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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
THE TROUBLE WITH PIrTsBURG

The September issue of the Ameri-
can Magazine, in it's regular depart
ment OF "In the Interpreters House.
comments on the conditions Of the
laboring classes in the tariff-made
city of Pittsburg. After pointing out
the deplorable poverty and wretched
surroundings of the laboring classes,
the writer of the article says:
''Pittsburg has had hard problem
hut II Is the same problem in essence
with which every American city ana
town must deal II II has not already
the fulfillment OF its duty to give
10 its poorest citizens sanitary hous-
ing, open air spaces, clean and pleas
ant streets, protection from exploita-
tion by vicious politicians and by
vicious money grubers, good schools,
hospitals and Libraries. u Pittsburgs
problem Is for many reasons more
complicated than that Of any other
city, she brings TO it more wealth.
md / am inclined to think, more sets
OF brains used to dealing with hard
problems than any other city. What
she needs now is, as | have said,
Vision. She must see so clearly what
she is that she will hate what she Is.
She must fear from the streets and
outskirts the horrible shanties in
which she houses her laboring men
and replace them with comfortable
and sanitary tenements. She must
pave and clean the streets OF every
working quarter, She must provide
parks in every one She must by
force OF public opinion drive her EN-
ployers. II necessary, to give proper
wages and hours, to build hospitals
and give indemnities for accidents, to
abolish child labor. She must see TO
II that her schools and school build
ings are brought up TO the mark.
And all this she must do first-be-
fore she builds more boulevards for
the rich, more parks for those who
have them already.
I'm Chicago, on the edge OF Pack
ipgtown, the council opened two
years ago. a park of twenty acres.
beautifully plotted and provided with
the most perfect system of baths and
swimming pools for men and women,
boys and girls. and even babies. that
money and taste could buy. What Is
the result? At the noon hour through
all the warm months the men from
the stock yards crowd to these baths
--at night and in the morning they
are there again. Many OF them are
the same kind of foreigners OF whom
certain Pittsburgers speak with such
contempt. They may never have seen
tub or shower until these bath
houses were opened. but they I'LL them
now to their full capacity. Moreover
the taste for bathing has been so
awakened by the presence of these
'ublic baths that plumbes in ,As
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Not GuiltxI

The unable seaman referred to by
the American Thrasherman probably
thought he was being accused of
''mussing up the bedelothes."
Enthusiastic Amateur sailor-Let go
that jib sheet!
Unenthusiastlc Landlubber (who has
been decoyed into acting as crew)-Pm
not touching the thing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Good and sjmpIe.

Let 1t not be In any mans power to
say truly Of thee that thou art not
simple or that thou art not good, but
let him be a liar whoever shall think
anything of this kind about thee, and
this is altogether in thy power, for
who is he that shall hinder thee from
being good and simple?-Marcus An.
tonius.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
suspension Rridnes.

There is no doubt that the first Idea
OF a suspension bridge was suggested
to primitive man by the interlacing of
tree branches rhd parasitical plants
across riycrs. J:'obably monkeys used
them before msc did. In very noun
tainous countrjS. such as Tibet and
Peru. they havt apparently been used
since the dawn of history. possibly
earlier.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1909.
Auq. 20 In American History.

179s-James Wilson. "signer" and JUS
tice Of the United States supreme
court, died; born In Scotland 1912
1S5S-Rev. Eleazer williams. long sup
posed to be the lost dauphin"
Q.ouis XVII. of France), died at
Hoganstown, N. Y.
190s-Lieutenant General Alexander p.
Stewart noted Confederate leader,
died at Beloxi, Miss; born 1921.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

It is intimated they are killing that
red-handed old murderer, Abdul Ham
ID. We hope It is true. He is one man
who deserves to be put to an igno-
minious death as hundred thousand
Innocent men, women and children
have been sacrificed through his sec
ret orders.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Owen Bros.
Phone l174. Y.M.C.A. Block
DUR WATCH SALES

are extremely large and
our stock the most COM
plete. We arc giving
good values in watches.
When buying a watch
it is not the most Inferior
one you are looking for,
but the best watch for the
money that you arc going
to put into it. We always
have just that kind from
the best medium grades
to the highest grades.
Call and see our line.
g. Z. BURRIs,
Jeweler & Optician.
212 West Center.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
How He Raised Il.

"How on earth did you ever culti-
vate such beautiful black eyer ask
ed Browns friend.
"Oh." replied Brown. who had unin-
tentionally been illustrating the fall of
man on roller skates, II raised 1t from
a slip."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

Whether a man who holds up a
peroxide blond is guilty OF hugging
delusion is a matter about which
there are alleged to be two opinions
up State. There is only one opinion
about that matter in this hot plate
parallel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Most TactIess Of Man.

Clarence unintentionally offended
the aspiring young poetess."
''In what way"
He sent her gayly decorated
wastebasket as a birthday present.
Philadelphia Record.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
shows No Improv.msnt

II don't see that her college educa-
tion has improved her much"
"NoT
'No. She helps her mother with the
housework just as n she hadn't been
educated."-Detroit Free Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Tho Only Difficulty.

'4rhe world owes me living"
THAT'S all right, old man. as long as
you can get somebody to stake you
while you are trying to collect the
bill."-Boston Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
Taotful.

Whatever made you make Brackins
a present OF pocket combf He's as
bald as billiard ball."
'That's just 1t. ! want to make him
think ! never noticed It."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

Few things are impossible In them
selves, 1t is not so much means as
perseverance that is wanting to bring
them to a successful Issue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
careIsss.

yisitor-so that's Miss Overton.
Don't you think she carries her age
remarkably wen? Artist-No. don't
She has dropped several years Of 1t TO
my personal knowledge. ~ Illustrated
Ritz nftt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

The Mayoralty chair of Cambridge
has come to be called "the hoodoo
chair" by those who nave followed
Cambridge politics 10: many years. I,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 8:35, rises $40; moon sets
3NS a. M; 8 p. m. planet Mercury
at descending node, crossing suns
path downward.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

at ees, however" said the distin-
guished foreigner as be concluded his
story. "simply matter of heardsaid." !"
"You mean 'hearsay,' Of course,
countp
"Ah. hut zls was told me some time
agow-New York Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
An Ant simiIe.

Some men have career like a golf
ball. They are helped out Of one hole
only to get into another -Lippincott's.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

Innocence is better than repentance,
an unsuIlied life better than pardon.
Rinney.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

II man Is bettered his condition il
improved; II he Il "bestsd" he II really
"worsted." 'i
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
A Hiah One.

Friend-Does the baron. your son-in.
law. speak with much Of an accent? ?
Richpurse-He did when he discovered
how ] had fixed his wife's DOVER
Puck
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

A monument 70 the negro poet.
Paul Laurence Dunbar. Is 20 be unvei
ed In Woodlawn Cemetery. Dayton,
Onion, on Sunday June 20, his birth
day,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
The Usual place.

"Can you swim, Corporal Brown"
asked an elderly major.
"Yes. SIR"
"You can3 Where on earth did you
learnY
mot on any earth, sir. l learned In
the waterw-London Tit-Bits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28
AUG. 29 In American History.

1S09-Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, dis
tinguished scientist and author,
born In Cambridge, Mass, died In
1894. DR.. Holmes was the author
of many scientific works, contrib
uted series OF brilliant and pop
ular papers to the Atlantic Month
ly, entitled THE Autocrat Of the
Breakfast Table" and wrote nu-
merous poems in both a humorous
and a serious vein, which gave
him rank among the New England
masters.
J9O5-Terms agreed on by the Russian
and japanese peace ENJOYS at
Portsmouth
19O6-W. E. Marshall, artist made ia
nous by his engraving Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, died; born 1885.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

He who wishes to secure the good
OF others has already secured his own.
--Colfucius.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-28

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 0:33, rises 5:21 moon sets
4:13 a. m.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
NEW MEXICO.
How That Portion Of Northern New
Spain Got Its Name

OpdIn Sot It's NdTnc'
The country now called Mexico was
not so called till 1910, when the revolt
against Spain began. Up to independ-
ence the country was called New Spain
and was divided into the same number
Of provinces as Spain, each with q
name Of a province In Spain, with the
prefix Of new" but New Mexico was
not included in this division. 1t got its
name in this way:
In 1861 Francisco Ibarra was In
charge Of an expedition Of exploration
into what is now northern Durango
and southern Chihuahua and dlscOv-
cred an Indian village near where San
ia Barbara now stands in which the
houses were whitewashed and the peo-
pie made and wore cotton cloth, rails
ing the cotton In the neighborhood.
He wrote an account Of his discovery
to his brother In the City OF Mexico,
telling him he had discovered luna
nueva Mexico" a new Mexico, another
Mexico, meaning that he had found
another town like the City Of Mexico.
and thereafter all this portion Of north
ern New Spain was known as "Nusva
Mexico"-that is, New Mexico-which
name It has retained, though now
much reduced in extent. - Las Vegas
ODtic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24

The author of Across England In a
Dogcart" once stopped to examine a
church in the little village Of EnstOne:
The day was warm, and on leaving
the church | rested for awhile in the
grateful shade of the building and for
the sake of the GOODNESS still kept my
hat in my hand While standing there
| overheard one workman ask of an
other:
"Why do e keep is at off like that
out of doors, mater?
"Cause 'e's Quaker. o. course" re-
piled the mate "Quakers allus do In
churchyards."
Here was an opportunity not to be
lost. NO" said |, Il am not Quak-
er. 1 am an Episcopalian."
There was a short, awkward pause.
Then the first workman, evidently OF
an inQuiring turn Of mind, said to his
fellow mason, who seemed to be con-
sidered an authority:
"a E-piscopale one. e says e Is.
Wot's that. Bill"
"Oh," replied the learned Bill, quite
equal to the occasion. that's one Of
them fancy foreign religions, sure!'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24

is drawn from the cow and not allow
ed to stand or 1t will get cold, and a
young calf must have warm milk or
its stomach is likely to get out Of
order.
1t will depend largely on the calf as
to the length Of time that 1t should
have whole milk. Ordinarily this IS
from two to three weeks. The change
from new to skimmilk must not be
made too radical, but gradually. At
least week should be consumed in
making the change. This is a critical
period In the life Of calf. 1t should
not be given any more skimmilk than
new milk, for it will not digest any
more, and if more be fed its stomach
is almost sure to be upset. As the
change is made from new or whole
milk to skimmilk a few dry whole oats
with little oimeal should be given;
also a little bright hay.
Where several calves occupy the
same box stall stanchions should be
provided to confine them while eating.
They are much easier to feed. and
then each one gets its share, and there
Is no sucking after the milk IS fed. III
the grain is fed as soon as they get
through drinking the milk they viii go
to eating it and forget all about suck
ing, when the stanchiOn can be opened.
The feed should be increased very
gradually. Better feed too little than
too much There will be time that
the calves will not seem to grow much
when they are first got on to skim
milk. Don't make the mistake and
think that they are not getting enough
and begin feeding more for the
chances are that trouble will be the
result
Calves that are intended for beef can
be benefited by the addition Of a little
shelled corn, but those that are to be
raised for the dairy will make better
cows if not kept too fat. / never care
to show my calves that are dairy bred
before they are six months old, for the
average farmer would go away with
the impression that they lacked feed.
For years after | began farming |
could not raise a good COW. The calves
always were fat and sleek, but they
lacked the function of milk giving
when they were grown. was feeding
unconsciousy for beef and not for
milk.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
A ROYAL Romance.

The second son Of Prince Oscar H..
fell I'm love with a Miss Ebba Munck
while Mt Bournemouth. She was one
Of the ladies in waiting to the Swedish
crown princess, and King Oscar wished
his son TO make an alliance with one
Of the royal houses of Europe. The
difficulty seemed one to be met only
by drastic steps on the part OF the
lovers. but Queen Sophie's heart was
won. and she 1t was who obtained the
...ing's consent. She was very Ill. ana
Il dangerous operation was the only
chance Of saving her life. IF under
90 It and IT is successful. will you al
low Oscar and Ebba to be married.
she asked the king. and OF course the
king promised. A year later the queen
was quite well again. The lovers were
in her room when the king approached.
At the door he stood and listened.
Miss Munck was singing 10 the queen.
and he waited until it WAS over. Then
he advanced. held out one hand TO his
son and gave his other TO Miss Munck
and so his pledge was fulfilled and the
couple came into their happiness.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
WOMEN APE WOMEN.
a Rather Roundabout Way to Prove
sne Prcoc siticn,

she Proposition.
Men say women are %: els: women
say women are eats -: Us pause
moment and reason up.u lhiS thing.
If women are angel>-however. that
does not seem To be the proper start
ing point. Let us try again.
If angels are cats-bui. no: thar IL
hardly reasonable, for angels have
wings. and cats do not fy We must
begin again
II women are cats-but that isn't
possible. for cats do not talk. and how
could a dumb animal express an opln-
ion in words Of a woman? Whatever
cats may think. they never say word
about woman. while women-well.
women are not cats.
Now let us return 10 rhc first propo-
sltion.
II women are angels. they wouldn't
say women are cats. Angels don't
talk that way
Once upon a time man married
woman. He said she was an angel:
the women said she was cat. Happy
man. not TO know the difference be-
tween an angel and cat!
Men say women are angels. and by
this token women say angels are cats.
Therefore. angels being cats. cats
must be angels, and. both being the
same. women are women.
Which is precisely what they are
W. ]. Hampton in Lipplncott's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
a Narrow Escape.

An old circus man tells this incident
as one of the narrow escapes he had
In the show business. He had trained
lions, zebras, leopards, rhino - yol
know-and all sorts of beasts OF prey,
but this, he says, was his narrOwest
escape. 1t was when he was running
dime museum In Milwaukee.
One day mild hammered Russian
came out of the railway station with
a valise in his hand He was heavily
bearded man and with shaggy hands
and arms like George Esau. He hunt
ed up cabman and inquired modest
il, "Where is the dime museum"
The cabman told him and then asked
want TO ride up?"
YES" the bearded stranger told him
quietly. almost bashfully. I'm to be
employed up there. I'm the wild man.
"The narrow escape" says the ex-
circus man. LAY in the fact that no
newspaper man heard the mans re-
mark and that the Cabman WAS an
Englishman. with no sense Of humor.
who never thought TO repeat TEX
change.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
Searched Liable Linen.

When the three men sat down the
leader of the trio began minute In
spectlon Of the tableclOth. Presently
he put his finger on several little
scorched spots.
"See this" he said to the waiter.
Yes, sir"
"Well," said the man, lust bear In
mind, won't you, that these holes were
here when we came inI And when we
get through don't tack dollar on to
our bill to pay for burned table linen
That's all right" said the waiter.
"I'll look out for that"
The order having beea given, the
cautious diner elucidated his remarks
still further. THAT is trick those
fellows have" he said, Somebody
burns the tablecloth with sparks from
a cigar and gets away before the dam
age Is discovered, and the next conner.
II he happens to be smoker. is blamed
for his predecessors sins and IL
charged with the cost Of the linen. /
have had to pay well for other peo-
pies carelessness, so nowadays | make
It a point to examine tablecloths at
the beginning Of meal."-New York
Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
A Contractor

DONALsoNvILLE, GA, Jan. 20, 1909
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
Ghtlemen-Abo four years ago
| suffered from kidney trouble and rheu-
matisin in ny hips. The pain across
my back became so severe that could
hardly straighten up and could not
walk without dragging my feet. |
would urinate frequently and would
have to rise to or three times during
the night, causing lie to suffer from
loss of sleep. And with the pain was
all run down and began 20 lose flesh,
| saw Swamp Root advertised and
bought one bottle to try it. After tax
ing 1t felt better and could sleep all
right at night. | continued 10 take it
until had taken four large bottles. |
vas entirely free frOla any pain in the
back al began to gain in weight.
always recommend Swamp-RoOt to my
friends as think the cure in my case
remarkable
Yours very truly,
N. H. HlCKSON, Donalsonville, ga.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
Mail Carriers Experience
BLOUNTVILLE, TENN.

| have been a rural letter carrier for
over five years. Some two yearS ago l
was taken with severe pains in my
back. l used medicine from my family
physician for several months without
any benefit. A friend, Mr.. j. ID. Mel
son, advised me to try your swamp
Root, but had no faith in it. l con
tinued to grow worse and at last de-
cided TO try this remedy and bought OF
Lcng Bros a fifty cent bottle which
gave me great relief. | then bought
two one dollar bottles, which L can
Faithfully say have completely cured
me.
Had it not been for Swamp Root, l
would have been compelled to quit the
rural free delivery service.
| advise all mail carriers who gets
pains in their back that Swamp-Root
will cure them.
Twas so bal that very often my wife
would have &c help lie to arise.
NJ. B. HENDRICKSON,
Rural Letter Carrier, Route No. 2
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
Orioin of the Word "Muctar!"

Our English word "mCsuarI' Is
traceable to the French "mOutIrGe,
the origin of which is curiouSly given
In 1882 Philip the Bold. duke OF Bur
gundy, granted to the town of DIXON
the privilege of bearing his arIHorial
ensigns, with the motto "Mout me
tarde" cI wish ardently"l. In return
for Il handsome contingent of Il thou
sand men furnished to him ut his ex-
pense. Pleased with the royal con
descension, the authorities ordered the
device to be affixed over the principal
gates of the city Time or accident mt
length obliterated the middle word.
and the two remaining. moult tarde.
were printed on the labels which the
merchants of Dion pasted on pots In
which they sent this commodity all
over the world.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
FEEDING CALVES
SUCCESSFULLY.

While most dairymen have their own
method of feeding calves, the expert
ence Of others In this work is interest.
ing, and quite often some valuable
points may be picked up. Here Is
what a prominent Nebraska dairymaD
has to say on the subject:
More mistakes are made In feeding
calves than any other live stock on the
farm. First Of all, the stomach of a
calf is very sensitive to changes IN the
temperature of milk. For this reason
| like to let the calf draw its own feed
from the mother for three or four
days After that pour the milk into
n warm pail
Two quarts OF milk. which * ample
for the average calf. will be reduced
TO quite a low temperature II miiiied
and then poured into "A cold pail in
winter; hence the feed pail as well as
the milk should be warm. Again. the
warm milk should be fed as soon as 1t
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
SPARING HER NERVES.
A Careful, Considerable Visitor and
Her Timid Friend.

Her Timid Friend.
The mistakes which were plentifully
yprinkled along Mrs. Corners career
were never regretted by any one more
than by Mrs. Conner herself. II used
the very best judgment l had" she
said, referring to one unfortunate oc-
currence, but, as usual, everything
went wrong.
"You see, went to Greenville in the
morning with Mrs. Hobart, intending
to 20 on to Nashua, but l changed my
mind when the weather turned cool
and spent the day with Anna Woods,
going home ut dusk. I'd forgotten my
little bag with my key in it, so went
right over to Mrs. Hobart's.
"She'd gone down the road to Mrs.
Coles. but found her key behind the
left hand blind and went right in.
"The house was dark. but | said to
myself. Il won't light a lamp for fear
of soaring her. timid woman, living
all alone, as she does SO sat In the
dark till heard her coming up the
walk.
when she found the door was un-
locked she gave kind of gasp, so
stepped forward and then, long as l
had a cold so my voice didn't sound
natural and was afraid 'twould
scare her. she being so timid. put
out my hand and laid 1t on her arm.
"And, If you'll believe me-" finished
Mrs. Conner plaintively. "she fell right
over in a faint and cut her forehead
on the edge of the rocking chair. and l
though I'd never bring her to!
There's no use trying to be careful
with a woman like her."-Youth's Com
DaniOn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
Tax on Hats.

Not only have hats at various times
been subject TO taxation, but have even
been made the subject Of special laws.
Tins in Henry Wis reign none was
allowed to sell hats at a larger price
than 20 pence or caps for more than
2s. Sd. Some compensation. however.
for this interference with free trade
could be found IN the fact that In 1JIl
on Sundays and holidays every one
above seven years of age was required
to wear a cap Of wool Of English make
under penalty Of 3 farthlngs fine fof
every days neglect.-London Chronicle.