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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01

mense display ot hosiery on most un-
shapely male llmbsl and generally fur
nishlng a spectacle OF city usually
the most sedate on the continent gone
hilariously off its balance for one brief
day.
There is little to object to in the
spectacle, however. There is an occa.
sional appearance Of unsteadiness on
the part of individual paraders, but
this is due more to the loss Of sleep
than TO alcohol for the clubs begin the
celebration the night before and keep
It up steadily all through the twenty
four hours. the parade itself, which
the mass of the people turn out to see,
being the middle of the programme.
After the mummers have marched the
length Of the line Of parade and the
judges, sitting in state on the public
buildings, have awarded the prizes the
clubs split up into sections and march
to various parts of the town to com
pete for individual prizes given by
merchants Of the district from which
the club comes. Out of the money thus
won the club expects to reimburse It.
self for a great deal Of the outlay for
the robes.
Besides the kings and their handsome
robes, a long procession OF comic
floats keeps the spectators Interested.
These floats and the attendant para
ders are cleyerly got up as satirical
shaft aimed at some local or national
abuse. II is safe to say that the cxor-
bitant demands of the iceman and the
coal dealer viii figure In the parade.
A familiar figure that is looked for
each year in this parade is a survivor
Of the disaster TO the Maine, who,
mounted on enormous stits and wear
ing the uniform Of naval officer,
stalks the entire length Of the line, a
towering giant on whom all eyes are
focused while he passes. This tall man
usually receives MS much applause as
one of the wearers of the prize win
ming costumes. Other sights that have
come TO be looked for each year are
the alrship corps, club that turns out
in imitation of fight of alrshlps and
sails along the line, doing various ridic.
ulous stunts; the men from the mines,
who march with picks over shoulder
and sooty faces, giving n somber touch
to the gay scene; the Metropolitan
Opera House chorus, collection OF
200 pound shooters" dressed in filmy
lace and carrying diaphanous sun.
shades over their heads to shield from
the winter sun compilations baked
brown IA their daily work of carrying
the hod or scrambllng around scaffold.
ing The police do not have much
extra work on New Years day in Phil
oIelphia, and the city is as quiet as
ever the day after.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
CoIors OF the Sea.

Sea colors are generally unstable.
The beautiful sea-plants that tempt
us in the rock-pools along the shore
lose their brilliancy when taken
from the water. The dying dolphin
shows all the colors of pearls or
opals, coming and going on his shim-
nlering side. The sea itself is chance
icon like in its changing hues. One
who has ever sat upon the shore and
watched the colors coming and going
upon its surface will find It hard to
tell what is the color of the sea, As
rule, bright green indicates shoaI
water the lighter the tint the more
shallow the depth. Dark blue water
Is sign of great depth. But even
blue water at distance takes on a
dark green hue. Careful observa-
tions have shown that even in the
deepest water the basal color is some
tint of green. In our own expert
ence we have observed that when the
lead was thrown in mid ocean, where
the surface color was dark blue. the
plunge revealed fash of brilliant
green In the opening water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Palace Of King Of Siam.

One OF the most remarkable build
ings in the world is the palace OF the
King of Siam. II is enclosed In daz-
zling white walls over a mile In cir
cumference. Within these walls are
temples, public offices, seraglios, sta
BILE for the sacred elephant, accom-
modation for one thousand troops,
cavalry, war elephants, and an ar
senal. There Is also very fine thea
ter, where English, French and Ger
man companies frequently perform
before the Royal household. The
King himself Is extremely fond of
theatricals.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
N Old philadelphia.
Quaint New Year Car
.nivaI of the Quak-
er City.
Monster Meeting of Mummers
and Spectacular Parade.
\ lew YEARS customs may b,

ATEW YEARS customs may be
nj dying out in some parts Of the
Y country, but in one city in the
United States, and that the
most sedate city Of all, the celebration
Of the dawn of another period of time
in not losing any Of its uproarious char
acteristics. Philadelphlans concentrate
into twenty-four hours the quiet prep
aration of twelve months of time.
Then they begin TO prepare for the
next New Years celebration. No
trumpery affair Is the great parade Of
mummers in the Quaker City. Some
of the robes worn by the kings" who
figure In the turnout cost thousands
OF dollars and are paid for by contribu-
tions gathered from the residents Of
an entire ward and sometimes from an
entire city, for Camden, N. j., sends
a strong delegation of mummers to try
for the civic and private prizes award
ed for the best dressed king" the
most gorgeous robe or the funniest
comic float" seen I'm the great process
sion.
lue IODto NOIu are lllllbS VI utbu-
ty, If not joys forever. For months
the costumes are being prepared by a
corps of dressmakcrs. Designs are
carefully guarded, for the prizes are
awarded for novelty Of costume as
we'll as for the general impresslveness
Of the ensemble. As soon as the club
that intends to try for the first prize
has agreed upon a costume (and the
best brains available are called upon
to help in this important part of the
plan to win a prize the dressmakers
are given the immense job Of prepar-
ing the robes. When II is remembered
that the train Of one of the kings who
appears I'm this unique parade is usual
ly borne by not less than thirty pages,
that it stretches from sidewalk to side
walk of the broadest street in Phila-
delphia and extends behind the mon.
arch for about n third of n city block,
It will be seen that such a costume is
not prepared in n day or a week or a
month. The enormous train is usual
ly hand embroidered over its entire
surface with brilliantly colored flow.
ers. 1t is made of the best material
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
French Nav Ysar,a cnrds.

New Years cards are very popular in
Paris, and they sometimes take queer
shapes. The Count OF s. has borne for
years upon his card these words.
"Comte de S., brother of General H.,
wounded at Sevastopol." A grocer
has the following after bis name, "Can.
dldate for the presidency OF the re.
public" thereby following afar of the
example of Vllliers de 'Isle-Adam.
who once astonlshed his friends by
getting out visiting card which de-
clared him TO be Candidate for the
succession of the kings of Cyprus and
Jerusalem" Although 1t does not
run into the love of titles so deeply as
In Germany, where a good lady had
upon her card Frau 0chsenmaulsalat-
fabrikant Heinrich Wilhelm Muller"
1t is nevertheless the French habit to
qualify oneself, as "Jean Vaugirard,
formerly mayor of the town Of Pom
tolse." The card of large farmer
near the Belgian frontier had inscrib-
ed beneath his name, "Decorated with
the order Of Agricultural Merit, dec
grafton which he preferred to that of
the Legion OF Honor, which was Of
fered to him by President CarnOt."
An architect whose name Is j Rous-
seau has a. Rousseau, architect,
whose family is not descended in any
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Nav Years In Ancient Rome.

The good old Romans, who had some
hard common sense in spite of their
self conceit, believed thoroughly in
New Years day. They were charac-
teristlcally careless as to when 1t
should be celebrated, and sometimes
1t was held at various dates of the
year by communities living at no great
er distance from each other than a
railroad train would take them In
these days in few hours, But so
long as they got the full number of
high days and holidays into the twelve
months the good old Romans cared lit
tie whether they adhered strictly to
the almanac or not.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
I'VE TACKLED TUsr THE DErNKN'."

WE TACKLED FUST THE DhlNhlN'
So we lowed we'd leave the drinkin'
without any swear off clause,
And we started in at roundin' up some
other sinful cause;
We couldn't swear off cussin', fer Bear
Hawkins riz to say
II that there safety valve is shet you'll
bust some worser way.
We took up forms o. samblin' that
some people think is crime,
But we lowed the games was honest,
a-foIIerin' that time
When we found some extry aces in the
sleeve o. Poker Bill
And we give him pertinent quarters
on the slope of old Boot Hill.
So, after careful thinkin' and a pain
ful summin' up,
We concluded we was better than the
town of Spotted Pup,
And as long as we was Ieadin' in the
higher life, by iing!
There was RELY no good reason for
our swearin' off thing.
Denver Republican.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
TIE GREAT SWEAR OFT.
New Years Resolutions
In the Town of
Cactus, Colo.
Summary of Sins Shows Su'
perlorlty to Spotted Pup.

NATE like to foller customs out
wv here in Cactus Town,
SO we sorter been a-takin'
stock when New Year time ~ues
roun'.
It's customary at that time your habits
bad to doff,
So we held a public meetin' that we
termed the Great Swear OFF.
We tackled fust the drinkin', but we
couldn't seem to find
That there'd been so much oarousin'
that the public orter mind;
There hadn't been no killin's-'less II
was some five or six
Who had learned that booze and pow
der wasn't ever made TO mix.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
A, 20 Good Resolutions.

with plenty Of principles to which
one may hang there isn't such q great
need Of rules If you are honest you
won't forget TO pay the cook the 10
cents you borrowed Of her. If you are
truthful you won't tell the woman
next door that you paid s45 for a hat
that you made out Of the rag bag and a
yard Of picture wire. IL you are sin
cere you'll never say lot Of gurgllng.
silly stuff you don't mean. The foun.
datlou OF good conduct is in principle
rather than In resolution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Peat That Burns Like Coal.

Osmon is the new peat success. IL
Is manufactured in Switzerland. The
peat is dried under the influence OF
the electric current and then further
treated so that under the action OF
electric cosmose new compound is
formed. Recent tests indicate that It
burns as well as coal, without Civ
Ing off odor or smoke. The percent
age of ash is said to be slight and no
trace of sulphur is found in the fuel.
II is said to be free from all corro-
sive influences on the boilers and
furnaces In which Il is burned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
NEW YEARS CALLS.
Jewelers. of Social Barriers a Genera,
ton Ago.

Jewelers. of Social Barriers a Genera.
tion Ago.
ut is often supposed that the prac-
tice of making calls on New Years
day is a relic of the barbarous past
and that It is dying slowly out" reads
the Chicago Tribune OF Jau. @ 1873.
This appears to be unfounded. New
er did the streets appear livelier on
New Years day than they did yester
day. Not a vehicle could be obtained
from a livery stable for love or mon
ey. Every young man who had saved
enough money to secure a carriage or
sleigh on that day took one, and calls
were made with ceaseless regularity
throughout the entire day"
Here the writer INDUCES in a little
moralizing which contrasted the clerk
and the millionaire OF the clerk he
says:
HE was engaged in the same occu-
patton with his boss and was received
in the boss own circle Of acquaint-
ances with just as much cOrdiality aud
warmth as the wealthy gentleman
whose behests throughout the year he
had tremuously obeyed. He strayed
from house to house, venturing into
regions he scarcely would have dared
under other circumstances to approach,
for custom gives the lowly permls-
sion to enter on New Years day where
under other circumstances his appear
ance would be an intrusion. New
Years is the great leVeler of shoddy-
ism, for to stray into the elegantly
carpeted domain Of the rich parvenu
after leaving the quiet cottage where
the true nobility of culture and breed
ing is the only claim does sometimes
place the ignorant nabob little lower
in ones estimation than one formerly
thought possible"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
paneine Round tho AppIe Tree.

The saxons in I'VE olden tyne" used
to dance around an apple tree on New
Years eve, singing a song, to insure
good crop, and bells were rung to
announce the death of the old year
and usher in the birth of the new. In
other parts Of England at midnight
the house door facing the west was
opened to let out the old year, while
the door facing the east was opened to
welcome the blithe new year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01

HE SAID.
streets for a couple of blocks around
To get nome she would have to force
her way through the crowd.
Carefully she counted the small
change in her purse and closed It, with
sigh. II would never do to waste
car fare for the short ride. She had
fingered at the office to clean up her
work In preparation for New Years
1t would be no happy New Years for
her for the trial balances she had sc
neatly copied showed that no profit
had been made and as soon as the re
ceiyer could be brought in her worl;
would be done To spend cents to es
cape the crowd would be an extrava
gance.
As she tldiCd up her desk and laid
the typewriter sheets on the desk IN
the bookkeeper's cage she thought OF
the year before, when she and JEFF
had come down to hear the chimes,
They were to have been married in
the spring, but JEFF had been offered
a position in California and had gone
Out. promising to send home for her
, Then his letters suddenly stopped with
one announcing that he had married a
half breed woman with a gold mine to
replace physical attractions.
1t would be very different tonight
with no one to force way through
the crowd for her. she buttoned her
shabby coat tightly about her and
made her way downstairs. Some OF
the cleaners shouted out a happy New
Year after her, and she called back
but her voice was tired and llstless
There was none of the holiday spirit In
her heart
once past the revolving doors, she
was caught up in the crowd and car
ried along I'm the human tide. At the
corner they struck cross current OF
humanity that forced her into niche
between two huge pillars. Here she
was discovered by a crowd of rOlllCk
ers who, with half drunken good hu
NOR, insisted that she join their party
She shrank back into the shadow
but her tormentors would not be balk
ed Of their prey and pressed forward
One OF them laid his hand upon hel
arm, and, with a frightened cry, she
sought to wrench herself free.
burst of rude laughter that greeted
her effort was stopped short as q
brawny arm reached over and caught
the bully's collar There was a quick
exchange OF blows, and then, with {
last shout, they were swallowed up II
the crowd. Ruth looked up to thanh
her protector and encountered Jeffer
son Berrian's gaze.
"I've found your he cried exulting
ly. 81 knew that | should. had q
presentlment that If came down here
j should find you.'
IL was detained at the Office" she ex
.Olained Il was going home"
"Alonep he cried Indignantly. why
didn't your husband come for your
'My husbandp she laughed. "Wher'
did you get that information"
eIrirst hand, l suppose" be said. "a
least had letter from you IN which
you explained that you We're tired o.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
| THE sw1FT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga.

way from the Impious pnllosopnerT
All these are serious, as serious as
was the effort Of little French girl
who thought she ought to send an
nouncements out when her big mar
red sister had baby: Mile. Irma has
the honor to announce to you the birth
OF her nephew Anatole. Both aunt
and child are doing well'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
As TIE CHIMES RANG.
True Loves Triumph
Under the Shadow
of Old Trinity.
A New Years Romance by Net
tie Sandford.

: tCopyright 1900 by Homer sprague.l
~ UTH looked out Of the window
u and shivered. From below rose
m the roar and din of the holiday
crowd, the jarring note Of n
myriad vf horns punctuated by the
sharper tone of the watchman's rat.
ties that this year were dividing favor
with the horns as an audible expires.
sion OF New York's New Years joy.
II would be two hours yet before old
Trinity's chimes would ring out the
old year aud give welcome to the new.
There were few If any who would hear
the bells when they did ring because
Of the din, yet this was made the raj
lying point Of the crowd, and it would
be long after Il o'clock before 1t dis.
persed. They swarmed down the side
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01

In Rome the last day of the year
there are religious services at all the
churches, with high mass by the pope
at st, Peters, surrounded by his car,
dinals, clergy and the whole court It
Is an imposing occasion, and at mid
night all the bells toll as the year ends,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
FOR THE CHILDREN.
A Pretty Game Appropriate to New
Years Day.

A Pretty Game Appropriate to New
Years Day.
A pretty game appropriate TO New
Years day is played at this season in
many of the kindergartens in Philadel-
phia. The children form circle, hold
ing hands. One of them is left on the
outside and is given the knitted driv-
ing reins, decorated with bells, used
by young children in playing horse.
After the circle is formed child per.
sonating the New Year dances around
the outside of the circle, shaking the
bells she holds, while the children all
sing or repeat in unison:
am the little Now Year. oh, no!
Here l come tripping 1t over the snow,
Shaking my bells with a merry din,
SO open your doors and let me in.
Blessings l bring for you. one and all,
Big folks and little folks. short and tall.
Each one from me n treasure may win,
So epen your doors and let me in.
While they are singing this the little
New Year pauses first at one door"
formed by the interlocked hands Of
two of the circle) and then at another.
At the last verse she slips through
whichever door" she chooses. and the
little girl whom she favors by a kiss
takes her place.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Now Ysar,s In New Amstsrdam.

When our Dutch ancestors debarked
from the Half Moon in the harbor OF
Manhattan it was 1909 And they
brought with them from their native
Holland nothing of that spirit of re-
ligious intolerance which distinguished
the New England Purltans who came
six years later. In fact. they were de-
nounced by their Yankee nelghbors as
a goddess crew." but they kept Christ
mas and New Years day, both of
which were frowned upon by the Mas
sachusetts Puritans. On New Years
morning the old Dutch burgher would
start forth from his own door and
visit his neiehbors. collecting all the
money due fm from the solvent debt.
ors and forGivlng the insolvent ones,
and, having drunk numberless mugs
of punch with the solvent and insoly-
ent alike, he returned TO his home n
better manAforgiving IN spirit and per.
haps more religious minded than his
Puritan neighbor, who had spent the
day pGcisely as he spends every other
week day in the year.-Utica Observer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Giraffe Cannot Swim.

The giraffe is the only animal
which is unable to swim. This is on
account of its long neck Every other
lnimal can, II put to It, manage to
Keep ahoat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
Gs u 0N BEST TREATMENT
- -. 0o FOR CKTARRH |

Caah because it is perfect blood
purifier able down into the crcula
ton and entirely the catarrhal matter aud impurities which produce
trouble membranes and tissues are kept inan
and ad by this impure and infected condition OF the blood aIh VII
dagbe and dangerous symptoms OF ringing nose IN n
dropping back into the throat headaches watery ssut
health
neny relieved purified Nothing equals S for this
purpose Of the trouble and every
the blood and enrhes this vital hud 80
supplied with nutv hethfu qualities
being constantly naed by impurities in the ccua
ton Then the begin and when IS has entirely
cured
greatly Book Carh and medical advice desired sent Tree
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
GUARD AGAINST WASTE.
President in Special Message Tells
Congress of Nations Peril.

President Roosevelt in a special mes
sage to Congress urged upon the nation
the necessity for conserving It's re-
sources, and told of the duty of the
citizens of to-day to the generations to
come. The message transmitted to Con-
gress the report of the National Con-
servation Commission showing the peril
confronting the country if the present
waste is permitted to continue.
1--WE should do all in our power to
develop and protect individual liberty,
individual initiative, but subject al
ways to the need of preserving and
promoting the general good,' said the
President. "When necessary, the pri-
vate right must yield, under due proc
ess of law and with proper compensa-
ton, to the welfare Of the common
wealth. The man who serves the COM
munity greatly should be greatly re-
warded by the community; as there is
great inequality Of service, so there
must be great inequality of reward"
In the message the President review
ed practically all the accomplishments
Of his administration and asked for
the development Of the inland water
ways and for the preservation of the
forests and minerals, besides making a
plea for the square deal"
Some of the striking points made in
the message as showing the reckless
waste of the natural resources of the
nation were as follows:
Mineral production of United States,
1907, value $2,OOO,OOOOOO; waste more
than $500, 100000.
Available Coal Supply, 400. 600, 0OO.-
600 tons; threatened with exhaustion by
middle of next century.
High Grade Iron Ore-3, $40, O00, 900
tons; threatened with exhaustion by mid
die of next century.
Petroleum Supply-2O,OO OO0,0 900 bar
rels; wastage enormous; supply not ex-
pected to last beyond middle of present
century.
Natural Gas Daily Waste-More than
1,0OO,OOOOOO cubic feet; enough to supply
every city of more than 100000 popula-
ton.
Fire Losses per Year-$450, 000, COO /;
four-ffths preventable.
Forest Burned Yearly-50,O 900 900
acres.
OF 7O.OO0,OO,OOO cubic feet of water an
nually flowing into the sea less than one
per cent is restrained and used for NUM-
cipal and community supply.
Annual Mortality from tuberculosis
10000.
Estimated Economic Gain Annually
from Mitigation of Preventable Diseases
Il ,5O0,0OO,OO0.