davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19

cases there is pair of ears: others,
again. have four. five, six, ten. ID. %,
a. SO, no and $50 ears. The meaning
OF these is stated by the inscriptions
-"Ptah listens to the prayer made,
Amenmes." 'Ptah. south of this wall.
listens to the petition made by" So
and so.
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out the country Is a little over S per
cent.-high compared with the con-
tinent One cannot overlook the ref
erence of Tacitus to the red haired
Caledonians. Some curious facts
brought to light suggest that red hair
Is not entirely or strictly a racial
trait. 1t may have some peculiar
physiological If not pathological con-
nectiOn.
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Where Auburn Locks Abound

In most European countries. he said.
there is a distinct performance Of
one type over the others. In north
Germany and Sweden it is the blonde
type; in Italy the brunette. No such
predominance is found in Scotland.
Dark hair and fair are present in
equal proportions. The dominant COL
or among Scottish children is brown.
and it has to be shown how far brown
is really a blend of fair and dark.
The proportion Of red hair through
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19

This woman says that after
months of suffering Lydia e.
Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound
made her as we'll as ever.
Maude f. Forgie, of Leesburg, Va,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
IL want other suffering women to
know what Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. For
months / suffered from feminine ills
so that 1 thought could not live. !
wrote you, and after taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
using the treatment you prescribed /
felt like a new woman. i am now
strong, and well as sever, and thank you
for the good you have done me-"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
and has positively cured thOusandso of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, nregularitieas
periodic pains, backache, that bear.
ing down feeling, flatulency, mdiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous pr0stIati0n.
Why don't you try It?
Mrs. Pinkham invites an sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands 70
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Probably Not.

Mrs. Gushleigh Ito steamer &C
quaintance)-I save all of my hus-
yours?
The Other Woman-My dear ma
dam, l have had four husbands.-Chi-
cagO Tribune
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ney troubles. Is that
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long.
of 113 N. Augusta
St, StauntOn, Va.
tell you. On January
31st, 1903, Mrs. Long
wrote: "DOan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (Of pain In the
back, urinary trOu-
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Failed to See the Connection.

! Failed to See the Connection.
What did that man say when you
told him you had seen sea serpent?"
His conversation became suddenly
irrelevant. He began to talk about
local option and prohibition."-Wash
ington Star.
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Truf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Wen-lnfOrmed in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Fig
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that Il cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as q laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
Rists.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19

Put your money in a piano." ad-
vertises a music house. That's all
right. II you can get negotiable notes
out Of It Be still, Fido!
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19
Immense lcehera.

An Antarctic iceberg has been seen
that was 20 miles wide. 40 miles in
length and 400 feet in height
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, IN.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19
IS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Workshop of r. r. Williams of Texas,
Blacksmith and Lawyer.

Dallas, TeX-R r. Williams of
Cumby, Tex. who is candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
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Cruel Kindness.

Aged Belle-YOu know, Mr.. Sey-
mOur. l have always had the greatest
horror of growing old.
Green Youthful hope, dear lady.
chat you have not found it as bad as
you anticipated.
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bles, bearing down sensations, etc..
On June Goth. 1907, four and one-half
years later. she said: Il haven't had
kidney trouble since. l repeat my
testimony
Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box.
FOster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19

It's sometimes easier TO catch on
than Il is to let go.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19
THE TIME TEST.
That 10 What Proves True Merit.

Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick.
est Of relief from backache and kid.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19
THE LESS" AGE.

Cholly-It's wonderful, bah Jove!
Riding without hawses, telegraphing
without wires, and all these things.
Maude-Yes and thinking without
brains.
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Found in Great Numbers in North.
eastern Part Of Scotland.

Red hair Is found in distinct excess
north Of the Grampians. and especially
in the northeast of Scotland. A sci
enlist who has made the question of
fermentation special study, and has
just been helped to conclude q color
survey OF the school children-over
50.00o-of Scotland. announced this
az one Of his results.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Podpora s~trajkujocim.

La Sale, Ill. - Cenjeni sodrug
Fednik! Priobcite sledece V nase
her ne vemo, kaj nameravajo
stniki tukajsnjih premogokopov
siutimo strajk, sklenil je mas
socialisticni klub stew.
La Sale, H.. ma sell dine 3.
prla t. J., da V sluGaju ce Sc pri-
strajk, pripozna klub svojim
anon tedensko podporo cd 10.
hJa naprej in sicer: samci do
20 $50, ozenjeni pa 81. SIEVE
; to velja lie "a tiste, XII so V
'snici v slabem gmotnem polo
Iiu.
Val. Potisek, tainik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Sodrugom ma znanje.

Preteeeni teden smo ma znane
Pdruge razposlali wee pismenih
kroinic, v kterih Sc slovensko de
lvstvo V Ameriki vspodbuja k
pcialisticni organizaciji. Zeleti
/, da bi te okroznice rodile plo-
Pnosen sad prid socializma.
|rosimo tudi ostale sodruge, "a
fere ne vemo naslovov. da bi jim
Fslah okroznico, da delujejo V
naselbinah "a ustanovitev
Pcialistienh klubov "a pojasnila
tskovine, ki so p~otrebne "a u
~Anovitev kluba, Sc je obrniti ma
/ tajnika Jugoslov. soc. zveze:
y W. 10Th st. Chicago.
s socialisticnim pozdravOm
John PetriG. tajnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
IMENIK
.rs,icuih klubov podrejenih Jugo-
.,ovanski Socialistieni zvezi
V Chicagu:

ShANA5hH
t~o.Ioyansk s~oeialistiini klub stew.
chicago, III. Anton PreSern, pred
I,.;k: frank Podlipec, fin. tajnik, 500
H,lsted st. Redna meseena seja
H. setrto soboto V mesecu, V presto
sa,. Fr. Mladiea. $50 $. Center Av.
s,.rauski soeialistieni hub stew. 2,
.,sse. O. Ignac zlembergar, predsod-
n. Ivan K~ravanja, tajnik, Box lOl.
"A. mesesna seja vsako zadnjo So
L. y meseeu v p~rOstorih sodr. Ivana
Invanje.
hepslovanski sOcialistiSni klub stew.
| couemaugh, Pa. Frank Podboj, pred
LAX; Stefan Fabric. tajnik, Box 305.
| -Jogoslovanski socialistieni klub stew.
Ia Sale, III. Jos. B~ratkovi6. pred
kauik; valentin Potisek, tajnik, 1891
k.;n ST. Redui sell sta /. in 3. ne
IL ' meseeu; 3. nedelja je plaGljiva
\ ssesment.
J~ueOslOvanski socialisti6ni klub Bo-
ksnost stew 5, Claridgc, Pa. John Ba-
/. tajnik.
/ slcyenski socialistiSni klub stew. 6,
Enbsrland, wyo. John Sarc, predsed.
h; John Medved, tajnik, Box 80.
|sloyenski socialisti5ni klub stew. 7,
Utah. valentin Eltz, predsed.
h; Edward Hoffman, tajnik.
Jueosiovanski socialisti6ni klub stew.
ROslyn, Wash. John Makuc, tajnik.
|scvenski zenski socialistiGni klub
Eolstarka Stew. Q, Chicago. III. Berta
Essern, predsednica; Mary Grilec, tai
lea GA W. 2lst Pl. Redna seja vsako
10 in tretjO nedeljo V mesecu, v pro-
|orh sOdr. Fr. MladiSa, 5s7 Centre av.
slovenski socialistieni klub stew 10,
hrOra, III. Louis Rudman, predsednik;
tank Praprotnik, tajnik. Redna me-
Una seja vsako tretjO nedeljo V me-
len, ' proStOrih sodr. JoEe Kolenec,
Is y. Broadway st.
|Slovensk ~socialisti6ni klub Zmaga
lev. II, Cumberland Camp No. ., Wyo.
Pe Takin. predsednik; Anton Jelov-
u, tajnik. Redne seize zaeasno v Hist
Jew. IL (bankhouse).
SOvenski soeialistiSni klub stew. 10,
wyo. Math Brunskule, pred
aAik; Frank Celigaj, tajnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Proslava /. majnika.

Sodrugi pri soc. klubu stew. 2,
Glencoe, o., prirede v druzbi
Fske socialisticne sekcije v Nef-
!, D., veselico in koncert dne pr
Pga majnika. Proslava Sc vrsi V
Ane Drnac v Neffu, o.
fogram Sc objavi prihodniic.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
soDRUGoM zAsToPNIKoM IN AaI
TATORJEM.

Ia prvi majnik bodemo izdali slavno-
stno stevilko "Proletarca'. Ia stevilka
ne DO imela nikake polemiske vsebine:
posveeena bode u prvemr majniku. veil.
kemu mednarodnemu prazniku razredno-
zavednegs delavstva. stevilka izide %.
aprila in l. maja 10 bodeJo imeli tudi
najbolj oddaljeni narocniki ''Proletar-
ca. Ker bode ia stevilka zelo GAMMA.
Ia vsakega socialisticno misleeega de.
lavca, js zeleti. da dobi Gin wee eta.
teljev. Strife torej ''Proletarca' med
n delavce. XII Sc Sc ne zavedaiO svo-
jega mednarodnega praznika.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
SODRUCI! CITAJTE!

V ~upravnistvu ''Prolctarca". 5s7
80. Center Ave, Chicago. ILL.,, je dobiti
sledcte socialistiene brosure in knjige:
Sociaiizen .l0c
Zakaj smo socialist? .......... &c
socialna demokracija in kmetisko
ltudstvo e. sc
Komunisticni manifest ........ zoe
Nasa bogastva sc
Drama d~usenega P~resernovegs
zlV.JenJa
Kdo %unicujo hroizvajanje V ma
Nsako teh brosur poSljcmo postnine
presto. Scd!ugi. settle pc NTH. dOklei
ne poideio.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Poor sodrugi v Cumberland,
Wyoming.

Prihodnja redna seja social
|ienega kluba "Zmaga" stew. IL
/ vsi dine %. aprila OBJ I uri
Eeeer V finski dvorani.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
KAK0 PRIDE VAS DENAR
NAJVARNEJE v START KRAJ?

&c ga poslete pc Mohor Mladieu,
oil So. Centre ave, Chicago, Ill.
On Je z zvezi z g. Sakserjem v New
forku in posilja denar toGno, var
on in zanesljivo V start kraj.
Ako potujete V start kraj ali
zelite kOga svojih sorodnikov ali
priJateljev wet V Ameriko, po-
TEN istotako kupite vozni listek
pri Mohor Mladicu. On preskrbi
dobro in nitro ~voznjo po najnizjih
cenah.
Mohor Mladic,
611 So Cetnter ave, Chicago, Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

Sodrugi, kupujte pr tvrdkah,
XII ~oglasujejo v nasem listu. Ka-
dar kupujete, prosimo, omenite
"Proletarca".
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
VeSti IL CIeveIanda,
Lacen - prodal kozo.

Steve Bokus lei ze wee tednov
V st. Aliens HoSpitalu. Delal je
V tvornici America Steel and
Wire Co. V Newburgu in tam Sc
je pc nesreGi opekel tako, da so
zdravniki imeli malo upanja. da
ozdravi. KonGno so zdravniki pri-
Eli do Sklepa. da Bokus bode o.
zdravil. ako Sc dobi clovek. Xxi bo-
de puStil posneti toliko svoje zdra
We koze, kolikor je potrebuje pr
vi ma ozganih delhi telesa, kjer
je sedaj manjka. Pc dolgem is
kanju so dObili moza, XII je prisel
nedavno IL starega kraja, kteri je
bill pri wolff prodati Svoio kozo,
kolikor Sc je potrebuje. Da je
bill MOI brez poSla in "zivljenskih
SredStev. tega Sc omeniti nj ire
ba. $. aprila Sc je izvrSila opera
cija. Idravemu brezposlecu so
~izrezali wee koSov - manjih in
vecjih koze in jo prilepili ope-
cenemu Bokusu. Bolnik sc boje
ze bolje pocuti.
kaj vse naredi lakota, Misliti 81
morate, da to nj Slo tako lahko.
kakor da bi hla6e Sival. Radove-
den sem. hi Ii Sc DIAL kak milijonar
zivega dreti. Ako zvem, koliko je
doticni revez dobil "a svojo kozo,
bodem yam porocal. Mislim. da
dosti nj dobil, kajti drugaGe hi
re kricalo kapitalisti6no casopi-
sic; poglejte, kako draga je de
laXGeXa knZai
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

Listu Y Podporo: FIR. MiklaveiG ljc.
Rojak Valentin Stalick, Rock Springs.
Wyo, nam Pise sledeee:
&C. urednik "Proletarca'', Tu VAN
poSiliam Pc postal money order-u 50 "a
diva nova naroenika. Vas list ''Proie-
%tarec' ie najbolji socialistieni in de-
lavski list kar jih je v Ameriki. Cunia
Gl. Svobodc n. pr. nj N drugo kot "a
obkrevanje in sramotcnie oseb. To pa
zaradi tega, ker Gl. Sv. nj wee glasilo
5. y. p. j. in kcr NJ. V. Honda nj wee
tajuik te jednote. - Ako VAN je dra-
90. JAZZ lahko zastopam "Proletarca'
y ii naselbini. kajti do sedaj inmate tn
Sc nobencga ~zastopnika kakor je meni
znano.
; pozdravom VAN udani
Valentin Stalick.
Mr.. John Stonich, Chicago, je postal
Stir move naroGnike.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
A~gitatOriGen del.
MAST ~zAsToPNIKI.

SledeSe sodruge zastopnike priporo.
eamo delavcem, kteri so V njihovem
obliiju. Pooblaseeni so pobirati marco.
nino in oglase "a "Proletarca" ter
prodajati delnice z Jugoslovansko de-
lavsko tiskovno druzbo:
John Kravanja, Box 1O1, Glencoe, o.
Valentin Potisek. 1891 Main ST., La
Sale. Ill.
John Dejak, 1885 E. a9th St, N. E.
Cleveland, o.
Stefan Fabric, Box sos COnemaugh,
Pa.
DomOnik Petrie, Durango, Colo.
John Medved, Box 80, Cumberland,
wyo.
Joe Debevc. 1920 Humboldt St, Dem
yer. Colo.
Mike zugelj, Box zoe Murray. Utah.
Frank Hitti "a drIavo Minnesota.
J.. w. Mohar, Leadville, Colo.
Alojz Rudman, Aurora. Ill.
Frank Celigaj. Glencoe, wyo.
Joo Makauz, Roslyn, Wash.
Ed. Hoffman, Murray. Utah.
valentin Stalick, l.. Box 326, Rock
Springs, Wyo.
V Chicago so poOblos5eni pobirati
narotuino naslednii sodrugi: Frank
Lisjak, Frank Mladic, Frank Udovie,
John Petrie in vsak drugi sodrug, XII
ina pobotnisko knjizico.
Nadalje pripOro6amo s-omislienikOm
Y dOtienih naselbinah sledeee sodruge
agitatorje:
Frank Drmota, Box 90. Morgan, Pa.
Frank Podboj, 759 Coleman ave,
J~ohnstown, Pa.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
yfranka
r..s,ovANsKA socIALIsTIcNA
WEI
..as,em v Chicago, Ill.

sedeiem v Chicago, III.
-; tainik: John Petrie, us W.
\. S.. Chicago, Ill.
porosila in dopisi, tieoci sc So
~..sae stranke ali pOsameznih hu-
Il al Sc posiljajo M gorenji naslov
Lsrsga tajnika.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Roiiakii.

NaSa navada je, o velikonoSnih praz
rikih prigrizniti dObro sunko.
Oglasite So pri:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
TRIMESECNI RACUN
UGOSLOVANSKE SOCIALISTICNE ZVEZE
- Cd l. januarja do 81 marca 1905.

JoSn -otrie, link
.,os. rccrcnirk J.. r Fr. lanc<it J.. r
nrd7ornika.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Nekaj vsakdan jega.

Fred Shredar. kteri je Stanoval
ma 1861 y. f. 57th St, je bill re
wee mesecev brez della. dasiravno
"a ie iSkal dan "a dnevom. Stra-
dial je Z zeno in trent otroci vred.
konGno sta ga skrb in glad prig-
nala V obup in pred par dnevi je
Sci ma tir Lake Erie zeleznice in
Sc vrgel pod Wax. Kolesa so .nu
odrezala glavo tin ramen.
kapitalisticno casopisje je pa
piSalo, da Sc .ie Shredarju - zme-
Sala pamet. Da ie bill siromak zr-
tev morilSkega kapitalistienega
SiStema. o tenn casopisje mol6i
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

On YAM postre$e z domaeimi suhimi
snnkami in hobasami. Prinese YAM
tudi na dom.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

Sodrugi, porabite prosti cas- teh lepih
dni y dobro socializma. Agitirajte "a
"P%roletarea' in pridobite mu move ma
rocnikc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Polozaj zelezniskih delavcev.

' OllZlnl Newburga delaJo no.
vo zeleznico. Ia zeleznica bode
zgrajena cez tri velikanske moSto-
We: zasuti bode tudi treba nebroj
manjSih in vecjih grabnov. koder
bodejo postavljali tir. Pri tenn
delu bi potrebovali kakih 6 do I
tisoc delavcev "a dobo treh let in
to samo V oblizju Clevelanda. ia
ko da bi delavci lahko stanovali
V meStu.
V minulem letu so placali ma
vadnemu delavcu ma zeleznici
$1.75; letos mu placajo pa 30 cen
TOW 49, beri: devedeset centov -.
Delo dobi lie oni. Xxi stanuje V
kompanijskih hiSah. Ia to stano-
vanje mu odracunajo pri mezdi
81 ma mesec. Rake pol ure cd me-
sta Sc nahaja velika leSena hiSa,
ktera je bila poStavljena, Ola sluzi
kot bolniSnica V sluGaiu nalezlji-
viii bolezni Y mestu. To hiSo .je
Sedaj kupila zelezniSka kompani-
la "a mao SvotO - in naStavila
V njej svoje delavce. Delavci so
tam notri natlaceni kak0r Gebelc
V cebelnjaku. Boss ina tudi pro
dajalnico. V kteri .morajo delavci
kupOvati hrano: in tako ostane
delavcu cd hrape, perila in
stanOvanja - ako dobro varGuje
. 30 do - centov ma dan. Sla-
bejsi delavci t. j. mlajSi dobe ce-
10 samo so centov ma dan.
America? - Amerikag ia -
Amerika! u osemdesetimi ali de-
vetdesetimi cent? ma dan Sc lahko
zivis. posebno ce imas Sc -druzi-
mol o, mizerija!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

Mr.. John Stonich, Chicago, je postal
Stir move naro6nike.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Prot popravku sol.

Solsko nadzorstvo V East Gle
velandu je ~naprosilo mestno upra-
vo. da dovoli bondov "a $4,000
IA ~popravilo sol in nabavo zelez-
nth l~estev, Xxi so dobra resilna
sredstva pri pozaru. Z. aprila je
mestni svet ~glasoval IA to svoto in
Steer je bila ve6ina proti bondom.
5 TEN je bila svota. Xxi Sc je ime-
la porabiti "a varstvo solskih o.
trok. odklonjena. Lepo gospodar-
Stvoi
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Listu y podporo; FIR. MiklavciS l5c.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16

"You're always misinterpreting what
I say. I didn't mean that at nll."
"Come: we're making no headway.
1t was agreed that II the coin fell tho
wrong way you were TO have the privi-
lege of deciding the right way"
"But / told you'at first. can't de-
eide, at least not just now"
"Then suppose we have spent all
this time for nothing. I'm worn out
with trying to bring you TO n decision.
I'm going away for long while-a
year. two years. five II neces sary-to
overcome this infntuntion for a girl
who doesn't know whether she wants
me or doesn't want me or wants some
body else or
There's ore chance for n decision"
she interrupted, that you haven't
thought Of"
"Whats that" ai
"You might toss again."
He sent the coin spinning high In the
air and without waiting for 1t to come
down took her I'm his arms.
The next morning her little brother
was munchlng candy. When asked
where he got the money to buy 1t with
he said he had found a quarter under
the piano.
MABEL r. RICHARDSON.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16
A Memory Of l,ast peIiqht.

A fireplace any one may have, and
TO me the wonder Is that our clvillza-
tion has abolished the very soul from
our northern homes. Fire Is no longer
the Joy of the household, but the
slave, imprisoned In the cellar. All,
but Ii WAS delicious when the old
fashioned family sat together In the
great kitchen around the huge fire.
place. All the evening we told stories,
ate doughnuts, drank cider, all the
time pairing apples and hanging the
long festoons of quarters from the
beams. But the dear little mother.
she it was who told the best stories
while she was knitting mufllers and
socks or mending our well worn cloth.
ing There were no parlors at all In
those days, and as for thrummed pi-
amos, we had not yet heard of them.
At o o'clock, honest and drowsy, we
knelt and thanked God for life and
love and home. Our hunks and beds
and trundle beds were all In close
proximity, and from every one OF
them we could see the flames. still
jumping up the chimney while the big
fireiog was slowly eaten through.
There was not one millionaire in all
the world. and, indeed, we were not
worried over the affalr.-E. T.. Powell
IN Outing Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16
Ic Told tho Reason.

"The aeronaut to get along must
keep his wits about him." said an ar
my official. "Under the most adverse
circumstances he must not lose his
head. Always he must be alert and
ready. lIke--llke- well, like a scientist
used to know.
This scientist gave scientific lee
ture In church one night, and at the
lectures end he said, beaming ON his
audience condescendingly:
"'Now, II there is any scientific
question that any of my friends would
like to ask, beg them not to hesitate.
shall be only too happy to answer
any inquiry In my power
'An old lady IN spectacles that gave
her severe, stern look rose and said:
"'Why do wet tea leaves kill
roachesT
'The scientist didn't know they did,
let alone the cause of the phenomenon.
But. never at loss, he replied:
Because, madam, when roach
comes across wet tea leaf he says,
'"Hello, here's blanketw and wraps
himself up In 1t, catches cold and
dies p.rLos Angeles Tunes. =.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16
New York City.

II is estimated that New York city
added 125,O0o persons to its population
last year.
Contrary to the prevailing opinion,
there are more persons injured in
boarding the street cars In New York
city than in alightlng from them.
The average cost of buildings in New
York city is increasing. Each structure
erected during the last year cost $l2.-
175 more than each one the year before
and $20. 900 more than each of those Of
two years ago.-New York Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16
Pointed Paragraphs.

Every man knows better than he
hopes.
Some peoples idea Of being sincere
is to show II when they dislike some
one
There are so many people in the
world OF the kind who discover that
you have gray hairs coming in your
head.
II your own child "cuts up" you call
It "cuteness." but II somebody's else
child performs a few stunts you call II
"showing off."--Atchison Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
sTITUTION OF OHIO.
JOINT RESOLUTION
To smmsnd section two Of article twelve q me Con.
stiiution Of Ohio.

Bs ~ resolved bU the General Assembly Of
the State Of ohio
SECTION 1. That a proposition shall be
submitted 10 the electors OF the state of Ohio,
in November, 1908, to amend section two OF
article twelve Of the constitution of the state
Of Ohio. SO that II shall read as follows;
ARTICLE XII.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
SEQ. =. The General Assembly shall have
power to establish and maintain an equit-
able system for raising state and local
revenue. II may classify the subjects Of
the same In order to secure just return
from each All taxes and other charges
shall be imposed for public purposes only
and shall be Just to each subject. Tho
power OF taxation shall never be surrendered;
suspended or contracted away. Bonds OF
the state Of Ohio, bonds Of any city village,
hamlet county or township in this state
and bonds Issued in behalf of the public
schools OF Ohio and the means OF instruction
In connection Herewith, burylng grounds
public school houses houses used exclusively
for public worship, institutions OF purely
public charity public property used exciu-
sively for any public purpose, and personal
value 5000. for each individual. may. by
general laws, be exempted from taxation ,
but all such laws shall be subject to alter
alton OF repeal and the value OF all prop
erty. so exempted, shall. from time to time,
be ascertained and published as may be
sEcTIoN 2. An taxes and exemptions in
force when this amendment is adopted shall
remain In force. In the same manner and TO
directed by statute.
]. d. CHAMBERLAIN,
Speaker Pro TEN. Of the House Of
Representatives.
JAMES NJ. WILLIAMS,
President Of the Senate,
Adopted March 27. 1908.