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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-05

The wrong is doubled when book
agent is jolly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

and will fix it. l am an old soldier
you know"
cit struck me in the back" he said
huskily, "and to tell the truth, citizen,
think Pm done for" He started to
dismount and then he toppled and
would have fallen if l had not caught
him.
"DameV he exclaimed, 81 am as
weak as child"
tore open his shirt and was horrified
to see the blood pouring from a great
wound in his abdomen. 1 shuddered
involuntarily. He saw the shudder
and exclaimed:
ga! 1 see it is all over, eh ?" 'I'm
afraid it is comrade," said l, 81 am
very sorry l got you into this" He
sank down on bank by the roadside
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

Why man 'tis capital offensew "Not
So" said l, "the emperor landed from
Elba three days ago and is now going
north at the head of an army. [ am
out to rouse the people,"
"Why do you come here?" he asked.
II am JacObin. 1 was on the COM
mittee in '93. fight for no emperor,
par dieu."
81 am followed by royalist soldiers"
said l. "Even now they are close behind
me, and will be here in five minutes;
must escape and I do not know the
country" He looked at me for a
moment with knotted brows, and then
he said:
IF must choose between Bourbon
and Bonaparte l will at least help
Napoleon, for he is man of the
people" Then with a wave of his
hand he bade me follow him. He blew
out the light and placing the candle
inside strobe round the corner of the
house while 1 followed leading my
horse. When we had proceeded about
hundred yards we came to a thick
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

clump of bushes. "Wait here" said he,
until [ get my horse" and he dis
appeared in the darkness. In a few
moments he was back leading his horse
through the bushes. AS we mounted
we heard the royalists behind of us ride
up to the house, aud Immediately
afterward they commenced searching
and beating the bushes. Finding
nothing they remounted, and I was
surprised to see them ride straight in
our direction as tho they OWNED our
hiding place.
"Come on" said the Terrorist, as we
mounted and dashed out into the open
again. The kings troopers floundered
through the bushes and, coming into
the open, saw us ahead of them. They
gave yell and dashed after us. Ahead
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

OF us as far as could see was nothing
but vast swamp covered with water,
with here and there a tutt of grass
protruding from it.
"We are lostw L exclaimed.
II have lived here twenty years." said
the Terrorist. "Believe me, 1 know the
way. We shall escape" A swift dash
forward brought us to the edge of the
swamp.
"What now, Jacobin ?" said l.
"Come on" he yelled.
"What, in the water? ?"
"Aye, where else ?" he asked, staring
at me in surprise, "follow directly behind
me-" and he plunged his horse into the
water. l glanced back at the royalists
who were coming on a dead run,
screaming frantically. They thought
they had us trapped. Their astonish-
ment was ludicrous when they saw us
riding straight into the swamp. Then
it dawned on them that there was a
hidden way which my guide knew, and
by which we would escape them, for of
course they could not follow. One of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24
TERMs.J Shopper year, in advance
Six Months so cents.

and, looking up at me, waved his hand
deprecatingly. "Bah," said he, "am L
afraid to die ? 1, who have sent hundreds
to the guillotine in '93! I, who voted
for the death of Louis Capet? Come
now, citizen, be frank, how long will L
live"
81 will be frank with you," said 1,
"you will be dead inside of thirty
| minutes"
"By God, it is short shift, certainly"
hesaid witha harsh laugh, "and to think
[ am dying for man 1 never saw and
who represents principles that 1 have
! always hated" For a moment he
seemed to fall into torpor.
Brother" said 1, chad 1 not better
say word to lie bon Dieu for the well
fare of your soul?" This aroused him
from his stupor.
"What is that?" he said, "what is
that? LIE bon Dieu, why man 1 am an
atheist, all the Jacobins were; we
would not let citizen le bon Dieu pass
into the republic" he added with a
sneering laugh. Then his face assumed
a solemn expression that filled me with
awe. "My life is going fast" he gasped,
"but believe me, 1 foresee it, this empire
will not stand. L tell you," he con-
tinued, his voice growing louder, "that
the principles we fought for in '93 are
the only ones that will make France
great. Napoleon will pass like dream
and the empire with him. You are
| fighting for lost cause"
He suddenly ceased speaking and
sank into stupor. Then he began
muttering incoherent phrases, and 1
saw that the del:rium of death was
upon him. Then suddenly like flash,
he sprang to his feet and rushing into
the middle of the road with uplifted
arms he screamed in a loud voice,
"RObespierre-death to Robespierre!"
For moment he wavered and then fell
face downward and lay quite still.
stood rooted to the spot, for L had
never seen bullet wound act this way
before. How long L stood there l do
not know, but at last was aroused by
perceiving faint streak in the east,
the fOrerunner of dawn.
After placing his body to one side of
the road and covering it with my cloak,
| remounted and rode swiftly onward
to st. Meliers. Twenty-Five minutes
later was conversing with the COM
mandant of the local garrison and
showing him the emperor's letters.
BY eight O'Clock the garrison of three
hundred men accompanied by two
hundred peasants were marching rapid
ly northward, rousing the country as
they went. AS they reached the crest
of distant hill | saw their muskets
CLEAN for an instant in the morning
sun, and heard them singing as they
went, singing that terrible song that
once set all France ablaze:
'AllOns mes enfants de la patrie
La jour de glore est arrive.'
LEO,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

remained obscured by the driving
clouds up to the present, came forth
and bathed the landscape in silvery
tide, and as it did so 1 looked back and
to my horror saw l was being followed
by five horsemen wearing the uniform
OF King Louis. And they were gain
ing on me-gaining rapidly.
With an oath 1 spurred my horse
into run, and as did so they set up a
shrill cry and came on faster than ever.
l made desperate efforts to out-distance
them, but soon saw that they were
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

| gained few moments start of them.
for they had to go back and follow the
way 1 had taken.
/ could hear them cursing volubly as
they retraced their steps. BY sheer
good look reached the house without
accident. 1t was a plain, low, one
storied structure, such as were to be
found anywhere in Landres in those
days. l lost no time in knocking.
After short pause light glimmered
through the chinks; then the door
opened, disclosing peasant of huge
stature clad in the rough garb of the
district.
"Well citizen?" he asked, as he held
the light up to get better view of me;
then catching sight of my uniform he
exclaimed: "What Napoleon's uniform =?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24


Lecompte," said the en-
peror, as he handed me the
bundle of papers, II need
every one now, and this journey of
yours will bring in a large number of
recruits"
81 will do my best, Sire," said l as
left the house. Outside the night was
black and fine drizzling rain was
falling; the air was keen and chilly, for
it was yet spring. AS 1 passed out
couple of brother officers passed me
and one of them looked at me keenly
by the light of the night lamp flickering
above the door.
where to now?" he said shortly.
Il am out to rouse the country"
replied.
bad night" said he, looking at the
sky, "yOu will have deuced cold ride,
my lad"
swell, orders are ORDERS" 1 replied
carelessly as l passed on.
1t was three days after the emperor's
return from Elba. His landing at
Cannes had shaken Europe from her
peaceful dream and she realized that
once more she would have to conquer
the ''uncOnquerabie Corsican" Tho
the recruits were coming in, they were
not coming fast enough to suit the
emperor, so he decided to send out
cOuriers to rouse all the veterans who
had fought in his former wars. East,
west, north and south, that same hour
fifty couriers by fifty different routes
were tearing through the night, calling
the people to arms, for their beloved
emperor had once more set foot on
French soil. | was selected to ride
southwest through the marshy country
of Landres and arouse the shepherds
and peasants and also two outlying
garrisons, supposed to be loyal to
Louis, but in reality only awaiting the
return Of Napoleon. They were both
commanded by old veterans of the
Italian campaign and were staunch
Bonapartists at heart. On the crest Of
the hill turned to take last look at
the twinkling lights of the village
which sheltered the greatest man in all
the world; after an instant's pause l
turned and spurred my horse swiftly
downward into the darkness.
The road WAS mere splOtch of
yellow winding away into the night,
frequently intersected by crossroads
and tootpaths, and l had considerable
difficulty at times to find my way. In
places it was slippery and covered with
a thick coating of mud. My horse
slipped and struggled along as best he
could, and we both presented wet and
bedraggled appearance. After riding
about an hour ] came to level plateau
that was somewhat dryer than the
valley, and also very much colder. l
had urged the horse to faster gait
and in consequence one of the saddle
girths became loose. l stopped and
dismounted to tighten it and while 1
was fumbling with the strap 1 heard
the distant tramp of horses feet in the
darkness. My experienced ear told me
that whoever they were, they were
riding fast and recklessly, and also they
were behind me. L was taking no
chances that night; my mission was
important, and | knew the country was
swarEing with royalist patrols, so 1
loosened the pistols in my belt, re-
mounted and rode on faster than ever.
My fine gentry, whoever they were,
kept gaining on me. After a bit of
this sort of thing, the moon, which had
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

When our pride, our avarice, our in
terest, our desire to domineer, are
worked upon, are we not forever
peStering heaven to decide in their
favor ?-The Virginians.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

In the press of our life it is difficult
to be calm. In this stress of wind and
tide, all professions seem to drag their
anchors, and are swept out into the
main.-Hyperion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

them ripped out an
oath and drawing his
pistols fired twice. /
heard a. bullet sing
past my ears, then
l saw the Terrorist
reel in his saddle.
"Mon Dieu," l said,
"you are hit!"
"It is nothing" he
replied, "come on" 1t
seemed many hours
that we plodded on
Ward and onward
through the desolate
waste of water, with
nothing to disturb the
silence save tha Oc.
casional cry of a night
bird or the plash
plash of our horses
hoOfs. The Terrorist
followed the hidden
pathway swiftly and
unerringly as a sleuth-
hound. He no ust have
known every inch of
the mOrass. At last
we reached the other
bank and scrambled
up on the dry land
once more.
"The highway is
only a little further
on" said my COM
panlon. 81 Will guide
you to it. Five miles
south you will reach
the village of St.
MeIlers." Fifteen
minutes later we
were on the public
road. "Follow this
road" said the Ter
rorlst, and he pointed
out the way. noticed
that he was tremb-
ling violently in his
saddle.
"This is all very
WE'LL" said l., "and L
thank you, but you
seem to be in a bad
fix. Come now let
me see that wound
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

They are rich that surfeit with too
much as they that starve with nothing:
1t is no small happiness, therefore, to
be seated in the mean.-Merchant of
Venice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

1t is one of the attributes OF the
poetic mind to feel universal sympathy
with Nature, both in the material
world and in the soul of man.-Drift-
Wood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24
6 Ballad.

WSGV BY c. S. cALVERLEY. WWW
MM@MM MMMaM
The auld wife sat at her ivied door,
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
thing she had frequently done before,
And her SpectacleS lay on her aprOn'd knees.
The piper he piped on the hilltop high.
{Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
Till the cow said II die and the goose asked why?"
And the dog said nothing, but searched for feas.
The farmer he strobe through the square farmyard;
Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
His last brew of ale was a tr1e hard
The conneXiOn of which with the plot one Sees
The farmers daughter hath frank blue eyes;
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
She hears the rocks in the windy skies,
AS she sits at her lattice and shells her peas.
The farmers daughter hath ripe red lips:
Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
If you try to approach her. away she skps
Over tables and chairs with apparent ease
The farmers daughter hath soft brown hair
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
And met with ballad can't say where
Which wholly consisted of lines like these:
She sat with her hands meath her dmpled cheeks,
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
And spake not word. While lady speaks
There is hope. but she didn't even sneeZe
She sat with her hands meath her crimson cheeks
Gutter and eggs and pound of cheeSe)
She gave up mending her fathers breeks.
And let the cat roll in her new chemise
She sat with her hands meath her burning cheeks,
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
And gazed at the piper for thirteen weeks,
Then she followed him out O 'er the misty leas
Her sheep followed her. as their tails did them
(Butter and eggs and pound of cheese)
And this song is considered perfect gen.
And as to the meaning. it's what you please
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-24

l and were steadily
gaining.
When things came
to this pass l began
to cast about for
some means of escape
from the road. It
was no easy matter
tho, for on both sides
as far as the eye could
reach stretched the
marsh lands and bogs,
absolutely impossible
for either man or
horse, and not a wood
or a clump of trees in
sight. It was a dreary
prospect. Then sud-
denly as L rode L des-
cried a light glimmer-
ing and blinking in
the darkness. Un-
doubtedly it came
from some homestead
and it was my only
hope of salvation.
There, perchance, l
might find a guide to
steer me out of this
devilish territory-if
| could reach it before
l was overtaken. In
stead of striking di-
rect for it [ sWerved
to the right and made
a detour; why l did
so L cannot tell, even
to this day, only that
some instinct bade
me follow this course.
1t was we'll that | did,
for as [ rode on | saw
that a morass lay be-
tween the road and
the farmhouse, COW
cred with a sheet of
water, cleaning cold
and forbidding in the
moonlight. The roy
alists left the road at
right angles to inter
cept me and of course
1oundered right into
the mOraSS, whereby
The Appeal., 1901-04-20

CHAPTER 375-H = No 7o4
An ACT to amend section one III AZ cssantar
eighty-OtA (S11 Of the General Ia ys az ff,
State OF Minnesota for the year one thou
The Appeal., 1901-04-20

CHAPTER SeO-H.s f. NO. 64S.
AN ACT to amend section 26O4 Of the
General Statutes Of 1894. relating to
the exercise OF the right Of eminent
domain, by corporations, as amended
by chapter 81 Of the Laws of Minneso-
ia for the year. 1899, and giving teIe-
phone, telegraph, water-power pneu-
matte tube and electric companies the
right to use public roads and highways
under certain restrictions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
Section 1. That section 1904 Of the
General Statutes of the State of Min
nesota for 1894, as amended by chapter
81 of the Laws of the State of Mime
sofa for 1893 be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: p -
Section 2604. ANY corporation orsanfzed
or reorganized under the provisions
of this title, and any corporation
anx. developine. or using waterl nnuz-
The Appeal., 1901-04-20
CB BAPTER se4-H. F. NO. s5e.

NO. -
AN ACT entitled AN act authorizing guar
dians to lease real estate belonging to 'fheir
wards for terms not exceeding five 6) years
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
72 of Minnesota: 5s5=l-ze -~-s~,s~s
& Section l. That whenever any guardian an
pointed under the laws of this state OF AZ, IN.
1t for the best interests of his ward to lease
the real estate Of his ward, or any nart there.
or In part of Improved Agricultural lands. s1cS
guardian, upon obtaining from the probate
court appointing him an order authoriziner
such leasing and prescribing the terms ,d ana
conditions thereof, may lease such agricultural
lands. or. any part thereof. or any buildings or
term not exceeding ive (5l years, and every
lease executed pursuant to such authority OF
the probate court shall have the same force
and effect as f executed by such ward IL
under no disability; provided, however that no
such lease shall be authorized to extend hs.
The Appeal., 1901-04-20

and called sand lake trout, Or st. Law
the waters Of this State, particularly the
several lakes and streams ait, about, in
the neighborhood OF. Or near Mantrap
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
for the first offense twenty-five dollars,
for the second offense. fifty dollars, and
for each subsequent offense not less than
onnlent in the county Jail of the county
wherein the misdemeanor was committed
All acts and parts of acts permitting or
authorizing the use Of spears, nets. .trot-
lines or traps for the taking, catching
suckers Or catfish snail not be construed
to include the species csox nobilior.
All causes arising under the provisions
Of this act shall be tried and determined
as in al like causes under existing laws
be in force from and after its passage,
Approved April 13, 1861.
CHAPTER 3ee-H. F. NO, 6ss =
AN ACT to legalize the execution and
record Of certain instruments author
izing attorneys to foreciose mortgages
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota -
Section /. That all Instruments hereto
the mortgage or assignee Of record Of
any mortgage, heretofore fled and re-
corded In the Office OF the register of
deeds OF the Go county wherein any fore
authorizing any attorney or firm of at.
torneys to make such foreclosure BY adj
yertiIssment yeg t9Eethes with the execution
are hereby legauzed and made valid and
effectual as Of and from the dates Of
speotively otwithstandine tn that I fiaa nnW- re-
er of such attorney In fact on record In
the Office Of the register OF deeds Of the
county wherein such foreclosure proceed
tngs were had are vague and uncertain
as to his authority to execute silch In
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Thomas Boyle, city jailer. most en-
phatically states that he is not candi-
date for police judge. and wishes to deny
the statement made by a morning paper
to the effect that he Would be a candi-
date should Judge Sullivan be nomi-,
mated for mayor.
At 1870 o'clock this morning fire de-
stroyed the Chinese laundry in Granite
street alley between Arizona and Ohio
streets. Two rooms and a basement
We're Quilted by the fire and a quantity
of clothing belonging to customers was
burned up. The loss is estimated at
between 5000 and $500. Chief Sanger
thinks that the fire was caused by one
of the Cinnamon smoking
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
HAD TO EAT THEIR DOGS.
Home Prospectors Found Hard Luck,
and no Gold.

Victoria, b. c.. March 14-Further
news from Cape Nome has reached here
as follows:
j. Densmore has returned to Nome
from Kuskowil and reports that his
party. which had a hard trip. having
run short of provisions, had to eat three
dogs. They found no gold. although
they prOspected the country thorough v.
c. L. Beth and j. Mckay, while en-
route to Nome from Teller City, found q
man lying nude in sleeping bunk on
the snow, frozen to death. They did not
remove the body, but notified the au-
thorities at Teller, who suspect foul
play.
Stampedes occurred from Nome to
American creek. in Kougrock and Nor
ton sound, where rich strikes have been
made.
The news of the presidential election
had not reached Nome on December 10.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
PERRY IS ON TRIAL.

William Perry was placed on trial in
Judge C'ancys court today on a charge
Of receiving stolen property knowing 1t
to have been stolen. He was defended
by z. T. Cason, enc of the witnesses IN
the Clark senatorial investigation at
Washington last winter, While the pr Sc
cution was represented by Daniel Yanc-
ey, one of the chief assistants to the
county attorney.
The state developed the fact that the
cigar store kept by Henry Wolf in Wy
oming street had been robbed of a lot of
cigars on Dec. and that these cigars
We're found in the possession of Perry,
James Ryan and Fred Walters. n
few days ago Walters pleaded guilty to
the accusatio and was sentenced to a
year in the penitentiary, but the other
defendants decided to stand trial. Both
of the latter app AIRED as witnesses FOR
Perry. Ryan testified that he was a
&C Mt &C or by Cccupatitn and had lived IN
Butte about a year. He said he had
known Perry only short time prior 70
the cigar deal. He admitted having
been in the company of Walters and
Perry at the time the after are alleged to
have offered the cigars for sale. He said
they had all taken number Of boxes OF
the cigars to the Six Mile house and Of
fered them to the proprietor and had then
proceeded to Hickeys place in South
Montana street and offered some of them
for sale. They had gone to the Six Mic
in a buggy. The cigars had been offered
at a dollar a box and the witness knew
If was cheap because he had once hand
led smokers while keeping saloon
in Michigan. He named several other
| saloons at which they had offered the
| goods. 3
At o'c'ock the case was being ar
gued. The defendant will probably learn
I his fate this evening.