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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03
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wholesale house along the Ohio ritter
IN Cincinnati. Madame OifDrd had
told the man the name Of the firm
wher the proJner was seunployed, de
scrubbed the missing relative aud
gave the assumed name. the. brother
had taken when be arrived In On
cinnad. Wednesday the man In Ma
rion received letter from his broth
er, stating that he would be home
dn the near future.
Metzi Adhnont, musical and whis-
thing wonder, will be at the Family
tlfeater the last three days of the
week when there wial also be pro
duced the firtE OF a series of anna :
teur playlers by some OF the mem
bers of the Family theater stock
company. THE Story OF. the vdo-
let's" written by. Walter NJ. Ebel,
who has charge of this feature, and
interpreted by Mr.. and Mrs. Ebel
and II. s. Vail, proprietor OF the
Family 1heater. II is replete with
excellent dranatic possibilities aud
quaint hudnor. containing a vedn OF
romance that holds the interest OF
the audience from first to last.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

and 40 years old. You are all that a
yeman should not be. You have a
light 10 love only toad and you can
yin the love Of only toad. You have
struggled desperately for the right
merely TO live, and now that Too is
going against YOU. Your money is
zone, you have no work, you can find
do work, and You arc behjnd.in your
'ent, 1t is a tragedy to be behind In
yonr.rent. To-day YOU will again walk
he street looking for some employ
hent, and again you will be snubbed,
because business men have no use for
inknown women who are ugly and
shabby and 40 years old. Tonight you
VII go TO bed with a heartache and
VIII have TO awake tomorrow with a
heartaohe. For you to be awake is
10 suffer. II It were not for ymi. 1T.
lie toad, might might Oh, we'll
get down into the sunshine and be
happy but come to the door to meet
me 'to'nlght, or l shall sorely need
Sreetine. shall be so tired, and my
heart VIII be very heavy"
The woman GENTLY placed the toad
On the strip Of sunshine, whence he
'ollowed her with .his shining little
eyes as she put on her hat and shabby
acket, Then she stopped and touched
the horned head in fashion she had,
and said
"Good'by, little friend Wish me
luck" The toad turned and watched
with blinking. eyes as she left the
room s..
Three mocking faces saw her stand
hesltatingT on the door-steps, uncer-
tain where to turp in her dreary
;earch" .@
Wonder II she has locked her
ioor?' giggled the ,frowsy headed
saleswpman.
"oh, we1l get in somehow" the
book k-keeper assured ,her, and the.
Stenographer Uttered So they went
up TO the fourth floor back and found
The door unlocked. :.
"Oh, there's the: nasty thing," ex.
claimed the saleswoman, coquettishIy
retreating. The srenographer affected
'tlfl greater flight, and sought The
shelter of the solitary chair. -.
Lets tie'it out the window by. its
leg" suggested The book keeper,
Wont she be crazyl" Uttered the
'aleswoman. 'Id give dollar to see
her ugly face get red and hear her
stammer."
He. tied string to the toad's leg
md hung It out the window, shutting
The sash on the string Then they went
)ut with much laughter and told all
iboutit~at their various 'iobs."
II was dusk when Miss Leonard re.
'urned to pass a cold faced landlady
ina fairly to pull herself upstairs by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

The bpnisters. Her head burned and
shrobbed, but her heart was like lead
abe opened her door carefully that she
might not tread on the toad, but the
tofN was not there. She lit the gas
and hunted about the floor, but she did
no., find the friendly little chap TN she
went to the window, where she caught
sight Of the string and discovered her
pet hanging at the end of It, killed by
the north wind. She gave a gasping
little cry, hut this one moan from her
white lips was all the joke won from
her. With her usual gentleness, she
toek up the toad and put It on the
floor. She removed her hat and coat,
laid them carefully away, brushed
back her thin hair, and lay face
down on her bed, Miss Leonard's
place was vacant at the suppertable
that night.
When the house had grown still
some hours later and the landlady had
made her rounds, turning out the gas,
Miss Leonard arose laid her jacket at
the bottom Of the door, ana stuffed
the .keyhole with paper. She went
slowly to the dim mirror anG gazed at
the face which looked back at her
with a strange. whimsical smile.
"Good'by, Miss Leonard" she said.
You arelgolng to place where, per-
haps, there's room for plain women OF
forty. II there. is no such place, you
will have a new hurt, or, at least,
blessed oblivion =,
She bowed graSely to herself, and
stopped TO touch the toad dead at her
feet. ' 'r
"Good-by, little toad" she said
softly.
Miss Leonard turned out the gas
and turned II on again and lay down
on the bed, where they found her the
next morning once quite unem-
barrassed by the gaze OF strangers.
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NOW HE HAS FOUND OUT.
Solution Of = Mystery That Bothered
the Middle Aged Man in His Youth.

when | was a boy. said the mid.
die aged man. I'VE used to come across
a pear tree occasionally that had pears
SO hard you couldn't bite 'em. Maybe
you've seen 'em.
They we're chunky built. pear al.
most spherical In shape, a very dark
green, almost black, in color and OF
about the same specific gravity as
cast iron. You threw one OF those
pears against a rock and II might
chip the rock but It would have no eff
feet on the pear. These pears never
got ripe; they always remained Of
just that same hardness. There were
no apples that I'VE could not bite into,
hut those hard pears were proof even
against the teeth OF our youth.
Il used to wQnder sometimes why
those pears grew, what they were for
and what became of them. Now |
know. / came across some yesterday
preserved
There they were in the dish, two
pieces OF one pear, two hemispheres
of pear. looking strangely familiar
when In my mind | had reconstructed
them to make one pear; and when
after barely escaping shooting the
piece l tried out of the dish onto the
table in. my repeated endeavors to
penetrate It; when, say / had final
ly managed to shave a silver or this
piece i felt morally certain. ane when
had tasted It any lingering doubt
might have had was removed; It was
rasteless. They were beyond all ques.
tion the same old pears.
Boiling and steaming had softened
them a little on the surface, but not
much, and despite all treatment they
still remained as they had ever been,
without taste. They were, the pears,
all right--the petrified pears of our
youth, and while we couldn't eat them
we smiled as We thought we. had
solved at last that long standing mys.
terry of what they did with them-they
can EN-
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'1Ae Lio,rs
Roar a
Welcome.
[ II exsPresident Roosevelt has good
luck on, bis hunt In Africa the
Gertlinn' emperor will he qener.

KFexsPresident Roosevelt has good
luck on, bis hunt In Africa the
German emperor will be gener-
ously remembered. 1t was the
ka3sers parting message which "dee-
liebte4v him'more than any he receiv.
ed on leaving Naples for Mombasa,
the German rulers letter ending. with
."Weidmannsheil!7 (Hall to the success.
ful huntsmanD This pleased Colonel
lRposeyelt so much that he sent to his
ma5esty.by the German consul general
the message, "In a year from now
you will be In q position to see. wheth-
or 4 deserve such q wish."
Before AIR. Roosevelt starts for tile
Jungle at. the head of his safari he
Will undergo many novel experiences
and among them will be ride on an
East african railway, which differs In
many respects from the typical Ameri-
can railroad. The railroad is COM
paratively new institution in the dark
continent and runs often through dis
.tricts where but short time ago civ
ilized men were seldom seen. In
Uganda It is possible to Zee antelopes,
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Brief Mention

Nv S'~~N ~ w ~rS~S<SS<HScNS~ScrS
Application was filed today In the
probate court for probating the will
of Mrs. Jane A. Bretz.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pace,
of Windsor street, this morning, a
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manus Boyer, residing
east of the city. are the parents OF
a daughter, born this morning.
Charles Ray Howald, of Prospect
and Miss Rosa A. Coleman, of Waldo
have been licensed to marry.
A marriage license has been issued
to Frank l.. Wolfe, of Columbus, and
Miss Agnes Esther Briggs, OF this
city.
John Babcock, an operator at the
Postal telegraph company's Office here
Tor several years, left last night for
Ashland where he today assumed the
duties of manager OF that office.
Application was filed in the court
of Common Pleas this afternoon for
the transfer OF $4,000 from the funds
OF the board of public service to the
board of public safety.
Company ID, o. N. G., held regu-
lar weekly drill meeting .at the ar
mory last evening. Four new recruits
were present and the attendance was
highly satisfactory.
The choral union of the United
Brethren church will hold a rehears-.
al at the church this evening instead
of Friday might, on account of the
high school commencement. A large
attendance is desired.
County Auditor c. l.. Allen today
turned into the county treasury S.
5S6.76, the amount OF money the
state gives to Marion county for the
repair OF the free turn pike reads.
The county commissioners have a.
ranged to expend the entire amount
in repairing the roads of the county.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage OF Miss Har-
riett Siegle, of Brooklyn, N. Y, to
Mr.. John Bordes, a prominent bust
nessman there. Miss Siegele is well
known In Marion, having visited her
brother, August Siegele, here a num-
ber OF times.
DR.. Il. L. Brady OF this city re-
ceived message Wednesday disclos-
Ing that his brother, Louis d. Brady
OF Mansfield, Ohio. was successful
applicant at the Ohio State exami-
nation for pharmacists held at Co
columbus on May 1lth. Mr.. Brady
is employed at the Fnefrock drug
store at Mansfield and is quite we'll
known in this city.
Mrs. S. 5. Trump, or Farming
street. nicely entertained the mem
.bers OF the Ladies society OF the
Evangelical Lutheran church at her
home Wednesday evening. Regular
business was given attention. A so
cial session was held and refresh
ments were served. The next meeting
VIII be held In a month with Mrs
j.. Iachman OF Church street.
There Will be total eclipse OF the
moon this evening. lt will rise to-
tally eclipsed and will emerge at
about 10 o'clock p. m. and will
leave the shadow at about IL O'Clock
The eclipse promises to be an inter-
esting one. Difficulty may be ex-
perienced in naming the exact time
at (which the moon will enter the
shadow
Roy Want, son of DR.. and Mrs. c.
Il, Want, OF South State street, to-
day acted as best man at the wedding
OF an old college chum of his at
Pontiac, Michigan. The groom Kur-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

,weelSs before the Inauguration OF Mr.
Taft, but IL was held up In the outer
rooms OF the executive office Of the
White, House by Secretary Loeb, who
aguardedthe president against all forms
= Of caricatnre and who told the massen-
ger. that officially he thought the jug
was "rotten;" that personally he
thought It was fine. When he. was no
longer president and therefore less
fearful OF carlcature the rejected toby
was proffered to'AIr, Rooseveltat Oys.
Z ter Fay, His one exclamation was an
emphatic ."DeeJigitedr'
When the officers of the ship which
was to take the .ex-president to En-
rope caught sighr of the. quaint a,iapta-
tfoD they accepted three dozen copies
To- We paced on, shipboard. The mes.
senger bearing them did not have ere:
dentials to admit him to. the ship, and
Mr.Loeb helped the young ferlow to de.
liversthe parcels TO the steward! A 1T
tie later out at sen the passengers were
drinking srom them and teastlng Mr..
Roosevelt,
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Ghe Social wbirl.

The Anrcitia club was pleasantly
entertained at the home OF Mrs.
II. ID. Hughey, OF Leader street
Wednesday, afternoon. Practically all
of the club members were present
and the session proved a delightful
che. fHhe AFTERNOON hours were
spent at eanbroidery work. music
and social intercourse. Elegant re-
freshments We're served by the hos
tess. The clubs guests upon this
oocasion were Mrs. Bruce McINaine
Of CTeston, Ohio, and airs. Sidney
Moore.
The next meeting of the club will
be held In two weeks at the home
OF Mrs. Cary Andrews of Cherry
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Eebras and ostricbes grazing along the
railroad track and so indifferent to the
passage Of a train as scarcely to raise
their heads as 1t ,rushes by. On the
route from Mombasa to'Nairobi, where
Colonel .Rooseve,t's party win part
company with civilization, there Is
much beautiful scenery. and at one
point the train passes over high
bridge, a good place for Kermit to OBJ
tain few snapshots. =.
There has been an extra amount OF
roaring among the lions of Uganda re-
Gently, aud the natives have no doubt
II has had something to do with the
visit Of Colonel Roosevelt. Elephants,
too, have been on the rampage, and
one recently strayed from n herd and
made Its way Into bazaar in Masingi,
where II did more havoc than that his.
torlc bull In the china shop.
Just before Mr.. Roosevelt sailed for
Africa he'was presented with toby
jug In replica of his strenuous self,
designed by Edward Penfield. The
jug was produced by the toby potter
les of New York city, aud the first ex-
ampiar was sent to the ex-presldent at
Oyster Bay. Several dozens were also
carried aboard the Hamburg, to the
delight of the passengers, who used
them to drink to Mr.. Roosevelt's
health. The Roosevelt toby is an
adaptation Of the old Staffortlshre
toby jug, so popular during the eight
eenth and early. nineteenth centuries,
when they were nodded In friendly
caricatures of famous men.
A complimentary copy Of the Roose.
welt toby was sent by special mes
senger to the president a couple of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

street. sT
"a company of about tweuty five
friends peGpetrated very pleasant
surprise upon Mr. Edward Ingle. at
his home ON David street, Wednesday
evening. The guests assembled un-
expected at O'Clock and the sur
pris was complete. The evening
was. passed at games, music and vsri-
GUS social diversions. The occasion
was given in honor OF Mr.. Ingle's
twenty y-fonrth bdthay anniversary,
and he was presented with a fine
mahogany rc kcr. A particular fea-
ture OF the ocnason, was an elegant
luncheon, served al 10 O'Clock
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

It's Fordert, q son of a wealthy manu-.
facturer Of Milwaukee, was class
mate of Roy Want at Orchard Lake.
The bride, Miss Florence Knight, is
slightly known TO Marion students,
who have attended school there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

Canton Marion lodge l. o. o. r.,
transacted only business of routine
nature at. Well attended session
last evening, ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

'Attend the Baker Band concert,
June s. Finest of the season. Grand
Opera House. 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03

The Protected Home Circle met
last evening in regular 'semi-monthly
session. Aside from considering.
regular business, two candidates
were ballotted upon.
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Lodge News


The Fraternal Order OF Eagles met
last evening with large attendance.
Aside from considering regular busi-
ness, arrangements were made for
attending the annual state convention
which Is in, session at Lima, Ohio,
The Marion party. which Will number
about fifty, will Join the Columbus
aggregation which Will arrive In this
city tomorrow morning over the
Pennsylvania at SAB O'clock The
special train will go through 10
Bucyrus where an aggregation OF
Eagles from that town will join the
parity. Friday is the last day of the
convention ana a great conolaye will
result. =.
The Home Guards met last evening
and conducted their semi-annual cleo
tion of officers. 1t resulted as fol-
lows. j.. II. PreItyman, counsellor;
Bert Bastian, vice counsellor; |. NJ
kice. chaplain: W., w. NBodley, guard;
Gorten Davis, conductor: Thomas
Tunnison, inside. shield; DR.. j. G..
Setter, outside shield; Miss Hessley
srginist; Mr.. J. A. Rice. captain Of
the. degree stan. Installation will
take place at the first meeting in
July. Aside flom the election OF
officers, six applications Tor member
ship were balloted upon.
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Try the Mirror want coaup,a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15


tenth Of foot Of reaching the mark
OF the flood of June 20, 1908. BY
this morning the water viii lie u.s,u. .
two tenths OF foot higher than /.
went last year.
The Missouri river is falling at
Kansas City. Boonville, Glasgow and
below the mouth Of the Usage. It is
at standstill at Eermana. where
the gauge was &c. feet. The river at
Hermann has risen only one-tenth Of
a foot since Tuesday morning. The
Mississippi river is falling at Burling-
ton and Keokuk The rise at Grafton
was due to the back water.
The present flood will rank fifth for
height in period of rs years. The flood
of 1874 was the highest Of which
there is any record. No great flood
has occurred SO late in the season
as that Of this year except the freak
one Of September 1905. That is the
time Of year when the river is gen.
orally at low-water mark. Heavy rains
which continued for many days in the
upper Mississippi, the Missouri and
Illinois valleys produced that flood.
Nearly all the floods have come in
May or Juna. and the melting Of snow
on the urner Missouri. has contributed
largely to these floods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15

WITH RAILROAD HERE
Worked In Q offices in this City and
Went to Chicago About Ten
Years Ago With b. L.
e. w

Word has been received In this city OF
the promotion of another Keokuk boy
who is going to the front, In the rail-
road world. r. H. Martin, has recent
ly been appointed Commercial agent
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railway company at New
Haven, Conn, to which place he was
transferred the first of the present
month.
The promotion is one we'll deserved,
he having been connected with that
road, for The past years and was ap.
pointed recently to take the place OF
b. G. Campbell at New Haven who
has been promoted to the position of
Commercial agent at Cleveland Ohio,
having been notified Of his change at
the same time as his successor.
Mr. Martin is a Keokuk boy, born
and reared in this city and has many
friends here who will be glad to know
of his promotion. he received his
education in this city and is we'll
known by large circle Of friends.
For the past ten years he has been
In Chicago in the employ Of the D. L.
& W. road. having formerly held a
position In the c., B. & @. general
Offices IN this city.
He is son of Mrs. M. A. Martin of
723 Blondeau street, who received
word recently Of his promotion and
change of residence to the east coast.
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ENCOURAGING
MATRIMONY
illinois Reduces Fec for License to
Help Worthy
Couples.

When the record was made up for
the weddings of June just past in Ill.
inois it was found that there had been
decided slump in the matrimonial
markets, as compared with previous
years. 1t was up to the state of IL
linois to bolster up the infant in.
dustry which seemed about to go
into inocuous desuetude, to use d
term that has become somewhat
hackneyed. Believing that marriage
would be promoted If licenses were
made cheaper, all county clerks
we're appraised that marriage licenses
would be reduced from $110 each to
ST. OF course, the dime saved on the
license would not go far toward
furnishing homestead, but every lit
tie bit added makes little. bit more
to use another phrase which has been
used by many.
The state legislature has in Its
wisdom sees fit to hedge marriage
about by so many technicalities that
the decrease was becoming noticeable
1hey realized that a mans heart was
touched when his pocketbook was ap
pealed to. and so chopped down the
license fee dime in the hope that
this would overcome some Of the diff
culties interposed in the way Of age
residence, consent and the like. Il
would seem that with the state reduc
ing the costs, installment houses adj
vertising to furnish the home, second
hand men offering to buy the furni.
ture of Divorces and money sharks
agreeing to lend the money for the
wedding trip that the business should
look up a little. Then divorces are
secured so easily and cheaply that II
1t proves a failure the bonds are can
celled with little trouble. All in all
marriage nowadays seems to NEE
with much encouragement from all ex
cept those who might well become
blushing brides and handsome grooms
With all the inducement quoted above
the license issued in July so far al
Quincy have, been remarkably few. nc
more than one day on an average.
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. o. w. Swartz and daughter,
Margaret are in Montrose today.
Quincy Joruunal: Miss Josephine
Caldwell of Hastings, Mimi, who has
been visiting relatives in Keokuk, and
who came down from there a week
ago on the Congregational excursion,
accompanied by Van Hayden, who re-
turned home Monday, has been hav-
ing pleasant visit here. Mrs. Frank
Bishop and Miss Mildred Mckee have
been entertaining her.
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CITY NEWS

Read the want column.
The Sunday double header will
probably be the last double header of
the season.
Arthur J. Reynolds. substitute
carrier of rural route No. / is i'll and
his place is being temporarily filled by
Frank Rowland, formet carrier.
"A protest has been filed with the
city clerk against the construction OF
temporary sidewalk on the north
side of Des Moines betwe>- ginth and
Tenth as ordered by the city council.
Property owners along North
Fifth street between Blondeau and
Grand Avenue have protested against
the reconstruction OF that street as
proposed by the city council.
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Delay in commencing treatment for
a slight irregularity that could have
been cured quickly by Foley's Kidney
Remedy may result in a serious kid
ney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy
builds up the worn out tissues and
strengthens these organs. Wilkinson
& Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15
FLOOD SITUATION
AT ST. LOUIS
q Stage Of s5ls Feet is Expected For
To-Day or Tomorrow Down
There.

This mornings Globe-Democrpt says
o. the flood situation there:
The present flood in the Mississippi
river VIII crest today or tomorrow
81 about S5.5 feet, according to calcu.
'atlons made list night by o. G. Bur.
ro"s. observer in charge Of the
weather bureau. The river rose
Slowly. but steadily. all yesterday. AT
o'clock last night the gauge regis
freed S4.S feet. This lacks only one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15
PERSONA

F. J. Schenk and son Frank left for
Illinois points to deliver Hotel Regis
tiers.
F. "A. Lindstrand Of 1926 Fulton
street returned to this city last even.
ing after nleasant four weeks visit
in Chicago
Miss Christina West is visiting in
Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Munson Of Daven.
port are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Seifert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15

w R. C.-The Hawkes. Hall Reg
uiar meeting of Terrence Relief Corps,
NO. loO, the &c md and fourth Thurs
Gays OF each month at 2:30 o'clock
p. IN. sharp. Mrs. Chas. M. Cook,
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec
rotary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15

Foley's Honey and Tar no. only
stops chronic coughs that weaken the
constitution and develop into consump-
ton. but heals and strengthens the
lungs. It affords comfort and Keller
I'm the worst cases Of chronic bron.
chitis, asthma, hay fever and lung
trouble. Wilkinson & Co.