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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

Mr.. w. starbuck, a teacher at the
Silver street school building, had his
bicycle stolen yesterday noon. He en-
tered the Erie hotel to get dinner and
left his bicycle standing outside. An
Italian took fancy to the wheel and
lead 1t away. hiding it in the yards.
Mr.. Starbuck soon discovered his loss
and went in search of it with Officer
Thompson. The two men found the
bicycle but were unable to locate the
thief.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
Card of Thanks,

We wish to express our thanks 90
the neighbors and friends who were
so kind to us at the death Of our wife
and mother especially to the en-
ployes of the Marion Steam Shovel
company, the Maccabees. the teachers
Of the Silver street school and the
Lee street Sunday school. for their
floral offerings and their other kind
nesses.
Elmer c. Randolph and Children.
1tpd.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
LODGE NOTES


The Red Men held a well attended
meeting in their hall last evening
Routine business was transacted after
which four candidates were initiated
into the mysteries of the order. Two
we're given the abduction degree and
two received the warrior degree. An
elegant supper was served to the
members by Mrs. Ruhl, Mrs. Creasap
md Mrs Price.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
nnytnn,s Vote Probe.

Dayton. o., Feb, Edward w. Han
ley. chairman Of the county Demo-
cratic committee, Charles Wuichet,
chairman of the county Republican
committee; Samuel Fllcklnger, editor
of the Herald, and George Burba,
editor of the News, were subpoenaed
to appear before the grand jury this
afternoon at o'clock In connection
with the vote probe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The description of team Of horses
and a wagon which were stolen at
Tiffin yesterday, was received at po-
lice headquarters this morning. The
two men who stole the outfit were
seen driving toward Marion and the
local police were told to be on the
lookout for them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
Carnegie Generous 10 Blrtbplace,

London, Feb. I-A gift Of s1,25O,OOO
from Andrew Carnegie to the town Of
Dunfermline, in Scotland, was an
nounced today. Dunfermline is Car
negie's birthplace.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
A PRETTY new
HAT FOR SPRING

New York, Feb, This pretty new
hat for wear in the coming spring is
of white straw trimmed with pink
rosebuds and green foliage daintily ar
ranged along the brlm.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
PERSONALS

Miss Edna Davis of Gallon is visit
ing friends here.
Mr.. j, NJ. Boyer of Decatur Indiana
Is visiting with ]. n. Oborn of
Olney avenue.
Mr.. Bert Babcock. OF Hamilton o.,
is the guest of his sister. Mrs.
Charles Long.
Mrs. Truman Wordsworth of Carey
Is visiting Marion friends.
Cullen Cheney of west Columbia
street returned Tuesday from a few
days visit in Adrian Michigan.
Mr.. John Conardy, of Windsor
street. went to Huntington, Indiana,
yesterday to visit friends.
Mr.. John Fairbanks. who has been
working for the Fairbanks Steam
Shovel company. near Cleveland, IL
in the city to attend the funeral of
his uncle who died recently.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
Brannon Pleads Guilty.

Charles Brannon, indicted at Ur-
bana, for the murder of his brother,
entered a plea of guilty OF man
slaughter yesterday and 1t was ac-
eepted by the state. He killed his
brother, William. on the 16th of April.
1908, at the old Hanna farm. They
quarreled and ran for the gun,
Charles getting 1t first. 1t was ex-
pected that Judge Middleton would
pronounce sentence yesterday after
noon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
their dues.

The members of the NJ. t.. Club
were delightfully."- entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Greeley Nc
Whertor on Silver street, Tuesday
evening. The evening was passed
pleasantly at cards, three tables of
point euchre being filled by the guests
At the count, Mrs. c. ID. Andrews re-
ceived the honor award for the lad
les, and Mrs. John viii received the
consolation. Mr.. Henry Bigford re-
ceived the gentlemans prize, while
the consolation fell to MIR. Willis
tausnaugh
AT ten o'clock the cards were laid
lslde, and a dainty lunch was served
by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. John win and Mrs.
David McWhertor were the only club
guests.
In two weeks Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
fleming will entertain the club.
The l.. C. II. A. will hold a meet.
ng at the home of Miss Grace
Burgess on north Prospect street
Thursday evening.
The Woman's missionary society OF
the Free Baptist church, will hold
the regular meeting In the parlors OF
the church, Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Miss Hope Fisher entertained the
Bridge Club of which she is a mem.
ber at her home on Mt. Vernon
avenue, Tuesday evening.
The evening was very pleasantly
passed at the card tables, three OF
which were filed. At the close of the
season at cards, the hostess Served
light refreshments.
Mrs. C. w. Sawyer and Mrs. L.
smith We're the only guests of the
club at this time.
The Lady Maccabees have issued in
vltations for a dance to he given at
their hall tonight Music by Dowler's
orchestra.
Mrs. J.. Il. Starr received the mem
bers of the w. S. j. club at her south
High street home, Tuesday afternoon
rhe ladies brought their embroidery
work and spent a very happy after
loon chatting over the needlework.
members was also very much en-.
joyed.
At five o'clock the work was laid
aside and a dainty buffet luncheon
was served. Pink carnations being
the faVors.
Guests of the club were Mesdames
William Spencer, ]. w. Hungate, II.
l.. Shaw. William creasap, A. j,
Lewis j. U. Boyer, ]. Jacoby ]. e,
Burke, A. Il. Mounts. A. B. Lawson
William Probst, Edward Munnell.
Henry Wagner. C. H.. Petty, j. II.
Dundore. William Ellery, ]. Il.
Rhodes, Ralph Cheney. Miss Dora
Smith and Emma Zachman.
The club will meet in two weeks.
The place of meeting has not been
decided upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Long en-
tertained a few friends at dinner
Tuesday evening at their home on
south State street. Covers were laid
for ten at n table decorated with
freslas and ferns.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Long were
Mrs. Truman Wordsworth, of Carey.
Mr.. Bert Babcock. of Hamilton and
DR.. and Mrs. b. l.. Wallace
The ladies of the st. Mary's Sew
ing circle spent most enjoyable
afternoon at the st. Mary's school
yesterday afternoon. Music and var
ious other social diversions served
to pass the time away pleasantly
and at five an elegant luncheon was
served.
on next Thursday afternoon. Mrs,
c. C. Eye will entertain the society
at her home on George street.
a n - . a m - n n N a 4 \
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The three cent social given Tues
day evening for the members, their
families and friends by the Modern
Brotherhood of america, was quite
argely attended and proved one of
he most enjoyable social affairs ever
riven by the baby lodge of the city.
There were about 200 persons in at
tendance. The evening was spent at
ards and dancing ana during the in
termission. lunch was served. The
music for the dance was furnished by
william Dowler,
At the next meeting, the degree will
be conferred upon large class of can
1idates.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01
SOCIETY
and CLUBS


Mrs. S. B. Lippincott proved de-
lightful hostess to the members of
the Current Topic club at her home
on east Church street, Tuesday af-
ternoon.
A very interesting program was car
ried out on the general subject of
good literature. The responses to the
roll call were made with short talks
by each member on the subject of
Something of interest i'm late
Magazine" "The History of the Pub
lie Library I'm Ohio was an inter-
esting discussion given by Mrs. c,
Il. Wiant, In most entertaining man
ner. Miss Dora Smith followed this
discussion with an equally interesting
one on the subject How to Use
Public Libraries. "rhe Value of
Magazine Literature" was the subject
of an enjoyable talk by Miss Ola
Allmendinger, which greatly pleased
her listeners. Miss Abigail Cast clos
ed the program with "A paper "Song.
and songs of CHILDHOOD, which was
very well prepared and well given.
one of the most interesting fea-
lures OF the afternoons pleasure was
presented when Mrs. Lippincott
brought out the printed genealogical
tree of the Lippincot family. Much
work and skill has been expended
upon the compilation Of this tree.
which Is n work of art I'm it's COM
pleteness The ancestry of the family
has been traced back to William the
Conqueror. and is very interesting to
follow. The work is complete in every
detail. and was very interesting to ex
anime.
AS this was the regular social day
of the club. very pleasant time
was spent In music and conversation
at the close of the program during
which a delicious buffet luncheon was
served.
ON the seventh of February Mrs.
j, B. Kearse will entertain the club
at her home on Bradford street.
The members of the Womans
club enjoyed u most delightful af.
ternoon at the home of Mrs. G. b.
King on East Church street Tues.
day. Greece proudly wears her Par.
thenon as the best gem upon her
zone. Emerson. This was the quo
tatlon for the afternoons study. Roh
was first called to which responses
We're made with short quotations
from Ep'curus. Mrs. S. Il. DeWolfe
then discussed in n very interesting
manner Greek Architecture. Follow
ing her, Mrs. V. Il. Dombaugh gave
a Review of Strauss opera "Elec-
tra', which proved highly entertain
ing. 'Iycurgus and Solon-Lawgivers
was the subject of Mrs. w. l.. War
ner's paper which was then entered
into by the club. The Critics report
brought the close of the program.
on the sixth of February, Mrs. Il.
s. Keller. of East Center street will
receive the club at her home.
Miss Mayme Courtad has returned
to her home after a few days visit
at Upper SanduslSy. Miss Courtad
was a guest at the marriage of her
brother, Ernest Courtad of that place
to Miss Estella Loverich, also of Up
per Sandusky. The marriage occurred
Tuesday morning at st. Peters
church, Miss Courtad acting as brides
maid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtad are spending
their honeymoon with friends in Ma
rion.
The Epworth Home Guards will
hold a meeting in the church parlors
next Thursday, February 2, at 3:45.
There will be an installation of Of
ficers and a good attendance is de-
sired. Members will please bring
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

Candy Lodge No. 81 conferred the
third degree upon two candidates at
the regular meeting Tuesday eveing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

At the meeting of the Lime City
Council, No. 200, last evening, Ave
candidates received the second de-
gree. After the initiation a banquet
was held. The members listened To
speeches by II, II. Andrews, G.. B.
Smeltzer and Mr.. Elmer Bondley, who
spoke for the good of the order. A
Quet
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The Companion OF Foresters will
hold a regular meeting Thursday
evening and install the officers for
the lcoming lodge year. Following
the meeting, the members enjoyed a
pickup" supper.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The Epworth Home Guards win
hold n meeting In the church parlors
next Thursday, February 2, at 3;45
There will be an installation OF Of
fcers and a good attendance is de-
sired. Members will please bring
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The Lady Maccabees have issued in
vitations for n dance to he given at
their hall tonight. Music by Dowler's
orchestra.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The l.. C. II. A. will hold n meet.
'ng at the home of Miss Grace
Burgess on north Prospect street
Thursday evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-01

The Woman's missionary society Of
the Free Baptist church, will hold
the regular meeting in the parlors OF
the church, Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
S41.OOO.OOO GEM IMPORTS
Demand for Precious Stones Here
in 1911 Exceeded Only by 1905.

The demand for diamonds, pearls ana
c,ber precious stones during the year end
ing with this month will swell the total
value Of the gems received at the custom
T1ouse in this city during 1910 to over si1.-
600 900. according to an estimate made yes
terday by large importer. Last year the
value of the gem imports was over $io'06S,-
AS which excelled any previous year in
tho history of the trade with the single ex-
cention of 1906. when the total reached
$i3.573.4SS
According to the official reports, the gem
importations at the port of New York at
present are about 96 per cent OF the I'M
portatlons of the entire country. In lsJo
Only 81. ,S96 worth of gems reached the
limited States. but since that time the re-
GENTS have indicated healthy condition
I'm the trade Diamond importers say that
the large value of the imports OF gems for
the wear now ending indicates steady de-
yoand throughout the year. and this state
,uent is borne out by the ofhcial ngures'
which show that July and August were
the only months when over &,GOoOW worth
~ gems reached this country In the
other months the imports have huctuated
between S30j0i70, In January ana sS''o4'St='
I'm September. .,.
During the last month the receipts totalen
S2 0S3 qS4 of which the cut precious stones
and pearls amounted to $2,5SS'9ol ana the
uncut gems TO $500 O32.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
Exclamation of The New.IOrk Tribune's
BOOkreaders' Contest.

r-yer,, dav for Seventythree (73) days there will
onnoar In The New York Tribune (Daily and Sunday
TditionsC Two CD Illustrations, Cartoons or other
ronreSentatons of the names of books. The Tribune
Vii award ten hundred and siXty-seven prizes to
Tribune readers sending in the nearest correct
aneu,ore to the entire series of book illustrations.
The drSt two official illustrations appeared on Mon
Correct names of books TO he illustrated and to
or,,n as basis of awards being selected by the
S,ast Depsrtment, and will be included in the
Su, Work. T'ribune's Boolreaders Contest Catalogue,
mich will be published guide and reference for
Wts,orts' ,se The correct list OF will be
oaced under seal in the safety deposit department Of
iIa N,tional PARK Bank. where IL Will remain until
~ &C. lied for by the judges the close Of the
test TO compete for the prizes contestants must
6oorudi1D smelling and punctuation as published in
the Tribunes Bookreaders,, contest Ciattalogue;
Inherent cartooniss will draw the book illustrations
Tbe cartoonists will not even know the answers 10
the puzzle pictures they draw
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
WILL STUDY BABIES ABROAD
Iowa Physician to Report on
Prizes for Perfect Specimens.

DR.. Margaret Vaupel Clark Of Waterloo.
Iowa. sailed for Germany on the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria yesterday to study babies.
She has none Of her own. with her went
her husband, also a physician.
When DR.. Clark, the wife. returns TO this
country she is going to make a report on
the subject Of her study TO the Iowa wom-
ems clubs, which, on the basis Of her report,
will offer prizes for the most perfect babies
born in the State of Iowa.
The same liner conveyed Mrs. Alice NJ
Huhn, wife of George A. HUM. the Phila-
delphia banker, who took with her two
children. one a seventeen-year-old son by a
former marriage and the other q pretty
daughter of eleven. Mrs. Huhn only re-
Gently left the Butler Hospital, near Provi-
dence, r. l., where rumor had It she was
placed by her husband. This Mrs. HUM
emphatically denied yesterday, though she
spoke of reaching an amicable agreement
with her husband, and said they were about
10 separate Mrs HUM added she would
be abroad two years.
A. NJ. Carlisle, designer of the White star
liner Olympic, was another passenger on
the vessel He intimated that he was 'envi-
Gus Of the designers of this seasons styles
in millinery, saying that the lines of the
hats worn by New York women were far
more beautiful than those of any ship
afioat. Led reluctantly to speak of ships,
he remarked that their lines had not
changed to any extent since the time of the
old Oceanic built over forty years ago The
only material difference was in the in
creased height of the decks, which made for
oroo.or eaoWorthinese
Mr.. Carlisle never spends more than a
week at time in this city If he can help
il. and feels as II he had been here year
AT the end Of that short space. lie arrived
on this trip only last Tuesday on the Kais-
erin Auguste Victoria
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
Baking the Christmas
Cakes in Paper Bags
SoYER's DIRECTIONS FOR PAPER
BAG COOKING EPiTOMIZEO.

Select a bag that fits the food 10 DC
cooked. Grease bag we'll on insiue' eN
cept I'm case Of vegetables or "heh
water is to be added. When 1000 10
seasoned and otherwise prepared piace
in bag. fold mouth of bag two or three
times and fasten with a wire paper
clip. Also fold and clip corners or pas
TO make il NJ food snugly. If bag leaks
ir cooking do not transfer food to new
bag. Simply put the bag WITHIN an
other.
Place bag I'm oven (gas, coat OF OLD on
grid shelves or wire brolers, never on
solid shelves. Place seam side up al
ways. DO not move or open bags When
once placed for cooking. Put roasts ana
entrees on lower shelf fish on the mo
die, pastry, etc, on the top, Where neat
Is most intense. Have oven hot CZV oe-
grecs Fahr) by lighting the gas elshC
minutes before putting in bag then
slack heat one-third to one-half as soon
as the bag corners turn brown. 20 not
let bag touch sides Of oven or the gas
flames. Adhere to time given in recipes
then food will he we'll cooked
Take up bag by slipping tho I'D or
tin pot underneath it. TO secure gravy
let out water etc, stick plnhole In
bottom Of bag and drain over dish.
Except in case of pies, no dish should
be used in paper bag cooking.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13

Midway the cooking, set the trivet upon
the grid shelf, so the strongest heat Of
the oven shall strike the top Of the cake
and brown It, Test with a clean straw or
knife blade No hard and fast rule for
baking can be given, only an approximate
one. So many things enter into the prob
lem Of cake baking, even with paper bags
Il demands brains.
Bags of any size may, Of course, thus be
turned into moulds. But with small guam
titles IL is Just as we'll to cook In the
creased bag. shaping the mass as neatly as
possible after sealing IT, and leaving room
for the cake 10 rise. If the oven is very
hot put water pan underneath the cake bag
for, say. five minutes, and slack the heat
lust as you take it away. Shift the bag
from the lower TO the upper shelf. as above
directed. If cooking two bags at once, let
them change places.
Tin moulds put inside creased bags re-
ouire little more care in bakng-there is
danger Of burning both the bag and the
cake. through the metal becoming too hot.
Always set a water pan underneath them
and let IL stay. renewing the water, which
must be very shallow until the bag is
shifted TO the high shelf There the heat,
striking up. will not be strong enough TO
burn the cake. though it may scorch the
bag 20 cinders. But setting upon a trivet.
the cinders VIII hold together until the bag
can be taken from the oven.
A very thin tin baking sheet is help
in cooking cut-out fgures-as of animals,
leaves, hands. etc. Fill II. taking care not
to let things crowd. slip it inside a well
creased bag, set the bag on a trivet, and
bake in a quick oven. The upper half
Of the bag can be torn away, the cakes
frosted or decorated just as they lie, and
set back in the oven, while II is warm. 10
h,rden. With two baking sheets. put in
the first one, loaded. upon the broiler; then,
when the second IS ready, shift the first
to the upper grid shelf and set the fresh
one below Repeat this shifting until the
baking is finished, thus saving oven heat
and insuring against burning the bottoms
Of the cakes.
Small patty pans. or fancy shaped muffin
moulds, filed with cake batter and baked
inside bags. will afford an almost infinite
variety Cf ornamented good things. Heart
cakes. frosted in two or three colors and
decorated with deep pink or red candies or
frOsting in contrasting colors, look as
Christmasey as they taste.
Gingerbread hearts cut out very neat
ly, carefully baked, frosted white. and LETT
tered with red, two Of each letter, help to
break up the inevitable shyness OF a chid's
party if used this way: Hand them around.
and let each child take one. passing sep
arate plates to the boys and the girls. Then
mate letter with letter thereby choosing
partners for games. supper, the first dance,
and so on. Make the hearts rather small.
so they may be eaten at once or kept with
out being I'm the way. Even grown-ups may
be merrily paired by offering them cakes
or decorated cake slices ambushed in tiny
paper bags, those who choose the same
things being predestined one to another.
Copyright. 1911. by the Associated Literary
pressI
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
A DAILY HINT FROM soYER.

Beignets a la Portugaise.-Wash well six
ounces Of Carolina rice; place it in a clean
stew pan, adding four ounces Of powdered
sugar, two ounces Of butter. half stick
Of cinnamon and a strip Of lemon peel or
a very little grated rind Of lemon. Allow
the butter 10 melt. shaking the pan TO
avoid burning, then add a pint Of milk.
Cover closely and bring gently TO the boil.
Then draw the pan 10 the side Of the fire
and simmer slowly for rather more than
a quarter Of an hour, when the rice should
have absorbed all the milk and be per
fectly tender. Withdraw the pan from the
fire and allow the mixture TO cool a little.
Then add the well-beaten yolks of three
eggs and the whites, whisked to a firm
New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
CHRISTMAS NEEDLEWoRK,

A sale Of hand embroidered linens and
fine needlework, just the things for Christ
man presents IS being held this week at
the Brooklyn Young Women's Christian
Association on Schermerhorn street. There
are also attractive art goods in leather
and brass, hand painted cards and calcn-
dars, as we'll as most delectable Christmas
goodies" made by the famous cooks who
cooperate in the woman's exchange Of
the association. orders for Christmas pud-
dings. pies and candles will he received
with 10y and attended 10 with care.