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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

devil suddenly interests hlms-.f in
their anllr8, HicHng them occasion1
ally with taunts 40 to their stupidity,
Scanning them with clever phrases
about their own rcspsclaDili.y and
constantly imDrcseing them with he
foolishness of missing the good
things Of life. The banker takes h.p
wife to the artists studio 10 have
her portrait painted, then leaves rer
70 attend TO his own rr.sair bust
ness; for a brief time the art st and
the wife talk easily, gradually re-
yerting to their old love aG3ir, 10 II
striving TO conceal their TRUE fee Ing
for each other. After q lapse into
scntimen,ality they Sc; themselves
strongly I'm hand once more, the ar
list leaves the studio 10 prepare for
the sitting and the wliI gYmmcrcEs
to disrobe. Suddenly the Devil 'ap-
pears smiling, with easy nonchalancs,
introduces himself TO the artist as a
Monte Carlo acquaintance ard takes
their affairs into his own hand Gym
ically he reminds them that taere has
been no sitting although the lady is
in suspicious state Of undress. What
therefore will the husband have o
say when he returns 70 the studio
and finds that paint has not touched
canvas? They have done no wrong,
nor thought none but instantly they
are made to feel that they ha c
isinhcd 1t Is easy for the devil 10
push them little further along the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19
Second Thouah,s.

Harry. when you proposed TO me last
night
In that blunt. clumsy way OF yours. al.
- though
IT was not unexpected. took fright
And answered mo
The wedding ring has terrors for mo,
= Harry.
q Its,opparition set me in whlrl: .s
put all the same. | don't want you to
marry
Some other girl
The very thought torments me. Though
prepared
Nay. Satlsfied-to face the world alone
What would my future be should yours
le shared
By Grace or Joan?
Den'tyou look upon the thing as settled.
n will your
why should we. either of US. suffer
y. pain?
And !, for one. can't eat or sleep untll
~ you
Ask me again. Punch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

road and they ore, soon ready. 10 fall
into each others arms when very
suddenly a ringing at the doorboll
announced that the husband has re-
turned. For time the spell is
broken. .,'
IN the Second Act the bankers wlfe
Is giving u ball and the Devil by
rickcry gets an invitation. To arouse
the artists jealousy and dlstlust the
Devil makes love to the wife and in
structs the heiress how best to inter
ct the artist in order to arouse the
wife 10 Jealousy BY every trick and
turn of speech, every glance and
laugh, he plays upon the emotlohs
Of The pair. They are quite ready
to forswear their honor. In the last
act, again the artists studio the Dew
il succeeds in bringing about the
downfall OF the couple he has set 70
ruin. The wife leaves her husband
and the Devil with the brightest
smile imaginable bows her into her
lovers arms, Notwithstanding the
intense heart in crest of the piece,
1t is MI Of bright cpigrams, clever
situations and delightful bits OF CON-
edy. ...,.r . s'. so , '.t.r'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19
Curious Ads.

These advertisements recently APP
peared In London papers: K
Wanted - General servant: small
house, family Of two, one agreeable
aud oblising.
wanted-By respectable girl. her
passage 10 Canada; willing TO take
care OF children and a good sailor.
Wanted-mformatlon regarding the
whereabouts OF James Jones, who Is
supposed TO have died In London last
year.
wanted-To learn the grocery bus
ness and board with the manager, two
strong. willing young men, who will he
treated as one, of the family.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

The political graft system is again
brought before us, and it IS said
in very for.eful way, the scene may
be considered TO be in large city
that ha, had an honest mayor nom
mated by the political machine OF
either party.
The story OF THE Man of the
Hour is said to involve the fortune
OF both the heroine and her brother
ard the fact is held over the head Of
the mayor by way of forcing him To
tac will OF his partys boss. Many
other powerful influences are brought
10 bear, but the mayor reslsts thets.
all, The fact of his resistance Is
then used, TO show the heroine that
he is opposing the railway franchise
fer the purpose OF personal gain,
even at the cost of the fortune of her
self and alL/her friends This has
the effec; Of breaking the engagement
between the mayor and the heroine.
Dallas Wainwright, aud influencing
her 10 accept the advances Of Mr..
Gibbs, one OF the promoters Of the
franchise graft.
The company which VIM. A. Brady
and Joseph r. Grismer are sending
is said to be OF exceptional strength.
Grand Opera Housr Thursday. Oct
22nd, 1908.
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.Nelectiof,s
a CHANGE or CLIMATE.
Why Hot Southwest Winds No Longer
Strike Missouri.

Why Hot Southwest Winds No Longer
Strike Missouri.
"People may talk as they choose"
says an old timer, "but the climate
Of st. Louis aud Missouri is certainly
changing. sgt
Everybody remembers the hot
winds that twenty or thirty years ago
were common feature of our climate
Ia the simmer. They blew day and
night from the southwest, often for q
month or six weeks at time There
was not a moments intermisson I'm
the steady gale, as hot as the blast of
y furnace Often II happened that the
corn was dried In the fields, so that
the leaves were as ready for fodder in
July as In October. Sometimes even
the foliage of the forest trees was
wilted, and once or twice the leaves
fell of, completely dried up by the
hot wind. and the trees started a Sec
ond crop OF foliage We have not had
a hot southwest wind FOR ten years.
The explanation is plain. Thirty
SNoho obO Ohiuhotnu anu McblcIH ItA-
as were sun dried plains. In summer
the heat OF the sun baked the surface
as hard as brick. Great cracks APP
peared in the soil, so wide you could
put your finger In them. and extended
downward four to six feet into the
ground. The surface became so hot
that 1t almost burned the soles of your
khoes, For Ave or six months in the
year 10000 square miles OF the tree
less region OF, Oklahoma and Texas
became q vertnble fiery furnace, aud
u was the wind from this region that
desolated Missouri, Kansas and even
Iowa
NOV all this southwestern country
10 broken up Into farms, aud instead
of being sun baked desert 1t has
been converted into cultivated fields.
Trees have been planted. and orchards
aud rains are more abundant In that
vast region than before cultivation be-
gan. The rain belt has extended west
from Arkansas aud Missouri into Ok
lRhofhn and Kansas, and with lncteds.
Ing rainfall the former desert region
shows greater fertility. So It Is the
hot winds have ceased, and when we
hate what people call hot wave In
Missouri nowadays II is not the heat
Of the Texas plains, but that which
might be expected In our own lati-
tude."-St. Louis Globe e-Democrat.
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phisflcal, for Il does not make mention
of the fact that book publishers In all
countries are extending their fiction
lists year by year and that there Is no
sign of let.up In the game.
Only recently l ran up against some.
thing which convinced me that the
Englishman had blundercd; that the
novel is not In the slightest danger Of
annlhilatlon. Strolling homeward from
the play Just before midnight. came
upon group of four boys huddled to.
gethcr IN a spot on the pavement
which caught the best light from the
street lamp. My attention WAS at.
tracted 70 them by the discovery that
they were not engaged in that qucs-
tionablc pastlme known as craps. but
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

may be construed into anything from
Mussnlman. The prince has not been
making the slightest effort to conceal
the fact that he is very fond of Mary,
and she has congesscd--to newspaper
correspondent, of course - that she
rather likes" him.
She wishes 1t to he understood, how.
evcr-and she hopes there won't be
any mistake about that--that she
hasn't quito decided whether or no the
title Of Princess Mayrocordato is pre-
cisely what she wants,
STUYVESANT BROWN.
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As MorIoNLEss As sTArufs.

were as m0tiOnless as statues. 4
closer Inspection made 1t apparent that
they were reading: chat each OF them
held in his small grimy hands a soiled
paper covered volume of the species
OF literature known to Elbert Hubbard
as the "bIaln twistcr." ON the cover
OF one of these penny dreadfuls was
the figure of an Indian warrior I'm.
known, TO Cooper and updrcamcd of by
Remington.
SO absorbed were these youngsters.
the oldest in his very early tecns-thnt
my approach aHd halt were unnotced,
Isn't II very late" venturcd MS
an entering wedge.
est Ioseph's clock over yonder-sce
fer ycrsclf" returned one. turning II
leaf. but not looking up.
aren't you afraid you will iniurc
your cyeSlght?' continued bravely. .
At this two others began to "slt up
and taic notice"
Say, mister" said one Of them
drcamly, "whuts yer gamc"
knew that my opportunity had ar
rived. and accepted It. For almost
five minutes / lricd to convince them
that they were capable of better things
The seml.narcotsm Induced by the lit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

)T long ago an
English period
ical of the better
sort printed q pa.
per by a well
known magaZln-
ist in which he
maintained that
the popularity of
the novel was on
the wane. In sup.
port Of his con.
tcution he dc.
clared that the
records Of public
libraries show
that there Is lit
tie demand for
the works of the
old time stand
ard novelists and
that the popular
taste for more
solid reading is
expanding rapid.
ly. This ls so.
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ton. however, was Il booth at the far.
ther end of the large room in which
quartet of the much.more-than-ord
nariIy-satlsfactory type of young wo-
man dispensed dalntlly prepared sam.
Piles of the food TO "whomsoever
would the only requisite being that
1t should be eaten on the premises.
The temptation to trlhe with ones
digestion in this midmeal manner was
unusually seductive and / soon found
myself on the point of becoming an
easy thing" perceivlng my willing
ness 60 he influenced. one of the maid
ens-the most comely one, thought
addressed me-
"Won'tTou try a little of our foodT"
she asked.
In dcft response to my consent to the
proposition she proceeded TO make
ready toothsome looking morsel in Il
tiny dish which was really an excel
lent imitation Of cloisonnc. Topping
the dainty offering with final dab Of
whipped cream. she set it before me
with smile which was quite the best
part of the performance.
81 hope you'll find It sweet enough"
she said ingratiatingly.
I'm sure | shall" / returned gal
lantly, looking meanwhile into her fair
young countenarcc.
Under the circumstances the sample
was not half bad, and | admitted 1t.
Then for the sake OF making a little
conversation l observed paternally:
Il suppose you must be very fond
of this"
Leaning toward me gracefully and
lowering her voice almost to Il whisper,
she made this amazing response:
"NoC on your life! | wouldn't eat n
bit of it If were starvingr'
Now, what did she mean?
Mary Garden, the Scottish-AmeriCan
prima donna who has done 50 much
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

10 THE MAN or THE HOUR.
1.-The Man Of the Hour by George
Broadhurst, Of wffch 50 much 'has
been read about for the past year,
where it has been playing IN New
York aud Chicago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19
All on Him.
Punch.

Towne-Yes, lie certainly is In hard
luck.
Browne-Well, lie has only himself
tO blame.
Towne-Of course. That's the big
gest part of his hard luck.-Cathollc
Standard and Times.
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cess. will return TO
us the coming sea-
son invested with
a new interest.
Without any espe-
clal cXcrtion on
her part ana with
out even going 10
the African jun.
gle to lind such
big game she has
baggcd Il prince,
a real live prince,
not royal, hdeed,
but q good enough
prince Tor all prac-
tical purposes.
What Is more To
the point, he is Il
prince with mon
ey, II lot OF il; so
much, Indeed, that
lie Is building Il
palace next door
10 the TracaderO
in Paris. IIisname
Is MavruCOrdatO,
but that Is no
fault of his, for
he came from Il
country In which
such things are
not vital. lie Is a
Levantinc, which
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

one afternoon last week ! followed
the crowd into a building In upper
Broadway in which a very elaborate
"deiRoiistration" of a popular cereal
food was in progress The entire proc.
ess-an interesting and ingenious col
lection of machinery which transform,
ed the grain into most appetizinR
looking product before ones very eyes
was being exploited by several capa-
BILE and good-to-look-nt agents The
most attractive feature OF the exposl.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

"D'ye happen to hev cigaroot kin.
cealed about yer pusson anywhereT
He read his asswer in my face and
did not wait I'd get it from my lips
When he had gone | regretted that
had not advised him TO read what the
sage of East Aurora has printed about
cigarette smokers, but when | recalled
one or two other choice bits of esoterlc
wisdom which are recorded In the
same pamphlet realized that 1t would
not have been quite the proper thing.
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erary dose they
had taken made
them my easy
prey. | do not
recull precisely
what | said. |
unly know that
ut the time 1t
seemed quite sat
| isfaCtOry 10 me.
Finally, h o W
ever, the pseudo
anaCSthcsla b O.
gan to wear OH.
one OF the lads
rose w ith 4
stretch an Il Il
mighty yawn.
"fiit n move ON,
kids" he advised.
"CO m q alon &,
Now cit busy
The quartz t
moved of droWsi-
lV. AS II wont
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Best $25 90 all wool Suits 10 he had
1t LUDWIGS. !.
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Gotham In
Light andShadow


fFrom OUT New YORK Correspondent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-19

Mary Garden, the Scottish-American
prima donna who has done 50 much
toward making the Manhattan Opera
House IN artistic and pecuniary sue
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the spokesman turned 10 me with a
most ingmtiatlng attempt at comara-
derle aud asked:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

There are so many kinds of thrift that
one wonders whether the good old word
would be applied to the careful house,
wife who has been busy lately laying
In a supply of gloves and little necessi-
ties against a busy social season. The
matter has been whispered about only
so far, but it has become rather well
known nevertheless that at a recent
function OF the real pink tea" variety,
three of the guests were Obliged to go
home northumberland in this cold
weather, too. The reason was no over
sight on their part, but il was caused
by the fact that each of the three had
worn a pair Of new and handsome
gloves and had deposited them where
she thought she would find them once
again. Now just who the collector is is
not known TO certainty, but she is
rather wei placed and it is quite likely
that she viii not have such a rush of
social favors that the gloves viii be so
handy as she had thought.
And. speaking of wearing apparel,
aren't those the lucky girls to get a
whole half dozen pairs of silk stockings
at a few sittings in a bridge tourna-
ment? Well. the useless game has at
last justified itself. and even if there are
no money stakes the game may be
worth the-no, the stockings, anyway.
And they're beauties, too, the girls all
say No wonder there is to be second
tournament
The Improvised Lady is the name by
which one of the very attractive young
lieutenants at the post will be known
indefinitely The fact that one of the
town girls failed a military man at the
last moment was the real reason for the
impr0vising. and when he determined
not to so TO the german alone there was
nothing 10 do but TO utilize the material
al hand and secure partner. a hand
some blue gown obtained from an oblig-
ing young matron. a pair of high-heeled
slippers, picture hat, heavy veil,
made the most apparent articles of the
outfit. and the blushing "ImprOvised
Lady" appeared arrayed- The way the
favors came her way was caution,
and one of the brother officers is said
10 have shown serious signs of a case
before the veil was removed and the
identity disclosed.
For the first time in many seasons the
Country club was a deserted place on
Thanksgiving day, not one mortal brav-
ing the deep untrOdden snow to get
glimpse of the place. Heretofore the
custom has been to spend the middle
part at least of the day there, and many
pleasant hour has been spent around
the cheerful hearth fire after a few
games in the brisk air of approaching
winter Not so this year. No track is
seen on the links unless il be that of a
solitary jack rabbit. The place will
doubtless remain closed through the Sc
we're cold weather
DOLL BARET.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
BOYS FATAL DARING.
Climbed to Top of Tall Chimney and
Fell From Lofty Perch,

Paterson. y. J.. Nov 2S-As his play
mates looked on with pride and amaze
ment Andrew Schier. S years old. scaled
a tall chamney Of an abandoned brewery
here and stood for moment triumphanf-
" at the top. Then. TO the horror of fine
boys and girls who watched him from the
street below, he plunged downward 10
his death. Almost every bone in his hodv
was broken.
Children who witnessed the tragedy say
that the old bricks in the chimney crur1-
bled under the boys weight, causing him
TO fall Andrew was leading a part, ~
boys We're playing follow the leader
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
DEATH IN THE CHAP

Auburn, N Y, Nov. 2s.-Williarn Roher,
9 -,L' the Rochester wife murderer in
interfere. was electTocuted in Auburn nr, ~
On To-Day The crime for which Rrsscb
Was executed was the murder of his ,rif,
c noxann n whom he pushed into the Erie
70 Sai. "a, at hocnester on the night of JiIne
10 IS1s He killed her that he T3ighf ,,, LIZ
May fillmore Of Defiance, 0.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

pioneer days Will appreciate this oppor-
tunity. The meeting will be held at 3
O'Clock in the Lion house and all inter-
ested are cordially invited. A special
invitation is extended to all pioneers and
members of the first theatre orchestra.
There Will be an important business
meeting of the Utah WOman's Press club
at the office of the Woman's Exponent
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
WOMEN GET LARGE SHARE

New York NOV. 2S.-WCmen own a Der
cent of the stock of the Pennsvlvania I'll
road with a value OF, nlOreethan SI4s. O00 0aa
Thus Dearly half OF the serii-annuaI divi-
dend of the road, 50. s37, $50. which is bein,,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED.

Jacksonville. Fla. Nov. 2S.-In a coIli-
sion between two freight trains TODAY m
a fog on the Seaboard Air line. near silver
Springs. four traiHmen were killed. Rotb
engines and eight freight cars were de-
mohshed- Several other trainmen Uera
injured, but nsnesfatalls., $50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

Urias D. Erwin, Salt Lake.
Anna Adams. Salt Lake
George H Burr Middleport, N Y.
Josephine Larsen, Vernon, Utah.
Albert Poulsen. Salt Lake.
Josephine Vickers. Garfield
Robert Robertson. Murray.
Pearl Wheat, Murray
Antonio Jachetta. Salt Lake
Tommaiae Macarrato, Salt Lake
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.PAUPER Pine FROM OREGON
Lumbermen of New Zealand Ask
Premier to Put Duty on Lum-
Der From This Country,

Wellington. y. T., Nov S.-The domin-
ion timber trade has been SO seriously af-
1ected by the increasing importations of
oregon pine that an Influential deputa ton
of local sawmill owners and timber mer-
chants today petitioned the premier to
impose duty on oregon lumber Many
mills in the dominion already have been
forced to close down and others will have
to follow suit shortly.
me premier promised that ne would ap-
point royal commission TO investigate the
matter He said that when the present
agreement expired. April q. 1903. the gov
eminent would refuse to renew the snb-
sidles 10 steamers carrying timber against
the interests of dominion workers. but he
said IT was impossible to deal with the
question OF duty before the next meeting
of parliament
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

Mrs Heber Lee and Miss MiIlie San
der announce a Christmas exhibit and
sale of hand-decorated china. beginning
Monday, Nov. 80, at ia West North
Temple
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

Portland, Ore, Nov. 2s-Within the last
year big lumber export trade has beer,
punt up with new Zealand, the Shipments
from the several ports from the Pacific
northWest approximaIing about 2.OOO 600
teet or fir In previous years the ANIMAL
e ~ Is 20 OF the product did not total more
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Sunday Excursion to osder

81 fare via Bamberger line. Six trains
going. Special returns II p. m.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Telephone Bell 1O11, or Ind. 442 for
choice stock. Superb Florist.
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WILL NOT BE LAID OFF
UNTIL FIRST OF APRIL

Washington, Nov 2S-The proposed
wholesale dismissal of skilled mechanics
in the Washington navy yard. which
created a stir in this city. will not take
place, at least the men marked for dis
charge will be allowed to retain their pJ-
sltlons until March 81. The notice Of A1-
mlral Leutze that in order to put the navy
yard on peace" basis the mcdaniel
Iorce must be reduced. was issued several
Gays ago. The department. however. has
directed that some additional work be IN
dertaken which will keep the force busy
until spring
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81 Round Trip to Ogden, Sunday
Via Salt Lake & Ogden railway six
trains going. K. OF c. special returning
II p. m.
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Chimney Sweep Is Back.
Griffin. with Scott Hdw. Co., los Main
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The third meeting OF the Ouingeuta
Card club was held Tuesday with Miss
Herman. Prizes were taken by Mrs.
Heritage, Mrs Snow and Mrs. Sher-
wood The next meeting will be Dec. 8
with Mrs. Black, No. Is Ivanhoe apart
ments.
Mr. and Mrs NJ p Rnclru-ond l.f O..