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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20

PHIL SHERIDAN'S DEBT TO THE
"QUARKERESS OF WINCHESTER
r{WHO, IN. OLD AGE, is NOWt,
A GOVERNMENT CLERK.
Among the interesting people In
Washington tis Rebecca Wright Bon
sail, who has job in the Treasury
Department which she has held since
1868. having been appointed by Grant,
This woman, known as the Quakeress
OF Winchester, secretly sent informa-
ton to General PhilH Sheridan which
enabled him to wfn al great battle.
and,- as a reward she was appointed
to her present place, as the result of
a DETER which sheridan wrote TO
Grant about her The romantic stony
OF the Quarkeress OF Winchester and
what she did FOR Sheridan 10 tod in
the April American Magazine. She
we'd at Manchester NJ, pnd by
means of "A letter sent To Sheridan
gave him the facts which caused him
&C. win the battle of Winchester. Her
letter was carried to Sheridan by
negro. 1t was written on a thin sheet
Of paper, wrapped in tin-foll and car
ried in the negro's mouth. After the
Incident, General Sheridan called on
the young Quakeresss and asked her
what he could do for her "Never
tell this till after the war" said the
girl quickly, Swear on thy sword that
thee will not mention 1t until after
the war" Sheridan promised. Both
knew well the fateful consequences,
were II known what she had done.
Almost three years after the battle
OF Winchester the general directed
General Forsythe on his behalf to
present her with morocco case con-
tanning a Beautiful gold watch, chain
and breast pin which he had made to
his order. Enclosed with the gift was
a letter which has been priced even
more than the gift of gold.
"HEADQUARTs. DEPT.
or THE GULF, NEW ORLEANS.
July 7th, 81.
l"My Dear Miss Wright:
"You are probably not aware of the
great service you rendered the Union
cause by the information you sent me
by the colored man a few days before
the battle of Opequan (Winchester) on
Sept. 10th, "a. 1t was on this in
formation the battle was fought and
probably won.
"The colored man gave the note roll
bed up In the tin-foil TO the scout who
awaited him at Millwood The colOred
man had carried IT in his mouth to
that point ana delivered it to the scout
who brought II To me.
by this note | became aware Of the
true position OF affairs inside the eme-
mics lines and gave the direction for
the attack. / viii always remember
this courageous and patriotic action of
yours with gratitude and beg OF you
70 accept the watch and chain which
/ send you by Gen'l Ioorsythe as n
memento Of Sept, 10Th, 1864. / am very
respectfully
''Your ob't s'v't,
"PHIL II. SHERIDAN"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
THAT sAME OLD FEELING.

do not care who found tho Pole.
or whether Englands short of coal.
or If that fighting suffrage band
Breaks all the windows In the land:
/ do not care to hear or know
What's going on in Mexico
This morn l heard robin sing
A song of spring.
No interest in that Chinese muss;
For KnoX's trip don't care cuss;
Wont go to look when conyn flies; .
Don't care who's mailing campaign
lies.
And lwerry. 1 am sure ! shaQ,L
About the hapless case of BrHUdt-N
The grass around my -hUusc.- ween
Is getting green #
Don't care one straw for politics; II
Don't care who's licked, don't care
who licks;
Don't care who's right or who is
wrong;
Don't care about that -houni daws
song; 8
Don't care what huppens, what may
There's nothing makes hit with me
Except the charm of softening breeze
And budding trees.
Don't care IL Wickersham shall bust
Each robbing, law-defylng trust;
There isn't any kind of news
Can get a rise out OF my Muse
1t isn't any use to try,
She cares not any more than 7.
And we feel just alike each year
When spring is near
New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
A new STOMACH
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets Restore
Llrclcss Organs To Normal
Condition..
a TrlaI Pnckagc Frcc.

Many a sufferer from dyspepsia, in
digestion and kindred ailments of the
digestive organs carries around an alb
solutely useless stomach--a dead load.
and a cesspool for eyer-increasing dis.
orders. The muscles are seemingly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20

coumbuA o.. March 2O--phe trial
of Rodney ], Diegle. now serving
three years In the penitenmary for
eompaIcity in Legislative bribery cost
$1,20S.ls- The state win have TO pay
H. Execution was issued TO levy on
Dlegle's properly but the retlun.show-
q that he had none.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
oyed.--Cleveland Leader.

People take
b at
he good
of schedules would
onehaf OF
Il
opportunity make these evidences Of
property duplicate That would
would be silly the
YIN orler to try TO make
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
Ir poEsN,r PAY.

viii be young men
the
that his
of spending
the terrible
of
whn
possible
CELL prison clothing prison
the months without
of automobile
of
sweeps
makes living while
am conn cto
Of
gained and suffer much
Joyed.--Ceveand Leader
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
BORROW MONEY

From The Buckeye State
Building and Loan Company
for the reason (5) it is the
business of our company to
loan money. When you bor-
row from a friend he thinks
he has favored you, and
when he wants a bond sign
ed, or security given, he
makes free to call upon you.
Here comes embarrassment
to you. Assets 400, 900.
Five per cent paid on time
deposits. Rankin Building,
% West Gay Street, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
Didn't KNOW How nnd uo n

II will star'le many "A poor inventor
tc find that he is being gield Indirectly
Responsible for the wlokedness of
monopolies that secured possession OF
his work.-'Washingtop Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
Not Shy On

The announcement is made that
Milwaukee Is shy on milk. That's the
last thing one would expect from that
tOwn.-Youngstown Vindgcator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20


punishment of prison
Furnishing
lin OF
fog blows when peaps the fourth blow
water from
rendered nsensbe and nearly
brutal punshmn evil nhunan and
waking they will all be abolished
represents Of the government by the
the
his resesness and
unarpeasabe ambition.
II one Judge has primary
he November hardly
of him North
olds It Of
uarn and the playing the
birds The spring Especially gaddest all the
laid resolution in
dodng Theodore Roosevelt weather up This
lis not good Roosevelt weather World
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
Another Trouble Maker.

The new Easter hats are understood
to he ready for the rlng.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20

with their picks, No pcssimist need
&c hungry these days-Columbu Dis
patch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
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= Current Comment. =


The South Pole discovery probably
won't affect the presidential campaign
one way or the other There are no
rostmastefs at the South Pole.-To-
ledo Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20

The Republican Canaan laid resolution in
table until the weather. clears up Tn
good Roosevelt Weather SEEM World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20
AIMaYn s0melhIng.

And now II Is intlmated that Colo
nel Goetlars army OF canal-dlggers
have aroused a slumbering Volcano
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-20

PHIL SHERIDAN'S DEBT TO THE
"QUARKERESS OF WINCHESTER
WHO, IN OLD AGE, is NOWts
A C,ON-tsTyNt NtEsNyp CLERK
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
The Very Best Make.

In the course of an after-dinner
speech in praise of women, Samuel
Untermyer, the New York lawyer, said
in Pittsburg:
"a commercial traveller remarked
the other day to storekeeper:
Make yourself Christmas pres
ent of a cash register. 1t will keep
strict and accurate account of all
you receive and all you disburse. 1t
will show what you save and what
you squander, what you spend foolish
ly and what you spend wisely, where
you should spread out and where you
should retrench, what you waste and
how to waste it"
But said the storekeeper, I've
already got a cash register which does
all that and more
Whose make is it?' asked the
salesman, frowning.
"'God's make the stofekeeper re-
piled; and with a smile at once rev.
erent and grateful he nodded toward
his handsome wife seated in the cash
ier's cage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

lily, but I tell them of my good friend,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and that there will be no back
ache and bearing down pains for them if
they will takeit as have. am scarcely
ever without it in the house.
"I will say also that I think there is
no better medicine to be found for young
girls. My eldest daughter has taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for painful periods and irregular
ity, and it has helped her.
81 am always ready and willing to
speak good word for Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound tell every
one / meet that / owe my health and
happiness to your wonderful medicine. +"
Mrs. ]. G.. JOHNSON, Scottville, Mich,
RID. 8.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotics or harmful drugs,
and today holds the record OF being the
most successful remedy for woman's ills
known
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
coun,crfeIter Gets STIFF Sentence,

William Fink, a Brooklyn, N. Y. dealer
In drugs, was sentenced by the New York
ment in the penitentiary at hard labor,
for four months. The charge was coun-
terfeiting the trademark for Carriers Lit.
tie Liver Pills, in violation of the penal
law.
The Carter Medicine Company detected
the counterfeit before any quantity of the
spurious goods had been placed upon the
market. In sentencing Fink, Judge Deuel.
laid special stress upon the injury done to
the public when remedy so we'll known
as Carter's Little Liver Pills is counter
feited and put on the market. He i'm
posed the sentence not only as the prop
er punishment of Fink himself, but in or
der to deter others from the commission
of like frauds in the future.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Mixed the Orders.

A local doctor once sent his man
with a box of pills to a patient. and a
hamper containing six live pullets to
be left at the house of a friend. I'm
luckily the messenger bungled over
his errand, and took the hamper to
the patient and the pills to his mas
ter's friend Imagine the consterna-
ton of the patient on receiving along
with the fowls the following prescrip-
ton:
Two of these to be swallowed
every half hour"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
our First Tea.

The first cup of tea made in this
country was brewed on the Shapleigt
estate in Eliot, N. H., it is said, early
IA the seventeenth century. Nicholas
Shapleigh of England, rich tea deal
er, fitted out an expedition in 1923
placed his son-in-law in command ant
directed him to explore portion o
the new world. The son-in-law land
ed at Kittery Point and two year
later Nicholas settled in what is no.
Eliot. The estate is still owned
his descendants.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Romance of the Rail.

1t was in a Pullman car. The man
who travelled for gents furnishings
had succeeded in working up a con-
versation with the onesome-looking
young woman. He leaned over her
and breathed in her ear:
Peaches, I'm taking little trip to
New York. Don't you want to go
along?"
Sir" she said. angrily. you are go
ing too far!"
But she didn't object to accompany
ing him as far as Schenectady.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
MOTHER OF
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health - Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.
Scottville, Mich. -'I want to tell you
how much good Lydia E. Pinkham' Veg

etableCompound and
Sanative Wash have
done me. l live on q
farm andhaveworked
very h ard. l am
forty.five years old,
and am the mother
of thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that l am
not broken down
with hard work and
+bo ao~a 0T NV Topo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
MAKING Good.

Sire" expostulated ]Teros conf
Dental adviser, what dt you propose
to do to rehabilitate this burning city
of Rome so that it's inhabitants will
not hold the devastating conflagration
against you?"
"Oh, fiddle!" retorted Nero.
Which he did.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
The Club at Midniqht.

"He is a model husband"
who says so?"
''He does. He told me so at the
club at midnight last night"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor.
tie family laxative.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Wonder

May went out west to see my ia
Their and mother the other day, Percy.
Percy-By Jove! And how did you
find them?
May-Oh, 1 knew where they lived.
Percy-By Jove!-Judge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Qualifications.

Mrs. Knicker-Why did you engage
that cross-eyed cook?
Mrs. Bocker-Because I don't think
she can see through keyhole.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
A Financler.

"He is a Napoleon of finance"
why, l didn't know he was
wealthy"
He isn't But he is raising fam
lily of nine children on SIP week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

The woman who cares for clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will find PaXtine Antiseptic joy for
ever. AT druggists, 25c a box.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Her Advantage.

First Little Girl-Your papa and
mamma are noe your real parents.
They only adopted you.
Second Little Girl-All the better.
NV parents picked me out; yours had
70 take you just as you came.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
The Natural Thing.

Lawyers ought naturally to be
against prohibition"
'Why should they?
isn't prohibition direct menace
10 the barr"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

To Dyspeptics: Others have found a
steady course of Garfield Tea a pleasant
means of regaining health. Why not you?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20


5000 feet. The glacier here was mar
rowed in between the two $4,000 fee
high mountains. the Fridtjof Nansen
and the Don Pedro Christophersen.
AT the foot of this glacier, the Dew,
IFS glacier, depot for six days wal
established at 1921 degrees south lati
tude. The hypsometer indicated
5000 feet above sea level.
1t took us three days to surmount
the Devils glacier, always in misty
weather.
On December We came out of tho
bad weather. Once again the sun
smiled down on us. Once again We
could get an observation. Dead reck
oning and observation were exactly
alike-S8 degrees, SO minutes. 1876 Sec
onds south
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau, only here and there marked
with tiny sastrug1.
Establish Last Depot.
In the afternoon We passed So de-
grees % minutes (Shackleton's fur
thest south was SO degrees rs min
utcs). We camped and established
our last depot, depot No. 10. From 80
degrees 25 minutes the plateau began
to slope down very gently and smooth
ly toward the other side.
On the 9th of December we reached
So degrees 80 minutes; on December
10, IS degrees Sc minutes; December
IL, SO degrees ID minutes; December
IL, 80 degrees 80 minutes; December
IS, SO degrees 45 minutes.
Up to this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remarka-
bly, we'll and we made out that we
ought to be at the pole on December
IA in the afternoon.
That day was a beautiful one-a
light breeze from the southwest, the
temperature minus % celsius (94 de-
grees below zero FahrenheiD and the
ground and sledging were perfect.
The day went along as usual. and at
three p. m. we made halt.
According to our reckoning we had
reached our destination. All Of us
full silk f1ag-all hands taking hold of
1t and planting 1t.
Name Plateau King Haakon VII.
The vast plateau on which the pole
is standing got the name of the King
Haakon VII. Plateau" 1t is a vast
plain, alike in all directions; mile
after mile during the night we circled
around the camp.
In the fine weather we spent the fol-
lowing day taking a series of obser-
vations from six a. m. to seven p. N.
The result gave us SO degrees So min
utes.
In order to observe the pole as close
as possible we travelled. as near south
as possible, the remaining nine kilo-
meters.
On December 16 there we camped. 1t
was an excellent opportunity. There
was brilliant sun. Four of us took
observations every hour of the days
twenty-four hours. The exact result
will be the matter of a professional
private report.
This much is certain-that we OBJ
served the pole as close as 1t is III
human power to do it with the instru-
ments we had-a sextant and an artf-
fetal horizon. On December II every
thing was in order on the spot. We
fastened to the ground little tent we
had brought along, a Norwegian flag
and the Fran pendant on the top
OF 1t.
The Norwegian home at the south
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-
tiers to the pole was about 1,400 kilo-
meters. The average march a day was
rs kilometers
Start on Return Trip.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

Most human maladies arise from wrong
dieting. Garfield Tea gives immediate relief
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
AMUNDSEN TELLS
OF FINDING POLE
Explorer Modest in Account of
Exploit That Has Thrilled
the World.
REACHED DESTINATION DEC. IA

coIors Left Where Reck-
oning Told Vlctors Was the Goal
for Which They Had Struggled
Scientific Discoveries Made Are of
Great Value.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

It's the contrariness of her sex that
induces a woman to agree with man
Just when he doesn't want her to.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
Awful.

PILES CURED IlA To Days
Your druggist will refund hSOney if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any case of itching, Blin$.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 20 Ia days. &c.,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

Occasionally a bachelor thinks he
will marry a certain girl until he dis
covers that she thinks likewise, also.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

UnreaIized ldyi of King.
King Arthur had just invented the
round table.
Can you invent a bureau that
mans wife will let him have two
drawers Off" we asked.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W.
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

Even if a man does know his own
mind he may not have cause to be
proud of his acquaintance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

Offering to bet Jnat you are right is
a poor kind of argument.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

~ OTUCI .
He-Old age has no terrors for me.
She-It needn't have if it's true
that brainy men live long.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
BY RoALD AMuNpsEN.

Copyright, 1912, by the New York
Times Company-AII rights re-
served. Published by special ar
rangements.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
start on Return Trip.

We started on the return trip on
the 18th Of December. Unusually ia
vorable weather made our way home
considerably easier than the journey
to the pole. We arrived at our winter
quarters, "Framheim," on the 25th OF
January, 1912, with two sledges and
eleven dogs, all well.
Among the results are the deter
mination of the extent and character
of the Ross Barrier, and the discovery
of the connection of South Victoria
land and probably King Edward VII.
land, with their continuation in the
mighty mountains running toward the
southeast, which were observed as far
as SO degrees south, but which in all
probability continue across the antarc-
tic continent.
The entire length of the newly dis
covered mountains is about $50 kilo-
meters. They have been named
Queen Maud's Range"
Confirm Scott's Discoveries.
The expedition to King Edward VII.
land, under the command of Lieuten-
ant Prestud, has given excellent re-
suits. SCOTS discoveries have been
confirmed and the survey of the Bay
of Whales and of the barrier dome by
the Prestund party are of great inter
est.
A good geological collection from
King Edward VII, and South Victoria
land is being brought home.
The Fran arrived at the Bay OF
Whales on the ninth of January. She
had been delayed by the roaring for
ties" on account of the easterly winds.
On January Is the Japanese expedi
ton arrived at the Bay of Whales and
landed on the barrier near our winter
quarters We left the Bay of Whales
on January 80. 1t was long voyage
with contrary winds. All are well.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
A Pleasant Surprise.

Wednesday of thir week WAS j.
+. Loveridge's twenty-seventh
birthday anniversary, but Frank
was not very fOrcibly reminded Of
the important event in his life I'M
til he went home about 9 o'clock
in the evening. About fifteen of
his gentlemen friends had dele
gated a committee of two or three
who scent a portion of the after
noon plotting with Mrs. Loveridge
to carry out a surprise on him.
Mrs. Loveridge prepared an album
dance of delicious eatables in the
afternoon, and during the evening
very successfully detained Frank
downtown until his friends could
take possession Of their hame. SO
according to previous arrange
ments, when Frank went home he
found the house full of guests bent
on having IA good time. A couple
or three hours were very pleasant
ly spent in devOuring the delicious
ly good things to eat and in social
intercourse. The guests repaired
to their homes about midnight,
wishing him muny happy returns
of the day.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Soho Bonds.

Proposals will be received by
James Wrigley, treasurer of Flora
School District No. -, Walworth
county, South Dakota, for Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
) per cent bonds. Maturity
$500 90 April 80, 1917, and
500. 90 each succeeding year until
fully paid.
Bios must be in before noon of
April %, 1912, accompanied by
certified check for ) per cent.
JAMES WRIGLEY,
Mobridge, s. d..