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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-25

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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
A POLISH WEDDING.
Fun and Profit Strangely Mingled In
the Festivities.


Fun and Profit Strangely Mingled In
the Festivities.
"A wedding among the Poles may GER
tainly be said to hold its own among
the more entertaining Of marriage Gus
toms. There fun and profit are strange
" mingled in the marriage festivities.
for the bride depends upon the we'd
ding festival for her dowry and rarely
fails to get enough to enable her to
begin housekeeping with comfort.
After the wedding feast dance is
in order. and at that dance every man
who would distinguish himself must
once in the evening at least claim the
bride for a partner. The honor Of
dancing with her. however, is not to
be obtained lightly. The aspirant must
win the privilege and pay for It.
In one corner of the room the moth
er Of the bride has taken up her posi-
ton with a plate in her lap. The wise
woman has chosen that plate careful
y. It is made after the plan Of an
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT.

The Romance That Kept Charles Vii.
!iers Single All His Life.
Charles Villiers. long the father Of
the house of commons" never mar
ried, but he was the hero of a TO-
nance which is described in the
"Reminiscences and Correspondence OF
Nine. Olga Norikoff'' as having lasted
all his life. s....
Vill1ers was once on the eve of mar
rying very rich spinster. The lady,
however, was imprudent enough one
day to say to her fiance that she knew
very well he only wanted to marry
her money and not herself.
Villiers' aristocratic dignity mani
tested ITSELF He took his hat, bowed
to the lady and said that after that
remark there could be no more ques-
ton Of marriage between them. Of
he went
Strangely enough, the deserted spin
ster spent the next thirty years in try
ing in vain to see him to make up.
He never came near her or gave her
chance Of coming near him. "And
do you know" remarked Lady Gilbert,
who told me the story. "she still loves
him and cherishes his memory"
"Oh. that is charming! Quite no.
nance" l exclaimed. Tell the lady
to lunch with me tomorrow" We were
acquainted Charles Villiers is com
ing" ,~
Lady Gilbert delivered my message
The two old people met at my hotel
after which the lady humbly asked
Charles Villiers to call on her. He &C.
cepted the invitation. When we were
alone together she said: do you
know, Nine. Norikoff. he is not in the
least altered after all these years. he
is exactly the same in looks and man.
ners."
Of that, of course, 1 could have nc
opinion. But surely thirty years be-
fore the old Charles villiers was nei
Their half bent nor half blind. How
ever. the old time friendship was re
newed and lasted until the lady's
death few years later.
She left him the greatest part Of bel
very great fortune Charles Villier:
became very rich in. money. but un
fortunately he was then very rich IL
wears also.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05

and vines. In the garden it eats seeds
as they ripen, and nips off tender
young vegetables as they appear
above ground, peas and lettuce being
especially subject to attack. 1t dam
ages wheat and other grains when
newly sowed, ripening, and in shocks.
It reduces the numbers of some of
our most useful native species, such
as bluebirds, house wrens, purple
martins, tree swallows, cliff swallows,
and barn swallows, by destroying the
eggs and young and by usurping the
nesting places. 1t attacks other ia
familiar native birds, as the robin,
wren, red-eyed vireo, catbird, and
hooking bird, casing them to desert
parks and shady streets and towns
Unlike our native birds whose places
1t usurps, it has no song, but is noisy
and vituperative. It defiles buildings
and ornamental trees, shrubs, and
vines with it's excrement and with it's
bulky nests
The evidence against the English
sparrow is overwhelming, and the
present unfriendly attitude of the pub
lie toward it is reflected in our state
laws. Nowhere is it included among
the birds that are protected.
Though sparrows may be driven
from a given neighborhood, the relief
thus obtained is only temporary, and
has the further objection that the
nuisance is simply transferred else
where. More drastic action is there
fore preferable.
The box illustrated is designed to
be hung on building or tree It's
floor should be about six inches square
aud its height at the caves about
eight inches The roof should be
hinged at the top for removing the
eggs or young. Such boxes may be
built of rough boards at slight cost.
BY distributing number of them
about orchards, shade trees, and opt
buildings, and catching the sparrows
that occupy them, or by destroying
eggs, the work of determination may
be carried on al season when other
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
HOW ENGLISH SPARROWS
CAN BE DESTROYED
Small Bird Is Gaming, Destructive and Fi1thy-Very
Little lat BE "a Favor.

In It's economic relations the Eng.
fish sparrow among birds is compar-
abe to the rat among mammals. It
is cunning, destructive, and filthy.
This sparrow was introduced into A.
mer1ca about 60 years ago, and is now
distributed generally over the east.
ern half Of the United States and
southern Canada and locally westward
to the Pacific coast. This rapid dis.
semination is result of the birds
hardness, extraordinary fecundity, di.
versity Of food, aggressive disposition,
and almost complete immunity from
natural enemies through it's sagacity
and it's preference for thickly settled
communities.
It's natural diet consists of seeds,
but 1t eats great variety of other
foods. While much of it's annual fare
consists of waste material from the
streets, in autumn and winter it con.
sumes quantities of weed seed, and in
summer numerous insects. The de-
struction of weed seed is undenia.
bly, in the sparrow's favor. +
On the other hand, much can be
said against the bird. It destroys
small fruits, as cherries, grapes, pears
and peaches. It also destroys buds
and flowers of cultivated trees, shrubs
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
methods are least effective.

methods are least effective.
Sparrows frequently give annoyance
by roosting in ornamental vines and
in crevices about buildings If driven
out late at night, several nights in
succession, they will usually desert
the roost. A jet of water from a
garden hose is potent disturber, par
ticularly on frosty nights. Where
water is not available, small Roman
candles may be employed.
Preliminary to the following de-
structive measures, sparrows should
be baited until they are attached to
the spot selected for their execution.
Seeds, grain, or waste from the table,
if supplied regularly, will soon estab-
fish feeding place. II a general cam
paign is to be undertaken, enough
such feeding places should be MAIN
tanned to attract to them practically
all the English sparrows in the neigh
borhood. This can easily be done in
winter when food is scarce. After thus
batting the sparrows they may be
trapped, shot or poisoned. 80.
Traps alone are inadequate to ex-
terminate sparrows. but reduction
of numbers can be effected by using
a shallow box not less than four feet
square, open on one side and covered
with woven wire on the other. One
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05

and pulling the cord from sheltered
point of observation when a flock of
sparrows is beneath it, numbers of
them may be caught. Instead Of the
box described above, by which the
birds are taken alive, an old door or
similar device may be employed as a
deadfan. In either case the trap
should be kept set and baited until
the sparrows are not afraid to go un.
der it. The best time for trapping
is just after snowstorm, when the
birds have been fasting. Then. if the
ground be cleared and chaff and grain
be put under the trap, the birds will
crowd in and enable the trapper to Sc
cure nearly all of the local flock. If
any escape they will spread the fear
of traps, and before long very few Of
the birds can be induced to 60 into
one. .
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05

colder on account of it's inability to
hold the heat received from the sun,
and all animal and vegetable life
would cease. This has already hap
pened to the moon. it's temperature
never rising above zero. though the
sun shines on it for two weeks at a
time.
1t is needless to say that even if this
speed could be obtained by a cannon
ball or other comparatively small body
the friction with the air on it's way
would Immediately burn it up, just as
the shooting stars we see are burned
up before reaching the earth. So if
the visiting of the moon ever takes
place it will have to- be accomplished
in a carriage with very thick sides
and made Of a material whose melting
point is very high.-New York Tribune.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05


eating house coffee cup and could not
justly be described as frail.
The gallant who wishes to dance
with the bride-and, as has been said,
all are in honor bound to do so must
pull out q piece Of silver and throw it
into the plate. Not until he has sue
ceeded in breaking or chipping that
almost tnvincible piece Of crockery
has he won the honor he seeks. Few
succeed in making an impression upon
the plate for less than sum equal to
so cents Of our money.
The money thus accumulated goes to
the bride and not unusually amounts
to ,seventy-five or one hundred dollars.
even where the crowd is apparently
as poor as it can we'll be-. This sum in
a rural district of Poland is enough to
start the young couple fairly in house.
keeping.-Detroit Free Press! @.-.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
STALKED BY VULTURES.
While a Man Trailed a Buck tho Birds
~ -. Followed the Man.

II met with a curious and not alto
gether pleasant experience" writes an
Anglo-1ndian correspondent who has
done a good deal of large and small
game shooting in India, "when l was
one day stalking black buck. Be-
tween me and my quarry lay large
fat field Of black cotton soil bordered
by very low, struggling and thinly
growing hedge of small babul trees.
My only way to get shot was to cross
this, keeping the bushiest tree between
me and the buck, which had not much
to browse on and was therefore seldom
motionless. l proceeded to do the hun
dred yards on the fat of my stomach.
This on loose. hard baked black cotton
soil was no joke. l pushed my rifle on
ahead. Then, .wriggling past it until the
muzzle was near my knee, would pass
it on in front again. and so on.
Progress was slow, and l was so
absorbed that failed to observe shad-
ows crossing and recrossing my path
and circling around until 1 had gone
some fifty yards. Then the whirring
Of wings attracted my ears, and al
most at the same moment vulture
landed on the ground not twenty yards
away. looked up. The air was
alive with these repulsive looking
birds. Then it flashed across me that
l was being stalked! Doubtless these
birds were attracted by my extraor-
binary method of procedure and mis-
took me for a wounded or dying man
making final effort to reach some
shady spot. This was especially posi-
BILE, as the experience occurred in a
famine district where deaths by the
wayside were not infrequent. BY look
!. ing up had evidently shown myself
tolthe buck. for he was now off at full
tilt therefore took pot shot at the
vulture at twenty yards, but did not
allow for the sighting sufficiently and
missed him. The thought of being
waited for by a flock Of vultures while
very much alive and well was, to say
the least, uncanny."-Pall Mall Ga.
1ntte E$5&
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
THE SPEED OF NO RETURN.
Velocity Body Must Have to Leave
Earth and Never Come Back.

Velocity Body Must Have to Leave
Earth and Never Come Back.
There are great many odd terms in
science none of which has title so
weird as the speed of no return. This
means the velocity body must have
in leaving the earth in order for it
never to come back. 1t has been accu-
rately worked out and is found to be
about seven miles a second. Now,
though this speed has never been OBJ
tanned by artificial means on the earth,
still it is interesting to note the theory
as regards the further actions Of the
body. It would continue outward in a
curved line until it was controlled by
balancing forces. mainly the earth,
moon and sun, in such way as to
make it have an orbit Of its own. So
it would go on revolving forever just
as any other planet. :
Although this speed has never been
obtained by artificial means, it is
found In nature on the earth, and its
application has great deal to do with
animal life on our planet. As Is well
known. it is a pet theory Of the scien-
lists that the earth is losing it's atmos-
phere, just as the moon has already
lost hers, on account of the wonderful
vibrational speed of the molecules Of a
gas. Hydrogen gas is known to have a
molecular velocity Of over the neces-
sary amount. and it is startling
gen is found in our atmosphere The
theory is that this gas on being set
free rises on account of it's lightness
and when it gets to the outside edge
Of our ocean Of air is left behind on
one. of its jumps, the earth going for
ward at great rate itself, something
like eight miles second.
AS the earth gradually lost its at,
mosphere it would become colder and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
A PAIR OF GLOVES.

The lmpudent Store People Wouldn't
/ AXE Them Back.
!. Mrs. Pinkerton's first question was
about the gloves. s
Did you exchange them p she asked.
NO, said Pinkerton, Il didn't"
There she complained, Il might
have known you would forget it. How
careless! / told you the very last thing
before you left the house to be sure to
attend to It. Really, I don't see how
men can be so thong htless. :"
Il didn't forget said Pinkerton. Il
tried to change them, but they
wouldn't take the things back y
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
An Unsafe Bird,

"How did the new parrot turn out?"
"Oh, he's fine talker, but I'm aw-
fully afraid can't keep him" y
"Why not?" 4
He used to live in a medical col
lege, and the students taught him a
whole lot Of professional terms. I was
so mortified the other night That
rich Miss Morris was calling on us
and somebody asked her to sing. You
know what a voice she has! Well
she sang long French ballad for us
and the instant she finished the last
verse that dreadful bird screeched
'Chloroform herr "-Clevelands Plain
Dealer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Lack Of Originality,

Says Philadelphia physician: "The
utter lack of originality in the human
mind vexes me- Even the insane are
not original in their decisions and ma
Mas. but they can be divided into
classes, and each class has it's one lit
tie uniform and unvarying set of aber-
rations. The insane cannot b.: other
than initiative and commonplace"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
NEGROES Flqht for Rights.


New York. April 29.-To enforce
their right OF admission to theaters.
hotels and other public places negroes
at New York have organized and in
I corporated j a society known as the
manhattan Protective league.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
A Sparrow Trap.

side Of this trap rests on the ground,
while the opposite side is supported
by stick 10 inches long. Near the
upper end of this stick is attached q
long cord, and between the top of it
and the edge of the trap is placed a
chip. BY setting the trap over bait
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Jury Indicts Alton Road.

Kansas City, Mo-, May Flight in
dictments were returned against the
Chicago & Alton railroad by federal
grand jury, on charges of having sold
-second-class tickets from this city to
Chicago with first-class privileges. The
indictments are based on sections OF
the interstate commerce laws.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Diplomacy,

II can't get along with that cooh.'
"But have you tried diplomacy, my
dear?" .,....,-
81 have. Today l handed the mink
her passports. Washington Herald.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
The Old Roman Ballot.

The ballot was first introduced into
Rome in the second century B. G..
This was the real Australian ballot,
The voter received a sort of wooden
slate covered with wax on which the
names of all the candidates were
scratched. He made holes in the wax
opposite those of his choice and
dropped his tablet in the box. After
the downfall Of the Roman republic
popular government took a long sleep,
and there was little use for ballot
till quite modern times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05

Wouldn' them -back7" she
said. why not e s#..
They said they were soiled.'' :
"Soiled? Well, Of all things! II they
are they got soiled in5their own store.
y didn't soil them. have never had
them on my hands. Il couldn't set
them on. They were half a size too
small. They gave me the wrong num-
Der. Why didn't you tell them SOL"
II did,"
"Whom did you tell?" ..-s=
1.-THE clerk and the floorwalker and
everybody who would listen to me.''
"And what did they say?''
'"They laughed IT, II
'"The impudent creatures! I'll never
buy cents worth in that store again.
you see If l do" I. .
'"That's just what said," Pinkerton
put in. Il said you never would"
"And what did they say to that?''
'"They laughed again. J.:
"Well. that settles it. never will
buy anything. there now. Where are
the gloves?" =. -~.
I'm my pocket l.
LET me have them, please. Soiled.
indeed! I'll see if they are"
Mrs. Pinkerton unwrapped the pack
age. AS she took out the gloves she
blushed slightly.
"Well," she said.
"Well?" echoed Pinkerton. "What's
wrong?'
"N-nothing much" she said, ''only
this is an old pair of gloves. cleaned
them last week with gasoline. l made
mistake and sent them back instead
Of the pair bought yesterday."-New
York Herald.
In q Bad Way.
A teacher in an elementary school at
Graz. Austria. received letter from
mother who explained that she had
been dangerously i'll with atheism and
rheumatism and had kept her little
girl at home to nurse her.
Humorous Footpad.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Couldn't Then.

II would like nightly to enjoy
riches
Then why don't you try to marry
'em p
''As I said, I want to enjoy EN-"
Kansas City Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Effort Appreciated.

Effort Appreciated.
$50 you were deeply touched by the
poem young Mr.. Guffson wrote to
your said Maude.
YES" answered Maymie.
'.Bui It was not a good poem"
II don't care. It was just as much
trouble for him to write it as IL he
had been Shakespeare. w Washington
Star.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-05-05
Enjoyed Trouble

Enjoyed IroubIe.
How do you know Blfggins enjoys
trouble? ~
Because he'd rather be the umpire
Ii q baseball game than one Of the
players. 3 Exchange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-02-23
PLANNING DINING ROOM
Some Points to Be Remembered If
One Would Have Pleasant
Apartment.

The dining room should be large
enough to permit person to pass
around the table comfortably. 1t
should be light and sunny. easily heat
ed and ventilated. The most essential
pieces Of furniture are table Of gen.
erous width. capable Of being en-
larged. comfortable chairs and a side
board, If one cares for sideboard.
1t is not absolutely necessary.
If the room is large enough and the
purse admits. cabinet with glass
fronts and sides to hold dainty bits of
china and glassware will brighten up
the dining room more than anything
else. If there be no room for cabi-
net, corner cupboard and some
shelves are an addition. Plate rails
are much liked by some people. but
the plate rail is not used so much now
as formerly. Pictures that suggest
pleasant subjects are always desir-
able. A few ferns and towering plants
add brightness and beauty to the din
ing room. Cut flowers on the table
should be found in the dining room.
It is there the family are oftenest to-
gether. Flowers so used can be re-
moved between meals to some other
part Of the house. thus giving double
pleasure.-Exchange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-02-23
FROCKS ARE SHORT
SEASONS SKIRTS. NOW sENslsLY
ABBREVIATED.
Dresses for oebutante Are More Beau.
tlfuI Than Ever-comblnatlons
with Silver Are Perhaps the
Most Popular.


Rumor has 1t that in Paris the fash.
ionable dance frock, which has
proved even more acceptable and con.
venient than was anticipated, will
grow shorter as the season advances.
While this rage for the sensibly alb
breviated skirt has not extended to
the reception gown nor the at-home
frock. it has penetrated in among such
stuffs as rose petals and rainbows are
made Of. No material, no matter how
diaphanous, need be reserved for the
long reception gown; short frocks de.
mand all the elegance OF the season.
The debutante's dresses are more
beautiful than ever. Silver has
touched her white frock and rested
there SO persistently that the combi.
nation has almost become uniform.
The typical deSutante OF the season is
in many Of her gowns veritable Ice
maiden from the Andersen fairy tale.
White satin. pure and simple, has
declined in favor; It is now draped
with the inevitable silver gauze and
again the same moonlight effect is
produced by silver tulle over crepe
meteore.
On another elaboration in frosty
coloring Or coloring IT may be called
there are white satin ribbon rosebuds
with silver centers on bodice and tn.
mic. The sleeves are composed OF
cords OF silver strung with little RIB
bon roses and like cords depending
from the girdle are heavily tasseled
with the roses.
On the white mousseline or ninon
OF the debutante there appears at
times an edge OF swans down or white
fur in place Of the dark fur band on
the heavy MORE OF the older woman.
Countless white and silver effects
are to be gained. such as the rides
cent dewdrop pressed into the chiffon
fabric. Tiny sequins OF silver run
along the satin hem which borders
the tunic. and again a satin cuirass
glittering with silver and then yelled
with white mousseline to bring again
the youthful sImplicity-to conceal an
excess OF riches.
Although elaborate to a degree.
these gowns were short and they re-
tanned the crushed girdle OF the pro-
verbal youthful model and a certain
simplicity Of design marked them as
distinctly suited to the young. In al
most every instance the short frock
OF this season has reverted to the
fuller skirt. somewhat gathered across
the back and round the hips, but
smooth across the front breadth.