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by Wholesale and Retail"
John Copley's early life in Boston was
Ike that OF every other healthy boy. He
played at SNOWFALL, built snow forts and
romped about the Boston Commons I'm
winter, and roamed the nearby lanes and
nshed In nearby streams during the sum-
mer. Also, he was a good student at
school. helping his mother in many ways
between times, As his mothers business
enlarged they became In easy circum-
stances.
When John was 10 years of age, his
mother was married q second time. Mr..
Peter Pelham became the little Johns
father, fostering the child as though he
were Of his own blood. Indeed It was he
who shaped the boys future career Being
an artist in his own line, that of mezzo-
tint engraving flor which be was famed
In both America and England he was
quick to observe the artistic talent pos
sessed by his stepson. Not having found
the demand for mezzotint engraving sufi-
cient to employ all his time. Peter Pei
ham had opened q school where, in ,ddi-
ton to other branches he taught drawing
and painting upon glass.
II was undoubtedly in this school that
John learned his first rules of drawing.
Although Mr.. Pelham died when John was
but "A years. he bad helped TO develop In
the boy love for ar, an eye for proper
ton and color. But Il was not till be
was IL years old that John Copley really
attempted picture Of figures. II was an
allegory showing Mars. Venus and Vulcan.
and occupied u small canvas 30 by 20
inches. A little inter be painted minia.
ture Of George Washington while he was
on visit to Boston. This gave the young
artist considerable prestige.
In f764 he began his chosen profession
IN great earnesf and was ranked as one
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bundles delivered Mt her own home on
Easter eve. She made two personal trips
to n market FIVE blocks distant, bought
many very appetizing things. Called in
at a bakers shop. ordered other good
things. The last visit on Easter eve vas
at the florists shop. where she bought a
growing Easter lily In n pretty vase.
Late on Easter evening a man with an
express wagon stopped in front of the
apartment-house in which the Franklyns
lived. He asked for Miss Pauline Frank
Ign. And fifteen minutes later he was
driving of towards the place where Mrs.
Turner lived with two enormous baskets
and n big brown-paper bundle In the
wagon. And in his arm he carried the
vase containing the Easter lily.
The following morning on their way to
Easter services the three Franklyns
They found that good woman In the
happiest frame of mind. She also was
dressed to attend service and had the
children ready to go to Sunday school.
When the Franklyns entered the living
room Mrs. Turner caught Paulines hands
in her own warm clasp, and with CULVER
ing voice and beaming. happy face. she
poured out her gratitude to the pretty
"angeI-girl' who stood there too much
confused TO say a word. All Pauline
could do was to shake the good woman's
hand. smiling all the time.
But Mrs. Franklyn filed the place that
called for her. ITS only Pauline's deep
feeling Of friendship for you and the dear
little ones" she explained. She doesn't
feel that she has given you half the happi-
ness that 1t has afforded her TO do these
things for you
Then Oracle and Harry made themselves
heard. See me-" cried Oracle. And
this dress was for me all the time. and
didn't know it. Now can 90 to Sun
day school without wearing my patched
dress. Oh. Miss Pauline. Ma says you
are a sure enough angel"
See my new suit And forth strutted
little Harry in the greatest array be had
ever enjoyed showing Of The sales
man had been right in sending an eight
year-old suit to him. 1t fitted finely
IT'S The first stole suit the child ever
had" whispered Mrs. Turner. wfpinS
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big Easter dinner?" asked Pauline.
Yes, dear. us usual. And you know
Aunt Hester and little cousin Dorothy
are coming to the city to spend Easter
week with u.s.
Yes, Mamma. It Is cousin Dorothy
whom ! have used as an excuse for hav-
ing that little Easter frock made. But
I want to order another Easter dinner
one for three. May IT.
Certainly. dear. Make 1t for I'VE. may
be the Turner'S will have company on
that day. You know Mrs. Turner has an
old nunt and n maiden cousin living sone-
where in the city. The cousin works in a
struwhat factory. believe"
'Ah. that's the plau." cried Pauline.
IN write n note to the aunt and cou-
sin. inviting them to dine with Mrs
Turner. I'll sign my own name and tell
the kinswomen to say not a word about
1t as 1t Is TO be a surprise to Mrs.
Turner
So Pauline's plan grew and she was
the happiest girl in all that big city for
the entire week leading up to Easter.
She superintended the little frock Mrs.
Turner was making. She had several big
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with Mrs. Turner and her two pretty
delicate children. And several times she
had given some candy to Oracle and
Harry Turner. and received their sweet.
heartfelt thanks. Children in big city
poor children-have so few friends who
are able to give them little pleasures that
when girl like Pauline Franklin comes
into their life they look upoT her as n
sort Of angel. And Pauline had the sort
of sympathy that goes out beautifully TO
all who need it.
And that is why Pauline so suddenly
remembered the little three-rcom nat of
Mrs. Turner when her mother spoke OF
doing some additional charitable work"
in the slums of the sNorth End.
The following morning, on her way to
school, Pauline stopped at Mrs. Turner'S
fiat. Just wanted to peep in on you"
she said. as Mrs. Turner called down the
speaking tube, Come right up. It's so
kind of you. Miss Pauline" said Mrs.
Turner, Ito come to see me and the lit
tie 'uns. They do get that lonesome for
you-when you haven't been here for n
spell Is there any extra work for your
ma, DEAR"
WI 4Oi -hiS- III nc'' Sdlu
Pauline, sitting down for just 4 minutes
rest after climbing the three steep
flights of stairs. But have some work
| want you to do for me-it you can. be-
fore Easter"
We'll, I'm not crowded very much jus.
now" said Mrs Turner. And II | can
have till Saturday right before Easter
TO finish it, why, guess l car do it, Miss
Pauline What is it?'
har li,tIa eli T,,St
the size of Oracle" informed Pauline.
shes coming TO spend Easter with me.
| want to have little white Easter frock
made TO exactly lit her. You can make 1t
over Gracie's measure. And-yes. | want
it very. very nice. you understand. Ii
must have a blue ribbon sash"
oh. | sea surprise" And Mrs. Tur-
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the land. although he had come home for
the purpose Of remaining with his- sister.
thinking that she would be in need OF
him.
And the young lawyer was Papa,
one of the boys would say.
'fes. young. clever Donald Graham,
the mother would smile.
And now Uncle Jack Gordon. skipper
Of the Marie Gray" was coming to pay
a visit to the Grahams, his sister and
her family.
1t was a happy day that Skipper Cor
don arrived. All that day his sister and
he talked and talked. the boys hardly
getting word In edgeways. II had been
such time since brother and sister had
seen each other-not since the day on
which the handsome lawyer, Donald
Graham. had taken to himself the pretty
bride, Lucy Gordon. And now there were
the two sons. David, aged II. and Leon.
aged IL. Che boys were so near Of a
size that they were often taken for twins }
In the evening after supper, David whis-
pered to his mother. She laughed and
patted him on the head. Then TO her
brother: lack. my boys are Jealous Of
me- They want you 20 themselves this
evening. Shall ] run on to my own roomi
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world to be supported on. We were taken
by distant relative, very harsh man.
whose wife was bitter against the tntru-
sion of two miserable. good-for-nothin'
pauper younguns.' She counted the
mopthfuls Of bread we ate. and mad, us
feel every hour in the day our dependence.
That is. she made brother John feel his
dependence, although the boy worked like
s slave on the poor farm. I was too
young to understand why was so Ill
treated. What can a baby OF five know
Of people or their wickednessT'
Then David and Leon would shake their
heads and ask questions. And their moth
er would repeat over and over the story
Of how, one dark, stormy night, her big
brother came to her little bed and in tine
darkness whispered to her gently, and
how she had felt his hot tears on her
cheeks as he told her he was going away.
was running OF to sec He told her to be
q good girl, and to never. never forget her
tig brother. who-if not drowned or eaten
5y sharks-would come back to her and
take her away from the cross old people
who did not love her. and who did not
want her in their house.
But OF the many adventures experienced
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who had come forward. and spoke q few
words to him in low voice. The sales
man looked sharply Mt Harry, seeming
to take his measure then he said In
low tones to Pauline: "Oh. yes, he re-
quires the eight year-old size. Thatll just
fit him nice and loose-lcavjng room to
grow 4 bit
Then Pauline went out and at the cor
ner the Turner children went In Que d.
rection and she In another. going to their
respective schools.
That evening after dinner. Pauline took
her mother into her confidence. After half
an hours heart-to-heart talk, Mrs. Frank
lyn said: "Dearie. your plan Is very.
very praiseworthy. Although. as you say.
the Turner's are not suffering the 'leep
poverty Of the slums. yet they cannot
afford many of the little pleasures which
go such long way toward making people
happy. | an SO glad you are taking this
interest in them. Mrs. Turner Is most
deserving woman. and her children such
dear little things-so well-trained and
quiet"
by the way, Mamma. are we to have
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JACK GORDON, STOWAWA1.

Wen have tomorrow alone, with the
boys at school and Donald at his office. ="
''All right, Sissy" laughed the jolly old
seaman. "And-say. you Don. so long
with Sissy. Let the youngsters be to-
gether-the boys an me. We're just OF
an age-the three twins, chr
Mr.. Graham laughed and accompani MED
his wife to their room upstairs. Alone.
David took a seat at one side Of Uncle
Jack and Leon took a seat directly In
front Of him. Now. Uncle" said David.
I'VE want to know how you managed TO
run away from the place where you and
Mamma were staying-with those mean
old people"
We'll, well. my lads" grinned Uncle
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Mt sea by her brother. the skipper. Mrs.
Graham would say: "oh. some day he
will come TO pay US a visit. then he will
tell you all you want to know"
But he came back-according to his
promise" one of the boys would urge.
Yes. he returned to his baby sister to
find her a grown-up girl. teaching school
for her own livelihood. The old people.
though cross and selfish, had allowed her
to obtain an education, with the hope Of
her becoming independent, which she did.
And so. after 10 years Of separation, the
sailor boy brother, for whom the little
girl had prayed every night. came back.
And then he, too. discovered that he had
changed-he was a man. a rough skinned
seaman, but he had the softest heart In
the world. And when he found that his
sister was engaged to marry a fine young
man, n lawyer in the town where she
was employed as schoolteacher, he was
glad, for he had become so attached to
the sea that he felt he could not live on
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20 HE Graham boys were happy. Their
mothers brother. Skipper Gordon.
Of the Marie Gray. tramp four
u mast freighter. was coming to pay
them a visit. The boys. David and
Leon, had never seen the old seaman kins-
man, but had heard many thrilling tales
of his adventures on the high seas.
Your uncle's been at sea since / was
six years DID," said Mrs. Graham. And
ten for the hunGredth time, or maybe
the thOusandth. she would tell her boys
the story (what she knew of it, of her
brothers going TO sea- 1T was this way,
she would say. letting her sewing drop in
her La as her mind wandered back over
the years. my brother John was eight
Tears olC-r than ]. We were the only
children of our parents. who were very
poor. Our father died when l was three.
and when / was five our mother followed
him. That left brother John and ! or
9'"7s. indeed. without a penny in the
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- 4HERNC4
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY.

John SINGLETON COPLEY was
born in Boston in the year 1871. His
mother had been widowed several
months prior to Johns birth. for his
~ father. John Copley, ST., lost his life
wnile on a voyage to the West Indies,
whittier he had gone on q trading expedi-
ton. Mrs. Mary Copley. the mother Of
the subject Of this sketch. continued to
keep the little tobacco shop which her
husband had established before going on
his Inflated voyage And after her little
John got old enough to run about he
might be seen in the shop. over whose
door was to be read this sign: The Best
Virginia Tobacco. Cut. Pigfail and Spun,
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PAULINE'S PLAN FOR EASTER

~ NE week from Sunday will be Eas-
q ter" Pauline Franklyr heard her
mother make this announcement,
w speaking to a lady who was calling
on her. Mrs. Franklyn was enter-
tanning her caller in the parlor. and
Pauline was reading in the library just
at the rear Of the parlor. the con-
Meeting door being slightly ajar. II am
planning to do some additional charity
work for Easter" continued Mrs. Frank
Ign, and should be happy to have your
assistance. You know there is SO much
want down in the North End. in the ten
ement district. There we can find many
places where our help is needed
Then Pauline fell TO thinking, and lost
the rest of the conversation between her
mother and the lady calling. Suddenly
q picture had been brought to her mind.
a picture of a very poor family; but
they did not live in the North End. a
place known and pltieI for its squalor
and want. a place where all charitable or
CARNATIONS and kindhearted philanthro-
pIsts worked so ceaselessIy trying TO
lessen the misery of the unfortunates herd
ing there.
The picture that came to Pauline was
of a very well kept three-room fiat In
an apartment house. three blocks distant
from the beautiful apartment house in
which Pauline herself lived. This house
did not stand ON the fashionable avenue
with Paulines apartment house but in
side street where less pretentiOus houses
sheltered those in poor circumstances. In
the three-room fat which Pauline now
had in mind lived q widow with her two
little children. boy of six and a girl
of ten. Pauline was fourteen aud felt
herself quite d big Crib. Pauline often
went TO the widows fat, for the widow
did plain sewing for Mrs Franklyn and
Pauline went to carry bundles of linen
or lawn, or 20 give the widOw-Mrs
Turner-an order for work. In this way
SIZE had become quite we'll acquainted
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ZIGZAG PUZZLE.

This ztgzag contains seven words Of
four letters each. II the words are right
" guessed and written one below another
their zigzag letters. beginning with the
upper left-hand letter and ending with the
lower left-hand letter, will spell the name
Of wild animal The cross-words are
!. A precious metal .. steel instru-
tent with sharp teeth or ridges 8. A
stronghold 4. A small insect. 8. Mean
Ing easily compressed or yielding and very
impressible. 6. A long distance OF. Z.
That which is wicked
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
CHARADE - HoHvhock - 1Houv. 2.
Hock
DIAG0NAL-Poverfy. Cross-ioords 1.
Pear. 2. Oral 8. Vine. 4. Evil s. Rats.
9. Toys Z. Yarn.
PUZZLE PIcTURE-Is front of boys
oody, under arm.
HIpDEE PRoVERB: 4 sscyes q best
Kept ov one.
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M AIRY sat her down to sew
AVA In the corner, warm and
snug;
Close beside her Tabby sat,
Purring, blinking on a rug.
Near to Mary glowed the CRATE;
For outside the wind did roar;
But inside the freight warm
Frightened up the walls and
floor.
All was still as still could be
When Marys mama took a peep
In to see what Mary did,
And she found her fast asleep.
And beside her, mapping, too,
Was old Tabby cat, so snug:
Mary sitting on the floor,
And old Tabby on the rug.
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I9OUPpUZZLE
1fCORNER
ADDITIONS.

l. Add the letter B to bird and get
a deep dish.
= Add the letter to a fastening and
get a timepiece.
3. Add the letter c to tree bough and
get TO mount a hill
4. Add the letter to a piece of furni-
ture and get 4 place where horses are
kept.
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CHARADE.

CHARADE.
My first is a food
That is yellow and sweet;
1t is toothsome on bread
But not on fat meat.
Ny second is done
By creatures with wings;
But cannot be done
By poor creeping things.
Ny two form the name
OF a blithe insect bright,
That hits here and there
an tie war. summer light.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-14
w. IL. KISER
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Merchant Tailor

Mr.. j. l.. Hun who is prominent
Democrat of that section and a high
class man and candidate FOR mayor,
was called out and made a good talk.
He indorsed the doctrines of direct
legislation and the position taken by
Mr.. Snyder ON the liquor question.
Rev. a. l.. Baumgartner of the NJ.
II. church was asked to speak and he
made stirring ana eloquent appeal
saying he would be in the contest for
an honest and square deal in the
constitutional convention and for the
exclusion of saloons from Marion
county. He had obtained the change
of one vote from wet to dry and would
work for others. Rev. Baumgartner
is forcible speaker and cuts ice"
Rev. Woodwork OF the Baptist
church made a fine. discriminating
talk agreeing with the first speaker
that it Is possible. almost probable,
that the election of a delegate to the
constitutional convention Is moro i'm
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farreachng cffects the latter may
more largely effect the good or evil
destiny of the state and hence the
supreme Importance of giving 1t due
consideration.
The problem Of the evening was
divided into three parts as follows:
1. A discussion of direct legislation
2. Consideration of the liqu 4 traf-
fic.
3. Suggestions for modcrnizing the
state Constitution
The Enquirer's symposium brought
out the fact that only two questions
are eliciting any general interest with
regard to the revision of our magma
Charta. These are with regard to
direct legislation and the management
of the liquor traffic with regard to
the former the position was taken
that the Initiative and Referendum are
needed to arrest the corruption of
cur lawmakers-our councils, lcgisla-
lures and congresses. The way the
trusts and mOnopolles and corpora
ticns have undermined the officials of
our government was emphasized and
Illustrated with several examples. 1t
was shown how the Union Pacific
Railway by it's UNANIMOUSLY corrupt
practices held California and other
states and territories i'm it's grasp for
more than thirty years and how that
people never were able 10 break their
bonds until last year when under the
lead of Governor Johnson they smash
eli To flinders that trem, ndous or
sanitation. 1t was shown how the
United states steel company levied a
contribution of $7OO.0OOO0O ON the
Ani1!can people-how we pay the
dividends on their watercd stocks.
And that is but one OF some hundreds
Zig trusts.
It was also shown now the Sugar
trust used a corset steel spring with
which TO commit peti, larceny Those
officials were no doubt the parties
guilty of placing that spring on the
machines to make the sacks weigh
Lighter and thereby they stole like
the petty thieves that they are sew
.ctal millions of dollars. They were
fined ana restored to the government
S3,0OO,0OO but now they have raised
sugar from to cents per pound
nd are taking back their fines witl
compound interest.
We are paying their fines. This is
the hnpcrium i'm impcriu of monopolis-
tic power. This is the government Of
King Morgan who at the head of the
monopolsts. Frick. Gary. Rockefeller
Stillman, Armour q CO., seeks to sup
plant the government of the United
states. These are the men who fooled
even the man of Teeth and Blood
Colonel Roosevelt. and Cajoled
him into breaking a law of the ma
tional government when he was prcsi-
dent. In the Tennessee Coal 81 Iron
CompHny's sale To the monopoly.
1hes, were cited as Instances of tho
cmbezzlcment of money
Tho case of our corrupted city
councils and state legislatures our
Indicted Dicglcs, Huffmaus. Nyes. Ce-
tones and Andrews, were given as Illus
trations Of the embezzlement of pow
cI II is these outragcs and infamics
which we seek To correct by the Ini-
uative and the Referendum. AS for
the speaker, he wanted these strong
instruments and implements OF pow
er 10 lay up AZ club or rather as
an axe 10 prevent corruption. If the
people insist on holding the rcins of
power in their own hands their repres-
cntativos cannot sell out because
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Good Meeting Held in Pros
pect Church Thursday
Evening.
NEED OF DIRECT LEGISLATION
Explained by Marion Speak
Widespread Feel
ing For it.
Candidate snyder Would Give the
People More Powcr-Itcv. Kourkc
Emphasizes Need of Initiative and
Referendum.

The Presbyterians OF Prospect with
an altruistic spirit highly appreciated
opened their church for the benefit Of
the campaign for delegate to the Com
siitutional Convention, Thursday night
and good meeting was held. Mr.. Free
man Fleming was called to the cIair
and explained the purpose of the
meeting. He introduced II. II. Sny-
der. Editor of the Mirror, who is
candidate for delegate and who dis
cussed the important issues involved.
The question of candidates was first
considered. The Cincinnati Enquirer
printed a symposium on this subject
last Sunday, and the correspondent
sent in the following report for this
county
But four Marion county men have
filed petitions as candidates for dcir-
gate to the Ohio Constitutional con-
vention. They are Judge G. II. Norris.
DEMOCRAT; W g. Hardness. Republi;,
can. II. II. snyder. Independents and
W. j. Robbins. Socialist. Norris and
Hardness refuse to make pledges Of
any kind. Snyder. who is editor of
the Democratic Mirror. is for the
Initiative and Referendum hut not
for the Recall He Is dry Robbins
is progressive and stands on the So
cialiSt platform OF last year.
The speaker explained that he Is
not opposed to the Recall, with proper
limitations, but believes in team work
in politics and the propricty Of taking
up only such measures as political
conditions may suggest II was agreed
at the Progressves convention To H.
nit the fulmiations of the campaign
to direct legislation although such
men as Rev. Herbert Bigelow are
strong champions of the Recall when
they think such championship profit
able.
The matter WAS fought out there
with some bitterness the ablest eN-
ponents of the Recall In the state OPP
posing bringing it into this campaign.
Having been in that convention with
Attorney J. Wilbur Jacoby the speak
er knew exactly what business was
transacted there.
The relative Importance of the Il
sues of the campaign to bring back
the saloons and that of framing up
new state Constitution were con
sidered and II was held that while
the former may seem the most inn
Tortant for the present yet in its