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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
''Why Do Our Detect
ives Fail?"

d I NDER this heading a recent
number of Horpea's Weekly,
~ discussing the balance Of
power as maintained between
the criminal element and the police,
says in part: SIN France, in England,
in Germany-in nearly all the old
countries-there is generally a we'll
established balance in favor of the
police. With us this balance seems to
oscillate when it is not clearly in favor
of murderers and thieves. What does
this discrepancy signify-what is the
cause of it? Many ancient problems,
social and others, tried for centuries i'll
the old world and then tried in the
different conditions of the new world,
have shown, as has been often noted, a
wonderful tendency to variation in
results on this side of the sea. Take
the jury system, for instance, as seen
in England, and seen here. 1t is a
splendid machinery for conviction in a
country whege twelve ordinary men
will sit quietly in court for a certain
number of hours and at the end of that
time decide all questions just as some
authority tells them they must; it fails
where every one of these men has his
own opinion"
The American detective system is
harshly rated for this state of affairs,
but the detectives and police generally
are not so much accountable for the
discrepancy as at first sight appears.
The selfish attitude of the individual
members of the American nation in
any given case, is more frequently than
any other the real cause of the police
failing to convict that particular Of
fender. Englishmen may be equally
selfish, but they display much more
far-sightedness in the attitude adopted
by them in similar cases. This may
best be demonstrated by illustration.
Let us suppose man to be assaulted
and the attack witnessed by a stranger.
In England the stranger would at once
offer his right name and address to the
aggrieved party and promise to render
his services in bringing the offender to
justice, altho well aware that it would
entail some loss of time and possibly
expense and annoyance. Here, how
ever, the witness would argue to him.
self that he would be foolish to be
dragged into matter that did not i'm
mediately concern him, and instead OF
rendering his name he would try to
evade giving it, and might even 60 80
far as to give false one if pressed.
It is this same selfishness and entire
disregard for ones duty towards ones
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28

The maidens of Denmark never re-
ceive diamond engagement ring.
They are always presented with plain
gold band, which is worn on the third
finger of the left hand. On the we'd
ding day the bridegroom changes the
ring to the right third finger, which is
the marriage finger in that country
Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28

The rearing Of worms and manufac-
ture of silk we're completely broken up
in America By the revolution.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28

81 am told" said the friend, "that
the manager you have left was paying
you fabulous salaryp"
aNo," answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, mot fabulous; imaginary
Ex.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
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Helen KelIer's First Earinus.

There is pretty story in connection
with the series of articles which Helen
Keller, the wonderful blind girl, has
] written for The Ladies Home ,Jour
nal, telling about her own life from
infancy to the present day. She al.
ways has shrunk from the publicity
which follows successful literary W ork
and 1t was with great difficulty that
she was persuaded to take up the task
OF preparing her autobiography. She
mad, however, set her heart on owning
an island in Halifax harbor for sum.
mer home, and in a spirit of fun the
editor OF Fhe Journal offered to buy it
Tor her, or to provide the means to buv
IL. When the work of writing appear
ed especially irksome Miss Keller was
reminded of her desire to become a
iand-holder. and it spurred her on.
Just before Christmas she completed
the first chapter of her marvellous story.
ana on Christmas morning she receiy.
ed from her publishers a check for q
good round sum. Her delight NAV be
imagined, for this was the first monev
OF any account which she had ever
earned. ut is fairy tale come true. y
she said. Whether she will really car
ry out her plan to buy the island re-
mains to be seen.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28

Birth marks which mark and mar the
outside OF the body are grief to eyery
mother whose children may bear them
But for every child who bears a. birth.
mark on the skin there are manv who
bear an lndelible birth on the
mind. Nervous mothers have nervops
children and many a man and woman
owes an irritable and Respondent tenn.
permanent to those days of dread when
the mother waited the hour of her
maternity. The use of DIR. Pierce, p
Favorite Prescription strengthens the
mother for her trial. With strength
comes buoyancy of spirits and quiet
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her offspring. By giving vigor and
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gans "Favorite Prescription" practi.1
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natural and as simple as the blossoming
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The Worst That Ever was Told.

Down the pike comes thrilling but
true yarn of snake being seen out
skating and not alone was the snake
caught, but the name of the killer also
Frederick McCleary was skating along
when he saw what be thought was a
dark stick on the ice that the wind was
blowing IN undulating waves along
dolng up to 1t be was amazed to see
the stick coil up and give forth a fierce
Missing, and as he retired he was also
astounded to see with what ease and
grace and apparent enjoyment the rep
tile slid over the CONCEALED surface.
He secured club, chased it and did
battle and it was no long until the
snake spilled it's life an the glass lake
This story only proves the truth once
more OF the old rule: If you 20 skat-
ng you will see snakes, and sometimes
see snakes skating, too.-Rockingham
Register.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Don't Imaqine--

Your wife is not keeping account O.
the evenings you spend away from
home.
Y our husband is insensible to Won,
i'll temper, even though he says moth
ing.
Your son swallows your fairy tales
about what good boy you were.
Your daughters love for fine gowns
Is any less acute than was your own
at her age.
Your mother keeps to herself her
knowledge of your extravaganza.
Your father can't see through the
schemes you try to work on him.
Your sister forgets the little loans
she occasionally makes you.
Your brother has as big an opinion
OF you as he has of himself.
Your maiden aunt doesn't feel your
little sneers about old maids.
Your uncle doesn' t know as much of
the world as you think you do.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28

| According to a Copenhagen dispatcI
in the London ''Mail,'' at the las
monthly meeting of the Swedish Agri
cultural society, DIR. M. Eckenburg. 9
well known chemist, made an import
ant communication which is of great
interest for the dairy industry.
The professor has discovered that
the substantial essence OF milk can be
reduced to fine powder. If this DOW
der be dissolved in certain QUANTITY
OF water it becomes again ordinary
milk, with all It's nutritiye Qualities.
its taste and smell.
Experiments with this milk powder
were entirely successful, and the dis.
covery, as is often the case, was pure
accident, which has given the most ex.
braordinary results.
The milk powder. or flour, is rather
ike ordinary flour, and can be packed
n wood or tins, or even in sacks or pa.
per bags.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Brldgewater Personals.

j. G. Bare and wife left on Tuesday
for Staunton. at which place they will
make their future home.
Mrs. J. Newton Wilson has been very
Ill Tor the past ten days, but at this
time is reported as improving.
Miss Ella Blakemore, who has been
visiting in Augusta county for several
weeks, has returned home.
David L. Mauzy, of Crabbottom,
Highland county, was the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Turk, at Berlin
ton, on Monday night.
Mrs. ID. V. Ruckman spent several
days last week with her sister, Mrs. e.
l.. Berlin, accompanied by her STEP
daughter, Miss Sara r Northumberland
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Making BoneIess Ham.

Little though one may think. the mr.,
D cess OF making boneless ham is Quit
hne art, and one that requires n
+ small degree of skill in the undertab
| ing. In fact, it is not every one wh
can "bone'a ham successfully. In tn
event a house keeper unfamiliar witt
tue art of removing the bone from
mans were to undertake the lob. sb,
would be almost certain to begin opera
1lons Dy' first of all, splitting the han
open and endeavoring to carve out the
oone by cutting around it. THE re-
suit would be failure and vexation OF
tne worst sort, to ray nothing of a
ruined ham. The proper way to re,
move the bone would never suggest
Itself to the average housekeeper.
Inc operator stands the ham on end
against supporting block and pro
ceeds to carve around the bone from
one end, as deep as it is possible for
nlm to run his hand and knife down
Into the flesh and around the bone.
haVlng reached the extreme limit las
Iar' In fact, as it is possible to extend
Ghe knife, he reverses the ham and
Deglns cutting around the bone from
the .other end, cutting downward un.
I'll ne reaches the point that he attain
9d IL cutting from the end on which
'e began, the entire operation being
scientifically correct and on the prin-
'lple OF skinning an animal. The bone
hen slips out clear and smooth. free
rom any adhering flesh.
AS soon as this is done stout twine
wrapped around the ham, and drawn +
aut, completely closing the aperture +
III by the removal of the bone. The
wine is thus made fast and the ham q
ald away for a day or two, at the end b
which time the hole has closed so =
eatly that in slicing the ham. it ia
lfhcult to determine the exact spot y
ON which the bone was removed.
MS Is the proper mode of makingI
'neless ham, and, with a little prac
ce, any housekeeper can learn to do
e work as well as professional
ltcher. They will observe that, first in
all, the bone is surrounded by m
sue, and by starting the operation CT
I'm the ends they will be surprised w
th what facility this tissue, dividing | an
bone from the flesh, peels loose | in1
m the former.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Do Not Want the Prince.

The city council of Baltimore vii
: not extend an official request to Primo,
Henry, of Prussia, to visit Baltimore
This was determined by the secont
branch, when Major Venables motion
to table the resolution of invitation
was carried without a division. Major
Venable. in offering his motion to ta-
BILE, said:
Il don't care one cent for Prince
Henry, whether he comes here or not.
l was brought up to despise princes:
1t was bred in my bones. If be came
here on the level with other people I
would be ready to receive him.
When Councilman Smith stated that
Prince Henry would stop in Baltimore
twenty minutes, Major Venable re.
piled: ''Let him get some beer.n
Major Venable. in explanation, said
Il thlrk the sentiments expressed.
which were prevalent all over the
country during and for some years
following Revolutionary times, still
exist among the plain people of Vir-
glnla, in which State was born and
bred. If all the princes of Europe
were huddled on vacant lot around
The corner l would not walk around
there to see them.
L don't wish to be classed as a bar.
'arlan, and fully recognize that those
whose official duty brings them into /.
Intercourse with royalty must of neces-
lty use every courtesy and politeness.
am glad my duty does not impose ;.
his upon me. I delight in seeing and
earring a talented man, whose labor q
cultivate bis talent has made him .
'remost among bis fellows, but have u
o sympathy with the adulation show "
ed upon scions Of royalty as was done Il
the people in America upon the oc-
lslon OF the visit here of the present a.
ing of England, when Princes of =
'ales, in 1860. ne
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Suspicious.

Clarlbel-I wonder what that crea.
ture mean!
Lizzie-What creature
Clarlbel-Why, Tentworth, of course
When | told him every body said was
improving in my singing, he said he
was delighted to hear it. The idea =
Boston Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Decision Reserved i.

Il suppose" said Bunker on the way
nome from the links, ''you consider
golf idiotic'
well. wouldn't say that" replied
the spectator. 1--WE got more sense
tnah TO Judge game by the people who
play it. - Philadelphia Press
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Found His Umbrella,

Pompous Injividual-Are you
aware, sir, that you deliberately placed
your umbrella in my ear last evening :
Fellow Clubman-Most careless of
me, L IN snre. 1 wondered what had
become of it, and would it be too much
trouble for you return it Pitt. Bits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
SAVING PINS.
a New Method Of Teaching Children to
Be Careful,

N Ihls is a true story about 10 pins an(
= A'ooo little girls and about the new
= metnod OF teaching the children of th,
newark, New jersey, public schools t(
oe careful with their belongings.
"A 1ew days ago the principals and
'eacners in that city's so public schools
. were notified that hereafter they must
. oe more business-like in giving out pins
TO the sewing classes and that a rigid
ana accurate accounting would be ex.
pected of every pin allotted to the girls
IN these classes. Each girl is to get 10
pins when she begins sewing in the
sixto grade grammar, and when she
completes the course at the end of the
eighth year she must return the pins
or as many others.
Each girl has small pasteboard box
IN which she is supposed to keep her
needles, pins, thread. SCISSORS. ETC..
and at the end of the sewing period she |
must pack her materials neatly in the
Dox, leave the box On her desk for the
inspection Of the teacher and then put
on the lid and place The box in her
desk.
inere has been little bother over
needles or thread, but the pins seemed
TO vanish as if they had wings. In
many instances paper of 800 pins
would Scarcely last week in a class.
Ine ofhclals, when they heard of this
sxtravagance, grew grave and now have
evolved the rule which holds every gill
20 strict accountability for her 10 pins. |
which she receives when she starts sew
ng in the sixth grade. ,
She may turn them in to her teacher :
t the end of the year. or perhaps she
nay be permitted to take them with
or Into the seventh grade. but if this
ast Is allowed she is simply putting off
ne day OF accounting for, sooner or
tier, she will be officially asked:
what have you done with those 10
lns! Produce them."
Under the new system 25. 900 pins will
supplied to the children of the New
x public schools who sew, since there
e 2,5OO OF them. This means 20 pa
RS. A paper of pins bought at whole
le costs the Board of Education 4
nts' so the pin bill each year will be
out $3.50. Hitherto it had been
arer $l5 year, so the actual saving
dollars and cents will be about sl2
we don't care so very much about
saving OF money!" said an official
the Board of Education, sfor it is
tie. We will explain to the children.
wever, how much Can be done with
and let them understand that each
them is contributing her small share
yard saving this amount.
The chief lesson to be learned. and
real value of the new rule, is to
'ress upon these girls that pin is
article OF possession, that it has it's
ue and should not be dealt with
elessly. A girl who is careful with
will soon learn to be careful about
rything.
That little pin habit may do world
ood. We do not ask them to fol.
out the old adage. See pin and
1t up and 80 on, for we have no
mess to direct their actions out of
ol, and some cranky parent might
ct to it. But we DO insist that
shall take care of the things we
them to use. even pins"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Chronic Constipation Cured.

The most important discovery of
recent years is the positive remedy
lor constipation. Cascarets Candy
cathartlc. Cure guaranteed. Genu-
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
An Entertaining TaIker,

She-You say she is an entertaining
talker?
He-Oh, my, yes! She can entertain
herself for hours at time.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
Stop zhe
Blight

1t is sad thing to see fine
fruit trees spoiled by the blight.
You can always tell them from
the rest. They never do well
afterwards but stay small and
sickly.
1t is worse to see a blight
strike children. Good health
is the natural right of children.
But some of them don't get
their rights. While the rest
grow big and strong one stays
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion can stop
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makes them sleep, makes them
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-02-28
WOMANS WEIGH

Does not always keep pace with woman,s
VIII. 1here are energetic, home-lovino
women who by sheer force of will kee5
themselves going, and fancy that strength
baI El wil can take the place of strength of
Dooy. But it can't. Every day viii see
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-30
NEW COMET.
EXPLANATION MADE OF HOW
1T OAN BE LOCATED.

San Jose, CAL, Sept. So-Prof
W. W. Campbell, of Lick Observable.
ry. sends the following to the Assooi.
ated Press:
THE comet discovered at Lick OBJ.
servatory on September / by Prof. @.
d. Perrine has grown steadily bright.
err, as predicted, until at the present
time 1t is very visible to the naked
eye. For the benefit Of those who
may care to observe it, / give its Go.
proximste position, as follows: Sep
tember 2s, very close to the second
magnitude star Alpha Cassiopeiae
September 29.about two degrees south
Of the second magnitude star Beta
Cassiopeise. II then enters upon the
Milky Way, and will for several days
probably not be so readily detected.
On the evening OF ootober 8 it will be
about three degrees north Of Alpha
Cygni. The comet should then be
two or three times as bright as it is at
the present time. II will continue TO
move rapidly to the southwest. over.
taking the sun early in November"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-30
LIMB MASHED.
COLORED l. O. BRAKEMAN BAD.
LIZ HURT AT PRINCETON.

Henry Park, oolored, an Illinois
Central brakeman Of Princeton, KY,
was brought into the city yesterday
afternoon late and placed in the hos.
pital for treatment.
He was working In the Princeton
yards yesterday and while running on
top of box car lost his balance and
fell to the ground. He got his left leg
caught under one of the moving
wheels and the flesh was torn open
and the bone laid bare. The injury is
serious and Park is suffering greatly.
The leg will not have to be amputated,
however, but it will be some time be.
fore the patient will be able to get out
again.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-30
THE FIRST DELIVERY
Rural Route Carriers Ready to Start
out on Their Trips.
Their Wagons will Not Arrive For
Month Yet-Boxes Nearly All
Up in the County.
PROSPECTS OF SATISFACTION

The three carriers, Messrs. Meaoh-
am, CLARK and shemwell will tomor-
row make their first delivery on Nc
Cracker county's three rural free de-
livery routes, which were recently
established, effective tomorrow.
For the past two weeks they have
been busy taking q census Of their re-
spsctive routes and putting up boxes,
and now most Of the work, If not all,
is complete, and they are ready to
start out tomorrow.
About one hundred boxes are up,
these being private boxes. There are
in addition three collection boxes on
each route where mail may be deposit
ed for collection by the carrier. This
county is the only one in the state
that has uniform boxes. They are
simple, neat and durable, and each
farmer who desires may have one Of
his own at small cost.
The wagons for the carriers will not
be here for a month or longer, and
will be something similar to the one
used by Mounted Carrier Frank Moore
of the local postal service.
Each carrier will travel about 20
miles day, and at the start there
will probably be consumed more time
than later on, when they become ac-
customed to their duties.
1t is thought that when the system
gets into good working order, and the