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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

been my good fortune to find a way
ont of difficulty when others would
stand agape, like OATS and asses. But
he went on In still voice: But now
that see that our friend, the common
enemy, as you put 1t. enjoyed confed
crate, 1t appears | must reconsider
the circumstances. In fine, his wager
fails"
II am no confederate" broke in.
And thus there Is no necessity that
he receive the penalty which had de-
signed as wedding present for him."
he finished, not appearing to heed me-
Sir Damon, have told you that
am but an onlooker," said l.
He elevated his eyebrows and
shrugged his shoulders.
rip me- said |, angrily, II never
clapped my eyes on the fellow till
the quarter of an hour ere you came
up and will be id If should tick
off from Adam did see him again"
you perceive that you are rehabil-
itating the penalty" re remarked, dry
iy, and / could see he did not credit
me, which made me angrier.
by the Lord" said |, II have the
honor to tell ye that the young muck
worm rumpadded me in my chaise
just as you were come up--d--e, he
did, IL IT were not that turned his
barker from him."
Sir Damon eyed me, and then all OF
sudden broke out into soft laughter,
as If he were greatly tickled.
list so?" said he. "The Lord love
him for simpleton. Faith, / could
perceive" He chuckled quietly, and
t.cn looked at me again, still smil.
ing.
you know, sir, what penalty men
aces them that abduct or hold ward
from her guardian?'
"iTis a guardian / have abducted
from his ward" said /.
He laughed quietly. Every WELL"
said he, "let us leave 1t at that" And
then: "You know, sir, what a fool
the fool is?"
''Iie is no tobyman." said |.
"'Tis commensurate with his life In
general" said Sir Damon, easily. "He
is born Tom-fool and has two hand
some, dancing eyes" He paused. 81
will not maintain" says he next. that
for happiness wisdom Is necessary, or
even adequate. i have not found II SO
myself, nor perhaps you, friend-cap-
tain"
In that case" says /, "repay a fool
with his folly which is marriage"
"Then we are agreed said he,
genially. II, too, am bachelor And
now that we are agreed on one thing,
captain, Mr." He hesitated.
Ryder said I.
"Mr. Ryder said he, "let us be
agreed all along the line. II forego
the penalty"
Il will treat your worship to as fine
supper and bottle as was ever
served in England" interrupted.
"and we will drink to the turtles at
Carshalton."
"Carshalton," he says, rehectively.
Il had an idea twas Carshalton, but
your picture was persuasive"
''Well, sir" said /, here is Ewell.
and in tavern that / know we shall
be Hospitality received and used this
foll night"
Good says he. preparing TO alight
as the chaise came to stop, and
pray bear In mind, Mr.. Ryder, that I
am penniless and homeless"
DE" said /, heartily, "ye're well
come to all that's mine, and that's not
beggary; and, while | can keep such
company envy not the turtle with
his mate at Carshalton."i
He was now In the road, and he
turned Nor !, Ryder. nor l." he said
pleasantly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04
GHOSTS
continued FROM Page Nlns.

This they did, and exactly twenty
four hours later, when they hid
reached the sailing grounds they
had sailed from, they came upon
the one pirate they had been most
looking for and had given up as
gone scott free He was gathered
IN summarily with a schoonerful OF
sealskins and was the most sur.
prised man of them all.
''Hell!" he said in a tone of
supreme disgust, where did yon
come from? When saw your
smoke go down out OF sight
thought you were gone for good.
What made you come back"?? That
was the question Capt, Evans would
like to have been able to answer.
His officers were equally curious.
but to this day no answer thar
answers has been forthcoming. All
they know is that something drovs
capt Evans against all sailing
rules, to go back over his course.
The third story was also OF the
unexplainable order. but the occur
rences were on land. Captain Evans
had been sent out to Ashland, Wis.
to superintend an iron works, turn
ing out Government iron for ships
and he had his Office and sleeping
apartments in a house formerly oc-
cupied as dwelling by an official
of the iron company. The room he
used as an office opened directly
into large room which had been
the family dining room. An ordin-
1ry sized door separated the two
rooms and this door was kept clos
ed One night as the captain sat
at his desk he heard-a knock at this
door, and, thinking it might be
some one OF his men coming in
from the back, called out for the
knocker to come in. But no re-
sponse followed the invitation. Nor
was there another knock. 80
The captain thought no more
about it. The next night the knock
came again-a good strong knock.
repeated as IL the caller were
familiar with the house and It's
people and admittance was assured.
The captain called to come in but
there was no response and he went
to the door to see who might be
there The room was dark and no
one was in sight. The captain won
dered at this and looked at his
watch. 1t was exactly 8 o'clock.
lie began to be little curious now
and at 8 O'Clock the following
! night he took his place close to
the door and waited for the knock.
1t came as usual and on the in
slant the captain opened the door
but no one was there.
He made an investigation but
of no avail and night after night
promptly at . o'clock the captain
heard that mysterious knock bur
he quit wondering about II and ac-
| cepted IT as one OF those things
no fellow can find out What it
was the captain could not discover
| and as his stay in the house was
not to be permanent and the
ghost did not seem TO have any
sinister motives and never attempt
ed to come beyond the door the
captain permitted IL to have its
| own small pleasure undisturbed.
POSSIBLY the captain may have
had other experiences no less pc
cultar than these he told us OF,
but If he had we did not call for
them We had had plenty to give
us perfectly lovely creeps FOR one
night at least William Js Lam.
pon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

Boyce-"What do you do with all
your money!"
Joyce-"Give It to the landlord and
groceryman for investment"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

Him-"But why do women do such
ridiculous things?"
Her-"oh, because some other wo.
man does them"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

There Is some opposition in Eng.
land to the celebration of the centen.
'ry of Trafalgar. planned for October
2l. The critics think It poor way
OF strengthening the French entente.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

You can't depend ON anybody but
yourself and you can't depend on
yourself much.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04
Toms ADVANTAGE.

Tom Catt-"What? Going to blame
that broken jam jar on me. too? /
don't think that Is fair"
Bobby-"Well, you see, you have
nine lives and I only have one. You
can stand the most knocks" s
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-04

II words were backed by deeds
there would be something strenuous
doing all the time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

ford erected shacks on each of the
aforesaid claims, that he bore all
expenses incurred by the parties in
going to and coming from the land;
that he accompanied them on their
visits, when they stayed overnight
on their claims; that he furnished
them their bed clothes on these
occasions, and that finally he paid
over to them the stipulated sum q
500 each. He thus was not only
guilty of fraud and perjury himself,
but caused other parties, who did
not realize the enormity of their
offense, to perjure themselves
White Rock Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
The Eleventh.

Archbishop Usher was once washed
ashore from wreck off the coast OF
Ireland. Almost destitute of clothing,
he wandered to the house Of church
dignitary and asked for shelter and
aid of brother clergyman.
How many commandments are
thereT' inquired the other. thinking to
detect an impostor.
IL can at once satisfy you that ! am
not the ignorant impostor you take me
for" replied the archbishop. There
are eleven commandments"
mo" was the sneering comment;
"there are but ten commandments In
my Bible. Tell me the eleventh and
will relieve you"
There 1t is" said the archbishop
"a new commandment give unto
you, that We love one another"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
MARKET GARDENS.
Lettuce and Other Products as Grown
on Large Scale.

Lettuce and Other Products as Grown
on a Large Scale.
feature of the recent annual meet
ing OF the Massachusetts state board
Of agriculture was a visit to the mar
ket gardens OF Warren W. Rawson In
Arlington. The magnitude of the scale
on which this work is being conducted
| Is revelation to one coming from the
west The plant covers some forty
acres OF ground. The greenhouses
cover about eight acres Some of them
inclose half an acre and some are
smaller
At the present time lettuce Is being
grown In these greenhouses to a great
err extent than any other garden plant
1t is certainly novel and pleasing
| sight to walk into greenhouse cover
| ing half an acre on a cold day In De-
cember In which are growing In the
most perfect form some 10000 plants
of lettuce. approaching that stage
which fits them for being marketed
The vigorous ana healthy appearance
of the plants formed picture that
was particularly pleasing The most
| perfect order is observed In planting
| them, so that when fully grown the
ground is completely occupied. The
plants are kept entirely free from the
growth of weeds of any kind. Some
| three crops OF lettuce are grown I'm
some of these greenhouses in one year.
and also crop OF cucumbers In add
ton. In other houses such products
as parsley were being grown. The
visitors were also shown immense
beds In which celery was stored away
| for winter use. These beds were COW
cred with protecting roof, which was
elevated two or three feet above the
lettuce, and over these was light COW
ering of waste litter.
The productive power OF land thus
utilized Is very great. Just imagine
$4,000 plants growing on half an acre
Of land! When these plants are sold they
fetch so cents to $3.50 per dozen, ac-
cordIng to the condition of the market.
| 0f course the expense of growing and
marketing them must be very consid-
| cradle. but there can be no question
| about the marked profit that must
come from growing these products on
a scale so large, writes Professor Shaw
In New England Homestead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
THE DAIRYMAN.

States that aid their dairymen's as
sociations are as follows: Wisconsin,
$4,000; Minnesota, $500; Illinois, ST..
500; Ohio, $3.50; Michigan. $500; Indi-
ana, $500.
Dairy Work.
The department Of agriculture re.
ports for the last year the following:
Nine men have been sent out to as
sist southern dairymen In improving
their methods. The records OF sixteen
herds show an average increase of
$3.75 In the monthly production of each
COW, due to improved methods.
Pasteurized cream churned sweet
without starter has been shown to pro
duce remarkably fine butter that kept
for weeks after removal from storage
A simple and rapid method for deter.
mining the amount Of moisture In but.
ter was worked out.
Butter and cheese laboratories have
been established at Albert Lea in CO.
operation with the Minnesota station.
Nine hundred and sixteen diaries
supplying milk to Washington were
inspected and rated. with an average
score Of only forty-fve out OF possible
100.
Monthly reports from 900 to coo
creameries indicate lax methods In
many cases, involving a loss to the
entire country of probably $1,000. 00C
a year.
Ohio Dairy Meeting.
The Ohio dairymen's convention will
be held at Columbus, o., on Feb. II
10 and IA. 1t Is announced that two
beautiful pure bred Jersey heifer calves
will be given as premiums. The high
est score In market milk will be re
warded with a calf from the Alta Jer
sey herd of d. III. Odds Of Springfield
o. The best dairy butter will carry
or for Its exhibitor a fine calf from
the herd Of c. A. Pontius of Canton.
Demand For Dairy Cows.
The demand for dairy cows will mo-
be supplied for some years. The wes
and southwest are taking them by q.
carload, while Mexico and Japan arr
sending their Representatives here foI
our best pure breeds and the grades a
the different dairy breeds, says w. r
Barney. president Of the Iowa DairJ
association.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
CURRENT EVENTS.
Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.

The insurgent papers, probably
for the purpose of diverting after
attention from the railroad record OF
Crawford and his betrayal of the
people as member of the state
board of assessment and equaliza-
ton in connection with the North
western assessment, are now waving
their arms wildly and yelling frantic.
ally that the stalwarts were furnished
a special train from Sioux Falls to
the Mitchell rally, and that Mr.
Martin came there from the Hills
in a private car. The special train
from Sioux Falls was secured just
as special trains are secured by the
students Of the state college to 60 to
state meets and foot ball games, and
the IT'S citizens of Sioux Falls paid
to ride on that special train, $3.50
each, the same fare charged other
passengers to Mitchell that day on
the regular trains. The private car
OF Mr.. Martins was a sleeping car
chartered by the Black Hills dele
cation, for which they paid $50 a
day in addition to paying regular
fare. This incident shows how hard
pressed the reformers are for cam
paign argument, and it also shows
how inconsistent they are, for many
people will remember that on the
eve of the converting of the last
legislature Mr.. Crawford went
through Brookings going east on a
special Northwestern train, and a
few days later returned on Alex
Johnson's private car. We are will
ing to admit that the Northwestern
was paid-well paid for the SER
vice given the governor.
The Journal has on file an issue
of the congressional record, wherein
is introduced part of the proceed
ings OF the United States govern
ment, relating to the investigation of
land frauds in South Dakota. 1t is
brought out that the suspicion OF
the government being attracted by a
similarity of conditions bearing on
several contiguous homestead entries
in Walworth county, an investiga-
ton disclosed that certain young
men of the town of Huron had been
hired by one Coe /. Crawford to file
on homesteais, which were to be
turned over later to the same Coe /.
Crawford for consideration Of 500
each. The facts were further
brought out that said Coe !. Craw-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
HOLDING His Job.

Michael Callahan. a section boss for
the Southern railroad, has keen Gael
ic wit One warm afternoon while
walking along the railroad tracks he
found section hand placidly sleeping
beside the rails. Callahan looked dis.
gustedly at the delinquent for a full
minute and then remarked:
"Slape on. ye lazy spalpeen. slape
on, fur as long as you slape you've got
Job, but when you wake up you amt
got ne."-Lippincott's Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
WORLDS GREAT SHOW.
This Years Magnificent lnternationa Al
Broke All Records.

"The international this year the
eighth, proved the worlds greatest live
stock show, both In number and quality
of entries, in interest shown in the ex.
hibits and in attendance. Separately
there may have been greater and more
complete horse shows and possibly as
grand showing of cattle in strictly
cattle show, but as an all around ex-
hibit of pure bred farm animals thele
was never before anything approach
ing it,"
TO the foregoing opinion of Orange
Judd Farmer there are not likely TO be
many exceptions taken. Some details
Of the great event here follow:
When the gates opened 1t is conserva-
lively estimated that there was $1,000
600 worth of pure bred animals. This
value was made up from nearly 1900
cattle, representing every standard
breed; nearly 700 horses, nearly 200
sheep, the largest and most high class
showing ever brought together in this
country and perhaps never equaled
anywhere, covering all recognized
breeds and made up of individual ami
mails that have been prize winners re-
peatedly in other contests. OF swine
limited as they were this year to fat
animals only, there were nearly 400
entries.
In point of interest and of attendance
old records were eclipsed. over 10000
people a day passed through the turn
,stfIac op1 IL ;g ,.,y,er,,.,..tiv,I, o.tir,,+
ed that 100000 people from outside Of
Chicago visited the city during the
week for the purpose Of looking over
the magnificent showing gathered
from all states and from many coun-
tries Of the world The educational
feature Of the international was again
prominent as it should be. the agri-
cultural colleges being represented by
larger classes than ever before Nine
representative institutions of this char
acter competed in the class Judging
contests.
Stellar Honors For a Calf.
Perhaps the most noticeable thing In
the cattle circles was the placing of
the Shorthorn calf Roam King, from
Canada, In the grand championship
place OF him Judge Durno said: I'VE
don't often see an animal like this
Not even In the old country are they
any better. At Smithfield we find
them larger, but not any better" This
Is the second time stellar honors have
been won by a calf in the fat ring
Defender, last years grand champion,
who was the first to achieve this hon
or, was awarded third place by the
British judge, James Durno. calf.
Ohio Crown. also went to the head Of
the Shorthorn breed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
A Run Of Luck.

Ruffien-Old fellow. you look blue.
Are you on the wrong side of the mar
ket? Trumbull-Market be hangedl !
moved yesterday. The van man broke
f5 worth of the furniture. lost five
pound Bank of England note. the gas
company held me up for double the
usual deposit, and I've just been sum
moned on a jury.-London Mail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
A choice Of ExiIa.

"Your daughter can come to me for
her music lessons and can do her prac-
ticing at home"
I'D rather you'd give her her les
sons here at home and have her do her
practicing at your rooms."-H Houston
Post
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
oppositss often Wed.

Miss. you are a holden. Nobody
will ever care to marry boisterous
girl"
"Don't worry. mother. I'll find some
nice. girlsterous kansas City
Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
Saw For HimseIf.

A man carrying looking glass said
to a newsboy. Come here and look
into this glass and you will see dom
key"
"How did you find that outT' retort-
ID the boy.-London Express.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The Doctor-You understand, don't
Jon. that this II only to BE- used ex-
tsenaIlyf The Patients Wife Sure.
slr, I aIIus makes him ct out q I'D
- drlnk It'll ondoa Scraps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
A Mountain View.

She ION their wedding trip in the
mountains) Carlo. what's that long
white streak on the ground over TO-
ward our innf He-My Lors1i That's
probably our bill!- Transatia Tales
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

States that aid their dairymen's as
sociations are as follows: Wisconsin.
$4,000; Minnesota, $1,000; Illinois, ST.
500; Ohio, $3.50; Michigan. $500; Indl-
ana, $500.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Behavior Is mirror In which every
one displays his image.-Goethe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09

not make up for the deficits that others
NAV leave and the remark that he
must not forget that Kubelik had a
bumper house, reminds me of the
story that was told of the millinery
drummer from New York: A brash
drummer started out from New York
and at his first stop in Pittsburg made
a new customer for the house and sold
a very heavy bill of goods and writing
to the firm he said that he considered
il quite a f9feather in his cap He
continued his trip and met with no
success in the cities of the western cir
cult but from each place he wrote the
firm deploring the poor business but re-
auesting them ''not to forget the
feather in his cap at Pittsburg. Ar
irving at st. Louis he wired the firm
that he had been unable to do any bust
ness and was in need of money to get
home and not to forget the feather in
his cap at Pittsburg. The reply came,
90 Note remarks re business and feather.
The firm in Pittsburg have failed with
no assets. Get astride that feather and
fly home. y
THE PHILISTINE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09
THE PARABLE OF THE FEATHER

Editor Advertiser: AS an entire
preneur and one who is somewhat fam
liar with the concert business it seems
to me that Mr. Adams did quite right
in canceling the concert for Tuesday
night Mr. Adams is not in the bust
ness for the profit therein and if he
was he could not make shoe money as
~ao attraction will stop here unless they
have a substantial guarantee and Mr..
Adams has a right to look TO the public
for support when he has succeeded in
securing an attraction to stop off here.
If the performance is well patronized
he practically only makes the guar
antee and has nothing left for his work,
trouble and risk that he has taken.
Being in the music business he is
naturally interested in the people hear
ing good music and l personally know
that he has been to considerable ex
pense to secure attractions which have
lost him substantial sums. Because one
attraction has been rushed that will