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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

From disclosures which are being
made in the trial of Tennessee night
riders, we would judge that future
generations will look upon these raids
very much as we now view the op-
eiStions OF the Mafia.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

Since that agreement was made be-
tween the United States and Japan,
Congressman Hobson has no. fheenl
heard from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

WHEN A KING GAME A-COuRT-.
ING. 8eN
Clear is the Way When Loves and
Duty Meet.
To have seen a king go a-cdIrting
Is thing TO remember. To- bAyc
seen young man ardently wooihg
the maiden OF his choice, winning
from her shy smiles and sweet gland
es, lingering with her along coun-
try lanes and happy with he's on
rough hillsides while all the titne'sa
stately retinue. recognlzing hin as
monarch, is waiting upon his pleasure.
sympathy with the lover making
them gracious in giving him theglp-
erty youths sweethearting always
rraves-this falls to the lot of few:
AMI that II fell to me TO see and,
rs 1t were, to have part In, ! count
rortunate indeed. It Is fortunate
for the reason that, having seen what
did, | can testify that true love
can exist in a palace as we'll as in a
cottage, and as truly make for a
higher life to all who come within
lis influence.
On the twenty-ffth OF January, 1t
will be three years since King AL
fonso Of Spain, went to offer his hand
in deeliin} 3 long after 4theTeySnt
what rbtsag) of,thsir .betrothal, re-,
call that a.. yise thinker and writer
has said'S he tdonbts9sifs anything
wouid be worth telling but for. what.
comes after, history Itself would be.
worthless but for what 1t cannot tell
-tnamely, its own future 4 And tAt |
because today We kn1w &methIng kbf
what, at that time, three Ayesfs ago. !
was The futureNofsxtheNy soy !
eregins OF Spain, ] mn "a reason for
recalling the first of their loye-story.
For the young queen. who has lately
made a stand for the abolition OF
certain hndering and cramping rules
of etiquette OF the Spanish court, In
so doing Is fulfilling what was hoped
of her-fulfilling the woman's part in
urging on reforms that will make for
P'N6i N'o hhu JhotiNO W hCloOI, NOuoG-
quently to her children, and then TO
other mothers and children. She is
proving, too, that where love Is back
OF just demand the man will not
deny what Is asked, That affection
p q power in moving the king | know
for I saw his romance in the making
r+Flprenee jackson Stoddard in, the
january Oelineator. 's8
Mrs. Alice Hogan Rice's new novels
'fMr. Opp" which is to run serlaliy
IN The Century during 1909. Is rich
in the humor and path0s which
touches the heart. Plajn-spoken
neighbors call Mr.. Opp a fool he
does talk too much, and his business
success Is always lurking in some
Spanish castle; but the reader for
gives all and loves the quaint char
acter for the herolsm that gives up
cheerily the plans of life ana the
woman he loves to care for and make
happy day by day the athletic little
half-sister whose mind is clouded
from babyhood.
In 'Alr. Opp Mrs. Rice has cre-
ated another character that will live.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

charges OF bribery and corruption
in the PittJburg countil, which ha
resulted in the arrest of seven coun
cilmen and two former bankers, hav,
disrupted the civic and political cir
cles in Pittsburg More arrests in tn,
near future are promised. The mel
arrested are to be arraigned mex
Wednesday.
Pittsburg, Dec 22-W. W. Ramsey
president OF the German National
bank, and A. A. Eilsack. the cash
Ter, were arrested last night on
warrants charging them with con-
spiracy.
Pittsburg, Dec. 22-This city
has gone crazy, politically. Seven
members OF the finance committee
of the council, "incldding the presi4
dent of the common Council, were
arrested for alleged coHspiracst, cor
rupt solicitation and bribery lrl
The informations were made 1latc
yesterday, afternoon by Tensard' Dc
/ Wolfe, secretary lof the Civic league
of Allegheny county. The men
tlgainst whom charges l',Rere made
are: r. adt 40 .D,r
William Brand, president. common
council.
Jacob Softer Jr, thirty-second
ard
Hugh Ferguson, fortieth ward.
Capt John f. Klein, first ward
w. IT. Melaney, nineteenth ward
Joseph c. Wasson, twentieth ward
T. Ollie Atkinson, twenty-ffth
ward
All are members of the common
council except Atkinson who Is n
member of the select council
The men who are PRIMARILY re-
.sponsible for their arrest are al
attorneys who are hackers of the
ICiVfc league. They are: Mayor Geo.
W. Guthrie, Patterson Sterrett ana
Acheson; willis f. McCook, w. b..
Rodgers, city solicitor and A.. Leo
WELL attorney for the civic league.
Wasson, Soffel, Klein and Brand
.are members of the common coun-
.cil rkncWno as the big six, They have
'beenb oalstTuctng legislation, oppos-
ing all 1fordinances and It Is said
thed evidence against them is very,
damaging. ..,,t,-,
SO great stir was caused by the
arrest that the board OF directors OF
a number of banks were called into
extra sessions last night by the
rumors that certain banks are to
be charged with bribing the finance
committee for the purpose of being
named as repositories. This is one
of the charges which will create
the greatest Stir, because the banks
will undoubtedly be dragged into
the trials The charges against the
seven members, stripped of legal
phraseology, are. ., .,,,,,...,.
THAT they wlckedIy, c6rruptly
and un awfully, did give and oiferr
money and other, rewards aid brhjes
in order to obtain and Influence the
NoIe vi q Ait'iNSiH ", m ffipyT iOII
the select and common councils cer-
tain ordinances. api resolutions
pendiIg before those bodies, com
monty, called ordinances and reso-
lutions, designating the repositories
for the funds of the city of Pitts
burf, bridge ordinances, bond or
dinances for freeing bridges, ordin-
ances for filter beds, Heberton
street railway ordinance, reso utlon
to pave 4th-av, with wood blocks
and other resolutions and ordinances
pending before the select and com
mon councils"
The information goes on to state
that the charges preferred cover a
period of two years. The amount OF
money the members of council are
said to have received is fabulous
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

Judge Tafts poor golf score seems
to bother him more than his cabinet
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

How appropriate that the duty on
steel should be ca.led a steel duty.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

For an earlyibreakfash,l nothing so
fine as Mrs. Austin's ibuekwheat cakes
Fresh goods now at your grocers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22
IN FRENZY
OVER GRAFT EXPOSURES
Arrested on Charge of Receiving Fabulous Sums
Banks are Iovolved Mayor Thought TO Have osro
,nona Been Indifferent to Action of Council, is Pn-
1eG cpal Worker in New Crusade Election - qd
! P l oT j. NJ. -. rf. tatof 2iG
4. -a.. .taf br,

Pittsbdig, Dec. % 1.-The wholesale
charges of bribery and corruption
in the Pitt5burg countll, which has
resulted in the arrest of seven 2coun-
cilmen and two former bankers, have
disrupted the civic and political cir
cles in Pittsburg. More arrests in the
near future are promised The men
arrested are to be arraigned next
Wednesday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22
.i,55g TSoI,r,,seT i A Isoantkle
much that Is to, follow

much that lis To- follqw H
1t is fair, however, to add In pM
connection, that there are two reasotM
for this flsh-like social attitude id
the Englishman. In the first place.
his nerves are not on the surface,
as with us, and as Is the case with
all the Latin races. He Is not IN
,entionally, but constitutionally, stol-
i'd. His food and his climate have
much to do with this. He is not effu-
sive, not sympathetic, because he
Is not made that way Here the
mind frets not the body. He Is not
,aslly disturbed or moved From
rEngland and the English from an
American Point of view-First I'm
oresslons," In the January a4Seribner3
lzss ssRa ssI1g sSs9y~as axExsm.u : ~
'st y wHfltTiSssFN safot'lglHsIclas,sN
AN important feature of McClure's
Magazine for January Is the first IN.
stallment Of tfMarriagc ala Moda.e," Al
new novel by Mrs. Hdmphry Ward
dealing With American 'liffshS Then
'bere is great story oft5be.ss SCUM
seas. "The House of Mapuhi," by
Jaclssf,oAdoap Shas fSsE other good,
strona shortfstoriea sThes articles are
fully up to- the Mcclure standards
An educated man who went into thej
saloon business tells of his exper-
fences; Geperal Kuropatkin declares
that the Treaty Of Portsmouth was 9
premature and dangerous peace and
cites facts to prove It; DR.. Brand
reth Symonds gives some interesting
figures on the mortality OF over
weights and underweights; James L.
Ford contributes a PAPER on "The
Appeal of the Stage" and VIII @.
Barnes has some interesting things
to say about wild horses. 4 f.sAt'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

IN takes fifteen minutes to move
$57O 100000 from the old Standard
Oil bank building to the new. how
long will It take TO move $4,000 900
from the Standard Oil vaults TO the
United States Treasury7-New York
World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

{rhe battleship Maine has sailed
with sealed orders, presumably to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

f'Here lies a member # the An
anias Club" wouldn't make an in
spring epttaph for future genera
tions TO read. Toledo Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

Seven Plttsburg officials have beshI
arrested for bribery. Thank good
ness no Marion man has gained noto-
riety in that way.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

The ordinary tigers habitat is lin
tied, but the "blind" species is most
abundant in arid territory. Mans
field News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22

Pittsburg, Dec. 22-W w. Ramsey.
president OF the German National
bank, and A. a. Wilsack, the cash.
Ter, were arrested last night on
warrants charging them with con-
spiracy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22
Among Magazines

TINE MASS or ENGLISH PEOPLE
DOL NOT MAKE THEMSELVES
,ACREEABLE,, says IAN ANQNhJ
MoUS ~ WRITER in ,SSScRlB7
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
INVENTORS WITH DEADLY DE-
WcEs pEsTER CONGRESS.


Washington.-T rs the locusts
which plagued Egypt or the grasshop-
pers which pestered Kansas are the
cranks and inventors. in whose brains
buzz and whirr the bacilli OF destruc.
ton. who are swarming about the cap
itol and insisting that congress take
up their inventions.
They are the geniuses who have
evolved plans for wiping out a large
share OF the human race In case OF
war. They are prepared to obliterate
whole armies and sink battleships like
mere pleasure craft, n their inventions
are accepted by the government and
turned loose on the enemies OF Uncle
Sam.
Probably there never has been q
time when congress was 90 beset with
such inventors as It 10 now. and the
naval affairs committees and the mill.
tary committees are beleaguered by
them.
Some scientist has advanced the
theory that red corpuscle OF a spe-
cial variety Is at work on the human
A~~~s SA~AAh6 ~ " war GAd HtiIflH&
up sanguinary trouble on q great In
ternadonal scale. Evidences exist
that this theory is not far out OF the
way. At any rate. an extraordinary
number Of folk haunt the capital nova.
days who are anxious to be allowed
to demonstrate how large segments
OF the population can be obliterated by
the use of the right kind Of weapons.
Inventors Of new types Of torpedoes
are numerous Indeed. much OF the
inventive genius of those who would
enhance the terrors OF war is conferred
on naval warfare. II some of the In
ventors are justified In their asser-
lions. torpedoes Of an efficiency which
viii make navies almost useless. have
been developed.
High explosive shells are also the
subject OF much inventive attention.
Shells Of type which viii crush the
armor of . Dreadnought 1t the dis
lance Of six or seven miles n II the
armor were an eggshels. have been de-
vised. according to their inventors and
promoters.
II ID well known that. In recent
years. wherever some new defensive
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

meant % me. But What you ask Is
impossihlc.-
Then you do ES.,-care-"
-Csres" her voice falte7ed over the
word. -Ah. you dont know how near
I've come % Iovtng yoa. and how i've
fought Il down- ~ lifs was planned
out before you sntsred u, and I am
Afraid. afraid. 70 change t.
OF course you mean waltonf-
Yes. I mean Guy. We have been
playmatss and hoy and girl sweet
hearts Al our Hives. There In no tor
mAl enlargement. l wanted to--oh.
dont try TO persuade me- she
bsgHed. for cannot. | cannots Your
climate sxhiiaFafcs and charms
M but would feel Ike IN cxile away
frOm Boston. All my life has been
lived there. my friends. my people.
are there it's iinpossibie. IAnk,~
III you look q II In that light. sup
poss Il 10" agreed Floyd graveiy.
earnestly taking her hand. II should
want ycn 10 Iowa your home here.
your life here. 10 care for the things
that can give you. and not to scnd
yearning backward thoughts TO the
lie another man could have given
you And Walton comcs tomorrow.
I hope you win b. very happy. Ruth.
but ! shall love you all my iIfe.-
A. his strong hand closed over hers.
she felt. with rush OF now and com.
pick emotions. ~ II her life had only
just begun. With maiden ignorance
she stubborniy resisted the tide Of
deeper feelings and tried TO keep TO
the old moorings and the familiar.
shallow waters Of her quiet Affection
for Guy.
In silence they rode toward the
ranch. A surpriss awaited them. Mr..
Walton had arrived. day ahead u
time.
Floyd did not intrude himself upon
the family circle that evening. THAT
city chap'lI have II Ill HE own way.
he rencctsd bitterly. There's no
earthly show for me-"
BETTER not 90 over to the camp TO-
day" he abiursd Ruth the next mora.
Ing Tho Utes have lon their reser-
walton and are headed thia way. They
burned Watson's ranch house last
night and stAmpeded the herd: his
foreman just rode by--goipg 70 the
fort 70 rive tho alarm"
But Ruth insisted on going. Walton.
also appeared 10 be eager for ! scrim-
mage with the Indians ana tucklsd on
two large six-Shootars In addition to
the Winchester he carried. A. he dis.
liked horseback riding the blackboard
was called Into reQuixition. Ruth and
Mr.. Walton occupied the rear seat,
the front seat was given over 10 Pete
and basket Of lunch. Floyd on his
Indian pony cantered gioomiiy by
Ruth's side Of the blackboard.
When they had arrived within .
milo OF the camp they deserted one u
the cowboys busily digging hcla on
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

Victoria. p. C--That the north pole
II shifting and the climate is chanz-
ing. making the northern territories
Of THE continent warmer and northern
Asia colder. il the theory to support
which Moses b. cofwcrth Of York.
England. has been gathering evidence
In Alaska. from where he has re
turned on his way 20 England. A Gu
rioux effect OF this change II IL said
may be number Of boundary din
cnities between Canada and the
United States The boundary IL flxed
by latitude. and IL the north pole IL
really moving. the ATTITUDES change
also
This movement. Colrorth says. 10
caused by the immense accumulation
Of Ice along the Canadian shore OF the
Arctic ocean. and especially In Bxf-
FMS Land and Greenisnd.
The iueaIcnlable weight OF thsS
mass Is By the force OF gravity slowly
pushing The crust Of ths earth and con
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
Farmer Profits BY Is Per Cent with
Modern Methods.

The modern farmers cigarette
<Iosed In the ebscurfsy Of The iabors.
tory. the electrical machinery crack
led. the hers tied on the table
squnvk ed lneonicaily.
What are yoa no 90 now IN. visit.
- inquired
i am tast Increasing nay poultry
arms profits ~ IS per cent the
.armer explained He looked up from
he machine. united hen and handed
4 Co the assistant She's q dead
head he said And the assistant tied
TO the birds isg q tag marked
Sell
This fs an x-ray apparatus. the
farmer explained. My poultry farm
Of 10000 hens has heretofore con.
tsiBed a large percentage Of non lay.
ing birds. dsadbeass These birds. be.
fore their barrenness Is discovered.
consume hundreds Of dollars worth of
food Nov | apply the x-ray TO
Souns hen ~ soon as she reaches ma,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
WAR MCROBE Is BUSY.

idea has been developed In naval con
struction. new Offensive idea to
overcome It has been Immediately
forthcoming. Just now. little In heard
OF the inventors Of defensive elements
In naval or land warfare. The trend
10 all toward the offensive. toward
more deadly types Of guns. shells, and
other projectiles.
OF course, inventors OF military bal.
looms and airships are much In evil
dence- Each one II confident that no
has evolved plans whereby It viii bs
possible for the armies OF this coun-
try to soar up In the empyrean and
wipe out all their enemies before
breakfast. simply by dropping explo-
sives among them.
One inventor has evolved the idea
Of torpedo which carries gun In
side Of II. On striking the side OF q
ship the torpedo explodes and this en-
plosion in turn fires the gun, which
10 supposed to wipe out the battle
ship. Then. there IL torpedo with
a double explosive capacity. the idea
being to make useless the chain Of
netting protection which II sometimes
employed to keep warships from be-
ing torpedoed.
A man from California has written
to some Of the members Of the house
committee on naval affairs suggesting
that II the sides OF battleship were
CREASED II would lessen the ability OF
projectiles 10 infict damage. This
Idea has been referred to Secretary
Metcalf for what II Ii worth. The ad-
vocate OF II found that when his ham
mer was creased he could not drive q
nail. and he thought application OF the
principle TO a hattieship may be useful.
The application OF oil TO the sides
of torpedo Is another suggestion
made. This may prove practicable. a.
most OF the resistance to the pas
sage Of a torpedo or . boat through
the water Is due to the friction between
the surface OF tho moving body and
the water Immediately in contact with
that surface. OIL would tend TO Les
sen this friction. and hence increase
the speed OF the torpedo.
The favorite argument offered for
the consideration Of congress- BY ths
inventor of some alleged deadly en-
CINE Of destruction u that II win help
to make war impossible. II this does
not serve the purpose. then there 10
the argument that high patriotic duty
ought TO lead to the adoption Of the
Invention in question ~ . sure way
to the discontinue OF ali the enemies
Of the Republic.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

named weinstein. which also contains
. letters. She was horn 30 years ago.
on the 9Th day OF the 9th month and 10
: feet , inches in height and weighs
- pounds. She was married January
.. 1883. and her husband died years
ago. October .. 1899. leaving her the
infant child. Yetta. who was . weeks
old.
Mrs weinstein was taken sick with
fever 10 months later and after Q
weeks Of serious illness recovered.
but with the loss OF her oversight with
the death Of her s-ycar-old daughter al
> o'clock. she was left without rela-
lives and few friends She lives II
No. $50 South street. and In her blind
ness 10 dependent upon charity.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

New rork.--A clock which. n is
said. win be the largest IN tina world
WI be finished sooa a Thomaston
Conn. for Jersey city soap factory.
The clock viii be placed on the com
oany's sign on top OF the soap fac.
tory. and It's face viii be visible from
the river and the New York piers. II
siD have Q diameter OF 1s feet Phsla,
deiphsA has q clock with q diameter
OF 70 Feet aad westminster. London.
one With = 1zs foot face.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

THAT fie nsh h asleep said the
attendant
How DO yon know the visitor TO
the aquarium asked. But l can't SEQ
him. By the way
That's bow know. lie. Ike many
other hsh. changes color ca going OF.
Awake. be Is notified with brown ana
dark olive greco: = hsndscsae. SON.
berry splendid object. Asleep he Il a
pailid gray. with darker wfrEs and
tais--a shost II q fiie tsh. practically
invisible Many Of the weaker nsh.
especially in the tropics. have this
sbiiity TO change from bright to a
pale. vague hue when they sleep. Thas
they sieep safely. Otherwise their
sinmher roeid end between a hsxrer
nsh's Jaws
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
NINE HER uNLuckv Numsga.
That Figure Reeurs In All Mrs. Vein
stein's Misfortuues.

Philadelphia How much the figure
can Affect the life Of . woman was
shown when s-year-old Yetta Vein
stein died Of convulsions at the Penn
sylyania hospital. Her mother, who
was Jennie silverman before her mar
rage. h one woman who does not be-
lisve that the ngure . 10 lucky. and
the story Of her life seems 70 prove
her belief
Her maiden name contained . let
tiers and she was married TO 4 man
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

I understand You have been telling
Mrs. Nix a story?" said the mother to
her eight-year-old daughter.
Yes, mamma. did" replied the
child.
But don't you know that il very
naughty. my dear"
NO, mamma don't think 1t was"
But It ID very naughty"
But. mamma. she asked me how
old you were. and l know you didn't
want me to tell her the truth
Yonkers Statesman.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
NO MORE HEN DEADHEADS

tuTtty and II the machine shows her
inwards 70 be Of the nop-paying sort
on she goes to the Plaza OF the 81.
Regis a. . spring brclier. Thus.
shsrks 10 my up-to-dsss snsthods. IN.
stead OF losing gain on TIA afore.
time Seadhead ben.-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

she's terribly homeiy. isn't sbe.'
NHomely' should think she Is. say.
she's 30 homeiy that even II she were
TO figure In sensation. the nexspa-
pers wouldn't have the nerve to refer
tos her as uncommonly prstty.---Ds
troll Free Press
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

Never mind. dear he said. rcas-
sartngiy as she raised her sweet face
from his sfosider. and they both saw
the White bur On bis coat. IL siIi all
srush OF
On. Charlie. she burst out. sob
bing. hidins hsr face axsin upon his
shity shoulder. -how DO you know
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30

What sas there 40 remarkable
abcsf Hercules cleaning the Aasean
stables asked the professor.
The fact answered the student
after some thought. that so large a
government contract could be fulfilled
without anybodyis being charged with
graft