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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13
RennhIicnn prImnries.

Baltimore. Aug. l2.-The republican pri-
laar.es We're held in this city to-day.
delegates We're chosen TO the three legis-
lauVe district conventions. which meet
tomorrow 10 choose seven delegates eacn
20 ihe state convention Indications az a
itic hour tonight point % the selection
" delegates favorable 10 Lloyd Lownd q
lof governor in the First and Third dis
l...ia, while William r. Malstef has pr0n-
epiy carried tie Second district.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13
SUICIDE or A o-YEAR-oLD.
The Sensational Divorce of His Faith
er and Mother Caused II.

Warsaw, Ind, Aug. l2.-Leroy Cardiff. 8
years Of age. committed suicide last night
by taking a heavy dose of Rough on
Rats" His mother recently obtained a
divorce from her husband upon very SEN
sational grounds and the little boy left a
note saying that he could no longer stand
the taunts Of his playmates about It. Ex-
Mayor Maxwell G. Cardiff the boys father,
is a very prominent attorney Of this city
and has served three years in the state
legislature
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13

San Francisco. Aug. l2-Frank NJ
Pixley veteran journalist died al 1879
O'Clock last night re had been ailing
for come time, but was thought 10 be On
the road 10 recovery. Mrs. Pixley b. serl-
oualy ill al their home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13
WAS FRAKER a FRAUD.

An Alleged Case of Insurance Com
panies swindIed "a la Holmes.
Kansas City, Aug. 12.-The long fight
between the insurance companies which
carried policies on the life of DR.. Fraker
and the benehciaries Of the Fraker poll
cies was terminated this afternoon when
the last Of Frakers insurance was paid
The amount was S32, l74.
This story of the Fraker's Is too well
known TO require repttion. 1t is as much
of a mystery now as 1t was two years ago
and though the officers Of the Insurance
companies and many other people do not
believe that Fraker ig dead, the United
States courts have decided that he Is and
as they cannot find him alive, the com
panies can DO nothing but obey the order
Of the court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13
Germnnn ON strlI.e.

Berlin, Aug. l2.-All workmen employed
IN the construction Of the building Tor the
exposition 20 be held here iu 1886 have
gone on strike. They demand an Increase
IN their wages Of pfennngs hourly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13
CONTRACTORS IN COLLISION.
Fine scheme TO Rob the City They
Were working For.

Were Working For.
St Louis, Aug. 12.-Unexpected and
startling testimony of alleged collusion be-
tween city contractors developed at the
investigation of Water Commissioner Hol-
mans.
August Heman the contractor testified
under oath that he was paid 500 not to bid
on certain work and that Penny and Mey-
ers received SlOO and Claus Veiths $500 on
the same conditions.
Mr. Heman swore that a construction
company paid him 81 600 ostensibly for the
use of a derrick, but really only $500 was
for that, the other 500 being conditioned
on his not bidding on the work at less
sum than 10000. The work was let to the
firm charged.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03

with tariff book, silver ticket punch
and gilt lettered cap with the insignia,
"Conductor," from which the travelling
public is made aware who this impor-
tant functionary is. This is the summit
of his aspirations, he seldom goes fur
ther in fame. His salary is now about
500 per month, but is he satisfied
after filling this lucrative position for
years? No. He has been accused OF
''knocking down and with the name
he concludes to have the game. At
last detective agency is employed to
spot all the men on the line and he,
like many others who have risen from
the ranks like himself, is caught, dis
charged and barred from ever working
for this company again. He goes to
another company; begins at the bottom
and by integrity expects to rise again,
but he seldom does, as cruel fate seems
now to be against him. Then it is he
realizes that, after all, "Honesty is
the best policy"
FLAT No 81.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
KIND WORDS.

At times when trials and temptations
oyertake us, when we have pains and
griefs, when little pangs of regret
usher upon US many sad feelings.
When we look back into the almost
wasted field of the past, and task mem
ory with all the sorrows of past expert
ence, when we are toiling and striving
at the present to cultivate our minds
and hearts so that we may be worthy
of the admiration of every noble and
true person. When we look into the
future and try to fathom its deep abyss
and count the many sorrows and bless
ings which will surely come. Kind
words spoken are balm for every wound
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
A LESSON.

After pondering over the article
from Pomeroy's Adra2ce IhOught as
published in q recent issue OF The
MIRROR, it strikes me that synopsis
of the cause Of our mistakes, (for they
are mistakes, as do not believe any
one would wilfully break into PRISON.
would do us no harm. Why did make a
mistake? Well, friends, tell me who
your companions are and l viii tell
you what you are; this is good test
of character. If you associate with
men who drink and are schoOled II all
the vices that are allowed by the au-
thorities of our cities. you can take
my word for it that you are making
one of the greatest mistakes OF your
life. Readers of this article, beg that
if any of you are leading such lives that
you will abandon such a course at
once-you will gain health and respect
by so doing and will lose nothing
Don't say, 81 will just once more make
the rounds with the boys" but say III
quit such a life forever, and if you
stick to it you have the word of one
who has been through it all that yor
will become effected with ''informatio1
of the brain" as the little girl said, O.
in other words wisdom. Think of th'
time when you were accustomed t.
kiss your sisters good night and tel
me, would you not be ashamed to kis
her now, with your whisky lade,
| breath? am sure you would, if not
, you have become so vile wretch as t
| be lost to all shame. Nov.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
Trpmc.( S1.O0 per year. in advance
cn"o' Six Months 80 cents.

lights which illuminate the troubled
sea of the past, and soft, balmy breeZes
that start up in the heart waves of pleas
ure and happiness.
1t is the duty of every person on the
great and glorious earth to try to make
some one happy, to try to allay the suf-
ferings of the human family, so far as
lies in our power, and to make our homes
pleasant and bright. / know no better
way then to use kind words and be kind
in our actions.
see a man standing upon the plat
form of a depot, the rain is coming
down in torrents, he is shiyerlng with
cold. He PAGES to and fro, every action
shows that he is troubled. His clothes
are ragged and his feet nearly bare. He
asks the agent which, train he must
take. and the agent answers in gruH
voice-"Go away you old beggar.'
| What a consolation to the poor troubled
man. Every fibre of his being seemed
to Jerk. every emotion awakened, and
the whole expression of his face lndl-
Gated that every word spoken by that
heartless agent, had its lance and dag
ger. it's torch and fagot. | can imagine
that if any kind word had been spoken
to him it would have warmed his shlv-
ering frame, Gained his troubled soul,
almost patched his old shoes, and lit up
his face with a beam of sunshine and
happiness.
Some one has said-If | could call
back the cruel word that | spoke to my
watchful and careful mother II l
} could recall the cutting word | spoke
to my affectionate sister. If | could
7 recall the awful word that [ spoke to
T my kind and loving wife, IWould shout
7 with JOY and happiness.
:. We should never speak cruel words,
! then we could not call them to memory
} so that their fire would almost consume
: pleasures abode. Let us ever remem-
t Der that kind words are winged angels
S which dip their wings in the deepest
: recesseS of the heart, and trace upon
the countenance the sunbeam and the
i smile.-M. L. Cone. in Cincinnati Ohio
= Enquirer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
UPS AND DOWNS OF THE RAIL
ROAD BRAKEMAN

The life of the railroad freight brake
man, when on duty, is at all times full
of danger. His wages seldom exceed
S75 and often are as low as $4o per
month. After switching cars at nearly
all the stations on the division and
arriving at his "beanery" he tells the
star boarders at this resort that he has
been playing to full houses all the way.
After finishing his meal at the lunch
counter he hies away to the little red
caboose for a few hours sleep until
about three o'clock in the morning
when he is awakened from his peace
full slumbers by the call-boy who re-
quests him to sign his name and the
time he was called III the call-book,
which is held as evidence that he was
properly notified when to report for
duty. otherwise he could say, if late,
that he had not been called. One year
in the service Of a good railroad puts
him in line for promotion to the posi-
ton of. conductor. 1t is then he feels
his importance which to him means
better pay. easier work and more re-
sponsibility than he anticipated. 1t is
now necessary for him to know how to
figure the time required to safely run
his train from one station to another
1t being an indisputable fact and one
repeatedly demonstrated that two trains
running on single track cannot pass
each other at any speed without destruc
ton, he consequently must not care
lessly get his train in the way of others
If he has been successful in running
his crew and train on the through
freight about two years, he is promoted
to local freight which carries a few
passengers who pay cash fares whicl
he (of course) collects for the company
Dignity urges him to put on littl
style. His position. he believes. require
it. His promotions prove to him tina
his superiors have confidence in hin
Six months more Of efficient service an
behold! he has been called to the offic
of the superintendent and presente
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
THE MICROBE PUZZLES HIM.

When | was a boy, there was no
consumption, to speak OF, abroad IN
the land. TO be sure, people died OF
consumption. or phthisis as it was
called, and there was also the deadly
'galloping consumption" now called
pneumonia, but no one feared either
disease. That it was catching, no one
believed, but today the bacteriology OF
the medicos, has turned peoples
heads. They have even gone so far as
to have separate cups at the COM
munion table If there is bacteria
now. why was there not then? There
were, the wise ones will say; but why,
then. did it not show its effects? There
was no thought of consumption being
! infectious, and those old folks of ours
were very observing, | can tell you.
Now, in this connection, it has often
puzzled me, why the doctors do not
discover the bacteria of insanity? 1t
must be just as plainly in evidence as
that of consumption. We know they
are both handed down in family
just as the big Bible, or the old home
stead; yet it is fact, that the doctors
have found the cause of one and not
the other. Then again, is it transmitted
in the mothers milk, or is it born will
us? Verify, "There are more things
in heaven and earth than are dreamed
of in our philosophy" MEMO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03

the race toward knowledge. They are
urged too, by the law of self-preserva-
ton, physical and spiritual; by the penal
sting there is in wrong; by death as
deep as a soul can die, to learn the truth
and live by it.
Human life is not farce and gig
gle. It's painful facts cannot be pushed
aside by refusing to confront them or
by throwing over them thin gauZe OF
unreality. Gild and garland cannon,
but its stern nature is not changed.
No man can afford to let great issues
90 bv default. Itls true that we have
a school OF philosophers who teach that
every thing is in the seeming; that what
ever seems right, is right: that the sham
conditions of this life are the true con-
ditiOns and the permanent: that because
the external distinctions between the
pure and the depraved, between the
honest man and the rogue; between one
who lives humbly according to his con-
science and faith and one who lives
pompously by fraud; because vicious
men are hOnored and good men tabooed
by society. that it is a symbol OF the
everlasting State-and that any way,
| God is so good he wouldn't hurt one of
his poor children. OF course, the life
of the man who acts upon this low in
terpretation of it is a fraud on the face
of it. There is nothing thorough, moth
ing honest about it, The every day
business transactions of men give the
lie to such shams in moral things. They
do not buy property because there is a
rumor in the community that the title
is good. They do not embark in paste
board ships because they are gally
painted and have streamer at their
mizZenmast. The jeweler does not buy
everything for silver that has its color
From the very nature of the human
mind and its capacity, there comes to
it one reality-one truth-and thou
sand shams. TO discriminate and Slf1
is more than matter Of option, it is
matter of duty and of great response
bility.
Men have very loose ideas of mora
responsibility. Was there ever any
= thing more beneficent than this summe
! warmth? And yet it will give you ;
! sunstroke unless you provide shelte
!, against it. These fruitful prairieS viii
=, never grow food unless you plant them
>, If we allow our sewers to steam in filth
:, and a few greedy and unprinciple
! dealers in offal to build their establish
- ments so that every breeze shall bloN
miasma and incipient death throug
= every street and alley and open windoN
- or pour their poisonous refuse into tn
water that supplies 10000 homes, VIII.
this sun and this unWhOleSOme atmO!
= phere will kill you, however sweet
YOU may prate about them. And 9
- long as there is moral evil there will
- moral pang. If all the governments o
! earth should pass resolutions or ena'
DEGREES to abolish such hell, it wOul
be like standing on Arctic ice and mo-
ing that winter be annihilated.
:, would be like standing in the center {
49, our human experience and saying the
~ is no penalty to wrong. 1t would
~ like an act of the legislature that fl
49, does not burn. The punishment que
- ton will be settled when man can {
~ wrong and be permanently hapl
never short of that.-Minneapo
a Times.
/
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03

BY MATTE WErHERBEE, Hudson. Wis.,
Sunset bushes tint the heavens,
Evening shadows swiftly come,
And | seem to see sweet visions,
OF nv far off childhood home.
can hear my mother singing,
While she TO and fro is swinging.
Plainly as III days long tied,
''Iiush. my dear, lie still ana siumpef'
Heavenly angels guard thy Ded.
Soft a weary head is pressing.
on her heart. safe resting place.
While her arms with touch caresSlng,
Clasp her child i'll warm embrace.
Gently there her rocker swinging.
And the sweet. old song still singing
NV dear mother. long since dead.
:'Hush my dear. lie still and slumber.
Heavenly angels guard thy bed.
7Gainst the soft blue sky are pilipg,
Fleecy clouds like banks of snow,
Then tile tWinkling stars come smiling
And a silver moon swings low.
To and fro so slowly swinging,
O'er and DER the verses singing.
Still. 1t echoes through my head.
"Hush. my dear. lie still and SlumDef,
Heavenly angels guard thy bed
Through the door comes scent of clover.
And the dewy breath OF night:
In the marsh wide meadows over
Brown frogs crOaking hide from sight,
Though the rocker still is swinging.
Softer. fainter grows the singing.
Till like some bright dream It's fled,
Hush my dear. lie still and slumber,
Heavenly angels guard thy bed.'
But life still is full of pleasure,
Now [ see sight more fair,
As my girl-wife rocks her treasure.
Slowly in my mothers chair
To and fro so gently swinging.
And the self-Same song a-Slnging.
Bending low her dainty head,
Hush. my dear. lie still and Slumber.
Heavenly angels guard thy bed
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
OUR FAITH IN HUMAN NATU RE.

Let us never lose our faith in human
nature, no matter how often we are
deceived. DO not let the deceptions
DESTROY confidence in the real honesty,
goodness, generosity, humanity, and
friendship that exists in the world.
| have lost twenty-five per cent. of all
| have ever made in lending money
and indorsing notes, and have Incurred
generally the enmity of those | have
helped because | did not keep it up.
But every once in while there was
somebody who did return IN such full
measure the credit for the help that
was rendered that faith was kept alive
and the beauty and the goodness OF
our human nature were made evident.
I have had appointed about thousand
men to employment which gave them
support and chance to climb to posi-
tions of greater responsibility and
trust if they had the inclination or
ability. About nine out of every ten
of them threw stones at me because |
did not do better for them, and yet
there are a hundred or so who, by the
exercise of their own ability, their own
grasp of the situation, have gone on to
the accomplishment of such high am
bitions and successes, and have appre-
ciated in SO many ways the help ex-
tended to them by helping others, that
again my faith in human natureremains
) undiminished.- M. Depew.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03

To be at work, to do things for the
world, to turn the current of things
about us at our will, to make our ex-
istence positive element even though
it be no bigger than grain of sand in
this great system where we live,-that
is new JOY of which the idle man
knows no more than the mole knows
of sunshine or the serpent of the eagles
triumphant flight into the upper air.
The man who knows, indeed, what it is
to act, to work, cries, "This alone is to
| Phillips Brooks.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03
Vol. X 9.
A DREAM OF HOME.

Written for The Mirror.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-03

fBY MATTE WETHERBEE, Hudson Wis.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-04
No Trouble at Ishpeming.

Ishpeming, Mich, Sept. S.-All was quiet in Ishpeming this morning. The steam shovels started to work at o'clock and cars are being loaded rapidly from different piles. There will be no opposi- ton to the troops, the strikers having de- cided at big meeting yesterday, not to dsobey the law Had deputies been se lected instead of the troops the pro gramme was to have routed them, and bringing in the military body was a wise course to pursue. There would have been blood shed had deputies been relied on for protection. and the decision to ask for soldiers is agreeable to all the business people of this place. There were only 800 strikers in the line of the parade from this city this morning, about a third of the number who appeared yes terday. steam shOvels are working uni interruptedly and have loaded 1900 tons of ore since starting this morning. Sew eral men have been asking for work at different mines this morning. There is no talk of trouble. Steam shovel men walked through the streets last night and were not mOlcSted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-04
BROKE DOWN THE BOARDS.
Three Thousand People Determined to See a Hanging Another Dramatic Feature
 A Strange Story.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept 3-A special to the Times-Union from Jasper, Fla, says:
 Joseph B. Norton, white. was hanged here today for the murder of James Dun mark, also white. on the night of Jan uary 4. It was intended that the ex- ecution should be private and a high fence had been erected around the gal lows. but the crowd tore this down and 5000 persons saw the hanging.
 Norton ascended the gallowS at ll:l5 stepping as firmly as if he were walking to his dinner instead of to his death. lie said in his statement that he did not XIII Dunmark, but that his life had been sworn away by perjured witnesses lie pointed out Messrs. Miles and McAlpln as two of the men who had sworn falsely against him. This almost caused riot Young McAlpin, who is son of Repre- sentative McAlpin, made a desperate et- frt to get at Norton, evidently intending to assault him. Sheriff Polhill called on the crowd to assist him and finally Me- Alpin was arrested and order restored.
 Norton concluded by calling on God to witness that Judson Taylor killed Dun mark and not himself.
 The trap was then sprung and Norton death followed instantly, his neck being broken.
 A novel feature of the execution was  veil was pulled over his face instead of the traditional black cap.
 On the night of January 4, Norton ana his bride of a few weeks attended pail given in their honor. During the ball young Dunmark gave Norton pistol to keep for him and then began dancing with Mrs. Norton. While Dunmark was dancing with the young wife he did something to her that enraged Norton. The husband jerked Dunmark from Mrs Norton's arm and struck him to the floor. Then as Dunmark tried to rise he was shot dead with the pistol he had given Norton to keep Today Norton said that he dropped the pistol and that Judson Taylor picked it up and shot Dunmark. Norton always claimed Dunmark had grossly insulted Mrs. Norton.
 Norton was a magnificent specimen Of manhood. being fully feet tall and weighing 250 pounds, without an ounce Of superf1uous flesh. He was 30 years of age and born In Williamsburg, S. C., where his family still live He is the third white man hanged in Florida since the war.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-04
Fresh bread and candy made daily at c. W. COdy's, 1920 to 1926 Sd avenue. T5 H2p
Lieut.. Col. Coleman Butler.

Washington, Sept. 3.-The war depart ment today was informed of the death in Paris on August 22 of Lieut.. Coleman Butler, United States army, retired, late of the Seventeenth infantry.
 Colonel Butler was born in Ireland and was appointed to the army In New York in 1861 as second lieutenant of the Fifth infantry. He served through the late war and obtained the rank of cap- tain before it's conclusion. His services as Indian fighter were recognized by the conferring of a brevet major for con spicuous gallantry in leading his com mand in a successful charge against a superior number of Indians. strongly posted, at Wolfe mountain, Montana, January s, 1877, and also through the presentation of a medal of honor for the same reason. He became a lieutenant colonel on March 9, 1891, and was retired ten days later on account of disability.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-04
NORTH CAROLINA TO THE FRONT Her w Wonderful Showing as to Cotton Man.
 ufactories

Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 3.-The state ag- uable bulletins giving lists of all manu- featuring enterprises in North Carolina That portion of 1t which is of greatest interest is in regard to cotton mills. This shows that eleven mills are now under course of construction; that the stock in eight more has been subscribed and that 149 are now in operation, spinning or weaving. Besides these there are twelve knitting mills, one silk mill, one towel mill, four bag mills and one manu-' factory of sash cord and cording. There are thirteen wooden mills in operation. The total of all is 1922 Alamance coun- ty leads. having tWenty-tWo mills Gas ton has twenty-one, Randolph fifteen and Mecklenburg thirteen. There are mills in forty-one of the ninety-six counties Where are reported 19,000 looms and 7E6,- 900 spndleS.
 Henry G. Hester, secretary Of the New Orleans cotton exchange, has sent Gov ernor Carr the following telegram:
 T congratulate you and the people of North Carolina for the remarkable prog reSS in cotton manufactures. She is now practically equal to South Carolina, the largest cotton consuming state in the south. By the actual census of mills North Carolina has consumed of this years crop 227,000 bales, an increase of 55,000 over last year. She has new spin- dies which may be brought into play in 1S95-6, which, with fair trade conditions should increase her total 10 at least 250- 900. In 1890 North Carolina consumed 114 900 bales. So your state has practi- cally doubled her cotton manufactures within the past five years"