The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-11-24

Toledo. This has caused pangs of jeal-
ousy among other Ohio towns and San
dusky has opened negotiations with
Don Carlos to assume the title of Duke
of Sandusky.
The ordnance commission has decid-
ed to devote $4,000 to experimenting
with flying machines. This will be
glad news to large number of people
who have wheels in the balloon.
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The Northwestern University at Ev-
anston is reported to have added
course of matrimony to its curriculum.
1t is not known what it will embrace,
although large number of spinsters
from Boston are willing to sacrifice
themselves on this new altar of science.
A postgraduate course would no doubt
be appreciated by Chicago.
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Gen. Miles called for three cheers for
Shafter at New York banquet the
other day. Now if similar report
should come from Schley and Sampson,
the peace commission might look upon
it as an incentive to action.
~
l read in the papers of another at
tempt to assassinate ex-king milan of
Servia. The frequency of these reports
arises from the fact that the ex-king
when cornered by creditor, is in the
habit of crying out: 81 am stabbed"
*
A man who has been the cause of a
great many ups and downs has just
died in Chicago. His name was Crane
He made elevators.
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A st. Paul young lady, when in
formed that kissing was dangerous to
health, tartly replied: "rhank you for
the information, but do not kiss for
my. health"
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The latest combine is for the purpose
of controlling the fish market. 1t is not
thought that this will interfere with
our supply of ''fresh fish" for this in
stitutiOn.
A new side income for sheriffs has
been discovered. It consists in having
the pictures of men accused of crime
taken 10y force), and selling them to
the Sunday papers. Oh, yes. This is
a free country. Any quantity of liber-
ties.
"The Cell Theory as it Relates to HUI
man Anatomy is very learned work
by Prof. VirchOw. 1t should be care
fully studied by prison officials every
where.
A man with stock of fake jeweIry
invaded a country town once, and his
advertisement headed Grand Auction"
occupied one.half of the front page of
the local paper. But the intelligent
compositor went around to the auction
and got "suckt inn on full-jeweled,
brass watch, and his revenge was ap-
preciated the next week, when he had
changed letter in the
ad, and the scare line appeared as
GRAND SUCTION
81 hear your son is great scholar,
Mrs. Burlington"
Eyes, indeed. He is most carnivor-
Gus reader"
Hans Miller includes entomology in
the study of anatomy. That however
is no sign that Hans is bugged.
TX
A woman in Paris shot judge be-
cause he had refused her father justice.
Some of those French judges need
hanging worse than shooting. There
are others.
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Old adges exist only to be knocked
in the head. Our peace commission
have for several months been engaged
in demonstrating that the sword is
mightier than the pen, although it is
not able to do as much execu--
ton as typewriter.
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"This is \ hard world" was the re.
mark of one of THE MIRROR force the
other morning. He had just fallen
Town stairs. His opinion on the COM
pactness of the world is therefore of
practical value.
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