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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
THE DISCHARGED PRISONER

Il DO NOT place much credence in promises of
reformation They seldom fulfilled The
thief always wants another chance. When he gets
it, he generally uses it to get back in Jail There
are number of circumstances which tend to make
this SO, aside from the natural inclination of the
thief to steal. No will employ thief if he
knows it. And it is the duty of the Police Depart
ment to warn employers when they, from any reason
employ man who is notorious thief, or has been
We do not ask the discharge of the man. On
the contrary, would rather he would remain en-
ployed. But feel it duty to protect citizens
against possible loss through theft and naturally
warn them when we learn that they have in their
employ, where they can have every opportunity Of
stealing any man who has been guilty of theft Al
mans discharge. Then, unless he really wants to be
honest and has strong will he will decide that the
world is dead against him. and he will set himself
dead against the world" st. Louis Republic.
The above paragraph contains sentiments which
were recently expressed by Chief Of Police Campbell
of st. Louis. While the intelligent reader may
agree with the business of Mr.. Campbells course in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

WHEN patience is overtaxed and the flood gates
of wrath burst forth and engulfs one within it's
vortex. the unthinking person instantly exclams:
"My goodness! what ungovernable temper" in
stead of complimenting him on withholding his
anger as long as he did.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

JEALOUSY will change the channel of ones
thoughts easily as brushwood changes the river
course AS the latter is capable of producing sand
bars and making the river unnavigabe, so will the
former ruin the delicate machinery of the brain and
dwarf it's development.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
FICTION AND
A FEW
FARCICAL FACTS.

seemingly blessed with an abund-
ance of this worlds goods.
AS the car swung round corner
the strap to which the young man
chung parted with snap and the
young man was precipitated into
the lap of the woman. As soon as
he could recover his standing posi-
tion he raised his hat and apollo
gized by saying:
pardon me, madam. I am
sorry to disturb you, but really
this is the first time the street car
company ever conferred favor on
me-"
The woman appreciated the gal
lantry and the compliment.-Oma-
ha World-Herald.
Carl Hertz, the noted conjurer,
has rather horror of small-boy
confederates, and no wonder. On
one occasion he was performing in
London, and, borrowing half
crown from one of the audience,
he placed it in the center of an
orange. The idea of the trick was
for the coin to disappear and find
it's way into the pocket of
youngster at some distance from
the stage. Mr.. Hertz, at the
proper moment, called upon a boy
in the crowd to produce it. Fun
bling in his pocket for moment
or two, while all eyes were turned
upon him, the boy at last fshed
out a quantity of small change.
''Here's two and threepence-half-
penny, SIR he shouted; Il got
thirty, so 1 changed that half-dol-
lar you gave me" Evening Wis
cOnsin.
Peddler (opening his pack ~
have here, madam, an improved
rat-trap, which,"
Woman of the House-"We are
never troubled with rats"
(Which can also be used for
cracking nuts
eve never use nuts of any kind
''Or as coffee rooster. Adjust
ed in this manner, it -
eve always buy our coffee roast
ed"
"Just so. Reversing the wires
that form the upper portion and
bringing down the side flaps thus,
we have device for holding eggs
when cooking
eve never eat eggs"
''And by holding these wire loops
as you see me doing now, it makes
handy arrangement for holding
a small mirror
"Haven't the slightest use for
such a thing"
"While, by adjusting another
small mirror in this position and
another at this angle, as you will
notice, and placing it in kitchen
window, for example, it has the
curious effect Of enabling the OBJ
server seated at one side Of the
window entirely out Of sight, to
see distinctly through any window
that may be opposite and to note
what is going on inside, and all
[ ask for this most useful and
comprehensive invention is 3
shillings, which is only about one
half -
9TH take t."-CasselPs Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

"A
tremely millionaire-one who is
getting up an art gallery, went to
Whistler's studio in the Rue du
Bac," says Vance Thompson in his
Paris letter to the Saturday Eve
ming Post. "He glanced casually
at the pictures on the walls-Esym-
phonies' in rose and gold, in blue
and gray. in brown and green.
"How much for the lot?' he
asked, with the confidence of one
who owns gold mines.
"'Four Millions said Whistler.
"sWhat!'
"'My posthumous prices and
the painter added, Good morn
ing.'''
Some time ago two menageries
arrived in a border town, one of
which was under the management
of Sig. and the other under
that of his wife, travelling respec-
lively on their own account. Here
they decided to unite their forces,
and the fact was intimated on the
bill thus:
Owing to the arrival Of my wife
my collection Of ferocious wild
animals is considerably augment
ed" Weekly Telegraph.
The average newspaper man is
usually about as quick witted as
the next one. This was pretty
we'll illustrated when the Chicago
Record was placing it's foreign
correspondents George AIDE was
sent abroad by V. F. Lawson for
that purpose. AIDE did all right
until he got into Servia. There
he found all the newspaper men in
Jail for political offenses. He was
in quandry, so he cabled to Mr..
Lawson:
Newspaper men all in jail.
Press censor very strict
Lawson promptly cabled back:
"Make press censor correspon-
dent" and AIDE did Finland
Printer.
The strictness with which the
Sabbath is kept in Scotland is
illustrated by story told by
devout Scottish minister.
He once stopped at a country
inn in the northern part of his
native land, to pass the Sunday.
The day was rainy and close, and
toward night, as he sat in the little
parlor Of the inn, he suggested to
his landlady that it would be de-
sirable to have one of the windows
raised so that they might have
some fresh air in the room.
"Mon,'' said the old woman,
with stern disapproval written
plainly on her rugged face, "dinna
ye ken that We can haze no fresh
air in this hoose on the Sawbeth?"
Companion.
While Lord Rosebery, number
of years ago, was on a small
steamer going to Dublin, his dog
jumped overheard.
"Stop the steamer" shouted the
little lord, but the captain replied
that his instructions did not per-
NIT him to stop except when a
man fell overheard.
''That is easily arranged" said
Lord Rosebery, and instantly
plunged into the sea.
The captain then stopped the
steamer, and the prime minister
and his dog were both rescued
Chicago Democrat.
$3.50
The car was crowded, therefore
quite number of passengers sus-
pended themselves from the straps
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

LIARS may have some excellent traits in their
makeup but when they attempt to belittle another
in order to conceal their own filthy nature, they
overleap the bounds of decency and ruin themselves
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

WHEN the desire to criticise others becomes up
permost in ones thoughts, it would be both wise
and profitable if they would only turn their obse1va
tons upon self instead of others.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

THERE is vast difference between criticism
and uni ust insult One is capable of remedying
a wrong, while the other arouses hatred and con-
tempt.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

CoNCE1TED ignorance and corresponding
amount of self Importance are twin evils that are
guaranteed to produce swelled head.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
N 0 TIC E.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who
regular lists Will please consider such
sample copies. If after reading. conclude that
THE MIRROR worthy of patronage send your
published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
BASE BALL.

Standing Of the clubs in National and
| American Leagues, May 16.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

SOME men never speak we'll of Others still they
wonder why they unpopular
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

To PROMOTE good feeling and friendship shot
be the ambition of every right-minded person.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

CONSISTENCY is very interesting subject where
others concerned but when it becomes personal
matter it loses its incentive force
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

To continually be morose and melancholy
like going to sleep under wet blanket
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

WHEN man gets in trouble it is then that hi
friends should show their good will and charity fo
him
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
A MISTAKE.

1t costs nothing TO be ordinar-
lily polite, even under adverse cir
cumstances, and it generally
pays. A passenger in a sleeping
car, who was tired and sleepy and
wanted to go to bed, called to a
man who had just entered the
coach and was hurrying through
it:
"Say, isn't it about time to
have these berths made up?"
"What do you take me for?"
angrily replied the other, stop
ping and coming back. "Do l
look like a sleeping-car conduct
orr"
No." rejoined the tired pas
senger, looking up at him, wear
lily. "You do not. l beg your
pardon. My observation is that
a sleeping-car conductor is al
ways a gentleman"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

new county of Cumberland
found the squatters in the valley
and evicted them. We will wa
ger big apple, round and red,
that the recent Secretary of the
Commonwealth, Dave Martin,
never heard of the genuine set
tiers of their descendants. A
trolley line up the valley will
give outsiders an opportunity to
discover one of the most beauti-
full valleys in the State and en-
able the people of the valley
when they feel like it to get out
of sight Of their own mountains.
"The westward trolley and it's
branches that we are advocating
would naturally form a connect
ing link with the great trolley
system in Southern Pennsylvania
that is now in the process of for
nation. Only a few days ago, it
was announced that Capt. w. H.
Lanius, of York, had secured an
option on a majority of the York
Street Railway Company stock,
and, it is said, will now make APP
plication for charter for trac-
ton company. This company
will control the York Street Rail
way in the form of a lease, and
its tracks will be extended to Do
yer, Dallastown, Wrightsville,
Red Lion and Yoeborough. Work
ON these extensions will be begun
just as soon as the company gets
it's charter. They also propose
to connect with the Gettysburg
Railway.
cit takes no prophet to foresee
that in the near future Gettys-
burg will be a radiating centre
for trolley roads. The projected
line from Washington is sure to
come. The Lanius scheme will
connect Gettysburg with the
Susquehanna towns and Lancas-
ter. All this shows the import
ance of line frym Chambers
burg to Gettysburg. Should the
Cumberland Valley II. r. paral-
lei it's tracks with a trolley line
as the "Pennsy" is doing it would
be good thing, but the trolley
from Chambersbnrg to Gettys-
burg is sure to come, and the
westward line to McConnellsburg
and into Phth Valley is some
thing th9twe cannot do without.
Sin connection with this trolley
problem the question arises
What shall be done with our
turbpikes?" The experience of
theipeople of Shelby county, Ken
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
HEIRS TO A BIG ESTATE.

The heirs of James McCaffrey
the Chicago millionaire, and an
old ex-boatman on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, are expect
ing TO receive their share of the
estate shortly. Mrs. Margaret
Shipley, a daughter of McCaff-
rev and a widow, who lives in the
country near Williamsport, Md,
on q small farm of her own, is
one of the heirs. Attorney Beale,
Of Washington, who has had
charge of the settlement of the
estate so far as the local heirs are
concerned, visited Mrs. Shipley
at her home the other day and in
formed her that the division of
the McCaffrey wealth will be
made between this and April l..
Mrs. Shapley's share will amount
to about 100000. McCaffrey at
one time lived at Hancock, one of
his daughters was raised by Mrs.
James Coudy, and he married
there Miss Nancy Canoe, a re-
spected maiden lady, sbut soon
deserted her after getting all her
money.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

The call for experienced plains.
men and irregular fighters, who
are able to meet the Beers on
their own ground and with their
own tactics, has gone out through
England and her colonies, and is
being responded to with some
alacrity, but in rather discourag-
ingly small numbers, consider
ing the amount of work there is
for this kind of troops, while the
fact that they are only being
raised now, and cannot be put in
to the field for months to come,
argues badly for a quick ending
of the war
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
KNOBSVILLE.

lThls was intended for last weeks paper but
came In day too late-Ed.
Mr. and Mrs. TruaX, of Pleas
ant Ridge, were visiting their
cousin, Miss Julia Mellott.
The U. b. Revival is still in pro
gress. There have been twelve
converted, three are yet seeking,
and nine have joined the church.
Brothers Roberts and Kelso have
been untiring in the good work.
There has been good attendance,
and good conduct.
John Tice has his sawmill in OPP
GRAFTON on John Fore's land.
Mrs. William Polk has been
very sick but is improving.
Misses Mary and Maggie Ham
il and Mamie Fore spent Tuesday
with Enoch Kerlin's family.
Miss Eta Wagner and Elmer
Glunt spent Sunday with Grant
Bakers family.
Miss Carrie Hamil is visiting
George Fox's family.
Mrs. Laura Raider and daugh-
ter, of Elmira, N. Y, is visiting
her father, William Greer, Sr.
Effie Parson is living with
Thomas Patterson, of McConnels-
burg.
Mrs. Amos Clouser >apd Mrs.
Amos Sipes spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Grant Baker. -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

Harry Stell, while on his way
to Huntingdon last week with a
load of lumber, made narrow
escape from possible fatal injury.
When approaching Snyder S
crossing, several miles east of
that place, he found the way
blocked by a freight train. The
trainmen cut the train to allow
several teams at that point to
cross, and before the first end of
the train had ceased to move Mr..
Stell started to drive across.
Just as he was on the crossing
the moving slack of the train
caught his wagon in the center.
completely demolishing it. Mr..
Stell was standing on top of the
load, but by a quick jump saved
himself from injury. He borrow
ed another wagon and eventually
landed the remainder of his load
in Huntingdon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

The ease with which, in Chica-
go, the Gordian knot of marri-
age is severed leads frequently
to legal race between the hus-
band and wife, but even in that
city an actual race is compare
lively rare. One happened the
other day, however, David Click
man quarreled with his wife,
who declared that she would at
once repair to the nearest police
station for a divorce. Glickman
said he would get one, too, and
get it first. They dashed out of
the house and along the streets.
They We're pretty evenly match
ed, and, keeping neck and neck,
continued their quarrel as they
went along. Arrived at the sta
ton house, they embraced the
house sergeant and deafened him
with their appeals. The officer
was unable to convince them that
he had no authority to relieve
them, and so solved the problem
by locking up both. Whereupon,
as was to be expected, they dis
covered, that they still loved each
other, and so will probably live
happy ever after-until the next
time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

touch a line. | licked them up
and took on full run all the way
to Bedford. / tell you had them
as hot as griddle cakes when /
got them there.
The next day, after | had my
team fixed and my work done |
strolled down to the Washington
Hotel. Col. Joe Ottinger kept it
then. He was in the bar-room
and a big man sitting there talk
ing to him--no one else there. [
didn't know the big man was the
man that had rid with me.
"The Colonel sad to me, Sam,
you had bad luck last night.
81 replied: No, sir; I had no
bad luck | had a run-off, but l
had no bad luck-nobody killed
and nobody hurt. The only
trouble | had was to manage q
id fool who sat beside me
and kept grabbing at the lines
when the team was running, and
| kept cursing him and threaten
ed to knock him overheard with
the wrench. | told him if he
didn't quit he would upset the
coach and kill the passengers.
"Well, after that, Ottinger in
troduced me to the man, and call
ed him Judge Black, and the
Judge said to me:
"'Sir, you would make one of
the best evidences in the world
in critical case-your narration
is exact and correct. | am the
man whit sat beside you. You
did exactly right. l was excited.
You were calm. You did your
duty and did it well. You man.
aged your team and you managed
me-.
"After that he and l were al
ways sociable as long as he lived.
When | drove street cars in
Washington City, in 1868, / often
saw him walking along the Ave-
nue., and he would take off his
high plug hat and raise it over
his head and call to me: "How
are you, old Dry Ridge?"
eyes, he was a pleasant socia-
bic man; but he never forgot that
ride in the thunder storm with
the runaway team. Nor did [.
/ made a Judge behave himself
that time. He sat as mute as a
whipped school boy; but 1 didn't
know him then. l guess if | had
known him, wouldn't have done
it.
eyes, the Judge was a great
man. He knew how to sit on a
high seat and manage a set of
lawyers and run Il court; but he
didn't know how to manage four
frightened horses running off
after night in a thunder storm.
VIM. M. HALL,
Bedford, Pa, March 81, 1888.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

About nine mont
Nearhoof, farmer,
mark valley, had az
bitten by a dog Y
last week the steel
well developed c''
At the time the ste'
ed by the dog se's'
mails dogs and !
neighborhood were
same dog. All Of
hydrophobia, the Y
veloping within nlDSs
after the assault. !
committed the llIl
strange one ana
killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
Published Weekly. 800 per
Annum in Advance.

Prompt attention will be
given to applications for ad-
vertiSinq rates.
job Printing of every deS-
cription executed with prompt
ness, in workmanlike manner
and at consistent prices.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

lucky, seems to an,I
ton in part. AT d
of the Shelby FisI
county bought abo9
turnpike at prices !
S75 to $3.50 a mile.
Record says the cd
practically acquire
of real value excey,
surprisingly reasd
1t was less than 4
ago that it was decd
roads. A storm Of
as soon as the annO1
made. Taxpayers
county would be ro|
the pixies would
$50, 900 and 5000
turnpike owners
property would d
On the contrary |
worked to the satid
erybody. The plI
been made at extrel
able prices, 120 mild
bought and DONATED
SlS, 602, and at the !
owners of the rOai
shown that their ri
ing considered. n
25 cents voted toI
pixies will yield 81
nearly $4, 900 left VI
8 cents repair levy
$40, 900 to keep th'I
pair this year. y
miles of county tu1
and the Record bell
q mile should be AZ
repair work.
"With usthe FRANC
ley lines would go
ward providing al
purchase of the Y
the taxpayers cOuIl
the extra outlay tD|
QUESTION of a free y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

Lock up that new diary and you
can keep it easily for a year.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-11-09

shoot until after he was fred
upon, however this was dis
puted by some Of the States
witnesses. His Honor, Judge
Shaw, heard the evidence and
sentenced him to II months on
the changing, he having al
ready been in Jail Is months.
Solicitor Webb appeared for
the State and E. Y. Webb for
the defendant.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-11-09
Lenoir News, Oct. 31st.

LenOlr News, oct. o1St.
Mr.. w. r. Cottrell hands
us two Queen Of the South
sweet potatoes that weigh re-
spectively 4lbs. 13oz.and3 lbs
6 or. Who can beat it?
Tomorrow morning. at the
early hour Of 8 o'clock, Mr..
Jno. Blum, of winston, will
lead to the hvmenial alter
Miss Mamie Horton of Lenoir.
The happy couple will drive
at once to Morganton, where
they will board the west-bound
train for a tour.
John Hood, colored, a young
man about 21 ysars old, while
out hunting last Friday, acct
dentally shot himself with a
rifle, i~nhicting a wound from
which he died Sunday after
noon. It Gems he was run
ming after a rabbit, CARRYING
his gun by the barrel near the
muzzle when the hammer of
the gun caught in a vine in
some way, bringing the muz-
zle against his side and dis
charging the piece. The ball
penetrated the right lung and
came out near the right
breast.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-11-09
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers Y thought of using
anything else for Indigestion or Rilious-
ness. Doctors were SCARE, and they
seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostration or Heart failure, etc.
They used August Flower to clean out
the system and stop fermentation of
undigested food, regulate the action OF
the liver, stimulate the nervous and
organic action of the system, and that
is all they took when feeling dull and
bad with headaches and other aches.
lon only need a few doses of Green's
August Flower, in liquid form. to
make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter 18th you. For sale
bv Jonn Tull.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-11-09
MCDOWELL.
Ordained and Installed as Pastor
Marriape.

Ordained and Installed as Pas,o~
Marriage.
Marion Democrat, Nov. md.
Miss Ada B.. daucbter :,
Mrs. E. P. Chase, was united !,
marriage to John p. Mcdonald
yesterday afternoon at 4o'cI,rL
The ceremony was performed
at the residence of the brid,.>
mother in the presence Of onlv
the immediate families Of tb,
contracting parties and ~.
Rev. r. D. Sheriff. officiaral
They will reside for the present
with the groom's parents, E>o,
and Mrs. j. A. Mcdonald.
Rev. w. S. Wilson was or
dained and installed as pastor
of the Presbyterian church
here, at the morning service
Sunday. The attendance was
very large and the service i'm
pressive. Rev. G. A. Monroe.
of Lenoir; the Rev. John
Wakefield, Of Spencer; the Rev.
Thornwell Jacobs, Of Morgan
ton; and Elder DR.. j. G. Reid.
Of Old Fort. comprised the
commission to conduct the
service. The first named pre-
sided, preached the sermon
and propounded the constitu-
tional questions, Rev. Wake
field charged the congregation
and the Rev. Jacobs charged
the pastor. At the evening ser
vice at the above church, the
Rev. Jacobs preached a splen-
did sermon.