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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
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The huge columns of dusty, brown
men trampling steadily onward,
and the monstrous shadows of the
jungles looming up in the night.
But above it all rose the face OF
Dolores, and the face of his sor-
rowing gray-haired father.
AS the first gray streaks OF dawn
were tingeing the east the jailer
brought him a cup of coffee and
the usual UNBEATABLE fare of a
Spanish prison.
"Ha!" said he on perceiving
Ramon's wearied appearance,
"you have not slept we'll, rebel, the
coming picnic disturbed your
dreams, Ell? Ha! Ha! You should
not let a little thing like that
bother you
"Peace, Royalist," said Ramon,
"why do you mock me in my last
hour? Are you a dog or stone?
be gomez
The jailer slammed the door
angrily and hobbled away cursing.
When the first light of day had
already put the shadows to fight
Ramon gave start and set
his cup down quickly. He
heard something. It drew nearer,
and nearer, until it resolved itself
into the heavy tread of platoon
of infantry. The door was thrown
open. A harsh voice called his
name abruptly. He came forth
and was placed with three other
condemned prisoners between two
parallel lines Of soldiers. The
platoon proceeded onward and
after picking up one more con-
demned prisoner on the way, at last
emerged into the light of day and
the east courtyard. A priest was
there to administer the last rites
to the doomed men. Courage,
my son." he said when he came to
Ramon, and then he commenced
to mutter a Latin prayer.
The five condemned men were
placed with their backs to a high
stone wall, and their faces toward
the rising sun just beginning to
emerge from the mighty deep
The priest was still praying and
administering to the last man
when the commandant looked al
his watch. "It is time, my
father" he said. The prieststepped
hack of the platoon. Some
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14

of the condemned men trembled a
little but there was hardly any
noticeable sign of fear.
The commandment looked at his
watch again, then at the distant
horizon. There was a minutes
pause; then he said, "Make
ready"
The gunlocks clicked with a
deathly unison. Somewhere in
the western courtyard the first
morning drums began to throb
TREMENDOUSLY, solemnly.
"Aimr' said the commandant.
The line of rifles swing swiftly
upward.
There was another little pause,
then the command came clear and
decisive, "Fire!'
The shrill cracking of musketry
rippled along the firing line, and
the five insurgents fell face down.
ward as if struck down by an un-
seen hand simultaneously, and
then lay quite still. The platoon
of infantry tramped slowly out of
the execution ground. The drums
still throbbed solemnly, mourn
fully in the western courtyard.
THE END,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
THROUGH MARTYRDOM OF FIRE.
A TRAGEDY OF THE TENTH REVOLUTION.
BY LEO.

prisoner taken was given some
pretense of a trial, but it was a
mere form, and few there were
who were liberated. They were
tried by one officer in the local
courts, and he constituted judge,
jury, and pretty much everything
else. If he happened to be feel
ing in bad humor or his break
fast had not agreed with him it
probably meant death or imprison-
ment for the offenders brought
before him. In the city courts
three judges of high rank con-
stituted the tribunal. The vote of
two of them decided the fate of
the prisoner, and from this there
was absolutely no appeal.
This is the court where Ramon
Torredes brought up at last after
a weeks hard marching over the
muddy highways, and enduring
the constant nagging of ignorant
and brutal escorts. His rank pro-
cured no favors from them for
they regarded all insurgent COM
missions as nil, from the insurgent
general down to the humblest
non-com.
After lying two days in the filthy
prison he was brought before the
tribunal of the three, and the fol-
lowing conversation ensued be-
tween him and the presiding
Judge:
"What is your name?"
Ramon Torredes.'
''You are charged with being
in arms against his illustrious
majesty the king; also with resist
ing arrest and killing one of his
majesty's soldiers at the time of
your arrest. What do you say to
this?"
II am a lieutenant in the Re-
publican army. When I was
leaving the house of some friends
a few nights ago L was attacked
by a crowd of persons in the dark
and no doubt in defending myself
I may have injured some one.''
"Then you admit it!' said the
chief, in surprise.
eff my assailant is dead [ am
responsible for his DEATH" said
Ramon.
The three judges looked at one
another and nodded their heads
sagely, as if they had a secret un-
derstanding about something.
"Have you anything else to say
in your defense, prisoner?'' con-
tinued the chief.
Nothing" said Ramon, Eek
cept that [ have lived like an
honorab BILE man and a gentleman;
l have never willingly injured any
one except in self-preseryation.
If 1 have taken up arms against
the kingdom it is because I be-
lieved it was best for my country,
and when [ did it [ forsaw the
probable results and [ ain willing
to abide by Them
There was a moments silence,
then the chief said: ''Have you
finished speaking?'
Il have
"You may 60"
Ramon was taken in charge by
the turkeys and returned to his
cell.
Late that afternoon key grated
in the lock and the door was
thrown open disclosing an officer
of the king In his hand he held
a folded paper. 1t was the de-
cision of the judges. Although
Ramon had not even a shadow of
hope, his heart throbbed painfully
at what he was about to hear.
Ramon Torredes?" queried the
officer.
"That is my name," said
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
THIRTEEN for INC PRISON NnTOr.

forged slowl y ahead toward the
Spanish camp, sometimes scram.
bling down a steep embankment
sometimes threading their way
across a fever stricken morass
where the frogs croaked dismally
to the light of the solemn silvery
moon. And at last when the chill
wind of the early morning was
speeding over the hilltops they
came to the Spanish encampment
The whole camp was in state OF
confusion, Officers were bawling
out hoarse orders. Men were run
ming hither and thither like people
who were demented. Huge cannon
were numbering slowly southwark
along the muddy highway dragged
by prancing horses, that we're
dashed by the cursing team
ssters into an ecstacy of rage.
"What's the matter here?' yelled
the captain who had taken Ramon.
What the devil does all this up
roar mean?"
Some one called back, "the
rebels stole march on us yester-
day. There's about thirty thou
sand Of them somewheres back to
the north there; and if we don't
get out of this before morning
our lives won't be worth peso
apiece"
How far back are we going?
said the captain, ''by heavens |
have been tramping around all
night, and damme if [ want much
more marching at present"
"Well, I think we're in for it,
Senior Captain said the speaker,
81 understand we are falling back
on Villa del Sol, so that Gen.
sGonzeles can forward reinforce
gments to us, and Villa del Sol is
five leagues from here if it's a
mile"
The captain proceeded on his
way muttering and cursing in his
disappointment, for he was expect
ing good nights rest after his
arduous duties as a patrol
By daybreak the entire Spanish
regiment was in full retreat
upon Villa del Sol, and when
gthe vanguard of the insurgents
swooped down upon the place an
hour later, great was their cbagrin
and disgust to find nothing but
"a deserted camp. They recon-
pensed themselves as best they
could by firing the barracks for
merly occupied by the Spaniards,
and also Selling the coveted rail
way line.
When the Spaniards had started
on their long march back to Villa
del Sol they had placed all their
prisoners of war, and there were
upwards of hundred of them, in
a hollow square of infantry, chain
ing and tying them together like
"a string of cattle Ramon was one
of these unfortunates. And thus
all through the rest of that long
night did this string of unlucky
~culprits proceed southwark along
the highway surrounded by g
bristling hedge of steel, constant
Iy goaded to fresh eXertions by
their brutal captors.
When the first flush of dawn
touched the eastern horizon, the
gretreating regiment footsore anc
weary, plodded into Villa del Sol
Here they were met by two more
regiments that had been sent tt
relieve them by the Captain Gen
eeral; he being apprised by couri
~ers of their desperate straits.
Villa del Sol is situated fifteel
leagues from the capital city
which place at that time was tn
base of the Spanish operations.
All prisoners whose cases wer
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14

lowed by a long string OF Titles
relating to the king; duke of one
place, lord Of another, and prince
of another; and so the speaker
droned on for five or six pages
and then wound up by declaring
that said Ramon Torredes was to
be executed by firing squad of
his majesty's soldiers at daybreak,
in the east courtyard OF the Gov
eminent Palace at, and SO
ended the death warrant.
The door closed. The key
turned in the lock and he could
hear the footsteps of the dread
messenger growing fainter and
fainter as he strobe down the
corridor.
The sunset came quickly. The
swiftly falling shadows came steal
ing into the room casting little
patches of darkness in the
farther corners. The weird lights
of the dying day illuminated the
western heavens with a solemn
grandeur. Somewhere in the dis
lance priestly choir was chanting
the vesper song, and as the sonorous
Latin phrases came floating
through the barred window he
listened like one who hears voices
from another world.
Thus he sat for some hours un-
til the Cathedral clock striking
the hour awoke him from the
stupefaction into which he had
sunken. He sprang up and began
to pace the room. ''This is
my last night on earth," he said
half aloud, as though the fact had
lust come to him. He walked to
the window and looked out on the
waters Of the bay shining like
LIQUID silver across the interven-
ing house tops. He could see the
black shadows of the tall palm
trees on the plaza except when
rendered indistinguishable by a
cloud passing across the face OF
the moon.
He could see the lighted win
dows in the houses and the many
colored lamps on the shipping in
the harbor. Sometimes he could
catch faint sound of voices, as
far-cff sound of music. Out there
was life, freedom, everything. In
here was death, death. Once he
nearly broke down. ooh my
God!' he said, "this is the end of
my dreams of happiness, Dolores,
Dolores!' You may think him
cowardly, but it is one thing to
lay in chill dungeon alone, await
ing the deadly volley at dawn; and
quite another thing to go to death
amidst the storm of battle. Then
you have your comrades around
you. The eagle eyes of your
officers upon you. A defiant en-
envy before you. The bright sun
overhead. The green grass under
foot. The distant crash of artil-
lery. The azure haze of the con-
fict drifting slowly through the
hollows and valleys. The superb
columns wheeling into line. Then
"attention! forward double quick
lnarchp' and with a shrill yell the
human projectile launches itself
forward, faster and faster until the
hot blood courses through the
veins and every man becomes a
hero, and every hero a demi-god.
In few moments, very few
moments sometimes, it is all over
one way or another. And the
battle is won or lost. And another
short paragraph has been added
to history.
All through the long night
hours Ramon paced the dungeon.
God only knows his thoughts
during that time. Sometimes he
, 1901-10-01
FRAUD SLATE WRITINGS.

Sp]lrltualistic slate writing. if clev-
erly lone, always makes a marked i'm
preston on a magician's audience. be-
cause II utterly battles their efforts TO
detect the trick. They see Il small cab
met suspended above the stage by
I-sans OF cords Or ribbons. 1t has an
open font, and is empty. The magi-
elan turns ii around so that every
part Of ii may be seen. and taps it in
side and out with his wand, to show
that 1t Is hollow.
On a stand near by he has a small
easel. "A common school slate, a bottle
of India ink with a quill pen in it. and
a few sheets of ordinary white writing
paper. All these he passes around
among the audience for examination.
Then he fixes a sheet of the paper to
the slate by means of waters. places
the slate on the easel, and the easel
in the cabinet, together with the bot
tie of ink, the latter having the pen
still in it.
Having allowed the audience to see
the articles thus arranged in the Cabi-
net, he throws a large silk handker-
chief over it. Mysterious sounds arr
Immediately heard, and the cabinet
shakes as if some living thing had en-
tered it. When the sounds and the
shaking cease. he removes the hand
kerchief. showing an inscription writ
ten in bold black letters on the paper,
and the pen. not in the ink bottle, but
lying on the bottom of the cabinet.
He then removes the paper from the
slate and passes it round for exam
i%natiOn, when the writing is imme-
diately recognized as having been done
with India ink.
The explanation of the trick is sim
pie. The writing was done in advance
by the performer, the fluid used being
a solution of %sulphuric acid of the pur-
est quality. To make the solution so
drops of the concentrated acid are
added to one ounce of filtered water.
Writing done with this solution is in
visible until exposed to heat; when
so exposed it comes out perfectly
black, looking exactly like dried India
ink.
The heat is applied by means of an
electric current running over wire with
which the slate is wound. The cords
by which the cabinet is suspended on
ceal copper wires, which conduct the
current to the slate. Black silk threads.
suitably attached, enable the perform
err to make the sounds in the cabinet,
to cause the cabinet to shake and to
jerk the pen out of the ink bottle.
Several sheets of paper are prepared
in advance, each with a different in
scription. the performer telling n in
scription from the other by secretly
marked pin pricks.
, 1901-10-01
THE PANSN FAMILY,

There is a funny old story about the
pansy- which many children know, but
many. again do not. The pansy has
five petals and five sepals. In al! pan
sizes two of the petals are of plain color
and three are gay with stripes and
spots of bright color. The two plain
petals have but one sepal between
them, while the two smallest. or the
gay. petals, have a sepal each. and the
one large petal has two sepals.
AS the story goes, the pansy repre-
sents a family-a mother, two daugh-
ters and two step-daughters. The
mother is very cross and cruel to her
stepdaughters, obliges them both to
sit on one chair and wear homely
dresses, while her daughters have a
chair and very gay dresses indeed. But
why doesn't the father object to such
treatment of his daughters? The ques-
ton is, can you find the father? He is
at home. Oh. yes. But you will have
to tear the house down, taking out the
wife and children. to find him. He is
wrapper on and a night cap. But, poor
man, he is sick. and, if you look close
ly, o will find that he sits with his
hands on his knees, and a. look of des-
pair on his face and his feet in a tub
of lot water.
, 1901-10-01
OPPOSED TO JAMES
STYLE OF LITERATURE.

rhr krmm"lcT Camera is not run on
tn Chas NJ. sheldon style. it is 4 reg
u,ar newspaper. but 1t is opposed to
. -7o James IitrIatur" and Il great deal
ut other such reading matter which
.a, mates the young. says that paper.
President Smiley Of the University u.
" yDminE has been ccnturCd 10y Il
mln,Ht citizen for being too relig-
nuS and paying too much attention to
tho moral training of the young men
and nm who attend the state uni
,rIsity. As II result of such an attack
Dr Smiley has become better known
to the public than ever before. Moth
"rs rave more confidence. they are not
50 reluctant about sending their girls
and boys to school at Laramie. Because
of the awful charge of the president b"
ing too religious. the state university
Of Wyoming will have a greater stu
don't body than cver before. We there
fore thtnk Il great compliment and
bunrft has been given the Camera in
the charge Of being too religious
, 1901-10-01
RAINED SNAILS AND TOADS.

Saratoga, N. Y, and vicinity had an
experience the other night, the like of
which even the oldest ~inhabitant an
not remember. 1t was a precipitation
Of small toads and snails, the vista
ton occurring principally between 8
and II O'Clock. A rainstorm prevailed
during the most of the afternoon and
increased greatly after nightfall.
Shortly after 9 o'clock, what ap-
peared to be hailstones ratified to
earth, but on examination they proved
to be snails in their shells, many of
which were gathered by the astonished
people. The snails were almost inn
mediately followed from the sky by
small toads, averaging from one-half to
three-quarters of an inch in length.
While the heaviest precipitation of
toads and snails vas after 8 o'clock,
there are many who say hat a num-
Der fell in the afternoon storm. From
what section the storm scooped up
the toads and snails that were dropped
on Saratoga sell no one seems to
know.
, 1901-10-01
Sucking RANGE CALVES
SELL VERY WELL

Mr.. a. J. Boutwell, OF the Western
breeders association is back from a
trip to his Wyoming ranch at Sweet
water. says the Denver Stockman and
reports the sale of a big string OF suck
ling range calves at $25 per head. sold
to Miller and Chapman. These calves
are by registered bulls and h" has al
ready delivered about 200 and will de-
liver as many more. The price is a
record price and shows what can he
done with grade iIerefords on the
range if the bulls are good enough. The
balance of the delivery will be made
by November LIST.
, 1901-10-01
RAVAGES OF THE GRAVE DEFIED
BY 4 BODY,

On the occasion of the three hun
dredth anniversary OF Tycho Brahe's
death. which occurred a few days ago,
the Prague own council decided to eX-
hume the remains of the celebrated
astronomer. which were in the Teyn
Church of that city. and to bury them
anew. First the stone block on the
monument. which bears a full length
effigy of the astronomer. was lifted,
and. on removing the stones of a semi
collapsed arch beneath it, two molder-
ing collins were seen.
Workmen with candles then de-
scended into the vault and removed
the debris from the collins, the wood
of which was quite rotten II fell to
pieces at every rough touch. When
the lid of the first coffin was removed
a surprising sight met the eye, for the
body in the coffin was a wonderful
likeness of the efiigy IN the monu-
ment.
The body, which had slightly turned
on its side, had on its feet long cav
airy boots. That the body was Tycho
Brahe's was also seen from the absence
of the nose, for Tycho lost that organ
in a duel and wore a silver one in its
place.
, 1901-10-01

The manager of the Manager opera
house that hereafter he will
ring his curtain promptly at Sis. the
time for starting the play. 1t is to be
hoped that he will, and keep it up at
every attraction presented at that
house. Mrs. Root should make the
same rule and enforce it. People who
pay their money and get in their places
in time to see the beginning of a per
formance should not be put to discom-
fort and be made to lose a part of the
performance to make room for late
corners. In many cases. so those who
come early think. the late corners are
always those who have seats furth-
est from the aislcs, and they cause a
great deal of annoyance as they crowd
to their places. Let the curtain go
up as promptly as the hour arrives and
the late corners will soon learn to
mend their ways. The manager of a
theater should no more be expected to
delay his start than should the mana
ger of a railroad train. If n can get
to a train at a stated time he can as
we'll get to a theater.
, 1901-10-01

The refining of petroleum. is a proc
esss of distillation. in which it is sepa.
rated into several marketable prod.
ucts. There are two methods OF dis
tillation. known technically as "in
vacuo" and Cracking" In the first
the petroleum is distil ed in a partial
vacuum, and in the second. with su-
perheated steam This process re-
ceives its name from the cracking
sound of the steam as it enters the I'M
distilled petroleum.
, 1901-10-01
RATES.

The Union Pacific Railroad company
has authorized the following special ex-
cursion rates:
Utah state fair and ~semi-annual con-
ference, Salt Lake City, Utah. One
fare. SIS for round trip from Laramie,
Wyo. Tickets on sale October 16 in
elusive. Limited for return October
Is, 1901.
Festival of Mountain and Plain. Den.
yer, Colo, One fare, Sis for round
trip from Laramie, Wyo. Tickets on
sale Sept. 29th and 3Oth and Oct. LIST.
1901. Limited for return October 9th.
1901. Continuous passage each direc,
ton.
General convention, Episcopal
church, San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 2nd,
1901. $40 for round trip. from Lara.
ME, Wyo. Tickets on sale September
oath, to September 2Sth, inclusive 1901
For limits and further information. ap,
ply to E. R. Breisch, agent.
L. r. BREISCII,
Agent
, 1901-10-01
COUGHS AND GODS IN CHILDREN.
Recommendation Of a Well Known
Chicago Physician.

| use and prescribe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for almost all cbsti-
nate, CONSTRUCTED coughs. with direct
results. | prescribe it to children Of
all ages. Am glad to recommend it to
all in need and seeking relief from
colds and coughs and bronchial afflic-
tions. 1t is ~non-narCotic and safe in
the hands of the most unprofessional.
A universal panacea for all mankind.
Mrs. Mary r. Melendy. NJ. D., Phi. D..
Chicago. Ill. This remedy is for sale
by F. II. Eggleston.
, 1901-10-01

A young British officer at the front
recently wrote home to his father from
South Africa: Dear Father--kindly
send me ESQ at once; lost another leg
in a stiff engagement, and am in hos
pital without means" The answer was:
MY Dear Son-As this is the fourth
leg you have lost, according to your
letters, you ought to be accustomed to
it by this time. Try to wabble along
on any others you may have left
Argonaut.
, 1901-10-01
AMERICANS As INVENTORS.

The United States grants 5000 pat
ents each year, or nearly as many as
all the rest of the world. England
grants 5000 a year, France and Ger
many each about 1000, while Canada,
Australia. Austria. Italy and Russia
about half as many each. An interest
ing fact is that more patents are
granted in proportion to the applica-
tions than ever before in this history
of the Patent Office, showing that me-
chanical genius is not chasing as many
%rainbows as formerly. American in
ventive genius is shown in all lines of
invention. but succeeds especially in
machinery for manufacturing, trans
p%ortation and labor saving. Europe
and the Orient have begun to find
American industry very useful and
necessary to them.
, 1901-10-01

1t is safe to conclude. says the New
York Tribune. that the ideal city of
the future will be less noisy than the
average city of to-day. Street cries of
ear-splitting shrillness and all sorts of
tumultuous sounds will be moderated
by the e generation, if the present
municipal rulers do little or nothing
to abate a grievous nuisance. New
Workers are the most patient people
ever know But some day they may
break bonds.
, 1901-10-01
THE VIOLIN.

ated musical instruments Everyone
has heard the self-playing piano and
musical box. and soon everyone is
likely to hear an automatic stringed
instrument. very similar to a violin,
for a Massachusetts inventor has just
devised an instrument of this kind.
The component parts of this novel
invention are strings. a belt bow, a
frame and pneumatic devices. by
means of which the bow is enabled
to travel over the strings in whatever
direction may be desired. These de-
vices are connected with a lever,
which is controlled by a progressively
moving actuator, and the position Of
which may he varied to suit the move.
ment of the bow On the neck OF the