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The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Gregor1o Gonzales and Angel
Perez, laborers on the Canyon
Diablo section, were painfully
but not seriously injured Thurs
day morning by the overturning
of a hand car.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

w. E. Secord and wife have re-
turned from a trip to the South
ern part of the territory having
visited Douglass, Bisbee and Tue
son as we'll as El Paso, Texas,
and other points in the South
west.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

On Wednesday, the 18th. inst,
a Gates special Of eight cars,
including a diner, occupied by
about $50 passengers, passed
through on their way to visit the
wonders of the Grand Canyon,
returning East Friday afternoon.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

]. w. Martin, of Ensley, Ala,
is q recent addition to the local
Santa Fe telegraph force, doing
temporary duty.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

J. L. Morse, former Mayor of
Winslow, at present employed as
a passenger conductor on the
Fresno Point Richmond run, is
visiting friends in Winslow this
week.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Velna Ruth Bishop, a niece of
Mrs. w. A. Parr, who will be re-
membered by some as having
spent last summer in town, died
at Lineville, Iowa, ofspinal-men-
nights, on the 10Th inst.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Miss Lydia Keyes returned
from Phoenix where she has been
forseveral months, Wednesday
evening, and expects to remain
in Winslow during the summer.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Mr.. c, NJ. Parks, employed in
the Santa Fe repairing depart
ment for number OF years past,
lett for Wichita, Kan, Tuesday
evening, accompanied by his
family.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

The quill driver of this weekly
effort is away visiting with re-
latives this week, during which
time Mr. John F. Bauer, aproml-
nent typographical artist of
Minnesota, is in charge of all de-
partments from office devil to
editOr-in-cbief.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Alex. F. McAllister, the efficient
County Recorder was in Winslow
a couple of days this week on
County business and incidentally
giving his many friends here the
benefit of his optimistic smiles.
The Winslow mail., 1908-03-21

Chas. H. Akers, formerly Sec
retarv of Arizona, but now presl-
dent and general manager OF the
Phoenix Daily Gazette, has been
IN our city this week in the inter
ests of his paper, which is one OF
the best in the territory.
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= 7 HIN one consults authorities in an
I ~ effort to learn something of the his
! tory Of vehicles used by man, he Is

q p ! LIN one COnSult5 authorities IN
I ~ effort to learn something of the his
! tory Of vehicles used by man, he Is
led far back into the past.
Probably" states one autho-ity-aud one
regarded as aUthentic-"the first instrument
used for drawing burdens was the sledee"
This, OF course, has no reference TO bur
dens borne on the backs of beasts-a method
that was employed, perhaps. by Adam and his
Immediate descendants.
One finds sledges pictured upon the mon
uments Of ancient Egypt A little later whel
the Egyptians began employing huge blocks OF
stone IN oheir monument and pyramid building
operations, rollers of wood were usca.
The next natural step was the substitution
of wheels, cut in solid pieces from barge logs,
for rollers. And in a little while, uo doubt
came the substitution of wheels with spokes for
the clumsy solid wheels
Use of vehicles drawn By animals was in
PRODUCED. it Is thought, soon after the domes-
ticatlon Of the horse and OK. From that period
improvements were made from time to time.
During the middle ages vehicles were slung
on wooden strips to lessen the jar. Steel springs
were not introduced until about 100, and the
eIliptical spring was invented in 1904
While hackney coaches, so called, first piled
for hire IN London as early as 1905 their use
I'D not become general for a long time.
And long after they made thei- appear
anee upon the streets of cities. the older and
generally employed horse litter continued to
convey passengers from point to point in the
country and from city to city.
For centuries the horse litter had been used
as q hired carriage by those unable to maintain
separate conveyances for themselves. As late
SIS 1850 it was to be seen upOL the streets of
English cities and upon English highways.
One Of the last references to the horse lit
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Most OF us, perhaps, are VI -er the impress
SION mat Tn, automobile Is entirely the product
of atter-day genius; tina: the swiftly gliding
vehicle Is among the latest of modern lnven-
tons. And yet there is on recO-C IN the United
States Patent Office. under date of October Il,
1879, patent granted for steam automobile
only it was called "a self-propelled carriage"
Earliest patents for self-p-opelled carriages
or wagons covered devices that relied upon
springs as the motive power. something uDon
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the principle of a watch In due time, however.
and IN order, came the steam-prOpeled vehicle,
the gas carriage, the air carriage ard the cleo
trio wagon
Wonderment was evoked by the irst sue
cessful automobiles, and yet they are now as
firmly fixed IN the order of our daily life as are
the skyscrapers of the city. One reason FOR
their popularity Is because they have appealed
especially to the heart Of wo1ran-and woma0'S
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coaches for the women Of the family
indeed the historical romances that began
cropping out n such numbers some years ago
would have missed some of their most pictur-
esque features had it not been for the family
coach, with the grinning negro driver on the
seat and the fair passengers, decked IN furbe-
lows and laces, on their way from plantation,to
plantation to attend some fashionable function
Of the day.
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MZNzE7ZZ5G0zSI SZHa2yM<MSLza rs Aa5rAaz-,,

favor rules the inaninate as as the animate
world
So it does not seem such far cry, IN view
Of recent developments, to the alrshlp as a
popular and general means Of travel Many
young miss I wv devoting her days to the polish
ing processes Of the boarding school may own
her airship In the days &c come, just as her
mother now Gals for her automobile when she
wishes to go shopping Day a rouni Of social
calls.
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The Sled&e, tie steam
monster that sup-
planted The horse, the
automobile that re-
tired ite bronghzm,
and Il H0yv concern
ing il5eif 1gifh air
ships that promise 10
take the eciHg5 Of
birds end clcavc the
air like things Of life.
Truly, the tran
Sifi0H from the sedan
char TO The flying
machine wrifcS into
history a avondertai,
romantic chapter.
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F4ACKNEYS GAINED GREAT VOGUE

At first these had not been allowed to stand
IN the Streets but had TO remain IN the owners
yards until called for. Their owners and driv
ers must have manifested some latter-day pro-
pensity for getting around such regulations,
however
BY 1876 these coaches had increased to such
numbers that King Charles l issued Procla-
nation stating that the general and prOmis-
cuOus use of hackney coaches in great num-
bers causes disturbance to the king and queen
personally, to the nobility and others Of place
and degree; they poster the streets, break up
the pavement and cause increase in the price OF
forage"
In the annals Of old London finds that
carriages were first driven at a rapid pace in
1854, and, also, that in 1862 hackney coaches
we're forbidden to ply for hire on Sundays
Statistics show that there we're 2490 hack
ney coaches in London in 1862, but the number
of horse ,itters and sedan chairs Is not stated.
About that time the horse litter approach
ing the end of its career, and the sedan chair
was coming into favor.
With the increasing popularity of the
wheeled vehicle the carriage-maller's art adj
vanced. The eighteenth century post chaise
often very elegant in its appointments and,
perhaps as a rule, not so slender in its I'M
portant parts indicated by many drawings
that pictured it.
Very elegant, too, were many of the sub
stantially built road coaches constructed for the
country gentlemen of America. While the sad
die horse was the favorite mode of conveyance
Of the men, they used the coache, frequently for
Long journeys. and there were often special
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picting the social life Of past generations than
did the sedan chair.
There was romance in itself about this
richly upholstered and man-borne conveyance
of the ladies and dandies Of ages agone.
One imagine the fine women of the
period, IN their silks and 5rocaue~. being con-
veyed to fashionable events by iveried chair
bearers-who became coachmen and footmen in
later years, when wheeled vehicles supplanted
the chair
In 1854 Sir Francis Duncomb obtained let
tiers patent allowing him to let Covered chairs"
sedan chairs-for hire for fourteen years. Ii e
not known whether he made a success Of this
early attempt at monopoly, for, even at that
time, hackney coaches had become numerous.
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-[as< 0Szae ZEMzezzzz Cznzzz.

ter was made in 1850, when an accident to Gen
cra Shipper was recouuJed: lie came in a
horse litter wounded TO London; when he
paused by the brewhouse, In ST. John street.
mastiE attacked the horses, and hl was tossed
like a dog in q blanket
Aauy d far maid ana hustlin.r 1-atron of
those lol5-gone days made journeys Of consid-
cradle length in the horse HJteI-eitaer their
own or hired for the trip.
Ii was not q very comfortable sort of con-
vcyauce, one surmises, but it was better-at
least. di4uihed--thar walking, and was in
great favor with women who, Tor any reason.
did not care 30 ride horseback, and with equity
old gentlemen who found themselves less tor
tured by it than by the ror,gher exercise Of the
saddle
1t is generally understood that the sedan
chair was borr IN Sedan, France; hence its
name. just when this introduction of a new
method of conveyance was made IS not stated
but the sedan chair was popular throughout
Europe for many generations; II was especially
the polite mode OF conveyance in England lon,
after the hackney coach had made its appear
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CHAIRS WERE ALL THE RAGE

Great numbers of these chairs were always
availabie for immediate use, and numerous old
engravings and pictures show every phase Of
their service.
They were very popular with ladies-in fact.
were considered almost indispensable in fash
ionable circles-and they were used extensively
by men as we'll
One of Hogarth's famous prints in "Tho
Rake's Progress" shows the young candy just
alightiug from a sedan chair and being arrested
for debt
Nothing, perhaps, htted better into the ro-
mantle demands of the noveEs- engaged IN do
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
Grand Marars is sa,,.

Duluth. Mimi, Sept 14.--An alb
sencc of wind gave the Mcsaba range
day Of quiet Sunday aad the forest
lres ceased to be a menace. No rain
has fallen and the situation viii be
threatening until rain puts an end to
he smouldering fires and makes the
forests Of northern Minnesota less llkc
finder. Grand Mnrais, OH the north
shore of Lake Superior, is thought TO
De- safe from further invasion by tho
1ames, owing to back fires around tho
own Tho woods for nearly 100
niles along the north shore Of Lake
Superior are rendy to burst into
Games again aud millions of feet OF
standing timber are still In danger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
TELEcRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

HI Henry, the veteran minstrel man,
lies at his home at Horse Shoe Bend,
IDAHO, in a critical condition from sp
oplexy.
The seven-story building occupied
by the Enoch Morgan's Sons Co., soap
manufacturers at New York City, on
the Hudson river water front was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss S500,000
An Internal machine addressed 10
Gov. Fort of New Jersey was found IN
the mails by the postal authorities.
The package contained powder, bull
let's and matches. There is no trace
Of the sender OF the machine.
Thomas l.. IIisgen, the Indepen.
dencc party candidate for president
will tour the United States, going
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
and back before election time. The
candidate will deliver 40 speeches.
Attorney General Ellis has begun
suit in the Franklin county (Ohio)
circuit court TO oust the Cleveland
Terminal and Valley Co., which is
controlled by the Baltimore & Ohio
road, from its tracks along the canal
In Cleveland The property Is valued
at Sl,O00.000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
WAS TRAILED BY DETECTIVES.
John Mitchell, Ex.Labor Leader, Tells
Of Constant Espionage.

Washington, Sept, 14--John Mitch.
ell, former president of the United
Mine Workers, who, with President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison OF
the American Federation of Labor is
charged with contempt of court in the
Injunction case against the officials
for boycotting the Bucks Stove and
Range Co., testified in his own defense
Sunday before Albert Harper exam.
iner
MIR. Mitchell, although subjected TO
severe test by Daniel Davenport OF
counsel for the complainants, was
calm and collected. Only once did
his composure seem to leave him and
that was when his suggestion that J..
w. Van Cleave of the stove company
had raised Sl,50O,00O to disrupt or
ganized labor, invited heated pro-
test from Davenport
The latter asserted that the idea
that such a fund was raised. orig
mated in the heated Imagination of
labor enthusiasts. Mr. Mitchell was
annoyed by the rejoinder. but did not
evincc it in words. Jackson II. Raj
ston of counsel for the federation
however, read from the testimony in
the original suit Mr.. Van Cleaves
statement that in three years he had
obtained Sl,500.000 for educational
purposes, pure and simple"
For years have been followed
about the country by detectives" Mr..
Mitchell testified in commenting on
Davenport's knowledge of his move
ments. "A greater familiarity about
my movements than have myself
shows II was acquired in this man.
ner. I think Mr. Van Clcave is re-
sponsible for It,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
GUARD OF PEERS
FORMED ESCORT
For PoPE's LEeATE IN PRocEs
~ SION THROUGH STREETS
OF LONDON.
VAST CROWDS LINED STREETS
East Day Of the Eueharistie Congress,
Was Marked by a Splendid Pa.
s sesnt in Which Hundreds
es Of Priests Took Part.

g London, Sept. 14.--A great process
sion of Catholic clergy, which brougb
the eucharistic congress to an end
was held Sunday amid scenes such al
the Englishmen churchmen wht
planned IL had never anticipated
Cardinal Vannutelli, the pope's legate
walked at the head Of the procession
wearing his scarlet robes and hat, bu
not carrying the Host He was ac
c9mpanied by a bodyguard of Englsl
peers, of whom the Duke of Norfoll
was the most prominent. and a con
course of cardinals and archbishopi
who also were attired In unceremonia
robes instead Of vestments which orig
inally II had been proposed they
Should wear.
No such throngs OF people have
been seen In London since Queen Vic
t6ria's funeral. II even then. The pur
pose of Archbishop Bourne, the head
ot the Westminster diocese, and his
associates, who arranged the program
had been to have the Host carried
through the streets in the rear Of
Westminster cathedral so that the
great body OF Catholics who were un
able to participate in the services
within the cathedral should have ar
opportunity Of Joining In the euchar
tstic observances and OF seeing all the
high ecclesiastics present in London
on this memorable occasion.
The route Of the procession was laic
through the quiet streets adjacent tc
the cathedral and but for the unex
pected partisan strife, which a dis
cussion of this ceremony brought on
u probably would have been solemn
lied quietly and in reverent atmos
pbere The great majority of those
who attempted to witness the spec
tacle, however, apparently were at
tracted by curiosity and small part
were openly hostile The Catholic
element cheered while the procession
passed by, but there was heard also
cor derable "booing," such as the
Eng N people use in their desire &c
express displeasure at anything.
.!iLong before the hour set for the
ceremony 1t was impossible to get
near the line of march. All the streets
leading in that direction were packed
and the windows overlooking the pro
cession, which were rented at high
prices, were filled. Thousands OF per
sons gathered on the roofs of the
houses, from which there was con
siderable display Of the papal colors
a +, After the procession had re-entered
the cathedral, Cardinal Vannutelli ap
peared on the high balcony in gor
geous robes and elevated the Host
while the thousands of Catholics out
side the building reverently knelt.
The last day Of the congress opened
with Pontifical mass in the cathedral
which was celebrated by the papal lie
gate and at which all the cardinals
and bishops, and many
others OF the clergy assisted. The
great edifice was crowded, the audi
ence following with rapt attention the
sbrmon of Cardinal Gibbons, who
preached eloquently.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
NATIONAL ISSUES
GUT NO FIGURE
N THE STATE ELECTION THAT -
BEING HELD IN MAlNa
TODAY,
PROHIBITION is THE ISSUE.
Campaign Has Been One OF tho Live
Iiest Ever Known in That State
Both Parties Claim They
viii Win.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 14.--With the
Republicans confident and the Demo
Gratis hopeful and with clearly defined
ssues OF local rather than Of national
Importance. the voters of Maine will
cast their ballots today for governor
congressman, state auditor, members
II the legislature and county officials.
In addition they will also be asked TO
accept two proposed amendments to
the state constitution, both dealing
with the initiative and the referen-
lum.
The election Of Bert NJ. Fernald OF
Poland by at least $4,000 plurality was
claimed last night by the Republican
leaders, while their Democratic op-
ponents predicted the success of Oba-
1iah Gardner of Rockland. who heads
their ticket, by a safe margin.
The Republicans have won in Maine
In every election since 1880 by plurali.
ties averaging about $4,000 in presI.
dental years, reaching 2S,34G in 1896
and falling to 1868 in 1892.
For a campaign practically bereft
Of national questions the past four
weeks has seen some of the hardest
political fighting in the history of the
state, and 1t will be no fault of the
party managers If the voters do not
go TO the polls in large numbers.
The paramount issue in Maine is
again the liquor question and resub-
mission OF the constitutional amend
ment to the people. The Democrats
have also put forward plea for taxa
tion of wild lands and reform in the
business methods at the capitol. The
Republicans strongly advocate the en-.
forcement OF the prohibitory law and
the retention of the so-called Sturgis
act with its stringent regulations for
the suppression of the liquor traffic.
SO utterly divorced has the cam.
paign been from national questions
that in some localities Taft and Gard.
ner clubs have been organized to en-.
courage Republicans to vote the Dem.
ocratic state ticket, while Republican
campaign orators have urged the
Democrats to join In an effort to up.
hold the prohibltory law.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
II win be a Free for MI Race.

Rochester, y. ". Sept li--Little
progress was made Sunday toward a
specialization Of sentiment in favor
Of any one Of the many candidates
whose names are mentioned for the
subcrnatorial nomination to be made
by the Democratic state convention,
which meets here Tuesday. State
leaders and delegates alike are slow
in reaching the city. The Democratic
national committee will make no at
tempt to influence the delegates in
their choice for governor, nor has
william j. Bryan indicated his prefer
ence for any man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
Four Men Shot.

Frostburg. Nd, Sept, lathe dis.
charge Of one of dozen statesmen
who have been working this territory
for st. Louis stove house led Satur.
day night to the wounding of four
men. ]. w. Campbell was discharged
by the superintendent Of the crew, s.
b. Brooks. Tho latter came here fr Jm
Cumberland with Charles Martin, an.
other salesman, and was followed by
Campbell who, following a quarrel
with Brooks, began shooting. Before
Campbell was lodged in Jail, Martin
received a bullet in the chest and
Joseph Bruno, a bystander one in the
abdomen. Campbell also shot a con.
stable, who arrested him. in the back
and was himself shot in the leg.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
A Short VOYAGE in balloon.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-THE big bal
loon Philadelphia, which started from
here Saturday niSht with Lieut. Kill
gore, of the United States marine
corps and two friends as passengers,
on what was 20 have been 4S-hour
flight, landed at Milford, Del, at mid
night Saturday night after being UP for
seven hours, While the balloon was
soaring over Milford the gas bag split
and madc landing necessary The
balloon Travelled a little more than
100 miles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
stsamshlp Line Ma, 4 EaIIure.

ST Petersburg, Sept. l4.-The vol
unteer iieet has abandoned as a com,
plete failure it's line OF steamers be.
tween Llbau and New York. The line
was started two years ago TO capture
some OF the Russian emigration sail.
ing for America through German
ports But owing to mismanagement,
passport restrictions and the compe.
tition OF the German companies the
nrst years business closed with a
deficit Of 100000. which reached a
round S5OO.OOO durlne the succeeding
nine months.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
'NouId.be Murderer is Arrested.

Detroit, Sept 14.--Jenor Zboralski.
a l9-yearold youth living at Buffalo,
~ Y, was arrested Sunday at the
Polish seminary here. II is believed
that he intended to use a loaded re.
volver which was in his pocket in at
tacking Rev. Father Buhaczkowsk
head of the seminary. Zboralski at
tended the seminary here for several
years, but last June failed to pass his
examinations and was refused dip
Iona lie brooded over his failure
and told friend that he intended to
kill Buhaczkowsk.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
American Team Won 24.Hour Race.

Brighton Beach Race Track, n. Y.
Sept. i1,-m tho presence of crowd
IF motoring enthusiasts numbering
$4,000 many of whom had been At the
track side since $3.50 o'clock Friday
night, the American entry, driven by
Milford and Cobe, won the 2l-hour
race, covering l,lO7 miles and shatter-
Ing all records. Following milford
was another American car, that driven
by Michener. and Lynch, which fin.
lshed second with ,O92 miles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
oIdfIeId nefeatr chrIntIs

Cincinnati, Sept l4.--Barney Old.
field was the victor over Walter
Christie in the finals Sunday OF the
$4,000 automobile sweepstakes ip
which oldfeld, Christie and Charlie
Soules competed at the Latonla race
track. No records We're broken, Old,
field winning the last race Of the
match from Christie In 1904 2-5. BE
fore this Christie defeated Oldfield IL
1901. But as oldfield had won the da,
before honors were even and an addl
tlonal race was necessary. This wai
Won by Oldheld.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-14
The Sorrow OF n

TITS too bad" observed the man
who seemed to be thinking aloud.
Whats too bad?' queried The
party who had overheard the obser-
walton.
That our neighbors always know
when we have fried onions for sup
per- but never get next when we
have strawberries and ice cream
explained the noisy thinker.