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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Probably you do, for Nine. Qui
Vive has a national reputation as
an inspiring friend of every wom-
an with a beauty woe. Her
"Woman Beautiful department in
the daily and Sunday issues of the
Chicago Record Herald is per-
ennial source of joyous helpfulness
to womankind. Her instructions
on complexion ills are interlarded
here and there with snappy little
epigrams as "cheerers.' The
weapons she suggests to beauty
seekers for the complete annihila-
ton of beauty grievances do not
include artificial methods fac
tory" frizzas, rouge and other hor-
rors being barred. She gives
instructions on correct breathing,
what to eat, how to battle lin
brief, how to become a healthy,
wholesome woman. No wonder
she is popularity known to many
thousands of women.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
vud read like dis apoud: sHolt.on

vud read like dis apoud: 'Holtsson
und pc careful, or find der reason
for dis vyness, und remember dis
peesness vas not py benefolation
brompded, und / Wonder to vat id
vill4lead? Veil, I hope in der emit
We shall up to our high ideals lif;
bud ven l der emit of dis fighd NIT
der beginning gombare I feel
yoost apoud like dirty centsp Dat
very momend Hans shdruck him
elm hart Won on his pump of
Alimendiveness dat make him
turn rount so dat der pack part of
Mikes het vas in frond of hint
means in frond of Hans he
a pile-trifer lanted on his pump of
Observation-Disclosures, dat sent
him nit der cry down, Such a
peesness! Oh my boor chiltren!'
und der referee him counted out.
"Mine vrients und shentlemans,
some beople thinks a Dutchmans
vas geese, yoost because he Elm
tam fool vas. Dat vas all Won
mistake. Mine fghd NIT Mr..
Nokumstiff vas der only dhruly
signdific fighd dat efer habbened,
und broofes dat der winner Elm
man NIT prains vas. Der way how
i'd vas did vas now peen told for
der fairst dime. I hat der fghd-
ing peesness gwit entiredly aldo
gedder, und for dat reasonings I
gif der scored away how to fghd
und vim on signdific brincibles.''
"How much did you win on
your last fight, Hans?" queried
someone.
"Apoud sigs hundert tousend
tollars, und Elm shdraw had, und
Won pocks of yelling stokes, und
some odder nig-nags.'
"Mr. Haudrauf, what thought
was uppermost in your mind when
you left the ring?" asked another.
milne fairst und only taught
vas to see mine sweetheart, who
now mine frau is. Yoost lisden
Won momend! Dat vas her shendIe
voice singing der paby to shleeb.'
After shaking hands with the
''shambeen'' of Ohio I took my
leave, wondering whether the big
Dutchman was fool or had been
making fools out of us. When
telling his story he looked the
personifcation of Truth, and a
feeling akin to brotherly love took
possession of my soul. I love the
truth and the truth teller, but
shrink from lie as if it were
poison, or angel food. Sometimes
I doubt very much if Mr.. Haud-
rauf told US the unvarnished truth,
and then I could almost hate him
for beguiling my young and spot
less soul with satanic lies hidden
under a tinselling of truth. But
let us be charitable.
81. SLowGo, JR.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

portion of this rain will fall on
the foothills giving life to the
bunch grass, but in the valleys
and plains, the dusty sagebrush
with roots ten feet long tells it's
own story.
Some years ago the farmers of
eastern Washington while raising
enough grain for home consump-
ton depended upon their hay
crop for. cash returns. Railroad
work and activity upon the sound
created great demand for tim
othy hay and as immense crops
could be raised with but little
trouble this was the chief pro-
duct. But as the country has
become settled and irrigation has
been extended, diversified farm
ing is the rule. and grain and
fruit of all kinds that can be
raised in the temperate zone are
here grown in abundance. Great
crops of wheat are harvested in
what is known as the Big Bend
country, which can be easily locat-
ed by turning to map of Wash
ington and looking for the big
bend made by the Columbia river,
one of the great rivers of the con-
tinent.
The mining industry of Wash
ington, while yet in it's infancy, is
destined to be one of the principal
sources of wealth. Coal is found
in abundance on both sides of the
Cascades: lead, iron, copper, fire
clay and asbestos deposits have
been located, and gold and silver
mines without number are being
developed.
Those who visited the Chicago
worlds fair will remember an i'm
mense block of coal, the largest
ever mined. This was taken from
the Roslyn coal fields in eastern
Washington. Roslyn boasts a
population of three thousand col
ored people, all the coal miners
being negroes from Alabama. The
importation of labor to commun-
ity with large population, COM
pared with its developed industries
can only be explained by the fact
that the native Washingtonian
has a strenuous objection to labor
He will hunt and fish all day; he
will ride all day and endure hard
ship in his search for gold; he
will sit on a fence rail and direct
the operations of a hired man
(new to the country or sit on his
doorstep smoking and watching
his family care for the fruit farm
but he will not work. He is a
great hustler while promoting a
new mine or closing a real estate
deal, but when merchant needs a
clerk or a rancher wants a hand,
the fact that you are fresh from
the east is the best recommended
ton you can have. But when you
are there a year or 80 and see how
richly nature has endowed that
wonderful country, and see the in
Vulnerable mountain streams all
carrying ''color" of the precious
gold back there in the hills, you
too become a promoter and
dreamer of dreams. w. E. G.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
| I'll



al Dat vas Won long sdory.
IwI Sid down, shentlemans,
und dake Something's nit
der house vile I mine pipe fill, und
den I dell you apoud i'd all. Fritz!
Gif you der shentlemans vat tey
oIease- on me Jawohl!
:sShentlemans, l vas in Chermany
porn, und ven alretty young yed l
bick me up all der nolletch l
could mine hands ged on. Ven
apoud fifteen years old l Won
day go second hanted bookstore
by, und dere l see Won pook in
der window dat said in gold led
ders, 'Phrenoloshy as taught Ply
Gall und Spurzheim.' 'Ha ha,' l
sbeak to mineselluf, dat vas some
dings moo; you go in, Hans, und
puy i'd I bald 40 pfennige for
dat pook, und der informations
dat pook gift me peen wort more as
40 tousend tollars to me. Id vas
der pest investingment [ efer
make. Shentlemans, dat pook
dells all apoud mine bet; vat in id
vas, und vat vas in id nod; vat i'd
vas goot for, und vat i'd vas wort
nod tam for. Und [ read und 1
tink; und I tink und I read; bis
der hole pook vas in mine bet,
and"
''Did your head swell, Hans,
from the absorption of so much
foreign matter?" asked one Of the
listeners.
"Mine vrient," said Hans, IF
you will der drouble dake to ap-
sorp leedle form madden, as for
instants, nolletch, you den can
your own gwestionings answer
The laugh was on the 'shentle-
man" who had been guilty of
Questioning" and we all smoked
at his expense.
Lied me see," resumed Hans,
@'vere I vas? Oh, ia! Veil, ven |
vas apoud dwenty I emigrationed
to der Unided Stades, und seddled
in Columbus down. Ply me py
alder a leedle vile I need Won man
dat brize-fghder Vas und he
show me how to hook, und shwing,
und ubbercud, und sidesteb, und
odder dings dat to der game Pc
dong. Und 1 fighd NIT Won man
und den nit some odder mans,
und [ vim all mine fghds, und
make money und puy a saloon.
Den I fighd some more und alretty
vim again, und [ great man pc
come, like Mr.. Bismarck und
Moltke, und ven I go on der
shdreed out der beople say, Deere
goes Hans Haudrauf, der silly
prated pootchilist.' Den l elm
match make NIT Mike Nokum-
stiff. who den vas shambeen of
Ohio. Veil, shentlemans, efry-
pody says Hans vas crazy to tink
he can der shambeen oud knock,
und mine Schatz, Franziska B.
Wunderschoen, she yoost cry und
cry, und say, % Hans dat pig
mans will kill you! Bud [ know
bedder alretty.
1'Py der time We steb NIT der
ring inside der petting vas l6 to l
und 9 to O in favor of Mike. l
dakes all der pets dat [ can rake
in NIT a long-handelt hay rake,
und mine vrients vich vas wise do
der same ding also Likewise. Veil,
mine vrients und shentlemans, l
Won der fighd in sigs und a helluf
a rount; bud pefore [ exclamation
how dat fight vas Won We bedder
dake a leedle Something's goot. At
beast so [ tink, anyhow, too; vat
you tink, eh?"
After the usual question,
<sWhat's yours?" had been put to
the several individuals forming
the little group, and had been sat-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
A SCIENTIFIC PRIZE FIGHT.
As Told by a Scientist.

JOo uhAO40US4N CSAAO ~AOA 0AASAA-0
been of Ohio" picked up the
thread of his tale from somewhere
near his superior cerebellar pedun-
Gle, and unraveled it as follows:
"Shentlemans und vrients, in
dat pook dat vas py Gall und
Spurzheim wridden der exblana-
tons gifen vas how der animal
brobensidies und der mendal facu]-
tieses und der moral sentiments
act; und id also vas exblanationed
how vas i'd dat some dimes dis
und den dat organ vas passive und
udder dimes ackdive, as for in
stants, AN eggsdraortinary flow of
plood to an organ from vatsoefer
cause will der functional ack-
divity of dat organ INCREASE.
Shentlemans, dis fundamental
brincibble Of der signs of phren-
oloshy vas der cornerstone of my
sucksess as signdific pootchilist,
und der exclamation Of my eezee
victories ofer mans dat vas pig
enuff to cad me up. Yoost to
show you how id vas did I will
der fghd py rounts gift.
'sRount Won. Der mans shoke
hants und feets. Mike trive Hans
nit der whole ring over. Mike
tries for left chaw, bud Hans side
sdeb gwick. Mike rush Hans to
northeast corner und him down
knock. Hans gid up NIT dat tired
feelings. Mike alder him go,
fighding like PLACES. Hans dodch
und klintch himselluf to save.
Der pell rings.
"Rount zwei. Rebidishion of
IOuuG WI.
"Rount dhree. Rebidishion of
rount zwei, only tiffrent.
"Rount four. Same as der
odders. Der petting now vas Won
hundert tollars to Won doughnut
NIT Hans on der short end; bud
dere we're no takers because der
nearestest bakery dhree plocks
away vas.
"Rount funf. Mike go in to
finish der chob, aber Hans bids
him two plows in suckseshion
twicet on his pump of Cautious
ness. Mike look SURPRISED und
PEGS more carefuller. Hans hid
Mike on his organ of Veneration,
und der flow of plood to der organ
ids ackdivity INCREASES, und Mike
alretty like praying feels. Hans
lants a goot Won on Mikes organ
of langvitch, vich makes him see
some pootiful stars und also in
clinations him sbeech to make,
vile Hans him on der kitnees
raps, und also on der solar bleck-
sus, und Likewise on der chuglar
vein, und diddo unter der fit rib
und odder blazes. Der pell rings.
'Rount sigs. Apoud der same as
der lasd, nit dis tiffrents dat Mike
no shdealn has got his plows pc
hind, vile Hans bids hart und
venefer apoud. he bleazes. Mike
make vorf goot hid on dat Hans
noses, und der plood as lagerbeer
runs, pud Hans come pack NIT Elm
oferhanded pillow dat on der pump
of Conscience lants, und Mike
alretty look as if he sorry feel.
Der beople should, 'Hurrah for der
Dutchmans! Dat vas me! Der
pell vistles-I mean der vistle
rings.
"Rount sigs und a helluf. Ven
der mans togedder come Mike Won
more addempt makes his antag-
gonist to oudknoek, bud fails.
Hans lants NIT der right on der
pump of Cautiousness, und nit
der left on der pump of Causality,
und den in suckseshion on der
pumps of Benevolation. Wonder,
Hope, Idealityness und Gombar-
ison, vich produced a rope of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
moss. Moss on tho edge Of the

AO00s NAOoo III euO Cu&0 VI Cuc
sidewalk, moss on the shingled
roofs, moss on the trunks of trees
and the top of fences, moss every
where. It is probable that from
this accumulation of moss is de-
rived the term "mossback" which
is applied to old settlers of the
Sound country" While we deny
that moss actually grows on the
backs of the inhabitants, the term
is not misnomer, as one becomes
acclimated, after a years resi-
dence in that country and change
seems to occur in the pours of the
skin, making one irapervious to
moisture; rubbers and umbrellas
are discarded as superfuities, and
both women and men go to and
fro intent upon pleasure or bust
ness apparently oblivious of the
fact that rain is falling. There is
very little cold weather, the Their
mometer seldom falling below SO
degrees above zero in the winter,
and after becoming accustomed to
the rain, the climate is delightful.
But we will leave the coast
region and look for a different
climate, and with farewell to
Puget Sound with its 1,8O0 miles
Of cost line, will turn toward the
east, carrying with us a vision of
steam and sailing vessels from
every cline which find anchorage
in the splendid harbors of the
sound, and a memory OF vast
forests of kingly fir along it's shore.
Also memories of thriving cities,
surrounded by pretty hop fields,
the product of which marketed in
Germany increases the flavor of a
famous export of the latter coun-
try.
To the east are the Cascades,
that rugged chain Of mountains,
topped by eternal snow, which
divides Washington into two Sec
tions each with it's own peculiar
climate; wet and dry, the two ex-
tremes. This range traverses the
state north and south some miles
west of the middle of the state,
leaving the larger area to the east
ern section. The land area of the
latter, compared with the coast
country is further increased by
the fact that the indentations of
Puget Sound and the strait of
Juan De Fuca, decrease the land
area of the western or coast re-
gion.
AS we cross the Cascades in our
comfortable berth in the Pullman
we are reminded of a curious fact.
Years ago, before the railroads in
that country, the prospector, the
cowboy or Indian who had &C.
casion to Cross the mountains
followed rude trail which was
started before the remembrance Of
man. Scores of surveyors, aided
by the latest scientific instru-
ments, seeking the best route for
a railroad, discovered no easier
grade than the old trail marked by
some primitive frontiersman on a
buckskin cayuse.
As we descend into eastern
Washington we see country very
different from the one we left but
few hours ago, both in climate
and appearance. White pine re-
places the giant fir tree, and a
sawmill is rarity instead of the
usual thing. We pass through
the foothills, covered with bunch
grass upon which feed thousands
of sheep and cattle; here and there
valley, dotted with fertile farms
along the rivers, creeks and ir-
rigating bitches. Yes, we must
irrigate in these valleys, for none
of the rain clouds which cause a
downpour on the coast are high
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28

Speaking Of newspaper men and the
methods they sometimes adopt to get
ahead of their adversarics,' said an
old reporter In the New Orleans Times
Democrat. reminds me Of an effort
! made once 10 get ahead Of an after
noon contemporary. II was dismal
failure. which will hereinafter appear.
! was doing the police work for an
afternoon paper. The police had ar
rested one Of the most notorious crooks
of the country, but had put his name
on the secret docket in order 20 put
him through the sweating process
before making any public statement of
the matter The thing was tipped off
TO me. ! had 10 get the story in n
quiet way in order TO allay suspicion
as 10 the source Of my information,
aud there was but one way to do
this. ana that was 20 get into the body
OF the prison and talk to the man.
had 20 slip IN unawarcs, SO ] watched
for a chance / got in unobscrved. !
thought ! could slip in and slip out
before the turnkey locked the door.
But TO my utter astonishmcnt the
turnkey went out before / got through
ana locked me in. II was about the
noon hour. | could not yen after | had
gotten the story. because the police
did not know | was in there. | waited.
thinking the turnkey would return and
give me a chance 10 get out The hours
slipped 10y. My paper was tclcphOning
everywhere I'm an effort 10 find me. /
had not been seen anywhere except at
the police station. and the officers at
that institution said ] had left there
early in the morning. II was q o'clock
in the evening when ! got ont OF jail.
/ was awfully sore, but couldn't say
anything Of course. 1t was a bit Of
good luck for me that my afternoon
competitors did not get the story. But
IL was in the morning papers all right,
and what was worse for me. one Of the
papers had a long story about my ex.
pcricnce under the rather catchy head,
a ScOoper ScoOped.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28

Peter Brown. of Liberty. Pa. while
deer hunting on the opening day OF
the season, discovered n bears tracks
in the soft margin of Briar swamp
and sent his dog into the swamp 10
rout the bear out. The bear came
out not ten rods from the hunter.
Brown shot ana killed IL.
lie was surprised when he went up
10 look NJ Il. 1t was bear all right.
hut not like any bear that had ever
been seen or heard OF before in the
hemlock belt.
Its fur was almost as deep a red
as that of the red fox. Its legs were
much longer and thinner than those
OF the native Pennsylvania black bear.
and its nose was OF greater length and
quite sharp.
The bear was smaller than the native
bear. but evidently full-grown. A
lumbermau from Petosky, Mich. who
is working in the hemlock woods. says
that from the description of this bear
il is undoubtedly one OF variety
known in Michigan as n cranberry
bear. which has it's habitat in the
marshes OF that State.
How and why il should be In north
ern Pennsylvania. where there are no
cranberry marshes, remains 10 be eX-
planned
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28

"T IN lOLAN. OF sierra county,
in company with Charles
York. a well-known san Fran
cisco man. who is visiting
Sierra County, Nevada, went out In the
hills 10 round up his cattle, and arriy-
ing al the summit of a ridge just west
OF the City Of Six. polan left his horse
ana made a descent into deep ravine
ON foot. hoping 10 discover some lost
cattle.
The country there is covered with a
deep growth OF underbruSh and close
scrutiny is necessary 10 avoid over
looking the animals. Hearing noise
in the brush not far away, Dolan
worked his way through the bushes
in that direction. and suddenly came
upon an immense grizzly bear. Dolan
had frequently encountered animals of
this species and was not NJ all discon.
cer.ed He threw up his hands and
yelled at the bear. expecting as usual
thar he would take fright and de
camp.
Bruin gave an ugly growl and made
for Tim. and the latter made for the
nearest tree. which fortunately was
only short distance away, but even
SO. had il not been for Tins dog. who
distracted the bears attention for a
moment 10y attacking him in the rear,
Dolan would never have reached shell
ter.
Tim was barely ont OF the bears
reach when the animal stood on his
hind legs and reached up toward him.
The bear made no effort TO climb, being
kept occupied most of the time in de-
Tending himself against the attacks
Of the plucky canine.
Meantime York had remained further
MP the hill, awaiting Tins return. lie
finally heard Dolan's call. and leaving
his horse. rushed down the hill. Arriv.
ing on the scene he found himself "a
his CONSERVATION, face 10 face Will
the bear. and two seconds later he
too. was rOosting in neighhorlna
tree. narrowly escaping capture 10y
the fierce animal, which now trans
ferrcd its attention from Dolan to
York, the dog continuing his attacks
in the meantime. York was wonder
ing how long his san Francisco jol
would wait for him, as he only had
six weeks vacation.
At length, however. the bear appar
emily became disgusted and took TO the
brush. disappearing over low ridg,
near by. About the time the two mer
concluded it was safe to get dowr
the bcar came back. These tactics
ne repeated several times, and It wa,
not until hc had been gone some time
that Dolan and York dared 10 come on
their perch. When they did so, after
having been in the trees over an hour
they lost no time in getting TO thciI
horses and thence out OF the ncighbOr
hood.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28
Kitchen ATIsiOrrRIn.

In a certain New England city the
going rate OF domestic wages is four
dollars a week One matron. having
had many heart-rending experiences
with the uncXpcctedness OF her help,
was moved thereby voluntarily 10
raise the wage of a peculiarly compe-
tent girl to four dollars and a half,
with the hope OF firmly ccmenting
Biddy to the family. she reckoned III
i'm leaving out of her calculation one
Of the strongest traits OF human ma
turC-of human nature, at least, as il
disports Itself I'm this land where all
are free and equal But a few short
weeks had passed when this model
domestic so recognized 10y the abnor-
NAL attitude of her stipend Informed
her mistress that the extra half-dollar
a week made IL impossible for her 10
associate with the girls who were get.
ting no more than four dollars and
seeing that there was no society for
her IN that no gnborhoOd. she should
be forced TO move 10 a more cOngcnial
locality. And move she did, leaving
in the breast Of the matron an emotion
not classified in any OF the sociological
studies OF mistress and maid that have
come 10 our attention. but which
brings forth practical fruit In n deter
mination never again 10 meddlc with
those forces which tend 10 fix the
social status as between scrvant-girl
and scTvant-girl. Our readers will
easily see the abstruse character OF
tho problem as IL Is exemplified In this
one incIdcnt-an abstruseness far e1-
cceding in important gravity that
which mars the harmonies OF life In
other circles where the social standing
depends upon recondite factors Of rela-
tive wealth and birth and breeding,
but where the Immense practicalities
Of making the beds and doing the fam
ily washing are not involved. We can.
not pretend 20 grasp the full signih-
canoe Of this aristocracy Of the
kitchen, though the untoward practi.
cal effect Is clear enough
Weekly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28

way. am not well enough posted
10 pass on the merits OF the old mans
explanation. But from what | know
OF him and from what others have told
me about their experience, lie is able
10 catch alligators without resorting
10 the methods usually employed by
alligator hunters.
when lie once gets them under his
influence catching them is a COM
paratiVely easy matter He throws n
net around them. and il is sufficiently
strong 10 hold them until he can pull
them in. He never fails In his work
when he can get in close enough range
and the fact has convinced me that
there is something in the old mans
claim that he has the power Of hyp-
nothing alligators. At any rate. he
can catch them, and he doesn't use
babies FOR bait either"-New Orleans
Times. Democrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-28
Phonetic Spelling.

Before we complain OF the spelling
Of our daughters We should. perhaps.
take exception 10 the pronunciation Of
our fathers. Most Of the ecccntricitics
in spelling. common 10 children. arise
from their attempts 20 reproduce words
as they hear them pronounced by their
elders A child who was told 10 make
q list Of oil the fruits she knew wrote
down. APIS. strorbriz, rarsbriz. gooz.
bris and bnarners" Another spelt the
word "ldea" with the addition of an
r." "1dcar" exclaimed the teacher;
that Is n funny way Of spelling idea.'
Her pupil. however was not 10 he
done. Il know" she answered read.
lily, but I spelt II that way for short"