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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
HEROIC DEEDS IN
A BROOKLYN FIRE

New York, Dec. 29-Two men
were painfully injured, one fatally,
the lives of score of men. women
and children were endangered and
$4,000 worth of property was de ID.
stroyed in fire in a three-story
frame building at Third avenue
and Sixty-seventh street, Brooklyn,
Monday.
Two deeds of more than usual
heroism marked the fire. Charles
Tucker, young man who lived
with his parents on the second floor
OF the burned building, carried his
12-year-old invalid sister Ethel
down the smoke-enveloped stairs to
safety. Fire Lieutenant Jarrek was
left on the third floor after his
comrades had been rescued by the
hook and ladder company. Seeing
his plight, Fireman James McCrone
and John MdCune rushed up a
ladder after Jarrelt. While bringing
him down the ladder broke, hurl-
Ing the three men to the sidewalk.
Jarrek fell under his two rescuers
and 1t is believed was injured in
ternally.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

return until Wednesday. The mayor,
while in Philadelphia may inquire
into the application for a street
railway franchise which figures in
the charges against councilmen. The
attorney and some of the stockhold-
ers of the companies are Philad-
elphians.
There is comment Gin the fact
that while the chaiges against
councilmen involve at least half b
dozen ordinances, practically no evid-
ence nor details have been given
out except those concerning the es-
tablishment of repositories for the
city's funds.
There were no sensational de-
velopments ih the councilmanlc
scandal at last nignt's sessions of
the two branches of the council.
There was not even a reference to
the subject in select council, the
only member of which involved in
the charge is T. o. Atkinson.
In common council, President will
liam Brand made an address in
which he denied guilt of each and
all of the charges against him, but
asked to be excused from serving
as presiding officer of the lower
branch of council until after the
courts had disposed of the charges.
He asked that Samuel McElroy. who
png nracidant oF Tho AI1,lrLo,,, ,o,S,
mon council prior to consolidation
and hence his deputy, be made
president pro tempore, pending a
decision in the charges. Mr.. Nc
Elroy declined the position, joining
with other members in urging Mr..
Brand to remain I'm the chair Finally
Mr.. McElroy consented to occupy
the chair for the one session, and
business proceeded.
Councilman NIelaney, another OF
the accused members sent a letter
In which he refused TO take part
In the proceedings Of the body or
TO do committee work until he had
been vindicated. His letter was re-
,eived and filed
Jacob Soffel, chairman of the pub
lie works committee, declared his
innocence of all charges in, an i'm
passioned speech, in which he de-
fed his accusers lie declared he
would have no further voice in the
deliberations Of council until he
has been tried and vindicated in
,ourt.
Common council passed over the
veto Of the mayor, an ordinance
providing for $1,OOO,0OO bond issue
or a bridge connecting Pittsburg
Ind Allegheny.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
He Came to Dine.

Admiral Sigsbee, at banquet in
Washington, was once called on un-
expectedly to reply to a toast. His
impromptu reply was very graceful
and brilliant, but at' the start he
was rather confused, and he covered
his confusion in this way:
II am taken aback," he said, 81
am In the position of the fisherman
who fell into the water and was
nearly drowned. a, hunter. however,
rescued him, and after he had
brought him to the shore the hun
ter said:
4" How did you come to fall into
the water. sir?'
81 didn't come to fall into the
water the fisherman answered. I
came to fish,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

the bank wanted to see him, but
there were very good reasons why
the caller wanted to see the presi-
dent He (the caller) was armed
with letters of Introduction and with
cards from people whose names
should have counted for something
He made two or three fruitless calls,
only to be informed that the presi-
dent had gone to directors meet
Ing or was at Atlantic City or Palm
Beach or at lunch. At the best he
hoped for a possibility OF catching
him In the corridor when he was
rushing to keep one of these nu-
erous engagements.
Finally. after sitting around the
bank presidents Office for four
hours, during which time he was
told that the aforesaid president
would probably be at leisure in an
hour, he was ushered in through a
long suite of exterior offices until,
finally, he reached the personal
sanctum of the president. There he
expected to find man with q wor-
ried look. a stream of people com
ing out after seeing him, and the
president sitting in front of a desk
with mass of correspondence which
he had not time to attend TO. and in
fact every other indication of an
extremely busy and overworked hu-
man being.
On the contrary, what he saw was
a dignihed, pleasant man, who
leaned back in a very comfortably
upholstered chair, shooting coffee
beans from his thumb and forehnger
at target on the opposite wall,
which was nothing else than the nose
of a reproduction OF a very celebra-
ted painting. The caller said:
Are you very busy, Mr.. Presi-
dent?"
The president of the bank replied
Yes, | am very busy, but | can
give you a minute. What is IT."
II is unnecessary TO add that the
call was very brief one.
Hundreds of stories could be told
In a like vein. They all amount to
the same thing, that the busy man
must resort to acting to stage de-
vices to get rid of unwecome callers
and at the same time not offend the
lnwelcome caller.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
IL Made Him Wonder

A Scotchman in search of work
was recently given employment as
laborer at Champs shlpyard. His
first job was to carry several heavy
planks. After he had been at II
for about two hours he went to the
foreman and said:
Did ah tell you ma name when |
started to work."
Yes" replied the foreman, you
said It was Tomson."
"oh, then it's a right" said the
Scot, as he looked toward the pile of
planks he had yet to carry. "Ah
was jist a-wunderin' II you thocht
ah said It was Samson"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
WITHOUT
AN OWNER
Strip Of Land Adjoining Fort
Smith, Arkansaw is
"No Mans Land.n

IT, Smith, Ark, Dec. 2S.-By a
oecision OF the circuit court n
strip of land, tawelve miles long and
Two miles vide. adjoining IT. Smith
becomes "No mans land"
The strip was originally part OF
tne Indian lot allotted to the Cboc.
Jaw nation, but was ceded by con-
gress to Arkansas in order to allow
local authorities to have police mr.
asdiction over It, as It had become
refuge for outlaws. The failure
or Arkansas to accept the land by
an amendment to its constitution is
given by the court as a reason for
1ts ruling, which holds that the
boundary line of 1880 Is still in
eject The constitutional laws of
oklahoma declare that the strip Is
a part of Oklahoma.
For twenty years local courts
have tried persons for crimes COM
mitted in the strip, and there are
now more than fifty men serving
sentences ON conviction jan Arkansas
courts for crimes committed in the
disputed territory. In border days,
eighty-eight men were hanged in
the strip. They were sentenced by
Federal Judge Parker in Ft. Smith.
The property fronts ON the Arkan-
sas and the Poteau rivers, and is
valued at $2,O0O,OOO Many factories,
q s1,000,0O0 bridge, water plant,
and number OF homes will be
affected by the courts decision
which holds that all taxes paid for
last twenty years were Illegally lev
led II is announced that Oklahoma
title to the strip will be disputed
I'm the United States supreme court
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
How lie Identified Him.

In a Kentucky court room, a pro-
minent lawyer of that state was de-
Tending a prisoner charged with
horse stealing, and r witness was
swearing as to the identity of the
stolen horse, says the Boston Post.
How do you know that this In
the same horse?" asked the lawyer.
why, l just know 1t is" said the
witness.
We'll, how?" again asked the man
of law.
Il can't tell exactly how; but |
know 1t is as well as know that you
are General H"
We'll, how do you know that
am General H."
Because just before dinner
heard Mr.. c. say, General H let's
go and take a drink and you went"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

The only one more persistent thing
than a book agent Is bull pup. He
persists in making a boneyard of the
'ront porch. No matter how many
iawbones and thighs and hip Joints
YOU throw into the discard, he will
raise the ante every time. His stack
S always reglenished and he never
goes broke on bones.
r y Il
When a youug man goes In to ask
'ather, he makes the mistake of as.
iuming that father hasn't noticed him
banging round. Fathers have a way
of knowing lot of things and keep.
ing still about them If they are
pleased. II they are not pleased, the
fact that father has noticed will be
brought forcibly to the attention long
before the young man gets courage to
StRmmer his request.
600
Yarns.
Topeka, Kansas, doctor says that
Nhiskers carry germs and should be pro-
hibted by law. When the doctor was
asked II clothes didn't carry germs and
II people should be prohibited by law
from wearing them he had no answer to
make.
When man asks woman to marry
him. she tells her mother. goes without
gloves In zero weather to show off her
ring, makes n conhdant of every girl she
knows, In order that they may have plen-
~ of time in which to get up kitchen
showers. etc, and keeps lingerie In the
parlor in order TO show II. Sun. she falls
over In a Ut II the announcement is made
IN the papers. Does any one know why
this modesty that out-shrleks the violet
Is displayed only In regard to newspa-
pers2
An editor relates the following: ''When
!rst he came to see her he showed
'imld heart aud even when the light was
'ow lhey sat tllls far apart, but
as their love grew warmer, thev learned
its Joy and bliss and sat upcloselikethis. "
600
On the Way.
One way to lose your rich relatives
is to stay poor.
4 4 &
And | suppose Eve asked Adam II
he was the first woman he ever had
lssed.
Inc wages OF Slh are so large that |
lot of people take long chances on
death
4 q 4
The art of living con sists In being
Just dissatisfied enough to progress
and not dissatisfied enough to be mis-.
srable.
4 4 r
An iowa man, bachelor, says whom |
he gets married he is going TO marry
a woman that can make pumpkin pie. |
Gee! If that's all he wants, | know
ligger nanny down south that will
suit him to IT"
4 Il 4
New York newspaper wants 10
know II we envy the Tennessee man
md wife who lived together 90 yeare
md never spoke but once Nc, VIC
lon't envy 'em, but we would like tc
ihow what they said that oncei
R4..,,Mas.,......=:,
~ -HAssys
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

No more beside the purring lake
Where fairy barks float to and fro,
Shall you and | pursue the way
Where troopng bands of Dryads go.
No more in some sequestercd spot
Beneath the turquoise blue above
snail we, ensconced from prying eyes,
Untangle problems born OF love.
The lake beneath the browning hills
Is tapping In the good old way.
The paths laAd onward as OF old
And leaves are noating I'm the bay;
The sky o'erhead is Just as fair
AZ when we crossed the mcadowed sea
Or idled silent. hand in hand
Through rosy Agapemone!
No moro the ripple calls to us.
No more the shadows, half asleep,
Are beckoning our eager feet
To where the shade is cool and deep
YOU married and went FAR away,
And OF your goodly brood OF nine,
Not one was chr'stencd after me
Who courted you, in aud lang syne!
600
just Grazing.
When a man Is short he must work
long time to get up in the world
again.
An Iowa editor claims that stealing
4 kiss is not petty larceny. He says
any girl will tell you it is grand.
q q =
lf a man has the raw material for
being blamed fool, he cannot blame
he fakir for taking advantage of op.
Ortunities.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
TOLEDO GRAIN

Toledo O.. Dec. 20. -Whcat-Cash
and December .OG IL; May 1.O9
SIS; July, 1.01 rs.
3D. May, 63 Ia; July 63 IA.
Oats Cash and December 50 ga;
May, SO Is; July, A 5-S.
Rye-No. Il, 70 1-2; No. 2, IS 10;
No. 3, 7G 1-2. 8"
Cloverseed-Cas and December,
81 1-2; March, j.G5; October els.
Alsike-iPrime $50! March SIS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
. |. BALL PARK.
Continued from Page One.

Continued from Page One.
councilman negotiating the bribery
deal, he to make distribution to
the other councilmen.
President Roosevelt, 1t is now gen.
orally believed, has been instrument
tai In pressing the federal investl-
cations since the first suggestion OF
irregularities by national bankers
reached the department of justice.
Mayor George w. Guthrie went to
Philadelphia yesterday and will not
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
A CURE FOR RED NOSES.
The Fee Came High Considering the
Quality Of the Advice.

In the old town of Roseau there
lived a middle-aged man who was
notorious an account of his drinking
ability The result of this was
very red nose, which was a cause of
much annoyance 10 him.
One day while casually glancing
over the advertisements in a daily
paper the following caught his eye;
Cure for red noses; fee So
Write 20 and so. "etc.
Highly elated at finding a cure for
his annoyance, without hesitation he
sent the required fee, and in very
short time received slip of paper
In which was written in red ink
these words:
Drink more and Il will become
purple."-Judge's Library.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
NEW work. pRonucE

New York, Dec. 29-Dressed poul-
try-Firm
Live poultry-Fair demand, un-
Chang2d
Butter-Receipts 1856 packages; /;
firm. Creamery extra 80 1-2 a SO;
state dairy tubs finest 20 a 80
Egge-Rpceipts 600 packages:
easy. Nearby white fancy 40; fresh
firsts 81. q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
The Unexpected.

Travers-Hullo, Blxby, I've been
looking for you. | want to speak to
you about that new book of yours.
Bixby (delighted) Well?
Travers--I wanted to ask you
where you had your binding done.
It's very neat.---Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago Dec 29,-Grain closing
Wheat December, open l.02 rs,
close 10 312; May, open l .06 SIS,
close 1,O7 49, July, open 9S SIS,
close, 80 SIS.
Corn-Decamber, open 81 close 81
1-2 May, open 60 rs; close 81 l-2
July, open 81, close 61 3-4.
pen 40 10; close
70 rs. May, open 80 g.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
LOcALpRODUCE MaRKET

Corrected Daily ly Chas Turner Co
PAYING PRICE.
Butter 2ic per lb.
Eggs, CSC per dozen.
Lard--S J-2G per 10.
Popcorn--2c.
Potatoes, per bu., Csc.
SELLING PRICE
Butter. per ID. csc.
Eggs, SOC per dozen.
Cheese. n. Y. cream--20c per 10
Lard-l2 1-2c per ID.
Syrup--40c per gal.
Sugars,-5c to l-2c per Id.
Teas--i0c to 81 90 per IL.
Vinegar--25c per gal.
Salt--$1 .25 per hbl,
Hand picked Navy Beans--5c per ID
Carolina Head Rice-10c per lb. OF
Slbs. for 25c.
lima Beans-10c lb.
Marrowfat Beans--7c III. or Abs. foi
Csc
Cracked Hominy-ia or { BIS. for
10c.
Corn Meal-20c per sack.
Graham Flour zoe per sack
Pruns-S 1-3 to 15c per Id
Seed Raisins-13c per lb, 2 lbs, 25c
Cleaned curr9nts, 10c per ID.
Golden Flake IA bbi $l.40
Glover Leaf IA bhll s1.60.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Dec. 9-lIogs Lower
receipts 10 cars; shipments, 5000;
yorkers, 500 a 6; mixed, Cos a
$40; heavles ems a eco; extra
lights, $50 "a SIS; Dost pigs, 8;
stays and roughs, lbs a 5.25.
Calves-Steady, receipts $50 head
Sheep and lambs-Steady; receipts
10 cars.
Cattle-Steady; receipts S cars.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

The coach in which the Lord
Mayor OF London rides on state oacq
sions has been in use since the ear
1857.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
Mirror Want Column.
WORK WANTED.

MANITOBA few small washings to
do at home. Call Y 1910.
12-29-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
FLOUR

b. p Marion IA bbl1 $3.50.
legal Tender "a bbl) 81 so.
Monarch t1-4 bbl) $1.30.
Knickerbocker IA bbl) $l.S0.
Carnation Flour, ia bblD I.5O.
Gilt Edge Ga bbl), $l25.
Gold Medal GA bbl) Sl70.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
HELP WANTED

WANTED-,Honest, sober young man
to qualify for 5000 position in the
Mail service. Address H. r.. B.,
care OF this paper. 1226-4tpd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29

81 1-2; July, open l6 IL; close, 4G
ga.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
FOR SALE.

LOTS FOR SALE-Inquirs at 277
Oak Street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
Daily Market Report
EAST RUFFALO

East Buffalo, N. v, Dec. %
Cuttlc-Reoeipts 25 mead: active, firm
Neals-Receipts 75; active, steady.
Common to choice, z a 7.9j.
Sheep and lambs-ReceIpts 1900:
active and steady. Lambs, . "a S;
few at sos; yearlings, 6 a G.35;
sheep, 2 "a 4.65.
tIiogs-,Receipts LOO; active and
steady. Workers., 6 "a $50; pigs,
5.75 a $50; mixed, G.25 "a G.35:
heavies, $50 % 6.35; roughs, 5 80 a
5.65; stays, 4.5O a 8.
Union Stock Yards, us, Dec 20
-Cattle-'Receipts 1000; estimated
for tomorrow 10000; market steady
l0c lower Prime beeves $50 a.
7.60;, poor to medium $50 a $50;
stockers and feeders ESQ a 4S5.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 estimated
for tomorrow $1,000; market 1Oc
lower; light $40 "a $50; rough $40
a. $50; mixed $40 "a 6; heavy
$40 a COS; pigs 400 a SO
Sheep-Receipts $1,000, estimated
for tomorrow 10000; market steady.
Native sheep $50 a 5;western sheep
60 % 5 native lambs 4,5O a 7.75;
western lambs AIS a 775.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-29
WANTED.
FOR RENT.

FCR RENT-S room modern house.
nicely located. Call Phone 4S5.
12-26-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
GLYN ACTS
AND STAGE STYLES
Friends of AuthoresS See
Her as Heroine in Play
of Three Weeks"

LONDON, July "Details OF yester-
days subcellar production Of the dra-
matized version Of Three Weeks with
the authoress. Elinor Glyn, in the role
OF the queen, are leaking out today,
and the indications are that the pro-
duction which James K. Hackett viii
give in America will be about the most
sizzling dramatic effort since the days
Of 'Sapho.' "Zaza," and THE Tur-
tie"
Mrs. GYMS effort yesterday at the
Adelphi Theater was for the exclusive
edihcation CT her own circle of friends.
Even the friends. however, have not
been able today to restrain their desires
to tell how awful the production was
According 10 these members of the In
ner circle OF the authoress' acquaint-
anceship, the stage has not been robbed
during the years the hectic-haired writ
er has restrained her histrionic incI-
nations
All the gUsh and sentiment, the drib-
bling love-maldng. and the incessant
billing AID cooling Of the novel have
been intensified and enlarged upon, so
as 10 last through four loosely con-
struCted acts.
The famous tiger skin rug furnishes
the piece de resistance Of the stage
setting. and most Of the action Of the
play takes place within the boundaries
OF the rug. Internationally Mrs. Glyn
furnished considerable comedy with her
production.
Mrs Glyu believes the production will
create a sensation in America It prob
ably will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24
Blacksmith. in Governors Race,
Nay Defeat Executive of Texas
Too Poor to Tour State, He Conducts Campaign From
Village Supplements Expect to Crush
Campbell at Primaries Tomorrow

men who are in close touch with the
situation that Mr.. Williams will defeat
Governor Campbell by a majority or
5000 to $1,000 votes at tomorrow's pri-
maries.
The managers OF Governor CampbeIs
campaign concede that Williams viii
carry all OF the popuious counties in
north and central Texas, but they hold
that TIE Campbell vote In west. east
and south Texas will overcome the
losses IN other sections. and give their
man a majority OF not less than 5000
votes over Williams. It is estimated
that about 325 900 Democratic votes Will
be cast in the primaries tomorrow
Unpopular With Labor.
The platform upon which Mr.. Will
liams is running is popular with all
classes OF people except the union labor
element, which Is lined up solidly, al
most, for Governor Campbell Mr.. VII
lians says in one of his published ad-
dresses to the people that he favors
corporation interests being treated fair
", and that every possible encourage
ment should be given for the investment
of capital in the industrial development
of the State. He advocates the repeal
of certain obnoxious tax laws which are
alleged 10 be unjUstly oppressive upon
the farmers and land owners.
II is in the personality of Mr. VIII
liamS that the most interest is centered
He is one OF the plain people" In every
sense OF the word IN his little home
town OF Cumby he has long been looked
upon as a political sage. He had his
own views on matters relating TO the
affairs Of State government, and his
blacksmith shop has long been tina
gathering place Of men OF the com
mUnity who liked 10 indulge in political
discussions with him. While his
friends have been waging his cam
paing on his behalf for the governor
shin. this remarkable candidate has
been spending the days working at his
forge in his blacksmith shop.
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RETURN
BUNDLE OF STICKS

BOSTON, July 24-Over ], 900 Odd Eel
lows. representing lodges from all over
the State. gathered in Lynn last evening
10 celebrate the return OF a bundle Of
sticks" which curing the past four years
has been going the rounds OF the vari-
Gus lodges as an insignia Of friendship
The bundle was started ~ Bay State
lodge Of Lynn on its journey four veal rs
evening by Thule lodge of Worcester.
Each Of the lodges which the bundle
has visited has put a silver ferrule
around IL. The sticks are valued at 800
over 500 members from Worcester &C
cOmpanied the sticks 10 Lynn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-24

AUSTIN. Tex. July PAR. r. VII
lBms. a Village blacksmith" who was
not known outside OF his own little
community of Cumby until announced
as a candidate for governor Of Texas,
expects to be nominated to that office
by the Democrats at the primaries
which are to be held tomorrow
Mr. Williams opponent is Gov. T. NJ.
Campbell. who is now serving his first
term as chief executive, and, accord
ing TO long established precedent.
should be favored with a second term
without opposition. His administration
has been very unpopular. however. on
account Of the many radical laws which
were passed by the last Legislature, and
other measures of a like nature which
Governor Campbell is advocating, and
which he will seek to have made into
laws If he is reelected.
Mr.. Williams has waged one of the
most remarkable campaigns ever known
in the political history Of Texas. He
has not been outside of the little VII
iage of Cumby, where he makes his
nome, since he entered the race for
governor. He says that he is too poor
to travel over the State.
Friends Manage Campaign.
a number of his fellOw-townsmen
have conducted his campaign for him.
They have helped him 10 answer his
voluminous correspondence, and TO
make known his views on public ques-
tons Governor Campbell and a score
or more Of his chief suppC rters have
been canvassing the State for several
weeks.
From all parts of the State come re-
liable reports Of Mr.. williams political
strength. II is the opinion Of observing