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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-06
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A Dream of Mother.


1 saw a vision, through dream,
When the hour was quite late,
And 1 saw dear old mother
Standing by the garden gate.
She was looking very sad,
And know she was in pain,
She was standing there watching
For her boy to come home again.
/ saw the old farm house,
Oh! that place loved so well,
And the cattle that was grazing,
Away down there in the dell.
/ saw the old familiar garden,
And that old vine-cOvered gate,
There saw dear old mother,
And how patiently she did wait.
I heard the sound of music,
Which had Oftimes heard before
1t was the voice of sister dear,
Singing, just outside the door.
Oh! how lOnged to say one word;
But, alas! alas! it is now too late,
For broke the heart of mother dear,
When 1 left her standing by the gate.
Oh! shall ever see again.
The home of my bOyhood days,
And that dear old mother,
Whose hair is turning gray?
oh! yes, must return again
Pray to GOd-it is not too late,
To once more kiss that mother dear.
I left standing by the garden gate
W. H. G..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-06
Written for The Prison Mirror.
WHAT is GEOLOGY?

The word is of Greek derivation ''ge,'
meaning the earth; and "logos," mean
ing reason or "dOctorine," hence the
science or doctorine of the earth. The
object being to investigate the external
and internal parts of the earth; to en-
quire into the notifications and changes
which have taken place in the crust of
the globe since it's creation, and to ac-
count for this phenomena in a rational
and scientific way, many geological
facts, it is true, have been long known.
But in attempting to account for them,
theorists have indulged themselves in
the widest imaginations and the most
confounded fancies.
Who among us is not lover and ad-
mirer of nature? Who does not love
to gaze uqOn the scenic beauty, of
which this country and the whole world
is so full? We feast our eyes upon the
beauties of the mountain, the hill, the
dell, the cliffs, the low fertile valley,
the rivers, lakes and sea. We vastly
admire all of these things and say,
"What grand sight," yet, how many
of us stop to think and to consider how
all of these beautiful things came
about? Why this mountain is here in
stead of level plain, or this cliff, with
its jagged edges, reaching down hund-
reds of feet below, at the foot of which
is wild rushing torrent? All of
which holds us spell! bound in admira-
tion. AS we gaze upon these sights,
we say, "How beautiful is nature!'
Yet we do not stop to consider just
how this came to be, how it was
formed.
The study of geology teaches us all
of this. But we do not stop at the
wonderful things we find upon the face
of the earth, for underneath all of these
beauties are other things equally in.
teresting and wonderful, the minerals
for instance gold, silver, copper, coal etc
We know that these are minerals found
under the earth's surface, and that
after having been taken out and pro,
perly treated and handled, they form a
valuable commodity. But how did they
get there and what are they? This is
deep study, but none the less inter.
esting, so much so in fact, that if you
will take the first step you are sure to
want to go farther and to know the
why's and wherefores. Suppose one
was asked, what is iron? The answer
would undoubtedly be, "Iron is me-
tallic element" But that will not do
So is gold, silver and copper metallic
elements. We want to know just what
it is and how and where it is found, and
why it is there.
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CuDANs ACCOMPLISHED GRAFTERs
The Demand for Rntions IL Con-
stantly om the Increase.

HAVANA. March 6.~-For the month OF
March the various provinces. excepting the
province of Santiago. have made requisi-
tics for 2.stD,ssO ratsulas. Thus. instead of
diminishing, The reqaisi;ion has doubled
ss,nce that OF January l. This is due partly
10 the faci that the Cubans every pos
sible opportunity OF getting rat.ofis under
false pretense ard partly to the fact that
the American distributors unable 10
discriminate properly between lnpost ons
and the really necesSseous The r.Quisi-
ton for the province Of Havana for March
IS 6ae 90 rHiions Mai Gen Ludlow has
given the rsrietest order that the distrlt-
utcrs n Havana shall a. far az possfo.e
give only TO perSOrs really i'll. utterly uu
Applicants who are proven guilty Of mis- y
representing their condition shall be se
yeresy punished.
Tho supply ship Cousai. with i.oo0 600
ratoBs. will proceed 10 Matanzas and Nue.
viras 20 unload them
TIC Cuban military asss nsbly held third
S~cre. SESSION ihss afternoon. a guard bss~
ing placed around the bousse where the
meeting MIS- held, ard the public being
vigorously excluded from the PRECINCTS
The assaagnp; on Is ttTa. the my<ter ios.s
Sl2.ssi,Ss9 rropesa. fathered by Senior Far
ia Still under disc usssiou.
Gen Gomez ignores the asss Tntsiy With
the dlsarmifrg Of the army the asSemhiy's
functions wall disappear. IL h rumored
today thai the members are cons .iering an
early dissolution.
Jose Maria Gomez has been appointed
civil governor of Santa Clara
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP:
Electric Railroad File Articles
Showing Prominent Cttiseas IN
he On the Beard 81 Trustees.

An important step In the progress of the
operations OF the Seattle * Tacoma Elsc-
trfc Railroad Company was taken yester-
day when the articles OF Incorporation OF
that organization were formally fled.
The incorporates and trustees are John
Collins. Charles w. Slater. J. F. Eshel-
man George A. Burch and Anthony Cor
coran. of Seattle, and Henry Bucey and
II. z. knatyoid. of Tacoma The capital
stock is 81, go aoa, divided into shares OF
Slea each Seattle Is named the prin-
cipai place OF business.
While the projectors of the enterprise
are waiting for the franchises. which are
expected to be granted soon, they have
been laying the ground work for the ad-
vancement Of the road, so that electric
trains will be running between the two
chief cites of the Sound not later than
November l. Constructing engineers have
been at work for the last few weeks decid-
ing upon the exact right Of way and biaz-
ing their trail through the intervening
distractions.
All the formal prel.minaries In the Taco
ma city council have been settled, and the
proposed franchise will be presented for
final passage at the first meeting of that
body which will be some day OF this
week. City Engineer Thomson is work
Ing out the details for the entrance Of the
line into Seattle. and as soon as he Is
ready which will be within few days
the council here will take final action
The next day after the franchise IS Sc
cured the work OF grading will be COM
menced Similar articles of incorporation
were filed at Olympia.
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SANTIAGO STILL UNEASY.


SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March s-To-
day orders were received from Havana d.
peettng the payment Of provincial officials
but these orders d, not AFFECT the un
iaoarsrs oist of work. nor NEE; the fact
that thu public WORKS already initiated
are suffering seriously from lack III prose
cafion.
Civil Gov, pvmesrtus Castillo "a 4 pre-
caution against possible disturbance. has
sent word 10 the working gangs thai they
should stay where they are for the pres j..
eat, as In ali probability. they will have
orders 10 return TO work in ihe cparse
OF two or Three lays lie further ex-
plains that she aelsy VAS merely the re-
su.t ~ tae rcd tape In the relations
between Santiago and Havana. asserting
that Ma Gen NoeHd tse military GOV
ernng thluks IL quite Yro6a bic that his
cxt1Eaa ~ may te accepted rs cable.
Thus far there have been no public
meetings on .3s subject. 5ut a. the Gibbs
and cafes the United States authorities
at Havana arr very Sharply criticised for
a course wsiee. Justly ar OfliGstly. tn ~.
saFtsssa here as nssSt sn tgas.icseus i-seFlss-
lnAtlon ax4snss the best interests ~ the
nvuxsgf.s
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\ CHILD ACTRESS SAD END.
morphine ana Cocaine Ruined Her
Life and She Died Among y~wro~~

Mrs. Nellie Ham. 56 years old. a for
mer child actress. who Went by the name
OF La Petite Leon. dropped dead In a
negro restaurant in Kansas City. KAN
last Week, presumably from morphine or
cocaine poisoning. She had been addicted
10 the use OF morphine since she was 2
years Old She began using the drug then
TO stimulate her for appearance on the
stage The woman's maiden name was
Gordon, and she claimed TO have been n
niece OF Gen. John r. Gordon. commander
OF the ex-Confederate Association.
Mrs. Ham went TO Kansas City. Kan.
early last November. She begged for food
telling Mtful story of restitution and
trouble. John S. Durham II civil war
veteran, who is known in Kansas CITY.
Kan. as Mark Cromwell. his stage name.
took her into his home in "A room in the
rear OF his printing office. 81 North James
street. There she recognized him as a
former variety actor
Aren't you Signor Carie" she asked.
That was name I travelled UNDER
said Cromwell
Don't you remember your little Leon 80
she asked
Then she described Incidents which soon
convinced Cromwell that the woman was
the same one who played child parts on
the stage with him twenty-three years
ago. She was then about 10 years old.
She travelled with Cooks burIesquers and
Salisbury's troubadours.
Mrs. Ham told Cromwell and his wife
that she was a morphine fiend and had
also been using cocaine. She also told
him In substance these facts:
Years ago she married a young physs-
cian-Frank Probasco Ham. She left the
stage and they lived happily, she conceal
ing from him the fact that she was a
drug field until she learned that he had
become addicted TO the use OF morphine
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Accused Of Attempting to PoinOn
Her Husband, Who Defends Her.

PARIS. March 6.-Madame Charles Bian-
chini. wife OF the popular scenic artist. and
who was arrested last November the
charge OF attempting 10 poison him, was
placed On trlal today.
The prisoner, who was elegantly attired,
conducted herself In the most nonchalant
fashion and fiatly denied the accusation.
The evidence showed that. after squan-
dering his wife's fortune of 10000 francs.
NJ. Bianchin IN order 10 prevent his home
being sold, allowed NJ Mayer. a well-known
ii. Mayer took his meals at the house and
practically lived there
When the parties were trying to arrange
q divorce NJ. Bianchini used TO be found In
the morning with the pupils of his eyes
terribly dilated. his face black. blotches on
his chest and his limbs Quivering. He gen.
orally recovered toward evening
One popularity Of the case which pre-
sents many mysteries. is that Nj. B!anchini
st!ll declares that he does not believe his
wife guilty.
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yoS DIEnRIcHs TO NE REMOVED.
Will lie Succeeded fn Command by
Prince Henry.

BERLIN. March s.--A high Official OF
lhe German navy department has in-
Formed the Associated Press of the APP
tcintmeni of Prince Henry Of Prussia,
brother of Emperor William. Ia the COM
hiand OF the East Asiaf.e squadron. had
been considered for months past and was
finally decided upon az hsing the most
available. the Emperor desiring TO show
the American people that he IL thorough
N friendly 10 them. knowing Henry Is
POPULAR IN the United States
When the official referred TO was asked
whether the appointment was eauiv.iant
10 the disgrace Of Admiral Won Diesirtchs
he said Not exactly. II Diedrichs had
shown more tact last sGummer before
Manila IL would nndeniahly have been
Eeducttve or good results all around
Dur government unfortunately was adj
sisAd too late OF "a number of occurrences
More Manila. none OF which were real.
III Important. but they showed grave
| want OF tact upon Diedrirhs' part
The above t. important. being tho first
herman official admission that there had
leen trouble between the Germans ard
Ne Americans In Manila bay.
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from taking 1t occasionally to make up
for loss OF sleep il calling on the sick
She then confessed 10 him her own fail
Ing. They lived Well and spent all the
money the doctor earned. Finally he gave
her two checks 10 take 10 the bank, as
he often did one for $ and the other for
$l7 She raised the amounts TO S. 800 and
ST. 700 respectively. Their credit was good
and the checks were paid without auss-
ton. The man was arrested In Pueblo
for forgery and when arraigned pleaded
guilty To the charge to shield his wife
In her remorse she made every effort TO
secure her husbands release from the
penitentiary. but without avail She beg
ged Cromwell to write 10 the Colorado
state penitentiary at Canon City 70 ask
about her husband. She learned that DIR.
Ham had been released November 4. hay
ing received the advantage OF the good
behavior rule. The letter added that while
imprisoned DR.. Ham had been cured OF
the morphine habit and that he had been
given railway ticket to Pueblo. Crom-
we'll wrote to Pueblo. but the letter WIS
returned undeivered.
Mrs. Ham left Cromweli's house two
weeks ago and he did not see her after
ward Last night she appeared at the
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ms AnegeA widow PreveA Csnels-
save1y - De . RrauL.

ssve1y - De . YrasI.
:AaL6ANT. y. T.. March s.-The mos, ssn-
t nHAnt testimony zdduced at the Cody
lftal today WAS that OF David Il. carvosho
. nenoW1ting expert. who. by q chemical
49, "a the presnce Of the Jury. ahowed
tnat the record In the book OF the Ceuue-
vuse cnnrch had been erased and CHANGED
- knac the name OF Mary Brown. the
.uppoeeo Vile Of Jay Could had been writ
Ten over blank space the word '.uIexiti-
mate changed to legitimate" and in the
g;ace wnere the name Of the mother Of the
ule9ftsmate child had originally been vrfs-
Zen Vas inierDeilated the name .Jay
This proof. IN connection with the strong
.esumony OF Mr.. Hoyie. of Rouses Point.
70 the enect that ths original sarah Ann
Hrown WAS dead and that the present Mrx
Aheca tthe aupposed pretender TO the name
ano family OF esouId)l. was only niece or
tie woman who was mentioned ia the al
reaoy disputed birth notice, put the case OF
the defense in a nearly hopeless condition.
II Is intended, however by the defense
TO prove that, although basis for the claim
against the Gouids never really extstexi.
MRS. Cody believed in the most OF her case
having been bnoyed up and encouraged by
two lawyers. William AcMurtr.e Speer and
AmAsa j. Parker, tr-, who assured her
that they were already in possession OF
facts similar TO those which che thought
she had.
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l11n OF THOUGHT.
.r1rA13oN OF DIR. MARTIy,S
~.~earcATION COMPLETED.
- Selected for the New So-
11e1r-st Will BE Without Sect
- without Relig1sos CReeA-
- 1hfrd Society u Its ktod.

.unber OF the members OF Rev Al
= Martins congregation met At the
sss~s1er Of Commerce yesterday afternoon
q .s~e,ete the organization Of society
. ~ religious thought
- Constitution and bylaws OF the So
-. ~ presented at a previous meeting
- huefofore published In the Pcsi-In-
ss,srster. we're adopted without material
a rannittee, consisting OF 4. o. Graves,
- kyehpw and Griffith Davies. was ap-
..iased 70 select a board OF twelve trustees
8 npreru the society for the ensuing year.
4Sen came fhe question as 20 what name
61uu be- adopted b. the society A dozen
= sspre names were suggested. but none uf
- seemed to suit, and IL was finally de-
"a to leave the selection OF a name 10
-. Nr. Martin. with the understanding
II he win consult with the trustees re-
npdtnx the matter before making q final
Dwf. There was decided objection TO
q uss Of the words church or religion
re name.
Cnarman Graves. who r. also the treas
~ OF the new society. reported q small
B VANCE on hand. but with enough debts to
u1web It. There Is. however, no concern
~ ss to the necessary money being forth
81, almost the necessary amount having
- pledged by business men interested In
b Martin's work.
ID resasion 10 the new society DR. Mar
q sid yesterday: We Awe organized
3 thoroughly non-sectarian basis, free
~ from the acc. principle and the Sec
utih spirit. In other words, we are not
set, but an unsectarian association 10
xunote freedom Of thought. freedom from
fymatism and from the spirit OF exciu-
DpGess In religion. Our policy viii be es-
llftsig constructive. not destructive Our
jup0ses VAL be to build up. not pull down
u 6euounce other or any systems OF faith.
Ihe pulpit OF this society viii be mark
= by the spirit of breadth. tolerance and
Iepeeciatlon OF all that Is helpful and per-
lnnsAi In ali forms OF religion.
TntsersaI religion represents a new
- In the religious world. This society
i De third Of Its kind ever organized. The
40 two societies are at Tacoma and
HoftA, H.. respectively. But the idea In
Mseuing both orthodoxy and Unitarian
- look for great growth Of our prsn-
epses. especially In the West. during the
MT few years.
The movement must spread because IL
} tepublicanism Ia religion. and towards
Neeuf!al democracy the world steadily
Doyss as The ideal political and religious
bsm OF organization
The schedule OF lectures as published last
peek vii! be followed through the present
bonth, and after the new society Is In full
pNrking order additional meetings may be
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AFTER ARMY APPOINTMENTS.


WASHINGTON. March s-Secretary Al
ger was fairly overrurl today by congress
sional callers. nearly every one of whom
had one or more candidates for appoint
ment in the regular or volunteer army.
under the terms of the reorganization act
/; H. safe estimate that IS per cent. of
the Officers in the present volunteer army
are anxious to remain in the service.
The secretary. n answer 10 a question
today said that he had not yet been able
to make any selections for appointment.
There Is some doubt whether appointments
Of officers for the volunteer branch of the
service under the new law will not have 20
be deferred irdefsrl,e.y that r.. until such
volunteer regiments have been actually re-
cruited As there Is a disposition at pres
ent to get along without these volunteer
soldiers as long as possible. the chances
of any appointments being specially made
In the of GERS grades are not very bright.
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yuxl~side Races

SAN rRANx-fSsS. MsrSN Weather
AT lnx,essfe aaes track last Results
T-hr.x ara a half fsarseags ~Aarbsa won.
kissy Kelly second. Aossassaank taiTd.
Tine. :sls14
Nias ard a quarter. over i've hurdles
Tyre won Joe s,atton secostt. IaFss resaS
,hiysi Time. 49,
NIl,e ssa y saxgeenta Sellang-Iesn Crcyn~
well won. 80 20 Bed ~esoHd. ss@ Aassis
thssf Time. lisa
FYxa fariunxs. sezlsng ~tson kessSS We,
a. x.s..,a fl,,:a haak sairA. Tlase
Nile selling Survivor A0n As.ssFn
S;,srerkess second Ess acs TssTFa thsT3
xssss ard an eighth, selling Ms.Toqs
ssn. ssrsinnte secest. Lady harsf taiFs-
+ ne 1sSS.
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eoafse~ 4 mxs expect the public % ges
xampse OF me. standing as I do IN the
ra1sus OF Uncle Cssalncey's achievements
Il . the penalty nssss pay for MS ,scsa-
Arisy- | think Enc:e Chzuncry = a great
nan. whatever other people may think. /
Gave been with him AZ my life EXCEPT
when was al school. I have very s~rtsed
opinions On all political ,uexsorss-ths,
can understand own snak the tariff and
these FEW territorial questions are beyond
NE. bas there's The currency quest on
now. Uncle Chauncey bought me Enl.
standard and free SILVER books galore and
iefs ne 10 work osis nay own salvation. I
came out OF the ordeal sxne--ansa sosiE fer
gosa-and have fess wiser in my ccncsit
ever since.
By the way. think the only thing that
makes William Jennings BRYAN "A. all toll
crane - the loving equaA1y N which he
,aoacs ms wife Isthink a woman ought to
Keep up with her husbargi-reg;aly and
socially and literally. Not posi,ical,y-na.
Women oGgh, not to have time 10 s,ss ra,s-
texans with ali tie duties and pleasures
'nas are theirs by the destiny ard fitness
81 tnings But women should know pcsi-
lcs- nave 10 know II or feel Ike a Strara-
ger IN d strange land. where the men al
speak In an unknown tongue.
m too fond OF taking TO have 10 keep
silence through ignorance If there Is any
possible xay out Of that ignorance. BE-
SIDES love poligics-an inherited taste
Ahd-yes, l love society. too. because I
love people love music passionste,v. ht,t
nave no time for Il. What work :. takes
TO be musician or ar artist, And few
people weFk al these things who can az
ford to hear better music or bay better pic
lures than they themselves can make
Inere are two things. however, that / az
ways steal time 10 indulge ,n--Eny horse
back riding and my reading"
MS Pauiding's young cousin. Charlotte
hegeman. VIII ehare with her the duties
ana Pleasures OF the life in Washington
when Senator Depew enters upon his Of
nc.ai work there. Miss uegeraan.s father
vas a brother to Mrs. Depew.
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arssEx OBSERVED THE COMET.
NJ the Celestial Visitor March A.
Now Growing Fainter.

CAMBRin9E. Mas. March "A telo-
Pa WAS received at tlss Harvard col
observatory frcm Prof J T.. Keller
LEX observatory stating that Swift y
s1Et Was observed bv Husssy March l.
49, Greenwich mean time, in riSh;
SEASON hours - minutes : seconds.
- decisna,icn 81 degrees minutes ss
i San FRANCISCO. March e-Prof Lewis
ns wsres from Lowe observatory on
80" mountain In Southern California
tnr comet which he discovered nn
NA'vh + es0wk4E fainter. fss position at
& & y M. az March 9Th WAS right ascensian
.aseFss y minutes. - seconds. aecilnatien
so e tsskfees. - minutes. 1t is moving
ne:theASiesly direction. II e,as a hraa 4
S-sat tsls, pointing towards the sun and 3
- aAn nucleus. It's orbit has ret vet
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New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, March Ave ca her,
rns. track fact
Six fgrfouss. ssiing--Iehrldss Ron. lonn
psoas second Tom rohr shlrt. Time.
lisa.
seven fssgtongs seslipE~~nave : woss
Gen Naceo seeoud Laureate third Time
! Ast..
M.;e and a quafser selling location
svess Atlantus second. Comes third. gs;ns.
AIN.
Mile and an eighth, hBniicse- Rara.sr "a
ssn t.nl Frank Waters Second. Js.ge
Sfeatfn,sn third Time. =.
seven fnrlnnxs-Jean 8tker vnn. Ispaget
t'aa~s second Prince Seis, third Tina.
i.Sss
Ssx fs,xacssgs, sstnx~~TsivrT f'ox woa. ca.
Easfs second. Rrosa Vail ta-ri. TINS.
fs{nt3
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ADAn RIcaMoxD BEATEN ACAIx.
Failed 70 Prove That She Was thS
widow of John Stefson

z BOSTON, March s.--Adah Richmond. the
actress. who previously has figured as a
contestant OF the will OF the late John
Stetson. OF this city. calling herself Adah
Richmond Stetson today entered suit for
&DooW In the superior court against John
etetson. sr, To recover dover rights Ina
the estate left by John Stetson, jr to
which the rights Of the father were es-
tabisshed In Il former contest. AT this
trial the plaintiff in the present suit al
legged that John Stetson, jr married her
In Rhode Island, and that they lived to-
gether until his cruelty drove her away
Justice Morton, however. said she had
not proved her case