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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27

Vas, clouds Of grasshopp-rs are devas
tating the fields at Eolla. y. ID.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27

The Pocahontas coal used in the
United States Navy has given con-
siderable satisfaction, and is said to
be equal to the best of Welsh steam
coal. An analysis was made at the
laboratory and assay Office at New
castle-on-Tyne to ascertain the con-
stituent parts of the American prod
net, and the following results were
obtained: Carbon 1851, hydrogen
4.44. oxygen 4.95, nitrogen &c, sui
phur 81, ash SO, and water 1.29.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27
Killed by Mud.

A lady residing near Pownal Center,
VT, was driving home recently. Near
a neighbours residence her horse be-
gan to sink in the mud. With her in
FAINT in her arms she jumped from the
wagon and was fortunate in reaching
firm firound. The horse sank till only
the tips of it's ears remained above
ground. Neighbors dug the animal
out. Blood flowed from its nostrils
and in few moments it was dead.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27
The Anti-Rut Agitation.

The Anti-Rut Agitation.
Gravel-banks andmud-holes should
not be permitted to exist in the same
locality.
Over $4,000, 900 has been spent by
the State of Massachusetts, in the build
ing of improved highways.
''For the time being is the most
expensive way in which to mend a
road. A road we'll tended is always
mended.
Twenty years ago there was scarcely
a mile of good wagon-road in Egypt.
During the last six years more than
1000 miles OF fine roads have been con-
structed.
One of the latest hopeful signs OF
the times is the launching of Road and
Farm, at Dahlgren, ILL.,, a bright semi
monthly devoted to good roads aud
the relation of public highways to sue
cessful farming.
Chairman Otto Dorner, of the High
way Improvement Committee, is one
of the most untiring workers in the
| good roads movement, and his work
during the past three years, as we'll as
his present official position, places him
at the head of the good roads agita
tors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27

An interesting feature of the condi-
ton of the machinery and engineering
industries of the world is the placing
of large contracts with works in this
country by foreign syndicates or,
governments. The Russian Govern
ment has recently ordered twelve
bridges for the Eastern Chinese Rail-
way, which is the southeastern ex-i
tension of the great Trans Siberian
Railway. These bridges will be con-
structed at Phenixville, Penn, and
the material will be shipped to st.
Petersburg, whence it will be for
warded to Vladivostok by rail. A
Russian engineer has been detailed to-
watch the work as it progresses at the
shops of the bridge company.
The success which up to the pres
ent time has attended inventors'
efforts to render easier and cheaper
the manufacture of steel has led to
many and most important departures
in mechanical construction. Thus
the bringing into use of the heavy
steel rail has done much to augment
the consumption of steel, the fact
being that heavier tracks have become
necessity, and the wooden bridges
which have been in use so long in
various parts of the country are giving
way to steel bridges. Itappears from
statements bearing on this point that
well-nigh 100000 tons of the meta
were used during the past year in re-
placing lighter wooden bridges.
Lately, too, piping and tubing of al
kinds have been made of steel, unit
it is estimated that a quantity equa
to something like seventy-five pc,
cent. of the entire production of til,
country is of steel.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27

In several of the Western States
tho ranchmen and farmers are making
use of the wire fences as conductors
for telephone circuits. 1t has been
found that the fence wires worked
perfectly for this purpose and local
companies have been formed in several
counties OF Kansas to further the
idea. Many of the ranches are a con-
siderable distance from railroad and
telegraph facilities, so that ranch
owners have eagerly availed them.
selves of this method of communica-
ton with the towns and stations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
$1.00 per year, in advance
Six Months 30 cents,

with shotgun!" The bet was taken.
and arrangements were made that each
should have ten trials, Mr.. Schultz to
throw stones at them, and Mr.. Will
Jams to use shotgun; fire it or throw
it any way he wished.
Williams took the first five chances
and missed each of them. Schultz fol-
lowed with the second five with like
result Williams fired his five remain.
ing shots, but failed to break ball.
Schultz stepped forward and as the
trap sprung his sixth ball into the air
he let fly rock, scarcely expecting to
hit the ball. 1t missed by very few
inches. The seventh ball was sprung.
the seventh rock was "fred" and the
seventh miss recorded. Three more
chances. Up goes the eighth ball.
Away flies the eighth rock, although
he hardly expected to aim. Again he
missed. At the ninth trial he selected
good stone, planted himself firmly
and at the right moment let the stone
60, scarcely expecting to be successful.
He missed. AS the tenth ball was
sprung into the air he careIessly
stopped and picked up a rock which
he threw almost at random, little ex-
pecting that that rock would smash
one of the glass balls. 1t didn't.
DEWARD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
Written for The Prison MurOr.
Extemporaneous Speaking.

What simple thing it is to make an
extemporaneous speech. All you have
to do is simply to think of some simple
subject and then talk about it. Simple,
isn't it? And the speaker is as simple
as the speech, and the speech as simple
as the subject, or vice versa. Vice
versa means-that is-it means-vice
versa. 1t is a Latin expression and if
you understand Latin you will know
what that means, and if you don't, it
means just the same thing anyway.
It is we'll always to open your speech
by giving expression to some original
thoughts, and if you have no original
thoughts of your own, use those of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
Written for The PRISON Mirror.
Vol. XIII.-NO. 9.


Few people have even a faint con-
ception of the erudition possessed by
the ex-prisoner of penal institution
and of their worldly knowledge as we'll
as book learning. To the general pub
lie he is but pictured in confinement
trudging along and Iaboring, only to
take nightly browse on his bunk as
an alternative. This conclusion is also
naturally derived by the transient visi-
tor.
But what becomes of the inmate
during the holidays and evenings when
returned to his solitary confinement
Furthermore, what becomes of the
men in prisons where idleness is en-
forced?
Every man, by nature, must engage
himself at something; and since per-
haps all penal institutions have fixed
hours for bedtime, in the prisoners
daily period of privacy, though disin-
clined toward reading, he ultimately
finds literary labor to be the best pas
time, and, being human, like any other
student, must become learned.
TO complete a course in high school
or college requires approximately be-
tween two and six years time, with a
yearly vacation of three months or
over; and the average time spent at
studying during the school year, includ-
ing weekly holidays, averages close to
five hours-five hours daily study for
nine months in the year.
The prisoner, on the other hand,
taking this institution as criterion,
and not referring to prisons of en-
forced idleness-that is, as to manual
labor is allowed, including holidays,
on an average, we'll over five hours
time, daily. This time is almost in
variably devoted to coming, and is
continued the year round-fve hours
daily study the year round.
in all institutions more or less ex-
tensive supply of literature is provided,
besides, permitting the men to sub.
scribe for periodicals and books, and
allowing an exchange for those of a
fellow man. Thus, it can be under,
stood why an inmate should become
learned.
That many of the released men have
exhibited peculiar disposition, does not
contradict the aforesaid; but rather,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

someone else. The subject itself is of
minor Importance. Talk about the
first thing that comes to your mind
stoves for instance. But try to impress
upon your hearers that you understand
thoroughly what you are talking about.
Begin by saying 81 know all about
stoves" Then you might liken the
different kinds of stoves to different
people in the neighborhood, especially
to any prominent person present. You
might say that the hard coal burner is
like Mr.. Rose, slow to get started, but
when once thoroughly aroused, the heat
is intense and lasting. That the soft
coal burner with al defective draught
is like "Sinbad," an inveterate smoker.
That the sheetiron stove is like Kenne-
dy, flares up in moment and gets red.
hot all over, dut soon cools off and no
one is much better or worse for it.
Pause here minute to give your hear
ers chance to applaud; then add that
the wood burner is like Sarah Jane
Russell, liable to be surrounded by
many sparks. Then say that John
Henry Sykes is splendid fireman.
Sarah Jane will blush; all the other
girls, present, will litter; and John
Henry will always swear it was "the
best speech he ever heard"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
SALTWATER. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21 1s99

two real sons of Ireland greet each
other, about as follows:
"Good morning, Mike"
"Good morning, Pat. Say Pat, if yez
60 to dthe wake to noight DILL see yez
dthere, barrin' oi don't CO."
''Shure if aythur of us don't 90, the
both av US kin tell aich other about it
whin we get back"
Two young urchins stood at corner,
pointing towards the sky. An old man
from the rural district comes up and
stands with open mouth, gazing to-
wards where the boys were pointing.
just then the youngsters gave a ha-ha
and crying "peninsular neck" darted
down the street. The bystanders, see
ing the joke, laughed. The man from
the rural district was puzzled, and
going up to one near by, said: "Say,
wat do dem fellars mean by 'peninsu-
neck p" "Why don't you know, a
peninsular extends out to sea. See ?"
Upon arriving at my friends house
one evening, his wife Informed me
that Colonel Cummings, friend, was
ailing and that she had sent him some
branded peaches for supper. Just at
that moment the boy who had per-
formed the errand, returned, and my
friends wife asked him, "What did the
colonel say about the branded peaches
we sent to cheer his convalescence %
"He said he was afraid he wasn't
strong enough to eat the fruit, but
that he appreciated the spirit in which it
was SENT" BARLEYCUTTER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
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Written for The PRISON Mirror.

The press has INDUCED in more or less
speculation as to what the conveyance,
which goes without the aid of animal
motive power or rails, will finally be
called. The French, in a semi-official
gathering of presumably wise men,
have issued their edict that it be the
"auto- o-mobile." In this country it is
passing through it's evolution of com.
pound hyphenated names as the "horse-
less carriage" which is a negative
description and will never last; the 'loco-
mobile" the "motor carriage" and sew
eral others. But the American habit
of a simple and direct name, given by
popular usage, will prevail in this case
as it did in that of the bicycle, which,
after surviving a series of Latin and
Greek descriptive compounds, at last
was condensed into "cycle" and then
translated into "wheel," which has the
endorsement of common usage and
popular approval. So the carriage of
the future, as it comes into general use,
will be known as "motor," with per-
haps an adjective to indicate the na-
ture of the motive power or branch of
intended service.
It is not difficult to look into the
future in a limited way if we keep in
mind our peculiar American point of
view. Can we tell just when Cuba will
be granted self-government? Certain
ly. Just as soon as the Cubans have
decided upon the government which
will be to their best advantage; and
that will be when they have come to the
self-evident conclusion that there is no
government on the face of the earth
equal to that of the United States.
Then we will know they are ready for
self-government, and will be glad to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Square Umbrellas.

My friend Bob has either got to stol
his kidding or he is going to get his
block kicked off some day. The other
day Supt. Connolly came into the office
and Bob started in on him in apparently
an innocent and inoffensive sort of a
way. He asked Mr.. G if he remem
bered the mans name that invented
those little copper toes for boots. Mr.
G Immediately becoming interested
and not suspecting anything, told Bot
the mans name. Bob then remarked
upon the immense fortune that the
man had made out of such a trivia
thing. Mr.. G was getting more inter.
ested as the conversation progressed
Well, Bob just "conned" him alone
until he had him about right, then he
said: "That fellow that has invented
that square umbrella will probably
realize as much if not more, for every
one uses umbrellas"
BY this time Mr.. C was entirely off
his guard, and being deeply interested
he bit good and hard. He said, square
umbrellaw
Eyes, said Bob, "it is square instead
of round.'
"But, says Mr.. G, "what is the ob.
ject of that?"
Bob replied, "that it was not safe to
leave them around"
MIR. G did not say anything, but
know from the way he waltzed out of
that office, that Bob had better "cozy''
up to him for a few days and stop his
joshing. PHOENIX.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
THE PRISONER AS G
= A STUDENT.

they must be classed as lacking the
necessary will-power. To this, might
be added, that many of the most noted
and honored poets and philosophers in
the past, were bad, morally.
While there are people who are ever
ready to give any ideas or writings
coming from prisoner the pass-up;
yet, it can truly be whether
knowingly or not-that few if any
libraries of any Importance but what
contain books that gained origination
within prisoners den. At this writ
ing, I hold list of the titles of no
less than one hundred and fifty vol
umes, many of which have world
wide circulation. John Bunyan in his
twelve years of confinement, wrote
"Pilgrim's Progress" etc. Defoe, while
in servitude, gave origination to "Rob-
inson Crusoe" and many other. It was
while undergoing Imprisonment in the
Castle at Wartburg, that. Martin
Luther translated the Bible and wrote
his famous tracts and treatises; and so
on ad infnitum.
Probably no situation is more pro-
pitiOus and favorable to the students
efforts than the prisoners atheneum
First, a library of choice works is gen.
orally at hand. If not, the more fortu-
nate inmates are ever ready to loan or
exchange their private books and peri
odicals. Second, when turned into his
den, he is not disturbed by noise, nor
interrupted by visitor or an import
ant social engagement. And third, he
is even forced to read as an only re-
course to drive away the monotony and
consequent worry; or 60 "bughouse."
The past fifteen years has installed
journalism in the modern institutions,
and now, among the best and most
popular papers, are found the prison
issues. These are edited and gotten up
entirely by inmates, and some have a
circulation not only throughout the
United States, but also in many foreign
countries. Through these publications,
by exchange, the inmates come in pos
session of many choice periodicals.
Our own publication-THE PRISON
MIRRoR-has an exchange list of five
hundred. Allow one hundred as the
number of different periodicals sub
scribed tor by the men, and it will be
seen that general information is not
lacking. RUDOLPH.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
Written for The Prison Mirror,
A Crack Shot,

Hon. John Schultz of Lyon Co., was
always promoter of all athletic sports.
He is an enthusiastic baseball "fan."
and always can be seen in the grand
stand. Whenever the Marshall club
are in need of financial aid, they are
sure that he will ego down in his pock-
ct" for their benefit,
On one occasion he and his friend.
Jim Williams, were watching a prac-
tice shoot of the local gun club, when
Schultz exclaimed: "Say, Jim, I'll bet
So [ can break more glass balls by
throwing stones at them than you can
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
IT. itten for The Prison Mirror.
Humorous Observations.

While visiting the city of R, in
this State, some few years ago, heard
and saw numerous humorous sayings
and situations, and being at leisure, I
took particular notice of them and
committed them to memory and will
relate few of them.
"DOnnerwetter! Donnerwetterw was
the first thing L heard after leaving the
depot, and looking about, saw an old
German trying to replace broken
sidewalk plank.
"What is the trouble, friend?" 1
asked.
oval, you see cut me dat ding off
dree dimes already und it be too short
yet"
stepped into cigar store and upon
opening the door, was confronted by a
large open cigar-case with an equally
large sign which read: "God helps
every man that helps himself; but God
help any man caught helping himself
here"
got into one of the street. t.cars, and
while seated therein, heard an old lady,
who evidently wanted a transfer, say
to the conductor, "Say, myster Kun
doctor, want a kumback ticket for
Tent Street."
visited friend in the evening, and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

we were hardly seated in conversation
when the young son of my friend, with
a book in hand, came rushing in, say
ing, "Pa! Pa! what did the Dead Sea
die OFF" The only answer he got was
a dead-like silence.
My friend, who, being a member of
the Board of Education, insisted upon
visit to the public school. We visited
one of the rooms where the class had
just taken up their geography lesson.
"You will observe" said the teacher,
''that the higher the altitude attained,
the colder the temperature becomes"
"But isn't warmer up in the noun
tains?" asked one of the scholars.
"Most certainly not" replied the teach
er. "Why do you think it would be
warmer there?" I thought the atmos-
phere was heated by the mountain
ranges" replied the youth.
On Sunday I visited the Sunday
school in one of the churches and l
observed one of the classes having for
their lesson, Elijah offering up sacri-
flee on Mount Carmel. I listened as
the teacher gave them the following
question: "Now you told me that
Elijah put the bullock on the altar.
Why did he put water around the
altar?" The children looked amazed,
except one little fellow, who stood up
and said: "Please, sir, to make the
gravy"
Passing down the street, l observed
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
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I welcome them to the galaxy of sister

I welcome them to the galaxy of sister
states.
What an American habit it is to buy
something with trouble attached, like
a mortgage or a lawsuit. We bought
Florida and with it the Seminole war.
We made the Louisiana Purchase and
are not through exterminating the
Indians yet. We bought Alaska and
are still discussing it's boundaries with
Canada. We acquired California and
Texas and fought the Mexicans. Cuba
was ceded to us and we must teach the
natives, good government. And we
have paid for the rights of Spain in
the Philippines, which right seems to
be to conquer the islands, if we are
able. That was about what Spain had
to sell, and just about what we got.
We are land grabbers; our history
shows it. Why not acknowledge it?
There has always been an anti-expan-
sionist party, but they have never been
able to block the glorious growth of
Inc country. LII is strictly American
trait to expand and to rule. We i'm
ported the negro and he is all right so
long as he will work and let us do the
governing. We have ripe experience
in this line. See how we have wiped
the Indian from the face of the land
scape when he would not civilize him
self. The Hawaians are dwindling
before gin and civilization; and so the
Filipinos need have no fear. We can
civilize them too, or else there won't be
any Filipinos. But we must not udge
ourselves too severely; we may be the
means in the hands of Providence, for
the production of nobler and better
world. Let us not be too arrogant; it
may not, finally, be an American world
after all. JOHN DEAN
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

Abner Mckinley is taking a run
across the country and he is keeping his
mouth shut so persistently that people
will call him great if he isn't CAREFUL
Minneapolis Times.
"LeOnidasw exclaimed Mr.. Meekton's
wife, on his return from a journey.
"I'm at a loss to understand your con-
duct when we parted. 1 said good-by
to you"
eyes, Henrietta"
"Why didn't you say 'good-by' in re-
sponsew
II was just about to do so, Henrietta,
but [ checked myself. 1 was afraid
you would accuse me of trying to have
the last word again. washington
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-25
CHARGES DISCRETION.
Basis Of Army Omcer's Petition for
Divorce.

Basis of Army Omcer's Petition for
Divorce.
William P. Duvall, who Is an officer in
the regular army of the United States. this
afternoon petitioned the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia to grant him a
divorce from Rose G. Duvall, by reason of
desertion on the part Of the latter. The
petitioner explains that he has been an
officer of the army since the year 1862 and
has been stationed for varying periods in
different parts of the United States. and
therefore has not acquired a fixed domicile
but for more than two years past his resi-
dence has been in the District of Column
bia, to which place he has from time to
time returned, permitted by the orders
of his superior officers.
The couple were married November 30,
1871, at Newport. r. l., where the petitioner
was at that time stationed. He charges
that July %. more than two years ago.
while stationed at the military post at Fort
Monroe, Va, his wife deserted and aban-
doned him. and has ever since continued
the desertion and abandonment.
Messrs. Bfrney and Woodland are the So
licitors for the petitioner
The petitioner in this case is we'll known
officer of the army, who has many friends
in this city and vicinity. He is captain of
the list Artillery in the regular army and
has recently been stationed at Fort Mon
roe. When the President called out the vol
unteer regiments for service in the Philip
pines Capt. Duvall was appointed a lieuten-
ant colonel of volunteers and assigned to
the 18th Regiment, commanded by Col.
Rice, which regiment Is stationed at PlattS-
burgh barracks, and was reviewed a few
days ago by President Mckinley. Col Du-
wallis married life has been unfortunate
and he and his wife have been separated
for some time. Their only daughter has
made her home with her father.