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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23

There's hearse in the yard with coffin inside,
And funeral where mourners are few.
For convict is going to make his last ride.
To the field of the Potter in full view.
Rattle his bones
Over the stones,
He's only convict whom nobody owns.
He was old and infrm near his eighteth year,
And the span of lifes pilgrimage near run.
And to finish the span. how the law sends him
here
Where all justce-and not mercy-is DONE
Rattle his bones
Over the stones.
He's only convict whom nobody owns
We know not his crime or what his life hereto
fore,
Nor the full measure of justice deserved
But we know that he has passed beyond sin any
more.
dust to dust"-is law, all men must observe
Rattle his bones
Over the stones.
He's only convict whom nobody owns.
His death came without friend or relation to
cheer
The last few hours of his sorrow and gloom,
And his life though unhonored unmourned by
tear.
Has at last found peace and rest in the tomb
Rattle his bones
Over the stones
He's only convict whom nobody owns
But what of the dear Kindred who claimed not
their own,
And neglected the last rites to their dead:
Will they pass from the EARTH reapng what they
have sOwn,
Shall hot tears at their funerals be shed?
No! Rattle their bones
Over the stones,
They're not worth the trouble of any ones groans.
y. Father when darkness gathers over us all
Whether free, or prisoner unknown.
We pray in Thy mercy Thou1t hear our last call,
And save each of us from reaping as sown.
Rattle his bones
Over the stones
He's only convict whom nobody owns
He is dead-nO more wasting by age. or by strife
The grave hides his sins and errors of life,
Lord take his poor DUST forever silent and still.
And mould it to suit Thy infinite will
Bear soft his bones
Over the stones.
Tho convict he's one whom his maker vet owns.
J.A.O.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23

During the storming of San Juan
hill" said Gov. Roosevelt, while re-
marking on the extreme heat, as he
journeyed through Kansas, 81 was re-
quested by one of my men to betake
myself to the very hottest region, but
when it comes a hot day 1 always con-
gratulate myself that didn't go.
There was a young fellow from Ari-
zona, Busby by name, who was shot
straight across the top of the head. 1
happened to overtake him, and saw the
way the blood was streaming down his
face that he was in no condition to
stay in the front. Riding up by his
side l tapped him on the arm and said,
You go to the rear
"Well, I'll never forget the face that
fellow turned toward me. 1t was one
mass of blood, and this added horrible
fierceness to the look he gave me.
"'You go to HE'LL he said, as he
struck out on run up the hill.
81 couldn't forget such a fellow, and
got him commission in the regular
army. He's now in the Philippines."-
Alton Empire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
Vol. XIV.-No. 5.
A JUST VENGEANCE.
Written for The Prison Mirror.

Written for The Prison Mirror.
[ never met man as good-natured
kind and pleasant as my old friend
James Lawrence. We had been friends
for years, but shortly before the time
when my story begins Jim had mar
ried, and while this did not mar our
friendship did not see quite as much
of him as before.
His wife was fit companion for a
noble, kind and generous fellow like
Jim, and their many friends felt as
sured that a long life of happiness lay
before them, but fate had decreed
otherwise.
One night, ah, will 1 never forget!
Jim stumbled rather than walked into
my rooms. His face was ashen, his
eyes blazed. "My God, Jim! what's
the matter?" I.said, as he sank into a
chair and covered his face with his
hands.
"Alice has run away with Harry
Maxwell" he groaned.
"My God man you're crazy!" said.
"Impossible,-ran away with that cad ?
You must be dreaming" For answer
he handed me a crumpled note. l
smoothed it out and read these in
coherent words:
"'I gave you all my love and you
have in return been false. 1 cannot
bear to stay now
"But don't understand this, Jim," [
said. "How the devil did she get that
notion in her head?" 1 knew that a
truer or better husband than Jim did
not exist and that is good deal for
one man to say of another.
BY this time Jim had regained his
cOmpOsure somewhat and told me as
much as he knew. 81 don't blame
Alice" he said; eff she had fault it
was being jealous of me, not foolishly,
but we were very much attached to
each other and she was one that must
have all her husbands love and before
God she had all mine. A week ago I
was called out of the city to see about
an old estate of my uncle's which he
had willed me and just returned home.
/ had heard nothing ill from Alice and
was expecting her to meet me at the
train as is her custom. When I got to
the house the servant said she had left
home two days before, saying that l
loc
Maxwell. I found the note in her
room and that is all I know. I believe
he has by some scheme made her be-
lieve me faithless, but am entirely liz
the dark"
"What are you going to do" 1 said
somewhat blankly.
:That is what [ came to see you
about" be replied, 81 wish you to look
after few matters for me. l am go
ing to find Harry Maxwell" He said
these six words slowly and distinctly
through his teeth. [ didn't know my
old friend. The blow had changed his
nature from gentle to the opposite in
the twinkling of an eye.
"Certainly, Jim," 1 replied, "but
where are you going to hunt for him ?"
81 think they have gone to Europe,
but 1 can easily find out, so good-by
old man. If never show up my law
yers will attend to everything. I will
see them before leave"
took his hand. Tears stood in my
eyes and 1 was not ashamed of them
as they rolled down my cheeks.
"Good-by Jim," 1 said; that was all.
1t was not time for words. He
turned and left me and as turned to
my chair and pipe 1 said to myself
"God help Harry Maxwell if they ever
meet"
The years rolled by and not a word
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
H. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST %. 1900

l bent forward and took his hand,
81 can't blame you, Jim," 1 said, "I
should have done likewise"
Ten days later l bid him good-by. 1
never saw him again. He lies buried
on the shore of one of the beautiful
lakes in Switzerland beside his wife.
KISMIT,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
TERMS. Shopper year, in advance
Six Months so cents,

thoughts and writings of the best au-
thors becomes our solace in the long
ing for human companionship, and our
restricted intercourse with each other
here. The Chautauqua circle is a grand
conception, and far reaching in it's
results and benefits to us. It is but
little to wonder that departing men,
bers as unit declare on leaving here
that they have been benefited by their
membership in this circle, nor can the
influence for good be measured to the
man who goes out to again try his
hand in the affairs of life, or the COM
fort ne may take in the memory of our
meetings while he tries to gain place
once more in cold, selfish world.
Then this cleaning from our studies,
this mutual interchange of thought. is
not useless baggage nor rubbish.
There is another thought comes in
here and that is that the desire for
learning formed here will stimulate us
to still further efforts and studies out
side, and [ venture the assertion that
most of us will 60 on to a higher state
of education and culture. I am certain
that my classmate, Mr.. Murphy, will
never rest satisfied until he learns
whether the crow lays eggs or not. No
he will yet have that certain knowl-
edge if he has to go and camp with
them for year, and just think what
pleasure it will be to him to contribute
to science a fact that all the books in
our library could not give him, nor the
author of that work on ornithologv
did not know, at least did not tell. L
say what comfort and satisfaction
that will be to him and what a joy to
us, his fellow members, when he gives
that fact to this branch of the scien-
tific world, that we can say Murphy
the scientist was once member of our
circle.
But seriously, l sincerely believe that
none of us will stop to rest or let the
dust gather in our mental warehouse
when again we mingle with the world.
[ closing this rambling paper, let me
say, that there is a further comfort
and consolation in the thought that a
mental warehouse we'll stocked with a
clean, bright array of knowledge is far
more attractive to our fellow man than
the one where but one kind is kept,
though the stock is large. In other
words the man who has simply spent
his life work in one line of study, is
not as companionable nor eagerly
sought after as he who has filled his
mind with variety of useful knowl-
edge, for in nine cases out of ten the
man who is learned or proficient in one
thing alone is crank, while he who
has profusion of good things can
always adjust himself to the wants and
needs of society, with that sympathy
and clear understanding which it will
always demand of its favorites. Let
us make our mental warehouse de-
partment store, with each department
stocked with the very brightest and
best that can be obtained. J. A. o.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Only A Convict.
"a ParOdy.)

Ihe touoC.ng lines acere suggested on readin!
OF the death of j. Freymdrh, age 10, ar1,O died q
the prison recently:
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
The I.irds' Morning Toilet.

There is no prettier spot in Greater
New York Oh Il summer morning than
the center of Union Square ark. where
the fountain plays and pond lilies float
In the cool waters. The little circular
lake is bordercd with bed of brightly
blooming flowers and the waters sur
face Is nearly covered with pink and
white lilies and their smooth, round
leaves. But this Is not all. On almost
every one of those green leaves Is
perched sparrow.
The birds fly down from the trees,
allght on their fairy boats, tilt their
little heads daintily and lean over and
take IL drink. Then they consider
whether they want Il plunge or simply
n sprinkle. II the former. into the
water they go. Hopping vigorously in
their gigantic bathtub. II they feel
they do not need an all-over bath. they
find lily pod which sinks just below
the waters surface and perform their
ablutlons there. Then. shaking ths
bright drops from their dainty little
shirtwalsts. they fly to the grass which
is warmed by the morning sun, and
here tlntter and lounge about untll dry
aud ready for breakfast.
II Is pretty sight right In the hot.
.obbies. .oned. sterlf tms q ~. and well
worth going few blocks out OF one :
way to see New Y'tk Mall aud l..
PRESS.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
The Crusade In Brief.

At Bayonne, n. j., twenty saloons were
refused renewal of license and closed
The Church Temperance Society of the
Protestant Episcopal Church is operating
hfteen ice-water fountains.
The trend in the direction OF temper
ence Is SO marked in the South that the
daily newspapers are beginning to take
notice of IL and discuss it editorially.
Dr.nklng on the police force is not to
be allowed in San Francisco ii. X. Smith
was fined 500 for being drunk ON July 4.
and barely escaped dismissal from the
force.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Drink Habit Among Women.

Some surprising statements were made
at the late State Convention of the Con-
necticut Catholic Total Abstinence Union
by the Rev. Walter Stanley, the Presi-
dent OF the organization. in his annual
address to the assembled guests of the
State societies. The priest talked on the
projects of temperance in the State. and
said that he regretted to say that while
habitual intemperance among men was
decreasing alcoholism among women was
becoming more common. He said in part:
Considerable comment has been made
lately concerning the drink habit among
society women and the danger of this
growing custom among the women. Ac-
cording to competent authority, drinking
is decreasing among men, but increasing
among women, and among women of the
weathier classes. 1t is to be regretted
that women who are leaders in society
initiate the drinking customs of English
society, and that the old American ideas
of respectablity in this matter are fast
disappearing. 1t is to be hoped that
Catholic women will not be brought to
adopt this dangerous drink fashion"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
NIince Pies Under n Ban.

the Hartford Branch of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. has made
the discovery that the required fee of
fifty cents is not the stumbling block that
bars the way cf new recruits to that organ
ization, but homely and provincial cider.
On account of this subtle and dangerous
beverage. the society has relegated mince
pies to the black list, and the New Eng
land housewife who considers cider the es-
sential element to the success of her pies
refuses on this account to join the ranks
of the white rihhoners. Such was the re-
port made at recent meeting in Hartford
by those who have been striving to in
crease the membership.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Salvation For the slave of Drink.

What is the price of freedom for the
slave of drink? Self-denial! Is this hard?
Oh, husband! Oh, brother take in hand
that glass of liquor, ho,d it before your
eyes and see therein the tears of a loving
wife. dear children, and blasphemies, woes
and miseries of which it has been the
cause; then tell me how you can deal it out
to Others, or take it yourself. Oh, think
OF the souls damned through the means
of it. who will rise up on Judgment day
against the drunkard and the vender of
drink. and then with all the horror of
which your soul is capable dash away ,he
fatal cup forever from Your lips.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
A Town without saloons.

The Great Northern Railroad has won
its fight to prevent the incorporation of
the town of Hillyard, near Spokane. The
contest was rather pecr lar in scme par
ticulars. Hlllyard is a town established
and owned by the company In order to
secure entry for the saloons an attempt TO
incorporate the town was made, but has
failed and the railroad will continue to
run the town without saloons.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

Caanibalism 10 Oh tue decline In the
New Iiebrides.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21
SITUATION IN LADYSMITH.
Nothing Much to Eat Except Horse and
Mule Flesh.

Nothing Much to Eat Except morse anu
Mule Flesh.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at Ladysmith, from which place
he escaped February 10, and arrived
at Durham, February IA, sends the
following, written before be left Lady
smith:
"Since the furious cannonade in the
early part of the week, quietness has
reigned. The hills on which the rellel
columns lyddite shells were bursting
in hundreds few days previously are
now only occupied by grazing cattle.
Further away, on the north side OF
Spion Kop, the Beer laagers can be
seen evidently bigger than before,
showing that they have no idea al
present of retiring from their position.
"Much disappointment is felt at the
non appearance Of General Butler, as
from the severity of the fire, every
heart was glowing with hope and ex.
citement at the prospect of immediate
relief, not that we are at all in the blues,
for everyone capable of shouldering u
rifle is confident in our ability to hold
the town against any force the Beers
are capable of putting in the field.
Still the continued diet of horse
and mule flesh is getting somewhat
monotonous, although the health OF
the camp, taking everything into con-
sideration, is better than could be ex-
pected. Enteric fever and dysentery
have abated.
The camp fever is not virulent; but
is slightly increased. The scarcity OF
vegetables is very trying to the troops,
and they are luxuries beyond the
means of the majority. Eggs are 81
shillings dozen, a small fowl is 1Ss
Cd, pumpkins, II shillings each, tin
of jam is II shillings 6 pence, tin OF
milk Is Cd, box of sardines 3S, tobacco
9Os a pound. A case Of whisky was
raffled for 9145.
1.-THE Beers are smuggling tobacco
into camp through natives. A local
factory is turning out excellent horse
sausages and another is making nour-
ishing soup, which is much appreciated
by the troops, who certainly have in
creased in strength since these were
served out"
The escape of the Associated Press
correspondent was most adventurous
and arduous. Leaving Ladysmith the
evening of February 10, guided by a
native, he soon encountered Boer
patrol who fired upon him. Escaping
the patrol, he crawled miles of the
toughest and stoniest paths, hiding in
native huts and kraals during the day
and proceeding at night. Once a Boer
patrol came to the door Of the hut
where he was hiding under blankets.
He swan the Tugela river and reach
ed Chievely the morning of February
l3, where he took the train for Durham.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21
farm1 aud firesiae.
WE ARE FOND OF EGGS.

An English statistician has estimated
that the use of eggs in the United
Kingdom amounts to about AZ eggs
per year for each head of population.
But, according to available American
statistics, this would be altogetheg too
low an estimate for the consumption
in this country. When one begins to
figure on probable egg production in
the United States, startling figures are
encountered. Considering that pop
ulation of about 100000 people is
served with eggs from the receipts
at New York city, the consumption
in this vicinity would seem to be
about $50 eggs per year for each
person. Probably this is a greater
average consumption than would be
found to prevail in the whole coun'
try; but it would be reasonable to
estimate an average of $50 eggs for
each person in the United States
about three eggs per week each. This
would necessitate production of say
10000, 100000 eggs, about 10000, 900
cases, averaging 400 eggs each. When
it is considered that the receipts in
New York city alone are about one
tenth of this amount, while the popu.
la,ion using the New York receipts is
little more than one-twentieth of the
whole, it would seem certain that the
above estimate is below, rather than
above, the fact. If all these eggs were
placed in a row lengthwise, they
would form solid chain of eggs near
ly 100000 miles long-long enough to
encircle the earth more than II times,
or to reach 100000 miles beyond the
moon. If they were packed in cases
of the average size, and these were
piled on top of each other in the usu-
al way, they would make tower Of
egg cases over 5000 miles high, or they
would stretch 10000 miles if the cases
were placed end to end. If the hens
of the country average 105 eggs per
year each, this rate of production
would indicate population of 10, ,OOO,-
900 hens, not to speak of roosters and
non-layiug chickens. At an average
price of IL cents per dozen, the egg
crop at this rate Of calculation would
represent value of $l05 100000 per
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21
Alistellaneons 8eading.
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER-The Lantern, February
16: At meeting of the directors OF
the Wylie mills, Wednesday evening,
it was determined to build a $780, 900
mill, instead of 100000, 10000 spin
die capacity. 1t has not been deter.
mined yet whether machinery to the
full capacity will be put in at first or
not. At least 5000 spindles will be
put in, then later, or maybe at once,
looms will be installed to consume the
product. ..''.''' Mrs. Jane Douglas, wild
ow of the late A. B. Douglas, of Black
stock, died last Tuesday morning, at
the age of 50 years. The remains were
buried at Concord Presbyterian church,
of which she had been member 40
years. She left four sons, Messrs.
Clarence A., James E., and VIM. B
Douglas, of Blackstock, and DR.. r. l..
Douglas, of Rodman. Mrs. Douglas
was sister of Messrs. ]. S. Douglas,
of Albion, Fairfield county, and A. S.
Douglas, of Winnsboro. .'''''''''Mr. JOS
eph Ehrlich, died at bis home on Cen
ire street, between IL and 2 o'clock
Tuesday night. Death was not expec-
ted so soon. Mrs. Ehrlich gave him
medicine at II and was to give it again
ut 2; but when she returned he was
dead. He was left alone at his own
request, as he was very nervous and
wished the utmost quiet. We believe
Bright's disease was the principal
trouble, though he had other maladies
that caused him much suffering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21

THIS COUNTERsIGN FILLED THE
BILL.-"War with raw recruits in the
beginning is likely to lead to many
amusing experiences, said the old
army officer who saw service in Cuba.
"Now, you couldn't ask for better SOL
diers than we had in Cuba but large
number of them were new to the busi-
ness, and had much 10 learn, and,
much to their credit, it can be said that
they soon learned it.
81 had occasion to leave our lines
one night soon after we arrived IN
Cuba, and upon my return it suddenly
struck me that l had forgotten the
countersign. l puzzled over it for
sometime; but for the life of me |
couldn't recall the word that had been
given out. While 1 was thinking it
over l heard the command:
"'Halt! Who comes there?'
Friend l answered, thinking that
the countersign would come to me in
a moment.
"Advance, friend, and give the
countersign,' said the sentry.
"As the countersign had slipped
from me completely, walked up to
him and said, sharply:
"'Call the corporal of the guard p
"'Gosh,' answered the sentry, Il
knew it was something like that; but
I'm derned if hadn't forgotten it !!
Mosey onn
II moseyed on. But l took the
trouble to look up the corporal of the
guard and have him give the sentry
further instructions regarding the
duties of a sentry."-Detroit Free
Press
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21

diers mostly bit by the Boer rifle fire ?
The answer TO this question is sup
piled by surgical writer at the front
in the following analysis of the wounds
of "a officers and 2S5 non commission
ed officers and men at the battle Of the
Tugela on December Is:
Head, 19; face, I; neck, 3; back
and spine, 20; upper extremity, 76;
lower extremity, 11S; other wounds,
6. The wounds in the lower extremity
thus greatly predominated.
Only eight out of the 800 were re-
turned as shell wounds, tt 9 rest being,
without exception, caused by Mauser
bullets. These bullet wounds are de-
scrbed as "humane in the extreme"
and "hemorrhage was conspicuous ny
its absence ."-London Daily Mail.