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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Children have more need OF models
than of !ritics.--.Ioubert.
Highest endurablo Temperature.

II is difficult TO say what the high
est temperature is that human be-
ing can live in. In the Kitchens OF
some of the great hotels aud in the
stokebolds of some steamships The
temperature gets 10 140 or las de-
grees. Cooks and their helpers and
stokers have to endure that tempera-
ture for hours at time, and they
seem TO get along pretty well. The
hottest place perhaps where human
beings work Is IN the vulcanizing fac.
tories. where the temperature is 2l2,
the boiling point Of water. There are
a few who can stand this heat for n
little while at II Time, but man can en-
dure no more New York American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
Quaint Customs That Are Maintained
With Religious Care.


With Religious Care.
The head master of Manchester Gram.
mar school. In speech at Rocbdale.
referred 10 custom at Rugby school
which forbids n boy of less than three
years standing TO turn up his trousers
aud insists ca his doing so after that
period.
The custom is only minor instance
Of the quaiut practices that exist at
all the great public schools in Eng
land and are maintained with religious
care. though In many cases their origin
Tuesday tossing of the pancake at
Westminster school. with its ensuing
scramble for the largest fragment,
which gains for It's possessor guinea
from the dean, Is perhaps the best
known among them. A curious GUS
tom at Marlborough requires every
boy to bring to school with him a
cushion. technically termed 'kish"-
with the II" long. This article is his
inseparable companion in school time
aud. in addition to the ordinary func-
tions of cushion. is employed TO car
ry books from one form room to an
other.
At Shrewsbury school. at the be-
ginning of each term. "hall elections
are held for the posts of hall crier,
hall constable, hall postman aud hall
scavengers. The genial brutality of
youth often selects for the position OF
hall crier either the most nervous boy
In the school or one who is afflicted
with stammer.
The new boy in the schoolhouse at
Rugby is early called upon TO take his
part In "house singing" At this func-
tlon, which is held In one of the dor
mItories. he has TO render song TO
the satisfaction of his audience. the
penalty being the swallowing OF n
mouthful of soapy water.
Another ancieDt school custom is tho
parade OF the Christs hospital blue
coat boys before the lord mayor at the
Mansion House on st. Matthew'S day
when the "Grecians," who correspond
to sixth formers" elsewhere. receive
a guinea each aud the rank and file
Of the school are presented with new
shillings.-London Mail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Dutch Enaa q en- ents.

A custom among the Dutch Is the
exchanging Of engagement rings, which
are narrow bands Of plain gold, with
the initials of the betrothed and the
day OF the betrothal engraved on the
inside They are worn on the left
hand before aud on The rlSat after
marriage Dutch engagements extend
over "A period OF from two 20 I've years.
During this time the young woman
gives up all amusements In which her
liaDce does not participate. II he Is
not of the dancing sort she refralns
from that recreation, however much
she may desire to engage in it, She
never goes In company anywhere IL he
Is not present, and when they go to-
gethcr to ball no gentleman will ever
ask her to dance without formally
gaining his permission. London
Scraps.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Nine. Schumann-IIeink, who will be
heard in Columbus in a recital ON
Thursday, Oct. q is an American cit
izen, although born in Lieben, near
Prague, Bohemia When asked a
short time ago why she preferred Am
erica TO Austria and Germany she re-
Piled:
"All my luck ali my fortunes, came
to me here. | want TO be an Ameri-
can, but most Of all, | want my chill
dren to be Americans. In this won
derful country everyone Is estimated
according to his worth, for here work
is respected, no matter of what sort
ii is. In Germany one must have
titles, riches, position to be anyone at
an gaaee
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
- Il X * Il * II Il Il - IL
MUSIC

'Marceele," the delightful operatta
featuring Louise Cunning at the
Grand Thursday evening should call
musicians, since its score in one of
the most tuneful since THE Prince of
Pilsen,, by the same composers Frank
Prixley and Gustav Luders. The
quality of Miss Cummings voice may
he gauged when the fact is known
that she reaches high Il. with ease
and bird like clarity. The dainty
light opera diva was conspicuous
in Loves Lottery" the song play in
which Nine. Schuman Heink starred
some years ago, adding lustra to the
cast of that musical success.
That Miss Cunning will prove a
pleasure musically as well as drama
tically is certain and the trite but
true bit of humor about music in a
musical comedy being suDerhuous will
be satisfactorily submerged beneath
burst of sweet sound to which Miss
Cunning contributes an extra large
portion of her art.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

black beard tied up with ribbons. the
ends of which. were thrown over bis
ears; fur cap on his head. with a
lighted match on either side. and three
brace Of pistols slung across his shout
der. OF the usual condition of himself
and his crew much may be gathered
from the fact that "our company
somewhat sober" was n circumstance
deemed worthy OF note in the diary
found after his death.-London Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
A Culinary TRAGEDY.

Whats the matter, dearY" asked
Mr. Justwed as he came into the house
and found his wife crying as IL her
heart would break.
II am so discouraged" she sobSed.
"What has bothered my little wife"
II worked all the afternoon making
custards. because knew you were SO
fond OF them and-and"-- Here she be-
gan weeping Historically again.
And what. darling|
And they turned out to be sponge
cakes"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
A DARING BUCCANEER
Edward Thatch, Who Was Known
as the Blackboard Pirate.
HIS BATTLE WITH MAYNARD.


Desperado's Head Hung at the Bow
spirit End Of the Lieutenant's Sioop
as She Sailed Back to Virginia.
It is almost 200 years since Edward
Thatch, better known as the pirate
Blackboard. was name with which
TO terrorize the Atlantic coast of the
then new country of America. As a
buccaneer whose deeds OF desperate
daring made him feared wherever his
name was known he stands n close
rival OF the famous Captain Kidd. IL
indeed IN some respects he did not sur
pass that notorious freebooter.
The date of Thatch's birth is lost IN
history, aud his native place is varl-
ously given as Bristol aud jamaica
He first appears as a foremast hand TO-
Major Stede Bonnet, a gentleman Of
Barbados, who, although man Of
property and having small knowledge
Of the sea. thought proper to fit out a
sloop and take to life OF piracy, the
explanation of bis being "a little dis
tracted" being charitably given by one
biographer. However that may be,
his crew missed in the major the quail
tiles of successful commander. They
deposed him and elected Thatch In his
place. Bonnet was tried and executed
In I'LL.
Thatch's first independent exploit Of
which we have detailed account took
place in June. 1T18, when he captured
two French ships near the Bermudas,
one laden with sugar. the other empty.
Transferring to the latter the crew Of
the laden vessel and letting them go
their way, be sailed with his prize of
vessel and sugar for Bathtown. N. c..
with the governor Of which place,
Charles Eden, he had previously ar
rived at a pleasant understanding.
Thatch gave out that he had found
the French ship deserted. Governor
Eden received sixty hogsheads of sugar
as his share. Tobias knight, his Sec
retary. took twenty. aud the remain
der fell to Thatcb and his crew,
Thatch fingered there for some
months. plundering and insulting the
merchants OF the place. These. under
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
The clsverest.

Willy-You see It was this way,
They were all three so dead In love
with her and all so eligible that 20 set.
tie the matter she agreed 10 marry the
one who should guess rhe nearest 10
her age. Arihur-And did shey Willy
II don't know. know that she mar
rled tho one who guessed the lowest.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Not Vet.

"Do you desire room with n bathr'
asked the affable clerk.
Gee wbiz, no" replied the gentle
man with the canvas telescope. This
is only Tuesday, amt it?'-Chicag0
Record Herald
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

John Phillip Sousa and his band
will sound the gong for the current
season at Memorial Hall October 4
Misses Frances and Grace Hoyt are
soloists for the distinguished conduc-
tor, and Miss Florence Hardeman
plays the violin.
"The FaireSt of the hair" Is the
newest Sousa composition being fea-
tured en- tour, and those who have
heard the theme place It high on the
long list of the versatile composers
ebulitions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Eugene Cowles, beloved of vocalists
for his beautiful; Forgotten" which
has voiced the heart-throbS of thou
sands is singing two stirring num-
bers in "The Rose OF Algeria" a mus
ical play at the Herald Square the
atre. The play is revised version of
"Algeria' which came TO an unsatis-
factory close last season. Glen Nc
Donough rewrote the theme and Vic
tor Herbert injected several OF his
characteristic musical efforts so that
the new Algeria should go big. Miss
Lillian Herlein, comparatively new to
New York sings her role in a voice
which compares favorably with that
OF any light opera prina donna of
the hour.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Located.

"You say that the cook assaulted
you?" inquired the judge.
'He did-kicked me, your honor"
"Where did he kick your"
"ln the pantry."-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Announcement comes from Paris
that Emma Eames, one of the first
magnitude djvas of the operate stage
will live the domestic life. abandoning
the lights for good and all. In COM
Portable house In Paris. a house about
which fingers an air of by-gone days,
lnobtrusive and yet strangely at
tractive, the songbird who has moved
thousands TO tears and smiles will
busy herself with the homely cares
OF housewife, housewife of the
upper strata perhaps, but a housewife
lust the same. The liquid notes rum
ming as quicksilver TO the heart OF
the musically endowed will hum
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Two Painters.

Highhrow (boastfullyl-I get 20 cents
n word for my stur. I'm word
painter. Lowhrow tscornfullyl--Thnt's
nothing. get 81 word for minc
I'm a sign painter. Ell hrngc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

"The Message Of the Red Red Rose,
Is one of the song numbers in Mar
celle" which promises to be TO the
lover of the rose what 1.-The Message
of the Violet was to that whose de
votion is to the modest purple flower
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
One Masculine Trait.

Gwilliams-Mrs. Bingo always strikes
me as being such a masculine woman.
Mrs. civilians = She Is. She can't
stand the least bit OF pain without
making biz fuss over it.--Chicago
Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Crushed.

Really, Louise, this bill is ont.
rageous. You must not try to dress
like the milionaires' wives"
my dear Ned. control yourself. !
an only trying 30 appear as we'll dress.
cd MS rhe shopgirls."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

hearth songs and the true meaning of
home" will be realized to the ut
most by Nine. Eames.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
HBreWster's Millious.',

The Cohan s. Harris comedians, head
ed by Robert ODER, will present the big
New York comedy success, brewster IS
Millions" at the Spokane theater at
Spokane, Feb. 21, % and %. The story
is of young man who has to spend a
million dollars in a year in order to &C.
cede to the terms of will that left
him 100000 more on condition that
he should get rid of all his previous
fortune without dissipation or assist
ance, and furthermore, the young man
was not allowed to tell anyone what he
was trying to do.
This trick is accomplished after Brew
ster has alienated most of his friends,
who tried to check his extravaganza,
and the other millions come to him
when he gets rid of the last penny of
his first million,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

Former RailrOader Is Now q "Trav.
cling Man" for a Buffalo Hotel.
l.. Q. Clarke, the "only one Of his
kind" is in New York.
Mr.. Clarke was formerly a passen-
ger brakeman on the New York Central.
Now he is something different and there
Is no name for him yet. His vocation
Is an entirely new one.
The liveliest hotel in Buffalo fur
nishes free electric cab service for its
guests to and from depots, wharves or
wherever else they may land or wish
to depart from, and also around the
city. Now it has added Mr.. Clark, says
the New York Morning Telegraph.
It Is Mr.. Clarke's business to travel,
mostly to New York, but Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Chicago and several other
big cities are in his line. All he has
to do is drop in on transportation
agents, hotel clerks and folks like that
and get acquainted.
If any person is leaving New York
hotel and going to Buffalo 1t is Mr..
Clarke's business to know 1t. He gets
acquainted, tells him all about the hotel
he represents and assures him Of per-
sonal attention If he will only come.
Mr.. Clarkes efforts have resulted in
from fifteen to fifty people going to the
house that employs him every day since
he has been on the job. He does not
know what to call himself, but it was
suggested that he be christened "tho
smiling 'front.'" he is certainly thers
with that good-natured smile of his.
Its easy" Mr.. Clarke said, when
asked how he worked. "When a guest
comes with my card he always hunts
me up. OF course I look after him,
see he is satisfied and that he has a
good time while in Buffalo. I never
thought Of going out as travelling repre-
sentative of a hotel before, but I like
it. 1t certainly is something new.
They'll all be doing it soon."
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
Recently Incapacitated.

There We're some deficiencies in the
early education Of Mrs. Donahue, but
she never mentioned them or admitted
their existence. "Will you sign your
name here?" said the young lawyer
whom Mrs. Donahue had asked to
: draw up a deed transferring a parcel
Of land to her daughter.
"You sign it yourself an I'll make
me mark" said the old woman, quick.
ly. "Since me eyes gave out, I'm not
able to write wurrd, young man.
"How do you spell it?" he asked, pen
poised above the proper space.
"Spell it whatever way you PLACE,
said Mrs. Donahue, recklessly. "Since
I lost me teeth, there's not a wurrd in
the wurrld can SPELL"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

The pupils of distinguished pro-
fessor of zoology, a man well-known
for his eccentricities, noted one day
two tidy parcels lying ON their in
structor's desk as they passed out at
the noon hour. On their return to
the laboratory for the afternoon lee
ture, they saw but one. This the pro-
fessor took carefully up in his hand
as he opened his lecture.
"In the study of vertebrate we
have taken the dog as type. Let us
now examine the gastrocnemius mus
Gle of this dissected specimen.
So saying, the professor united the
string of his neat parcel and dis
closed to view ham sandwich and a
boiled egg.
"But I have eaten my lunch" said
the learned man bewilderedly.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

Tramp-Please, mum, can't you
help a poor man wild a large family,
mum. Me wife an children are starvin
mum.
Benevolent Lady-Good gracious
1 III 60 to see them at once.
Tramp-If you'd please give me ten
cents, mum, I'd
Benevolent Lady-Take me to them,
quickly. There is not minute to lose.
My! My! Where are theyf
Tramp-Please, mum, Is too far to
walk. They 're-they''re in the old
country, mum.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

The kindly, round-faced, bald
headed old gentleman dramatically tell
ing the Sunday school of Samson.
"He was strong" continued the
speaker in summing up, "became weak
and again regained his strength which
enabled him to destroy his enemies.
Now, boys, if I had an enemy, what
would you advise me to dof"
A little boys brow began to knit
as he considered the secret of that
great ancient's strength. His hand
went out, then he piped mildly:
"Get bottle of hair restorer."
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
One Way to Get Results.

Mr.. Writings telephone got out of
order Sometimes it would work, and
sometimes it wouldl. It. 1t needed at
tention, and Whiting said so repeatedly
but the company wouldn't do anything
for him but send him a bill promptly
at the month g end, and the telephone
remained in very unsatisfactory state.
Finally Whiting put his brain to
work on the problem of getting his
telephone repaired, and the next time
he was called up, taking down the re-
ceiver, he said, mildly:
"Hello."
Whitingq''
"No," said he.
"Isn t this No. 713AP"
"No, indeed. 1t is No. s72B-Mrs.
Cora Thompson.
"Oh, excuse me.''
Whiting smiled and returned to his
work. A minute or two passed, and
he was called up by feminine voice
the proud, naughty voice of the young
lady at the exchange.
"No. 713A, ism t itq" she said.
emo, no." said Whiting.
Ism t this Mr.. Whitings'
No. 1t is Harry Smithers."
"What is your numberg'''
"Why, 1892, of course"
"Oh!"
Silence. Then a minute late-, the
telephone girl rang again.
"Hello. No. 713A7 Mr.. WhitingY'!
she said.
"No," Whiting answered in a sur
| prised tone. "This is No. 413A.u
comp
comp
Five minutes pause. Then:
"Hello. No. 713A?'
1t was man IS voice, the manager IS
Whiting, smiling grimly, answered it
emo. This is the Globe theater."
There was an angry mutter over the
wire, and half an hour later foreman
and six assistants, armed with al
kinds of batteries and tools, invaded
Writings office. When they left the
| telephone IS defect hid been repaired
and it was, for the first time in si1
months, in perfect condition.-The Ar
gonaut.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
BooMs IRRIGATION CON

President Barstow Tells Chicago Of Big
Plans for Irrigation.
Chicago.-"The irrigation of arid
lands in the west, together with the
promotion of forestry, deep waterways,
drainage Of swamp lands and settle
ments will be given great encourage
ment by the national irrigation congress
to be held at Spokane, Wash, August
to 49," said George E. Barstow, pres
ident of the congress, while here today
"Mr. Taft is being urged to visit the
Pacific coast at that time to attend not
only the congress but the Alaska Yukon
exposition at Seattle. Japan and China
are to he represented. Special trains
are to run from points in Texas, Cali
fornia, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Idaho,
Montana and Colorado
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
The Mission

OF those corpuscIes In your blood
that have been called Little
Soldiers" Is to fight for you
against the disease germs that
constantly endanger your health.
These corpus cles are made
healthy and strong by the use Of
Hoods SarsaparilIa.
This medicine is combination of
more than 20 different remedial agents
in proportions and by process known
only to ourselves and it has for thirty
years been constantly proving its worth.
No substitute, none "just-as-good."
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
BABE IN HER ARMS KILLED.
Mother and Two Other Children Hurt
by Shot.

Hoquiam, Wash.-News of distress.
ing accident on the Quiniault river has
reached this city. While Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Pope and children were on their
way home from the Quiniault agency a
shotgun was accidentally discharged,
killing babe held by Mrs. Pope, in
stantly, mortally wounding the mother
end injuring two other children, one of
whom may die. The family was return.
ing home in canoe, in the bow of
which the father had placed his shot
gun. The rolling of the canoe caused
the gun to fall and it was discharged.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
A famous animal painter asys that

A famous animal painter asys that
when he was a boy he once witnessed
fight between two dogs, one of
which belonged to an Irishman who
was a retired prize fighter. The
Irishman IS dog was badly beaten, and
the fact was source of deep chagrin
to the owner. He was very jealous of
his dogs record, but, as only he and
the painter had seen the fight, he asked
the latter, in decidedly significant
way, which of the dogs won.
"Why," was the reply, "your dog
won, of course. He was underneath the
other dog, but he was chewing the life
out of the cur all the time
"That's roight,' said the Irishman
"you have saved your loife.'
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
An Opinion ventured.

do you believe that ignorance is
ever bliss?" said the erudite girl.
: II never studied the question:" an
swered Miss Cayenne. "But I should
say that young person who doesn't
know the difference between holly and
mistletoe would have a decided adj
vantage at Christmas party
Washington Star.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

A gentleman wished to make his wife
a present of lace scarf, but had no
desire to pay an extravagant price.
81 want you to buy a nice lace scarf
for Cousin Amelia" he said to his
spouse. "Choose something nice
something you would get for yourself. -
The wife, however, had her own ideas
as to generosity, in buying presents,
and the purchase, when she made it,
consisted of very simple article.
oh NIP said the husband; els it
what you would have chosen for your
selffO
"Exactly!" she replied.
"Well, my dear, keep it, I meant it
for you'll" he explained, with an ami
able smile.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19

Don't talk to me about sensible
Clothes" announced the pretty girl, II
am never comfortable unless 1 know
I look nice, and sensible clothes are not
pretty. yielded to persuasion this
summer and bought pair Of so-called
common sense slippers with low heels
and broad toes-simply hideousl And
do you know something? My feet were
never so uncomfortable in my life"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
FLEET HOME FEBRUARY a..
Half Way Across Atlantic on Last Lei
of a Woudrous Cruise.

VI y WOuOxOuD OAuocs
On the last long reach of their spec
tacular cruise around the world, the 16
battleships Of the United States Allan
tic feet are steaming today in leisurely
fashion towards the anchorage grounds
of Hampton roads, from whence they
sailed just IA months ago. During these
months of record steaming the heavily
armored fighting vessels have Travelled
approximately $4,000 miles and are re.
turning in condition still fit for ga
frolic or fight.' The cruise has been
veritable expedition Of the seven seas
and task heretofore deemed impossible
for the modern ironclads have been &C
complished with an ease bordering on
the commonplace.
President Roosevelt will greet the
feet on February %, from the bridge OF
the Mayfower, at the point from which
he bade farewell IA months ago.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-19
Assignment for General Brush.

Observation-Disclosures General Dan
iel Brush, recently relieved of command
of the department Of the Columbia and
ordered to the Philippines, has been as.
signed to the command of the depart.
ment of the Viscayas as the relief Of
General Charles H. Hodges, who is com
ing home.