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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-22
A LOCAL ENGINEER
stops TInkering With a Job ana
Finishes In week what He mad
eeen experimenting on for
Zen Years,

Before the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers became a powerful or
ganizatlon, before stationary engineers
in soma states required to mass exam
nations as to fitness for Important
positions. an engineer and fireman
aud man of all work was forced to
bank his fire and stop his enpine on
account of pounding. He tinkered at
1T for "A dav or two but the trouble was
as bad as ever when he started her m
again. He tried apain with the same
result. Finally his emnloyer was
forced to call in n more conpetent
authority and a sort of Jack k!of-ull.
trades was engared. He polled around
for a half hour or so tirhtened a nut
or two. eascd so,ns. ,,ar3 tbat showe1
friction and said. .She'li po she did
90 much TO The astonishment Of the
onlookers. and the tinker was asked
to make out his bill, 1t read as follows:
Fixing eurine 30
Kno wing how SO 90
Total 80 so
rb;s ,,aodo,o ho, .,.hi ,,h1,.
to 10 win Mr. +, CartaS tn. 'y an.
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,n,r nis snidanna I'm '',,S 80, .he. So
40 clnts onr ci,iSa, ~ Moria.tn ',hr H..
has hean tip,tar;nrr ,,,;tL i' his ~ we; i,;d
can wet than, n.aaari,. "a K,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-22

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys
gnd bowels. Never sicken, weaken nor
aripe.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-22

We are headquarters for the finest Cot
fees IN tolCn. Iry or Red Ribbon
brdnd. 1t ,cll please you. Creamery
butter, put up In pound prints, recet0cd
t,Cice lveek direct from creamery.
IVHARFF &C. THOMAS.
t3S PMtr am st. Up-tO.d0te GrOcerS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-22
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Mr.. 7. B. Townsend, of GAINESVILLE,
was in the city yesterday on business
connected with his paving and sewer
contracts.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
POLICE EXAMINATION OF
PRISONERS.

The following is from the ed
itorial columns Of the Civil Service
Review, of London, England, a
publication devoted to "a review
Of her majesty's civil service, at
home and abroad" Incorporated
with the same publication is the
Prisons Service Review, the whole
bearing strongly toward the true
method of advanced reformation in
the treatment of prisoners as we'll
as the correction of the unfortu-
nate:
In charging the grand jury at War
wick assiZes, MIR. Justice Cave called
attention to the practice of police
constables questioning prisoners whilst
in custody. 1t was undoubtedly un-
lawful, and if he, as Judge could not
in the open court examine prisoners
as to the circumstances in which crime
had been committed, or, in fact, as to
anything bearing upon a case, it was
obvious that the law never intended
that policeman should do in secret
what he could not do in public. No
answer given by prisoner in reply to
a policeman was admissible as evidence,
and he should certainly exclude every
thing of the kind that came before
him.
We believe that our own courts
of law will find excellent food for
thought in the above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

in wonderment at their own folly
in not lawfully instituting bureau
for the proper dissemination of
necessary knowledge to those about
to build a home nest. We are
aware that in the present age there
is vast Chinese wall of prejudice
surrounding the ceremony Of mar
riage that practically prohibits in
termeddling with the individual
rights Of others to marry who or
when they please. And such is
right to a certain extent. But if
it is to be hoped to bring misery
and crime to a minimum it will
be found that society as a whole
must interfere for the general good
and provide a method of furnish
ing future parents with Informal
ton that will enlighten them on
the proper moral training of chill
dren. And these parents will, in
proper time, duly appreciate such
knowledge. It will be said that
the ordinary person may acquire
all such knowledge without the
interference of the law. Admitted:
but from lack of time or inclina-
ton they do not take advantage of
the opportunity. So it behooves
society to see that such is pro-
vided that the influence of parents
may ever tend to the betterment
of coming generations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

the "Kween" are selected by pop
ular vote in the various cities.
Miss Edna Whitney of Chillicothe,
Mo-, was selected as one. She
works in a cigarette factory, and
when her name was sent in to
Kansas City. she received tele-
gram from one Of the Flower
Parade committee, saying Your
occupation is a barrier to your
acting as maid of honor" Miss.
Whitney's friends raised quite a
rumpus at this outburst Of snob-
berry, which resulted in the state
of Kansas taking up her cause as
a working girl and now she is to
be "Karnival Kween" and the
whole thing at Topeka, Kansas.
Gov. Leedy Of Kansas, says: "In
Kansas a girl who works is as good
as any other and generally a great
deal better
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

In AN editorial on the social evil
the Minneapolis Times very truth
fully says: "The wholesale arrest
of women on the street does not
solve it either. The only solution
is a radical change in the social
sentiment toward fallen women.
The first step must be the oblitera-
ton of the moral and social dis
tinction between fallen women
and fallen men, There should
not be a social line of demarcation
between the infamy Of women and
that of man. Logically the argu-
ment is in favor of the woman
rather than the man, and it must
be said, to the eternal glory Of
womankind, that it is to their
sense Of morality, and theirs alone,
that the world may attribute what
ever virtue it possesses in this age.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

list allows his body to be mangled
as an offering to religious fanat-
icism in the, to him, sure hope of
a heavenly reward; the civilized
man Of our country walks into al
most certain death to satisfy earthly
greed; that is the only difference
between the two. One, in his
ignorance, is inspired by a worthy
motive; the other is led on in the
vain hope of acquiring wealth
rapidly.
It may not be that Money is
the root Of all evil" but it certainly
is the most thriving plant that
springs from the roots Of evil de-
sire. Some men will do almost
anything for money; they will not
even stop at the most horrible
crimes to gain it. Strange, but
just retribution it is that when
they are successful in attaining it
by such means that it always
proves blighting curse to them.
Whether or not apprehended by
justice they are always punished
in some form that implies a life
long regret.
We admire the men who &C
quire money honorably and who
use it advantageously, but we can
not approve Of those who bind up
their entire abilities in the wor-
ship Of lucre. Be happy, be pros
porous, but do not forego all the
rational pleasures of life for the
sake Of acquiring wealth and max
ing a veritable god out Of money.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

A RECENT sweat-boX outrage in
the empire city Of the empire state
is sufficient to put Butcher Weyler
to the blush and make him feel
like a green apprentice in the out
rage business. A man and woman
arrested some time ago on suspicion
of murder were the victims. AS
both had already been convicted of
the offense by the two famous
"yellow journals of that city, it
behooved the officials to bestir
themselves in order to also convict
them in the courts at the proper
time. As there was no tangible
evidence upon which to base a
prosecution the jail officials and
sleuths combined to force con-
fession from one or both of the
suspects, and the ordinary sweat
box methods failing, it was de-
termined to make life a burden to
the alleged culprits until some adj
mission was forced from them, as
the following from the news
columns of the daily press will
verify:
Sheriff Don't made this sensational
statement today:
1--WE have been putting Thorn and
Mack through the thirty third degree.
We dosed the food so as to make them
feel-well, not sick, but bad, l expect
a breakdown and a confession at any
time"
Mrs. Mack was very ill with nausea
yesterday.
If the Spanish bull dog now in
Cuba is guilty Of any more cow
ardly or atrocious conduct upon
helpless victims we shall be under
a favor to any one sending us an
account thereof.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
MONEY AS "A GOD.

A MAN who does not love money,
that is, try to amass all he can of
it, is usually looked upon as an
idiot in this world. He may be a
good man in every other way, but
if not fright on the money ques-
ton his friends will, in plying
manner, say "Poor fellow, what a
misfortune that the malady should
take such disastrous hold upon
him." 1t seems impossible to
reconcile sanity with lack of fnan-
cial sagacity.
Some years ago, as many read
ers will probably recollect, muse
ums and chronological shows
never tired Of explaining the quail
tiles Of cranial development
lacking in the skull Of a certain
well-known Englishman who, dur
ing his lifetime, chad given away
three fortunes" The lecturer was
always careful to explain that
otherwise the gentleman was re-
markedly bright man, highly ed
ucated and refined but did rot
have his bump Of acquisitiveness
properly developed. And this
man was looked upon as a poor
afflicted creature - simply because
he gave away in his own method
and saved only what was necessary
to keep him comfortably. The
trouble was that the gentleman
was not accommodating enough to
save his money until death and
then allow some one to give it
away for him; then he would have
been heralded down the ages as
famous philanthropist. instead
of one little daft on finance.
From time immemorial money
has been worshipped as a god, and
the possessors of it envied as the
divine elect. We laugh at the
pagans who worship wooden i'm
ages and the golden calf, but we
never think of the insensate de-
votion with which most of us
worship gold in the form of calf
or in any other shape. We deride
the folly Of religious enthusiasm
that impels the Orientalists to al
low their bodies to be crushed and
mangled by the wheels of the
juggernaut; we only look askance
at the civilized fools who face
death in no more uncertain form
as a sacrifice to their earthly god
Gold-as witness the exodus to
Alaska. The untutored Oriental
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

THERE is at present great strife
between the states of Kansas and
Missouri, and all on account of a
young girl possessing a marvel
ously handsome face, who will not
be recognized by the social snobs
of Kansas City, Mo-, because she
works for a living. Every year
Kansas City, Mo-, and Topeka,
Kan, have carnival, the main
feature of which is the "Karnival
Kween." The maids of honor to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
INFLUENCE OF PARENTS.

IT HAS ever been a noticeable
trait in the human family that we
give more credence to what we
hear from those we love than to
information or advice from other
sources. This is positively true
in youth, however we may deviate
from it in after life. What could
appeal more strongly to us
than the answer of the little boy
who, when asked "Why do you
believe God made the world?" i'm
mediately answered Because my
mother told me So That child
with his infantile brain reasoned
Alright when he concluded that the
mother who showed such affection
for him would not tell him false
hood. We are aware that cast-iron
scientists could easily dislodge the
premises of the childish brain: but
we are also happy in the knowl-
edge that the mass of the people
will stand by the infants argu-
ment, regardless of the rhetorical
flow Of scientific analysis. And
the world will always be the better
for siding with the child upon
such issues.
Parents as a rule, do not prop
erly estimate the amount and
value Of the influence they have
upon their children. While it is
admitted that no matter how poor
and lowly the parents may be, the
welfare of their offspring is ever
uppermost in their wishes, yet we
are constrained to admit that those
same parents are, through ignor-
ance or thoughtlessness, working
toward the detriment rather than
the upbuilding of desirable traits
in the character of children. It is
for this very reason that, as we
urged some time ago, some safe
guards should be hedged about the
sacred realm of matrimony to in
sure a slight knowledge of the
responsibilities to society that
young people assume when enter
ing the bonds of wedlock. ''Love
in a cottage" and such romantic
aspirations are very worthy in a
young couple. But the most ideal
flights of present devotion will not
repay society if such couple, for
the want of a little necessary
sociological knowledge, shall foist
upon coming generation chill
dren morally untitled to CON-
mingle with their fellows. And
are the children always to blame
in such cases? Judge for your
self: Gas the twig is bent SO the
tree is inclined.'
Some day in the future the good
people Of this world will look back
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

A MAN might be Millionaire and
still be the most miserable being
in his community. Money Of it.
self has never achieved success or
happiness for any one; and none
can be truly successful without
happiness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
SHORTLY before his death &c

SHORTLY before his death, Gen.
Neal Dow was questioned by a
friend as to whether he attributed
his longevity to any particular
cause? The noted prohibitionist
Immediately answered that if due
to any direct trait it was that of
never worrying.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

WOCNIy paper PUUIISIICU
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners to acQuaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
In dspelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
N 0 TICE.

THOSE receiving copies of The MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that The MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

MORAL pluck, though the loftiest
and most enviable grade of cour-
age, is, unfortunately, the scarcest
in this age. Many man not
afraid to tackle a bull dog in open
conflict, is ashamed to admit that
he says short prayer occasionally
as favor to an hOnOred mother.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

The man who sits on a dry
goods box all day whiting with a
knife and whimpering with his
tongue, would consider himself a
martyr if some Oppressive" capt.
talists would pay him and compel
him to do the same thing every
day. But while he does it for
''sweet liberty's sake" it is pleasant
to him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

The simple chatter Of little
child is very often more effective
in stirring the chords of a callous
heart than is the rhetorical thun-
der of an eloquent divine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

The successful man always keeps
out of the "subjunctive'' mood.
Il could. would or should'' never
accomplishes anything. Use the
imperative "Do this" then get to
work and Do.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
<.doNlFq9RZ2 K'z!X'|6!SxSs

money and earning money is some
times the penitentiary Louis
HumOrist.
There will never be any justice
in the courts until the professional
juror is excused from living.-.St,
Peter Journal.
Mrs. Luetgert, dead or alive, has
kick coming now. They are dis
covering her in New Jersey
Chicago Record.
"The Klondike romance" says
an exchange, sis dying out" SO
are the Klondikers-out in the
ld.-Cleveland Leader.
It is claimed the American man
is growing taller, but one has only
to try to borrow a five to find how
short his friends are.-St. Paul
Globe.
The new Spanish administra-
ton is making a very promising
start. It has already recalled
Weyler at least a dozen times
Chicago Record.
It is a curious fact that water is
selling at five cents pint in Ar
kansas, and yet Southern brewery
has to make an assignment.-Lou-
isville Courier-Journal.
witnesses were more frequently
punished for perjury, there would
be less manufactured testimony in
courts and fewer corrupt jury YER
dicts.-Pine Island Record.
It is said in Chicago that Luet-
CERT colored his sausages with the
use of drugs, and it is suspected
that different kind Of drug gave
his nose it's warm and glowing ap-
pearance.-St. Paul Dispatch.
A southern paper refers to golf
as ''dude shiny" All we'll regu-
lated kids have played Skinny, but
they would lick the life out of the
boy who talked about "snoodling a
guilty out of a bunker with a
niblick. Minneapolis Journal.
General Weyler was too proud
to resign, but he was kicked out
just the same. It was a little hard
to have to go just when he had
arrested a lot of rich merchants
and was demanding $4,000 ransom
money from each.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
An esteemed exchange has a
learned article on ''the proper age
to marry" The proper age con-
tinues to be, however, in spite of
all elaborate calculations to the
contrary, when you feel like it and
are able to arrange the details
Providence journal.
A man went to police station
and asked to be locked up to pre-
vent him from committing suicide.
The sergeant in charge should
have advised him to have some fin
de steele style about him and go
into court and get out an injunc-
ton against himself Denver Post
Yale has discovered a new foot,
ball star in the person Of big
divinity student. By all means,
let the divinity students practice
the tackle, the touchdown and the
scrimmage. They are likely to
need all to reinvigorate the waning
popularity of the subscription
plate.-St. Louis Republic.
A Chicago couple having volun--
tarily dissolved partnership, they
have inserted a card in a daily
paper announcing "divorce by adj
vertisement." The simplicity of
this arrangement will commend
itself to every one. It still re-
mains to see, however, whether a
common law divorce will hold
water.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Some scientific jay who has never
been heard of before, now comes
to the front with the statement
that pipe smoking is much more
injurious than cigarettes. And it
wasn't but a few days ago that an
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

LYING in bed generally devel-
opes into the habit Of lying about
other matters.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Contributions solicited from any and all sour
ces. Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach a subscriber
each week, notice should be sent to this office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

This paper will be forwarded to subscribers
until ordered discontinued and all arrears are
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

General Weyler was too proud
to resign, but he was kicked out
Just the same. It was little hard
to have to go just when he had
arrested a lot of rich merchants
and was demanding $4,000 ransom
money from each.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

A southern paper refers to golf
as ''dude shiny" All we'll regu-
lated kids have played Skinny, but
they would lick the life out of the
boy who talked about ''snoodling
guilty out Of a bunker with a
niblick. Minneapolis Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

An esteemed exchange has a
learned article on "the proper age
to marry. The proper age con-
tinues to be, however, in spite Of
all elaborate calculations to the
contrary, when you feel like it and
are able to arrange the details
Providence journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

It is said in Chicago that Luet-
CERT colored his sausages with the
use of drugs, and it is suspected
that a different kind Of drug gave
his nose it's warm and glowing ap-
pearance.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Entered at the Post-office at saltwater, Minn.,
as second class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Some scientific jay who has never
been heard of before, now comes
to the front with the statement
that pipe smoking is much more
injurious than cigarettes. And it
wasn't but a few days ago that an
alleged scientific moke made the
statement that bread was very I'M
healthy and should never be eaten.
Pretty soon some fellow will jump
up and allege that it is very dam
gerous for people to 60 to heaven
and that they should 60 to the
other place if they want a con-
tinual round of pleasure.-Still-,
water Daily Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

It is curious fact that water is
selling at five cents a pint in Ar
kansas, and yet a Southern brewery
has to make an Instrumentation
isville COurier-J Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

A man went to a police station
and asked to be locked up to pre-
vent him from committing suicide
The sergeant in charge should
have advised him to have some fin
de steele style about him and go
into court and get out an injunc-
ton against himself.-Denver Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-11-06
A Keen Purchaser.

The younger portion OF tho pres
ent generation may not remember
the old fashioned silver coin. once
SO plenty in the United States, of
the value of 1919 cents. In New Eng
Land it was called a "ninepenco, in
New York Il "shilling,' and it bore
other names in other sections of the
country.
One day Il tall, lank, towheaded
specimen of humanity from the
Mote mountain district entered
Sam Thom's store in Conway, N. H,
He looked around tor awhile upon
the tempting things displayed and
finally drew from his pocket bat.
tered ninepence, which he clutched
with an evident determination not
to part with it recklessly.
"Say, ns2ter,' ho said, pointing
to box of louenses upon the coun-
ter, how much d,ys ask for themi'
"Y'Ms cents a rAl, was the re-
ply. .,
"Waal, III hev roll. What do
We ask for them applesf"
1.-Two for q cont.
"Waal, let's see--d'H hev one OF
'em; that'll be half a cent, and the
lozengers 2 cents-jest 21a cents.
Ye ken take it aout of this ere
ninepence and give me back 10
cents"
Mr.. Thorn could not refuse. The
story to tell was worth more than
it cost by far.-New York Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-11-06
Memory OF Sleepwalkers.

The memory OF sleepwalkers ts
occasionally prodigious under the
influence of the dominating impulse
that moves them. There is al i'll
stance of poor and illiterate la; ';ct
maker, who was unable to rcH,! "
write, yet in a state of sleep .4e
would preach fluent sermons, wi. .ch
were afterwsrd recognized "a h:;v.
ing formed portionsof diEcourios he
was accustomed to lic.r in the ,.ar'
ish church as a child iAu!o ,i..,n 10
years before Quite as str"n.' IL
case OF unconscious me uoly is
referred to by Dr. Abercroi.Lic y
girl given to s1eepwil.ing WAS in
the habit Of initiating the violin
with her ll.', givin. the pic!in'i:-~'y
tuning ANA ;crapius ami iiot.. ~ .ng
with the II 'i.ost fidelity. 1t lu..-..ed
TIE lihysit..a IL gool deaf, ualil he
ascertaiucu ,i.ut whcn il chill she
lived in Il r,iuI adJOil.lns Il tide II
who Oft, al ? for med on his vic,ln
in her he;r ~. Pearson $ Weekly.