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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-10-26
THE GINGERBREAD TREE.


Oh, do you know, and do you know,
The tree where risen doughnuts grow,
And in shower come tumbling down,
All sugary and crisp and brown?
And did you ever chance to see
The plum cakes on this charming tree?
And reaching Ger the fence, perhaps:
A stem just strung with gingersnaps?
The house stands close beside the street,
Around its roof the branches meet,
If you look up, about your head
Fall down great squares of gingerbread.
Once when went inside the door,
Through the wide window to the floor
A bough came bending all apart,
And tossed me in jelly tart.
Whoever lives there, must say,
Though he is lame and old and gray
What rare gardener he must be,
And, oh, how happy with that tree!
My mother says that very few
Gingerbread trees she ever knew,
And none shook down, it seems to her,
Like this, an apple turnover.
Some days it drops upon the ground,
Soft, soft, frosted heart and round,
And sometimes, when the branches stir,
Such cookies rain as never were.
And you can guess, oh, you can guess,
That If It's too far at recess,
Yet all the children, as a rule,
60 slow there coming home from school,
Harriet Prescott Spofford.
COD AND OYSTER SAUCE,
by side.
"oh, won't you marry me-" said he. land be
my sweet, salt bride?
Then hand in hand, We'll float upon the ocean
blue and green,
Or else upon the bosom of a silver soup
tureen,"
The Goldfish tossed her scornful head. 81 like
your sauce" said she,
"But not your shellish impudence in making
love to me.
My head and shoulders, you must know, have
been admired by many,
And what is more the price of Cod has lust
been raised a penny!'
"My brother Bob," the Oyster said, sis study
ing for the bar
l merely mention this to show the sort of folk
we are
And, not very long ago, my uncle, aunt and
cousin
Were sold, with other relatives, at fifty cents a
dozen!'
Twas all in vain he argued thus. The Goldfish
shook her head.
I'm sorry to appear hard roed," was what she
coldly said.
"To tell the truth, you're far too Young. and
youth. you know. is rash,
But couldn't wed an oyster without whiskers
or mustache."
The Oyster and the Goldfish no more sit side bv
side.
In fact, they very seldom meet, for the sea is
damp and wide.
The Oyster now has grown quite stout, his
beard is rather natty,
And he's going to be married to his cousin,
Oyster Patty.
"A. L. Harris.
WHEN THE BoARDERs is GONE.
Jerushy, go clear out them grasses an vines,
The parlor's q sight with sech rubbishin'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-10-26
WHEN THE BoARDERs IS GONE.

Jerushy. go clear out them grasses an vines,
The parlor's q sight with sech rubbishin'
stuff
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21


AT one time the officers under Lord
Howe refused to drink his health nj
their mess, for. though splendid ad.
miral. he was not popular In the navy
on account Of certain shyness and
want of tact with those about him.
The chaplain. who was u protege OF
his lordship. was mortified Mt this and
determined that the officers should
drink to Lord Howe. When called
upon for toast one day he said. well,
gentlemen. ! can think of nothing bet
ter at this moment than 10 ask you to
drink the first two words of the Third
Psalm. for Scriptural toast for once
may he taken from one of my cloth"
The toast was drunk. Not one of the
officers indicated by word or look that
he was ignorant of the words alluded
to. On referring to the Bible 1t was
found that the Third Psalm begins.
Lord, how are they increasedT'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Some Encts Ernm Knnsns-

During the past year forty-eight Of
the 105 Kansas counties. with a pop
ulation of 430,27l did not send a sin
gle prisoner to the state penitentiary.
Fifty-seven out of the 1O5 counties
had not a single pauper,
Eighty-seven of the 105 counties
did not send a single insane patient
to an institution.
Kansas death rate is the lowest in
the world. seven and one-halr i'm one
thousand persons.
The state still boasts of the lowest
percentage Of illiteracy.
Kansas bank deposits have increas-
ed from $70,OO0,OOO to $19O.OOO.OOO.
All of this has happened under ten
years of prohibition.
Not being compelled to use their
money for taxes to support prisons,
poor-houses, and insane asylums.
which are largely filed by victims
Of liquor, the people of Kansas are
able to put their money in the banks
or to buy automobiles. and to use
their taxes i'm building school houses
ana improving health conditions.
Prohibition has been n success In
Kansas because that state has elected
officials who enforce the law.-Oma-
ha News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Worth Her welcht In Butter.

Curious customs still prevail with
regard to marriage. In some parts Of
Uganda the custom Is 20 offer six
needles and pack of india rubber for
wife. Some Of the Katiirs sacrifice
oxen. The Tartars of Turkestan give
the weight of the prospective wife in
butter In Kamchatka the price va
ries from one to ten reindeer. Some
savages require certain amount of
labor Among the aborigines II is said
the current rate for wife Is box
of matches, which prompted Paris
contemporary to speculate whether one
of the French government boxes would
be accepted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Iiaht ON a Dark Subject.

Caller-There's one question | should
like to have answered. When n thought
flashes across the intellect does 1t eff
feet any molecular changes in the cell
lular or muscular tissues composing
the material substance of the cerebral
mass, or does 1t operate merely in
the realm of the spiritual ego, thereby
leaving no trace subject to detection
or classification In the domain of sub
stantiality? Information Editor turn
ing again to his deskJ-There is no pre-.
MUM on the coin.-Chicago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
A LIFE FOR A LIFE.
Cheerful New Guinea Custom Which
Causes Frequent Murders.

OnetTlhI VIEW 1ul1td Su9NOH NNUlNU
Causes Frequent Murders.
Everywhere in New Guinea the
traveller is continually brought face to
face with death. and the natives are
devoid of the slightest pity or respect
for the dead or dying. although after
a death they will often wall and
mourn for considerable time.
Murder is an everyday occurrence.
and nothing could be worse than the
morals of the natives. In fact. they
have none. They thleve and lie with
n persistence and cunning which are
surprising.
The Papunns have n cheerful Gus
tom which demands n life for Il life.
Should any one die ut the first oppor-
tunity they kill some Onc--they are not
very particular whom-to make up for
It. "While we were at Humbold
bay" says Professor Pratt in the Wide
World Magazine. "a Malay died Of
dropsy. lie was the first Malay who
had ever come TO that part, and the
Papuans greatly respected him.
every we'll they said. we must
shoot n Malay with our bows and ar
rows to pay for his death And soon
er or later some innocent person would
be killed 10 square the account. when
everybody-eXcept, presumably. the
victims friends-would be satisfied"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE.
UNION COLUMN.

really just begun-that they are plan
ming for larger work i'm the future.
The w. G. r. U. and temperance
forces generally have worked har-
moniously. Prohibition is now re-
garded as a business proposition. In
telligent voters believe prohibitory
laws can be enforced as well as other
laws. Undoubtedly tremendous sem
timent for prohibition has been made.
The Union Signal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
ALL OF ONE NAME.
30 They Had to Tag Each Of the Many
Tom Haxards.

Perhaps no community more care
fully aud frequently set forth its er.
ratio fancy than did The early settlers
of Nara gansett. X. l.. OF whom w. X.
Weeden tells in EARLY lthOde Island" ="
There We're so many Of one name that
the bearer must have descriptive
prefix lest he he lost In II cUncordant
multitude. Mi Updike cites thirty
two Tom Hazards living at one time
and thus illustrates few:
College Tom, because he had been at
college Bc rcrd Tom was his son and
lived at New Bedford. Barley Tom,
because he asted how much barley
he raised from an acre; Virginia Tom.
because he married wife there; Lit
tie Neck Tom. from the farm of that
name: Mailer Tom. the blacksmith;
Fiddle Head Tom, an obvious resem-
blance: Pistol Tom. wounded by an
explosion of that arm: Young Pistol
Tom, his son; Short Stephens Tom,
the father low. against Long Stephens
Tom. the father tall; Tailor Tom needs
no explanation.
The Georges were not so numerous,
but they were distinguished as Beach
Bird George, of little legs: Shoestring
George. an opponent of buckles; Wig
George. Dr George and Governor
Gporrp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There Is only one way to cure deafness
ana that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dltion OF the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube is In
named you have q rumblng sound or
imperfect hearing, and when Il is en-
trely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
hamed condition of the mucous surfaces
we Will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
II. j. CHENEY & CO, Props,
60 Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
tion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Their Effect In the First Theaters IL
Which They We're Used.

WniCn hwy WoFC oocos
The first theater in the world to use
incandescent lamps was the Academy
of Music, on Halstead street, Chicago,
the plant being installed by the West
ern Edison Light company. The the
ater was wired for 100 sixteen candle
power lamps. The lighting was con
fined to the auditorium. No electric
lights were used on the stage, as dim.
mers had not been thought of at that
time. On the opening night, after the
new lights were installed, the actors
struck. claiming that it was impossible
TO make up by gaslight and play their
parts under the glare of the electric
lights. 1t was with difficulty that they
were persuaded to proceed with the
hecond act
The first theater to be completely
lighted with incandescent lamps was
the old Haverly theater, then located
on Monroe street, where the Inter
Ocean building now stands. This
plant consisted of two dynamos with
a capacity Of 631 lamps. On the open
ing night only sufficient lights were
started at first to enable the ushers TO
seat the audience. When the curtain
rose every light was turned on. caus-
ing tremendous sensation among the
audience and eliciting applause that
continued for fifteen minutes. The in
novation was so successful that Nc
vicker's theater and the Chicago Opera
House Immediately installed similar
plants.-w. G. jenkins in National
MnpnZine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
W0M.EnS
The Carctcss Attitude Toward the Sa.
loon. of Some Good People.
aMt Is ~

loon. of Some Good People.
1t is from the churches that the
Woman's Christian Temperance un-
ion receives its greatest assistance.
There are. however. many church
members who feel no responsibility
about driving out the saloons. They
let year after year go by without maxi
ing any effort to exterminate the
great liquor trust. Such people ought
to be told of the sad. needless deaths
that are caused by the degeneratlng
drink traffic.
An incident recently brought to our
attention, Should move to action the
most thoughtless. 1t is the true story
of the downfall of a gifted young man
who had been an ardent. temperance
worker. He used every opportunity
to help secure the prohibition Of the
local liquor traffic. Unfortunately.
the young man inherited an appetite
for drink. He longed to see the sale
OF beer and whisky forbidden so that
he might be freed from temptation.
The voters allowed the saloons to
stay, the young man fell and later
died in delirium tremens
In lucid interval. just before he
passed away. he said to his pastor, II
am dying, l am lost. You know how
1t has been with me, I have tried to
be sober and to live a Christian life.
My appetite was too strong, the temp
tation too great. have one request
TO make of you. l want you to get a
copy of the names of those members
of my church, whe signed a petition
for license to be given to that traffic
which has been my destroyer, and
place II on my breast when l am put
into my coffin. l wish to offer it at
the judgment seat of Christ, as one
reason why / am lost"
We ask the members Of churches
who are in favor of temperance to en-
list with the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union, help save the tempted
young men and. by utterly annihil-
ating the traffic i'm alcoholic liquors.
hasten the coming of Gods kingdom
on earth.-The Union Signal of Jan
uary 8, 1911.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
A DENTAL CURIOSITY.
The Set Of Artificial Teeth That Wash.
inaton Endured.

The Set Of Artificial Teeth That Wash.
inaton Endured.
II may not be generally known that
the Father of His Country was one OF
the first Americans to wear artificial
teeth. BY the time the war of the
Revolution had ended he had parted
company with most of the outfit which
nature had given him. An ingenious
physician and dentist of New York city
undertook the then unusual task of re.
equipment and produced at length
full set Of artificial teeth. These are
now, of course. a dental curiosity and
offer an additional proof of the herolsm
of our first president. for II is u matter
of fact that General Washington wore
those teeth for many years and, so far
as we know, never complained of them.
The teeth were carved from ivory
and riveted, wired and clamped TO II
somewhat ponderous gold plate. Three
large clamps in particular figure con
spicuously in the roof of the mouth
and must have caused difficulty. IL not
anguish. There were an upper and an
under set, and the two were connected
and held in position relatively by
long spiral spring on each side, says
Harper's Weekly.
Nevertheless Washington wore them
long and well, fact sufficiently attest
ed by the worn and dinted condition Of
both teeth and plate.
At the last account these teeth were
the property of a dental institution In
RoititpOro
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21

Remember that the saloon is the
incubator for the Matching of Grim
inals and paupcrs.
The saloon not only takes your
money, but takes from you your rep
utation as well.
The saloon breeds lawlessness and
lawlessness leads to anarchy.
The saloon is Gods worst enemy
and the devils best friend.
Eliminate the saloons.-The Union
Signal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21

"Gt is difficult to find any solid ar
gument for the existence of the sa-
loon which can appeal to any Chris
tian man."-Diocese of Chicago.
1--WE regret that i'm the great wave
Of successful antagon!sm to the sa-
loon which has swept over America
churchmen have not taken more
conspicuous part i'm cooperation with
their Christian brethren Of other
names"
I'VE urge on the clergy as moral
leaders ana on the laity as soldiers
OF righteousness to take a strong
stand against whatever makes drunk
ards out Of Gods hildren.''-Diocese
OF Massachusetts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Swell Set Credentials,

Mrs. De Butt (making out list of
invited guests for dlnner-Can you
think of any others?
Mrs. Won Setter--There IS Mrs. Kun
bac.
II had thought of her. but she did
not try to smuggle." Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
CHICAGO a ERIE

West-10:25 a. M; 1906 a. M;
!f5:1G D. M; +7:10 a. m.
East--5:35 a. M; x9:55 a. M; '5:15
p. M; 549 .. m.
'Daily except Sunday.
!Runs to Marion only.
xRuns to Ohio City only.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
RIG EOUR.

Eastbound-9:25 a. M; 1925 >. m;
1880 p. M; 1910 p. M; '5:2S y. m; I;
S:46 a. M; 2:45 n. m.
Westbound--5:53 q. M: 1906 a.
M; 1865 p. M; 1880 p. n.; .2.5s D.
M; 1880 n. m.
fDaily except Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
PENNSYLVANIA.

Northbound-xS:15 a. M: 1891 D.
M; '6:23 p. m; x7:57 p. m.
Southbound-'10:0 a. M; a7:57 D
m.
'Daily except Sunday.
rSunday only.
aDaily
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
@. NJ. B. ELECTRIC.

Northbound-Cars leave Marion for
Bucyrus at G, 8, 10 a. m; IL noon, 2,
4, 6, and 10 p. m.
Southbound-Cars leave Bucyrus
for Marion at 7, 3 and IL a. m. and
1, 3, s, Z, 8 and IL p. m.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21

Prohibition Campaigns to Continue.
From the states where there has
been temporary defeat Of prohibition,
we hear no note Of Encouragement.
We have the statement from Florida
white ribboners that in Jacksonville
and other cities. the colored voters
were controlled by the liquor leaders
and large amounts Of money We're
used in securing the votes of negroes
against prohibition. In Missouri the
brewers spent at least $4.000,0OO 10
defeat the amendment
The w. c. r. L. leaders i'm Mis-
souri,, Oregon, Florida and elsewhere
assure US that their campaigns have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
g. ID. & VI. ELECTRIC.

Southhound-Cars leave every hour
for Columbus from a. m. to p. m,
and 10 and IL p. M for Delaware.
Northbound--Cars leave Columbus
every hour on the half hour, from
G:S0 a. m. to $3.50 p IN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
HOOKING VALLEY.

North-'7:07 a. M; 1917 a. M;
4:17 p. M; 6:19 D. M; 1875 D. m.
south--5:50 a. m; 1870 a. m; '1:S3
p. M; 1920 p. M; 1929 a. m.
sDaily except Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Nice Selection.

She-Now thar YOU have looked owes
my music. what would you like 10
have me play;
Hc--Whls' nr dnninos.- q B'Ston Tran.
VCrip
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
ERIE.

outhwest-1o:27 a. M; $50 p. M;
1928 a. m.
East--5:43 a. M; 1853 p. M; 11:45
p. M; 5:45 p. m.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
Placed.

Mrs. BIS she Mary of the vine
clad cottage? Mrs. M.--No. Martha
Of the rubber plant fat Harper's
Bazaar
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
One Exception,

Nearsighted Old Mani say, did you
break the record?
Aeronaut-No. but | broke every
thing else.-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21

Thoughts never lack words. 1t
words that lack thoughts .-Jonhert.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21
LYDIA
WON'T YOU STOP YOUR FOOLIN
Sung by STELLA MAYHEM with
"THE JOLLY BACHELORS"
Words Music

Words and Music by BERT POTTER
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-11-24

members VINO have stayed away more
than the sixty days allowed them on
furlongh and by putting in few extra
beds where places for them can be
found A few other beds will be need.
ed, but it is expected that by the time
the remainder of the applicants arrive
that enough out on parole will not have
returned, and their places will be for
feited by the new entries, who are OBJ
viously in greater need of quarters than
such soldiers as are able to remain else
where for several months at time.
Col. Orr feels that with some of those
on the waiting list in dire need of the
of the home it is un.
fair to keep them out while beds are
empty which have been held for
soldiers that have exceeded their leave
OF absence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-11-24
DROPS DEAD.
T. w. Cortelyou Dropped Dead at
Oelrichs Yesterday.

Word was received here yesterday Of
we'll known former Fall River County
old timer T. w. Cortelyou, which OCCUR
ref ut Oelriohs. Mr.. Cortelyou was for
about twenty five years acting in the
capacity of station agent at the allowed
named place but WAS transferred three
years ago to Piedmont Yesterday he
arrived in Oelrichs for visit with his
daughter and after shaking hands with
his numerous friends on the station
platform started over to his daughters
house when he dropped dead He was
we'll known to all the old timers in the
county.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-11-24


the ball being pushed over the line a
few inches, but was called back because
OF otfside play. The game ended With
the oval in Hot Springs territory and
the boys working away from dangerous
surroundings.
For the locals, Violin, Miller, Putnam
and Strouse starred, while each man
did faithful work and is deserving of
praise. 1t must be said that the line
has developed considerably and gave
excellent account of itself. Coach
lngle should be proud of the defensive
machine which he has developed.
For the visitors, Alaniva and Binney
deserve especial mention. Capt. Alan
iva run his team with excellent iudr.
ment, and showed the commendsble
spirit OF true sportsman in every
point Of the game.