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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30

bless yOu-just the ticket-a salOOn Opll
shtart saloon! And hincefor'd"-a tear
trickled slowly down his classic cheek
''Vale all thou swate political ambitions!
HincefOrd Oi must to wurk, and earn my
bread loike other daycint people-bow.ow,
boo boo. bOO-!''
Giving vent to which, he tore his sundry
books and papers into thousand shreds,
and wandered FORTH
Eighteen months had passed away. And
the snug Elite of Larry Q. O'DOnnegall
was widely known. He had now two tidy
men to tend the bar; and he himself, had
little else to do than superintend the smooth
machinery of his place.
TO his earlier life, he rarely gave
thought-so absorbed in his saloon had he
become. But on this bright and glorious
morning, as in cOmplacence he gaZed down
upon the 13carat diamond in his shirt
front, sense of dreamy reverie took pos
session of him. He dwelt with innate SYM
pathy on his earlier days.
''Ha, ha. ha. A tOddy for your thOughts!"
said the genial Alderman Lallagh just then
coming up.
O'DOnnegall reused himself. "Er-well.
Lallagh." said he, essaying feeble smile;
''I'll 60 y. Fact is. Lallagh, was think
would mt b'lave it, thrue, but I hod me
whole heart an soul set on becoming poll
tician in them days. Rocky days. Lallagh!
l bought all sorts av books. ct c8tera. on
tn subtle; an shtudied, an shtudied; but
we'll"
"Well?"
II could MT mex no go. My money was
running low. an hod to turn to something
for living-leave political ambition go to
tn dogs"
"And what did you do?"
do? Well. in sheer desperation, Lal-
lagh. / shtarted a saloon. could think av
nothing better; and"
Lallagh roared-and gave his aldermanic
brother (for. mark you, my dear reader:
O'DOnnegall was now an alderman of the
first water-and the 14th ward) two gentle
pOkeS in the ribs.
"Better?" said he in high, derisive merri-
ment why bless you. an sure you
could MT have wanted nothing better. 1t
must have been Providence itself that di-
rected yure course. so it must! That's one
on you. Pll tex a tOddy."
CHARLES LIE FURsT.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30
General Won NIOltke.

The death of General Won MOltke re-
moves from earth a character whose mental
makeup involved those sublime contradic-
tions that at once charm and astound the
world. A simple and coniding Christian,
a humble and contrte spirit, an individual
without dash or bravado, Moltke was the
very incarnation of war. He began life as
an abused and neglected youth whose
health was delicate and whose spirit was
seemingly as far removed from military in
trepidity as any mans ever was, yet he rose
to the most gigantic military commands
held by European subject in modern
times. War was his profession, not his
personal glory. While he was mapping out
Europe as field of carnage and beating
the hosts of Denmark, Austria and France
on paper, he maintained his other identity,
as the humblest and most submissive wor-
shipper at the shrine of a revealed religion.
There was no mental dash and independ.
ence in Moltke, such as you find in Boiling
broke, in Crispi, in IngersOll. But there
was the military genius. the apparent cal
lousness to human suffering that makes a
great soldier. You could not imagine
Moltke firing the hearts of Europe with a
declaration OF independence like Luther's.
or smashing the science of his age with
GalileO. but you find him in tent calmly
making plans for Sedan. that will involve
the death of thousands of his fellow beings.
There have been warriors like MOltke be.
fore. There was Gustavus Adolphus in
Europe, and StOnewall jackson in America,
men of much the same type. War was
their profession. part of their religion, all
of their genius. The age Of such heroes is
passing. The next century will produce
fewer of them than the past. but while they
are passing it is instructive to note that war
produces its pure heroes. as we'll as peace.
For example. Moltke was very different
man from the first Napoleon. He could
never have deluged Europe with blood to
aggrandize Moltke, but for the fatherland
he dared anything. He not only dared to
act when the day of battle came. but he
could bring his mind years in advance to
work on plans which he knew, if ever they
were executed. would involve the decima-
tion Of a nation. Minneapolis Daily Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30
Lost Cities.

The city under the sea, which has been
discovered between Grade and POla in Is.
tria, is believed to be the ruins of Cissa,
mentioned by Piny as situated on an Island
of that name. A diver reports having seen
the streets. walls and quays, but the doors
and windows of the houses appear to be
choked with silt and seaweed. While on
this subject, we may mention that the re.
markable ruins of Zimbabye which have
been discovered in MashOnland, are to be
explored by Mr.. Theodore Bent, with the
aid of the Royal Geographical society.
Great progress has been made in unearthing
the Romano British town of Silchester,
near Reading. The site covers hundred
acres, and is situated on the Strathfieldsays
estate of the duke of Wellington. Walls,
gates. streets. baths and private houses have
been laid bare. and rich collection of pot.
terry, implements and coins has been made
Among these are an iron carpenters plane
and blacksmith's tools. Some of the edge
tools are still keen enough to work with.
A piece of tile retains the imprint of ba-
by's foot. and another that of shoe or
sandal with springs in the sole. The pot
terry ranges from coarse cooking vessels to
artistic ware; the irOnwOrk shows Orna-
mentatiOn, and the needles or other house
hold articles bear witness to fairly high
degree of civilization among the Ibero. Celtic
population, who, to the best of our knOwl-
edge, made up the ancient BritOns. It is a
mistake to speak of these. our early fore
fathers. as Celts. They were probably
more Iberian than Celtic. at least in Eng
land prOper.-CasselPs Magazine.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30
GET A WIGGLE ON, MY LAD.

Get wiggle on, my LAD.
Don't walk at funeral pace:
Don't stand lazy, moping, sad;
Don't sit with drowsy face.
Hustle around and do your share,
In the town or in the bush:
Rustic here and hustle there;
Hustle, rustic. hustle. push.
Push out: don't stand idly by;
Elbow forward push and squeeZe;
You'll get there if you try;
Swing your shoulders, brace your knees.
Don't live in little den;
Don't go halfstarved, hungry. cold;
Pigs were made for such pen;
=. Wiggle. work and push out bold.
Don't jump if your shadow moves;
If the world won't 60 with you
Let it slip in its old grooves;
Strike out bold, try something new.
Get a wiggle on, my lad;
Get hustle in your talk:
Get rustic on you, get mad;
Get a hustle on your walk.
Selected.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30

any previous stage of the worlds progress;
and they always will be new-fOr they will
never live to be old-and these are the
books, mainly, that are being so loudly cell
ebrated by the literary auctiOneers. They
may not be bad in one sense, but they are
of no sort of consequence. They deliver
no message, they do not feed the intellect
ual life. ''Of all plaques that affect moral
ity." says Mr.. Ruskin, 1.-THE venom of bad
book to weak people and the charms of a
foolish one to simple people are without
us, alas, are either weak or simple. espe-
cially in literary things. Therefore it is
that make this plea for the OId-for the
books that for ages have helped to make
men strong; the books that are at the basis
of our modern intellectually. We begin
with the novel that came out last night
while we slept. but never get back to
the masters Better begin with the mas
ters. and if we do not get forward to yes
terday's novel it does not so much matter.
In reading it is not the rich food that puts
the intellectual stomach out of order.
Homer and Omar. Khayyam and Victor
Hugo never gave anybody the dyspepsia,
but Haggard has ruined the literary health
of half a continent. Those who feed f0r
long on E. P. Roe cannot digest the tissue
giving George EllOt.
Mr.. Lowell said the other day that the
scholars of three centuries ago used a noble
speech. ''because they lunched with Plutarch
and supped with Plato" To-day we break
fast with the morning newspaper and sup
with the town gossip. Mr.. Lowells advice.
that young people should confne themselves
to the supreme books IN whatever literature,
was good advice, not because it was new,
but because it was old; for did not Seneca
say: beware lest thy desire to read many
authors and all sorts of books contain not
giddiness and Inconsistency of mind. Read,
therefore. if thou wilt credit me, such books
always as are most approved"
Therefore plead for the old. From the
bewildering voices of the shrill pipers
pray thee have me excused, and hand me
''the MeditatiOns of Marcus Aurelius AntO-
MUS. ."-Waitman .Barbe, A. NJ. in Amer
ica.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30

The man who ''feels himself to be differ.
ent from other men" should MT always brag
about it. Dime.museum freaks are in the
same fix.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30
Brief PreparatfOns.

''Now." said the carpenter to his wife,
''we'll be off to the party as soon as get
out my claw-hammer, brush my nails, and
clean up t."-Puck.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

Tho optician is the eye-deal trades
man.
Brought to Iight--An after dinner
cigar.
Foot prints-Boot and shoe advertise
ments.
Il isa wise old saw that knows who
filed il last.
Eyes, my child, yes; dun is the future
tense OF due
man doesn't have to understand
military tactics to drill a hole.
How can amsn follow a calling and
yet be at the head of his profession
The capitalist who loaned money to
the cattle man referred to il as beef
stake.
When brainless individual gets cold
ia the head 1t Is a case of long felt want
being filed
It sounds rather psrsdoxical, but Il il
fact. nevertheless. that the shiftles.
man il the one who has to move the
oftenest.
After you have discovered that your
coal merchant ia an honest man, never
contradict him. Let him have his own
weigh.
You're always fall Of news. said the
letter to the box. I'm glad ron dropped
in, replied the box I'll keep yon
~osted
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

~ the last Doctors Day all the doc
tors were enthusiastic in their praises OF
the athletic work done by the girls, pre-
dieting beautiful physical results when
the carelesSness OF girlhood shall have
deepened into the shades aud cares OF
maturity. The club swinging showed a
tlmidity aud the arm movements were
not altogether graceful. But the kick
ing vas fine. We women are renowned
for our kicking propensities.
New York women have taken leave
of their senses, their traditions and their
Americanisms this winter The French
ball began it. few men. half in sport,
half in bravado, agreed TO take their
tender little better halves to see the
awful d0ings at this bali Boxes were
secured for these high bred ladies and in
them they sat envelopcd in black domi-
noes. watching the fun all night Tong
Then came the Carmencita ball and
all the three hundred and ninety nine
out of the Four Hundred were there
Carmencita arrived at 1890 and danced
beautifully. and, although her lace
petticoats were so dirty as TO offend fas-
tidious ewes, the dirt, the promi.cuous
crowd and the jamming and pushing of
the diverse elements were all accepted
In the best of spirits. IL was so refresh
ing 70 bs away from the trammel, the
blare and the barney Of "sassiety" for a
whole EVENING"
The four hundred ultra-religious
women of New York who think IL sinful
20 devote the shining hours to riotous
living became fired with an ambition TO
become real devellsh for once in the
year. so, donning mems attire, they
went 10 the Arion bail en- masse. No
one knew them aud they enjoyed them
selves with an abandon hitherto I'M
known TO their souls. It Is rumored
that one OF the ladies' became 80 enamored
OF a certain ballet girls pose that she
sought TO emulate it. After repeated
attempts and more than one draught of
champagne. abe succeeded.
lie was interesting to note how Partisan
we are becoming at these affairs. On the
other side IL IL considered the correct
thing for gentleman TO visit the society
OF friends in their box. and then, after he
has chatted for few moments, to call
upon spretty little actress in the adjoin-
log box To reverse this order would be
bad form. At all three OF these balls
precisely this method was carried out.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10
QUEER IDEAS OF AMERICA.
Tho Germans Think 1t IL Not n Lare,
Country.

Americans who leave the beaten track
jects of more or less interest 10 the peo-
pie, says the New York Tribune. There
is the curiosity due TO the great distance
that tho visitors have come from, and
besides German who has not n rela-
tive or at least friend in this country
is rarity. The traveller is asked all kinds
of questions about the United States,
and often a most lamentablc ignor-
ance is displayed by the Germans about
the distant country. A care in point is
related by n New Yorker who spent
some time ono summer in village in
Hanover, at some distance from a rail-
road. He was visiting n physician
whom he had met at Berlin in the uni
versity days of both of them.
One afternoon the physician. accom-
panied by his friend. drove To farm
house to visit a sick child When he
alighsed the American remained in the
vehicle In the course of his call the
physician happened to mention that his
companion was from the United States
As they drove away an old lady rushed
out of the house. gesticulating wildly.
and calling on them 70 stop They did
this. and she ran up, all out Of breath,
shouting:
How is my SOM He is in America y
She did not hear Of the New Workers.
nationality until after the physician
left the house. and ran 20 make inquiry
about her son, who had been in Amer
Tea for fifteen yesrS The woman had
received no word from him OF about
him for several years She thought, 81
course, that every orc IL America knew
every one else there The foreigner
had mnch difficulty n explaining that
he had never heard II her scn- who was
IN Minnesota when he wrote his last
letter. For some time the good woman
believed that the New Yorker was an
i-nu.sstor ard that he did not come from
America az all
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

"fTow do ron pronounee Csrmeneits'"
was the agoaixing auery made TO syounx
woman whose origin traced from the
land OF Carrnencitss birth.
rs Is Carer rnsneits, she ssid Not
Carnenthets nor Csrmenshets. bnt
CARR r,encits. with the accent on the
third svllsbis and the rolled a. ong "a
veur tonxne will permit.
Otsvo - pronounced Otsiro With the
accent GA the second syllable. and both
% long and open. Bernhsrit Is pro-
uouncpd sairuhavdt
Arselie Rivss Chsaisr. who electrified
Ne with The Quick or the Dead i still
varv III ia Parts she Ia. not been ont
q her apartments since October, nor ont
ct ser he'd since Der~mber She work Ell
s-S-ersseiv hsrsi Immediately after heF
rnarriaGa With Mr. Chani-r IN order %
falan contracts previously made. This
vas 3ene az a tine whea she had rot re-
covered from the nervous prostratior 20
which The critics reduced her over her
book. She i now physical wreck, tor
rvensesl hv boundless smhizion and
hlcrming talents that must De kspt n
aarxness because The plant besrins them
Is e. trail for publicity Amelie's name
A. pronounced Antiy --liSe Emily. oniy
uish a. A instead 81 an 8
Nsw Workers. meve every rear. TheY
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10
Bo~ Pisvfae- hi-s A.. wsae.

Nearly al the common marbles which
drag down the pockets Of orr boys are
made in 0berstein. Germany. They are
made from the refuse ~ the agate and
stone sus<ries IN that neigh borhood.
The stone "a broken into small cubes By
blows of light hammer. These small
blocks Ct stone are thrown BIZ the SHOW
eifnl into TIE hopp>r" Of a
small mill. formed Of Bod of
stone. having its surface grsoved with
concentratea faTrows. a6ove these ia the
"raaner. y which il made Of hars wood
hs~iag leves Ease on ia lower surface
The upper block j. made 20 r4~olxe zap
idly. water bsiaS delivered apoa the
grooves If tae bed stone where the
marbles ara being rounded Il takes
sOcss efseen inmates 70 flash bushes
of zocd rssrhies. ready fer swapping 2
one NTH viii tara cut ID. 0oo marbles
Per week The very Earliest crackers. :
- TIE boys cal thcns. are made hv :
slower Process. somewhat analogous.
houev-r- I'd the othes
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

1t is a miracle that any husband, with
Just little every day sense, even, will
allow this. Fancy being the owner of a
wife whose fair face and form greet
you daily and tri-daily from Broadway
picture gallery Fancy yourself stop
ping for second to admire the beauty
which is to you ever fresh and new, and
hearing such remarks as these in the
mouths of the jeunesse doree. 'Do you
get on to this one in the corner'" glove,
look at those eyesp' Not half bad
pronounced harf bahd). "By devil, I'd
like to be introduced to hertz Hush h-h,
that cad is her husband"
A man who can hear such remarks an
keep his coat on, and hold his tongue
and his temper, must be full of the cour-
age of his convictions. My Hubby would
order pistols and collins for two. And
he would kill me finland just TO give
him an appetite to tackle the other fell
low CARRIE CARELESS.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

ea2's k.lp a. II ~ ses44xs .Esy doa's
Eay taslr rsnt. ia ~ tAae sass tAss
~osfa saose ever zz9aEh. sat Is = D.
ez1ss they bsec1as possessed "a tsssr-
isa EsstlsssHsss thai sin La psr1alt
them - stsy pas IEsy mast s<t il
ssvsF quarter n tas cay fb~y e.aaes
rest aalsss tasg caa aad Sat sls1trsc
lighted fhsg -sas q s4s range 4a8
bath ass ~ltA Thermometers "a tAesa
fEsy ssat ~ uaess Aaa aAsss ties must.
HiIh thssa moving Is sEtSadsd With
s0as Of ths al tias horrors, ~nsa car
psts, pietarss, bureau dFsssrs .ad ehinz
eIos<gs we're tara fF0za tAsir aaeorlsss
aRd eh4os reizn<d f0E a meath before
.aa AFTER the sxodas.
Aosing Is aoG done that way nov a
days Not al ali Mhsa mad4ns gets
good asd ready 50 move she notih~s the
Aovisz Bureau that on Wednesday April
the l5fh, she Wishes her goods aud chat
tsls removed from 10 Washington
ayeaus 20 , Central Park Place, and that
tbs said articles are valued al $ 90
Ca the app9latsd day the family
breakfast as usual. lee the hre 20 cut ia
the IRE place AMI cook stove aRd. pattias
ca al their lewelry. 80 cut 10 luncheon
Then they 20 20 the matinee Later
they fiud their way Ia the new fat at ,
Central PARK Place. 20 Dc greeted By the
familiar Lares sad Penatss which hase
besa transferred ia their entiety 10 the
new quarters
u ant il
essaFy. Tides must be pinned on
squsrely Instead OF corner wise, pictures
must be hung BY two wires instead OF
one, and the prayer rug must be placed
Ia front OF al east window instead of
between the folding q oors. But these
things are trifing. Aud madame and
family so 20 bed with a rainbow ia their
souls, for all the moving has been accom-
piished successfully without work,
worry or pneumonia Aud all this for
s25.
lie is difficult 10 believe that fair. high
bora women can bring themselves TO
such frame OF mind as 10 be willing to
pose for photographs which are 10 be put
on sale in the photographers widow.
| There Is no dednite arrangement 10 this
effect before the picture is taken, bat in
many cases madame knows and the
artist knows that il a pretty picture can
be obtained there will be no objection
made 70 showing il in the window. Then,
IL some passer-by, attracted by the grace
fulness OF the pose and the beauty Of
madane's fair face and shining neck.
wishes 10 buy, IL would Go cruel and
discourteous to refuse. So the public
sale OF photographs is conducted with
ofsn consent OF the photographer and
the tacit consent of madame.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10
$1,000 REWARD!

For any case they fail 10 cure coming under
their treatment by following their directions.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

DC 7 ORfS
Day at the
Ladies Ath
ietis Club -
a. says4 Try
iss time for
the pretty
athletes for
they feel en-
barFasssd
past all nad
ing out And
wbyshoald
they Clad
only ia knee
breeze hes
skirt ike
wise TO tie
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

sT~xx A<k agazs5x4 - = rsr5sss f'FfsrTsr ersF
h - assers s@rss xAsfsf@ss ases frs1e la FIzcs
- fefs e%vs H5< ffst ssssses SIRE zzfese ~ -
- s@rr@T. ST So se~1 ~ ref1re No.
So 80 ere P4aAFEies u rs So -
vss.n. xgs@Bz. tat~s<s Tke Hssrs ntm-
- e. III 90 EarE Az fstfr51t. Afeb
sd g. 5Es.a RsFs8s 81 {. r lisa
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

Poiscs JassSce 70 trsnef-Tax. 81
yoar hat n coart
TFarr--N hats tie ne n being s.rs
neenasnz. issres We ksws beta b~<r,
Eere before, naszy tisse.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

THE oREaT ExsLTsa YExrpY.

pTewEfiy an7 PERSIAN
eEfF fHr = a. frws =,
Nerves. = nes H.
fSss ns ~T~rrstSrtea
T~ro rzes A. a. e<e 4
- AEss ~ Fee< .
p~ea HT@seriseS o4ev Z
x~sFs 81 szE6s II
r3a< = fss fNs1 sslH&
80 49, unFr<r wv~A
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

oPsnI." sad hIs mamma, wifi veu "a
softly into the psTior and Sc II grandpa
Is asleep"
Yes, nsm-7s.~ whispered Paai - ia
return, ne ia al asleep bat BIS nos-
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-10

knee Add blouse waists low necked aud
sleeveless they raD. Jump, kick, swing
clabs and pose before class Of grave
aud dignihed nlen with whom Is always
assoc aled ideas II pain. physie and
peaAnce
.pr A vas there. said one OF the
girls, speaking Afterwards Of the oeca-
sioa, "aad, though just love him aud
ffet nsyselr slcA when be goes TO Ia
rope. | couldn't. l really couldn't. help
pastiag cut nay tongue just a little way
a. [ PASSED him. You kaow be Away >
asks me % show him my tongue and II
aida'I seem good form not u do so"