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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
rhsx Wsr. Not Indians.

II is said that when the ilrst Chine sss
entered California the Indians were
very curious about them. A dispute
arose among some Of them as to what
country the strangers might hail from
and whether or not they we're Indians.
The Indians decided to apply the wa
ter test. One day party of Indians
met a party OF Cinnamon approaching
a little stream. The strangers ap-
preached the bridge and started across.
The Indians, too, filed across and.
meeting the Chinamen In midstream,
pushed two of them into the angry.
spooming current below. The test was
conclusive. They could not swim.
They we're not Indians.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

he answers yes; that he is to meet Mr..
Drury there. GIL tells Beth he sees
her land is up Ior sale again on the
morrow. Yes Beth answers. "the
taxes haven't been paid yor years ="
dili remarks that il seems a pity that
q nice girl like Beth should be vast
ing her time in ticket Office and then
asking Dawson TO come and see him
shoe his nag goes out; followed by
Dawson. Mrs. Dawson and Mrs.
Babbitt tag on, and as they go out,
Drury enters, and seeing Royce, the
men step to one side, while Beth
draws down the blind at her window.
Drury tells Royce he has another job
for him--he has heard that another
spur of track Is going To be run
through the junction, and the piece of
land the railroad needs Is going to be
sold next day for accumulated taxes
lt is known as "Elliott's Stone pile >"
why, that's Beth Eliotts and"
Royce eXclaims, and he tells Drury
the girl Is the operator in the station
Drury says they must have the land
before the railroad can get II, and
Royce asks why he doesn't make the
girl an offer for Il now. Drury says
he (Royce) had better go over and
bid on II himself as he doesn't want
to appear I'm the transaction. Royce
hesitates, saying he may queer him
self with the girl; but Drury assures
him a man is more attractive backed
mp by little money. and Royce con-
sents To the deal Drury takes the
next train and leaves Royce with in
sructions TO pump the girl and he
will be back on the following after
noon. AS the train pulls in, Mrs.
Babbitt rushcs into the waiting room,
grabs up her bundles and wants to
know IL that's her train. Crabb,
crossing the room, answers "yes:" IL
she's going to indianapolis. Mrs.
Babbltt tells him to keep civil
tongue in his head and resumes her
bench. Gill comes in for n poker TO
fix his machine, and Mrs. Babbitt
offers him some advice. GIN says if
she knows so much. maybe she'll
come out and give him the benefit OF
her knowledge, and the lady. declar-
ing that she 'ain't run a\sewinG ma
chine. for twelve years without know
ing something about machinery" fol-
lows him out.
Betin mas made her appearance
again. and as she and Royce are left
alone, they begin their talking. He
is obviously taken with the girl and
tells her IL goes against the grain to
see her work.
Beth-"Why shouldn't | work? I'm
well, strong and moderately happy"
yce--"Moderately?
Beth-"Well, If a placard advertis-
ing sale of all you wouldn't be eX-
actly joyful, would your
Royce acts ias though he didn't
know and nsks how mnch the taXes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
Marion to Sacrifice Batting
Strength for Speed.
SOME OLD MEN TO GO
Many New Faces to Appear
in Digger Lineup.
Oficials Figure That With One or
Two Good Baserunncrs The Dig
gers Would Have Distanccd Lima
Last Ycar--Some Dope ON the
Coming Pennant Chase.

The speed merchants are the ones
who will grab the regular Digger
Jobs this summer, according to the
announcement made by one of the
virectors of the local club today.
Batting strength will be sacrificed
TO obtain speed and the officials be-
lieve that the scoring machine will
move with far greater regularity
than in past years when Marion has
been noted for her great sluggers
with feet of lead.
The Lima accomplishment last
season was evidence enough that
speed is better than hitting strength.
The Diggers had a great aggrega-
ton of hitters: when those willow
wielders got started nothing could
stop them. Hits galore there were
and when the smoke had blown
away Marion had enough to win
but had there been few fleetfoot-
ed athleths thaveling around those
bases there would have been far
more runs.
Time and again last season Marion
outhit its opponents only to lose
through slow work on bases The
manager now wants some fellows
who can get out and steal base
when 1t is necessary. Diggers were
away up I'm fielding. and hitting but
woefully weak when II came to base
thefts Lima's great success was due
to the speed of little Fink and
Reilly as much as anything else
Every time those midgets got on
they were in position to score If
the needed hit came along while
Marion man found II necessary to
get hit to put him in position
to score and another hit to register
him.
With man like Fink to lead
Off the Diggers would have left
Lima far behind last year that there
would have been nothing to il. |
Those grand sluggers following of |
the speed merchant who was get |
ting on all of the time would have |
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
STURGESS IS ANGRY OVER
ACTION TAKEN BY THE LEAGUE

Paul sturgess, Mansfield owner. is
decidedly nettled over falling to get
away from the Ohio State league at
the meeting Monday which he did not
attend. Sturgess says that 1t is a
case of sour grapes with Marion be-
cause the Ohio-Penn. league chose
Mansfield rather than Marion to be-
come its eighth city. Thing of II
girls! Paul forgets that Mansfield.
though far below Marion as a base
ball city as the records will show, is
81 miles nearer to the other O-P cities
and hence was taken in purely be-
cause of its location on the map. And
by the way the baseball map NAV
not show Mansfield this year unless
Paul comes into the fold
The following is the statement made
by Sturgess TO Mansfield newspaper
men after hearing of the action taken
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
A castIx Fun.ral.

The most costly state funeral which
has ever taken place was perhaps that
Of Alexander the Great. A round mil
lion was spent In laying Alexander to
his rest. The body was placed In a
conn Of gold filled with costly aro-
matics. and a diadem was placed on
the head. The funeral car was embel-
lished with ornaments Of pure gold.
pnd its weight was so great that It
took eighty-four mules more than a
year to convey 1t from Babylon to
Syria.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

at Mondays meeting.
Paul Sturgess, owner of the Mans
field franchise, stated this morning
that he did not attend the Ohio State
league meeting at Columbus and did
not know what was done nor did he
care very much. Tine Ohio and
Pennsylvania league magnates grant
ed me, not Mansfield, franchise to
place where l saw 1T 1t is a dog in
the manger,' stunt on the part OF
Marion In trying to hold this terri
tory. They are sore because the Ohio
and Pennsylvania league magnates
thought Mansfield better town than
Marion. Sour. grapes for them
Mansfield fans can rest assured that
they will see o. & r. league bal here
the coming season, even II they are
forced TO go TO Shelby or Ashland to
witness games for a time"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
Killing GOES SOUTH WITH CUBS

Chicago, Feb. 9.-When the Chi
cago Cubs squad starts on its spring
training trip to New Orleans Feb
ruary %, among those present will
be NOISY John" Killing
That the hold-out catcher will he
permitted to don uniform is seen
in the announcement today that
Chairman Hermann of the National
commission will call n special meet
ing of that body February 23. four
days before the departure of the
champions on their spring training
trip. 1t is believed that application
OF Killing for reinstatement will be
the principle business to come up at
the meeting.
Fans say the meeting Is significant
because 1t is being called at a date
which will make ii possible for
Killing to join the Cubs on their out
ing If the ruling of the comission
Is favorable.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
EMMETT REILLY TELLS Of THF
ONLY TIME bits" EVER GOT MAD

Emmett Reilly tells of the only
time Bits" Bierhalter ever lost his
tempe ron the ball field. II hap
pened here one day last summer
when the diggers were losing con-
test Wolfe was up and Bierhalter
called the first one a strike. The
second one was also a strike and
Wolfe kicked. The next one was
wide but Wolfe swung at 1t anyway
and hoped back to the bench.
Bierhalter said to the catcher, 81
intended to call that one strike
no matter where 1t was"
Reilly was approaching and heard
the remark and said
mo honest man would ever do
that"
Bits" went straight up in the air
air and Reilly had him on the wag-
on the remainder of the day He
would have put the Marion backstop
out OF the game on the slightest
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

are, and IL she thinks anyone Is likcN
to go over and bid il in. Her friend,
wouldn't do that, she answers, and
she would he furious with anyone who
tucked her out of her property. Pres.
| emily, Mrs, Babbitt returns. saying
she has fixed the machine by lab
bing something with n hat pin. and
Beth goes back to her window. Royce
asks IL he may call back later and
walk home with her aud she SAYS
yes If he cares to. As he goes out.
Mrs. Rabbit remarks that she can't
abide that man: he's too all-hred no
lite. Beth assures her that she need
not worry, and they nave little con-
iidential talk, which is interrupted by
the entrance Of Gilf and Mrs. Daw-
son. a train whistles and Mrs. Daw-
son loses her head--she rushes about
trying To get her bundles and every-
one tries 10 help her Mrs Babbitt
rushes about. like n chicken with its
head off to see if Mrs. Dawson has
left anything behind Mrs Dawson
is just on the train when Mrs. Bah
bitt finds some apple butter that she
(Mrs. Dawson) has left behind. and
Mrs. Babbitt rushes ont just in time
to hand the applcbutter To the con-
ductor OF the train. The bell clangs
and Crabb calls out "'leven-nfty.
three" and Mrs. Rabbit realizes that
she has missed her train.
Beth-"Why, Mrs. Babbitt, aren't
you going?"
Mrs. B-"Oh. no. I'm not going
just loafing around the depot. !"
Beth tells her there Is n later train,
but Mrs. Babbitt says she'll get even
with the company and demand her
dollar back. I'm n poor unfortunate,
spendin' Christmas IN n hotel room,
not sohl to pass me up a kind
word" she sobs, but Beth tells her she
viii come over AMI cheer her up i'm
the evening, and after getting her
dollar Mrs. Babbitt departs. Beth
has to laugh when the door is closed
and she laughs lone and loud, and be-
fore she RECEIVERS. a new arrival en-
ters the Station. He is sight for
sore eyes.-a big, jolly fellow, wrap
ped in great coat, carrying n suit
case and umbrella. file looks at Beth
moment as her face Is hidden in her
arms and begins laughing also. Pres
emily she raises her head. and as her
eyes meet HIS put ne close tu that
Joke" he says; at must be good ="
Beth stops laughing and the surprise
In her eyes sobers him up, when
does the next train go?' he asks.
Beth-''North or south??"
Blake-"Search me :"
Beth-'Sr!"
BlalSe-"i -- beg your pardon,
but don't know which is which. My
bump of locality Is dimple."
She asks whore he wants to go and
he says back" then he tries To get
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Bob Blake" aud Beth Elliott" will
probably eat their Christmas dinner
rs they have been doing for some
the waiting room OF the de-
pot at Grand Crossing, and IL is
doubtful If there VIII be n joller
spread anywhere under the sun.
II you have any curiosity, and
chance to be In doubt as to just where
Grand crossing may be. its exact To-
cation Is Marion, though you would
never know II from the outside. But
step through the doors of the Grand
Opera house Friday evening, and
you find yourself i'm the very centre OF
Grand Crossing, and once there, you
are going TO enjoy yourself. whether
you will or no, for in giving MS "The
Travelling Salesman" Mr.. Forbes has
cqualled, IL not surpassed, THE Chor-
us Lady"
AS rule, about the most dismal
place imaginable Is he waiting room
OF country depot, and though the
one at Grand Crossing may not ordi-
narily be an eNccptions To the general
rule, on Christmas Day we find it
anything but dismal; there is some
thing doing every minute.
To begin with, Mrs. Babbitt, who
arrives early to wait for her train to
Bird-in- Hand, starts things going by
arguing with Bill Crabb, the brake
man. Because the trains due at
'leven-fifty-three amt no sign it'll ar
rive on your old one-horse railroad"
she snaps after he has tried to give
her some information.
Crabb-"It amt my railroad"
Mrs. B.-"You don't say? Why,
from the airs you give yourself,
thought you wuz the president"
Crabb--"Not yit; II / wuz, l would
not allow old women TO loaf around
the depot worrying baggagemen to
death. i"
Crabb gets out before Mrs. Bah
bltt has chance to reply, and I'm
moment her attention IL taken up by
the arrival Of VIM. Henry Dawson
and his wife, Mrs. Babbitt goes over
and sits down by Mrs. Dawson's side
ana the two indulge I'm nice line OF
gossip which covers Beth Elliott, the
pretty telegTapher at the station and
Franklyn Royce, who is in Grand
Crossing looking after some store for
his employer, Martin Drury. Mrs.
Babbitt declares there Is nothing In
the case between Royce and Beth,
and she, being Beths most intimate
friend, ought 10 know. Just then an
auto is heard outside and all crowd
to the window to see who II Is and
comment on the Occupants of the ma
chine Gill, the owner. comes in to
get his new tire and seems to know
everybody present While he Is
drawing some attention about him..
Mrs, Babbitt puts penny in the slot
machine which fails TO work. She
tells crabb about it, but getting no
satisfaction, she goes 10 the ticket
window. and gives 1t vigorous rap.
The curtain Is suddenly raised, and
the pretty face of Beth Elliott APP
pearssand when she learns that Mrs
Babbitt has lost her penny, She
comes out to unlock the box, and
gives Mrs. Babbitt d piece OF chew
ing gum. Beth has something pleas
ant to say to everybody and returns
70 the window. Next 20 enter is
Franklin Royce. Beth asks him II
ne got the telegram she delivered, and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Dick Staley has decided that he
would like to come back to Marion
this year but the Digger club may
not be able to get him. Staleys
price is not such n high one but 1t
is too high for Marion to pay with
a $1,000 salary limit in effect, es-
pecially as ownership of the player
would not come here with him. Con-
ME Mack cannot use Staley and t. Is
likely that he will go to some class
A club.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

registered time and again.
of Course Lima had others who
could go out and steal a base or
go mighty fast in hit and run
play, but II was the two midgets up
at the top that counted most
The management viii doubtless
have surprise or two in store for
the fans. There will be several OF
the old men cut loose, traded or
sold before the season opens. Some
Will stay for the manager cannot be
expected to build an entirely new
team but there will be few old faces
back. The youngsters are going to
have the call and the 27 now under
contract look pretty sweet.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

To show that IL means well toward
the clubs which have as yet but few
players engaged for the training seas
on the Marion club today offered to
divide up and to transfer some of the
many promising youngsters 1t has un-
der contract to those who are some
what shy. 1t Is not likely that more
than Is of the youngsters will be
brought on hence there are at least
nine To let the others have a look at
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Wilmington. Del, Feb. 9-FranlS
b. Lafferty, hfty-slx, who was one of
the best baseball pitchers in his day
in the United States, is dead here to-
day of fatty degeneration of the heart.
Lafferty was one of the organizers
of the famous quickstep baseball team
here in 1871, which two years latei
became the champions of the United
States defeating all of the big clubs
in the country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
A Mountain coIIosuv.

ibid your husband get that terrible
red nose working out In the sunshine?"
asked one woman.
"No." answered the other. THAT
amt sunshine. That's moonshine"--
Washington Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

The Marion club will live up to the
$1,000 salary limit decided upon by the
magnates some time ago. This is the
announcement made today by local
officials who have been carefully PLAN
ming this winter so that they could be
ready for salary limit any place be-
tween $500 and $1,000. To get with
in the limit the club viii carry only
four pitchers, and oGe of the catchers
will have to play regularly In the out
field. The limit is not effective until
30 days after the season opens so that
the management will have ample time
to decide upon the catcher who can do
best in the double role that will be ex-
pected of him. The man who takes
the regular catching job will have to
catch the large majority of the game
unless he Is injured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

'"The Thief" which comes to the
Grand theatre tomorrow evening is
said to offer lesson for husbands
who do not furnish finery for their
wives. Though the heroine of the
play is abnormally selfish and dis
honest, the story cannot fail to he
interesting. The shame of the
woman, her defense and humllia-
ton when exposure before friends
follows, together with the suTerings
of her husband, all furnish mighty
dramatic material.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
The Main Thina.

Chief Of Detectiyes-Now give us a
description @of your missing cashier.
How tall was hef Business Mani
don't know how tall he was. What
worries me is that he was $4,000
short.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Most of the trips for the purpose of
furthering the league organization will
be made from now on by Secretary
Robert w. Read who will succeed Bob
Quinn when the latter puts down the
reins. Read is enthusiastic over the
prospects for an eight club league this
year and and will devote much of his
time to bringing about the fullfllment
of the hopes of the fans.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

The condensed story OF "rhe
Travelling Salesman" the first
chapter of which appears In to-
days theatre column of the
Mirror viii be continued Thurs
day and Friday. Chapter diver
sions are marked by acts In the
play. sl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

II has caused more laughs and
dried more tears, wiped away more
diseases and driven away more fears
than any other medicine. It's Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, thirty
years without an equal, that's
enough.
Chas. Schmidt & Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Mrs Sit-by-thc-frc says; "What's
all this talk about there being a
''Thicr' at the Grand, and what did
lie steal anyway"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

over in the Tr-State n bunch of
Ohio Staters will be seen this sum-
mer. Kip Selbach at Harrisburg has
LaRue, Brown, Doc Abbott, Fink
and several Others. Brown of Lam
caster, Ketter, Eicherberger. and a
number of others will also do duty
in the league.
Dayton has sheduled First Base
man Sykes, of the Lima club for
the initial sack job this summer.
Redelle tried hard to get Staley and
falling took the next best bet i'm the
Ohio league-Sykes.
Bits Bierhalter, who Is to UNI
pire in the American A ssociation
this summer is rusticating on a
farm near, Columbus. "Bits is
leading the simple life and says that
his eyes are so good he does not
expect to miss one this sum-
mer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
IhedterS
u u y y y y. y y. y. Is y. u y. j. y. y.

GItAND-IIlgh Rollers (BurIesquc.)
ORPIIEUM--Sun-SIu Murray Vaudeville.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

PicteNI ne says put Rcllly was too
crafty to give him the opportunity
Scratch Mcclure Is firing a big
engine on freight run out of Col
umbus. He thinks the coal heaving
Will help his arm.
Manager Lewis IL depending upon
willing Ed Zmich to be one of the
clubs star twlrlers this season. Mar
Ion has had several offers for the
big southpaw but will not let him
go as he is too valuable man to
the club. Zmich plays a great game
In the outfeld and can hit them
while he is doing 1t. hence there
VIII be no necessity for carrying an
extra outilelder. Unless all the dope
is bad Zmich should come so strong
this season that he will sell at a
fancy figure this fall as left hadners
OF ability are always in demand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Jsys ars our wings. sorrows are our
eDurs. Richter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

Whats the matter with Spring.
held?' is the question that the base
ball loving public of Central Ohio is
asking. Springfield has never treated
organized baseball very well although
1t Is city of over 10000. A pennant
winning team in the Central lost a COB
of money there and the Ohio States
failure is too recent to need any COM
ment. 1t has been said that SPRING
field would be "A live one IL its park
we're located within easier reach The
Staters are looking over the PROPOSE
tion and IL may be that Springfield
business men can be enthused to point
where they Will invest few thousand.
secure suitable park and enter the
ohio State league. In that event the
league would not need either Newark
or Mansfield.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

prete%t. he says, but Reilly was too
crafty to give him the opportunity.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09
Little Work Necessary at
Ross County Park.
TO OBSERVE THE SALARY LIMIT
Marion Club Will not go
Over the Mark.
Springfield Again Talked of as AN
Ohio state observation-disclosures are
20 Numerous that Some Young
sters are offered 20 Other Clubs.
Tho Gossip of the Day.

Chillicothe will have little to do Ia
get ready for the arrival of organized
baseball In Ross county. There is q
driving park in Chlllicothe which is
not being used at present and which
has two excellent grand stands and
some uncovered seats. 1t Is fenced
in and SO arranged that hopping the
fences is a very difficult matter. All
that remains to be done is to lay out
the playing field and to make minor
repairs on the stands. Chillicothe
VIII contribute good crowds during
the week and banner Sunday crowds
Preliminary work toward the or.
back the team was begun yesterday
ganization of the stock company TO
and Is being carried forward with
much enthusiasm. Chillicothe al
ready has number of players signed
and the list will be augmented within
the next few weeks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-09

chas. Schmidt & Co.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-24
Good Returns from Potatoes.

Sixty dollars net per acre was
made on potatoes on 80 acres,
13 acres of which was in yearling
fruit trees. This is the ''new ag-
riculture" or intensive farming.
and the record above was made
last yenr by b. Il. Fitch.
Mr.. Fitch stated he really only
had half a stand of potatoes, the
average yield for the 32 acres
being 325 bushels OF tubers per
acre. Seven acres were grown
on alfalfa ground. Their rest were
grown OH sugar beet, oats and
canteloupe ground.
The potatoes grown between
the rows of fruit trees did very
we'll Mr. Fitch this spring will
set out twenty acres more to
fruit trees and intends growing
potatoes this year between the
rows of trees. Thus q sure in
come is' secured from the orchard
land while the trees are growing
to maturity. Ontario Argus.