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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
How to Catch the Polar Bear.

listened attentively the other.
night to gentleman who gave me,
great deal of valuable informa-
ton concerning these interesting
regions. He knew I was tender.
foot and a newspaper reporter and
felt at liberty, therefore, to talk
freely, SO [ got lot of yarns.
about polar bears and walruses.
and other creatures, large and,
small, which are not related in.
natural histories. [ believe it was
one of the advisers of "Alice in
Wonderland who suggested that
the best way to catch rabbit is to.
get behind a stump and make a,
noise like carrot, and [ learned
with great satisfaction that the
easiest way to catch a polar bear
is to hide behind an iceberg and
make noise like the aurora boz
reals. Polar bears are very tame
and. like newspaper reporters and
some other people, are gifted with
inquiring minds. When stran-
ger comes out on the ice, thew
greet him cordially and show a JUS,
tifable curiosity as to his business
and intentions, which causes them
to fall an easy prey to the parlor
rug trust.-Norway Letter in Chi.
cago Record Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
graded as follows: First, 375;
second, 1853, and third, 9.

Some Night The eveningschool
School statistios. now fairly
launched on a prosperous season.
There have been up to date % ses-
sions-at which the average at
tendance has been 164. On the
opening night 1853 pupils put in
their appearance, the lowest num-
Der of the season. The highest
was ITO.
The average compulsory attend
ance has been 33, and the average
voluntary attendance, 131. Two
pupils have received their dis
charge from this institution since
school opened, while three have
been excused by the physician and
deputy warden.
Discipline has been observed as
general thing, the records show
ing Is reports for breaches of
school rules and two reports for
Incidence and lack of interest.
There are Is classes, ranging from
the lowest primary to the highest
grammar school.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
LIED IN A GOOD CAUSE.

Joseph Goldman, ostensibly q
commission merchant of New
York, was arrested last week,
charged with being at the head OF
a burglarious gang. Appearances
were against him, and most of the
world believed him guilty. His
wife, however, did not. She made
desperate efforts to secure a $1O,.
600 bondsman for him, finally sue
ceeding. The strain was too great
for her, and she had to take to her
bed. When her husband came in
from the Jail, after being released
through her efforts, she said:
Dear Joe, how has the case
gomez"
Folding her in his arms Gold
man said:
cts all right dear wife; I have
been proved innocent and dis
charged.
81 knewit, gasped the wife, and
died.
GAS she lay dying in lay arms, I
lied to her." said Goldman; II told
her had been exonerated and was
entirely cleared. She died happy"
AS he spoke, he collapsed, and did
not rally in time to attend the
funeral of his wife.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
THE ELECTION RESULTS,

The fusionists won the day in
New York city, Seth Low being
elected mayor by between 10000
and 10000 majority and carrying
the entire ticket with him. The
republicans carried the state and
elected majority of the legisla-
ture.
In New Jersey the republicans
elected the governor and majority
of the legislature. Nebraska went
republican by 10000; Iowa by co.
GOO; Pennsylvania by $4,000; Ohio
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
A COMPARISON.

In view of the recent big bank
thefts in Lowell, Mass, and New
York City, a few words on the sub,
ject may not come amiss. A thief
who takes trust funds or risks the
breaking of bank is most.
dangerous, and should be so
treated. His crime is far
reaching in it's effects and infu->
ence. 1t may ruin hundreds of
innocent people. It may point the
primrose path of crime to many a
youth. By the side of snug
hypocrite who takes his hundreds
of thousands, the burglar, who to
get watch or few hundred dol
lars, takes his life in his hands and
faces twenty years in Jail, is a
model of chivalry.
Certain and severe punishment
alone can check the tremendous
evil of banking thefts. We hear
and read much cant about such
thieves, and about how "their
own feelings are their greatest
punishment" That is nonsense.
except in rare cases. It is only
being found out that hurts; it is.
not the sense of guilt.
But if the bank officer could
know that, in case he should steal.
he would face a term of twenty
years-there would be little steal.
ing. If he could feel sure that his
friends could not get him par
doned there would be little steal
ing. If he could know that he.
would be looked upon as a thief,
and not as an unfortunate specu-
lator-there would be little steal
ing.
In recent case the big thief'ss
lawyer actually asked the commit
ting magistrate to ''spare his client.
the humiliation of public APP
pearance."
'He needs to be Inundated"
said the magistrate. Till that
magistrates feeling becomes wide-
spread there will be no change.
1t is, of course, pity that pun
ishment is ever necessary; it is
pity that kind words to wife,
beaten, good advice to a highway
man, Christian appeals to a MUIR
derer, compassion toward the thief
who steals million, will not work
out regeneration. And, so long as
we have prisons, and criminals in
side of them, we should not Jail
the little criminals and allow Free
dom to the big ones. So long as
it is possible to plan the glorifca-.
ton of bank thief by sending
him to his prison in private cars;
so long as, if a conviction is really.
secured, only a short sentence is
imposed and a pardon is expected
to follow in brief time, trust
funds will continue to be embez-.
zled and banks to be wrecked.
A r. 8,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
HE SLEPT AT HIS WORK.

Thomas Eaton fell asleep at the
switch one day last week, and lost
his job. He nearly lost his life at
the same time. Eaton is steeple
jack, and was engaged in plaster
ing the tower of Trinity church,
Pittsburg, Pa. He was suspended
in swinging chair 12O feet above
the sidewalk. The soft, Indian
summer wind swung the chair
back and forth. Eaton looked
down, saw the boss was not watch
ing and fell asleep. The chair was
swinging out from the steeple in
the wind and Eaton's head was
rolling back. His fellow-workmen
were summoned and rescuing
party assembled the spire. Eaton,
still snoring peacefully, was
lowered to the ground. The fore
man shook him. He awoke,
rubbed his eyes, stretched, and
then was discharged for sleeping
on duty.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
TO INMATES.

For the Information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
We wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules Write
out your own name, register AMI cell number
and send to this offit g with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Meeting of The A classreport, "The
Pierian Circle. Noble Roman and
His Eternal City," by "Coal Oil
Dick was the feature of the
Chautauqua meeting Sunday. Ro-
man history was viewed in a new
light by the speaker, who, in
opening his subject said:
'There is really nothing to say
about the early Romans; the
ground has been covered before,
and therefore the only original
thing about this paper is the
spelling that is all my own.
Human nature has changed but
little since the days of Caesar and
Hannibal; politicians were as willy
then as they are today, and the
ladies quite as tickle. Rome itself
was much like Chicago; both are
noted for their slaughter houses,
and for the fact that all railroads
and highways lead to them. If
you can imagine me as a gladiator
saluting Imperial Caesar, you may
find something original in my
paper. Otherwise you will not"
Here followed witty chapter on
old Rome, to be published in these
columns next week.
The first number on the pro-
gram was a paper, ''The Greatest
General" by a class B man, a
short discussion of Hannibal's
methods of warfare. This was fol-
lowed, after short general discus
sion, with chorus by the glee
club.
'Thoughts on the Boer War;
was the title of the next paper. It
was comparison of the British
concentration camps in South
Africa with the Spanish concen-
tration camps in Cuba, and failed
to place the former in very favor
able light. A spirited mandolin
solo by "Clinic'' was the next
number, after which came the
original ideas on early Rome be-
fore mentioned.
The ''Holy City," vocal solo
by Clinic and a short reading by
the same specialist brought the
meeting to close.
The ten minutes discussions of
the papers read have so far proved
a success, as they tend to stimulate
thought, and in order to share in
them, make it necessary to study
carefully the works under consid-
Grafton.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
LOCAL
NEW S..

NOTICE:-ONE OF THE RULES
OF THIS INSTITUTION IS THAT ALL
LETTERS WRITTEN BY INMATES
MUST BE SIGNED WITH THE FULL
NAME OF THE WRITER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

The first snow of the season fell
Saturday night, and the thermome-
ter fell more than twenty degrees
in twelve hours. Fortunately the
gardeners finished their work last
week and no plants of value were
in the yard to be injured by the
frost.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

A Musical The men were given a
Treat musical treat in the
chapel last Sunday morning when
Miss Bessie Brand of Madison.
Wis, sang for them. Her selec-
ton was Nevin's ''My Rosary a
charming song eminently suitable
to her voice. The only criticism
other than most favorable passed
was that there was not enough of
it. Had applause been permitted,
Miss Brand would have realized
the appreciation of her audience.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Capt. Hall, who for 26 years has
been captain of the night watch,
is now on day duty, stationed in
shop H. His place in the cell
house has been filled by Guard
Williams.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

NOTICE-Usher johnson has a
letter in his possession signed
Luke" addressed to T. Walden,
Duluth, MINI. The writer must
make himself known before the
letter will be mailed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
LOCKJAW FROM ANTITOXIN,

Eleven children died at ST.
Louis last week from lockjaw as a
result of the administration of
diphtheria antitoxin that had be-
come contaminated. An investi-
cation proved that many more
tubes of the antitoxin are poi
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

One of the fine bay team be-
longing to Warden, Wolfer died
Friday night.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Movement of Since the courts
Prison Population adjourned last
month, the population has re-
manned nearly stationary, about as
many prisoners going out as COM
ing in. During the past week
there have been three arrivals and
two discharges.
The population numbers $40,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Asst. Deputy Warden Colligan
and Guard Lyons were away for
two days last week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

One of the choir members is au-
thority for the statement that
another song service is scheduled
for the near future.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Dollhouse Keeper Windolf re-
turned from furlough of ten
days Sunday morning.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

by 10000, and Rhode Island by
5000.
Kentucky and Mississippi went
democratic, while tho result in
Maryland had not been decided at
the time of going to press. The
indications are that the state will
go democratic.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
SOME HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK.
GOSSIP FROM
THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.

soned, and the disease may be very
far reaching. A full investigation
of the matter will be made in the
near future.
MORE MEN FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
Every available man in England
will be sent to South Africa in the
near future. London is at skies
and sevens over Lord Kitchener
message of the latest disaster, and
another great effort to put down
the war will be made.
In battle with Beers near
Bethel, in eastern Transvaal, the
British lost two guns, several Off
GERS were killed or wounded and
fifty-four men were killed and 16O
wounded.
THE INIMITABLE DOOLEY is NO
James McGarry, Chicago sa-
loonkeeper, famous throughout the
country as the original "Mr. Doo-
ley," died at the Chicago county
hospital last week. He was born
in County Galway, Ireland, nearly
seventy-thr years ago. He came
to Chicago more than fifty years
ago and was regarded as the vet
eran saloonkeep5r of the city, his
place being the scene of all of Fin
ley Peter DUNES "Dooley" sto-
ries.
In the back room of the saloon
at 125 Dearborn street, noted men
used to gather. It was there that
Mr.. Dunno got his idea for the
''Dooley sketches It was the
homely wit and philosophy of Mr..
McGarry which furnished the
idea.
ROOSEVELT HAS BODYGUARD.
Yielding to urgent solicitations
of his friends and advisers, Presi.
dent Roosevelt has consented to
have bodyguard when he goes
abroad. Ever since he became
president he has objected to being
followed by detectives, but quite
recently he was persuaded that
wisdom and discretion demanded a
guard of some kind. Policeman
Sherman Lake has been detailed
to follow the president upon all his
journeys around Washington and
out in the country.
He has been furnished with a
fast horse so that he may be able
to keep up with Mr.. Roosevelt
when he makes his cross country
trips on horseback. This action
was taken after the presidents con-
sent was secured.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

Supt. and Mrs. Randall of the
state reformatory were visitors to
the night school Friday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. S. j. Kennedy. and Rev FIR. Corcoran
chaplalnS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
MARRIED AT FOURTEEN.

Joseph Malsam, boy of four
teen years of age, still wearing
knickerbockers. and Mabel Austin,
fifteen years old, were married at
Binghamton, N. Y. last week,
despite the protests of the parents
of both parties.
Mabel Austin is the daughter Of
Henry Austin of Hutchinson,
MINI. Her parents are wealthy
and she is very pretty and ex-
tremely we'll grown for her age.
While stopping near Steam Hollow
she met and fell in love with
Malsam, and the couple decided to
run away and get married. The
boy at the time wore knicker-
bockers, and this proved a source
of trouble for the maturity of the
plans, but at last a minister was
found and agreed to unite them
when the girl said she was eighteen
years of age.
The marriage leaked out after a
while, and the parents took steps
to have it annulled. The youthful
lovers stood firm, however, aid
finally received the blessings of
their elders.
THE WHITE INVASION OF CHINA.
Hon. Albert j. Beveridge, United
States senator from Indiana, has
spent the past five months in the
Far East investigating commercial
and political conditions, studying
international relations, appraising
natural resources, and comforting
with the men who are establishing
the eastern policy of the European
powers. The vast amount of in
formation thus secured at first
hand Senator Beveridge will en-
body in a series of noteworthy
papers, the first of which will ap-
pear November Is in The Satur-
day Evening Post of Philadelphia
Senator Beveridge is trained
writer and trained observer, and
has infused extraordinary interest
into subjects that might make dull
reading if less brilliantly handled.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
8. w. LEAVErT, Chairman Litchfeld
W. E. LEE, Long Prairie
O. B. GOULD, WinOna
II. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY wOLFER, warden
j. s. GLENNON. Deputy Warden
NJ. G. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
F. M. BORDWELL Steward
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Matron
=. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
F. A. WHITTIER, St. Paul,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
COTTON BELT DIRECTORS.
chas. Parsons, Of St. Lou.s, the Only
 New Member Chosen.

St. Louis, Oct 2-The annual meet ing of the stockholders of the S. Louis Southwestern hallway tCotton Rcle was held yesterday. The laree majority of stock was represented by proxies and the result of the election for directors was as follows:
 Edwin Gould lrvington. N. Y; r. II. Britton, St. Louis: R. X. Gsllawav. New York; Thomas T. Eckert. New York; Vim. H. Taylor New York: Albert Loeb. New York: Murray Carle. ton. St Louis, and Chas. Parsons St. Louis.
 The only new director is Charles Parsons. who was substituted fol A. L. Wolff The board of director: will meet in New York at the call ol President Gould. when officers for ths ensuing year will be elected. Nc changes are expected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
SUIT FILED HERE BY MISSOURI PLAINTIFF AGAINST DEFENDANT Of Same State to Recover On an Old Judgment in Missouri
 Court.

Carl Hoffman resident Of St Louis, through his attorneys, Wool man. Solomon & Cooper. of St. Louis. and White & Altheimer. Of this city, brought suit against Hopkins Londen. 3 resident of Missouri for S2.1G4. which amount represents a judgment given Hoffman in suit in the Jack son circuit court of Missouri. In his complaint Hoffman states that he was awarded judgment in the court named in the sum of S2704 with inter- est at per cent per annum until that amount was paid, and that he has been totally unable to collect any part Of 1t. and for which he prays judg- ment in the Jefferson circuit court in the sum of S2.704 with interest. costs. etc. and other relief
 The reason the suit was brought here is because Louden has property in Jefferson county. which the plain. tiff undertakes to make subject to u
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
ENCOURAGED

The Elks met last night at their hall and among other business trans acted, the adusability Of the Elks taking hold ofla project for the erec- tion of an ope1a house was discussed. Nothing tangible was developed st this meetings sbut it is believed that vii be done between now and their nex,l meeting. If such a project is carrie, through it is proH able that a stock company will 5s organized and that soms Of the sock will be sold to outside psrties. The Elks, however, propose to bold the controlling amount of stock. Hereto. fore it has been the experiene of the Elks and others who prepos Id build ing an opera house in P;r < if that as soon as the proje w'9h gll on foot and with fai prosees oih' it's geing through suiessful soihe Nae else would arise sth a1epeia iiN kSe| scheme which wto loG hhe e thing to the ptnrc., ana al nroiects wonldi oequently De knocked out" ocoo,,,rf, H ''.9 4<
 Nf'9 s''e ee9'i ''i at once cease to be "knocker' wout
 heard from .ts co,7.,. o,,+ ,boor
 Should the o,,o ae pi,a pI,,es
 pai poee ol iil'' by building an opera long felt wan,ld be anno,,,ae,.d h
 house they sthrst-class nlaca of
 everybody. A TO ladies can a,,and
 diii i0seheht' "3ds of Pine B,uff
 1 is one of the -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02

isolated and depressing to the man guarding it at night, a..u it is uaie.'- stood that more sentinels will 5e stationed at the point in the future
 Captain Biddle authorized th:s statement;
 T think the sentinel deceived htn- self on the occurrence I do net think an actual attack. as related by him. occurred. When daylight came there was no evidence found of . struggle 7
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
WAS A cREDiTARlE SHOW.
But None Of That Printed List of
 Ladies Present

The Gay Mr. Goldstein was played at the Pine Bluff opera house to the usual crowd of men last night. There WAS striking absence of ladies. ee- Fecially of those whose names arpear on the printed list of patrons Of the Pine Bluff opera house. The show was a creditable one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
ARDS, MOUTHS ARE CLOSED

O., Oct. 2.-Friends of the milv of the late President Mekln-Hi generally discredit the idea that
 shot by the guard. Deprend, at i stlawn cemetery was on account Of
 attempt to aesecrate the tomb. They do not attempt to explain tt4a |ange story of the guards or ae- hi for the firing of the shot which knetery officials and other residents k.r by say they heard and they do N believe that two men would un- ktake to make an attack on tie 1t with seventy soldiers on guard near at hand.
 >t is believed that the military at. krities will make a thorough inyes- kation of the stories told hF the kdiers on guard Sunday night. ere ale nneonflmed rumofs that shot WAS fred on account of an idental fail and also that it was ! .ult of personal difficulties.
 rhe officers in charge carly in- U lcted soldiers not to talk of the If ii. I fThe statements ef the guard made .luday night corid not be obtained nj tae officers had secured theiIs opoats from them. and while tie Of ceis deeiiae=l to he quoted, they .e Rade with their knowledge anl T tdeir p.e9ence. nNane of the officers would express;
 l pinion as t3 WhaJ the object of
 aruders may have been, and
 M, also Instructed the men not to
 $ tlle aeegrrence with outsid- 'she few persons who succeeded in a ug admission to the cemetery ke. direetai 10 the officers for afl Information. and guards were told not (o r,iiF oi the incident among them Neyoq Nhi1e outsiders were present. fh.e is said 10 he in accordance with Ili' tary regulations. Al Of the commissioned officers and Ite members of tic company in gen. 1a Sunday night accepted fully the
 " related hH=PriNate Depfend and
 lv believed that the providers were
 Tt the vault with no good paposa
 N only one of the commissioned
 cers adhaHes to thp belief that ar
 .smpt was r.sae Gpon the sentine
 shouiish .e~n6ses He said. | the real tufnG. il was prompt lie nfffe= =efs.s,=sssscss of some psas .
 s4a thought to big reproaeh upor ' 1e nation bY aoin@ damage to the .t -na place of the dead president-' FsI the men WAe we"o seen express d tHe belief that Private Deprerf a1tea fa geea faith and that he felat aa onIx what he believed to he the | a circumstances. Win tn" captain aaf at9ers he Went oyer jhe delails of tA' whole affair at least q dozen times and it k said never varied in matte of importance Particular inqnif, was maaa as b his sobriety at th time. and t ia said that il is estaz iished beyond all reasonable douo that he had not been drinking. all that he was in his normal condition
 -i'ne most common belief is tha th. sentinel was ovcrwrought by tn
 t Hness of his position. that hi Al yes Wete overtaXed. and that III ' ination contributed some of the d'
 related in good faith. The pos
 regarded hx all as particular
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
Police Court.

Elias Thompson and Jim Tillman two negroes found fourishing deadly waapons publicly. Were npped by the officers yesterday and fined $50 eacl. this morning before Judge Brown.
 Jim Nelson. colored, was fined 8 for vagrancy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-02
anihan Neddin q,

Mr i'd Mrs. vB. Willis, of Sa.- assa, a#e today celebrating the golden weddls Cay at their countz home. X. lase number of Fae Bnif frtends o1eas fife ola couple are m- yited gcests.