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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
A Curious Recent,

Hanover's registrar discovered
very curious document some time ago
as he was looking through bundle Of
papers that date back to the eight
eenth century. The document is a re-
ceipt-probably the only one Of its
kind In eXistence-wblch was given to
Hanoveriap captain by canon of
Duisburg during the Seven Years war.
~. the undersigned" 1t reads. here
by acknowledge that | have received
fifty blows of a stick. which were In
fllcted upon me by a lieutenant of Cap
tain BIS regiment as punishment for
the stupid and frivolous calumnies
which | have uttered in regard to the
regiment of chasseurs. For my i'm
prudent words now admit that am
profoundly sorry. received my pun
ishment lying on heap of straw and
held by two men, and bear testimony
to the fact that the officer struck me
as vigorously as he could with stick
that was as thick as my finger.
"In proper form and with due graft
tude sign this receipt and ayow that
all therein is true"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Told to Earn His Own Salary.

Commodore Vanderbilt discovered in
James II. Rutter then in the employ
OF the Erie railroad a man he believed
the freight department. Of the Central
needed, says the Baltimore News. II
is related that some time after he took
charge of the Central's traffic Office
Rutter called ON the commodore to
submit plan for Improvement. When
he had stated the case the president
looked at him sharply and asked:
''Rutter. what does the New York
Central pay you $4,000 n year for?"
The reply was. For managing the
freight traffic department"
And then the commodore said, well
you don't expect me to earn your sal
AIRY for you, do your
Rutter went out and carried through
his plan on his own Judgment The re
suit was highly satisfactory. Ruttel
became president of the Central.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
An ir5spsndec. Miller.

when Frederick built his famous
palace Of Sans souci there happened
to- be mill that greatly hampered him
In the execution Of bis plans, and he
asked the miller for how much he
would sell II. The miller replied that
for long series of years his family
had owned the mill, which had passed
from father to son, and that he would
not sell It for any price The king
used every solicitation, offered to build
him mill in better place and pay
him, besides, any sum he might de-
mand, but the obstinate miller still per
sisted in his determination to preserve
the Inheritance of bis ancestors.
Irritated at last by his conduct, the
king sent for him and said in an an
CRY tone:
why do you refuse TO sell your mill
notwithstanding all the advantages I
have offered your ',ar
The miller. repeated his reasons.
"Do you know" continued the king,
that could take 1t without giving
you pennyW
"Yes,' returned the miller calmly, "if
II were not for the chamber Of justice
at Berlin N{ "a
The king was so fattered by This an
swer, which showed that he was Inca.
pable Of an act of injustice, that he
dismissed the miller without further
entreaty and changed the plan Of his
garden
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Hard IN Kill.

A crocodiles tenacity of life is most
remarkable. 81 remember one time"
says a traveller in India, II was with
a shooting party on the Ganges when
the natives brought in a six foot croco-
dile. They hoped some one would want
TO buy It. but no one did, so 1t was de-
termined to kin the creature. 1t was
hauled out of the tank and tied to a
tree. Bullets from small rifle or an
ordinary gun seemed only to irritate
the saurian, nor did he seem to care
very much when n native thrust n
spear down his throat. Finally they
were obliged to dispatch him with
axes.- Even then the tail thrashed
about for no little time after"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
NOT ANNOYED.
The Directors Were Rather Pleased
at the 6srrister's Refusal. .u.

The Directors Were Rather Pleased
at the Bsrrister's Refusal. .a.
MFR. Reader Harris. X. O.. was once
offered brief marked so guineas on
behalf OF railway company that
wished TO obtain refresbment license
for particular railway station. He
returned the brief on conscientious
grounds, but later on 1t was sent back
to him with fee of 100 guiueas
marked on IL. This time he returned
II with a note In which he explained
that his refusal was due to a matter
of principle subsequently he met one
OF the directors OF the company and
expressed hope that he and his col
leagues were not annoyed at his con-
duct.
mot at ALL" said the director. "Tll
tell you all about II. So-and-so. the
big brewer. was sitting on the board
for the first time at the meeting at
which the solicitor reported that your
brief marked so guineas had been re-
turned. Who's this psalm singing
humbugr he asked. Mark the brief
100 guineas and I'll bet you anything
you like he'll take IT. oh. you will.
will your asked the chairman. You
see. we all knew you, Harris. We
took the brewer on at 8 to ! In Eve
pound notes. He booked the bets with
every one of us. and he has paid up."
London Scraps.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
An orisnt.l slsssina.

A well known representative from
China, who was guest at wedding
In a capital city, was approached after
the ceremony by the best man ana
iocularly asked to go over to the
young couple and pronounce parental
blessing. The obllging dignitary COM
piled with pleasure. Placing his hands
on the blushing bride and shaking
bridegroom, he said; May every new
year bless you with a man-child OFF
spring until they shall number twenty
five in all. May these twenty-five man
children offspring present you with
twenty-five times twenty-five grand
children. and may these grandchil-
dren"-
But the little bride grew hysterical
about this time. and the oriental bless
ing was ended amid the laughter of
the guests Ladies' Home Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
A Cnwhnx Rnidar.

"Faking aside" said the nature stu
dent, "there is In New Zealand cow
hoy spider. This creature throws a
coil Of web like a lasso over its prey's
head, then adds more and more coils
and when the prey is bound hand and
foot devours It.
"Therc is Borneo spider that In
the spring days plays a fiddle. 1t is a
common thing for lovesick spider to
dance before his girl, but this Borneo
boy my drawing his arm across his
tum produces sweet, clear note.
Whenever he sees good looking
young lady spider he stops and gives
her tune, hoping to win her by mu-
sic."- Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
vuItur. and Ra,,Isr.

An odd battle between California
vulturc and a ratiesnake was wit.
messed In the Cooopab mountains OF
Lower California It was In the early
morning. The big bird had seized the
snake behind the head and was strug-
CLING upward with Its writbing, deadly
burden. The snakes captor appeared
aware that its victim was dangerous.
The burden was heavy, as the reptile
was nearly FIVE feet long.
The grip of the bird on the snakes
body was not of the best The snake
seemed to be squirming from its cap
tors talons, at least sufficiently to en-
able II to strike. Its triangular head
was seen to recoil and dart at the
mass of feathers.
II did this once or twice, and then
with a shrek the vulture dropped its
prey The bird was probably 500 feet
or so above the observers. The as
tonished men were then treated to a
spectacle seldom seen. Few birds but
n vulture could accomplish such feat
The instant the snake escaped from
the birds clutches it dropped earth.
ward like a shot, and like a shot the
bird dropped after It, catching 1t In
midair with grip that caused death
At any rate, the snake ceased to wrig.
gle, and the vulture scared away to a
mountain peak to deyour Its hard
earned meal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Not BulIt That Way.


For the first time the old lady was
about to make a railway journey. and
when she arrived at the station she
did not know what TO do.
young man." she said to porter,
who looked about as old as Methuse-
lah, "can you tell me where I can get
my ticket?"
"Why, num-" he replied, "you get it
at the boxing Office through the pi-
geonhole."
Being very stout, she looked at the
hole in amazement, and then she burst
out In a rage! -s.
go away with you. you old idiot
How can | get through there? l amt
no blessed pigeonv'--London Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
PreXaricatina Eiaures.

Those to whom the mathematical
mind has not been given will appre-
ciate the fun an Irishwoman. Mrs. La
Touche Of Harrlstown. has with num-
bers In "The Letters of a Noble
woman" :
II do hate sums" Mrs. La Touche
confesses to a friend. "There is no
greater mistake than to call arithmetic
an exact science. There are permuta-
tions and alterations dlscernible to
minds entirely noble, like mine; subtle
variations which ordinary accountants
fail to discern; hidden laws of num-
bers which 1t requires mind like mine
to perceive. ,'tl r.-t
"For instance. II you add sum
from the bottom up, and then again
from the top down, the result is al
ways different"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
the MYSTERY or MARS.


Did but unsoIved Problem, 10 There
Animal 'Cifs on the PIsnet7
with a planet so old as Mars and SO
Far along IN the process Of life ex-
hnctIon the conditions of life would be
severe, and only highly intellectual
ana scientifically developed race could
endure and master them. The engi-
heering skill and constructive capacity
10 control the annual floods from the
poles, store the waters and build the
thousands Of miles Of huge canals
would require scientific knowledge be-
yond that possessed by us at the pres
ent time and financial resources in ex-
cess Of those we have yet accumulat-
ed. The nation that finds the digging
pf little ditch at Panama so great a
task would be helpless in the face of
such a problem as these thousands Of
miles OF Martiap canals, IT, indeed, ca
mails they be. Yet, in view of the
greater life age OF Mars. such higher
Intelligence would be natural in the
regular process Of development, as
suming that It has ever been the abode
Of intellectual life. a
Scientists are In the main In re-
ceptive state on this subject. They
are not ready to admit that the exist
ence Of life on that planet has been
proved. They do not deny It, but call
for greater proof than plausible the
ory. Among others than scientists
there IL In the main disposition not
to accept the Martian human life
theory or tho theory of life on any of
the thousands OF spheres that wheel
and glisten in illimitable space. They
seem to think that such a theory con-
ficts with religion and dwarfs man
and his Importance In the scheme of
creation. Z
This seems to be very narrow view
to take, since IL appears to set bounds
upon the. infinite power and creative
desires of the Almighty, whose great
scheme Of mortal and immortal life Is
not necessarily confined to single
planet or the few billions Of human
beings who are born and die upon It.
As to dworfing the Importance Of man.
lew DliiiOlS inOIt duutu W tbc bii'
lions on earth would make little differ
ence. Man is at best a small and In
significant creature, but IL all embrac-
ing wisdom. power and love takes so
licitous note of him It would be limit
ing those infinite qualities to say that
one planet must be his abiding place
Therefore the question of human In
telllgence on Mars or any other planet
of the solar system or the other great
systems In remote space should be
purely and simply a scientific one, tc
be accepted as true only when proved
but not to be rejected through senti
ment or for any other reason whatever
except lack of proof.--St. Louis star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Wasted Time.

Mrs. Newrich was growing accus-
toned to power. She enjayed II and
was irritated when any one presumed
to differ from her in opinion. When
the sailing party Of which she had
been a member landed ON the shores
of the lake rain soaked and fright
ened, Mrs. Newrlch was the only one
who cared to talk.
ut could all have been avoided IL
that captain had done as | told him.
she said between the chattering of her
teeth as the party stood huddled under
small shelter. -
"WhenI ! saw that cloud coming from
that corner of the lake said to him,
I think you'd better make straight for
home aud not spend any more time
tacking,' but he paid no more attention
than as II hadn't spokep"-Youth's
Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
He Didn't Bet.

"A man In my county" said Kan
Bss congressman, was always anxious
to bet on his game OF checkers. One
time he was about to play a game for
$40 with fellow called Three Fin
gered Jack Suddenly one of his
friends exclaimed:
Don't bet. Charlie. Don't you
know that fellow wore Off two fingers
playing checkers? That's why he's
called Three Fingered Jack. '-~" T
THAT settled It. The bet was never
made. A man who had worn of two
fingers by brushing them up and down
the checkerboard was too much fol
my friend kansas City Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
A aIitsr plaappointmsnt.

''When was In Paris.' remarked
the collector of curios. II discovered
in bookstall volume which Iknew
at first glance to be Of extraordinary
value. could scarcely believe my
good luck. Breathless, inquired the
price Of the dealer. Just think Of Il!
could have had that treasure for a
songw fNsf tli.
well Why didn't you yet it"
Never could sing note In my life. !"
cried the collector, bursting into tears.
New York Times. tbt4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
The First English Bible.

The first complete Bible printed in
English was issued In 1885 without
any publishers name on It. 1t was
the work of Miles Coverdale, who
Incorporated, with revisions, Tyndaie's
books Of the New Testament of the
Pentateuch and of Jonah and for the
rest translated from German and
Latin versions. 1t was thus only
partly original and In that part Just
translation of a translation. No per-
feet copy Of this Bible Is known TO ex-
LIST. t-ss
Coverdale's Bible is called both "the
treacle Bible" and "the bug Bible,v
from two curious renderings. The
passage In Jeremiah which we now
read, "Is there no balm In Gllead2 2" Is
rendered, "Is there no more treacle In
Galahad?" And In the Psalms, "Thou
shalt not be afraid of the terrors by
night" reads "Thou shalt not nede
to be afrayed FOR any bugees by
night" In the Ninth Psalm, "Put
them I'm fear, o Lord" Is rendered by
Coverdale as, "Set schoolmaster over
them" -' i- t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Min.rs Freedom From Cancer.

Miners never have cancer, In thIr-
ty.Hve yearscpractlce In mining town
I haven't had single cancerous pa
tlent." tl
.'And to what, doctor, do you impute
this immunity?" syi
miners are singularly cleanly. They
bathe every day. They rarely smoke.
They are a temperate and regular set.
Above alp
The physician smiled grimly.
Miners" he said, "die young. Can
Ger is an old age disease. And there
really In the reason Of the miners can.
cerous immunity" : Cincinnati En-
Quirer. sf uite
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
NOT That Kind.

"Once In Bible lesson" said a
Sunday school teacher, 81 repeated the
text, Arise aud take the young child
and his mother and fee into Egypt
And then ] showed the children large
picture that illustrated the text I'm
bright colors.
"The children studied this picture
eagerly. Then they all frowned; all
looked rather disappointed. Finally a
little girl said
Teacher, where is the feaY"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
what does he charger
annA dollar ~ b..
Not Interested,

II have called" said the book agent,
ito see II | can interest you In littlo
work.
young man." snapped the woman
who answered the door, "just now
am interested In washing my dishes,
busting, cleaning up after the paper.
hanger, making six beds. polishing the
hardwood floors, ironing my husbands
shirts, getting two more meals today,
darning nine pairs of stockings and
stringing my sweet peas, and | might
say that that's more work than you
men ever thought of doing, No; you
can't interest me in any more."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
BILL LANeE,s FEAT.
One OF the Famous Old outHeIdsr's
"a sensational Catches.


q Sensational Catches.
The grentest individual feat ever
performed was one by which Bill
Lange saved q game for Chicago and
$500 for himself In Washington In
1895 There Is an odd story connected
with the play. Lange had missed
train in Boston two days before, fail
ed to reach New York In time to play
there, and Anson had fined him $1OO
Thereupon he missed train to Wash
ingtoh-arrived on the grounds after
the teams had practiced and just In
time to play, and for that Anson fined
him another 500. The game that aft
ernoon went eleven innings, Chicago
scoring one run In the eleventh. There
were two men out aud d runner on
the bases when Kip" Selbach, then
one Of the hardest hltters in the bust.
ness, smote the ball terrific blow and
sent 1t flying over Lange's head to.
seemed sure home run, but Lange, q
man weighing 22J pounds, turned and
without looking sprinted desperately
straight out toward the fence, racing
with the flying ball At the last In.
stant, as the ball was going over his
head. Lange leaped, stuck up both
hands, turned somersault and crash
ed against the fence. The boards splin-
tered. one entire panel crashed out
ward. and out of the wreckage crawled
Lange, holding the ball in his" hand,
aud the crowd went mad. Lange came
limping IN, with the crowd standing on
seats shouting, and he said to Anson,
"Bines go. capf" Nope" said Anson,
aud the catch had saved the big fielder
S20O.--Hugh $, Fullerton In American
MaQazine
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
RACE wAeEas IN INDIA.
Nstive's Method Of Choosing . Winner
p and Mskino Bets.


and Mskins Bets.
The native Of India wagers his
money according to the coIors worn
by the Jockeys and takes no heed of
the merits of the borses, or be will
back horse ridden by bis favorlte
jockey, no matter whether the animal
10 rank outsider or not.
His ideas of gambling, In fact, are
distinctly novel Some Of the more
wealthy Indians form rings and back
every horse in the race, thus gaining
the satisfaction of getting n winner
every time 1t is really only of late
years that the native Of India has be-
come habitual gambler on the turf,
and nowadays the bulk Of the betting
of the various racing centers In India
Is done by natives. Indeed. the an-
tboritles are somewhat concerned about
the growth of the betting which takes
place among Indian natives, It being
asserted that as many as thirty lacs
OF, rupees about f300,OOO) is lost and
won in the course of season.
The ignorant masses have not
great deal OF actual money to wager,
but so badly bitten are many Of them
with the craze for betting at race meet
ings that they frequently wager what
little property they possess on horse,
and II they lose they simply replace
their loss by stealing a neighbor's
goods. The consequence is that when
the racing season comes around the
police are kept very busy dealing with
cases of petty larceny and other crimes
involving loss Of property. London
Tit Bits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
An Advancement Annrousd.

$50 they have reduced the number
of trains that stop at your stationT'
YES" answered Sir. Crosslots.
"rhere are only two a day at pres
ent-one to take us to town In the
morning and one to bring us back at
night"
at must be great disappoint-
ment"
mot at all When we get a servant
now she's obliged to stay at least one
dsy."-Exchange.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
eettina an EARLY start.

Father what do you wish me to
be when I grow upf"
"The same as ] am, my soma law
YER at:-a
'Then instead Of wasting any more
time on arithmetic. geography and
such truck I'd better be getting at the
hypothetical question. hadn't IL" =
Judge. fT ij34a e
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Hard 10 Choose,

"Why can't she make a choice be
tween her suitorsT sl.
We'll, one OF them is a press agent,
His language Is very attractive. But
the other is travelling salesman, and
he treats her as if she were big
buyer."-Kansas City Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Enough to Scare Any One.

While out walking with her papa
and mamma one day Florence, aged
four. ran some little distance ahead.
As she got near a mule hitched to a
farmers wagon the animal began 10
bray. She wheeled instantly and. run
ming to her mother as fast as she
could go, said In round eyed astonlsh-
ment, "Oh, mamma, sumf1n' said sum
nn'."-Delineator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Tho Audienes Moved.

He had been trying to start a re-
viyaI fervor, but the audience was IN
responsive. 20 ye OF flinty hearts" he
cried, will nothing move you| Pass
the hat, boss" answered the gamip,
"and we move neutrality-suspicious.
Times Union.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Up to Snuff.

A man In workmans garb' one day
called at local dentists, and the door
was opened by maid.
Workman-Is the gent In that draws
teeth? t4f @
servant--No, sir, but expect he will
be In shortly
Workman pausing on doorstep
Does he give gas?
Yes"
"What does he charger
"One dollar"
"What-one dollar! Do you mean to
say, miss, a fellows got to swallow
over 1000 feet OF gas TO have one
tooth pulled out? No fear I reckon
knows bit about It, for work
down at the gas works myself I'll
go to another dentist and have II
pulled out without gas" ."-Exchange.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Badly Expressed.

Mabel don't believe you really
meant 1t when you said you were anx-
ious TO hear me sing. Sam-oh, I as
sure you did! You see, I had never
heard you sing efore,--London Pick
Me-Up.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Wanted to Know His Name,

''Is this the automobile registration
department of the state Of Ohio?" The
voice over the phone was hutelike and
sweet.
"It is." replied the Office man.
"Do you have records of the num-
bers of all the machines in ohlo?"
"Of all that are registered, yes"
'tCan you refer to any particular
number without great deal of trou-
bleT eli-.s.. :, 4ae..e
ut takes only few moments"
"Can you tell me who owns machine
No. umpsteen thousand and ump-
steen?' : Only she gave the actual
number OF the machine, It
"Just hold the phone a moment"
The Office man returned In less than a
minute. ",fhe machine is owned by
Mr.. So-and-so Of Cleveland" he said,
then fastened to inquire: "Is there
any trouble about 1t? An accident
perhaps"
"Oh, no." said the sweet voice. 'The
machine has been In front of Miss
.-----'s home In East Broad, next door,
every Sunday evening for several
months, and | was Just curious to
know who was calling upon her Ever
so much obliged" And the receiver
went pp.--Ohlo State Journal.