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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01
From the Desert.

J. Naylor Newkirk, A. M Schmidt, and A. D. Dodson returned yesterday from trip to the desert, having gone country and taking a look at some land. They were away two weeks and visited Imperial, Calexco and Silsbee. They found a great many people coming into the country, and everybody busy. Water had reached the land, and wherever it had, the rancher was putting in his time with the blowing and planting.
 When asked as to the political situ- ation, they said that they did not go out to pay any attention to politics, and they did not find the people there paying much attention to the subject. They did not think that very large po- litical meetings could be secured, as the people were very busy-[San Diego Union.
 MT. l. P. Siliman came up to Mesa yesterday on a business visit and will remain but one day. He looked up some of his old friends here with whom he was associated in the stage line from Phoenix to Mesa and in the Mesa fruit store operated by him in Phoenix. He is now located in Los Angeles and is engaged in the real estate business, mostly handling lands in the Imperial country, of which country he is very enthusiastic as to it's future.-[Phoenix Ariz., Republi- can.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01
The Boom is On.

The Riverside Press Is keeping close watch of the progress of de- velopment in the Imperial Settle ments. In a recent issue it says: "A regular boom is on in this section of the county. Business is rushing, and people are coming in by the wagon load, and preparations are being made for planting an immense acre. age of wheat and barley this year. Now that the farmers are assured a means of getting the crop to market, the land owners are feeling much en- couraged to plant"
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01
Not Wholly Bad.

An eastern traveller who took notes of his observations on a trip to the Pacific Coast, writes as follows about the desert and some of it's redeeming virtues
 "To many the name desert is for bidding, but the majority of those who live on it learn to like it. Not alone because man can learn to like any thing that pays well, but because there is an attraction in the almost endless procession of clear, bright days, in the freedom from friction with ice, snow, slush and mud, that goes far toward compensating for the loneliness of even the most remote sections. It is a common remark that you cannot live on climate. But it is equally true that good climate goes a good way. It helps out amazingly. The desert at the beginning of the new century is quite different article from that of fifty years ago, and especially in California. As soon as the conditions of successful settle ment are in right shape, the rest fol- lows, and there is no old-time pioneer ing. Many actually prefer the desert, not only because there is no rain to interfere with their cultivation, but because it is also the most healthy of all climates. The extreme. dryness of the air makes it the very best of all places for those troubled with aEy affections of throat or lungs, and, while it will not finally cure catarrh most forms of it are kept dormant by the freedom from cold and W" Settlement comes so fast wherever the canal pours a free volume water, that there is no more monoto~v on the desert than in any other flat section. The whole is soon lost in a wealth of shrubbery. Until then the landscape bounded by distant noun tains, that, in the dry, warm air, play a thousand tricks of color every hour of the morning and evening, and sleep in haze at noon, with the mir age that toys with the fancy better than anything in the landscape of the rainy lands, all furnish novelties of scenery that you can scarcely be- lieve you are in what, from the car window seemed so worthless and re- pulsive Democrat.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

Naturally that taken up now is that along the canals and as fast as the work can be done canals are being extended. Yet it will be several years before all can be reached, as this is the grandest irrigation scheme in the United States, the largest and best and yet only just commenced; all is yet in a very crude state.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

Santos Dumont is building a new airship, in which he proposes to make a trip from Paris to San Fran cisco. He wants a subsidy of $2OO,- 900 if he succeeds in making the trip. EX-Mayor Phelan, while in Paris, re- gently interviewed him on this sub ject
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

The Imperial country is still on the boom and large numbers of cattle are being brought in to be fattened in what promises to be ideal stock country. -Escondido Advocate.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

If you are really Christian your neighbor will know it without your telling him.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

who realizes the limitations of his own knowledge.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01
A KtRNITt AT IMPERIAL.
Frank Stanley Writes of the Fossil bilitieS of the Great Desert
 under Irritation.

fishes the following letter from a Kern citizen who has recently visited Imperial:
 We left Los Angeles over the South ern Pacific railroad headed for Old Beach, a station on the Colorado des- ert at the edge of the Salton sink; from there we took the stage to I'm perial thirty miles south Soon they expect to have a railroad; nearly all the grading is done now. It branches off at Old Beach and at present is only intended to run to Imperial, but later on it will be extended to CaleX- ico, sixteen miles on from Imperial at the boundary line of Old Mexico. 1 was amazed at the vast level extent of land spread out before me for miles and miles; it has a gentle slope to the north, a country, seemingly made purposely for irrigation,- canals and ditches can be run as per fectly as on a piece of paper.
 1 was also surprised to see the amount of work done by the cana company, although there was not a drop of water till May of this year. It did one good to see the fields of Egyptian corn and sorghum, far bet ter than many crops grown on old and cultivated land. In places some al- kali showed, but very little in com parison to what I expected to see, then often in such places was the rankest growth of corn, so that I be- lieve there is something in the soil that will neutralize the alkali
 The Products.
 1 was shown one field of Egyptian corn that was almost perfect; there it was stated that the government eX- pert took his sample of soil from which he condemned the entire val ley. The government is sending the same man back this fall to find out why that corn grew when science said it should not.
 Rice has been experimented with and one kind, the Japan rice, does very well when one considers the new land and the lateness of the water in getting it on the land.
 Now, from what I have seen since being here, I am satisfied that here is one of the grandest opportunities in the United States to secure land with any amount of water to irrigate, land that is almost level, all sediment formation, no sand, no slOughs to con- tend against.
 One drawback that I see so far is the summer heat and the winds and dust. But it stands to reason that when this vast valley is under culti- vation it will, to a certain extent. change for the better.
 The Water Supply.
 Water, the king of California, ie abundant; today there are hundreds of feet running to waste.
 In one canal near here there is now more water than in all of Kern river at this season of the year. The CT l hear most of is for teams and men to prepare ground for wheat and bar ley; work work, everywhere and at good wages. A man and four horse team are paid $7 per day. Hay costs $15 per ton barley $32.
 In my work I need stock and men to clear, ditch and seed 1000 acres of land and I know not where to get them-yet must have them I could contract with any one with the stock to give them steady work for a year.
 A Great Future.
 l am confident there is a great fut- ure for this place. Since being here I have baan OUar 1Otc of oOuntrx, ond
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-11-01

Some people have a habit of lean- ing so heavily on God that their feet don't touch the ground.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

Two Prisoners One man was pa
Are Freed. rolled and one dis.
charged at the regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Control,
held here last week. j. P, 1850,
was the one paroled, while E. H.,
5497, was discharged.
All the members of the Board
were in attendance. Eight appli-
cations for parole were considered,
and number of prisoners ap-
peared before the Board on other
business.
The financial statements fo1
November show that the binder
Irvine collections during the month
amounted to $175,678.52. Besides
that the miscellaneous receipts
figure up $7,7l3.65. Of the latter
sum the labor of convicts in the
shoe factory amounted to So, 754.2e
and labor in the Irvine shop
charged to the Warden was ST..
96O.5O.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

Movement OF Seven arrivals
Prison Population and three dis
charges is the record of the
movement of the population for
the week. The discharged men
were, j. A., 500; R. NJ, 718, and
F. w., 5625. The two released by
the Board Of Control were also
granted their freedom.
There are now 572 prisoners,
graded as follows: First, 4O5; Sec
ond, 155. and third twelve.
The disposition of the inmates
is as follows: Shoe shop Fl, 81; K,
100; L, 81; NJ, 40; total employed
by shoe company, 252. Irvine
shops A and D. IS; B and E, 26;
G and F, 46; V, 49,; total employed
in Irvine factory, It's.
The prisoners working for the
state are distributed AS follows:
Engine and fire room, fourteen
kitchen and cellar, nineteen
guards barber shop, one; cell
house, twenty; mess room, six;
storeroom and laundry, twenty
five; MIRROR Office, seven; library,
two; blacksmith shop, one; car
penter and state repair shop, six
teen; teamster, one; greenhouse,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
one; orderlies, three; gatemen,
two; female department, six; yard,
two; hospital, eleven; sick cells,
two, and in crank cells, FIVE.

winter Begins Winter descended
In Earnest. on this neck of the
woods in earnest last week. Sew
eral times this season the weather
man has made more or less puerile
attempts to serve the genuine ar
ticle, but heretofore has not been
very successful. Last week, how
ever, he tried again and the little
tin gods of the air came to his as
sistance. The mercury dropped
below the zero mark apd camped
there for several days. Then it
went up the tube a little and the
snow commenced to fall. It
started to come down Sunday
evening and kept coming until
Tuesday morning. By that time
more than 4 foot had fallen,
spreading itself evenly over hill
and valley. No wind accompanied
the storm, so when the sun finally
made his appearance the smallest
twigs on the trees supported their
share of snow. Icicles, some of
them ten feet long, hang from the
roofs of the prison buildings, and
during the sunny hours of the day
the walking is none too dry.
DR.. Millet says that the sudden
change in the weather has not
been responsible for much sick
ness among the prisoners. Not
many have contracted colds, nor
has the daily sick call increased
since the severe weather set in.
The hospital is full, but the pa
TENTS are suffering from ordinary
ailments which come in summer
as we'll as winter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
TO INMATES.

For the Information Of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
We wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this ONCE with name and address
Of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it Is when you receive It and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in.
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

The ohautauaua The regular BIZ
Meeting. weekly meeting
of the local Chautauqua circle was
held in the chapel last Sunday
afternoon. As usual, four essays
were read and three musical num-
bers given. The papers were ex-
ceptionally good, both as regards
their subject matter and compost
ton. They were also delivered
we'll. The music always reflects
credit on tho organization.
A class report entitled Modern
Banking as it Affects the Cur
rency' was the opening number
on the program. The member out
lined in brief the banking systems
of the United States, Canada, Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland, show
ing as we'll as possible in such a
short article the advantages and
disadvantages Of each system from
the point of view considered. A
short discussion followed, after
which came a solo by member of
the glee club.
The second report was a special
paper on "Organized Labor and
the Law" in which the member
advocated the cause of the non
union workman who is forced to
lie idle during strike, not because
he desires to, but because the law
is inadequate to protect him from
injury at the hands of the strikers
in case he does work. This paper
was somewhat long and conse-
quently could not be discussed by
the circle without encroaching on
the time set apart for the rest of
the program. The discussion was
postponed. A solo and chorus by
glee club members came next, and
then another class report was read.
This paper was on the United
States constitution, a subject in
which several members of the circle
are much interested, and was voted
to be of more than ordinary in
terest The delivery of the men,
Der was particularly good.
s'The Doctrine of individuality"
was the title of the last report on
the program. It appears elsewhere
in this issue of The MIRROR.
A resolution was passed making
it imperative that members shall
read their own papers unless ex-
cused by q two-thirds vote of the
circle.
One new member was enrolled.
Three were absent.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

Miss Birdie Van SAINT, a niece
of Governor Van SAINT, and Mrs.
Ed. Laughlin visited the prison
last Tuesday and were shown
through by Warden Wolfer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Guard William Alexander was
i'll for several days last week.

Governor Van SAINT spent a few
hours at the prison Friday last.
He came over from st. Paul in the
forenoon, lunched here and re-
turned to the capital in the after
noon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
.HELIOGRAMS.
BY \. i. ,. AND r. M.

II BY a. j. ,. AND r.. M. II
A Frenchman who recently Wis
tied this country says the horseless
carriage will never become fad
with the majority Of the American
people. No, nor the babeless car
riage either.
If observation-disclosures is dis
ease, as an eastern professor says
it is, one of our officers must be q
sufferer from it as the following
story goes to prove: Several days
ago deaf and dumb man regis
tered at this hotel, las FL. j. B.
calls it) and the Deputy decided
to put him to work in shop K, but
being unable to accompany him as
usual, he wrote note to the officer
in charge stating the affection. The
mute reached the shop all right
and gave the note to the officer.
who, after reading it, looked down
at him and exclaimed: 'Too bad
old man! How long have you been
that wayp"
Peter is again taking the GAL
lagher cure for obesity.
Heroine in play-My goodness
me! How wet the rain is tonight!
It has taken the coloring out of
me blue dress and covered me face
and hands with indigo. How blue
it makes me feel! I think I'll sit
down on this beautiful rock and
listen to the rumblings made by
the rolling prairies. (Bang) My
Goodness, an explosion! Perhaps
the wind has blown up the valley!-
but hark-do I hear footsteps ap-
proaching-yes tits the footsteps
Of Reginald's airship. Now to fly
from this dreadful place.!
Enter villain-So, so, me proud
beauty, I have you in me power at
last. Hal haI-Hei hei-Hawi
haw!
Heroine-Spare me, kind sir,
spare me!
villain-Spare you! Never!
(Bang) My God! What have I
done! Killed her?-yes, her tongue
has stopped, she must be dead.
I'll tie her to the mountain and
wreck the airship that contains me
rival. There, she's tied. Now to
mount me sawhorse and escape,
but no-I have no horse! A horse,
a horse, me kingdom for a horse!
All! lucky am this rain has made
me voice little hoarse-I'll mount
it and away. But stop-I cannot
Cross the wooden bridge, it is SO
rotten it would not bear me weight.
Voice from gallery not in play
Dat amt de only ting dat's rotten.
Enter -Strange-while up
among the clouds in me airship, I
thought I heard the screams Of q
woman and jumped overheard to
the rescue. My God! What is this
I see! A woman with mountain
tied to her! I will shave her! l
will sh-save her, save her! Good
ness! Goodness! Agnes!- 1T is War
Horse Sally! All! (seeing indigo)
Too late! too late! She has dyed
she has dyed! All! ha! Horseradish
Jack, this is your bloody deed.
| Villain-Yes, Ragged Reggie,
I've had me revenge.
Hero-Then, sir, choose your
weapon. { Produces fencing foils.) }
Villain-Be it SO.
Both-Now to the bitter end.
Villain, as be receives fearful
thrust from hero's foil-Curse the
luck! foiled again.
Just then some one threw an
egg
A recent order of the postmaster
general directs that all married
women holding povernmant nosi-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

PRISON oFFlclALs.
BOARD or CONTROL.
8. W. LEAvETT, Chairman Litchfeld
j. A. MARTIN, st. Cloud
o. B. GOULD, : Winona
81. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
REelpENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY wOLFER. warden
J. 8. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
NJ. @. OOLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
81. w. DAVIS. Clerk and Accounting Ofacer
F. NJ. BORDWELL Steward
B. J. MERRILL. Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Marion
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
J.Z. BARNCARD, $3.50 st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
Bad.$in, the Fable va ''Rainiek. .

Bad.sin, the Fable " ''Rainiek.'
know Sin that's very Bad,
(And plenty People can be had
To verify the Fact.)
That is to tell for Truth what is
A Humbug, ESQ be Sure you miss
This Bad-Sin in the act).
Now Bad-Sin was Sailor, who,
unlike most Other Sailors, tool,
Got lost, when once at Sea;
While still on Shore, it is Quite true,
He'd swear most Troopers black and blue,
And skirmish-like Flea
He'd sailed all Seas and seen all ports,
On Schooners, Barksand Briggs, all sorts,
He knew most Every path;
His love for Water was so great,
The Sight of it most made him hate
To take his Weekly Bath.
He couldn't Drink, he couldn't Eat,
He couldn't make his Sea-legs meet
When out upon the Deep;
He couldn't stay Down in his lair,
He was quite sea-sick, Tore his hair,
And simply Couldn't sleep.
When asked to Box the compass right,
He said he "didn't Care to fight"
His brain was really Soft;
Below, to him, was Plain downstair,
He yelled ont loud: Cup in the ARP"
When told to Go aloft.
He couldn't Lookout lin the night.
When told to "Weigh the Anchor" light,
He said 1t weighed Ton;
He couldn't Reef sail, or Scrub,
He wasn't trying, that's the Rub,
'Six Bells" to him was One.
When sent to get capstan-bsr,
He asked the Mate for cigar
And just Little Gin;
The Mate was rather Fond of jokes,
So made him Dance to "Smoky Mokes"
And all his Kith and Kin.
His Grog allowance was too Slim,
He kicked-they Cat-o'-nine-tailed him,
And ironed him Stiff to stand;
But Bad-Sin didn't Care Rap,
He swore he'd Fix them with a Sap
AS soon as they Would land.
He wouldn't whistle in Calm,
(Which, truly, was to him Balm,
A Breeze to him was Tough);
The names he Used were simply Rot,
He couldn't Splice lovers knot,
The Crew all cried: "Enoughp'
The Captain said one day: II think
Since he can't Swim, why let him Sink,
We want no Rainicks here;
So back he Goes on next Good Ship,
I'll bet he Never more will Slip
Aboard, less full of Beer
That he is Here, is surely Fate,
At least he Does not hesitate
To tell This fact to me;
He lost his Bearings in this state.
And now has Time to mediate
To be, or Not to be.
Face to the Wall he stands in line.
And thinks and signs for Salty Brine.
And wishes he Was free;
But he is sure to change His Mind
In this Cold World, when he can't find
His Fruitcake, Punk and Tea.
When in Glasshouse throw no stones
Think O. the Locker o. Davy Jones.
And guard Always your Flank;
There's many Old Salts will up and tell
How Dawes spirit in Wrath, will yell:
Lay to! Rainicks, walk the Plank"
lkle says: "Zebras be hanged!" Wouldn,t !
quite successful in establishing friendly and g.
ather trade. Mr.. Cement Brush is workina !.
eek's Bible puzzle: King Ahaziah, II. KINGS
and3 ss'
Re able to be about once more. skoalI
'sgiving day in the park crabbid-You ro.n,
o you work? room
the first question: lin the shoe shon
orry me nigh to death with your chat, w,
DO you work?
wine shop.
mt you make me . hammock thenl
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
CHOWCHOW. BylD.
Wouldn't that jar youp upon tmebut that's another

chowchow that's another
story, as Kipnng
Bible puzzle: Of
Wanted Strong handspng livery stable Sleepy ke
E9f~
Who having foothod among
Us Castle Dwellers?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services In the Prison Chapel at 500 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. 8. j. Kennedy. and Rev. Fir. Corcoran
chaplains. ;!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-12-18

A Frenchman who recently Wis
tied this country says the horseless
carriage will never become q fad
with the majority of the American
people. No, nor the babeless car
riage either.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-08-13
End OF the Reunion.

The Confederate reunion at
Greeville has adjourned after a
very pleasant session. The place
of next meeting was left to divi.
sion commander Carwile TO select.
Following officers were elected:
Thos. w. Carwiie. division
commander; Zimmerman Davis
first brigadier commander; b II.
Iangue. second brigadier cumman-
der; pension board, w. d Star
ling, w. Z. Hardin, B N Lebby.
The most amusing incident in
the whole affair was when Col.
Jimmie Armstrong in the midst
of one of his characteristic speech
es said that if one of the young
lady sponsors would take pity on
him and come forward he would
gladly commit himself into the
keeping of her hands. He hard
ly expected to be taken up on the
proposition, but Miss Gertrude
Epperson, OF Sumter, stepped up
and said : "Here l am, Mr.. Arm
strong, take me-"
The gallent colonel for the
first time in his life was at loss
what TO say or do, but after recov-
ering his nerves he put his arms
around the young lady and kissed
her, and there was great hurrah-
ing and laughter at the colonePs
expense.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-08-13
OAS SToEHA.
Bear. 2! the n1h' Kind Y@ Havs !!xays e'usti
"''a'''' Of &M2ZzN<
King Edward to His People.

London, Aug. THE follow
ing message from King Edward
to his people was made public to-
night:
"To my People: On the eve of
coronation, an event which look
upon as one of the most solemn
and important of my life, l am
anxious to express to my people
at home and in the colonies and
in India my heartfelt apprecia-
ton of the deep sympathy which
they have manifested toward me
during time in my life of such
imminent danger. The postpone
ment of the coronation ceremony,
owing to my illness, has caused =,
| fear, much inconvenience and
trouble to all who intend to cele-
brate it. But their disappoint-
ment has been borne by them
with admiral patience and tenn
per.
"The prayers of my people for
my recovery were heard, and |
now offer up my deepest graft
tude to Divine Providence for
having preserved my life and
given me strength to fulfil the
important duties which devolye
upon me as sovereign of this great
Empire. Edward II. and |.
"Buckingham Place.