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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
orlef That KIN.

''My poor boy" said the beneficent
old clergyman. who had encountered a
young waif sobbine In the streets,
what ais you? Some case OF dire
distress has touched your heart chords
no doubt" g"
NO" snifreG the lad; you're clear
OF your base, old kazoozicks Me AN
Snippy an de rest OF de fellies tin
canned the NANCY old yellow cur up
at Schwartz's grocery, an while old
schwartz an de gang followed de
dog sneaked back 70 de grocery to
swipe dried apples. De Fido chased
into Schmitt's orchard, an de gang
criDbed de SWEETEST peaches you ever
seen. an den dey smoked grapevine
cigarettes and set the barn anre. l
made sashay into de apple barrel at
de grocery, am de delivery boy pasted
me with a bed slat, an It hurts yet,
an 1 didn't get TO see de ire nm didn't
get nothin 70 eat. an wibht wuz
-d0ggone Il Bohemian Mag
azine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

at the recent Pure Food Exposition
at Toledo, Ohio, when 700 people
gang II during the day.. At the in
aug,wation ceremonies in Washing
ton, It played a most prominent part
figuring in the concerts of President
Tart, Mr.. Roosevelt and Vice Presi-
dent Sherman.
Its Influence has even reached 10
the Pacific coast. AT the opening of
the new Union League Club House in
San HinnciScO recently II was sung
by the distinguished members pres
ent and a third verse especially writ
len for the occasion and dealing with
The beauties OF the Golden Gate, was
added. On this occasion, Gov. Gil
lette and the Mayor OF San Francisco
heartily Joined in singing the song.
MY Own United States is sched-
uled for many great events in the
immediate future and Il looks 8t pres
ent Us II its permanent popularity
was assured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

son.
MRS. J.. NJ, Freeman, secretary oil
literature of the Central Ohio Confer
enec attended the Missionary conven-
tion In session at Lima, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. A. A. Moore and wife were
called here by the death of Charley
Lightner, Saturday night, and visited
Lewis Ulery Saturday and Sunday
might and returned TO Baltimore
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Pearl Yoder and
children, of New Dover, Ohio, spent
Saturday and. Sunday with Albert
Griffith and Cora Kyle's families.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Breen and children
Robert and iSabina, or Marion, called
on friends here Sunday.
nIr. and Mrs. Charley Meyer, oi
Marion, were guests OF Mrs. C. WI.
son Sunday.
Mrs. j, A. Stoner or Eaton, Ohio
visited his daughter at the Stonel
pharmacy on Monday,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
PROSPECT.

Prospect, May 28. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy WOttrlng and children OF Cleve'
land, visited the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Wottrang, this
week,
Mrs. Elmer Roberts, OF Lima, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
~ @. CAST, at present.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry Mettler, Of Ma.
riOn, visited relatives here on Satur.
day.
DR.. Lorena Kagay, OF Redwood
was the guest of ner sister, Miss
Leota Kagay Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs John Brown, Joe Saner
Vern Mounts and Martin Kuehner
were at Toledo. Sunday.
Miss Clara Lowery and brother
Clarence, entertained twenty Oi
their school friends az their home on
Elm street, Thursday evening In eel
abution OF their sixteenth birthday
anniversary. Music and games fur
nished amusement, AFTER which q
nice luncheon was enjoyed.
Mrs. Blanche Keefe, of Cleveland
visited at the nome OF her father
A. HoslSins, the past week.
Mis- Olive Smith, OF New York, wal
guest at the home of her brother
Homer Smith, last Thursday.
Mis- Edna Smith visited her aunt
Mrs. ELIZA Smith at Mt. Victory, sew,
eral days last week, and also attend
ca the High school commencement al
that place.
Mrs. w. M. Pettit OF Dayton, 81
attending commencement and Is ths
guest OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
j. M. Greek. Mira. Petit is one o
the Two first graduates OF the hiet
school, the other was Mr.. Russell
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel LLchten
berger, AIRS. r.. II. Ftnefrock and
daughter, Mary, Rev. w. ID. Hucl5-
eriede. Mrs. Nelson Abel and dangh
ter Catherine, of Marion, and Mrs
Oliver lHarpel and daughter PRINCESS
OF Los Angeles, California, were tn,
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Rous'
last Sunday.
Mrs. II. p. Blake and children
Thomas and Vivian, MISS Kate Eas
than, and James and Mary Easthan
OF Bufflo, w. Va, are visiting with
Rev. and AJrs. Clere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Graham wer,
the guests OF j. w. Hlldredth apt
wife one day this week.
Miss Dorothy Knehner Is chaperon.
10 her grandmother. Mrs. ElizaIbsti
Travis, tor few weeks visit wIil
Relatives aud friends at West Jeifer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
"My Own United States

Lyrics by Stanislaus Stange. Music
by Julian Edwards
My native land, my country dear,
Where men are equal, free,
For thee each morn new love is born
Sweet land OF liberty!
With tears my eyes are filling fast,
Yes, tears that JOY awaits,
iWith love | cry. For you I'd die!
Ny own United States"
REFRAIN.
/ love ey'ry inch of her prairie land
Each stone on her mountain side,
i love ey'ry drop OF the water clear,
That flows in her rivers wide
! love ev'ry tree, ey'ry blade of grass
Within Columbia's gatesl
The Queen of the earth Is the lant
OF my birth,
My own United States.
From golden youth to silverd age,
Though feeble feet may lag,
With JOY each heart bids age depart
When gazing on our fiagl
The flag that ever leads the van,
Whose courage naught abates,
The rag OF youth, the flag of truth!
My own United States.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

ed to purchase 1t, saying:
What on earth do ! want with a
Ball diamond?"
Mr., Ball remarked that in his lat
est song, ITO the End of the World
with You" he had struck a hit. A
friend questioned this and when the
composer was getting real angry, he
turned the laugh by saying:
You can't make strike and hit
at the same time"
The Morning Musical Club will
give an extensive Wagner program
in the assembly room OF st. Paul's
parish house Thursday. The pro-
grams OF the club, which was organ
lied with a view to creating musi-
cal enthusiasm and giving disciples
of the muse ground whereon they
might meet in mutual endeavor, have
been mllestones in a hitherto barren
waste OF desertlike lack OF interest.
Many OF the foremost singers and
instrumental performers in the city
contribute to the general excellency
OF the numbers and their art acts as
an example and an inspiration to the
weary traveller along the grey and
grinding road Of practice" Famous
foreign and American composers will
be studied in the series OF recitals
arranged by the club program com
mittee
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
BALL AND BASEBALL.

BY strange coincidence, Ernest
K. Ball, composer OF the famous SER
les OF world songs, Love Me and
the World Is Mine, "As Long as the
World Rolls On" and ITO the END
of the World with You" is a base
ball fan.
This leads to much good natured
joshing on the part OF his friends in
which the various baseball terms are
linked with his name, Ball. Recently
a big six foot singer came into the
Whitmark building looking for Mr.
Ball. II happened that the compos-
er was in consultation in one OF tht
private Offices so that the actor had q
hard time finding him. AS he went
from one part OF the building to tbs
other asking for a Ban, a well-knowI
comedian standing in the profession
al department remarked:
"oh see the Giant chasing the ball.
On another occasion Mr.. Ball want
ed TO dispose of a diamond ring ht
had grown tired OF. He offered II tc
one OF the boys. but the latter refus,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

same old path we roamed together
Vi lets that bloom 80 sweet Re.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
Musical Notes.

For the lover OF sacred music,
especially OF q churchly nature, there
Is none more impressive than the
vesper service OF bhe Episcopal de-
nomination. Just al twilight, when
the first night shadows veil the glory
OF the sun, the organ breathes an
angelus, the vested choir softly
chants prayers OF praise and thanks
giving, and the people murmur a re-
sponsEve note half song, hah pray
er The entire service Is conducted
an song and chant, and there Is q
something in the strength OF the text
as written by the churchmen Of old
that clothes the church, be It ever ~
humble, with the ancient glory and
dignity OF dusky cathedrals.
AZ ST. Paul's church, vespers are
al 400 O'Clock, and the prescribed
service OF Episoapacy is carried out
in its entirety.
Never in the history Of the patriotic
mllslc OF this country, with the pos
egble exception Of in war times, has
a patriotic song sprang into such
instantaneous favor as "My Own
United States" which the National
Song Soclety Is introducing as the
new National Anthem.
Although this society has been in
existence less than year, and
geleaied the song but six months ago
after careful review of all the patri-
Otie songs published, my Own
United States''ais being featured from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific oceans and
from abe Canadian border 10 the Gull
Of Mexico.
The National Song Society now
mas a membership of nearly sixteen
Thousand lawyers, musicians, states
mel. educators and other professional
men and women Patriotic societies
q. "A. X. and Spanish-American War
veterans all over the country are Co
operating with lis members In intro
ducing the song.
lii hundreds OF schools in every
State IN the Union the song forms an
important part of the daily exercises
whgle on nearly avery occasion
where patriotic events are scheduled
II Is sure to be SUNG.
On Lincoln's Birthday, the song waa
featured at several theatres, a num-
lbel' OF the leading universities, al
the unveiling OF a Lincoln statue and
81 ire g. A. r.. celebrations. A sDe-
clait day was set aside In its honor
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

composed of forty pieces, will open
IN New York city in June, for fhree
weeks engagement, and will appear
for an equal length Of time in Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, after which they
play straight through 20 the Pacific
coast and return. Miss Galleys
contract is for fifty weeks.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer, who has
achieved some publicity in connec-
tion with his composition of one .oi
the seasons song hits, "Pansies
Mean Thoughts and Thoughts Mean
You" or 'Pansies" as II is generally
called, recently received the follow.
ing letter from lady out West.
My Dear Mr.. Spencer:
Hearing that You are an authority
on the successful growing OF papsies
| would like to have you give me q
few tips on how you made your sue.
cess.
Very truly,
MRS. j."
Spencer wrote back,
Dear Madam:
/ planted my Pansies' In the pub.
lies estimation and they merrily
sang II 10 success.
Yours,
GIERRERT SPENCER. Z"
And now Mrs. j. Is WONDERING
whether Spencer Is 'joshing" her OF
whether he Is just crazy. a.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
June S
July 8
August 7
PATTERSON EXAMINATION
April IL
Nay 8 Z

examinations commence at $40 a. m.
and no application will be received after
10 q. m. All examinations Will be written
ana positively no private examination
VIII Dc granted. A Zee OF 90 cents will be
charged on admission to tine examination,
ana zach applicant Will furnish an en-.
Yelope, stamped and addressed TO him or
herselt, IN which a Certificate or notice Oi
failure VIII be Forwarded Applicants will
be graded on scale of 100. No certificate
VIII DO granted when the grade In any
branch falls below 60. An average OF 7C
for one year. 50 with minimum ci II
secures certificate Of two years. Ob with
4 mlnimum Of sb sscusesn certificate foT
Success IN the school room win also be
taken Into consideration In determinlne
the olass Of csrtihcAte,
81 W Aiimending,
Bef. n. Bell, clArk,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

"What are you talking about7 A
thing can't be great help and a great
dra wbpck &C the same time"
~ dent know. How about mus.
tard PLASTER Boston Transcript.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

/ Silence Is too much praised. Nine
men out OF ten VIII shun you n you
can't or won't talk.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

( Miss Mary Dennison Galley, VIOLIN
ist. has accepted a flattering offer
from an Eastern director to join the
Boston Fadettes, one OF the most
famous mGsical organizations in the
country The orchestra, whlch IE
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

The School Examiners OF Marion county
Ohio will meet for the examination OF
teachers NJ Central school building, Bat
The Appeal., 1909-12-11
DR.. ELIoT,s NEW RELIGION.

Dr. Eliot's new religion is nothing
new. being simply the old blatant in
fidelity of CELSIUS and Porphyry, Vol
talre, Rousseau and Tom Payne .
1t may be summed up thus: No
heaven, no hell, no miracles, no
saints. no prayer, no immortality, no
divinity of Christ, no Gods image in
man, no value in the sacraments, no
nothing.
The Doctor says that his new reli-
glon will have nothing supernatural
about it, but a child can see that it is
supernaturally nonsensical.
The Doctor is a most pronounced in
fidel and shows upon every occasion !:
for instance, when he recommends
Byron's Manfred and Shelleys Beat.
rice CeCnci, both of which are chock
full OF the most revolving immortality.
Ihey are both as unclean as Manon
Lescault or Rcusseau's Confessions.
Under a proper construction of the
law, neither Manfred or Beatrice Cen.
CT is transmissible through the mails.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11

terest to the Afro-American. Among
the prominent members was Superin.
tendent of the Illinois Central, Mr..
Dow, who declared:
"The question of substituting women
walters for Afro-Americans had been
taken up at former meetings of the
association, but it was decided that
women would be unable to do the
work satisfactorily. The Lake Shore
road and others employed white men
instead of Afro-Americans, for while,
but all returned to the original sys-
tem.'
This may seem very unimportant
incident, but it is one of great signifi-
canoe, since it refers to the matter of
gaining living. It is the testimony
of the railroads of the country to the
established fact that in certain lines
of industry, the Afro-American has no
rival.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11

Anent the subject of vagrancy in
the South, the New Orleans Times
Democrat remarks:
I'm Georgia a law was framed aim.
ed at those Negroes, and apparently
it reached them at first. All other
Southern states followed in the foot
steps OF Georgia., and splendid results
were promised from this legislation.
1t was expected to furnish a much
more abundant supply of labor dur.
ing the busy farm season of the year;
to put an end to the drain of a large
idle class, doing nothing and provid,
ing nothing and to reduce the depre
dation and other petty crimes of the
idle Negroes.
But for some reason or other the
law has never worked as it was ex.
pected to do, but has dropped into a
state OF desuetude. It is admitted by
all that it is a good law and that it is
constitutional; it was built on prac.
tical lines, and has been tested and
found fit
If the Southern states will ever
have the good sense to pass laws
aimed at vagrants and loafers of all
classes, they will, probably not fall
into "a state of desuetude," but there
will be a fair probability of their en-
fcrcement. A law aimed at "those
Negroes" is fraud upon it's face and
ought to fail
The Appeal., 1909-12-11
SPOILED CARD SHARKS GAME
How "Pat" sheedy, Famous Gambler,
Fooled Trickster Who Thought
He Had Easy Money.

The greatest delight of pat"
Sheedy, Americas premier gambler,
according to Henry Stewart of the
Stewart-Peck Sand Company, was to
double cross the crooked card
sharks. Mr.. Stewart and Sheedy
were old friends.
"Sheedy once strolled into a tough
gambling resort in the west, where
he was not known, and stood watch
Ing the games," Mr.. Stewart relates.
"One of the dealers was 'spieling' to
several countrymen and had about
convinced them to take a chance at
his game.
"1'l bet you two to one that I can
shuttle the deck and cut the ace Of
hearts the first time,' he announced.
"1'll take $50 of that if you'll let
me shuttle the cards. Pat said. ID
''The dealer agreed and the money
was staked. The countrymen also
made small bets.
as Are you satisfied? the dealer
asked when the cards were shufled.
The proposition is that l am to cut
the ace of hearts the first cut
Everyone agreed. Then the dealer
he was tough one-whipped out
big hunting knife and slashed the
deck in two.
But he didn't take the money.
Sheedy had palmed the ace Of hearts
while shutting the cards.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11
THE HELPLESS POOR,

Referring to Senator Culberson, the
New Orleans State says:
'EIe recognized that the great
masses of the people are and forever
must be poor, and one of the primary
ends of government is to protect the
millions of the helpless poor from the
avarice and oppression of the few who
are strong and aggressive"
All Of which is certainly very true,
and the words should have great force
because of their truth and Importance.
But they will not have that effect, SIM
ply because the Senator'S whole life
has been such as to show that he
kicks only when his OK is gored.
The majority of the helpless poor in
Texas are black people, but when Cul-
berson was Governor of Texas he fail
ed to see that the end of government
was to protect the helpless poor"
Senator Culberson's life has been
spent in aiding to enact such legisla-
tion as would make the helpless poor
still more helpless.
To this day the helpless poor white
man is stumbling along in ignorance
and degradation in consequence of
conditions to which he was subjected,
during the slavery regime, but the
aristocrats who controlled the South
ern states. Sic vas non vobis.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11

The New York Tribune highly CON-
mends Representative Ransdell of
Louisiana for preaching the gospel of
diversified farming to his constituents,
but adds:
An indictment of southern agricul-
tural methods when uttered by south
ern lips is not likely to be either well
come or effective, but the appeal of
the same plain truths when preached
by southerner is clearly shown by
the commendation which Mr.. Rams
dell's remarks have received in the
press of his section
The remark is much less true than
it would have been if made twenty
years ago, but the fact is that the
Southern people are rapidly breaking
away from their Chinese-like conserv-
The Appeal., 1909-12-11

chised themselves through their fail
ure to meet the requirement that all
taxes must be paid two years previous
to registration"
1t is doubtless fact that a great
many of the Afro-Americans of Mis-
sissippi have not the intelligence nee
essary to know the value of the right
of suffrage and it is not surprising
that they disfranchise themselves. The
white brother, however, in more en-
lightened communities than Missis-
sippi often does the same thing and
will not take the trouble to go to the
polls, except under the impulse of
great excitement. For instance, the
present doplorable condition of things
in Chicago has been brought about in
great part by thousands Of good citi-
zens disfranchising themselves.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11

During the last decade, the number
OF persons killed from walking on
railroad tracks mount up to about So
600. This is an appalling fact, but
the blame does not entirely rest.
where We are inclined to put it, upon
the railroad officers It is due in
great measure to the carelessness of
the people who suffer and to the ab-
sence Of good roads. The track is, in
thousands of instances, the best or
most available road between points.
We were once in a city where, on a.
certain occasion, the track was the
only possible road from our stopping
place to the depot So thousands of
people continue to walk the track,
despite the fact that it is a punishable
trespass. But the law is never en-
forced, and the thing, killing included,
goes on.
The Appeal., 1909-12-11
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1909.
THE EFFICIENCY OF AGED
CLERKS.

AS to the comparative value of old
and young clerks, the report of Sec
retary MacVeagh's efficiency commit
tee was to the effect that many of the
old clerks of the Treasury Department
are among the most efficient of the
establishment, making up through ac-
curacy and experience any lessened
usefulness that might result from. a
decreased output of work.
This is in precise accordance with
many other facts having a bearing
upon that subject. While there have
been many wonderful instances of pre-
cocity upon the part of young men,
yet it is known fact that much of
the choicest literature is the work of
very old men. And so in all depart
ments of human endeavor, the old
veteran holds such prominent place
that his services cannot be dispensed
The Appeal., 1909-12-11
WHITE SLAVERY.

An underground railroad, by which
white slaves are spirited away from
st. Louis and brought under cover
into Chicago, as elaborate as any by
which black slaves ever we're brought
into the North during civil war times,
has been 1lnearthed by former States
Attorney Clifford G.. Roe.
We should like to see some of the
ante-bellum Southern clergy who used
to show from the Bible that slavery
was an institution existing by special
design of the Almighty, apply their
arguments to this new phase of the
subject. They would be specially ap-
plicable and could be used with
scarcely one change of thought. We
regard it as their imperative duty,
and, besides it would pay as the other
did in days of yore.
AS the Afro-American was forced
by circumstances to entertain correct
views respecting slavery, he may be
relied upon to do all in his power to
help throttle the hideous old monster.
THE APPEAL would be delighted to
learn of some Afro-American who was
enabled to render his white brother
efficient service in the matter of put
ting an end to this atrocious traffic.