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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

The tendency to practical education
is very strong in this country. 1t is
really somewhat beyond the expecta-
tions of the pioneers in this line and
will be viewed with alarm by the old
ell school of eduactors. At Cleveland
they have room in the Technical High
school only 425 freshmen and there
are $50 who want to come in. This Is
striking illustration of the disposition
Of the modern peoples to get out of the
clouds and down TO practical affairs. A
man knows something about those
things he studies in the chronological
schools. There is greater propor-
tion of practice and illustration going
with the theory.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
VERY DRAMATIC.
Young Girl Kills Herself
When Her Reputation
Is Attacked.

New York, July 10.--Paralleing the
suicide of Doria Manfredi, the beau
tiful ward of Puccini, the composer
for whose death Nine. Puccini was
blamed because of slanderous reports
she circulated and for which she has
been serving a prison term of five
months, Antoinette Denote arrayed
herself in her finery yesterday, pulled
out sofa SO II faced a mirror and
then, turning on the gas, Killed her
self.
The girl had lived happily with her
sister and brother until the brother
brought a wife home with him and
frequent clashes occurred. From the
girls letters which have been turned
over to Coroner Acritelli that she
believed her brother had written to
friends in Palermo charges which re-
1ected on her character.
To prove her blamelessness she
begged that an investigation be made
after her death. This was done and
her good name absolutely established.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

There ought to be a large idiotic
asylum established for the care OF
those people who are constantly writ
ing about impending wars between the
important peoples and nations of the
civilized world. One day 1t is Ger
many and Great Britain the next Japan
and America and again an "All-Ame-
rican" conflict that is described by
these war calamityites and intellectual
prestigators. The Hobsonese war
rot isn't worth the white paper it Is
written on as none of these alleged
wars are likely to occur Indeed it is
almost certain that they will not oc-
cur and these weird imaginings of
CHASTITY and awful spectacles of ex-
piosion and destruction in dirigible
airships and other serried lines of bat
tie of aeroplanes and balloons operat-
ing at vast heights in the bright ceru-
lean skies are q distraction and an alb
surdity. If these writers could all be
shut up in an idiotic asylum it would
give humanity a chance to take a rest.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
TROOPS CALLED.
Argentine Legation in Boil
via Attacked by a
Vicious Mob.

La Plaza, Bolivia, July 10.-A furi-
GUS mob attacked the Argentine lega-
ton last night. The trouble is the out
come of the decision rendered by
President Alcorta of Argentine, in the
boundry dispute between Peru and Bo-
livia.
Senior Fonseca Is the Argentine min
ister to Bolivia. Great crowds which
had been parading the streets finally
turned in the direction of the Argen-
tine legation, which they surrounded.
There were shouts of rage and stones
and other missils were hurled at the
building. The local authorities en-
deavored to check the manifestations,
and at length the government found Il
necessary to order out troups. Both
this legation and the Peruvian lega-
ton are now under n strong guard.
The Bolivian people unanimously
protest against the decision rendered
by President Alcorta, which they con-
slider most unjust. The territory in
volved Is the famous Acre district, re-
Gently purchased by Brazi from Bo-
livia for $10,000,000, Notwithstanding
the fact that Peru issued a warning
that the territory was at that time the
subject of arbitration.
Serious complications are antici-
pated. which are certain to involve
Brazil
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
PRETENDER'S SON
TO WED AMERICAN

London, July 10.--The Austrian
embassy here yesterday announced
the engagement of Prince Miguel of
Braganza, eldest son of Duke Michael,
the pretender to the Portuguesan
throne, to Miss Anita Stewart, daugh-
ter of Mrs. James Henry Smith, of
New York.
Prince Miguel was born September
22. 1878. He Is the son of Duke
Michael by his first wife, Princess
Elizabeth of Thurn-und- -Taxis, whom
he married in 1877.
Miss Anita Stewart is the daughter
of Mrs. James Henry Smith, who was
formerly the wife of Rhine
lander Stewart. Mr.. Smith died
while the family were travelling in Ja-
pan two years ago, leaving an estate
estimated at about s3e,O00,0O0.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
GRAND DUKE CYRIL
RECEIVED AT THE PALACE.

ST. Petersburg. July 1O.-Grand
Duke Cyril, eldest son of the late
Duke Vladimir. arrived at st. Peters
burg yesterday with is wife and two
daughters, and will take up his resi-
dence at Tsarskoe-Selo Until re-
Gently the grand duke and his fam
lily have been denied access to the
Russian court on account of CyriPs
marriage to the Grand Duchess Vic
toria OF Hesse. the divorced wife OF
the Russian Empress BROTHER.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
A Prize Song and 81 900 in Cash.

A Prize Song and $1,OOO IN ChShs
The great song sung by Jefferson
deAngelis, prince of comedians, In
"The Beauty Spot" will be given
words and music complete, with next
Sundays World. Also $1,000 in cash
prizes is offered for six good ideas
New music and new features are
re gularly given in the New York
World, Americas greatest newspaper.
II there is no agent in your town
send cents in stamps to The World,
New York, and get this big metro
politan newspaper.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
RESCUED FROM
BURNING FLATS

New York July 10-A fire destroyed
the four story flats in Brooklyn. The
tlremen and police made many heroic
rescues. Fast work by the police clear
ed the buildings OF panic stricken
women and children. A
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

If the Wright motor has a disposi-
tion to stop occasionally when the
aeroplane is 60 feet in the sky, If 1t is
all the same price we should prefer
to do our travelling by land.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Saturday was one of the coolest days
ever experienced in the month of July
Only once or twice within forty years,
so far as We can remember, has the
the mercury stood so low in the tube
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1909.
Iuly 10 In American History.

1447-Date sometimes assigned for the
birth at Genoa Of Christopher Co
lumbus, discoverer Of America.
17s0-French army and feet under
Rochambeau reached America to
fight for the colonists.
1s32-President Jackson vetoed the
bill rechartering the United States
bank.
1s9s-The long truce before Santiago
broken; bombardment Of the city
by the guns Of the American army
and navy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Lima, Peru, July 10,-Dr. Porras,
minister of foreign affairs said last
night that the Peruvian government
was perfectly satisfied with The de-
cision in the boundry limits, which
he said would make more friendly the
relations between Peru and Bolivia,
President Legulia sent "a message to
President Alcorta, thcnking him for
his services as arbitrator and congrat-
ulating him on the success of his la
bors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

A mans true greatness lies in the
consciousness Of an honest purpose in
life, founded on Just estimate Of
himself and everything else, and
steady obedience to the rule which
he knows to be right.--Long.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Some people seem willing TO drink
what is called whlskey whether they
know what it is or not. They'll chance
IN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

II is decided that Walter King a
banker OF TT. Worth, Texas, held him
self up and robbed himself of $4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Cedar Point. lakeside, Cbeginning
July 4th) or Kelley's Island, 81 rs
Round Trip. Put1n-Bay, $1.50..
Sundays and Wednesdays over Penn
sylvania Lines. See Ticket Agent
Knauer for particulars.
tufriSat
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

President Taft is hopeful of getting
some of the offensive and excessive
tariffs reduced.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Messina recently had another eartf
shiver but only one person was killed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 7:2s. rises 4:35; moon rises
1911 q. M; Mercury visible; suns
declination % degrees 1415 minutes
north Of celestial equator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Corporate capital operating in Obi
foots up nearly $4,000, 900, 900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Mother says they can't say anything too
good about Gold Medal Flour" CaARIrY.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

Try n. Mirror want ooluma.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
probably next week. "


''All right, Judge" remarked the
court. Il know you will not delay
unnecessarily and will take 1t up
at your own convenience"
The jurors were not inclined to
talk, but one Of them said:
"On the first ballot we acquitted
John Sharp and disregarded the con-
spiracy theory. On this same ballot
we stood six for guilty Of murder
in the first degree, with mitigating
circumstances, five for murder in the
second degree with 20 years, the
maximum penalty, and one for ac-
quittal. The ballots all day Wednes-
day and Thursday showed the same
result. Yesterday the man who vot-
ed for acQuittal came over to murder
in the second degree but demanded
that only 10 years be assessed. The
rest Of US did not deem 10 years
as anything like adequate, so we dis
agreed again. OF course, all this re-
fers to the Coopers, not Sharp, whom
we had acquitted.
Early this morning the man who
was holding out for 10 years agreed
to 20 years and the six who were
voting for a first degree verdict
agreed to this verdict
While the jurors would not say
who the man was who held out for
acquittal, it is known from remarks
overheard by the deputies that he
| was S. J. Hyde. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
KILLS HIS WIFE.
Virginia Farmer Uses Axe to Com.
NIT the Crime.

Culpepper. Va. March 19.-After
numbering his wife by Draining her
with an axe. Henry C. Wheatley. a
Culpepper farmer, placed her head on
a block Of wood and almost COM
pletely severed it from the body.
Wheatley was placed in Culpep-
per jail last night. The crime
occurred at Wheatley's home near
Elkwood, this county, on Wednesday
night, but was not discovered until
yesterday, when Wheatley's twelve
year-old son made the gruesome dis
covery of his stepmother's body. Be
side it lay the blood covered axe
and with it note from Wheatley
confessing to the murder of his wife
as the result Of a difficulty over their
property.
Subsequently Wheatley's apparent
ly lifeless body was found in a well
on his place. He was taken out by
a crowd Of neighbors who had been
summoned by his son, and he soon
revived. Later he was arrested and
taken to jail, charged with the mur-
der of his wife.
Wheatley formerly was deputy
county treasurer. He is well edu-
Gated man, bears a good reputation
and is known as quiet and peace
ful citizen. Neighbors regard his
act as that Of an insane man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
QUANTITY OF OIL WASTED.
Mean Work OF Some Malicious Per
son or Persons.

Walterboro, March 15-Early
Friday morning some mischievous
person went to one Of the tanks Of
the Walterboro Cotton Oil Company
and with wrench opened the dis
charging pipe, allowing about 1000
gallons Of oil to pour out before 1t
was discovered by the watchman.
There IS no clue as to the perpe-
traitor Of this mischief, and it is not
known whether it was done in a
spirit Of mischief or whether 1t was
a result Of some malice or spite
against the oil mill. This latter
theory, however, does not seem to
hold as 1t is not known that any
one has any Ill feeling towards the
oil mill or its officers.
The tank from which this oil es-
capped contained about 5000 gal
Ions. Just the day before a car had
been loaded from this, taking about
5000 gallons. The market value
Of the oil was 33 cents per gallon,
making loss TO the oil mill Of about
s660.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
TRIED TO POISON
His Wife and Her Folks With
''Rough on Rats

Columbia, S. c., March 15.-In de-
fault of $1,000 hond Robert Bynum,
a negro carpenter, was committed to
jail today to await trial in the cir
cult court on charge Of attempting
to poison his wife, and the members
of her household by placing Rough
on-Rats" in the well bucket from
which the wife and number of
others got their water. Bynun had
not lived with his wife in some time
Saturday night a policeman
answering revolver shots appeared
near the house, picking up Bynum
and presuming him to have done
the shooting. On going back he
discovered the shots had been fred
by Bynum's brother-in-law at a
prowling figure, probably Bynum's.
Afterward a powder being noticed
near the well an Investigation and
analysis disclosed that the poison
In the well was the same kind as
q package found on Bynum when he
was arrested. Apparently wholesale
murder was averted by the merest
chance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
SHARP NOT GUILTY.
But the Jury Can't Agree as to the
Two Coopers.

Nashville, March 1S.-Judge Hart,
sent the sheriff to ask the jury at
- minutes after noon, if it wished
to report. Promptly the word came
back that no agreement had been
reached. The court considered a
moment, and said: 81 will bring in
the jury, anyhow. Bring in the de-
fendants.'
There was hustle and scur-ying
# deputies through the corridors and
the defendants entered. The court
room was nearly empty by this time,
the throng disappearing gradually
as it seemed that there would be
no report. Mrs. Burch and Mrs. vii
son, pale and wan, were with Cooper,
and faithful Mrs. Sharp was, as al
ways, at her husbands side.
The jury was polled and Judge
Hart said: Have you reached a
verdict, gentlemen. %
1--WE are hopelessly tied as to the
Cooper" said Foreman Burke, but
we find John Sharp not guilty
you will retire, gentlemen, and
reconsider further as to the other
defendants. Is there any reason,
General McCarn, why John Sharp
should not be discharged"
"None, your honor"
s.Mr. Sharp, you are discharged
from custody, acquitted" said the
court with a smile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
near BEER PAYS
HEAVY TOLLS TO ATLANTA IN
POLICE FINES.
Fine Assessed First Two Months OF
This Year Are In Excess of Same
Period Two Years Ago.

Atlanta, March 16.-The Journal
says fines assessed in police court
during the first two months Of this
year were larger than for the two
corresponding months of any other
year in the history of police court
Though the number Of cases tried
during the past two months were not
as large as for other months larger
fines were imposed.
During January the fines assessed
by the city recorder amounted to
s15,O47.75 and of this amount S6,-
964.50 was paid in, the other fines
being worked out at the city work
house. In February s13,354.25 in
fines was assessed, while S6,S26 was
paid. This brought the total amount
assessed up to s2S,354.25 which is
the largest in the history of the
police court for January and Feb
| ruary. The total amount paid in
Was s13.790.50, which is consider
ed unusually large.
In January of 1907, the fnes i'm
| posed by the city recorder were SILL
! SS0.50 and in the following month
amounted to S9,970.75. At the time
this was considered unusually large
as more cases were being tried in
police court each day than at any
other time It was before the pro-
| hibition law went into effect and for
this reason more cases were tried
each day than are placed on the
docket now.
According to the figures at police
headquarters, s6,55O.75 more was
assessed for the frst two months OF
this year than in 1907, at which time
whiskey was here. The cases tried
| during January and February OF
this year numbered 3,047, while foI
the first two months Of 1907 there
were 3,458 tried.
The first two months of 1908, the
first Of prohibition in Atlanta, were
very small as compared to the fines
assessed the first two of this year
For the two months the fines assess
ed amounted to s13,421.75, which
is but half as large as for the two
months Of this year than were as
sessed for the first two months ot
1908.
Though many fines have been pait
during this year the city workhoust
has been well filled at all times. Dur
ing last week there were more white
prisoners doing work for the cit!
than ever before. On one day las
week there were sixty male white
prisoners at work in the city work
house. The large number of ne
groes brought this number up tt
almost 400.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
TART REMARKS SNAPPED
BY Cannon and CIark-opposing
Leaders Cross Bats.

Washington, March 16.-Speake1
Cannon and Champ Clark, the mi
nority leader of the house, swapped
tart remarks about each other at the
White House today. The speaker
called upon the president early in
the morning, and when he was leav-
ing the executive Offices made this
answer to question as to the fight
in the house yesterday:
The amendments to the rules
have greatly improved them. All
this stuff about the speaker being
czar is the purest tommyrot. There
has never been time when the
majority could not control the house.
What they wanted to do was to make
committee of Is czars, dominated
by Champ Clark and LaFollette
That is also tommyro: LaFollette
is a fake"
When representative Champ Clark
called on President Taft later in the
and was told what the
speaker said, he answered briefly:
"Uncle Joe has paresis." Mr..
Clark would not comment further
except to say that the amendment
to the rules amount to very little.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
BRYAN WOULD ACCEPT
Seat in the United States Senate
From Nebraska.

Chicago, March 15.-William J.
Bryan in an interview today left the
impression that he would be a re-
ceptive if not an active candidate for
the United States senatorship from
Nebraska in 1911 to succeed Elmer
J. Burkett, Republican.
81 do not know yet whether I shall
be candidate" said Mr.. Bryan.
IF there seems a good chance to
elect to the senate some other Ne
braska Democrat it will please me
better than to be candidate my
self. I can not say that I would
under no circumstances accept the
because no one is wise
enough to decide on conditions in
advance I think the Democratic
party is in better condition than at
any time since 1892 and has an ex-
cellent chance to control the next
congress-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
ATTACKED BY BURGLARS.
Knocked Down by Masked Man in
Their City Home.

Atlanta, Ca, March 16.-In the
bed room of a boarding house at a
Bell street, masked burglar to-
night attacked and beat into insen-
sibility with scantling, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Whites. They were
awakened by the screams of their
little daughter and as they prepared
to jump from the bed, they were
both struck across the head.
Mrs. Whites is very badly hurt
with the base of her skull fractured.
Whites was struck across the face
and being knocked unconscious.
Police officers have been sent to the
scene but no trace of the masked
man has been secured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Little Boy browns in Hole He Dug
For a WcIJ

Little Boy browns in Hole He Dug
For Well.
Washington, Ca, March 16.-Lit-
tie Luther Boline, the fve-year-old
son Of Mrs. L. A. Boline, met a
tragic death by drowning yesterday
afternoon, while playing in the back
yard alone. The little fellow had
digged a small hole in the back yard
about % inches deep and 18 inches
in diameter which he called his
well" The recent wet spell of
weather had filled the hole with wa
ter and it is supposed that the child
was attempting to dip all the water
out of the hole when he slipped and
fell headforemost in the hole and
was drowned. Missing the child
from her side, Mrs. Boline went out
into the yard and found him, with
his head and par Of his shoulders
submerged in the muddy water and
cold in death. Artificial means Of
restoring respiration were resorted
to for two hours but there was no
signs Of life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
LIKE MOSES OF OLD.
A Preacher Called ON the Lord for
Vengeance.

Like Moses Of old calling down
judgments on the land Of Pkaroah,
the Rev. Charles Ford publicly called
down a plague or Bokhoma, Okla,
in the form of drought. The re-
markable prayer was made by the
Rev. Mr.. Ford when he was denied
a sum Of money he claimed as back
pay from the Frisco Lumber Com
pany, During the drought business
was at a standstill and the company
lost heavily.
Mr.. Ford's congregation at Box
homa was small and to earn a little
extra money he worked on the saw
mill. Last September he announc-
ed that he would pray for drought.
and from the date of mis- pulpit sup
plication no rain fell and for four
months there was drough in the land,
though all sections within so miles
had plenty of water. Then the Rev.
Mr. Ford declared he would
call for relief that the mill might
operate for one week. 1t rained
and for eight days the mill did op-
crate.
Two months more passed without
rain and then the Rev. Mr. Ford
declared he would leave the CON-
munity, and when he reached anoth.
er county would pray that rain come
down in tor-eats. Last week be
left BoWhoma aad the ae2t morning
the rain descended IN torrents for
six hours and the c'ousht is now
broken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
KILLED BIG PYTHON.
Mexican Thrown by Horse Into
Snakes Coils.

Coatzacolcos, Mexico, March 1S.-
Miguel Espinosa, a plantation over
seer, while down in the Tuz1a dis
trict inspecting some lands. met a
horrible death in the embrace of a
huge snake. Coming suddenly upon
an immense python, which the ranch
er did not see, his horse stopped
suddenly and threw Espinosa over
his head.
The unfortunate man, who was
galloping in the lead of the party,
fell into the coils of the immense SER
pent, and was crushed to death be-
fore Pancho Ortiz, the next man in
the party, could come up and shoot
the snake. The python was Is feet
Z inches in length.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
THE IDEAL WOMAN
Mans Companion and Not the Serv-
ant Of Fashion.

New York, March 15.-Dr. Lyman
Abbott says that the ideal woman
must not change her styles at the
dictation of Paris, nor should she al
low herself to become the servant
of the milliper and dressmaker
In an address IN Brooklyn, he
said: "a woman's idea of modern
industry is playing bridge whist
morning ard night. Her idea of
modern life is to be supported by
some one else.
''The ideal woman does not con-
slider work unwomanly. She be-
lieves that whatever concerns her
husband concerns her. If che ideal
woman's family finds fault with her
cooking, she does not blame the
cooking; she blames the food and
changes it.
Woman was meant to be mans
companion, and if the idea were
properly carried out, there would be
no afinities.''