The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-03
Among Magazines.
JANUARY "oTFIo"


Readers of literature pertaining to
industrial monopoly in the United
States will be greatly interested in
the article on "The History of the
Standard Oil Company in Ohio" by
Attorney General Wade II. Ellis, in
the February number of the Ohio Ma
gazine. The article is copiously IL
lustrated with views showing the
early methods of refining and han
ding oil in Ohio, which state was the
birth place of the oil industry and
witnessed the origin tof its present
great outgrowth. The Standard Oil
Company It will be conceded that
Mr. Ellis, the Attorney General of the
state, is perhaps the highest author
ity competent to deal with this sub
ject. He handles 1t in manner that
is refreshingly candid, giving credit
where credit Is due to captains of in
dustry who have made the present
oil business what It is, but showing
/ how and why they have violated the
laws. Mr.. Ellis also shows what
THE result would be If the laws were
NOhlplltu Nlll ny lllt Oll hlOhoPOiy
and makes a strong arugment for
compliance with them. The article
/ is the most important recent contri-
button to this subject and the most
fairminded and just that has appear
ed anywhere.
! The February number of The Ohio
Magazine also contains an extensive
! t,J H,, Cr,u
ey of Denver, Colorado, on "The Case
of Joint Statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico" Mr.. Smiley reviews
the history of the attempts before
congress to gain statehood for these
territories and makes one of the
strongest arguments possible in favor
of the will of the people in consider
ing the erection of new states from
territories.
! "Highways Scenes in the Buckeye
State" is charming pen and picture
study of the country and highways in
the vicinity of Cleveland and Paines-
willie. by Prof. w. A. Chamberlain,
of the Chicago University. Rae d.
Henckle contributes an original Ohio
ghost story, under the title of "a
Native Ghosts the tale of a super
stitution for several generations pre-
vlent in part of Delaware County,
Ohio, relative to a haunted house oc-
cupied nearly a hundred years ago
by one Robinson and a mysterious
little Spanish girl. The accompany
ing illustrations are from photographs
OF the haunted house ana the road
way leading to It.
Florence Gilmore contributes an
entertaining study on |Ohio Cen
tury Ago" which is very appropriate
for the first month of 1908. This
article should be or special interest
to young students Of Ohio history.
lDr. G.. y. Gillian contributes a
thouehtful article on 'The Limita-
Itions of Wealth" The fiction of this
number includes two short stories
by Stella Prevfosle Mcdonald and a
translation from the French by Linda
IDuval Kuhlthau. the latter with IL
Illustrations by Theodore Cunningham.
The two serials "A Counterfeit Coin"
by Dr.. James Ball Naylor and Snow
bird by Colonel s. N. Cook, are con-
tinued in this number. Some excep-
'tionallv good poetry is offered in
veins both light and serious, by DR..
Naylor Dewey Austin Cobb, Claude
r. Diegle and Webster P. Hunting
ton.
The Ohio MAGAZINE enters the new
wear with firm hold on the good
will OF Ohio neople everywhere and
n growing following in all parts OF
the country.