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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Grade standing March 26th First grade. 30S
second grade. 1879; third grade. II.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Sheriff John Tierney, of Anoka Co.. paid the
prison an official visit on Saturday
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Additional shelving for books has been put in
the library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Prison population March Goth: Males. 45G;
females. 9.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Chaplain Moorhead administered the ordi-
nance of baptism to twenty convicts at the state
penitentiary last Sunday afternoon. The men
were given their choice as to immersion or other
methods of baptism. Eleven elected to be i'm
mersed and nine were baptized by the pouring
of water. A large tank specially constructed
for the purpose, had been placed in rOomy
part of the prison bathroom so that warm water
was easily available. Those who were immersed
first took position on their knees in this tank
and were quickly and quietly lowered under the
water and raised again by the chaplain. Before
the administration of the ordinance each candi-
date was carefully questioned as to the aim and
object of baptism, and a ferveDt prayer was Of
fered. This is the first occasion when baptism
has been administered within the walls of the
penitentary. The service was a decidedly i'm
pressive one. number of the officers of the
prison, including Deputy Warden NALL. were
present. One of the men immersed was life
time prisCner.-Lan (Kan.) News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

For the information of the new arrivals who
come here from week to week. we wish to say, If
you want to send THE MIRROR to relatives or
friends, you will be allowed the privilege by
complying with the following rule: Send to this
office your name register and cell number, also
full address of the person to whom you desire to
have THE MIRROR sent. Do not write address,
cell number or any other matter on your paper;
keep them perfectly clean and place them in your
cell door every Friday evening. Those who do
not send THE MIRROR away will confer favor
by sending them to this office.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-26

Patients undergoing treatment in hospital. 5.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
WheeImen and Good Roads.

great deal OF missionary work needs TO
to he done respecting this matter of good
roads. There is surprising amount CT
ignorance ON the part of the agricultural
population as to the relative effect of
good roads and bad roads. Whether
willfully or not, their eyes are shut aga inst
the patent facts that good roads not only
lessen their expenses by lessnning the wear
and tear on their wagons and draft ami
mails, but enhance the value of their pro-
duce by affordiHg better facilities for get
ting il to market, and increa Sc the value of
their farms 10y making them more readily
accessible 10 prospective purchasers.
With whcclmcn and wheelwomen, OF
course, these considerations have less
weight, but they are Interested to the ex-
tent that good roads hcigh,cn the pleasure
Of wheeling" and advantage those who
employ the cycle for business purposes.
They will be, therefore, valuable propa-
gandists in the cause of good roads, and
should seek to convince the hesitating aC-
riculturists of the Importance of persistent
agitation.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Foreign Notes.

There are fully 100 ex-priests in the
ranks of the cab drivers of Paris.
The recent death of the archbishop of
Armagh vacatcs the primacy of the Irish
church for the third time within the space
of ten years,
Maifre Pouil'ci. one OF the most eminent
lawyers in Paris. has begun an original
work of charity. He gives sittings at the
Palais lie Justice. a. which lie offers ad-
vice gratis on legal subjects. The object
is to help poor people who cannot afford
to pay for lawyers services.
A dramatist attached to one OF the minor
ParisiaD theaiers- has lost no time in max
ing use of the incidents of Dr.. Jameson's 5
defeat in the Transvaal. He has completed
in two days four-act play on the subject
and the characters inclUde the names of
those who are now familiar TO new spaper
readers.
A life-SiZc staiue OF the late Sir Tbeophi-
lus Shepstone. in Carrara marble. is TO be
erected in the public square of Pietermar-
HzbnrC. He was the British special com
missioner who ia 1877 proclaimed the
TraDsvaal Us English territory at Pre-
toria and acted as administrator OF the
new colony till March, 1879.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Civil Service Reform in the District.

votes determine matters of consequence.
and thus it has happened that in consid-
Grafton oc direct OF implied promise OF
legislative favor outsiders have been ap-
pointed Ia places that should be filled by
bona fide residents of the District only.
This, however, is only one, and perhaps
the least exalted view OF the matter.
The reform should be introduced in orlc.
TO secure for the people OF the District
the very best possible men for the trans
action OF the municipal business. AsCer-
tanned fitness. good moral character. in
dustrious application TO work, intelligent
discharge Of duties. ought TO determine
appointments To and retention in office.
There should b. no appointment for the
saie OF cuTryiDC favor with anyone, no
promotion fer anything save "a good rec
ord. no discharge except upon proven
charges of unfitness or improper conduct.
The enactment of Senator Lodges bill
would be Il means TO so regulate the per-
sonnel Of the District government as 10
insure the best results.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
To Word Scared Heroes of the War.

Now that the Tabert Barrett squabble has been hap
PLY ended without invoking the assistance of
it would not be out of place to ascertain where such
sword swallowing heroes from. The of the re-
belion to have developed two distinct types of
batte-worn warriors One bore and made the
test extremely unpleasant long the lasted and
the other is continuing the fight and attempting to per-
petuae its bitterness by provoking such took
place in Congress yesterday 1t is true that history would
have recorded the incidents of the rebellion and kept alive
IFS memory in reasonably satisfactory but with
out Taberts and Barretts the country would
have been given opportunity know how such heroes feed
and fatten on bloodttrsty recolections.
In addition to remarkable ability to words
scrappy combat Mr. Talbert possesses the charming
faculty of devouring Yankees safety valve to his
efetvescing nature. He may continue to contend that
secession right that slavery is only degree
moved from godness, and that the ashes of dead
ederacy sacred than the fires Of national patr
ots but he cannot conceal the fact that the real of
his buetchasing conduct is the pride he feels being
hero verltabe man-sayer, warrior of bloodstaned
reputation He likes to shake hands with himself this
question: and there to be reasonable way OF pre-
venting his loyren of this method Of crowning him
self demi-g god
But there is way of sitting down the word
uay revivng the misfortunes and bitterness of the
Their efforts should be and their bravado
ignored and they should be to understand by all
friends of and prosperity that the not deep
enough to bury such boasting. 1t may be little
to cut short their wordy careers but i'll the interest of
national harmony they should be empaticay squelched
The evening times., 1896-02-08
I AFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HoUs .

patents. There are ,34s different ap-
pliances for drawing WIRE Arkansas has
one inventor in every 1872 OF its popuia-
ton.
There are over so 900 patents which in
one way 0r another benefit the farmer.
There are 1856 patents and models of
sheet metal wire. There are 1916 patent
locks and Ia tches for doorsanl gates. There
are 4 .299difrerentk kinds of 81 ws and sa wing
apparatus. North Carolina has one inven-
tor to every 1887 of its people.
The Patent office has issued .633 pat
ents on laundry appliances. There are
2.3sS different kinds OF veIocipcsles. The
manufacture OF gas is coveredf by 8 900 pat
ents. The manufacture of felt is covered
by I'll patents. Patented machines for
bookbinding number 2.566- Boat building
patents number i.2I6. There are 1880
patented knitting machines. The steam
engine is covered by { ,231 patents. There
are .523 different kinds OF nails. There
are i59 patents covering masonry work.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Publicity the Greatest Factor
The Star Must Soon With
draw Another MiSrepre-
Sentation - The Times
Has the Largest Circu-
lation.

1t is generally understood that capital,
energy and experience will make a.n:ust
aay business venture profitable. hut with
ogt vEbiicity neither OF these requisites
could insure success. Publicity, there
fore, is the first and most important factor
IN prosperity. and the business man
VIII. uE.i~Tstanhs how to advertise without
throwing away money is generally sure to
succeed. In the struggle for publicity, dis
Greet ADVERTISER have long since ceased to
patrunizc weekly newspapers, because the
daily brings their ads. more Frequently
und"r the eyes of readers. AMI on this same
principle, The Times, with lis two editions
day. gives advertisers greater publicity
than its less modern, one-time-a-day CON
trmporarics. 1t keeps advert IscrS CON
st4ntly in the pubIlc mind. and is certain TO
bring them larger ana more satisfactory re-
suits.
Several months ago TIE Times Compelled
tie Star to withdraw its misleading and
false statement that its circulation was
larger than that OF all the other Washington
daiiics combined, and it is about time that
another Of its Misrepresentation should go
through the sword $ waliowins process.
Last Saturday the Star published the fol-
loving:
THE circulation of the Star is many
thousands in excess OF any other Washing
ton paper. and Is believed to lee fully five
times that of any afternoon contemporary"
Tic aggregate circulation OF the Star
last week, according TO its sworn state
ncnt. was s9, 149; that of The Times was
243.46i, or 53,T15 larger than that OF
the Star. As will be seen by the statement
given below, the circulation of The Times
is also sworn TO, and in all faiInrss is as
worthy of belief as tbet OF tho Star. In
esrluch rs enc OF these statements is in
correct The Times calls uron the Star 10
submit it's circulation books TO a committee
OF wcll-known citizens for comparison
with those or The Times, and let the verdict
or that committee cs:abi.sh the misreErc-
scEtaiion made in tic above clipping from
the Star.
Meantime everybody Will read The Times,
because it is an up-,o-datc, live, progress
i've newspaper. and one that does not
stoop to innuendo to inJure oontcmpo-
rary.
The evening times., 1896-02-08

The meeting OF the national assembly of
the Lea cue of American wheeimcu, which
Will begin in Baltimore on Monday, will
naturally arouse a great deal OF interest
in Washington, whore thousands OF persons
are devoted to the silent stecd.'' and its
deliberations will be followed with much
attention. Apart from the purely prcfes-
sional aysin.ss 10 be transacted, there is
one topic fer discussion TO which the con-
vention viii devote an entire day. This is
the subject of good roads.
With the exception of farmers no class
of people arc more interested in good
roads than the men and women, who, either
for pleasure or business, traverse tie high
ways OF the country oB bicycles. To them
the difference between good 1oad and
had ose is 4 matter OF more or less enjoy
nent, more or less expense for repairs of
wheels or more or less loss of time. They
should speak with no uncertain tone re.
garding this matter, and the action of the
national league Should Bavc I'm view re-
ricx action on the part Of State orSaniza-
tions.
The evening times., 1896-02-08

n EN-. ]. $. COXEY. who is known to
- fame both as the leader OF the Com
IHonwealers and the fatherinIaw of
Carl Browne, is in the city. The general
attracted a great deal of attention in the
lobby of the National Hotel yesterday after
noon. and speculation was rife as TO the
purpose OF his visit.
Maybe he is here to Sue Browne for
Hbcl." suggested Il citizen who finds the
hotel society mere agreeable than that OF
his home. Have any OF you seen the pic
ture that Browne recently painted OF
Coxey's daughter and which is on exhibit
tioB in one Of the Avenue store windows
he continued. 1t is Il most atrocious ira
vcrsity' On art. To appreciate it you must
see il. One thing / admire. though. is
Brownies nerve. AT the bottom OF the pic
tGre is a card bearing the Inscription,
Painted by Carl Browne If the paint
inc is true To- nature Carl should give up
trying to make living through the me-
tlium OF art ard 20 into the museum busi-
Bcss. II CoXey has any family pride he
viii buy that picture and remove it for
ever from public gaze
The evening times., 1896-02-08

Practical application of the principles
of civil service reform TO the offices of the
District government and to those OF the
recorder of deeds and register OF Wills, as
proposed in the bill introduced by Senator
Lodge. would he u logical and proper corol-
larry 10 their operations in Iil depart
mentS of the general government. No
good reason is concei:ablc why the offices
mentioned should form an exception to the
general rule. and there are quite mum
Der Of good and sufficient reasons why
the proposed change is highly desirable.
Through the operatiors of the civil ser
vice law it has come to pass that mem-
bcrS of Congress have not rs much patron
age directly at their disposal as formerly,
and they are put 10 their trurnps fire.
quently 10 make good IGtc-clectiOn prom
ises. After they have exhausted all other
resources 10 crafty some importunate con
stituent and fail. they fail back upon the
District government. There they are stiii
potent in some degree. for District Off
cia!s try 10 keep the good will of men whose
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Patent Office c rios.

Tic American mind may he amused by
4.353 different kinds OF patented games
and toys.
Inventors of military accoutrcments ;,
harness and the like. have taken out 435
patents. The dentists of this country have
at their communal .2s3 patent instru-
meHts OF processes
The builder has a choice Of 536 patent
cranes Or derricks with which To do his
work. iiisTc are $40 machines or de-
yis1.s for the manufacture OF cor,iagc
twine and string. The Manufacture of
stationery mag be carried on by the Aid of
1 ,532 patented machines.
The American roof may be covered by
aiy one of 665 patent roofinGs. For
the propulsion Of steamships .5S3 appli-
anccs have been patented. There are
. .29S different coBtrivances for the pur-
pose of spinning thread.
Knives. forks AMI spoons are protected
by patents to the number OF ., 1903. TLare
arr 3 .SS3 mo,lels of different kinds of steam
boilers in our Patent Office. There ore
patents for s,rubbing brushes and broons
to the number Of q, ,1s4.
There are 4 .s54 patents for the manufac-
ture OF furniture other than chairs. New
Jersey has one inventor to every ,5J7
of its population There are ,lSS tools
used. or which may DC used. in stone
working. Patents on explosives have been
Issued to the number of 500.
The builders of tail houses have $3.50
elevators to choose from. Papinr mache
goods have been patented 10 the number or
1881. or air and gas engines ,o25differ-
ent varieties have been patented. Cannons.
guns. Pistols and PFaiaetiles are protected
by 26S patents. One thousand and ninety
patents have been Issued for paving.
There are 4.e40 models of pa;entcd
pumps herein the Washington office. Watch
and ciocs-mas,iag is encouraged by 3,84O
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Americans In Cuba.

In spite of all the dead lines that have
been dra wn across the Island of Cuba by
the Spanish generals, The insurgent lead
crs, Gomez and M8cco, whom these lines
We're intended 10 keep apart, have joined
forces in the province of Havana and are
said to have row a good fighting contin-
gent of fourteen thousand men. This proves
two tilincs-;he rcsourccfulness and stra-
tegic ability OF the two commanders ard
the sympathy OF the people OF the Island,
outSide of the city of Havana, with the in
sargent cause. If this sympathy were
not active. the insIrgcnt hosts could not
move from one POINT 10 another in absolute
defiance OF ''traChas'' and all other con-
trivanoes WiihoIt their mancuvcrs being
made known 10 some of the Spanish COM
n.antlerS who swarm on the island.
In view of this state of affairs the
impending recognition by the United States
of the Cuban republic as heiiscrcnt has
served TO increase the bitterness of the
Spanish population of Havana against
the American residents Of the city, and the
The evening times., 1896-02-08
RepubIican an. and the Money 1,.ua q

Louisville Couricr-JournaI)
The LEADERS, OF the party, and especially
those who aspire to the Presidency, are
voioeless On this subject. they still sing
the praise of the party, but say nothing af
It's being in the clutch of the siiverites, who
have given notice that they will Quit it
next June unless il declare uneQuiyocaily
for the debasement of the currency. They
have submitted SO long to the rule OF The
mining camps that ii is not. surprising that
such men as Senator Chandler are seeking
a M edus vivendi with them for the coming
campaign.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Tho-esudden Chnnge-intlrwcn cnther

ThOSrSuddenC Ina nge- int lac " cnther.
The parag grapler OF the day
Essays rainy roundeIay.
But ere his lines i'll print appear
The sun is shining bright and clear.
Perforcc. this makes him rather weary,
To read his ode or weather dreary
When cloudless is the sky;
SO. dasting off n sonnet cEecry,
or bright. crisp winter days and eerie,
He makes another try.
But as the poem goes to press,
The sky assumes Ecaviness,
And ere the papers on the street
The wcatber's changed to siush and sleet
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Foraker "Bogging the Stage.

(New York SUM-
The chief pcculiarity of Joseph Benson
Foraker, the leading heavy NAN In Ohio
melodrama at present. seems ia be his ire
sistible propensity TO take the center OF the
stage. to sinite himself in the midst of his
midst, and 10 observe in 4 voice or earth
quake. Ha ia! This peculiarity not only
cndanscrs the footiights. but it makes all
the other people in the cast. and especially
the hero. Major Mckinley. continually ner-
vous. As long as there is a pair of hands
elappins in the pit this mclodramatie actor
will try to occupy the center, plumb and
net.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
History in Politics.
Philadelphia Record.)

In 1913 the whig predecessors of the
Republican party shrewdly threw over
board their tariff champion, Henry Clay,
and nominated for the Presidency a hcro
OF the Mexican war, to the waging of which
they had been opposed. A like dilemma con-
fronts the Republicans in 1886. They are
not only embarrassed by successful Demo-
cratic tariff, but they are. divided on The
silver question.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
GIRLS WORKING IN A NINE.
A RepreheHsible Introduction Of For
eiGn Customs On American Soil.
Atlanta Const tuition.

eign Customs On American Soil.
Atlanta Constitution.
-Four athletic young girlsfindalai lily employ
ment at Il small coal mine in the MahoniDg
valley several miles from Shamokin. The
colliery is owned and operated by Joseph
Mans. u hard working German, who says
he has simply introduced the custom of
the fathcrlapd in having his four daughters
assist him in preparing the fuel for market.
The girls are ,six-footers, good locking
and well formed, each tipping The scales at
about 200 pounds. Katie, aged twenty
years. has charge or the breakers; Annie,
aged sixteen. runs the mine pumps and
breaker engine like a veteran engineer;
Lizzie agcdeigliteen. drivesa muleaitached
TO gin for tlIe purpose of hostins the coal
from the slope, and Mary, aged nineteen.
sees that the slate is picked from the coal
by her lii,Is, brothers, whom she helps in
the work.
The girls wear short skirts, not boomers
as might be supposed.
Mans formerly. worked in the mine at
sliamokin, hut during the Ia st welve years,
with the assistance OF his wife, who runs
the farm, and their daughters at the mine,
he has managed TO buy this coal mine and
large amount Of timber land besides.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
New York Papers.
fDe;rOit Free Press.)

Some of the New York papers are anxious
that this government should do almost
anything but stand 10y the doctrine against
foreign aggression which it has declared
and the endorsement of which is essential
to national preservation. Some OF them
have gone so far that they would best
please ihE general public by removing their
pia Eis 10 London.
The evening times., 1896-02-08

III TTENTION was attracted to a .fa-
n kir' on the Avenue yesterday after
noon by the crowd gathered around
him TIE man was selling what he called
reproducing varnish, and many stray
dimes found their way into his pocket. H
outfit consisted OF bottle filled with a
colOrlcss liquid, small brush. pad of
white paper. an ordinary teaspoon and
pieces of newspapers containing illustra-
tions.
lie would take one OF tn newspaper cuts.
apply the liquid to it with the brush, and
then laying 1t face downward ON the pad of
paper, rub it vigorously with the spoon
The result was the picture was reproduced
Oh the paper. There is another
sample of how the American public loves
to bc fooed,'' remarked gentleman in the
crowd.
Any one can take a little soap and water
ami reproduce pictures as well as that man
is doing. and it wouldn't cost them 0 cents
a bottle either
The evening times., 1896-02-08
The Preachers ana the Newspapers.
KapSas City Sfar

The Preachers IND the Newspapers.
Kansas City Starr
II may he said in general terms that the
preacher who assails, attacks, belabors,
scnlds unduly criticiZes the press OF this
c"antry is, to use what is possibly Il slancy,
yet most expressive, phrase, off" He is
usually way orr on his alleged facts, o nd
further off, on their applieat ton. II not in
teniionaliy wrong he is greatly mistaken;
IL not a uilifuI slanderer lie puts himself in
ti.c attitude OF one who is abusive without
being intelligent. The preacher who abuses
the newspapers is guilty OF various sins OF
omission and commission in doing SO, but
his most glaring offense is iDgratitude. He
is really assailing his best friend, the friend
VI his church and all the churches and of the
cause" generally.
The evening times., 1896-02-08

iNIV form an idea of how many people
l are out OF employment you should
be on the Avenue afternoons about
3.3O O'clock remarked an observing in
dividual yesterday. As soon as the cry
o! Tunes is heard hundreds Of men buy
papers, eagerly scan the want columns and
IL they see any vacancy that they can fill,
20 off post haste after it. Sometimes il is
really touching to note the expressions
on their faces as these unemployed try TO
find consolation in the columns Of the news
papers,
The evening times., 1896-02-08
1SERIOUSLY>Y
TO B6
1HuDRous(
Quoted biblical Authority.

..Yes. sah, You am sLoly er dishonah to
yer parents: you am no noah my scn.'
''Is dis de way. yer practis' dc word'ob
de Lawd?''
DE good Book hit say. If de right hand
offend de cut hit OFF,
But de prophet. Jcrryniiah, he say
'Er Ethiopian cannet change his ts)kin-"
The evening times., 1896-02-08
A Wind Campaign in Cuba.

The Spanish report that Gomez has con-
sumption, and that the insurIcctiou must
therefore come To an end within a few
months at most. seems 10 be manufactured
on the theory that the insurgents are con
ducting their campaign in the same way as
the Spaniartis-with their lungs
The evening times., 1896-02-08
Roth Numerically Small.

The hairs of tald-hcadcd patron
Correspond with his scat at the show;
For the former, though numbered, are
nieager,
And the latter IN the very first row.
The evening times., 1896-02-08
EFI!GNE OF THE news
----.-N The HORElHG Times,

~ you mis- any news In the evening
edition look In he list below. What
you're looking for waS Droba bly
published In this mornings edition.
and rs The Times never repeats
youH have to take both editions 10
get all the news as quick as IL hap
pens.