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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Written for The Prison Ma,7'Or.


The Criterion New York; as every
one knows is all that its name implies,
and when the issue of Sept. 9th reached
me l felt the same old thrill of'pleasure
at its artistic outside. Observing it
carefully, l noted certain red letter
adornments on its margin, which
proved to be a partial index to it's con-
tents. One of these titles read: "Meth-
DDS of Rejection"
Now rejection is a good word: and I
felt justified in turning at once to that
article and reading it. The writer
handled the topic with finesse which
he doubtless considered the neplus
ultra of artistic nomenclature. In
speaking of persons wealthy enough to
spend their summers at the seaside.
or idle enough to eat o'clock dinners,
he names the operation "refection;' -
later on, when speaking of those who
take dinner at IL o'clock, L observed
that he spoke of the act as simply eat
ing, while persons who work with their
hands, and take their dinner from a
dinner pail, why they simply feed.
All this read with equanimity; but
when he said that, "workingmen do not
seem to enjoy what they eat," just
wondered where in the world that man
was raised, or where he got his infor-
nation.
He says: ''did not seem to enjoy"
Seem to whom? Does he mean that
they did not seem to him, the writer of
the article? Well Mozart's Fifth Sym
phony does not seem to be music to a
Hottentot, but it is. l opine that had
he been the eater the seeming would
have been different. He noted also
that workingmen went apart when
they ate from their pail and this is one
Of the postulates from which he de-
duces that Workmen don't enjoy their
food.
Now I speak with the authority of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Paper Read Before the Chdatauqala Circle,
Casey's Courthouse.

Possibly [ may offend the esthetic
taste of some of my hearers who can
only contemplate the sublime and can
not stoop to that which is merely en-
tertaining; especially by one who can
not claim the noble gift of oratory, so
fully explained by that same member
who, in a spirit of jocularity, and
perhaps very correctly bestowed upon
the writer the dignifed title of wind
bag. Nevertheless I will attempt in
my own natural way to tell the true
story of Casey's courthouse.
Jerimiah Casey, as the name would
suggest, was native of the Emerald
Isle, but emigrated to New York City
while still mere slip of boy. Dur
ing the gold excitement of 49, Mr..
Casey, like many others, drifted to the
state of California, where, to use the
language of the miners, he swung a
nasty pick for many years down in the
bowels of the earth in vain effort to
make his fortune.
Jerimiah was an industrious and
faithful workman, but as a miner he
was not success-by success I mean
that he never had the good fortune to
strike a bonanza. So on the advice and
earnest solicitation of friends, Mr..
Casey resolved to stop mining and seek
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
ASTOR-CARNEGIE.

race whose love of country has been
the theme of song and story from the
earliest periods of it's history down to
the present time.
Among all the types of our natur-
allied citizens those of Irish birth have
been popularity regarded as the most
completely Americanized; (although
his Scandinavian brother is now press
ing him in the race, in so far as willing
ness to run for office may be accepted
as evidence of transformation at the
same time, is he not, of all of Uncle
Sans adopted sons, the most noted for
the ardor and frequency of his demon
stratiOns of affection for the land of
his nativity? And have not we freely
manifested our liking for this trait in
the faithful son of Erin? Why should
not the leal Scots love for his native
heath equally claim our admiration
Said a gifted son of Tennessee
years ago: "The man who does not
love the spot on which his mother
rocked his cradle is unworthy of any
nation or country" There is some
thing wrong with the man retaining
recollections of the home of his boy
hood, whose heart does not thrill with
the echo of that sentiment.
Mr.. Carnegie left the place and land
of his birth during the period of hu-
man life when the heart is most sus-
ceptive of pure and tender emotions
and memory the most powerful and
enduring impressions. Local attach
ments then formed, never lose their
hold on the affections of men of such
intensely earnest natures as Mr.. Car
negie's. [ confess to a warmth of
admiration of the man. [ love to read
all he has told of his early experiences
In life; it inspires courage and hopeful
ness in the breast of one who aims to
conquer adversely. [ honor him for
his broad philanthropy; for his high
mlndedness as citizen; for his vener-
alton Of the memory of the man who
by bestOWal of the free use of his
library, made possible the self-acquired
education to which Mr.. Carnegie
ascribes a large degree of his success
in life. [ rejoice in the prosperity of
such men.
Let Auld Scotia lend us more Carne-
gies and the United Kingdom may
take our Waldorf Astors, "to have and
to hold" ICH DIEM
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Written for The Prison Mirror,

L was sorry to see the name of
Andrew Carnegie brought into con-
junction with that of William Waldorf
Astor in a recent satirical paragraph
of The MIRROR. If it be true that
MIR. Carnegie has determined to for
sake America as his homeland, it re-
quires no speculation as to the motives
OF the two men for such procedure,
to make them appear as antipodal as
their respective careers. Astor's act is
one OF voluntary eXpatriation; Carne-
gie's, one of repatriation. Only in the
bare possession of great wealth can
they as men of distinction, be looked
upon as belonging in the same class.
Mr.. Astor's wealth came to him
through inheritance from progenitor
whose most noted mark of sagacity
laid, we are told, in so investing the
riches he had accumulated IN the un-
romantic vocation of butcher, as to
leave his heirs little more to do than to
watch the growth in value of their
estates and enjoy the income there
from.
The present John Jacob Astor is the
only member of the family who has
ever become conspicuously public
spirited.
William Waldorf, of course, enjoyed
every educational advantage money
could supply, and is a man of no mean
abilities; but he seems, nevertheless, to
share the curious notion so commonly
observed in men born to fortune, that
the mere fact of his being the scion Of
family distinguished for its wealth
entities him to the Difference, and, if he
desire, even political hOnors at the
hands of his countrymen. DisappOint-
ed in his political ambitions, Mr.. Astor
betakes himself to foreign land where
he tells of Americas woeful lack of
appreciation of the house of AstOr and
by ostentatious display of admiration
of Government, people and institu-
tiOns of England. Show of vast riches
and absurd claims to ancient titled
lineage makes glaringly apparent his
hope of obtaining rank and title under
the British crown. He has Justly
earned one title which sensible people
in all lands will freely accord him: The
Prince of American SnObs.
Andrew Carnegie came to our shores
a poor boy, from land peopled by
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
4. Shopper year. in advar CO
Six Months so cents,
MEERSCHAUM REFLECTIONS.


one having fifteen years experience
with working mans appetite, and
many of them were years of dinners
from a dinner bucket; and [ have this
quill in hand to tell the gentleman that
he's "way Off" Those men did not 90
apart to eat their meals from any lack
of enjoyment in the eating. They went
apart from an instinct of delicacy.
each respected the others privacy. The
co ntents of those buckets in most cases
were samples of their home fare; and
many times pitiable lack of good
things or the secret of an impoverished
iarder is disclosed by the inside of
dinner bucket.
"PlOWmen are, as matter of fact,
small eaters" reads the article. 1 can
not say that [ have much knowledge of
New York City plowmen, that, "weary.
plod their homeward way" but l do
know much of Minnesota plowmen:
and should just like to have had that
man with me from daylight till dark
in the crisp October air, following the
plow; and then have taken him in to
supper of my Aunt 'Cindy's ''riz bis
cult and honey and new milk and
home cured ham and Dutch cheese.
and [ think his opinion about plow-
mems appetite would change.
The appearance of that article in
The Criterion is sufficient guarantee
of the writer's literary ability; never
theless, that article though perhaps not
literally untrue, is grossly misleading;
and every wOrkingman beneath whose
eye it chances to fall, will feel in some
more or less indefinable way, the sting
of contumely. When the gentleman
writes about methods of rejection let
him keep among the dress suits and
the five o'clock dinners and he may
still continue to glisten; but when he
attempts plowmen, factorymen ct
cetera, we simply feel obliged to hint
that he doesn't know what he is talk
ing about. BILL SYKES,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05

his fortune at some other vocation.
Accordingly, Casey doused the glim on
his cap, sunk his miners pick into small
stump of a tree that marked the last
resting place of faithful burrow, gath
cred up his earthly belongings and
started on an overland journey for a
seaport city in southern California,
which L will call B. Here Casey took
an active part in the progress and de-
velopment of the then booming young
city. Jerimiah was not long in identi-
flying himself with local politics, and
eventually was the peoples choice for
Justice of the Peace. Judge Casey's
office, or Casey's courthouse, as he was
pleased to call it himself, was not a
model of architecture; it was a small
wooden affair attached to the rear end
OF saloon owned by man known by
the name of Dutch Jake. To enter the
court room it was necessary to first
pass through the saloon, and there
were people mean enough to insinuate
that the architect and designer of this
unique hall of justice was none other
than Dutch Jake.
Physically Judge Casey was a giant.
He stood six feet two inches in height
and tipped the scales at 25O pounds.
His face was adorned with shaggy
auburn beard, but the dome of his pate
was as devoid of woods as is the lofty
snow-capped peak of mountain that
ascends away in to the clouds above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Terminal Lights.

Far out in midnight mists there shine
The Terminal Lights glow,
That guide the trains in from the line
With many different flash and sign
Telling fast" or "slOw.''
Oh how the ''salors of the rail''
Watch the Terminal Lights.
When ending trip, where the great wheels
tread
In winters frost or summers hail,
Down the weary nights.
When Heavens Terminals we see,
Shorter than our breath,
May all the lights dear shining be
And signal to us-''the way is clear,'-
Past the Vale of Death.
ED. E. SHEASGREEN,
Minneapolis.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05

tell you of most wonderful shot made
by me the day I got her.
"Will you tell us the story, Ben ?"
asked the alderman.
"Why certainly, and to show you Pm
right come In and sit down and have
smoke. Pm not one of your cheap
guyes-no, not me-"
They were all soon seated around a
table smoking their "perfectos" and
eagerly waiting for the story.teller to
begin.
IL want you fellows, before 1 begin,
to promise not to ask me any questions
when [ am through with this story, nor
to interrupt me while am relating it,"
To this they all agreed.
"It was back in the fifties," he began,
"when we had some fine shooting and
fishing around this part of the country.
1t was on Saturday afternoon when
young farmer who lived about three
miles up the Minnesota River, came to
me and said he had seen tracks of
deer near his place. did not believe
him; but when his neighbor came in
later on and said he had also seen
tracks near his place, began to be-
lieve there was something in it, and
says to myself: Ben, will you let
somebody else get that deer? No, not
me; I'll show them Pm right
81 made preparations that afternoon
to get after that deer early Sunday
morning and had planned to take a
skiff, go up the river and surprise him,
when he came down the banks to get
his morning drink-see?
"That same afternoon friend of
mine from st. Paul, who by the way,
was good sportsman and who was
selling wigs, for you know in those
days the whites and the Indians did
not hitch and there was some hair
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27

Feather curling Ia business by H..
seli. and to excel IN II requires long
practice II saves time and patience
90 pay some one else to do Il. but few
directions will be given, Tor you might
md yourself 30 situated that you would
lbo Obliged 10 do II yourself Take an
old feather 10 practice on. Is the rec
ommendatlon Of Harper'a Bazaar Buy
a regular curling knife they are kept
Int most hardware stores The blade IL
a peculiar shape short and narroy.
and has a curve Have ready a toaket-
Me Of boiling water. and hold the head
oi the feather over the steam for few
lmomenta Now take the feather in
both hands. and. spreading out the
lflues TO their full length. pass back
and forth through the steam. but do
not lot II get too wet In the same
manner wave II from side 10 side, not
up and down. Tor few moments. to
partially dry H. when dry enough II
o. ready for curling Begin at the stem
on the right side. holding the feather
with the hngcrs OF the left hand un-
derneath and the thumb ON top The
motion In curling IL outward and
downward. taking few nuos at
time. and the feather should be so
ourled that the enda are hidden or
rolled under AZ the broad part " the
feather IL reached the knife must cx.
tend farther out. not making ~ abrupt
q curve, When the head Is reached a
short curve II all that Is required. and
o. you begin 10 curl the opposite side
you change the position OF the loft
hand. This time put the hand over the
Feather instead OF under. but the mo-
tlon OF curling Is the same, Altar both
aides are curied the atem At the head
muet be concealed. and this Is done by
heading up" Holding the feather
Armly with the thumb ON top. take up
a few nues. and. pressing them sharp.
iy against the thumb nail. lay them
oyef the stem. DO the same on the op-
posite side. and continue to do this -four
times. by looking at well-curled
feather you will get a clearer idea OF
.this, as It Is something that really re-
dulres 10 be demonstrated To curve
Abe feather. place the blade OF the
knife underneath the stem and press
against the thumb beginning at the
base, work up to the head until the
desired curve IL obtained
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27
AN AnYsslNrAN SHRINE.



One Dedicated to the virgin MARY In
Meneiek's Dominions.
DR.. Koettlitz, who accompanied Mr.
Weld Blumdcll and Lord Lovat in
their recent expedition to Negus Men
| elek's country, made a journey TO Zu-
quala. the famous sacred mountain
which. he believes. was never before
visLsted by an Englishman. Ills de-
scription OF the trip is reprinted from
the London Times Mount Zuquals
the mysterious sacred mountain OF
Abysslnians. is forty miles from the
capital. II Is 10000 feet high. and In
the form Of truncated cone. At its
summit and in the crater Is a remark
able lake 81 Of mile long. which Is
veritable Abyssinian Lourdes or Pool
Of SLOAN It is the belief Of the ma
tiyes that bathing In its waters will
/ cure all diseases. Close by are some
/ springs dedicated 10 the Virgin Mary
/ According to the popular idea barren
/ women need only drink Of these foun-
tains to lose their sterility The wa
ters are regarded with the greatest
worship and must on no account be
| employed for cooking or any other
| useful purpose. ! saw quite a number
OF diseased creatures round the lake
shore crawling about or being carried
on filters. The whole mountain
both sides and the crater-is densely
wooded. The place Is studded every
where with hcrmits' huts. each OF
which is inhabited by holy men. who
live separate lives OF extreme austcr-
/ lily. Also. hidden away In the for
osts. are large number OF churches.
got into the good graces OF the
hormits by somewhat curious means.
| was being shown over one OF the
churches. which are plentlully adorn-
ed with cheap colored Biblical pic
lures. made in Germany. when a priest
with great awe. drew my attention 10
a gaudy representation OF ST. George
and the dragon endeayored to ex-
plain that st. George was the British
MS well as the Abyssinlan patron saint.
but the good men were very dubious
until ! hit upon the idea OF producing
a sovereign. This at once convinced
him Of the truth OF my statement. and
proved to their complete satisfaction
that | was a Christian Of very high
order The whole mountain il curl
Gus In the extreme. was shown one
tree with three trunks. united at the
case, which is regarded MS an emblem
OF the Trinity and Is hung with human
hair and all sorts Of trinkots. There
are, too curious crannies between the
perpendicular rocks. through which II
is an act Of devotion to squeeze one
self. The sides OF these aperturos are
highly polished and covered with
grease by reason OF the religious ac-
tlvity OF diseased pilgrims"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27
Ilal.ed His Rank.

An engaging manner is useful every
where. This axiom is amusingly illus
tinted by a story which Justin McCar-
thy tells, Soon after the civil war;
he says. Il happened to be standing on
a bridge In New York, amusing my
self by studying the crowd, when a
shrlll. youthful voice accosted me with
'Cap'n. shine yer bootsT The chance
distribution OF military titles was
ready and liberal at the time, when so
many soldiers were returning TO civil
ian life. and paid no attention to the
invitation. Just then rival boot
black passed. and. imagining where the
cause OF my Indifference lay, he adj
vanced, and, pushing past the unsuc-
eessful claimant. he gave me a military
salute and appealed to me with the
captivating words: 'Brlgadier-general.
shine yer boots?' ! had my boots
shined on the spot. Com
panion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27

A common form OF neglect IL the
shoulders. which are allowed In child.
hood to grow lopslded. and take on an
ungraceful stoop, often they are
crowded so by ill-nttlng corscts that
they serlously displace the collar bone.
dnstead Of such maliormatiou. they
should be level. large. erect insenslbly
descending and well poised, making the
waist appear round and small Mas.
sage and oils will do much to tone up
the neglected shoulders. while the skin
cap be whltened and made beautifully
arm by this paste. which Is OF Spanish
origin; Beat the whites OF four eggs
In rose water adding a few grains OF
alum beat until the paste Is thick,
Spread the composition on layer Of
old linen ana apply to the neck and
shoulders at night French ladies are
90 expressive with their shoulders that
they give them every advantage. "a
their "shrug' is a part Of French con-
versatlon An authority on this sub
Ject says; "a ditiicult habit 10 break
f. that easy. lazy manner Of sagglng
down when sitting. which. In addition
TO sleeping on high pillows. makes 90
many round shoulders and sunken
chests, People should always watch
themselves. aud when they discover
the fault stralghten up; but It Is 80
easy to settle down IN this way after
years OF indulgence In the habit tat
many get discouraged and prefer to
grow crooked Let me warn you. la
dies, TO be eterually ylgilant In ac-
curing a good sitting posture, The
Joints you possess were given you to
bend with and Il Is almost crime to
sag down as II you had no lungs or
Other vital organs. Hold In the back
bone, throw the chest out. bend from
The hips only. ana so contribute TO the
perfection OF your figure your beauty
and your health. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27

top OF the space. at the frieze II posi-
BILE, and lay the tueks deep enough to
hold up photographs. These tucks
should be tackled with rass-headed
tacks to keep them In place. and the
silk drawn tightly across the space
This is pretty decoration even with
but few pictures II the color Is well
chosen. Where there are q great many
pictures. and the background Is com
pletely covered. a Arm quality OF a less
expensive material will do Just as well.
Where there IL set OF pictures which
would make q straight string OF views
across the panel the silk can be espe-
clally arranged so "a to form a top
fold as well as the lower holding fold
with pretty effect A lattice OF rib
bons or tapes may be used In the same
way, aud such a collection is always far
more interesting than In basket or
album. both OF which are so terribly
pasae that they are never seen now
adays, except as holrlooms.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27

A. frst che infinite Gag. soft. warm and
white.
Win strings we'll mouthcd and mauled. In
forfy plight
The siliy schoolgirls hat o waif and
stray.
Any old thing that binders not her play
Tho budding msidcn's hat pert. smart or
trim
R,eorIlnr to sweet siStccn's" mood or
whIw.
nruvcs, ~ all the bridal wreath and veil,
which marks lifo's great event and turns
the scale
Tho new nedgcd matrons dream" by
Worth designed.
which Hubby pays FOR. sighs and looks
resigned
qho well planned bonnet u the chapcron.
which hides Times rayagci from her
alone.
last scene Of all. tho widows ruehe and
weeds
Sans feathers. flowers. ribbons, lace or
beads p. H. oliver
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27
wnd Deer Devour Crops.

Middletown IN. " special New
York Journal; Lew Boyd, who lives
near the town OF Deer Park, reported
hero that one day last week when he
went TO drive home his cows, he saw
no less than seven deer feeding on his
premises. Mr., Boyd says that he suf-
fers considerable loss through the
depredations OF deer, which have de-
youred his apples and crops. He dares
not shoot them, because they are pro-
tectod by law until 1901. He thinks
that II the state protects deer II ought
also to protect him against being eaten
out OF his farm by them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-27

There Is a good side and bad side
TO every man. We see only the good
side OF some men, and we wonder tina.
he is not esteemed by all as we es-
TEEN him. We see only the bad side
OF another man. and we are surprised
that others prize him as we cannot We
are right and we are wrong In both
cases. Both men have both sides. and
We ought TO recognize this in our esti'
mate OF them. II Is with ourselves IA
with our fellows; we have a good side
and n bad side. and those about IA
are likely TO Judge Us by the one side
or the other. II will be well for US n
~e gain a lesson from the judgment Of
others as to our two sides. II ought
TO help us TO make progress In tho
right direction and TO repress the faults
and defects for which others judge us
harshly,-s S. Times.