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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09

Mrs. Charles Hofstetter succeeded in
making her Center street home delight
fully cool and inviting yesterday after
noon for the reception of the women's
Home circle.
The social informality that exists
between congenial friends characteriz-
ed the. hours Mrs T. C. Lawrence
favored, with an appreciable vocal So
10, Miss Roma Hofstetter presiding at
the piano. Luncheon was served buff
fet fashion.
CLUB guests were Mrs. J. r. Smith
Mrs. T. c. Lawrence and Miss Roma
Hofstetter
AT the next meeting Mrs Leo Hare.
Of State street. north, will entertain
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09

Oney of the prettiest and most pic
turesque. Of the weeks out.of-door af-
fairs was the garden party with which
Miss Durfee and Miss Florence Durfee
cemplimented their house guest. Miss
loretta Powell of Topeka. Kansas,
Friday afternoon.
In the rear of tho Durfee home,
Main street south, is an ideal old
fashioned garden. There are vine-cov-
cred summer houses, and great beds
apd clusters of grandmothers flowers
growing about the edge, of the close
trimmeds green. Orchard trees and
trees of the. forest roof the spot and
make 1t delightfully."- cool The shady
nook,is hidden. from the street by lat
tice covered with winery.
Guests left the unpleasant heat be-
hind, them when the entered the pres-
W garden yesterday, and were grac,-
ously greeted. by the hostess who intro
ouced their visiting friend The. time
was spent. resting under the spreading
shadee of the trees where the summer
breezes waited the fragrance of the
flowers. At twilight refreshing daint-
les were served In rustic summer
house with furnishings in harmony, the
round hewn tea table being conferred
with great clusters. of the garden flow
efs' There was merry circle about
the rustic seat and happy conversa-
ponal hour across the frosty glasses
glasea
Thirty were present.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Reece, corner of Tully and Mary
streets, Wednesday evening at S:S0
O'Clock by Justice Of the. Peace Chas.
lE. Gompf There were only a few
of the near relatives present and the
wedding was very quiet one be-
cause of the serious Illness of the
groom's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reece will make their
home in this city.
Miss Bertha Trey offered the charm
ing hospitality of her Mt Vernon av-
enue home to a company of neighbore
and friends last evening
The affair was quite informal and
various social amusements occupied
tho. hours happily. A delicious cool
collation. was served.
The Alpha Beta sororiety girls went
to Lincoln park yesterday afternoon
for the last meeting of the club year
All the members were present on this
occasion, and spent happily informal
hours in the cool park.
Toward twilight, large baskets were
brought out and the supper was laid
on a snowy cloth on the grass. At
8 o'clock the girls returned to town
and spent the remainder of the even
ing visiting the picture shows.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09

In the case of Daniel w Murphy
against the Marion Baseball company,
a notice has been served upon O.
WoolenwJber by the attorneys for
the plaintiff that on Monday at three
O'Clock the PLAINTIFF viii apply to the
common pleas court in Bucyrus for
1.-THE. appointment of a receiver of the
company. et
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09
COURT ALLOWS The
CLAIM OF JOHN REICHARDT
Long Hearing Comes to an
End Saturday.
Judge w. S. Spencer Gives His De-
cision at Three Ociock-Naiidity Oh
"a Note In Question

The hearing in the mater ot the
claim of John Reichardt against the
estate Of Mary Zeig. was concluded
in probate court at noon saturday
The evidence was completed Friday
evening and the arguments were made
by the attorneys Saturday morning.
At the close of the trial of the case,
= udge Spencer announced tnat ne
would give his decision at three
o'clock, and at three o'clock the
court announced that the claim would
be allowed.
John Reichardt was q, brother to the
deceased ana was also appointed ad-
minstrator, lie presented a claim
against the estate for $500. based on a
note which he holds. The note bore
the name of Mary zeig, ustsome of
the heirs of the estate pronounced
the slgniture forgery and objected
to it's allowance. The hearing was
held to established the authenticity of
the signiture to the note The hearing
was begun Wednesday morning and
from that time until Saturday at
noon II occupied the phases, both sides
contending warmly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09
Elbert Hubbard on suffering.

Ebert Hubbard. editor jof the Phil.
istine, says: "Most of the suffering
in this life comes from too much
work, or too little" He could have
left off that too little" and he
would have left II off had he refer
red to washday suffering. There has
been too much work op washday for
the women but now we have Hewitts
Easy Task soap that doee the work
easily, quickly, cleanly ana surely
and does half the work all by itself.
II is the cleanest. purest, white laun-
dry soap made and sold at five cents
n cake.
Glenn Dobbs, of Mansfield, Is
Marion visitor.
Miss Goldeth Johnston returned
from RIshwood last evening where
she has spent the last few weeks
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09

Behind the shelter of cooling vines
enclosing the veranda of the A. H.
Bigley home. on the Boulevard the
Indies Of the s. F. circle were greeted
by Mrs, Bigey yesterday afternoon
in pleasing fashion.
Conversation and general sociability
put. the avowed pastime of the club,
embroidery. rather in second favor
and the comfort of the veranda. with
it's floral adornments Of sweet peas
and nasturtiums somewhat alloyed the
lire o. the needle. A plate luncheon
of seasonable delicacies was served as
a final feature.
Mrs. George Davis of Agosta, was
the only club guest.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, OF Pearl street
has invited the club for the next meet
ing,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs, Alson Sanford and
Mrs Emma Sanford entertained qure
INFORMALLY at dinner last evening at
their Delaware avenue home. Sweet
peas were used effectively in adorping
tha table where covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dodge. Mr..
Charles Want, Miss Lucia May Wiant
and Mrs. Mary. Want.
During the sociability Of the even
ing hours Miss Lucia May Want, who
Is. professional elocutlonist with a
state wide reputation for excellence,
recited, seryal enjoyable selections.
Maud Atwood and Charles A. Reece
we're very quietly united in marriage
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03
INDUSTRY "a
AND IN I'M
|l1E6lfiARNlCJ kb[)
VARIOUS MINERALS AND GEMS.
Collection in National Museum al
Washington Finest In This Coun-
try-2o, 900 Specimens.

The mineral collection in the Ma
tional museum in Washington is said
to be one of the finest in this country.
Its growth and development have been
interesting. Originally it was the pi-
vate collection of Charles U. Shepard
of Amherst college. To this as nu-
cleus was added much of the material
collected at the Worlds Fair held in
Philadelphia, Pa, in 1878. and since
then accretlons have come from the
field collections made by the various
parties sent out by government sur
veys and from donations from private
individuals The collection as now
shown includes about 10000 speci-
mems on exhibition, and 1t contains of
conspicuous interest much of the type
material from which the original de-
scriptions of minerals have been writ
ten.
Among the specimens that are like
ly to attract the attention of one in
terested in mineralogy is the complete
collection of zeolites from Great
Notch, Passaic county, N. j., and 1t
may be mentioned that the series of
zeolites from the Bergen tunnels is
worthy of consideration. Some fine
specimens of crystallized gold from
California are shown, and the extra
ordinary large powders of copper.
known as the "Ontonagon bowlder"
from the Lake Superior region, show
the crystallized faces of that metal.
From Bisbee, Ariz., are the beautiful
green and blue crystallizations of
malachite and azurite. while from Jop-
lin, Mo-, are interesting crystals OF
calcite. There are in the collection
from abroad beautiful groups of the
famous colored azurite from Cumber-
land, England, and full suites of crys-
tails of topaz from Siberia and Bra
zil
DR.. Isaac Lea of Philadelphia was a
famous collector of gems, and on his
death the unique collection, so rich In
American representatives. made by
him, passed into the custody OF the
National museum.
There are doubtless many minerals
in existence that have not yet been
described, and as interest in mineral
ogy grows, specimens will be collected
and sent to the museum for Identified
ton. Doubtless from among these
gems will be found rivaling In beauty,
If not the diamond, certainly many Of
the lesser well-known gems.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03
ACorner in Ancestors
WitherspOOn Family ~
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate

we find the word spawef, meaning one
mer resort. 1t seems that this is a
word in use in some parts of Eng
land, particularly Yorkshire. 1t comes
from the word Spa or Spaa, a town in
Belgium. noted for its mineral springs,
one of the oldest in Europe. and men,
toned by Pliny. A spa then became
place of springs, and is thus used in
some verses by Beaumont and Fetch
er. We have imported the word. for
we often see "Ballston Spa," or "Sar-
atoga Spa" Spaw is an old spelling.
Is it not possible that what it now
spoon" was once spa. or spaw. and
Witherspoon was originally wuduspa,
or witherspa-"a spring in grove"
One who lived near such locality
was designed accordingly. and-well.
enough said, the writer merely sug-
gets that this is her theory.
One immigrant ancestor, John With
erspoon. born in Scotland. came to
South Carolina in 1874 on the ship
Good Intent.
DR.. John Witherspoon. "signer."
was a lineal descendant of John Knox.
and through this line the lineage IL
traced to Robert the Bruce.
A statue of John Witherspoon
stands on Landsdowne drive, Fair
mount park. Philadelphia. and there
is handsome. modern building bear
ing his name In the city. His grave
is with those of the other presidents
of Princeton. in Princeton cemetery.
Witherspoon hall at the university. Is
named in his honor.
Heitman's "Oficers of the American
Revolution" gives the name of Maj.
James Witherspoon. son of Rev. John
of Princeton. He was killed at Ger
mantown, October I. 1777. Another
James-Capt James of South Caro-
lina-received his commission from
Gen. Marion. April 4, 1852.
| Strongholds of the Witherspoons in
South Carolina have been Williams
burg, .Kingstree. Abbeville. Sumter
vile, and in North Carolina, Newbern.
among other places. The family have
been pioneers in Virginia. Kentucky.
Tennessee and Florida
The coat-of-arms illustrated is bla-
zoned: or, on cross engrailed, be-
tween four crescents. gules. mascle.
argent.
A hand holding laurel wreath
proper Tin natural coloring).
Motto: Dec Juvante-God helping.
or assisting.
The cross and crescents of the arms
point to Crusader ancestry: "en-
] grailed" denotes possession Of land
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Cowper IL an old spelling Of Cooper.
Both the poet Cowper and Earl
Cowper sprang from the Sussex fam
lily. who. in 1885, wrote themselves
Cooper.
Cooper is a word derived from
coop. something to keep. or hold
things. whether wine in cask. or q
hen in her prison. A cooper. then. is
one who makes coops. Coop, In turn.
is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
cepAn or kepan.
Variations Of the surname Cooper
are Compare. LIE Coupere. Cowper and
Cuparius. The plain and unassuming
name Of John Cooper IL quite swell"
lin appearance-when in its italian
observation-disclosures Coperario.
Who would not prefer being Copper
ario to Cooper?
The Coopers have been seated in
Great Britain almost since the begin
ming of that nation. Probably there
never was time when you couldn't
lay hand on a Cooper. They flourish
in Berkshire. Gloucester, Dorset. Wilt
shire. Surrey and Oxford. OF the land
ed gentry of Suffolk. the principal fam
lily seat is Wortlington House. OF the
Oxford family. one Thomas. Cooper
was a colonel in Cromwell's army.
Markree Castle, Ireland. is another
stronghold Of the Coopers. Apropos to
this franch Of the family. 1t Is just re-
Gently that the society columns Of
English newspapers have chronicled
the wedding of daughter Of Maj.
Francis Cooper. r. F. A.. of Markree
Castle. to Mr.. Frederick Wynn Of
Coed-y-Maen. Wales.
We find pilgrim in the person Of
Thomas Cooper. in Boston. 1915. He
was only about Is years old. and is
said to have come from Somerset, or
Gloucester, and to have been born
in London. Three years later he was
a passenger on board the Pink Bless
ing" to New York. Thomas was born
with a rowing disposition. for in 1892
he bought property on Casco bay.
Maine, paying E100 for a mile of land.
Probably all this while Boston was
his home. for January 10. 1898. Mr.. and
Mrs John Coleman gave the land for
the Brattle street church. Of which
he was one of the principal origina-
tors This is the church called by
Mather the Manifesto church. Thomas
Cooper was large land owner.
One branch of the Coopers came
from Holland. settling in New York,
and the descendants in New Jersey
They spelled the name Kupos and
Kuyper. but soon changed to Cooper
The author. James Fennimore Coop
er. descended from James Cooper. OF
Standardization. who came to
America. 1879. and made a home 10
Pennsylvania. and afterwards in New
Jersey. The Coopers of Pennsylvania
and Maryland number many writers
and statesmen. and the same may b
said Of the family Of Georgia.
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other is locked into a stationary
position by means of locking lever.
To join the inter the ends are covered
with glue and the corner placed in the
clamp. The two pieces are thus firmly
held together till the glue sets, when
the lever is thrown open and the
clamp drops away, leaving the inter
solidly and accurately Joined. This
clamp can also be used to hold the.
two pieces of wood together while
nails or screws are being driven into
them. holes in the arms of the device
permitting the insertion of the nails
or screws.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03
How Old Mother Earth Hides Her Age

e of the Earth" from a more philo-
sophical point Of view.
The age of the earth always has
been a subject for discussion among
men of science and largely without
any definite agreement among the
representatives of the different
branches of studies on account Of the
different points of attack.
Briefly. the more recent discussions
as to the earth's age have placed the
time as follows:
Lord Kelvin. in 1868, estimated the
earth's age at 100000 to 10000. 900
and perhaps 9s,000.000 years.
Clarence King and Carl Barus. In
1888. placed the age at 24.000.o0o
years.
Lord Kelvin in 1897 revised his fig
ures from 100000 to 100000
years.
De Lapparent. in 1890. said II Vas
81, 000, 900 to 10000. 900 years.
Charles D. Walcott. secretary Of the
Smithsonian institution, In 1893. placed
the maximum age at 100000 years.
]. Jolly. in 1899. estimated the age
of the ocean at $4,000. 900 to 10000. 900
years.
w. J. Sollas, in 1909. placed the
age Of the ocean at $4,000, 900 to $780,
OOO. 900 years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03

w ASHINGTON-Added to his al
w ready manifold duties, James
Wilson. the secretary of agriculture,
is now made by congress the chief bug
inspector of the United States. 1t
came about with the passage of a
law Identical with the pure food and
drug act, but covering all insecticides
and fungicides. The enforcement Of
che law, as In the pure food law, is
vested in a commission consisting Of
the secretary of the treasury, the Sec
Rotary Of commerce and labor and the
secretary Of agriculture. But the two
cabinet officers first named are sort of
commissioners emeritus. The real
work comes down to the secretary Of
agriculture.
The bug commission has appointed
the legal officers of the three depart
ments. R. e. Cabell, commissioner Of
internal revenue: Charles Early, so
HECTOR of the department of COM
merce and labor. and George p. Nc
Cabe, solicitor Of the department Of
agriculture, as q subcommittee to
look after the legal enforcement Of the
law. This subcommittee is up against
a hard problem already. The law &C.
fnes an insecticide as a compound for
"repelling. destroying. mitigating or
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R Do!NGs 5lfeza
tca;'1p 3 4 l1ls~9
Secretary Wilson Now the Bug Man

preventing" any insect. The law OF.
ficers, after due consultation, admit
ted that while they understood how an
insect might be repealed or destroyed.
they did not see how they could pre-
vent an insect or mitigate him.
The law is specific in declaring
against misbranding insecticides If a
well-meaning citizen of the United
States puts up a compound that he
says will rid house of. say. bugs.
within a specified length of time.
there seems no way to determine
whether the compound is misbrand-
ed. unless the secretary of agriculture
goes to the premises and holds q
stop-watch on the reaches. to see
whether they mitigate or vacate with
in the time limit.
The biological survey has issued an
informal statement already. saying that
the law Is remiss in that 1T does not
include rats among the insects to
be prevented. An effort is being made
to see whether the law officers are
willing to consider rats as insects.
DR.. Henshaw of the biological sur
vey and Prof. Crittenden of the bu-
reau of entomology are going to call
to their aid the legal advice of Judge
Pugh of the police court Judge Pugh.
while assistant district attorney some
years ago. established reputation In
the police court by arguing that. le-
gally, lop-eared rabbit was a chicken
within the meaning of the act If any
body can prove sewer rat to be q
centipede Judge Pugh is the man. II
Is believed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03

THE person who buys . nickefs
! worth Of peanuts to MUNICH at the
ball game, to feed the squirrels In the
park or to gladden. the hearts Of chill
dren. at home. scarcely realizes that
he has contributed to an industry that
last year formed q million-dollar crop.
and which placed on the market In
various forms, reached the enormous
sum of $36,000.000. But it is a fact.
according to Washington statisticians.
This little seductive nut-a resolu-
ton to "eat Just one" Is soon forgot
ten.whose birthplace Is America,
was, until comparatively recently. un-
appreciated either as to the money
In them" or as really nutritious
product To-day the peanut plays an
important part in pleasure. from the
swell dinner party to the ever-present
democracy of the circus. ball game or
picnic. After all. what is ball game.
picnic or a circus without the peanut
accompaniment?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03
MAKING THE JOINT PERFECT
Clamp Holds Miter Firmly Together
While Glue Has Time to Thor
oughIy Set

An invention Of interest to carpen-
tiers and cabinet makers is the inter
clamp designed by New Jersey man
and shown in the illustration. 1t is
common experience among these work
men to find that inter slips at its
joint when II is being made fast, and
the slightest inaccuracy spells the Job.
The clamp is made Of two angular
members hinged together at the bot
tom. and0dapted to receive between
them the corner of the inter. One Of
the numbers is stationary and the
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old MOTHER EARTH. like femin-
" Unity through all time, but with
her far greater success than most Of
her seq, has defied man to learn her
age. Scientists stil admit their de-
feat. Their latest estimate credits
her with mot above 100000 years,
or below 55.ooo.ooo years." This esti-
mate. given ofncial sanction through
publication by the Smithsonian insti-
tuition in Washington, is the result Of
studies by Frank Wigglesworth
Clarke and George F. Becker of the
United States geological survey. who
have followed the subject with consid-
cradle interest.
Prof. Clarke, In q paper entitled "A
Preliminary Study Of Chemical De-
mutation" presents . review Of all the
available data not only for the United
States, but for the world Of the propo-
sition from . chemical point Of view.
Mr. Becker. on the other hand. dis
cusses the question in a paper on THE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03
General Wood May Stir Up the Army

reer. II is expected he viii under
take most actively number of re-
forms which might not meet With the
approval of the army at large.
One of the questions which will be
taken up by General Wood is the
physical test of officers. Since Presi-
dent Roosevelt inaugurated this sys-
tenn, many officers have been hoping
that 1t would be modified. General
Wood is one of the foremost of phys
ical culture enthusiasts.
Instead of being made milder. 1t is
not unlikely that the tests will be
made harder than ever. The detail
of troops to the Philippines is an
other matter that will be disposed Of
by General Wood very soon. He has
also a number of ideas regarding CO.
operation between the regular army
and the militia which he win prob
ably attempt to put into practise.
General Carter, who has been act
ing chief of staff. will take his place
as assistant chief. General Bliss.
whom he succeeds. will go to San
Francisco to relieve General Barry,
who takes command Of West Point
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INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL
NOTES.

Soaking silver tableware in sour
milk over night will restore the bril-
lance of the metal.
Fifty ton loads of coke can be dump
ed from up to date steel freight cars
In less than two minutes.
The United States, Germany and
Great Britain produce four-fifths of
the worlds supply Of pig iron each
year.
Over $1s.Ooo,oOo worth of gold was
produced in Alaska last year, to less
than $1.000.000 worth of other min
erals.
A Chinaman has invented q simple
machine with which a person can
make straw braid of fine quality twelve
times as rapidly as by hand.
The United States annually exports
more spirits of turpentine than all the
other countries of the world-16. 000.-
900 out of 100000 gallons.
The sticks of dynamite used In q
year in building the Panama canal, II
placed end to end, would reach In a
straight line from Boston to Spo-
kane.
Aluminium, combined with other
materials. is appearing as a textile.
neckties, shawls, hats, and lacings for
shoes being among the newest pro.
auctions.
The market for the Formosan cam.
phor is improving. Since April $780,.
600 kin (kin equals one and onethird
pound, have been exported. This is
the greatest amount exported since
the government monopoly commenced.
The lubricating mechanism of Z
gyroscope car is fitted with an alarm
to warn the engineer, for II the axles
of the rapidly moving horoscopes
should get hot they would cut through
the bearings in an instant
In new refrigerator recently pat
ented by q Georgian the usual shelves
are replaced by drawers hinged at one
corner to swing outward, but a limited
distance. the bottoms Of the drawesl
being perforated for ventilation.