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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

Awake. We defenders Of Zion!
The foes at tho door Of your homes'
let each heart he the heart Of a lion,
Unyleding and proud as he roams.
Remember the wrongs of Missouri.
Forget not the fate Of Nauvooi
When the God hating foe is before ye'
stand firm. and be faithful and true.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A LION HUNT.

A mountain lion in York State is
called a panther; and panther in
Washington State is called cougar.
and cougar in Montana is mountain
lion. There may be fine points of diff
ference, but 1 have never been able to
satisfy myself as to what they are. If
you have killed panther you are quite
sure that he is much larger and fiercer
than cougar. And if you have killed
a cougar you are sure he could lick a
mountain lion. Therein, perhaps, lies
the only difference.
AS ours was, beyond a doubt, a
mountain lion, you may know where
these things took place. Our Ranch
was the last one on the upper waters of
the Willow Creek, and we'll under the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
Written for The PRISON Mirror,
DEEP SEA FISHING.

Among the many sports and pas
times, available in New York City and
vacinity, probably none are more reg
ularly patronized or enthusiastically
appreciated than deep sea fishing. Dur.
ing the summer season daily excursions
are run out by several lines of steamers.
The most popular rendezvous is the
Cholera banks, some 40 miles to sea.
These banks are but a plateau on the
floor of the ocean, where the cod, hall
but, bass and conger eel come to feed.
Why they are called the Cholera banks,
l am not able to say, for 1 know of no
malady that infests this region, except
perchance, it be NAL de mer, that often
attacks the man, who has forgotten to
bring his "sea legs" with him.
AT 8 o'clock in the morning the Black
Bird puts out into the North River
from pier 5, and, if you are on board,
you will be seated in a big steamer
chair, on the upper deck, wondering
how the captain is going to get his boat
through the fleet of shipping that is
plowlng about in the river and harbor,
There are big double decked, double
ended ferry boats, immense car ferry
lighters, that carry an ordinary freight
train, floating grain elevators, ocean
liners, up river boats, great RATS of
canal boats in tow of a pair of big tugs,
excursion boats to Glen Island, Long
Branch or Rockaway, and then there
are tugs and yachts of all sizes. But
we get through without mishap, pas
sing Castle Garden and Battery Park
as we enter the inner harbor. Over to
the left is Governors Island and Fort
William, and few minutes later we
pass the Statue of Liberty. Then we
enter the Narrows and are between the
guns of Fort Hamilton on the left and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

the top of the trunk was about breast
high. Hawk was about 30 yards ahead.
He came to the trunk and peered caut-
lously at all the trees above and around.
l suspect now that 1 was waiting for
Hawk to find that lion. l didn't feel
that had lost any lion.
Suddenly l caught the CLEAN of two
yellow eyes from the branches of that
fallen tree, but they were fixed upon
Hawk. The tail lashed it's tawny sides.
For second or two was paralized.
couldn't lift a hand nor open my
mouth; then just as Hawk rose erect
on the log opened my mouth and
yelled. But [ was too late. Just as
yelled he shot through the air like an
arrow. Hawks quick eye however had
caught the first movement of the
creature, and he ducked. AS he ducked,
be lost his footing and fell rolling off
the opposite side of the log, just as the
lion lit on the spot, where he should
have been. The lion having missed
his prey fell, snarling and scratching,
but clinging to this side of the tree.
Over the top of the log L could just see
the top of Hawks bare head. My hor-
ror was complete when 1 discovered
that the lion had the back of Hawks
canvass coat in one claw, while he was
tearing and scratching with his hind
feet to get up on the log and at him.
There they were with the log between
them The lion on my side belly up to
the log. could see Hawks head duck
ing and lodging the lions other fore
claw. This all happened in about ten
seconds; just then l got my nerve back.
| couldn't have been more than twenty
feet from the whole performance.
drew bead on that lion just between
the shoulders. l wasn'C afraid OF
shooting Hawk, for the log. l knew,
would catch the bullet. I pulled the
trigger. The creature fell back. snarled
once or twice and Strengthened out
dead-shOt through the heart. He
measured feet l l inches from nose to
tip of tail. A few slight scratches and
a torn coat was all the injuries Hawk
got. BILL SYKES.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
A talkative old man gives an ex

A talkative old man gives an ex-
change the following advice to boys:
Once was young and now am old
and I've never seen girl untaithful to
her mother that ever became worth a
one-eyed button to her husband. 1t
isn't guess. 1t isn't exactly written
in the bible, but it is written large and
awful in the miserable life of misft
home. Pm talking for the boys this
time. If one of you boys comes across
a girl with her face full of roses, who
says, as you come to the door: 81 can't
go for thirty minutes for the dishes are
not washed" you wait for that girl, sit
right down on the door step and wait
for her. Because some other fellow
may come along and right there you
lost an angel. Wait for that girl and
stick to her like burr on a mules tail
-Faribault- Jeffersonian.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
" Hten for The Prison Mirror.
THE LIMITED.

One evening last week I was in the
Reformed TrampS and Hooks Associa-
tlon's. Atheneum, looking over the
papers, along with some of the boys.
when one of them looked up from his
paper with the exclamation:
"Gewhitti ger, lads, have you read of
the Frisco Limited on the Santa Fee
Jumping the track between San Rer-
nardinO and Los Angeles 2"
At this | took out my note book and
pencil, expecting to hear a story.
eyes," said one ofthe boys, "what of
it?"
at reminds me of quite an experience
had on her one time," said Otto. the
lad who spoke first.
''On the 18th of December landed in
Hutchinson, Kansas, and there was
about three feet of snow on the ground
The store keepers had their Christmas
presents tastefully displayed and had
their false Santa Clauses promenading
up and down in front of their stores.
1t was extremely Iaughable to hear the
small tots tell the Santas what to bring
them for Xmas presents, and they
would tell the children all right, but that
they would have to get their mammas
to write it down for them. 1t was Bit
terly cold in that region, and you know
cold weather never agreed with our
profession, so thought 1 would jump
out to California, where it was nice and
warm. wanted to get there before
Christmas though, and L did not have
very long to do it in, considering how
hard it was to beat the trains over the
desert, for had about sixteen hundred
miles to make to San Bernardino, and
the most of it was deserts under the
name of plains. L got good supper
into me that night and then took up
my quarters in the depot, to await the
arrival of the Santa Fees superb over
land train, the Frisco Limited. Being
only kid, my intention was to get be-
tween the backs of the seats, but that
was too high-toned train to have an
ordinary first class seat car attached to
it, and they thought it burden to
draw the one chair-car, which went to
make up the train. She came putting
into the station at ten o'clock, two
hours behind time, and 1 did not have
much time to look her over, but was
bound would beat that train, if it was
only to the next stop.
"In the end of the chair-car, ther was
a small closet with movable shelves in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
TERMs.J $1.O0p year, in advance
Six Months so cents,

Fort Wadsworth on the right. Once
through the NarrOws we enter the lower
bay, leaving Sandy Hook, miniature
Cape Cod to our right and Coney
Island and Rockaway off to our left.
1t is here we bcgin to notice that we
are going to sea, for the long ground
swell lifts our boat up and lets her
down again in manner that is more
than likely to make you wish you had
eaten more sparingly of your breakfast.
But while you may feel slightly un-
comfortable, you are not to be really
sea sick, unless there is considerable of
a breeze and the sea becomes choppy.
In this case and you are land lubber
who never cultivated pair of sea legs,
your pleasure is going to resolve itself
into the ignominious performance of
feeding the fishes"
BY IL o'clock we are at our anchorage
on the banks. 1t is now that the sport
begins. Bait is bought and tackle is
hired and the lines are thrown over the
rail into ten fathoms OF water. Soon.
there is shout, some lucky fellow has
caught something on his hook. Per-
haps it is big cod or sea bass, but as
it comes over the rail you see the hide
Gus green and black thing it is, sea
robin, great flat thing with a short
tail and head that is a part of it's
body proper. It has ears and whiskers,
with eyes and mouth and general ex-
preston that might strike terror to
your soul, if this is your first experience
at sea fishing. Then follows more
excitement and two sturdy fellows
with the aid of gaff-hooks lift onto the
deck an immense cod, his shining white
belly reminding you of scraped hog.
BY and by you hook frisky sea trout
and some rogue on the deck below ap-
propriates it, as you haul it up the side
of the boat. Then there are conger
eels, big fellows, five feet long and six
inches through at the neck, but taper
ing off to a fiat tail that bangs and flops
about the deck as though it would
smash the superstructure.
The sport goes on, but the early
breakfast, the salt air and the excite
ment has made you hungry, so we will
go down below and get something to
eat. What will you have: a broiled
halibut or Goldfish steak, fried eel cut
lets or nice trout or smelts or scolleps?
No? Don't like sea food! Well, give us
Juicy double porter-hous with mush-
rooms, potatoes la shoestring. French
pease, shimp salad with Myonnaise
dressing, bottle of st. Julien, Bents
crackers and fromage de Brie, coffee
and a couple Prince de Gales cigars.
Feel better? Well, now for some more
sport. Through the long afternoon
you throw out your lines and haul
them in again. Often you need assis-
tance to get your catch up over the
rail, but you enjoy it, and by the time
the Black Bird takes up her anchor,
you are ready for the trip home. The
deck hands offer to buy your catch, but
you are generous fellow and will not
take their proffered coin. Back up
through the bay and harbor with their
myriads of lights and shadows you re-
turn, tired, but happy.
ICONOCLAST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

things for the car. I moved the shelves
and made space just large enough to
give me little elbow room, and then en-
sconced myself comfortably in it. Soon
the sottened hum of the wheels coming
through the floor of the car, lulled me
to sleep. The next thing, l remember,
was being roughly shaken, and when l
opened my eyes, there was the brake
man staring at me. He asked me where
[ was going, and 1 told him to La
Junta, COL, for bluff. He told me the
next stop was it, and sure enough it
was, and it was about seven o'clock in
the morning now. L told him where 1
got on and he said that understood
my business all right.
"The train stopped for breakfast and
changed crews at La Junta, so L got
something to eat and slipped into my
hole again. Just after the train got
started, the new brakeman discovered
me, and gave him a mournfuI story
about running away from home, and
that was trying to get back agaiu, so
he left me alone. About eleven o'clock
the conductor had occasion to look
into the closet after something, and
seeing me, he yanked me out of there
in hurry. The next stop was only
telegraph office and water tank on the
plains, just west of the Ratoon tunnel.
But that made no difference to the con,
ne put me off there in the face of a
cold blizzardly wind filled with sleet. |
stood by the tank, shivering in every
limb, thinking of what was going to be-
come Of me in that forsaken hole of a
place, as the train was pulling out with
the conductor and brakeman watching
to see that l did not get on. The train
was going pretty fast now, and the last
car was going past when the con and
brakey pulled in their heads. My mind
was made up in moment, not to stay
there, so l GRABBED the hind end and
climbed on top. 1 had not been up
there ten minutes before my hands be-
gan to freeze, and | was so cold could
hardly move. So l said that would
never do, and made grand effort and
crawled over the cars and dropped on
the platform between the chair and
baggage cars. Then L got back into
the same place l had been in before.
That was hard thing for me to do. |
was so small then.
about three that afternoon Mr.. Cony
looked in again, and when he saw me,
he was nonplussed for a minute and
stood staring at me. Then to make
sure it was me, as suppose, he hit me
a slap in the face and said: 4 thought |
put you off this morning. [ told him
he had, but that l thought 1 might as
well ride his train a little further. He
got ripping mad and put me off in a
place worse than the other one, only the
wind was not blowing, and L soon
caught a freight and made it into
Springer, N. NJ, a distance of fifty
miles. I was satisfied with myself
though, for had beat the fine Limited
for seventeen hours and made about
seven hundred miles. Quite good lift
on my way to California" MI,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
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Wfttten for The Prison Mirror
My Idol.
built me an idol with wOnd'rOu care,
And made it as strong as ever could;
polished it well, until smooth and fair,
On pedestal in my Eden it STOOD
But an earthquake came and the solid rock
That held my image, was crumbling sand,
And it Slid and sank with the shake and Shock
Till 1 saw the labor of heart and hand
Glide away, and slowly pass out of my sight,
While waited benumbed and poweress-
And on me the clouds of Egyptian night
Came down and settled their sOmber dress
What matter to me that they rose ere long,
And disclosed in my garden form of grace
fure, like 1t were sent from an angel thrOng-
That had come to stand in my IDOLS place.
Perchance it was better than what made,
Perchance it was named with nObier name;
But the hope of my life was in ruins laid
And living has never been quite the same
LUCY SHERMAN MITCHELL.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
NEW SECOND LiEUTENANTS
The List of Appointments Not to BE
known Until Monday.

Secretary Alger said today that it would
not he possible to announce the list of per-
sons appointed to be second lieutenants in
the regular army before Monday. The rea-
son for the delay is that the list is still
short about dozen names, in some cases
owing to the failure of the senators from.
certain states to make their final nomina-
tions. 1t is therefore probable that it will
not be much before the hour for his de-
parture from Washington next Monday
that the President will be able to complete
the list.
Meanwhile, up to the last moment the
pressure continues at the War Department
and at the White House. and there Were
almost as many senators and representa-
tives in evidence this morning armed with
applications for these few places as at any
time since the list was thrown open. Under
the plan of apportionng these appoint
mepts among the states and territories &C
cording to population the District of Column
bia was allotted one appointment. The ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Goodwin Ordway as a Sec
ond lieutenant, announced in yesterday S
Star, is credited to the District of Colum-
bia, and fills its quota
Evening star., 1899-03-11
TEN AMERICANS HONORED,
Monument to Their Memory Erected
In Venezuela.

Minister Looms at Caracas reports to
the Department of State that for a second
time within a year a monument has been
dedicated in Venezuela to the memory of
the ten citizens of the United States who,
as members of one of Gen. Mirandas ILL.,
starred expedition, We're executed by the
Spaniards at Puerto Cabello in July, 1906
The first monument was erected at Mara
cay, then the capital of Miranda Ths sec
ond one, dedicated February %, was erect
ed at the expense Of the national govern
ment of Venezuela, and cost about $4,000
II is an imposing and handsome struct,r.
in bronze. resting upon a granite pedestal
and is sixty-five feet high. The front panel
OF the pedestal contains the coats of arms
of the United States and of Venezuela in
terwoven. On the rear panel there is n
bronze crown of laurel and palm. and on
the east panel a bronze plate containing
the names of the men in whose honor the
monument was erected. The names on
the tablet are: Capts. Thomas Donohue
and Thomas Bilopp. Lieuts. Gustavus A
Bergud. Charles johnson, Daniel Kemper
Miles l.. Hall, Paul F. George, James
Gardiner, John Ferris and Second Lieut.
Francis FarQuarson
Evening star., 1899-03-11
MONUMENT CLOSED TWO DAYS.
An Unprecedented Condition Owing
to the Blizzard and Snow

Owing to the unfavorab,e weather condi-
tions, the number of visitors to the Wash
ington monument during February was
much smaller than usual. Col. Bingham
the engineer officer In charge of public
buildings and grounds, reports that for
two days-February 13 and 1.-THE -monu-
ment was not open, it being impossible to
reach it on account of the great depth of
snow, a condition that had never before
existed since the opening of the monument
TO the public October ., 1883. The water
columns, water pipes and steam pump
having been broken by frost, the elevator
and electrical machinery were not in opera
ton from the 18th to the 10th. Several
days were occupied in making necessary
repairs. and 1t was not until the 9th ulti-
mo that all the machinery was again in
operation. There were 3,i,l visitors to the
top of the monument during February, of
which number 3,o2S made the ascent in the
e.evator and 2221 by the stairway, making
total of 1,643,5S4 persons who have visited
the top since the shaft was opened to the
public in October, 1888.
Colonel Bingham reports that work was
continued far as the weather would per-
NIT in the construction of the concrete con-
duit which is to conduct the pipes for re-
modelling the drainage system of the EX-
ecutiVe Mansion.
The parks and reservations have been
maintained in good condition posi-
BILE, considering the weather.
Work the site of the equestrian
statue of Gen W. T. Sherman, in the
reservation south of the Treasury De-
partment, was suspended. including the
removal of the frame building formerly
used as photograph gallery. One piece of
dressed granite for the pedestal of the
statue has been delivered at the site.
The total amount expended for the re-
moval of snow and ice from the pavements
in and around the government reservations
during the month was 81 207.72. The second
storm of the month was an unusually heavy
one, and being followed by a blizzard of
great severity, which drifted the snow bad
ly, made the work of removing the snow
harder and much more expensive than
usual. The total fall of snow on a level
during the month was 35.2 inches as re-
ported by the United States weather bu-
reau.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
WILL BE RETIRED.
Fourteen Naval Officers to Leave the
Active List.

Fourteen officers of the navy will be
placed on the retired list by the Selecting
out" process between row and the 1st of
July next, in order to create the necessary
vacancies in the line Of the navy prescribed
by the personnel law Heretofore the num-
Der of vacancies in the line caused by
deaths. designations. retirements and other
causes has never exceeded thirty in one
fiscal year, and has frequently been as low
as twelve. The personnel law provides that
at least forty plaees shall annually exist in
the lower grades. Boards will be appointed
for the examination of officers ordered be-
fore them for retirement, from among
whom the necessary number will be select
ed. Retirement under such conditions car
ries with it the rank and pay of the next
higher grade. There are several officers in
the grade of cap'ains who are willing to be
retired admirals, who, If they remained
on the active list. might reach the compul-
sorry retiring age before reaching the higher
grade. Chief Engineer w. G. Buehler who
now has the rank Of captain, will be re-
tired on the 26th instant with the rank and
pay of rear admiral. He will be the first
officer affected by the new retiring law.
The first examining board to be appointed
under the new law will have fourteen
places to create, and these may come from
any grade above that of junior lieutenant.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
THE NEXT SPEAkERSHlP
Mr.. Sherman Not Likely to Make the Fight
Against Reed.
Western Republicans Being Consid-
Crcd-Reed May Retire From
the Contest.

II is understood that MIR. Sherman will
probably not consent to remain in Congress
and be a candidate against Mr.. Reed for
Speaker. The position of general appraiser
is regarded as practically a life place at
salary larger than that of representa-
tive in Congress, and he prefers this to
career in Congress. Moreover, he was one
of the number of members of the House
who presented Mr.. Reed with loving cup
at the close of Congress, and feels that it
would not now be becoming in him to ap-
pear in the field suddenly as leader of the
opposition to Mr. Reed. In addition, some
New York influences are at work
In view of his attitude. the names of
some western representatives are being
considered. Hepburn of Iowa being most
thought Of, to lead in the fight IL it can be
successfully organized. The name of Bab-
cock of Wisconsin, who was chairman of
the congressional committee, has been men,
toned a so. Another hint that is being
thrown out is that Mr.. Reed is thinking of
voluntary retirement on account of private
business interests, leaving the field open
to every one for the speakerShip.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
TAKING COIN TO THE CUBANS,
The Meade Expected to Take $4,000,
600 to Havana.

The transport Meade, formerly the Ber-
lin, is expected to leave New York today
for Havana and San Juan de Porto Rico.
She carries an unusually valuable cargo,
including the $4,000, 900 in coin which is to
be delivered to Gen. Brooke, commanding
the division of Cuba at Havana for use in
the payment of Cuban soldiers on condi-
ton that they lay down their arms and re-
sumo the pursuits of peace. This vast sum
of money is in the custody of Paymaster
General Carey and two other officers of the
pay department, who have to assist them
in safeguarding it a detail of twenty en-
listed men from the engineer battalion at
Willets Point, N. Y, in command of Capt.
Mills and Lieut.. George Howell of the en-
gineer battalion. 1t is not expected that
any attempt will be made to intercept the
treasure ship, but the War Department has
considered it advisable TO guard against
such an attempt in case any body of men
should have the audactty or temerity to
make Ii,