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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

HAVE OICen tnOugnI Jnat
state which is enjoying the pos
session Of such a monumental let
of statutes as is Minnesota ought
to do no less than to provide a
few copies of the said statutes for
it's prisons, so that if any prisoner
wished to read up he would have a
chance to enlighten himself on
the laws, Ignorance of them being
no excuse.
This idea was again brought to
mind by the following item, taken
from a Newspaper in this state:--
Judge P. sustained demurrer in
the case of the state against
George H. H., indicted for forgery.
It appeared that the bank had
never signed the draft upon which
the forgery was charged, and the
name signed was that of a third
party who could not have been
injured in any manner by the
forgery. AS it was necessary to
show that some one might have
been injured in their property by
the commission Of the offense,
the demurrer was sustained, Fred
A. making the argument.
That item seems very simple.
The decision of the judge is good
law everywhere else in the world
in Minnesota. The Judge
was not aware that the common
law maxim in regard to the descrip-
ton of what constitutes a forged
instrument has been abolished by
statute in Minnesota.
The maxim in question is sub
stantially as follows
"a document, in order to be a
forgery, must be such that if the
party whose name is signed, really
had signed it, some one could
thereby have suffered an injury
The idea conveyed was, of course,
that if no one is injured or could
have been injured by the document.
there could be no crime, for a
crime is primarily the injury of
someone, accomplished or contem-
plated.
The above maxim is abolished
in the State of Minnesota by Sec.
4O6 of the Penal Code.
[ don't know why a law like
that was made, but it certainly is
a good thing. Imagine a man
painting a patent medicine adj
vertisement on the roof of barn.
He is arrested for forgery in the
first degree, and confronted with
Sec. 4O6 of the Penal Code and
twenty years in prison. OF course
he is willing to pay the prosecu-
ton any reasonable sum rather
than to go to prison. In that way
Sec. 4O6 Of the Penal Code becomes
a good thing-and that is the only
excuse for it's existence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

the strangling take place in the county
where the trial is held.-The Initiator.
Thank you, Mr.. Long, 1 appreciate a
compliment from you the more, be-
cause you are fearless and honest. It
is these two qualities which the coun-
try needs in its public men today.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

For something amusing read "THE
SALTWATER MIRROR" Study it psy-
chologically and you will find some
thing besides amusement between the
lines.-St. Cloud NOrmalia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02
MIXED INSIDES.

The following is respectfully dedica-
ted to the papers which use "pat-
ent outsides::"
From the city got he patents.
''BOer pate'' he called the patents,
With the plates he made him Outsdes,
Oiler-plated patent outsdes,
Printed papers outside inside
Made them with his own side inside,
Made them with the bum side outside,
He to have the best side inside,
And to have the stale side outside,
Turned the good side, bright side, inside,
That's why he turned them patents outside
Why he turned the brainside inside,
Why he turned the inside outside,
Why he turned the outside inside.
***
Baptist missionaries are finding the
Klondyke field of peculiar hardship.
1t is impossible to immerse converts in
CONCEALED water, and backsliding is so
easy-on ice. That snow joke.
m*w
The semi-annual free pass bill has just
been defeated in the legis lature. Of
course, very few of the gentlemen are
such cheap skates that railroad pass
would be a sufficient bride, anyhow.
Xxx
A bill against profanity has been in
PRODUCED in the legislature. Has the
gentleman who introduced it done any,
thing else that would be likely to cause
an outbreak of swear-words on the part
of his constituents upon his return
home?
A Chicago thief, who was being pur-
sued hid in bakers oven, but had to
come out when fire was started. 1t
was probably some half baked fell
low.
*N
After reading up on the works of
that church, dignatAry in England, one
comes naturally to the conclusion that
the cream of society and the scum of
society are both floating around in the
same piece of nocturnal crockery.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

There was a swell society event over
in Minneapolis the other night, and one
of the daily papers informs it's readers
that the flour of society was present.
A st. Louis paper favOrs the nOmi-
nation for president of gentleman
with selfsustaining relatives.
Xxx
A New York lady recently paid
$4,000 for set of valuable china. This
however, is not marker to the value
of some pieces of old China which have
recently been secured by the Gar of
Russia.
A Mormon elder over in Wisconsin
prayed man back to life who was
supposed to be just as good as dead.
Many Christians will probably scorn
the idea that Go d hears the prayers of
a Mormon. Yet, aftes all, David and
Solomon were both somewhat thinly
spread-out matrimonially, and perhaps
God doesn't care.
***
Some authors are still writing books
on what would happen if Christ came
to such and such place. There is
only one thing which would be sure to
happen: He would be appealed to by
1858 different sects to say who was
right, and 1852 of them would de-
clare him to be fraud.
#**
"Embalmed beef" will be historical
expression. 1t should be put as mot
to somewhere instead of "E pluribus.
onem," which often taken by poor Latin
scholars to mean that the eagle is trOu.
bled with feas.
Xxx
The proposition of the governors of
North Carolina and Indiane, to make
the counties where lynchings occur re-
sponsible financially to the heirs of the
lynchee will no doubt make death
much easier for the latter. But it may
prove sore temptation to the heirs to.
assist in getting up necktie parties.
When man is worth six cents alive
and $4,000 dead, it is bad for his
health.
Xxx
Burglars in Missouri town gently
went to some trouble to open a safe in
a factory Office 1t is said that the only
thing they found was hunk of cheese
which was used in batting rat traps.
That being the only place whichwas
rat-proof.
If the Eagan court-martial had SEN
fenced the general to eat his words, it
might come under the head of cruel
and unusual punishments.
TX
A company is trying to get fran
chise to build street-railway in St..
Paul, a suburban city near Saltwater,
MINI. The company also proposes to
connect the two cities with an electric
line. The scheme is being opposed by
most of the leading citizens of St. Paul,
on the grounds that any additional ia
cilities for getting to Saltwater would
be undesirable
Xxx
Thirty-five American state legisla-
lures are at present in session. And
still we wonder at crime
*
An exchange says "Alger is finding
no balm in the testimony elected by
the investigating board" What does
he want with balm? Does he want to
be embalmed, perhaps? That would
be good plan, because the general
opinion seems to be that he is in an ad
vanced state of decomposition.
Xxx
A soldier of the Thirteenth
Lay steaming in IlO-Iio.
1t was hotter than the hinges
And the boys were playing hghow.
native maiden whistled
"Can you come out tonight?'
And that hilarious sOldier-bOy
Just answered.: "YOu are right
They met beneath the shady crown
OF a wide-Spreading acacia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

Last weeks number of the Criterion
contains an interesting article on a
New York charity association which
soicits subscriptions from the public
1t spent last year in office expen ses
and the publishing of statistic, $54 600;
and $4,000 in relieving Distress.
1t is not unique?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02
HITS AND STRIKES.

When Adam lonely wandered
In the beautiful garden Edenic,
The birds to their mates we're warbling
And Nature with love was teeming.
The hooking bird to his sweetheart
Sang thrills of rapture and gladness;
The deep-toned roar of the lion
Was the diapason of love.
Then Adam hardened the music
And sang the song primeval
That spoke of yearning and passion;
1t spoke of vision dreamed of;
1t spoke of that which fingers
In the hearts of men forever
That never words can whisper
And song but dimly may utter.
Then sighed the birch and aspen,
Then wept the ash and willow
The sigh of human sorrow
Was heard by the heart of Nature.
And God heard the song of Adam
The cry for sympathy mounting
Up in the limitless glory.
In the shade of towering cypress
Adam lay slumbering sweetly;
A dew-drOp fell on his eye-lash-
The image of tears to follow.
Then spake the Lord OF Creation
And the name of that Lord is Love
Eyes will make companion
To love, to serve and to cherish,
Not from thy head-fOr a ruler
Nor from thy foot to be trOd on;
But out of that which is nearest
Unto thy heart will 1 make her.
Thus shall she be to you eyer
Source of your deepest emotions;
Plunging you down to destruction;
Lifting you upward to heaven.
And in the day of your downfall
She shall be all that is left you
Source of divine inspirations;
Object of heavenly love-"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

A soldier of the Thirteenth
Lay steaming in IlO-IiO.
1t was hotter than the hinges
And the boys were playing high-lOw.
native maiden whisted
Can you come out tOnight?"
And that hilarious sOder-bOy
just answered.: "YOu are right
They met beneath the shady crown
Of wde-Spreading acacia.
The dusky maiden whispered:
"Ain't you sorry you're in Asia?"
But that most gallant soldier
He claSped her to his buZZum,
And answered thus, in accents low,
This dark exotic blossom:
sweetheart, you bet your shrt-waiSt-
That amt one bit sorry
For came out of Saltwater.
Just listen to my story:
1 used to be the editor
OF the Saltwater MIRROR;
And against cigarettes and rum
1 used to be a terror.
And when think of those sad days,
You bet, it makes me tired,
To go to work there once again
never could be hired"
He thought upon the mansion
Where he lonely used to sit,
And whispered, "Am sorry?
should gently murmur, Nit"
The above beautiful and sentimentaF
lines which I, myself, carved with an
ax), are lovingly dedicated to my prede-
cessor, who is now in the Philippines,
assisting in ameliOrating the con-
dition of the ladies.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

The German papers tell this mean
story about an American tourist who
was ascending the Matterhorn: At
this perilous place the American
stopped and said, with tears in his eyes,
sit was here lost my wife and my
umbrella a year ago. The umbrella
was brand new"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

A Mormon elder over in Wisconsin
prayed a man back to life who was.
supposed to be just as good as dead.
Many Christians will probably scorn
the idea that Go hears the prayers of
Mormon. Yet, aftes all, David and
Solomon were both somewhat thinly
spread-out matrimonially, and perhaps
God doesn't care.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

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, 1899-02-02

Contributions solicited from all sour q s.
Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

The legislature of Montana has elect.
ed Dishon. VIM. A. Clark to succeed
Hon. Lee Mantle. Bribery. Corrup-
ton.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

There was swell society event over
in Minneapolis the other night, and one
of the daily papers informs it's readers
that the flour of society was present.
-.
A St. Louis paper favors the nomi
nation for president of gentleman
with self-sustaining relatives.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

A New York lady recently paid
$4,000 for set of valuable china. This
however, is not marker to the value
of some pieces of old China which have
recently been secured by the Gar of
Russia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

Some authors are still writing books
on what would happen if Christ came
to such and such place. There is
only one thing which would be sure to
happen: He would be appealed to by
1858 different sects to say who was
right, and 1852 of them would de-
clare him to be fraud.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

This paper will be forwarded to
subscribers until ordered discontinued
and all arrears are paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

The following is respectfully dedica-
ted to the papers which use "pat-
ent OutSideS:"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
KENNEDY AT WORK.
Is Showing Up Well in Training For
HIS Go With Peter Maher.

New York. Sept. 25.-Joe Kennedy,
the California heavy weight, who is to
box Peter Maher twenty rounds at the
reOpening of the Lenox Athletic club
on September 26, is showing up well in
his training. Kennedy shows himself
to be one of the liveliest big men on
his feet in the ring today, and Won
derfully clever two-handed fighter
Marty McCue, who is to fight Oscar
Gardner, the Omaha Kid, twenty
rounds at the Broadway Athletic club
September %, should give Gardner as
stiff a fight as he ever participated in,
for he is exceedingly clever. and is like
ly to outpOint Gardner. McCue is fight
ing better than ever before, and his
battles with Dave Sullivan, Jack Nc
Clelland, Joe Cain, Joe Bernstein, Lar
~ Burns and other clever feather
weights clearly show him to be a dam
gerOus opponent for Gardner.
Kid Mcfarland will be managed in
the future by George COnsidine. Con-
sidine intends to match the Kid with
Matty Matthews for a twenty or twen-
ty-nVe round bout, to be decided at the
Broadway or LenOx Athletic club.
Frank Erne, the light weight cham
pion, who has not fought since he won
the title from Kid Lavigne on July 3,
will be matched to fight the winner of
the Kearns- 'Brien battle.
The COney Island Sporting club has
arranged another excellent card. to be
decided Monday night at the clubhouse
by the sea. There will be two star
bouts, one of twenty rounds and the
other of twenty-five. Johnnie Ritchie.
of Chicago, has at last been matched
to meet Tim Callahan, of Philadelphia.
They have long been after one another,
and only the weight question prevented
it. This time they will meet at 120
pounds. Callahan is the only one who
ever received a decision over Teddy Nc
Govern. The other bout will bring to-
getheF Charley Johnson, of st. Paul,
and George Cole, the colore1 boxer of
Trenton. They are carded to 20 TWEEN
ty-f1ve rounds at 142 pounds.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
SHAW SIGHTED.
COmmander.in-C Chief of the
Grand Army
Was Not Invited to the Dewey
Parade In New York.
STARTS FOR KANSAS.
Where He Says the Old Soldiers
Are Always
At the Front in Civic Pageants
of Honor.

Watertown, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Albert
D. Shaw, commander in chief of the G.
A. r., before leaving last night for To-
peka, Kan, where this week he will
address a reunion Of the veterans Of
that state, said: Il regret all this
trouble over the Grand Army's position
in the Dewey parade, but it is from no
fault of omission or commission on the
part of the duly constituted authorities
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
I'VE believe what is accorded vet
Grams in other states would be granted
New York comrades without any wOb-
bling or special pleading. However,
when we old veterans are gone, the
armed soldiers who are yet to fight bat
ties will not be worried about having
aged veterans, who have stacked arms
on flames eternal camping ground
trouble them over hair-splitting gu s.
tiOns of where the nations preservers
should march in a civic pageant SINH
lar to the Dewey parade.
I will not be at the Dewey parade. I
leave tonight for Topeka to be present
at a great gathering of veterans, Sep
tember 27 and %. Before I was elected
I promised to go out there. When the
question of the Grand Army appearing
in the Dewey parade came up, I wrote
that this civic function might prevent
me being with the Kansas comrades.
I was sharply taken to task for this by
the committee at Topeka, which wired
me that all arrangements had been
made for my reception, and added: 1t
is more important for you to be here
than in New York The Kansas COM
| rades always head the line in civic pa
geants of honor and ceremony.
They do not trail on behind younger
men who have their records to make.
but march at the front with Old Glory
as a guide, which they helped to make
the emblem of a united and glorious
nation. Under these circumstances, AMI
not having received any invitation from
! the Dewey parade committee, I go to
! Topeka I do not know why ] should
have been sighted in my capacity as
er-in-chief and 1 am proud my
comrades are widely and emphatically
| resenting it,
| General Shaw has received a large
number of Endorsements of his action
| from leading Grand Army officials and
| posts regarding the refusal to accept
| the place assigned in the Dewey pa
rade.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
"AUNT SALLY" RELEASED
Old Colored Woman to Be No Longer
In Restraint

"Aunt Sally Rutherford.an old white
haired colored woman who has been in
BedwelPs private asylum for the past
several months, was declared to have
recovered her sanity by a jury in the
probate court today. The hearing was
the result of the efforts of her daughter
to have Attorney w. L Jamison, who
was appointed guardian when the old
lady was adjudged insane some time
ago. discharged.
''Aunt Sally has 81. 900 loaned on real
estate in Topeka, and in addition has
several hundred dollars on deposit in
one of the Topeka banks. With Mr..
JamisOn as guardian her children had
no control over these funds. and it was
for the purpose of handling her f1nan-
ces in the family that the application
was made. Several witnesses testified
that they believed 'Aunty Sally was
now capable of managing her own af-
fairs with the assistance of her child
ren.
Judge Dolman will discharge Mr.
Jamison as soon as he files a report.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
RESCUE HOME BOUGHT.
Committee Locates the Venture In
Oakland.

The committee appointed by Mrs. A.
G.. Lord one month ago for the purpose
of securing a rescue home for girls who
desire to abandon a vicious life. have
purchased a house in Oakland which
will be opened in October and dedicated
as the Frances Willard Home for Girls.
This Home is to be under the control
of a board of lady managers represent
ing the Christian organizations of the
city and its suburbs; which board will
be aided by an advisory board of men
from business, legal and clerical life.
The Home will be supported by the
voluntary contributions of all who are
interested in the work.
The preliminary steps for securing
the board are now being taken and the
members which are being selected with
the utmost care will meet in executive
session on Thursday, September g.
at which time a constitution will be
adopted, officers elected, plans of work
outlined, and steps taken to secure a
state charter.
Further notice will be given of hour
and place of meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
GOV. RIDDLES POETRY.

A P. Riddle, editor of the Minneapolis
Messenger IS often eloquent and some
times pOetical. An item in the Sta te
Journal in reference to a reunion of
Hoosiers at Burlington inspired the fol-
lowing effusion:
Flo. all you folks from Indiana, the big
ones and the small.
Who would revive the olden days now
gone beyond recall.
Have pity on US erring ones who curse a
cursed fate.
We would. had we possessed more sense
been born in that same state.
It is but little that we ask. who choose
another spot
To vail our way into the world and face
the common lot.
And if you would be good to US. we ask
you with a sigh
To let us sit upon fence and see your
crowd go by
We feel our own dement's. Our rightful
claim is small.
We choose birthplace otherwhere and
merit naught at all.
But we like to see you 'HOOSiers'' we
wouldn't touch your flask,
10 view you at your frisky sports is all
the joys we ask;
We want to see you gambol and we long
to see you frisk
And If we tumble from the fence we're
free to take the risk.
We Badgers. HawkeyeS and the rest in
vain for picnics sigh
So let US sit upon the fence and see your
crowd go by.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
CONTEST CONFEDERATION.
Attorneys Have Not Given Up In
Fight Over Branner Block.

W. r Hazen, attorney for John Bran
ner, says that no further effort will be
made to stop the sale of the Branner
property on Kansas avenue under the
judgment secured by Mrs. w w. Webb
and Mrs. Schuyler Nichols in the dis
trict court of Jackson county. How
ever, the confirmation of the sale will
be contested when it comes up in
court.
There are now three cases involving
litigation between Mrs. Webb and Mrs
Nichols and John Branner in the su-
preme court and the contest on the
sale of the property is made chiefly to
prevent the plaintiffs securing a per-
manent hold before the supreme court
cases are decided.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-25
SIX KILLED.
A Phillips-Judson Excursion Train
Wrecked In Colorado

Florence. Col, Sept. 25.--One of the most
ed at 4 O'Clock Saturday AFTERNOON four
and one-half miles miles west Of this CITY SIX
ly injured. The killed are:
F. Salter manager of the excursion.
Massa achusetts.
Eugerilna B. Judkins. aged 12. Spokane.
Addie F. Judkins, aged 6. Spokane.
George H. Judkins, aged 6, Suikane.
" his boy aged6' Los Angeles. Cal
Mrs. F. A. Wills. Los Angeles. Cal;
Harry Walker. aged 10. Westford Mass.
internal injuries. not serious.
Mrs; Grant Biddle. Coal Camp. Mo-. in
Mrs; Ella Biddle. aged q. Coal Camp,
c. R. Cook. aged 25. Millers. Ind. bruis-
The killed and injured were passengers
on a Phillips-Judson excursion train
westbound, which coIlided with an east
bound freight train. The excursion train,
consisted Of one day coach and two Pull
man tourist sleepers- There were about
sachusetts, en- route to the Pacific coast.
The special had orders to run to Reno
yards from the siding it collided with the
freight train. The trains came together
telescOped the first one and the day coach
is a complete wreck.
The freight train consisted of fifty mar
row gauge cars, loaded with ore and lun-
Der, and wreckage is strewn along the
3
All the trainment saved themselves by
jumping. It is understood the freight
had orders to take the sidetrack at Reno,
but for some reason failed to do 50.
A special with physicians was sent from
the surviving passengers were brought
here. Later the injured were taken to
Pueblo. Mrs. Wills is lowering between
life and death. The others will recover.
E S. Plaisted. one of the excursion
party from Revere. Mass. said:
"Our party of thirty-fiVe or forty per-
sons left Boston on Wednesday morning
last on a pleasure and business tour to
the Pacific coast. I had been riding in
the first sleeper. but had just entered the
day coach with the Pullman conductor
and had got comfortably seated when
there came an awful crash. It seemed
as if a pOnderous stone bridge had fallen
upon our car. [ quickly doubled myself
up and waited for the worst. I found I
was not seriously hurt and with little
effort was soon extricated from under the
debris. [ looked for the conductor who
sat by my side, and there he lay corpse.
The two other men in the same car (there
were but four in the day coach) escaped
also. This car was complete wreck,
as was the tourist sleeper next to it.
There were six persons killed, five young
people and our Pullman conductor who
came with US from Boston. George J.
Judkins, who was travelling to his home
at Spokane, Washington, had the mis-
fortune to see all three of his children
killed. while he escaped with a few bruis-
eS and scratches. The poor man is al
most distracted with grief"