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The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
THEY KNEW THAT BAD ROAD
Mark Twain Tells How Three Natives
Dodged Task of Hauling Stage
Through Mud.

Mark Twain was firm believer in
the national movement for good roads,
and had many a tale to tell about the
incredibly bad roads of some Sec
tions. A Hartford man recalled the
other day this experience of the IA
nous humOrist's: Il once had 30
mfIes"-so Mark Twain began-"to go
by stage in Mississippi The roads
were terrible, for it was early spring.
The passengers consisted Of five men
and three women-three large, we'll
developed women, swathed in shawls
and wells, who kept to themselves,
talking in low tones on the rear seat
Well, we hadn't gone a mile before
the stage got stick two feet deep in
the black mud. Down jumped every
man of us, and for ten minutes We
tugged and jerked and pulled till we
got the stage out of the hole. We
had hardly got our breath back when
the stage stuck again, and again we
had to strain our hearts out to release
her. In covering 15 miles we got
stuck eight times, and in going the
whole 80 we lifted that old stage out
of the mud II times by actual count
We five male passengers were wet,
tired and filthy when we reached our
destination, and so you can imagine
our feeling when we saw the three
women passengers remove, as they
dismounted, their wells, their shawls
and their skirts, and, 10 and behold
they were three big, hearty, robust
men. AS we stared at them with
buIging and ferocious eyes, one OF
them said: Thanks for your labor,
gents. We knowed this road and pre-
Dared for it. Will you HCker?'
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
HIS EL0QUENCE WAS USELESS
Colonel Morgan's Futile Attempt TO
Persuade Cleveland to Grant Par
don to a Murderer.

Col Franklin Pierce Morgan OF
Washington and New York never
made but one great speech, and the
story of it is pathetic. His audience
was Grover Cleveland, then president
of the United States, and his purpose
was to secure a pardon for a murderer
named O'Neil, in whom the colonel
had become interested. "I'l never for
get that day." said the colonel IN tell
ing about the incident Il had told
Dan Lamont the day before that
intended to ask Cleveland to pardon
O'Neil, who was q creature of the
dark places at times, but a pretty
good fellow at that Cleveland had
taken the precautiOn to send to the
department of justice and get the pa
pers in the case. | got up early the
next morning, had a massage and was
feeling tip-top. I got in to see Cleve-
land and l spoke 20 minutes. Never
in my life, before or since, have
been as eloquent as I was pleading
for that fellow O'Neil. The end Of
edges off a cloud. | concluded my
argument, confident that l had swept
the president off his feet Mr. Nor
gan,' he said, is that all you have to
say on behalf of your friend% Mind
you, he said friend Yes, Mr.. Presi-
dent said 1; I think that's ALL Mr.,
Morgan he replied, never as long as
I am in the White House shall that
cOnsUmmate coUDdrel-consumm
scoundrel, mark you-get out of the
penitentiary.' What's the use of elo-
Quence, anyhow" concluded the col
Onel.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
DOG KEEPS PEACE IN FAMILY
Lucky Cur Whose Appetite Is Pam
pered to Prove Innocence of
His Master.

My most interesting patient is
bulldog owned by a man down on
Ninety-seventh street" said a veter-
marian. Every afternoon, between
four and five o'clock, the dog and his
master take a walk. Just before they
go home 1hey stop in here and I give
the dog an appetizer.
He is such a healthy looking beast
that it seems wicked to waste drugs
on him, but it is only by keeping him
toned up so he will eat them out Of
house and home that the man can al
lay his wife's suspicious Formerly
the daily wanderings Of the pair were
not quite as innocent as they are now.
They had a habit of stopping at a
saloon where the dogs prtion of their
refreshment was a sausage.
That took the edge off the dogs
appetite. Owing to domestic Testric-
tions the man does not stop at the
saloon any more, but if the dog is
slightly off his feed no arguments will
convince the wife of the couples in
nOcence.
THE funny part of the thing is that
the woman used to hate the dog, and
before her aninus toward beer reached
a head she nearly starved him to
death. These are happy days for him,
when he has to eat his head off to keep
peace in the family"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
The Perfect Foot,

A woman's foot, when perfect, is
followed out well, both inside and out,
with a high instep, short heel and
long, straight toes, slightly spatulate
at the ends,
This is the type of the most beauti-
full foot. 1t is, on the whole, a foot
not frequently seen in its perfection,
for often one or the other element Of
beauty is wanting. The raTest point Of
beauty is the following of the outside
of the foot.
If anyone would convince himself
that the hollow Of the outside of the
foot is rare, let him watch the prints
that seaside bathers leave when they
step on a dry plank or walk. Most Of
such footprints show a greater or
smaller hollow on the inside of the
foot, but nearly every one shows a
straight wet mark on the outside, says
.Woman's Life.
That water should flow under the
arch of the foot without wetting it is
an old and good rule where feet are
concerned.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
CROATE'S TRIBUTE TO WOMAN
Why He Believes the Bible Story Of
Eve Being Made From Adams
Best Rib.

There is no part of the sacred wFi-
tings that has so impressed me as the
history of the first creation Of woman
l believe that no invasion Of science
has shaken the truth of that remark
able Tecord-how Adam slept and his
best rib was taken from his side and
transformed into the first woman
Thus, sir, she became the "side-bOne"
of man,-the sweetest mOTsel in his
whole organism! Uaughter) Why,
sir, there is nothing within the pages
Of sacred writ that is dearer to me
than that story. | believe in it as
firmly as l do in that of Daniel in the
den Of lions. or Jonah in the whales
able tales. Oaughter.) There is
something in our very organism, sir,
that confirms its truth: for if any one
of you will lay his hand upon his
heart, where the space between the
ribs is widest, you feel there a vac
uum, which nature abhors, and which
nothing can ever replace until the dear
creature that was taken from that
spot is restored to it. CCheers and
laughter) Follow my example, sir,
and place your hand just there and
see if you do not feel a sense of gone
ness" which nothing that you have
ever yet experienced has been able to
satisfy.-From a speech by Joe Choate.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Once Enouuh.

81 am not an iDcuisitiye man." said
the minister, but there is one thing
would like to know. Why do people
who marry more than once never get
the minister who tied the first knot
to tie the second or third or fourth?
Il have married enough couples to
earn for me the title of marrying par
son. Many of those people were
prominent enough socially to get their
doings recorded N the newspapers
and / learn through that medium that
a fairly large percentage Of them
marry again. But they never ask me
to oficiate.
why don't they? Didn't I bring
them good luck the first time? Has
their experience prejudiced them
against me personally, or is there a
superstition that prevents a man be-
ing married twice by the same min
lister?
Even members Of my own congre-
CATION who marry again seek a strange
minister. Why?"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
a PROTEST AGAINST "JOLTS"
Sources of Discomfort That Destroy
Our Comfort and Help Shorten
Our Lives.

zone need not fear that his liver
will really be ierked out of place
when a trolley car comes to a stop"
says the New York Medical Journal,
but the sense of such an impending
catastrophe is certainly something
more than a jarTing of the pleasant
tenor of ones daily life. It is a source
Of discomfort that is needlessly varied
in a thousand ways, and frequently
recurring discomfort amounts to such
wear and tear as must enfeeble the
vital forces and tend in the long run
to the shortening of life, for it is the
continual dropping that wears away
stone. The jolts that madden per-
son also serve to undermine his power
Of resistance to the malign agencies
that more obviously threaten his life.
That freedom from agitation which
promotes cOntentmenL Is well known
to be highly conducive to longevity.
Statisticians have demonstrated this
over and over again, and society ought
to exert its full power in the effort to
do away with all avoidable sounces of
discomfort-the heat Of the subway
trains, the screeching of locomotives,
the clang of bells, the hOrTid stTidor
of motor car horns, and all things else
long lived, we need to be happy, and
comfort is indispensable to happi-
ness"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Teachina Correct Speech.

A woman of culture and travel has
made a glorious success teaching cor
rect speech. It is surprising how
much incorrect speech there is among
our educated people. They cling to
proviucialisms, incorrect pTOnuncia-
tions. wrong use Of words, and un-
musical intonatiOns. The sOutheTner
holds to the soft, T-less UtteTance Of
his nanny" days; the middle west
erner fattens his vowels; the Boston
ian throws his rs completely out Of
Joint. This woman undertook to cor
rect such errors and teach a pure.
perfect English speech to a few young
women. She became so successful
that she was compelled to start a
school of correct English which has
grown to great proportions. This par
ticularIy promising field is open in
every town in America.-The Delinea-
tor.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Small Homes.

Green things growing indoors are
the most successful antidOtes to win
ter ever devised. Thousands who can
not have a conservatory change the
whole temper Of a home by a few
plants. There are many varieties Of
palm today, both hardy and decora-
tive, and of ferns. Of the many bios
soming plants which do well indoors,
the place of highest honor, consider
ing what it has done for humanity IN
the mass, must remain with the hum
BILE geranium. A single pot in a hall
bedroom often helps young man or
woman through a lonely winter. Many
of the newer plants do not require di-
rect sunlight in order to thrive. These
points are childishly elementary, but
obviousness and human Importance
often lie very near tOgether.-Collier's g.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
SCHWARTZ.
MANS RESPECT FOR ANIMALS
We Must Recognize That We Arc
OVerseers of Other Forms of
Life on Earth.

If we have any belief at all in a diff
ference of moral faculty between our
selves and the animals we must recog-
nize that we are, so far as our powers
over nature will permit, overseers Of
other forms of life upon the earth, not
merely for our own advantage but for
the good of the universe. We cannot
deny that the struggle for life exists
and that we must take part in it and
do our best to destroy those forms
of life which are hostile to ourselves.
We cannot go so far in respect for
life as to found society for the pre-
ventiOn of cruelty to baciIi. But at
the same time our respect for life is
a sign of our triumph, however imper-
feet, over the struggle for life; and
the greater this respect becomes the
more we are men conscious of the
promise and significance Of all life
and the less we are beasts involved in
the blind waste of nature.
Very slowly and imperfectIy this
sense of the promise and significance
of all life grows in us. 1t is not only
an intellectual, but rather a religious
and emotional idea. It appears first
in men like st. Francis with a pro-
phetic sense Of a ncbler state Of be-
ing. From them it is communicated
by the beauty Of their example rather
than by argument, to other men; and
perhaps when it has become a matter
Of course in all civilized human be-
ings we shall find that it is of prac-
tical value and it will attain to a
scientific justification.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
OLDEST LIVING CREATURES
Giant Tortoise Brought to London
From Mauritius Probably En-
titled to That Honor.

What species of animal lives to the
greatest age is a question that has
not been satisfactorily answered, but
it is cOntended that a giant tortoise
brought to the London geological gar
dens from Mauritius about ten years
ago is probably the oldest living crea-
ture whose age is positively known.
This tortoise, which weighs a quar-
ter of a ton, has lived at least one
hundred and sixty years, as historic
documents prove.
It is said that one hundred years is
a good old age fer an elephant and
that no other animal except certain
birds and reptiles and the whale
reach this span Of years. In 1921 there
died at Peterborough, in England, a
tortoise whose age was said to be two
hundred and twenty years. One in
stance, at least, is known of tor
t0ise which was still growing when
eighty years old.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
First telescope Presumed.

Very few people are aware that the
first practical telescope one
which Calico used in discovering the
satellites of Jupiter in January, 1910,
is still in existence and preserved at
the Museum of Physics and Natural
History IN Florence. It is about three
hundred years ago since this instru-
ment was first turned toward the
heavens. Unlike the present astro-
nOmical type, it had a concave In
stead Of a convex eyepiece, just like
the opera glasses now in use. When
Calico first exhibited his new tele-
scope to the doge and an enthusiastic
assembly he was overwhelmed with
honOrs, because it was thought that
the instrument would give the soldiers
and sailors of tie republic a great ad-
vantage over their enemies.-Strand
Magazine
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Tragedy in Prison Cell.

Some time ago a whole family was
murdered at Potchep, in southwest
Russia. Two men named Cluster and
Shnakhin were charged with the crime.
and although protesting their inno-
cence to the last the former was
hanged and the latter sentenced to
long term of hard labor. 1t was sub
sequently asceTtained that there had
been miscarriage Of justice, and the
real murdeTeTs were arrested and tried
by couTt-maTtial at Chernigoff and
sentenced to death and were confined
in Chernigoff pending execution Of
their sentences. Two of them were
found dead the other day in their cell.
They had been strangIed by their com
paniOn with piece Of twisted linen
The three had drawn lots as to which
of them should kill thc two others. and
then commit suicide. The man who
lost fulfilled the first part of the bar
gain, but at the last moment shrank
from doing away with himself.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Rain Defeated Napoleon.

The plan of Waterloo as laid down
by Napoleon was a most brilliant one.
and had it not rained on the night
IF the seventeenth of June the man
Of destiny would in all likelihood have
kept his throne Had it not rained
and made the land miry he would
have had his artillery in position four
days before he actually did, and We'll
lington would have been disposed of
long before Blucher's arrival. Even as
it was, the Iron Duke was pretty well
used up when the PrussIan came I'D
on his left NapOleon's genius never
shOne more brilliantly than it did in
his last campaign. He was defeated
by the elements.-LiteraTy Digest
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Worlds Oldest Tree.

The recent rose show given in Paris
by the French Horticultural society
recalled the fact that the Oldest rose
tree in the world is believed to be one
which grows on a wall of the cathe-
dral at Hildesheim, Germany. EIev-
enth-century records make mention
of expenses incurred by caTetakers Of
the cathedral in maintaining this tree,
which covers the wall to height of
twenty-five feet aud is twenty inches
thick at the root.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Memorial 70 AVIators.

At LOuveciennes there is a me
mortal which commentaries the as
cent Of the first Montgolfer balloon.
The brothers Montgolfer were on
friendly terms with the celebrated
statesman Boissy d'Anglas, and they
offered to make their first experi-
ment in his park. After the famous
ascent, Francois Antoine Boissy dan
glas erected a little column TO COM
memCrate the event, simply bearing
the date. The ravages Of time are
seen on the column, and the date is
almost Obliterated. To the casual OBJ
server this famous landmark is only
a mystery, but BOissy d'Anglas evi-
IDENTIFY saw the possibility Of aerial
flight by erecting this modest me-
mortal.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Limited Vision.

There was a man Once-a poet. He
went wandering through the streets
Of the city, and he met a disciple.
"Come out with me-" said the poet,
for a walk in the sand dunes" And
they went. But ere they had prog
ressed many stages, said the disciple,
There is nothing here but sand" ITO
what did | invite you?" asked the
poet. ITO walk in the sand dunes" "
Then do not complain" said the poet.
yet even so your words are untrue.
There is heaven above. Do you not
see It? The fault is not heavens; nor
the sands. s."-Maarten Martens.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Letting the Ca, Out Of the Raa.

The saying '1et the cat out Of the
bag" probably had its origin in the
trick Of substituting cat for young
pig in the days when it was customary
for the country folks in England to
take pigs to market in bags. These
bags, in old phraseclogy, were called
''pokes." If anyone was foolish
enough to buy an animal without look
ing at it, he was said to have bought
"a pig in a poke" but If he opened
the bag the cat would jump out and
the trick was exposed.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
Thickest Skin of Any Animal.

The skin Of hipPopotamus is about
the thickest covering worn by any
animal on earth. That of the whale
is only slightly thicker. but then the
whale lives in the sea and not upon
the earth. By reason of this thick hide
the hippOpotamus can laugh at or
dinary bullets, which merely tickle
him unless they strike him IN
the eye. the nOstrils or the ears.
Therefore, when shooting hippopo-
tami, the sportsman uses ex-
plosiVe bullets with sharp steel points.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
His ODporfunity.

you never saw man more de-
lighted than Flutterby Isl"
Whats the cause?"
He's going to get public hearing
for his poems at last"
'In print?"
Not exactly. He's been sued for
breach of promise, and all his poems
are to be read in open court"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
There's q Reason.

Wilfred-Ma, / wish was cross
eyed.
Mrs. What makes You
wish such a foolish thing, my dear?
Wilfred-Why, then / could stand
on the sidewalk and watch a parade
coming and going at the same time.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
DispTOVen,

Cynicus-It is quite impossible for a
woman to keep a secret
Henpeckke-I don't know about
that My wife and l were engaged
for several weeks before she said any
thing to me about it.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
TEWELRY REMADE

BRING YOUR OLD RINGS, BROOCHES PINS,
WATCHES AND OTHER JELRY HERE FOR REPAIRS
WE MAKE OTHER JEWELRY, DO ALL KINDS OF RE-
PAIR WORK AND CHARGE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
YOUR EYES NEED GLASSES
IF YOU HAVE HEADACHES, PAIN IN THE EYES
OR IF YOU CAN'T SEE TO READ WELL.
OUR OPTICIAN WILL EXAMINE YOUR EYES FREE
AND TELL YOU WHAT'S THE TROUBLE.
SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES FROM ST UP.
EWELRY-DIAMONDS-S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIBERAL CREDIT TO ALL
IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR CUSTOMERS IN EVERY
WAY, SCHWARTZ, THE POPULAR JEWELER" WILL
BE PLEASED TO SELL YOU ANY ARTICLES YOU MAY
SELECT ON CREDIT TERMS THAT WILL MEET YOUR
APPROVAL.
WE WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO COME TO OUR
STORE AND BUY WHAT YOU WANT LWITH THE AS
SURANCE THAT YOU WILL GET THE BEST VALUES AT
THE SMALLEST PRICES ONLA LIBERAL BASIS.
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING, 80 YEARS EXPERT
ENCE OUR WATCHINSURANCE IS GREAT FEA
TURE SET-INS EXPLAIN THE PLAN WE ALSO HAVE
AN OPTICAL DEPARTMENT THAT GUARANTEES SAT
ISFACTION EYES EXAMINED FREE.
S24 9TH ST. Northwest
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-24
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS.
Corrected Daily by Chas. Turner q Co
PAYING PRICE.
Butter, zoe per lb.
Eggs, 18c per dozen.
SELLING PRICE.

Butter, 20c per 10.
Eggs, 18c per dozen.
SELLING PRICE.
Butter 25c per lb. Eggs, 22 cents
per doz. Cheese-N. Y. Cream 2bt
per Id. Lard--1sc per lb. Syrup
40c per gal. Sugars--6 1-2 to Q Lac
per lb. Teas-40c to 81. per lb. Vim.
egar-25c per gal. Salt--S1.26 per
bbl. Hand picked Naby Beans--5c
per Id. Carolina Head Rice--10c pei
ID. or 8 lbs. for 25c. Cracked HON.
iny-4c ID. OF lbs. for 10c. Marrow
fat Beans-7c lb. or 4 lbs. for 2bc
Lima Beans---10c h.. 8 lbs. for 2Bc
Prunes-8 Ia to 16c ID. Seeded Rais.
ins-10c and ~ 1-2c per ID. Cleaned
Currents, IL lac Der ID.
FLOUR.
Glover Leav (1-4 bbl.) $40; B.
Pride Ola bbl) s1.70; Carnation G-i
s1.60; Golden Flake G-4 gbl.). $1.6O
Gilt Edge GA bbl) $3.50; Whites
Best G,4 bbl.) $40: Gold Medal
GA bbD $3.50; Monarch Ola bbl.)
$3.50; Knickerbocker GA bbl)
31.50; Graham Flour, zoe per sack
Corn meal. zoe per sack
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-24
sheriff's Sale of Rea.
Estate.

The Citizens Building and Loan com.
pany Plaintiff, vs. John ii. Pfrsch
ct al, defendants.
Court OF Common Pleas, Marion
county, Ohio: Case No. 1851.
In pursuance of an order of sale
from said court to me directed In
the above entitled action, l will ex-
pose to sale, at public auction. at the
door OF the court house in Marion
Marion county, Ohio. on the 18th day
of June 1910 at 2 O'clock, p. NJ, the
following described real estate, stu
ate In the Couty of Marion and state
OF Ohio and In the Township OF Tully
to-wit.
Situated In the Township of Tully
Couty of Marion and State OF Ohio,
to-wit; known as being part of the
northwest corner of the east half
and the northeast corner west half OF
the northeast quarter of section
twenty eight, township four ca,
south range seventeen east, bounded
and described as follows;
Tract /. Beginning at stone al
the northwest corner of the east half
OF the northeast quarter of section
OF twenty eight thence east seven
teen and fifteen one hundredths G7.-
l5) chains ato an Iron pin thence
south 48S chains to an iron pin In
the north line of right of way of the
N. Y. p. a. o. Ry., said pin being
South 53 degrees As min. w. SAG
chains of the intersection of the west
line of section 2S with the north
right the way line of the N. Y. p. &
o. Ry; thence south SO degrees 49,
w. 24.26 chains, along said right of
way line to the intersection of the
east line of the right of way of the
T. & o. C, Ry, with rne north line OF
right of way of the N. Y, p, & o. Ry
thence N. II degrees 20" w. 1881
chains along the east right of way
line of the Il. & o. c. Ry to an iron
pin In the north line of said section
twenty eight; thence east along said
section line S.64 chains to the place
OF beginning containing 1857 acres
excepting fifty seven one hundredths
(57-1O0) acres in the right of way OF
q transfer tract, sold to Timothy
Sharrock to the T. & o, C, Ry and
the N. Y. p. & O. Ry companies.
Tract 2. Also real estate situated
| In Tully township. Marion County
and state of Ohio. and known as be
| Ing a part of the southwest corner OF
| the west half of the north east quar-
terof section 2s Township 4, South
range seventeen G7) east. Bounded
and described as follows;
Beginning on the half section line
running north and south through said
lsection 2s at an iron pin 3.7s chains
south of the quarter post on the
north line OF said section; thence
east 11.44 chains to an iron pin II
the west line of the right or way OF
the Toledo and Ohio Centeral Rail
way. Said pin being s. II degrees
9sf" u. a.s2 chains to an iron pin a.
the intersection of the north line Of
section 2s with the west right OF wa,
line Of said Toledoand Ohio Contra