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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

burglar closed the lantern slide,
gripped his pistol and crouched be
hind the desk Again the bell rang
and mechanically he arose and walked
to the telephone Standing with one
foot on each side of the dead cashier,
he took down the receiver.
Hello" he said, initiating the voice
of one whose eyes he could feel, but
could not see. He was answered by a
woman.
ooh, Henry" she said, Il have just
awakened from such a vivid, such an
awful dream. / know IL Is silly, but It
frightened me- l dreamed that you
were in trouble, in disgrace And
then I awoke and found you had not
returned home. Oh, Henry, what is
keeping you so late? Come home at
once, will you not, dear?"
YES" the burglar replied, as one in
a daze.
DO she continued, and there was
anxiety in her voice. q am so glad
so glad It was only a dream. would
rather see you dead than dishonored
Henry, dear"
The craftsman crept back to the
desk and seated himself in the dead
mans chair, the womans voice still
ringing in his ears.
That voice! 1t haunted him like a
memory Of the long ago, like an echo
of the days of childhood. It stirred, II
thrilled him. It aroused that old mad
love of his boyhood. Whose voice
was It? Undoubtedly the wife of that
dead coward lying at his feet But
who had she been before-before she
married him?
That voice! Could It be Marthas'
Years and years ago when they were
schoolmates, he had loved Martha
worshiping her from afar, for she was
a dweller on the Avenue, and he o
child of the tenements. A vast socia
gulf divided them, but he loved her
in secret, knowing that he scarcely
entered her thoughts.
Once he had thrashed a boy foI
teasing her, and she had smiled al
him. He had never forgotten thai
smile. That was years and years ago
but, though she had long since passed
out of his life, he had never loved
another. And now--was that voice
indeed the voice Of Martha?
Again the burglar deliberately
opened the slide of his lantern auc
turned the gleam upon the desk. hi
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

rel. Presently he leaned over and
laid his hand on the shoulder of Kelso,
the man next beyond. | saw the two
whispering together, and wondered,
knowing they were not good friends.
But, Lord bless you, sir, / was as un-
prepared as a child for what hap
pened. The next moment / heard Kel-
so cry: L don't take a dare from no
man, and least Of all from you, Billy
Krim.' Before ] could more than rub
my eyes, Krim and Kelso we're up and
running neck and neck for the rock,
trailing their carbines and with their
knives in their teeth. The lieutenant
yelled to them to come back. as we all
did, but II they heard they paid no at
tention.
We'll, sir. that famous charge Of
Krim and Kelso was over in less time
than II takes to tell It. The reds in
the mouth of the canyon must have
thought we were trying to play some
trick, for they held their fire until the
men had almost reached the bowlder.
Then there were half a dozen sputter-
ing shots, ard Kel8o went down on
his face. Krim ran clear past the rock,
turned. raised his carbine and fired.
Then ne dubbed his piece and closed
in. There was another shot, and Krim,
when we found him next morning, had
bullet through his lungs and was
dead Also the two reds, one shot in
the eye and the other with his skull
smashed. We always thought Krim
must have gone mad with the heat
that day.
"Of course, we couldn't think OF
drawing off and leaving the bodies of
our men to be scalpcd. So the lieu,
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A Burglar
BRIDEGROOM
ny cALLY RYLAND
,(copyrlght. by shortstory Pnb- a.,

Htcopyright, by Shortstory Pub. Col
With his overcoat thrown over his
arm and his hat and gloves in his
hand, Bobby" Tunstall stood waiting
for his bride The room In which
ne exercised his patience was blaz.
Ing with electric lights, which re
peated themselves In myriad reflec
lions in the gorgeous display of gold
silver and cut-glass gifts strewn about
the apartment in careless profusion
Bobby revolved slowly and looked
about him.
Whew!' he said under his breath
n small fortune in themselves"
He looked up quickly as a step
sounded in the hall outside, but It was
only maid bringing in Miss Laura's''
handbag to wait beside his own, and
he turned again to his survey OF the
costly wedding compliments.
"A magnificent necklace Of pearls
and diamonds lay in an open case be.
fore him, and he picked 1t up and
stared at It.
mot less than s2O,O0O," he raid, and
sighed.
II was long since he had held the
equivalent of such sum in his hand.
His mind rapidly reviewed the past
few months. How distinctly he re.
membered the first evening Jack
Tarleton had brought him to this very
room, to call upon Miss Bridges. How
long ago 1t seemed, and yet how short
the time since he had realized that he
was desperately In love. How sick.
ening the qualm of conscience when
he discovered that he was his old
friends successful rival; how elated
he had been when the Adored One
promptly accepted him.
Bobby was a generous soul. as his
rapidly dwindling funds showed in the
radiant days that followed and the
few crisply folded bills which he was
now lingering nervously in his pocket
were the sole means for wedding
journey.
Not a very brilliant prospect for a
lavish honeymoon" he murmurod.
and again his eye fell on the glitter.
ing necklace.
Which of the three tricky sisters
suddenly extinguished the electric
lights? Only for two seconds, but
when they flashed up again with lit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
WILD LIFE IN THE BALKANS.
Fierce Wild Animals and Almost
Equally Fierce Men Abound.

Besides some warlike men Mace
donia contains an abundance of wild
animals, A traveller writes: "By the
side Of oaks and walnuts you find
great tortoises and snakes eight feet
long and bears and wolves abound.
They are a serious drag upon indus.
try and even in civilized Bulgaria II
has lately been found necessary to
increase the government rewards for
killing them, | believe It to be a
true story that a party of peasants
with horses was not long ago wholly
destroyed by wolves In the Mori Hove
mountains, nothing but the bits and
stirrup irons being found to record
them.
"ln the same hills the peasants mi
crate for the summer to lofty shoul.
ders, where the land is fiat enough
to grow little patches OF maize, and
here, night after night, they will sit
up with fire to drive off bears; there
are tragic stories of women with a
baby in one arm, beating off a bear
with the other with burning brand
from the fire.
The prevalence of eagles is a de.
llghtful feature for the traveller and on
the cliffs Of Montenegro | once count
ed at the same moment 80 ravens"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
rho Romanee OF the oyater.

According TO the old records the
oysters was one of the Indians princl
pal articles of diet before the arrival
OF tho white man, the coast tribes
seeming to have carried on a consider
able internal trade in this commodity,
judging by the piles of shells that
were found hundreds of miles in the
interior long after the .Anglo,Saxon
had subjected tho red man to his VIII
The oystcr was one of the Indians
principal means Of exchange in his
barterings with the first settlers, and
il seemed TO him, accustomed to re
gard all shellnsh with Indifference,
rather extraordinary that the white
man, who laid claim to a higher civil
cation than his should be so ready 10
relinGuish his heads and, other pretty
trinkels for 80 indifferent an article
of food; little did he know what this
luscious reminder Of home meant to
the early Angl. Saxon Immigrant
Gernault Agassi2 in National Maya,
zine
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
Dnnpaapp A SnNpMnNr TO TEp Up~.
srffUT1oN OF oHfn
Joint RESOLUTION
pu.pS.i.l - sg,pdneat to ihs constt.Gss ~
state al ohi' relative 10 the passage 81 binA
fha HinNr nf nnfn

stale al ohi' relative to the passage ibiiiA
~ " resolysd by. ms General As's'rbs q
the stdse Of Onto
eEcT1oS /. A proposition shall be sub
mitsd 70 the electors Of this state ~ the
htNt election for members Of the general
assembly, to amend the constitution OF tns
state Of ohio so that sections 18 to 81. both
numbered as sections 10 to S3 and sections
10 and Is Of such article be 90 amsndsd 80
Ia read as follows;
sso 10 Every bill shan be fui1 ens
distinctly read on three different days, an.
loss. IN case Of urgency, three-tourth. q
Il shall be pending, shall dispense WITH thi.
rule but the reading Of bill on its nDsi
passage shall 10 no case be dispensed with
No bill shall contain more than one subject
which shall be clearly expressed In It's title
and no law shall he revived or smondedi
unless ] the new new net contain tns :ntiTs s,.S, "a,
ard the section or sections 50 Amsnded shall
be repealed
srsl assembly ohaii, befors IL can become a
law. DO presented to the governor for his
approval II he approve II, hc can lshalI1
send Il with his objections in writing. TO
the houEs In which it originated which may
lhen reconsider tho vote on It's passage. ~
two-thirda Of the members elected 70 thai
house then agree 70 repnss the bill, II shall
bs sent. with tho objections OF the governor,
TO the other house which may also recon
o. the members elected to that house then
agree 10 repa3s II. Il shall become law, not
withstanding the objections Of the governor.
II bill shall not be returned BY the gov
srnor within ton days, Sundays excepted
after being presented to him, 1t shall becoms
law, unless the general assembly By ad-
!ournment prevent its return In which aesN
u shall become q law unless, within ten days
after such adjournment Il shall be nled By
hlm, with bis obioction' IN the once OF ths
secretary Of state. Tho governor may dis
approve any item or items In any bill maxi
ing au appropriation Of money and the item
or Items 80 disappr0vod, shall bo strickeR
thcrefrom. unless rcpassed in the manner
herein prescribed for thu rspassaEs Of
bill.
src. q This amendment shall take
effect on the nrst day Sf January, A. d. 1908.
G. a. THOMPSON,
1padEoY Of the House Of ReprcsentdftveA
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President of the RsAetA
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
Revsrslnn the RuI..

Gyer--I started for drive in the
country yesterday, but my horse
balked about three miles out.
Myer-So? What did you do?
Gyer-Ilired a farmer to hitch his
automobile to the animal and tow him
home Chicago Daily News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
Adopted March 20. 1909.
uK1TrD srA7rH oT AMERICA, or1e,

Otlco Of the Secretary OF state.
J. CARNI a. THOMPSON, Secretary q
State Of tho state Of Ohio. do hereby certify
that ths foregoing Is an eIemplhed copy,
carefully compared by inc with the original
rolls now on 1lc !n this office, and in my
oflcal custody MS Secretary OF state, a. re-
quired by tho laws Of tho state OF Ohio. Of .
Joint Resolution adopted By the General As
scmbly Of the State OF Ohio, on the goth day
OF March, A. ID. 1906.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunte
subscribed my name, and atlxCd my official
seal, gt Columbus, this 23rd day Of April
A. D. 1908.
cARMI A. TFOMPsoN,
tEBAL.I Secretary Of State
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
What He Wanted.

Nurse-lt's time for You to take
your nourishment now. Mr. Growells.
Growells (who is conyalescing) -,
Hang the nourishmentl Gimme some
thing to eat.-Chicago Daily News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31
Rnvlsec Version.

Let me see,' mused the young lady
who writes type between meals, what
is that old proverb about fool and
his money!"
"A fool and his money are soon mar,
ried," growled the scanty-haired bach
elor at the pedal extremity of the ma
hogany. Chicago Daily News.
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[sBAEI


PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
GTITUTION OF OHIO.
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POP Knew.
"Pop!"

Yes, MY sen"
"Why do they call 'em suspealyrs"
"Because, my boy, man wuuidGt
'7"o ~ r"' iaih in one suspender. -
UuAerS Statcs.Ian.
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fs aansnS sVrdon two Of article twelve q 30 Dss
siiution Of 0hlS,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

The world owes C'-7r' ~'no . ~
ing. but he must hustle 70 loAl.. .As
debt 's.auaAn.,...
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

Bs " resolved ~ the General LssSrnSlr q
the Stdte Of Chic
BEorIoR l. That a proposition shah Be
submitted 10 the electors OF ths state Of Ohio.
on the first Tuesday after the arst Monday
in November, 1908. 20 amend section two OF
article tweivs Of the constitution OF the EtAts
OF Ollie, 80 that It shah read as foliovri
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

Gee. A. The General Assembly snail hsvs
power 20 establish and maintain an squit-
able system for raising state and local
revenue II may classify the subjects OF
taxation 40 far as their differences justify
the same In order TO secure q Just return
from each. All taxes and other charges
shall bo Imposed for public purposes only
and shall be Just TO each subject. The
suspended or contracted away. Bonds OF
the state Of Ohio, bonds OF any city. village.
hamlet county or township IN this stats
and bonds issued in behalf OF the public
schools OF Ohio and the means Of instsuction
In connection herewith, buryiug grounds
publia school houses, houses used exclusively
Tor public worship, institutions Of purely
public charity, public property used eHelu-
slvcly for any public purpose. and personal
property 70 en- amount not exceeding In
value 5000 for each individual may, By
general laws, DO exempted from taxation
but all such Jaws shall be subject TO alter
alton or repeal and the value Of all prop
erty so exempted, shall from time to time,
b. sscertained and published as may ~
directed by law
SECTION 2 All taxes and exemptions In
force when this amendment Is adopted shall
remain In force, iu the sCme manner and 20
tho Sumo extent, unless and until othsrWias
dlFsctsd b. statute.
j. D. CHAMBERLAIN,
spsuieT Pro ICHt OF tbs HSAss u
RepTCScntIffues,
IAlIEJ n. WILLIAMS,
As.rt.1 March 81 1oOa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

UErrFp STATES or AMERICA, OHIO,
Ofica of the Secretary y state
l. CARMI A. THOMPSON, Secretary OF
State NJ tho State OF Ohio DO hereby certify
that the foregoing 90 On cyemplthed COPY,
carefully compared BY ms with the original
rolls now on Ole IN this office. and In my
bflcInl custody 90 Secretary OF State "a re-
quirCd BY tne i1Ts OF Tao state OF Ohio Of .
JOINT ROsoh ii0u udOptCd by the General As
semhly Of tie state o. Ohio, on the 27th day
OF March. 4. n. 1908.
In TEE ivONT WHEREOF, I have harsunte
EuhscribeG my mana, and affixed my ofielal
seal at Columbus. this 23rd day a. April
A. ID. 1903.
CARNI A. THOMPSON,
IsEALl Secretary OF state
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STlTUTION OF OHIO.
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FEoposlns 90 Amendment 10 the ConsHlunau 4 0s
sials oi Ohio relative 10 the tire "a IRE esn-
mgsesmsul a. the ruguisT sessinUg
% the ceaesal assetublY,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

CARMI A. THOMPsON,
SCoTctGTU Of stats.
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Re n rssolucd 5v tHs General Assembly q
fAe State Of Onto:
SECTEON ], a proposition shall be sub
mltted 70 tho electors " thl8 stats at the
next election for mombcrs OF the general
assembly to amend section 25 OF article II
OF the constitution, so as TO road as follows
Sec. 20, The regular session Of each
general assembly Shall commence on the
hret Monday IN January next after n u
chosen.
g. A. TIOHFSoN
ApedEsT Of the House Of RcpTFSsrtdftv6A
ANDREW l., Harris,
President ef Ihs S6HSpa
Adopted March 90 1900.
UNITED STATES or AMTWcA, ONO,
Once OF the secretary of state,
/, CNRMT A, THOMPSON, Secretary of
State Of the State Of Ohio 30 hereby certify
that tho foregoing IS an eXempliAsd COPY,
carefully compared by mo with tho original
rolls nov on file IN this office. and in my
otflcal custody as Secretary OF state as re-
Quired by tho laws OF the State OF Ohio Of q
Joint Resolution adopted by the General Az
senbly Of the state OF Ohio. on the goth de-
Of March, A, d. 1906,
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have here
subscribed my name, ard ati1ed my OF
seal AZ C0lum us, this 2srd day Of
A. n. 1908.
UARAII A. THoMPse
LEaALl sa~stnTS a.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-20
STOLE PROPS RING
Treat B. Johnson's Home on Dwight Street Entered
 Yesterday.
BURGLAR SCARED AWAY
Sound of Ringing Door Bell Saves Family Silver from the
 Thief.

One of the most daring burglaries carried through in the residential DOT tion of the city occurred yesterday af- ternoon when in broad daylight a young man entered the home of Pro- lessor Treat B. Johnson of the Shef- field Scientific school at 120 Dwight street, and after gathering together a large amount of silver, was driven away by the ringing of the front door bell.
 The man carried away with him, however, a valuable ring belonging to MT, Johnson, leaving the silver scat tered upon the dining room floor. He had ransacked one of the sleeping rooms and had collected valuables from one of them, and must have been sud deny driven away before he could dis pose of them
 The people living in the upper part of the house knew nothing of the presence of anyone downstairs until the return of Mrs Johnson, who had been spending the afternoon out. She found the rooms in Uttered condition and was then informed by the other occupants of the house that they had heard someone moving about on the lower floor at 4.3O o'clock.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-20
OPPOSITION TO MERGER.
Declared That 50.000 Persons Will
 Sign Remonstrance Against It.

Boston, March 19.-The legislative committee on railroads heard addition al evidence to-day in opposition to the proposed merger of the Boston X Maine railroad with the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. C. H. Jones, chairman of the transportation committee of the New England Shoe and Leather association. said that he believed the proposed merger would re- suit in higher freight rates and in no increase in railroad facilities. Repre- sentative Norman White of Brookline told the committee that he would of- fer q remonstrance from the anti merger league. signed by fifty thousand members He asked Vice-President Byrnes of the New Haven company who was present. why the company had not asked the railroad commits sion for the approval of the merger as allowed under the act of last year
 Mir. Byrnes replied that the New Ha- ven company desired a fuller discus sion of the question than could be ob- tained at hearing by the railroad commission.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-20
SUES REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Waterbury Widow Asks $5,00O Dam- ages for Husbands Death.

Waterbury, March 19--An unique case in law came to light to-day when Mrs, Rosana Lynehan, whose husband, William H. Lynehan, died as a re- suit of injuries sustained by the col lapse of a building on Farm street during a republican rally just previous to the municipal election last October filed suit against the republican party of the city, claiming damages of s5,- 900 for her husbands death. Those named as defendants are Andrew J. kenealy, owner of the building, and Chairman U. c. Church, Secretary Joseph H. Reid and Treasurer Walter w. Holmes, who, as officers of the re- publican town committee, are named to defend the case for their fellow members of the association known as the Republican party, Tit being im- practicable" according to the com plaint. 'to make all the members of said association parties to this ac- ticn'
 Among those involved in the acci- dent were State Senator Irving H. Chase, and Representative Abner P. Hayes, and all the republican candi- dates for municipal officers, none of whom, however, were injured.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-20
BOND ISSUE OVER
Finance Board Leaves Question of Money for Pavements
 for One Week.
REQUEST WAS FOR $1OO,OOO
Pearl Street Extension Also Put Over This Matter is Dropped
 Until Autumn.

Tho board of finance met last even ing in the city hall and every member but one was present. Mayor James B. Martin presided Outside of the ap- proval of the bills submitted by the controller. but two matters of much import were brought up. The question of the sl00,O00 bond issue and of the Pearl street extension.
 President Max Adler. Governor Rol- lin s. Woodruff and Samuel A. York, and Secretary Caplan of the perma- rent paving commission, appeared be- fore the board and asked for the Sl00,- 900 bond issue authorized by the last general assembly. MT. Adler was the first one to speak He said that 1t would cost $169S69 to lay tho pave ments that ought to be built. Those uncompleted will cost s3l,l12 to finish, or a total cost of s2Oo,9Sl to put through all the pavements deemed by the commission to be necessary. The commission had on hand the first day of January, s56.69465, but has expended some of this, leaving S51,6iS. When the uncompleted pavemcnts arc finish ed the s51,6iS surplus will be reduced to $2O,536S7 which the commissioners can use.
 Mir. Adler mentioned Ncwhall and Division streets specifically as streets that needed to be paved. He said that at last weeks public hearing Chief Fancher appeared and said that the present condition of those streets was a great hindrance to the working of the fire department. Governor Wood ruff followed MT Adler. and asked that tho board issue the bonds. He said he saw no reason why not. Sam uel A. York spoke in like strain.
 The Pearl street extension question was the other matter taken up. After short discussion 1t was decided to de- fer the matter until the autumn. Th' board decided to defer action on thu request of'thc permanent paving com mission for one week. The board ther adjourned