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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
The isle is full of noises.

The isle is full of noises.
Sounds. and sweet airs, that give delight and
hurt not. SHAKSPERE.
Now THAT the star-spangled
floats proudly over the Hawaiian
Islands the papers of the United
States all TEEN with descriptions
of these gems Of the South sea.
Those who desire more detailed
description Of the conditions and
resources of our new domain, can
obtain them from the government
by applying to their congressman,
for the consular reports of our
consul general at Honolulu.
There is little doubt that there
will now be an influx of Ameri-
cans into the new country, which
seems to be particularly favored
by nature.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

regiments and would they not have
been a finer rallying cry than the
cold numerals?
A military organization in time
of war becomes most intensely uni
fed. It is almost as if it were one
person. It is mean to designate
the regiments by numerals.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

There is no man so friendless but what he can
find friend sincere enough to tell him disagree
able truths. BULWER-LYTTON.
How MANY of you have friends?
I see many a sad face light up
with a pleasant smile at this ques-
ton, as they think Of those who
have stood nobly by them in their
trouble, and who have spent time
and money in their interest. How
fortunate are these. AS the tedi-
Gus days drag themselves by the
weary prisoner looks longingly for
ward to liberty, and the central
point Of the perspective is the
group Of friends who, like the
lighthouse on the breakwater Of
a harbor, point the way to safety
and comfort.
But in many a face [ see only
a scowl of bitterness, contempt and
defiance, or perchance hopeless
sadness and gloom. How doubly
unfortunate is he who has no
friends, and how trebly unfortu-
nate he whose faith in friendship
and human nature has been
wrecked.
Do you realize, O Christian re-
formers, that your condescending
sympathy and advice are only gall
and NORWOOD to men who are
hungering for friendship and SYM
pathy? Do you not understand
that the man who has not suffici-
ent pride left to resent your can't
inc condescension is not worth
saving?
The writer was for four months
confined in jail, awaiting trial
To this Jail came weekly band Of
well-meaning Christian women to
talk of Christ and lead in song and
prayer. They one and all would
begin their discourse with, Now,
men," and as far as the men were
concerned they might as we'll have
said, Now, CATTLE" while if they
had said gentlemen" they would
have been listened towith respect
The Lord save us from the con-
descending friend.
But on the other hand there is
nothing more enrolling, nothing
SO restraining from evil as a true
and noble friend.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
Base envy witherS at anOther'S joy
And hates that excellence it cannot rea

THOMSON.
IT is sad spectacle to see the
entire American press engaged in
an effort to foment petty trouble
and enmity between the superior
officers Of the army and navy. Do
they want to impress upon the
rest Of the world the idea that our
republican government of equality
is so rotten that brave soldier or
sailor cannot obtain the recogni-
ton due him except by maintain
ing a lobby at Washington and a
clacque among the press.
It is needless to say that this
idea has prevailed in Europe to
some extent ever since the war of
the rebellion when we had nearly
400 generals in the field and other
places.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
True patriots all: for be it understood
We left our country for our cOuntry's good
GEO. HARRINGTON.

The Pioneer. Of Pontiac, ILL.,,
in it's last issue came out with a
bunch of what might be called
polyglot patriotism, being suppos-
edly patriotic utterances in various
languages, written by inmates in
their various native tongues. We
are sorry to inform the editor Of
the Pioneer that he has been con-
fdenced by some of the boys. An
account Of bull fight in Spanish,
a prayer in German, Latin with
English words interspersed, are
a portion of the lot printed, but
the gem of the collection is by a
Swede, but not in Swedish. Here
is a literal translation
AMERICAN FLAG.
I will say onething on the Amer
lean flag and the are you can never
say the are flown on finer land that
on America Likewise you see
Many a land I have sat upon.
Spain that [ say has brave flag.
What say they now they say they
have no flag so brave as American
that is what they say am l not all
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

To say the truth, so Judas kissed his master,
And cried-all hail whereas he meant-all harm.
SHAKSPERE.
CORPORATE patriotism is a fear
full and wonderful thing in it's
complicated and intricate mani
festations. It has come to the sur
face in attempted extortion in car
rying troops and in driving hard
bargains when selling vessels to the
government, but it's latest and per-
haps finest effort has been in con-
nection with the transportation Of
the recently surrendered Spanish
troops at Santiago de Cuba back
to Spain.
For this work the government
invited bids from the various COM
panies having sufficient facilities
for doing it. Now when the bids
were opened, a very peculiar thing
was noticeable to a disinterested
observer. There were a number Of
bidders, but Of those companies
able to undertake the entire con-
tract, all, with the exception of one
Spanish company, placed their bid
at the same figures exactly. When
we take into consideration that
this bid was in the neighborhood
of three times as high as the low
est bid received, we are forced to
believe that such unanimous and
coincident eXOrbitance could not
have been the result Of mere
chance, but that these worthy cor
porations held convention at
which it was decided to do" the
United States government out of
the neat sum of something over
100000 by a little combine. But
"the best laid plans, etc. The
Spanish company received the con-
tract, and the conspirators were
left. Nothing daunted, however,
the corporations Immediately pro-
ceeded to invoke the law, claiming
that to give the contract to Span
ish company, was to give aid and
comfort to the enemy.
There is, however, in this coun-
try today rapidly growing class
Of people who believe that the true
enemies Of the country and the
stability Of it's institutions are the
very men at the head Of this class
Of corporations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
Romance is the poetry of literature.
NINE NECKER.


NINE NECKER.
THERE is very little Of the TO
mantle about the United States or
the things and people in it. AL
most everything is prosaic and
matter of fact. The first thing
in this line which strikes foreign
er is the fact that most of the
streets are numbered instead of
being given some euphonious or
romantic name. Still. this scheme
carries with it some advantages in
the way of increased ease and IA
cility of localization. However
this may be, there is no question
but that these cold and compound
numerals look hard and uninviting
to the stranger. No tinge Of TO-
nance or Renaissance of history
cling to these unhallowed units.
They call to the mind Of the strang-
er gloomy places where men are
known as 1913 and 1859.
Just fancy the revulsion of feel
ing which would overcome the
Londoner if he was to walk down
Pail Mall some morning and find it
renamed Thirteenth Avenue S. E.
Or what would the good Berliner
think if he were some day to find
his beloved Unter-den-Linden re-
named by imperial decree Elm
hundert-und-siebente strasse? [
verify believe such a sacrilege
would cause the throne of the
Hohenzollerns to wobble upon it's
foundations.
But this is mere sentiment, it
may be said, and so it is. Senti-
ment, however. is something which
ought to be cherished. for it is af-
ter all the best part Of our lives.
There is one place where not
even the plea Of utility can be
brought to atone for these cold
blooded nOmenclatures. We refer
to the naming Of regiments of vol
unteers. Is there no locality in
the state, no name cherished in it's
history which could be honored by
having one Of these gallant regi-
ments named after them?
No, they must be lost with num-
berless other in hopeless maze oil
'teenths and 'eths, so that the pa.
triotic reader of history may be
threatened with mental collapse, il
he should make an effort to re.
member their names in connection
with their deeds. How easy to re.
member .Ellsworth's Zouaves OF
the Bucktail regiment of Pennsyl
vania.
Would not the names of Sibley
Ramsey, Faribault, Marshall ant
other pioneers and soldiers have
been appropriate for Minnesota
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
n 0 7 IC E..

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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, 1898-07-28
THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
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;
todisseminate pathological information and to aid
in dispelling 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 a surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28
If he that in the field is slain
Be in the bed of honor lain,
He that is beaten may be said
To lie in hOnOr'S truckle bed.

A NEWSPAPER correspondent has
slapped Gen. Shafter in the face
and still lives. There are lot Of
people who had very high opin-
ion of Gen. Shafter who will now
have to modify it. The man
who commands an American army
owes it to the American people not
to allow himself to be insulted with
impunity, for in that position he
represents the nation and has it's
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

There is a tide in the affairs of men
which, if not properly lodged, lands
him in the pen.-Shakspere.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

To say the truth, so Judas kissed his master,
And cried-all hail! whereas he meant-all harm
SHAKSPERE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-28

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, 1898-07-28

Many readers judge of the power of a book by
the shock it gives to their feelings.
IONGEEI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
LAWYER TATLoR's ADVENTURE.
knocked Down and Robbed After Wanderfn
Into q Newaboys o, Resiaurant.

knocked Down and Robbed After Wandering
Into q Newsbo,s' Restaurant.
Sanue Roberts Taylor. a lawyer living at
473 West 145th street and having an office ct
100 broadway. appeared in the Centre Street
Court yesterday against three newsboys whom
he accused Of assault and highway robbery.
The prisoners were Cornelius-Sullivan IA years.
old, of 80 East Broadway; Edward johnson, IA
years old. of 40 Columbia street. Brooklyn, and
Patrick Harry, 10 years old. of 10 Cherry street.
Mr.. Taylor dined at the Astor House on Thurs
day night, and, when he left the hotel at 10
o'clock. he wandered into Haim's frankfurter
restaurant on Frankfort street. near William
street. This restaurant is frequented by news
boys. and it is alleged that the three prisoners
led Taylor out OF the place and took him under
an arch Of the Brooklyn Bridge, There some
one knocked him down BY punching him in tho
left eye. and he was robbed of his gold watch
and chain, his card case, pocketbook, knife, eye
glasses, and money. He was unable to tell the
amount of money stolen.
Charles Reilly. IL years old, of 81 Poplar
street. Brooklyn, and Jacob Becker. IA years
old, Of 81 Springfield avenue. Newark. two
other nowsboys. went to his assistance, and
Policeman Schmidt Of the Oak street station
and Agent King of the Gerry society arrested
the three prisoners.
The three prisoners denied their guilt. and
said that II boy known as Cincinnati" was the
robber. Agent King said that Cincinnati" was
Magistrate Flammer adjourned the case until
tomorrow morning., sending Sullivan and John
son TO the Gerry society and Harry to tho
Tombs, meanwhile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
PUT HOLD.UP MEN TO FL HI.
Chicago HiEhwaJmen Tackle q Former Foot
ball Man and Regret II.

y nun IL htekEet II.
CHICAGO. Jan. S.-Four robbers made q mis-
take when they attacked Thomas Evans, a med.
zeal student. last night. Evans played centre
lush on a football team, and when the robbers
attempted to overpower him he knew how to
act. He was carrying his case of surgical instru-
ments when he was accosted by the four men,
who separated when he approached. He hit one
on the head with the box. Then he tackled the
largest of the remaining three as they closed in
upon him and he soon had all four down. One
of the men succeeded in cXtricatinR himself and
fled. His example was followed by the other
footpads,
A few minutes later Henry Ketman of Austin
was robbed of So at LOOMS street and Vernon
Park place by four mon who answered the de-
%scription of the men who attempted the robbery
OF Evans.
Three hold.up men pounded G. L. Written.
berger. a saloonk' eper. of 23S South Jefferson
street, into insensibility last night and locked
him in the icebox. where he was found ten min
utes later by his wife. They sec red $50 in cash
berger managed to slip a roll of bills containing
$500 from his pocket during. the struggle and
threw II in n corner Of the iceboX. where the
robbers failed to sec 1t.
Wirtenberger was to serve the men
with drinks when he was encountered by three
rcvOlvers. He put up n brave fight. but the rob-
bers beat him OH tho head with their weapons
until he lost Consciousness: Several arrests
have been made, but none OF the prisoners was
identified by Mrs. WirtenberRer, who saw the
men in the act of robbing her husband, but fled
in fenr at the sight of their revolvers. She sum-
moned aid and returned. but the robbers had
escaped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
THE DANGERS OF AoErY1 EHE Gas.
Jersey City Fire Beard Adopts Regulations q
Safeguards AGainst Explosions.

Jersey City fire board AooptD heBuIotiono NJ
Safeguards AGainst Bxplesions.
Tho Board of Fire Commissioners of Jersey
City has adopted regulations for the manufac.
ture and storage of acetylene gas. Tho regula-
lions provide: THAT the manufacture Of car
bide Of calcium or the nquefaction of calcium of
carbide DO prohibited except under certain
prescribed limitations to be designated by the
board. That It declines to permit tho use of any
acetylene gas regenerator in this city except
those devices first submitted to the board for
careful test, examination. and approval of tho
board. That after the careful examination
made into the methods of operation Of the
Bournonville gas Regeneration. and finding tho
sam 10 be operated on safe scientific principles,
and in view Of tho, small quantity Of carbide
laid by tho board against the use of this ma
chino DO withdrawn and its operation sane
toned, provided that tho methods now en-
ployed DO not altered or made moro danger
1T is further provided that the use or storage
Of calcium Of carbide he confined TO quantities
of Ave pounds each. which must be stored in
heavy block tin vessels. and until ready for use
Theoretically sealed, and that no dwelling, fac
tory, or other building be permitted to keep on
storage o total quantity In excess OF twenty
i've pounds In cans or vessels of five pounds
"a parties DESTROYS Of storing in this city a
ieno gas In excess Of the limitations above de.
lined TO be allowed to do 80 only upon formal
request to tho board and special permission OBJ
tanned therofrom."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

Mystery About tho Death or q watohman On
the White Star Liue Pier.

Mystery About tho Death or q Watohman On
the White Star Lane Pler.
Coroner's Physician Donlin has arrived at
the conclusion that John Forbes, q Waterman
On the White Star steamship pier. who died sud
denly. on Thursday evening, was either pois-
oned accidentally or murdered. For o time
there was doubt as to the cause of death, but
now DR.. Donlin and the chemists of the Car
negie laboratory, who made Q superficial exam.
ination Of the stomach. agree that Forbes must
have swallowed a largo quantity of irritant
poison Of some kind. They have reached this
opinion notwithstanding the fact that an hour
before the Coroner's physician arrived the body
was embalmed with a liquid containing poison.
Forbes had been a Waterman on the pier for
a number Of years. He lived will his family
at 81 King street. On Thursday he did not 90
to work until . o'clock in the afternoon. He
had been suffering from rheumatism. and he
told his younger daughter to bring him some.
chicken was prepared for him. At $50 Forbes
became III. and two other men. working on the
R Bnlr,od whose who's m names mes are ae,c McG aTd s,s and Butler n t
Forbes denied that he was i'll and declared that
10 GSo Tas simply innet tired. o.1 Pr; J; P. y Nolan Of Al
rived Forbes Was dying.
An autopsy was made the next day by DR..
Of Go the evidence iIs reSa addu wefe az T far,a testim mtan sU %as
given to the effect that Forbes had just eaten
4, hearty meal. but Dr.. Donlin found the
longshoremen and teamsters tap barrels in
search of wine or liquor and are poisoned by
the contents, but Forbes's companions denied
that this had occurred in his case, and they also
said that he had had no liquor during the after.
noon. Dr.. Nolan says that when Butler came
to his house for him he exclaimed:
They have, put, something in his whiskey.
glycerine, / think"
Afterward this was denied. Yesterday Cor
oner Fitzpatrick ordered a complete examine
ton Of Forbes's stomach in order to determine
just what poison. IL any, caused death. 1t will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
URGING DIR. BEAMS CLAIMS.
His Name Pat Forward Tor the Vacant Uaite,
States COmmissionorship or Fish.

His Name Pat Forward Tor tho Vacant Uaited
states CommissiOnership or Fish.
The friends of DR.. Tarleton II. Bean. superin.
tendent of tho Aquarium In Battery Park, arc
urging his candidacy for the vacant United
States Commissionership of Fish and Fisheries.
1t has been said that President Mckinley prom.
Used tho place to q Virginian. The American
Society of Naturalists. in session at Ithaca in
tho closing days of December. passed resolutions
on tho subject. deprecating any tendency to
permit the Commissionership to become an ofico
for a politician and indorsing. 1t is said. DR..
Beams ambition for tho place. DIR. Bean has
been at the head of tho Aquarium for the past
two and q half years, and since May last has
been the acting curator of flshes at the
American Museum. He has served during
nearly twenty-one years In all branches of tho
United States Fish Commission work here and
abroad, and mas published some papers on fishes.
He is about 81 years old. besides personal in.
dOrsemonts and letters, he has Endorsements,
his friends say. from fishing industries. anglers
associa. ions, and Fish Commissioners In various
parts OF the country,
Among his political Endorsements arc quoted
the names Of Senator Plat. Congressman Quigg,
Scnators Allison and Hale. congressman Catch.
ings OF Mississippi and Henderson Of Iowa, and
Postmaster Wilson Of Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

Joeular Talk In the Military Society OF the
War OF 1919.

Jooular Talk In the Military Society Or the
War or lel0.
The annual meeting Of the Veteran Corps Of
the Military Society Of the War of 1872 was
held in the Council chamber Of the City Hall
yesterday. District Attorney Gardiner. Vice.
Commandant. presided in the absence OF the
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. who 10 Ill. In his annual
report, Secretary Henry Chauncey said that
Herman Cronk was the only veteran Of the war
of 1912 now o member Of the society, Michael
Ford of Brooklyn having died In 1897. Mr..
Chauncey also said he had learned that no men,
Der of the corps would be exempt from jury
duty unless he was fully uniformed. armed. and
eouipped for service, whereupon District Attor-
ney Gardiner remarked that he had n sword,
and that he would buy q uniform at once.
Rowland Pell suggested that a modern breech.
loading cannon BIO secured and placed In one or
the armories of the city. He said IL would be a
splendid thing to organize an independent
who could no trained to man the gun, so that u
war came tho corps would be able to furnish
two or three gun squads for active service.
Chaplain Frank L. HUMPHREYS did not take
kindly to tho suggestion. He said that the
corps appeared to be made up mostly OF PROBES,
miiiionaires. and he wanted to know why 1t
wouldn't be q good iAea 10 hire q squad OF young
men TO do their fighting. Neither suggestion
II was announced that the annual dinner of
the corps would BIO given ct Delmonico's on the
auosted to wear the official white nankeen
waistcoat with high collar and large brass but
tons. All tho officers OF the corps were re'
elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
TEN THOUSAND DEAD WOLVES.
A Heavy Drain on north DRkotA's Treasury
Caused by Its n0unts Law.

caused oy U hountS LAW.
BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 3.-The last Legislature
appropriated $12, 900 to carry ont the provisions
of a wolf bounty law that gave So for each wolf
slain in any part OF North Dakota. and expected
the money TO last through a full biennial period,
till the next session. Now 1t has been shown
that the appropriation for the two years will DO
overdrawn by at least 8 $4,000 in the first few
months OF the first season. At least 10000
wolves, OF the large gray variety. have been
killed by hunters and trappers. who have made
a business Of the matter this season.
The Wolf Bounty law was passed at the ear
nest request of stockmen In all parts of the
State, whose losses from the ravages Of the gray
wolves had been exceptionally large and were
continually increasing. The majority OF the
certificates come from tho western part or the
State. and the next greatest number from the
northern tier of counties. Billings county, one
OF the largest stock counties OF the State, will
have a thousand or moro certificates. Billings
also pays u county bounty, which is drawing
heavily on her resources. There are a thousand
certificates out In Williams county, and one man
has nearly 800. He is said TO be the champion
wolf hunter of the State.
The favorite method of killing wolves is with
Shooting Is a surer method. but IL Is difficult to
get close enough TO a wolf to secure a good shot.
With dogs. n wolf seen is as good as captured,
II tho dogs are good, and many of them are
being bred for that purpose.