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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

first-rifieman: he assists No. Five in his
duties, in addition to this he in COM
pany with No. Eight are aids to the
wounded.
Number Seven is frst-trainer, pump
man, and first-rifleman; he trains the
gun; in addition to this, his assistance
is required in case of fire.
Number Eight is second trainer, fire.
man, and second rifleman; he assists
No. Seven in his duties, both as fireman
and trainer which is no .sinecure 1 can
assure you, from experience.
Number Nine is first shellman and
portguard; he receives the projectile
from below, carries it to the gun, re-
verses the safety cap of the fuse after
which he enters the shell, whereupon
No. Five, who is at hand with the ram
mer, shoves it home; should the crew
at any time be called away, he with the
assistance of No. Ten remain to pro.
tect the gun, hence the name port
guard
Number Ten is known as second
shellman, portguard, and as remarked
above, assists the former.
Number Eleven is st-powderman
and secondrifeman; with the assistance
ofNo. Twelve who is second powderm-
man and second rifeman, he extracts the
charge of powder from the copper
tank, carries it to the gun and enters
same in the chamber: this being &C.
complished, No. Five rams it home
No. Three extracts the shell tray, No
Two closes the breech, hooks the lock-
string the opposite end of which No
One never relinguishes and through
which he may at least get another 100
pound projectile in the neighborhood
of the Dons who notwithstanding they
fought valiantly, fought in lost cause
YORKTOWN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Working a Six-inch Rifle.

Twelve men are required to handle
a six inch breech loading rifle when in
action, though in times of peace when
our ships are generally without full
complement of men one guns crew
usually serve two guns during drill
or at target practice.
Number One is first-captain and
boarder; his duties consist of keeping
the gun trained on the object at which
he must fire; when this is accomplished
he pulls the lock string and as ship is
never stationary he is obliged during
the interval proceeding the loading to
keep the piece trained on the target it
follows, as matter of course, that the
elevator and trainers are also on the
alert for his orders. He is also armed
with cutlass and revolver, and
should occasion require it he must be
prepared to board or repel, as the case
may be.
Number Two is second-captain and
second rifieman; as soon as the gun is
fired he unhOOks the lOck-string, grasps
the handle of the breech block, throws
it open, wipes off the nose of same
carefully, examines the gas check pad
which by the way is composed of as
bestos and tallow, and as soon as the
gun is reloaded he closes the block or
plug, takes the end of lock-string
hooks it in the trigger of lock in the
chamber of which No. One places a
primer, after which the former steps to
one side: in addition to these duties he
is sharpshooter.
Number Three is first-sponger, ele'
vator and second rifleman; on the open.
ing of the breech block he wipes out
the chamber of the gun, after which
he inserts the shell tray; he too is a
sharpshooter.
Number Four is second-sponger, ele-
vator and boarder; he assists No. Three
in his duties, usually tending the ele-
waiting gear; he too like No. One is a
boarder.
Number Five is first. loader and
boarder; he sponges out the gun after
which he rams home the projectile and
powder.
Number Six is second-loader and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

Even the pickpockets are determined
that st. PauPs prosperity record shall
be kept unbroken.-St. Paul Dispatch.
1t is discouraging to the "boys" in
the Ohio campaign to learn that Mark
Hanna's leg still pains him.-Chicago
Record.
Admiral Schley appears to have a
few fool friends of his own.-Mlnnea-
polls Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

AGENTS WANTED-FOr Helen Wilman's
new book "a Conquest of Poverty There is
magic in its title. The book sells itself. Its
sale is spreading like wild-fire. Agents every
where are reaping large returns. Most favorable
terms to agents. The sale of this book opens
the road to splendid business opportunities.
Send for terms and designate territory wanted,
az once. Address:
International Scientific Association.
Sea Breeze, Florida.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21
YORKTOWN.

It is long between calamity bowls
in these days of prosperity. About the
only mournful sound that strikes our
ears now is the moan of the reformer
whose stomach is lrritated by the cor
ners of a square meal.-Princeton
Union.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-09-21

A pencil sticking behind ones ear,
is not always sign of a person being
writer.-Glenville Progress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
Felt he was Strong.

A brilliant young man, thirty years
ago, yas beginning to form the habit Of
indulgence in the wine cup. He knew
that other men were drunkards, but he
felt that he himself was strong and
would never be anything but clear eyed
and strong Of nerve and firm Of flesh.
The years went by. He has had hon
or and position. He has become a
drunkard with it all, and his honors
have been for nothing. Whiskey and
wine have done for him what they
have done for all the rest and what
they will do for all who are foolish
enough to be deceived by them. If he
could, he would deter young men from
following in his footsteps, but he will
not influence them. They will think
of him simply as an old drunkard, and
say that he was fool not to have con-
trolled himself little; and they will
follow him on to death.-HcraM and
PreSJpter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
The Russian Method.

The Russian Government has adopt
ed somewhat drastic measure in or
der to suppress drunkenness in St.
Petersburg. 1t has taken away from
twenty-five thousand shops the right
to sell alcoholic liquors, and it has re-
placed these by FIVE thousand estab-
lishments, placed under control of the
State, and located at equal distances
apart. These establishments are di-
rocted by young women. The liquor
is delivered in bottles, to which is af-
fixed a government mark. The con-
summer can obtain only one bottle in
each shop, and if, when he visits an
other establisLn cnt, he shows the
least sign ce intoxication, no liquor
will be served out to him. .-Bclfast
Witness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
New Zealand Drink Cure.

In New Zealand man who drinks
too much for his own good may be
summoned before any justice Of the
peace on complaint Of any member of
his family or other person interested.
Witnesses are then heard, and if it
can be proved that he "misspends,
wastes and lessons his estate, general.
ly Injuries his health and endangers
and interrupts the peace and happi-
ness Of mis- family the magistrate
will issue written order to all deal.
ers within his Jurisdiction forbidding
them to furnish him with any intoxi
eating liquors for a period of IL
months.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Bill Arp Gets Ieft---Port or of the Hotel
Failed to Wake Him
AHdnta Constitution.
wealth.

WC0ltE.
Coloridic says:
"a mother is mother still,
The hOliest thing alive"
Lyttleton says
"Ihe lover in the husband may be lost
But the wife is dearer than the bridc.n -
All the great poets have paid tribute
to the home and to the mother, for
home is not home without another. Of
course there are many married women
who are not mothers, and do not wish
to be. With them children are in
truders, and the pity is that their
mothers had not been Of similar mind.
In New England and fashionable
Northern circles the maternal instinct
has been smothcrcd, and has gone into
"innoxious dcsuctude' as Mr.. Cleve-
land would say. And good, gentle
Tom Howard said that Boston moth
cr wouldn' have but one or two chill
dren, and she wouldn't have any if
she didn't want an heir to inherit the
estate.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote re-
markable letter two years ago on the
decay of the maternal instinct in New
England, and the great increase of di-
vorces and voluntary separations.
Mary Brent Reid has recently pub
lished an article on the same subject
as applicable to France. She says that
the fashionable women of the period
won't even dress like women. They
despise hips and try to hide them.
They prefer to be as slim as race horses.
and to conceal every sign of ma
ternal form. Children are intruders,
they say; and if by chance they have
any they are put out to nurse and to
be reared by unmotherly hands. What
an awful picture this is-what sad
descent from the motherhood of our
mothers--what counterpart to the
Saviour S teaching when he said:
Suffer little children to come unto me,
for of such is the kingdom of heaven"
Nearly all the great men Of the world
have been nurscd by noble mothers,
and it rejoices me to know that Mrs.
Sarah Butts, Of Brunswick, has book
now in press with Lippencott that will
rescue from oblivion the mothers of
many of Georgia' 8 great and good men.
With her it has been labor Of love.
How our biographers from Moses down
have lauded the great men but paid
small tribute to their mothers
But the highest heaven is reserved
for them, and an eternal fame that
will not pass away like that the great
men acquire in this chaugeable world.
Alas. poor Dewey; hcw scon did his
garlands wither. But wo still have
Schley and Brumhy and Hohson left,
and host of lesser lights that illumi-
nate the Southern sky.
BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

When a girl is entertaining a
young man in the front parlor-that' 8
capital. But when she has to half
sole his trousers after marriage that 8
labor.
My son has been troubled for many
years with chronic diarrhoea. Some
time ago I persuaded him to take some
Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two
bottles Of the 25-cent size he was
cured. give this testimonial hoping
some one similarly afflicted may read
it and be benefited. THOMAS G. Bow
Err, Glencoe, o. For sale by Hill
Orr Drug Co.
The remains of gigantic pre-
historic animal, which naturalists at
Santa Ge, N. NJ, are unable to class
ify, has been found at Tesuque. It's
rppc. jaw consists of twenty layers
Of bones overlapping each other, each
provided with twelve teeth like hu-
man molars.
As a cure for rheumatism Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is gaining q wide
reputation. D. B. Johnston. OF Rich-
mond, End, has been troubled with
that ailment since 1862. In speaking
Of it he says: II never found any
thing that would relieve me until
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
acts like magic with me. My foot was
swollen and painipg me very much,
but one good application Of Pain Balm
relieved me. For sale by Hill-Orr
Drug Co.
-"Do you suppose your father
will consent TO our engagement, Cla-
rissap" II don't think he will; but
we ce. enjoy courting whils he is
making ap his mind"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

Oh, for the grace that wills to bear
The burdens of n weaker brother!
The grace that gladly shuns whate'er
Might prove n pitfall to another.
Though should have giants might
TO stand where weaker ones would
stumble
| would not exercise my right,
But walk in safety with the humble
Lord, save from the weak conceit
That scOrns to practice self-d.nial,
Lest my example tempt the feet
Of others into deadly trial.
Engrave the fact upon my heart
Yea, every day cngrave it deeper
That must act brothers part,
And so become my brothers keeper.
-Iicratd and PrcsJytcr.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
Wants None but Teetotalers.

In the Island Of Anticosti, in the
Gulf Of St. Lawrence, Frenchman,
M. Henri Menicr, has established what
is regarded as the largest private game
reserve in the world He bought the
island, which is 140 miles long by 28
broad, for s32 900, or six cents All
acre, and then opened up negotiations
with Canadian hunters and trappers
for stocking it with red deer, caribou,
moose, beavers, and various speci-
mems Of the American fox. Nj. Me-
nier is also developing the agricultur-
al resources Of his possession, and is
encouraging people to go cut and set
tie on his property. These have to
renounce alcoholic beverages, and be
strict teetotalers. League Journal
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

j. 3. Clark, Peoria, ILL.,, says,
Surgeons wanted to operate on me
for piles. but l cured them with De,
Wits Witch Hazel Salvc.' 1t is in
fallible for piles and skin diseases.
Beware of countcrfcits. Evans Phar-
macy.
~ understand there are some
firms that always give young en-
ployc raise Of salary when he mar
ries, she said. 'It is strange fact, .
replied the cynical bachelor, that
there arc men SO constituted that
they enjoy encouraging other men tc
get into trouble
g! was nearly dead with dyspepsia,
tried doctors, visited mineral springs
and grew worse. | used Kodol Dys.
pepsia Cure. That cured ne. Ii
digests what you eat. Cures indigcs-
ton, sour stomach, heartburn and all
forms of dyspepsia. Evans Pharmacy
= The town Of Lewis, England, has
a woman grave digger, who has attend
ed to all the work in cemetery for %
years.
Purify the sewers of the body and
stimulate the digestive organs to main
tain health, strength and energy.
Prlckly Ash Bitters is tonic for the
kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels.
For sale by Evans Pharmacy.
- A herring weighing six or seven
ounces is provided with about 10000
eggs.
Constipation leads to liver trouble,
and torpid liver to Bright's disease.
Prickly Ash Bittcrs is certain cure
at any stage of the disorder. Sold by
Evans Pharmacy.
= Nothing hurts Il digniicd man
more chan to have nonentity call
him by his first name.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
w. G. r. u. DEPARTMENT..
Conducted by the ladies of the w. G.
Il. L. of Anderson, 5. G..
My Brothers, Keeper.
Romans 14:13-15.

By REV. THOMAS NIELD.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

It takes but minute to overcome
TICKLING in the throat and to stop o
cough by the use Of One Minute
Cough Cure. This remedy quickly
cures all forms Of throat and lrng
troubles. Harmless aud pleasant to
take. It prevents consumption. a
famous specific for grippe and its after
effects. Evans Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
Blood Poison aud Cancer Cured by B.B. B.
Trial bottle sent Free.

Deadly Cancer of the face, neck,
legs. lip, eating cancer or sores, cured
by B. B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm.
B. B. B cures by driving the deadly,
virulent poison, which causes cancer,
out of the blood This is the only
cure and B. B. B. is the only remedy
that can do this. In the same way
B. B. B. cures Blood Poison whether
inherited or acquired, producing ul-
GERS, painful swellings, blothes, PIN
pies, copper colored spots, falling of
the hair, sores in the throat or tongue,
scrofula. 3. B. B. has made hundreds
Of permanent cures, and is a thor
oughly tested, powerful Blood Rene
dy. Cures where all else fails. Test
cd for 30 years. To proveits curative
powers we send sample bottle free
to any one who writes for it. Large
hotties for sale by all druggists for
81, or bottles Uull treatment) 81.
For sample bottle address Blood Balm
Co., $50 Mitchell ST., Atlanta, Ga.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

There are several persons in Los
Angeles, CAL, engaged in the liquor
business who never tasted iptoxica-
ting liquor. They know the danger
and avoid it, but arc unscrupulous
enough to make money out of those
who do not realize their position.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

There is hope for the tippler who
will read a temperance paper. He
is open to conviction. The constant
dropping Of water will wear away a
stone.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
No Use For Clothes.

Capt. Fred G. Littlchales, Of the
British steamer kurdistln, in port
with cargo Of nitrate from the west
coast of South America, gave an inter
csting account of his long voyage, just
completed to areportcr. The kurdis-
tan is now in the Cramps dry dock.
The kurdistan sailed in the Spring
Of 1899 for Montevidear and thence in
ballast proceeded through the Straits
of Magellan to the west coast. On
July 26, the Kurdistan, after discharg-
ing at Montevideo, weighed anchor for
Carone. Capt. Littlchales had deter
mined to go through the Straits Of Ma
gellap, both for the reason that he
might shorten his voyage aud avoid
the stormy Cape Horn. To do so
it was necessary to take on pilot aud
this devolved upon an American named
Gaskiel, who was found out of work in
Montevideo and who was we'll acquaint.
ed with the southern extremity of
South America.
The kurdistan 5 run was slow one.
Capt. Littlchales hal little cause to
hurry, and he availcd himself of the
excellent opportunity afforded to
study those comparatively unknown
regions.
BY far the most interesting expert
enccs occurred after passing through
the Straits of Magellan and heading
up the west coast. Near the southern
extremity of Patagonia, on the Pacific
side, are myriads Of islands. They cx-
tend for several hundred miles up the
coast, and are separated from the main
land by channel about twelve miles
long.
The Kurdistan would run in the
daytime and anchor at night. The
crew found that the islands were in
habited by wild set Of savages, hith-
erto unrecorded in books Of travel
dealing with South America. The re-
markable feature about the latter is
their immunity from cold.
1t was latitude 81. south. that the
natives first came under the observa-
tion of Capt. Littlchales. He told a
reporter yesterday afternoon that at
that time it was so cold that the spray
was frozen on the rigging. Never
thelcss, despite this weather, the ma
tive men were naked except for loin
cloth of fur. and all that the women
wore was long otter skin cape fasten-
ed around the shoulders. Both men
and women were finely developed, al
though rather short in stature. Their
features were sharper and more intel
ligent than those of the Esquimaux.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

Miss Annie Il. Cunning, Tyre.
Mich, says, II suffered long time
from dyspepsia; lost flesh and became
very weak. kodol Dyspepsia Cure
completely cured me-. It digests
what you eat and cures all forms of
stomach trouble. 1t never fails to
give Immediate relief in the worst
cases. Evans Pharmacy.
- Fancy his chagrin: Hc was
writing to his girl and to his washer
woman. Got the letters mixed.
The latter was surprised at the sweet
missivc and the other-well how
would she feel at reading, "1f you
don't quit wrinkling up my shirt
bosom Ill try some one clse.''
Gone Minute Cough Cure is the
best remedy | ever used for coughs
and colds. Il is unequalled for
whooping cough. Children ali like it, "
writes 81. N. Williams, Gentryvillc,
Ind. Never fails. 1t is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate
results. Cures coughs, colds, hoarse-
ness, Group, pneumonia, bronchitis
and all throat and lung troubles. Its
early use prevents consumption.
u In the summer the Northern
Hemisphere is turned more perpcn-
dicnlarly toward the sun, hence it is
warmer in summer than in winter,
when that hemisphere is turned more
sideways to the sun. In the summer
the earth is more distant from the sun
than in winter.
Mr.. J: Sheer, Scdalia, Mo-, saved
his child's life by One Minute Cough
Cure. Doctors had given her up to
die with Group. It's an infaliiblc
cure for coughs, colds, grippe, pncu-
monia, bronchitis and throat and lung
troubles. Relieves at once. Evans
Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

There is not q vice or a disease
or q calamity of any kind that has
not its frequent rise in the public
house.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06
She Took His Advice.

y bashful youth in Harlem fell il
love last summer at the scashorc with
Il girl from Cleveland, but he could
never screw up courage enough to pro.
pose. This caused him much anguish
of soul and made the girl dcspisc him
little for ninny. After vacation
was over and they were separated, a
novel fell into his hands, in which the
hero won his bride by making Sc
bruslue and offhand proposal that it
startled her into oconscnting before she
had time to think
The Harlem man thought he would
adopt that plan, so after much cogita-
tion and the writing of many letters,
only to tear them up at once, he
evolved and sent her this: Dear
Girl: Let's get engaged He con
sidered that masterpiece, until her
answer, which was Dear Boy:
Took your advice last night. Got en-
gagged to Jack. Whom will you get
engaged tor Then he kicked that
novel al around his room. - Ncu York
Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-10
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Mgr. CLAIR. the papal nuncio at Paris
who was stricken with apoplexy a few
days since, is dead.
The Russian minister to Servia ha.
been recalled on the complaint that h,
was not invited to a recent court ban
quet.
Miss Caroline Hazard of Peacedale
4. L.. has been elected president Of the
WELLESLEY college to succeed Mrs. Julia
j.. Irvine.
DR.. John Benson. professor Of physi.
ology at the Chicago College Of Physi.
clans and Surgeons, is dead from grippe
and acute nephritis.
Edward F. Bogert, postmaster O,
Wilkesbarre. has been arrested charged
with tampering with the United State:
mails. He was detected opening letters.
1t Is reported from Boston that the
Isle Royale Copper Mining company,
capital $500, 900. and the Miners Cop.
per company, capital 81. 900, 900. have
been consolidated. The latter is a
Standard Oil company.
The governor Of Oklahoma has vetoed
the bill regulating the practice Of med.
lcine on the ground that it interfered
with religious liberty. The measure
aimed at Christian Science.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-10
SENT FOR Ii HUNG CHANG,
The Empress Dowager Needs His Advice
just Now.

The Empress Dowager Needs His Advice
just Now.
VANCOUVER. 3. c., March 1O.-Ad-
vices from China by steamer Empress
Of Japan state that Ii Hung Chang,
who has recently been busily occupied
IN determining and preparing for the
construction Of Yellow river works in
Shan lung province. has been ordered
by an imperial edict Of the empress
doWager to return post haste to Pekin.
1t Is stated that this step is due to the
uncertainty Of foreign and palace poll
ties at present, and the empress dow
ager appears to wish to have her old
adviser by her side when the occasion
arises. Meanwhile the emperor, Kwang
Hsu, appears only to be kept alive at
the dowager empress will. He
May he Murdered Any Day.
The empress dowager's fear Of the min
listers Of Great Britain. America, etc.
alone prevented the summary poisoning
Of the emperor after the coup d'etat of
September last, and the consequence
was that the health Of the emperor
gradually recovered, the idea being that
slow poisoning had been attempted.
Encouraged, however. by the apparent
indifference Of the foreign representa-
tiyes. especially by the cordiality with
which the wives Of the foreign ambas-
sailors accepted the invitation to the
palace, the empress dowager. urged on
by kang vi, president Of the board of
punishments, has now determined ia
make away with Kwang Hsu alto