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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25

The Strumpet of Chimay has been
offered $4,000 a week to elevate the
American stage by exhibiting herself
to the Comstock society in New York
1t pays.
The Denver Post is due to publish
an editorial on 1.-The Decline of Para
graphic Wit" since the work of the
best paragraphist in the country no
longer appears on its editorial page.
~
1t is said SIMPSONS squadron took
New York the other day. The loss
was very large, mainly in missing.
*
Jim Blaine, son of his pa, is engaged
in covering himself with glory and his
uniform and pull" with honor. He
acted as principal in street brawl in
San Francisco and got his nose pushed
in Honolulu for getting gay with a
married woman. He will advocate an
imperial policy in Manila with the ma
tive ladies and come home on ice.
Xxx
The prison is going to have an elab-
crate display at the state fair. We
humbly suggest that couple of par
doned prisoners be exhibited just to
show what can be turned out.
***
Bathing suits are worn long, says a
fashion review Very true. They are
usually worn longer the shorter they
are.
*
1t strikes us that the wise man whose
screed stigmatizing the Spanish as
mongrel race is going the rounds of
the press, wanders long ways from
home for that article, if variety of orr
gin is criterion. The kettle is calling
the pot black.
Xxx
The inability of a woman to throw
rock has heretofore been boon to hu.
morists, but it will now be superseded
by the proverbial strabismus of the
Spanish gunner.
*
When the editor of a country paper
writes religious editorials in the mid
die of political campaign it behooves
his constituents to see to the padlOcks
on their chicken cOops.
Xxx
A committee has been appointed to
investigate blue streaks in the Geor-
gia marble used in the new capitol.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25
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.
Iished above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25

WE hear that the public is Gag
erly absorbing the shares dealt in
in Wall Street. That may be true,
or it may not-probably not, but
there can be no question that there
is most ardent desire upon the
part Of the manipulators that such
should be the case.
Within the last fourteen months
the New York Stock Exchange
quotations on American railroad
securities have advanced from 40
to 200 per cent. Whether their
real value has in that time in
creased in any manner whatever is
to say the least problematical. But
''confidence has been restored" is
the sweeping assertion which at
once accounts for this phenomen-
on, according to large portion of
the press.
What confidence?
Why the confidence Of the gold
jobbing, railroad wrecking sound
rels of Wall Street that by means
of willing daily press to advertise
it the American public is once
more ready and ripe to be roped
in and swindled by investing it's
savings in the steel-engraved chro-
mos yclept railroad and industrial
stocks.
Do these stocks then not repre-
sent the amount Of capital invested
which their face would indicate =?
Most emphatically, no. In the
stupendous majority of cases they
do not represent anything what
ever, except prospective or pres
ent ability of a railroad to pay in
terest on so much more capital
than really is invested in them. In
this the laws of many states have
been most scandalously violated in
that company whose entire prop
erty and activity is confined, for
instance, to Northwestern states is
incorporated perhaps in West Vir-
ginia or New Jersey, whose laws
in this respect are so lax that it is
possible there to capitalize a dry
we'll for a million dollars at slight
expense.
This is not the place to 60 into
details on this subject. It is suf-
fcient to say that no more gigan-
tic fraud and confidence game was
ever invented than the New York
Stock Exchange. The stocks of
railroad company represent in
most cases nothing but technical
equity in a property already burr
ed beneath mortgages for a far
greater amount than it's cost.
There can be little doubt that
the disastrous financial panics
which periodically ravage the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25
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 the prisoner;
to disseminate 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, 1898-08-25

country have their origin and
cause in the sudden and uncon-
trollable dissolution and disap-
pearance of the manipulated values
of the immense volume of these
stocks.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25

IHERE is sentiment among
prison reformers that the intro
duction of religious instruction in
reformatory and penal institutions
is a desirable and necessary thing.
When this principle is applied to
reform schools where young boys
are educated and fitted for their
entrance into society and the re-
sponsibilities Of life, there can be
no question but that religious in
struction is desirable.
When the principle is applied
to places where men are confined
who have already come to mature
years, it would seem that the great
est care would be necessary in in
Producing religion as the principal
reformatory force.
In the reformatories men under
80 years Of age are confined under
indeterminate sentences, which are
in no case to be more than the
maximum penalty for the crime
committed, while the minimum is
usually what the prison authori-
ties may decide. Now, under such
conditions the conduct and mental
advancement Of the prisoner is
naturally the criterion of his fit
ness for liberty. Should these
items be Judged by a religious
standard, the consequence would
naturally be that the prisoners, in
order to get a good rating, will en-
deavor to create the impression
that religion has a lasting and
deep-seated hold upon them.
Whether this would in most
cases be genuine or not we believe
Is easy W guess.
Hypocrisy is, in our opinion, a
far greater offense than mere in
difference to religion, and we be-
lieve that in institutions where the
above system prevails to a greater
or less extent, the men in charge
are merely turning out mess of
hypocrites who inwardly contemn
religion and hate the men and in
situations who have practically
compelled them to act a detestable
lie.
What the effect of this system
is likely to be on those who refuse
to accept religion under these cir
cumstances. while knowing the re-
ward which awaits their less sim
cere comrades, we leave the reader
to guess.
The I. S. Constitution has fallen
so much into desuetude lately that
we suppose it will avail naught to
call attention to the fact that this
system provides for religious test
of the most revolving kind.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25

Will some one kindly appoint COM
mittee to investigate if there are any
blue streaks in the marble hearts of
the Board of Pardons?
Xxx
The imuerial policy has struck Mis-
souri,: 81 am the governor of Imperial
Missouri" said Gov. Stephens Saturday
Bully for Lon. He's the first Imperi-
al governor up to date.
*
They are holding killing carnival
in Arkansas. Five murders in one day
to be followed by the usual lynchings
is the way Arkansas maintains her
proud position at one end of American
civilization.
A red-headed man committed suicide
in st. Louis the other day. He is the
first one on record of the red-headed
persuasion to take his own life.
~
There are some "Hot Tamales" that
are not so warm.
*
This seems to be the Hay. Day of Nc
Kinleys administration.
Xxx
"The reason L am here" said one of
my friends the other night, sis that 1
wasn't feeling well, and was advised to
take something, so took registered
letter."
*
There is poet down South who
writes under the nom de plume of J.
Getcher Gum, and from the kind he
turns out am surprised that no one
has.
*
The principal and most urgent reason
why we need the Philippines seems to
have been overlooked. But upon in
vestigation it appears that there are
still few Ohio politicians who are
without public office.
*
Will someone kindly inform an anx-
ious and inquiring peace commission
what Mr.. Monroe's opinion was in re-
gard to those Philippines?
*
"Grant's plan won at Shiloh" says J.
Adam in comparing Sampson with
Grant. Some people assert that Grant
had no plan at Shiloh,-that he was, in
fact, surprised and licked, and if Lew
Wallace's division and the army of Don
Carlos Buell. had not OPPORTUNITY ar
rived, Grant and his army would have
been captured.
~
The "Hot Tamale" man of the st.
Paul Dispatch says Porter mixed up,
the last census. And yet there are
some who claim that it was Minneapo-
lis and St. Paul who mixed it up by at
tempting general resurrection of the
dead.
Xxx
Situation wanted-Any one in need
of competent captain-general will
please communicate with Don Ramon
O'Blanc, Havana, U. S. A.
Xxx
From the court circular in the Lon
don Times we gather that Lieut.. Col.
Bigge and Maj. Legge are both equer-
ries to the Queen.
Xxx
If any gentleman whose wife is at
summer resort, desires her immediate
return home, the easiest way will be to
send her the local paper with a good.
sized item cut out on the local page.
*
The death of Muley Abdul Aziz is
now denied. Well, he ought to be dead.
and if he wasn't so Muley l suppose he
would be.
Xxx
If Spain gets gay again about the
peace terms we'll just give her the other
barrel
Xxx
Political candidates for office who.
fail to have their cards printed in The
MIRROR don't get our vote. This is
our plain way of saying thing which
many of our contemporaries mean.
although they usually beat around the
bush about it.
*
Do you know that the last column
of the editorial page of the Chicago
Daily News is always to me like an
empty chair at banquet. 1t used to
be Gene Fields.
x*x
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25
stocks.

are IN many respects so nicely ad-
justed that the failure of one small
part may cause far-reaching dis
orders throughout the body. 1t
may indeed be likened to row of
bricks set up on edge close to-
gether. You have but to knock
over one and the entire row will
topple.
Shortsjghted men who talk of
the rights of the individual often
forget that in the unjust and in
considerate use of these rights a
person may cause much trouble
and confusion in the workings Of
the social machine. This asser-
ton is especially true in regard to
the right of employers to fix the
wages Of the persons working for
them. The law does not step in
to say what shall be the minimum
wage which a master may pay a
man. The question is left to the
mutual agreement Of the two. The
is naturally the stronger,
and as the supply of labor is usu-
ally abundant, he often takes adj
vantage Of the necessities Of the
worker to offer less wages than the
labor is reasonably worth. To
overcome and counteract this ten
dency labor unions have been Or
ganized in many trades, which fix
a minimum wage to be paid for
certain work, and if possible make
an agreement with all the employ
ers in certain territory to pay
their standard of wages. Many
liberal-minded employers have
seen that in these organizations
lies to them a protection which is
Of great value, and hence have en-
couraged and assisted them. This
protection is mainly against the
who would take advan-
tage Of the possibility of getting
their labor at less than the custom
airy rate in order to create an I'M
fair competition.
The employer whose principal
aim is to be able to undersel his
competitors by reason of paying
less wages is one of the most dan
gerous enemies Of society today.
He not only Expresses his own en-
ployes by depriving them of a por-
ton of that to which they are just
ly entitled-a fair compensation
for their workout in doing so he
also prevents them from buying
their fair quota Of necessities and
luxuries, thereby curtailing the
consumption of goods whose man.
ufacture would otherwise give en-
ployment to other men, and the
consequences of one unfairness
thus ramifes through many chan
nels. But further than this the
unjust employer by his action is
enabled to undersell his more lib
eral competitor, thus compelling
him in self-defence to reduce the
wages Of his men in order to hold
his trade.
The trades unions are often un-
Just and dictatorial in their de-
mands and attempt to force en-
ployers to pay wages which the
conditions do not enable them to
afford. This is not to be wondered
at when we consider that these
men are generally ignorant of the
exterior or business conditions
which surround their trade, but
are swayed by their own interests
and unable to see that to certain
extent their employers interest is
their own. But this is the excep-
ton. More often it is the employ
er who gets on his high horses and
swears that he is going to conduct
his own business without interfer-
ence from the workmen. This DO
sition is undoubtedly wrong, as
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25
HITS AND STRIKES.

The Strumpet of Chimay has been
offered $4,000 a week to elevate the
American stage by exhibiting herself
to the Comstock society in New York.
1t pays.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
LUcAsIcoUNTY.

The Sun Oil company has CON-
pleted its No. I well on the Charles
Cook farm, located in the Nevarre
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
A Cure Guaranteed.

Russells Certain Cough Cure is
positive cure for la grippe, coughs,
colds, sore throat, whooping cough,
bronchitis, and all diseases of the
throat and lungs. 1t is superior
remedy for pains in the chest or the
relief of persons suffering from con-
sumption. Russelrs Certain Cough
Cure has no equal as a children's
remedy, being pleasant to the taste
and perfectly harmless. After tax
ing three-fourths of a 25c bottle il
you are not greatly benefited we
will refund you your money.
Ask for sample bottle, at Opera
House drug store and c. W Grier
drug store.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
THE STAMP OF STYLE.

Delicate and dainty tints and very pro-
pounced colors in evening dress appear to
be about equally popular this winter.
Braid and tailor button trimmings on
street costumes will be even more fashion
able in the coming season than they have
been this winter.
Many Of the handsome threesluarter
capes are both lined and bordered with
fur, and the outer fabrics show q wide
range of colors and patterns.
The use of bands, collars, revers and
vest frsnts of white satin to give a very
dressy effect to a coat basque or bodice Is
still exceedingly fashionable.
very satisfactory compromise between
silk and satin is peau de sole, which par
takes of the nature of both4abrics, but
has not the opaque brilliancy Of satin.
Wide latticework braids put on the
skirt and bodice in crossing squares just
now rank chief among popular trimmings
on gowns of broadcloth, ladies cloth and
other all wool fabrics.
Efforts will be made to give the Vic
torian, empire and other poke shaped bon
nets still greater vogue next spring, and
conforming to the style Of the small
sleeves and sheath shaped skirts, these
bonnets will be somewhat changed in out
line
Black gowns remain and are likely TO
continue in great favor. Very many rich
black costumes noted at fashionable gath
erings are relieved by artistic touches OF
mandarin yellow, green in many shades.
soft geranium pink, damask red, petunia
or blue.
Street travelling and indeed all sorts Of
utility gowns are made to clear the ground
all around, but house toilets at all dressy
in style are cut with graceful demitrain,
a fashion far more suitable and appro.
pirate for smart artistic home wear than
any sort of indoor gown with an abbrevi-
ated skirt.
Lavish use is made this winter OF white
lace of various elegant designs, arranged
On short dressy capes and jackets OF fur,
yelvet or velours. Revers are turned back
and faced with lace and plaitings OF gui-
pure or other handsome patterns are inter
mixed with fur tails and fringes arranged
about the neck and shoulders. Iors
Post
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
TEXAS NOTES.

Scales No. 5 came in last night
and today it is being tubed. 1t is a
good producer and the indications
are that it will not be less than a rs
barrel we'll. This company, the
Consumers Petroleum Oil compa-
ny, has located its eighth well and
will begin drilling as soon as the
derrick can be erected and the rig
placed in position.
While a field battle for prece-
dence is being waged between the
rotary contractors and owners OF
cable rigs, still all this talk of the
rotary contractors being driven
from the field on account of a re.
fusa1 of the Pipe Line company to
receive oil from wells drilled in by
the rotary process is without toun
dation. Mr.. Cullman says he has
made no kick, nor will make none
so long as good quality of oil is
piped in at prices agreed upon.
The iron bottom to the Cullman
Pipe Line company's mammoth
storage tank No. 3, near the stock
pens, is in position and a large
force of workmen are engaged in
r1veting up the sides. This tank,
the largest of the three, has ca
pacity of $4,000 barrels, the next
largest holds 26, 900 barrels, and
No, I, the first built. $1,000 bar
rels-the three affording storage
capacity of 10000 barrels. bikes
will be built around each of them
to save the oil in case of accident.
Chronicle.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
Fiduciary Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the
following Fiduciary accounts before
me for settlement, to wit; John M.
Smith and ARA Underwood admin.
istrars of the estate of c. 1. Coma
way, deceased, William Morris, ad-
ministrator of the estate of James
R. Ankrom, deceased; also Hester
A. White, guardian of David S.
Mary E. Farley o. Jane and Jasper
Lee White, infant children OF Isaac
White, deceased,
Given under my hand this the
18th day of March 1898.
G. D. SMITH.
Com'r OF Accounts for Tyler Co.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
A Wedding.

Mr.. w. D. Moore formerly man.
ager for the Henry Oil company,
was married in Wheeling yesterday
to Miss Dora Nesbitt, of Sardis, o.
The happy couple will spend their
honeymoon travelling in the east,
and will make this city their future
home. We extend our heartiest
congratulations.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06
County Court Of Tyler County, West Virginia.
February Special session, 1893, February 18th:

County Court Of Tyler County, West Virginia,
February Special session. 1898, February 18th:
ORDERED, That the voting precinct line be-
tween Nos rand J, Of Lincoln district in this
county, be, and the said line is hereby changed
so as 20 include the residence Of Shriver Moore
in said precinct No. 2 J. r Jones Hose house; and
that copies OF this order be published and posted
as required by law.
ORDERED. That the place Of voting In Eiec-
ton precinct No. of Ellsworth district, In this
county, be changed from the Office Of J. II.
Strickling, Esq, on Maine street. in the Town
of Middlebourne. W. Va, to MOREY'S HALL
on Main street, in said town; and that notice
hereof be given as the law directs
ORDERED, That the line between voting pre-
cincts Nos. and J, of McElroy district, la this
county, be- and the said line Is hereby changed
so as TO include the farms of the following per-
sons in voting precinct No !, Shirley. namely:
John Groves Heirs, A. J. Weekly, David Booher,
J. S. Booher and w. v. Hoge; and that notice OF
Of this order be posted and published In the
manner prescribed by law.
The foregoing are true copies taken from
page of the Election Precinct, Record No. I,
Tyler county" now in the Office Of the Circuit
Court OF Tyler county.
Attest-D HICKMAN,
Clerk Of the Court Of Tyler Co. w. va.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-04-06

night and will remain for few
DAYS. Mr.. Butter is here Tor the
purpose of cancelling and surrend-
ering all the leases, held by that
company in this section. We have
no doubt that these leases will be
again taken by other parties, as the
oil business in this part of the coun-
try is not dead by any manner OF
means.
The Bob's Bar we'll has put ~
900 barrels of oil into the storage
tanks ct Eastport, and the oil IS
still there. Some of these days that
oil is going to be utilized. There
have been several attempts to IN
duce parties to put in refinery at
or near that place. and it is now
said that parties stand ready to
build a refinery at the closest point
on the railroad whene yer it is built.
This is another reason why we
should have road.
Captain A. J. Fry ard Mr.. Lee
Clark were in town yesterday and
gave Us some oil news which is
really encouraging. Captain Fry
has recently returned from Nash
vile, where he went to meet some
parties who were inquiring into the
prospects of this oil field. The out
come of the captains trip is the
formation of the Little Crab Oil
company, which will probably alb
sorb the Hayseed and Obed's River
company. and besides the large
territory they have secured here,
are also heavy holders of leases in
the southwestern part of the state
and in Alabama. A test we'll will
be put down on the company's
holdings in Alabama, and as soon
as business matters are settled to
their satisfaction considerable drill
ing will be done in this territory.
The company is capitalized at
$4,000, and there are several
capitalists among the holders of the
stock. The company officers are
satisfied that there is oil in abund'
ance here, and will do their utmost
to develop it. We shall have more
to say on this subject hereafter -
Fentress County (Tenn.) Gazette