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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07
Old 1903 A Record SmaSher

all the time as a year of records. ,
American crops, from wheat tt
whisky, from petroleum to peanuts.
have left far, far behind the ole
familiar figures.
East to west. north to south, the
same story has been told-things
bigger orfaster smarter orstronger,
have been the rule, not the excep-
| ton.
The first motor car ever to honk
through Jerusalem's streets set the
people there lodging in March, and
troubled Persia has despatched an
ambassador to Athens for the first
timein a little matter Off, 500 years.
On the other side of the globe
Alaska sends down word of q So, =
900, 900 gold output for the spring
season, while Southern California
figures out that never before had
she had such lots and lots of lem
ons.
| When Sesaphimoff, master gard
ener of Voronesh, Russia, proclaim
ed to the world that he had really
grown black rose; when G. III.
Healy, of Melbourne, Australia,
succeeded in playing fifty and u
half hours on a piano without stop.
pin, they merely broke two more
records.
( An East St. Louis contractor
broke the record ia building and
furnishing a house in one working
day. At eight a. N. the foundation
trench was finished; at noon thirty
one workmen were finishing the
roof; at four p. m. the sashin& aud
clapboarding was completed and at
seven p. IN. the neighbors helped
the bride and bridegroom move in
to four room dwelling, with
plumbing, gas and electricity ali
complete.
Many were the records broken
on the water.
In February, United States
cruiser Maryland, streaming in bat
tie formation, ten knot speed, man
S.43 hits per minute, LOO yards
away.
In June the United States scout
cruiser Salem, off the Main coast,
attained speed of 26. 88 knots over
a measured mile.
In the same month the United
States cruiser North Carolina,
coaIing at Newport, took On 4S7
tons in an even three hours, which
included the time of rigging the
Tgear.
Ia August the CuDarder Lusita-
MIA made the "short course" west
ward in four days fifteen hours
twenty five minutes.
WORLDS LARGEST SMOKESTACK.
Great Falls, Montanta, set up
the worlds largest smokestack, its
10000 tons of concrete leading to
height of SOC feet.
New York's Metropolitan build
lug ran up 700 foot tower. The
Equitable building is to climb TOT
900 feet, and the Mills building is
to top that again by another hun
dred, equalling the Eiffel structure.
But what of all this? Architects
and engineers have now figured out
that a 1000 foot building is prac-
ticaI. 1t would cost some 6,000,-
900, but the chances are fair that
it will be erected soon, leaving st.
Peters at Rome in a veritable val
ley and dwarfing old Storm King
Mountain.
Apropos of mountains, August
saw d st. Bernard climb Mount
Blanc in search of a master who
had left him behind at Chamounix;
while, in the same month, a Bos
tonian broke all local climbing re-
cords by ascending the peaks Of
the Jugfrau, the MoHech and the
Elger in one day.
Nor were the women left behind.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07

NIT of Huascaran.
| Massachusetts claims (unchal-
lenged) the butter championship
of the world, "Johanna," who an
teed up 1922 pounds in one work
ing week. Her yearly milk output
totals at 81, 433 pounds.
Illinois puts in her bid with the
announcement of sheltering the
worlds best ploughman. In Sep
TENDER Alvan Stark, of Joliet,
drove a single sulky plough with
three horses over an acre lot with
out the variation of half an inch
in his burrows, measured at both
ends and in the middle.
Vermont has the record wood
chopper, Edward Mott, of Weather
field, in an hour and a half under
the sunrise to sunset period of a
September day, cut, chopped, split
and piled five ana an eighth cords.
South Dakota has produced the
years. heavyweight farmer, Cation
Hoblett, of Clark, weighs little
matter of 5t2 pounds, and still at
tends strictly and actively to his
l, 800 acres.
In September ten year old w.
y. Sidis, of Brooklin, passed his
entrance examinations for "The
Tech" Boston's high grade scien-
tifc college, where the average age
of first year students is twentyone.
Mr.. Kosaburo Futimatsu is Ill.
Up to the day Of this discovery
Andreitf Schmidt, son of German
once resident i'll wilma, Russia,
had hcen held the veteran Of liV-
ing vcnrrab,es, with 1876 years to
his credit; VIXEN he heard he had
fallen to second place he walked
over to Warsaw just to show he
was NOT incapacitated by theneWs,
The distance between the cities is
some two hundred and fifty miles.
Another travel was made when
three year old Wilfred Stevens
made the II, 000-mile trip from
South Africa to New York, in
charge only of motherly steward
ess.
SEVERAL BIGGEST "EVERs. "
A candle ten feet tall, warrant
ed to burn Tor more thar two years
was made for New York's cathe-
dral.
Major Henry Lethwaite Arm
strong, of the British forces in In
dia, achieved what has been held
impossible in killing with one
bullet from his service revolver q
man eating tiger. 1t measured
nine feet three inches from nose to !
tail.
J. G. Milsap, of Texas, found |
in the San Saba river, near Men
ardville, a fresh water pearl the
size of a hens egg and weighing a
+ 'ifle more than one thousand grains
The biggest clock in the world |
was started in May in the towerof
the works Of Colgate & Co., near
Jersey City. The dial is thirty
eight feet in diameter, the hour
hand fifteen feet long and the
hand twenty. Twenty /.
men shoulder to shoulder, could /
stand across it's face, which is l. !
1874 square feet in area.
The largest shark ever captured
was taken in June in San Pedro
Bay, California, weighing $4,000 |
pounds and measuring thirty two
feet. The mouth opened was two
and half feet across.
The largest elephant tusk ever
brought out of Africa was shipped
to London in August. It measur-
ed something more than ten feet
in length and was valued at 800
90.
The largest steamship and the
the largest battleship yet launched
took water in September, the
White Star liner Laurentic and
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07
Notable Earthquakes
And Volcanic EruptIonS

Disastrous earthquakes and vol
canic upheavals in recent years
were as follows:
No. OF victims.
l85l-MeIG, ItAIy 10, 600
1S57-Kingdom Of Naples 10, 900
1859-Quito ........ 5000
1861-Mcndoz, So Am. Up, 900
1S63-Manila ............ 1900
1869-Peru and Ecuador. 25, 600
1S72-Inyo valley, Calf. 80
1875-San lander, COLOMBIA IA, 600
1S78-Cua, Venzuela. ... 800
188O-Maniia ...... 5000
1881-Scio and villages. 80. 1000
1888 Island of Ischia, It'y. 1000
18S3-Krakatoa and other
volcanoes -. Thousands
1884-Andalusia & vicinity. LILO
1885-Prov. Granada, Spain 800
1886-Charleston, S. Co.. Al
1SS7-Riveira & SO. Europe 1000
1891-Japan. ......... 1000
1693-Persia ..12, 900
1894-Japan. II, 600
1895-Florence, italy. ..... 5000
1899-Tifis, Transcaucasia. 1000
1902-Martinique ANA. 40, 600
19O2-Andijan, India. -. $500
19O3-Tiojo, Colombia. 49,. 1901
1903-Abruzzi Italy. ..... SOC
19O5-North India. .. 30, 600 !
l9O5-Calabria, Italy. 49,. 500
1905-5cutari, Alabnia 49,. 200
1905-Tamazula,. Mexico. 100
1906-About Vesuvius 80. 100
l906-Valparaiso & vicin... 800
l9O6-San Francisco. .... 1000
19O7-Kingston, Jamaica. 1,7OO
19O7-Karatagh, Asia. ..... 1880
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07
Pres Roosevelt Signs
italian ReIIefMeasure

Washington, Jan, "a few
minutes before 2 o'clock today
Presidant Roosevelt sianaa
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07

Disastrous earthquakes and vol
canic upheavals ia recent years
as follows:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Read Bakers ad In this issue. II
tells Of plano baHgain that will in-
teTest you.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

The Family theatre bill for the
early week is life-sized laugh
program selected with malice afore-
thought for that purpose.
The three McKees headline the
show in sketch saturated with
the comedy stuff. Baby Jack Mckee
Is one of the cleverest miniature
comedians i'm the profession by the
unanimous votes of audiences and
managers.
Bean and Hamilton have a COM
edy acrobatlc act, both the ingredl-
ents being IA strict departure from
the hackneyed slapstick variety long
since gone the road to oblivion, .
Harry Adler Is "rhe Merry Mimic
with vim and vigor. He IS d
careful and efficient student OF hu-
man nature and is gifted with tho
fortunate faculty of seeing the num-
orous in every character.
MYRTLE Griffith has some fun all
her own wh9ch she is willing to
share with the public and her voice
reaches the people beyond the lights
unfaillngly.
Miss Beck and her illustrated song
will need no commendation, they are
always one OF the bright spots In
the bin. The Vailop,ograph win dt
few stunts in contribution to the
fun fund.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27
What Is Billed For Early
Dates On Local Stage.

fIabttues jof the theatre will re-
member with thrill the days Of the
old Valentino Stock company in Co
lumbus, THE alembic wherein the
talents OF several present day stars
and major satellites were crystalized
anto potency. Also they will remem-
Der the rdgrettalble exit of the hand
some and popular leading man, Ned
Fowler, who died by his own hand
dn his apartments In the Neil
House just as his pretty and equal.
dy popular wife and leading woman,
Laura Nelson Hall, entered from her
work at the theatre. Miss Hall who
an private life was Mrs. Ned Fowler,
enjoyed the distinction of entree in
10 the most exclusive circles OF capl-
tai city society and the tongue of
gossip wagged merIdly at the un-
fortunate death of her actor-hus-
band
Nevertheless she has steadily
climbed the ladder of achievement,
and when the Shuberts cast about
for someone to portray the leader OF
the bachelor girl trto in Pitches
comedy Girls" they selected Miss
Hall as the logical one for the part
That the choice was a happy one was
demonstrated in the immediate sue
cess which followed I'm the wake of
its New York presentation. Indeed,
the art OF Miss Hall seemed to ne
worthy of something more preten-
tious, more strongly emotional than
the happy-go-lucky grille of Bo-
hemia so she was drafted for 'The
Easier Way" the new Eugene Wal
ter play that has Broadway by the
heels In this play she plays second
to Francis Starr, depicting com
poslte of the green room and res
tauranteur whose morals never pihoh
in the least for the simple reason
that she doesn't possess any.
With the exception OF Miss Hall
the original cast OF "Girls" has
been preserved intact and will so
appear at the Grand Monday evening.
Among the new BOOKINGS at the
Grand Is Hilda Spong in a play
eminently suited TO her particular
talents, and "The Top O. the World,
dealing with situation refreshing
iy new in the theatrical world
Both will be seen at the local play
house at an early date as will also
"Paid in Full" the potent play from
the pen OF Eugene Walter.
The prevalence of The psychic in
the drama of today is am author-
ttive measure of the place that phe-
nomena holds in the public mind to-
day. No barometer of the measure
and trend of popular sentiment is so
sensitive to every variation or de-
fiection from the prescribed path as
the stage, and the readiness and dis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Mime. Bertha Kalich presented ''The
Unbroken Road" under the manage
ment OF Harrison Grey Fiske for
the first time in Providence, r. l..
February 18. Her mole is an extremely
emotional one, Frederic Truesdale
being the target for her paroxysms.
An effervescent musical comedy
with the promising new name MAS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27
ELKS HAVE
PRETTY DANCE.
Large Crowd Delighted with
Columbus Orchestra.
3RD DEGREE CONFERRED
BucyrusLo LodgemenE Exemplify
work tor Local Pythians.
Social Session FOllows-American
Insurance Union Entertained at
Bucyrus-The Lodges.

Marion dancers and music lovers
heard an excellent demonstration of
talent by the famous Wright saxa-
phone trio OF Columbus which ap-
peared at the Huber hall last night
under the auslflces OF the Elks
dance club.
The dance began at o'clock and
continued until after two a. m. A pro-
gram of thi1ty-two dances including
many encores, was carried out and
the affair proved a notable social
event. A buffet luncheon was served
at 10 o'clock. The dance was enjoyed
by one hundred and five couyles
The occasion last evening marked
the Initial appearance of Wright's
orchestra in this city The popular
musicians sing practically all of
their selections and they made de-
cided nit with the dancers last
night.
The success Of the social function
was due to the efforts of the Elk's
social committee which Is composed
of Messrs. Harry s. Elliott, Ernest
H. Owen and Albert Howe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

patch with which It has lent itself to
the abstruse and rather elusive prob
lem of psychic influence plumbs It's
possibilities in an educational line
most effectively.
Augustus Thomas first lifted the
veil of progress nine years ago when
he wrote 1.-The Wltching Hour" and
entrusted it to the tender mercies of
managers. He had his trouble Tor
his padms, but sensing the onward
sweep of mentality, he placed the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

manaisorlpt carefully I'M the bottom
drawer from whence 1t was extracted
last season with great gusto, the
causdc parties fairly fighting for the
r-ight-of-way of the play.
In 1.-The Invaders by r. II. Dav-
is and Walter Hackett finance, So
cial distinctions and inherent refine
ment all become subservicnt to pure
mental strength and force of will.
Clyde Fitch treats two distinct phases
of the psychological I'm Her Sister"
and "The Round-up." The first hinges
upon crystal-gazing and the second
upon the prescienr qualities of the
srb-consoious mind enormously
termed "dreams" by the vast ma
iority. "The Road TO Yesterday"
achieved favor through Its clever
handling of reincanation Just as
"Faust' exploiting a Mephistopheles
fascinates and holds the mind in
abeyance by the very weirdness and
fearsomenes of its expositions.
THE Third Degree" the Klein ver-
sion of mental suggestion wrongly
applied is The latest link in the chain
OF psychic drama which reaches
down from the time of Sbakesneare
and back into the comedy of the am
cient Greeks. Between the onslaught
of the novelist and the playwright
we are bike to be familiar enoueh
with THE psychological moment ia
recognize ii at sight.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

James X. Hackett. foremost roman
TIC actor of the now and here will
be seen at the Colonial in Cleveland
next week In revival Of his best
known and most artistic execution.
THE Prisoner of Zenda" His reper-
toire for the week includes "John
Gladye's Honor" "The Crisis and
Don Caesars Return" TTarkett in
THE Prisoner Of Zenda" mas he
come an institution on the Ameri-
can stalge.
New Broadway productions include
Grace George I'm "a Woman's Way"
Julia Marlowe in "a Goddess of
Reason" and Carlotta Nillson in
This Woman and This Man" All
three have been treated kindly by
the critics gum-shoeing who chronicle
for the press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Marion Lodge Knights of Pythias
No. 4O2, transacted a great deal Of
important business and enjoyed a
delightful stag social at an interest
ing session in the lodge halls last
evening. The Bucyrus degree team
accompanied by about forty-two
from the Bucyrus lodge of knights,
we're present and conferred the third
degree inspectacular style, upon one
.candidate.A arrangements were par
TALLY made for various social func-
tlons to take place in the near flu
ture
AT the conclusion of the business,
dutch luncheon was served and a
.congenial social hour was enjoyed.
The committee In charge of the af-
fair was composed of Messrs. George
Mckinley, George Rayl and Sherman
Zachman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

AT the Columbus Southern Tues.
day and Wednesday, March 2 and 2
Law Fields will hold "The Girl Re-
mind the Counter" before the play
goer. For three nights beginning
Thursday 4, Henry w. Savage's pro-
duction of ''nhe Merry Widow" will
make music at the same PLAYHOUSE
The Colonial Stock company will
produce Arnold Daly's Regeneration"
with Miss Jane Grey in the role Of
Marie.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Z Twenty-two members OF the AmeTi-
can Insurance Union went to Bucyuus
Friday evening, where they were the
guests of the Bucyrus order. Eight
ladies OF the order at that place pre-
sented an interesting comedy, "Sweet
Sisters" which was very pleasing
Mice refreshments we're sevred. A
special car on the @. d. and M.
brought back the members to this city.
Thomas HoTseman was one of the
speakers of the evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

New Hutband" will come to the
Grand next Saturday for matineO
and evening performance. Any lyri-
cal writer failing to get a laugh out
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Our trade demands the newest
most up-to-date millinery. We lead
MRS. JENNIE THOMAS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

of the suggested situation ought to
quit the pen and take to the pick
and shovel. ...,.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

Wayside Rose Rebeccahs transacted
routine business at their regular
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-27

meeting last evening. The session
was we'll attended and the lodge work
particularly Interesting.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
FOUND SODA SUI.
PH|TE MINE
r. Nj. SCHEBLE AND G. CARL
BERG WILL PROMOTE A COM
PANY TO A DEVEOP MINE IL
MILES NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT

F. NJ. Scheble and G. Carlberg, of
this city, are back of company
which has for it's object the develop
ment of a soda sulphite mine IL
miles north of the little town of
Bridgeport. This claim of 80 acres
was taken up under the mineral laws
Of the United States and the object
is to put it in shape for active ship
ment at once This deposit, about
80 acres in extent, is almost pure
soda sulphite. From many tests this
deposit runs about SO per cent pure
soda. This is used very extensively
in the manufacturing of glass. 1t
is also used in many medicines and
also very extensively in the laun-
dries. Mr. Scheble thinks that this
deposit is along the lines of that at
Soap Lake, only very much stronger.
He has many samples of the soda
in this city. 1t is clear and white
and little portion of it put in wa
ter and applied to grease of any ma
ture will thoroughly cleanse it. 1t
is very valuable and it is said will
render neat profit even when
hauled IL miles to transportation.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
Surveying Howard Flat.

Engineer w. r. Prowell and F.
w. Hoffman came up from Wenat-
chez Wednesday and made a prelim-
mary survey for an irrigation pipe
line from Lake Chelan to Howard
Flat. From this work they will
make up an approximate estimate OF
the cost of the project and will then,
if they can arrange satisfactory terms
with the land owners, make a perma-
nent survey and advertise for bids for
the construction of the line. The
rocky ridge in the vicinity Of King
Kennedy's place is the only topo-
graphical obstacle; otherwise the en-
gineering features are very easy
Chelan Leader
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
Sent Old Man to Asylum.

]. w. Thompson, of Entiat, was
given an examination this morning
before a sanity commission and was
ordered by Judge Grimshaw to be
confined in the Medical Lake hos
pital. Thompson is 6S years Of age
and has been making his home with
his son-in-law. T. J. Potter. Of En-
tiat. Recently he has shown signs
of a mental breakdown and was
brought to this city Tuesday by Sher-
iff Ferguson. The son-in-law, T. J..
Potter, and also his son. Mack
Thompson, and S. L. Packwood, all
of Entiat, testified to the mans con-
dition and he will be sent to the asy-
1um the first of the week. The old
gentleman has been there twice be-
fore. He is not violent but recently
he has been accused of petty larceny
and also of irrigating on the Entiat
to the detriment of some Of the
neighbors.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
UPPER VALLEY I'M .
PROVING FAST
MAYOR GELLATLY AND LOAN
MAN MADE TRIP TO UPPER
WENATCHEE VALLEY LAST
WEEK.

Mayor John A. Gellatly of this
city and c. F. Patullo, representing
the Oregon Mortgage company, spent
several days last week in the upper
Wenatchee valley. Mr.. Gellatly re-
ports that this country was revela-
tion to him. He had not been there
for almost two years and sections
which at that time had been in sage
brush and pine trees have been
cleared and is now in orchards. Dur
ing this time thousands of acres
have been planted, fine homes erect
ed ani everywhere were there evil
dences of improvement. The section
around Dryden and Peshastin
showed a special evidence jof i'm
provement.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
BURLINGTON IN
DITCH At
DRYDEN
THE BURLINGTON TRAIN, EAST.
BOUND, DERAILED AT DRYDEN
THIS MORNING - NO LIVES
WERE LOST.

The eastbound Burlington train
was derailed this morning between
and O'Clock, at Dryden, above
Cashmere. The first news was con-
veyed to this city over the high line
canal telephone line. There was no
means of tapping the Western Union
line at that place and the telephone
was used for the purpose of inform
ing Wenatchee to hold No. at this
place. 1t is said that the engine
and a number of the coaches were
off the track and some of them on
their Sides No lives were lost. The
only injury reported was that of the
engineer who had his thumb badly
crushed. 1t is expected that the
wreck will delay traffic some four
or five hours. No. 8, going west.
and a number Of freights will be held
UP at this place all forenoon.
No. was held here until 1880
this forenoon. No. 1 went through
on time, and the Burlington was
posted up first at 10 o'clock, then at
noon and the final word was to the
effect that the train would come
through some time between and 8
O'Clock.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-11
GUM RE-
ELECTED
WILL AGAIN SERVE AS PRESI-
DENT OF NORTHWESTERN
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER
ASSOCIATION.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gum re-
turned yesterday from Seattle Mr..
Gum has served the past year as
president of the Northwestern Elec-
trio Light & Power association and
at the meeting held in Seattle this
week, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, he was reelected to serve
for the second year, despite the pro-
visions Of the constitution which pro-
vide that president shall serve but
one year. The constitution was
amended to elect Mr.. Gum for the
second term. There were present
some 200 delegates from the various
electric concerns of Washington and
Oregon. An extensive program was
rendered by the association and this
included a reception at the Wash
ington state building at the A.-Y.-P.
exposition and closing Thursday
night by unique program given at
Luna park. This included many
vaudeville stunts, but one of the most
interesting turns was done by City
Electrician Ross, of Seattle With
out any visible wire connections he
fried eggs in his hands, flashing
lights over his body, ON the floor and
various places. The program also
included boat trip to Lake Wash
ington and down the Sound