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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
BLIND Is YEARS,
| SIGHT IS RESTORED
John Miller is Happiest
Man in Town.
Operation Performed by Dr. Bald
win Successful and Sight of Man
As Good as Ever.

To be restored to his sight after
being blind for twenty-five years was
the unusual experience of John Mil
Ter, who resides a short distance
north of Agosta. today. Through the
aid of q Marion physician, Miller,
who is aged seventy-six years, Is
able TO be about today without as
sistance and to say the least he is
supremely happy.
For many years Miller has been
suffering with what is termed a
pterygium growth, which covered
both eyes and repeatedly he has
sought medical and surgical assls-
tance from various sources but all
OF no avail and the aged man gave
up all hope of recovering his sight.
1t was deemed futile TO try further
as the growth was pronounced by
many leading physicians TO be one
which could. not be removed without
injuring the eye, destroying the eye
sight entirely. Last Sunday, however,
one more test was to be made to see
- -"'' "ii'oi Souiu hoI VI ooliS man
ner regain his sight. DR.. +. NJ. Bald
win OF this city, came TO the Miller
home and the operation was per.
formed. The work proved successful
in every particular and today Mil
Ter came TO this city and TO the of
flee of his physician, the happes
man in town.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
PRAISE TIGERS
FOR GAMENESS
Addie joss Tells Real Rea-
son for Defeat of
Detroit.
BYRNE REALLY WINS BATTLE
His Slide Home in Ninth
a Game Saver.
Wagner Lauded for Great
Playing.
Cobb, Leach, CRAWFORD and Others
Given Credit for Mastcrful Plays.
Detroit Surprises Some With Great
Inside Bascball--- The Analysis by
an Expert.
BY United Press wire.

Detroit, Mlch.. Oct. 12.-The ono
consolation American league fans go
out of yesterdays game at Bennett,
park was the fact that the Tigers
conclusively showed that they were
game bunch of players. Facing a
handicap OF six runs until the Sew
enth inning, they came across with a
bunch of four and threatened SER
iously to make IT tie score. That
they did not eventually get on even
terms, or possibly win out in the last
inning. was only due to the fact
that the Pirates had n mighty fast
man on third when Clarke drove a
line drive at Cobb in Plttsburg's half
of that inning. The Georgia Peach
made a fine throw 10 the plate To- get
Byrne, who was on third. but the
Pirate third-sacker, with good
burst OF speed and a fine slide Just
managed to elude Schmidt as the
Tiger backstop went to tag him.
Pirates Are Lucky.
Wagner followed with his fourth
hit, scoring Leach with the second
run of the INNING The Pirates put
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
ELECTRIC FLASHES

Norway boasts of the first electric
melting plant in the world TO pro-
duce pig iron.
II takes more than fifteen million
miles of single wire for the people
OF the country to communicate with
one another over the telephone and
telegraph. Thirteen millions OF this
wire are used for telephoning and
the total length of all the wire
would circle the eearth at the equator
six hundred times.
! The new sixty-inch universal plate
at the Gray plant will soon be in
operation, contracts having been let
to The General Electric Company for
the driving motors for this and the
twenty y-six-inch axle mill. The plate
mill motor will be the largest ever
built, being capable of producing $500
horsepower.
During the past year the Niagara
Falls hydro-electric plant saved the
equivalent of more than a million
tons of coal.
In short time all the branch line
railroads Of Japan will be electri-
fed.
Improy sments to the various plants
OF the General Electric Company
will amount TO several hundred
thousand dollars during the current
year.
A submarine telephone is to be laid
across the English Channel 10 af-
ford better communication between
London and Paris.
Mexico is covered with network
Of telegraph lines which are control
ed by the government.
The Sterling Electric Company Of
Sterling, Colorado. produces both ice
and elect .icity.
Over one thousand miles OF the New
York Central Railroad will soon bt
equipped with the telephone for train
despatching.
Electricity driven vacuum cleaners
are now to be used on the bes-
trains OF the Great Northern in place
OF the old dust cloth and broom.
The work of constructing powel
houses on the Rubicon river in Cali
fornia has started and the Southern
Pacific will be electrified.
Woodpeckers are destroying th'
wooden transmission poles in th'
west and southwest.
Sixty-two electric railway llneel
operate in and about the city OF Paris
The annual average of passenger
carried is 100000 900.
The Mont Blanc electric road il
Switzerland is now in operation Il
an elevation of 5,495 feet; II will b
continued to the summit.
The Argentine Republic has ap
propriated $4,000 10 establish wire
less operations between Buenos Ayrel
and Ushuaia.
Chicago rs considering plans for al
extensive subway system OF rail
ways to cost millions.
There are 172 telegraph and S. tele
phone Offices in Korea.
Greece has practically no coal de
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
GIVES HIM LIMIT
Judge Babst Sends Prisoner
to Work House for
Term.

George r. Hammer, who was found
guilty of assault and battery in the
common pleas court in the case OF
the state against him in the killing
OF Roy Crbbison last June, was given
the Nmlt fine this afternoon when
sentence was pronounced upon him by
Judge Daniel Babst. He was given
six months in the Columbus work
house and fine of 5000, including
the costs in the case.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
The AnsMer.

a professor at well known engl-
neering college says that but for occa-
sioual innovations in the application Of
learning, such as the following. he
would find It hard TO judge the extent
of his usefulness, says Everybody's
Magazine.
This question was asked upon an ex-
animation paper; "What steps would
you take in determining the height Of
q building, using an aneroid barome-
ter?"
The answer was. 81 would lower the
barometer by string and measure
the string"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
TUESDAY. OCTOBER H., 1909.
Oct. II In American History.

Date formally adopted as columbus
day" &S
149@-Columbus first saw land in the
new world; Rodrigo Trana. com.
mon sailor was first to cry, Land.
bo," t
1'Io-Rcv. Dr. Lyman Beecher. found.
or OF tiIe distinguished Beecher
family. born; died 1888.
1864 - Chief Justice Roger Brooke
fancy died in Washington: born
1I1T Justice fancy rendered the
famous Dred Scott decision that
b slaves were Of au inferior order
aud had no rights which the white
man was bound to respect.
1SIO-1tobert Edward Lee, distinguish
cd soldier and Confederate hero.
died in Lexington. Va; born In
" Stratfurd. Va. 1907.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
Jennings Confident.

Detroit, Mich. Oct. 12.--"Clarke's
team was lucky TO win yesterday,
we are going to beat the Pirates to-
day and tomorrow and / am conf
dent we will take the concluding game
of the SERIES" said Hughey Jennings,
leader of the scrappy Detroit Tigers,
today.
Jennings men have splendid
chance to make good, too, for Mullin
and wild Bill Donovan look superior
to anything Manager Clarke can OF.
fer in the pitching line, and the Tig-
or batters are hitting the ball just al
hard as the Pirates.
Today's game will be played on a
heavy field. as 1t rained hard until
late yesterday. The weather man
predicts showers for today. but the
game will be played IL there is any
possible chance. The day dawned
clear and cool with the sun shining
brightly. and a stiff, chilly wind
blowing.
The players engaged in the series
VIII participate in the biggest finan-
cial split-up in the history of such
games. The gross receipts marks
Of 1907 and 1908 have already been
passed and after today's- game even
the amazing totals of 1906. when the
Cubs nd Sox battled for the cham
pionship, will no longer stand as q
record. The gross receipts in 1906
we're $106,55O, and so far this year
$102,S32 have poured into the treas
ury The 1906 totals were for six
games and this mark will be frac-
tured with the receipts OF the days
game. which is the fourth. The
players pool will easily reach the
$S5,000 mark.
The club owners will also come in
for big rake-off as the players do
not share in the receipts of any
games after the fourth. Secretary
VIII Locke, of the Pittsburg club
announced today that he had re-
ceived word from Pittsburg carrying
the assurance that the largest crowd
of the series will be on hand to greet
the Pirates after their two-day trip
Clarke's Pirates deserve more
credit for Mondays victory than the
Detroit fans are willing to give. The
Pirate leader showed that he was q
shrewd and able manager by playing
lust exactly the kind of ball they
were not expected to place on ex-
hbltion.
The Detroit papers stated that the
Tigers would be at q disadvantage
because of the heavy field. They
argued that bunting would be dan
gerous because of the heavy going
and that jennings men would not
he able to show their great speed on
the bases while Clarko's heavier and
slower men would not be bothered
Clarkc's took the bull by the horns
AZ the very start. Byrne commenced
the game with bunt and this start
ed Summers balloon Dashing work
on the bases and the bungling work
Of the Tigers helped some and In
a twinklng the Pittsburg club
had the game practically cinched.
Clarke hardly knows which way
To turn for hurlers. Camnitz seems
to be out of the running, and he VIII
have 10 depend on Willis and Adams
in his next two games. Jennings
said today that he expected to send
Mullin In after today's game, Wild
Bill Donovan in at Pittsburg Wednes-
day and Mullln again Thursday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

In Third Game of Series.
themselves five runs to the good in
the first inning by hitting the ball
hard. The run they scored in tho
next inning could have been pre-.
vented had Willett properly covered
the plate when, on an attempted dou-
BILE steal. Schmidt caught Leach OFF
third. Tommy saw he had no chance
to get back and stood half way up
the line waiting for Schmidt to
make the peg to third. When the
Tiger backstop did finally throw.
Leach dashed for the plate and was
safe when Willett dropped Morlar
itys throw, simply because he had
failed TO get to the rubber soon
enough to handle the bali properly.
Gardeners Nifty.
Both outnelds played magnificent
I ball. The manner in which Clarke
| and Leach covered the ground inter-
vening between their respective po-
| sitions was wonderful. Clarke took
most of the put-outs, but good
many of the catches could have been
made by either man. This necessi-
tated a perfect understanding be-
tween them as to who was TO make
the catch.
Both Cobb's and Clarke's. catches
OH low line hits, which peculiarly
retired the last man for both teams
were beauties. Crawford played q
swell game IN the Held, showing ex'
ceptionally fine Judgment on two Oh
three drives
Wagner, Delehanty and Bush
starred with the stick. "De" hit th'
ball on the nose all day, while Bush
delivered with three nice singles.
Hans Has Field Day.
The great Pirate shortstop had
field day making four hits and steal
ing three bases. His single to righ
In the fifth fast goes to show wha
a hard man he is TO pitch to. Clarke
was on first with mono out when Tho
hit and run play was attempted
Schmidt called the turn on the play
and had Wilett pitch out. The bal
must have been easily two feet on
the outside, but Honus reached ovei
and managed 10 drive the ball JUS
out OF Tom Jones' reach.
The Inside Game.
Jones bunt Is the seventh inning
showed what the Tigers We're playing
good baseball, Moriarity was on see
| ond and Tom Jones on FIRST at tina
time. with two out. The Detroi
third baseman started for third JUS
as the ball was pitched. This pulled
Byrne back to third 10 be set for th'
| catchers throw so when Dayy laid
| down hunt there was no chance u
| get him at drst. IT Is doubtful IL
! Byrne could have helded the bali
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL
Secure Sacks cf Gold and Silver In
Raid on Express Office.

Seattle Wash, Oct. 12,-After
binding and gagging the night chief
clerk and bis assistant and carrying
them TO an unoccupied part of the
building, q robber plundered the of.
fee of Che Great Northern Express
company, at the King street station,
stealing several sacks OF gold and
silver and a large amount of paper
money, the booty running into the
thousands.
Several interesting box parties and
theatre dinners and suppers have
been planned for "The Blue Mouse
at the Grand this evening. The final
curtain will descend in time for those
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

An event OF social import is the
knight Templars ball for visiting
knights 20 the state conclaye in sss-
sion in the city today. The grand
ball room in the Masonic temple IL
EN- fete with all the beauties OF
autumn to add TO Its attractiveness
and the scene will be brilliant one
the glittering uniforms of the Tenn
plars contrasting darkly with the deli
cate gowns Of their ladies.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

The first news OF a blizzard was re.
ceived in Marion, Monday and early
this morning coal wagons could be
seen in all directions. Automobiles
hold the middle OF the street when
the weather is fnes@but when The
frost is on the pumpkin and the
fodder's in the shock, the gasoline
car and the pink tea" buggy to
give way to theh wagon loaded with
black diamonds. 20
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

posits. Whatever electric power 1t has
comes from water falls
The Dayton. Ohio, Lighting Com
pany has formed night-study class
for instructng its employees on elec-
trio subjects.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

A Columbus pastor has said that
the place OF eternal torment is very
much such city as Columbus. That
place must be growing rapidly. Not
more than six months ago, Marion
was given as dead ringer for that
place which is characterized by groan-
ipgS and gnashng OF teeth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

Marion, although she is dry, some
times has a half dozen or so of plain
and decorated drunks in a single day,
but the banner belongs TO Springfield
also dry. which had seventeen inne.
brlates locked up. Monday morning
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

Dr. Cook may never have seen the
North Pole but he evidently saw
something Just as good" II we are TO
judge by the way he draws on the
lecture platform.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

A New York woman has been try
ing TO kill man whom she does not
like by thought wave. That beats
sticking a knife into him, at that.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

1t will be little use to talk either
religion or politics TO the average
man, until the worlds series has been
completed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

ThA: light in the West End, Sum
day, was the first one in many moons
which Joe Cannon has not been drag
ID into IN some manner,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

Funeral services over the remains
OF George Clark OF near Agosta
whose death occurred Sunday, will be
held from Fairview church Tuesday
morning at 1000 O'clock
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

After .hat first inning In the De-
troit -Pittsburg game Monday, cit is
little wonder that 1t could not wait
until the next day to snow.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
A HOLIDAY.

New York, Oct. 12.--Because the
state legislature made Columbus day
Ia legal holiday at It's last session,
there was no business transacted on
the stock. cotton or other financial
exchanges today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sub sets 5:2l. rises Cos: moon rises
5l5 q. m: a. ~. planet Neptune iu
qaadraturc with the sun. 30 degrees
west and nearly opposite Uranus: O:3O
a! m.. moon at apogee.
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
SYNOPSIS.

party. Miss Henrietta Winstantley, sis
ter of Bishop Winstanley overheard
MS0se 9 aB Hem
employ. Dan was one Of the towns pop
ular young men. He showed some nerV-
business when Attorney Tom Twining told
the following day, summoning Twining,
accused Dan Of looting the bank. Twin
ing refused to prosecute. Barbara per-
suaded Ankony to postpone starting
gagement OF, Ankony and Barbara He
Hemingray and found her 0 almost 'ia in
tears cars He told @ her he had loved her b9t
she reciprocated. Mrs. Arson Dimes.
wealthy Mid9w, proposed marriage by
Ter consulted VIII Twining. The itd bishop hop
had been paying attentions to Miss
Streeter. Dan consulted Twining, say
ing his sister was determined to marry
banker: though he could not help believ-
hin him from Jail. is Miss winstaniey, " finGs ind
ing pressed 1a%e rose sn in The bTaops book
Twining that Mrs. Dimes was intent upon
stopping the marriage Of Barbara and
Ankony. Mrs. Dimes arrived and Ankony
bara for Europe the following day, in or
der, it seemed, to avoid Mrs. Dimes Mrs.
Dimes confronted Ankony with evidence
Of his populations while attorney for the
persisted in marrying Barbara that day
that she would prosecute him. Finally he
agreed to her proposition that he should
Dimes silence. Ankony notified Barbara
of the necessity for breaking the engage
ment. Dan was INFORMED also.
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
"My Waiting Is Over" I Breathed.

situation; it cracked in sudden
noisy glee and threw enchanting shad.
ows over Barbara's head as l looked
down on it. Dams rheumatic old
spaniel, who haunted the library,
awoke from his nap in the corner at
the moment and, coming to stretch
himself on the hearth-rug, observed
something unusual going on, and, look
ing up inquiringly, brushed against
Barbara's skirts to attract her atten.
ton.
The maids light steps passed down
the hall and heard the outer door
open and a mans voice in the vesti.
bule.
ITS Averill," 1 said. II shan't 50
much mind having to give you up to
him now.'
But he did not seem to entar into
the moment with her.
"Oh, it has been so hard" she whis.
pered. little half sob breaking the
sweetness of her voice. There were
times when thought l should never.
never be able to stand it," and l felt
her shiver in my arms.
Il know, my brave one," whis.
pered back; Il know"
She lifted her head a moment later
and looked at me, and my heart bowed
beneath the shining of her eyes and
the tremulous beauty of her dear face,
but it doesn't matter now. Moth
ing matters now" she said, thrillingly.
(THE END.)
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
D%497 oH0vh6 COURSE or A4Zf1GS 61fT6 za09 z1o9

sky before the fall of Jerusalem, it may end
finally as Biela's comet did, falling in a star
shower on earth, or on some other planet or
into the sun, or scattering through space
around the sun In masses perhaps of nickel
iron, unseen on earth, unless the earth cap-
lures them out Of space and sets them blazing
through the sky they fall.
Suppose we were to capture Halley's comet
and 1t were really to fall what would become
Of the earth or Of the comet?
That is fair question for all who wish to
Keep proper scientific awe of our finest reg.
ular comet. 1t may offer something to take
the place of the unscientifc awe which used
70 send thousands to their knees, remember.
ing their sins and praying for pardon as soon
as Halley's comet began to spread it's magnif1-
cent tail across the sky. In other words. it
made them try to think. which was, no doubt.
the best thing comet could do for them.
Another important question is whether Hal
leys comet will bring its magnificent tail back
with it., restored to its ancient and awful
spendor If it does not the world, learned
and unearned, will be disappointed, for
comet without a tail is not awful or sublime
enough to be worth growing either enthusias-
iic CT repentant over. We cannot tell about
The tail. 1t may. come back with the comet,
reduced 80 per cent, or it may finally be lost
altogether or increased back to awful magnifl-
cence, streaming across the sky in such a
spectacle as can be hoped for on earth only
once in lifetime
If it recovers its tail in its full historic
srlendor, Halleys will be too magnificent a
comet to be lost, according to sur ways of
looking at comets. 1t is not :nird-rate as
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
stared into the dre. tad
fhnnub< v,oc nronorodl

I stared into the dre. Tad
thonght was prepared!
Presently she began to speak again:
Wont you let me finish, please? l.
I want you to understand. 1t would
be foolish for me TOTO try to care
for you, because
"Oh. don't try to ease it for mel" I
broke in. Il must learn to bear it.
Forgive me for being SO long getting
myself in hand. You're not to blame
yourself, dear. You never gave me
any reason to hope, but did. told
myself that didn't, but I did-even
when thought Ankony was going to
carry you off the next day, l still
hoped. 1t seemed to me that heaven
meant you should belong to me, and
that I must have you. But there.
there! don't look at me like that.
and don't"
Il am going to finish," she said.
resolutely. LET me 60 on"
I wish you wouldn't" I urged.
She sat down, bending to the fire. I
could not see her eyes, but I knew
they were misty, and the softness of
her voice was indescribable
Il couldn't try to care for you be-
cause-because have been-have
been fighting for months-to-tc quit
caring. Oh, why-why will you be SO
dense?"
"Rarbara!" I cried, bending over
her.
She put up a futile little hand be.
tween us, but I laughed in the rap
ture of the moment and caught her in
my arms.
WATT she pleaded.
my waiting is over!" I breathed.
"Oh, look at me, dear one, and let me
have the testimony of your eyes. I'm
afraid of your lips
"Foolish!" whispered she, lifting
her eyes to mine And then: But
oh, you are-Tom, Tom! you are
crushing my beautiful new gown, and
tit did cost such pile" with lit
tie breathless laugh.
There will be plenty of other
gowns" I exclaimed, "but never an,
other moment quite like this"
| The fire did it's best to be up to the
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
CHAPTER XII.

Barbara was away several weeks,
and then one day Mrs. Dimes, meeting
me on the street, told me that she had
come back to town and that she was
well and entirely recovered from the
effects Of the unfortunate publicity of
her broken engagement.
! went to see her that evening. It
was just after dinner, and the maid
told me that Miss Hemingway was 60
Ing out, but that she would ask If she
would see me for a few minutes.
Az We stood talking, Barbara came
down the stairs. She wore a rather
scrumptious gown Of white from
her rousseau. imagine, and the hope
went over me that it might yet fulfill