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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

SEE-Elza Kress, practical horse
shoer. now located back of gas Of
flee or opposite the Emergency
hospital. Special attention given
lame and interfering horses. Work
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
"Marcelle miss Louise unning as a Hussar at the
Grand Tonight

Girls will be at the Grant
Thursday, October IL.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

Write Mr.. Munnimaker, fthe Mirror or phone
hlm, No. 9, whenever you want anything.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.

9-3O-1O-7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
AYHAWKER JOTS

The long looked for and much antic-
ipated all day current was turned on
Monday and now Harper's municipality
owned electric light plant is complete
ably with any in the state, owned by
cities the size of Harper.-Harper SEN
tinel.
The girls have mighty hard times to
l,get haud-me-doWn puffs and switches
to exactly match their hair. And speak
ing of the new style in puffs and false
hair some of the built on additions the
ladies are wearing on the back of their
heads look as extravagant and ridicu-
lcus as the big bustles and pullbacks
that were fashionable accessories to
dress form 80 years ago.-Great Bend
Tribune.
There was great alarm recently in an
Atchison home. and a half dozen doc
tors were called to come at once The
mother had been holding her child in
her arms, with its face on her shoulder,
and when 1t aWoke, it's face was found
to be dented, and covered with angry
red blotches. The family feared small
poX, or something worse. Five doctors
were called who decided after close in
veStigation, that the child got the dents
and blotches through having it's face
| pressed against the dozens of buttons
| that decorated its mothers waist
| Atchison Globe.
| Much has been heard in Kansas towns
| lately about Mothers day" Several
Kansas editors are now "hollering'' that
the .told man" should have an inning.
They want a Dads day." Should they
have it? By all means. Give the old
| man his chance at the bat. Let him
cavort in his $40 hand-1ne-down suit, his
| last summers straw hat. and his bar
| gain-counter brogans. OF course he
| looks pretty bum in that raiment along
side of daughter with her $25 inverted
flour barrel top piece. her $50 gown with
the waist at the knees, her French
heeled patent pumps, and the rest of
| the stuff that goes with glad feminine
decorations. But he is dad neverthe-
less. MA" with her 500 clubs, her
bridge parties, her pink teas, and her
cut glass society will certainly step
| back for one day. and let the old man
realize for a short "a hours that every
dad has his day.'-Kansas City Jour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18


England collects more than 100000
600 annually through her income tax
and another $50, 100000 or more each
year through an inheritance tax
which she also levies. But an income
tax is desirable in this country not
alone because 1t would be q revenue
raiser. Simple justice demands that
the wealthy people of the land should
more nearly meet their just burdens
of the cost of government. and it can
be secured from them in no other
way than by 1evying tax on their in
comes and their inheritances. Many
of the states in the union are looking
after the latter proposition and in
view of this fact 1t might not be fair
for the federal government also to
levy an inheritance tax. And until an
income tax can be surely and proper
ly levied by an amendment to the
constitution and subsequent legis1a-
ton, the corporation tax proposed by
Mr.. Taft will do very we'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
AsfusEarENrs.
At the Novelty.


taught her more self-command than
gether- -,
Miss Pryor!'' he exclaimed. I'm
the name of all that is wonderful,
what are you doing hereg''
IL was just like him to say that,
ana she could not help laughing a lit
Tie at his too evident amazement.
Just earning my living, if you
please, Mr.. Brent" she replied
And is that necessary ?''
most necessary. Did you ever hear
Brent %
He nodded. watching her earnestly.
Well, Bess went on, a little
breathlessly, like him, have wasted
my substance until / must earn if I
would eat. I've been a business wo-
man for year and I'm beginning to
ike 1t even better than being a society
girl-ah, here comes Mr.. .Bairdl" as
the old lawyer entered.
his entrance ended their CONVEX
sation for that day. but soon after
Brent came again.
Being a lawyer himself. and upon
very good terms with Mr. Baird. 1t
was easy for him to frame excuses
for frequent calls.
so you like doing this?'' he said
one day, standing beside her and
looking down at her nimble fingers.
She looked up at him brightly
Yes. indeed. I never knew what it
was to live until now. ] only wish I
had got to work sooner"
He waited a while. They were
alone in the office, and in the silence
the clatter of the typewriter keys
sounded startlingly loud.
81 suppose" he said, finally, chat
| you are so in love with your work hero
that nothing could induce you to
make a change And yet have BEEN
thinking-that I could offer you a pol
sition rather better than this If you
cared to accept it,"
but I'm not sure that it would be
| fair to Mr. Baird to leave him. He
has been very good to me-" Bess said
You don't understand" Brent said,
Ispeaking very low and leaning over
her. This is permanent position
that of being my wife,
/ I'D given up ever expecting to hear
that from you.'' Bess said a little later.
why didn't you tell me it that sum-
ner at Lenox or the winter before in
| Boston,"
Because, my dear" Brent said,
I'm sane man, and no matter how
much / cared for a woman I would
never marry her were she not the
right sort. I didn't see in the frivolous
girl you were then the making of q
strongly tempted. I went away with
1 out speaking
''Then played the prodigal daugh-
ter to good advantage. after all" Bess
said mischievously. eff my money had
held out this would never have hap
pened. But how do you know that my
4 old habits may not return %
+ e'How? Because you have learned
i your lesson we'll And. anyway, the
role of prodigal daughter, as you call
lit. never suited you SO well As
II 5tsMy present one?" n s
/ mo as your future one, as my
wife will suit you.''-(Copyright- 1909,
by Associated Literary Press-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
HUNOR or THE Day

"a high financier should be something
think so,'' answered Mr.: Dustin Stax:
he can get along with; that of a high
financier is to see what he can get away
with. Washington Star.
young man. said a father. 81 don't
want you to be too attentive to my daugh-
ter" "why..sr,really," stammered the
marry her. but if you're too attentive to
her you won't have money enough to do
itr'-Waukesha Patriot.
There are many. points about our ma
chine, Mr.. Fosdick, the agent was saying,
that you don't. find in typewriters usual
ly... For example, the whole line, as you
in your officer" ssvisible?' he said 1--WE
have one that's more than visible-she's
conspicuous i''-Chicago Tribune.
Girl With the Clara Morris Eyes- al
ways feel like fool when I try to talk
bGut Sp G n M5h to ths feel that
If you lean your head little to one side
when you look at a painting. and throw In
tive and .sto.,ai values you can pass for
an art critic with the best Of them.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
was he acting as if he had taken q,
ing as II he thought he had-"-The Bell
man.
s.Jf I went out in a small boat said the
teacher land the owner knew 1t was
leaking and I got drowned, what would
that be?' After few. minutes silence
little boy stood up, and said: "A holiday,
sir!"-Catholic News.
An Idealist's Purpose.-"And suppose the
worlds wealth were distributed among in
dividuals as you desire; what would you
do with your .share?" I'd start a business
ainass a competency that would relieve
me from dependence on the precarious
profits of lecturing. '-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
THE INCOME TAX DILEMMA.

President Taft's advocacy of con-
gress passing a resolution to amend
the constitution SO that 1t will be pos
sible to enact income tax legislation
at future date would seem to be the
best horn of the dilemma surround
ing this subject to cling to. During
the time that it would take for three
fourths of the states to pass favorably
on this proposed amendment, he
would have a congressional act en-
forced which would levy a two per
cent tax on the net income of cor
porations- This would provide an an
nual revenue for the government of
about $25, 100000 year and while
this probably would not be as large
sum as a direct income tax would
bring in it would help out material
Iy in the raising of needed govern
mental revenue.
AS Mr.. Taft points out in his spec
ial message to congress on this sub
ject, it is mere matter of guess
work as to whether or not the su-
preme court would reverse itself at
this date on the law it has laid down
| which declared a direct income tax to
| be unconstitutional. 1t would take a
| long time, three or four years prob
ably, to get this matter finally adj
| Indicated by the supreme court and
| then if it should decide new law
| on the subject to be unconstitutional
why all that time would DO wasted.
And an income tax law would not be
| operative while it was being threshed
out in the courts. 1t will take a lot
of time to amend the constitution in
| this respect but if this is done it will
be a slow but sure way of arriving at
the desired end. In the meantime the
proposed corporation tax will help to
fill the bill.
Doubt is expressed in certain quar-
ters as to whether or not the Iegisla-
lures of three-fourths of the states in
the union would act favorably on an
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton which would make an income taz
possible. Mr.. Taft rightly believes
that the great majority of the people
of the country are in favor of the levy
ing of an income tax. This being the
case they could see to it that theil
legislatures adopted the constitutions
| amendment. And if the legislatures
acted adversely on this proposition 4
might be taken for granted that the
people are not in favor of it and tina
would be a just settlement of tn,
iquestion.
i AS revenue raiser an income tai
law would fill a long felt want. Tn,
4 growing expenses of the government
i make increased revenue mandatory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
FROM OTHER PENS
TATTLING TEA LEAVES.

Since that ancient time when erring
Antony wandered after light love the
elusive and suspicious blonde has men,
aced the quiet home of domestic man.
1t must be assumed, however, that
Antony knew nothing of the leaves,
else the Roman Senate was sadly de-
ficient. All those since who have in
dulged in the cup that cheers have
been wiser in their generation than
that New York benedict recently ac-
cused of nonsupport by a wife expert
in the reading OF tea-dreg mysteries.
The evidence was SO patent that the
guilty wretch sought no other defense
than a quarrel. With sheer masculine
strategy, which is alleged to have IN
Guided cleaning out the house, he bar
red the door against his subtle fem
mime half. Whereupon came the air
ing of these things before that most
unsensitive of persons-the local mag
istrate-a low-brow who would not
accept the testimony of cup turned
three times slowly with a wish" The
brute sided with the man. of course.
The result achieved by such a dis
pensation of justice is not one to be
desired. The domestic war has sub
dued to a feigned peace-a sort OF
armed neutrality. Such weil-founded
suspicion will never die. The only
thing proved by 1t is that men will
hang together, unless 1t be that there
are those who should bar Oolong from
the home. Moral: Use stra1ner.-
Washington Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.l


If clad in skirts, they should be
called limbs" if worn in pants, the
proper term is legs"
The owl may not be as wise as he
looks but he is wise enough not to
try to work both the night and day
shifts.
What has become of the old fash
toned woman who gathered rose leaves
to spread in her chests of linen?
Every woman believes that If she
should die right after her husband has
scolded her, the coroner would find
her heart covered with black and blue
spots.
They tell of an Atchison woman
that when she was lying in her coffin
was the only time her friends had
ever seen her when she didn't have a
powder rag concealed somewhere
about her person.
In time, a man Twill learn to eat less
but a drunkard never becomes SO old
that he learns that whisky isn't good
for him. It is not unusual to see man
with one foot in the grave, on big
drunk. What enjoyment can very
old man find in jag?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
MARCH OR May

Every one of the governors of the
states has declared for change of
the date of inauguration Of Presidents
and Vice Presidents of the United
States. and there is not q single state
of the republic that would not give an
immense majority for May over
March f. if the proposition were SUBJ
mitted to popular vote of the entire
American electorate.
March is chilly. surely. turbulent:
May is mild, smiling. radiant. One
is dead winter: the other lusty spring,
and there are reasons. as many as
blackberries. why the change should
be made. But there are no very prom
Using indications that it will be made.
Certainly Congress is going TO make
no move in that behalf at the present
extra session. and by December. 1909,
most people will have forgotten the
blizzard of March. 1909 Congress
will wait and wait, procrastinate and
procrastinate. like a Spanish procon-
sui At least one distinguished Amer
lean statesman announced that he was
for the Spanish war because 1t was
Spanish habit to be constantly say
ing and doing ssmanana. which is
translated to mean in our speech to-
morrow" Yet in this matter of uni
versa1 concern=to nrovide a decent
season for inaugurating an American
Presid ent-our7 statesmen say day az
ter tomorrow" and worse.-Washlng-
ton Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

Having done what they could to put
a stop to the work of the savage head
hunters of Formosa, the Japanese
who own the island, are. making siren
uous efforts to bring down wholesale
punishment upon them. On the island
there are about 100000 Of these saw
ages, who delight to run a man to
earth and take his head as a trophy,
and when recently 500 Japanese treas
ure seekers were massacred and their
heads taken it was decided to invoke
the aid of modern science and execute
the savages in job lots. Wire fencings
were run around the villages. and then
when the japanese fred a few shots
the Formosans ran away, but only to
fall upon the highly charged wires
and be Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Rress-J
A lawn party-The grass widow.
Also a faint bank account ne'er won
fair lady.
1t is much easier to go to law than
to get back. ~
Naturally the rounder is not many
sided man. ~
Many fellow has more money than
brains who isn't rich.
IT doesn't take an athlete to jump
from the frying pan into the fIre-
In politics the proof OF the pudding
lis in the distribution OF the pluns.
The. fellow who never pays any
thing else will pay attention to an
heiress-
AS a rule the man who is looking
for trouble doesn't have to go awaN
from home.
Even the man who has never form
ed an opinion of his own arrives at
a definite conclusion when he dies.
Man is made of clay" quoted the
wise Guy. "Stiil, that doesn't prove
that every fellow is a brick" added the
Simple Mug.
Blobbs-~Newlywed seem to be quite
settled since his marriage" Slobbs-
Yes, his nother-in-law lives with
them. and I guess she settles him."
Sillicus-"We should all strive to
bear each others burdens Cynicus--
Eyes, most of US seem to think we
could bear each others burdens. more
easily than we could our owns'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.I

l.
Better a sweetheart than a sour wife.
Work is better for boys than most
boys are for work.
After a man gets one bite he wants
the rest of the apple.
A woman never cares for the looks of
q thing If it is stylish.
Some men fail TO arrive because they
carry too much excess baggage.
If beauty is but skin deep the beauty
doctors must practice skin game.
A small boys idea Of greatness isn't
the same as his mothers idea of it.
You may be sure you are right, but
don't be too sure that everybody else
is wrong
The tight-rope walker is all there
when it comes to keeping in the straight
and narrow path
The woman who is afflicted with the
butt-in habit usually has long nose
a long tongue and says but little when
she talks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A whole lot of valuable time is vast
ed in arguments that end in nothing.
4 y y
1t is, sad but true that business never
seems to be very dull with the under
takers.
If truth came as easy as faIsehoods
there would be more of it floating
around.
People who are overly sensitive to
criticism are generally in untenable
positions.
x n Is
There are louder noises but none are
quite so satisfactory as the tinkle of a
few gold pieces in ones pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
fFrom the New York Press.l5

IFrom the New York Press
A woman's reason for doing her
duty is that she wants to; mans,
that he has to.
The easiest way for man not to
discover his weaknesses is for his wife
to do it for him.
Tell girl she's pretty. not because
she doubts 1t, but because she doesn't
want You TO doubt 1t.
A summer vacation does man so
much good because it reminds him how
much easier his work is
Most OF the sport of automobiling is
what a good time you would have If
so many things didn't go wrong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate of ten
cents week or thirty cents a month
Thy mail onIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While out of town
the state Journal will be to you like
a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions. to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

o. II. p. Belmont to hasten the day
when universal suffrage will be secured
by the women? She would have them
refuse to marry until their demands in
this respect are granted. Tha- is about
as sensible as some OF the methods he
ing pursued by the English women IN
their fight for the privileges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
TALE OF A TRAMP


Well, We comes to Punkin Center-that' $
town in Kansas State
An the brake finds us hidin', so he
uitched us on the freight:
An we watched her tail lights gliu1mer
DOWN the track a. mile away,
An II sets my think box rattifn' that
we'd come to town to stay;
t th.s r oufg wuz sure a station where
80 my side-kicks puts it to me that we
find place to flop.
ven. We aoes; we finds a barn loft filled
An we pounds our ears inside it TIL
along bout noon next day.
Wen have to throw our feet,
ter my backbone's in my stumnaick an
need a bite to eat.
meet me down above the depo. when
III be there If I've been lucky an wen
~, divvy what we git
wen, we splits; he takes the main stem
an does the rural scout
An the seventh door I batters-binr,
s,,,, me dame Just bawls me put
Sometnin' awful-caIls me lazy--caIls me
g. puni-an calls me shirk-
Sez a great, big tramp like I WIZ ought
TO nave to go to work!
say Her talk wuz sure cuckoo, an
o.. ine IRE flashed in her eyes
out passed her weli-curb goin an ]
pt cops two custard piest
Dig around they wuz, an juicy-pretty
lat fer DO an me-
20 beats 1t down to meet him where
tells him I would be-.
ne WIZ tnere; we chews that swell feed
A., with our whiskers full of grins,
An l seq. She gave EN- to me If we'd
prlng her back the tins
1ou go take EN- to her. buddy: set zen,
= down inside the door,
NOW that husky, hungry hobo amt nv
IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
Pure water by Condensation.

In the big desert of Chile there is
a consid cradle amount of brackish wa
ter. but no water that either human
beings or stock can drink Science.
however, has come to the aid of this
rainIeas section OF the country in the
form of an ingenious desert water
works. consisting of series of frames
containing twenty thousand square
feet of glass The panes of glass are
arranged in the shape of v. and
under each pane is hollow pan con-
tanning braclish water.
The heat of the sun evaporates the
water, which condenses upon the
sIopfng glass. and, made pure by this
operation, it runs down into little
channels at the bottom of the v and
is carried away into the main canal
Nearly a thousand gallons Of fresh
water are collected daily by this
means.-Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

No one can blame Mrs. Howard
Gould for weeping as the testimony is
being piled up in court showing that
she has few claims to be considered as
a desirability in the way Of a wife.
The visions of an abundant meal ticket
slipping away can scarcely be anything
but disconcerting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

tariff speeches delivered in the senate
probably would not produce enough
revenue to pay senator's salaries. .
When public men become SO easily an
gered at a little criticism 1t can almost
be taken for granted that the positions
they are endeavoring to sustain are not
sound ones. It's the truth that always
hurts the worst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

Senator Owen OF Oklahoma, says that
the Aldrich tariff bill was written to
serve the purposes Of the masters OF
MONOPOLY; that 1t seeks to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer; and
that It is contrary to the will of the
American people. And In these con-
tentions he is quite right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

The third primary law which has
been enacted by the Illinois legislature
has been declared to be unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court of that
state. This was the same fate accord
ed to the other two. Either the
legislature of Illinois is not much of an
adept at drafting legislation or the
supreme court of that commonwealth
is a little too particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

Forty. odd years have been needed by
the heirs of a man who furnished ice to
the Union army during the civil war
to collect his claim for this service
from the government. They were
awarded $1s1,s5S. but they only get
$19,S4S The attorneys fees and the
other costs of prosecuting the claim
have gohbled up the remaining greater
portion of the money. This is not a
kind Of justice as administered by the
federal government that is worth hrag-
Zine over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

One lawyer declares emphatically
that Kansas new and most stringent
prohibitory law is unconstitutional. An
other lawyer is just as emphatic in
declaring that it is constitutional. And
there you are. If all lawyers were
agreed on every point OF law there
would not be much business for any OF
than
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

Some women are wont to insist that
they are perfect ladies'. drunk or
sober" But Mrs. Howard Gould can
scarcely hope to be considered in that
class, If the tales OF her former ser
wants are within the realms Of truth.