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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
COMING EVENTS.

Speedwell hall, April H. First an nual sociable of the Star Social club.
 Leayenworth hall, April 12-AThIrty- fourth annual reception of Y. NJ. c. l..
 At Friendly league hall, Thursday, April 18th, lecture in Friendly league entertainment course, Miss Anna l.. Ward, "Untravelled Labrador and the Eskimo" Illustrated by sfereopticon views
 B. A. c. hall, April 19--Sociable of Brooklyn Athletic club.
 City hall, April 22-27-Grand union fair of United councils, Knights of Co- lumbus.
 Polls theater, April 9 and, o3- Company c in s.rhe Girl Left Be- hind Me"
 speedwell hall, April 24-Third an. Heart drum corps.
 26th-Derwins Mandolin orchestra and Halletts Friendly League Glee cluD, in Friendly league entertainment course.
 Speedwell hall, April 3O.-Sociable and dance at Linden Social club.
 Polls theater, May 2-Third min- strel performance of Waterbury lodge. 265, B. F. o. Elks. z Speedwell hall, May S.-Fifth an- nual sociable of St Francis Xavier's Drum Corps.
 At Friendly League hall Wednes- day, May 9th, lecture in Friendly league entertainment course, Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo, .sThe True Story of Nathan HaIe.o
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
wHITTIERss DOG.

' E as s [ z +5a g
 During one of the last birthday eel ebrations of the poet Whittier, he was visited by celebrated oratorio singer. The lady was, asked to sing, and, seating herself at the piano, she began the beautiful ballad, Robin Adair.'' She had hardly begun before MT. Whitfiers pet dog came into the room, and, seating himself at her side watched her as if fascinated and list ened with delight unusual in an an imaL When she siliA4sneu, he came and put his paw very gravely into her hand and licked her cheek. Robin takes that as a tribute to himself,' r said Mr. Whittier. He also, is Robin Adair'' The dog. shearing his own name. evidently considered that he was the hero of the song. From that moment, during the lady's visit, he was her devoted attendant. He kept by her side when she was in doors, and accompanied her when she went to walk. When she went away he carried her satehe1 in his mouth to the gate, and watched her departure with every evidence of distress. St Nicholas. ea X.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
Theatricalg.' = G Fraternal
aKING REPRESENTATIONS.
s

The new romantic drama of the revolutionary period. "King Washing ton. will be presented this evening at Polls, likewise tomorrow afternoon and evening. The play is founded upon the novel of the sG.ne name by Ade- laide3 SkeeI and William H. Brearley. and upon the historical fact of Gen. eral Washigton's refusal in 1IS2 to accept the kingship of America. No expense has been spared in correctly mounting and costuming, and every detail will fbe looked after. Special scenery. Appropriate costumes, q cast of fourtEen we'll known people, and q coinplgfe production will be presented. The Scenes are laid at and in the Vi cinfy of General Washington's head qTarters in Newburg in 11S2. The Blot is thrilling, being based on the at
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
HAvERLY's MINISTRIES.

They have been heralded as Hay erly's Mastodon Afinstrels'' for several days, but there. is nothing mastodonic about them, in fact they gave abour as poor a minstrel entertainment as has been seen in this city in many sea- sons There is nothing new in any part of the performance from begin ming to end and everything savored strongly of the days when minstrelsy was old fashioned and misty. George Wilson headed the band of entertain CTS. and while he made a hit with the audience, it was done with some of that old goods which he has inflicted on the public for years Like many of his old time friends, George is going backward. not forward, and if he had a clever company of minstrels with last night his part of the play would have fallen flat. The other end men were of the mediocre kind and their jokes were moss covered. There were just two good singers in the bunch, Fred Gladdish, who sang that popular ballad s.When We Were Sweet Six feen.v and John s. Roland. the inter 1ocntor who sang Sail Ho.'' The olIo was bad, very bad. with possibly the exception of the musical team, Garden and Hunf The rest of 1t was 5n vogue war back in the days.of Hay- R<l5 himself.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12

It's all poppycock, this idea that ". throw your clothes in with q lot of chloride of lime and acid. We tell you frankly, we use bleach, but it would not hurt the skin of your tongue when properly used. We will put our reputation back of this statement. Goods done here will last as long, if not longer, than if done at home.
 Davis Steam Laundry
 IT CANAL STREET.
 Branch office. G Grand street
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12

tempt to kidnap General Washington. and later the discomfort of the army is shown and officers discuss the advis- ability of oyerthrowing the power of continental congress and making Washington king. It is full of action, 7eliIng situations. strong climaxes, clever comedy. charming love story, and carries us back to those days when hearts throbbed and swords clashed for love of country. Miss SkeeI one of the authors, is promi- nent In the order of the Daughters of the American Revolution. and no one who has a spark of patriotism in his heart should miss seeing this excellent attraction. The company is, a large one. including as it does such well known players as Maud Granger, Charles Kent Eleanor Carey, Ger frude Perry. Theodore Marston, George Wharnock, Macey Harlan, Frank Blair and others. The entire produc- fion is carried by the company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
'THE GIRL FROM PORTO RICo.n


 That was a very good company that was at the Jacques last night present. mfg the above amusing piece. It was called a carnival of hilarity, and that about expresses it. Tommy Shearer ana Isabelle Fletcher are the leading people in the cast and they have q bunch of comedians with them who make the entertainment pleasant from first to last. The jumbled up mess of humof is dished out, in quantities suf- hefently generous to make everybody happy, and those present last night were not slow in recognizing the hu- nor of the various situations. There were a number of specialties that also gave good satisfaction and the whole formed very elaborate and pretty entertainment. It will be repeated thls evening and tomorrow afternoon. The prices are popular.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
MEETINGS To.NIGHr.

Brass Moulders.
 Ladies' Aid society. Hibernian Rifles drill.
 Democratic association.
 Court Shields, F.tof -A. Speedwell lodge, K. of F. Ladies auxiliary, A.. @. Fl. Connecticut lodge, Int O. O.. r. Winona council, Jr O. U. A. NJ. X Waterbury Progressive Bremen. Waterbury lodge, No 5, A. O. U. W, Hawthorne lodge. Sons of St George A. Von Humboldt lodge, IN. E. o. P. Townsend lodge, I. 0. @. F., school
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
HEARTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE

A very pretty southern play enti- tied Hearts of the Blue Ridge. will be the attraction at the Jacques on told story of the feuds existing among the people of North Carolina, and is interesting and attractive, throughout. Miss Dorothy Lewis appears in the star role, and among the features of the show is the Blue Ridge quartet.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
.HANIN"

The appearance of E. H. Sothern in tHamlet' Tuesday evening at Poli's Is an event of extraordinary interest. for 1t means one of the great dramatic occasions of the season. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to pronounce this production of Hamlet one of 1he most signal triumphs of the Amer 5can stage. At every performance throughout the tour the scenes of en- 1hpsiasm among the audience have been repeated. and if anything the 1ur0re at the finish of the play is greater now than. it was on the first night when one of the finest audiences cheered and cheered to the echo Mir Sothern,s brilliant passing from com edF to tragedy It is the universal opinion of the critics that the mantle Of Edwin Booth has rightfully fallen on MT S0thern's shoulders. although his reading vastly differs from that genius 1t is generally acknowledged that Mr SOthern has given new
 Hamlet to the stage. one that is not caviare to the multitude This is evidenced by the crowds of theater- goers who witness the performance each night, and the shouts of approval give the impression that it is an sIry- luE night at the London Lyceum the ater. The entire presentation meas ured from all standpOints is one of splendor and artistic excellence Ow- ing to the length. of this performance 1t is announced that the curtain will rise at 7:45 sharp, so people will gov ern themselves accordingly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
Longing for Home.

"Why did I leave my beautiful
country home to become light
ming rod agent?' repeated my
smoking car acquaintance, stretch
ing out his legs and lighting a.
cigar. "Why did I leave? God
knows, [ don't. I had everything
in the world to make man happy.
and [ suppose that's the reason. I
love to think of the old home now.
ct was fne,' he continued, Ito,
get up early in the morning and
go out and awaken the horses and
curry them off by the light of a
lantern. | liked it. [ liked to do,
chores before breakfast; to milk
the COW, to carry swill to the hogs,
to insert my fingers into the rose-
bud mouth of the Jersey calf and
persuade the innocent creature it.
was drawing it's sustenance from
natural sources.
'"Then, too, father was a good
man to work for. He never once
asked me to crowd days work
into seven or eight hours, but he
would give me eighteen hours if
necessary. He always told me to
quit work as soon as it got too
dark to see the horses. In the,
evening | used to do chores, little
things like mending the fence,
bedding down the horses or turn
ing the tanning mill in the grana-
ry. Many's the time I have longed
for home since / entered this bnsi-
ness, but it's too late now" And
he sighed as he threw awav his
cigar. STRABo.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

How Christmas There will be the
VIII Be Kept usual holiday enter
tainmenti in the chapel on Christmas
Day. The names of the entertain
ers have not yet been announced,
but that they are of exceptionable
ability is assured. After the
chapel entertainment the prisoners
will be given the freedom of the
dollhouse until dinner time. The
afternoon will be spentin the cells.
Inmates will be permitted to re-
ceive the following articles as pres
ents: Slippers, handkerchiefs,
tooth and hair brushes, combs, tot
let soap, tooth powder, pipes,
Christmas cards, calendars, books,
magazines, photographs of friends
and relatives and small hand mir
rors.
!. Cigars or tobacco, cake, confec-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

More Discussion Count Won Bis
OF Bismarck marck and tn Q
German empire again formed the
principal subject of discussion at
the meeting of the Chautauqua
circle last Sunday. Two papers
were read on the "Iron Chancel-
lor," both of which created con-
siderable discussion. A new mem-
Der was elected who proved him
self valuable acquisition to the
musical portion of the program.
The first number was a paper
entitled Bismarck by a member
of class F, after which came a solo
and chorus by the glee club. A
class report on Garibaldi, followed
by vocal solo, were the next num-
bers, and then came another report,
Morality the Chief Factor in
Human Progress" This was fol-
lowed by duet, and the meeting
was brought to close, after two
more reports, "Kickers" and sBis-
marck," were listened to, by the
remarks of the critic. The next
meeting, December %, will be the
quarterly meeting.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
A New Use For EleC-
triCity.

The wonderful inventions that.
have been brought about by means
of electricity, and the many uses,
to which that mysterious fluid has
been put, have excited the wonder
and incredulity of people for the
past century, but at the present
day they have become so common
they hardly excite a passing COM
ment outside of electrical and en-.
gineering journals.
1t has remained for a Bohemian
truck gardener residing near Bor--
dentown, N. j., to conjure up a use
for electricity which, if on investi-
cation proves his claims, will
treble the value of farming lands,
reduce the cost of farm products
to the consumer, and incidentally
raise the wages of farm laborers.
1t seems that measurements
made at the power house of the
Bordentown Trolley5 company
showed loss of current that could
not be accounted for. Experts
were put to work to discover the
leak. Their Investigations dis
closed the fact that a truck oar
dener, at the outskirts Of the city,
had tapped the feed wire and
had, by means Of a network Of
wires, electrified the ground of a
radish patch, some 200 by 800 feet.
The gardener claims that radishes,
which formerly required six weeks
to mature, could by this agency be
placed on the market in two weeks,
and that three crops could be
grown in place of one.
The trolley company is prepar-
ing to prosecute this ingenious son
of the soil for the larceny of it's
current. It would seem, tho
that if his discovery for this use
of electricity will treble the value.
of the farming lands of the coun-.
try, he ought to be handsomely re-
warded instead of prosecuted.
The farmers will now probably
organize joint stock companies,
have feed wires run to their
various farms, and then compla-
Gently sit in the shade and watch
things grow, their only anxiety of
mind being how to invest the
wealth that will come rolling in.
The tillers of the soil ought to-
rise as one man and cry Gail hail!'
to this New Jersey gardener, for
surely some good will have come
out of that state which is notorious.
as the home of trusts. F.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
TO INMATES.

For the Information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules Write
out your own name, register ara cell number
and send to this offit with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
A CRUEL DISAPPOINT-
MENT.

She stood beneath the mistletoe
With wildly beating heart,
Assuming position classic
She.had studied from Delsarte.
"Oh! where is George, why don't he come:
It's hOrrid of him so,
To keep me standing here the while,
Waiting to be kissed, you know.
'At last, oh jOy!-'tis he!-'tis he!''
Then rush and smOthered cough
She kissed-ah shame!- tits brother Jack.
And then-she wipes 1t OF.
* MoRPHI.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

One of the keepers in the shoe
shop is having merry time these
days fighting cockroaches. His
desk is infested with the insects,
and do what he will he cannot get
rid of them. He says he wouldn' t
object if they we're not so trusting
and friendly, but as it is it hurts
his feelings to have to appear cold
and rude to them. One roach is so
tame that he sits on the guard 8
shoulder and sings while the re-
ports are being made out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

Movement of Another record of
Prison Population population was
established yesterday when the in
mates numbered $50, which is high
water mark in the history of the
prison. Unless all signs fail this
record will also be broken within
the next month, for the count grind
still keeps up and the inmates are
not being discharged as rapidly as
they are arriving.
The grade standing at the pres
ent time is as follows: First, 1856;
second, 1853, and third, Z. During
the past week there have been
thirteen arrivals and nine dis
charges.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

Notice-Usher johnson has a
letter in his possession addressed
to W. Hanson, Minneapolis, and
signed "Alick." The writer must
make himself known before the
letter will be mailed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services In the Prison Chapel at 500 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, 1901-12-19
LOCAL NEWS

NOTICE:-ONE OF THE RULES
OF THIS INSTITUTION rs THAT ALL
LETTERS WRITTEN BY INMATES
MUST BE SIGNED WITH THE FULL
NAME OF THE WRITER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

There will be a song service in
the chapel next Sunday. A fine
program has been arranged.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

Steward Bordwell and his assist
ant are busy making out the requi.
sition for supplies for the next
quarter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

Frescoed Walls In the early days
In The Dollhouse. of this institution,
before the present system of dis
cipline was introduced, the pris-
oners spent a good deal of time in
their cells, and having nothing else
to do decorated the walls. In the
old part of the prison almost every
cell is frescoed after one fashion
or another, and last week when the
whitewashers were at work these
pictures came to light for the first
time in many years. Blue and red
were the favorite colors used, and
houses, barns, camels, dogs and all
sorts of animals we're painted in
with those colors. The works of
art only remained on exhibition a
very few minutes last week. They
made their appearance when the
whitewash was scraped off and dis
appeared when the new coat was
administered.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
BULLET WORKS OVERTIME.


The next time Policeman O'Con-
nor of the Summerdale station.
Chicago, says the Record Herald,
decides to shoot dog supposed to
be afflicted with rabies there is
strong probability that he will don
rubber boots preliminary to the
fray.
The policeman received such an
assignment yesterday. The canine
was large black animal, and he
had put score Of pedestrians to
fligh. in the vicinity of Ravens
wood park boulevard and Gene
terry road. The first shot from
OConnor's pistol pierced one of
the dogs fore legs. The animal
sprang at the policeman and
OConnor in trying to dodge to
one side slipped and fell to the
wet pavement. The enraged dog
lunged for the policeman's throat,
and though PROSTATE he fired again.
The bullet passed through the
dogs head, killed it, struck the
cement sidewalk and bounding
back, inficting a wound that will
keep him from duty for several
weeks.
| WATER INUNDATED HIM.
Because he was forced to take
bath Jacob Baker, of Pittsburg,
Pa, went to the Pittsburg & Erie
railroad yards and attempted sui
eide by throwing himself in front
of passenger train. He had just
been discharged from the work.
house, where he said he was hu-
inflated by having to battle once
a week. He decided kill him.
self rather than bear the disgrace.
Magistrate McGarey sent him back
to the workhouse for ninety days,
with request that he be made to
battle twice week.
SCHULTZ is COOL-HEADED.
John B. Schultz, engineer of
the Boyce building, Chicago, stood
for an hour on a narrow plank in
the attic of the building, with his
right arm and hand caught in the
machinery at the top of the eleva-
tor shaft. Schultz remained cool
and directed the work of the men
who were trying to release him.
Schultz was oiling the drum over
which the elevator cables pass,
when the elevator began to ascend,
causing the drum to revolve. His
arm was caught between a spoke
of the drum and one of the beams
which supported it. Schultz called
to the elevator conductor to stop
the car, and his cries were heard
just in time. Other employees ran
to the attic, and for more than an
hour a dozen men worked to
release the imprisoned man.
When at last Schultz was liberated
he crawled unassisted across the
plank to the floor and walked
downstairs to a physicians Office.
His arm had been severely
bruised and lacerated. He was
taken to the Samaritan hospital
FILIPINOs CHARGED WITH CANNI-
BALISM.
Cannibalism has appeared in the
varied list of crimes charged
against Filipinos by American
military courts. According to the
record of court-martial convened
in the department of the Viscayas,
p. L., which has been received at
the war department, Raymunde
Fonte, native, found his working
companion, Liberato Benliro,
sleeping in his (Fonte's) boat.
Fonte became enraged, killed the
slumbering man with the blow of
an oar. emf off his nose and ears.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19
SOME HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK.
GOSSIP FROM
THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.
IT'LL BE HARD ON MEN DOING TIME.

IT'LL BE HARD ON MEN DOING TIME.
Sixty million years hence, &C
cording to Sir Robert Ball, the ia
nous astronomer, day will be about
twice as long as it is now, or, in
other words, it will take the earth
approximately Weight hours to
revolve on it's axis instead of twen-
ty-four.. This is based upon the
theory that an equal number of
years ago the day was only half as
long as it is now. Sir Robert Ball
said this at Chicago in lecture on
Cline and Tide
AROUND THE WORLD IN A YACHT.
The sloop yacht, Volante, on
board of which six young men ex-
pect to circumnavigate the globe,
left Seagate, n. Y, last week, on
her long voyage. The sextette who
are to sail more than 10000 miles,
if disaster does not overtake them.
are Harry Lapgdon, H. J. McGee-
han, Russell Willard, G. R. Mid
dlebury Of Boston, r. G. Dana and
w. G. McMichael.
All are under % years of age.
Three of the young men, Lang
don, Mcclellan and Willard, called
on j. Pierpont Morgan, commo-
dore of the New York Yacht club,
and told him their plans. They
said the Azores would be the first
stop. They will reach the Indian
ocean by way of the Mediterranean.
Mr.. Morgan questioned them very
closely as to their knowledge of
seamanship and navigation and
ended by wishing them Godspeed
and a safe return.
COURSE NOT CUT DOWN.
A movement was started last
week to cut down the distance of
the Yale-Harvard rowing course
from four miles to three. Harvard
men seemed to favor the idea, but
Yale would have none of it. Cap
tain Phil Kunzia, of the Yale
Rowing association, said:
"Under no circumstances will
Yale listen to proposition from
Harvard to reduce the distance of
the annual varsity eight-oared
crew race at New London to three
miles. If Yale and Harvard row
on the Thames next June, it will
be- over a four-mile course and un-
der the usual conditions"
AN AWFUL AWAKENING.
Carl Athena, hypnotist, spent
last week sleeping in a coffin at
Omaha. Three days he was below
ground and the balance of the
time in a shop window. Beside
him watched his two wives and a
policeman, the latter keeping the
vigil in order to arrest the sleeper
at the moment of his awakening.
One of the wives is named Mrs.
Athena and the other Mrs. Lottie
McManigle.
Mrs. McManigle says she was
married to Athena three years ago
in New York and that the hypno-
fist has since changed his name
for aesthetic purposes. She swore
out a warrant charging Athena
with abandonmenta and was only de-
tered from including bigamy in
the complaint through the diff
Guilty of locating the second Mrs.
Atheno's marriage record.
Atheno's first glance after his
long sleep rested on the man in
blue. He was arrested.
$3.50
BIG RANSOM OFFERED.
A ransom of $4,000 has been
r
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-19

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
s. W. LEAVETT, Chairman Litchfeld
w. f. LEE, Long Prairie
o. B. GOULD, WinOna
FL. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, warden
j. s. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
M. C. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
r. M. BORDWELL - Steward
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY. Matron
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
r. A. WHITTIER, St. Paul,