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mtfefOfcx f T t-T ""STOpi- m n 1 i'1 w V, .cs n- Xr .. W rti- '4 y 1.' "l '- m THE Daily Mirror. J. BURGESS ....Business Manager A. 0. HOLLAND Editor P. M. ARMSTRONG.. City Editor ADVERTISING RATES FURNISH ED ON APPLICATION. This., paper rccoivea tho Scripps McRae1Telcgrnphio Now9 Service and Market Reports. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. Single Copy 2c For "Week by Carrier 10c By Mail, per year .$-1.00 Semi-Weekly Mirror, per yir $1.00 Both Phones No. 9 VEAHER-Fair boni.fit and Saturday except snow in northeast portiion, colder tonight, wanner Saturday in western portion. Riding on the water wago.n all year with wet feet Ls pretty up hill business. Everything seems to be ntrninst the man who has sworn off. Judge Landis says that the Stand" nrd Oil company of Illinois must answer ito eight of the indictments returned against. t Eight out of a oossiblo ten isn't so bad. A New York man has figured out that "7,nOO persons will die during the present year. According to Ins estimate there is one chance in every 1500 that you will be one of Uio number. Governor Folk, an hi.s message (to the legislature asks for a number of reforms. Until now Governor Folk has been giving his attention to the boodlers in Missouri but now he promises to branch out and do somo other kind of house cleaning. The Jamestown exposition man a gers have chosen President Roose velt to judge tho international baby show which has been planned as a feature of the big show. This may be one of the means taken to euro the president of 'his raco suicide hobby. It will require quite a diplomat to place the babies at tho inter national baby show so that they will not get to fighting among themselves. There should bo a handicap for tho mormon fathers in that big baby, show at Norfolk. Tho interstate commerce commis sion has discovered the eauso of Uio oar shortage which has resulted in the fuel famine in the north-west, but it utterly fails to .suggest a remedy. Not much consolation in that for the fellows who aro out of coal. When tho railroad magnates be come afraid to travel over their own lines with every precaution be ing taken for their safety, what Ls tho poor fellow going to do who has to take his chances on regular trains with only the ordinary pre cautions. Tho young man from Findloy who sought to astonish tho people by, writing from it ho canal zone that it would cril the governmen a billion nnd a half of dollars to com plete tho "big ditch" will have to guess again. Not many Americans arc expeoting to finish short of the two billion dollar mark. Jf reports ifrom tho canul zone bo correct, there aro a few things which President Roosevelt did not see during bin recent visit, or if ho did see them he neglected to tell congress about it in ibis special mes sage. Tho Sultan of Morrocco ought lo bo an advocate, of reformed spelling if ho 'intends to writo many letters and address ithem ns he did to President Roosevelt when ho said; '-'Tho Beloved, tho Most Cherish- Club Prices ' on Magazines in many cases will ' save yon ABOUT HALF the regular '-"price; submit your list and see what we can do. C. O. Wfam A AND BTATI0NBK uY .H poem for Coday A .Tn..0 xti txt inCKCJ ATlUJlVi ir By Lloyd That my North or south, cast or west, St Over the rim with the bellied sails, From the mountains' feet to the empty plains, Or down the silent trails It matters not which door you choose, Tho some clear tune Mows through them all, . Though one heart "ifaps to the grind of seua And one to the rain bird's ('till. However you bide In the city's din And draw your ears with Its siren songH, .Some day steal In tho-e thin, wild notes, And you leave the foolish throngs. . God grant that the day will find me not When tin tune shall mellow and thrill In vain So long as tin plains are red with sun And the woods are black with rain. fVHyHtrWr ed, the Most Gracious Friend, Most Honored and Excellent President of the Kepublic of the United States o America who is the pillar of its great influence and Iho director of its most important affairs, tho most celebrated preserver of the ties "C true friendship the faithful friend, Theodore Roo.sovelt." Jus'l now the farmers in some sec tions of the county and the Marion County Telephone company are making wry faces at each other. The farmers have made demand upon (ho company and have not ic ceived an answer. Hero is most certainly a chance to apply arbitra tion. Tjho interests) of tho farmers nnd tho telephone company aro prac- ,stlc0 of .tho citizens or any state to ,. ., , ,,,. ' , ' , "the country at large" to "the poli tically the same. Iho larmcis need Hc 80nH) of tll0 wllolc TOHIItry.. t0 a telephone; the company is in tho "the people of the country generally," business of furniiliintr telephones and is fully capabl of doing so. It is to be hoped that an agreement car. by reached by 'tho two parties nnd thai threatened unpleasantness will blow over. There promises to be a miglity strugglo between 'the corporations and the people of New York at Al bany this year. Governor Hughes has stirred things up pretty lively wJtli his .message- ito the legislature and those who aro in favor of re fonn aio signifying their inten tion of backing ihim in tho big fight which ho has undertaken. A great lobby is already being formed 'to fight for tho corporations and tho fight promises to be a very 1 ... .. i, 'resident JO0-'ell promises to lend some aid to Hughe8 The president realizes that if the .. . . XT -v' i . .. corporations win jit New ork htntu, tho home of) Wall tdrecl, them will be liMIo use for Iho other slates in the U'lion to hope lo nucquiplisli imuch in tho miattor oC legislation which is adverse to ithe corpora tions. He piuclically fcays that wJia1 ho lieges to, aecwnplish iu the fu ture depends largely upom what is accomplished by Hughes at Albany and for that reason 'ho intends to lako a hand Jiftho game. Mr. Hearst bus practically promised to lend his iihsistauco iu tho fight and wbilo ho did not have u following strong enough to placo him in dhe governor's chair ho wields m in fluence which is qu'ite widely felt in New York and with Hearst, Hughes ami Roosevelt, with their forces lined up against 4hoso of the corporations, there is at least Jiopo of, something worth tho while being ncconplishcd. Drift of Comment ROOT'S DESIRE KOR CENTRALI ZATION. The apologists for Secretary Root's new famous speech on political cen. trallzatlon bavo a tremendous under, taking on hand. Already attempts bavj been made to explain away his two meaning. Theeo efforts are not successful, Thoy cannot bo suc cessful. Mr. Root's meaning Is clear; his purpose Is evident; his argument Is carefully wrought out; his threat Is not veiled. The complcto har mony betweon his utterances and tho avowed policies of his chief re. movo all possibility of doubt, iMr. Root gives a faithful picture of the growth of national sentiment and national habits and sketches the process by which certain great fields of- activity have gradually passed JTHE MARION i -ft.T'ir uAnm TAUAV ni ncrt.iv a xytAMLJ. j j jji T? Roberts EinitK'H music In iny heart today. The master hand is on the keys, Colling mu u) to the windy bills And down to purple seas. Let tlmo draw back when I hear Mint tune Old to Hie ionl when Mie Htars nere new Ami swing the doors to the four great winds feet may waudur through. " -k -K. - and are now passing into tho hands of the national government. Mr. Root docs not regret this change, but seeks by his argument to deni. on-trate that it is a natural, necess ary nnd proiicr evolution. Hut this Is not the real purpose of lor pci-ullnrly stnrt1inK In J,!s analysts of recent political history. Other - , - -, observers 'have called attention to this tendency towards centralization, but usually with regret and nlarm. The real importance of Secretary Root's utterance comes further on. Having fhown tho growth of the national sentiment and imtlonal hab its, he declares with peculiar einpha. sis that "Every state Is bound to frame its legislation and Its adminis tration with roferonco to the effect upon all its sister states." .He a p. peals from tho sene of right and to "the general standards of the nn Hon" to "the general body of tho country," to "the general public," to "tho general moral sense of the conn, try" and Insists that the national sflnso of right and justice must pre vail over any local opinion, assert, lug that " the government control which they (the people of the coun try generally) deem Just nnd necess ary they will have." While these utterances seem to Ignoro the theory of our federal sys tem ami to. negative tho sacred rights of local government, thus giving cause enough for alarm . wo havo not yet reached the heart of Mr. Root's doctrine. Had ho gone no further and con. tented himself with the as-ertlon that "It was useless for the advocates of state rights to inveigh against tho supremacy of the constitutional laws" i all patriotic citizens would have given their assent, whllo regretting " ..... . -n. ,.,...n nQ tondenov tnu-.-ml KntV!illynMnn But Mr. Root did not stop at this nolnt 1,Q W not satisfied to suggest constitutional remedies. tin uw&Jmmyimmmtw&MK III KWmSmKHMffS ll I ill X 4 y aMwwlm!IBBNBBgK, l I PRINCE GEORGE OF SERVIA, WHO IS INSANE. rrlnft George, heir to tho throno of Servla, who Is said to bo' Insane ii only nlueti'oii years old. Tvo years ago be ran away with a Vienna actress DAILY MIRROR", RJDAY, , . JAN,. , I "There Is but one way In, which the stntes can maintain their power and authority." "The government -control 'which they (the general public) deem l Just and necessary they, will have." "If tho states fall to furnish II In due measure sooner or later,, con- structlons of the conrtltutlon will bo .... . found to vest tho power where It will ho exorcised In tho national gov ernment." Sir. Root Is a groat lawyer familiar with the constitution and tho power - or mo conns, wot a worn uooa no x have to say about amending the con. stltutlon and the power of tho courts. 5 Ho pccs the short cut nnd proposes to tune It. Ho points out how tho pow- ors of the national government havo T boon extended In the paRt by Judicial - construction; and, hi words which j ha-dly veil a threat, he declares that If tho stales refuse to obey the voice $ or the nation, then the nation, with. out waiting for any amendment to I itlio constitution will nnd "construe- tlons of tho constitution" to Justify It x In M-Isilng powers which It tdoes not now possess. Constructions will bo found nnd courts will bo found or created to declnre such constructions. Such Is the logic of .Air. Root's doe I trlno. Tho apologists for Mr. Roofs nt. .iterances must not only Justify hit approval of the centralizing tendon M fli's of the government nnd his re. iJectlon of the American principle of ioeai self-government or home-rule, bjit they must Justify a proposal to amend the constitution nnd break uown mr icucrni system by judicial constriction. Even Mr. Roofs own explanation docs not explain. Hc lias expounded. a doctrine which falln In with hla, chief's pot practice of doing things '-regardless. Thnnks to .wr. kooi, many tninking hion havo their eyes opined . It will not be easy to close them again. Znnesvllle Signal. J to cimn i:xtr vacant wivrs. A Paris dressmaker having brought suit to obtain 15,800 for twenty-one gowns supplied to a customer within two months, the court has handed down a striking decision on the Urn. itntloiiB of a wife's privileges. It U held to hove been the duty of tho droo.sniaker to, Inquire, whether tho ordrs given by tho wlfo accorded with the husband's nnauclal nnd so cial status. Tho general cau'tlon Is given that trndesmoh should show prudence when orders aro presented that are manifestly extravagant or noodle-sly repeated. AVhllo 'tho cafe In mind Is French, the rulings aro Idrected against weak. nc3ses of a common human nature The reckless running oC 'nccounU at the dressmaker's ls not unknown at American centres of fashion, although, none of our Judges has tendered a dcc-Mon In behalf of the man who pays the bills. T Whaf Is broadly Interesting In the matter Is the suggestion of responsi bilities qjite apart front those ns suntbed b tradesmen nt largo. In ordinary, a dealer or a maker to order Is satisfied If tho prospects aro good of getting his money. He does' not concern himself with fourro of payment. It must ninnzo him greatly to receive front n .lodge's bench the Intimation that ho owes consideration to the economic, Inter. ests of his patrons' husbands. ThN Is a now and notable nrlnclnlo -. t ... ..,ov .mow unman V13, Pnn llinrn ! nn WM -,,11.,,. t or tlirirt. U Is also .discriminative (tabllsh a curb on extravagant man .at the cigar counter, the haberdashery or tho club, New York World ' t,v " i'. i) l!D07 SENTENCE COMMUTED Negro was Hanged Three Minutes. Before Sheriff Received the Word Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. i. Will Harvey, a negro, was hanged at May ersvllle, ."Ils3., yesterday, thrco mlnr litcs before notice that h.'s sentence had been commuted r 'ached the sheriff of Issaquena county. i Harvey's attorney won notified bf Governor Vnrdaman that the negro's sentence had been commuted to Ini. prlsonmcnt for life. Ho hurried to the telephone and put In a call fos the Issaquena sheriff. Tho latter dirt not teach the telephone until (hre minutes after the drop fell. , Harvey was sentenced to bo hanged for tho murder of another negro named Pete Broncho In Maxell last. Dado's Llttlo I.lver Pills thoroughly clean the system good for lazy livers, makes clear complexions, bright eyes and happy thoughts. Sold by Flackcn's Drug Store. THREE PROMINENT RUSSIANS CONDEMNED TO DEATH St. Petersburg, .Ian. 4. Grand Duke Nicholas, Premier Stolypln and two conservative cabinet members have received a terrorist letter, con. demnlng them to death. Jinny nr rosts havo been ntndo In search for the accomplices of tho aspasdn of General Von Dor Launltz, yesterday. The Price of Peace Tho terrible Itching and smarting, Incident to cei tain skin diseases, Is almost instantly nllayol by applying Chamberlain's Salvo. Price 25 cents. For sale by all druggists. DUKE AND DUCHESS TO KISS AND MAKE UP London, .Jan, 4. A reconciliation Is being efrected between Duke Jlarl borough and his wife, formerly Con. suel Vanderbllt, according to n report generally credited, w. K. Vander bllt ls said to have brought tho cou ple together. CARNEGIE AND THE GOVERNMENT GO "CAHOOTS Washington, Jan. 4. It was an nounced at tho White House today that Andrew Carnegie has given $750,000 for tho erection of a build. Ing for tho bureau o' Amerlcnn Re publics, In Washington. The United States government and various South American republics have agreed to purchase a site. The announcement was made after a conference which Carnegie had today with Secretary of State Root and President Rooso. velt. Pino Salvo Carbollzed acts like a poultice; highly antiseptic, extensive, ly used for Eczema, for chapped hands and lips, cuts, hums. Sold by Flockcn's Drug Store. RAISULI AND HIS FOLLOWERS STILL ACTIVE Tangier,- Morocco, Jan. 4. Follower,-, of Kaisuli, ambushed a num ber of the Tribe of .lien Mausour, Hnisuli's former agent, who debit ed him with h'u mien, and killed most oC them. The ncw.s comes as a surprise, for angier beard that Hie bandit chief was at Zinit watch- in-,' the deseition of his followers.! II is said be resumed tho garb of a mountaineer. MURPHY CALS M'CLELLAND f A "LIAR AND HYPOCRITE" New York, Aug. 4. -War be tween Mayor .McClellan and Hoss Murphy of Tammany Hall, i,s siz zling today. After tho inaypr'i bombardment of Murphy rofifu'ng lo ic-nmtoint Commissioner Vorhis, the Tammany chioflaiu cumo back nl McClellan loday in rod hot doc ument which designs tho mayor . as " liar" and "a hyprocritc." i i "Plneules" (non-alcoholic) made. from resin from our Pino Forests. used for hundreds of years for niad. der and Kidney diseases. Medicine for thlry days, $1.00. GunraiitfCil. Bold by Flockcn's Drug Store. , DEATH OF INFANT Llttlft Kathryn Davids Dies From Pneumonia. Kathryn Davids, tho fivo-monthfi.old baby of Mr. anil Mrs, William Day. Ids, of three miles tiorthof Prospect, died at 10:30 o'clock Friday morn ing, Death was rduo to doublo pneu. inonla, wth which tho child suffored about ton daya, iTho inner' will ho conducted from tho homo nt 1 o'clock Sunday, In terment will bo made In tho Prosnocl cemeioryi' ' -- i j - ANNUAL REDUCTION SALE "- ' I...U.I I III Entire stock reduced in price, ranging 20, 30 and 50 discount. I III1! AIC CIIIIS ruary 2. Nothing reserved. . If you want a good cheap suit or overcoat, now is the time to get it. Don't put it off, for they are going out fast and ther? is a good big stock to select from now. And you can get a good choice. This sale not only includes clothing, but also the biggest and best line of furnishing goods in Marion. Men's ,r)()c grade of Dress and Work Shirts ;j)c Men's Underwear, your choice of .r()c grade ),)c Men's Wool Sox, 2ic grade 15c Our. entire Hat Stock at Reduced Prices. Men's Si Hats 75c Hen's $2 Hats $l (if) - Men's $: Hats $2 40 This sale includes every new and, up-to-date style. Reduc tions exactly as advertised. -- ---- 1. Marx & Sons SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. C. BLOCKSON Passed Away While Sitting in Her Chair Thursday. One of the Oldest and Most Highly Respected Residents of Marion County Called H'omc. While slt,tIiiB In' ber arm chair Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, Mrs. Catharine IJlockKom, widow of Samuel liloclaom and ouo of lite oldest residents of Richland township, died suddenly, death being caused b," the Infirmities of old ago. She died at the home of her daughtei, Mra. Dav. Id Ilctteier, flvo miles south of tho city, In Pleasant township, where sho nan ueen visuhir tor a few days. The deceased had been feeling voiy well for several days and until ibout thirty minutes before her death had not complained of feeling 111. While tho members of the family were Kathoied about her, couvcrolnfi" on ordinary subjects, Mrs. Illock tioin passed nulctly to tho great be. yond before those about her realized that she wns 111. Mrs. Ulockhom was born In Ger many and enmo to America whon n child. Her ptrnnt's name wa l-'elton and wero ntnOnu tho first Hcttlcra of tho county. After her niurrlapo to Samuel Illocksoiu, slip lived for 00 years on a farm In. Richland town. ship. Sho was 88 yearfj of aso, Tho deceased was one of tho best known women of tho santlioistern part of the county, Sho was con verted to tho Christian faith Iu .Ion church and Jiaa been a member of that church since. Until tho past few years, kIio hud liepu vory nctlvo f In church work, notwithstanding her ndvonced age. Thico daughters, Mrs. Jacob WoltliiBor, Mrs. David Itettorer and Mrs, Samuel Hettoier, nnd two sons, Samuel and .leremlah, survive. riio funeral will bo hold Sunday morning at' eleven o'clock In .Ion Gjiurch, Roy, Mr. Stono officiating, UHorinont. will bo mado In the Taylor cojnotory, located on the farm whoro .Mrs. uiocKbom spent Uio greater P'iS't of her life. TWO OCEA1-? STEAMARS NOW L0NC OVERDUE San Francisco, Honolulu, Jan. I, Steamer "Ventura" of tho ocean lino, la heyenty hours overdue from Aus. tralln, and apprehension Is foil lioin for Uor safety. Now York, Jan. 4. -There Ir still no trace of the missing Etoamqr Ponc,o now four daya oyorduo. Sho left Ponco, Porto Ulco, ClirlstmaH day,. wth p.1 erpw of fifty-two and m'n'iiy lpasaoiiBera. IlllVil I VH V rHll'l January Sale :r mrt;rt imhu IS NOW ON. Bring in your sale checks and get your premiums, ' COME TO THE BIG SALE. Coal's, Suits and Jack ets just Y2 Price. All our Furs just J Price. DAVENPORTS . Wo havo reduced tho prico on our entiro lino of D,avenport3 and when wo say reduced we mean a cut in prices that will ourpriso you. Just to givo you an idea of prosent prlc- cs in comparison with tho regular price will quote you prices on Dav enports on display In front win dow. MAHOGANY FRAME . DAVErf POllT upholstered in finest Bos ton Leather was $05.00 now P30.C0. FINE v BED DAVENPORT, Oak Frame, Steel Spring crdst'ruction Green Velour Cover was $40.00, now S24.7C. "', ELEGANT KARPEN DAVEN PORT tapestry cover, Mahouany frame. Good valuo at $4000 . 'only $22.50, - ,.; MASSIVE (DA.VENPORT with Ma hogany fiamo upholstered in fin est Grcon Vorona Velour, was 855.00 now only $35.00. D. I GODDSELL BED DAVENPORT with oak' franco mass'vn oak ends, fine Grcon Vo Innr Oovo. a bargain at $50.00 only $31,75, , . McCLAltSTS ' CA5H CREDIT 'A f xt & -i "vJsS v- m '5T' ",M , i'-T' &;; A Wv M m H f ' - DJL'; 'i&m t,ir-t