The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-12-15

add that the stock is watered.
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One of the metropolitan dailies of
this section ought to put the motto:
we do job work" at its head. Any
how that seems to be the only reason
for its publication.
Xxx
have received copy of the Phil =
tine, periodical of protest. 1t is .
thing of beauty. Everylover of beauti-
full books should have it. The contenta
are in keeping with the carriage. {
thank the Philistines for recognizing
me, in disguise-but still Philistine.
TX
The young man who INDUCED in
matrimony on top of six-day-go. as
you please bicycle race must certain.
1y be classed as slayer.
Xxx
A young man in Kansas City has of.
fered himself as prize IN lottery. IF
he should fall to ticket bought by d
syndicate of emancipated women, he is
apt to be drawn and quartered
~
A MarShalltOwn, Iowa, man has been
sued for breach of promise by a Wat
erloo girl. He will probably refer to
her in the future as his dear little Wat
erlOo.
On Rockefeller is the Teller
What makes the rocks fall in,
Why don't the rocks some other Teller
Make glad, and fall to him.
49,
There is one item which / see Oftea
in exchanges. 1t begins with head.
ing discovered by Woman" l feac
it is a patent madeleine ad, although it
may merely be an account of the ole
man coming home from the lodge anu
trying to get up stairs unnoticed.
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The papers all contain an account Of
how James j. Hill has sold out his
holdings of N. P. stock, having become
disguised with the deal. "Yim" bought
all that stock between 25 and "a ann
sold it at Is cents on the dollar. 1t il
enough to make anyone disguised.
Xxx
A tin de steele girl down in Missouri
in enumerating presents suitable fu[
youngsmenste send to young women,
mentions: "Whiskey flask in silver:
stems of all kinds"
How would a keg of beer do?
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"Pete the Poet" is about the worst
that ever happened.
Xxx
From the way the American press
joshes about Spanish official dishon-
esty, the uninitiated might easily be
led to believe that official honesty was
very common thing in this country,
Xxx
And now Henryk SienkeWicZ comes
out and claims that Zola's works ara
immoral. Too true, lola forgot to mix
any religion with his immoral stories.
Xxx
| have received the following FROM
Mr.. SchockweiIer, of Loretto, Mimi
To the editor of the PRISON MIRROR.
Sir you keep sending me that paper
PRISON MIRROR right along. Did [
tell you to send me that paper? Please
don send me that paper any more as I
do not want that paper. If that paper
comes again to the post office | shall
return that paper to you again as |
didn't tell you to send me that paper
That paper is no good anyway"
Well, Nick, it was pal of yours who
is here, who ordered it sent to you.
80
A Kansas barber committed suicide
the other day on account of despond-
ency. 1t appears that Jerry Simpson,
decided to get shaved, and then lot
of other Populists followed suit. Over
work was the cause.
Xxx
THE PRISON MIRROR man is modest,
but not too much so. His modesty is
not such as to prevent him pointing
with pardonable pride, to the fact that
he is the most quoted writer in the
state. He has the style af our funny
writer's so pat that at times you can't
tell whether it is Bill Nye, Mark
Twain as he used to be, or THE PRIs-
ON MIRROR you are reading.-The
Pine Knot.
Modest! Well should say SO l have
been blushing (for the State of Mime
sOta) ever since came here.
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Naud NIuller on a Snmmer dav