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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

without the elephant what would
be the circus? II would be as the
julep without the mint; as beans
without pork; as the theatre without
the stage"
Thee are the metaphors expressed
by Captain Bob" Simon, boss ele-
plant trainer with the John Robinson
Ten Big Shows which will exhibit here
on Monday, July 10.
Bob is the real thing as an elep-
hant trainer. He has been mixed with
them for over fifteen years although
he doesn't look It, and what he doesn't
know about Old Thickskin isn't worth
knowing. But then Bob love 'em, and
they love him in the elephantine way,
He has fun charge of them winter
and summer and during the past five
years he has only left his charges for
two weeks.
You remember the story they used
to tell in the old McGumery fourth
reader of the bad boy who gave the
elephant a lighted cigar--there weren't
my cigarettes in those days-and how
the elephant twenty years later met
the boy, now a man, and gave him
severe drubbing?
Tommyrot. Beautiful sentiment, but
a nature fake. That's Bob's opinion
of that. yarn. A bull with all the brain
he needs remembers a single trainer,
Bob SAYS. but when all is said and
done his grey matter wouldn't fill a
pint measure. Fact
There's another bit of sentiment Bob
will dissapate for you II you ask him.
When you were lad or lass you
remember how the good people who
were older than you. and hence must
know better, told YOU that an elep-
hant stood in mortal fear Of tiny
mouse. that he would shiver and
shake and below when tiny rodent
was about, lest aforesaid rodent
would run up that beautiful mouse
hole in his trunk?
All wrong. Not that a mouse is
hot capable of frightening an elep-
hant for It can. An elephant is
at his shadow, at a piece
of paper. at nothing at all-unless he
can see II squarely. Should he get
only glimpse Of 1t he will do all
that our friends have said.
just to show you he knows what's
what Bob Simon Is willing TO bet you
he can tell the height of an elephant
by his foot. you'd better not take
him up either. Twice around an elep-
hant's foot at the ground represents
his height. Don't believe IL. do you Z
We'll ask Bob. and he will prove Il.
Captain Bob says that in india the
ma tives chasing an elephant herd, can
tell how many there are and how
large they are just by measuring their
tracks.
Did you ever give a paper bag TO
an elephant see him put 1t in his
mouth. and then moment later
laugh To see him spit II out? Thought
you'd fooled him, didn't you? Well
you didn't
Elephants or "buls" as they are
termed in circus parlance. have Ia
put things In their mouth To smell
them. Sure's you're born. An elep-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

II You wear glasses You
should have bottle OF Lens
Clean. POllshes and cleans the
lense. makes them like new.
and the world will look bright
er 20 you. For sale at all drug
Stores and Il. A. STENCILS
Optical ParlOrs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
New Bicycle Record.

New York. July 4.-Jumbo Wells
self-tyled Australian middleweight
champion who made a ilzzlc of the
fight game. today wears a real title
belt Al the New York Velodrome
yesterday Wells set a worlds mark
of thirty three. 8 2-5 seconds. In the
fifteenth mile of twenty-five mile
bicycle race. The former record fOl
fifteen miles was thirty-three minutes
fifteen seconds.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

The directors of the Marion Base
ball club are busy with preparations
for the big carnival to be held on
Prospect street all next week. July
10th to the 18TH AS told in these col
umns last Thursday they have engaged
j. Frank Hatch Water Circus and
Allied Shows to furnish the attractions
for this occasion and If one may judge
by the press notices from the cities
whqoe this company has Eready
showed, the selectione is wise one.
This company brings fifteen high class
attractions bf character different
from anything ever seen in Marion.
The .bik featnre, Of course is the
Hatch Water Circus. the only exhibi-
ton OF its kind ever presented In
America, outside of the New York
Hippodrome. In this attraction fifty
of Americas cieverest aquatic per-
formers present an exhibition of trick,
fancy and daring diving; of skillful
and clever swimming; of expert log
rolling and conclude the entertain
ment with a wonderful water pantom-
mime depicting "The Daughters OF
Neptune" where twenty-five young
ladies attired as mermaids disappear
under the surface of the water. ap-
parently never to appear again. This
feature of the attraction has puzzled all
who have seen It, and, although IL
has been running for TWO years con-
tinuously at the New York Hippo
drome 1t is still source of comment
i'm the Metropolis.
Prof. Antonio Passihume and his
Royal Italian Band of 20 pieces VIII
furnish the music for the occasion,
giving two free brand concerts each
day of the week.
There will be a host Of other at
fractions, all Of which will be moral,
wholesome aud entertaining.
a souvenir guide book of the oc-
casion. is now being compiled for free
distribution during the carnival
Interest is growing in the various
voting contests Instituted by the Base
bali club In connection with the carni-
val and many candidates are busy
trying to win the valuable prizes Of
cred I'm these events.
From present indications, next week
will indeed be "Marion's biggest week
and an occasion long remembered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
A TAILORED GOWN
OF SATIN AND SILK

New York. July 3.--The summer
tailored gown Of satin and of silk of
lustrous surface like messaline and
foIlard, holds its own. The specimen
photographed here has short coat
trimmed with buttons, while the
straight, moderately tight skirt has a
tunic outlined with bands of satin in
a darker shade. The wide hat OF
tagal straw Is lined with high up
standing plume
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
HOT WEATHER HURTS THE SKIN

Poisonous perspiration causes rash
es. hives. blo,ches. pimples and
pri,kly heat often the beginning OF
serious skin troubles.
To wash away the poison entirely
apply simple solution known as D.
ID. d. Prescription for Eczema. d. d.
d. is generally sold In $lOO bottles
but for 25c we can now give you
enough to prove that the first few
drops soothe and heal the inflamed
skin as nothing else can.
We vouch for the wonderful pro-
perties OF D. ID. d.. for we know that
It brings Instant relief for all kinds
of skin trouble.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
AIN More Than Wild BEASTS.

The number of people killed yearly
bv wild beasts don't approach the
vast number killed by disease germs
No life 80 safe from their attacks
They're IN air, water, dust oven food
But grand protection is afforded b'
Electric Bitters. which destroy and
expel these deadly germs from the
system. That's why chills, fever an(
ague. all malarial and many blood
diseases yield promptly to this won
derful blood purifier. Try them, and
enjoy the glorious health and new
strength they'n give you. Money back
If not satisfied Only soc at Tschanei
Bros
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
pcek Into nIs Pockct

WouId show the box OF Bucklen'i
,rnica Salve. that +. $. Loper. a car
penter. of Marilla. n. Y, always car
ries. Il have never had a cut, wound
bruIse. or sore II would not soor
heal, he writes Greatest healer o.
burns boils. scalds, chapped hands
and lips, fever sores, skin eruptlons
eczema. corns and piles. 25c a
Tschanen Bros.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

The Home Guards of America met
in regular session Monday evening
and transacted routine business. There
was very good attendance OF the
members and social hour was en-
joyed following the business meet
ing During the session It was decid-
ed that the lodge shall meet only
on tn first and third Mondays of the
hot months.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
WATER SPORTS
FOR ONE WEEK
Baseball Company Provides
Marion Something New.
WHAT is A WATER CIRCUS
This Question will be Ans
wered Next Week.

Local Boosters of Baseball I'm Marion
Find Time TO pick out One Of tho
Best Attractions Doing Business TO
Present TO Their Friends and
Neighbors During the Coming
wcek---Busincss Men Grow En-
thuslastic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

Marion. Sizes 6 to 10.
Wednesday
lie Pair, 8 Pair for SOC
6 doz. Mexican Shape
Straw Hats with steeple
crown fancy braid band.
Suitable for boy or11o
girl. Wednesday .IIO
6 doz. Boys Blouse
Waists in blue chambrays
aind light percales. Sizes
8 to 15 only. IT.
Wednesday ......lIS
80 pair Child's linen
Bloomer pants. Sizes 2 1-2,
D anu 4 only. heguldr
price SOC. IT.
Wednesday -. LII
3 doz. Boys Kakai
Bloomer Pants, extra well
made and very roomy. All
sizes 4 to 16. Regatta"
make. Regular EOc
price 75c. Wed ~
4 doz. Boys Bathing
Trunks. Color plain dark
blue. All sizes -
Wednesday .ION
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

For the next week or ten days the
B. O. f. girls will plan several Soc
ial events Complementary TO a num-
ber of girls who will be guests from
o distance. Yesterday Miss Ruth
Bogardis of Kenton arrived to visit
Miss Helena Mouser on east church
street: Miss Mildred Harold of Woos-
ter is a guest of Miss Helen Hough-
ton on Vine street and Miss Esther
Funk of Findlay the guest of Miss
Frances Frye on east Church street
These girls are frequent Marion vis-
itors and at this time they are cor
daily greeted by the members Of that
set Today about twelve couples are
picnicing at Comer's grove
joyce was chased IN the sixth for
klisputing with the jumps and had n
GVp epnf Una tasIfa1 IA him
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04
CIRCUS TRAINER
BARES SECRETS
John Robinson Show EN-
ploye on Elephants.
CALLS TALES NATURE FAKES
Disa p pates Sentimental
Yarns About "Old
Thickskin."

Pachydcrims Orer Program of Merit
With Big Cirogs That Visits Ma
riOn Monday-Trained Wild Animal
Exhibit Big Feature This season
Street Parade i'm Morning Flash
of Color and Tinscl.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-04

Atlantic City. July 1.-The twenty
fifth anniversary of the Christian En-
deavor society viii be held here July
8 to IL. DR. Francis Il. Clark, the
founder: President Taft, Booker t.
Washington. Eva Ballington Booth,
Speaker Champ Clark and William
Shaw OF Boston Will be among the
speaker at the convention. MIR. Shaw
,who is resident of Boston, is the
general secretary OF the society.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
The Race With the Ram.

In Morocco the strange season of the
MOhammcdan new year, beginning
March ., is generally called "Ait-cl
Hanwela." the rain feast The people
of Morocco pay more elaborate atten
tion to the item Of sacrifice than any
other Moslems In every town Il su
preme offering of II ram or ne goa
takes place at the door of the prinC-
pal mosque. Immediately after il is
struck by the official imam in pres
ence of the multitude ii is flung on the
shoulders of a stalwart Moor. who eN
erting his utmost strength. runs like u
deer through the narrow streets pur
sued by rabble. The poor animal is
pelted with stones by boys aud Is
ieered at with execrations from every
house, as it is rcputed to he carrying
the sins of the people. The man
rushes along with his burden til he
reaches the door of the cadi's palace
If the animal is still breathing the
augury is excellent. for good luck is
TO be expected all through the year
But if the ram is dead all sorts of evil
representations are muttered.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
The Young Ma MS Tact.

The man who was having his pic
ture taken in the photograph gallery
was an innocent listener tn the conver-
sation between two Young ladies on
the other side of the screen:
you know. Kate. / sometimes wear
a long curl hanging down the back of
my neckF7
eyes"
"Wcll, when Phil was calling on me
the other evening he asked me if he
might have that curl, and | jokingly
said yes. Before knew what he was
about he had taken a little pair of
scissors out of his pocket and clipped
1t Off close TO my head"
"Why, the idea. Didn't that make
you furious?"
Not for the smallest fraction Of
second. l thought It was splendid Of
him that he didn't seize and pull it
off"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Trees and Wind.

The effect of wind upon trees is
powerful Even the presence or alb
sence of forests may be determined
by the character of the prevailing
wind or the conditions that modify it.
The wind acts as n drying agent, Civ
ing a special aspect TO many plants.
When It is almost always from the
same quarter the plants show greater
development upon one side Trees are
smaller on the windward edges Of for
csts, and trunks and branches are
bent 10 leeward. The determinations
are most marked near the sea or in
fiat regions The cherry, plum, wal
nut, black poplar ash and certain
pines are very sensitive to the wind,
but mountain pines ana certain frs
offer great powers Of resistance, and
these are recommended for reforesting
wind swept lands.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
The American Baby.

The American baby has a fine,
strong ancestry. The young men Of
England who were impatient of reli-
gious restraint and of physical oppres-
sion; the young men Of Germany
touched with the dream of democracy:
the pick of northern Europe. the
strong, the fair, the self reliant. the
conscientious English at bottom, but
with a dash of the best blood of other
races-this is the American baby, and
no king and no lord ever had a better
heritage. Take it as it goes, in Mas
sachusetts. in Ohio, in Michigan. in
Washington, in California, the average
American baby has in its veins more
of the blood of the Plantagenets than
any king now living has. 1t was his
fortune to have come from the daugh-
ter lines and the lines of the younger
sons, not from the elder son. whom
British custom has marked for the
aristocrat.-DavidS Starr Jordan.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Women on Warshins

In the British navy OF Nelson's day
Ii was not uncommon for wives to live
aboard memo war with their sailor
husbands Scarce one of Englands
walls of oak" I'm Nelson's time but
had some woman aboard who braved
the perils aud hardshipS of the sea in
order to be with her husband In
nearly every one of the twenty-seven
line of battleships under Nelson's
command in the great battle of Traf-
algar was one or more women. wives
OF sailors. Surprise may be expressed
that English men-of- wars men were
permitted to have their wives aboard.
1t was only by special permission of
the admiralty that this could be done
and then permission was granted
somewhat in the light of penance for
sanctioning the press gang system,
which was largely in vogue at that
time. Men were seized in the streets
and other public places and compelled
to serve in British warships because
Sthe king needed men," Some of the
men thus seized had political influence
and. being unjustly compelled to serve
in the navy, were permitted to have
their wives share their involuntary
serVitude
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
A Mean ADVANTAGE.

In breach of promise case the bar
rister who held the brief for injured
beauty arranged that his fair client
should be so placed that her charms
should be well under the observation
of the jury. He began a most pathetic
appeal by directing their attention to
her beauty and calling for justice upon
the head of him who could wound the
heart and betray the confidence Of one
so fair, concluding with peroration
of such pathos as to melt the court
to tears. The counsel for the de-
fendant then rose, and after paying
the lady the compliment of admitting
that it was impossible not to assent
to the encomiums lavished upon her
face he added that nevertheless he
felt bound to ask the jury not to for
get that she wore a wooden leg. Then
he sat down. The important fact of
which the fair plaintiffs counsel was
unaware was presently established,
and the jury, feeling rather sheepish
at their tears, assessed damages at
the smallest amount
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
The One Dish Diet.

A food specialist said of dieting:
'"The simplest, easiest and most eff
cacious diet to bring down the weight
is the one dish diet. At no meal, that
is, should more than one dish be
eaten
"rhe dish may be what you will
Irish stew, macaroni and cheese, roast
beef. vegetable soup. bacon and eggs
but no courses are to precede or fol
low it. You may eat as much as you
choose of the dish, and yet for all that
you Will lose weight steadily.
"It's the variety of dishes-the oys-
ters, soup, fish, turkey. mince pie, ice
cream-it's the variety of dishes, ere
ating an artificial appetite when the
body has really had all it requires,
that causes corpulence. If we confine
ourselves to one dish we know when
we've had enough-we don't know 9th.
erwise-and the result is that we soon
drop down TO the slimness natural to
children, animals and temperate and
healthy men and women"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Enulish CLAW Pines.

The clay pipe, which is vanishing
from the Fleet street chophouse, was
the only variety smoked i'm this coun-
try until quite recent times. The clay
pipe made its appearance in England
In the later years Of the sixteenth cen
tury. Writing about a century later,
a French author remarks that the
English invented the pipes of baked
clay which are now used everywhere"
"Broseley, i'm Staffordshire has been
famous for its pipes and clay from the
days Of Elizabeth" writes w. A. Penn
in "The Soverane Herb" Now all
the clay Of which white pipes are
manufactured comes from Newton Alb
bot and I<ingstcignton, in Devon
shire. II Is sent to all parts Of Eng
land and the world I'm rough Jumps
about the size of quartern loaves,
weighing some twenty-eight pounds
each. Spectator
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Twain's Most Quoted Witticism.

Of all the witty things said or writ
ten by Mark Twain no phrase has
been quoted oftener than his reply to an
alarmist report, "Rumor of my death
greatly exaggerated" / think the his
tory of this bonmot. says n CORE
spondent, may interest. Mark Twain
was on a visit to London some years
ago and had been secured as the chief
guest of a dinner to be given by lit
erary club. On the morning of the day
when the dinner was to take place the
secretary was shocked to hear n ru-
NOR that Mark Twain had died sud
denly. At his wits end, he sought to
verify it by a diplomatic note to Mrs
Clemens. in which he mentioned the
rumor. Mark Twain got hold of the
note and telegraphed the now famous
reply, "Rumor Of my death greatly ex-
aggerated."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
He Started the Trouble.

Mrs. Johnson had begun to learn
French and was gleefully informing
her husband of the rapid progress she
was making in her studies
I'm afraid remarked Johnson,
"that you'll soon grow tired. I've
known people tackle a foreign tongue,
expecting to know all about it in a few
weeks, but before they have mastered
even the rudiments their enthusiasm
has evaporated and they have given up
the task as hopeless"
"Oh, that's not the case with me-"
declared Mrs Johnson confidently. az
am getting on splendidly, and Pro
fessor Dubois says l shall soon begin
TO think in French"
well" the husband murmured, 81
won't interpose any further objection.
and | shall be glad when you are able
to think i'm French. 1t will be some
thing you have been unable TO do in
any other language"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
His Way Of oettinn Even.

You know that fellow. Jim NEGRO
arty, the lad that's always comm up
an thumpin We on tn chest and yellin'
How acr .pt'"
Il know him"
"Ill bet he's smashed twlnty cigars
for me-some % thin clear llavannys-
but I'll get even with him now"
"IIow will We do ~"
I'm tell ye Jim always hits me
over the vest pocket where | carry me
cigars. IIcll hit me there Just once
more. There's no cigar In me vest
pocket this mornIn' Instead of II
there's stick Of dynamite. dye
mindw-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
LIFE IN ICELAND.
Farmhouses Are Built of Turf and
Often Have Earthen Floors.


The guest room in the Iceland farm.
house contained IL narrow bed. Il big
round table and an organ made in
Brattleboro, Vt. Our host produced
the usual box of snuff and with 1t a
box of good cigars.
The host and hostess then showed
us all over the house. 1t is q turf
structure and is typical of the older
farmhouses. with narrow, dark. win
dowless corridors winding in laby-
rinthian maze from room to room.
One passageway leads to n large open
mound where fire is made to smoke
meat and fish and incidentally the
whole house and everything in it. An
other passage leads to another kitchen
with n modern stove. The walls are
all of turf, as is the roof, with just
enough driftwood in the roof to make
framework to hold it in place. Very
steep stairs lead up to the badstofa,
or sleeping apartment. The badstofa
frequently forms the sitting and COM
mon workroom of the family. espe-
cially in winter, as well as the sleeping
room of the entire household.
BunkS built into the wall extend
around the room and are often filed
with seaweed or feathers. over which
is thrown a fold or two of wadmal
and thick coverlet of eiderdown.
The floors are sometimes covered with
boards, but more often consist of damp
earth From the ceiling are suspended
numerous articles of domestic econ
omy. while large chests containing
clothing and valuables are scattered
throughout the house.-Springfeld Re-
publican.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
AFRICAN LIONS.
They often Hunt In Couples to Start
and Capture Their Prey.


Lions in Africa go hunting often in
couples and then rather systematical-
ly. When, for instance, couple of
lions have traced out a kraal-that is
to say. place fenced by small cut
thorn trees, where flocks of asses or
oxen, goats or sheep are shut up for
the night-the lioness approaches eau
tiously, profiting by every tree or bush
to hide herself. At the same time the
lion himself lies watching on the op-
posite in the distance
Now the lioness eXerts herself to
arouse the cattle-which is not diff
cult, as they become excited merely
by smelling a beast of prey-till the
cattle are tormented to the utmost by
fear and horror, break through the
kraal on the side opposite to the lion
ess and thus fall an easy prey to the
lion
The lion chaSes his victim and throt-
ties it by springing on its neck or
breast and biting his teeth into this
part The hunted animal falls, and
the lion now tears open the flanks.
The lioness appears and has her share
of the mea.. Very often they cannot
devour their victim in one night; then
they come back to the place where the
remains are on the following or the
second night
The lions favorite food is zebra.
quagga (of which there are few left
in Africa and wild ass. The meat of
these three kind of animals is some
thing alike in taste.