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The sun., 1905-08-28
Tho Six other Amendments.

Besides the proposition for the amend
ment of the State Constitution designed
to empower the Legislature to pass a
law authorizing the contracting Of a
debt Of Sc, 900 900 for the improvement Of
highways, which would become effective
without the approval Of the voters, to
which THE Sun directed attention yester-
day, six other proposed Constitutional
amendments are to be voted upon by the
people this fall, making seven questions
affecting the fundamental law to which
the electors will be asked to answer Yes
or No on the official ballot November Z.
Since tho adoption Of tho Constitution as
revised by the convention Of 1894 five
amendments thereto have been sub
mitted to the people, four in 1899 and
one in 1901 AL Of them were approved
at the polls.
The first amendment on which the
voters will pass this year is one advo-
Gated by the municipal government Of
New York city for the purpose Of in
oreasing it's debt mourning capacity.
Under the Constitution the city is pro-
hibited from mourning debts in excess
Of 10 per cent OF the assessed valuation
Of the real estate therein, and in compu-
ting its indebtedness all long term bonds
are included, whatever the purpose for
which they have been issued. The Water
Department Of the city is moro than
self-sustaining and returns profit to
the municipal treasury each year. In
view of this, 1t Is proposed to allow tho
city to exclude water bonds issued after
January 1, 1904, from the computation
of it's indebtedness when its borrowing
capacity Is to be ascertained. In 1899
the debts OF the counties included within
the city after consolidation were ex-
cluded from this computation, and il
the present proposition Is approved by
the voters it unquestionably will be
followed by other proposals for the
exclusion Of bonds issued for tho benefit
Of other self-sustaining or profitable
municipal enterprises. It is proposed
to make an important change in the
financial policy Of the city the ultimate
consequences OF which it would be diff
ficult to foreteN.
As this amendment would affect vitally
the city's financial operations, SO two
proposed changes In Article VII. would
have far reaching effects on the man
agement OF the States money matters.
By the addition Of a new section it is
proposed to modify the provision Of
the Constitution which now requires
that a direct tax shall be levied and
collected to pay the interest and princi-
pal Of each debt incurred by the State.
by granting power to tho Legisla-
ture to pay such interest and principal
out Of any money in the treasury, and
in any year when the general funds are
sufficient to meet these charges to re-
nit the taxes otherwise to be imposed
for these purposes. This is a part Of
the Odell policy Of mo direct taxation
Involved with this amendment is an
other. changing the term for which
State bonds may run from eighteen
years to fifty Year,. We're this adopted
The sun., 1905-08-28
Well Paid women stenosraphers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-SR: A friend of
mine remarked to day that no woman stenographer
was worth more than Si5 week: and also that very
few ever get moro. He told mo was absurd when
! replied that hundreds Of them In New York city
got S76. $50 or $40 week and that the demand for
thoroughly educated stenographe at those figures
exceeded the supply.
WIN You let us hear from senorraphers on tho
subJect7 That Is. from competent. Intelligent.
educated stenosraphers, not mere machines. -
NEW .YQRk Aug. y =, 0Ioe9A MA2xW. /,
The sun., 1905-08-28
From Bench and Bar for Avoust.

From Beach and Bar for AvnIsf.
Have none Of HookerI political bsckers-
does Hooker himself laok-ths good taste
to discern the peculiar appropriateness at
the present time. hard ON the heels Of lesis-
latlve -vlndioaton." Of q resignation Of bis
exalted post2
Hookers capacity for usefulness on the
bench II gone.
His capacity for bringing the honored
judiciary of this State into contempt. re-
proach and disgrace BY bis continued tenure
is air that remains.
The sun., 1905-08-28
BED. BOOK AND CIGAR.
senIble Remarks Of . Nutmeg Thinker
n and Former SmOkeabed.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-,str: have read
with acute interest," II net as yet complete approval.
your editorial the Couchant Smoker" For many
yoars I have subscribed 10 the bed and book por-
tion OF Your prescription. and why should ! not
complete tho combination by the addition, ctgarf
During these years have derived solace and com
fort In Q marked degree from reading In bod. Not
that the practise induced somnoiency-for from It.
but because, caYes and anxieties for tho time laid
aside full appreciation OF q good book held sway
and was reduced or. II you prefer. exalted TO .
state OF mental equ,pose which In the end per-
uiitted sound. refreshing rest.
can remember, too. In my boyhood days. when
vacations were spent ION the Cape@thnt land OF
good. nshing and pretty giris-that my gooA aunt
was horItAed by my practise Of retiring at night
70 spend An hour In reading In bed and smoking,
not . Cigar, but good black clay nlled with navy
tobacco, the stem Of tho pipe having been wound
with nne twtne by kindly old sheil back Tor my
special deleotatiou.
Let us dismiss Mr.. whiting Of Hartford. Your
persp,caci.y should teach you that tin pajamas
being out Of the question, he 10 evidently interested
In II NOT the inventor Of system, not psrhaps Of
underwear but OF bed clothes Of the hreproof sort,
and that you arc unconsclousiy assisting him In
the exploitation Of his wares.
While incline favorsbly 70 your prescription
In It's entirety doubt troubles mo. ono which you
may possibly remove. II is my custom 70 smoke
two good cigars after dinner: tho number Consumed
during tho day d immateYiAl. Shall add 10 the
number In order that may enjoy tho delights Of
tho fAshfulf Or must deny myself tho second
one. 70 my discomfort, until my usual hour for re-
tiringi II would seam there is always q ny In ths
amber. . eanksr a. the heart OF tho rnsA- What
Is tho solution Of the problemi s. b. THR1snHA
NoRwIcs. Conn, Aug. %.
what is the solution OF most problems2"
asked the disllusoned one. "smoke!"
The sun., 1905-08-28
Spirited Dsespss Of the Catholic Schools.


To THE EDITION OF TEE suH-sb: lam interested
70 know In what way Mrs. Clarence Maokay con-
siders Catholic schools neuace TO this country
Surely not from a moral standpoint, a. the chief
aim Of the Catholic school Is 70 inculcato on the
minds OF the youth the Christian doctrine which
tend even non-Chhstians eonoeds this) embraces
absolutely everything that combines 70 mako OF =
emplAry, law abiding ciisens. venture 70 say
that statistical data were obtained of tho children
educated In Catholic schools and otherwise during
tho last three or four decades, and . comparison
made as TO ratio Of crime, II would be hound that
tho criminals Of our land TO day arc not those who
received their early training In . Catholic school:
or. At any rate. that the percentage Is innnite,
nally small even taking Into consideration tho ds.
proportion In number.
The impressions made on the minds Of the young
girl or the young boy under the influence Of Catho.
lie school training oan never bs saAced an speak
Ing OF the normal. iDpreasionAhls child, and for
tunately we have moro Of that kind than OF the
perverted. abnormal sort Of mental monstros,ty
class, which no lasting impressions can be madei.
Tho fact that many Of thoSs same boys and 'elYis
In after ycsTs have wthsaood the temptations
thrown In their way u due. N groat measure 10
tho teachings and adnonitions Teosived in those
same Catholic schools. whers they ware made 70
sec and know right from wrong and the results
attendant upon either.
Assuming that the above cannot be refut.d
then what danger 70 Are. Mackays country is I'm.
pending In the existence and propagation of tha,
institution called by her "the parochial school of
the RomAnist faith"f 10 1t. perhaps. In practical
results that the danger hos-that the time spent
In religious and moral training could be employed
70 greater advantage In teaching the material
things Of life, since materialism has gotten such
hold that II is crushing out ali eisef
Ny observations arc made from practical ex
pehence: have attended public schools and Catho
lie schools alternately, and have been public sohoo,
teacher. have nothing TO say In disparaeement
Of the public school, unless II be, perhaps Of over.
zeal; the desire 70 mpart amount Of THO material
knowledge entirely dlsproportonAte to the capacity
OF the child. Both teacher and pupil are over
burdened with the result that the latter Is apt 70
Of nothlng-not sven OF those poor old desp,sed
and discarded three Rs which. after all form the
basis OF practical education.
NEW YoRX. Aug. -
The sun., 1905-08-28

Missouri announces that she has a deaf and
dumb statesman.-Rtchn,ond Times -Dsspa,ch.
Lucky Missouri But who can it be7
The Hon. CHAMP CLARK never says any
thing, but is he hard Of hearing? Even the
Hon. MOSES CNc1NNATus WETMoRE could
hear the people calling him or trust In
viting him to sell out to it. Missouri's deaf
and dumb statesman must have been the
Hon. WILLIAM JOEL STONE, lying low
through the Folk boom.
The sun., 1905-08-28
Medicine and Chanes.

10 TIE EDITOR or Thu SuN-str: A letter IN
70 days Son denounces tho custom Of sur,.on.
In calling those operations "suocossful" in Which
the patients die. In another column the news u
prominent capitalist after he had been riyen I'm hv
two eminent specialists" These are csses IN which
you pay year money and take ysur chance.
..S-ASAAh A9k. AD,0
The sun., 1905-08-28

himself from the consciousness that he
was performing at least one sacred duty
OF manhood would be a sufficient reason
for sincere endeavor to carry out MIR.
WIaHr's proposition.
The sun., 1905-08-28
The Short Of It.

TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-sir: II Is not Of
earth shaking consequence. but the accepted and
authoritative pronunciation OF "muscadlne" is
neither -muscadeen" nor .muscadyne." but mus.
cadins q a. In .pin1. See dictionaries,
BALTINORH, Aug. Is. ANoTHER SoUrHrRSRR
The sun., 1905-08-28
La the Cal in the Fountain . "Baoeohants"


Venus, . Bacochanto, or Just plain gal"
too scantiy clothcd-like ours In front of the city
hall-that 10 tho burning question In New York,
Augusta and Brunswick. A. for Atlanta, no doubt
all uncertainty has been removed by personal
INSPECTION,
The sun., 1905-08-28
The Automobile Capital.
From the Kansas CITY Jotl

FFOW me kdHSdN Guy JotTNu
Junction City. Kan.. has more automobiles per
capita than any other city In the United States.
People there are morgaging their homes 10 buy
autos
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of Manhattan, New York.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12
Mr.. Migg's Proposal

iI DON'T mind which 1 ask" said
Mr.. Mlgg, "but 1 thought p'raps
you'd write the letter. I'm no and
with pens, though l can read what
they've writ with anybody"
He sat on the extreme edge Of n
chair before me--a little red-faced
man with mild blue eyes and stubbly
grey hair. He was a bootmaker by
trade, but he had small private means
which rendered him particularly ELI
gible" in the eyes of the village Of
Great Hale, and 1t married him inter-
mittently to Widow Drayton, who kept
farm beyond its borders. and Mar
tina Cowperthwaite, who saw to Its
wants in the matter Of drapery-nor
had any individuals taken more active
interest in such speculations than
those two ladies themselves.
"Tn help you with pleasure, Mr..
Migg," / said. But why not call up
on Mrs. Drayton-or is 1t MarthaT
ITS fer you to decide which, mum"
deferred the suitor, politely, "if you
'aye the trouble of writin'. But I'll not
make fool of meself with speakin'.
I've way of losin' me 'ead when I'm
excited, an the village'll know termor-
rer lust what I've said. I'll not be q
laughin' n'-stock."
"Surely," 1 said, neither Of them
would"
"It'n 90 the round. will your let
ter" said Mr.. Migg, applying n red
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12
Getting at the Facts.

The census-taker raped at the door
Of the little farmhouse and opened
his long book. A plump girl Of about
eighteen came to the door, and blink
ed at him stupidity.
How many people live here?" he
began.
Nobody lives here. We are only
staying through the hop season."
How many Of you are there here?'
"I'm here. Fathers in the wood.
shed, and Bill is"
"See here, my girl, want to know
how many inmates there are in this
house. How many people slept here
last night?"
Nobody slept here, sir. had the
toothache dreadful, and my little
brother had the stomach ache, and
the new hand that's helping us goi
sunburned SO on his back that he
has bllsters the size of eggs; and we
all took on so that nobody slept q
wink all night long"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12

handkerchief to a moist brow. "You
can't blame no woman fer maxim the
most of prerposal, mum. But l
know you'll put nOthin' as'll make me
look foolish. misdoubts you'll ave
nd one of the kind your"
"Just think out exactly what you'd
like said while finish this letter."
interrupted, hurriedly.
The little man crumpled his brows
and l bent over my desk and addressed
myself to the completion of letter to
a certain pretty little Martha Mayne.
daughter of the landlord of the Red
Lion, who was taking part in village
entertainment over which the gods for
my sins had ordained my supervision.
A deprecatlng cough made me pull
fresh paper towards me.
'Dear.--" l said inquiringly.
"Eh?" said Mr.. Migg, with a start.
"Oh, beg pardon, mum. 'Er names
Sarah"
"Oh, then 1t is Mrs. Drayton?"
takin' 'er, an that she'd not feed 'er
pigs on Martha Cowperthwaite's cook
IN" said Mr.. AIigg, simply.
"Unfortunate animals! / said, un-
thlnkingly. Martha gave me an ex-
.cellent dinner last week when my cook
was ILL.,"
''Dld she now2" cried Mr.. Migg.
"Then it's just that widder's impid-
encei What'll do fer you'll do fer me,
mum. Set down Marthy"
''Mr. SIigg," l said little desper.
ately, 'are you sure you want to get
married at all?'
1--WE told everybody" he said, with
finality in his tone, "as I'd take one or
'em by Easter. Bein' single comes on
in the boots, even. You can't give
your mind to turnln' out smart paiI
IT you're keepin' one eye on sauce.
pan of pertaters that shlftless grill
forget. Marthys used to n shop, too
Set 'er down, num-"
set down Martha. She was Of the
ample, energetic type, and felt that
was placing Mr.. Migg in capable
hands.
'She's not SO ill-looKln', neither, al
Sarah Drayton. Drayton went blind q
mcnth after ED married 'er." he add
cd, medltatlvely. what next, mum?'
"T-I have cared for you Ion
tiMe'Y I suggested.
"Nay. nay" said Mr.. Migg, fsmly
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12
Contine ment Kills Them.

OF the fifteen long-term Indian prls-
oners now incarcerated in the United
States penitentiary Mt McNeil's island,
on Puget sound, twelve who have
been there for less than three years
are in the last stages Of consumption
and none can live more than another
year. All are under sentence for from
ten to twenty years. Warden o. p.
Halligan, in discussing the situation,
says From my experience with the
Alaska Indians and Eskimos doinp
terms in this institution, am of Il
opinion that the majority Of both rae
have hereditary tuberculosis and thu.
the confinement develops It"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12
Equal to the Occasion,

The worcestershire defendant, fined
10 shillings for driving without a
light, who has insisted upon paying
his fine in coppers because. he consid-
cred 1t "rotten affair."" has his prece.
dent in the tradition of an Oxford un-
dergraduate whom the proctor fined
shillings for some breach of univer-
sity law. He also brought out the
money in coppers with view to
scoring of" the proctor, but the lat
ter was equal to the occasion. by all
means, Mr.. -" he said, "only
must trouble you to bring me penny
at time at o'clock every morning
until the sum is paid. London
Chronicle.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12

had not got half a mile further
kerry and yells, and plainly saw
dozens of men dressed In gray rushing
across the pike ahead OF me-
knew that was running right Into
the cncaiy's advance and | wheeled
and rode back. | rode pretty fast, too.
1t seemed as IL things were getting
rather hot about there.
As my Thoroughbred went gallophs
down the pike at n rate that I certair-
ly never rode before ! saw three or
four soldiers by the roadside with lev
eled rifles. and heard the cry Halt.
l could not have pulled mp had !
wished to, as certainly | did not I
heard the whistling Of bullets about
my ears ms went on. but none ot
them touched me or the horse. and We
kept straight on to Middletown.
Just before ] reached that village
half n dozen horsemen struck the pike
from the east, not more than five rods
behind me, and gave me their most
pressing attention. heard them clat-
tering after me on the hard road. their
carbinc balls cut the air around me.
and cries of Halt! Surrender. you
- Yankee" followed me-
Just laid forward on the saddle,
shouted TO my horse, put on the sput,
lcoscd the bridle--and he did the rest.
1t was not race: it was II clean
runaway. They had nothing to match
| that horse. ] outran. distnnced theri
easily, and reached Winchester before
any of the stragglers.
/ rejolned the division with the mail
after dark of that night, when the bat
tie was all over, and we were vlctori-
GUS
Somebody will inquire, OF course
what became of that horse.
1t makes my heart sick 20 think that
had to lose him.
was merely private infantry sol
dler on detached service. Any horse
that I rode was supposed to belong tc
the government. There were n good
many hungry eyes in our division
fastened on this one after the 10Th.
was called upon to account for him
and did so with strong plea for my
individual property in him. 1t wa:
of no use. / had to turn him in TO tn,
quartermaster, and don't know wha
became of him; but whoever rode hin
after that rode one OF the best horse
~ Virginia.. Il. T., In American
Tribune.
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manage somehow to let me KNOW ~
the timer
II dursen't,' muttered Mr.. Mlgg. to
the carpet. "An' that's fact
"Am l such very terrible pcrsonT'
I said, miserably. Don't You see now
much easier 1t would lave made
things II you'd spoken out at once!
Do you think you're behaving fairly to
Martha MayneT
"She's that light earted," began Mr.
Migg, deprecatlngly, IAN 'er fathers
a boy againw
l groaned inwardly. Should evsr
hold up my head in Great Hale again!
"That doesn't alter the fact that
you're doing a very wrong thing"
said. Then 1t occurred to me that
was somewhat reversing our positions.
"It's done, any'Ow, an too late to ba
elteredw said Mr.. Mlgg, with touch
Of spirit.
"Mr. Migg, it's not too late" I said
earnestly. 'I'm very sorry-more sorry
than 1 can say. I'll go to Martha my
self. I'll do anything you wish.
I'll-"
saw a CLEAN Of something akin to
hope in Mr.. Mlgg's eye.
rs that fact, muin?" he interrupt.
ed eagerly. "Then--,hen don't do moth
I'M"
"What?" calculated.
"Don' do nothin'! I'd deal sooner
things stayed as they was"
"You-you don't mean it?" said
with a queer wave OF relief.
IT do, num-" said the accepted lover
with growing confidence. II seed II
in flash. You can't compare neither
of those clatterin' forward women tc
my little Martha! It's n wife l want
an not only an 'ousekeeper-not but
what she's got an 'ead on 'er shoulders
too"
"And you'd really rather she never
knew" I said In bewllderment.
~ would, mum. I'm not goin' t
alter for anybody, an she might nevel
think the same of me. I've not 'ad ,
Apply moment while you've been away
fer fear of what you'd do when yor
'eard-especially since it struck IN,
sudden that it might come out through
Martha Cowperthwaite's 'dvin
wrong letter."
"Oh!" said, my letter was only t
ask Martha to meet me at the school
tomorrow. She'd see nothing unusua
in that" / still felt in n whirl.
"Then you'll keep quiet?' cried MI
Migg, joyously.
"1f-if you're sure you wish it,
faltered.
"Hooray." said the bootmaker, shed
ding his depression rs 1t might hav
, been garment. BEG pardon, mum
Good evenin' an thank YOU"
He wrung my hand forclbly an
made for the hall. ] followed as on
e In dream. AS held the front doc
i open for him he paused.
i Num-" he said, I'D like you I
= know as I've never done anythin' G
y the sort before. 1t was just with you
4 givin' me both letters to post, an leav
q ing mine fer me to stick down, an til
$ other Martha's openin' again to IN
q very feel, as you might say, that til
Z idea come upon me sudden. I'd nil
q ped 'em into each others envelopes al
licked 'em down before give mesc
n time to think. You know 'ow tempti
s shins take you, mum. Good evenil
9 again, mum, an thank you"
s And then he hurried down the wall
n At the gate he turned, and seeing thu
It l still stood in the patch Of light in I'll
doorway he waved bis hand to me O
8 one friend might hail another.-Mon
r real Family Herald.
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handkerchief to a moist brow. "You
can't blame no woman fer maxim the
most of prerposal, mum. But l
know you'll put nOthin' as'll make me
look foolish, I misdoubts you'll ave
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-12
OHIO'S WEEKLY OLIO.
BRiEF COMPILATION OF LATE
STATE NEWS.

An Interesting Sum- of the More
Important Doings Of Our Neiah-
bors-wedding and Deaths-Crimcs,
Casualties and General Dnckeys
News Notes.