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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-14

Calling a quorum in the Senate is a
bit Of byplay that does not much in
convenience the senator and soothes the
constituent. There are people in every
state who keep tab on the roll-ealls ana
IL a senator fails often TO appear. the
fact is used against him in campaigns
in which there Is contest It Is im-
portant enough to make every senator
DESTROYS Of Agiring in as many roll-
calls as possible, however much be may
he absent before and after that record
is made.
It happens that during the debate on
the tariff many members suggest the
absence OF q quorum and the question
whether majority OF the senators arr
present Is settled BY the calling Of the
roll When action i to be taken on one
Of the paragraphs Of the bin there IS
desire TO secure as full an attendance
as possible. When a strong speech Is to
BE- delivered By 8 member of one OF
the factions and the scene in the Senate
Is largely matter Of bare desks and
deserted chairs, some one of his parti-
sans demands the presence Of quorum.
Electric bills scattered throughout the
capitol and the Office building SOUND
warning to absent senators that they
must hustle 10 the front Or miss getting
into the Congressional Record. They
rush in from al directions, their speed
being governed more or less BY age and
the state Of their rheumatism With
many OF these senators, however, It is
only a matetr Of being in the chamber
long enough to answer to their names
and then 20 about their business. II is
not unusual to see one enter Just as
his name Is called and, answering 10 ii.
to keep right on and leave the chamber
by another door. There Is some excuse
for the senator's, however, in the fact
that so much time is now being spent
in session and 50 many calls are made
upon them IN connection with the tariff
that they have to devote odd minutes.
whenever possible, to their correspond.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-14

Senator Bradley Of Kentucky says the
total output Of tobacco III the United
States in 1908 which was not year
Of full produetion--was 7lS,o6l $50
pounds. Of the estimated value Of S74.-
l90,l
This immense production, representing
this enormous sum Of money, aside from
the number Of owners Of the soil, in
wolves ia round numbers, 100000 labor
ers, who, with those dependent upon
them, aggregate vast army Of more
than 100000 people,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Approves of the Fighters.

every schoolroom should have a
picture of John l.. Sullivan, James j.
Corbett or some other great man hang.
ing ON its walls TO show the boys what
physical development means" said DR.
Walter Cornell, assistant medical In.
spector, In an address ON physical De.
fects of Children" recently delivered
at the normal school, Thirteenth and
Spring Garden streets
There was an audible litter among
the teachers when the speaker pro.
nounced the names of these prize ring
heroes.
"Yes, / mean IT," Dr. Cornell said
emphatically. "They ought TO be held
up as examples OF physical fitness, just
In the same way that we hang up God
Bless Our Home notices. They'd
work by suggestion. Opposed to the
statue or picture OF John l.. Sullivan |
should suggest n representation OF u
physical wreck, just to give the young
ster demonstration of both eX
tremes. s."-Phlladelphia North Ameri
can
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
TOOK THE GAS ROUTE
FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF >
CHURCH sUlclpEp.
Left . Letter saying He Had Beer
systematically Blaekmsilsd
,tisl-s- ats for Years.

Chicago, Feb. 12.---A gas fillee
room In the rear of the church O
which he bad been financial seore
tary; a letter OF farewell written OF
the back Of a map Of the Holy Lant
which hung on the wall--this was tn,
closing scene Of the life of Aller
Deppe, who despite the spelling of his
name, claimed to be distant relative
of Senator Chauncey M Depew. Tn,
facts in the case came out at the in
quest yesterday. In his letter Depu,
referred to sisters Ia Boston and De,
Moines and a nephew in Denver.
= The church Of which Depue hac
been financial secretary for severa
years is the Roseland Central Presby
tsrian. Depue's widow testified thai
her husband had told her he had beer
systematically blaokmailed since hi,
boyhood, but he never told her the de
tails. He refers to 1t In his letter
Recently the trustees of the church
accused Depue of shortage of sew
eTal hundred dollars. After insistinl
on his Innocence, Depue promised e
return the money last Monday night
In this he failed and his body wal
found by the pastor of the church the
following Wednesday Just before the
evening prayer meeting.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Where Noise ls salabls.

"You know. Of course" said watch
factory foreman, "how Lynn captured
the African shoe trade making shoes
shat squeaked loudly. The native con
siders the discomfort and expense of
American shoes quite futile IL they
don't squeak as he walks like an III
creased cart wheel. We have now cap
tured the African cheap watch trade
by turning out good dollar watch
that ticks like a boiler factory. You
could hear this tick through feather
mattress. In fact, natives wearing our
watches tick audlbly. As they swag-
ger along, their American shoes squeak.
Ing and their American watches tick
ing, they give out as much noise as a
brass band. philadelphia Bulletin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
GRAFT FOR PRISON GUARDS
More Evidence Of Corrupt Practices
u In West Virglnia's
81 Penltentlary.

Moundsville, W. Va. Feb. 12.--That
ten cent packages of tobacco we're
asold for 25 cents in the prison by con.
Victs who had neither federal nor
state license and who we're said to be
acting for certain prison guards was
testified to by Convict George strom.
: DO before the legislative investigating
committee yesterday. Most of the ties.
etimony related to petty graft, wit.
nesses telling of the sale of $500
fworth OF stone for which 1t Is alleged
the state received no pay; Of the plac.
Ting of 1900 loads OF dirt from the in.
stitution on property belonging to
prison officials; of the sale of second
hand clothing as new to conyicts and
4 10 the state for other convicts, and OF
work done by convicts for a business
house owned by Prison Director John
BIoyd.
Clark Sprouts of Benwood, who was
alleged by Convict William Seabright
TO have agreed to deliver Marshall
county's vote to Arnold Scherr In the
last Republican state convention in
consideration Of parole for Sea
bright, denied the charge. Some ad
ditional testimony as to the finding OF
a counterfeiting outfit in the prison
was given.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Decision in a Famous Case.

Springfield, o., Feb. 12.-The cir.
cult court has handed down de.
cision in the famous gas case of vii.
liam r. Strong ct al VS.. the Central
Contract and Finance Co., In favor of
the defendant company. though the
actions OF the defendant company
were characterized as "hlgh-handed
and arbitrary" The plaintiffs were
minority stockholders In the Miami
Valley Gas Co., who were buying gas
from the Central Contract and
Finance Co. The latter company IN
turn was subsidiary to the Western
Gas Co., a Wall street corporation.
The plaintiffs contended that the ma,
jority stockholders in their company
the Miami Valley Gas Co., were also
stockholders In the Wall street con
Germ and that they were mulcting the
Ohio company for the benefit of the
stockholders In both.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Walk to Your
Meals Like a Man
Here's the Secret, Free.

Make up your mind after reading
this that you will let the next meal
hold no terror for you.
You can enjoy It. You can digest
Il. AN that is needed is 10 give ma
ture the juices she lacks, to give
the stomach a chance to remove the
terrible irritating acids, alkalies and
gases which turn food and nourish-
ment into gas and decomposition.
When a system Is run down and
depleted II needs building up Ashes
won't rellindle a iire and wrong di-
gestive fluids Will not take proper
Juices from food, no matter how
good the food is.
lis this common sense Men spend
years and even life experimenting
on the human system, what It lacks
In disease and what II needs in per-
lection. This knowledge Is known
to every physician OF should be.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are COM
pressed natural vegetable and fruit
essences which when mixed with the
saliva Of the mouth go into the
stomach capable OF digesting a full
meal and they digest It to the utter
most shred. Then such n meal does
man good and It gives TO him the
means t0 overcome stomach trou-
bles. Forty thousand physicians use
these tablets and charge you for writ
ing a testimonial of their merit
which they call prescription. Amy
druggist in America or Canada will
sell you box for soc. Think OF t.
Every druggist carries them. Here's
common sense again. Don't this tell
you there is merit Go to your drug
gist today, buy a package and wall,
up to your meals knowing that they
will not cause you pain. Send uS
send you a trial package and we will
send yo ua trial package by mail
free. Address r. A. Stuart Co., 150
Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
WOULDN'T CHANGE Il
A FAMOUS SCULPTOR DESTROYS
HIS OWN WORK.
Entered a Church In Marietta, o., and
Wrecked a Work Of Art He
Had Created.

Marietta, o., Feb. IA case re
calling and in a way parallel to that
Of G.. Borglum the famous sculptor
who destroyed sculpture that was the
work of years just as he had finished
IL, because he was asked to make
some alterations, has occurred here
A noted Cincinnati sculptor, Oscar
Mundhenk. had practically completed
a beautiful piece of sculpture typify
ing the Ascension, only few minor
details remaining to be done. Mund
henk, II is claimed, entered st. Mary's
church, large Catholic ediilce I'm this
city, Wednesday afternoon and de
stroyed the work of art that his
genius had created.
Stories vary as to the cause of the
destruction OF the work. Father
Woesman, pastor of the church, says
that Mundhenk had received almost
all of the agreed price for the work
and that he was asked to make a few
slight changes in the statue, which
was directly over the altar.
A warrant for the arrest OF Mund
henk, charging willful and malicious
destruction of property, has been IL
sued.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
The House Refuses to Pass a Bill
Amending Naturalization Laws.

Washington, Feb. ia report was
made to the senate yesterday from
the committee ON appropriations on
the presidents statements concerning
the attitude of congress toward ap
propriations for the support Of the
secret service. Senator Hemenway.
who presented this report, added that
the president was not justified in
making the statement contained In
his message to congress.
The senate passed a Joint resolu.
tion in the exact form II had been
passed by the house of representa-.
tives declaring February 12 to be a
special legal holiday in the District
of Columbia and the territories, in
honor of the centenary of the birth Of
Lincoln.
A bill was passed repeating the In.
crease in the salary of the secretary
OF state from $4,000 to $4,000 80 as
TO permit Senator Knox to accept an
appointment as secretary Of state.
Senator McLaurin made q speech In
opposition to the passage of any bill
for the re-enlistment Of the negro sol.
diers of the Twenty-ffth regiment ac.
cused OF having shot up" Browns.
vile.
The senate adjourned until Monday.
House.-After having travelled q
thorny road for week the agricul
tural appropriation bill was passed by
the house OF representatives practical'
ly as II came from committee.
A successful fight led by Mr.
SABBATH Ull) was made against the
bill amending the naturalization laws
which, among other things increased
the naturalization fee from So to $40
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Plans New Fight on the Standard.

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-THE attor.
ney generals department has de.
termined upon a new course In its
fight to drive the Standard OIL Co.
from the state which 1t believes will
be successful. The circuit court OF
Allen county having granted the de-
partment permission TO amend its pc
tition in the cases brought to enjOin
the Standard from voting and con.
trolling the stock Of the Buckeye Re
fining Co., the Solar Refining Co. and
the Ohio Oil Co., which the depart
ment has established are owned by
the giant corporation, will change the
petition so as to ask that these con.
stituent companies be dissolved and
that trustees be appointed to wind
up their business.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12

Lottie Bland to Minnie o. Brund-
idge, one lot in Waldo, $4,000.
James b. Bolander TO Lettie M.
jackson, one lot in Marion, $2,50O.
James B. Bolanler to Lettie M.
Jackson, one lot in Marion, $2,500.
James Bonham to Emma Harper,
one lot In Marion, 81 200.
G. j. Beaver to Lwccia May Want
one lot in Marion, $4,000.
Laura IL. Bender to Charles A.
Jones and others, 100 acres in Salt
Rock township, one dollar.
James n. Court to Jennie D.
Court, one lot in Prospect, $500.
Marion Land company to Kora II.
Marshall, one lot in Marion, $4,000.
Jennie ID. Court to John Is. AL
mendinger, one lot in Prospect, ST.
GOO
S. II. DeLong TO Diantha J. Van
orsdall, two lots in laRue, $4,000.
j. J. DaImody TO Martha A. Barn
hart, one lot in Marion, $4,000.
GeOnge Essex to Dorotha EsseA
one lot in Marion, 81.
Stewart Gilmore to Samuel Nlley,
two lots In Marion, $500.
DUFF Henderson TO ii. G. King,
two lots in Marion, $500.
Emma Harper to James A. Bon
ham and Others, 10 1-2 acres in
Bowling Green township, 81 1000.
Charles Hofstetter TO IL. B. Diclka-
son and others, two lots In Marion,
800.
w, T. Jones to ]. v. Wilson, Ave
lots In Marion, one dollar.
Lettie NJ. Jackson to James b.
Bolander one lot in Marion, 1000.
Jones and Wilson to Ned M. Par.
shall, one lot in Marion, $265.
Jones & Wilson to +. E. Dowell,
one lot in Marion, $3.50.
Samuel ID. Lilley TO Stewart Gil
more and Others, one lot in Marion,
$500.
Jacob C. Myers to C. NJ. Long,
one lot in Marion, s3,5OO.
j. S, Miles to Scott Howison, siA
lotis In Waldo, $3.50.
James E. Midlam to William X.
Snyder, one lot in Marion, $475.
Ida j. Norris to G. A. L. Mark
with, s2 l-2 acres in Bowling Green
township, ST.
Alpha T. Mason to Charles Miller
eleven acres In Grand Prairie town
ship, $500.
Lou A. Mozler to ]. w. Vanmatre
one lot In Marion, $4,000
frank Pittman to Frank Jackson
two lots in Caledonia, $500.
Minerva Ritehley to Charles IIof-
stetter, one lot IN Marion. one dollar
Joseph Rubins and others. by
executors, to Ralph b. Rubins, eighty
acres In Grand Prairie township
s., 900.
Ray SDicer TO William Spicer. one
lot in Marion, 81 400
Herbert Sylvester to Priscilla SvI.
Vester, one lot in Marion, one dollar
Fanme j. Ten EyclI to Mary N
Parker one lot in lMorral, 81. $50.
George -. Solmon and wife TO n
H. and 7. II. Finefrocls, 1Gl acres n
Prospect township, SIS, 900.
Calvin IL. Toplin to John u
Moore, 26 and is acres In Mont.
gomery townshlp, 81 $50
Diantha Vandersall 10 5. IT. Del onI,
forty acres in Montgomery town,
ship, $4,000.
Lizzie Wise to Patrick Kelly. on,
lot IN MARION, $4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Fled for Their Lives.

Springfield. o., Feb. 12.--Awaken.
ing to find their home in flames and
every avenue of escape cut off, the
family OF Lewis Gundolph, a farmer
living near New Carlisle, we're forced
to fee In their night clothes across
wind.swept fields In zero weather to
the home of a neighbor half mile
away The family consisted OF Mr..
Gundolph, his wife and three children.
A peculiar feature OF the fire was
the saving Of several costly vases by
a quantity Of cloverseed which was in
the attic over them, When the floor
burned through, the cloverseed
covered them and protected them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Steel Trust to Build a City.

Superior, Wis, Feb. IA new
city, like Gary, Ind. is to be built by
the United States Steel Corporation
around a $l4,5OO,OOO plant to be erect
ed this spring at point on the st
Louis river within three miles OF Su
perior. The blast furnaces are to be
located on the Minnesota side of the
river, but auxiliary plants are to be
located on the Wisconsin side. The
Steel Corporation has purchased anC
cleared 1000 acres of land on the
Wisconsin side. The same construc
tion crew which put in the steel plan
at Gary has been ordered to superior
to begin work when spring opens.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
ono. Eamous Actor suIold.s.

New York, Feb. l2.-Charles War
ner, aged SO years. well known
English actor committed suicide last
night by hanging himself at the Hote
Seymour. Warner achieved prom
ineDce in England years ago through
his Interpretation of the character ol
drunkard In the play called
Drink" This play. which ran fol
1000 consecutive nights. revealed
Warner as realistic actor OF tn,
first rank His portrayal of the last
stages OF delirium tremens was mad,
the theme for countless sermons
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
A Kent Mans Pension Is Doubled.

Columbus, o., Feb. l2.-Col w. l..
Curry, state commissioner of soldiers
claims, has been notified by the pen.
sion department that the pension OF
Christian Koehler OF Kent, who
served in the Thirty.seyenth o. V. |.
during the civil war, and whose claim
was filed by the Ohio department,
has been increased from $50 to 500 a
month. Koehler is totally blind and
the affiiction is the result of his army
experience. The pension he has been
getting was for partial blindness, but
recently he lost the use of both eyes
Such large increases are unusual.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Plotters Failed.

Constantinople. Feb. 12.-The new
government seems to be on the edge
of a serious crisis as the result of the
removal of Osman Pasha, minister OF
war, and Arlr Pasha minister of ma
rine, who were replaced on Wednes
day by Nazim Pasha and Husni
Pasha, respectively. Kiamll Pasha
the grand yizieB In discharging the
ministers saw the necessity of frus
trating a coup d'etat which was
planned to establish a military dIcta,
torship under Prince Yusslf Izzidin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Cases Against Lamphere are NOIIed

Laporte, Ind, Feb. Prosecutor
Smith in the Laporte circuit court
yesterday moved to strike from the
docket two cases still pending against
Ray Lamphere. Judge Richter grant
ed the motion. One of the cases was
that In which Lamphere was charged
with the murder of Andrew HelgeleIn
and with being an accessory OF Mrs
Bella Guinness In the murder of Hell
gelein, the North Dakota ranchman
who was the last victim of the La
porte murderess.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
A Notahl. confsrenos.

Austin. Tex, Feb. 12.-For the frat
time In the history of railroads and
unionists in the United States. the
managements of all roads entering
Texas and the railway unions yester.
day agreed on all pending legislation
before the legislature. The employees
agree to a lenient full crew bill and
will fight the two cent fare law. The
railroads agree to law promoting
their employees according to length OF
service. Railroad lines will imme
diately commence the construction of
additional lines involving an expen
diture OF $i0,000000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Manic nennardo Is pardoned.

Columbus, o., FeD. 12.- Gov. Har-
mon has pardoned Miss Marie Ben.
naTdo Of Cleveland, serving IA life sen.
tence in the penitentiary for murder,
on condition that she return to italy.
Cleveland women will raise funds to
pay her steamship passage. Miss
Bernardo killed Rafael Barbato when
he tried to get possession of her, af.
ter buying her from her sweetheart
for 500.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Magazine
A Resentment.

"What made you draw yoh razzer
when dat man said he didn' have no
kind o. soda water flayorIn' 'ceppin'
chocolates? inquired Miss Miami
Brown.
"ps tired o. hearln' bout drawln' de
color line" answered Erastus Pinkley.
II wanted to give notice dat ain
gwineter stand foh no Jim Grow soda
fountains. ."-Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
wIlled s2so,OOo to old Employees.

Yonkers. N. Y, Feb. l2.-By the
terms OF the will Of the late Mrs. Eva
Cochran about s25O,OOO will be dis.
tributed among the employees of the
Smith carpet factory here. The will
provides that each employe of the
concern who had been In the service
of the corporation for 20 years or
more should receive $1,000. There
are about $50 such employees. Mrs.
Cochran, who was one OF the owners
of the carpet works, left an estate
valued at about $S,OOO,OOO
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
To Cure Defects In Bronson Law.

Columbus. o., Feb. 12--At con-
ference of Gov. Harmon and Secre-
tary of State Thompson yesterday II
was agreed that the latter should
draw up a bill to remedy the defects
in the Bronson primary election law,
so that the governor will be able to
call a special election for the choos-
ing of a successor to Congressman
Theodore II. Burton of Cleveland,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Plckpoeksts are Sent Up for II Years

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 12.-John shey.
lin and Charles Rohrer, who were
convicted in the county court on a
charge of attempting to pick pockets,
were yesterday sentenced by Judge
Rellstel to IA years each In the state
prison. The heavy sentence against
the men is due to the fact that they
have a wide reputation as pickpock'
sts and have already served terms in
prison.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Ine Tender Thouaht.

Harry is six years old. PA" he
asked one day, III get married viii
have wife like map
"Very likely" replied the father.
"And II / don't get married viii |
have to be an old bachelor like Uncle
Tom?"
every likely"
"Well, pa" he said after a moment
OF deep thought, "lt's a mighty tough
world for US men. amt itT--Success
Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Selections
SCIENCE AND NATURE.
A Great Scientists Theory and lts
Dramatic Refutation.

DFamatlC heTutatlons
No one can set down laws for earth.
quakes. 1t was just about three years
ago that the writer was In Martinique
when that island was I'm n state of
constant culver from seismic disturb
ances The late Angelo Heilprln, pro-
fessor of geology at Yale and one of
the most distinguished scientists of
the age, had come to Martinique for
the purpose of looking into its earth
quakes and volcanoes. He explained
this theory, a very interesting one
that the earthquakes were due to a
gradual subsldence Of the sea bed Of
the Caribbean.
My home was in Brooklyn. asked
somewhat nervOusly, as to whether he
thought that city would ever be sub
jected to similar disturbances.
IL will answer that" said the care.
full professor, 'by relating bit of
history. The late Sir William Daw.
sou was addressing the British Asso.
citation For the Advancement of
Science, and the subject Of his address
was the stability of the Atlantic coast
of the North American continent and
the scientific reasons there were for
believing that no great seismic move
ment could take place in that region.
"While in the middle of his address
cablegram was handed to him, one
announcing that the city of Charles.
ton. s. c., had been destroyed by an
earthquake.
"There was a moments pause while
Sir William read the message which
had 30 directly refuted his labored ar.
gument. Then, rising to the occasion
he read II to the audience and, folding
1t up, said that, while his address had
dealt with tine theoretical side OF
science, this message which he had
Just received was one which had to dc
with the practical side OF nature
New York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12
Old Timer speaks at Dedication.

Columbus. o., Feb. 12.-Cleopas
Breckenridge of Decatur, ILL.,, who says
he was induced to sign the pledge in
ls47 by Abraham Lincoln. spoke at
the dedication of the site for the ma
tional anti-saloon buildings at Wes.
tsrville to-day.