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

tised No cloud noated on the finan-
cial sky as the happy couple sat down
to the wedding breakfast
When they rose from the table to
prepare for their journey banks and
trust companies We're having such
runs made upon them as had not been
seen before in half a century. The
panic was on and the bridal tour was
on The letters of credit i'm the
bridegrOom's pocket were worth no
more than white paper
Up to the hour the cooling of the
doves had all been love songs A new
note was now heard The widow
Parker felt that she must blame some
one She was told that her watered
stocks aud bonds would meet with an
appalling shrinkage. cutting her in
come in two and who but her son-in-
law had brought about such state
Of affairs? lie was in a bank and
why hadn't he seen Il coming and
prepared her for it?
He had always claimed to be a
iuauCier. but here he had made a
most miserable failure of It. In a
way. he had reduced his own moth
er-in-law almost 10 beggary. She
must ltuuNt lit lunDtI VI UtI StlN
ants and economize i'm all other direc-
tions, and IL would be even harder on
the young wife No matter how hard
hit others were. They would snub
her for not taking that bridal tour.
The Widow Gilbert also had some
thing TO say IL suddenly occurred to
her that her son shouldn't have
married when he did. and that If he
hadn't married there would have
been no panic She must also econo-
mi2e. and the snug little sum she in
tcuded 20 present her son must now
go for bread and butter
Various persons gave her various
reasons why the panic occurred on
the day and date it did. but never
tholess She couldn't get over the feel
ing that the Widow Parker was some
how primarily 20 blame for the whole
thing
With the two mothers feeling this
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

hard for creditors TO understand why
you can not meet their bills"
Poor chap! Never had so cruel a
trick been played on mortal man. A
collector, And o, ye gods, a girl /;
and an attractive one.
Forrester's first conscious thought
was 20 rush out and wiring the office
boys neck Hadn't he orders to ad-
NIT no collectors? But Jim's paternal
pride-th the Illuminating knowledge
that she had brought him prestige
with the office force. restrained him.
He could only slump down like a
cowed creature in his swivel chair
and look across at the girl with eyes
gone debased with humiliation. He
was utterly at her mercy. He did
not protest or extenuate. He ap-
peared ready for execution.
The girl returned his gaze plying
ly. ~ know IL must be hard to keep
up appearances, she said, tentatively
when one Is getting a foothold In a
profession. | have two brothers who
have gone through that mill Some-
times | think, though, that the ones
who have the hardest time come out
the best"
She smiled on him with a kind OF
understanding sympathy that galyan-
lied him into action. He came up
right In his chair, pain I'm his eyes
still, but with returned manhood
there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
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are so dissimilar as ours. Besides, l
can't endure a duffer."
You think that a fellow who
doesn't shine in the field is a physical,
mental and moral failure"
He spoke with no little bitterness
and Daisy's troubled eyes sought the
green bank opposite, TO see only a
chipmunk scurrying smartly out of
sight.
20, Jack, you know how little of
failure ] think you are and you
know how I admire your work. Who
loves your books SO dearly and
watches your progress so proudly as
Daisy?"
She spoke so timidly and withal so
tenderly that Jack seized the little
tanned hand she offered him.
''No one in all the world" he an
swered. "Those books would never
have been written but for her and
I'm n selfish fellow not to be con-
tent"
Jacks face always lit radiantly
when he smiled. He smiled now and
Daisy gave a sigh OF relief.
you are a foolish fellow. but not
so selfish as that. Come, we are vast
ing our opportunities" She picked
up her rod, but he took it from her
hand. caught up his own, slung both
baskets over his shoulder and led the
way over the slippery stones.
"We have to walk as delicately as
Agag. o. Jack. did You see Horrie
yesterday?" Daisy laughed reminls-
Gently. "The boys carried him into
camp like drowned rat. He had on
| Bob's waders-the high ones, you
know-was in the water. wanted a
drink, bent over to take one and the
whole stream ran in one leg and out
the other"
They reached a bend in the river
here and Daisy stopped short.
| whats that?" she cried. Jack fol-
lowed her directing finger.
1T looks very much like a cat, I"
he volunteered lightly.
"Of course it's a cat" Daisy echoed
and compassionately added: "Who
put her there, | wonder?"
Probably swam," Jack laconically
suggested.
"a cat hates water" said scorn-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
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THE chiefest pleasure 1 get out of
trout fishing or any sport into which
YOU drag me is in watching you. You
look so tremendously pretty right
now" drawled he.
Daisy put the heel of one shoe on
the toe of the G. er and invited him
10 measure the distance. Her feet
i'm their clumsy rubber waders, wool
en- stockings and spiked shoes were
enormous. almost as large as his own.
He laughed and she dropped her foot
TO the ground.
"Whew! That's heavy. Honestly,
Jack, don't you feel the joy of liv-
ing when you wade the stream? And
hook a shark? The sky, the air, the
water rushing by you. There's mu-
sic in it," She spoke with pretty en-
thusiasm and waved her hand to the
sparkling river.
~ never hooked but one shark and
that one was an accident. The fly
struck his tail-harpooned him, you
know-and Bob Glanced to be near
enough to grab him in with the net.
Perhaps you think I'm not competent
to speak on sharks"
AT least you yarn like a true fish
erman," murmured unobtrusive
Daisy.
THAT is the only fish ever caught
or ever shall catch. so the little beg
gar is sacred" Jack continued.
when cast feel like a fool French
toy that runs when you wind it
with a key. And with the tempera-
ture penetrating to the marrow the
only music / get out OF the steam is
You Jack, you jack, you Jack, you
jackass.
He half chanted this and Daisy bit
her lips, then burst out laughing
with a pretty little gesture OF de-
spair.
II give you up. But just look at
this" She searched among the
grasses in her basket and pulled out
a shining trophy of her skilled rod
and line. To freshen its beauty she
dipped 1t I'm the stream, then held ii
up for Jack TO admire.
Very pretty" he said, with po-
lite interest. Lets see-that's an
eastern trout, isn't it?"
Daisy bestowed one whitening
glance on the long, lazy figure at her
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

Get the cat. | suppose" he said,
with a final kick freeing himself.
But, indeed, Jack, you mustn't, "
she cried in alarm. "That looks like
a deep pool. Get boat"
Where could | get boat? Sim
mons might have one, but doubt It.
Let go, Daisy. The cat Will fall In,
and then what despair"
Don't. Please don't. The water
Is so cold and so swift"
Jack looked at her in some surprise.
This isn't like you, Daisy. What's
the matter, dear? / can easily wade
out there. Personally / don't care
for cats, but this one is too pitiful. "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

way It would have been a wonder If
the reflections hadn't extended to the
bride and groom. It did extend, and
there was dissatisfaction and petu-
lancy.
They quito ceased to coo on the day
the young husband came home and
announced that his bank was among
those that must temporarily close its
doors and that he could no longer
afford to own an automobile
He had the names Of so fellow
sufferers at his tongues end. but that
was not accepted as an excuse. Mrs.
Parker declared that she had intrust-
ed the happiness Of her daughter to
a man who hadn't the financial abili-
ty to buy load of cabbage. and the
young wife shed tears and walled:
at was bad enough to be disap-
pointed i'm the bridal tour. but IL
seems as IL this thing will kill me.
George will next say that we must
go to some cheap boarding house.
Couldn't he have told the country not
to have panic for another year or
two?"
"He could. my darling. He tries to
make out that he isn't to blame for
~ Uul AOAl I DtiltNt llt 0tlih a. WI u
not a single word. Where is he
this EVENING""
"Over at his mothers, to tell her
the news"
"And leaving you alone here to
cry your eyes out! My dear
could hardly blame you for doing
something desperate"
The young wife had been Just
waiting for the word and when It
came she took sudden resolve. 1t
was now 9 o'clock in the evening.
The auto had been sold at o'clock
i'm the afternoon. the purchaser be-
ing man with his cash in a barrel
and therefore Independent OF banks.
George Gilbert should be with his
wife instead OF his mother He
should be petting her up and telling
her not to worry and predicting that
the panic would not last over 10 days
more and when It ended the bridal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

| started off just as the chauffeur came
out of the saloon.
He yelled at her, but she did not
look back. A dozen hoodlums took
up the yell and a policeman raised
his club as a signal to halt, but they
were left behind in a moment. There
was a mad desire on the part of the
driver for speed and she had 500 peo-
pie yelling at her as she tore along
the street and finally reached the
suburbs.
and the autolsts she met or passed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

tour should come off and last a month
longer than had been planned for.
would buy car for each of them.
If he were home talking that way
to her and making reasonable excuses
to the mother for the way the water
was trickling out of her stocks and
bonds why she would really believe
that he loved her. AS It was
The bride decided to take a little
walk by herself and recover from her
emotions. She put on her hat and
left the house and her emotions
would probably have calmed down
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

uous little mountain stream once
on the bank she leaned her ROD
against a tree.
20, you're a du6er. Jack. and no
mistake. Let me see it, She sighed
as she took the proffered hand and
with more tenderness than her words
would indicate removed the offend
ing hood
"Thunder. Daisy, you hurt" OBJ
jected Jack.
Nonsense. Suck it and it will be
all right" Jack maintained an IN
iured silence and she went on.
"What's your fly? Coachman?
You'd better try queen Of the wa
ter They are just jumping after
that"
Put on anything you like. You
know ! won't get "a rise"
"Now, Jack. don't be sulky.' Daisy
paused reproachfully. You're no
sport. I'd be ashamed"
You would, but I'm not. I'm a
gutter and a duher." He smiled
placidly and stretched himself full
length on the pebbly bank with no
softer pillow than a smooth-worn
stone.
Come be sociable," he continued.
where's the use OF wading that ice
water when all It's inhabitants are
gomez" Daisy sighed protestingly but
leaned, nevertheless, on a sloping
rock and crossed her feet before her.
of came her old felt army hat. to
be vigorously swung by its rubber,
Daisy's fund OF surplus energy was
nothing If not remarkable. Jack
quite approved the brightness Of her
wind-tossed hair, the firm contour OF
her face. the healthful fairness OF her
skin above the ROY gh blue sweater
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

tating whether to fall upon her neck
with gratitude But he didn't. He
advanced in his best manner and
wrung her hand
"Er--" she laughed little. IL
Just came to have a little talk with
you, Mr.. Forester"
Certainly Sit down" Forres-
ter used his finest chest tones.
There was something charmingly
irresolute about her. Besides being
the start of his fortunes Forester
felt a purring satisfaction that she
was girl, attractive In some kind OF
clothes that suited her precisely He
drew up a chair aud sat facing her
across his desk
Pardon me for intruding-I real
~ dislike it-but won't you tell me
something OF your circumstances? ?"
She glanced about the room. 1T is
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

Thanks. First let me ask you
something. Suppose man loved you
devotedly, but didn't give hang for
golf or polo or-or trout fishing, or
anything of that sort. Would you
marry him?"
Daisy was busy examining her fly
hood. Red hackle. gray, black gnat.
/ wonder how a spinner would work.
Laramie spinner always brings me
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

had she not come across a motor car
standing at the curb and taking care
of itself while the driver crooked his
elbow In a saloon down on the corner
No sooner had she come upon the
machine than a wild desire seized her
TO be revenged upon George in some
way. She could at least give him a
great scare If nothing more. She
did not stop to think over it for a
minute, but mounting the auto she
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

with. She was a good 10 miles from
the city when she had to come to a
halt on account OF an obstruction
on the highway, and 1t was then that
deputy sheriff who was watching
for just such cases got into the auto
and said:
Now, Miss or Mrs. or whoever
you are. drive straight ahead at a de-
cent pace and we'll lay your case be-
fore Justice Brown. He's keeping
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

your fifth proposal it was certainly
very clumsy"
"You overwhelm me with so much
encouragement" he said, teasingly,
then added with sudden seriousness,
20, Daisy, Daisy. when are you going
to cross this nonsensical fancied bar
rier?"
"Please don't be tiresome. Jack. !
can never marry any one whose tastes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
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feet and jammed the fish back in her
basket. ITS a rainbow, and you
ought to know it,"
Jack smiled wickedly and she
sharply continued: For love of
pity, rouse yourself. I'm going to that
pool beyond the hedge. l have no
desire to larry your rod, but IL you
can manage it, and yourself, you may
come with me-"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

=
widow, and both mothers. as well as
the young folks. were sa ,gficd with
the match. There was no great
wealth on either side bus comfor-
table maintenance, and things would
have gone right along and perhaps
grown better but r1r an event that
neither the ne" we'd couple. their
mothers nor the Gulnciers OF the
country could control
Young Gilbert had fair salary as
an employe i'm bank. and his moth
er's income was rived from stocks
and bonds. 1t had been thus invested
by her late husband.
Her sons only extravaganza was
automobiline.
10 was curious coincide 70 that
the income Of the widow Pa ker was
also derived from stocks and bonds.
and that her daughters fad was also
automobiling During the years
courtship the lovers We're out iu Gil
bert's machine two or three times
week and it was thus that the girl
learned how TO run one.
10 was a fine bridal tour that the
mothers helped to plan 10 was TO
be England, France and Italy and the
bank was 70 give the young husband
a holiday for two months with pay.
The none. question did not bother I'm
the least In fact nothing bothered
The day arrived, the best man wa.
on time, The flowers were sent to the
house and the minister was waiting
at the church. II may be said Of the
ceremony that IL came off as adyer-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02

luck. What's that, Jack? Excuse
me-"
Certainly" said Jack. blandly. 81
was wondering IL young woman of
your inclination and temperament
could care for a nice fellow who is
a natural duffer."
"If you are the nice fellow and /
that young woman rather think she
couldn't. Jack. If you meant that for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
BY ELSIE ENDIcoTT.
HE was his hrs

IL was his first client.
jim, the firms "but-
tons, brought her
card into Allan For
rester's private law
Office impressiyely,
and handed her over
20 the gloomy young
man at the desk.
They stood facing
each other a moment,
she timidly. he hesi
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
by WILL SEAT.

the matter
nOw?"
Hook in my
thumb.
lsv shook her
head .rozignedly and
began - reel in her
line. She secured
the fly. then eau
tiously made her way
through the mad
rush Of the tempest
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
BY JANICE JAMESON

differed but very lit
tie from other mar
riageg OF the same
class. George Gill
bert met Edith Park
er and fell i'm love
with her, and after a
courtship of a year
they were married
One was the son
aud the other was
the daughter of a
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20
EXPLAINING WHY ONE LIVES
There Are Times When Logic and De-
voton Require That You
Should Be Dead.

The Dominic had another observa-
ton or two to make in the line of his
usual thoughtfulness. Did it ever
occur to you," he asked, that one Of
the hardest tasks man may have to
perform, sometimes, is to explain why
he is alive? The necessity has arisen
after certain battles, and it may arise
after shipwrecks. Several Of these
men whom we are awaiting may find
it awkward tomorrow to explain their
continued existence. The world re-
quires a certain adherence to the log
cal necessities of things, and when
all logic, human and divine, has de-
manded that a man should die, and
ne is nevertheless alive and well, the
anomaly Of his healthy presence is
something that he cannot account for,
with all his explanations.
81 was an army chaplain once, and
I saw captain, whose duty as the
personal aide of a general in battle,
was to stand by that generals side
when the bullets flew. 1t happened
that a bullet-two bullets-three bull.
lets-struck the general, and none
olluth lHS SdDldli IS Stutld lcll
dead; and an hour afterward, when
the captain was back at headquar.
ters explaining that there was urgent
need of reinforcements at the front,
and that the general had fallen, that
captain had great trouble in explain
ing why he was not shot, too. In
fact, the mystery has never been
cleared up yet. The fact that rein.
forcements were not needed at all
has always clouded the captains
story, though there was no positive
proof Of cowardice against him.
mo; when logic and all the laws OF
human devotion require that you
should be dead, you had much better
be dead than alive, for all the rest
Of your life will be but living DEATH"
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20
DOUIIM NOIf(
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The fowls must be fed at least
twice day.
Exercise is necessary for both
health and egg production.
A box of crushed oyster shell
should always be within reach.
Split carrots, turnips and cabbage
in half, instead of chopping fine.
Clear fresh water is necessary for
the hens at all times and all seasons.
The most profitable way to keep
chickens of any kind is to feed them
well.
To obtain supply OF winter eggs
we must have the chicks out early in
the spring.
Old fowls require less feed than
young ones and 1t Is mistake to
overfatten them.
The walls and roosts should be kept
free from mites, which suck the life.
blood of the fowls.
Cement floors should be we'll GOV.
cred with straw. The bare floor ia
too hard and too cold.
After the second annual molt hens
are apt to become eggbound, espe-
cially If we'll fed and fat.
When the clean. fresh eggs are gath
cred they should be put in a clean,
dry. cool place until marketed.
A plump young turkey, dressing
from eight to fifteen pounds, finds q
market at almost any season OF the
year.
To insure success have the build.
ings for the hens ready early, and
choose fowls Of the right age and in
good condition,
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20

Its side walls, while the wooden walls
are hinged at the top so that they
can be opened at any angle desired,
chains holding them in position. In
this way ventilation can be obtained
and the interior protected from rain
or too much light. The upper section,
which has peaked roof, has door
at one end and a series of roosts ar
ranged around the sides and ends on
the interior. One-half of the roof is
screened, too, and the top on this side
is hinged so that it can be kept open
or closed. The entire roof can also be
slid on or off at will. This arrange
ment makes it easy to clean the house
thoroughly in all parts and keep 1t
well ventilated, thus eliminating in
sect pests to a great degree.
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20
MISTAKE, BUT WORKED WELL
unintentlonaIIy Friendly Letter to
Bullet-Proof Debtor Brought Quick
Results From Him.

A lawyer who had drifted out of the
regular line into a collection practice
dictated so many dunning letters every
day that he had his stenographer sign
them and would himself read over the
carbon copies the following day if he
thought it necessary. He had another
bad habit, which was that as it came
to the close of a day and he had be-
come weary of nagging people he
would grow faoetious and instead of
debating the names of the debtor prop
erly would vary the monotony by say
ing Dearest Skin" or Darling Mr..
Smith," knowing that his stenog-
rapher, having the correspondence
before her. would fill In the proper
name.
1t CHANGED that she, like most good
stenographers, decided to get mar
ried, and she brought her sister into
the Office to succeed her. The first
full day of dictatlon that the attor
ney put in after the sisters advent
chanced to be one Of his humorous
ones, and he started letter to bull
let proof debtor named Samuel Smith
bCUA od"AAyS uhd lASA PioSSSuCo W
tell Sammy" his opinion of him. The
next morning, on looking over the car.
bon copies, he was Mortified to find
tho new stenographer had typed that
letter exactly as 1t was dictated and
sent 1t out in the mail the night be-
fore.
All that day the attorney expected
Mr.. Samuel Smith to show up with
hre In his eye and pistol in his hand.
He shivered when the Office door open
ed and he left for home very early in
the afternoon. Tho next morning, how
ever, he received letter from Sam
my" which started off Dear Billy"
(the lawyers given name being Will
liam), and which went on to say, IF
you had addressed me In such friend
ly style before you would have had
the money sooner" and inclosed was
"sammy's" check for the whole
account.
The new method had brought graft
flying results. but the attorney did not
dare to adopt it as regular prac-
tics, ON the contrary. his dictation
since has been notable for Its ex
lotitude.
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20
TIE TELEPHONES
BROADER FIELD

You know the telephones
mechanical ingenuity. But
do you know the ingenuity
of lis every day uses.
Ordinary uses Of the tele-
phone are pretty well under
stood; bgt ;!.c.e : - 1:-..-
nous field of long distrance
telephone service just out
side the ordinary, every e'rJ
uses OF the average family.
Many families get twice.
three times. five fold and
even ten foIdt the real service
from the telephone that
others do. They have no
advantage over their neigh
bors. being subscribers to the
same Bell service. But they
are ingenious. They turn to
the long distance telephone
in emergencies. They en-
ploy long distance to give in
creased convenience. to re-
lieve anxiety. to bind the
family together in spite Of
separation, to promote social
life. share happiness, express
sympathy and enlarge their
interests on every hand. To
them the telephone is far
more than a convenience for
ordering groceries.
These wider uses of the
telephone are important.
And. by the way, long dis
tance messages are not as
expensive as you may think.
Call Long Distance" and
inquire about rates.
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The Glenwood post., 1912-07-20
PERCH SPACE FOR CHICKENS
Small Hens Generally Require About
Six Inches While Larger Birds
Should Be Allowed Eight.

AS general rule, small hens should
have about six inches of perch space
while the larger hens should be al.
lowed eight inches. In the winter
hey huddle closer together, but in
the summer there should be plenty Of
room to allow them to spread out.
Perches should be 10 inches apart and
not closer than 15 inches to the wall
or ceiling. Show birds, especially