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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
HOUSEHOLD SNAKES.
ciboias Arc Used as Doneetio Rat
catehers In Brazil

cboias Arc Used as Domeetio Rat
catehers In Brazil.
In certain parts OF Brazil. whore the
climate Is intensely hot aud where
rats are great Nuisance. the common
cat does not thrive. but is replaced by
a domestic rat catcher whose presence
causes II decidedly unpleasant sensa.
tion TO visitors from the north when
FIRST they come in contact with the
creature.
GiboiaS are q species Of small boa
constructor employed very generally Ia
Brazil for the purpose above men.
toned They are not ut all venomous.
They sleep in tho house. generally
taking up their position at the foot OF
the stairs. When nightfall approaches
they begin TO wake up, and during the
night they slide swiftly about tho
promises. looking for rats.
Gihoias nre offered for sale in the
markets of Rahia and Pernambuco fo.
prices ranging from 81 TO 50. accord
ing to the size of the creature. 1t Is
said thar they are so easily domesti
Gated that If removed from one house
10 another they invariably return to
the house whence they have been
taken. Often when one is bargaining
with n broker for the sale or lease OF
a residence In certain parts of Brazil
The broker will eXpatiatc with great
ploquence upon the virtues and skill
OF the giboia that goes with it.-~Tlar
per's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
SINKING FUND EXCLUDED
Supreme Court Makes important De.
clslon On One Per Cent Tax Law.

Supreme Court Makes important De.
clslon On One Per Cent Tax Law.
Columbus, o.. July /. ~ The Ohio
supreme court decided that the levy
for sinking fund and interest pur.
poses is not included in the I per
cent tax limitation in the new Smith
law. This levy may be made in ad-
dition to the / per cent rate.
The decision will be OF great i'm
portance to every municipality in the
state. Had the court held the levy
for sinking fund and interest pur-
poses, which Is to pay off bonded In.
debtedness. was included within the
i per cent Limit. many cities would
not have been able to get money
enough money under that rate to
meet their current expenses.
The decision sets at naught a rul-
ing by the state tax commission that
the levy for sinking fund and interest
purposes should be figured in as part
OF the l per cent rate.
The decision was given in the case
OF Ohio on relation OF the city of To
ledo against Charles j. Sanzenbacher,
auditor OF Lncas county.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
HARVARD WINS
BY IA LENGTHS
Crimson Crew Has Yale
0arSmen 0utclaSsed.
EXPERTS ARE SURPRISED

Cambridge Crew Favorte With Odds
8 TO at start, but Mo One Expect
ed Race to Be Regular Procession
From Start to Finish - Coach
Wrays Men Too Big, Too Strong
and Too Fast For the New Haven
Students.
New London July 1. - Rushing TO
the front almost with the first stroke,
Harvard's varsity crew led Yale all
the way down the four-mile course on
the Thames river and won by more
than Ia lengths. Il was a procession,
with Yale outclassed from start to
finish. In fact the New Haven crew
made such a distressing showing that
after the first half mile had been
rowed interest was lost. save for the
bubbling JOY Of the great army of
crimson men from Cambridge
Incidentally Harry ~ Atwood, the
Boston aviator. distracted the atten-
tion Of the multitude by following
and circling over the crews In his
Burgess-Wright biplane, carrying a
passenger lie had made a flight from
Squantum, Mass, a distance Of 10S
miles, in a trihe more than two
hours, claimed as a worlds record, to
see the race When the Yale crew
had struggled past the finish point
Atwood came down to within 20 feet
Of the rivers surface and then swept
back between the lines OF boats and
steamers in marvellous style This
exhibition. which was novelty. un-
expected added luster to wonder
ful spectacle.
Witnessed by $4,000 Spectators.
More than $4,000 persons saw the
rival varsity eights settle the cues
ton OF supremacy. Two observation
trains Of 30 cars carried total of
5000 persons along the river banks
The steamers Chester w. Chapin and
city Of Lowell accommodated thou
sands. while more than 500 yachts
and motor craft provided vantage
points for countless enthusiasts on
Ahc .HhNiNo humanity bdAutitu III IiA'
mense throngs. while the railroad
bridge groaned under the weight OF
many daring spectators. who cared
nothing for the passing trains
Harvard's hollow victory had been
predicted for weeks. 1t was only a.
question Of by how far that the Grim
son crew would win. The odds were
3 to ! against Yale when the crews
rowed to the mark, and even money
that Harvard would be in front at
the first mile point. But none of the
rowing experts expected Harvard to
win with such ease. Coach Wray
had the Cambridge men warmed to
the minute. The moment the referee
fired his pistol, Yale was beaten. The
New Haven men made a desperate
splashing effort to hold their own
with Harvard in the first 100 yards,
but II was an impossible task.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
BANDITS STOP
TRAIN IN CUT
Block Tracks With Pile Of
CrOSSties.
ENGINEER AVOIDS WRECK

As Train Stops six Hiehwaymen
open Fire, Which Is Returned by
Express Messengers, Conductor
and Tralnmen, Several Of Whom
Receive Bullets In Legs--Passen.
gers Join In Fuslllade and Robbers
Are Driven to Seek Shelter.
Erie. Pa, July LIN a deep cut Of
the Philadelphia & Erie railway
known as five-mile curve, Just FIVE
miles southeast Of here. train from
Philadelphia bound for Erie, com
posed OF baggage. mail and passenger
coach and with $50 passengers
aboard, was held up by six men.
II was train A. which runs at a
ptetty fast gait through this section
Of the country It was going about
80 miles an hour through the cut
when the engineer caught sight OF an
obstruction on the tracks. lie set
the emergency brakes. reversed and
came to stop just in time 10 save
the pilot of the locomotive rdmming
into O pile of crossties As the train
came to stop a bullet crashed
through the glass Of the cab win
dow. More shots followed The en-
gineer ducked below the shelter of
the cab, but the bandits ordered him
TO climb out. As he touched the
ground one of them grappiod with
him They struggled for awhile un.
I'll another OF the robbers hit the en-
gineer over the head with the butt Of
a pistol. The engineer, badly hurt.
rolled down the side of the embank-
ment and lay there.
crew Gets Into Action
Meanwhile the express messenger
and the mail clerks. who were armed,
opend fire on the holdup men. For
Ave minutes there was fusilade.
The messenger. conductor and one OF
the mail clerks were hit by the bull
lets. each man In the leg. but they
managed to hit two OF the, bandits
before they got out OF the fight The
passengers hesltated for while un.
t..ndhey saw what good fight the
train crew was making. Then some
OF the men folks who had pistols
Joined In the defense. They banged
asqy at the highwaymen and com
plered the Job. that the trainmen had
started. In few minutes the rob
bers were driven away. They disap.
peared in the dark and scattered over
the country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
SICK IMMIGRANTS
EAT WITH FINGERS
Bad State Of Affairs Disclosed
at HOiiman'S Island.

New York July l.-They don't
know what knives and forks are at
the Hoffman Island quarantine nos
pital, according to Benjamin Eagle, a
hospital orderly. who continGed his
testimony before Special Con mission
er Bulger, aud OF cups cut of which
sick immigrants eat stew with their
fingers, there are only $50 to go
around between 500 and 1900 immi-
grants The witness brought three
of the ironwaro cups to offer In eyi-
dence and some spoons showing rust
were added to the exhibit by Charles
Dushkind lawyer for those -omplain.
ing against the administration Of
Health Officer Alvah II. Doty.
"What about knives and forks?'
Commissioner Bulger asked
"They don't get no such things as
knives and forks" he answered
"What thoy eats they eats with their
fingers and they drinks the soup
from the cups"
Eagle said the cook was so over
worked that he did not try to vary
the menu any He called chopped
boiled meat and potatoes served in a
thin gravy 'gouiash" one day and
Irish stew" the next. Coffee? Oh
yes every morning the cook would
dump five or six cans OF condensed
milk in a not OF boiling water and
add enough coffee to colcr and navor
That and 20 hunk Of bread" was
breakfast Eagle testified. EGGS
were served but once q week. ami
then cp the ratio Of one egg per per.
son.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
FIRE STOPS BALL GAME
Several lronton Factories Destroyed
at Loss Of 100000.

lronton, o., July Fire which de-
stroyed the yards and Offices of the
w. G. Ward Lumber company. Al
lens roller coaster factory, the Iron
ton tool-handle factory, the parsonage
OF Studensticker Memorial NJ. f..
church, frame saloon and brick
dwelling, did damage to tho amount
of 100000 and threw 500 men out OF
employment. it also rendered neces-
sary a pcstponement of the game be-
tween lronton and Point Peasant
teams in the s. NJ. S. league, - the
grandstand at the park was partially
destroyed.
The fire started in the furnace
room of the lumber mill when SCOT In
the refuse burner forced opcn the
doors and permitted sparks U ignite
n pile Of shayings.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
The Gentle Hint.

A north country collier anxious to
pop the question to Il girl whom ho
honestly admired, but. unable to sum
up courage 10 nsk her the question out
right, adopted n method of sounding
her az TO her idea OF mnlrmony
Jenny, ma lass" he said nervously.
"Ahye insured my llle."
HAS la, ladY' said Jenny indffer-
emily.
AYE, and Ah'm silly for doing
So"
"How's thatY'
"Why, supposin' All get killed I pit.
where dost [ think L money got"
"Why, 20 thy feyther for sure"
True enuf, AN II isn't fair; II ought
TO be paid 10 ma wife"
ITO thy wife. Why tia hasn't got
one"
That's just IT," said BIZ. but th0u's
nice lass. Jenny, and ! want thee to
hey thar money!
why couldn't tina say 80 at tirsti'
cried Jenny joyfully. -TitBiIs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
RIsks LIfe For EmpIoyer.

Kenton, o., July 1,-Eighteen.year.
old Alvin MoCalse saved his employ
er. John Eaton from death, hut prob
ably will give his own life as re.
suit. McCalse is working during va.
cation for Eaton, who is a painter.
Both were at work upon scaffold 80
feet from the ground Eaton stood
upon a ladder resting upon the scat,
fold Hearing a noise, McCalse looked
up to see the ladder slipping. lie
Jumped across the soaffold to steady
che ladder. He held the ladder In
place long enough TO permit Eaton to
catch hold Of the spouting of the
building, but the jump had unbal.
anced the boy and he topplcd over
TO the ground, 80 feet below. striking
on his head. lie was picked up ap.
parently lifeless.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
coIored Murderer Gets LIE.

Columbus, o., July l.-Wiley Full
kerson. alias Ferguson, colorod, who
was convicted of second degree mur-
der for killing John smyres. also col
ored. in William Litchford's saloon,
several months ago, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the penitentiary
by Judge Rathmell.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
lewis Has Lnmhano.

Bridgeport, o., July 1T L. Lew.
is, former president of tho United
Mine Workers. who went back to
work in Wheeling Creek mine several
weeks ago. was suddenly attacked
with lumbago while at work a mile
under ground and had to be carried
TO his home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
BUCKEYE BRIEFS
DOCTOR Eound auIIty.

Akron, o.. July L. Lyman D.
Triplett. charged with practioing med
icine without a license, and who was
in charge Of Lucille zimmerle Of
Akron at the time of her death. sew
eral months ago. was found guilty by
jury in the probate court. sentence
will be imposed later.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
LORD strathoona 70 out.

London, July l.--Sir Wilffed Lau-
rier, the Canadian premier, at the
Dominion day dinner at the Imperial
institute announced that Lord strath.
ccna high commissioners for Canada,
would resign shortly. Lord Strath.
coma was born in Scotland in 1920.
He has been high commissioner since
1896, and was created baron IN
1897
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01

Circleville o.. July la Greek
laborer, who refuses to give his
name or say word, is held charged
with pumping FIVE bullets into fel-
low Greek in a construction camp
near here The victim is dying No
one knows what the men were fight.
ing over
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
BUNCHED PARAGRAPHS

At Plainyew Tex, Mrs. Maude
llcLarry killed her three children
Ind then hanged herself.
Archbishop Dennis O'COnnor Of
Toronto died from Brlghts disease.
Residents Of Clarington O.. are all
iissed up over the finding Ct an en-.
lire outfit of women's clothing in the
Hoods near there. Foul crime is sus
.lected.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Baby Killed by Fall.

Ashtabluia, o. July Mildred, IA.
months-old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
F. f. Steele, while sleeping in go
cart alone upset the cart, fell to the
floor and broke her neck She was
found dead by her parents. The child
is supposed to have suffered from
convulsions, due to teething.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
state prIsoner MaIks Awnv.

Columbus. o., July 1-Charles c..
Dugan, serving three years from
Trumbull county, walked away from
the prison farm near Morgan Station.
Dugan's talking leave came as sur
prise to the penitentiary officials. as
he always had proven himself trust
worthy. He is serving his second
term and on his former sentence was
given the trusty position as house
man to the warden.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Echo Of Hooking Failure.

Logan, o., July 1.-The properties
OF the Columbus and Hooking Coal
and Iron company, which failed some
months ago following the collapse of
a pool in the New York stock mar.
ket, were sold to a reorganization
committee for an upset price Of $375,-
600, and at once turned over to the
Hooking Valley Products company, a
new corporation which will operate
them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01

Washington, June j0.-SenatOr Franz
els +. Warren Of Wyoming is now
receiving the concentrations Of his
colleagues I'm the upper house Of con-
gress. He is soon To wed "a charming
young woman. an announcement TO
this effect having been made bv the
senator and members of his family
Senator Warren, who Is slxty-soven
years old. was born in Ilinsdale Mass.
He served in the Forty-ninth Massa-
chusetts infantry in tho civil war. re-
ceivlng a medal for gallantry on the
field at Port Hudson, He was the FIRST
governor of the state of Wyoming aft
er serving twice as governor Of the
territory Of Wyoming.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
To Elnht Maohlnerx rrust.

Cincinnati, o.. July 1.-Shoe manu-.
facturers meeting here have decided
to fight the shoe machinery trust by
establishing a cooperative factory
where only foreign machinery and
equipment from Independent manu-
facturers will be used. Manufactur-
ers now lease their machinery from
the machinery trust.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
ONE ENOUGH FOR HIM
Mormon Prophet Says He Has Dis.
carded Five Wives.

Washington, July L., Polygamy Is
no longer comtenanced by the Nor
mon church. according to Prophet Jo.
seph H. smith The venerable Nor
mon leader asserted that he had
reased to live with his five wives.
though he continues to support them.
lie admitted that the church had not
wholly succeeded in stamping out
polygamy though all known Offend
ers were punished.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
shock Eatal to rmo-

Victoria, b. c., July 1.-Two women
passengers died Of shock when the
excursion steamship Spokane struck
y rock in Seymour Narrows, b. c.,
ana was beached to prevent her sink.
ing in deep water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Did Not souno Rlaht.

"Aunt Mary. this is my friend, MI.
Spllikins."
I'm sorry; didn't quite catch the
name"
MIR. Spinkins."
I'm renlly very deaf. Would you
mind repeating it,
mir. Spiifkins."
I'm afraid | must give 1t up. II
sounds to me just like Spinkins."-
Punch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Woman Laughs as Car crushes Her

Ashyille, o., July L. Relatives say
that Mrs. Mollie Strouse, 40, doliber.
ately suicided when she stood in front
OF a scioto valley traction car. waited
for 1t to bear down upon her and gave
a Wild laugh as she was ground to
death under the wheels.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Whitney Buys Thorouahbreds.

Lexington, KY, July l.. Harry
Payne Whitney has purchased 81
yfarllng thoroughbreds from James
r. Keene. The amount paid was con
siderably over 100000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
nc Important pimenaIon.

Detective INSPECTOR want n de,
scription Of your missing cashier. How
tall was he?
Business Man-IIeaven knows, but
he Is $4,000 short!-London Opinion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01

BOASTS GIRL MoToRcYcLIsT.

. Columbus, o., July /. - 81
haven't much use for young girls I
> who ride around on motorcycles 4
at night with fellows, and want I
. to warn them that they are going 4
. 60 get into trouble II they don't I
cut 1t out" said Juvenile Judge 1
Black to l5-year-old offender I
: who had been brought into court. !
. Motorcycles were built for men 4
and boys, and girls are not called Z
upon TO ride around at any time !
on these machines I'm going to :
see that the practice is stopped, I
too" Judge Black concluded. Z
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
Even That is Being Wise.

The next best thing to being
wise Is to be able to conceal ones
ignorance. Chicago Record-ller-
aid.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Ohio - Tomorrow; Fair and
warm; light to moderate south
east to south winds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
ENGINE OVERTURNS
LOADED STREET CAR
Passengers in Accident at Rail
road Crossing MiracuIously
Escape Injury.

Almost miraculous WAS tho escape
from injury or death Of the seven pas.
scngers who occupied car No. 354 ON
the Poplar Grove line of the Utah
Jdght & Railway company a few min
utes before 10 clock Thursday night.
Tho street car was struck squarely by
Il freight car, pushed by freight en-.
CINE in the Rio Grandc yards. lifted
from the trucks and turned completely
over.
Passengers, motorman and conductor
escaped mhurt, according to all inior-
nation that could he obtained carly
Friday morning, The Utah Light X
Railway dispatcher and inspector re-
fusing to give out any statement re
Garding the accident.
1T appears that the Poplar Grove car
WAS moving west over the Rio Grandc
tracks at Fifth West and Seventh
South streets, that the switch engine
was backing down, moving u string of
cars slowly, and that Just rs the street
car reached the track the trolley
slipped of.
Before the engineer of the switch
engine could stop The rear end of his
string Of cars struck the street ear,
tearing il from lis trucks and complete
" overturning it. Yet the occupants
escaped injury by reason of the fact
that the street car was at a Stardstill
and the switch engine was moving
slowly,
An official investigation of the acci-
dent VIII he made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
Why ! Lost
My job
Reasons Why Thousands Like Me Can.
not Satisfy Their Employers.

! believe my fate is not unlike that
of thousands of other workers who
daily lose their places for reasons they
do not know. and probably would not
believe When their last pay envel-
ope comes along. it is usually. Your
services no longer required. II the
truth were known. the reason for their
nnceremonious removal would proba bly,
be that their usefulness was destroyed
because of some mental worry, bodily
ailment or general indisposition. These
things. as we all know. are the most
fruitful causes of failure in all walks
of life The battle of Waterloo was
lost because of a headache IN this
quick age our minds must be clear.
rapid, active and free from outside
Influence or worry, or else we 20 down
to failure with the throng of "float-
ers' who go from one place of employ
ment TO another, giving no satisfaction
to others or to themselves. constantly
growing older and less nseful, with
no ambition, no will power, and no
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Every man requires from everv other
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That was my trouble. | was full of
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
A Little Diapepsin Makes Your
0ut-Of-0rder Stomach Feel
Fine in Five Minutes.

If what you Just ate is souring on
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refusing to digest. or YOU belch Gas and
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
WITNESS AGAINST HAZARD
DECLINES TO PROSECUTE

Thomas Hazard, teamstcr, who was
arrested Wednesday on a warrant sworn
to by member OF Mrs. Hazards family
and charged with disturbing the peace,
walked out OF Judge Whitaker's court
room without even the formality OF n
when tho prosecuting witness failed TO
appear
Hazard was alleged to have made
threats against tho life OF his wife; TO
have forcibiy entered the homo Of her
mother. and TO have broken IN a large
quantity OF the furniture In the house.
city Prosecutor Dalton said Thurs
day afternoon that he was growing weary
OF the practice of relatives OF an accused
man swearing 20 complaint. putting the
city To trouble and expense and then at
the last moment relenting and refusing
TO prosecute.