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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
Our Spare Hours.

There have been several articles,
in The MIRROR at different times
suggesting various methods for,
putting in our spare hours to the
best advantage to ourselves. No
doubt the very best way would be-
for us to take up some course Of
study Systematically, and put in
all our spare time diligently
working. There are certainly
books enough in the library, and
on diversity of topics, so there,
would be no trouble upon that
score. The only difficulty about
this proposition is it's utter i'm
practibility.
After working ten hours in
the shops, we do not have the
inclination or the ability to put in
two or three hours hard study after
ward. But if any one can do it,
so much the better for him.
knowledge is no burden to carry,
even if you never put it to any
practical use. For those who feel
that they should have some relax
alton from their work. and at the,
same time do not wish to let the
hours slip by without deriving
some lasting benefit from them, 1
would say read, and read carefully
something that interest you. 1 do
not believe that man should
force himself to read book be-
cause the author of it has great
name or because the book itself is
considered a classic. But rather
choose something you can enjoy,
and have your dictionary close at
hand, so that when you meet a
word with which you are not fully.
conversant, use it as it should be
used, as a book of reference.
Turn to the word, find out the,
meaning and the proper pronun-
citation, then turn again to your
book and you see at once the way
the word should be used, and it is,
fixed in your memory for MORE
surely than in any other way.
All this talk about making a.
course of study of the dictionary
by itself is arrant nonsense. It
reminds me of that ancient moss
covered story of the old woman,
who said: II heered so much
about that book, the dictionary,
that I got one and read it all
through twict and couldn't quite,
git the hang of the story then. ."
OF course the books that interest
one man may not interest another.
Each must choose for himself.
But in choosing, 1 would suggest,
that they make the attempt to in
terest themselves in biography,
history or science. If they interest
you, you are not only being enter
tanned but are picking up crumbs
of knowledge here and there. We
all know little enough, and I hold
that this is a self-evident fact or,
we would not be here. But to re-
turn to the subject, if nothing but
fiction will interest get HISTORICAL
fiction and read that carefully and
you can not help but get some
good out of it; if nothing else,. ii,
will lengthen your vocabulary andl
shorten our evenings-and while,
you are reading you are certainly
not brooding over your troubles.
II.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
! News Within The Walls. :

Over in warehouse "T'' Sinbad
is engaged in making kings and
queens out of Irvine to be exhibited
at the state fair next month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

Guard Graves who was stationed
on the wall for ten days has re-
turned to his position in shop GA -
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
HE LOVES BARS.

A man has been discovered who
is not happy outside of prison.
His name is Charles B. F[ale and
his home is Chicago. He was re-
leased from prison a short time
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

One of the sewage mains burst
in the rear of shop ''N'' on Monday
afternoon and was repaired after
much labor by Guard Backlund
and his yard crew.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

Guard Stilkey and a party of
friends visited THE MIRROR Office
on Tuesday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

The new library catalogues were
distributed throughout the cell
house yesterday afternoon. The
little book meets with universal
approval.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

Charles Austin, formerly an
official in this prison, was visitor
on Tuesday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 800 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. CorcOran
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

Guard Cover and crew of men
put in the early part of the week
repairing the coping of the border
in front of the dollhouse.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
$3.50
MacARTHUR's REPORT.

General Macarthur has made
his report of the operations in the
Philippines for the year ending
June 30, 1901. During the period
covered there we're 1,O26 engage
ments between American and in
surgents with the following results:
Americans-Killed, 245; wound
ed, 400; captured, 118; missing, 20.
Insurgents Killed, 1854; wound
ed, 1,193; captured, 6,572; surren-
dered, 23,095.
During the same period the
following material was captured or
surrendered from the insurgents:
Rifles 1858; rifle ammunition
1861 1865 rounds; revolvers $685.;
bolos 3,516; cannons 1872; cannon
ammunition 1920 rounds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

The following is the temperature
for the past week, as recorded by
Guard Gallagher. Observations
taken at 1.3O p. m. daily: Sunday,
70; Monday, IS; Tuesday, "a;
Wednesday, IS; Thursday, 80;
Friday, 70, and Saturday, 76.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

Standing of the Clubs in the National,
American and Western Leagues,
August IA.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

The argumentative man is fond
Of splitting hairs, but the gour-
mand would rather split Welsh
rarebit.- ST.. Paul News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
day with the way he hustles about
outside. His friends tell q story

Ii seems that GEORGE, TO decide
bet once performed the very pre-
carious feat of singing "Annie
Laurie" with his eyes shut and his
hands tied behind his back.
Three men had been killed while
attempting the same thing a month
before.
Mr.. Albert Rev. j. A. Albert
rays ''S' of Faribault, form
erly pastor of the Saltwater Con-
gregational church and for many
years Protestant chaplain of this
institution, was visitor last week.
During his residence in this city
Mr.. Albert always took an active
interest in the Inmates of the
prison and in their work, and he
renewed many acquaintance and
asked many questions as he walked
about the enclosure the other day.
Rose Asks The work Of ex-
Some Questions.
aiming the in
mates of this institution for the
reference Of the Board of Control
is progressing rapidly under the
superintendent of the deputy
warden's clerk. In the neighbor-
hood of 375 men have been ex-
amined already and it is expected
that the work will be completed
within a week or ten days. The
examination consists solely of oral
inquiries. altho the questions
asked are thorough and searching.
Some of the men get hopelessly
balled up, as the following con-
versation, overheard the other
morning, will show:
"Where is your homer
"My home is in here"
"You are the hundredth man to
make that witty reply during the
past seven days. Where is your
homer"
81 went for three months without
eating in Chicago
"How was that?" asked the
clerk taken off his guard.
II was in New York. was the
reply.
"Ah yes, New York is your home
then. Do you use intoxicating
liquors?''
eyes, I am a periodical drinker.' -
What do you mean by a
periodical drinker?'''
"Well, magazine lisa periodical,
isn't it? an a magazines always
full, an I'm like a magazine"
care any of your ancestors or
relations habitual drunkards?"
1.-TWO of my cousins are nuns
and my little brother plays the
harp" "You may 60 back to the
shop said the clerk.
News New Secretary A hard fought battle
for the position of
secretary for the balance of the
fiscal year was the order of the
day at the meeting of the Chau-
tauqua circle last Sunday. Four
candidates, all good fellows, we're
nominated and the deciding vote
was very close, the choice finally
falling on the assistant librarian.
The first number on the program
was mandolin solo by a member
of class &C." This was followed
by paper on Religious Beliefs -
by class "B' man, after which a
paper entitled "The Maligned
Indian" was read by a member of
class 3D." The next number was
a chorus by the glee Club, followed
by short address by the president
on the future work of the organ
ization.
The immigration bill was again
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
STEEL STRIKE STILL ON.

o II N.
The big steel-workers' strike ap-
pears to be farther away from
settlement today than it was a
week ago, although efforts are
being made to reopen the con-
ference between President Shaffer
of the Amalgamated Association
and Mr.. Morgan. Late last week
the American Federation of Labor.
through it's president, Mr.. Compers,
issued a statement regarding the
position that organization will
take in the controversy. The
Federation pledges itself to give it's
moral and financial support to the
Amalgamated Association, but
emphatically states that there will
be no sympathetic strike. The
steel combine struck vital blow
at the strikers on Saturday, when
it was finally determined to abolish
the old Devices wood mill at
M'Keesport, Pa. 1t is generally
believed that the strikers have a
good chance to win if they confne
themselves strictly to pacific
measures.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
s. w. LEAVETT, Chairman Ltchfeld
W. E. LEE, Long Prairie
0. B. GOULD, Winona
H. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY wOLFER, = warden
j. s. GLENNON. Deputy Warden
M. C. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
F. M BORDwELL, = Steward
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Marion
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
+. A. WHITTIER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
SOME HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK.
GOSSIP FROM
THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.

ago, after spending the greater
portion of his eighty years in con-
finement, and in order to be sent
back he stole a packet of worth
less newspapers from the top of a
mail box. When he arrived at
the Jail where he will be held to
await the action of the federal
grand jury, he uttered a sigh of
relief and said he was glad to be
at home once more.
THE CHALLENGER ARRIVES.
Sir Thomas Lipton's "Sham-
rock H." accompanied by the
steam yacht "Erin,'' arrived in
New York harbor Monday morn
ing, went into quarantine for clean
bills of health, and then sailed
over to the Erie basin where
"Shamrock's" spars and sails will
be replaced. The trip across the
Atlantic was made in fifteen days,
six hours and fifteen minutes.
$$$
WILL PUT STONES ON THE COURSE.
The all-year residents of New
port, r. l., have never had any
great affection for the cottagers,
as the summer visitors are called,
and their love has not been height
ened by the advent of the automo-
bile. Feeling now runs high over
the approaching race of these
vehicles, and an attempt has been
made to issue an injunction to
prevent the event. In case this
cannot be accomplished the ma
tives say they will at least inter
fere with the racers by placing
large stones all along the course.
ENTERTAINING FICTION.
One advantage If reading a
serial story in a daily newspaper
is that an installment of con.
venient length is received every
day that does not consume an I'm.
due amount of the readers time.
An installment of a high grade
serial story appears in every issue
of the Chicago Record Herald "a
popular feature of that enter
prising Chicago daily. Every
issue contains also a short illus
trated humorous story on the
editorial page. Readers of the
Chicago Record Herald can de-
pend upon never-failing source
of pleasant entertainment in the
noteworthy fiction that is always
to be found in it's columns.
| DROWNED IN MILK,
Louise, the year and half old
daughter of George Schmidt, re-
siding near Arcadia, Wis, was
drowned Monday in a large tank
of milk while at play in the milk
house. The child has been in the
yard with her mother, when the
latter missed her and began a
search all over the farm. No trace
could be found of her, but no
fear was entertained.
Shortly afterward her mother
went to the milk house, and began
to dip out some milk in one of
the large tanks. She discovered
what she thought to be an old rag.
Upon closer examination she
found her child, which had been
drowned and lay in the bottom of
the tank. The child was dead
when taken out of the tank.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15


Friday, 70, and Saturday, 76.
All the valves on the steam pipes
in the dollhouse have recently been
painted vermillion, giving the
interior of that palace of rest a
festive yet not gaudy appearance
Movement Of There have been
Prison Population.
but three dis.
charges during the past week.
Attic Loven, Frank Leason and
Robert Edgard, and no arrivals.
The prison population now num-
bers 500, graded as follows: First
348; second, 159, and third, 13.
The Mirror Among the visitors to
"es'''ef' this institution who
registered in The MIRROR office
during the past week were the
following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. J. Boobar
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs
w. O. Chamberlin, Minneapolis
Miss Nellie A. Capron, Saltwater:
Miss Mabel A. Bogart, st. Paul
and Frank G.. Wolfer.
George R. Washington of Vir.
ginia, the warden's runner, says he
was fifty years of age last Friday
For a man of his advanced age
George is very spry and active
but his activity here, he says, il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-15
WILL TEST KOCH's THEORY.

T. l.. Monson, state dairy COM
missioner of Colorado, has offered
himself as a subject to prove the
truth of the discovery recently
announced by Prof. Koch. Mr..
Monson will permit himself to be
innoculated with bovine tuber-
culosis for the purpose of trying
to ascertain if the disease can be
transmitted to humankind. He
has made suitable provision for
his family, and permits the
experiment after careful consider.
alton of the matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
NEW ADVEurIsEmENTs.
NEWS IN NUTSHELL.
Paragraphs That Giye Condensed
News Of the Day.

Hawaiian Lodge meets this evening.
Work iu third degree.
There viii Doe "a meeting of the Board
OF Health this afternoon
barbara Frietchie at the theatre Co.
morrow evening
H. a. Williams rs one of the Island
men lately i'm Washington.
W. A. Love has been admitted Ia
partnership in the firm of Halstead a
Company.
+. }. Cross during his stay on the
mainland has visited Philadelphia and
Washington.
A special meeting Of the stockholders
of the Orpheum co. is called for Mon
day November II.
A pair Of hight bay mares have stray
ed from the Hawaiian Engineering and
Construction co.
Lee Sing paid a fine Of 81 for riding
his bicycle i'm the sidewalk Judge Will
cox fined him this morning
You and your friends are cordially
invited to attend McInerny's shoe store
opening Monday from to p. m. See
ad.
The Arion Society held a meeting and
celebration i'm the new Elks' hall cor
ner of Miller and Beretania streets
last night.
J. c. quinn received painful but not
serious injuries yesterday due to an
accident to his vehicle and his success
full efforts to prevent his horse from
running away.
There are forty-seven pensioners Of
the United States in the Territory Of
Hawaii receiving an aggregate annual
amount Of $6.SO5.O9.
No meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the Home Rule party was held
last night because a quorum Of the
members were not present.
Collector Stackable has been authoriz-
ed TO appoint a japanese Interpreter I'M
der the civil service. The pay will be
81 per diem when employed
The Young Mems Research Club
meets this evening at the residence Of
II. g. Austin, Thurston avenue. THE
Steel Strike" will be discussed.
The partnership Of Mcclellan, Pond
and Company has been dissolved. G..
b. Mcclellan e CO.. viii continue the
business and assume all liabilities of
the old firm.
HOpu and r. Kinney were before
Judge Wilcox today TO answer to as
sault and battery on a Chinese named
All LeOng. 1t was claimed that the Chi
uese had trampled on some plants Of
HOpu and when demonstrated with,
had attacked Hopu and Kinney with
stick They then proceeded to give him
a good thrashing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
FINE RESIDENCE FOR SALE /!

Under instructions from the owner ]
offer for sale that fine residence and
property situated on Kinau street be-
tween Piikoi and Keeaumoku streets.
Grounds are so by 80 f ct with ce-
ment sidewalks and curbing. Servants
quarters with patent closet and wood
house in the rear.
Main dwelling house has sitting room,
dining room, kitchen, large pantry,
mosquito proof lanai down stairs. Three
bedrooms, five clothes closets. large hall
way, bathroom with hot and cold water,
mosquito proof lanai upstairs.
House has electric wiring and fixtures,
cozy corners, window seats, large front
lanai 10 by "a feet.
Further particulars and plans of the
house of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
THE WEATHER.

Weather Bureau, Punahou, l p. m.
Wind fresh northeast and squally;
weather thick and rainy; will continue
showery; at Luakaha there has been
3.S4 inches Of rain in "a hours.
Morning minimum temperature, ~;
midday maximum temperature, 10; Da-
rometer, "A. m, 1894 irregular Ccor-
rected for gravity; rainfall, "a hours
ending a. m, .7S; dew point, a. m,
70: humidity, a. m. rs per cent.
OUTFITS j. LYONS, Observer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
NELL ACTOR SICK.

Donald Bowles, juvenile man for the
Nell Company, was forced to forego
the trip to Honolulu on account Of haV-
ing to undergo an opration for appen-
dicitis which was to have been I1rform-
ed on Sunday. Mr.. NELL borrowed an
actor from Morosco as soon as Mr..
Bowles was takn i'll and was thus pre-
pared for the contingency. The Neills
trust that Mr.. Bowles will rejoin them
on their return to San Francisco. Mr..
'owles was to have played Arthur
-, 'chie on Saturday night
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
CENTENRIAN's PAINTINGS.

Doubtless the oldest active artist in
the world is the Royal Academician'
Sidney Cooper, says the Boston GLOBE
who began his ninety ninth year last
week. He had several pictures at the
last academy and still paints few
hours daily.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
WHITE HOUSE GROUND CLOSED

WASHINGTON, November THE
camera tends have annoyed the Roose-
welt children so much in their play
ground south of the White House that
he ground south Of the White House
that the grounds will be closed to the
public after today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
r,rr, tTRICK IS DUE.

The trnnsnort k..patrick sailed from
San Francisco Novembe Loi HtIitii9
via Honolulu She sh0ulo We S Iino
this afternoon or tomorrow mon. '"s'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08

"PEGGOTTY'S HOUSE, SOLD.
"Peggotty's house" one of the most
Interesting features of Yarmouth de-
scribed by Dickens in David Copper
field" has been sold by auction.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
A Curtain Department
UlriValGd.
In the Economy Basement

II there's one department we've
more pride in than another, it's that of
our Curtains and Housekeeping Linens
wherever else we may be strong or
weak, in that Basement department
we unquestionably excel
Nor Is that only our own opinion
we merely echo the general verdict.
What has made that department pre-
eminent?
Factors not a few-among them this.
For several months after we started
business it was run at a loss, when it
could have shown a profit.
How so? Was that wise manage
ment?
1t was, as the sequel proves.
Come what might we were determin-
ed to have the most satisfactory as
sortment in the city, and we did.
Now here are some very big values
in fine qualities and exquisite patterns.
READ ON:
MARIE ANTOINETTE Curtains,
choice and rare patterns, fruit of the
most famous English looms-per pair
''''.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..........S2 $1,000
DENTELLE-ARABE faithful copies
of expensive Parisienne originals.
........ ...............$9 .50-S10 00-$11.00
IRISH POINT Curtains, beautiful,
sole lacy effects in ecru and white.
''.'.s.'.. Observation-Disclosures. Sb.OU-$9.UO
POINT de CALAIS the swell curtain
of today .......................... $3.50
POINT de PARIS, must be seen to
gain proper appreciation. Only one
number Observation-Disclosures. .$lO.OO
BOBBINET RUFFLED, pretty,
transparent, inexpensive, a curtain for
use where windows are small or of odd
shapes, a cottage curtain-per pair
.................. -$3.00-$3.5O-$4.0O
NOTTINGHAM-Our stock of Mott
ingham curtains is complete and the
prices economical. $500 to $1,000 pair.
GUIPURE, some interesting novelties
in these favorte curtains at............
.............. ...$40O-$5. 00-$6.75-$9.0
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
FTNSTON No THE RESCUE.

FUNSTON TO THE RESCUE.
General Funston is said to mourn
the lack Of opportunity for daring en-
terprise. During the lull in Philip
pine operations he might perform
little stunt" in the single-handed res
cue of the missionary, Miss Stone
Los Angeles Evening Express.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08

AN ENORMOUS FAIR BUILDING;
1t is proposed that the agricultural
building at the st. Louis fair shall
cover 80 acres of ground.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
ON MONDAY, NOV. II,

at 10 o'clock a. m, all Of their Carriage,
Express and Dray Horses, several Cali
fornia and Hawaiian Mules. and a lot
Of new and second hand Buggies, Phae-
tons, Surveys, sets Of Harness etc, etc.
Stock and Carriages can be seen daily
at the Stables.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

BY order of Charles Phillips, Admins
traitor of the estate of H. Congdon, de-
ceased, / will sell at Public Auction at
the premises. Robinson Block, Hotel
street, on Thursday November 9TH at
10 o'clock a. M. the lease, stock and fix
lures of the Liquor Business of the late
H. Congdon deceased. Lease has a
term of about years and months.
The lease, fixtures and stock will be
offered as a whole enabling anyone who
wishes to start in the liquor business to
purchase in entirety. Failing a pur-
chaser for the lot, it will be sold in
small lots
For further particulars apply to
CHARLES PHILIPS,
Administrator.
Merchant street, or to
JAS. F. MORGAN,
'"'r AUCTIONEER
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08

owing to closing out the business OF
the Honolulu Stock Yards Co, Ltd,
will sell at Public Auction at the pre-
misses Of the Company, King Street,
Honolulu,