The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
HITS AND STRIKES.

Hits AND STRIKES.
And now they have discovered
"beggars' trust" in California. Is is
needless to say that this dangerous or
ganization was Immediately broken up
( by the authorities.
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Let us hope that embalmed beef cast
upon the waters will not return after
many days.
| Ky
Mr.. Marshall, of Mexico, Mo-, who
was grub staked to the extent of $500
by his neighbors to go to Klondyke and
dig up some gold, Of which they were
to get one half, has returned. All he
had with him on his return was a tale
of woe. However, he generously gave
his hackers the whole of that.
TX
There is an effort being made to re-
peal the "Corrupt Practices" act, which
is law against dishonesty in politics.
1t should be repealed, just to reduce
the number OF criminals in the state.
Xxx
The Cook County, ILL.,, grand jury has
declared that an organized conspiracy
to pack and bribe juries in all the
courts of Chicago exists. 1t is said to
be engineered by certain corporations.
Why not abolish corporations, since
they seem to be at the bottom of all
dirty work?
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They have man down in Wisconsin
who does not feel it when pins are
stuck into him and no blood exudes
when he is cut. 1t is probably some
kind of reformer.
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Those Leech Lake Indians certainly
are bad lot. They are kicking about
being robbed by lot of white thieves.
The Indians ought to be made "good."
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A Canadian engineer is building
an ocean going roller boat which it is
claimed will attain speed of 100 miles
an hour. 1t will put the present. ocean
rollers hopelessly in the shade.
Xxx
Now there is castiron combine
with capital of $2O,OOO,OOO. 1t will
take in everyone with castlron gall.
**x
There is also talk of a whisky COM
bine. If they try to put any water in
that it will surely meet with opposition
in Kentucky and Texas, where chasers
are scorned.
A woman recently died in Duluth
whose heart was not in the right place,
but it was on the right side. She took
morphine because she had not placed
her heart in the right mans keeping,
and thus had got left. This shows the
great advantage of cultivating an am
| bideXterOuS heart.
Xxx
1t is never wise to stay in place
and grumble. If the things you dislike
cannot be altered, change your envlr-
nments.-Ladies' Home Journal.
That is sound advice. There is no
use in you fellows staying around here
and grumbling. Change your environ
ments. Also your SOCKS
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Eagan wept. He said he hadn't
money enough to pay his lawyer. But
he pays taxes on $4,000 worth of real
lied in his etc?"
The Associated i'ress dispatch from
Manila gravely informs the people that
"the navy cannot successfully operate
against the natives in the interior" If
this should prove to be the case it will
add another unlocked for complication
to the Philippine problem.
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VIM. Donaldson, of Minneapolis
Glass Block fame died Sunday in Cal
ifornia after an illness of but few
minutes. He was aman.-Hutchinson
Independent.
Yes, and he was a man who never
threw stones.
s1r
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In regard to that consent of the
governed" theory would say that there
are over five hundred people here who
are willing to acknowledge that "the
consent of the governed" is not neces
sary. 1 hope the "expansionist" papers
will not neglect to use that as an argu-
ment.
lam IN receipt of letter asking