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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-09
The Skirmisl1.

The skirnish.
The yokels were enjoying the fin of
the fair. Seeing an old fiddler play
ing in the street, some of them went
over to him, and one, handing him two
pence. asked him to play the Battle
of Stirling Bridge"
The old fiddler took the money and
went rasping away the same as before.
The yokels getting tired OF this. the
spokesman again went over to the lid
dler and said to him. Hi. man. that's
no the Battle of Stirling Bridge"
II ken no." replied the old fiddler;
that's the skirmish before the battle"
London Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-09
LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE or TO LET-Furnished
house on River street, Woodstock.
belonging to G. E Barton. Nine
rooms, bath, furnace, set tub, etc.
Apply to Karl A. Pember.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-09

FOR SALE--My house on Linden
street, Woodstock. Address, Horace
j. Barr, Highwood, n. j.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Inl MtAf or n

C.artol (O.) citizens are putting
on eirs because an automobile club
has been organized In that burg.
Governor Harmon will throw the
electric switch that will open the Co.
lumbus Automobile clubs first an.
nual show Christmas ntsht
Samuel Plauger is dead at Colum'
bus, o., of gangrene, which set in a
few days after he froze his feet.
j. w. Kaufman, the second Colum'
bus (O.) citizen to own an automo-
bile, has gone himself one better In
the matter of aerial navigation by
placing an order for Wright aero
plane.
John Ramsey, colored, OF Elyria O..
is dying in the county infirmary al
che ripe old ace of 119 years.
Judge Hines Of Chicago has held II
TO be unlawful for an apartment
house owner to refuse admission to
tenants having children under II
years OF age.
John Hart, Detroit oleomaygarine
manufacturer got in bad with Uncle
Sam and was fined $1,000 and giver
years sentence in the house of cor
rectlon
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
VETERAN POLITICIAN
BURNED To DEATH
Lighted Cigar Sets Fire TO Bath
robe as Cooper DOzeS.

Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-Thomas Val.
entine Cooper, veteran politician and
the oldest Pennsylvania assembly.
man, was burned to death at his
home in Media, while members of his
family, unaware of the source of
smoke and flames, were turning in a
FIRE alarm.
Reclining upon a couch in the sit
ting room of his home, smoking a
cigar, the old man dozed and the
cigar set FIRE to his bathrobe. Mr..
Cooper who was "a years old, made
no outcry that was heard by the
family.
For 40 years Mr.. Cooper, affection
ately known all over the state as
"Old Tom" and the "red.headcd and
hopeful member" has occupied his
seat in the assembly at Harrisburg,
and he had been one of the most
prominent figures in state politics.
Upon entering the sitting room, his
two nephews were Mortified by the
discovery of their uncle's burned and
charred body upon the couch. The
face was burned beyond recognition
and the lower parts of the body badly
rharred
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20

hours at time. He said he has
enough evidence to establish prima
facie case against the New York pris-
oners.
Prosecutor Mott regards as his
strongest witness for the extradition
of the two New York prisoners
Charles Kirk OF East Orange the IL
year-old boy who identified Mrs. Car
oline b. Martin as the woman he had
seen near the house where Ocey's
body was found. The boy also posi-
lively declares that the bag he saw
In New York was the one the woman
wanted him to carry In East Orange.
1t is said that Prosecutor Mott has
evidence that Fletcher w. Snead, now
under surveillance In Canada, was
married no less than three times to
Ocey w. M. Snead, the East Orange
bathtub victim.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
TRAINMfN MAKE DEMANDS
Notify Railroads East Of Mississippi
and North Of c. G. o. Line.

Pittsburg, Dec. 90. - According to
President w. c. Lee, before his de-
parture for his Cleveland headquar-
ters, officials Of all roads east of the
Mississippi river and north of the
Chesapeake & Ohio line will today be
notified by the Brotherhood OF Train
men of demand for uniform wage
similar to that Of the Western asso-
citation. Lee declared the vote of the
local unions in the territory included
was almost unanimous to submit de-
mands and hold out, II necessary, for
their acceptance.
The proposed standardization OF
the wage for conductors and train
men on the lines under Jurisdiction
of the eastern associations means an
. increase In some cases as high as 40
per cent, and nowhere smaller than
per cent. If the demand be granted
it will affect approximately 175,OOO
men, $4,000 of whom are members OF
the hrotherhoOd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
soxcar Wrecks Limited.

Massillon, o.. Dec. 20.-The Twen-
tieth Century limited on the PenDsyl-
vania was nearly wrecked at the
junction at Cherry street. Fireman
w. C. Alexander was badly scalded
and was otherwise injured so that he
had 10 be taken to Mount Airy hos
pital. The limited was held up for
four hours before the debris was
cleared and traiIic resumed A box
car on freight train eastbound had
become derailed and was at such an
angle that II oyerhung the trnck on
which the limited vas running.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
COlORtD sTuDtNTS STRIKE
Object to Singing Coon Songs and
"ReIlglous Rags"

Washington. Dec. 20.--A threatened
revolt among the colored students at
Howard university against the presi-
dent of the institution, DR.. Thirkield
because he persisted In requiring
them to sing old-time plantation
coon" songs and religious rags"
has stirred up the negroes OF Wash.
ington.
President Thirkield justifes his ac-
tion on the ground that II Is well for
negro students to keep alive the ira.
ditions of their ancestors and emu,
late their spirit of contentment and
happiness expressed In the folk lore
and plantation melodies of before the
war. Some of the students resent
the revival of the ante-belIum spirit
and agreed to stand mute when the
prexy calls for the rendition Of plan
tatlon melodies. ...---
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
You must not neglect discharges
of NAUsEAT1NG YELLOW MATTER
fro mthe Ear, Nose and Throat.

You must not neglect discharges
of NAUsEAT1NG YELLOW MATTER
fro mthe Ear, Nose and Throat.
CATARRH is NOT ONLY DAN,
GEROUS in this way, but it causes
ulcerations, death and decay of
bones, kills ambition, often causes
loss of appetite, and reaches to gen.
eral debility, idiocy and insanity. 1t
needs attention at once. Cure it by
taking Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b.
1t is a quick, radical, permanent
cure because it rids the system of
the poison germs that cause ca
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does away with every symptom oil
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giving warmth and strength just
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making a perfect, lasting cure of ca
tarrh in all its forms.
When we say that B. B. b. cures
we mean a real cure and this We
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plete directions for home cure.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
WILSON FIGURES CORRECTLY
Master Butcher Substantiates Secre-
tary's Figures as to Profits.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-The assertion Of
the United States department CT agri-
culture that Chicago retail meat deal
ers make an average profit of 46 per
cent, was affirmed by John II. Scho-
field, secretary Of the American Asso-
citation of Master Butchers. He has
just completed an investigation fol-
lowing the statement by Secretary
Wilson.
According to test he conducted,
taking the price of meat submitted
by Former Alderman George Duddle'
stine as an average, Schofle'd de-
clares tha. from a single animal he
would receive $50, or a gross profit OF
$40, which is AN per cent gross
profit. Schofield asserts that when
the retailers realize a smaller percen-
tage, 1t is through failing to figure
the disposal Of the heeveS CORRECTLY.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
DRtSSMAKfRS IN TROUBLE
Twenty-Five Fasteners to Be Pros
ecuted For Smuggling.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The depart.
ment of justice will proceed this
week, it is stated, against 20 or more
dressmakers and milliners accused of
smuggling. In some of the cases in
dictments have been returned and ar
rests not yet made, in other cases
the alleged smugglers have already
been arrested, but indictments have
not been handed down. The major
ity of the prisoners were concerned
In the trunk cases. about which a
great deal has been printed. Most
of the smugglers are in New York
and will he arrested there
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Public Road Disappears.

Bellefontaine, o., Dec. 20.-The
slough of despond In Pilgrims Prog
ress caused no more trouble than has
the sink hole discovered on the coun.
ty pike which divides Logan and
Champaign counties. The roadway
for so feet caved an and. although
farmers dumped dirt, gravel and tim
ber into the chasm. II refused to stay
filled, The commissioners of the two
counties were petitioned to stand the
unknown expense OF filling the hole.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
WOMEN FOUND
i DEAD IN home
Case Of Murder and Suicide
or Double Suicide.
POLICE BELIEVE FORMER

Frances and Isabel Ritchie of New.
ark, N. j., Had Been Dead For
Week Before Discovered-EIder on
: Floor, stransIed and Stabbed With
Hatpln, While Younger Was Hang.
Ing by Cord From Doorknob With
( Pin Thrusts In Body.
New York, Dec. 20.--With one Of
them stabbed through the heart with
hatpin and strangled, and the other
whose body hung from a door knob
by rope, stabbed half dozen times
by a similar instrument, the lifeless
bodies of Miss Frances Ritchie and
her sister, Isabel Ritchie, were found
in the kitchen Of their nome at 45
Marshall street, in Newark.
According to County Physician Nc
Kenzie, the women, both of whom
were about SO years old, had been
dead for more than a week. The doc.
tor fixes the date from a note which
was written on the cover of / white
box found on the sideboard in the
dining room. The note read: Fran
ces hung herself 21s Saturday; me
too" The authorities are trying to
determine whether it was a murder
and suicide or double. suicide.
Frances, who was the elder. was
found lying OH the kitchen floor, be
tween a window looking out into the
yard and a door at the head of the
cellar stairs. 1t looked as though her
body had been arranged in that posi-.
tion. 1t rested upon the back with
the head on a pillow, which was
taken from the parlor sofa. The
hands were clasped in front. There
was a heavy ridge around the neck
showing that she had been strangled
and hatpin penetrated the Lody to
the heart.
The body of Isabel. the other sis
ter, was hanging to the doorknob Of
the door leading from the dining
room into the kitchen. She had made
a loop from a piece of weatherbeaten
clothesline, both ends of which had
been wound and tied securely around
the doorknob. She was in kneel.
ing position. A pair of gold-rimmed
eyeglasses the woman had worn were
still on her nose.
II was while the body of Frances
was being dressed that DR.. Mckenzie
noticed the black head of an ordinary
hatIin over the neart. In disrobing
the other body the physician found
that she had been stabbed a half.
dozen times with what he thought
was the same hatpin.
It was at first believed that the
women had entered into a suicide
agreement, but the landlord said that
Isabel was eccentric and frequently
Expressed a desire to die. He said
that her sister always tried to dis
suade her of thinking of such things.
That would tend to destroy the the.
ony of double suicide. The police
therefore incline to the belief that
Isabella, who was the younger and
stronger, killed her sister and then
hanged herself.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
PLAN TO help
GIRL STRIKERS
Mrs. Belmont and Miss Nor
gan Meet Committee.
EMPLOY LEGAL COUNSEL

Daughter Of New York FinancIer APP
proves Plan to Send Volunteer
Watchers to Stay In Neighborhood
of Shirtwaist-makers' Pickets to
See That They Are Not Wrongly
Prosecuted - Big Reception For
Girls Returning From the Island.
New York, Dec. 20.-Mrs. o. II. p.
Belmont and Miss Anna Morgan at
tended conference between officers
of the waistmakers' union, the wom-
ems trade union, several lawyers and
others, to settle on definite plan Of
giving the strike pickets legal aid.
The conference was q prolonged one
and complete plan was agreed on,
to which Mrs. Belmont and Miss Nor
gan gave their approval. The object
of the conference was to consider
means of providing adequate legal
defense and bail when required, for
representatives of the union who are
prosecuted in the courts.
A committee of ladies', including
Mrs. Belmont, Miss Morgan, Miss
Helen Marot and Mrs. Frank II. Goth
eren, was formed to deal with this
matter. The committee sent out a
call for volunteer watchers to keep
in the neighborhood Of the pickets of
the shirtwaist-makers union, to re-
port upon the facts concerning un-
lawful and unwarranted arrests, and
be ready to TESTIFY on behalf of law
abiding and orderly pickets. The
committee makes special request
for volunteers from young men of Co.
lumbia, young women of Barnard
members of the Y. NJ. G. A. and all
citizens interested in fair play and
Just conditions.
Five girl pickets who have served
sentences of five days each at the
workhouse will come from Blackwells
Island today. Miss Dreyer, who is
president of the Women's Trade
Union league, made the announce
ment that the five pickets will get q
great reception. Thousands Of women
strikers will be at the pier to greet
them and assure them Of their appre
citation of the sacrifices they have
mazda
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
HoN,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. b. j,
CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known n.
]. Cheney for the last fifteen years. and
believe him perfectly honorable IN all
business transactions and financially
able 70 carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood, and muc-
ials sent free, Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for cansti
patioas I. - - - - -.-.- :.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Drinks Poison After Quarrel.

Indianapolis, Dec 2O.--Dayid Weis.
enberg, manager Of the cigar depart
ment Of the Stuart Drug company,
went to his rooms to tell his wife
that he had been called to New York
on business. When he reached his
room a local hotel man was there
talking TO his wife. Weisenberg flew
into passion and, Jerking his pic
ture from the wall, told his wife that
he was done with her and she would
never see him again.. Ten minutes
after he left Mrs. Weisenberg took
carholic acid and committad suicide.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
reIearaphers Favor strike.

Cincinnati, o.. Dec. 20.--With the
referendum vote of telegraphers in
the employ of the Big Four Railroad
company completed, ]. j. Dermody,
fourth vice president of the Order Of
Railway Telegraphers, announced
that 9S per cent of the telegraphers
who are members of the union have
voted in favor of a strike.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
PARIS CLAIM APPROVED
Sugar lnformer to Get More Than
Million Dollar Fee.

New York, Dec. 20.-William Loeb,
Jr., collector of the port of New York,
has approved the claim to moiety by
Richard Parr. the deputy collector
and original informer in the sugar
frauds, on the $21S5,4S paid into the
United States treasury by the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company as resti-
tuition for duties evaded in the under
weighing.
According to the statutes regulat-
ing such awards, Parr will receive
mot exceeding one.half OF the net
proceeds" which will mean In this
case, If the claim is approved by the
treasury department, approximately
81 600 600
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
:, SNtAD CASE BEFORE JURY
Prosecutor Mott Seeks Murder Indlet
ments Against Wardlaw Sisters.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 20.-Prosecutor
W. A. Mott today presented the
Snead case to the Essex county
grand jury, asking for the indictment
of the three Wardlaw sisters on
charges of murder He declared that
the necessary steps for extradition
would be taken and the two New
York prisoners would be held for AZ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Boy Nearly Cremates Himself.

Delaware, o., Dec. 20.-Dreams
that bothered City Engineer George
Irwin, in which he saw his little two
year-old son being burned to death,
came near coming true. The young
ster put feather duster in a crate
fire and, shouldering the burning
torch. started to play soldier. The
hair was burned from his head. His
mother entered the room just as his
clothes took fire and was able to save
his life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
shIpwrecked Crew Reaches shore.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 20.--
After a week of privation on tho
rocky ledge Of Duck island, far out
in Lake Hurol the 81 men who were
snipwrecked when the steamer Wis
sahicken of the Anchor line went
ashore, arrived here on the tug Dom
aid Mckay, which went to their as
sistance after Mate Casey and Engi-
neer Erskine made 100-mile trip in
a gasoline fishing boat and sent word
to the owners OF the steamer who at
once started tugs to the scene Of the
accident
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Lads Skull Crushed.

Portsmouth, o., Dec. 2O.-Childish
curiosity to see Christmas toys cost
the life of six-year-old James Arnold.
He clambered upon heavy bar coun-
ter setting in front of a store, the
better to see the Christmas display,
and 1t toppled over, catching the boy
and crushing his skull so badly that
death resulted almost Immediately.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
MADRIz READY
TO TACKLE JOB
President Designate Arrives
at Managua.
WELCOMED BY zELAYISTS

Police Use Clubs on Crowd and Pis-
tolls Are Drawn by Friends Of Pros.
pective Executive--Announce He
viii Administer Office In Spirit Of
Fairness and Justice to All-Gen-
eral Estrada Refuses to Meet En-
voy and viii Continue Rebellion.
Managus, Nicaragua, Dec. 20.-Dr.
Jose Madriz, to whom the congress
has offered the presidency in success
sion to Zelaya, arrived here from
Costa Rica. When he arrived at Co.
rinto he was given the presidential
salute and was welcomed by dele.
gates from the national assembly and
by Zelaya supporters from various
towns. This latter fact proves, IL any
doubt existed, that DR.. Madriz will
prove little more than a puppet of
the late president
A large crowd thronged the streets
of Managua to see, II not to welcome,
the president-designate In the crowd
were large numbers of fellow towns
men of DIR. Madriz. The police and
soldiers on duty were filled with the
importanc eof the occasion, and they
handled the crowd rather roughly.
This caused some protests, couched
in vigorous Spanish, which evidently
frightened DR.. Madriz's friends. They
acted as though they thought an at
tack was going to be made on him,
and a number of them drew revolvers
and threatened to kill any one who
interfered with him.
There was at no time the slightest
indication of animosity towards Dr.
Madriz. although it can be said that
a great number of the people of this
province do not look upon his acces.
sion to the presidency with any de-
gree of oomplacency. They believe
that he has simply been given the
Office In order to carry out the my
policies" of Zelaya.
DR.. Madriz announced that he was
prepared TO accept the honor con-
gress had conferred on him; that he
would administer the office in spirit
Of fairness and justice to all, and
would use his best efforts to advance
the interests of Nicaragua both at
home and abroad. He declared that
he did not intend to be president of
any particular section of the country,
but of the entire republic, which in
dicates that he does not purpose to
allow General Estrada to establish
an Independent republic along the
Atlantic coast.
There 10 great ilterest here In the
plans of General Estrada, now that
events have resulted in a change in
the presidency. II is stated that DR..
MadriZ sent an envoy to consult with
the revolutionary leaders at Blue.
fields. He was not allowed to land,
General Estrada notifying him that
he had no desire to hold any confer
ences with him. In some quarters 1t
Is taken to mean that General Es-
trada now intends to turn the revolu.
ton against DR.. Madriz and continue
his efforts to gain the presidency
himself, looking to the United States
RI s'rnnnrt his pretensions.
Train Hits Fire Truck.
Dayton, o.. Dec. 20.-Pennsylvania
nler. westbound struck a fire depart
meut hose wagon, killing two horses.
John Thierlo. Albert Rafael, Frank
Hagcdon and Lawrence Geeting, fire.
men. were seriously injured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
WILLARD TO SUCCEED MURRAY
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Mar
VIII Head Baltimore & Ohio.

Baltimore, Dec. 20.--Daniel VIII
lard, second vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad, has condition
ally accepted the presidency of the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, to succeed
Oscar G. Murray. What conditions
Mr.. Willard imposed have not been
made public. although 1t is not be-
lieved that they are such that they
will not be considered by the control.
ling interests of the road. 1t is like
ly that the change of head of the sys-
tenn will be made about Jan. /, and
that 1t will be followed by other i'm
portant changes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Mad Dog Bites Boy.

Delaware, o., Dec. 20.--The four.
year-old son of James Beck, residing
near Dover, is being rushed to the
Pasteur institute at Chicago for treat
ment, as the result Of being bitten
by mad dog which terrorized the
residents of the western part Of the
county, and was killed only short
time after the child had been bitten.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Democrat to Succeed Speaks.

Columbus, o. Dec. 2O.-When John
C. Speaks resigns as state fish and
game warden to become director Of
public safety OF this city, some Buck
eye Democrat will fall heir to job
paying $4,000 a year and the duties
of which are by no means onerous.
II is said that Former State Senator
E. II. Hafner of Cincinnati has a man
in training for the place.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
Shot Dead; SLAYER Escapes.

Sandusky, o.. Dec. 20. - Agostino
Dammi 80, was shot dead here. Dam
mis- wife was heard screaming in her
apartments. and O moment later
Dammi burst through the door, a
stranger following, shooting at the
fugitive. The murderer escaped.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-20
DANES SICK or CONTROVERSY
Want University to Drop Exannlna'
tlon Of Cooks Polar Data.

Copenhagen, Dec. 20.-The univer,
sity, the press and the public are
throughly sick Of the Cook question.
Some of the university authorities de-
sire that the whole inquiry be given
up. Professor Stroemgen, however, is
eager to continue the investigation,
and will endeavor to obtain further
evidence.
This revulsion of opinion followed
the announcement that the consistory
of the University Of Copenhagen had
SO far failed to find in the records
furnished them any tangible evidence
that DR.. Cook had reached the north
n0la