The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-20

track and all the passengers rushed to,
the windows to look at it. After look
ing pensively at the corpses of the poor
porkers which were scattered about, a.
Chicago lady turned to fellow travel
or and inquired sadly: "Was it pass
enger train?" She evidently feared for
the safety of some of her prominent
tOwnsmen.
A photographer is priding himself
on having successfully caught" one Of
the holes made by the Vesuvius. If he
is an expert in pbotographing holes he
might do grand business by coming
to Minnesota and picturing the abid
ing places of large number of promi-
nent politicians after the 9th Of
November next.
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The PrOfessor-"The fear of light
ming is generally most marked in old
women of both sexes"
The police department in one of our
large cities is going to buy a dog. It
is to be cross between sleuth. hound
and bulldog. Three unexplained MUIR
der-mysteries make this investment
necessary.
MIR. Marcel Hamel, of Aitken, Mimi,
writes me this week to ask if the adj
dress of Louis Albenberg is correctly
given in his ad. Some afternoon when
the Warden and Deputy Warden and
Assistant Deputy Warden and about
fifty guards, are not looking, will 60
down town and see about it. Until
then I would respectfully ask Mr..
Hamel to hold his base.
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Some people are satisfied with just
sunshine-others want parasol.
x*x
I am willing to forgive those who,
have injured me-but hope the Lord
won't.
***
Mark Hanna is warning the Republic
cans against over-confidence. 1t is get
ting epidemic in Minnesota.-Nit.
There is good excuse for the en-
ployment of Veterinary Surgeon Huide-
hooper. Gen. Alger expected that
most of the Spaniards would be armed
with horse-pistols and an occasional
blunder-bus.
Xxx
The lack of honor among thieves is
remarkable. A man has just been sent
here for three years for stealing pipe
from the gentleman who did four
months in Jail for stealing sS5OO,OO0'
from Hennepin county.
Xxx
Do not hang your heads, boys. Get
a sheriff.
Xxx
There is so much switching of politi--
cal opinions going on among the coun
try papers of the state just at present
that there must be terrible lot of
switching charges to be paid.
XXX
An editor down in Missouri die of
diabetes. On being asked for the cause
of his death, the widow tearfully VOL
unteered the information that he died
from "diatribes."
"Tails, win; heads, you lose," said
the Empress of China the other day.
as she had the pigtails of six imperial
councillors cut off close to the shoulders.
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The following from the query column
of St. Louis paper, will go far to-
wards enlightening the world as to the
state of society in the Missouri metrop
Olis:-
@. am IL years old and married
four years. don't love my husband.
I am in love with two young gentle
men and they pretend to like me. They
have been so kind and nice to me that
I have learned to love them both. L
want to 60 up in balloon next Sum-
day and my husband said if would 60
up he hopes will break my neck. L
wish you would advise me what to do.
BATTLE AK MARGUERITE.
A. Go up in balloon.
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"When real estate gets lively it is an
indication that everything is moving"
says Minneapolis paper. Yes, indeed,
when the newspapers of a town once get
in the habit of fhrnwinp whnla hln ok