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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
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Ubere Intervention Prevented war.

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The Paris correspondent of the
Times, in a letter published on
Monday, contributes an important
detail to modern history. SoEe
of our readers may remember a
rumor which spread about in 1875,
that another war between Germany
and France was imminent, and
that it had been averted by Rus
STA and Great Britain. The rumor
was true, the danger having been
admitted by Prince Hohenlohe,
the German ambassador in Paris,
to the correspondent in order that
he might help to avert it. The
military party in Germany had
persuaded the Emperor William
that France was increasing it's
army for offensive purposes, and
that another invasion was indis-
pensable. The orders were on the
point of being issued when Prince
Hohenlohe, obviously under secret
instructions from Bismarck, re-
vealed the plot to the Times, and
by thus warning the Gar and
Queen Victoria averted the coming
catastrophe. But for. their inter
vention France, which was by no
means ready, might have been
crushed and reduced into second
class state. We believe that &C
punt to be in the main accurate,
and it reveals one of the dangers
of European politics. There is a
party anxious for action which
means war, in every European
state, and it sometimes obtains a
momentary ascendency over the
men, seldom soldiers, who can set
armies in motjon.-London Spec
tator.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

"LA GUERRE DE 1870-71,'' is the title of the
official French history of the Franco Prussian war
that is now being published in Paris under the
supervision Of the General Staff. According to the
New York Times" the book, which will be ex-
tremey prehensive and exhaustive. will tend to
show that Napoleon III. the most hopeless of
all hopeless Incapables-a fact that has been ac-
cepted by students of his sovereignty for many
years. Says the s'Times:" When the came, SO
little did Napoleon realize what in store for him
that on recalling Mcmahon from Algeria to the
field he said sThis will be only little diver
sion for the Marshal Let him make ar
rangements for speedy return to Algiers.' The
work will very likely be assailed in Bonapartist
circles in Paris and each appearing nsallment will
undergo regular fusillade.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
Hmerieanixed..

Aye ben das countre-lat mae sect
Bout four vars back das spring.
Aye can speak das English pretty guide,
An swear lax anything.
Someday Aye geot to be rich mon
You bate your bOtes Aye will
An run das engine on da train
Yust like das mogul Hill.
Den Aye make love to Hulda Swan
(Aye can do 1t out sight.)
She say, "Yes, Oh! Ole DEAR"
Aye tank das ben all right.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
EXCHANGES.

A New York dressmaker CON-
mitted suicide because she was
not a man. There is a bare pos
sibility that she was actuated by a
feeling of overwhelming disgust
over the fraud her business allowed
her to discover in the makeup Of
her sex.-Denver Post.
Professor Barrel Wendell of
Harvard University told his class
that the editors of several of the
Boston papers could and should
90 to the lake of fire and birthstone
only he used a shorter word.
The lecture was delivered on Mon
day and it is to be presumed that
the professors beans of the day
before were not properly baked
Minneapolis Times.
Notwithstanding the enormous
alleged volume of the mule ex-
port trade at New Orleans, the
supply of kickers in this great and
glorious country continues large
enough to satisfy any possible de-
mand. Evening Wisconsin.
Mr.. Rockefeller's Cleveland pas
tor says there are anarchists among
the rich, but he wisely leaves the
shoe to be put on by those who
think it may fit them. Chicago
Record Herald.
The elevation of the tone of the
city council is apparent in the
fact that one of the Monday night
floral pieces was a stepladder of
roses. A few years ago it was
thought sufficient If the piece rep
resented a porch with climable
pillars. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

GOVERNOR VAN SAINT wakes reminiscent in last
weeks Saturday Evening POST He tells of the
old days on the Mississippi-days when Mark Twain
hove the lead below st. Louis and pilots men
of interstate reputation. The governor calls to mind
the most celebrated of those kings of the waterway
and relates interesting anecdotes of some of them
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
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ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy of patronage send name to this
Office trial subscriptonat rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
KILOGRAMS.
BY THE ssTRIPLETS.o

II BY THE ssTRIPLETs.u
The mayor of city in Ohio has
eloped with his typewriter. This
is an instance where it didn't take
money to make the mayor 60.
It doesn't necessarily follow that
a man who shines in society is a.
polished gentleman.
A young Michigan man who re-
Gently fell heir to large fortune
tried to corner the pork market.
He is now on the hog.
Mr.. Kent who has just been
elected alderman in Chicago is.
blind, but his enemies say he owes
his election to his lavish distribu-
ton of eye openers.
If we are TO believe certain
politicians, there are quite a few
dead beats in the sugar beet trust.
A new drink in New York is
called adown and out cocktail, but
it is not in it with the up and out
cocktail that some Of the boys ex-
pect the board Of pardons will treat
them to at their next meeting
The man who gets a wallop on
the left jaw and then turns the
right to receive Mary Ann land
slide is never was.
For a time I was greatly an
noyed by the acrobatic feats Of the
boarder above me, but lately
he has been very quiet. I think
his honor told him to take tum-
BILE to himself.
From the way the Beers are
capturing blockhouses in South
Africa it would seem that the
officers in charge are blockheads.
Carrie Nation says she would
bury all her hatchets only she is
afraid some ghoul iunkman would
rob the grave.
| Mary Ellen Lease says women
have been stufing geese and tur-
keys long enough and should be
given an opportunity to try their
hand in stufing the ballot box.
If an ex-convict takes the wit
ness stand in behalf of the de-
PENDANT, his testimony is thrown
out as worthless by the state. But
if he is witness for the state the
latter never refuses to send man
to prison on his testimony.
| The substitution of aluminium for
paper money is advocated on sani-
tary grounds by leading medical
journal. If money is a transmitter
of disease, what a lot of healthy
men there ought to be in here.
To steady the matrimonial ship,
love is the best ballast to employ,
but a great many people prefer
gold.
The words of a temperance adj
vocate who has a red nose don't
make much of an impression on,
the minds of an audience.
In taking our outdoor exercise
last Sunday morning the guides
Of small squad left the gravel
path and ventured to tread on the
grass and the officer in charge
shouted, ''get off the EARTH
Hmerieanixed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

WE DON'T know who Frank Morton is, any
more than that he is the author of the following
lines, reprinted in the ST. Louis mirror" from tn
Sydney Bulletin but he knows whereof he speaks
whatsoever man soweth that shall he also reap
has been expressed in countless ways but neve
more forcibly than in this Ballad of Penitence:"
We've had fling and the is done
And the gold of pleasures fades fast to grey;
We've scofed at Prudence and lived for Fun,
And now there's the devil an all to pay
We've footed measure right bithe and gay,
And laughed at with a rolckng
The crews bit shaky and sick today;
But still may laugh for twO
We've spoiled the Egyptian and drenched his dun
We've slept with the swine in the good old way;
We've played high stakes-and we have not
And now there's the devil an all to pay
We're reaping the whirwind, the good folks say
(The thing sounds big, it's mostly true
It's dullsh game and we've to stay
But we still may laugh for or two!
drop away us, by
loves have been LEGION but where they?
Those vOws?-you might measure them by the ton
And now there's the devil an all to pay!
Poor asses; dreamed 'twould be always May,
With of blossom skies of blue
It's. shortly lie low and pray;
But-we still may laugh for year or two!
Lad! has cr1mbled in lOoU decay,
And there's the deuil an all to pay!
blood left yOu
And ace still may laugh for or tooo!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

basic principles Of republican form Of government,
which expects every to do his duty in times Of
peace as we'll as war. It is estimated that about
10000 men will be affected by this law.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

published the Minnesota State
edited and
be home newspaper to encourage
prisoners acquant
disseminate pathological
which
entirely
dependent If time there
surplus would expended the
the library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

MEN who have undergone penal servitude are,
in the majority of cases. either strong hopelessly
weak The latter drift back to prison again; the
former retain their liberty. In either what the
man is depends upon himself. It is all in the way
he has taken his Imprisonment If he has learned
it's lesson he has himself under control and is strong;
if he has spent several years embittering his life and
nourishing thoughts of revenge society," he is due
to come under the ban more. It is this fact
that makes discussions regarding the future of an
ex-prisoner SO futile. They interesting enough
to us in here but accomplish nothing. The founda-
tons of the future laid today and every day. and
whether you have balance in the bank year hence
or find your account overdrawn depends on whether
you are saving and adding to your store now are
drawing it out for present purposes
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

The recently adjourned New York legislature
did one thing worth recording. It placed certain
number of male residents of Gotham between the
dell and the deep For years past these gentle
men have made it practice to evade jury duty by
neglecting to register and of course failing to vote
They have enjoyed the privileges of citizenship with
out mourning any of it's responsibilities. Under the
new law all the citizens of New York city who fail
to register placed on special jury list making
it morally certain that they will be drawn at least
once each year. This is move in the right direc-
ton. No enjoys jury duty, but why one set of
men, having done nothing to deserve it, should be
exempt from the service at the expense of better
citizens is incomprehensible It is against the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

The mayor of a city in Ohio has
eloped with his typewriter. This
is an instance where it didn't take
money to make the mayor 60.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

In taking our outdoor exercise
last Sunday morning the guides
Of small squad left the gravel
path and ventured to tread on the
grass and the officer in charge
shouted, ''get off the EARTH
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

It doesn't necessarily follow that
a man who shines in society is a.
polished gentleman.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

A new drink in New York is
called adown and out cocktail, but
it is not in it with the up and out
cocktail that some Of the boys ex-
pectthe board Of pardons will treat
them to at their next meeting
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

Mary Ellen Lease says women
have been stufing geese and tur-
keys long enough and should be
given an opportunity to try their
hand in stufing the ballot box.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

The words of a temperance adj
vocate who has red nose don't
make much of an impression on,
the minds of an audience.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

The man who gets wallop on
the left Jaw and then turns the
right to receive Mary Ann land
slide is a never was.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

If an ex-convict takes the wit
ness stand in behalf of the de-
PENDANT, his testimony is thrown
out as worthless by the state. But
if he is witness for the state the
latter never refuses to send a man
to prison on his testimony.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

If we are TO believe certain
politicians, there are quite a few
dead beats in the sugar beet trust
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

Carrie Nation says she would
bury all her hatchets only she is
afraid some ghoul iunkman would
rob the grave.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

A young Michigan man who re-
Gently fell heir to large fortune
tried to corner the pork market.
He is now on the hog.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
Ehe grispn 8Iirrnr.

Entered the Office saltwater Minn secondclass
mail matter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Mans Leg Broken in Three
Places in Runaway.
A BOY is ALSO HURT
Murray the Scene of What May Vet
Prove to Be Death Resulting From
a Runaway Team--Horses Take a
Wild Dash.

Murray, April 23.-(Special)- The
life of Lemon Bennett is despaired of
and his son, IA years of age, is badly
hurt as the result of a runaway which
occurred in this place last evening.
Mr.. Bennett resides about four miles
north of Murray. He and the boy
We're here yesterday and We're driving
down Maple street Opposite the
Methodist church dead tree had been
blown down by the terrific wind which
has prevailed for the past two days.
The limbs of the tree became entan-
gled in the wheels of the wagon and
this scared the team. The horses be-
came unmanageable and dashed down
the street, striking hitching post.
This freed them from the vehicle but
knocked the occupants out. Mr.. Ben
nett was found underneath the wagon
with one leg broken in three places, at
the ankle, at the knee and between the
knee and the hip. He. was thought to
! be dead but rallied later although he
is yet in a very serious condition. The
boys injuries consisted of a broken
(, leg, the bone having snapped above
| the knee. ''-'N..'t...
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
MANY STORMS.
Heat Wave Broken and Destruction
Follows in Wind

Chicago, April % Telegraphic re-
ports from all parts of the northwest
indicate that the heated wave that has
afflicted that section for the past two
days has been broken. In North and
South Dakota heavy snowstorms are
and railroad traffic has been
generally tied up. In Minnesota the
temperature has taken a sudden drop,
rain is reported in various parts Of the
state, and the indications are that the
Dakota blizzard will sweep through it.
At Duluth a gale has been blowing for
days, and it is reported there that the
big steamer Frank Peavey has gone
down on Lake Superior. although the
report is without confirmation. Vari
Gus places in Wisconsin were yester-
day the scenes of violent windstorms,
which in some cases. attained the pro-
portions of a tornado, and resulted in
much damage to property. and in one
case in loss of life. Rain fell at many
points At Granite City, ILL.,, hurri-
cane struck the tent in which the re-
publican convention was being held,
and panic ensued in which 500 lives
were imperilad. At Rockford. H.. a
tornado did $4,000 worth Of damage
to the city, although no lives were lost
The hot wave appears to have shifted
to the eastern and central tier OF
states. and in New York it was SO hot
that a man was Frustrated while in
Ohio almost record temperatures fol
the time of year were reported.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN MEAT.
Trust to Put the Price Up Notch This
Week,

Chicago, April 23.-The price of
dressed meats remained stationary yes
terday, although both packers and re-
tailers said that a slight advance prob
ably would go into effect before the
end of the week. Receipts of beeves
continue to be lighter than year ago
and the animals are of inferior quality.
Despite the assertion of the packers
that talk of a beef trust is idle rumor
and that none exists, there is evidence
that if the packers have no combine
they have way Of meeting weekly
and talking over the situation. A man
who spent years in the business at the
yards and is willing to appear before
a senate committee and tell what he
knows declares the packers absolutely
control the situation He says that
cattle bought on the hoof at cents a
pound is sold tor 8 cents dressed and
that, besides this, a profit is made on
the by-products. He charges that re.
bates are collected from the railroads
and that all Investigations made by
| the interstate commissioners and 9th
| ers have been of the withdrawing
kind.
! The cold-storage plants of the pack
ers all over the country, it is further
asserted, enable the combine to retain
its advantage: Government control o.
the storage, it is declared, is necessary
in order to prevent a manipulation ir
lpriceS - -.r'.'..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Damaging Testimony in Muir
der Case at Mt. Ayr.
THE GIRL is FOLLOWED
Her Movements From Her Home to
the Sanitarium Where She Died Are
Traced Testimony Is Very Strong
Against Hammond.

Mt. Ayr. April 23.-(Special. 1.-The
coils are tightening around Ira Ham.
mond charged with the murder OF
Maude Stone by a criminal operation
in a sanitarium in Lamont. Miss
Stones course was traced last evening
from her home to Dir. Crofford's santa
rum January %, 1901. Hammond's
movements between his home and
Crofford's January II and % were
traced this morning. Many witnesses
We're used and the chain of evidence
was made strong and complete.
The remainder Of Hammond's letters
to Miss Stone were read yesterday af-
ternoon and were damaging to the de,
tense.
The medical testimony has not yet
been given so it is doubtful if the
states direct evidence is concluded by
evening
Attorney Hoffmans cross-exanlina
ition is able and just before noon today
succeeded in partially breaking the eff
fleet of the testimony against the de
PENDANT given by Emery Driscoll VIII
was an inmate of the sanitarium il
january, 1901. Hoffman secured an &C
mission from the witness that he ha
been helped financially by friends O
the dead girl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Does a Lot of Damage at
Abba.
GLASS FRONTS CRASH
Ten Houses Are Partially Unroofed
Fences Are Down ard Telephone
Service Is Interrupted = Several
Days Before Damage Is Repaired.

Abba, April 23.-(Special.)-A
fierce windstorm prevailed in Monroe
county all day yesterday and during
the night. The wind was of such We
locity that it uprooted trees. blew over
small houses, and caused all business
channels to be deserted. An awning
was torn loose in front of Loves dry
goods store and one of the iron rods
went crashing through large plate
glass. In the Seifert front on the
east side, the building being occupied
by Harris restaurant, large plate
glass was blo| II out. Mrs. Harris
was sitting near the window and glass
fell all about her but she was not in
jured. The front of a building on
West Benton street was blown out
Tin roofs were loosened on many bus
mess blocks. and should rain have
come the damage to various stocks
| would have been considerable. Tele
phone wires are down. fences gone and
it will be several days before all ths
| damage can be repaired.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Compelled to Shoot
CATCH PETERSON SUSPECT.
Man With Sandy Beard Arrested
Charged With Crime.

Des Moines, April % Henry
Timms, German SO years of age, a
Peterson murder suspect, was brought
to the city yesterday in charge of Con-
stable Jones, of Cambridge, Story coun-
ty, near which place Timms was ar
rested while working on a farm. Timms
admits that he was in foes Moines the
night the Peterson children were muir
dered but denies all knowledge of the
crime. The police are inclined to be-
lieve his story Timms answers the
description of the sandy man said to
have been seen near where the muir
der was committed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
BANKS FIGHT.
Clash With City Officials Over Deduc.
ton of Bonds.

Des Moines, April 22.-An effort will
be made in the future to stop state and
savings banks in Des Moines from off
setting their holdings of government
bonds against their assets, in order
to decrease their assessment for taxes.
The new rule will increase the assess
ment of these classes of banks in Des
Moines by about 100000, or $2,000.000
actual value. meaning $4,000 taxes.
1t is expected that the banks will
fight the effort to increase their taxes
in this way to the last A prolonged
legal battle will surely result. But as
it is a question of great Importance to
the city it is worth while to settle the
matter The question has been more
or less mooted for years. 1t was pre-
cipitated on Monday by the National
banks of the city appearing before the
board Of review at the city hall and de-
handing that they be allowed the priv
ilege of -offsetting their government
bonds in the same way as the state
and savings banks.
The two banks appearing before the
board were the Des Moines National
and the Citizens National. The
banks presented their case through
their. attorneys, Charles Powell and w.
e. Odell. The grounds taken by the
national banks are about as follows:
National banks and state and savings
banks report their property for assess
ment in the same way; but the stock
of national banks is assessed as a
whole, while that of state and savings
banks is assessed to the sharehold
erS.
For this reason the state and savings
banks have been allowed to offset thei1
government bonds, which has greatly
reduced their assessment. 1t is claim
ed that banks could purchase large
amounts of government bonds prior tt
assessment time and thus minimize
their taxes. The national banks say
that inasmuch as the law requires iden
tically the same method of procedure
in reporting their stock for assess
ment there is no reason why one
should be allowed to Offset and not the
other. Mr.. Powell made an energetic
argument before the board of review
md while the board did not take fina
lction, it took somewhat the same posi-
ion.
1t is quite probable. however, tina
The discrimination will be obviatsd il
way not expected by the banks. Cit.
Collector Bremner has been appealed t.
Ind Ii is understood that he will ad
wise the board not only to not ALLOW
he national banks to Offset thei
bonds, but to prohibit the same thin
on the part of the state and saving
banks The board inclines to folloN
the advice of the city solicitor. as
means a largely increased revenue fo
the city.
The state and savings banks wi
fight. The matter will be taken IL
again today and considered by tn
council meeting as a board of review
One of the national banks appearin
Yesterday for relief is said to hol
$275,OOG in government bonds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Act in This Country is No
Violation of Neu-
trality Laws.
SO sAYsCOLONEL CRODER
Report of Commissioner Laid Before
the President and No Steps Will Be
Taken to Stop Traffic via Port OF
Chalmette, La.

G23, lsGs
Washington, April 22.-The report
of. Col. Croder, who investigated the
shipment of horses and mules to
South Africa from Port Chalmette,
ia, was laid before the cabinet to-
day by the President. While the re-
port is incomplete it supports the con-
clusion reached by the President that
there is not sufficient evidence to show
past or present violation of the neu-
trality laws and consequently there is
no warrant for intervention
Croder will make additions to his
report during the afternoon and to,
night will go over the matter very
thoroughly with the President and the
attorney general.