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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
Business Conditions.

Henry Clews, in his Saturday review
of Wall street. says in part:
Neither the Presidents message nor
the opening of Congress created any
disturbance in the security markets. On
the contrary President Tafts views
were in many respects received with
special satisfaction. The emphasis
which he placed upon the necessity of
public economy, moderation in regard
to the use of the maximum tariff and
his rational attitude regarding railroad
and corporation PROBLEMS show his de-
termination to carry out necessary re-
form movements with as little disturb
ance to business as possible. This s.,
naturally reassuring. Congress as yet
shows no signs of breaking out with
antagonistic legislation. although it is
quite apparent that the radicals were
disappointed at the conservative tenor
of President Taft's message. Politically
speaking, the situation is hopeful, Tor
while it is evident that large corpor-
atoms must prepare themselves for
more or less government regulation, and
enforcement of the Sherman anti
trust law in its present drastic form
may cause some disquiet still the out
look in these directions is less threat
ening than during the sometime unwise-
ly aggressive policy Of the previous ad-
ministration.
"As the year draws to close the
stock market finds itself in more
hopeful condition. It IL undeniable that
q strikingly optimistic spirit prevails.
based upon exceptional business activity
in the United States and aided by de-
cided improvement Of Industrial and
political affairs abroad The favorable
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
If there's any paying visits in heaven
it will take a good deal Of the edge Off
it.
An extra clever thing about widow
Is sh e has yet to learn anything about
men.
A woman can stand having white
hair, but she's insulted If you assume
that its from age.
There's a certain kind of man who
thinks he can get ahead of somebody
by cheating himself at solitaire.
The way to make woman inter-
ested in letter Is to write something
ana then scratch 1t out. so 1t will take
hAx two days to guess what It was.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
BEING AN ARCTIC DOCTOR

north-a sort of explorative healing cam
paign-and Indians get to know about the
time of my arrival. and will travel 200 or
300 miles in order to see the "medi-
cine man." Their great faith in his
powers is often terribly exaggerated. and
many are disappointed when they find
out that he cannot, after all, perform
miracles For instance, one lad. hopeless
ly paralyzed from childhood says. Mo
sick Make me well. Me want to- play
like other boys" A second comes with
spine terribly dislocated. third has a
diseased bone in his wrist which is all
most dropping off. has come from the
mountains some 800 miles distant Each
expects to be healed at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
Great Attraction.

Everyone who loves to listen to great
singer will attend the Treble Clef club
concert at the Jefferson theatre next
Wednesday night" said cultured mu-
sician.
"Jomeili is the star attraction and
as she Is one of the most famous artists
in the world her coming is really nota-
BILE event. And as for the pieces she
sings no one, not even Schumann-Heink.
has ever presented list covering such a
wide range of the best in song recital
art.
1.-THE Treble Clef chorus can always be
depended on to do fine work. 1t will rem
der several beautiful numbers and taken
all together this concert Wednesday night
will mark its highest achievement In the
way of advancing the cause of music"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
"oREATER BIRMINGHAM.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
Birmingham will be Greater Birming-
ham on New Years Day and Alabama
will be proud of her big town. It be-
gins to look as IL Gadsden will have to
content herself with q race for second
honors for several years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
The New York Cotton Exchange.

1.-THE New York cotton exchange is
coming in for just criticism from farm
ers and the federal governments
agent, Herbert Knox Smith, said a
former cotton buyer.
"The New Orleans exchange does
business on fairer basis as to the
delivery of spinnable cotton on future
contracts. The New Orleans market
rules call for an average Of grade ON
the run of the market.
1.-THE New York contracts are OPP
tional with the seller and he may ten
der cotton Of a grade that while it will
pass as spinnable may be of grade
undesirable for mills making yarns
and sheetings. The purpose of this is
to discourage the taking of cotton on
contracts.
"If the New York market can be SO
regulated as to permit the buyer to
demand cotton of an average of grade
there would be fairer condition pre-
vail. I think the government should
put a tax upon each future contract
with a rebate when 1t was shown there
was an actual delivery Of cotton. Just
think Of it, in one day tn ere was sold
on the New York cotton exchange the
past week 10000 bales of future oon-
tracts, one-twentieth of the entire crop
of this yearw
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

King Custaf of Sweden has been
working with the stevedores at Stock
holm, and it is now In order for Boss
Aldrich to disguise himself preparatory
to service among the ultimate con-
sumerS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

George Bernard Shaw says he will
not come to this country. He evidently
thinks William Watson is all this
country can stand in a single season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

When the old cow jumped over the
moon this fall she must have taken
the price of butter with her, for 1t has
never since come down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Zelaya will not be permitted to pose
as an innocent bystander in Nicaragua.
Not even Envoy Creel of Mexico will
sustain that proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

II Poet Watson could be trained by
Philander Knox he would come out
all right. At present he talks to much
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13
SETTLED 1T,

From the Austin Statesman.
When John Hollis Bankhead first
viewed the situation in Alabama with
alarm, that settled 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Judge Grosscup's new party ma
terializes slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

A poet with muzzled pen should
have come over the sea instead Of
William Watson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

If you hear a strange noise that you
90 not understand don't be alarmed.
1t is simply the surge Of the insurgents
in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Winter is simply striving to get
under the wire before Christmas does,
and If it freezes up the pipes it is a
sure winner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

The backbone of Indian summer has
gone out of business for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

The Prairie started from Philadel
phia and is content to stay all winter
in the mud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

The south is afflicted with the hook
worm and the north with taxicabitis.-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Congress will no doubt endeavor to
adjourn by next June-probably the
day before, for the man from Elba Is
due any day In June.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Winter is endeavoring to be old
fashioned and as reactionary as Al
drich or Cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Champ Clark is camping on the trail
of all Cannon democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

This month is largely devoted to the
distribution of calendars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Chicago is but caravansary full OF
expectant ministers to China.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Reactionaries never know when they
have had enough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

only friends Zelaya has In this country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Real Santa Claus weather at lasty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

December need not be 80 extremel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Mr.. Morgan's art collection is ex-
celled by his financial collection only.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-13

Full of wise saws and modern In
stances. As You Like II.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
DAYS OF THE WEEK.
At Ono Time They Were Designated
Merely by Numbers.


Merely by Numbers.
Formerly the days of the week were
numbered one, two, three, four. five
and six, beginning with the Sabbath.
Even now the custom still prevails
among certain modern Greeks, the
Slavs and the Firms. Many old fash
ioned and orthodox Quakers. particu-
lnrly in the north of England, still hold
to this custom, which was the common
one in the days of the apostles and
down to the fourth century as well as
usual among the Jews and the Arabs.
Tho orthodox Quakers use the numer-
ical system In preference to the ordl-
nary on the ground that the gods and
goddesses. from whom the names were
taken. were not Of the highest respecta-
billty in point of morals.
The week was originally only con-
venient quarter Of the lunar month;
hence IL began on Monday. or moon
day. The Italians still call Monday
the first and Sunday the seventh day
Of the week. Tuesday is derived from
the Morse Tiw, who corresponded to
Mars. the god of war. most dlsreputa.
bic person in the eyes Of Quakers.
Thursday was Thor's day, Thor being
a god warrior who was morally no bet
ter than he ought to be. "Wednesday,
again, was Woden's day. Wooden being
the god Of battle rage. The Romans
called this day Mercury's. Friday was
supposed to be the luckiest day Of tho
week for women. 1t was called after
the Morse Frija, the goddess OF love,
and is the best day for weddings. For
the pagan Romans 1t was also the day
of Venus, though the Christian Romans
called It the day Of III luck because
Christ had been crucified on that day.
Saturday was called after Saturn. and
Sunday was known to the Christians
as resurrection or sun day.
The week of seven days was import.
ed from Alexandria into Greece and
into Italy about the time of Christ.
The Greeks had previously divided
their month into sets OF ten days, the
Romans into sets of eight days, three
and a half sets being equal 10 one
month.-New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Albert w. Overly, Vs., Mary j,
overly. ct. al.
lin Court of Common Pleas, Marion
County, Ohio. Case No. 1241S.
BY virtue of Order of Sale issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Marion County Ohio, and to me
directed and dilevercd in the above
named case, will offer for sale al
Public Auction at the door of the
Court house In said Marion County
Ohio. on September 11th, A. ID. 1909
at the hour of 2 o'clock p. NJ. OF
said day the following described real
estate situated in the Township OF
Big Island. County of Marion and
State OF Ohio to-wit: And known as
being the west hah of the west hall
Of the ives half OF the northwest
quarter of section number twenty
eight (2S) township number five CD
south, ra., ~smber fourteen 14)
cast. containing twenty acres of land
subject to the right of way of the
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & st
Louis Railway Company.
Appraised at. $1,GS3.00.
Terms OF sale, Cash. Possession
given April 1st. 1910.
Dated at Marion Ohio this 9Th. dag
OF August a. ID. 1909
JOHN G.. STARK, Sheriff NJ. G. o
II. IL. HILL, Plaintiffs Attorney
S-12-5t d. e. w
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
MARKET PLACE OF THE MUNNIMAKERS !
Only
Action Watchwod
THE NEW ORE.
One Of Andrew csrnesis's EARLY Iron
Experiences.

One Of Andrew csrnesis's Early Iron
Experiences.
Andrew Carnegie once stated that a
short time after the starting OF his
first plant I'm Pittsburg he had an odd
experience with iron ore.
81 was offered some ore that sam.
pied about the usual grade. so far as
] was able TO judge from appearances.
at reduced price" he said IL bought
several thousand tons-a big order for
those days. The second day after we
commenced TO run IL the foreman came
60 the Office and told me the new ore
was of no account, that II did not flow
and that the furnaces were so choked
they would have to be dumped unens
some remedy was found Those fires
were built TO last two years. and to
dump them at this time would mean
so heavy a loss as to practically put
me out of business. A young chemist
had called on me few weeks before,
and, while had not paid much atten-
tion TO him, | had kept his card. It
occurred TO me that lie might possibly
he Of some help, though confess
did not then see what chemistry had
10 do with the from business. But
sent for him. and he came at once.
First he examined the new ore and
then the old that we had been running
without difficulty, and finally he looked
at the furnaces. To avoid delay he
made little test Of the two ores right
there. I had told him when he ar
rived that felt sure the new ore was
worthless and admitted my mistake
In buying It. or course I did this as
| did not want him to think was
ignorant OF the business You can
imagine my surprise, then. when at
the conclusion of his test he quietly
Informed us that the new ore was so
good we did not know how 10 run It.
The fact was that the new ore CON
talncd 30 per cent more iron than the
old and all that il was necessary to
do was to add n proportionate increase
Of nux TO bring about reduction
American Industries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
Free Turnpike Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that petition
will be presented to the Board of Com.
missioners of Marion county. Ohio, al
their special session, TO be held on the
2lst day OF August, 1909, at one O'Clock
T.. NJ, asking that said Board OF County
Commissioners lay out and establlsn n
free turn pike road, lying and being fully
within said county. between the following
points, to-wit: Beginning In the center
of the Radnor county road where tho
same intcrsects with the Marion and
Gurley Free Turnpike. being at the south.
west corner OF the east half of Section
-, In Big Island Township, Marion
county. Ohio; thence running north I'm
tho center OF said Radnor county road.
being on or near the center line of Sec,
.,, .,ons ~ and II, In said Big Island Town.
i icss' foc tsn snd unrh one,haIf miles, more or
sst1u.ncast quarter OF said section "A ana
,nerc connecting with the FREQ t,,r,,si, NJ =
.osa or roads, one leading west thrn,,cS
uertsr norts OF said Section "A. and one icadi6p
uon n ,"augh ana the center of said Sec
ss,,,' anu there terminate. oec-
BosrJ petition also pravs a..
Nv, ChCi Ci commissioners ~ =, tnat said
OF wbic,, icyy an extra tax "inrlon coun-
the d"i,a snail not exceed me amount
on an a., ,aiuation. In any onn 'ns on
within the bomudsa bu ana taxable property
tba % %p'he ana that said lcvy contin,,o 'ree rec
,a perIoa or not exceeding fwents LOT a,,
Tho Goa,y as may be deemed necessary bv
slruct ids,o,iers said roSa sro appointed f 70 con-
"e premises as are authorized bv In 90 ~
JAMES II. CUTLERY.
N LOWELL II. CUTLERY,
J: ~ SToNEBURNER
Sss MARSliALL MARKEY
w ii. LUNDERGAN
y. b. DURFEE
rA"AN Petitioners.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
WILD ELEPHANTS. ~
A Herds Successful Raid on q orsnsry
- In CsyIon.

w SvJft'e
Some soldiers stationed at an out
post In Ceylon, says a Colombo paper,
TO protect granary containing large
quantity OF rice were sent off a few
miles 10 quiet some unruly villagers,
only two of the party remaining be-
hind. No sooner had the soldiers de-
parted than a herd OF wild elephants,
which had long been wandering about
the neighborhood, appeared In front OF
the granary. Its walls were of solid
brickwork, very thick, and the only
opening into the building was In the
center Of the roof, which was reached
by a ladder. On the approach of the
elephants the two men clambered up
into a lofty banyan tree to escape in
jury. Screened by the thick foliage,
though unseen by the elephants, they
easily saw MI! that went on below.
The sngacious animals began opera
tions at the corners Of the building.
Two powerful elephants, after putting
forth every effort, but In vain. TO make
mn impression on the building. were
forced to retire exhausted. A third
came forward, and, applying his tusks
as levers, he at length succeeded in
dislodging single brick. An opening
once made. others of the herd ad-
vanced. and soon an entrance was OBJ
tained sufficiently large TO admit them.
As the whole company could not be
accommodated at once, they divided
into small groups Of three or four.
After. satisfying themselves they re-
tired and gave place to others until
the whole herd, upward Of twenty. had
made full meal. BY this time shrill
sound was heard from one of the ele-
plants, and those still in the granary
rushed out and Joined their compan-
ions. One of the first divisions. after
leaving the building. had acted as sen
tlnel while the others were taking their
turn. He had perceived the troops
returning from the village and gave
the signal for retreat. when the whole
herd. 6ourishing their trunks, moved
rapidly into the jungle.
The soldiers found the animals had
devoured the greater part OF the rice.
A ball from feldpiece was discharged
at them IN their retreat, but they only
wagged their tails as IL In mockcry
and were soon hidden In the recesses
OF their native forests.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
MOUNTAIN or BoRAx.
A Deposit Of Great Vs,us In Heart Of
Death Valley.

With the exception of the Grand
canyon there Is probably no more IN.
NOUS locality in the west than Death
valley, known ms the "vale below tho
sea-" and. although there are NUN
Der OF Mount Blancos In the Great
American desert. the Mount Rlanco of
Death Wiley Is the greatest OF It's
name. -
II rises IKE an enormous white
breast against the terra Gotta ridge OF
Funeral range, close to Furnace Greek
canyon, n great rent that cleavcs the
east rampant of Death valley. Around
It IN rolling waste Of bald yellow hills,
none Of which II q mere knoll. and Il
towers n good 1000 feet above them.
The lowland OF Death valley. sinking
for several miles westward, is prob.
ably $500 feet lower.
No one ledge or series or lodges any
where in the world contains the i'm.
mense amount of boratc quartz shown
I'm the surface Of this mountain OF
colemanite. 1t is body of ore meas
uring 900 feet in width and 5000 feet
In length, pitching into the mountain
range at a thirty-three degree angle
It Is borex quarry whose limitations
cannot be even roughly conjectured
but II must exceed by thousands OF
tons any known borate deposlt.-Dc.
troit News. -
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
Sh sriFs Sale.

The Waddell Ladies' Home Association
vs. Joseph &. Morey ct al.
III the Court of Common Pleas. Ma
rion County. Ohio.
Case No. l2403.
by virtue OF Order OF Sale, issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas OF Marion
Gounty, Ohio. and to me directed and dc,
liyered In the above named case. | will
offer for, sale at Public Auction at tho
door of the Court House In Marion Coun-
ty. o.. on the 2lst day of August, a, ID:
1902 az the hour Of o'clock p M m OF .ss sad
situate IN the City of Marion, county OF
Marion and State of Ohio, to-wit:
Tract l. Situated In the City OF Ma
rion, county of Marion, and State OF
ohio. and known as being seven aud
two-thirds "a ,s,D feet OF the east sid ,
and extending the entire depth of lot No.
3l9O. and thirty-six and one-third (36 1-3)
feet of the west. sidc and extending
Marion. Ohio. said premises are located
on the south side OF Superior street be-
tween Delaware avenue and Prospect
street.
Tract Known as being thirty and two
extending the entire depth of lot No. 8lS7.
and thirteen and one-third Q3 I-3) feet Off
thc west side and extending the entire
depth OF lot No. 3lse, all In Young and
lreys Addition to the City OF Marion,
ONO. said promises are located on the
south side OF Superior street between
Delaware avenue and Prospect street.
Said premises to be appraised and Of
fered FOR sale In separate parcels and al
SO both OF said tracts as "a whole.
,,rAppraised at Tract No, 1. $4,000. and
Tract No. 2. $4,000
Terms OF Sale: One-third cash on dav
vr sale, one third In one year and one
tnird, IN two years after date. Deferred
payments to be secured by first mort ~
age on the premises sold and to bear In.
terest at the rate OF six per cent. per an
mum, payable annually.
Dated at Marion. Ohio. this 10th day OF
July, A. d., 1900.
JOHN G, STARK. Sheriff NJ. c. O.
Copeland & Bartram. Plaintiffs Attor-
ney. 7-22- dG W
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
Heat Conductors,

Some substances conduct heat more
freely than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor. and
rs a unit of measurement Is taken at
1000. Compared with silver as n con
ductor, gold is 9S1 copper S45, zinc
cal, tin 422, steel 397 and wrought
iron 436. Glass. wood. gases. liquids
and resinous substances are bad con-
ductors. Water is such poor con-
ducior that II heat is applied TO the
top It will boil at the top, while the
bottom will remain cold.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
PROPOSAL FOR PRINTING

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Deputy State Supervisors of
ELECTION for Marion county Ohio at
their office in the Marion National
Bank Building until seven O'Clock
y; M. August 18th. 1909 for the print
Ing and furnishing of the following
Election ballots.
1880 Republican and. Democratic
ballots for Municipal and Township
officers and 1890 Republican and
Democratic ballots for Board OF Edu.
cation.
Bids TO be submitted on blanks
furnished by said Board and ballots
to be printed according to sample
on file In the office of Clerk of said
Board and in accordance with an Act
known as House Bill No. 72O to Reg
uiate the conduct of Primary Elec.
tions.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a bond with good and sufficient sur.
ity double the sum bid.
The Board reserves the right TO re-
Ject any or all bids.
Dated at Marion Ohio this 5th. dav
OF August 1899.
The Deputy State Supervisors Of
W fsw. q. Lucas.
= r.,.. ~. \. chief Deputy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12
An Author's Initials.

81, Initials are sometimes the resort of
the writer who is anxious to conceal
his identity, and glance through any
one OF the 700 volumes that comprise
the catalogue of the British museum
reading room will discover some
strange instances. A theological book,
entitled Inquiry Into the Meaning OF
Demoniacks In the New Testament" "
is attributed to It. r. A. p. O. A. b. /.
G. o. s. Its real author wasna certain
Arthur Sykes, and the initials reveal
his position as "the precentor and
prebendary Of Alton Borealis I'm the
church at salisbury."-London Chron.
fcle ~.