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The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Brentanos have for early publication
work by II. B. Irving. entitled Studies of
French Criminals of the Nineteenth Cen
tury." The author of this book will be
remembered as having written The Life
OF Judge Jeffries," which attracted un-
usual attention about two years since.
Mr.. Irving tson of Sir Henry Irving. the
famous tragedian) has given several
years close study to the annals Of crimi-
nal Jurisprudence. This collection has
been gathered from the French criminal
records, and are studies OF real culprits
whose guilt in almost every instance was
beyond suspicion of doubt they are pre-
sented as studies of character as well as
examples of the administration of crimi-
nal justice in France.
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Who invented baseball? p What is the proper
distance from home plate to second base9 3.
And from home plate to first base? A. B.
It was not invented by any one per-
son, but developed slowly from the Eng
lish game of FOUNDERS" some claim
though, the two have very little in COM
mon. ?. 12727S5 feet. g. 80 feet.
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

The August novel in the American Con-
temporary Novels Series CIarpers). is en-
titled THE Supreme Surrender" and. al
though first novel. the author is al
ready well known in journalistic circles.
Mr.. A. Maurice Low has been for many
years in charge of the Washington bureau
of the Boston Globe"
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Another valuable manual which Cassen
& Co have ready in their Technical In
strnctien Series" is entitled Practical
Draftsmen's Work" In this manual is
given course of practical instruction in
the art of making mechanical and archi-
tectural drawings. All the general prin-
ciples upon which this class of drawings
are constructed are dealt with and any
attentive reader who will work out en-
larged copies of the diagrams viii have
made very substantial progress toward
becoming a skilled craftsman There
IS a chapter also on the coloring of
drawings, with list of distinctive colors
generally used
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Why is the horse shoe taken as an emblem Of
good luck? E D.
Tie practice of mailing a horseshoe over
the door is a very old one in England
The inevitable legend connected with the
practice has St Dustan shOeing the devil,
tying him TO the wall. and subjecting
him to so much pain that the captive in
order TO secure his release. promised new
er to enter a place where horseshoe was
diSulaved
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

''The Mysterious Burglar" by George
z. Walsh, is a detective story of consid-
cradle merit. The interest is well sus-
tained and the reader kept in the dark
as to the real nature of the mystery,
until almost the last moment. CNew York:
f. M Buckles & Co. s125)
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

THE Seal Of Silence" by Arthur R.
Conder, is novel dealing with murder
mystery. 1t IS rather Iong-drawn out
and mixed up, but is not bad light read
Ing. (New York: D. Appleton e. Co,
81
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

The Macmillan Company is just publish
ing the Lectures on the History of Phys
iology During the Sixteenth, Seventeenth.
and Eighteenth Centuries, by Sir Michael
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Who have been generals and who lieutenant
generals in the United States Army? A. J. X.
George Washington was made Lieuten-
ant General July 8, 1875 ana on March
of the next year became General, his for
mer title and Office being abolished. The
grade was re-eStabiishcd February Is
$50. to be conferred by brevet only and
to be abolished, once the grade had been
filled aud become vacant Ii was at
once conferred upon Ma jor General Win
field Scott. Again the grade was revived
in 1864 for L. 5. Grant; two years later he
had the grade OF General On his becorn-
ing President. w. T. Sherman was pro-
noted General, he having had the rank
Of Lieutenant General since July 25 1866
+. II. sheridan. too, held both ranks and
Gen. Nelson \. Miles now has the lesser
one
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

Now, Johnnie, troth We were ma blate
To come wi the news o. your ain defest
And leave your men in sic a strait
So early in the morning.
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

THE Moderns," by George Trimble Dav-
idson is a book supposed to deal with
modern New York society, and that is the
worst of 1t. The author has constructed
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

What has been called in England one of
the most authoritative manuals on
Bridge" by John Doe, will be published
at once in this country by Frederick
Warne & Co. 1t has illustrated hands in
actual play printed in red and black
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

The seventh novel in the American Con-
temporary Novels Series from the Har-
pers, to be published on the 23d instant,
viii be by new writer, whose first es-
say in fiction is an exciting story of a
backwoods railroad and lumber town in
Michigan, entitled The Manager of the
b. & a" The author. Vaughan Kester
is a brother of Paul Kester
The Washington times., 1901-07-14

This Is almost the only place in which
the writer expresses an opinion on the
character Of BTiton and Boer, except that
he consistently praises Tommy Atkins
The rest OF the book is given up TO rer-
tonal experiences and observations O. one
kind or another.
Like other books OF its kind. this gives
considerable space to the terrible surprise
Of the battle OF Magersfontein, the am
bush OF the Highland regiments. II Is
graphically and well described, and there
is one incident in it which nobody else
has happened to record and which is
ODD enough to deserve special mention
Mr. Barnes says:
''AH the forces on the left and centre
began TO come back: few ran. but back
they came. steadily and surely. The
officers, what few there were left ran
here and there. endeavOring TO rally
them by piatcons ard companies A
piPer-one Of the ArgyIes / think
tried 20 tune up his pipes. but his lips
were too dry, and q ma jor placed hts
own water bottle IN his hand Soon
the screei began, Hey, Johnnie Cope,
are ye Waafan yet2'-somebody said
that was the tune. The men gathered
round him as he stood there playing,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
WEARING THE BOERS OUT.

Lord Kitchener and his South
African forces are finding the task
of wearing the Beers out a most
difficult one. The enemy is SO.
elastic that it springs back into
place when hit and refuses to be
seriously damaged. According to
Lord Roberts forecast, the war
should be entirely over next week,
but still the Beers do not give in.
The territory of British effective
occupation is smaller today than
it was year ago, and the armed
commanders Of the republicans,
if reduced numerically, are just as
difficult to catch and hold as ever
they were. Commanders ranging
from 800 to 100 men are scattered
far and near, and when the pursuit
is hottest and the pack in full cry
the trail is lost. and the comman-
doe reappears a few days later
hundred miles away. The British
policy is to wear out the guerillas-
one by one and it appears now as.
if the war is destined to continue
for many months longer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

AFTER being dashed from the summit of one of
the most precptous peaks of the Alps into bottom
less crevasse, whilst engaged in death struggle
with the prince of crooks that chief of all plain
clothes men, Sherlock Holmes, once more steps
forth into the public eye inscrutable as ever He
has been resuscitated to solve dog mystery AS he
appears in the pages of the Strand magazine he is
nonchalant and debonair as he ever was in the
days of "The Sign of the Four" and neither his
long tarry at the bottom of the the strange
hold of the venerable professor have impaired his
power of deduction No explanations are volunteered
anent his return to civilizations he simply begins at
once to deduct while his friend, DR.. Watson, looks
on in amazement as of yore. "The Hound of Basker-
vlles is the title of the new Sherlock Holmes story
by DR.. Conan Doyle, now appearing in the Strand.
It has all the time honored "business and settings;
Watson and Holmes are discovered attempting to
deduce the character of a stranger by his walking
stick, making numerous conjectures regarding his
appearance and fortune The stranger finally ap-
pears and the story commences. For wonder the
initial conclusions of the prodigious "fy bob" are
not entirely correct, and it may be that DIR. Doyle
has turned resurrectonst for the purpose of show
ing the world that Holmes was not infalibe. At
any rate it is daring piece of work for the Scotch
writer to attempt, it generally supposed
that Holmes killed by Harper's Bros. express
orders several years ago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
STORYETTES.
The Bishop and the Diplomat.

In the "Life of Archbishop Ben
son" by his sons occurs this enter
tanning and extremely suggestive
passage:
l shall never forget a converse
ton between the ambassador of a
foreign power and my father. The
former was dining at Lambeth, a
genial, intelligent man, very solici-
tous to be thoroughly in touch
with the social life of the country
to which he had been accredited.
After dinner the ambassador, in
full diplomatic uniform, with a
ribbon and stars, sitting next to
my father, said politely:
"Does your grace reside much
in the country?'
My father said that as arch
bishop he was provided with a
country house and that he was
there as much as possible, as he
preferred the country to the town
"Now, does your grace 60 to
church in the country?' with an
air of genial inquiry, turning
round in his chair.
eyes, indeed!' said my father
eve have a beautiful church al.
most in the park, which the village
people all 60 to-"
eyes," said the ambassador med.
itatively, Eyes, I always 20 tc
church myself in the country. Il
is good thing to show sympathy
with religious feeling; it is the one
thing which combats socialistic
ideas. I think you are very wise
your grace, to CO."
My father said that he felt as il
he and the ambassador were the
two augurs as represented in
Punch.
II did my best" said my father:
''to persuade him that I was q
Christian, but he listened to all
that I said with charming ex-
preston, implying: we are men
of the world and understand each
other I am sure that he thought
that I was speaking diplomatical.
ly and in purely conventional
language, and that if we had
known each other better I should
have thrown off the mask and
avowed myself as free thinker as
Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

ACCORDING to press dispatches the emancipated
woman chatting at the restraints of conventionaity
and seeking new fields to conquer, has invaded
Spain. Her walkenfast-shod foot now treads the
soil sacred in the past to yelled maidens with
languishing eyes, watchful duennas and serenading
cavaliers. And the proud Castillian welcomes her
arrival. For the first time in the history of the
sport, took the place of men in the bull ring
last week, thereby forever shamng the catif Ameri
girl who SHES at the pastoral COW. Notables
from all over the land gathered at Cadiz to the
contest, and high dignatory conferred the order
of the First Degree upon the fair matadors, plea
doris and toreadors in honor of the event. The fgh
itself did not amount to much as bull fght-afte1
the first charge of the bull all that could be seen
the damsels was SWITCH an embroidered skirt ane
some swords and hulriedly dropped cloaks-but thu
precedent established augurs great things for the
future of Spain. It proves that the country il
shaking off its lethargy and meeting the tide o.
western civilization half way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
"Of all things human which are strange and wild
This is perchance the widest and most strange
And showeth man most utterly beguiled"

This is perchance the widest and most strange,
And showeth man most utterly beguiled."
MUCH time must elapse before the people Of
these United States will from the blow that
descended upon them out of clear sky last Friday
afternoon Such an intense feeling of personal
wrong has not swept the country since that black
night, marking the close of black years, when the
news of Lincolns assassination raised lump in the
throat of the world
Perhaps without being fully aware of it, the
American people have come to think of President
Mckinley as the type of all We revere in our
national life He is above all things gentle man,
kindly to fault just, slow to anger and eager to
forgive; his career has been perfect in nobility,
xiy of purpose, truth, honor and uprighteousness.
He is the friend of all men, and therefore the
dastardly attack his life attack all his
countrymen, from highest to lowest The cowardly
deed absolutely uncalled for and wanton that
it is beyond comprehension. Small wonder the
bystanders stood if stunned for moment after
the shots fired! The pity is that the assassin
permitted to leave the grounds alive Now, if
the president lives-and the country is rejoicing in
the belief that he will ive-the only punishment
that be inflicted upon this anarchist is term of
mprisonment-and such a man has no business in
prison. He ought to be removed off the face of the
earth instead of being permitted to pose before his
fellow conspirators patriot and hero.
America learns only by experience, and it may
needed essonthat the chief executive is too sacred
person to be exposed to such attacks, that the
public receptions had better be done away with
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
EXCHANGES.

A man in Cripple Greek adver-
tises: Zine gold watch for sale
cheap need the money" Can't
you just see that large, ruddy-
faced woman waiting for him to
keep that appointment at his
boarding house? Needs the
money? Yes, and in the mean
time he needs life preserver and
all the consultations of religion.
Denver Post.
Willie Aster has not very high
opinion of American journalism.
Yet he admits that they drove
him from his happy home. That
ought to be placed to their credit
anyway.-St. Paul Globe.
Emperor William decided, be-
cause of the wear and tear on the
palace floor, that it was not neces-
sary for the Chinese ENJOYS to
knock their heads there.-Minne-
apolis Tribune.
If we get the Danish West
Indies for 100000 kroners,
what will they cost us in simo-
leons?-St. Louis Republic.
It must be humiliating to proud
Bostonians to have Peter McNally
want to get to New York 80 badly
that he is willing to swim all the
way.-St. Paul Daily News.
No matter what the outcome
may be, poor Ii is certain to lose
his peacock feather and yellow:
Jacket once more.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Discovered!
In a Bowery Hook Shop,
BONEs!!

When you see mean men bent
over with the weight of years, you
don't wonder the good die young
to escape their company.
Bout de only time niger an
a white man am equal am when
dey am ehangin' money.
Stolen sweets am bes' when dey
am chickens.
Playin' policy am like raisin'
chickens widout aigs-mighty
Uncertain.
A niger what can't pick a:
melon in de dark. OBJ de moon
shows mighty POI sense.
All coons wants seben or eleven.
an dey comes ofen 'nuf to break
mos niggers.
A little speculative energy is
worth a gold mine if worked prop
erly.
You may as we'll try to hatch
chickens from cobblestones as to-
obtain results from crude ideas.
Dreaming of pie factory won't
save you from starvation.
If the Shamrock wins, it'll only
be another case of the Irish beat
ing the world.
To be patient is to be victori--
Gus over our animal nature.
When a maiden begins to balk,.
she is simply counting the bride
(brldal).
Like soap bubbles, the good
opinions some men hold Of them-
selves can't stand a pin prick. .
It am mighty strange dat some
OBJ de white folks who want to
send de coons back. to Africa dom
go back to dar own po' ole coun-
try an let de Injun hab de Ian
dey done stole from him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

'THE religion that can come forward with
absolute scientific evidence that it's doctrines are the
only correct ones will conquer the world says "Leo
in last weeks MIRROR. He doesn't want much, does
he? Only a religious trust that would frighten
Morgan by its magnitude. Leo is of these
"whoe hog or none'' men, he demands the millen-
mum in the beginning of the twentieth century, and
this is not possible he leaves to infer that he
would reject all religion. He points out to his
reader number Of successful men who were not
religious, the inference being that religion and
success need not go hand in hand. Like the absurd
oath, Leo demands 'the truth, the whole TRUTH -
etc. and is prepared to cast overheard any belief
tanning extraneous matter hallowed tho it may be
by past traditions
Now LEO" gave that article some thought and
while he writing it, it must have been apparent
to him that he looked for the impossible. Mankind
is still in transitory, haf-formed condition, and
even if the whole truth of things shown to it.,
it would probably not recognize the goddess. No
religion is composed entirely of the eternal verties
All religions contain some truth, many contain a
great deal of truth, but contains all the truth
Evolution applies as much to mans conception of
deity it does to his physical development, and he
spends much of his life worshipping false gods
under the impression they the true. But because
you discover or think you discover that your
gion does not contain all the truth is for
discarding it, but rather an incentive to cling to
what you believe to be true and expand your
religion that much; because you find weak spots
in the belief of your childhood, teachings or
traditions irrecQncilable with your reason is
cuse for thrusting it ALL truth included, to side.
Don't tear down until you can build up something
better.
Religions have been compared to wayside inns.
They the milestones of human progress that mark
the ages, and without them the intellectual and
higher life would have persisted in the desert The
traveller, weary and footsore reaches inn, rests
awhile and refreshes himself, and then continues
his journey; pausing at the next inn; and
he goes he carries with him from each good cheer
and pleasant remembrances Each religious belief
has made the succeeding possible. and the day is
coming with fuller knowledge of truth, when 8
brotherhood of man and God will spring into being;
for belief in a power above and beyond, and .
longing to comprehend that power is mans heritage.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

IF, AS the old saw says, man may be known by
his associates, it is also fair to judge him by the
books he reads; and to go further, does not
character by the condition of his books. The man
who prizes good book and makes living, trust
worthy companion of it, is pretty to be good
fellow at the bottom if his exterior be carved
with fist and pickax. And the other hand he
who abuses his books is pretty to abuse his
friends likewise At any rate he is apt to be most
ungratefu sort for surely that which gives pleasure
is worthy of decent treatment
Not many weeks ago. before the catalogue
placed in the dollhouse, the library contained
number of spotless books that had seen but little
circulation. Today fair proportion of these books
look if they had been run through stamp mill
The margins soiled, the fly leaves are thumb
marked and the pages generally uncouth,
dilapidated appearance traceable to rough usage
That this is true is shame. If there is one thing
man is we'll supplied with in this place it
is water, and it is safe to soy that none of
have such urgent affairs that cannot spare the
time to wash our hands before sitting down to an
evenings reading. Then again, to treat the library
books in this churish fashion is most unfair to the
men who do enjoy reading clean book and who do
treat good books friends It detracts from page
to find pure culture in corner of it. The man
who will misuse book because he is too lazy to see
that his hands clean, because he doesn't care
the book not being his property-does not deserve
library privileges, even in state prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
NO 7 IC E.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy of patronage send your name to this
Office trial subscription at rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Kilograms.
BY JAN O'RURICK,

Most men handle the reputa--
tions of their fellows as if you
could buy new one at the SO
cent bargain counter when wanted.
Some desperate characters never
know how dangerous they are
until they hear the police giving
them reputation.
We never know how we'll off we,
are until we strike something
worse.
While poverty is no crime.
nevertheless there's a heap of.
virtue in being rich.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

No matter what the outcome
may be, poor Ii is certain to lose
his peacock feather and yellow
Jacket once more.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Like soap bubbles, the good
opinions some men hold of them-
selves can't stand pin prick.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-03

when the stage which runs h'iWFrn
las Vegas aud Santa Rosa the prime.
pal grading camp ON the line ni the
Rock Island. q distance of about Hoy
cnty miirs. rot past lt5 half way sta
tion it WIS caught in q severe ihuu
ucrstnrm. Hail Ctmp down iu torrents
aud the team became unmauagrnhlr
uyerturung the stage and throwing
the occupants out
j j. FOX bridge contractor fur the
Rock Island was One ui tho pnH.rn.
gers. aud Was thrown out. diHlurutinr
his hip aud breaking biH nose. besides
hruisinR hi8 head AMI body greatly
Hc las lu pool of water Tor several
hours. unable 20 help himself nnH
spent the uight and part ~ the me-.
dny before reaching medical aid
Fox gs now in las Vegas resting "a.
easily as could hp expected 'lD la g
man nearly go years uf age bat bale
and vigorous.
William O'CuuuurH. another COntrar
tor. waa also in tho stage. ana ho suf
fcrcd with the rest lio received ave-
broken ribs
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-03
LoRpsBuRe.


From the Liberal
There wa heavy hail storm on
the river near Rolrnck last Friday
which Hll ErDat deul uf damage.
Corn. wat rm, iuuH tomatoes and
other crop wore badly beaten and
partially ruined The following rain
filled sumr of tho ruuS uns and
brought down great washes of gravel
which covered valuable land. destroy
ing its value fur agricultural purposes,
besides covering up tho crops then
growing uu tho land Marak llill csti
mates his luss at some 5000, while
nearly Rrry farmer on tho river lost
moro or losR
last Friday q board foll down one
uf tho shafts ON the Miscr.s Chest
mine IL Ild not get straight shoot
hut wont houndins from Side to side of
tho shaft A MoAiCau was nt tho bot.
tom at the shaft Instead of stopping
into one uf tho drifts ~ which two
wore handy. ho stood ana looked nt
the board como down at him When
the board struck the bottom uf the
shaft he Thought be- was dead. and
yelled accordingly Ho was taken uut
aud q man sent .u hurry after pr
CruCkcr The doctor examined him
carefully found slight bruise over
one cyp and ON Cno knee. but not a
drop uf blood was la evidence, The
Mexican was greatly diRgustcd Whom
the doctor told him be- was not hurt