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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-12

Uncle George-Harry, I suppose you
keep a cash account? Harry-No, Uncle
George, I haven't got so far as that
but l keep an expense Boston
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-12

Jim Webster. Il colored gentleman, was
brought up before Western judge for
fowl stealing.
After the evidence had been gwen TIL"
justice, with perplexed look, said
but | do not understand, Webster,
how it was possible for you to steal thos;-
fowls when they were roasting right I'M
der the owners window and there were
two vicious dogs in the yard
lit wouldn't do yer a bit of good.
jedgc, for ME to 'splain how l catchcd
dem chickens. for yer couldn't do it yer
self if yer tried it forty times, and yer
might get yer hide full Of buckshot. De
best way for YOU to do, jedge, is fur yer
to buy yer chickens in der market. like
udder folks do, and. when yer wants ter
commit anv rascality. do it on lie bench.
whar yer am at homer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
CIGARETTE INEBRIETY.
The Truth in Regard to This Little
Destroyer, and Wherein Lies
Its Great Harm.

1t is impossible to study the cigar
cite habit intelligently without at the
same time considering the whole sub
ject of the effects of tobacco upon the
human system. For the cigarette
habit is only one form of the tobacco
habit. Its chief peculiarities, as dis
tinguished from the other forms of
the use of tobacco, are three in num-
Der: 0) 1t is INDUCED in to very
great extent by young and growing
boys; (2) the cigarette, being only "a
little cigar" and mild and pleasant
in its immediate effects, is in some
instances smoked almost constantly;
(3) also, because of its mildness, it is
the common practice to jnhale the
smoke, thus largely incres ing the
poisonous effects of the icotine,
which is the chief deleterious agent in
tobacco.
A careful examination of the
charges often made against the cigar
cite, as containing arsenic, opium and
other poisonous ingredients, aside
from those properly belonging to to-
bacco, and also as. being a fertile
source of insanity and crime, has
shown that they are almost wholly
without foundation in fact, being
largely created by the fertile magma
lions of yellow newspaper reporters
and anti-tobacco extremists. These
charges, it is true, have been widely
circulated and illustrated by a most
astounding collection of sensational
stories. For example, one of the most
enterprising and widely-circulated
journals in America declared recent
ly i'll it's editorial columns that the
newspapers of New York have within
little over year published accounts
of 60 cases of insanity, robbery, MUIR
der, suicide, commissions, blindness
and death caused by the use of the
cigarette. 1t further claims that it
is prepared to furnish names, dates
and circumstances connected with
every one of these cases. Charges
similar to these have been circulated
broadcast throughout the land, and
are religiously believed by many per-
sons who are opposed to the use of the
cigarette. AS matter of fact, the
truth about the cigarette is bad
enough, and does not need to be boil
stored up by any extravaganza state
ments or questionable arguments.
We may regard it as settled that
whatever harm is done by the cigar
cite is done by the tobacco of which
it is composed, and not by the rice
paper in which it is wrapped, or any
foreign poison which it contains.
Having thus disposed Of this prelim-
mary question, we arr low ready to
consider the real suF namely, the
effects of the use Of '-n-
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s'l5aAAGSS1aasg|g!ls'IEs.
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LOVE WON THE BATTLE.
How n Young WOmnn's Faith Saved
Her Father from the Power
of the Drink Demon

1t happens now and again in this
world of ours that into some homes
dark clouds of sorrow, or disappoint-
ment, or shame, enter. A loved one
is taken home by death; disaster has
crushed bright hopes, or worse still,
sin has chained one of the household,
and the family life is married, if not
ruined.
a beautiful young woman lived in
such a home-one in which the ia
Their had been dragged down by the
demon Drink. Her life became I'M
endurable, and she left home in order
that she might find more congenial
surroundings. After time she be-
came a Christian, and believing that
she should try and save her own, she
resolved to return to her home, and,
if possible, help her father.
But" said one of her friends,
what will you do when he finds fault
with your efforts to please him?"
cry a little harder she answered,
gently.
But sometimes he will be unreason-
able and unkind, and you will want to
answer him harshly. What will you
do them"
pray little harder" was the as
surfing response.
But, you must remember, he may
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

The Holton Recorder tells an anus
ing story of an Indian from the Pot
tawatomie reservation who visited an
oculis5 in Holton to get a pair of
glasses. The oculist seated him and
went through the usual tests with
printed cards, eliciting from his GUS
toner but little comment as he tried
on the different lenses. At last, when
the ocuiist was almost in despair, the
Indian pulled couple of dice from his
pocket, threw them on the floor,
snapped his fingers as he grunted:
"Come seyen!" and then smiled all
over his fat face when he found he
could distinguish the spots readily.
And the lesson seems to be that even
tho unphilosophic red man has
grasped the immortal truth that the
price of success is painstaking to the
matter of equipment.-Kansas City
Journal.
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schooI snrinCs Rnnks.

School savings banks were estab-
lished in the public schools Of Linn
erick, Me-; Leipsic, O., and Clark, Mo-,
with the opening of the year 1902.
Many other points are preparing to
take them up as part of their school
curriculum. Frances Willard said:
"There are certain kinds of work that
everybody welcomes and that, hence,
endear q local union even to its OPP
ponents. Among these are influence
ing educational boards and teachers to
establish school savings banks, by
which frugality and thrift may be
taught to children, who would often
otherwise spend their pennies for
cider, beer, sweetmeats and cigar
ettes."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

strike you, as he has done in former
years. Would you not then have to
leave him, or, what would you do?"
Love a little harder" said the noble
Christian girl.
Such faith and such love did not go
unrewarded, and the daughter had
the joy of seeing her father reclaimed;
and, instead of hindrance to her in
her work, he became a glad and will
ing witness for his lord, who was
liable to save to the uttermost.'-
Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
WHITE HOUSE INVITATIONS.
Expert Penmen Engaged to Write
the Names Upon Cards for Pres
ident's Receptions

The preparation of il gitations to
the four great social ev<nts of the sea-
son at the white houseLthe receptions
of the presidents a work that re-
quires great care and the most expert
penmanship. The several thousand
people who receive invitations to each
of the four receptions necessarily no.
tice the attractive and beautiful PEN
manship amounting almost to engrav-
ing. This work is done by some of the
most noted penmen in the service of
the United States government, says
the Washington Star.
The cards of invitation to each re-
ception are engraved, and contain
blanks for the name of the person or
persons invited. These blanks ar
filled in by the penmen. During tt
social season just closed two PENN
were engaged in writing the names
the cards, while two others wrote
addresses on the envelopes contain
the cards. With all four men H,rf
beautifully is a profession, and
quently those invited to a rece
would wonder whether the name
engraved or written. This work v
done by j. L. McGrew, clerk in tn
navy departments; S. f. Sullivan, of the
post office department.; W. w. Morti-
mer, of the interiorI department, and
E. l.. Kimmel, of the treasury.
The four men, aided by two stenog-
raphers and typewriters, worked UNI
der the supervision of Til mas
Netherland of the white hoLso -
himself noted expert in writ.nn ~
three or four years Mr.. Nether1a
had charge of the invitations t, +taa
receptions, and his work has b.
satisfactory as to receive the h.
commendation of Secretary Cortel
Mr.. Netherland occasionally
some of the writing himself, but
duty consists in seeing to the prepa1
ton and distribution of the invitations
to the care of the lists of the invited.
and to the thousand and one other
things that come before him. He die
tates the answers to the requests for
invitations and superintends the max
ing up of the lists. The lists are kept
iOhi ySoi " yCdi, anu MI. NeUneF-
land knows jut who were invited to
receptions in other years and who
were refused invitations. He is a
kind of walking encyclopaedia
of the social and political stand
ing and the affiliations of Washington
and other people. He is so discreet
that never word escapes from his
mouth about his duties and whateve y
he has to say is put before his chief,
Secretary Cortelyou, who is response
BILE for the way in which the work is
done
The work of writing the invitations
is frequently begun weeks ahead of
the time fixed. Certain classes of peo-
pie are invited to every reception, and
their invitations can be written and put
aside ready for delivery when others
are made out.
The handwriting experts are, '-ot
usually fast penmen. Swiftnes y
beauty of writing are seldom
together, and so the experts ia
in afhNing the names of soci
pie to the cards and envelo
of the four men engaged tho
son were assigned from 9th
ments, and Mr.. Netherland j
one belonging permanently
white house rolls.
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your sympa thy?"
Dis one of those short easy
that drOD so poturaIlv ip+c

DIS one of those short easy
that drop so naturally into
rersations of congenial people
lie man was the first to speak. "You
Rave been so good this afternoon that
4 think you deserve to pay the fine tina
all good people have to pay for their
good nature and be imposed upon
She smiled as her eyes turned lazily
toward him. "Who is to impose upon
me? You?"
Yes. am going to gain your con-
sent to project that have long had It
heart"
Il suppose it is not worth while for
NE to say anything?"
oh, you can say yes. you know"
We'll! And what is your proiect?"
lets get out book together. You
''iii contribute the essays and I'll fur
niSh the love stories. We will call it
Wheat and Tares.' My stories will be
the Tares."
81 doubt that There is more of the
staff of life in your love-making than
in my reasoning. Do you suppose we
could get it published?'
Brown Bros. have agreed to bring
1T out. Eight per cent. royalty. They
will want it before SPRING"
She laughed a his nerve.
You seem to have investigated the
F subject pretty thoroughly"
III was all conditional-in case YOU
consented"
She smiled and looked away toward
the distant sea view. If his PROPOSE
tion held its promise Of pleasure ii also
held an aftermath of pain. And lust
at present common sense was inclined
30 lay more stress upon the undesira-
biiity of pain than upon the desira bill
ity of pleasure.
You will consent, won't you?" he
asked, anxiously.
She paused moment to bid common
sense deliberate farewell. eyes
she said, 81 suppose we coald mana ge
it by spring"
Good! | ought to write Brown
Bros. by this mail, but l Cont believe
L can make it unless you VIII lend me
the use of your typewriter for few
minutes"
Certainly. You know the way to my
study"
Fright through this window, isn't
1t? Thank you"
The girls hands frightened on the
arms of her chair. Was it pleasure OF
pain?
At first they did not see very much
of each other. Crisp little business
notes furnished their medium of com.
Nunication, and as far as she was con.
med common sense put forth all her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

alton of Chiefs of Police to be held in
Louisville next May. During that
meeting plans for the extension of the
system will be discussed.
All of the chiefs of police of the
United States and many high federal
officials are strongly in favor of plac-
ing the bureau under the department
of justice. A bill now before congress
provides for this transfer.
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Suspicious.

Mrs. Beatlets-What is the matte,
Mrs. Squiggles? You look terrih
worried about something.
Mrs. Squiggles-I have reason to
worried. When my husband gave
his weeks wages last night it was fl
cents short. 1t looks like two esta
lishments.-Boston Transcript,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
> Of the
rade
Jpyrighted by Authors syndicatc.j
II. LANCASTER.

LOOKED up at her. creasing his
4 brows against dazzle and doubt
1t isn't so much talent as"
y Inexperienced" she suggested. THAT
sun is putting your eyes out. Even il
You have but a moment to stay you
might as well take one of these
chairs and be comfortable"
Thank you" He left his perch on
the steps and drew up basket chair
with preoccupied carefulness.
NO. it isn't experience" he SAID
leaning forward to lay his hat on the
banister. Il have never had any expe-
rience in love-making. You needn't be-
gin to smile. Honestly. haven't. 1t is
only understanding the tricks of the
trade"
You seem to understand them" she
commented. "Your love stories are
about the best l see.'
INV you are laughing at me. But
I am in earnest. There is good deal of
art in writing a love story"
Yes she admitted Il imagine you
have to split a good many fine hairs.
suppose there is where the tricks of
the trade come in-or is it the art?"
"Oh, it is all the same thing"
What? Tricks of the trade and
art?"
Yes" he maintained. at is all in
understanding ones business
You seem to have made an ex-
haustiye study of love-making," she as
scented.
Il daresay it will sound absurd to
you. Those strong, bright little essays
of yours show so much care and study,
but | have studied this thing as ear
nestly, more earnestly than l ever
studied anything"
And where 30 the tricks of the
trade come in?" she asked, interested.
sin knowing just how much to say?"
NO" he hesitated, rather in know
5ng how to make what you leave unsaid
say a great deal"
well, you can do that" she said,
warmly. "Those little things of yours
often remind me of what Ruskin said
of Titan. You remember? That he
could put the issue of life and deaf
into the back of a man asking the
Say?"
"Now please stop laughing a me-"
Il am not laughing. You may call
1T trick of the trade, but l call it gen
Jus"
Wasn't it Carlyle who said that gen
Jus was only an enlarged capacity for
hard work?" -
fsNn. |, l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
nidn,t Catch Him

"Love," sighed the old maid, Ys .
grand, sweet song"
'But never could appreciate must
asserted the
ly.@Chio'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23
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The New Rabbit.

100000

"Why, where did you come from,
Uncle Jasper?'' I said to the old
darky who had sent the house girl
in to tell me that he wanted to see
me.
Il come FUN Decatur, Miss
Alice he said. Il got to Atlanta
bout two hours ago, out I didn't
low you wus ready to see nobody
did you come on the train?' [
asked.
'No, ma'am; dat / didn't. l
come in on de rabbit"
Con what?"
"On de rabbit. You sholy done
heerd er de new rabbit dey's got. .
"Oh," [ said, you mean the
rapid transit?''
"Yessum, de rabbit transhunt
OATS whit I tol' you. She ain't
de color er no rabbit" -burstine
into laugh-:'but she sho do gil
ober de groun' lax one" -Leslie's
Weekly.
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Cured.

The following is Chinese joke
In a certain house there was a
baby that annoyed every one by
it's continual squalling. At last a
physician was called in. He adj
ministered bolus of the soothing
virtues of which he had a high
opinion and offered to pass the
night in the house to observe the
effects Of his remedy. After few
hours, hearing no noise, he ex-
claimed: "Good! The child is
cured!' EYES," replied the at.
tendant, "the child has indeed
stopped crying, but the mother has
begun to mourn" Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

BE THOU erect, or be made erect.
Let not future things disturb thee, for thou wilt
to them, if it shall be necessary, having with
thee the same reason which thou usest for
present things.
Everything material disappears in the
substance of the whole; and everything casual is
very soon taken back into the universal reason and
the memory Of everything is soon overwhelmed in
time.
Whatever anyone does says, [ must be good;
just as if the gold, the emerald or the purple,
we're always saying this: Whatever anyone does or
says must be emerald and keep my color.-Marcus
Aurelius
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23
An lnpudent Dog.

One day Beau Nash joined some
fine ladies in grove and, asking
one Of them who was crooked
whence she came, she replied,
''Straight from London
"Confound me, madam said he,
''then you must have been warped
by the way!"
She soon, however, had ample
revenge. The following evening
he joined her company and, with a
sheer and bow, asked her if she
knew her catechism and could tell
him the name of Tobit's dog.
His name, sir, was Nash," re-
piled the lady, ''and an impudent
dog he was!-Ex.
SIS
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

In AN article on the jury system in the Inter
national Monthly, Judge Brewer says that the most
serious defect Of the present system is the rule of
unanimity He points out how easy it is for an
INSCRIPTIONS lawyer to defeat the ends of justice
while one swing jury, and says that if a
two-thrds three quarters verdict permissible
the intelligence of the average jury would be far
higher than it is today.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

THOMAS G. MATLACK, formerly chaplain of the
Illinois pententary at Joliet is writing a series OF
articles prison life and discipline for "Our Homes
and Our Homeless" monthly magazine published
in the interests of the American Home Finding as
ISOLATION. 1t goes without saying that Mr. Mat
lack is thoroughly conversant with his subject and
knows how to place it before the public. Further
more, he knows what is of interest to the average
man and what is not, and consequently superfuous
details are omitted and his readers given an
excellent picture Of prison life in comparative small
space.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

In THE latest Indian circular from the secretary
of the interior that gentleman says that dances are
said to be but covers for immoral practices" Who
ever told Mr. Hitchcock that story had a fine
sense of humor. If worship in any form may be
labeled Immoral then the department is correct;
but if not, the department is grievously in error.
One does not have to look beyond the "Sun' and
Corn dances Of the Zuni's, or the ANTELOPE or
Snake dances Of the Moqui's, to understand the
significance of the ceremony to the primitive mind
One thing is certain, that these dances harbor no
immortality.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

Henry VIII, after the death of
Jane Seymour, had some difficulty
in getting another wife. His first
offer was to the duchess dowager
of Milan, but her answer is said
to have been: 81 have only one
head. If 1 had two, one should
certainly be at his service. Elk.
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DONE IN FRENCH.

He called on her the other eve,
They sat in a tete-a-tete,
She gently whispered, George, my dear,
Please lower that X-ray.''
He softly murmured a caress
And grasped her hand you know,
When mamma came upon the scene,
And then he felt de trOp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

SUCCESS consists of work we'll done The money
or fame that may may not accompany it are but
incidents in the career of the worker. That men
take kindly to appreciation appreciation, is true;
but the real reward of the worker is not what the
world says or leaves unsaid; it lies hidden deep
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23
N 0 TIC E..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who
regular lists will please consider such as
IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy patronage send your name to this
a rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

Andrew Carnegie says the man
who succeeds is the one looks on
while others do the work. We
would like to meet some poet who
achieved success that way.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

In pungent and scholarly editorial on the
ridiculous Shakespeare Bacon controversary now in
progress in England The Chicago Chronicle sums
up the matter as follows
Shakespeare lives more vigorously today than
when his dramas penned Age has seasoned
their "infnite variety" and the coming years will
find his name strongly intrenched in the
worlds admiration. After all, it is good, perhaps,
to have these later-day revivals, these momentary
ebullitions of literary insanity on the part of few
to show how sane on the subject the great
majority of mankind
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23

money, out OF my head, but not
out of prison." I wonder if his
folks know about it.
0. 81. P. Belmont is command
ing attention at Washington on
account of the height of his collars
Some men would prefer to be
noted for the height of their fore
head.
The man who is climbing after
high ideals should not allow him
self to be discouraged by the re-
Election that if we were all perfect
we would bore each other to death.
Two italian army officers have
fought duel over dog. The dog
is still alive and happy.
A Saltwater man claims to have
discovered a gold mine in Wiscon-
sin. The holidays always were
productive of strange dreams.
Some men thrive on notoriety
like blind pig in a prohibition
pasture.
The excuse advanced for that
alleged fight at Philadelphia last
week sounds rather Sharkey
There are some good people who.
could give Professor Corbett all
kinds Of pointers on how to side
step through a convenient door
and duck the contribution box.
A La Crosse member of the Wis
consin Legislature will introduce
bill at the next session compelling
all hunters to have their eyes ex--
amined before taking to the woods.
This in order to reduce the num-
Der of accidents. Why not COM
pei all hunters to use blank car
tridges? It would reduce the dan
ger to the minimum and would
make no difference in the amount
Of game killed.
It never becomes necessary to-
call on the police to keep the,
crowds from church.
The hatpin is mightier than the,
broOmstick.
:'All Kinds of DisseaZes Kured
Here" is the inscription before a
colored doctors office in St. Paul.
It is evident that the doctor can't
cure spells.
Armed with the jimmy of wealth..
it is easy to pry open the bay
window of society.
The women of Dayton, Ohio.
have started movement for the
suppression Of ragtime music.
All they have done up to date is.
stand around and chew the rag.
Prince Henry made a mistake
in marrying a queen to pay his
debts. He should have come to
America and tied up with an
beiress.
Some men never heard the song,
''You can't stop this world from
going round
DONE IN FRENCH.
He called on her the other eve
They sat in tete-a-tete,
She gently whispered, George, my dear,
Please lower that X-ray.''
He softly murmured careSS
And grasped her hand you know,
When mamma came upon the scene,
And then he felt de trOp.
Henry Will, after the death of
Jane Seymour, had some difficulty
in getting another WIFE, His first
offer was to the duchess dowager