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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28


What blow it must be to a
mother, to watch for a little hair
to grow on her baby's head, and
then have it finally come in red
ST. Louis Humorist.
No matter how good a mans
reputation for veracity may be his
friends always doubt his fish stor-
ies.-Culbertson (Neb.) Era.
Judge-Do you accuse this man
of taking your property?
Band Leader-Yah, he dake
mine moosic roll ven [ look away.
Judge Took you by surprise,
Ell?
Band Leader-Yah! He steal
march on me.-Buffalo CONNER
cial.
A great many people take to
religion as they do to beer and
whisky because it excites them.
We have seen people as drunk on
gospel as we have on grog.- st.
Louis Humorist.
A scientist says that he has dis
covered that rain is caused in
directly by electricity and proposes
to make use of the subtle force to
the benefit of mankind. This
comes under the head of "shock-
ing discoveries" -Princeton I'm
ion.
Senator Depew says we are suf-
fering from an indigestion of
prosperity Monopolists, who
have hogged prosperity in chunks,
are doubtless such sufferers, but
the other fellows haven't taken it
in doses large enough 70 hurt
Farm, Stock and Home.
Don't be a grumbler. Some
people contrive to get hold Of the
prickly side Of everything, to run
against all the sharp corners and
find out all the disagreeable things.
Half the strength spent in growl-
ing would often set things right
You may as we'll make up your
mind, to begin with, that no one
ever found the world quite as he
would like it but you are to take
your share Of the troubles and
bear them bravely You will be
very sure to have burdens laid
upon you that belong to other
people unless you are a shirk
yourself; but don't grumble. If
the work needs doing, and you
can do it, never mind about the
other person who ought to have
done it and didn't. Those workers
who fill up the gaps, smooth away
the rough spots and finish up the
jobs that others leave undone-|
they are the true peacemakers and
worth a whole regiment of growl-
Centralia (Mo.) Fireside
Guard.
He who always complains of
the clouds receives little of life's
sunshine and deserves less.-Cul-
bertson Neb.) Era.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

If you want your children to be
liars, preach to them that no liar
shall enter the kingdom OF heaven
and then let them catch you lying
every day-Windom Reporter.
If the prodigal son could hear
some of the sermons preached
about him he would cuss the day
he ever went home.-Culbertson
(Neb. Era.
Nearly in every country except
this, the bride is provided with a
dowry by her parents. Here a
bride is supposed to be sweet
enough to be acceptable without a
dowry st. Louis Humorist
A French astronomer has dis
covered spot on the sun which
he says will develop into an ex-
tensive group and will remain for
seven days and become visible to
the naked eye, and he predicts
that during July, August and
September it will be very hot. He
will have to be in great haste
with his facts or the prophesy will
fail.-Evening Wisconsin.
The man is great who can en-
courage his fellow man for the
good that he is capable of doing,
but there are more people in the
world who car encourage another
in pursuing wrong by kicking at
him for errors. According to the
theory of suggestion only the good
should be shown the victim-the
bad in him never suggested or
kicked. But it is human nature
to lay down hard on fellow who
doesn't think just as 'I' do
Window Reporter.
A New York church is using a
cash register for a collection box
and the amount of each contri-
button is made known to the rest
of the congregation. Buttons will
not register. -Brainerd Arena.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

We may love the national flag,
should love it, but wrong may be
done under it's folds, for all that.
Even the cross of Christ has been
perverted to base uses many times.
Farm, Stock and Home.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

He who always complains Of
the clouds receives little of LIES
sunshine and deserves less.-Cul-
bertson (Neb. } Era.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

If you want your children to be
liars, preach to them that no liar
shall enter the kingdom Of heaven
and then let them catch you lying
every day-Windom Reporter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28
From Other ''Pens''

There may be honor among
thieves but it is better to let the
other fellow prove it.-Lakefeld
Standard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

If the prodigal son could hear
some of the sermons preached
about him he would cuss the day
he ever went home. -Culbertson
(Neb J Era.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
A pevil-Poasessed Land.

What an unmodern sound is that of
"a devil-possessed land!" Still, Capt.
Welbey, who has been wandering in the
interior of Africa, declares that he
found one there. It is called Walamo.
and is believed to be haunted by evil
spirits. Capt. Welbey was warned by
his escort before he passed it's limits
that he would become the prey of
demons He found it a most winsome
and picturesque streams. The first omen
of danger perceived by Capt. Welbey
was the sudden madness of one Of his
men. This unfortunate rushed into
camp a raving maniac. Other cases of
an equally terrible and dangerous sort
soon followed. The Africans who form
ed Capt. Welbey's escort assured him
that devils took hold of all who were
watched by the Walamo inhabitants
while they ate He himself, skeptical
regarding these amazing statements,
partook of a meal before many Wala-
means, who observed him all the while,
he declares, with great fixity- After
ward, to his own establishment, he be-
gan to feel exceedingly i'll. He does not
admit however, that he went mad, and,
as numerous explorations were subse-
ouently made by him, he probably did
not n sensible solution of the whole
strange problem is doubtless to be
found in some malarial or otherwise
poisonous condition of the land. Hosts
of horrors have thus far logged the
trend of British expansion in Africa,
but none, perhaps, has been fraught
with so much impish mystery as this
Golfers Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
SeveralCases in Hutchinson and Many
Reportsd Over the County.

Hutchinson, Jan. ian epidemic of
measles which, however, does not seem
to be very severe, is raging through
out the northern part of Reno county,
according to the physicians. There are
several cases in Hutchinson, though
none have resulted seriously. In one
family, that of Humphrey Crow on
West Eleventh street, five of the eight
children are confined with the epidemic
Two children of Ed Conway in the
northwest part of the city, are also re-
ported as eases" In the country
many families are reported as having
the measles, and in Nickerson the cpl
demic seems to be more serious than in
Hutchinson. Dan Ashton, who was in
from Nicl1erson today, says the schools
of that little city were closed Monday
on account of the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
MR.. NUDGE DENIES.

General Manager Nudge of the Santa
Fe, who returned from Chicago this af-
ternoon, denies absolutely the telegram
sent out from Chicago last night stat
ing that the Santa Fe management had
granted the trainmen an increase of Is
per cent which would amount to $450,000
annually.
THE rates of pay per mile quoted in
the new schedule are exactly the same
as those of the old schedule" said Mr..
Nudge this afternoon. 1.-The only con-
eessions maze were extra pay for load
ing live stock, full pay for deadheading
on freight trains, and freight mileage
in work train service where it would
amount to more than the regular pay.
The concessions made the train men are
just about the same that were made the
enginemen, and will make but little diff
ference in the amount paid out yearly
for wages"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
A PRIEST WHO DID NOT REoANr

Under the above caption the Boston
Transcript pays the following tribute
to the life and work of DR.. Edward Nc
Glynn:
By the death of Rev. Edward Nc
Glynn the Roman Catholic church loses
one of the most notable figures in it's
history In this country. In some re-
spects he was greater than his church
or perhaps it would be better to say,
than those who controlled the destinies
or that church. When twenty-nine
years OF age he became parish priest of
one Of the largest places of worship in
New York city; he showed his indie
pendenee by maintaining his faith in
the integrity and value of the public
schools and by his refusal to establish
parochia1 schools.
When he became identified with
Henry George in his crusade against
poverty. and in the effort to bring
about the single tax on land he came
into conflict with Archbishop Corrigan
and through him, in a measure into
d1sfaVor with Rome. Believing himself
10 De IN the right he refused to appear
at the Vatican to answer for his acts
and was accommodated There are
those who imagine that excommunica-
ton IS merely a term, but DR. McGlynn
was not one of these. He knew, before
taxing the steps which brought him
under the ban of the church. that ex-
communication meant deprivation of
church privileges, of the valued friend
ships OF many years and of the COM
panlOnSnlp OF many of his old parish
toner's, whose fear of the ban overcame
their desire to support one whom they
believed to. be in the right But Dr.
McGlynn never fa1tered, and the sub
sequent examination of his case by
Archbishop Sat0ln showed that truth
was mighty and bound to prevail. While
the proceedings of that secret council
may never be known, the restoration of
Dr. McGlynn from ecclesiastical cen
sure showed that the church had. recog-
nized its error and adapted itself to the
conditions Of DR.. McGlynn's case.
1t was the subsequent course of Dr.
McGlynn, however, that marks his true
greatness. He did not recant any of
the doctrines which he had held, but
on the contrary, almost his first public
utterances were in defence Of the holy
calse'-his crusade against poverty,
or rather against conditions that toll
crate poVerty--of which he considered
himself and his followers as martyrs.
lie obeyed the mandate OF the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
wATERwoRKs TROUBLE.
Difficulties Existing Between 1nde-
pendence and Company to Be
Eaftlad.

]. B. Ziegler has been instructed by the
mayor and council to bring to a con-
clusion the difficulty existing between
the town and the waterworks COM
pany, either by peaceable adjustment
or by bringing the suit to trial. The
case has been pending in the courts for
several years and was once tried in the
federal court, resulting in the appoint
ment of a receiver, superintendent A.
G; Harper receiving the appointment.
ment of W. H. Whitford as receiver.
and, being successful, the waterworks
have had two receivers the last two
years. The former receives his salary
from the proceeds of the business, while
the town pays the salary of the latter
Mr.. Zieg Ter will act at once on his
instructions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
THE WILD TURKEYS EYE

[From the Forest and Stream.l
After trudging all day along the top
of the mountain with no success at all,
inasmuch as 1 had shot several times, but
failed to bring down my game, ran
across an old hunter, J. w. Hyde. After
the usual greeting we seated ourselves on
an old log to exchange notes. put the
question.
why are the turkeys always on the
run when l see them?r
The old man spit through his teeth.
changed his position, laid his long muzzle
loading rifle on the ground, put the fourth
portion of a plug of tobacco in his mouth
and proceeded to tell me why the turkeys
were always on the run when I saw them.
'Of all the game l ever hunted turkeys
display the most wonderful power of Wis
ion 1 can not tell just why this is. 1
have made a microscopical examination
of the eyes of the hawk, eagle, fox weas>
ell and owl; but find no material difference
in the lens and retina; the ciliary mus
eles and the iris are exactly the same
yet none of these keen viSioned creatures
can compare with the turkey in point of
seeing 1 remember the acuteness of sight
displayed by old gobbler in the spring
of 1892. had carefully concealed myself
and part of my body was visible but
the upper portion of my head. A puff of
wind slightly disturbed the brin of my
hat, he saw it and Immediately took to
flight.
ION another occasion was hunting in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
Face to Face with Kruger.

ALLEN SanRree. in AinSiee'S.
Here was Paul Kruger Just as every
newspaper reader has often seen him de-
picted, whether in portrait or caricature.
The peculiar Kruger beard, sparse. close
thick, short neck: the narrow grayish
eyes, large ears with heavy lobes, a prom
Ine men n9se thai hat e sbpggstS 81
that it makes the legs look short and
slender in comparison. Kruger's head and
features are massive. They give the Idea
of sluggishness rather than acuteness and
strength. This impression. however, is
offset by the eyes, which are topped with
of flesh which help to conceal them.
These eyes, during conversation, narrow
of shiftiness. His skin is brownish-yei-
low and the countenanee shows many a
furroW. The teeth are strong, irregular
and not white. His arms are rather long
the hands muscular and the fingers
short. His left thumb is missing. He
lost this when out hunting elephants one
and the thumb was torn in shreds- His
friends said: Let US hurry to a surgeon
an Ton nVf Viii W e9t f OF m1TeEf W vaid
that he whipped out a rusty hunting
knife and, placing the thumb on the
stock of gun, amputated ii; You notice
his short, crooked briar pipe in his four
fingers. You know. therefore. that this
the most able statesmen of Europe, how
ever, seems absurd. You feel that he has
been greatly overestimated. He must be
travelling on false reputation. He is
maSquerading His very appearance is
grotesque HIS coat does not fit him and
his trousers are too tight and short. They
display odd-looking gray socks above
rough black shoes. You can not even see
whether he wears necktie and collar.
ter like Cooper's ''Deerslayer." whose re-
ligious bigotry has made him seem to the
Beers as appointed of Cod and whose
WoodSmanS SententlousneSS has been in
terpreted as wisdom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
WELLINGTON MYSTERY.
Strange Light Phenomenon Witnessed
Southwest of the City.

Wellington, Jan. 1.-THE family of H
r. Wightman, engineer at the water
works pump house, have on several
nights lately witnessed a strange light
phenomenon west of the city, which no
one seems able to explain.
On every third night what seems to
be a ball of fire is seen on the hill just
west of the place where the Santa Fe
and Rock Island tracks turn south tow
ards Caldwell. The light seems to rest
on the brow of the hill. and at certain
intervals rises rapidly to point about
so degrees in the sky. Here the light
rests for a few moments and changes
with the rapidity of the ticking of a
clock from white to blue. green and red
The light then descends half way to the
earth where it poises a second time
for an instant, and slowly continues
the descent. This operation is repeated
several times, the phenomenon continu-
ing for half an hour It occurs about z
o'clock in the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
ENFORCED VACCINATION.
An Anthony Man Will Test His Per-
sonal Rights

Wichita, Jan. 12.-F J. OYER of
Dodge City is in town. having business
with the appellate court. Mr. Oyler has
a case in Harper county which will at
tract considerable attention at this
time.
It seems that the board of health at
Anthony has issued an order requiring
vaccination under a penalty of losing
certain privileges if the order is not
obeyed. Mr.. Oyler was employed by
a defendant who would not submit to
the order. Mandamus proceedings have
been brought to compel the school
board to admit to the school room I'M
vaccinated pupils. Mr.. Oyler takes the
position that a pupil has the same right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
GIGANTIC TRUST.
State Attacks Western Union
Under Anti Trust Law.

A. ]. Myatt, solicitor for the court of
visitation, this afternoon filed in the
federal court his answer in the tele-
graph injunction suit in which Judge
Hook gave a lengthy opinion granting
a temporary injunction some time ago,
restraining the court of visitation from
putting the telegraph rate law into eff
feet. AS preliminary proceeding Mr.
Wyatt and W. H. Rossingron, repre-
senting the Western Union, appeared
before Judge Hook yesterday to dis
pose of the demurrer in the case.
The answer is voluminous document
and includes about 5000 words.
The principle contention of the solicit
tor, of course, is that the telegraph
rates fixed by the act of the special
session of the legislature, are fair and
reasonable and not extortionate or con-
fiscatory, but leading up to this, the
allegation is made that the Western
Unions lines in Kansas are not operat-
ed as a separate property but are part
of the great system, ramifying through
all the country and that the same is a
trust, unlawfully maintained for the
purpose of restraining trade and COM
merce and in violation of the act of
congress of July 2, 1890. It is also al
legged that this combination was so
formed for the purpose of restricting
competition in the transmission of mes
sages between points in Kansas and of
fixing prices at an unreaSunably high
figure in violation of the anti trust act
of the Kansas Legislature. This trust,
the answer sets forth, now seeks the
aid of the federal court in carrying out
its unlawful purposes and that on &C
count of it's unlawful methods and of
it's numerous violations OF the acts of
congress and of the Kansas legislature
it has no standing in court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
a GENERAL VACCINATION.
Kansas City, Kan, Viii Treat Packing
House Employees Free.

Kansas City, Kan. Jan. PAT a joint
meeting of the health committee and a
committee from the Mercantile club,
held yesterday afternoon in the city
hall, 1t was decided to try to induce
every person living in the city to be
vacclnated without delay. Nearly all
Of the school children have been vac
cinated, but only a small per cent of the
people employed in the packing houses
and other manufacturing institutions
have taken the precautfon against the
contagion which now infests the city.
With view of aiding the authori-
ties in stamping out the disease it was
decided to station physicians at No 2
police station on James street, and No
station, on Kansas avenue, whose duty
1t shall be to vaccinate, free of charge,
all persons who apply. The expense of
the free vaccination is to be borne by
the city. These two places were Sc
lected as they are close to the packing
houses and can be easily reached by
those who work in these institutions.
The management of the various pack
ing houses has been requested to ar
range ma tiers so that the employees can
call and be vaccinated without losing
any time or money. The hours for the
free vaccination are from 10 o'clock in
the morning until 4:30 o'clock in the at
ternOOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
TO START THE WIRE MILL
Lawrence Journal Thinks the Institu-
ton Will Open Again.
IFron the I.amrenne Ionrna1

lFrom the Lawrence Journal1
At the Commercial club banquet last
night reference was made several times
to the closing of the barb wire mill in
Lawrence, and with regret in every in
stance In responding to a toast near
the close of the gathering. Mr.. Henley
said he believed that within a compare
lively short time Lawrence would have
a wire mill industry larger than it ever
had
This statement taken IN connection
with rumors that have been afioat for
several months gives color to the be-
lief that the plant here was about to
be re-opened, and that it's operation
would be on a larger scale than ever
before. Mr.. Henley's name has been
connected with the reports from the
first, and the public statement from
him that there was a probability of
such a thing, was taken as an indica-
ton that he knew of prospects that had
not been detailed to the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
TOO MUCH SMALLPOX.
Kansas May Be Guaranteed Against
Oklahoma.

It is likely that a quarantine will be
established by the state board of health
against Kay county, Oklahoma. DR..
w. B. Swan, secretary of the board, this
secretary of the Oklahoma territorial
health board stating that several hun
dred cases of smallpox existed in that
county alone. The matter is now in
the hands of the health boards of Cow
ley and Summer counties, which adjoin
the Oklahoma county, and if a quaran-
tine is demanded it will be enforced.
The state board of health is without
contingent fund, and for this reason
the expenses of maintaining a quaran-
tine would have to be borne by the city
and county authorities of the two coun-
ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

IFrom the chicago NeWS.I
It's better to be a has been" than a
never was"
An unwelcome guest is probably the
best thing going.
Love is temporarily blind-but self
love is incurably so.
If you would be happy never borrow
trouble or lend money.
We have more warm friends in sum-
mer than we have in winter
Every time a man is deceived it adds
to his stock Of wisdom.
If you want to make some men hot
just tell them to keep cool
Peace is a peculiar thing, inasmuch
as men have to fight for it.
A man may not have a stitch to his
back and yet have one in his side.
The letter B is always in debt-a1-
though there is no necessity for it.
spasmodic charity is a poor substi-
tute for the genuine article which en-
dureth forever.
When his wife asks him for money
the average man doIes it out to her as
if he were paying his taxes.
Any one can be a weather prophet
kind of weather and stick to it.
When you lose a silver dollar there
isn't much consolation in knowing that
it contains only about AZ cents worth
Of silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12

the mountains in Georgia I was lying be-
hind a log and was carefully hidden, all
was slowly coming in response to my call
and was carefully noticing for signs of
danger: MOSQUITO was singing me
fearfully on the forehead: 1 raised my
finger slowly to crush it, and as soon as
the finger came within the range of vision
cluck went the turkey and he was gone.
Now, the most inexplicable thing in
regard to hunting turkeys is that. with
all his acutenesS of sight, the surest way
to get shot is to sit down in an open
place with your back against a tree, in
full view, and, strange to say, he will
walk up within ten steps without seeing
you"
Just then we noticed that the sun was
down; the old hunter invited me to spend
the night at his camp, which did, and
had a most pleasant time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-12

Robert T. Lincoln has failed to get
much further than the honorable men
ton stage, in the several attempts of
his friends to nominate him for the
presidency, but when it comes to get
ting money he is well up to the front of
the procession. He has just been award
ed $200,U00 equal to the salary of one
presidential term for acting as executor
of the Pullman will.