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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

APRIsONER serving ten years SEN
tence in the Auburn, N. Y, peniten-
tiary has fallen heir to $4,000 by the
death of his father in Germany. OF
course this does not make any change
in his sentence, but with $4,000 it
will be an easy matter to find mitigat-
ing circumstances in his case.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

TIE Fergus Falls Globe has changed
hands. r. 5. Lambert having sold the
plant to Hon. II. f. Boon who will
hereafter be publisher and editor. The
paper Will advocate the principles as
set forth in the Omaha platform.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

A kENTUcKIAN seventy years old
committed suicide because fourteen
year-old girl refused to marry him.
can old fool ETC.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

&. a. HOFFMAN, has severed all con-
nectlon with the Hustler, by selling
his entire interest to William Hoff-
stead, his former associate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

y GOOD old deacon down in Tennessee
has been jailed for making a little
"moonshine' whisky for his stomach's
sake.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

THE Dakota County Tribune has
been greatly improved by its recent
change to tive-column octave.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

Entered at the Post Office at Saltwater MIMI,
As SecOnd-claSS mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

ALEXANDER DUMAS, the great
French author and dramatist, is dead.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

GEO. H. IENOWINE has sold the nlant
OF fenoorine's Velcs, to Messrs. Forrest
and Tlbbets, of the Social Mirror
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

the woman he loves is concerned.
OF several new stories of Lincoln
told in the second installment of the
new Life of Lincoln" in NcClure';
1Iog0zine for December. one of the
most interesting is that, when Lincoln
removed with his family from Indi-
ana to Illinois, he made thrifty use OF
the opportunities of the journey to
peddle out at good profit, stock of
small wares which he had bought for
the purpose. The whole installment
Lincoln as he undertook life on his
own account, first as a tlatboatman.
and then as grocery clerk at New Sa-
lem, exhibits young genius and hero
doing wonderful feats of strength, risk
ing his life to save comrades from
drowning, and magically winning his
way in new community by his rare
integrity, his superior intelligence ana
his gift of entertaining speech. Along
with the paper are twenty five pictures.
including facsimile of Lincon's first
vote, portraits of him in 1856, 1857,
1858, and 1860, portraits of his early as
sociates, and pictures of ali the impor-
tant scenes Of this period of his life
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps in the same
number, describes, with fond and hu-
morous touches, her girlhood in one OF
the most attractive of New England
university towns, relating how she Sc
cretly began her literary career at the
tender age of thirteen, and giving
charming "reminiscences of her father,
Professor Austin Phelps, and her
mother (alsO Elizabeth Stuart Phelps)
the most popular writer for children
of her day. Some portraits, hitherto
unpublished, and other pictures add to
the interest and value of the article
Another notable piece of literary auto
biography is the story derived from
conversations with Mr.. Hall Caine, of
the peculiar trials and Iabors which he.
the son of a humble Manxman, had to
endure in order to become one of the
foremost of English novelists. The
central idea of his novels, Mr.. Caine
derives, it seems from the Bible, of
which he is devoted student: and he
composes them in his mind down al
most to the last word, before he begins
to write them, the writing itself being
little more than mechanical, and, con-
very rapid. The paper is
very fully and interestingly illustrated
A Christmas article of great beauty,
as well as interest, is Mr.. Will II. Lows
Madonna and Child" with reproduc-
ions of thirty-two celebrated paint
ngs specially chosen by Mr., Low
during a recent visit to Europe. There
Ire particularly good stories by
Hope and Robert Barr, a
Christmas story by Ella Higginson,
Ind bright travel sketch by Cy War
nan, the engineer poet who took the
thousand mile ride on the engine of a
flyer"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

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Literary Notes


Lester ketchum, who is unsurpassed
as writer of tales of cowboy life, con
tributes one of his best to the San
Francisco 1rgOn0ut of December End
1t is ''The Sacrifice of Sam and tells q
moving story of strong mans self
forgetfulness where the happiness Of
the woman he loves is concerned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

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Chr 9t1trrnr*

Edited and Published by the Inmates
of the Minnesota State Prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

smaller cottages and tenement-houses IN the
side streets of the suburbs. 1t draws .ne
masses away from their unhealthy naun.s 70. un -,
derground-more than 1000 souls i've ye' i'll
cellars In Berlin.
What is most interesting OF all is that Herr
Patxkow has sold his villa and lives among une
aristocracy. He can't bear the thought Oh Nv
ing on Ills farm amid the mortgaged houses
and mortgage-laden people. His daughter marie
has married young. brilliant man o, so, ,,oS
ern and more progressive business me'"ous;
Two years OF uninterrupted specuIauoh anu
business investments follow the Patxkow man an
sion, and the Patzkow eQuipages compei the
admiration and envy Of the Berliners. ana even
a street is named In honor Of Patzkow. year
later. anc not vestige OF the rural LOOK oi .ne
old Patzkow property remains. kniepers ias
opened a grand buffet, rum Mtinchener Lowen.
and the neghborhood is in a most fourlsn'ns con-
diton. A..
ters toward the doors Of the buffet the Keii-
ner In their white aprons. are rushing PACK
and forth. and Kneberg is holding ma p,e an ~
muttering between his teeth and shaking ms ms
stick at an approaching dummy engine; NO
sooner has he entered the buffet than hneDers
heavens. Herr Patzkow. is II you or your gnost !.
Sit down. Bring your best, Kelner How Is
everything. Mime. Patzkow and your daus sh.ar.
"Marie?" he says well, she has followed the
rascal to America. Her husband has taugnt
her modern methods These are hard um ,e.s.
Knieberg. hard times. 1t Is nara 10 &c. "S
bread for ones meals"
II have heard that you have had bad losses
hut did not know II was as bad as this. The
building business Is a risky trade. and your son.
in-law has had bad luck at the Exchange 80 IL
goes and the rascal has left you In the iurch!
spoke Krieberg
Everything has gone-not penny lett;
muttered Patzkow drinking his beer greeoiiy
and Offering to pay with trembling hands: ..,.
Never mind the money" said the host III
Is great pleasure and honor to me to enter
tain yon
The sudden advent OF the steam dummy again
arouse, the old mans ire. and he curses the day
when the paradise Of metropolitan streets pala-
,ial residences. street railroads and electric
lights was pictured to him, ana ne was ihuuceu
TO part with the old farm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

from Pasadena, the crown a. the vaIsv~ rwsr,v
years ago this beautiful town or. sh.an 1919 1919
little colony OF Indiana noresr. SLY ,a h
and to-day Pasadena counts IL ~ inbsi,a '"T,e
legend goes that when the angels hors awsv ,hs
Garden OF Eden they dronped a mari 81 ~ yybare
beautiful Baden Baden now stapfs Tbsrs w NUS,
have been another loss uncbroncisd Sor s,,raiv
Pasadena Is a bit out Of the angels "a rden Snch
the outset OF the drive ire fhe vide y; ne
town. fecked with s,,nght sha, Jr,,s ,hroveh ~. m
feathery branches ~ ~ rsna e ut.s 'hrousn ,ne
stately homes OF Ia starr p rp uees. after me
left behind Iamonr othsrs s.daSss nave pesn
waeonmaker and eSi grs S.T Th me indans
have house.. her. H ~ OF Inc Cnicago tribune.
derf,l rosehmshe.. 'Ie Merwn cottase: Win US won
planted side hv ala corS ~ ssnr, Two OF these
bloom They are said 70 hear o Ia i.o s o.
time and are no less than tb,ryy sesv hish h
belong to verv sera nH snirts iesi nIsn Lhey
Ophr' 'e'' fragrant species ca"ed '1o'o OF
few miles down tho valley s,onds tha o,d Ga,
most nrosnsrnms ~ us gay one OF me largest ana
val nrsss ~ Soutnern Satornia II IS stu larry
sS oousnt from spain by the successors OF Father
Junipero Serra The old mission buildings are the
landmarks OF Southern California, as well as its
them was built IN l7es and until the confscation Of
tne mission lands IN 1864 they were the centres OF
civilization n hitherto unexplored country Under
the RUE or the franciscan fathers the Indians lived
IN community. peaceful and industrious. cultvatins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
Az OLD BRIDGE REPAIRED.

From The Scientific American
1t has taken two years TO partly rebuild a bridge
at Rome which, It IL stated dates from the time Of
Emperor Adrian. an assertion which Is IN strict
consonance with many other remarkable features
distinguishing the Eternal City. !, does not appear
that the necessity for the partial reconstruction
arose from any absolute want OF repair in the an
dtions to which the bridge was subjected in con.
sequence OF the works undertaken In connection
with the Improvement Of the river Tiber. These in
cluded the better regulation OF the course OF the
river. q widening OF the channel and a raising OF
both banks. The result was that end OF the APP
proach to the bridge was below the level OF the
siotsd Of three principal arches Of fty.sx feet span
ter were for the purpose OF allowing for the
passage OF foods. and have now been replaced by .
pair OF arches Of the same span that Of those
frst built, which brings the roadway OF the bridge
almost on a level The structure as Il now stands
has Ave elegant and symmetrical arches OF equal
span In fact. II II were not for the difference In
tint OF the old and new masonry. IL womld be almost
from that OF nearly lSoo years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

T IKE THE CEASELESS FLOW OF A MIGHTY RIVER! Fed
from Factory Frame and Mill. Thousands Thousands
pieces sets and parcels bales and bundles too Coming go
ing daily Almost hourly And we've often wondered where
on earth they all go to-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

were those Of the managers godfather and his
predecessor as poet laureate, Ben Jonson. At that
time many of Shakespeare's younger friends were
still alive and were old actors who had been the
poets fellow players. and so was Shakespeare
youngest daughter. and his granddaughter, and old
playgoers who had seen the poet play. To all Of
these shakespeares bust would be attractive. and
past. into out of the theatre. 10 look up at IT..
Presently came the reign OF operas In the Italian
peare again neglected. The men who remem-
bered the mighty poet were becoming very few; the
stories that were told Of him being fast for
gotten, and the busts the theatre door no
longer the objects OF interest they had been In
looked his last upon the beloved bust above the
theatre door. and after his departure We gradually
hear less and less OF both Shakespeare and his
works. and OF dancing and singing and coarse
buffoonery.
neglected, what wonder Is i to find his personal
Theatre ceased to be a playhouse and became a
barrack. the busts over the entrances remained
They were portraits Of men unknown; ana wheh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

brighteyed flowers. and overhangns balconies. fes-
TONED with trailing vines. peep out invitingly.
The day We visited La Centine.a was bright and
balniy in March Leaving the train at lngle-
wood. short walk brought us 10 the house. From
the main door we entered Il spacious reception hall
not less than sixty feet long and twenty-five feet
wide Curtained doorways open out from 1t into
the drawingroom. dining ROOM library and bil.ard-
room. each OF which is model OF artistic arrange
ment. The walls and coffered ceilings OF the recep-
ton hall are OF California redwood as Is the stair
case with Its beautifully carved baustrade. Any
one whose IDEAS OF ranch dinners are drawn from
Bret Harte's and Mark Twains stories-true. no
doubt, OF the regions they descrlbe-shoud dine
once at La Centlnea. The Bohemian glass and
snowy linen. the centreplece OF panses. and the
hngerbowls each with pansy ahoat In 1t. are as
far removed from the vivid and woolly' as is Paris
from Oklahoma. Sauntering out on the piazza
empowered in heotrope. which here climbs TO a
height OF seven eight feet. the tropical garden
lay outspread. swimming In summer light. The
house and garden surrounded by Gordon OF
eucalyptus trees. the sentlne!s OF La Centinela
They challenge rude winds that chance to blow that
way and scatter them shlverng. and to one looking
out on the glowing landscape the poets deai is
realized. 1t U.s. indeed.
the garden valley Of Avilon.
or %"s ever '1 wind blows loudly: but 1t lies
Deepneadowsd happy. lar Win WIN, ors n s~"'
La Centlneia may DE 'ahe" az " Spe VI '"e "'e''
est class OF ranch where the reflncments Of the
highest civilization are found together with perfect
cultivation OF the soil. Another type Is Santa
Anita. or "the Baldwin RANCH" where the natural
resources have been magnihcent;y developed. but
the amenities OF life less considered This tract
Tea IN the heart OF the San Gabriel Valley. seven
...r miles east OF Los Angeles The owner OF H..
the famous Lucky" Baldwin. Is twenty some say
nfv times a millionaire. In this fertile valley.
where five acres will support a family. he owns
5000 acres.
santa Anita can best DO seen by driving there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

until twenty years ago. parched aho ai'u oe -
.h ., the wear A singular instance OF the
aransss Of the line between poverty and riches be.
fore irrigation reclaimed this country was Iouna
In the massacre OF horses In 1869 and is'" There
was in the State about that time an enormous
number OF bronchos. This hne species ~ "-
NUM-" u an eoua, for grace. speed and endurance,
no. ,sausana. then ran wild over the country.
Tnev lived on alfalfa. a kind Of grass which grows
Ihey Nv" h.r. when the crop dried up in the
Sro,,h succeeding the rainy season. the horses
were not worth the cost Of their living Ther own
sa 80 ',' Golden opportunity in the situation. He
Jaw 81. ranch and bought 5000 horses at rs cents
each A condition Of the sale was that he should
take them out OF the State within week lie
s,ar,.d w,,b them for Denver. and for six months
braved the perils OF journey over mountain and
desert. and through country psops. ., 81. A..
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probsbly about that time! the entrances r were
%Sa the hy 9 to By the %
aerwsPa IN @ %essTs copeand and poae
saps Rs9
mains were also removed. the ong-forgotten terra
Gotta busts once again saw daylight Before their
Tes d we're bs Of ane and M
terly DESTROYED It. From this fate the shakespsars
ss BY Ne @ s9 ard
Owen. to whom it was baqueaihed; and from whom
T. and Of SIR William
has now become the most valuable Of many valuable
Memorial at stratford-upon-Avon, There We may
hope Its continued existence Will never again , be
ference through which had so narrow an escape
OF the painted portraits we have Of shakespea r
TIA; KNOW as the Chandos which i is now IN the
most CLOSELY ' resemS Set this history tell:
'Ss, ITS h first Sir w ,he sas OF
The seo ra% a; the 'T Dixie.
nss Bss 's%9" asas
r. and Shn sS 10 M anS
i 10 the Duke q chandos In 1893 Il was slnwsIly
f"a and d was also
the HANDS nd, q the Nationai Trustees in March 1886
Ps 's ssn Ms,' at the :ss
Of b pictures at stowe in s rs He, M
seum-says. .,.Mr Betierton told Mr.: Keck several
times that the picture Of Shakespeare he had was
painted by John Taylor. player. VINO acted 10, ior
II TO Sir William Davenant." He. Taylor the
let-was named Joseph but there was another man
who was o. MS name. and we have portsas ne nd
his name John
But the subject before us is not the chahao y,
painting. but the Davenant terra-cotta DUST. wmsn
Is now newly placed In a building at all times open
70 .ne pHnDmc; IN library containing tesnearss
portraits Az available for reference ana ~ cor,
nscuon WIN gallery Of paintings by y, snscsiiv
dns photographs from IL Darmstsdt dssth'mask
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

from the water-courses. From these canyon reser-
voirs pipes and bitches intersect the plains and
distribute the water TO the fields irrigated JANUS
command five or ten times the price or uninproVed-
When the work OF irrigation Is done by syndicates'
land owners pay by the year for water privileges
but the Wright law allows districts to organize
their own water companies and issue BONDS Tor
the construction OF their systems. Near the coast
enough moisture Is supplied by the sea-mSts 10 rem
der irrigation unnecessary except for citrus fruits
and nowhere are richer crops harvested Flowers
too the browning glory OF California. here reach
their greatest perfection and profsion. The earth
Is carpeted WITH them. One cannot step without
crushing dozens OF them. and every turn OF
wagon wheel lays hundreds low. They are or
every color and form. and. best OF ALL they are
fragrant White forget-me nots perfume every
breeze and the dantiest wild flowers grow TO the
very edge OF the ocean. This Is true. at least OF
Redondo Beach and Its vicinity. where the great
"Centinela Rancho is situated
La Centinela 0he SentineD Is about nine miles
from Los Angeles The original tract was bought
by the present owner. Daniel Freeman. more than
twenty years age At present II comprises ABOUT
1900 acres. He paid for 1t 81 25 an acre ana me
knowing ones shook their heads over the unproht-
ah,eness Of the purchase Some OF the orange
bearing land was recently sold for 500 an acre.
The entire ranch IL a model OF good mahaseheh'
and fine equipment. One OF Its chiet products .
harley OF which 1900 bushels were shipped al one
time from one field
When ploughing begins sixteen six horse p'oushs'
starting side by side, furrow the vast heds ihere
are M fences but sgnboards are plentiful az 1t Is
an easy matter to lose ones way In ones own
grounds when they extend six miles IN direct
line from the doorstep to the sea. iruneS ana
oranges are extensively cultivated. and aaha yields
eight crops in a single year Wheat Deans, prunes'
peaches and olives are produced al Ia ss"s''e'a
without irrigation. and oranges. lemons lines anu
alfalfa with It. The ranch house. la Nieha Cen
tinela 10 situated next the centre OF the raheh,
and Mr.. Tresman's son oversees the colony W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
4 GREAT CAPITALS GROWTH.
TIE MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF A
BERLIN SUBURB.
NOW BAUER PATzKow MADE AND LOST
FORTUNE IN REAL ESTATE.

non BAUER PATzKow MADE AND LOST
jsroRruNE IN REAL ESTATE.
Berlin, May e.
IN nroportion a. Berlin grows 1t becomes noted
far Its clean and beautiful streets The evolution
~ the Prussian capital from an unsightly village
"a its present metropolitan greatness is best
Illustrated in the magical transformation Of SUBJ
urban desolation into fine residence sections
Ten wears ego there was plot of earth in the
or,sk,rts OF Berlin an uninhabited. uncultivatcd
rerion frequen,ed only by some regiments Tor
ort,,,erv drills An unpaved road led through
~. sandy soil: there were few cherry trees Of
tor,orn and forsaken aspect. and the few grain
6e,ds TO the right and left showed signs OF sore
reo,ect. Bauer Patzkow, who owned the land,
had lost all taste for farming. There was no
longer any need for the old drudgery, since
sanding society, organized on the modern plan.
S.d bought a few strips OF his land The
1,rmer became suddenly rich man. lie mad
Ane villa built OF which, however, he and Muttsr
patzkow inhabited only the kitchen and the
smau Darkroom at first-they felt out OF place In
the festive parors. equipped by fashionable
house furnisher. But he had acquired great
preference for champagne during his frequent
rims In the city. and his daughter was peihs
educated In a Dresden boarding school,
berlin encroached more and more on Patzkows
croperty, until the limits threatened to inciose
his villa 1t is fashionable OF late to I've as far
away from the business centre as Is convenient
snd fiat buildings in the city are conspicuously
an the decrease. Berlin does not grow as fast
a. Chicago but II future statistics VIII snow the
steady increase of the following figures. where
will the boundaries be? The inhabitants of the
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irving at last. the best horses In the string
brought $780, the poorest about $40. At the end OF
seven weeks the impromptu horse dealer went
back to California with a fortune.
About 1870 the enterprising minds o; the State
began TO cast about for some means OF supplying
water to their land. The popularity OF the forma-
ton OF the California valleys solved the problem
without difficulty. These valleys are tracts sew
eral miles wide and almost level, and the massive
mountains inclosng them rise abruptly from 5000
10 10000 feet Snow covers their SUBMITS except
during the summer months. The lower edges OF
the drifts are constantly melting. and the snow
water Is damned up in the canyons OF the noun
tains which also collect the heavy winter rainfall