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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

Ja>prr-'I have hit on a new. s,N;,
Of PROPOSAL. and am in doubt what t,
do - -. ..Ir.,''
:Iumpuppt-"What is your. troub,r:"
jaSptl-"l can't decide whether t,
Writr Il short story around it or try t,
capture an hrire<s with it"-Town Top
les
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
GEORGES LATEST VICTORY. .
Telegraph the tidings
49,. From Frisco to New York:
Dewey is expecting
"A 1.itit fHn,,, 4h1 - <4.1.,

hnllS: gee: -" IL
No wonder Dewey wanted
Our President to DC:
John Hay in st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

Daddy Sktctct of the biu,tihottlr fly.
Ae>''l sec him. buzzeA the blucbot-
tie.
well. that : the man I'm Just aching
TO; get even W1th' He hit me IL NASTY
sWipt: yesterday when j. was playiny
shoot th,-chuteS on his high forrhrad
He ought t. know that: thrrc isn't ;nv
harm III a male moS:ulito.' ;
"Of course there isn't br1zzed the
6lue6ottle: "But what arc you going to
III, n: 4going TO keep an eye on. him until
here 'on the lake shore with Il lot of camp-
ers. and she's picked up seven different
kinds CT malaria. Just wait until SHE
bites the Old brute once!''AClcvrland
aIamma:' Sv6 2'% hcf s4?* . SfS}
"Who next:" :Baby:': /: Father tT"
co}he ,in:" ''Aboht > III ;hc morn1ing -
"Charey. deaf said ;":' vouu ~! Yirx r 70,
kins,: II WISH you wouldn't rtad alor',1
from the newspapers amy norefrin that
unexpected way"
:'"Why nc1:" ".'' :: :'' '"t
1T. makes me jump. .Whenever you
mention the smash up in China | can't
be sure for several minutes whether YOU
| are talking :tbont the Empress Dbwacei.
Or our, cook. Washington Star: :, -. :,
'rYou should be the oak.'' said the IDEAL
iS;tlc young woman. :.while your wife
should be the clinging ivy.''
"Yes:' answered Mr.. Meekt0n, shat is
Just what has happened. Henri tla has
| assumed the role of ivy and grown with
| such luXuriance that great MANY peo-
pie scarcely suspect there IS any oak
| present. Arlington Star
Shell read that book going over last
year. but l remember almost nothing
about it,
He-"Well. one retains so little on
! steamers Bazur.
The National tribune., 1900-04-05

their badges that we We're still with the
Second Corps. By the time they had all
gone through our line the enemy com
menccd heavy enfilading fire on our line
from the left, making our position untcnable;
so we about-faced and soon reached the
Brock road, where We found good line of
breastworks occupied by the Second Corps.
We crossed the road and stacked arms
in the woods in the rear, remaining there
minutes after the fighting commenced We
saw staff officer come to our Colonel, and
we were soon taken to the left about 500
yards on the double-quick. We found the
enemy in possession of the front line of
works, but our brigade soon drove all that
were able to go back into the woods again.
| claim that our fraction of brigade,
after the Iron Brigade and partof ours had
The National tribune., 1900-04-05

| After becoming thoroughly Disguised
with soldering as cxemplitied by our Scho
! field Barre cks experience, We were made
happy one morning by the announcement
that all recruits for the LIST Wis. Cav. should
fall in for transportation to the regiment
and we We're soon on board steamer and
bound down the river.
Our experience at st. Louis had given
the squad arrangement of the digestive
organ1. and each had a bad illness. Tuck
and | We're considerably weakened. but
soon got better. Tuck did not improve rs
we thought he should, and Byron, Jim and
! began to worry about him.
The 1st Wis. Cav la been operating
in southeast Missouri. with headquarters
nj Cape Girardeau. Col. Daniels thought
he was not getting Il show for his abilities.
and took upon himself the responsibility of
making a raid into Arkansas. He left
about go men, under command of Lieut.
s. V. Shipman, at Cape Girardcau. 50 at
Bloomfield. under command of Cap. John
Hvde. and u few men TO guard the stores at
West Prairie.
HIS AMBITION NOT APPRECIATED.
The regiment left West Prairie July 9,
The National tribune., 1900-04-05
. DqpSENIlAI>E|| AI>E|| j
=lII SQUAD 0JLA /
By j. M. WATERMAN, Adjutant.
copyrlgnt 1900 by the rnssers of TIE xAroxAn rnnrxs

In the Fall of 80 four young men, Just
turned their majority, left their homes in
Rosendalc. Wis. went TO Fond du Lac.
and enlisted. Three of this quartet were
school teachers, one of them working at
his trade as a carpenter during the Sum
mer and teaching Winters, and the other a
farmer boy.
In this narrative this squad will be known
as Byron, Jim. Tuck and Mat. We did
not put down the rebellion alone. but each
did his best as circumstances offered, and
in his humble way tried TO do his duty as Il
true soldier.
As this is true story, names and all,
our readers need not expect hair breadth
escapes and blood-and-thunder situations.
but everyday occurrences in the life of the
average soldier in the ranks, having the
good of his country always uppcrmost.
To avoid confusion and complications
further on, and make my language more
explicit and better understood, | have
deemed ii best 10 say right here that the
writer answered 10 the name of Mat
We successfully passed through the
ordeal of medical examination and or
enlistment papers We're dated Aug. 2S.
1852. After the preliminaries We're all
The National tribune., 1900-04-05

left us in the morning, repulsed the enemy,
held our position in the front until relieve 3
III the afternoon. and, as believe, wound
ing Gen. Longstreet, Notwithstanding the
enemy's claim to the contrary, just when
our army was in position that that able
General could do us most harm, and in til 9
evening driving the enemy from breast
works from which they had driven a bri-
gade of the Second Corps, saving the cor ps
from defeat and perhaps the army.
fraction of brigade of not 300 men for one
day. We held our position in the breast
works until after dark, then marched
several miles to the right, whore We found
the balance of our brigade and learned that
the brave Gen. Wadsworth, our division
commander, had been killed that after
noon.-GEO. GoSHoRN, Co. /, 149th Pa
McNeal, Pa.
The National tribune., 1900-04-05
THE NATIONAL TR1BUHB WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY APRIL s. 1900

asleep and all were drowsy. 1tso happened
there was snake, of the blue racer va
ricty. abroad in the land, and our tent was
directly in the line Of march his sna keShip
had chosen. Soon all We're startled by a
Wild scream from one of the slcepers, and
snake seemed TO be all over us. and snake
and Il men were all mixed up together.
Which was scared the worst would be a
hard problem 70 solve. but the snake got
out into the open and Il grand chase cil-
sued. participated i'll by nearly the entire
| command, which lasted over an hour be
fore the snake was caught and killed.
Thus ended orr first victory over TINS
emblem of secession. and we We're not hall
| as sleepy rs we were before the chase.
Byron, Jim and made frequent visits
| 10 the hospital. Just us frequent as we We're
allowed from drill, to see and try to cheer
up Tuck. but we saw there was no glory
ahead for him save that of the eternal. and
always took sad hearts back with us to the
daily trCadmll OF the battle-ground.
Along toward the last of September
enough horses We're procured to give us Il
mount. and orders were received to go by
boat 10 Cape Girardcau and join the rest oil
the regiment.
THE LOSS OF \ FRIEND.
Here our squad experienced its first real
grief. for Tuck was unable to go with us
and had 10 IL .t..i, y .th others, at the hos
pital. We never saw him again, for he
died among strangers, far from nome and
friends. soon after we left.
This brave, true-hearted farmer boy, in
whose breast swcllcd up the strong. endur--
ing fires of patriotism, famed by pure and
lofty aspirations and ambitions, was cut
down like grass before the mowers scythe
in little more than IL month after his en-
listmrnt, and his bright young life placed
rs Il Sacritic, on the altar o. his country S
liberty ere lie h;l! IL chanc" to strike even
ore blow for tGe Union. What more can a
man give his; country than his life? uck
gave his just as truly rs he whois struck
The National tribune., 1900-04-05
Addresses Wanted.

9TH MIMI. p. Lcitncr, Westside
st: Paul, Mimi, Secretary of the
9th Mimi. Reg. ASSN, is preparing a COM
plete roster of his Association, and if any
comrade who served with that regiment has
not already sent his name and address to
Comrade Leitner he should do so at once.
The National tribune., 1900-04-05
Five States in Five Hours,

The Royal Limited" beautiful, swift
II. r. Station. New jersey Avenue and G.
Street daily, 3 =. NJ, arriving New York
p: NJ. Exquisite dining and cafe car
service,
The National tribune., 1900-04-05
Travel n luxury.

The "Royai Limited finest day train in
the world. leaving Washington b. & o.
Station, New Jersey Avenue Il G Street,
daily, 3 p. NJ, arrives New York s p. NJ.
Splendid dining and cafe car service.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
Written for The Prison Mirror.
WILLIE'S OPINION OF A
JOKE.

A joke is thing what makes
yer shake and SILVER and hold yer
sides ter keep from latin, cause
if yer get caught yer'l git licked.
It's always best ter keep outer
sight till yer joke is forgot about.
[ wunce played a joke on dad.
I stuck a pin in the seat of his
chair but 1 guess he must have
seen me cause he layed me over
his knee and told me to keep still
while he showed me a new joke;
but [ didn't see nuthin' but stars
and things and [ couldn't set
down for two days.
Dad says jokes are all right in
their way; I dunno whether he
means his'n or mine, think mine
was the best, but I didn't tell dad
so. YORKTOWN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
him in your pasht or future?' SEE

thin in your pasht or future?' SEE
she.
"Well. Dan, OF tells her me
troubles an she thin takes up
mirror an blows her BIRTH on it
an SEE she: Mr.. O'Rurick, OF sees
a dude man with a small buckskin
pouch
"' Be hivens? seq OF, that's him.
"'Holdp sez she, 'oi see him
agin in Chicago. He is crossing
the rivor to the west soide. Ha!
SEE she, he is gone, OF can't cross
that rivor.'
"Well, Madmozel, OF don't
blame ye,' seq OF, but go an tell
me the future an DILL pay We fair.
"Well, Dan, she Its a bit of a
brass lamp an thing that looked
loike reflector an tould me to
blow me BIRTH on it. Well OF
knew me BIRTH was all roight, Dan,
but OF had me doubts about Casey's
whisky, SO OF blew gintly. Well
she passed the reflector over the
lamp, an lookin' at it, she SEE:
"Jan, yer foine man with
grand oider's, an great ambitions
"'True fer ye, Madmozel. Oil
git on the polace fource, or die fer
it, seq OF.
"'You will be wealthy before
We de- sez she, lave me look at
yer hand. Yes, there's the marks
on yer wrist sez she.
"'More power to ye,' sez OF.
"' Oh see a large an promisin'
family around We sittin' on yer
knees an maxim yer ould age
happy sez she.
"'Hould, Madmozel,' SEE OF, we
are off there, as Dim not married.
"'Ah! but ye will be- sez she,
don't OF see her there forninst me.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
Written for The Prison Mirror.
O'RURICK AND THE
CLAIRVOYANT.

"Musha Dan, there's more wund-
ers on top af the arth thin paple
liver drames af."
Cara, Jan, yez have been actin
quare this lasht few days. Sur,
what's ailin' yez, anyhow"
"Well, Dan, olive been hearin' a
good bit about these fortune tillers,
sicond soight seers, an faith OF
thought old just go an see wan,
an koind a git hint about few
things that's been kapin' me awake
noights.
aye see, Dan, OF bought some
stock in a gould moine from an
agent who showed me some foine
Nuggets, an tould me his boy
picked EN- up wan day while
playin' about the place. An faith
since OF bought the shares OF
haven't yet located the gould
moline, an begorra, OF concluded
to go an see Madmozel Brandon
ski an foind if OF been tron down
for me two hundred an fifty bucks
or not. So dreshed in me best OF
called on the madam
"'Foin day, Mr.. O'Rurick,' seq
she aisy loike, pintin' to sofay
an takin' a safe hersilf forninst
me. An phat may OF have the
plasure of doing for YEP SEE she.
"'Arra madmozel,' SEE OF, how in
the wurld' doaye know me name?'
"'OL,' sezshe, that's me soyance,
do ye wish to consult about any
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

".Be jabers, if We do ye see
more thin OF do
"'Ahp sez she yer fate is fixed,
but it will cost ye another dollar
to see her.
"Wel, Dan, OF was that excited
OF would have given foive, so OF
SCI, let her go me daisy So she
tells me to cast me Dyes on a large
mirror an wait. An faith, as
true as Dim tillin' it, Dan, as swate
a Calleen as one would mate in a
days journey stood forninst me in
the glass. AS OF rose from the
sofay to spake to the swate crature
she vanished, an Madmozel sez it
was only the spirit. Well, OF was
IMPRESSED, an SEE OF, AN will OF
marry that swate crature?'
"' Sure SEE Madmozel.
"'How do OF know it's the truth
We are tillin' me?' SEE OF. Are We
a sivinth daughter of sivinth
son?
"'No,' SEE she, but OF was bourn
with a caul.'
"'Well,' seq OF. how much do OF
owe YEP
"Two dollars for the past SEE
she, AN two for the future an
one for SEEM yer future wolfe is
foive,' SEE she.
"'Faith, Madmozel,' sez OF, If
We amt sivinth daughter of a
sivinth son, ye have been bourn
with gall all roight, an ye have
it yet
"But OF paid the foive, an Dan,
oi'm lookin' for that Calleen OF
seen in the glass. But Dim after
thinkin' she must have crossed the
Chicago River with the dark man
who has me gould mine in his
pocket" JAN O'RURICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
FIRST LESSONS IN CRIME.
$4,000
Written for The Prison Mirror.

Written for The Prison Mirror.
At just what age child begins
to compare things and to deduct
conclusions from comparisons, is a
much mooted question; but it is
perfectly safe to assume that this
period antidates that period in
which a child is capable of know
ing by experience why certain
things should or should not be
done.
Between these two periods lies
the time when the future man or
woman receives the indellible i'm
pressions which society stamps
upon the clean white pages of
childhood's mentality, and these
impressions will be found, after
long years, to be the ones which
have served as basis or founda-
ton upon which the individual
has builded the Individual charac-
ter for which society assumes that
it has no responsibility, although
it is always ready to claim lions
share of the benefits which may
arise from individual successes, it
never admits it's factorship or liza
bility in individual failures.
This one-sided jag handle posi-
ton of society is one of it's most
glaring criminal traits. When the
individual turns out Washington,
he is "Our George" But when
he turns out worse than nothing,
society holds up both hands and
hollers for protection.
Protection from what? Protec-
ton from the effects Of it's own
crimes which it committed when
stamping the impressions which
produced the individual wreck
which it claims is dangerous to
society. And what kind of pro-
lection does society ask? Simply
that the law shall take this mon
strosity which society has pro-
duced and hold it within pre-
scribed limits where it cannot
harm society.
If this were the only protection
which society asked, there would
be apparently some reason in its
demands; but society demands the
sacrifice of all individual. rights in
order to benefit itself, and in this
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

even goes as far as to acquire
human life as a sacrifice to a
whimsical theory that what is
totally wrong for one man to do is
justice when done by twelve men
sitting in judgment upon one of
these individual monstrosities
which society has produced.
To me it would be as reasonable
to hang a smallpox patient be-
cause he had neglected to get him
self vaccinated and thereby had
shown criminal disregard for the
public safety, as to take the life of
one who had shown disregard of
the right of life of another indi-
vidual.
[ have stated in a previous
article that society sows the seed
and tills the soil which produces
crime, and does it not ignorantly,
but through criminal selfshness
and relying upon its acknowl-
edged power to hold the individ-
ual responsible and punish &C.
cordingly, steadily continues on
it's criminal course adding worse
to bad until at last the laws of
Nature step in and punish not the
single individual, but the whole
people, thus proving the truth of
the principle for which 1 contend,
i. e., that crime does not originate
with the individual who commits
crime, but is the result of previous
crimes committed against his men,
tai being by society, which has
had the stamping of basic i'm
pressions upon the initial pages of
its existence.
AS the study Of Nature proves
that nothing can exist of itself
without a prior cause, we may
safely infer that crime is no ex-
ception to this law, and therefore
when we punish the Individual
who commits crime, we should at
least be honest enough to admit
that he is not alone to be blamed
and in protecting society should
be careful not to add another
crime to society's side of the &C.
count, by shouldering society's
part of the blame upon the indi-
vidual. Coal OIL Dick.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
CHAUTAUQUA.

Pierian Circle G. L. S. G. met in
chapel hall on Sunday P. M. March
IL, 1900. AS usual President
Rose was present and presided
over the deliberations of the meet
ing. Roll-call showed a full at
tendance of members. Two new
members we're admitted.
Under the head of new business
a deserving tribute was paid to the
earnest and successful labors of the
ex-president of the circle by the
unanimous adoption of resolu-
ton expressing the sentiments of
the circle.
The following program was
rendered:
Vocal Duet ............M Members of Glass and
''Larboard Watch Ahoy."
Glass Report Oratory and Controversy ..........
.................. Member of Glass D
Glass Report-The Brown Thrasher. ............
recommendations. Member of Glass
Violin Solo. Member of Glass A
"Short and Sweet"
Glass Report-A Lesson from Abraham Lin
coin Member of Class T
Special Paper-Disputed Questions. ........ %.
Observation-Disclosures Member of Class
MOCK Congress. ........... ..............
The report of the critic (Coal
Oil Dick while just, and courte-
Gus, was unique and droIl indeed
KENNEDY, Secretary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
TO INMATES.

For the Information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
We wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
Of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Some of the boys must have
been still asleep Sunday morning,
as two of them dropped their
buckets on coming down the stairs
Considerable care should be ex-
ercised in descending these steps,
for an accident of this nature is
liable to cause serious injury to
those beneath.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

\AJANTED-SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON.
wv EST persons to represent us as Managers
In this and close by counties. Salary 500 year
and expenses. Straight bona-fde, no more, no
less salary; Position permanent. Our refer
work conducted at home. Reference. Enclose
self-adressed stamped envelope. THE DOMTN-
ION COMPANY, Dep. 8, Chicago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
on their silver thinking that we
are a goldbug, as the state has us
listed among the humbugs.

Charles j.. Gusteline, Of Still
water and Rev. Charles Fox Wan,
of Minneapolis we're escorted
through our thought foundry last
Tuesday by Deputy Warden Alex
ander.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

As the boys marched out with
their buckets Sunday morning,
they found the ice exceedingly
slippery and had hard work to
maintain their footing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

The street commissioner reports
that he seen red robin last Mon
day. AS he is going out soon it
is expected that he is only cult
waiting his imagination.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

During the past week we have
sent bills to those of our su bscribers
whose subscription has long since
expired or about to expire. Those
who have received these gentle re-
minders needn't be afraid to send
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Keeper Kenyon has again re.
turned to duty after being absent
a few days on account of sickness
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Last Friday one of the boys
suddenly found his feet going sky
ward as he stepped from the bath
house. The ice in front of the
door was as slippery as the top of
Baldy's head.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Next Sundays chapel services
will consist of a song service.
Everybody should attend chapel,
as the entertainment will be a
good one.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

DR.. Withrow left last Monday
afternoon for Rochester. He took
with him Charles Struckbine who
had recently been declared insane
by an insanity board.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

If this spring weather keeps on
the croak of the frog will soon be
again heard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

The new engine has beer placed
in position during the past week.
It is expected that it will be
started up about the first of next
month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Two new members were enrolled
at the last meeting Of the Chau-
tauqua Circle, one of whom was
"Coal Oil Dick" one of The MIR
RoR's staff contributors.