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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Editor Nelson of the Journal accom-
panied the members of Warmers
Comedy Co. on their excursion through
our fort yesterday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

GeeWhillikerS, how we would like to
have about quarters worth of un-
canned liberty these fine days.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Warden WOlfer on Monday ap-
pointed Matt Shortall and John
McIlree, both of this city, as keepers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

The clerk in the Deputy Warden's
office looks like man of "Means" now
that he flOuriShes grade suit.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Prison population April 20: Males,
1872; females, 3; total, 1877.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Some men take to prison more readily
than they do to water.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Patients undergoing treatment in
hospital, 3.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Prisoners received during the week
ending April 20, 9. Discharged, 2.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Grade standing April 20: First
grade, 1928; second grade, 159; third
grade. 10.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Average school attendance during
the week, 1876.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

One of our associates gaZed long
ingly from the press room over to the
green banks of the st. CrOix on the
Wisconsin side. His feet were ardu-
ously engaged working the job press
but his mind was on an "Interplane-
tary Voyage after d joke. Nothing
but the click, click of the press dis
turbed the equanimity of the foreman
printer who was then feeding (the
press, not himself). till the voyager
suddenly returned to earth with,
strange, isn't it, even the trees are
leaving, but we can't for some time
yet" The foreman is gradually recov-
ering from the shock, and expects with
proper care to soon regain his ordinary
contempt for punsters.
We shall be pleased at all times to
publish, in our bi-weekly Chautauqua
column or on first page, papers read
before our local Chautauqua Circle.
But members not having their papers
published should not for that reason
conclude that the editor does not deem
them worthy of space. 1t is impossi-
BILE to publish ALL We usually prefer
articles of general interest, for the
good reason that The MIRROR has
long since outgrown its babyhood days
of purely local interest, as it now has
readers scattered throughout the vari-
Gus states and territories, and in some
foreign lands. Papers Oh the ordinary
Chautauqua studies, unless written in
an exceedingly instructive or happy
vein, can have no special interest out
side of the Circle For that cause we
seldom publish what are called "techni-
cal papers" though they are nearly al
ways very good as studies.
"A live mouse, slightly disabled but
still in the arena" was found on one
of the galleries Sunday morning. He
attracted attention on account of a
piece of paper that followed where he
led. On being corralled it was discov-
cred that the paper, which was at
tached to his tail by black thread Sc
curely wound about that slippery por-
ton of his anatomy, was a conditional
pardon granted him by some inmate
he had been Fostering with his nightly
visits. 1t read: "You have made me
considerable trouble but l will grant
you pardon now, providing you do
not come back to my cell. If you come
back again the maximum penalty in
your case shall be inflicted. l am a
good hearted governor, so let you 60
this time" We shall retain Mr.. Mouse
lets on parole few days, and if he
shows tendency to act as good
mouse we shall do by him as we would
like to be done by under the same cir
cumStances. In the meantime he shall
eat to his little hearts content.
EXTRA-Mr. Mouselets ate his con-
ditional pardon, and with one bite
broke his parole and the string that
held him. He is yet at large with good
chances in his favor of remaining So
though we have sleuths hot on his
trail.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

There are lots of ways to kill time
without coming to prison. For further
information and routes apply to the
fOol-kiIler; he has offices in all large
cities.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

The voice of one baseball crank we
know of will be missed by Capt. Com
isky from Aurora Park this season.
But an eagle eye shall be kept on the
st. Paul Club just the same.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Lives of criminals remind us
That with fair degree of skill.
We may die and leave behind us
Chunks of time we've helped to kill,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

We had nice little item in mind
about Turkey slipping up on Greece
spot, but the indications now are that
the Greece spot is slipping down the
Turkeys heathenish nav.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

Dr. E. j. Abbott of St. Paul, accom-
panied by his young son made flying
visit to our secluded community on
Friday last, and were shown the rou-
tine of the colony by DR.. Beebe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

A subscriber says, "There are no
weeds or grass growing on the good
work of THE MIRROR" No, my friend,
there are not. But if the weeds or
grass should start there is no danger of
their whitening for want of moisture.
There is enough "due' on our paper to
keep plot of grass in healthy condi-
ton during long siege of dry weather.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

It is saddening. from the point of
view of the naturalist, to compare the
statements of hunters regarding the
game of the world fifty years ago, or
even later, with those of the present
day. All the great African hunters
tell the same tale Of elephants ana DuI-
faloes and lions driven farther ana TAR
Their north. Sel0us says the rhinocer-
os must now be almost extinct IN the
western half of South Africa. The 81
raffe is slowly disappearing from GER
tain parts of Africa. Where, some years
ago, herds of eight were no uncommon
sight, it is said to be a rarity now 10
see a herd more than twenty in num-
Der. Like most other really interesting
wild animals, the ant-bear, or aard-
vark, is in danger of determination.
This South African animal feeds on the
myriads of ants which infest the coun-
try and so has his uses for mankind.
But the Beer farmers find it more
profitable to shoot him, sell his skin for
II shillings and eat his flesh, which is
not unlike pork in flavor.
The kangaroo in Australia is given no
longer a lease of existence than fifty
years. At one time there were mil
lions, but now even in isolated spots,
such as the remoter parts of Queens
land and the unsettled parts of Western
Australia, though they are still to be
found, they are by no means numerous.
This remarkable animal owes its fate
to its vOracious appetite. When the
squatter found that each mildmarsu
pial devoUred as much grass as four or
five sheep, he forthwith began to wage
relentless war on the species, without
taking any note Of it's possible market
value, determination being his only OBJ
ject. Now that the kangaroo has be-
come a rarity, he is in demand, and his
skin fetches a pound in Melbourne,
used, as it is, for the finer kinds of
book binding and similar purposes.
Thus the once despised is worth the
price Of four or five sheep.
Lions are almost extinct in India. Ten
years ago it was said that there We're
only eleven of them left, strictly pre-
served, in Gujerat. Elephants may not
be shot, except by Government permits
sion Tigers are not exactly preserved
there. but there would be trouble with
the headsmen of many a district il any
unauthorized stranger We're to come
and harry his stock without leave.
The aurich, or European bison, which
IN Caesars time existed in great num-
bers throughout central Europe, has
now almost disappeared, in spite of the
stringent efforts made by the Cars of
Russia, since the beginning of the CEN
fury, for its protection, and is likely to
share the fate of its American relative.
There are few still living under strict
protection in the Caucasus, and a SIM
ilarly preserved herd in the Lithuanian
forests of Bialowicksa, which, in 1856.
numbered about l 300. has now dimin-
ished TO less than 800, and shows no
! signs of increase All attempts at do
rnestication of this, the largest existing
| European quadruped, have failed, and
it is expected that forty years will see
| it totally extinct.-Household Words.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

and never won yet Say addressing
the proprietor, TN bet you the price
of the lunch that if draw a ticket it
will be over No. TO-
I'll so you" said the restaurant
keeper The morose gentleman picked
out an envelope containing a ticket and
tore it open The ticket was numbered
ninety-six. Sure" observed the mourn
full one, right in the neck, only four
higher tickets in the whole shootin'
match"
The proprietor then offered to throw
dice with him for the ticket, putting up
another ticket against it. The man of
the sorrowful countenance agreed, but
said: I'll lose sure
The unluclSy gentleman threw an ace
full on fives The proprietor threw an
ace full on skies.
Beautiful" murmured the loser,
horse on me. just topped me. You'll
hit me harder next time"
The proprietor threw four fives. The
unluclky man threw three skies in the
first two fiops on the third flop one
die just tottered ON the verge of being
another six and then resolved itself in
to an ace The other die was also an
ace.
Two more skies upside down. said
the unfortunate "Oh, they get me
a-conin' and a-goin'"
AS he was going away he said to the
proprietor: There is just one way
! could win that bike"
"How's that?" asked the restaurant
| keeper.
Buy all the tickets and shake
against myself" was the melancholy
mans answer-Chicago Chronicle.
The record-union., 1897-04-19
HE EXEMPLIFIED.
Hooks and Undercuts - The Girls
Were Curious.

1t was the night after the little ey-
element down at Carson and a be-
frilled and befluffed circle Of young wo-
men were gathered around the big
crate fire in Beckwith's library. enter
tanning three immaculate young men
who We're religiously avoiding every
thing in the line of cow ersation except
books, theaters, "Oh, say, nows." and
diluted remarks supposed to be most
acceptable to gentle feminine ears.
The girl in the pink waist started it.
She abruptly broke in on Howell Van
Rensselaer, Gibbons account of his new
golf suit with Please tell me what
a left-hand uppercut is?"
'W-w-hat?" stammered Howell. Then
there was an avalanche.
And a hook-what is a hook, do tell
mel" begged the girl in the green chif-
| fon
And why does someone always ring
a bell when one man is beating and say
| it's the end Of the round?'
And it said there was no damage
done in the breakaway in the eighth
clinch, excitedly chimed in the maid
en- with golden locks Now, where is
the breakaway?"
Jim's jaw with his frightful left hand
/ hook >" chanted the girl in the pink
waist rs it anything like a hammock
| hook-and l thought they couldn't fight
with anything but their gloves"
! Il shouldn't like to fight with gloves. -
| said the girl in green chiffon, for
should be certain to split them-suede
! is SO horrid that way. But what is
"a left on the body and "a hot one in
| the ribs anyhow"
My dear Julietv' gasped Howell
! feebly. The other two men had slid
down among the cushions speechless,
and their hands waved Imply in the
air.
/ But We want to know" insisted the
girls in stern chorus, and if any one
had looked through the windows of the
| Beckwiths library ten minutes after
they would have seen an oblging young
man threatening an excited and inter
ested young woman with an imitation
of Fits famous hook while two other
girls made wild and Intellectual elbow
attempts to box and shrieked ''Timei"
and oh stop now,' when things grew
too conglomerate. while two absolutely
/ limp men writhed in speechless agonies
I of glee in their chairs.
Then when Howell, half an hour later
sat down, breathleSs, warm, disheveled
and miserable, those girls just foated
| into chairs, cool and sweet as ever. and
said How interesting! 1t must be
| lots Of fun" and then devoted them
selves to the ether men whose collars
We're not melted and whose hair was
not disarranged. Chicago News.
The record-union., 1897-04-19
A Modern Need.

The managers face was aglow with
inspiration.
I'm glad 1 met you he said to the
composer. Il have a splendid idea for
an opera
Something with startling scenic eff
fects in it %
mo, That's the trouble with the
American stage. We've been playing
altogether too much to the gallery
What We want to do is to appeal to the
wealth and culture"
And how are you going to do it?''
Easily. You write a composition
any kind of a story will do-and YOU
can jot down any tunes that happen TIC
come into your head But be sure tc
make everything pianissimo. Then the
wealth and culture can come to the
performance with serene confidence
that the conversation in the boxes
won't be interrupted by the people on
the stage. Washington Star.
The record-union., 1897-04-19
Ill LUCK OF A CUBE THROWER
Man in Restaurant illustrates His
Lack of Good Fortune.

A bicycle hung on a hook in a down
town basement restaurant. A saloon
was in the same room The patrons of
the restaurant sat at the long counter
and gazed at the bicycle. Finally the
proprietor of the restaurant explained
that the bicycle was to be ratified off
Tickets could be drawn from a pile he
had. and they cost from / cent to 81.
being numbered from one to 100, and
each ticket emitting it's holder to a
chance at the rattle, which was to be
decided by the shaking of dice.
One gloomy individual who was just
finishing plate of sausage and a cup
of coffee was asked If he didn't want
to take chance. He said: Il reckon
I'm the unluclSiest geezer that ever
looked out of the brush. I've bought
/ 900, 900 tickets to raffles and lotteries
The record-union., 1897-04-19

The Healdsburg Enterprise" one of
the good papers of our interior ex-
changes, has entered upon its twenty
first volume thus attaining its major
ity. The Enterprise is a clean, ener-
getic and fearless paper. To say as
much of it is simple justice. To note
the passage Of these natal day anniver-
saries in journalistic life is at once a
courtesy and a duty; it is of the amen
tiles of newspaper work, does no one
harm, and is conservative of good fell
lowship. When we cannot speak well
of contemporary on these occasions,
we can at least keep silence. Where
fore we are pleased to hail and greet
our old friend the Enterprise on its
anniversary, and wish it many score OF
useful years in the lap of the bountiful
Russian River Valley.
The record-union., 1897-04-19
Is CUBA TO BE SOID.

to offer to Cubans the independence CT
their island for a spot sum cash. The
tale runs that 100000, 900 is the
amount asked There are a good many
reasons for thinking that there is
something of truth in this story. IT
has been repeated three times. Every
time it has come from Madrid, and %
each occasion IL has accompanied a
story about withdrawal OF portions OF
The record-union., 1897-04-19
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
The Capitol Clubs Team Defeated by
the AlkaiiS.

The Capitol Baseball Club played it's
initial game yesterday. Their oppo-
nents were the Alkal team, which is
an organization of three or four years
standing. Though they were defeated,
the boys from the State offices are by
no means discouraged, the score being
II to IL, which is considered by them a
very good showing for a club which has
been organized and playing but ten
days.
The game took place on the grounds
at Fifteenth and c streets, seven in
nings being played The following is
the personnel of the teams:
The record-union., 1897-04-19

For year he was financial editor of
the Chicago Tribune" Previous to this
he was manager of the Investors
Agency. He studied political economy
and history at the University of Chicago
under Professor Won HoltZ and other
leading economic educators. Wander
lip is considered an authority on fnan-
cial questions, a knowledge which will
be Of service to him in his confidential
relations with his chief
The record-union., 1897-04-19
Won at the Finish.

"Ah-hai" beloved the purple faced
tyrant, as the wielder of the bamboo
paused for breath. "How's that for
music? Eh?"
The bastinadoed wretch was still
game ''Music?" he repeated. "Oh, it
is simply sole stirring."
The heavy fall of the tyrant told him
that aponlexy had got in its work.
New York Press
The record-union., 1897-04-19
FRANK A. VANDERBILT ]
Private Secretary to the New Score
tary of the Treasury.

Frank A Vanderlip, the Private Secre-
tary of the new Secretary of the Treas
ury is a native of Illinois, SO years of
age, and was educated at the University
of that State. AS boy he lived on a
farm and later worked in Hoyts ma
chine shop in Aurora, afterward becom-
ing associated with McEldowney & Co.,
in the Bank of Chicago Nights.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

A poor wretch at GCttingen the other
day wrote a letter to a medical stu
dents club offering to let them have
his body after he died if they would
give him 81 80 now. The students rails
ed that sum for him and made him d
present of his body too.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

The Board of Supervisors failed to
comply with the request made that
delegation of citizens be appointed by
the board to attend the Pure Food Con-
gress in San Francisco on the Both
inst. Why the board neglected so rea-
sonable a request is inexplicable. But
this failure should not leave Sacrament
10 unrepresented in that important
convocation The City Trustees to-
night should name delegates to repre-
sent the city. The Mayor has been re-
Guested to select delegates also, and the
Chamber of Commerce should select
for the county at large. If these au-
thorities do not act, Sacramento will be
conspicuous at this very important
convention of representative citizens
by being the only large and important
county that takes no interest in the
matter of securing pure food for the
people and the elimination from traf-
fic in this State of spurious food adul-
terations, poisonous substitutes, dele
terious reinforcements and gross imi-
tations
The record-union., 1897-04-19
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Postoffice at Sacra-
mento, April 10, 1897.
LADIES' LIST

mento, April 10, 1897
LADIES LIST
Battenfeid Miss Belle: Bell Mrs Lizzie
Botani Mrs Fred; Burke Flosse
Cartwright Mrs Samilda: Christoni Mr.:
Craughin Tabby: Cullen Mrs John; Curri,
Mrs Lottie: Cuthbert Mrs R.
Daniels Mrs Mattie-2: Dohn Mrs; Duchll
Mrs e NJ; Durham Mrs Hase.
Earl Miss Ethel-3.
Foley Miss Della; Ford Mrs c E; Fog
Miss Donnie.
Hoagland Miss Carrie; Howell Mrs Lo
rena; Hull Mrs NJ o.
Jackson Mrs E; James Mrs c j.; Jolly
BERTHE.
Kean Miss Winefred; Kirth Miss; Kleir
Miss Eva
Larkes Miss Jessie; Lewis Miss Nellie.
Mclaughlin Mrs; Meyer Miss Bertha
Miller Mrs E: Mitchell Miss Maggie S
Mosely Mrs Hattie; Murphy Mrs Alice.
Robson Misses p.
Saunders Miss Celia Sherman Miss Lot
Stevens Mrs G ".
Tollson Lillian; Trainer Miss Agness.
Ward Miss A; Webster Miss May: Wei
ton Miss Mary II; William Mrs Frank
Williams Mrs | H Williams Miss Minnie
Wilson Mary; Winker Miss Flora.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Agosto Manuel; Adams w p; AleXandel
Baker Master Charles II; Banks w Q
Bantam w; Bauder Ed; Barber Samuel
Bell John; Boftin VIM; Bolton Mr.; Borhs
T; Bowen Charles; Brazil Jose Ignacio
Brown j L; Billiard Ben; Burnam II 4
Caswell j N; Chamberlain & Cox; CIincl
John c: Clark Gus; Colani NJ; Connell
d.: Connors NJ Cuddy j f.
Dahlen Harold; Dahlen Soxy Daily WIN
lam; Dannenfelsen Anton; Deming h a
De Shields Dan.
Earnsheld V S; Ellis Eugene R; Erhar
Fred; Evans F H.
FARSI Miss Laura; FELTON, Charles-2
Fields r y; Forshay c d; Fox H w; Fow
Ter c D.
Gilbert " ]; Gilland Charles; Gilmore J
Hansen G; Hayward Fred; Horton
Charles; Hunt Richard.
Johnston Frank.
KAHN Al; Knight VIM.
marlborough l. NJ; Layper Arthur
Leonard NJ.
Maddox Cyrus-2; Mccarthy Carter s
Co; McClelland Paul; Mcintosh jim: Nc
Leod Hugh: Mcmahon T: McRae ALFRED
2; Member Manuel; Minter T E: Morrison
Charles Morrison E B; Muskoji Fred
Myers Arthur.
Nunes Francisco.
Phillips II.
Rhattigan Dan; Rease Ben: Reyes Fa
bian Richard Dick; Routh Harry.
Scott Poe; Silvia A 2; Smith b
Spangle c; Spear n NJ; Stearns F NJ
Steiner c W.
Taggart G. NJ; Timmins Bernard; Todd
Hawley & Co; Tronnor j.
Webster Rev J G.; Wells G W; Westlak
S J; White John W; Wight A H-2; Woodel
d l.; Wright F w.
FOREIGN
The record-union., 1897-04-19
Subject to DELAY.

stlItterson-C-c-com up for t-t-two
or three hours tonight 81
Butterson-Why?
Stutteyson--I want to have t-t-ten-
minutes t-t-talk with y-y-you-New
York Journal.
The record-union., 1897-04-19
Her rlemory.

Editress-This joke dates from Pha-
raohs time.
Humorist-How careless / was to
submit ii to you, when / might have
known you would remember it.-Golden
Penny.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

A Russian recently won about SIC, 900
at Monte Carlo at one sitting. He
won the maximum for twenty consecu-
tive "coups," and in doing so broke the
bank twice-that is, he forced it to sus-
pend until another supply of money
cOuId be obtained
The record-union., 1897-04-19

Quick meal Gasoline and Blue Flame
OIL Stoves. S. j. Jackson, 423 ST.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

There are some we'll meaning men IN
botn parties that denounce fusion and
show hostility to the movement. Most
of these have allowed sentiment, party
zeal or hope Of future political prefer
ment. to overcome their reason. The
fusion movement aims to create a par
ty for the abolition of party in munich
raj affairs. The partisan official is
compelled to serve two masters-the
party machine which placed him in
power and the people as represented IN
the municipality. The party he will
serve blindly, because he fears its re-
prisals and hopes TO deserve its fur
Their rewards, and the other he Will rob
TO satisfy the demands of the machine
and OF party friends and supporters.
The city he will squeeze like an orange
for the benefit of his political mas
ters.-Stockton Mail
But it rs in order to ask if the man
nominated by the fusion of two parties.
whereby there is a division of offices
and spoils, does not become the sery-
ant of two masters also, with no true
allegiance to either? Do you get any
better government by electing alter
nately on the same ticket Democrat
and a Republican? Do leopards change
their spots by the process of election
on a bipartisan ticket? a great deal
depends upon who runs" party a
candidate represents. A partisan can
didate may be infinitely better for city
if the party behind him is really repre-
sentative of the body of citizens sup
posed to compose it.
The record-union., 1897-04-19

The only genuine domestic bread at
the Pacific Grove Bakery, S23 ].
The record-union., 1897-04-19

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