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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

An aching back. disordered dl- gestion, changes in the urine, head aches, nervous weakness, all point to Bright's Disease. TaAe steps to cure the trouble before tue disease develops it's dangerous stage. Prickly Ash Bitters is q certain rem edy. It heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates thf liver, stimu- lates the stomach and digestion, cleanses the bowels.
 It has been used in many severe and obstinate cases with the most gratifying srceess. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

The siamese shave recently con- tributed 15,000 tieals ($9,0oOl for the purchase of Il new site for the Chris tian High School in Bangkok.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
Chief Justice of New Zealand an AtheIas

Chief Justice of Hew Zealand an Atheiat
 Sir Robert sfout, the new chief jus tiee of New Zealand, is singular among occupants of high judicial office in be- ing an ayowed atheist. He was for merly known as the 'Bradlaugh of the Antipodes,' and he once presided over secularist congress ill Melbourne. He was born in the Shetland islands fifty five years ago, emigrated to New Zea- land in his nineteenth year. became a echoolmaster. studied law after school hours, and secured the right to wear a wig and gown at 27. At 31 he was an NJ P and at 34 attorney general in the government of Sir George Grey. In 1884 he became premier of a coalition government in association with Sir Julius Vogei
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
BIRDS WITH BILLS OF STEEL
Now Guinea Cockatoos Crack Hardest
 Nuts with Ease.


 A few New Guinea coekatoos, a rare species in this latitude, have been brought to Chicago recently and have created much interest by their odd ap- nearance and actions. They are as large as pheasants and jet black in color. The bird is remarkable for it's immensely strong bill and the clever manner in which it is used. The bill is as hard as steel and the upper part has q deep notch in it. The faTorlte food of this cockatoo is the kernel of the canary nut, but there is wonderful ingenuity required to get at it, for the nut is something like a brazil nut, but 1t is ten times as hard. In fact. II requires the blow of 8 heavy hammer to crack it. It is quite smooth ana somewhat triangular in shape The eoekatoo might throw the nut down, but it would not break, or it might hold it in it's claws like the parrots usually do with their food, and at tempt to crush it, but the smoothness of the nut would cause it to fly out of the beak. Nature appears to have given the. possessor of the wonderful bill some intelligence to direct it's powers for the eoekatoo takes one Of the nuts edgeWise= in its bill and by carving motion of it's sharp lower beak makes q small notch on it. This done. the bird takes hold Of the nut with its claws, and, biting off piece Of leaf. retains t6 fn the deep notch of the upper part. of the bill. Then the nut is seized between the upper and lower parts of the blH and is prevented from slipping by the peculiar texture of the leaf. 4 sharp nip or two breaks of a tiny piece of the shell of the nut. The bird then seizes the nut in it's claws and pokes the Ions sharp point of it's bill into the hole and picks out the kernel bit by bit. The cockatoo has .. very long tongue, which collects each morseI as it is broken off by the bill. This is a wonderful process. for 1t is quite clear that without the leaf nothing could be done. and it proves how certain structures in birds are made to destroy certain parts of plants. -f1s:ca cro Cshr0f7iaIa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Over $3 GOO 000 has been expended this year in connecting the main long-distanee telephone lines with small towns east If the Mississippi river.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Norwegian statesmen are planning d system of national insurance to protect people ineapaeitated to earn livelihood.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Owing to the feeling over the Boer war English shops in the vicinity of the Grand Opera House in Paris have been boycotted by the French.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Priekly Ash Bitters cures =the kfa- neys, regnla tes the liver and =parifies the bowels 4 vaiu u7ble system ton- ie. Sold bY Walker Drug to.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
TELEGRAPafc BRIEFS

Hawaii is complaining Of heavy influx If Chinese.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
Fire Bepar c7aelsins.

The New York issza paftnenl f5 f5 be equipped with ebaplains, just the same as a regiment #of soldiers. The officials consider that it is as necessary t9 have eaaBlains at fires as it is to nave them accompany troops to tAe firing line in time of battle. Loss of life at fires is sometimes very heavy, as= #as recently shown here. There should always be some one present to administer spiritual consolation. Fire Commissioner ScanheI has appointed TWO chaplsins for 5he department. They Will hold the rank of chief Of battalion, and will perform the same duties as ehanlains ia tbe army. in all cases ae- eoInDanFiag their Battalions into ao- ton. The only distinction between ar my ehaBl9ins and fire chaplains is that the latter will receive no compensation for their sevices.-New York Cerres- pondence PitHburg Dispatch,
 sir Julian Paunrefote's Title.
 Sir Julian Pauncefote's title in the peerage will be Baron Paaneefo.e of Preston, in the county of Gloucester, England. His father was Robert Pauncefote of Preston Court. The name was originally Paaneefort. and is still so spelt by another branch of the family, of whom Sir Everard 1aunce- fort-Duncombe of Great Brickhill Manor, Blatchley, is the present repre- sentative. An ancestor of both fam flies was Sir Grirlbald Pauneefort of Hasfeld. An earlier ancestor, Richard Pauneefort, according to Camden. built fair house at this Hasfield called Pauncefort Court, and his an. cestors were possessed of fair lands there in the Conqueror's time" The name comes from the French Penses. fort. In Crickhowell Church is re- cumbent statue of Sir Grimwald Pauncefort and his wife, dated 1903, and notice that the church was built and the efigies put up by Lady sybil Pauncefort, in memory of her husband, Sir GrimHald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

New England cities may unite to help Boston improve it's herbor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
-GGi@ @=9mnide
Bad Tor Scotch salmon Fish efies.

Bad for Scotch azmon f1sh erica
 This has been #a=bad year Eea the faimDn fisheries Of Scotland. Iii fact. for several years they have just been going from bad % worse. la 1885 they were fairly remnHeratiEe. That year q. .364 boxes were sent to= Billingsgate lLendou), ,8uf e7e- since then t1e auaH- tits has gradually declined. The fol-
 lowing year. 1896. only 2. z55 boxes were sea5. fa 1897 stfIl less. 1G52S8 boxes apd last year. 1898. tha total consignment was only 14.174 boxes. As =tbs average for the eighteen years from 1879 WAS 23,161 boxes, the de crease of last year is close on 9,000. But 1t is to be remembered that the whole harvest of Scottish salmon does not now, as formerly. go to London. 4 considerable portion of it is now sent to other places. The returns of rail, way and shipping companies are prob ably the most complete, but even these only show LIT tons forwarded last year, against 2.194 tons in 1897.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03
An Old AustraIian-Born "


 One of the oldest .Australian-born members of the fair sex died the other day in Sydney at the age of 92. She was born in Sydney in 1907, and in 1923 was married, at the age of Is, to a leading eolonist. She has left behind her 12 children, 72 grandchildren, 146 great-grandchildren and 10 great great-grandchildren, making total of 240 souls. She was the daughter of one of the first twins born in the colony. which makes her one of the second generation, while her descendants go down to the sixth generation of Aus tralian-born. The old lady had a good memory, and was able to tell many stories of olden time in Sydney. for when she was born the present streets of Sydney were but tracks, and the suburbs wild bush, while the back country, where now there are great cities and towns and all the develop ments of civilization, was a terra in- cognita to the white man. The colony was only nineteen years old when the deceased lady first saw the light.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

France receives @970000= a year from taxes on bicycles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Japan will open twenty-one new potts to foreign commerce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

Morocco has an army Of 10000 men fairly well trained.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-03

There are over 2.390 traveling liz brairies in the United States. Wis. eonsin has 2l5.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
Time -Evening.
Place-Mrs. McFlynn's drawing
room.
Dramatic persons.

1OOlh.
Dramatic persons.
Mrs. McFlynn, widow.
Tim Moran, widower.
Maid, French.
Maid-'Madam will zee you
pezently, monsieur"
TINA mad man ates mush
he'er, will yez listin to that now"
Mrs. McFlynn -"Oh! good eve
ming Mr.. Moran, this is an unex-
pected pleasure.
Tim-"Yes, ma am"
Mrs. McFlynn-"Wo you let
me take your hat and coat?"
Tim-"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. Mel lynn-"We are having
a cold winter, are we not?"
Tim-"Yes, ma'am, I think
we'er havin' more snow this winter
thin we had last summer"
Mrs. McFlynn-"Yes indeed
Tim-"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. McFlynn-"We are all
alone this evening; your son has
gone out with my daughter"
Tim-"Does my son know yure
darter, Mrs. McFlynn?"
Mrs. McFlynn-"Wh your son
is my daughters tutor
Tim-"Come agin ma'am with
that last
Mrs. McFlynn-"I say, your son
is my daughters tutor
Tim-"My son is yure darter's
tooter. Well, if he's done that it's
bad company that's caused it, fe1
he was taught better thin that by
mesilf."
Mrs. McFlynn-"No! No! he
teaches my daughter to play the
piano."
Tim-"Ah, of course, I didn't
know he Guild aven play the races
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

FIRST LESSONS IN CRIME.

about all the reformers of today
are doing.
The Bible says something about
"whited 'sepulcher," which I
would suggest as a text suited to
the needs of those who are really
anxious to find the foundation of
crime.
Society, today, is simply a
"whited sepulcher,' III the strong
est sense Of the term, and until
society itself shall cease to create
conditions which favor, if not
compel crime in it's less fortunate
members, society must stand
convicted of being the
cause of the crimes under which
it is burdened If Congress, to-
day, was to pass law condemn
ing to death every person who
should show any inclination to
commit crime, and that law was to
be executed to the letter, it is my
candid belief that there would be
no abatement of crime until soci-
ETY. reorganizes itself upon a
standard of proper regard for the
welfare of every individual men,
Der from birth to death. The
whole question is easily contained
in a nutshell--when society is
willing to leave the expense of
being itself honest, it will have
very little cause to complain of
the burden of it's criminal class.
There is but one cause of crime,
and that cause is selfshness.
which leads to disregard of the
rights of others. This last is
crime. Coal OIL DICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
Written for The Prison N irT0r.


One of the most astounding
facts in connection with the treat
ment Of crime and it's causes is
the shortsightedness of those who
make this subject professional
study. Nearly all reformers agree
that surrounding conditions and
circumstances play an important
part in the production of crime
and criminals, and still these same
reformers are continually advanc-
ing theories Of reform which plain
ly point out their mental short
sightedness. They are continu-
ally classifying effects as causes
and trying to demonstrate by
mathematical calculations that
overcrowded tenements and un-
sanitary districts are primal causes
Of crime when the truth is that
these things are simply effects of
some of the monster crimes which
society commits upon the individ-
ual who through sheer helpless
ness is compelled by circum-
stances, beyond his control, to ac-
cept these conditions and sur
roundings just as society has
forced them upon him; and when
we try to find an answer to the
question of how to reform crimi-
mails, or prevent crime, we should,
at least, use ordinary sense and
not mistake effects for causes.
Crime breeds crime, and to pre-
vent this it is necessary to do
more than whitewash the front of
society, which, to me, seems to be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Capt. j. Ell. Alexander, county
jailer, has sent to Washington to
be presented to Speaker Hender-
son, of the house of representatives
a beautiful cane that was made by
prisoner in the penitentiary at
Saltwater from a piece Of silvlea,
Honduras mahogany, brought from
Central America by Clarence
Blanchard, son-in-l law of Capt.
Alexander. There are 125 pieces
of wood glued together in the
head. Capt Alexander has sent
the cane to Mr.. Blanchard, who is
in the census department at Wash
ington. to be disposed of as stated.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
TINS PROPOSAL.

Mrs. McFlynn-'T hey make a
charming couple
Tim-"Yes, ma'am. (aside) How
the divil am | goin' to ak her what
[ want?'
Mrs. McFlynn-'Do you like my
hair tonight, Mr.. Moran, I am
decided blonde you know"
Tim-"Yes, ma'am, it looks
foine, just loike scrambled eggs"
Mrs. McFlynn-"How clever"
(Silence for five minutes.)
Tim" Would yez moind tellin'
me yure age, Mrs. McFlynn?"
Mrs. McFlynn-"Well that's
going good ways on short ac-
quaintance."
Tim-"Yes, ma'am, quite dis
tance."
Mrs. McFlynn-"Now how old
would you take me to be?'
Tim-"Well, not a day over
forty five
Mrs. McFlynn-"SIRp
Tim-'Not enough? o yes,
yes! [ can see it's too much"
Mrs. McFlynn-"Well how
could you make such mistaken"
Tim -(aside)"Well here goes.
now er niver. I hav been thinkin'
fer some tonne, that / would ak
yez to come -an-a-a-."
Mrs. McFlynn-"Yes."
Tim-"Yes, ma'am. To come
an take care of me house, an to
make a short story long. to BEGUN
Mrs. Moran
Mrs. McFlynn-"Yes, dear
Tim-''Me darlin'."
Maid, entering-"Card for mad
anne
Tim-"She don't made it she
has full hand"
Maid-"Yes monsieur"
Tim-''Tn foire that maid,
there's too much mush here to
suit me-" (curtainl Doc.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
MONEY :: e.: 8! g.: '''
Baltimore, Nd.
to The Patent Recor 81 0O ner aunun
Subscriptions to The Patent RecorI s10O !

AIANTED-SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON
wv EST persons to represent rs Managers
in this and close by counties. Salary 5000 year
and expenses Straight bona-fde, no more, 10
less salary. Position permanent Our refer
encaS, any bank in any town. It is mainly office
work conducted at home Reference. Enclose
Self-adressed stamped envelope. The DOMIN-
ION COMPANY, Dep 3. CHICAGO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
MAIL BOX.
No. 4783:- The law compels no
one to do impossibilities.

OhO w w ILL IOHooAOil1eANO'
No. 5087:-The largest body Of
fresh water in the world is Lake
Superior. 1t is 400 miles long
and $50 miles wide; its circum-
ference, including the windings of
it's various bays, is $4,000 miles,
which is greater than the whole of
New England leaving out Maine.
The greatest depth of this inland
sea is two hundred fathoms, or
1900 feet. It's average depth is
about one hundred and sixty faith
oms. It is 636 feet above the sea
level.
No. 4SO8:-The frequent re-
currence of words beginning with
the same letters is called allitera-
ton. A good example of it's use
is to be found in that famous
couplet of Churchil's:
"Who often, but without success had prayed
For apt alliteration's artful aid"
No. 46O8:-The original Tom
Thumb was a dwarf knighted by
King Arthur
No. 4977:-The financial term
budget" is congate with the
French bougette, a small bag. In
Great Britain, from long usage,
it is applied to that miscellaneous
collection of matters which aggre-
ate into the annual financial state
ment made to Parliament by the
chancellor of the exchequer.
No. 450S:- THE Manufactures
Building at the Worlds Fair
(Chicago) covered A acres.
No. 51l9:-El Dorado (the
Golden or Gilded Land) originally
existed but vaguely in the imagi-
nations of the Spanish conquerors
of America, whose Unsuitable avar-
ice, feeding greedily on marvellous
accounts readily supplied by the
natives-who were only to anxious
to get rid of their robber guests
loved to dream of richer rewards
than those of Mexico and Peru.
But after Orelian's voyage down
the Amazon, in 1910, the report
was greatly embellished, and the To-
cality of the fabulous region
placed near the head springs Of
the Orinoco. Many soldiers Of
fortune persisted in the search,
many brave troop of adventures
brought but a fraction Of their
number back, before the vast lake
of Parime, with Manoa, the city
of gold on its northern shore, was
reluctantly relegated to the atlas
of poets. The most famous ex-
petitions were those Of Philip Won
Hutton (154l-46) and Sir Walter
Raleigh: the last was that of
Antonio Santos, in 1880.
No. 4856:-Ambergris is fatty
substance supposed to be NOR
| bid secretion in the intestinal
canal Of the spermacetic whale. 1t
is found in Jumps weighing from
a half ounce to one hundred
pounds and upwards, either float
ing upon the sea or washed upon
beaches. Often it is taken i'm
medately from the whale Am
bergris is largely used in per-
fumery, and is worth $50 an ounce.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

stop or he would find out how easy
it would be and to the second /
say on the authority Of eminent
physicians it will not cause them
the least injury to stop, but on the
contrary will have prolonging
influence on their lives. M. j.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

You hear lots of men curse to-
bacco and say ''if'' I could only
quit using it [ would and still
others think it would be injurious
for them to break off because they
have used it SO long. The first
man has not the sense to try to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Considerable work still remains
to be done before the new engine
can be placed in position.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Quite number of applications
have been placed on file lately for
consideration by the Board of
Pardons, which meets the fore
part of next month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

NOTICE:-The Usher has in
his possession small photograph
of lady, which accidently got
separated from the letter in which
it was received. Anyone expect
ing such picture can procure the
same by speaking to the Deputy
Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Song services will be held
week from next Sunday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

At the regular quarterly meet
ing Of the Ohio Board Of Pardons,
eight prisoners received clemency,
most of whom were serving long
sentences.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

State Agent Whittier was at the
institution last Friday interview
ing those who are about to leave
the prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Guard John Cover has been
confined to his home for a few
DAYS on account of sickness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

The dollhouse captain has been
sporting a stiff neck during the
past week. It is nothing very
serious, but merely a wrinkle
breaking out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Guard Lommen is now stationed
on the front wall, relieving Guard
Reed who has been temporarily
placed in charge of one of the
shops.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

One of our soloists has received
quite a number Of excellent pieces
of new music. This looks as
though we may expect something
real good in the near future.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

j. R. Kolliner, Of Saltwater,
visited our sanctum last Monday.
He is the proprietor of one of the
largest dry goods houses in Still
water, and is the firm from whom
the clothing is purchased for dis
charged prisoners. He informed
us that when these suits were un-
satisfactory he would gladly
change them if the men would call
on him after their discharge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

The Board of Managers met
yesterday. After transacting the
usual routine business and grant
ing 2 paroles they adjourned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Thirteen men will be discharged
during this month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A LITTLE SERMON.

and L often wonder what this
world would come to if everybody
was left to pursue their bad hob
bies and fancies unmolested.
What would the United States
be today if no noble men and
women had stood up and opposed
the abuses that were and have
been so assiduously foisted on our
people and not only on our own
people, button the whole macrocosm
or little world of man, because
our reformers have had a waken-
ing influence on the whole world?
While good men and women are
preaching from our public plat
forms against sin in every form,
you will often see men in stupor
Of intoxication and maybe their
jaws bulged out with big guilds of
tobacco, or women under the in
fuence of spirituous liquor and
snuff stick protruding from their
lips and probably the dirty spittle
from the snuff ozing out Of the
corners of their mouth, or, per-
chance, running down the stick,
raise their hands, point to their
heads and say they are crazy and
curse them for fools and fanatics.
In this case every sober mind
knows which are the fools, those
who inveigh against and refuse to
use the injurious, mind befogging
poisons or those polluted cranks
who fill up on poisonous stuff,
knowing we'll the baneful effect it
has on their constitution and
minds. 1 said polluted, I do not
attempt to whitewash it or am l
such coward as to sneak away
under an assumed nom de plume
to hide myself, like that Jacob in
Egypt" for if I was afraid of the
music to follow such an assertion
[ would be ashamed to make it.
Every noble man and woman
that has had any great influence
in uplifting and making this world
better, have been free from the
polluting intoxication of opium,
morphine, alcohol and nicotine.
They have also been men and
women Of the highest religious
sentiment. Look at George Wash
ington, the father of our country,
what a noble Christian man he
was. Look at Abraham Lincoln
what noble man he was and a
tetotaler too.
This country has lots of other
noble and honored men among her
distinguished living and dead or
rather sleeping patriots who love
and loved to defend this country
against the abuses that sordid and
ignoble men have forced upon it.
Men turn to the hottest and best
book that men have, the Bible,
and pretend (for it is very easy to
squash any honest thoughts out
Of our minds when we have not
got real belief for and love of
God in our hearts to find teach
ings there that sustain them in
their use of intoxicating liquors.
[ can only refer such brainless
thinkers to the truthful lines of
the poet John Promfort, with the
thought in my mind, that their
foggy understanding will not be
able to grasp the meaning.
1.-THE greatest blessing heaven lends,
May be debauched and serve ignoble ends ,
If the poet had only made those
two lines and stopped, he would
have left an honored fame behind
him. Robert Burns lost his good
name by writing bad poems fol
the sake of money to fill his
belly with. Even Shakespeare be-
fouled his name by the bacehana-
liam flavor of his writing in general.
The quicker men get rid of these
soporific mind and body running
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Guard Stilkey has his hands full
these days, as the hauling and
shipping Of Irvine is in full swing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Total population for the week
ending March 7, 522.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

The whitewash force have beer
touching up the dollhouse.