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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

81 tell you Green is a true friend. I"
"Cive me proof"
HE borrowed money from me and
paid it back when / asked him
without insulting me. ."-Detroit Free
Press.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

A foggy day in London means that
the residents are compelled to run up
a gas bill of from $4,000 to s75 200.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

Employment Agent have only one
girl who does not object to children.
She is colored girl.
Madam-From South Africa?
Agent-No, ma'am. From the Can
nibal Islands.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

She-How old would you guess Miss
Whyte to be ?
He-Oh, 25 would be a safe guess
She-But surely she Is older than
that?
He-Between you and me, she's
every day of 80, but, as said, 25 would
be safe guess.-Chicago News,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

The entire population of the world
could be placed on the Isle of Weight
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

~ didn't notice you at the mothers
congress.
mo-" replied the woman addressed,
'1'm not theoretical mother, you
know. l have six. x."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

All snakes are shortsighted, being
unable to see distance of more than
one quarter their own length.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

You can not vote in Norway unless
you have been vaccinated.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

1t makes walking easy. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen
and Sweating feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample FREE Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16
Eggs for Matching.

Barred Plymo ;th Rocks, Egg pro.
ducing strain. Prices reasonable.
Call on or address Mrs. W. T. Hodge,
Greenfield, o., Route4 Home phone
Rainsboro exchange.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

The art of glove cutting requires
great skill, and in France some of the
best workmen are paid 800 week.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16

Cider is the common drink of the
working classes and peasantry in
Normandy and Brittany.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16
Atlas Portland Cement.

A Car of new fresh goods Just re-
ceived at Richards Mill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16
Ask for Aliens Foot. Ease, Powder


Ask for Aliens Foot Ease, Powder
1t makes walking easy. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen
and Sweating feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample FREE Ad-
dress, Allen s. Omsted, Leroy, N. Y.
She during an alarm of burgulars
in the night)-Can you see them, Johnp
He-Yes, it is all right, they're just
sampling those cigars you gave me !;
so in few minutes I'll be able to
tackle them easily London Opinion.
A foggy day in London means that
the residents are compelled to run up
gas bill of from $50, 1000 to $4,000.
Employment Agent have only one
girl who does not object to children.
She is colored girl.
Madam-From South Africa?
Agent-No, ma am. From the Can
nibal Islands.
81 tell you Green is true friend"
"Cive me proof"
HE borrowed money from me and
paid it back when l asked him
without insulting me. ."-Detroit Free
Press.
The art Of glove cutting requires
great skill, and in France some of the
best workmen are paid 800 week.
Cider Is the common drink of the
working classes and peasantry in
Normandy and Brittany.
Mrs. Coburgger-It isn't right to
charge Freddie with taking the money
out of your pocket. Why don't you
accuse me9
Coburgger-Because it wasn't all
Bits.
New York city's public library fur
hlouSS hOl Z lCduluB lu uOIc tong uGS
than any other library in the world.
In the Oriental department alone
there are 1O,7OO books-enough to
make library by themselves.
"You say she said that l have a
miserable complexion ?"
mot in those exact words, but that
must be what she meant"
"What we're her exact words ?"
"She said you knew absolutely
nothing about art. Houston Post.
You can not vote in Norway unless
| you have been vaccinated.
Eggs for Hatching.
Barred Plymo ;th Rocks, Egg pro.
ducing strain. Prices reasonable.
Call on or address Mrs. W. T. Hodge,
Greenfield, o., Route4. Home phone
Rainsboro exchange.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A Girl and a Snake.

1t Is a matter of fact that men have
greater fear of serpents than have wo-
men. During visit to friends In the
country | was crossing stretch Of
meadow In the company OF my hostess
daughter, a sprlghtly girl of seventeen,
when a black snake crossed the path
ten feet In front OF us. | caught my
companion by the sleeve. but she
wrenched herself loose. gathered her
skirts about her knees, gave running
jump and landed squarely upon the
back of the reptile. His snakeship
thrashed the grass and the girls ankles
with equal futility. AS soon as she
could disengage one foot she planted
1t upon tho serpents head. In the abb
sence Of club or stones | was COM
PEELED to stand and witness scene
that to me was terrifying, but TO the
girl furnished supreme enjoyment.
Years afterwnrd when | read Hag-
CARDS description of Jess fight with
the kangaroo | understood the kind of
entertainment that my young compan-
ion had provided for me.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
Tho Greatest General.

All things duly considered, tile great
est general OF whom we have any
knowledge was In all probability the
Carthaglnian, Hannibal. All the in
formation We have OF Hannibal comes
from his enemies. and yet what
achievements they were forced to cred.
1t him with The second PunIc war
the most brilliant in history was prac-
tlcally one man against a whole ma
tion, and that the strongest then
known. With the. army that he had
nodded out OF raw and barbarous
leyies Hannibal had to fight a nation
OF the stoutest and best tralned war.
riors of ancient times. and he had TO
do this without any assistance from
home II has been well said that there
Is nowhere else an example of what a
single man of genius may achieve
against the most tremendous Odds
New York American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
cns.lu Lar Of tho Subway.

The tuppenny tube, Londons sub.
way. once set fire to O house In man
ner so extraordinary as to merit atten-
tion. In n mansion beneath which
runs the subterranean railway one OF
the bedroom fireplaces was fitted with
a blower--a sheet of iron inside the
crate which can be raised or lowered
TO regulate the draft. The blower rest
ed on series of iron notches. One
afternoon a servant kindled a fire In
the CRATE and when II was well alight
raised the blower, SO that the coal
would burn but slowly, and so left 1t
while she went downstairs. Presently,
deep In the clay beneath the founda-
tlons of the house, train rushed along.
The vibrations from its passing were
sufficient to jar the blower from the
notches on which the servant had left
1t. 1t dropped down. The draft In
creased; the fire ragged madly. The
flames were enough TO set the chimney
on fire, burning SCOT set the water tank
on the roof alight, and there resulted
considerable con1agratlon.- .-Pittsburg
Post
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29

Equally famous with the man in the
moon and the woman In the moon is
the hare in the moon, says Garrett p.
Serviss in his Astronomy With the
Naked Eye" The original is Bud
dhist legend. The god Sakkrla, dis
gulsed as Brahman. pretended to be
starving and went to the animals for
help. The monkey got him bunch of
mangoes the coot picked up fisher
mans neglected string for him; the
fox stole him a pot Of milk. At last
the god approached the hare. 81 have
nothing but grass" said the hare, "and
you can't eat that" But your flesh is
good" suggested the pretended Brah-
man. The hare assented. "Then," said
the Brahman, "Tll kindle a fire at the
foot of this rock. and you jump Off into
1t. Thatll save me the trouble OF kill
Ing you" The hare assented again,
but as he leaped from the rock the god
caught him In his arms and then drew
his figure in the moon as Il perpetual
reminder of the excellence of self sac
rifice.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
How a Hat is sized.

O. writes that the size OF hat Is
calculated on a curious principle. 1t
Is the length plus the breadth divided
by 2. Thus head S.A inches long and
5% inches broad would require hat
size of 14k divided by 2. which is IA
--Gladstone's size.
Your correspondent q. is perfectly
right In his description of the curious
way In which the size OF hat Is OBJ.
tained, writes g.. but his sample di.
menslons are slightly misleading. Such
an "ovap as SA inches by 5A inches
would scarcely be met with twice in
lifetime. The normal difference be-
tween the length and width technical
ly called the "oval') is Invariably
through the gamut of sizes 1h inches.
Thus an ordinary Ga hart would meas
ure "a inches long and inches wide
and IA -four sizes bigger s inches
long and Gh inches wide. The longest
head l have measured in many thou
sands was 97s by rs, which is the
equivalent Of a 2A inch oval. Needless
to say, the inside of the hat was the
shape of a caualboat. = Manchester
Guardian.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
Tho Best Machines.

The idea that rc2er "Nrll he the
normal relation " The i...,..As never
entered Napoleon's head or the head
of any man about him. declares A..
l.. klelland in "Napoleons Men and
Methods" In his MUD peace could
only mean a pause between two wars.
He had no idea TO give to the world
His thoughts did not 20 beyond his
own life. He shrinks at once I'm com.
parison with man of science, who OK
pends his life TO create n thought that
win nourlsh and elevate posterlty.
If Napoleon reached the highest sum
NIT of n prince and n commander, he
was also the last who succeeded in
gathering about his person all the
glamour that had been wont to accom-
pany and adOrn the bloody business
OF war. There was no more OF It after
his fall. War became afterward sn
academic study. Military affairs came
to resemble industrial interests, In
which II is the best machines that gain
the victory.
We now strip our armies OF their
gold cords and waving plumes. The
admiral, who used to stand on the
bridge In his gala uniform, with his
decorations md sash, now sits In II
steel box and presses buttons like Il
telephone girl. When the glamour goes
from thing 1t Is near its end.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
DOGS Of LUXURY.

The appearance Of little dogs as OBJ
jects of luxury goes back to the most
ancient times. Documents are not
wanting that go TO show that Greek
and Roman women had little dogs
which were idolized by their mistress
es. Even men, particularly among for
elgners, were not ashamed TO walk the
streets of Rome with pet dogs under
their arms. Speaking of this subject,
Plutarch relates that Julius Caesar,
seeing one day In Rome some strangers
thus loaded with their dogs, asked
them Ironically whether the women Of
their country did not bear children.
Tertia, the daughter of Lucius Aure-
Illus Paulus, was so fond of her dog
that In the moment OF bidding farewell
to her father, who was about to leave
his country and his family to wage
war against Perseus, king OF Macedo-
MIA, she frankly admitted that the sad
ness imprinted on her face was due TO
the death OF her pet dog Persa. In
Europe the greyhounds were the first
favotftes OF women during the middle
ages.--Boston Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
Cerebral EmboIism.

Cerebral embollsm, or the occluslon
or plugging of an artery in the brain,
causes sudden death. Growths or veg
citations form on the valves of the
heart While attached they are harm
less. but the instant one, large or small,
becomes loosened and enters the rapid
arterial current very perilous condi-
tlon obtains. The embolus, or plug,
enters n vessel that becomes narrower
and narrower and at last it is arrested
and occludes or plugs the artery, there
by cutting Off the blood supply. The
force of the blood current back of the
embolus keeps 1t at the seat of arrest.
In brain cases the middle cerebral ar
terry, at the base Of the brain, Is af-
fected. Once lodged unconsciousuess
follows and soon death. Some of the
symptoms resemble those OF n true
cerebral hemorrhage OF apoplexy.--
New York Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
Too Much Of a Good rhina.

George Marshall, phllanthropist
who always kept a sharp lookout never
to be wasteful, decided to go for a
weeks camping, taking as his guests
some ragged street urchins. One morn
ing he used the bits OF meat left from
the evening before and made hash for
breakfast. There was some left over,
which he concluded to reheat and serve
again at noon.
'JohBnie, VIII you have some hash q
he asked one lad.
Bet your life." replied the lad, who
was constltutionally hungry.
Peter, pass your plate for some
hash'-to another freckled nosed lad.
Not If knows It," was the unex-
pected reply.
II thought you liked hash from the
way you ate 1t this morning" replied
MIR. Marshall.
II did like it for breakfast" said the
lad, but none Of yer review Of re-
views for me for dinner."-Llpplneott's
Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A Quaint EnaIl.h Ceremony.

On the last day Of each October the
city solicitor Of London, with an as
sistant, attends upon the royal remem-
brancer, when by proclamation ''the
tenants and occupiers OF a piece of
waste ground called the moors. in the
county Of Salop," are commanded to
"come forth and do your service upon
pain and peril that shall fall thereon"
The solicitor chops in halves two fag-
OTIS, one with hatchet and the other
with billhook. Afterward comes the
summons to the tenants. etc.. of IA
certain tenement with forge" in the
Strand and the payment Of six horse
shoes, with sixty-one shoe nails, by the
solicitor. This forge has long ceased
to be, and the same shoes and nails
are used year after year, the shoes be-
Ing Mt least two centuries old.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
The Actress Retort,

Georgettc Leblanc. the actress, wife
OF Maurice Maeterlinck. was on tour
In French town, where the local com.
pany supported" her in one of her
husbands plays.
But the support was weak and halt
ing. The poets lines were mangled
and several characters seemed unable
to understand what they were saying
Nine. Leblanc sought out her man
pger and spoke to him.
"A writer like Maeterllnck should be
treated with more respect"
Madame" he answered. M. Maeter
linck is not the first to suffer. So
phocles. Mollere, Racine. Shakespeare
Goethe and other great dramatists are
daily murdered in the same way"
Possibly, but they are not murdered
alive, at any rate"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
sided With Father.

''There is little chap in our town."
said the suburbanite. whose father
and mother have words quite frequent
ly, and have them loud enough to be
heard BY the neighbors. The burden
of their recriminations when audible
is, on the wife's part, that she ever
lowered the Hicks family sufficiently
to marry n Stubbs. and on his part
that he ever honored the Hicks fam
lily by allying 1t with the house of
Stubbs.
"One day last summer the young son
Of the house went fishing. He had
barely got his line into the brook when
he heard his mother calling him.
""rhere II is,' said he disgustedly;
the minute the Stubbses begin to fish
the Hickses begin to holler.' '"-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29

hlIIllON FROGS, HALF A MILLION
TURTLES AND THREE OR -FOUR MILLION
GERMAN oARPW
Bowser made a dramatic entrance and
said:
''Now, then, for explanations, and l
hope that you viii see things Just as
/ do and there will be nothing 10 argue
about. l win own up that you have
prevented me from entering into some
very foolish speculations, but in this
case know shall find all encourage
ment You know that the times have
been hard for the last few months"
"Of course"
"Men with even a good thing on
their hands have had hard work TO
save It, and they are not out of the
woods yet"
"WellT
"Well, a man was In the Office today
with a good thing. He wanted TO raise
a thousand dollars to save 1t; but, be-
ing unable TO do so, he offered me the
most colossal bargain of the century.
Its gigantic. It's tremendous. It's
something to take your breath away"
'Im listening"
Mrs. Bowser, where do frogs legs
rome fromY
They are cut from the bodies Of
frogs"
"And where do we get turtle soup|
From turtles unless the cook uses
mutton"
'And did you ever hear OF q fish
called the German carDY
II have. 1t is said to be excellent
eating"
"And now, Mrs. Bowser, frogs legs
sell at 30 cents dozen pair, and there's
always a demand. A turtle as big as
The bottom OF quart dish sells for ST..
German carp sell for 80 cents a pound,
and the hotels can't get half enough
of them. You see all this. don't your
Eyes"
well, suppose we had our own pri-
yate lake and in that lake we had a
million frogs, half a million turtles
and three or four million German
carp. Would there be anything to
prevent us from becoming million
niresY'
mot a thing"
"Ah, but that's the way like to hear
you talk! Now you are taking wife
ly interest In your husbands business
affairs. You can see as well as / do
that we would have something better
than gcld mine. Then you will con-
sent 10 the eKchangeT
"But what exchangeT
1--WE arc sotttp M hxc chaupe oItr hausa
aud lot for little farm twenty miles
out, with a private lake on It. There's
q fairly decent house and four acres OF
land besides the lake. There's an or
chard, garden. ana the rest is lawn.
In that lake are the frogs, turtles and
carp spoke OF. and all have to do is
10 haul them out and send them to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A lasson In Thrift.

A lesson In thrift is found In the ad-
Vice given by Congressman John E.
Andrus TO young man for whom he
had secured minor appointment in
the capitol at Washington. Meeting
the young fellow in the capitol, he
placed hand on his shoulder and re-
marked:
william, you are just beginning
your life. Let me give you a bit of
sound advice: When you leave your
boarding house in the morning never
take more than 80 cents In your pocll-
cts, enough perhaps for your luncheon
and for car fare. You will then not
be tempted to spend more than you can
afford"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
After WEAKNESS come rest, peace,
Joy. IL we be worthy. Newman.
The Color of Jade.


The idea OF jade possessing the yir.
tue of bringing the wearer FOOD for.
tune arose In China. where the stone
Is SO valued that the finding of q par
ticularly fine piece carses the state to
take possession of the land where II
was found. The best specimens rep
resent all the hues and effects OF sea
foam. but these are eagerly snapped
up by collectors and seldom come into
the public market There is another
cause for the popularity OF jade Its
peculiar green tinge has the effect OF
making the human skin look very
white. In this connection the quality
of the stone is OF no account SO long
as the color is there. Indeed, many
of the less expensive jade ornaments
are made from chips of the stone
which contain noticeable fiaws.-Pear-
sons
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
snsll Thia.

Some OF you who think you are wen
up in spelling just try to spell the
words In this little sentence:
ut is agreeable to witness the un-
paralleled ecstasy Of two harassed ped
dlers endeayoring TO gauge the SYM
metry OF two peeled pears"
Read It over to your friends and see
how many of them can spell every
word correctly. The sentence contains
some of the real puzziers OF the SPELL
ing book.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A Fresh Supply of Apple
hutfer At

Campbell & Crock
Conner, fl. p.
DeEnger, 10. J..
Dwyer, p.
Davis, j. III.
Fahey Star Co.
Goetting, r. l..
Grossglaus q Gray
Hanover, j.
Imperial Coffee g Grocery Co.
Kllnefelter, n. h.
Krause, II. @.
I,effler, ]. r.
Lindsay, o. N.
Lewis, n. T.. q Co.
Marion Grocery Go.
Martin, d.
Mckinley, u. l..
Miller, J.
Moon, j. b.
Bealey, Chas. ".
Rudaslll, Mrs. NJ. A.
Stanley, E. j.
Shearer. J. n.
Smith, George
Turner, @. & Co.
Wingo, =.
Zachman & Myers.
II you like apple butter, you viii
like our old fashioned kind, the
Wharton Brand" II your grocer
hasn't it, drop US card. or phone
1867, and we viii see that you get
81.
MARION PRESERVING co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
unohnnaina Man.

Mortal man offers but little difference
In spite OF the diversity Of race and
climate, and In analyzing the Egyptian
we almost find ourselves reproduced.
Intellectual man also manifests a sim
gular identity OF aspiration and belief
from the Nile to the Ganges and from
the Eurotas to the .Arno.-Mereure de
France.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
DOWSER'S FROG FARM
Plans to Become a Millionaire by
Supplying Croakers.
CARP AND TURTLES TOO.
Wants TO Trade His Home For Some
I Dssolats Land on Which There ls .
Small Pond-ln Anger He Tells
Wfsy to Pack Trunk For Mothers.

DssoIsts Land on Which There ls .
Small Pond-ln Anger He Tells
Wifsy to Pack Trunk For Mothers.
lIcopyright, 1905 by T. C. McClure.l
Mr.. Bowser was an hour late in COM
ing home from the office, and Mrs.
Bowser was almost prepared for the
worst when he arrived. He was smll-
ing and happy. He had look of Inn.
poftance on his face Even before he
han entered the gnte It was evident
that something good had happened.
Don't ask for explanations now," he
said in response to her inquiries. Aft
er dinner VIII tell you all about It,"
But has something good happened y
Something has, Mrs. Bowser. For
tune has at last But wait a little"
Cant you give me an Inkiing Of
wIlat It isf"
"Just'one little inkling. We shall be
worth millions of dollars in the course
of the next Eve years. Not another
word now"
During the rest of the dinner hour
Mr. Bowser sat and grinned and smiled
and chuckled, but no further informa-
tion could be extracted. 1t was left to
Mrs. Bowser's imagination to conjure
up the following possibilities and ar
range them In the order given below:
He had bought COW.
he had invested In balloon.
He had invented something.
He had bought hens.
He had bought hog.
He had hit a new hair dye.
He was going to raise cattle.
He was going to Africa.
it was burglar alarm.
1t was FIRE escape.
Explains His Scheme.
When the meal was at length An
iEhed and the sitting room reached Mr..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A stranae Proceeding.

Infant Terrible (watching Uncle
Jacks fiancee dressing her hair)--How
queerly you do your hair!
How so?" -'
"Why. Aunt Jane pins hers to her
lap, mummie holds hers in her teef,
but you leave yours sticking to your
head.n--New York Life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
Cute Littl. Game.

Eva-He is so considerate Of your
ehaperon. He buys her such interest
hg books.
Edna--oh, I call that strategy. He
knows &c the books are interesting she
won't look up too often when we are
tOgether.-Detrolt Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
MARION PRESERVING co.
Envious Of the Immune.

Envious OF the Immune.
Little Henry (at the table, to the VS.
itop--I wish were like you. Visitor
(fnttered) = why. little munl Little
Henry Because no one boxes your
ears when you eat with your fingers
London opinion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-29
A Wronn Guasa.

Botanical Youth Gn park)-Can you
tell me II this plant belongs to the ar
butus family? Gardener (curtly)-No,
young man, It don't. 1t belongs to the
county council.-London Globe