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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
THE COW WILL SAVE THE LAND

Russias wheat yield for twenty
years has averaged only eight and
a quarter bushels per acre, with the
ground lying fallow every third
year and a famine every FIVE years.
The average farm lands of New
England, New York, Virginia and
other Eastern States have marked
ly decreased in productive power
and value. Thousands of ncres
within 100 miles of Washington D..
C., once worth $50 to $75 an acre, are
now abandoned for agriculture. The
East frequently spends 81 to $40
per acre for plant food to keep up its
soil.
Wheat in England averages thir-
ty-two bushels per acre, but Eng
land imports four times as much
wheat as 1t produces. English far
mers use several hundred thousand
tons of commercial plant food an
nually.
Belgium imports five times as
much wheat as it produces and quan-
titles of corn and Oil cake.
Germany consumes nearly twice
as much wheat as 1t produces and
imports corn and 1000 600 900 pounds
of oil cake. While 1t exports prini-
pally 1000 ,oO0, 900 POUNDS of sugar,
containing no plant food value. Den
mark imports more wheat than it
produces besides corn and S00,OOO,-
900 pounds of oil cake and exports
principally 175 100000 pounds of
butter, containing practically no
plant food.
These countries that feed practi-
cally all they raise and buy in ad-
dition large quantities of fertilizers
and other food stuffs from which to
produce still larger amounts of ma
nure, can thus make their soils rich
er than ever before, but the great
agricultural areas OF the United
States are being steadily depleted.
improvement in seed cultivation
and crop rotation and the addition
of 200000 acres of richest black
soil have increased the average yield
OF corn in Illinois, but some por-
lions of the 100000 acres of older
corn land are now producing small
er crops.
II we repeat in the great corn
belt the history OF land ruin in Pal
estine, in Southern Europe, in Russia
and in the eastern United States,
where shall our children go for
bread? After the land is impover-
ished II Is too late TO invest in soil
Improvement. Poverty is help
Less. Illinois can not afford to
wait twenty-five or fifty years be-
fore adopting permanent systems of
soil Improvement. Illinois Farmers
Institute.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
AN IMPRESSIVE LESSON
CInAITE,EERS

The impressive lesson against rock
less automobiling in city streets given
by the conviction of chauffeur in
New York of first degree manslaugh-
ter was strengthened by the sentence
imposed, at the close OF last week, OF
an indeterminate term in prison of
from seven to 20 years.
The Judges remarks in passing SEN
tence were weighty. Recognizing
that the automobile Is a source OF
recreation and ian important fac
tor in business" he made that fact
the greater reason for compelling
care and discretion in its use. He
pointed out that when the chauffeur
started on that ride he had the free
choice whether to drive carefully or
recklessly, and "chose to go at a
reckless speed" In his closing words
he gave the warning: "The next man
who comes to the bar of this court
charged with this offense may pay
the penalty with his life."-Lima Re-
publican.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
Must Keen the Curtains up.

ain London 1t is strictly against the
law for the driver of any public con-
veyance to allow the curtains of his
vehicle to be pulled down." said man
who has visited the English metropolis.
"By day or night the windows Of cabs,
hansoms. carriages, or what not, wheth-
er drawn by horses or propelled by
electric power. must be so open to
public inspection as to allow plain
view OF those occupying the interior.
A closed rig wouldn't get block be-
fore London bobby would nab It's
driver and hale him to a magistrates
Office, where he would get no mercy.
The 'avy Is based on the theory that
closed vehicles lend themselves easily
to the commission Of robbery or muir
der and that they may also assist a
criminal to make his escape" e."-Balti-
more American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
A Caroline I.Iands Iso.nd.

The Caroline ISLANDS group includes,
besides coral islands. five mountainous
islands of basaltic formation, beautiful
and fertile with rivers and springs.
Among the many queer legends of
these children Of the Pacific there is
none more highly improbable than
their theory as to the origin of these
Islands and their inhabitants. They
think they themselves were very
strong in the water-in fact, they lived
in It. The story goes that a woman
and her children were floating around
on the reef when man appeared from
the west with basket Of soil on his
shoulders. He had started out to make
nm tbland with mountain on 1t. One
Of the children cried out to him, "Give
rs little soil to make a place for our
mother,to sst for she is very weak
and cannot swim" He took out a
handful OF the earth and threw IL
down. making an island. As the man
WAS going on his way over the water
<he ron sly'ly made hole in the bas-
&ek 70 Is hA proceeded on bis way he
IN = trail 0f land behind. Suddenly
~ became conscious that the basket
1o4rped light. and. looking around. he
|1W (he land. In his anger he turned
p1t ard trod upon It. and thus the
o(a ves> s~--~~>
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
Avoided the Conventional.

ut is wonderful story" says the
publisher to the new author, whose
manuscript has just been 81 accepted,
but you have failed in one important
feature. You do not describe the way
the heroine was dressed when the hero
first met her. You'd better write In
paragraph about her clothes, but try
to avoid the conventional"
The ingenious author, knowing the
sameness of costume descriptions I'm
the best sellers and also knowing how
to make an appeal to the feminine
heart, wrote:
"Heloise fioated toward him garbed
In 5000 dress, a $3.50 hat, with a
$9s.75 mantilla over 1915 lace coat"
Chicago Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
.. snubbina a snob.

Jasmin, the Gascon poet and barber,
once treated rich snob to the snub-
bing he deserved. Jasmin had been
recitlng his poems for the benefit of
the poor and had afterward been es.
corted In triumphal procession to his
hotel. Next morning While he was still
In bed some one knocked at the door,
and vulgar nabob entered and In
stalled himself without invitation in a
chair.
MY dear Jasmin," said he patron
izlngly, ~ am banker, a millionaire,
as you know. wish you to shave me
with your own hand. Please set to
work at once. for l am pressed for
time. You can ask what you like for
your trouble"
Pardon me, sir" said Jasmin, with
pride. II shave for pay at home
only"
"What do you say?"
ut is true, sir. shave for pay only
at home"
Come, come! You are jesting. I
cannot be put Off. Make your charge
what you like. but shave me-"
Again ! say, sir, 1t is impossible"
"How impossible? Isn't it your
trader
ut is, but at this moment / am not
disposed to exercise It,"
In spite Of renewed bribes and en-
treaties Jasmin remained firm, and the
millionaire went away unshaved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
The Color Of Lakes.

Some lakes are distinctly blue. 9TH
ers are of various shades Of green, SO
that in some cases they are scarcely
distlngulshable from their level, grass
surrounded banks A few, too, are al
most black. The Lake Of Geneva is
azure hued, the Lake of Constance and
the Lake of Lucerne are green. while
the color Of the Mediterranean has
been called indigo. The Lake of Brienz
is greenish yellow, and Its neighbor,
Lake Thun, Is blue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
prinkers Logic.

''Men drink" said temperance lee.
turer, "because they are happy, be-
cause they are sad. because they are
too warm, because they are too cold.
Is there any logic in that?
"when see men drinking think Of
little boy Mt the seashore.
"This little boy, at play with his
bucket and shove. In the sand, sud-
denly ran to the edge Of an advancing
wave and. scooplng up a handful Of
salt water and foam, drank 1t greed
fly.
"'Oh, don't drink that said his
nurse. 1T will make you thirsty
"'what IL It doesr said he. There's
plenty more.'"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
Sorry He Snoka.

He was very deferential, but he was
a deacon In the church, and he felt
that he had a right to criticise. II
hope youll pardon me-" he said. "if I
suggest that your sermons are-ah"-
TOO prosy, suppose?" suggested
the minister.
"oh, no, not that, but too long"
"But you mustn't blame me for that"
returned the minister pleasantly. III
you knew little more wouldn't have
to tell you so much"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
makino n Last.

A young man was lately leaving his
aunt's house after visit when,, find
ing it was beginning to rain, he caught
up an umbrella that was snugly placed
In corner and was proceeding to open
It when the old lady, who for the first
time observed his movements, sprang
toward him, exclaiming: "No, no; that
you never shall! I've had that um-
brella twenty-three years, and 1t has
never been wet yet, and am sure 1t
shan't be wetted nowv'-London Ex-
DroS9
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
A Gentle Hint.

A lady who suffered from a neigh
boris fowls that oyerran and spoiled
her garden politely asked her neighbor
several times to keep his pets at
home. but no attention was paid TO
her grievance. Finaly she hit upon an
ingenious method Of protecting her
self. She prepared grains Of corn by
tying TO them with strong thread
small cards bearing the words. "Please
keep your chickens q home" and d.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15

tributed the grains about her fower
beds. The chickens casue to feast AZ
usual and greedily swallowed ..he corn,
not rreceiving the thread until the
card was against their beaks. Thea
they could neither swallow the card
nor rft themselves Of the swallowed
corn. Twenty or thirty OF the maraud-
ers ran home. bearing the polite re-
quest to their culpable owner, who,
struck with the method of the hint,
promptly cut the threads and cooped
up his fowls.-Bombay Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15

or amy other OF the balance OF them.
Moreover if this is not a true state
ment and line of reasoning why did
Mrs. Eddy have three husbands; Why
didn't she heal Mr.. Glover or Or,
Patterson or Mr.. Eddy? IL looks like
a prodigal waste of men to have one
woman run through with three men
and lay them away in the grave when
she knew how to cure them and also
TO resurrect them! When one prizes
into this doctrine of Eddyism how
eternally thin it getsl
The grandeur of this cult is in its
monumental absurdity. If 1t had been
true that Mrs. Eddy had done as
she proclaimed rediscovered Divine
miraculous healing AZ years ago and
had practiced 1t all these years she
would have swept civilization off its
feet and would now draw in her
train four hundred million human
beingsl Its very magnitude defeats
ITS credibility and puts 1t 20 route
When a sane man thinks about il a
minute--really thinks about 1.-THE
gives it up as a brazen and bias
phemous assumption. How many Ma
rion people were strung by the Her
ring?
Very Respectfully
DIR CATCHEN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
MORE THAN HIS SHARE.

There is only $35 apiece for every
man, woman and child in this coun.
try. The prevailing prejudice against
Mr.. Rockefeller is due to the fact
that he seems to have got more than
his share.-Globe-D Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
Fashion. Mo. Hs,I,b.

In nine cases out of ten, says the
Iowa Health Bulletin, II physician
tells woman that in order to improve
her health she must wear her clothes
in certain way she viii follow the
advice of her dressmaker instead.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
WHERE MACK GETS HIS.

Let us hope that Norman II. Mack
obtained a special dispensation from
Lincoln. NebI, to hold his meeting
with Colonel Jim Guffey.-New York
Evening Sun.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
CANNOT STAND PROSPERITY.

Your novelist in his prosperity gets
away from touch with the mass of hui
manity which gave vitality to his
iier book. Although his later works
may be more perfect in writing craft,
they are less human. Book Monthly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
Shavlna.

When asked whether Napoleon shay
ed himself Talleyrand replied: eyes.
One born to be a king has some one to
shave him. but they who acquire king
doms shave themselves" Dionysius,
the tyrant OF Syracuse. not daring to
commit himself TO BARRIERS hands. IL
said to have singed his own beard with
glowing walnut shells.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
OBJECT TO BARN DANCE.

1t isn't likely that anyone will
strenuously object because the barn
dance has been condemned by dane
ing masters.-Springfeld Sun.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
WILL HEAD TIE LIST.

The list OF the 100 worst books
cannot be complete until Alfred Aus
tin publishes the final collection OF
his oems-Boston Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
ESPECIALLY BA

ESPECIALLY BALD-HEADED ROW.
Mary Garden, of Salome fame, has
trouble with her eyes. This is 4
bad example for her audience.-Bal-
fillmore News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
CLIMBING LIKE A IOnsTnp

we do not wish TO hurt anybody's
FEELINGS, but We feel called on TO OBJ
serve that the Dayton team is climb
Ing like a lobster; that is, back
ward.-Dayton Journal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15
TUESDAY, JUNE IS, 1909.
June IS In American History.

1752-Franklin drew electricity from
the clouds.
1775-George Washington took com
mand Of the Continental army.
1S49-James Knox Polk. eleventh pres
ident. died; born 1895.
1904-The New York excursion steamer
General Slocum burned in Long
Island sound; $40 persons on a
church excursion outing lost their
lives.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 1920, rises 4:24; moon rises
3:21 a. m.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15

Pleasure once tasted satisnes less
than the desire experisnced for Il ops-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-15

JUST FOLLOW CHAUNCEY's Ex-
AMPLE.
Get married" advises Senator De-
pew. Also get rich. get famous ana
everything else you can. Helah! - Hal.
&lr0kn'o Gun. (.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
Atlas Valve.eSs Cars

s145O to $4,000, according to model and
Hnjsh BEKINS-COREY MOTOR CAR CO.
Pico and Flower SITS F3ss5
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
BUSY THIRTY MINUTES AT
THIRD AND FLOWER STREETS
Three Accidents Within Half Hour
Keep Pedestrians Slde-Stepplng.
No One Seriously Injured

Three accidents-none serious--Wtth-
in thirty minutes at Third and FLOWER
streets was the record for yesterday.
The most exciting was that In which
L. p. Cartwright, vice president of the
Citizens Investment company, par
ticipated.
Cartwright was driving his automo-
bile In Flower street and turned into
Third street. intending to drive
through the Third street tunnel. he
lost control of his auto and it dashed
on the sidewalk and crashed Into the
confectionery establishment of L. s.
Jones, 724 West Third street, frighten-
ing Mrs. Jones, who is In poor health,
almost into convulsions and wrecklng
several show cases and the soda foun-
tain.
Shortly before this happened two
automobiles collided at the same cor
ner, but no one was injured, and after
the chauffeurs exchanged apologies the
motorcars were driven away.
The crowd barely had time to scat
ter, when a man riding motorcycle
collided with a bicycle. and both were
thrown to the pavement. They sus-
tained slight bruises, and as each de-
clared he was at fault they brushed
their clothes and rode away.
After the latter accident the crowd
was slow to dispense, evidently think
ing II they remained there long enough
they would witness another one.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
NEW YORK CENTRAL ASKS
FOR ENORMOUS BOND ISSUE
Public Service Commission of New
York Reserves Its Decision on
$44,658o0o Loan Requested

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 3.-The public
service commission, second district
gave a hearing today upon the appli-
cation of the New York Central & Hud-
son River Railroad company for au-
thorlty to issue 446,5S0 additional shares
of capital stock, of the par value Of 500
each.
From the proceeds of the sale of this
stock it is proposed to pay the three
year per cent gold notes, amounting
to $25,0O0,000, which become due Feb
ruary l, 1910, and to apply the balance
toward contemplated improvements.
The company proposes to spend for
new equipment between September l,
1909, and December 81, 1910, the follow
ing amounts.
locomotives, $1,763, $50; passenger
equipment, $1,s53,9O0; freight equip
ment, $7,98O, 400, and marine equipment,
S439,500.
The stockholders April 10, 1906, voted
to increase the company's capital stock
from $150,0O0,000 to $250000,00O. With
the issuance of the stock for which the
consent of the commission Is asked the
total amount OF outstanding capital
stock will be $223, ,290, 900.
The commission reserved decision.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
SAYS SOCIALISM SWEEPS
COUNTRY LIKE WILDFlRE
Tom Watson Declares Armed Clash Is
Imminent Between Federal
and State Courts

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. S.-Asserting
that an armed clash between federal
and state courts has got to come
sooner or later" Thomas e. Watson,
several times the Populist nominee for
president of the United States, in a
letter to States Attorney General Hart
advocates armed resistance on the
part of the state authorities in resist
ing a writ of habeas corpus issued by
a federal court for a prisoner In the
custody of a state court.
The letter of Mr.. Watson says, in
part:
1.-THE people are considerably wrought
up against the federal judges. There
is more profound hatred of the federal
judiciary, especially the lower courts,
than of any institution in America"
Burlesqueing the idea that federal
troops would be sent to enforce the
orders of a federal court In case of
that kind, the letter continues:
president Taft knows as well as
do that Socialism is sweeping this
country like a prairie fire and that
there is an army of nearly 100000
banded together, true to the organi-
zatlon which their leaders have made,
and that these men pre- thirsting for
an opportunity to come into collision
with the federal army. That is one
reason why Taft and Roosevelt are Sc
eager to increase the number Of fed
eral troops"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
PLACES BLAME FOR LOST
MONEY ON MAN NOW DEAD
Capt. A. A. Graham Makes Expfanas
tlon of How He. Was Separated
from Mining Promotion Funds

That he was :doped" and robbed of
most of the money intrusted to him
by ten Los Angeles business men to
finance prospecting trip in Mexico
Is the statement made yesterday by
Capt. Angus A. Graham, now In the
city Jail awaiting arraignment on a
charge of embezzling more than $4,000,
to Deputy District Attorney McCor-
mick.
According to Mccormick, the ac-
cused sent for him and stated he
wanted to make a clean breast of the
matter. Graham then stated he had
received $4,000 In cash and checks for
$500 and was on his way to the Ar
cade station to meet the men who
were to accompany him, when he
stepped into a saloon with man
named Castleman and oscar Chavez
the latter since dead, to have drink
After taking several drinks Graham
declares he gave $3.50 to Chavez. He
stated he did not remember anything
more until he awoke and found that
he was In Eel Paso penniless.
Graham told Mccormick he intended
to repay the money advanced by the
business men and intimated that he
would plead guilty and ask for pro-
baton.
Capt. Graham probably will be ar
raigned In police court today on
complaint sworn to by Charles Boss
ert, one of the men alleged to have
contributed to the fund to be used in
financing the prospecting expedition
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
HOLLYWOOD READY
FOR CONSOLIDATION
SENTIMENT FOR UNION WITH
LOS ANGELES GROWS
FoothlII City Hopes to Obtain Solu-
tion Of Water and Sewerage
Problems by Merger with
Metropolis
[specIaI to The Herald. !

HOLLYWOOD, Nov, 3.--The senti-
ment for consolidation with Los An
geles is growing every day, and from
the present outlook the election will
likely take place before the close of
the year. The committee which was
appointed to carry on the campaign Is
meeting With encouragement on every
hand, and the matters which at first
seemed to stand in the way have
about been cleared away.
The two things which Hollywood
hopes to gain by consolidation with
Los Angeles are water and sewage.
The other public improvements of this
city are on a par with any city, and
these two items, which have formed
the great problem for Hollywood for
the past two years, can best be solved
by connection with the owens river
aqueduct and the outfall sewer of Los
Angeles.
1t has not been expected Los An
geles would agree to furnish this city
with water until the aqueduct Is COM
pleted, so that the matter has not
really entered into the proposition to
any extent. On account of the water
mains of the Union Hollywood Water
company passing through this city to
the reservoirs on the hills north of
the city, this city would likely be the
last to suffer should there be short
age.
The sewer problem is the one that
this city hopes to solve by consolida-
tion. This city promises to pay for
the main through the city and the
connection with the outfall sewer, so
that no extra expense will be thrown
on Los Angeles in that matter.
So far as all other improvements are
concerned. Hollywood stands on par
with any other city In Southern Cali
fornia. The street Improvements are
equal to any in Los Angeles and the
school facilities are on par with any
city. There are now tvo large gram
mar school and one high school build
ing, and an election has been called
for bonds to raise money for the build
ing of another grammar school build
ing This will supply the demand for
school room for several years to come.
The work of improving Prospect
avenue has begun, which means an
expenditure of about 100000 within
the next few months for that. The
work of Improvement on all of the
streets that have not been paved Is
being pushed as fast as possible, so
that by the time the consolidation cleo
ton is called there will be few unim-
proved streets In the city
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
SAWTELLE PREPARING TO
CELEBRATE ROAD OPENING

SANTA MONICA, Nov. s-Mayor Dudley,
the members Of the city council and board
Of trade. and other officials have been in
vited to attend the Sawtelle> day celebration
next Friday, which marks the formal OPEN
ing OF the newly constructed Sawtelle-Beverly
county highway. The Santa Monica officials
will charter a special over the Los An
geles-P Pacific and will take along the Santa
Monica band to furnish music for the oc-
casion.
Features OF the Sawtelle celebration will be
an Industrial parade, a picnic speeches and
music. The ceremonies will be held at the
Fifth street park, 1t is expected that the
celebration will attract large numbers of
beach residents as well as many citizens of
Los Angeles. Professor Chiaffarellrs band Of
Venice will furnish music.