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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Can Appronriata.

When the legislature meets in 1901,
it will be able once more to appro-
pirate moneys for necessary public
improvements in roads and bridges
out of the states internal improve
ment fund. The close of the states
fiscal year finds the treasurer with
cash on hand to the credit of the fund
sufficient to pay off all outstanding
appropriations, and still leave bal
ance Of $1,536.55 on hand. This has
not happened since 1897.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
A Monster Match Factory.

The biggest match factory in the
world is the Vulcan match factory, at
Tidaholm, Sweden. It employs over
1000 men and manufactures daily
sO0,0 600 boxes of matches. The yearly
output requires 100000 cubic feet of
wood, 100000 pounds Of paper and
40, GOO pounds of rye -four for FASTING
the boxes. Three hundred of the most
complete and ingenious pieces of ma
chinery, all of Swedish invention, are
used in this factory.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16

ma, his last detail until accredited to the
United States to succeed Mr.. Komura,
who was transferred to ST. Petersburg
in the early spring. His service in this
country gave the new minister abun-
dant opportunity to learn the English
language and to become acquainted
with the history, government and peo-
pie Of the United States, and he is now
recognized in japan as good authority
on affairs in this part of the world.
The new minister is accompanied by
his wife, an attractive and accom-
plished woman, who has been at his
side through all the vicissitudes of his
diplomatic career.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
HEADSMEN IN CHINA.
ORce Which Inspires Awe In
All Who Behold It.

The Chinese executioner's ring of of
fee is made of silver curiously wrought
and embossed. Of all the many meth
DDS adopted by the Chinese to end the
life OF criminal decapitation is con-
sidered the most ignominious. If Ce-
lestial be hanged his soul has a chance
OF Journeying over the Golden Bird ge''
to Heaven; but when he is beheaded he
is lost for all eternity, and for him
there is no future life
The Chinese executioner is most
important and terrifying parsonage.
and his ring of Office is looked on with
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Cost of Election.

The cost to the state for the COM
ing election will be about $4,000. Fifty
different blank forms are to be issued;
$4,000 copies of the election laws in
pamphlet form; over 100000 copies of
instruction to voters in different Ian
guages; $4,000 registers and poll lists;
10000 copies Of the constitutional
amendment; 100000 ballots; $4,000
tally sheets will be issued.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16

Its color is, of course, purple, as being
the bishops color. 1t is surrounded on
the right and left by seven bars, the
number seven being the mystical num-
Der of perfection. My chief idea in
having this flag is that it may serve as
an object lesson to all who pass by and
see it.
1T will be unfurled only on special
church days. Those will include all
the chief festivals of the church, saints
days, great ecclesiastical anniversaries,
etc. So that when people see it flying
they will be led to inquire why it has
been raised on that particular day, and
will find out what the festival is, or
what prominent event is commemor-
ated.
sit flies from fine pole over 50 feet
high, erected at the exterior extremity
of my beautiful little chapel. The har-
mony and effectiveness of the various
colors will be at once acknowledged
by those who see this handsome banner
cts sizeis shine feet six inches square.
This shape rather than the oblong was
preferred as being more ancient and
heraldic, and as being more seryiceable
in the wind
The bishop first displayed his flag on
st. Bartholomew day. when it was
swung out to the breeze from the high
pole situated in beautiful Bishopstead
along the banks of the picturesque
Brandywine creek, at Wilmington,
Del.
Since then it has waved continuously
and has served to attract attention to
the place and to it's occupant. Such
attention has aroused inquiry and de-
veloped new interest in the organiza-
ton of the church and in it's work and
has undoubtedly served to stimulate
the members of the church to renewed
efforts and endeavors.
Not only this, but it has given them
something tangible to take hold of and
defend. It is the symbol of their work
and represents something real and per-
sonal to every individual churchman.
The natural result is the unifcation
of the membership and more deter
mined and concerted body standing
ready to confront and combat oppose
ton.
There is little doubt that similar
result would be brought about with the
general church if adopted. The same
rule would hold good for it as for the
individual institution.
At any rate, this is Bishop Coleman's
idea. It has proven plausible enough
to attract the attention of number
of other prominent churchmen, with
the result that the plan will be seri-
ously considered. If they decide that
it is practicable it will undoubtedly be
adopted.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
PROUD OF GOODNOW.
Minnesota People Point with Pleas
ure to His Record.
American Consul General at Shang-
hal Rises to the Situation In the
Orient-The Right Man In
the Right Place.

John Goodnow, American consul
general at Shanghai, China, used to
go to school, sell wood and coal, boss
a baseball team, manage political con-
ventions and do many other things
in Minneapolis. His most sanguine
friends of those days never dreamed
he would win national, even interna-
tional, reputation for skill and eff
cheney as a foreign representative Of
his government, but those who knew
him best never doubted his ability
to grapple with almost any emer-
gency.
The Chinese crisis has simply
brought him out, demonstrating
again that opportunities for distinc-
ton cannot always be created, but
are often the consequence of chance
or luck; also that luck is impotent
unless it's fayorites know how to
use it.
When United States Minister Con-
ger was bottled up in Picking with
other ministers, Consul General Good
now became the ranking representa-
tive of this nation in China. There
can be no doubt that he has risen to
the occasion.
Press dispatches from Washington
to New York and other newspapers
label his services Invaluable" and
say the president and cabinet shave
been particularly impressed by his
comprehensive grasp of the situation
and its easily overlooked but essen
TALLY important details, by the uni
form accuracy and promptness of his
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
A Close Call.

An unknown laborer fell three
stories at the new Virginia apartment
house, Lyndale and Hennepin avenues,
Minneapolis, with a wheelbarrow full
of brick, and escaped injury. Just
how the accident occurred is not
known. The man was at first stunned
by the fall and the police were sum-
moned. Before they arrived, however,
he had recovered Consciousness and
taken car for his home.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
News In Brief.

The elevator belonging to the Atlas
Elevator Company, of Minneapolis, at
Redwood Falls, was destroyed by fire.
1t was only partially filled with
wheat.
Carl Erickson, an s-year-old Crooks
ton lad, fell from roof 20 feet from
the ground, struck against a fence
post and broke rib. -
Joe Schlanser, who bit off Carroll's
thumb in fight in Moorhead, from
which Carroll died, was held to the
district court for manslaughter.
The state fair grounds was the
scene of $4,000 fire last night. $50
ciety barn. which is one of the larg-
est on the grounds, was burned to the
earth.
w. H. Merritt was awarded the con-
tract for building the new city Jail at
Moorhead for $685. 1t will be a
model city lookup and will be COM
pleted about November 1.
The flour mill of John Wait, on Long
Prairie river, one mile west of the
town of Long Prairie, was struck by
lightning and burned with contents
to the ground. Loss about $1,000 with
no insurance.
On application of the committee APP
pointed to carry out the contract for
the proposed new dam in the Redwood
river the United States fish commits
sion will, in about three weeks, ship a
lot of young bass to plant in the lake.
Willie Gleason, an inmate of the
asylum, has recently disappeared and
no trace of him has yet been found.
Sheriff Schilplin has been asked by
Sheriff Brown, Sherburne county, to
keep lookout for Emil Gergen, IA
years old, the boy who accidentally
shot his mother and then took to the
woods. The people reside at Becker
and it was another case of not know
ing the gun was loaded.
NJ. N. Anderson's farm residence in
Featherstone was totally destroyed by
fire, the origin of which is unknown.
The loss is about $500.
Crookston is to have new hospital,
to be opened by the Benedictine Sis
tiers of Duluth.
Ole Rofstad was drowned while
bathing in the Red river near Hal
stad. A companion, Willie Mactine,
narrowly escaped a like fate.
The large coal docks of the Duluth,
Mesaba & Northern Railway, at Iron
junction, were partially destroyed by
fire.
st. Paul is given nearly 10000 more
people by the special city census than
were recorded in the government cen
sus. The appropriation for taking
the city's census proved insufficient
and the council committe is devising
means to raise the necessary 5000.
Bertanno Louij, an Italian in the
employ of Sylvan Nadeau as a farm
laborer, in Little Canada, fell from a
load of hay while in the field and died
at the st. Paul city hospital.
Peter Jurlizel, Of st. Paul, was
found running through the street
with his bowels protruding from a
cash in his abdomen He claimed he
was cutting watermelon and the
knife slipped.
The city council of Rochester has
decided to install firm alarm sys
TEN, and a two circuit system, will
10 experimental boxes, will be put il
operation at once.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Ready Heat.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Forty-seven
deaths, 131 prostrations and six per-
sons driven insane by heat is the rec
ord of one week of the. hottest wealth.
er Chicago has ever known.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Caused Heavy Loss.

Marinette, Wis, Aug. 1o.-A fire
Der yard of the Polska Industrial COM
pany at Crivitz Thursday afternoon
caused loss of S15O,O00.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Quail Are shy ana slv.

Almost as soon as they are out Of
the shell quail seem to have the power
of making themselves invisible at the
wave OF wand. The ground may be
as bare as a floor, but somehow they
manage to vanish utterly from the
nvo
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Japanese Women Are Frank.

Japanese Women Are Frank.
When women go to buy dress in
Japan they tell the shopkeeper their
age and state whether they are mar
ried or single, because there are spe-
cial designs for married women as
well as for different ages. The Jap
anese women do not take it amiss that
their ages and relationships are dis
closed to strangers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
Postal Receipt. Increase.

Washington, Aug. e.-The gross pos
tai receipts at so of the largest post Of
fees for the month of July aggregate
So, 33s, 6s3, net increase of S253, 1892 over
July, 1899.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
No Executors n Belxium.

Belgium is one Of the few countries
in which the death penalty, though
still part of the criminal code, is never
enforced, in Difference to public opin-
ion.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
M.aic.I Men n BraxiI.

Physicians are well paid in Brazil,
but their Life is hard one, as they
often have to ride. all day to reach q
patient.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16

Great Graft for Policemen.
New York city gamblers are said to
pay $500, 900 year for police pro.
lection.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16
John GOODNOW

consul General of the United States al
,a. Shanghai)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-08-16

dispatches and by the notable infu-
ence he has exerted to hold the south
ern and central viceroys to firm meas
ures for the security of all foreigners
in their provinces
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

and, had he been convicted of the
charge of robbery, would have
been sentenced to Imprisonment
for life. Under the California
statutes person convicted of an
attempt to commit a crime can
not be imprisoned for more than
half the longest term of imprison-
ment prescribed for a successful
preparation of the offense. Judge
Lawler called for the mortality
tables used by the insurance COM
panies, and figured out that the
prisoner was entitled to thirty
eight years of life. By the simple
process of dividing this by two he
reached the conclusion that the
prisoner should spend nineteen
years in prison, and it was so
ordered. The case will be taken
to the supreme court.-Law Notes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
TO BE IMPRISONED "FOR
HALF HIS LIFE"

A queer decision was, on Sep
TENDER 9, delivered by Judge
Lawler at San Francisco, whereby
James Burns was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for "half his life. -
Burns was tried on a charge of
robbery, and the jury convicted
him Of an attempt to commit
The prisoner had sew
eral prior convictions against him,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
TAD AND THE BEAR.

GGGGGGGGG&GGGG&&&G&G&G&&g
houses on either side were standing
about a quarter of mile from the
lake. In this small defile on the
edge Of the lake Tad was to exer-
else his attempt at cunning by
setting trap. Under his uncle's
guidance the trap was set to the
satisfaction Of all concerned and
to the extreme delight of Tad.
That night Tad lay awake coming
over the results Of what he was
going to capture, for a muskrat
was something he had never seen
in the waters of the parks at home,
and many time he worked him
self into the bravery Of getting
out of bed in the dark and CROP
ing about to find his clothes with
the intention of going down to
examine the trap to find out if
anything was caught in it. But
every time the dismal sougbing of
the wind in the trees and the
mewling of the wild cats in the
woods outside, always gave him a
weak feeling and sent him fvinp
back to bed
The gray streaks of dawn had
hardly filled the valley with twi-
light gloom ere Tad overcoming
his trepidation, crept stealthily
down stairs so as not to wake any
one else in the house for fear they
would demonstrate with him. Once
outside he started on run for the
lake and he had reached within
some fifty yards Of the trap when
the great hulking form of big
black bear emerged from behind
some bushes, waving his paws in
a playful mood as if reckoning
for Tad to come and play with
him. This was something decid-
eddy unlocked for, and when Tad
beheld the bear his locomotive
organs became rigid, his tongue
Glove to the roof Of his mouth and
for short space he was complete
ly nonplussed with fear, then a
terrible sense of peril taking pos
session Of him, though the bear
had not advanced toward him, he
whirled around and fairly flew
for the house never uttering a
word for great frights like great
griefs are silent. In his rush to
the house he instinctively took
the precaution that maniac often
displays in his frenzied moods, of
entering the house quietly,
climbed quickly upstairs, and not
considering it safe enough to
jump into bed and cover up his
head like frightened ostrich, he
bundled himself into quilt and
rolled as far under the bed as he
could get. There his aunty found
him when she came up to kiss
him good morning, and when she
had pulled him out and clasped
him to her maternal bosom and
the softening tears had flowed
down his cheeks, he unfolded his
ignominious adventure to her
sympathetic ears. She stroked his
head and soothed his wounded
spirit by endearingly telling him
in the old familiar way, ''to never
mind as he would be man before
his mother yet" ZoLL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
CHAUTAUQUA.

The Pierian Circle held it's
regular meeting on Sunday, Nov.
18th. Pres. Leland occupying the
chair. Six new members were adj
mitted and one member resigned.
The president has on file the
names of enough applicants to
bring our circle up to it's maxi
mum sc. We are pleased at all
times to welcome new members
and are sure that if they are in the
circle for the good it can do them
that they will be benefited.
The meeting was somewhat
marred by the, at times violent,
controversy over the report of a
committee appointed by the chair.
But with one exception the inter-
ests of the circle were put above
personal feelings and like true
Americans we all bowed to the
will of the majority. It was an
unfortunate occurrence, but the air
is now clear so let us forget and
say with our j. Adam Bede, "Let
us love one another"
The Pierian circle is doing a
good work and doing it we'll. Let
us continue to move onward, each
member striving to make the
circle better so far as lies in his
power and if at times everything
does not 60 to suit us individually
let us be loyal to the circle and
work for the ultimate good of all.
Only by so doing can the circle
fulfill the mission for which it was
created. Following is the pro-
gram which was somewhat short
ened owing to the time devoted to
unfinished business:
Chorus. Perian Glee Club
'StOry of a Tack"
Class RepOrt-St. George the Martyr .
Member of Glass
Violin Duet -. Members of Glass and G
Glass RepOrt-MemOry. Member of Glass d
Class RepOrt-Credit ....... Member of Glass
Piano Solo. ..... Member of Glass G
sill TravatOre''
Mock congress was omitted ow-
ing to our time having nearly ex-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

pired. All members will be mott
fed as to what subject in the form
Of a bill or resolution will come up
for debate at the next session.
After a review of the program by
the critic the circle adjourned.
G.. w. L., Secretary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

We are still unable to find out
when the Board of Pardons will
hold their next adjourned meet
ing As there were quite num-
Der of applications taken under
consideration it is expected that
they will hold another session
before their next regular meeting
in January.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
Written for The Prison Mirror,

Written for The Prison Mirror
Tad was a little lad of eight
years whose father was one of the
great majority of the lower middle
class in one Of our great cities and
had spent his whole life amidst
the whir and buzz and the thou
sand excitements of the city's
busy round of commercial strife.
So that when Tad's uncle came on
a visit from Ills secluded home
stead in the upper part Of Ontario,
to see the many sights a great
city afford, the wonderful tales he
told about the wild denizens in
habiting the primeval forests sur
rounding his home in Canada,
fired Tad's brain with longing
desire to visit his uncle's home
and see for himself the catamounts,
bears, wolves and the hundred
other savage beasts in their native
wilds.
For although he was born and
reared in the city Tad was wise in
his own childish way and had
paid many happy excursions to
the neighboring geological parks
and woolly wild shows and circus
es that were fixtures of the city.
He necessarily plagued his father
and mother with teasing impor-
tunities to allow him to accom-
pany his uncle on his return, for
a short visit until they consented
to let him go and then his rapture
knew no bounds but changed his
pleadings into impetuous impa-
thence for the time to arrive for
his uncle's return.
The time dragged on leaden
wings for him, but now at last we
find him on his uncle's little clear
ing out in the wilds, many miles
from civilization and even neigh
bors except one family that occu-
pied log cabin on the opposite
cress Of a hill across a valley
about a third of mile in width.
AS was natural for city boy who
had never received black eye in
scrimmage with his playmates to
underrate his powers of self su-
premacy, on the road he had
amused his uncle with tales of his
conquering victories in the city,
and foretold in glee the achieve
ments he was going to perform in
bagging some of the wild ramblers
of the jungles whittier he was
speeding and take their pelts back
to exhibit for his parents pardon
ably proud admiration. His un-
Gle told him he would have to go
slow at first, and his first lesson in
the craft of game taking was the
setting of a small muskrat trap.
The land embraced in his un-
cle's clearing and that of their
neighbours was small valley some
half mile wide at it's upper end
and extending in a gentle slope
for several miles down to little
rock-bound lake and gradually
narrowing until when it reached
the lake it was only about three
hundred yards or so across with
rocky bluff on each side, forming
only small gulley. The farm
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

One of the choir members, who
is n star solo singer, was up to see
the doctor last Monday to have a
tooth pulled. The roar he let out
of him when the double-jointed
tooth began to give, was intense
and unmusical
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The Board of Managers held
their regular monthly meeting at
the prison today. On account of
going to press at 8 o'clock sharp
in the morning we are unable to
give the number of paroles grant
ed but shall do so next week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

''Sinbad," the florist, visited our
sanctum last Friday and presented
us with beautiful yellow chrys-
anthemum. The donor has the
thanks of the whole Office force
for his kindness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

One of the boys in the carpen-
ter shop had the sad misfortune
to lose the front joints of three of
his fingers one day last week.
Under the skillful care of our doc
tor, both the fingers and machine
are doing we'll.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Mabel Bordwell, daughter of
Guard Lester Bordwell died at
Denver, Colo, last Tuesday of
consumption. Mr.. Bordwell has
the sympathy of officers, guards
and inmates in his sad bereave-
ment.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A couple of expert sourkrout
makers are now employed in max
ing a generous supply Of that
delicious article for future use.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

"Globe Mixture is the name of
the new brand of smoking tobacco
issued last Sunday. It has the
color of "Old Sledge' smoking,
but does not burn out so quickly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

M. j. Moore, who has been con-
fined in the hospital because of un-
mistakable evidence of insanity,
has been adjudged insane and was
taken to the asylum last Saturday
by DR.. Chance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

instructress, has prepared mag
nificent program for the occasion.
Under her able management the
choir has attained a degree of ex-
cellence that surpasses all previous
records.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

In New York they are using
cracked ice to bring the defeated
candidates to.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Faithfulness to promises made,
is what ennobles character in self
and wins the implicit confidence
of others.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

As has been customary in the
past the prison shut down Tues
day on account of election. The
prisoners remained locked up in
their cells.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Everybody should attend chapel
next Sunday to listen to the song
service. Mrs. Colligan, the choir