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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Wanted
An Explanation.

Several months ago events over
which / had no control were re-
Bponsible for my being nurse and
general helper in certain hospital
Never in my life had ! any pre-
vious experience, nor had even
speculated in my mind the pos
sible duties of such a position
However, in a short time [ was
able to accomplish my duties to
the satisfaction Of the physician
an charge, and in course of time
added constantly to my little stock
of knowledge until [ became pro-
s6cient enough to be left alone
with the patients and could intel.
digently carry out the suggestions
and orders of the physician.
One of the patients was suffer
ring from an incurable disease and
interested me greatly. I can not,
however, truthfully state that the
disease caused my interest. That
indeed would have been most
instructive study for some, but my
interest lay in the man. He pos
ssessed the most magnificent cour-
sRge and self control [ ever came in
contact with. In fact he was a
man with a past, how stormy
and adventurous no one will ever
know. He would not tolerate any
one that was the least bit inquisi-
tive, but loved to speculate on
what the future would be liable to
bring forth, for like many of the
seriously afflicted he firmly be-
Iieved he would soon be we'll,
particularly during the last few
days of his illness, when it became
apparent thatthe end was matter
~of few hours. It was my fortune
to be present when the physician
in all seriousness informed him Of
his approaching end and offered to
secure him spiritual consolation
should he desire it. Altho suffer-
ing greatly at this time, he en-
dured this recital without word
other than to decline any aid in
the spiritual line.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

to charity. Abraham Simmer is
sthe name Of this unique philan-
vthropist and the history of his life
lis a remarkable narrative of sue
~cess. Everything he touched from
sboyhood until he reached three
score and ten seems to have been
magically turned to gold. He
neither pinched the poor nor had
a miser's craving for gold, but
through the exercise Of frugality
and thrift added fortune to fortune
until today his wealth is estimated
at over 100000. This vast sum
ne intends to give away to the
needy.
Mr.. SINNERS method of giving
his wealth is his own and he drives
sharp bargains with the institu-
tions he benefits. He is practical
and enters into charity work the
same as he would any business
transaction. To illustrate his
anethods, he recently gave $4,000
to an old peoples home, but be-
fore he gave one cent he investi-
gated the circumstances surround
ing the institution and noted that
local charity had not as yet made
sufficient effort to support the
home; he stirred local interests in
the affairs and made some of the
cclose citizens loosen up their purse
strings; then he gave his $4,000
to help the cause along. He made
a bargain with the managers of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
ION. Lost. Per CT.

Mr. Curtis letters have been read
more closely than ever, and his
descriptions of that interesting
section of the globe as it appears
today have been quoted every
where.
A daily letter from Mr.. Curtis
appears in the Record Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
The Future Of the West.

uU i uIu1V vi tuU III VUts
The last session of congress adj
journed without passing any more
important measure than the fa-
nous irrigation bill which Presi-
dent Roosevelt signed, but it re-
tired knowing that its services had
been well repaid in the passage of
that single act.
Congressional aid means a great
deal to the struggling settlers in
the western states. 1t inspires
them to look closer after their
farms than heretofore, as with
money with which to build drain
age and irrigating bitches they
can soon become prosperous farm
ers. Already the former cow
puncher has turned ranch owner
and taken up government land,
erecting good and substantial
buildings on it and fencing his
land SO that his herds stay at home
instead of roaming all over a vast
tract as they were wont to do in
the old days. The, settlers are also
commencing to erect bins and
granaries for the storage of the
crops they expect to raise on land
formerly covered with sagebrush
and buffalo grass. Neat little
homes are springing up all over
the west and an air of prosperity
prevails. At the land office at
Minot, n. D., it is claimed that
more filings were recorded last fall
and this spring than was ever re-
corded at government land Office
before.
In the famous Milk river valley
in northern Montana the influx Of
settlers during the last two years
has been immense and has far ex-
ceeded the fondest hopes of the
land agents and the Great North
ern railroad who have been to some
extent instrumental in getting
them to come west
Some four or Ave years ago 1
had occasion to pass through that
sectionof Montana, and after leay-
ing the North Dakota line at Fort
Buford there was scarcely decent
farm building to be seen. Recently
a friend Of mine wrote me from
that section that nearly every
quarter section Of land in Chotean
county, which is in the heart of
the Milk river valley, is taken up;
and what is still more encouraging
is the fact that the claims are
being improved, as the parties who
have filed are actual settlers and
not mere spectators and land
sharks. All seem anxious to make
good homes for themselves and
children.
With good prospects for boun-
5iful crop this fall and good prices.
sor the same, Montana and other
western states will soon rival her
older sister states as a grain pro-
Acing country.
Across the line in the Dominion
II Canada the same thing is going
m. The Canadian Pacific rail
Dad, together with its southern
eeder. the $500 Line,' is bring
ng IN a vast army of settlers to
he domain Of King Edward. With ,
fine farm, large herd Of cattle, !
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

q good wife and happy children,
together with snug sum of money
in the bank, the future settler of
the great northwest will indeed be
"Monarch of all he surveys
j. M. P.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
|. W. LEITHHEAD DRUG co.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS AND
IMPORTERS.
MINI,
DULUTH

Everybody, suffering from headache, buys tho
celebrated "Leithhead's Headache WATERS" A
speedy, certain and safe cure for Headaches of
all origins, whether Sick, Bilious, Nervous or
Hysterical, and positive relief in Neuralgia.
Price 25 cts. For sale by all druggists.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
BASEBALL.

Standing Of the Clubs in the National
and American Leagues, and
American Association.
July 90.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

DIVA has q unique citizen;
one who toiled for over
half a century to accumu-
late a vast fortune and who
now at the age of seventy
three, has dedicated his
remaining years and wealth
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

1t is said that the frigate bird can
fly an entire week without stopping to
rest.
Some of the cats in, Liberia are of
u bright red tint, and they are very
conspicuous in the moonlight.
The cry Of young seal when wound
ed or about to be attacked resembles
shirt of child in distress, and tears
now from it's eyes.
r The common herring is the most diff
ficult of all marine creatures to catch
alive for an aquarium. A whale is
the most difficult to preserve alive.
Cranes, storks and wild geese fly
fast enough to make the trip from
northern Europe to Africa in week,
but most Of them rest north of the
Mediterranean.
A fox is dainty as well as crafty
and prefers the tongues of lambs for
food. He has been seen to chase sheep
until they, on becoming tired, hung
out their tongues, which he then tears
off and eats.
A caterpillar cannot see more than a
centimeter ahead-that is to say, less
than two-fifths of an inch. The hairs
on the body are said to be Of as much
use as its eyes in letting it know what
is going on around.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Church md Workmen.

1t would be an exaggeration to say
that all working people feel antagts
nistic toward the church. Their general
attitude is rather that of Indifference.
The thinking poor are we'll enough
aware that there is nothing Unnatural
in the situation and that if the tables
were SO turned that world advantage
shifted to their side it would probably
remain unchanged. At times their feel
ing. especially toward the clergy. is Gu
riously sympathetic. Say" remarked
a labor leader of vivid mind to the
writer-'say. I'm awfully sorry for
ministers. Most of them are real good
men. They know we'll enough what
Christ meant, and they'd like first rate
to preach if they dared. But, Lord,
how can they? They've got to draw
their salaries; they've got families to
support" All this quite without a
touch of irony.-Vida d. Scudder in
Atlantic.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
a JUGGCER'S TRICK.
Clever Feat of Illusion Performed by
an East Indian.

Clever Feat of Illusion Performed by
'EF~ an East Indian.
The wonderful feats Of East Indian
jEgglers have formed the theme Of
many a letter from travellers in the
orient, but none i8 more surprising than
that for which AN old seadOg vouches.
While he was an officer on board q
2. and 0. steamship two natives came
aboard at Madras. he says. They were
jusgle. and his assistant. After they
had performed a number of minor
feats and gathered quite crowd
aSound them they called for a sack
and piece of sailcloth.
These having been provided, the
chief juggler made a small tentlike
structure with the canvas and some
stools. He then placed his assistant
In the sack and allowed sailor to tie
the knot which bound him fast priS-
9ner. This done, the chief carried the
sack into an open space, warning the
People to stand back some distance
End then carried ON an animated con-
velsation with his assistant, whose re-
plies could be distinctly heard coming
from the sack. Suddenly the chief
rushed forward, picked Up the sack
and dumped it overheard. where, to
the horror OF the passengers and crew,
It sank out of sight.
Immediately the captain rushed for
ward and seized the man, under the
full belief that he had murdered his
companion, but the juggler only
s;s03ei and. pointing to the canvas,
asked that # be raised. This was
done, and tbs supposed drowned man
was discovered squatting on the deck.
SO realistic had been the throwing
overheard, however. that it was soms
zine before the surprised passengen
could realize a murder had not beer
committed.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
How Glaciers Are Formed.


The joint cause of glaciers is precfp.
itation and cold. A low temperature
alone can do nothing without moisture,
and this fact quickly disposes Of the
popular notion that glaciers invariably
exist in cold countries. Tibet, for
instance, and some parts Of North
America are destitute of ice springs,
though eternal cold may be said to
tgeign supreme in those parts. Imag-
: tne for a moment the higher noun
TSains clear of snow and ice and then
watch for the formation of glacier.
Snow falls aid fills up all the vaf-
fEeys and gulIies, avalanches descend
from the higher parts and a great ac
cumulation gathers in all hollows. By
constant repetition of snowfalls (aI
svays provided a greater quantity is
deposited than can be melted by the
suns rays and by the natural warmth
OF the earth's crusO great pressure is
4 put upon the lower portions by the su
sperincnmbent accumulation, and, aided
by the inf1ltration of water and re-
freezing, large body of ice is formed.
which at once begins to move down the
valleys containing 1t.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
A QUEER EXPERIENCE.
xt Made One Man q Believer I'm the
Supernatural.

Supernatural.
u want to tell you very queer ex-
peyience | had" said the colonel. 1T
borders so much on the superstitious
1t throws me somewhat in doubt as to
whether | believe in the supernatural.
You all know what fOndness l have
for driving, and the more spirited the
horses are the better feel to put them
on tteir mettle.. Well, few summers
age l bought a pair Of high strung.
strongly built bay horses and began to
&rive them One Sunday morning
c.arefully hooked them to my surrey.
| personally saw that every strap was
well hooked the chains carefully ad
justed and, in fact, every precaution
taken to have them so harnessed that
there could be nothing to fret them.
81 drove up st. Charles avenue to
Washington, out Washington to the
railroad crossing, back again to st
Charles avenue and then up to Car
rollton until opposite the old Carroll
ton gardens and there stopped to rest
under a tree. We had moved at
pretty good pace, the weather was
warm, and believed that a little rest
would do the horses good. / forgot to
tell you that had in the rear seat OF
the surrey my vie and daughters
1--WE stopped just under tree, on
the side of the neutral ground, ana
there waited. Just then a party of
about twenty bicyclists came in sight,
coming up the avenue. AS they passed
us NV horses reared and made one
plunge. l had the reins in my hand,
and the ladies were seated in the sur
rev. What made me do 1T 1 do not
know, nor can | account for 1t, but
let 60 the reins and the horses ran
away-ran away. mind you. from the
surrey unhitched. The surrey remained
perfectly still for a moment and then
by its own momentum slowly slid
down to the sidewalk. We all got out
without the slightest anxiety what
ever. 1t was perfectly astounding.
1--WE made a careful examination or
the straps. the hooks. the chains. the
pole, and there was nothing broken,
nothing strained. nothing bent-in fact,
it was Just as if some unseen spirits
had carefully unlocked the horses and
let them go. The horses were brought
back in about two hours. We again
made a careful examination of the
harness, and l assure you the entire
outfit was in perfect condition-noth-
ing broken, nothing bart or damaged
whatever. Now, how can you account
for that? l am not inclined to believe
in the supernatural, but at times when
think over this incident l do not
AAow what to believe."-New Orleans
Times s-DemOcrat.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
what Purslea Louis.

Louis Philippe was wit. What he
specially excelled in was the clinchina
of an argument. such as, for instance,
his final remark on the death of Talley-
wand. He had paid him visit the day
before. When the news of the prince's
death was brought to him, he said.
IS Are you sure he is dead?" VERY
sare, SIRE" was the answer. why,
dfd not your majesty himself notice
yesterday that he was dying?" ''I did.
R,rt there is no judging from appear
Aaces with Taileyrand. and have
been asking myself for the last four
and twenty hours what interest he
could possibly have in departing a.
this particular moment"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
FORCING A FASHION.
How Hats Were Introduced to the
South African Savages.

How Hats Were Introduced to the
South African Savages.
Andries De Villiers, Boer, was the
person who first introduced hats among
the South African natives, says tho
Hatters' Gazette, and profit, not phi
lanthropy, was his motive. One morn
ing many years ago he CHANGED in Pcyt
Elizabeth to come across consigsp
ment of damaged hats offered for c
mere song. He bought the whole let.
packed them away in his Wagon eza
started for Kaffirland.
When he reached Tembuland, he CT
loaded his stock, opened his kegs of Eq-
uor, without which no trade was rlada
In those days, and began business. BuT
he found his venture likely to prove ak
Improbable one. The natives did not
want hats. They wanted blankets and
beads and looking glasses and above
all liquor, but they looked askance at
hats. Then a bright idea came to An.
dries. He wanted to introduce those
hats. He did Introduce them. His sim.
pie expedient was to refuse to sell any,
thing to a Kaffir unless he bought
hat too. The Kaffirs wanted his goods
SO they bought the hats.
When a Kaftir buys anything, he
feels bound to make use of it. The ma.
tives therefore donned their head gear
and returned to their kraals. Now ap-
peared the brilliancy of the traders
idea. Fashion rules the world. 1t is as
strong in Africa as in America. and
when those who had stayed 1T home
saw the travellers return in all the glo.
ry of this strange covering they felt
behndhand and old fashioned. Their
desire to possess the latest thing in
hats became intense. They paid An
dries visit. and his stock no longer
hung heavy upon his hands. The hats
were soon sold.
This happened some time ago, and
now every trading store keeps supply
Of hats constantly on hand. They are
said to be manufactured expressly for
the natives, and no one who glances at
the show will doubt it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Her New Jacket.

A naval officer engag ged in ordnance
duty on home station was given to
talking in his sleep. One night he
awakened his wife by starting up in
bed and exclaiming in accents Of pity
ing distress:
"She must have a new jacket!
must manage to get one for herr
The wife. knowing her husbands
slumbers had never before been dis
turbed by the requirements of her
wardrobe. became vastly agitated and
gripped him by the arm.
"William! William she breathed
earnestly into his ear. hope meanwhile
rising high in her breast. Who is
she?''
MY three inch gun!' sighed the
overta xed ordnance man.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
A Series of Failures.

A coroner's jury in Ireland delivered
the following verdict on the sudden
death of a merchant who had recently
failed In business:
''NVe, the jury, find from the new doc
tors statement that the deceased came
to his death from heart failure super
induced by business failure, which was
caused by speculation failure, which
was the result Of failure to see far
enough ahead"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Hear the Other Side.

Hear the other side. Don't believe
too fully any mans version. His
neighbor will come and search him
out. Likewise, If people form hasty
judgment Of you, wait patiently till
they hear the other side. Probably
they will not need to hear it from you.
If so, it is a great saving to your self
CesDect.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
The word bible.

The word Bible furnishes a striking
instance of a words rise from very
low to high estate TO the bulk OF
English speaking folk 1t now means
the book of books. In Chaucer's day
it meant any book whatever or SCROLL
to speak by the card lest equivocation
undo us. Tracing the word Bible
straight home, we find it as bublos, but
another, name for the papyrus reed OF
Egypt. National Review.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Different IinNa.

She Women haven't bit more curl
osity than men. I'm certain.
He-NO, but it is manifested in diff,
ferent lines For instance, woman
might own a sewing machine without
finding out how it is made. but she
wouldn't have seamstress in the
house day without knowing all about
her. Washington Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Pulling Out the Pegs.

Susie, aged four, had been out in the
country on visit. On her return she
urged her mother to let her keep a
cow.
but, Susie" said the mother, there
is no one here to take care of the cow
and milk it."
''Oh. yes. I'll do that. mamma"
"Can you milk COW? How do you
do it?
"Oh, know how. I'll just pull the
pegs out like the man oes."-Lippin-
COTS
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
lanaeleaA.

Amateur When stand on the stage.
| see nothing. and | am Conscious of
nothing but the role am playing. The
audience disappears entirely.
Friend-Well. can't blame the au-
dience much for Illustrated Bits.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Qnite an innovation.

"For a new actress she. adopted an
original way of drawing attention to
herself"
Attempted suicide? Diamonds sto
len? Breach of promise case?"
Nothing Of the kind. She simply
learned how to act, and acted."-An.
SWers.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
OnnOrfnne.

Miss Lily (after the proposaD-I
don't think you'd better see papa to-
day, Tom. My dressmaker has just
been here with her bill.
Tom Featherhead-This is just the
time. He will be glad to get rid of
v0iI
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
uRs Art.

ooh. Mr.. Growelle." gushed Miss
Nupson, how did you ever learn to
paint such beautiful pcturesY'
Il asked d man once," replied the art.
lEt, "and he told me how ."-ILdianapc
lis News.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
The ResnOnsibiIity.

Anxious Farner-Do the best you can
for him, doctor. That is all can ask.
If it Is the will Of Providence r.
Surgeon Don't try to place the re-
sponsbility on Providence in this case.
MIR. McJones. You bought the toy pis-
tol for the boy yourself.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

Miss Louise Brink win open an es-
tablishment for ladies' tailoring and
fine dressmaking. Miss Brink has had
a large experience in her line Of work
in Denver, Los Angeles and other
cities. Her styles are up to date and
prices reasonable. No. 46 North Stone
avenue, next to DR.. Fenner's Office.
Him
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Conservation of Energy.

'What was your idea in having
Bertha learn typewriting?"
"Well, she was always drumming
with her fingers, and l thought shA
might as we'll do it to some purpose"
Chicago Tribune.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
CURED OF PILES AFTER 40 YEARS

M. c. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had
the piles for forty years. Doctors and
dollars could do for him no lasting
good. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
cured him permanently. Invaluable
for cuts. Bells Pharmacy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
THE TROY LAUNDRY co.

Is now doing first-class work, and
our prices are adjusted to the quality
OF our work. We pay good wages to
good people to do good work, and we
have to eat something, too. Wagons
call. Phone 1911.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

Years of suffering relieved in a
Eight. Itching piles yield at once to
the curative properties of Doan's Oint-
ment. Never fails. At any drug
store, so cents.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
=. a. "a MES

-. 1N@ = = BWB -
TEACHER OF
Voice Culture,
Sight Singing, Piano,
Violin, Cornet, Guitar, Mandolin
and Orchestra Instruments.
Dr. William Mason Touch and Technic
Lebert & Stark
Taught for Artistic Piano Playing.
Studio So Council gt.
TUCSON, AREZ.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
Raspfng.

Barber-How's the razor, sir!
Customer-Didn't know | was being
shaved.
Barber (hattered)-yery glad. I'm
sure, sir.
Customer thought was being
sandpapered. Me Up.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12
HauufYv Married.

81 hope you have found happiness in
marriage. dear"
"Oh, yes. | can do lots of things !
didn't dare do when was a girl
New York Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

Perseverance not only goes far to
insure success but also obtains hon
ors for those who. although the less
fortunate, have been the most dill.
gent
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

People would get more real enjoy
ment out of money If it took them as
:Ong to spend it as it does to earn it,
Chicago News.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

Wedding and birth0Rg rings made CO
order, at Il. @. Capo's, the Jeweler. 90
West CocgreSa streee>
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-12

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-23

EDIsoN's LATEsT.-If Mr.. Edison, as
he claims, has found storage battery,
one that will run vehicie one hundred
miles without recharging, there will be
a revolution in the electric car sys-
TENS Of the country. The battery un-
der test consists Of twenty-one cells
and weighs 1872 pounds. 1t was placed
in an automobile, the whole Of which
with two men in the vehicle, weighing
LOIS pounds. Thus equipped the ma
chine made a run on one charge Of six
ty-two miles over country roads con-
tanning many grades and at the end
of the run the vehicle was making SO
per cent. of it's original speed.
Another test was made on COM
paratively level road, but the road was
in a muddy condition and the vehicle
ran IS miles on one charge before stop
ping.
When perfected for the use Of street
cars, this invention will prove price,
less boon to humanity, for it will be
the means Of doing away with the
overhead trolley and the attendant
mass of dangerous wires and insight