
bon known, was first used by n Con-
necticut blacksmith named Gore in
1T6S and as domestic fuel by Judge
Jesse Fell of Wilkesbarre, Pa, In 1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Selections
SQUARED HIS OBLIGATION.
How "Private" John Allen Proved Hi,
Capabiity For Business.

How "Private" John Allen Proved His
cspabiIity For Business.
The wonderful advance in the price
of town lots and farms in the new
state Of Oklahoma recalls the fact that
when Oklahoma was first organized as
a territory the boomers arranged spe-
cial train and invited a number of
congressman to make Il trip down
there. Some of the development com
panies made II point to sell town
lots at nominal rates 70 the visiting
statesmen. Among ehosc who became
purchasers some fifteen years ago was
the famous private John Allen of
Mississippi. Allen was never credited
with being anything Of business man
in those days. He has millionaire
brother in st. Louis nicknamed "IIgly
Jim" The latter used to try hard TO
make n financier out Of John and Of
fered him at one time tempting sal.
ary TO quit congress and attcnd TO his
law business. But about then Private
Allen was not fond OF work. His
funny speeches kept him in congress
for sixteen years, and he used to say
that he could worry through the year
on a congressman's salary because IL
was so powerful regularv Every now
and then Private" John would need
extra money, and he would borrow
from "Ugly jim" The millionaire ad.
vanced more than he thought John
should owe him or any other man, so
lie pressed the witty congressman for
Il settlement. He told him that, while
nc could afford TO wipe the account off
the slate, be did not propose to do so
and John must pay. It was for his
own interest. He would never become
a business man unless he met his OBJ
legations more promptly.
John thought of n scheme by which
he would prove to Ugly Jim that he
was more OF business man than he
imagined He wrote TO numerous peo.
pie TO make him fancy offers for his
town lots in Oklahoma. Then he had
folks down in the territory advise him
that he should not think Of selling for
any such rldiculously low figures
Hold for six months longer" they
said, land you will get 80 per cent
more" All this information John sent
to Ugly Jim" He frankly informed
him that the best he could do was Ia
take him in with him on the Oklahoma
deals. Ugly Jim" was convinced, and
funny John unloaded on the million
aire and squared his account with him
and ugly jim" had TO reluctantly ad
NIT that Private" Allen wasn't tn,
fool he looked" trfN-sr- r.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Mixun.

The householder smothered his wrath
and descended to the basement.
Are YOU the plumber" he asked of
the grimy looking individual who was
tiukering with the pipes in the cellar.
Yes, guv'nor," answered the man.
Been long in the trader
" Bout n year, guv'nor."
Ever make mistakes?"
BLESS yer, no, guv'norw
"Oh, then, suppose it's all right! ]
imagined you had connected mp the
wrong pipes, for the chandelier in the
drawing room Is spraying like foun,
tain, and the bathroom taps on irep'-
London Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Curious Greetings,

A French journal has been looking
Into the question of how different races
express the colloquialism How do you
do?" and presents some curious exam
pies. The Koreans, for instance. do
not give or imply any offense when
they greet each other with the remark,
"You do look old" Pcrsians say. MAY
Allah preserve your beard and cover
1t with benedictions" Among a tribe
Of Fiji islanders the correct form OF
salutation is to pull ones ear. A Caro-
line islander kneels before his friend.
whose foot he grasps and slaps himself
vigorously In the face with 1t. In the
Sudan a traveller was addressed by a
native chief as Mighty sun" the said
chief finishing up with GLORY TO thee.
o splendid moon," the remark being
accentuated by expectorating In the
travellers right hand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Promise unfuI6Ilsd.

o. Henry, the well known story writ.
er, once promised the editor of a mag.
azlne that he would deliver short
story to him on the following Monday.
Several Mondays passed, but the muse
was refractory, and the story was not
Forthcoming. At last the wrathful ed
itor wrote this note:
My Dear o. Henry-If ] do not receive
that story from YOU by II o'clock today l
am going to put on my heaviest aocd
shoes, come down 10 your house and kick
you downstairs. always keep my prom
ises.
Whereupon o. Henry sat down and
wrote this characteristic reply:
Dear Sir--I too. would keep my prom
ises II l could ful1ll them with my feet
Success Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26


YELr
New York. Mr.. Chapman's attain
ments as naturalist and as q pho
tographer of animal subjects are well
known TO the president. aud he was
anxious TO secure his services as a
member of the expedition. Failing In
this. he decided TO have Mr. Chapman
train Kermit In his methods of photo
graphing the denIzens of the Jungle
Nearly every year Mr.. Chapman goes
to some obscure corner of the earth TO
get new specimens of birds or photo
graphs of them or information about
thor habits. He has done perhaps
more than any other man of his genera.
tlon to interest the American public in
birds, especially those native TO the
western continent. Besides being con.
nected with the Museum Of Natural
History, he Is editor of the magazine
called Bird Lore and Is n lecturer on
his favorlte subject One Of his latest
publications Is entitled "rhe Color Key
TO North American Birds" and Is q
sort of illustrated dictionary of birds
belonging to this continent. Mr. Roose-
welt Is anxious to make his trip bene-
ficlal to the museum and photography
will be n great help TO this end IL right
ly employed. Mr.. Chapman Is not only
an expert In bird lore. but he knows
how 20 get snapshots of them at close
range and thus TO picture them to the
public just as they look In their native
haunts. Sometimes he constructs
blind, covers 1t with brush and leaves
II for weeks until the birds have be-
come accustomed to It, Then he slips
into 1t before the birds are astir and
gets good negatives of them us they
hop around unconcemedly only few
feet from his lens. At other times he
has hung a piece of burlap over bush
and left 1t until he passed that way on
another expedition, when he would
creep under It and wait until oppor-
tnnlty was presented for securing some
rare snapshots.
The heart OF the dark continent is n
fine place for securing scientific ma
terial by such methods, ana the mu-
seums might be much enriched by their
employment The president will have
every opportunity for making his Az
rlcan hunt not only adventurous and
exciting, but fruitful OF results bene-
fetal to science and nature study The
administrators of the Uganda railway
are building for the expedition spe-
clal train OF observatory, dining, sleep
Ing ana reception cars.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Safety Valve For vesuvlus.

An Italian scientist proposes TO sup.
ply safety valve for Vesuvius by
boring tunnel in the base of the
mountaia and letting the lava escape
into the sea. His idea is to bore the
tunnel while the crater Is in state OF
coma, and he believes that when the
volcano becomes active such a chan.
mel would be sufficient to carry away
the lava. His whole proposal. however
is not TO let the lava escape altogether
but to run It into molds and make II
into blocks for use In the streets and
quays of Naples. In all probability his
scheme will die natural death.-Pop-
ular Mechanics
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
The Pup's Picnic,

A Boston bulldog owned by George
II. Clapp was so determined TO cap
ture n woodchuck which he had chased
into its den that he followed after and
stayed in the hole all night. When
the dog had got his jaws about the
enemy he found that he could not get
out owing TO the small size of the ami
mails hole. Rather than lose his prey
the dog retained hts hold on the wood
chuck overnight and was helped out by
his master in the morning. The dog
was nearly exhausted and revived aft
er feeding and drinking I'm curious
manner. He consumed about two
quarts of unguarded ice cream which
had been set aside for party. After
this the dog seemed still somewhat
dazed and capped the climax by fall
ing into bucket OF lemonade
Worcester Telegram.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Defect.

A little girl was playing, with girl
friend of her own age on the porch
Of her home. An elderly gentleman,
her mothers father. and an elderly
lady, her fathers mother, We're sitting
on the porch talking pleasantly with
each other The little girl had often
wished her grandparents were OF the
same name, like other children's grand
parents. Presently the little guest re-
marked, "What nice grandmother
and grandfather you haver
"Oh, yes" she said, with a sigh,
"but they don't match"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Colored Underwear.

The war department is preparing to
experiment on the enlisted men in the
Philippines with new sort of under
wear to determine whether the color
of those garments in any way serves
as a protection against the heat Five
thousand suits of underwear are be-
Ing dyed blood orange hue at Phla.
delphla and win shortly be sent to the
islands for actual test In the same
way an orange red hat lining is being
prepared as an experiment
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
a Hardy HioI<orv.

c. G. Bates of the United States for
est service has found In western Ar
kansas a species Of hickory, locally
known as dull" or alligator" hick-
ory, which exhibits remarkable resist
ance to the effects Of drought as well
as TO forest fires. lis small, thick
skinned leaves are assigned as a prln-
clpal cause Of its drought defying pow
ers, Like other hckories, It also sends
down into the soil Il long, strong tap.
root. Mr.. Bates suggests that this tree
would be useful for planting in prairie
states and in dry situations in other
localities. Where fires frequently oc-
cur the alligator hickory is the sole
survivor. Youths Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Rehearsed His Funeral.

Inviting the brothers in his lodge to
gather around him, Joseph Sandlin, q
charter member of the Red Men at Ad.
vance, this county, climbed into a cof-
fin which he had made to his order,
stretched himself out as he viii lie
when he is dead, crossed his hands
over his breast and bade them pass
around and view him. Mr. Sandlin is
a veteran of the civil war and is &C.
centric. He is siXty-eight years old.
Mr.. Sandlin made n coffin Of the best
yellow poplar, superior in workman
ship and quality, and bought n lot in
cemetery, and he has placed n mon
ument over the spot where he desires
to be buried He left the coffin in
the care of the lodge, inside of which
he placed written instructions as to
funeral arrangements.-Leb Qnd.)
Cor indianapolis News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
A Tol,nt For c.Innelnn.

The pleasant coffee room OF the old
Star and Garter Mt Richmond, which
was burned down In 1869. was patron
lied by England's statesmen. politicians
and writers. On Saturday evenings it
was regularly visited by middle nged
gentleman of rather broad stature
with gray hair and large shirt collar
which formed a conspicuous feature in
his attire. He would dine always
alone at particular corner table. and
after dinner 1t was his humor TO build
up before him pyramid OF tumblers
and wineglasses. which he topped with
Il decanter. Occasionally the whole
structure would topple over and litter
the table with Tvs ruins. Then the mid
die aged gentleman would rise. pay
his bill, including the charge for
broken glass. and depart. The walters
knew him well. He was Thomas Bah
ington, Lord Macaulay.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Maninian Of th. wnrld

what is the engineer of tomorrow to
be? We have a suggestion in the en-
thuslasm for airships. The problem Of
flight vii! never be solved by merely
mechanical means. The man who flles
won't he man who merely has TO
turn on valve or open switch. He
Iill be man who knows something Of
what the resources of nature are, He
will be magician-in fact, n wlelder
Of ower--Magazlne of Commerce.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
PASSING of Old Brussels.

1t is disappearing, our old Brussels.
They are passing away The buildings
which bear witness 10 an artistic past,
the good houses which spoke in init
mate whispers TO the heart OF the sons
of the good city so picturesque and
partcularlst, Intrusive cosmopolitan
ism dictates the law to the stupid pick
axes, and the officials of the public
demolition department assist unmoyed
In the work OF devastation. - Brussels
Peus Rlsu. ls e,h....
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
The wronn Girl

After a whole year OF married bliss
a young man named Hahn, living AT
VolosCa, Dalmatia, discovered that he
had not married the girl he intended
When he proposed to her he mistook
her for her twin sister, who so re,
sembles her that they can scarcely bc
distinguished and he did not realize
his error until he began calling her by
her Christian name instead of by the
terms Of endearment he had hitherto
used
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
An EXCLAMATION.

"How long has this restaurant been
open?' asked the would he diner.
1.-TWO years" said the proprietor.
81 am sorry | did not know IT," said
the guest, II should be better off II
had come here then"
"Yes" smiled the proprietor, very
much pleased. How Is thatT"
81 should probably have been served
by this time II | had" said the guest,
and the entente cordlale vanished, ,--
Harper's Weekly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Overlooked.

~ always dlstrust your Judgment for
some reason or other, John"
YES, and you have reason to. II
serves mo right"
why, I cannot remember you ever
having done anything to justify such a
distrust"
Have you forgotten that married
you p'-Houston Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Emiarant Dumping.

Britain still regards the colonies as
dumping ground for her irreclalmable
criminals. She no longer sends them
out IN convict ships, but when she sees
colony recklessly Offering home and
sanctuary TO all comers she releases
her ialbids and covcrtly packs them
of to the new land. Melbourne Age
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
AN H0NORED AMERICAN.
Simon Newcomb and Foreign Deeora-
tons He Has Received.

Foreign decorations used to be some
what tabooed in this country because
they smacked too much of monarchial
institutions and hereditary distinctions
of rank. When the country was young
the founders of the government provid-
cd against the acceptance by its Off
cials of titles of nobility from European
sovercigns. Sometimes this has pre-
vented American scholars and scien-
fists accepting honors from abroad Of
whose propricty there could be little
doubt A special law was passed by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26

hAlSlls y DhNOhhilpNs
congress TO authorize the celebrated as,
tronomer, Professor Simon Newcomb,
TO accept from the kaiser the order
Pour lie Merlte Frledensclasse fur
Wissenschaften und Kunst, an honor
signalizing his attainments as a man
Of peace in science ana art, 1t is
said that he has received more foreign
honors by far than any other Amerl-
can. He Is an officer of the French Lee
glon of Honor aud is the first native
American since Franklin TO be made an
associate Of the Institute of France.
The list OF the degrees he has received
from European universities Is long
ono, and he Is a member OF about thirty
foreign societies. while he has received
FIVE medals from abroad.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Cause and Effect.

Old Hunks-When came TO this
town sixteen years ago. real estate In
the block where | live was higher than
II IL now.
Old Hewligus-It would he so in any
block where you'd settle down.-Chlca.
60 Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Explosive.

An ambitious young writer having
asked, what magazine will give me
the highest position quickestY' was
told "A powder magazine, IL you con
tribute fiery article"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Ganaroua.

Mr.. Smith lin street carr Madam,
take my seat. Mrs Jones (who has
been standing fifteen mlnutes)- No
thanks; | get off at the next corner
smith-Thats all right. SO do /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
In African WiIds.


Official Photographer of the
Animal Hunt In the Dark
Contincnt-f. NJ. Chapman. -
~VHE president may be ever so
successful in shooting wild ami
mails in Africa, but if the snap
shooting end of the expedition
Is not well attended to the hunt will
lose great part of its interest to the
public. In appointing bis son Kermit
official photographer of the hunt the
president showed his appreciation Of
the Importance of the role. Kermit is
good shot with gun. If he takes
as good aim with his camera as he has
been accustomed to do with the rife
he will bring home some fine plates
for the benefit Of the natural history
museums and the publishers of the
book the president will write In de-
scription of his adventures and OBJ
servatlons. Kermit has been training
for his part in the expedition for some
time. Not only has he hunted wild
animals of some size and ferocity I'm
the west, but he has participated in
the rough sports of hunt clubs in the
cast and in capturing maniklns and
the like has sustained some bad tum-
bies. He has taken them like a man
and continued in the sport without any
signs of the pains incident to mishaps.
For his work as photographer the
presidents son has been preparing
himself by n course of instruction un-
der the noted ornlthologist Frank NJ.
Chapman, associate curator of the de-
partment Of ornithology of the Amer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26

1t Is unpleasant to turn back. even
though It be to take the right way
German PrOyerb.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26

There Is no frlgate like book to
take us leagues away. Dickinson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
Oh Modsrn n.ni,.

Going to compile his nfe ana I..g
tcrsy" 'e'
lhere we're no letters. I'm going Ia
compile his life and post cards.
Washington Herald
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-26
KELLOGG, TRUST BUSTER.

Personality Of Government Repre-
sentative In Standard Oil Case.
World interest. has been aroused in
the gigantic legal battle between the
government Of the United States and
the Standard Oil company. The fning
of the company S29,0O0000 by Judge
lands in Chicago was the most sensa-
tlonal feature Of the contest, and the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-18
ARMY DEFEATED
BY PENDLEToN
Continued from page I.)

Base on balls-on Taliaferro, 2; OF
Grain, /.
Struck out-By Taliaferro, 8: b,
Grain, s.
Left on bases-Pendleton, 8; For
Walla Walla, 3.
Double plays-van Houten, Meal
lister Conrad; Dean. Conrad; Molke
Monroe, Eastburn; Feeney. Eastburn
Passed balls-Molke.
First base on errors-Pendleton 1:
Fort Walla Walla, 2.
Hit by pitcher-Munson. Taliaferro
Time Of game-1 hour rs minutes
Umpire-Buerstatte.
Summary OF Season by RAIDER.
Inasmuch as the Pendleton baseball
team Is to now enter the professional
arena with Walla Walla, La Grande
and Baker City, It is somewhat inter-
esting TO look over their record for
the 10 games played this spring.
In the last two games Pendleton has
made but one error.
The last game was with Fort Walla
Walla, which, by the way, was the
last team played last year when they
used many OF the same players as yes
terday, including their battery, while
Jerry King was the only Pendleton
player in both games
This last game was remarkable for
several reasons. Only three men died
on bases on each side while only three
men reached first base on errors on
both sides together. The fort boys
only got five men to first, two on
hits, one on error and two bases on
balls.
In one inning their first two men
walked. filling first and second, yet
they never got a man to third during
the game.
Two fast double plays were pulled
off by each team during this game.
In seven hits by the home team and
two by the visitors nothing better
than singles were made.
At La Grande Pendleton pulled off
the only triple OF the season.
We now have an extremely strong
infield, a very heavy batting team.
good fielders and they play the game
all the time, consistently and with
head-work, notwithstanding the criti-
clsms sometimes heard on plays that
are bound to occur even among the
best professionals.
The record of their work is seen in
the following comparative table as
shown by the score book for the 10
games played this year:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-18

furry Of snow falling E. lust before the
hundred was pulled off. and with
the exception OF that race the time
in no event was very good.
Each team was backed by a good
sized crowd OF enthusiastic supporters
and toward the last of the meet when
Bakers chances looked brightest, in
terest on the local side OF the grand
stand was at fever heat.
Pendleton took several firsts in the
IL events and besides having the
highest individual score. Arthur Means
tied with Moody of Ontario for Sec
ond honors with nine points each.
The individual score OF the Pendle-
ton athletes was as follows.
Ora Jay, IL; Arthur Means. 9; Les
ter Means. s; Chester Gordon, 6; Nat
Kimball. 5; Cliff Turner, 5; Glenn
Storie, /.
1O0-yard dash-Gordon, Pendieton,
first; Baer, Baker City, second;
Walters. Island City. third. Time, 10
1-5 seconds.
l20-yard hurdles-First, Jay, PEN
dleton; second, Young, La Grande;
third. A. Means, Pendleton. Time, II.
Pole vault-First, Moody. Ontario;
second. Furer. ontario. tie third.
Young, La Grande. Distance, 8 feet
10 inches >"
Shot put-First, L. Means, Pendle-
ton; second, A. Means, Pendleton,
third, Enbers, Baker, Distance, 40
feet 4 inches.
High jump-First, Jay, Pendleton;
second. Fisher. Ontario; third, En-
berg, Baker. distance, feet inches.
220 low hurdles-First, Kimball.
Pendleton; second. White, Baker;
third. Engran, Cove. Time 81.
Hammer throw-First, A. Means,
Pendleton: second. Blame, Baker;
third, Moody Of Ontario. Distance,
1913 feet inches.
Discuss-First, Enberg. Baker; sec
ond, L. Means, Pendleton; third,
Moody Ontario. 100 feet 9.
220-yard dash--First, Baer, Baker;
second, Denham. Baker; third Cor
don. Pendleton. Time 23.4.
Running broad jump-First, Tur-
ner. Pendleton; second, Moody, On
tario; third, Jay, Pendleton. 1s feet
IL.
Half mile-First Schumacher, Ba-
ker; second, Stullen, Baker; third Ir-
win, Island City.
Relay-First, Baker City; second,
La Grande. (Only two entries.)