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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
WHY Is FICTION MORE INFLU
ENTAIL THAN REALITY?

Much as each one loves to read
an interesting story in which the
plot is deep and we'll laid, the
characters interesting and the
hero has our fullest sympathy, it
is indeed paradoxical that most Of
us take so little interest in the
weaving and unweaving of the
story Of our own lives and the
main character affected therein.
1t has been very properly said and
qualified that truth is stranger
than felton," and the inner facts
Of such sentiment are borne out
most wildly in the life Of each
one. There is not an individual
so phlegmatic, not a life so iso-
lated, but contains a plot the un-
folding Of which is more wonder
full than the average offspring Of
the novelist's mind has as yet I'M
folded. TO this fact is due the
statement of the greatest writer's,
readers and critics that the high
est type of story in fiction has yet
to be written, and will probably
ever remain unwritten. America
with it's past and present array Of
keen, sympathetic writer's still
longs for THE great American
story. England with it's peerless
Shakespeare and lovable Dickens
still awaits the real English story.
France with its heritage Of Hugo,
the great manipulation Of charac-
ters, and hordes of the most pro-
life writer's still languishes in the
desire to enroll among it's forty
Immortals the ONE man who will
bring fiction in it's closest relation
to the subllmlty OF real life. And
with the people of every other
civilized nation is shown that
same desire to honor the man who
will weave tie story Of real life
that each observant one feels,
though unable to give it life-like
expression in words.
And with all of this in view it
may be asked again, is it not
strange that the creations Of fiction
have such greater influence upon
us than is usually exercised by the
wonderful story of real life in the
existence Of each one Of us? No
matter how derelict in duty one
may have been, when we read Of
similar derelictions in the charac-
ter Of a story it fills us with a
sense of righteous Indignation.
When the arch conspiracies of the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

If WE could only form just APP
probation of the organization of
society as it stands today, what it
is willing to do to protect and as
sist us in any legitimate undertake
ing, there would be less whining
and growing about the great re-
suits" to be achieved by new
tangled socialistic schemes. If
men would do their utmost to live
up to The best standard of existing
conditions, no great agitation
would then be requisite to bring
about improvements that would
appeal to the better judgment of
the composite social body.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Another great war number has
been issued by Golfers Weekly:
it contains nearly sixty pictures,
all but one of which are illustra-
trative of the war with Spain.
Probably the first Of these to
reach the eye and heart of the
reader will be a double-page por-
trait-an extra sheet-of Rear
admiral Dewey, commander of the
squadron that destroyed the Span
ish fleet in the Philippine Islands
and captured the stronghold Of
CaVite.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

decrease Of intemperance as the
present. There has never been so
little drinking as at present, and
never such a strong tendency to-
ward moderation in quarters
where alcoholic indulgence is gen.
eral. This is fact impossible to
controvert, because the most care
full figures bear out this very
hopeful statement"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

WHEN a man starts out to seek
revenge for an imaginary wrong
in which the law will not uphold
him he seldom has sense enough
to calculate that he is inviting
more disaster upon himself than
he is liable to infict on the object
of his wrath.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
THAT a man parts his hair ex-
actly in the middle is no reliable
indication that he is level-headed.

EVERYTHING else may leave a
man in the worldly lureh, but a
mothers love and the beacon of
hope for a better life cling to him
throughout his existence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

HISTORY is certainly repeating
itself in the case Of that spanish
cavalier who stood in his retreat"
1t does not appear as if even a du-
pick belladonna-mustard plaster
and a derrick would draw the foxy
dons within fighting distance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
N 0 TIC E.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of
THE MIRROR who are not Oh our
regular lists will please consider
such as sample copies. If, after
reading, you conclude that THE
MIRROR is worthy of patronage
send your name to this office for a
trial subscription at rates as pub
lished above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

Il N Z NWEH ftOIt IS q Weekly 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 a 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 dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redempton.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds. the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Geraldine Bonner contributes
an interesting letter to the San
Francisco Argonaut of May 18th
on the doings in New York dur
ing wartime, in which she tells of
the patriotism displayed in the
metropolis. Richard Mansfield's
appearance in a romantic role in
'The First Vio]in," the dramati-
zation Of Jessie Fothergill's story
Of that name, is also described.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

In the Review Of Reviews Mr..
w. T. Stead tells the dramatic
life-history of George Muller,
founder of the Bristol orphanages,
who never asked anybody for
money, but has received and ex-
pended millions in direct answer,
as he believed, to prayer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

The jojos Of the Spanish navy
are Bermejo, who is the Spanish
minister of marine, and Montejo,
the man who was SO badly whipped
by Dewey two weeks ago The
Spanish fleet seems to be suffering
from too much jojo, which is about
as bad, apparently, as the jimjams.
Minneapolis Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

A contract has been let for
100000 pounds Of army crackers
and on each are to be printed the
words, "Remember the Maine"
That is probably meant to remind
the soldier that the things are not
to be eaten but used as frecrackers,
in case the supply Of solid shot
gets low.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

This paper will be forwarded to
subscribers until ordered discontinued
and all arrears are paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Entered at the Post office at saltwater, Minn.,
as SecOnd.Class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

A commendable industrial GUS
tom, which is growing in favor, is
that Of giving Saturday half holi-
days, especially during the sum-
mer season. The leading local job
printers are among those who have
made an agreement for such hol-
day.-Minneapolis Progress.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Edited and Published by the In.
mates of the Minnesota State Prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach 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, 1898-05-19

Contributions solicited from all ices.
Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Dewey has provided the Manila
wrapper. It is up to Sampson to
supply the Havana fller.-Cincin-
natl Commercial-Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

Carl Schurz, who was unable to
see how the American people
could possibly be right in the
present war, has retired from the
editorship of Harper's Weekly,
the proprietors of which were
unable to see how the people who
positively declined to renew their
subscriptions could possibly be
all wrong.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12
Using Paper Innings.

information has reached us that
some of the Western solicitors for New
York houses have been telling the
creamerymen that there was no neces-
slty for using parchment paper lining
In their tubs, and that goods packed in
that way would not sell any more read
lily nor bring higher price, SAYS the
New York Produce Review. We are
surprised at the length of time it takes
to get good idea through some mems
heads. Why anyone conVersant with
he New York trade, and who attempts
to keep in touch with the changing
needs of this market should try to con-
vince butter maker or a creamery
secretary that paper lining is unneces-
sary and has no practical use is be-
yond our comprehension. "The proof
Of the pudding is in the eating" runs
an old saying, and the value of the
paper lining has been determined by
the severest kind of use for more than
year. 1t has grown in favor steadily
and very large number of creamer-
les are using it all the time. Page
after page has been written about ita
value as protection to butter. The aid
given in stripping, ETC., and buyers at
nome and abroad have come to Look
upon the paper lining as essential to |
perfect packing, AS soon as foreipn
buyers became interested in our hut
-ers they asked for tubs with the
parchment lining, having learned to
khoW the value of that class of goods
n the English markets. Now comes
IN Interesting demand from home buv-
IFS for that style of packing, and there
ire strong evidences to prove that
Vlthln another year three-fourths of
he trade will call for paper lined but
er' There have been instances al
eady this season where the butter
rought a little more money because
ne tubs were lined with parchment
nd most receivers can cite cases where
ne preference was given to that kind
I packing over other consignments II
MI only be a matter of time when
reamerymen will be forced to use the
aper lining to maintain the standing
thelr product, and the sooner this is
and the newer method
dopted the better it will be for +ba
'ade. 0A Inc !
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
DaIry Indu.try in ireland.

According to the registrar generals
report, says British Dairy World, the
number of mich cows in Ireland in
1886 was 1,429,795, or 1892 below the
average of the preceding five years
FROM this is would seem as if foreign
competition in butter was telling its
tale. While it is good thing to study
ualry breeds, it is even better to study
ualry cows. Success with the COW is
tne fundamental problem in dairying,
Inc dairy industry in some districts
mas made about as much improvement
as II can under present conditions, I'M
I'll the COW and her management is i'm
proved. 1t is universally recognized
that many Of our butter makers rank
among the foremost of the world. but
TOO many of our dairy herds, as a
class, fall far behind. One of the first
essentials is to be able to distinguish
good dairy COW from one that is not
dairy COW at all. 1t will be observed
that there is wider range of varia-
tlon between the individual cows in
any one breed than between the breed
themselves; so the selection of breed
is only lie initial step in dairying Gen
orally there is a wider relative varia-
ton between the cows of a single dairy
herd than between the several dairy
breeds.
A great many farmers say they have
no time to read. This is just the reason,
as rule, why they do not succeed bet
ter The man who does not read may |
be hard worker, but he is apt to have
4 poor judgment. A look over the |
country will convince any man that the
most successful farmers are invariably
the most inteA4gent. At a meeting of
the Edinburgh Association of Science
and Arts, Mr.. John Laing, F. l. c.,
read paper on Dairy Products, from
the Producer to the Consumer, as We
Get Them, and as We Ought to Get
Them" In order to get the best re-
suits from the dairy, cows should be
[ed and kept under the best possible
conditions. He was of opinion that
grass grown on sewage lands was not
proper or clean feeding for milch
cows. Milk obtained from COWS fed
exclusively on sewage grass was very
much inferior, from every point of
'lew, to the milk obtained from COWS
ed on natural sweet meadow grass.
Milk from sewage grass gave way very
'eadily, not so much to acidity, but to
Dutridity, and the butter and cheese 6
rom such milk were very inferior in
.uality. ,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

There are conflicting British ana
French claims to certain territory in
West Africa, and the presence of armed
forces of the contestants in the dis
puted region makes the situation seri-
Gus. The coveted territory lies behind
French Dahomey, which gives France
a claim to 1t on the hinterland theory;
but its natural outlet is by the Niger,
the mouth of which is in possession of
the British. Both powers base their
claims also on treaties with native
chiefs; but as the same chiefs have con.
coded the same territory to both and
possibly to the Germans as we'll, there
are difficult questions of priority TO be
settled. Negotiations have hecn opened
through a commission at Paris to set
tie these claims, and an arrangement
recently erected for the adjustment Of
similar differences between France and
Germany gives hopes of success.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12
Hints on Mating.

The Scottish Fancier says: 1.-THE aim
to be kept steadily in view is the
points an exhibition bird requires to
win. If you have a cock with too much
white, match him to hen darker than
the color required, or vice versa. In
breeding for color, always select birds
a shade darker than the color you
want to breed, as fowls are inclined to-
breed lighter, and you can never get
depth of color unless you breed from
birds very deep in color themselves"
This wouldn't be very good advice for
a Plymouth Rock breeder. A very
good standard rule is-what the male
bird is deficient in, see that the hen
has extra developed. Cocks with
coarse big combs should be mated to
hens with small fine combs, or vice
versa, and so on all through the
points" This is very good advice, but
it would be better not to use such
cocks at all. If they must be used,
then the advice should be followed.
In breeding Cochins look more to-
sound color and heavy feather than to,
size. Here again, breed from birds
rather darker than the exhibition
shade, and avoid all 'mealy' specimens
and those wanting cushion" Not bad
advice especially for breeders of Bluffs,
so far as color is concerned. Still size
ought to be omitted. "In breeding
Dark Brahmas, and you wish good
penciled pullets, select a hen with a
breast and throat, and
he color of the breast feathers the
same as those on the back and wing.
Avoid light-breasted hens as the pull
cts from such are generally far too
light in color; but the cockerels from
uch pen are often very good in
'olor. Hens bare of leg feathers
hould be mated with a very heavy
Gathered hooked cock. Cocks light in
eg feather generally throw a large
of birds with too little leg
Gather. "-Exchange
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

The clergyman who, a few Sundays
ago, whipped out a cheese-kntfe from
behind his pulpit and brandished it be-
fore his throat, and another who dur
ing his sermon weighted balloon with
a whisky bottle, may have convinced
their congregation that drink is both
suicidal and debasing, but they seem to
have forgotten the rule Of rhetoric that
such SMILES burlesque both the subject
and object. Eccentric and yellow"
methods, whether in speech, or journ-
alism, or social life, may enforce at
tention and excite comments, but are
meretricious in character and of doubt
full utility.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

The modern mOralists who think OF
business" as an INSCRIPTIONS scram-
BILE for wealth may profitably consider
two events that recently occurred in
New York within a single week. In
one case a gentleman who of late years
has prOspered, paid his share-many
thousands of dollars-of the debts of
firm that failed in 1861. In the other a
father volunteered to pay his bank
rupt sons proportion of the very large
liabilities of an insolvent partnership.
These debts had already been regularly
discharged" by process of law. M
man-made obligation rested on the
gentlemen who paid them. But the
sense of honor is higher and a finer
thing than insolvency statutes, and it
is we'll to be reminded that the fierce
pressure OF commercial competition
does not necessarily crush it out.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

Is no more serious mistake yfa6e q
caring for flock of layers than to g,vs
them ice cold water, at o'clock in tha
morning, with their food. And yet how
many thousand breeders are doing this
every winter. If we give them a warm
mash and sometimes put red pepper in
it, we do it to warm them up-and
then we give them ice cold water. al
course this is not consistent, and IL Il
in my opinion injurious. If you have
a flock of fifty dunghills running at
large in your barnyard and roesting in
your wagon shed, do they run at day.
light to the horse trough for drink Of
Ice water? This Is an instance because
it is nature. No farmer would bother
himself to water these hens in winter
When they want water, they know
when and where to get it. II you
watch such flock carefully, you will
find them drinking after the sun has
been up several hours and after they
have picked up a breakfast from the
manure heaps and have actually done
half days work. Is it necessary,
therefore, for us, with our more valua-
Bile thoroughbreds, to put water before
them, tempting them to injure the very
quality we are striving to cultivate,
namely, egg production? Some breed
ers give their flock hot water. This is
a good idea, but difficult to follow if
the flock is a very large one. With
few hundred head it would work per-
fectly, but with a thousand or more it
would require too much labor. Winter
layers, l consider, should not be wat
cred until they are well toned up by
exercise and food, or until the sun, has
warmed the coops. Ten o'clock is a
good hour, and it could be combined
With the grain feed at this time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

There are four different grounds on
which European nations base their
claims to territory in Africa, One is
actual occupation; another IS a treaty
with native chief, concedlng terri
tory; third is the claim thai the oc-
CupatiOn of the mouth of river gives
a right to the country which it waters;
a fourth is the "hinterland" theory, by
which is meant that nation which oc-
eupies a strip of territory on the coast
has right to the country lying behind
it. OF these grounds of claim, the first
is least likely to be contested; but as
to the others, the same chief may give
concessions to two or three rival ma
lions; or the territory which is claimed
by one because It is watered by a river
the mouth of which 1t controla may be
claimed by another because 1t Is in the
"hinterland" or territory which it pos
sesses on the coast.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

Six pretty girls act as ushers in
trenton, New Jersey. church, and pass
the plate besides. Presently there will
De excursion trains to and from that
establishment, and the congregation
VIII get so rich that it will pass most
OF its time in the pleasing work of
cutting its coupons. Yet there are
still churches that insist on silence on
the part of the better half of their
members, however much the money
they command may be able to talk.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

Many title pile carefully saved by
Industry and economy is going to be
lost in Alaskan ventures next spring,
In the hope of having it doubled or
trebled or quintupled. We advise all
who think Of going into such ventures
nrst to ask the advice of somebody
who is disinterested and who knows
something about them. And if they
can't get any light on the subject it is
very easy for those about to invest to
take Punch's advice to those about to
marry-don't.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

1t is not regarded as quite manly for
a large, strong, rich man to seize a
small, weak, poor man by the throat,
and compel him to pay on the spot for
an act which the big man declares has
injured him. Perhaps what is not
nigh minded in an individual is praise
worthy in government. Neverthe-
less Germany's virtual bullying of
Hayti does not seem altogether admir-
able.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

Red Netting and Peacnes-A Chicago
correspondent of the Rural New Yorker
says: To say basket of peaches came
from Michigan is equivalent to declar-
ing that it contains lot of green, I'M
wholesome fruit, topped with handful
OF moderate-sized peaches and covered
with bit of red netting to deceive and
defraud nobody but the packer. No
body wants it at any price. The quick
est and most expeditions way of max
ing a basket of peaches unstable to
chicago customer is to cover it with
red netting. He knows at 8 glance just
what 1t contains, just is well as If he
mad ripped the stuff off and poured the
peaches on the table. The commission
man is lucky if he finds a purchaser at
III cents per basket for such fruit. Even
retailers will not impose on their GUS
toners with such fraudulent packages.
what becomes of it? Italian vendors
of cheap fruit get hold of it and retail
II from push carts in the streets and
suburbs of Chicago. They are about
the only kind of men who can dispose
OF it. Reputable grocers and market
men will not touch it, much of it goes
to the garbage pile, condemned by our
health officers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

Horticulture in Europe is much moro
intensive than with US, says Prof. N.
c. Hansen in Iowa State Register
Land is very valuable and labor cbean.
with us the conditions are reversed
Hence this materially changes meth
DDS, and labor saving machinery is
the means by which we solve the prob
lem. Fruit trees in European nurser-
les are planted close together both
ways so that cultivation by horse pow
er is impossible. Tree diggers are I'M
known. Everything, except blowing
is done by hand. On some plots even
the horse Is banished and the ground
Is prepared with spade. Such meth
DDS of cultivation would of course be
Improbable on our cheaper lands in
America. However, there is a great
deal OF value to be learned in Europe
in the horticultural lines. Extreme
competition has weeded out inferior
methods and appliances, and necessi-
tates wide awake spirit everywhere.
Centuries of accumulated experience
under the same conditions have set
tied host of their horticultural prob
lens, and the beginner finds the path
well marked and mapped out BY his
Here on our fertile
prairies of the northwest the condi-
tons of the soil and climate are new
to us, and more problems confront us
In all lines. But these very problems
make horticulture fascinating study.