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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21
RETROSPECTION.

Looking back on events of the past
is laden with "reminiscences of various
kinds, the recalling of which causes
both pain and pleasure. Time and hui
man existence have been eventful to a
greater or lesser degree in obedience to
the law of nature which demands Ell
ther progression Or retrOgression, as
has been evidenced in the ever varying
conditions of mankind and the ages
past. Every human life has had its pleas
ant and unpleasant experiences, COM
monty termed its ups and downs, and
upon the former the mind of man has
been prone to dwell, excluding to a
great extent the latter, else how can
the repetition of those things that
caused annoyance and turned apparent
success into defeat be accounted for /?
RetrospectiOn demonstrates forcibly
that spirit of optimism is essential
to pleasant sojourn here below, and
that those lacking in this spirit have
been justly rated as the weak minded
element of the human family cannot
be denied. It recalls the often repeated
assertions that disappointment in life
has been the common heritage of man
kind, and that of the many individuals
who have existed not one has been per-
feet; that to mans inhumanity to man
can be ascribed many of the failures
of life. Cultivation of the power of
retrospectiOn is not, as many suppose,
waste of time; on the contrary, it is
good employment for the mind. for it
develops the memory and stores it
with knowledge of events past of a
general and personal nature which,
aided by the sure advance of enlight-
eminent, equips one to grapple with the
perplexing problems of life. NJ A.C.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21
TROUBLE.

1t is. time enough to bid trouble
"gOod morning" when it walks in the
door. There is no condition of affairs
but it might be worse. Who can be
seriously oppressed when there is an
open door somewhere, where smiling
wife and rosy-cheeked children wait to
greet the weary breadwinner Ifyour
load is heavy, is there not some poor
fellow near by who has heavier bur-
den? If the clouds are black above
you, a kind action to a neighbor will
often make them float away from the
face of the blessed sun.
The world is given to grumbling.
Envy and discomfort are guests unbid-
den to many man, who is in sorrow
because of their presence. And often
he never thinks of the only sure remedy
for the cure of his sorrows. Drive them
out and the day of trouble will pass.
Help the thing that you can help, and
put aside foolish grief for things that
you cannot help. Look at the bright
side of life. Keep your heart open for
the joys and close and seal it to dismal
woes. Think it over calmly and you
will discover that there is more sun
shine than cloud, more light than dark.
ness in the world. Keep trouble away
and listen for the strains of happiness
and content that are on every breeze.
Don't tencourage trouble. Don't meet
it half way. Dor grieve today fol
what you are afraid may come tomor.
row. Don't wear yourself out with
useless sorrow. # it is dark, stand
bravely, facing the east, that you may
see the first glorious streak of the
dawn. Keep place ready for the
children of laughter, but have no room
for the troublesome daughters of de-
spair.
If you will consider, you will see
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21
LOAFING.

The first duty of each able-bodied
and mentally sound person is to take
care Of himself. He is bound to be
self-supporting. He should do this
cheerfully, patiently, constantly. Be
fore all else he should take and carry
to the end of his life the burden of
earning his own living giving to this
precedence over every other use Of
money and effort, over every form of
benevolence, over contributions even
for the support of the church.
You will hear a man say, "The world
owes me living" Robust men, who
are supposed to have right use of all
their faculties are often heard to utter
this shameless falsehood. How did
they ever bring the world so much into
their debt? What equivalent of the
living which they claim have they ever
put into the worlds hands? The world
owes a living to its unfortunates, to
such as are physically or mentally in
capable of providing for their own
needs; this the world owes these as a
debt of charity; but to no other man
or woman does the world owe a living.
The most the world owes to the capa-
BILE is a chance. A chance, he may
fairly claim as his natural right, and
having his chance, he has right to
food, raiment and shelter only as in
some honest and useful way he earns
these things.
There was never a more just enact
mont than that which St. Paul ex-
pressed in these words: eff man will
not work, neither shall he eat" There
is no way in the world for man to
have a roof over his head, clothes on
his back, and food in his stomach, but
by work-his own work or the work of
another. A professional loafer is an
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21

an hid between the lids of her Bible
TO be sure, when they have once been
put in, they may be found there; but
they do not belong to the book itself.
They are not part of its tissue;
they are contradictory to it's spirit;
and it has cost the Church altogether
too much to read them in and then to
read them out gain.-Christian Reg
iStor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21
Vol. IX.-No. AZ.
FROwN DOWN THE TATTLER.

Oh, could there in this world be found,
Some little spot of happy ground.
Where village pleasures might go round,
Without the village tattling-
How doubly blest that place would be.
Where all might dwell in liberty
Free from the bitter misery
OF g0ssips' endless prattlng.
If such spot were really known.
Dame Peace might claim it as her own,
And in it she might fix her throne
Forever and forever.
There, like queen she'd reign and live,
While everyone would soon forgive
The little Sights they might receive,
And be offended never.
IT'S mischief makers that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth of love,
And lead us all to disapprOve
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take our part, but when
They've heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them all again,
Mixed with their poisonous measure.
And then they've such cunning way
OF telling ill-meant tales, they say:
Don't mention what I've said. pray.
I would not tell another"
Straight to your neighbOr's house they go,
Narrating everything they know,
And break the peace of high and low,
Wife, husband, friend and brother.
Oh. that the misunderstanding crew
Were all reduced to one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,
That everyone might know them.
Then would our villagers forget
To rage and quarrel. to fume and fret,
Or fall into an angry pet
With things so much above them.
For tits sad. degrading part.
To make anOther's bosom smart
And plant dagger in the heart
We ought to love and cherish.
Then let us evermOre be found
In quietness with all those around,
While friendship, JOY and peace abound
And angry feelings perish.
Chicago Record.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21

that it is the petty things of life that
worry and annoy, but out of these
petty troubles great griefs are born.
Sweep away the little things; be great
enough to despise the uncomfortable
trihes and give the cold shoulder to
trouble.-Fargo IN. d. Argus.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-21

Nothing, indeed, but the possession
of some divine power can with any GER
tainty discover what at the bottom is
the true character of any man.-Burke.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28


Nol"''oia >i9i' ias' "eeh' anu SpoNo
yer! hls"lS ol the property.
lne nlS 'o"r - "'So repo''eo W NC
'laAlhs al eA'e'ien. sH'"'"s' sumo
9"lp'nen" having 'c'" """' 'fonl
'iiere with hah"7oh't rt'"'"s'
iheic wa! pe iA''' "e'lSo "'i" III
'le Nar""ell "'s''1cV 'J"9' h'itlleas' VI
'hl9 GOWN MA" ZOE a Ao's 'lh'e' III
au"l''on y ''e certainty 'h'' " huln-
oel vi paying SoI" anu 'iFNel proper
t'es VIII DC oe\eiope"' II lS "i9o s'rohs-
y e'ioo"' Oha' " S""' copper camp
"ili ~" oe 'poho"' ~ "'tl ol ac-
hho" IeoGe" aoll''! are "' the same
opinion regarding 'N' great ore pooles
% 'he 'o'uth ~o"l''s"'' w. ma az
water itNei 'l'1 ~ VII =" copper as
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
he is INSANE.
}. T.. Pearce Will Probably Be SEM
to the Warm Springs Asylum.

10 ~ VtLIh ShlAESs <heSluHi'
j. T. Pearce of Pony mas rome wrong.
mentally. He was brought in from
that place Tuesday evening and was
locked up in the county Jail pending
an investigation. 1t is possible that
Judge Showers may come Cver from
Dillon in a few days for this purpose.
Pearce is about TO years of age. He
is a shoemaker and was formerly a res
ident of Virginia, in fact he claims 10
have arrived here in "a. He has also
lived in Sheridan and in the Jefferson
valley. He has sons who reside at
Camp Creek.
His madness seems to be Of q harm
less character. Undersheritf Sum
lners says he is not at all violent. a
MADISONlAN representative talked to
him yesterday. When asked the rea-
son for his incarceration, he said II
a just trying to figure that out when
you came in. Here they have got me
in the county b%astile, but for what
can't tell. I've been trying to figure
it out ever since l came here And
with that he laughed pleasantly as
though it did not trouble him very
much.
Pearce has been a hard drinker o.
late years and this undoubtedly has
much to do with his present condition
A short time ago he had the deleriuu
tremens and has never recovered from
the effects of the attack.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
1t Kas Called the Turn on Several o.
casiOns.

1t Has Called the Turn III Several o.
casions.
The weather signal flags. will. in the
future be displayed from the MADISON
IAN building. A forty foot flag pole
was put in place on top Of the MADI-
sONIAN building this week. The SER
vice during the past week has been
fairly reliable. 1t hit the nail ~squarely
on the head in the matter of Tuesday
evenings little storm, and in several
other instances. Several well
known local weather prophets are IN
clined 10 Cry it down, which however,
can be attributed to jealousy. Its good
repute is travelling far. Charles Wal
ter, OF Sheridan, contemplated a trip
to the county seat Wednesday. bat be-
fore making his start. telephoned u{
for the weather forecast. AS it pre-.
dicted fair weather, he came.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28

The third quarterly meeting of the
conference year will be held in the NJ.
E. church at this place March 81. ]
w. Bennett. Presiding Elder, will
preach Tuesday night at 100 p. m. aft
err which the quarterly conference will
onven F. A. Cutler, pastor.
Mrs. d. H. Wilcomb, county super
i%ntendent of schools who was in the city
yesterday, state that the state appor-
tionment to the Madison county gener-
al school fund is $2,0s3, while the coun-
tv fund amounts to about $415. making
the March per capita apportionment
S1.56.
Drs. Raglan & Southmayd held a
wood-splitting bee at their wood-pile
yesterday morning. All the wood eX-
perts in town were there except Tom
Duncan. Mayor Bennett gave a little
exhibition of plain and fancy wood
splitting. Several hard nuts We're
cracked through the exertions of these
gentlemen.
County Attorney Lew. L. Galloway
has returned from Helena, Butte, Dill
Ion and other points, where he has been
during the past week. His trip to the
capital was in the nature of a legal
errand, and he visited the other towns
mentioned en- route home. He says
things are moving along merrily in the
outside world.
Captain Trerise. superintendent OF the
Letter mine. and Charles Walter. man
aging member of the firm of Henry
Filing & Co., Of Sheridan, were in
town yesterday. Captain Trerise in
formed a MADISONIAN man that he
expected to finish the shaft which he is
now sinking by April 10. He also
stated hat the showing is excellent.
The following program will be rend-
cred by the Literary society on the
evening of April /: Select reading
from Burns by Miss Hannah McGovern
Recitation by Miss Eva Oliver: Char
acter sketch of Burns by Mrs. w. w
Chiefly; Music by Mrs. Cutler, Mrs
Duncan, Messrs. Cutler and Haines
The question, "Resolved, That Virgin
ia City should be bonded for the pur
pose of building a city hail." will b.
discussed by Rev. Mountjoy and r
A. Vickers on the affirmative, and Rev
Cutler and L. ID. Hall on the negative
side.
DR.. Mcdonald. physician of the Bos
ton and Montana Mining Company, o
Butte. is to be congratulated on having
purchased of the Brook-Nook hOrs'
ranch, the most promising horse eve
: taken to Butte. He is to be trained b,
John Wall on the Butte track. Field
I fair is standard and registered: sill
: Baybird, dam by Commodore Belmont
second dam by Dictator. The gentle
ness, good sense and extreme spec
shown by this colt, after two months
/ handling, indicates that Commodor
: Belmont as a brood mare sire will b
S counted the equal Of the best.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
II kk'I CAI-.
A Number of His Ne:S..nors Believe
Him Innocent.

A Number of His Ne:s!.nors Believe
Him Innocent.
County Attorney Galloway has re-
ceived an affidavit signed by 2. II.
James. q. A. Curtis. Robert Hedge.
". H. Remington, c. NJ. Pinckney. O.
B. Walton. Henry Cupples, James
Winnett. and Joseph H. Lenny.
all Of whom are residents of
Washington Bar, and neighbors OF
Hahn. The affidavit sets forth that
they believe Hahn innocent of the
charge OF rape. preferred by his daugh-
ter. Nellie, the alleged victim. They
also make oath to the assertion that
the girl is "incorrigible and extremely
vicious"
Hams whereabouts are still OF nm
certain quality.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28

will be rendered. after which q collec-
ton for Home and Foreign Missions
will be taken. All are invited.
"Gloria Patri,"
G. H. Gabriel.
Prayer.
Carol. ."The Beautiful Gate"
Scripture Lesson.
Recitation. ........"G Tell Them
AbOit Morris.
hymn. Aal!o"n'
Recitation. so Ye Forth to Teach"
Elmer Johnson.
Singing. The Reason Why
Recitation. '''Tis Finished"
Ellen and Virgie Bickford.
Singing ."Jesus Wept.'
Recitation. ......."The Child's Part"
George Case.
Carol. The Lord is Risen Indced.''
Recitation. lis 1t Nothing to You::"
Flora Ely.
Recitation. ........''It Is All to Me-"
Florence Johnson.
Singing by School Hes My ALI All"
Short Synopsis OF Missions, Mrs. Cutler
Sarol ........... .. 1d!!eiuJaH. =.
| Recitation. ....... ''Hindoo Widows"
Mabel Jones.
Anthem. ..............' Will Sing"
Class Recitation 1.-THE Mites"
BY Four Children.
Recitation. ...."Go Forth, Ye Heralds
of the Cross, .
Clark Green.
Solo and Chorus. 1.-The Refuge"
Recitation. ."Why Weep Over Jesus"
Frieda Moritz.
Song by Children. God is Good"
D1 lSFN,r1 Da~rc ton Mic
Russell Jones.
Anthem 80. "Ring on Ye Easter Bells"
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
VIRGINIA VISITORS.
People Who Have Visited the County Seat
During the Week.

People Who Have Visited the County Seat
During the Week.
Among the arrivals at the Madison
house, this week, are.
Chas. Walter. Sheridan; Homer Hut
ton, Jack Creek, J. Slater. Chicago:
Will c. Gilmer. James J. Hayden,
Thomas Thexton, Hobt. Gilmer, J. j..
Gilchrist. Ennis: George Henderson.
Summit: f. w. C'Meara, Easton: John
Pankey, Junction: Robt. G. Clark. San
Francisco: f. NJ. B,annick, Portland:
w. Hustead. Home Park: Joe kutcher.
Butte: J. L. Wright. +. l.. Holt, Hell
ena: +. Rider, Chas. Reed, Pony: f. H
Trerise, Leiteryille: +. Orem, Dillon.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
THE EPISCOPAL GUILD.

will Ctrr an En;e rtainment a: Armory
-. tuesday Evening.
80 Episcopal guild will give an en-
tertainment at Armory hail, Tuesday
evening. The following program will
be rendered.:
Violin trio. Misses Anna Nelson. Rita
and Lolita Filing.
Recitation. ..... Miss Fannie McGregor
Violin SOLO Prof. Bovee, with piano
accompaniment Mrs. w.
L. Zahner.
TauleauX
Good night drill..... by ten little girl.
Refreshments will be served.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
ANNUAL MISSIONARY CONCERT.
1t VIII BE Given At the VI. +. Church
Next Sunday Evening.

Next Sunday Evening.
Next Sunday evening. the Annual
Missionary Concert will be given al
the NJ. L. Church BY the Sunday school
and League. The following program
will be rendered, after which q collec-
ton for Home and Foreign Missions
will be taken. All are invited.
SalutatOry ."Gloria Patri."
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
TIE DEGREE OF HONOR.
The Officers viii BE Installed Next Monday
Evening.

Tfle Officers VIII BE Installed Next MONDAY
Evening.
Mrs. Ben James. Past Cheifof Honor.
viii install the officers Of the Degree OF
Honor at the meeting Of that order
next Monday evening. Mrs. Gum.
deputy Grand Chief OF Honor, intended
to be present at the installation. but
has written that it will be impossible
for her to come, as she has been called
elsewhere. The appointive officers
have been selected. which makes the
complete roster as follows:
Past Chief of Honor. Mrs. B. James.
Chief of Honor. Mrs. Chas. Mead.
Lady Of Honor, Mrs. Chas. BuforG.
Chief of Ceremonies. Mrs. Mitchell.
Recorder, Mrs. McGregor.
Financier, Mrs. c. 4. McNulty.
Receiver, Miss Fannie McGregor.
Medical Expert. DR.. G. y. McNulty.
Trustees, Messrs. James. Ellingson
and Strong.
Usher, Mrs. Richard Peel.
Inside Waterman. Mrs. Frank
Prasch.
Outside Watchman, Frank prasch.
Maids of Honor, Miss Mary Mccoy
orn and Mrs. Jessie IIaines.
This order, as has been previously
stated in the MADIsONIAN. i, an auHil
iury Of the a. Q. /. ". Il Offers lift
benefits TO its members. and Is founded
on the highest OF principles. We hope
that it may grow and prosper in NiI-
ginia City.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
CONCERNING GEORGE PARKER.
He is Much Better-Atyorrey's Getaways
Talk With Mrs. Haskell.

He is Much Better-Atyorne.'s Getaways
Talk With Mrs. Haskell
There is "a M current to the et-
feet that George Parker has been dis
charged from the insane asylum.
The MADlSONIAN interviewer cot in
his deadly work oG this matter this aft
ernoon Public Administrator Knight.
stated in a reply to the query that. as
far as he knew there was no foundation
for the whatever.
County Attorney Galloway. who has
just returned from Helena. states that
he had a conference with Mrs. Ella
Knowles Haskell. assistant attorney
general. and she assured hin. that Par
ker would not be discharged until he
was entirely and absolutely well. He
informed Mrs. Haskell as to the feeling
here and told her hat Parker's dis
charge would cause great uneasinesS.
Dan w. Williams, guardian of Par
ke,. has just returned from a trip to
the asylum where he saw and on
versed with the individual in question.
Parker talked quite rational and in
formed him that he would leave for the
east as soon as he was discharged. The
asylum authorities informed Mr.. VIII
lia1ns that Parker's condition was such
that his discharge was simply a matter
of time.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

e. Kesler Of Pony is in the city.
YES Wiles was in the city from the
Upper Madison last Monday.
Fred Allen returned from a weeks
sojourn in Butte last evening.
Miss Ella Fitzgerald Of Valley Gar
den is visiting Virginia City friends.
Miss Leila Wilcomb Of Pageville is
visiting at the home of her brother. A.
j. Wilcomb.
The date of the Christian play is set
for the 10th Of April. It promises to
be n of the events of the season.
Six hundred head of cattle belong
ing to the Laurin estate were pur-
chased by George Staudaher of Dillon,
last week.
Mrs. Ed Hall arrived from Danville.
Ind. last evening, and is visiting at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob Lowman.
Miss Flora Eby entertained a number
of her friends at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Miller,
last evening.
Mrs. j. S. Dewitt and family, who
have spent the winter visiting relatives
in Sheridan, Wyo., will return home in
about two weeks.
Commissioner Joseph Smith will
meet Commissioners Copp and Crisman
at Gaylord, Monday, when the Gay
lord bridge will be located.
John Carruthers and Hugh White
have leased the Parker placer diggings
and will employ quite a force on that
property during the coming season.
The roll of honor of the students O
Miss McCloud's room, are: Helen Gil
bert, fifth grade: Flora Eby, fourth
grade and George Galloway. sixth
grade.
A 4O-foot flag pole will be erected 0,
the M%AD1soNIAN building in a few
days on which the daily weather re
ports, as telegraphed from Helena
will be displayed.
Dan w. Williams returned from
Butte Wednesday, where he went to at
tend the marriage of his niece, Mis-
jeanette Morris to J. j. Forsythc. Mis-
Morris is a native of Virginia.
The Maccabee MINISTRIES received
pressing invitation from the Sheridan
knights to give their entertainment a
that place. They were compelled, b.
force of circumstances, to decline tn
invitation.
Martin Mclean has purchased {
BOvee's interest in the tons Ocial parlo
heretofore conducted by the two. an
will in the future, conduct the bushes
alone. MIR. Mclean is deservedly poI
ular and will undoubtedly do q goo
business.
County Assessor Foreman began hi
assessment work last week. He Ia
about concluded the assessment of Vii
ginia City property and will leave &c
the Beaverhcad valley Monday. Ate
covering that section he will 90 dow
the Jefferson valley to Gaylord.
~ ns:co,c .vsoo~> EoL;r~ Dov,1os
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
MINES.
What the Zephyr Has to say Concerning"
Them.


That mining in the territory sur
rounding Whitehall will receive Il
great boom this year is already plainly
apparent, and it is a question if there
is an undeveloped district Of equal
magnitude in the county which gives
so great promise. With very few eN-
ceptions the properties + all mere
prospects, there probably being not
a half dozen that have reached water.
and those that have either held their
own or show an improved condition,
says the Zephyr.
Probably one of the NEST back
capped" prospects in a back capped
district was the Columbia, about a mile
from Pipestone station, on Dry Creek.
| 1t was bonded different times to various
people who would do a little work on
it, strike an unfavorable spot, and quit
it: finally people who r real miners
got a lease and bond on it for S2e, 0O0,
sunk to water-a little over 200-and
then commenced drifting above water:
it is reported that there is more than
enough in sight now to take up the
bond. Prot. Traphagen, the eminent
! mc.allurgist, geologist, etc, paid the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
EXPLANATION OF WEATHER FLAGS
q 3 '''' ? |.
MOL No. No.3 MOI NO 8

Interpretation of fl * displays OF the u. $.
Weather Bureau:
No. /, alone, indicates fair weather., station
airy temperature.
No. >, alone, indicates rain or snow, station
airy temperature.
No. 5, alone. indicates local rain, stationary
temperature.
No. l, W til 4 above, fair weather, warmer.
No. l, with 4 below, far weather. colder.
No. 2, with 4 above. warmer, rain or snow.
No. 2, with 4 below, colder, Ia in or snow.
No. 3, with 4 above. warmer. with local rain.
No. 3, wiki 4 below, colder, with local ram.
No. /, with 5 above, fair weather. cold wave.
NO 2, with ) above, wet weather, cold wave.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28

When you want your harness re-
paired remember that your money will
&c further at George I'll. Cummings
than any other place in Madison coun-
tv. We repair and sell ut Bed Rock
paices. Next door to O X stables. 2l-4
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28

no you intend to build a house? II SO
L. advertise tor bids and you will save
doilsrs on the contract price tor every cent
you invest in the advertisement Write to
Ns for rates
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-28
THE WEATHER SERVICE.

HOCo = IL ..'tS wi l1lNIC -
Refreshments will be served.