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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
THE WRITTEN WORD.

IT IS not until we are separated
from those whom we hold dear
that we appreciate the utter
futility of letter writing. The
spoken word, the infection, the
information, the gesture are all SO
tremendously expressive; the writ
ten word, SO cold and meaningless.
The face, eyes and voice mir
TOR the soul, and a wordy quarrel
between friends will usually be
patched up by time-at any rate,
it leaves no bitterness. It is only
the penned sentence that we re-
member, and that rankles long
after the paper has returned to
the dust from whence it came.
II seems as though true init
macy is always shattered by
absence. Perhaps the parting
friends agree to write each other
daily; they do SO for time, but
the letters soon become stale and
improbable, and the intimacy is
allowed to fall of it's own weight
to be renewed at some future date,
perhaps; perhaps to die in oblivion.
At it's best, letter is pitiful
medium to express the soul, and
it were always wise to use great
leniency in Judging a friend or
acquaintance by the written word.
We Americans are a hot
headed people-jt is one of the
penalties we pay for liberty-and
we are prone to plunge thought
lessly into some fine quarrel scene.
particularly if pen and paper are
to be had for the asking. We rack
our brains for biting word, a
scathing phrase, and the letter is
shortly speeding it's way, never to
be recalled. In few short mo-
ments the breach is made, wide and
deep. Say what you will to your
friend, when you meet him, but
when you write, try to think how
each word will be received.
1.-THE moving finger writes; and having writ,
Moves on Nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half line,
Nor all your Tears wash out Word of it,"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

and perplexed mis- contemporaries.
While some noted political critics
declare the results of his career
a great success, there are others
who hold that it is an utter failure,
but all must admit that he stands
foremost among men, although his
aims may have been different, like
Caeser, Mahomet and Napoleon.
The details of his career, his
morals and methods are expressed
in admirable language in Morley's
Cromwell" Although Crom-
wells passion for war was not so
great as that possessed by Napo-
leon, his genius as a states
man was far superior. AS a con-
queror he was capable, and great
in fitting proportion to the cir
cumstances, conditions and forces
that surrounded him. Although
often baf1ed and disappointed, he
was never subdued. Cromwell
struck for unity of race or state
and for liberty. He forced three
kingdoms into state and estab-
lished a government by the peo-
pie and although the venture was
not altogether successful, itat least
created better idea of govern
ment than was the old ancient
system.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

The piquant and, of course,
charming Lady Dolly is once more
pouring tea-this time in the
pages of McClure's. Mrs. Hilary
Musgrave is also there, jealous and
cheerful as usual. Dolly is SYM
bolist; when she pours tea with her
right hand it means something
very deep, and when she uses her
left hand the meaning is still
deeper. If Mr.. Hope ever makes
her take both hands at once to do
the job, his readers will have to
cling to the floating driftwood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. It was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological Information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
redemption. The paper is entirely dependent
on the public for its financial support. If at any
time there should accrue surplus of funds, the
money would be expended in the interests of the
prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
The Pessimist.

"Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep one from going nude.
Nothing to breathe but air,
Quick as flash it's gone;
Nothing to fall but off,
Nowhere to stand but on.
Nothing to comb but hair,
Nowhere to sleep but in bed,
Nothing to weep but tears,
Nothing to bury but dead.
"Nothing to sing but songs,
All, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to 20 but out,
Nowhere to come but back.
Nothing to see but sights.
Nothing to quench but thirst,
Nothing to have but what we've got,
Thus through life we are cursed.
Nothing to strike but gait,
Everything moves that goes,
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes"
From the Works of Ben King.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
NO 7 IC E..

ALL PERSONS. receiving copies of
THE MIRROR who are not on our
regular lists will please consider
such as sample copies. If, after
reading, you conclude that THE
MIRROR is worthy of patronage
send your name to this office for a
trial subscription at rates as pub
lished above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

A CHICAGO professor recently
announced that he has never been
kissed, and yet he is we'll on in
years. When he finds out what it
is like, Chicago will have to pass
can act for muzzling the professor. )"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
MODERN ADJUSTMENTS.

Is civilized society rapidly sink
ing into a moral decadence similar
to that which characterized ancient
Rome, when her populace de-
handed and clamored for Bread
and Spectacles?'' Article after
article appeared in our daily papers
and magazines at the close of the
last century, in which distin-
guished men lifted their earnest
protests against certain tendencies
in modern politics and industry,
regarded by them as symptomatic
Of decadence. It is asserted by
some of them that the operate
and dramatic stage as it exists is
also at once sign and a source of
decentralization and partial loss of
religious and ethical ideas.
When Count Tolstoy few years
ago made sweeping charge upon
the modern theater, it was attrib-
uted to his asceticism and general
antipathy towards our modern
civilization. But today he is only
one Of the many prominent writer's
who warn society against the cor
rupting influences of the most
popular amusements of the time,
as we'll as against the growing
demand of all classes of society for
frivolous and vulgar entertain
ments. Religion, family life. duty
and patient industry, through
which civilization moves onward
in it's path, are being undermined
and their essential virtues weak
ened.
It is not my purpose to 60 into
the detail of the various forms of
amusements that are so popular
today in the modern theater, but
rather to consider these various
forms of amusements in the ways
they effect our daily lives.
In the first place, man was not
created for pleasure alone but for
the stern duties of life. Every
thing which impairs the sense of
duty and surrounds vice with
false poetic halo must be recog-
nized as an injurious factor of
modern social education. One
cannot, in the face of all one hears
and sees, but fear for the future
of mankind. Certainly the most
ominous sign of future degradation
is not the fact that the cook,
servant girl or lackey demand to-
day the same pleasures which not
long ago we're the monopoly of the
rich alone, but rather the fact that
all, all I mean without exception,
rich and idle, as we'll as the poor
and industrious, seek and demand
daily amusement, gaiety, excite
ment, keen impressions pleasures,
all these are demanded as some-
thing without which life is i'm
possible. Recreation and pleas
ure man has always wanted; but
in the past it was looked upon as
something which the most fortu-
nate we're lucky at times to have,
while today pleasure has become
habit and second nature to some
of us.
Renan has said "that the exalt.
ing of poverty was the browning
glory of Christ's teaching" and
we must certainly agree with him
in this if it were to be applied to
those who might be privileged to
enjoy the Injuries of modern
amusements. r. 0. L.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

AMERICAN philanthropy has
made such progress in business
enterprise that nowadays a firm
ofclever men can give away articles
and still make a large profit on the
cost price. ~
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

For the first time in a month,
The MIRROR goes to press this
week without containing a criti-
cism of the poem "June.' This
is an oversight and will not occur
again.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
EXCHANGES.

In all probability Carrie Nation
may lay aside her Ratchet for the
nonce and arm herself with a
horsewhip. Eugene Ware, the
lawyer-poet Of Topeka, furnishes
the provocation in this verselets:
There come to our town an old
pelican
Whose manner was scarcely an
gelican.
To man who sold beer
She said: "Say, look here!
Do you want me to save you from
helican?"-Denver Post.
Justice is indeed blind in New
Jersey. A court of that state is
compelling a man 5 feet 4 inches
high to support a wife who meas
ures 7 feet 4 inches from one end
to the other.-Denver Post.
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call today his own;
He who, secure within himself can say,
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for have lived today.
Dryden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

IF MEN knew the value of the
little word, NO, the prisons would
soon be depopulated.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
Kilograms.

"Ihe man with a hoe" is at
present wearing a brand new
number 2 spade in our summer
garden.
ooh nobody knows the trouble
I've had" and if some one don't
stop playing ten pins with his,
cuspidor, there will be more.
One beauty about moving with
us is that we don't have to bid
farewell to our neighbors nor
return the ice cream freezer we
borrowed last summer.
An ounce of mother is worth a.
pound of clergy.
Burdens become light when sue
cessfully borne.
Most intentions are good, but
the trouble is they often become.
contaminated.
Physic beats faith in curing
sickness because it has the inside,
track.
A good mirror tells the truth, no.
matter whom it reflects.
Great trials seem to be a neces--
sary preparation for great duties.
Little minds are tanned and sub
dued by misfortune, but great
minds rise above it.
If you would be happy you must
learn to live a day at time.
It is never too late to mend, but
sometimes it is time wasted.
Toread without rejecting is like,
eating without digesting.
Candor looks with equal fairness:
at both sides of subject.
The sure way to miss success is.
to miss the opportunity.
Badly says some people are so,
particular about fits, that when they
get to heaven (if they ever do)
they will want to try on four or
five pair of wings before they
learn to fly.
Chief Man afraid of-the-hose-
cart, steps as though he was clear
ing stumps in the timber when he
makes run with the fire depart
ment.
The adhesiveness Of man for
money is seldom excelled except
by woman saving up to buy a
spring carpet.
The little Ratchet would be a.
suitable ornament for spring bon
nets in Kansas.
"Think not of tomorrow won't
work with this community, for
most of us are thinking Of years
instead of days. And then-well
Rome will hear howl when it
arrives-the years I mean.
A merry soul may dwell in
tenement racked with pain and
sorrow, while little shriveled,
sour soul may rattle around in
mansion.
If Edward the VII. ever feels
like swapping his kingdom for -
horse, he will most likely get
Missouri mule, as it's the fawshun
ye know.
Hope deferred is more apt to.
grow whiskers than hope denied.
If thoughts were jewels some
people would have a large stock
e -o,Io i - ~ - IzIz
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02
STORYETTES.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A wonderful atmospheric phe.
nomenon, described by both Ulloa
and Bonger, was observed by
the first named gentleman during
the stay of himself and party in
the Pinchincha.
One morning at daybreak the
whole mountain was covered with
a dense fog. After short while
the atmosphere became tolerably
clear, with the exception of a few
vaporous clouds. While the trav-
elers were watching the gradual
disappearance of the fog, one of
them turned quickly and per-
ceived an image of himself dis
tinctly mirrored on that quarter of
the sky opposite the rising sun.
The figure appeared to stand in
the centre of three concentric
rings, which were shaded with
different colors, while around was
a fourth and much larger ring
tinted with but single hue. The
outermost edge of each of the
interior rings was crimson, the
next orange, with a shade of pale
yellow, the innermost tint being
of a brilliant green. When first
seen these rings were hardly
circular in form, but they soon
became perfect, but as they did
SO (which depended on the rising
of the sun toward the zenith,) the
colors gradually Disappeared un-
til finally the whole apparition
faded like a mirage from the gaze
of the astonished scientists.-St.
Louis Republic.
$-A
Lives on Centipedes and Blood.
Alexis, ILL.,, Feb. 20, 1901.
Mrs. Carrie Nation:-I have
been reading of your saloon-smash-
ing expeditions with much interest
and have come to the conclusion
that you are bug-house. I'll bet
four dollars and quarter you're
off your noodles.
My object in writing is to in
form you that we have a slot
machine here and if you would like
to get in a little good work, come
over. But 1 give you fair warning
to do all the smashing the Lord
has told you to do before coming
or you may disappoint Him.
I am a bad man. I worked on
ranch in Wyoming seventeen
years one summer and had
ella monsters for pets and lived
on centipedes for months at
time and my natural drink is
blood. Please view this matter in
the right light and give our pretty
little city a call when you get out
Of jail.-Willie Spivins in The
Smasher's Mail.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

HOPE manifests itself in many
forms, and one of them is mans
love for the childlike.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

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subscribers until ordered discontinued
and all arrears are paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

Entered at the post Office at saltwater, Mimi.
az second-class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach a subscriber
each week, notice should be sent to this Office
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-05-02

Edited and Published by the In.
mates Oh the Minnesota State Prison.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
CALL FOR QUICK ACTION
CUBAN BUSINESS MEN PRESS For
TARIFF REDUCTION
Delegation Calls on the President
and Urges That If He Has Not
Power to Help, He Should
Ask for 1t.

WASHINGTON, Nov. PA delegation
of Cubans called upon the president to-
day and presented petition adopted by
the industrial organizations Of the island
urging upon his attention the necessity
for q reduction of the American tariff
on Cuban products, particularly on su-
gar and tobacco. The secretary of war
and other officials were also called upon.
The delegation was accompanied by
State Senator Frank D. Pavey, the
American counsel Of the General society;
Octavio Davis, the secretary of the dele
cation, and L. V. de Abad, a member
of the former Cuban delegation on eco
nomic affairs, which visited Washington
last winter.
After stating in general way the
economic conditions Of the island, the
petition asks for q number of reduce
lions In the tariff on Cuban products,
which have heretofore been published.
The petition goes on to say that the eco
nomical situation in which the island Of
Cuba is placed is such that the remedies
needed admit of no delay in application.
The petition concludes as follows:
1--WE therefore respectfully entreat
authority vested In you or by requesting
congress in your first message to grant
you the necessary authority, to imme-
diately establish ample commercial privi-
leges between the United States-the al
most exclusive market for our products
and Cuba, as a measure Of immediate
necessity, and indispensable for the SAL
walton of the island
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
SUBSIDY FIGHT SURE
PRESS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR
ABILITY TO WIN
ARE LoosENING UP A LITTLE
Will Consent to Amendments Asked
by the Northwest for En-
couragement of Freight
Carriers.
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-There is no
truth in the report widely circulated that
the friends of the ship subsidy bill have
abandoned hope of it's passage. Senator
Hanna and Frye have assured people
here that the bill will be introduced at
an early date, and they expressed The be-
lief that it will be passed. President
Roosevelt is expected to recommend leg
islation for the upbuilding of the mer-
chant marine. There will be a bitter
fight on the same lines as in the last
congress.
Senator Frye has proposed to incor-
porate certain amendments demanded by
the advocates of a subsidy for freight
capacity instead of speed. 1t is under
stood, however, that the Griscom inter
ests will endeavor to defeat these.
So confident are New York finaneiers
in touch with Hanna and Frye that the
bill will pass they are preparing to
finance huge American steamship trust
which will include practically all Ameri-
can transatlantic lines, contingent on
the passage of the subsidy act.
Representatives Stevens and Minor. of
Wisconsin; Jones, of Washington; Ford
ney, of Michigan, and Senator Spooner,
of Wisconsin, are preparing to renew
their opposition to the Hanna-Frye bill
to subsidize swift passenger ships, and
either defeat the whole scheme or force
its amendment to encourage the build
ing Of freighters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
WASHINCTON'S PASTIME
TRIAL OF MRS. BONNIE BEGINS IN
EARNEST
A Capitol Policeman Proves a Good
Witness for Defense-Prisoner
Evinees but Little Interest
i'm Testimony.

WASHINGTON, Nov 25.-The trial Of
Mrs. Ida Lola BONNIE for the murder Of
James Seymour Ayres Ir., at the Ken
more hotel last May, began in real earn
est today. The preliminary details as to
the finding of the body, the location Of
the furniture, blood stains, ETC., were all
In with the conclusion of the testimony
of j. f. Drew, the capitol policeman,
who was on the stand when the court
adjourned last Friday.
Baker, the man who saw Mrs Bonnie
descend the fire escape; Hopkins, who
roomed over Ayres and raised the first
cutlery; Miss Woolums, who roomed I'M
der Ayres, and Miss Lawless and Miss
Minas who roomed on either side of
him, testified today. The latter were re-
garded as star witnesses, but they testi-
fed to no facts not developed at the in
quest.
Drew testified that there was room
enough behind the door Of Ayres' room
for man to have been there while the
door was opened to admit another per-
son, contention which the prosecution
deny, and also that there were empty
cartridges in the slcp jar in Ayres' room
before the pistol with which the shoot
ing was done was emptied by officer
Brady after the tragedy. This would
tend to establish the theory of the de-
tense that the pistol belonged to Ayres.
Miss Minas testified that Ayres and
Mrs. BONNIE ate ice cream and cake in
her room the night before the tragedy,
and that at that time there was no evil
dence OF Ill feeling between them
Mrs. Bonfne throughout the trial today,
When the witnesses described the cries,
sroans and throat gurgling of the dying
man, remained absolutely unmoved
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
an opportunity to get their hand II

an opportunity to get their hand tn
before the season closes.
Horton and Perkins will not go in for
Chicago, as Stage does not wish to risk
fore the Wisconsin game Strauss will
likely play at full, with Dondanville and
Grandberg at the halfback positions.
Laird and Fairchild will also get an OPP
portunity to show their mettle. Peacock
and other subs will probably find a
place before the scrimmage ends.
This Scr1mmage is partly for the pur-
pose of giving new backs chance to
reveal what they can do, for it is more
than likely that Horton and Perkins will
not last the whole game against Wis
corsin. In case this does happen, 'Jen-
nison will be sadly missed. The little
halfbacks broken leg is doing nicely.
The doctors reported yesterday that
Atwood was now on the mend, but 1t
is not likely that he will get out to
watch the Thanksgiving game.
Chicago rooters will be disappointed
this afternoon when they find the gates,
closed against them, for Stage does not
intend that anyone shall see what goes
on Consequently if the Minnesota sec
onds walk away with the maroons there
will be none but the players and the
coaches present to see it done. Chi
cago has been working very hard dur
ing the past week on offense and it will
be gratifying to Chicago if the team
shows that the special drill which 1t
has received In getting off quickly and
together is productive of good results.
The maroon and yellow of Minnesota
will be seen on Marshall field tomorrow
and Wednesday, when the gopherS run
over from the Beach hotel to practice
for the Illinois game Thursday. We'd
neSday afternoon Williams will take his
band to Champaign.
Manager Butterworth announced yes