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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-04-18

cacti sometimes have. Something faint
yet pungent you detect? Not disagree
able-not to me at least"
And so she continued dividing the
attention of the newcomers between
the cactus and the engaged couple
until the captain overcome by his
horrible suspicion, whispered to Louisa
to meet him at once and alone in the
conservatory. They met and the captain
after remembering the majors red face
and hearty laugh as he gave him it's
cursed name and, relating to Louisa all
the alarming facts, they concluded
to 60 at once and satisfy themselves.
They did and there planted securely
tail upright was the majors Santiago
rat. will not attempt to tell you nor
do know what his wife said. 1 can
imagine and 1 guess you all can.
have already taken considerable space
in telling an old story so 1 had better
keep my own little experience till next
time. J. H. d.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-04-18
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Napoleon.

I DO not propose to write of the
military or political career of
Napoleon, except. reference
here and there. l wish to cite
him as an example of what human
energy can do when properly directed.
/ take it for granted that those of us
who are incarcerated in here have had
a wrong conception of life, and success
in life, up to our entrance in here.
Therefor our methods must have been
wrong previous to entering. If we
follow the same methods on leaving,
the same disagreeable result is newt
able. Therefor, we must invent new
methods. Better still, find model
and strive to live up to that model.
Who was or is a model of successful
man? You can call to memory a
dozen names instantly. So can !; but
from them all select only one, because
his gigantic achievements places him
above all the rest. 1 refer to Napoleon
Bonaparte-buildero of empires, master
of men.
Each of us is seeking happiness.
Each of us has different idea of what
would make him happy. Some desire
wealth, some power, some fame, some
luxury, some popularity. Some do not
really know what they do want, but
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-04-18
Paper Read Before the Chdutduq,d Circle
June.

When June came forth one rosy morn,
Red blushed the rose on tangled thorn;-
Before my eyes, vision spread
1 saw rivers sunken bed;
Along the banks the Wallets sprang,
And wild and loud the glad birds sang;
A thousand voices Knocked at care
And sweetest song did fill the air.
Saw DER the hill, the slanting sun
Proclaimed the day was we'll begun;
The East did boast a bright red flush
That put to shame the painters brush.
The breath of June is fresh and free
AS ere the salt, south sea winds be,
For wild flowers scent the air with sweet
That once were bathed in snow and sleet
Behold her like some we'll rObed-queen,
So fair, so stately and serene:
Her eyes are deep as forest pool. q.
Her lips with sparkling dew are cool.
The minstrel June sings blithe song
That sweeps tine sounding earth along;
The uncaged bird with note does fill
The every nook of mead and hill,
And laughing down from mountains crest
Sinks winding stream on meadows breast.
The tall, white lilies beck and nod
Like creatures fresh from hand of God.
They trip and dance in breeze.of June
To mark the time of unheard tune.
1t seems the earth in June makes love
To ancient skies in heaven above;
The sun, to earth sends love in light
The earth reflects it back at sight,
And when the night is dim and dark
The moon reflects tn immortal spark.
Each morn, the earth, in June, wis,
Receives from sol a lingering kiss.
Full soon the sun is tierce;arrayed,
The bloom of June is doomed to fade:
There comes at last July day.
June dies in hectic's bright decay.
SLIM JOHNSON
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-04-18

A class OF fifty women lawyers
graduated in New York the other
day. How the sex is retrogradingl
Denver Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
OIL WELLS AND NATURAL
RIGHTS.

The efforts of the oil men operating
in Los Angeles to obtain relief from
the taxes imposed upon thcsn both by
the city and county for the supposed
crime Of engaging in a useful industry
furnish wholesome food for reflection.
1t seems that the oil men are COM
PEELED to pay not only one kind OF
fine under the name of taxation. but
several kinds. so that in the aggre-
gate they are bled to the extent Of
fully 81 500 year, which they claim is
unjust because the taxes ARE levied on
industry" Probably the oil men
would not, as they certainly should
not, object to paying reasonable tax
on the land which they monopolize
and use, as that is natural element
which no man or set of men created,
and to which all have natural right.
But compelling oil producers to pay
fine on their personal property and
their labor used in the production of
necessity used by thousands of people
is quite another matter.
The oil men are right in protesting
against such taxation. But how many
of them are prepared to be consistent
and advocate the abolition of all tax
es that burden industry, hamper pro-
duction and restrict trade? Once a
man assumes a position antagonistic
to the taxation of industrial pursuits
re ha
stopping place this side Of absolute
personal freedom for all wealth-pro-
ducers to earn what they can and
have what they earn. To say that
one form Of industry should not be
held up and have it's pockets picked
by legalized agents of pernicious sys-
tenn and at the same time deny the
right of other industries to similar
exemption is a baldfaced absurdity
II the over-taxed and tly-indignant
oil producers will unite with radical
tax reformers in an unceasing war or
arguments and ballots in behalf of ev-
cry individuals natural, inalienable
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
vi HdpplHeSo, lHcy VIII NC NOhoiolOhe
and deserving of success.
More than that, they will greatly aid
in Fastening the time when no man
shall be punished for being ildustri-
Gus, or officially bled in the + gion of
the pocket for presuming to produce
something needed by himself and his
fellow men.-Ralph Hoyt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
THE NEW-FANGLED BANNER.

say can you see, by the new CEN
tury's light
What so proudly we hail with our
eagles a-screaming?
Whose big stripes and bold stars
through the smoke of the fight.
From the ramparts of battle are every
where streaming,
And the bomb and the blare that are
rending the air
BY day and by night prove our flag
it got there;
o see how the new tangled banner now
waves
Ger Sulu's proud sultan, his wives and
his slaves.
On the shores dimly seen through the
mists of the deep,
Where our little brown brothers for
freedom are fighting,
What is that which they hail till their
eyes fairly weep?
What is it they're saying about our
uniting?
How their eyes are soon opened-'tis
only dream;
Our friendships sham, and our help
all a scheme,
For the new-fangled banner famboy-
antly waves
Over millions of subjects and thou
sands of slaves.
And where is that band that were gal
lantly sure
That the havoc of war and the battles
confusion,
For home and for country they still
could endure?
Their blood we have trampled as II
'twere pollution;
No refuge can save them, though pa
tient and brave,
From the terror of death and the
gloom of the grave;
For our new-fangled banner in tri-
umph must wave,
Whatever it costs us their land to en-
slave.
o thus be it ever when freedmen shall
stand
Between their loved homes and the
wars desolation,
May manifest destiny give us their
land,
And blast all who kick at benevolent
assimilation.
Then conquer we must; We belong to
the trust,
And this is our motto: eve beat OF
we bust"
And the new-fangled banner flamboy-
antly waves
Over millions of subjects and thou.
sands of slaves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
THE AGE OF COMBINES
DOCTORS AND PREACHERS JOIN
IN A TRUST.
They Aim ut the Christian soientists-
Purely Unselhsh Motives Brought Them
Together - Doctors ON Religion and
Preachers on Fatont Medicines.

There is an alliance offensive and de-
fensive between some preachers and
some doctors, a sort OF business trust
to crush out competition. The doctors
denounce all religions except the strict
ly orthodox kind and the preachers de-
nounce everything in medicine except
the old-fashioned variety. They both
fight Christian science. but from en-
tirely different motives and each OF
them are wholly disinterested. The
doctors oppose 1t because it initiates
against true religion, and the preachers
oppose it because 1t interferes with
true medical science.
Rev. E. F. Trefz Of Omaha is one
of the ministers who is more interest
ed in saving the business of the doc
tors than in saving the souls of men.
Last Sunday instead of preaching
Jesus Christ and Him crucifled he de-
voted his sermon to the deleterious eff
fects Of patent medicines and the
wickedness Of newspapers that adver-
tise such remedies. He went so far
as to denounce every newspaper that
advertises any patent medicine, and
advised his congregation to boycott
all such papers.
Patent medicines sometimes save big
doctor bills, and that is probably the
actual reason of the preachers ridicu-
lous TRADE.
Mr.. Trefz said "the newspapers
should be censured for advertising
fraudulent medical institutes, quack
doctors and all patent medicines
How is the newspaper to tell which
Of the medical institutes are fraudu-
lent? Many people consider them oil
fraudulent. How can we tell whial
doctor is a quack? Many people think
they are all quacks.
AS a rule patent medicines do no
harm even though they may do no
good. They do not kill the patients
and therein they differ from the doc
tors. They are generally simple rem
edies and they often break up incipient
diseases. Nearly every household
keeps constantly on hand some Of these
remedies, in which. from long expert
ence, the housewife has implicit con-
fdence. She would rather give UP her
preacher than her patent remedy.
When the children catch a bad cold
she administers her oftcn-tried patent
cure and they get we'll without call
ing a doctor. The patient is cured
and big doctors bill is saved.
Yet the preacher objects to newspa-
pers which advertise these harmless
and effective remedies. If Mr.. Trefz
as a censor of the press cannot find
anything worse to complain about he
had better resign his censorship and
confine his attention to the lambasting
of his own profession. God knows it
needs it bad enough.-Omaha Noncon-
formist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

When DR.. Eliot became president of
Harvard the university was 233 years
old, but during the period since then.
constituting slightly over one-ninth
Of the period since its foundation, the
invested funds Of the university have
been multiplied nearly five times, the
number of students nearly four times,
and the number of instructors nearly
ten times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

the organizations of both industrial
forces. Labor is not afraid of trusts.
and was organized and is organizing to
meet and compel proper consideration
for the workers and all the people.
Trade unions induce constant effort to
reduce the hours of labor, generally
tending toward the eight-hour work.
day; the results of that effort have
already justified further action on that
line; it is the most far-reaching and
beneficent movement known to the
world; its uplifting effect being per-
ceptlble in the whole human family.
1t is economic and sound. and its So
cial, economic and political wisdom
has been demonstrated. In our day,
no observer regards present conditions
as satisfactory; all hope and want to
change. In the strife of differences as
to how and when, the organized labor
movement works toward the gradual
and peaceable solution of the greatest
problem with which the world has ever
been confronted"
Upon the conclusion of the last lee
ture, Prof jerks, for the faculty, said:
81 am deeply grateful to you, Mr..
Gompers, for this course of lectures.
They have been successful far beyond
my expectations, and the university is
to be congratulated upon the excellence
of both the matter and the manner Of
of it's presentation. You have done
your organization and your cause more
good than you yourself can, appreciate
at present. These young men whom
you have addressed for the past four
nights, are sons of rich men, sons Of
farmers, sons of business men, and
some day they will be at the head of or
part of great business concerns, or
superintendent, and the presentation
of the facts and arguments upon which
your movement stands to them while
their character and their education are
in state of formation, must have a
splendid effect upon them"
The matters above noted, says the
Pennsylvania Grit commenting upon
these remarks, go to show that the
great mass of the rich and the poor,
the highly educated and those Of more
modest attachments, the employer and
the employee, are not so far apart as
some so readily assert. Sentiment in
college and mine is quite unanimous
that modern industrial development
makes imperative readjustments. Few
are those who think that these
readjustments will not be satisfactorily
brought about without attendant ca
tastrophe."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

socialism, but thousands of men will
vote the ticket without realizing
whittier they are tending, but when
there are no natural mOnopolles in the
city in private hands and the result is
as favorable as 1t has been In other
places, will not these voters naturally
inquire If municipal ownership is
such a good thing why would not
state or national ownership Of other
larger monopolies be good thing
also? VIII they not reach out after
the railroads, the telegraphs and the
coal mines? Municipal ownership Is
only the entering wedge to the public
ownership of other monopolies. 1t
will be great lesson in the school Of
socialism-it will point out the bles-
sings to come to us through the peo-
pies cooperative commonwealth.
Every monopoly captured from pri-
vate hands will make 1t easier to cap
ture the next one and the body polite
will fatten on what it feeds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
English Factory Girls.

Upward of twenty years ago an I'M
obtrusive but very useful piece of
social and religious work was started
among IarLon factory girls, a ola. S
ct that tine much moie neglect than
they are AT the present. These young
NImon were by reason of the factory
acts slut out of the works 1T which
they were employed during the dinner
hour in order that the premises might
be properly ventilated, and the colSe-
quence was that for want of proper
means of passing their time they in
dulged in horseplay and other objec-
tionable recreations. This was noticed
by Mrs. Fisher, who, in conjunction
with a few Woodworking friends,
started a system of holding meetings
at the different factories during the
leisure time of the employees, and af-
terward started a sort of clubhouse
and observation-disclosures where they
might obtain food at the cheapest pos
sible prices This work, with the ex-
ception of the restaurant, has been
carried on ever since with an ever
increasing scope. At the annual meet
ing Of the friends of the work, held
recently at the premises of the Y. M.
C. A. in Aldersgate street, M. Holder,
presiding, supported by j. Aptel, the
auditor of the funds, and number Of
other helpers, Mrs. Fisher gave an ac-
count of the work. from which 1t ap-
peared that it was highly appreciated
by large numbers of those for whose
benefit it was undertaken; and several
other ladies and gentlemen who ac-
tually help or take an interest in 1t
also bore testimony to a similar effect
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

The German insurance system is
among the best institutions of the en-
pire. For insurance against illness,
the cost of which is paid two-thirds
by the workmen and one-third by the
employers, $S5O,OOO,OOO was paid be-
tween 1885 and 1900. For accident in
surance, the cost of which rests on
the employers alone, $5,OOO,OOO was
paid. For invalid and old age pen
sons, the amount paid out is $125 ,O0O,-
600, of which $91,5OO,000 was paid by
the workmen and a like sum by the
employers, and the balance by the
state. Altogether S1S7 100000 more
has been received by the workmen
than they have paid into the common
fund.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Learn to Be Carpenters.


The girl students at the Maryland
state normal school at Baltimore who
participate in the sloyd class at the
school completely disprove the old
saying that "a woman cannot drive
nail straight" The young. women of
that class not only drive nails, but han
die saws, planes and other carpenter
tools with a dexterity that would
shame the awkwardness of many men.
The whole system of education by
sloyd teaching means to combine in
tellect with the hand training, and
educators the world over are interested
in it. The sloydroom in the basement
OF the normal school is really well
equipped carpenter shop. 1t contains
about a dozen sloyd or carpenter
benches and a complete equipment OF
all varieties of carpenter tools. Be-
fore taking up this part OF the work
the pupils are instructed to mold GER
tain objects and to do work in paper
folding. This elementary part OF the
work is really very complicated. Work
ing plans are made of all the work.
Then comes cardboard work, forming
figures out of pieces of cardboard, rep
resenting geometrical solids. After
this preliminary work the pupils are
introduced to the carpenter shop. They
display some little awkwardness at
first, but soon become skillful in hand
ling the tools and become intensely in
terested in the work. Only one girl
has injured herself thus far, and that
happened because of a shaving alight-
ing on her nose. She was so interested
in her work that she thoughtlessly
brushed at it with her knife and cut
her nose. The first tool handled is
sloyd knife, with an ordinary blade
about three inches long. The first ar
ticle made is glove member, requiring
twenty-five steps in the making. The
next article is seed stick, introducing
the use of the plane, and requiring
eight different steps. Thus different
articles are made, each introducing her
tools, until the use of all the tools Is
acquired. The pupils work in both
hard and soft woods. All work is shell
lacked by the students who also do all
gluing and use sandpaper sparingly.
The tools used include different sizes
and varieties of chisels, saws, planes,
hammers, mallets, gouges and squares.
The middle and senior classes partici-
pate in the work. Professor w. c. A.
Hammond is the instructor. He has
studied sloyd training under Swedish
teachers and planned the system at the
state normal school.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05

World OF Our own.
We live in world of troubles and
fears,
OF sorrows and hopings vain,,
Where the sky is often obscured by
clouds,
And the sun gives place to rain;
A world where the fuss and the pas
sion fret
A heart that is deep and true,
A world where we long for a spell OF
rest
Ere the grave comes into view.
So, each one has for himself alone
A land of dreams-a world of his own.
There are peaceful lanes in this secret
world,
Where troubles are never nigh,
Where Laughter and Love go hand IN
hand,
And vanquish the tear and sigh;
Where the friends one loves may De
friends indeed,
In spite of both sheer and frown.
Where Fortune and Beauty may blend
their leaves
To brighten the victors crown.
Thus. each one has for himself alone
land of dreams-a world of his own.
Oh, beautiful land! where our lnmost
thoughts
Are bright as the Sun gods morn!
o exquisite land! where our falrest
dreams
In beauty and love are born!
What care we for taunts from the
outer world?
Her lessons we will not learn;
To that little space that holds heart
and life
We only more fondly turn.
So thankful to know that each one
alone
Reigns king or queen of this world OF
his own
Eva M Niles in st. Louis GLOBE
Democrat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
Rock Island VIII Run Cheap Excursions
to Colorado.


The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railway, which made a phenomenal sue
cess of cheap excursion rates to Colorado
last season, has again asked its competi-
tors in the Western and Southwestern
Passenger associations to agree upon
series Of cheap excursions to and from
Denver, Colorado Springs. and Pueblo, for
the approaching season. on the following
basis: Tickets to be sold from Chicago
and all territory up to Missouri river.
June IS, rs, July Is. % and 80. Aug. 6. 10. 20
and a. at rate Of one fare plus 81, or $31.5O
for the round trip
On July and and Sept. and 10 rate
of SOS is to be made from Chicago, and
as from Missouri river points for the
round trip. intermediate territory will
have proportionate rates. Tickets are to
be sold from Missouri river points one
tay later than the dates given above in
zach case Proportionate rates will be
made to and from Glenwood Springs, Salt
Lake City and Ogden.
A series of east bound excursions Is also
proposed. tickets to be sold from Colorado
common points every Thursday, COM
mencing with June 20 up to and including
Sept r. at a rate OF one fare plus 81 for
the round trip. All tickets will be limited
for return passage to Oct 81. These rates
will be rendered connecting lines for bas-
ing purposes. which will probably insure
a very low basis OF rates throughout the
United States for these excursions.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
will Enthusiastically make these rates and
arrangements effective, regardless OF the
action of its competitors, and will run
special trains, only one night out to and
from Colorado, on the dates named.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Industrial Notes.

In France another attempt is being
made to introduce compulsory arbtra-
ton.
Nearly fourteen per cent of the
total number Of wage-earners in Min
nesota are women.
Within two years 5000 miles of rail-
road will be constructed in Texas. In
dian Territory, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Louisiana and New Mexico.
The labor people of Texas are max
ing strong efforts to defeat the passage
of the Compulsory Arbitration bill by
the state legislature. and will be as
sisted by representatives of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, headed by
President Gompers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
Forest Camps for Consumptivss.

1t is proposed in Pennsylvania to
establish camps for consumptives In
the various forest reservations of tho
state. In these healthful camps 1t Is
believed that the suffarings Of the dis
eased persons may be lessened. 1t Is
probable that the first camp will be
opened on the reservation In Clinton
county. which has an elevation Of 1000
feet above the level of the sea. This
reservation has an area Of $4,000 acres
and is adjoined by two other large res
ervations.-New York Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-05
ATTACKS ON HOME RULE.

Reckless craftsmanship has seldom
been carried to greater lengths than in
the Pennsylvania ripper" bill, which
has passed the legislature. 1t abolish
es altogether the present city govern
ments in Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Scranton, legislating every official out
of office. In place of mayors the chief
executives are to be city recorders,
designated by the governor, who will
appoint all minor officials. No city
elections can be held for two years.
No pretense is made that the bill has
any other purpose than to punish
these cities for opposing Quay and to
turn their patronage over to the Quay
machine. Being against Quay, 1t Is
decreed by the legislature that, like
Cubans, Filipinos and negroes, they
are unfit for self-rule.