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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
When your little adlet begins to add
Unto your business. Then
just add a little bit more to it
And start it going again.

And start 1t going again.
Several Chicago gentlemen went
crazy last week. Undue excite
ment in watching the Chicago
River move, no doubt, caused
their insanity.
Quite a number Of gamblers
and "big-mit'' men have left
Topeka, Kansas. They must have
heard that the author of "In His
Steps would soon be running a
newspaper there.
A good many people cast their
bread upon the waters expecting
to get milk toast as result.
Emperor William will soon be
impelled to induce the British
navy to capture a couple of his
warships in order to get that naval
bill Of his passed.
A Chicago man who went crazy
the other day, now imagines that
he is on his way to heaven. He
must be a new resident. No gen.
uine Chicagoan, however buggy he
might get, would imagine such a
thing as that.
The people Of England are not
throwing many bouquets at her
generals. Like SPANS they are
getting nothing but black crow.
A man down in Pennsylvania
has just had snake extracted
from his stomach. Holy smoked
bullfrogs! That is worse than
having snakes in ones boots.
Men will err in their integrity
but that is no 81 On of immortality.
It is reported that Sec. Cages
left leg has been losing flesh late
ly. IL he hadn't quit catering to
those rich nabobs Of his some
time ago it would have been
ruined by this time.
A man down in Baltimore was
examined the other day with an
X-Ray and the discovery was
made that he had no brain. This
information is liable to cause a
good many other people to have
their heads examined.
SIS
"Gentleman Jim" Corbett has
bought another typewriter. This
is liable to cause things to look
bad for the pugs.
$$$
So far the JERSEY Lily has failed
to announce that her present tour
would be a farewell one. Still if
the box receipts continue to keep
up, she might declare it as such
later on.
The Tugela River will soon get
as bad a reputation as the Chicago
River had if they keep on using it
as cemetery.
The Prince of Wales now thinks
that God and him are all right
again. Wonder if he thinks that
by being appointed an honorary
colonel of an yeomanry regiment,
that past accounts are now squared.
$$$
The next time Admiral Dewey
wants to give reception. he will
please notify the 400" fools in
Washington and elsewhere who
are running the social end of the
universe.
$$$
Chamberlain, it is reported,
made a flying trip 10 Paris one
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

A FELLOW over in Iowa arrested the other
day because he avoided meeting policeman Tenn
porarily they will put charge of vagrancy against
him, a la ST. Paul style, until another link or two
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Otis still appears to be complete master of the
situation in the Philippines, the lurid reports
coming from that quarter evidently prove that the
press are becoming monarchs at their bust
ness
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

has been added to the chain of circumstantal ev-
idence The latest accounts say that the officer is
still tapping himself on the head account of the
important capture he has made.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
The rut of circumstances ha
guided many a man to success.

$$$
Down in Kentucky they don't
seem to be satisfied with killing
one man in duel. Six or seven
seems to be the least they can get
along with.
The celebrated Jack Chinn's son
didn't make much Of a reputation
as the son of his father in the re-
cent fight at Frankfort.
The English are buying i'm
mense quantities of barbed wire.
Wonder if it is to keep the Beers
from running in on them.
The Beers seem to be holding
their own in the big shell game in
operation.
To Missouri: Your Vest is I'm
buttoned.
Query: What has become of
the Mormon doctrine?
For an old man Senator Hoar
seems to be quite lively.
A fellow by the name of Ruter-
zellenblitzer was almost killed by
an electric car in New York last
week. We haven't the least doubt
but what the car was a complete
wreck.
A woman in Chicago has
special doctor hired by the year
to remove the corns on her feet.
She must have the same brand of
corn on her feet that they raised
in Kansas last fall
Four Aldermen of Chicago it is
reported, went to confession the
other day. They must have read
Rev. Sheldon's book ''In His
Steps,"
1t is said that buzzing noise
is now heard along the Chicago
River. Perhaps some of those
petrifed shepherds have again
come to life.
The London reporters who are
clamoring at the war Office for
pointers, are now handed a paper
Of pins and told to git.
Regardless Of the fact that the
Speaker of the House only has
one leg, he is still able to keep
step with the proceedings from
day to day.
Gen. Butler has sent an order
to the war department for five
hundred X-Ray apparatus. It is
possible that he imagines that he
can use them in seeing what is on
the other side of those pesky kop-
jes.
It is reported that Consul Mao
rum lost almost his entire ward
robe in Rome. This is rather
serious. Still he might be able
to dispense with them for awhile,
as his reception at Washington is
liable to be warm one for desert
ing his post in the face of danger.
Your too conservative man is
as much of an EXTREMIST as the
other fellow. He goes to extremes
backwards.
SIS
It is reported that Hanna wears
a number thirteen shoe. Perhaps
this accounts for Office seekers
going elsewhere for assistance to
procure fat job.
$50
An old maid who died in NeH
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

ENGLAND has had couple of agents examining
the slab piles in the vicinity of New Orleans. OF
it isn't expected that she will such good
timber to bury her soldiers in. Perish the thought
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

WHEN ones anger is aroused it is then that the
curtain is shifted aside and reveals how closely civ
ilization is connected with barbarism.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Dom PAUL is still knocking at the gates of Kim
berley with mailed fist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

HE prides himself his infallibility to
detect pronounced symptoms of degeneracy in
another, often measures his own Liiputian nature
instead
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

MAYOR HARRISON has been seriously thinking
ofpurifying the morals of Chicago. It is hoped that
he will not recommend the customary whitewashing
process.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

The most frangible thing man carries around
with him, is his word He who succeeds in not
. breaking it, is indeed fortunate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

The man who hasn't any opinions Of his own
possesses little manhood does disointed stove
pipe contain heat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

A GREAT many men could be more useful in
encouraging Others instead of criticsing them for
being ambitious
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

RECENTLY one of the inmates expressed the be-
lief to that he thought it perfectly proper for
an officer to occasionally crack prisoner over the
head with club, such salutary measures were
highly beneficial punitive factor in maintaining
a high grade Of discipline. No is capable
of putting forth such dotc false doctrine this
and it strongly demonstrates that certain teachings
had not been applied to him in his bringing up. If
the Warden of this institution held like views on
this matter, and we thank God that he doesn't, we
would want our departed father to bow his knee be-
fore the Almighty and implore Him to either place
us in the Elysian Gardens sweep into
the lower regions Still frankly admit there are
times when strenuous authority must be exempfed
in quellng the incorrigible unit by this method and
it also becomes necessity in sef-preservaton and
in the protection of others. But to resort to such
tactics for frivolous misdemeanors, is criminal ag-
erosion that self-respecting guard would be will
ing to acquire. AS rule the majority of prisoners
obedient to orders, willing to perform the allotted
task required of Them and gain the esteem Of those
in whose charge they placed. When the club is
promscuously used it is like applying match to
infammabe material It arouses ones passions
until like the gadiators of DID, they enter the
prepared to make exhibition of extreme bruteness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

THERE is question but what if the law was
strictly enforced in regard to those obtaining money
under false pretenses that our pententares could
be filled to overlooking. Those who misrepresent
their goods are legion, and they abundantly in
evidence in almost every calling There is hest
tation in arresting who passes bogus check;
but who ever heard of jobber merchant being
arrested for representing goods to be far superior
than what they are? When one thus obtains money,
it is considered shrewd nancering instead of obtain
ing money under false pretenses If attorney
obtains money from you with the supposition that
he can win your and loses he commits felony.
If the strict moral law was sternly enforced and
applied to those who obtain money under false pre-
lenses few saloon keepers could escape it's conse-
quences. Manufacturers and jobbers would find it
exceedingly hard to conform and live within the
bounds of strict integrity. Grocers who sell "oleo'
for rstclass creamery butter would stand convicted
before the law with the dry goods merchant who rep
resents suit of clothes to be all wool, when they
are nothing but cheap, shoddy material We believe
that along these lines there sufficient for
expansion. Those who knowingly obtain money
under false pretenses carefully deliberate upon their
plans and general execution to unable them to
successfully impose upon the public cheap imita-
ton. They, perhaps, are under the impression that
this is legitimate, but is it? We think not. The
men who are in prison for this offense saints
compared to great many on the outside who en-
danger health and life in this business undetected
and unprecedented
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
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Dom PAUL is still knocking at the gates of Kim
berley with mailed fist.
The man who hasn't any opinions Of his own
possesses as little manhood does disointed stove
pipe contain heat.
GREAT many men could be more useful in
encouraging Others instead of critcisng them for
being ambitious.
The most frangible thing man carries around
with him, is his word He who succeeds in not
. breaking it. is indeed Fortunate
WHEN ones anger is aroused it is then that the
curtain is shifted aside and reveals how closely
ilization is connected with barbarism.
MAYOR HARRISON has been seriously thinking
ofpurfying the morals of Chicago. It is hoped that
he will not recommend the customary whitewashing
process.
detect pronounced symptoms of degeneracy in
another, often measures his own Liliputian nature
instead.
ENGLAND has had couple of agents examining
the slab piles in the vicinity Of New Orleans. OF
course it isn't expected that she will use such good
timber to bury her soldiers in. Perish the thought
Otis still appears to be complete master of the
oitn in, +bo 4bo 1,,r;d
coming from that quarter evidently prove that the
press censors becoming monarchs at their bust
CHAMBERLAIN says that the general staff should
be compelled to eat the canned horse meat that is
being shipped from this country to the front. This
might enable them to exercise little horse sense
occasionally.
WISCONSIN has who is reported to have
the largest legs of any in the world. Jerusalem
but wouldn't Otis smile though if he had him over
there to put his foot down the backbone of the
Filipino rebellion.
PRESIDENT STEIN, of the Orange Free State
visited Pretoria the other day for the purpose OF
counting the Of captured prisoners. Evidently
he we'll pleased with the result as the smile on
his face was so thick that it took his doctor two DAYS
to remove it.
WHEN true gentleman does kindly deed, his
action is seldom questioned. But when the vim
dictive and ungenerous man performs like deed
the community is all agog, and Immediately STRAIT.
egg board is appointed to find out what evil design
he is about to perpetrate.
CORRESPONDENT at Washington says he
thought he flock of geese flying northward the
other dav Considering the bad whisky thew have
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
NEW BOAT FOR NEW YORK LINE,

NEW bOA4 HOh NEW IOhh LIN =.
The new steel 4c00 ton steamship for
the Maine Steamship company is already
we'll under way at the famous shipysrd
or John Roach s. Son, Chester, PENN,
and Will be ready In season for the sum-
msr service of 1e01. This steamer Will
be the largest, swiftest and finest equipped
steamer on the Atlantic coast. All mod
ern improvements In steamship building
are to be Incorporated in her construction
and equipment, ana the Maine Steam
ship company will in the near feature be
in position to make the present tri-week-
Iy service tetween Portland and New
York into q daily line-a ssrvina inaugu-
rated few years ago, but interrupted
by the war department.. making requi-
sition for the steamer John Engiis Of the
line, .at the beginning of the war with
Spain, which was converted into the
hospital steamer Relief, and which has
been doing grand service in this ca
pacity In the Philippines and China.
The new steamer will be called John
Englis,f after the founder Of the great
steamship building trm OF John EnRlis
81 Sons, who have built many Of the
steamers formerly employed on the New
e np land coast.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18

The appropriations committee in their
report gave the following statistics show
ing to whom the money goes, etc:
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18

interesting Notes Gathered Along the
water Front.

The steamer Jacoua of the Thompson
line arrived yesterday morning. sns
came from LeIth, which mort she left
on the first day OF tine month. She came
light and brought no passengers.
The British steamer Turret Crown ar.
rived with cargo Of coal.
In the afternoon the revenue cutter
Woodbury. left for q cruise and will be
away for several days.
Yesterday morning the harbor was
rough and the waves dashed up and down
with great violence. With the moderate
ing weather OF the afternoon there came
a marked change so that the bay was az
calm as during the summer season.
There were two fish arrivals, The
schooner Nettie Mayberry, 1900 pounds,
and che Albert N. Black, bringing a
good fare.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
]. r. LIBBY co.

It need hardly be said that one OF the
busiest places In the city this week is the
great department. store of the j. R.Libby
Co In Baxter building. There has al
ways been big crowd and big business
at this famous establishment, but thisiyear
everything is far greater than 1T has ever
been before at this mart Of trade. This
year the Christmas season at this place
10 one week sarIier than 1t was year
ago. But the Libby store was fully
prepared for just such an emergency and
two wesks ago began advertising for
holiday trade. The result has been that
the people have begun to come early and
to buy this year. One OF this leading
departments is that devoted TO books.
There are three times as many books as
have ever been placed in this establish
ment at any other holiday season. The
Libby store has an arrangement with
IA other leading stores throughout the
country Whereby 1t buys all of Its books.
This syndiclts has purchased Thousands
and thousands of books at very low rates
SO that all OF its store are able to offer
some splendid Inducements to the pub,
Ito. The basement is solely devoted to
toys and Kitchen wares. these depart
ments being one OF the best in New Eng
land. This part of the store was as busy.
as beehive yesterday and the clerks
were kept on the jump from the time
that they arrived In the morning until
they left at night.
Many beautiful furs and garments are
being sold ana special effort has been
made this year to have this line one OF
the best that can be seen in Portland.
From this time until the conclusion OF
the holidays the house will contine Its
advertising to the stock of goods that
ia semi Christmas. Nearly double the
usual force OF clerks has been employed
and they are more experienced than any
that this store has ever had. The ar
rangements OF the stock, OF the delivery
systm and the oountsrs are also the best
that the store has ever been able to
make. There is such a great variety of
articles TO be found at this establishment
that 1t is useless to say more than that
the whole family can find what they want
inside its doors from the children's
toys to the heavy articles for home tit
ting that can be found in the furniture
department. 1t is n busy store and will
be kept open evenings commencing to-
morrw evening.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, RTl

Hollis NJ. Proctor. Weeks Mills, S12.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Harriet p. Ham, Foxcroft, IS. Special
accrued December 4, Sarah y. Fol lett,
Lambert Lake, IS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
Carries sll6,OOO,OOO the Same as
Last Year.
Oscillations of Pension
Expenditure.
Maine Members Hustling to Re-
tain Representation.
ESPECIAL TO THE rRrss.1

Washington, December 1.-THE PEN
sion appropriation bill passed. tbs House
Saturday with very little debate, al
though 1t carries nearly hundred and
70. ty-six millions OF dollars. The bill
carries the same amount of money that
was carried In the bill last year. The
Civil War pensioners are falling OH, and
there would have been decrease, had Ii
not bean that soldiers of the spanish and
Philippine wars are now coming onto
the rolls.
The oscillations in the size OF the pen
sion roll expenditures in recent years
have been as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
A FINE SCI OF BOOKS.

The stationery firm of Hall L. Davis s.
Co., has just finished a fine set CT books
for one OF the large corporations or the
city. Tbs list includes one cash book,
one ledger, one index and two journals.
Each book weighs about 20 pounds,
contains 500 pages and Is OF the dimen-
sion Of 20 by 10 inches. The paper issoi
the best quality. The books will pe
good for two years.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
LITTLE WOMEN.

They still live and win be on hand to
entertain their friends and the public
by giving their annual ball in February,
ths exact date to be announced later on.
AS usual they will work for charity.
There are very few young people living
in our city who have not taken an ac-
tive interest In the Little women's bali.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, December 1.-THE follow
ing Maine pension changes resulting
from the issue of December /, are an
nounoed:
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
Catarrh, Bronchitis
and Consumption.

In Breathine Hyomei daily you
protect yourself against disease, by
destroying all germs inhaled.
By Breathing Hyomei daily you
kill the germs already located in the
air passages and lungs, which are the
true cause of the disease.
Hvomel is guaranteed and your
money refunded in all cases of Coughs,
Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group
and Consumption, where cure is not
effected.
Five days treatment and medical advice free.
Outfits Complete 500. Trial Outfits 25c.
Sold by all druggists or sent by mail.
THE r. T. BOOTH CO., Ithaca, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
HOLY NAME SOCIETY.

The Holy Name Society held their an
nual meeting at st. Dominic's hall last
evening. Nearly 500 members responded
TO the roll call, after which the Rev. Il.
Murnane of st. Dominio's, delivered an
interesting talk on the late Charles
Stewart Parnell. The society Is in most
nrosperous condition.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
KENNEBUNKPORp ABLAZE.

Kennebunkport, December ia build.
Ing owned by Cleveland Trott hera, was
destroyed by firs yesterday. The loss
amounts to aboat $1,000 and there was no
insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
YOU BREATHE
1T KILLS ALL GERMS

located in the air passages; thus perrna-
nently curing
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18

sion 400, s1s2. 80
1t has been a law OF Congress ever
sincs the stage coach days that a member
of Congress at each session shall be en-
titled to a mileage of twenty cents a
mil3 each way. The new delegate from
Hawaii, Mr.. Robert Wilcox, who has just
arrived, has to travail so far that his
mileage for the session amounts to the
snug sum of $500. His salary as dele.
gate is the same as that OF member.
5000 yearly. Mr.. Wilcox, who is a roy
alist adherent of the late Queen, Is a
very good locking man, evidently with
Hawaiian blood in his veins. He speaks
fairly good English.
The contest over the apportionment
his stirred ths Maine delegation 60 great
efforts They have made it a personal
matter, and have called on all the friends
as well as all the arguments that they
can reach. They nave made a decided
impression on the House, and II Maine
loses a member 1t will not be their fault
IL they lose IN the House 1t does not nee
essarily follow that they will finally lose.
The Senate has in at least two instances
assumed the power to change the APP
portionment made by the House. In one
case 1t was done by the casting vote of
the Vice President.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18

G. c. Robbins, Soldiers Home, Togu
So.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-02
Sc rTLING THE 81 RiKE.

Senator Hanna is taking a great in
terest in the Pennsylvania coal strike
Why? Is this throttler of the Seamen's
union bubbling over with affection for
labor? He keeps his own miners in the
Pennsylvania bituminous district at the
lowest notch possible and not long since
lad big strike Of his own to contend
with. His interest is simply a selfish
one. He thinks the strike has been too
prolific Of information concerning that
full dinner-paip and wants 1t ended
that the public mind may be led into
another channel. 1t would not be a
difficult matter for the Republican
committee to settle that strike. With
the millions that have been squeezed
from the trust 1t would be easy to say
to the coal barons: Compromise with
these men. Figure up the difference
between what you want to pay and
what you will have to pay to start the
mines. We will make up the difference
till election day. After that you can
ur dertake the grinding process for all
We care. Mckinley can get only one
more term anyway, so we have no fur
ther interest in labor after November
6, 1900"
That is practically the way a few of
the Youngstown mills have been started
up, 1t is claimed, and the men are seeing
through the thin covering that Is in
tended to hide the scheme. There is
no intention to interfere with the trusts
doing as they please after the election.
All they must do is to be good and keep
things going till after the election.
Then they can put the screws on as
tightly as they desire and enjoy the
writings and agonizing walls Of their
victims. Four more years Of Mckinley
means four years of Industrial slavery.
whether they are starting up the mines
and the mills for present effect, or not,
II labor isn't dumb 1t will see in time
to avert the disaster that threatens.