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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

Follow Il Closely and You Will See
How Really Simple II 10.

Among the Hottentots QIottentoten
In Germany the knngaroos (Beutelratte)
are found in great numbers Many Of
them wander over the country free
and unmolested; others. less fortunate,
are taken by hunters and put Into
cages Kotter) provided with covers
Uattengitter) to keep out the rain.
These cages are called In German Lat
engitterwetterkott and the kanga-
roo after his Imprisonment takes the
name of Lattengitterwetterko kotterbeu-
telratte. One day an assassin (Atten-
tater) was arrested who had killed a
Hottentot woman, Hottentotmutter.
the mother Of two stupid and stutter-
Ing children In Straettertrottel. This
woman In the German language is en-
titled Hottentotenstraette
ter. and her assassin takes the name
Hottentotenstraett aettermuttertaeter. The
murderer was confined in kangaroo's
cage Observation-Disclosures
kotter-when few days later he es-
capped, but fortunately he was recap
tured by Hottentot, who presented
himself ut the mayors office with
beaming face.
T have captured the Attentaeter." !"
said he.
(which one" replied the mayor.
1--WE have several"
"The Observation-Disclosures
kotterbeutelratte."
(which Attentaeter are you talking
aboutY M
"About the Observation-Disclosures
trottelmutterattentae
"Then why don't you say at orce the
Hottentotenstrattelmutterattrni,e erlat-
tengitterwetterkot kotterbeutelratteY
The Hottentot fed in dismay.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
BOB READ HAS A JOKE ABOUT
BALL PLAYERS RIDING PULLMANS

1'here'll be no drawings for up.
,sor and lower berths by players
If the Ohio State league as the
owns OF the organization are SO
ocated that therell be no need oil
raveling by night and IN Pull
mans.
IL is as good as ten to one tina;
ne league will go through the sea
on of 1908 with six teams, all OF
ncm well backed and very likely to
'e well managed. There promises
o be no trailers and 1t is quite
probable that the leagues patrons
would prefer to see half dozen
lubs running well in n bunch tnan
have eight in the race but with
wo or three struggling.
= President Quinn hasn't yet made
he formal announcement OF six
,lub league, but he has done some
iguring as to the mileage involv-
ID with the towns OF Lancaster,
Newark, Marion, Mansfield, Spring
ield and Lima in.
Starting from Lancaster, the most
iouthern town OF the league, and
making a swing OF the entire cir
,uit would cause one to travel 356
niles before returning to President
citadel.
The jump from Lancaster to Lima
the longest being one of 12S miles
ioing from Springfield to Mansfield
'equires ride OF ~ miles. from
springfield to Newark is 7S miles,
while 1t is but So miles from Mar
on to Mansfield.
After looking up train schedules
PRESIDENT Quinn says schedule
'an be arranged so that players can
make their transfers by daylight.
II the mornings in travelling for
he sake of the privileges OF put
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
FINE PRINTS.
Care With Which They Are Treated
by Amateurs and Collectors,

oy Amateurs and Collectors.
How careful collectors and amateurs
Of fine engravings are of their treas
ures is illustrated by n written agree
ment that local firm of dealers in
such things had to sign recently when
they wanted to borrow several particu-
larly rare engravings for an exhibition
they were to have In their galleries.
The owner of the prints insisted that
from the time the box In which the
prints were sent to the dealers was
opened I'm the shop no hands but those
Of the junior partner Of the firm were
to touch them. The owner stipulated
expressly that the member of the firm
was to take them out of the box. frame
them himself, hang them on the walls
and when the show was over follow
the prints back through these various
stages until porter was ready to
screw the cover of the packing box on
again. The prints were so rare and
fine that the junior partner cheerfully
agreed to all of these conditions for
the sake of showing the engravings
That the prints were extremely rare
may be appreciated from the fact that
before two of them In particular came
into the private collectors possession
he made special journey to Stuttgart.
Germany, to see them. ana when he
looked at them he left an open order to
a dealer In that city to buy them. no
matter what they cost He got them
but he paid the highest price ever
known for such engravlngs to bring
New York Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
THE AWKWARD "MRS."
Single as Well as Married Women
Once Carried This Title.

Single as Well as Married Women
Once Carried This Title.
A curiously awkward word. II It be
a word, is MRS" 1t is not spelled as
1t is pronounced-no one but Welsh
man or Pole would be equal to pro-
nouncing 1t as 1t is spelled-and its pro-
nunciation Ii clumsy contraction OF
the good old English designation "mis-
tress."
not become, as 1t Is now, almost a for
gotten luxury and people were less
anxious to clip their speech. the full
pronunciation was often used. and
mistress was not altogether elbowed
out Of existence by the vulgar "missis." /"
But nowadays mistress" has drop
ped out and consequently the con-
tracted pronunciation OF "Mrs." has
prevailed and holds the field.
Another point worth noting in the
history OF the designation Is that about
$50 years ago and earlier Mrs" was
applied quite impartialIy to unmarried
as well as married ladies'. Even chill
dren were sometimes styled "Mrs."
The burial OF an infant daughter Of
John Milton, who died at the age OF
five months. Is recorded in the parish
register OF st. Margaret, Westminster,
and her name Is entered as Mrs. Kath-
crime Milton" followed by small e.
to indicate that child is meant But
this may he regarded as an exceptional
use OF the title.-St. James Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
= sapbsssrIsn Dog.

"Trip was an Irish setter-his nams
was really Tippcrary and Tip for
short" said New York clubman.
"IIe knew when 1t was Sunday. and he
kept the day. He was the only Sab
batarian dog ! ever knew. He used
to sleep on rug In my room. had
to keep early hours in those days. and
every morning at Z o'clock Tip would
put his cold nose against my face and
remind me that 1t was time to go to
work. Then while was dressing he
would 20 to the village postoffice and
bring home the mail. On Sunday
morning he never stirred Off his rug
until l was good and ready to get up,
which was usually quite late, and moth
ing could induce him to go to the post
Office on that day. And the best part
of the story is 1t is absolutely true."--
New York Tribune. p
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

There's always some iunny things
coming up on the first ride ball
club takes in a Pullman. Players
think it terrible to have to occupy
an upper berth, although there have
been some who wouldn't take a
berth at all but would hit the
"Sullivans" IL they had to settle
out of their own pocket.
Last May, on the way out OF
Chicago to Minneapolis the Column
bus bunch was set all agog by one
of the youngsters declaring that
he wanted an upper. Somebody had
told him that the riding next the
roof was the proper thing and the
player in question did the unprece-
dented thing of asking to be al
loted one high up.
1T is generally possible to pro-
vide each regular playe with a
lower but sometimes there are not
enough to go round. Then a draw
ing takes place.
George l<ihm makes more com
plant than any other Senator, II be
happens to pull from Bob Quinn :
hat, a slip on which is inscribed
the number of an upper. He imag-
ines that dire things Will happen
to him.
Once, after the first baseman hau
slept high and up and had com
planned the next morning that
sleep had been almost impossible
he pinched off cluster OF nice
hits. Somebody advised him that ne
ought to rest exclusively in uppers
thereafter, but he refused to take
the tip.-Ohio State journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
No Piot.

The actor, rounded up in Russia
with n bunch of others. retained his
composure while his companions In
misfortune were giving way to despair.
II can prove my innocence of com.
plicity In any conspiracy to the COM
plete satisfaction of the authorities"
he said.
"How can you do that?" ono Of bis
companions asked. "You will always
be suspected Of being connected with
a plot"
He smiled confidently.
mot when I tell them that for years
l have been playing in musical come
dies. Baltimore American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
Home Life of Genius.

The Actor before Observation-Disclosures
are the papers, my dear? His Wife
IAN actress, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
you! They are far beyond your reach,
thank heaven! And I'll die thousand
deaths before you can wr-r-r-r-ring the
secret om-oh-er-Jack, ! mean, tho
boy forgot to leave them this morning!
Puck.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

1t is easy In this world to live after
the worlds opinion. 1t Is easy IN soli.
tude TO live after our own, but the
great man ia he who IN the midst Of
ilie crowds keeps with perfect sweet
ness the Independence Of solitude
Emerson. -.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
The liiahest AppIau U Sc. .

You would compliment a cozcomb
doing good act, but you would not
praise an angel. The silence that ac-
cepts merit as the most natural thing
in the world is the highest applause
Emerson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

Ferd Drumms Phenoms failed ic
even up with Marion at the rink
last night, the locals capturing the
game by score of five to four In
one of the cleanest contests that has
been seen on the local floor.
The spectators realized that 1t
was to be a pretty fight from the
start and gave the home team every
encouragement. The Marion attack
was better during the first half
than was that OF the visitors and
the locals made two goals. Later
Mansfield tied the score and then
both teams made two more. In the
final period Marion secured the win
ming goal.
lllt Devlin took Perry's place at
half back and put up great game.
The lineup:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

The Rev. John Schaeffer said to
be the oldest minister in the world,
celebrated his one hundredth and
second birthday anniversary on No
vember 22 at his home, near North
BrentOn. Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

All trains daily except loca'f and
Nos. 6 and 10.
Phone 246.
Elective, Oct. 26th, 1907.
l.. e. NEBERGALL.
Ticket Agent,
For further information regarding
trains, call Information operator
either phone.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
A Reason

"Pa," asked Mr.. Henpeck's little hoy.
Swhy did Patrick Henry say, Give me
liberty or give me death|"
"He may have been out five minutes
after the curfew rang the night be-
fore" e."-ChicegO Record Herald
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
Ready For su,la.ss,

A tragedian playing Richard III. N
a small town was waited on after the
show BY an honest farmer, who said
that III the gen'pm who wanted .
horse was still Of the same mind he
would like to do business with him."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
SIGNS A SOUTHPAw
. G. Downey the Left Handed
HEAVIER on Marion Team.

Lloyd G. Downey, giant left
1andee who did some powerful
stunts in the Eastern Illinois league
last year, has ben signed by Man
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

lager ODay. The manager expects
Downey to become one Of the regu-
lars.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

Goals--WilIiams, A;
Zirbes 2. Hickey, Harold, Keichert
Rushes- Williams g; Reichert D.;
Korzilius. Stops Grafiam 80; heuf-
ner 10. Fouls-Sipe, 2; hickey 1.
Referee LaLonge. Timer Boyd. AT
tendance 512.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
Condensed Merit

"Dearcst, you are just the one for an
editors BRIDE"
"Why SO. darling" H'"'
because you're ideal copy-short
ana sweet Baltimore American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

Experience is the extract Of suffer
ing.-A. Helps. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

No better masters than poverty ana
wHnt.-Dutch Proverb.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
s,,z,l,.dSZggI|E|!jI|!|| y
BFFECTrvE JAN. 2, 1907.

sDaily.
Daily except Sunday
No. 3S starts from Marion.
No. 80 stops at Marion.
No. 80 will leave Columbus at 8 p.
n1. on Sundays.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

The British public still
OF Miss Edna
chorus beauty who made wonderful hit
lights This Is her second matrimonial
Shs became successful
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

ting in thee previous evenings q
home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07
MARION GIVE DRUMM,S BOYS
A TASTE OF BITTER DEFEAT

80; Wallace zs. Referec-Lee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-07

COSHOCTUNN, q; ZAiNESvliAJE, 3.
Coshocton, o., FEB. 6.--'l'he Bull
Dogs defeated the Tigers on the To-
cal floor tonight In rough, hard
fought game by the score or &c
o. assFg sgygssy .ts~t
The victory gives the locals a
tight hold on third 1dace. Sipe
formerly of the Coshocton team
played with GAINESVILLE and his bad
tactics resulted in two fouls being
called. Reichert starred at driving
tor the visitors and Williams and
Holes played the star game for
Coshocton. Lineup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
INTRICATE LOCKS BAL
Safety Vaults Could Not Be Opened
Until Expert Arrived.

When the guardian of the safety
deposit vaults in the Safety building
tried to open the vaults Saturday
morning, they found that the locks re-
fused absolutely to work, and during
the whole of the morning a constant
trial was made to open, but without
success. Finally at o'clock it was
thought advisable to call in Charles
Fiebig, the expert locksmith, and he
was able to turn the trick aAd get the
huge steel doors open again. The
doors are controlled by double combin.
alton locks and triple time locks. and
the job of opening them was no child's
play. They were brought down from
Chicago and are supposed to be as
good as there are made. Neverthe
less Mr. Fiebig opened the doors il
about half an hour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Alice Leland left this. morning
for New York, where she will spend
the winter. t--...-
Sheriff Edward Kittilsen has gone to
Springfield for the annual meeting of
the sheriffs' association.
q
George w Gamble, circuit clerk, has
gone to Springfield to attend the an
nual convention of circuit clerks and
county recorders of the state.
NJ. A Patterson. formerly of this
city, now general freight agent of, the
Rock Island with headquarters at Chi
cago, was in the city today
superintendent H. B. Hayden will
leave tomorrow morning for Des
Moines, where he will attend the Iowa
state teachers convention. He is on
the program to address the teachers al
banquet which will be held in the
evening.
John A. Russell, who has been visit
ing this city for number of years in
the capacity of travelling passenger
agent on the Rock Island, has resigned
and will take up like position on an
other road. His position has beer
filled. by the appointment of John G
: Van NOrsdall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
RESPONSIBLE PLACE IS
HELD BY MAI. THOMPSON
Officer Formerly Stationed Here in
Charge Of Division Under the
| Chief of Ordnance.

The annual report of Brigadier Gen.
eral William Crozier, chief of ordnance
OF the United States army shows the
exact nature of the work being done by
Major John T. Thompson, who was
stationed at Rock Island arsenal until
recently. He is chief of one of the
divisions under the chief ordnance and
his duties include the design. supply,
distribution for storage and issue to the
service of small arms, small arms
ammunition, horse equipments, and
equipments for officers and enlisted
men; the supervision OF small arms
target practice, so far as il concerns
this department; the design and sup
ply of small arms targets; the super
vision of the plant for the production
of this material; the preparation and
issue of publications and blank forms
concerning it, its use in the service,
and its maintenance in repair; the
general preparation of the annual re-
port of the chief of ordnance; the
supervision of matters connected with
the commissioned officers and enlisted
force OF the department; the superviS-
ion of all matters connected with the
employment and compensation of the
| employees of the department; the super.
vision OF the methods of administers
ton of the ordnance establishments
and the care of their efficiency; the
| supervision of general matters con-
nected with the department, and the
preparation of blank forms concerning
these subjects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
Advertised List No. 50.

Following is a list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the postoffice at
Rock Island for the week ending Dec.
&c, 1908: H. Andrews, Miss Dora
Anderson (2) Miss Carl Allen. Teddy
Barry. Miss Bessie BENEFIT, Mr. Brit
ten, John Bannon, Alfred Cosgro, R
Cozad, Miss Minnie Carlson, Mrs. NJ
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Elliston
Stephen n. Frye, Mrs. Fanny C. Grand
Stephen N. Frye, Mrs. Fanny c
Grandy. Mrs. Anita f. Gaffey. c. Hahn
Mrs Mary Halves. Fred Herring, A
Hamilton. Ruth Howard, F. B. Lodge
Emil Lindell, w. T. Langeton, Charlie:
Mishki, H. S. Mooney, Charles w
Milan, Marie Meyer, Earnest Meyer
Mrs Anna Mayer, Hugo Nelson, JOIN
P. Nelson. NJ. D.. Norman Powell, Ids
Reeves, John E. Sutherland, Mrs. Laure
Scoffield, Miss Gladys Scoffield, G. W
Wade, A. L. Welliver. Foreign: S
Gottlieb Mrs. Hilda Rogers ~
HUGH A. ]. MCDONALD.
Postmaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
ADJOURNS TERM OF COURT
Judge Gest Fixes Amounts Of Appeal
Bonds in Rooster Case.

Judge Gest Saturday afternoon ad-
joufned the circuit court for the Sep
TENDER term, and next week the jan
uary term will be convened The
docket for the new term shows total
of "A new cases, of which 20 are law
cases, and As chancery suits. Of the
cases on the chancery side, "a are di-
vorce suits
Judge Gest Saturday fixed the bond
for the appeal of the Rooster fore
closure suit against John Looney at
$1,000. The bond for the appeal of the
decision as to attorneys fees in the
case was fixed at $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

Island be closed between the hours
of and tomorrow afternoon.
Mckinney FuneraI.
The funeral Of Dennis Mckinney
1872 Thirty-ffth street, was held this
morning from the Sacred Heart church
The last services were conducted by
Rev. J. F. Lockney. The remains were
taken TO Rockford for burial.
Funeral of Mrs. Prescott.
The funeral of Mrs. Dena Prescott
1874 Third avenue, was held this morn
ing from st. Joseph's church. Dean J
j. Quinn conducted the requiem mass
Burial took place at Calvary cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
Beware of Frequent Colds.

A succession of colds Or a protracted
cold is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh, from which few per-
sons ever wholly recover. Give every
cold the attention it deserves and you
may avoid this disagreeable disease.
How can you cure a cold? Wn; not
try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? 1t
is highly recommended Mrs NJ.
White, of Butler, Tenn, says: "Sev-
eral years ago was bothered with my
throat and lungs. Someone told me
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy l
began using it and it relieved me at
once. Now my throat and lungs are
sound and well" For sale by all drug
sists.
| All the news all the time - THE
1 A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
T. H. THOMAS
PASSES AWAY
Former Postmaster and WeltKnown
Business Man is No
More.
END COMES SUNDAY MORNING
Had For Years Taken Prominent Part
in Politics and In Welfare
of City.

Thomas H. Thomas. former postmas-
ter of Rock Island, die6 at his home
GlS Eighteenth street, at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning after an illness of
several months with kidney disease.
By his family and intimate friends Mr..
Thomas demise had been feared for
some weeks, but to n great many
throughout the city the announcement
came as severe shock, as his desper-
ate condition was not generally known,
Notwithstanding that he had been
missed from his accustomed scenes
ior the past six weeks. What proved
TO be Mr.. Thomas fatal sickness de-
withstanding that his friends noted
the change, he spoke little about it
himself, and it was not until the dis
ease had fastened itself upon him that
he consulted physician. Then it was
too late, fact that he seemed fully
TO realize. Early in November, &C
companied by Mrs. Thomas, he went
possible benefit, but discovering soon
that he was not improving, he re-
turned home. He was not seen
down town after that time. Before
going away he arranged his business
affairs, even to the minutest detail, for
any emergency, indicating how well he
knew the desperate nature of his af-
Fiction. For month he had been
gradually sinking. He talked calmly
of the inevitable with his devoted wife
and babe her be brave. at is all
right" he said. Il have lived my
time, and am thankful the years
have had and the blessings l have en-
joyed." And when the end came
the passing from the known to the
unseen was scarcely perceptible to the
watchers at his bedside
A Pioneer Druggist.
Thomas Henshaw Thomas was born
in Monmouthshire, England, Oct. 6
1850. Deprived of a fathers support
and guidance at an early age, he was
obliged to make his own way in the
world, and while yet youth he learn
ed in London the art of pharmacy. A
the age of 10 he set out for America
coming direct to Chicago, where h
was employed in drug store for ;
year and in 1871 he came to Rock Is
land, entering the employ of c. A
Benser. with whom he later formed ;
partnership. and in 1878 he purchase
the business at the corner of Seven
teenth street and Second avenue, ant
had conducted it since, being one o
the oldest drug houses in the city.
April %, 1874, in this city. Mi
Thomas was united in marriage wit
Miss Saline Swiler, daughter of tn
late G. w. Swiler one of the city
Oldest and best known families. TIL
union thus formed proved a long an
happy one, indeed. He is survived b
his bereaved wife.
Mr.. Thomas was for years one c
Rock Islands most prominent citizens
He was a leader in the republican pa
ty, and was always active in the at
vancement of the party's interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
IN THE CHURCHES

Central Presbyterian.5The Woman's
Mission society of the Church will hold
services Wednesday evening in the
church 'at the hour of prayer service.
at S:15 the teachers and officers of the
Sunday school will meet in the church
Friday from II to 2 o'clock the Lad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
Orders Horse Shot.

S. S. Hull, humane officer. Saturday
afternoon investigated complaints re-
garding the mistreatment of decrepit
horse at SIG Third avenue, and order
ed it shot. The animal was sick and
had been utterly neglected by its
owner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

St. Mary's CathoIic-The children Of
st. Mary's school will give a Christ
mas entertainment this evening at 8
o'clock at Columbia hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
OVERWORK GIVEN AS CAUSE

Talk z. PettrSoh IS SuEJect OF IN
sanity Inquiry.
That the mental unbalance of Frank
e. Peterson of this city was due to
overwork was the opinion assigned at
the inquiry into his sanity today in
the county court. He is woodworker,
and is about so years old. He was ad.
judged insane and committed to the
Wateftown hospital by Judge Ohm
sted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
To Cure a Cold in One Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
lets. Druggists refund money If. it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

iel, 100 Twentieth street, tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30