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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
whatever you do, do quick or I'll

Whatever you do, do quick or LII
lose my courage"
"I'm not the DOCTOR" he replied.
Gle is in the other room, but he
will be out in few minutes. y
Then | noticed lady sitting, on
the opposite chair to mine across
the room.
"You poor boy" said she. "Have
you toothache?'
eyes ma'am," said I.
"My boy is in the other room
with the doctor, he has it too!'
Suddenly shrek of agony, came
from the Chamber of Horrors and
| knew that her boys time had
come. Il can still escape by chas-
ing out of here" I thought. But
before l could put the idea into
execution, the door of the other
room opened and out came the
now happy victim, all smiles and
tears. How [ envied him! The
doctor followed. He was great,
big, burly man, with bushy beard
and herculean physique. Coming
up to me, he said, "Well sir,
you're next" 1 followed him into
the torture hall, and sat down in
the dental chair, which was an
ordinary kitchen chair.
Doctor" I said, give been
suffering for some time and 1 am
afraid my tooth is infamed by
now SO I'd like you to be very,
very gentle with me for 1 am not
strong and you can easily see I am
Of very nervous temperament"
{ All this was to gain time.) The
old gentleman spoke up just here
and said: "The doctor is deaf,
you will have to speak louder than
that" So yelled as much of my
speech as I could remember. All
this time the D. D. S. stood there
with the horrible forceps in his
hand. Lets see this TOOTH" he
said. 1 opened my mouth. He
made a dive and got a hold on the
wrong tooth! "Murder!' I yelled.
He thought I was trying to get
away, so he put one knee on my
chest and out came a molar that |
never gave me a moments worry
while it's neighbor was throbbing
along, doing business at the same
I'D stand. When the mistake was
ound out, he made another dive
md a wrench and a jerk, and
pull. The earth got black to my
yes and when [ came out of the
loctor's Office I had hole in the
tide of my jaw, big enough to hide
! freight car in. Yes indeed. So
hats how I beat the Great Toma-
o Trust! HARLEY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21

MAlS 1dt1OA SIdIlStlC5 SHOW Cual
NEARLY 100000 more Dagos ar
rived during the past twelve
, months, nearly all of whom will
become chestnut roasters, tamale
hawkers and $1-a-day track build
; ers, when not otherwise engaged
in blackmailing and numbering.
j "Well," Dago lover might ask,
'are not chestnut roasting, organ
grinding and tamale hawking
honorable modes of earning liveli-
hoodw Yes if the chestnuts are
not too ripe and of a good grade.
Regarding the tamales, it depends
a great deal on the ingredients
used. but as for organ grinding,
no! Every Dago caught grinding
out such airs. as Don't put the
workingman down." "Sweet Lilly
Dale" and "Whoa Emma" should
be sent to the works, and besides
it's too often the poor monk who
is the worker, climbing cornices
and shaping fac-simile grimaces
of his master to the delight of the
children. But as for the able
bodied, cod-eyed Dago, grinding
away complacentIy on a padrone-
rented barrel-organ it's about as
inspiring as an auxiliary member
of the S. A. squaring himself for
a soup ticket by carrying torch
IN the parade.
"But," you might say, eff you
exclude the Dago, wouldn't Italy
object and the Italian government
adopt similar methods towards our
citizens in Italy?" Yes, very
possibly Italy would object. Hav-
ing rid herself of her Malta and
criminals, it would be strange if
she didn't object to their return or
if she failed to insist on America
continuing to allow them camping
grounds for conspiracies. ltaly's
objection will very shortly be over
ruled in no uncertain manner.
Regarding the exclusion of Amer
leans from Italy, why all Wash
ington has to do is to call our
tourists home. Also our students,
sculptors, painters and excavators
and present themskith pamphlet
sketch of the Great West, Yellow
stone Park, the Grand Canon, the
Sierras and the Coast States.
The average American criminal
is gentleman of quality compared
with the average Dago citizen.
What has Italy or it's citizens ever
done or ever intend doing towards
building up this nation? From
Paterson, N. j. to all the big cities
of New York state comes the same
report-the Malta. blackmail and
Observation-Disclosures good deed.
When the Malta undertook to
dictate to the citizens of New
Orleans few years ago they we're
taught an invaluable lesson. Look
ing from passenger coach window
person sometimes sees large gangs
of Italians at work building roads
and might feel pleased at seeing
so many of them contented and
laborious. If, however, he had
the time and facilities to investi-
gate he would discover that in
gang of fifty Dagos he would find
at least fifty stilettoes, and if
poll was taken or could be taken
about two-thirds of the number
would be found to be members of
the Malta and their present &C.
cupation is merely means to an
end. This applies to the miners
ALSO What's the trouble? Are
certain congressman afraid of the
Malta that they don't create drastic
m easures for their exclusion? tt
can't be possible they are afraid of
adverse Dago votes. If so, heaven
help America in the years to come,
for while the Italian is but ona {
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faces of the poor, known
as the Great Tomato Trust! Yes,
indeed. A company of capitalists
have formed combination which
has in its control the entire Mississ-
ippi tomato crop! [ ran up against
it at Crystal Springs, Miss. 1 had
been warned by my firm to look
out for it. But it came to my no.
tice without looking for it. It
happened this way:
I was on a trip South for Gin
cinnati firm dealing in fruits and
produce. When l found I couldn't
solicit on consi gnment [ bought
outright, when the market justi-
fed such course. I received in
structions from the firm to get
tomatoes on consignment, SO I
went to the Crystal Springs depot
to get them. The first farmer
who drove up to the railroad plat
form was lean, lank, hungry look
ing fellow. He had about twenty
crates of tomatoes in his spring
wagon. [ hailed him, shook hands
cordially, inquired how he was
feeling and incidentally remarked
that his twenty crates would fetch
"a fancy figure at Cincinnati, and
wouldn't he let me mark them up
for shipment to my firm?
Reckon not, sab" he said.
"Why not?" 1 inquired.
N'I've got to see Sam Perkins
first, he replied. Three or four
more said the same thing. II
thought they took me for an old
icon" man. But when each new
arrival said Sam Perkins was ST."
I made up my mind to talk to the
Honorable Samuel, whom I found
in a semi-comatose state, sitting
on an empty barrel.
1Mr. Perkins?" said I.
Eyes sab, that's my name, sure
nuff," he answered. Thereupon l
told him who I was and why. To
all of which he listened respect
fully tho he was always in danger
of falling asleep. Finally he said:
swell, sab, I'll tell you how It's.
You see, the planters round yere
have formed a trust of which l am
the head, and unless your firm is
on our list you'll not get dern
tomato this year, out of Crystal
Springs
I saw how it was, and as no per-
suasion moved Samuel, [ resorted
to other tactics. I went over to
the telegraph operators Office at
the end of the platform and sent a
cipher message to my firm which
translated read: "Have bank here
honor my draft for three hundred
dollars Then [ borrowed fish
ing rod and went down to the river
to fish and wait for the answer to
my wire. I caught catfish till you
couldn't rest and was elated with
my good luck and proudly took
my trophies up town and carried
them into the general store where
I felt sure I would be envied my
success by the loafers. Was I
envied? Not much, was derided!
Yes, indeed. One fellow said it
was a dern shame to tako such lit
tie fish out of the water. Anoth e1
said he wasn't sure but that it was
unlawful. I thought twelve inch
catfish was big enough to be
grand daddy, but when in the
afternoon I saw two men bearing
q gigantic catfish on pole between
their shoulders l watched my
chance and when no one was look
ing l threw my prey under the
sidewalk.
But, you say, what has this to
do with the Great Tomato Trust?
Nothing! So we will go back to
the depot and watch Samuel
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21

W udAy 10 Do a Jn0Ory OF SOclal-
ism and one not capable Of being
put into practical use.
The Municipal Ownership Con-
vention held February last in New
York, was rich in facts and figures
and showed beyond doubt that the
people can and do own their water,
gas, electric and street railway
plants and manage them with en-
tire satisfaction, both in point of
service and expense.
The question of the people own
ing the public utilities has gone
past the experimental stage and
is now a positive success. AS
against the numerous cities actual
ly operating their plants, we have
the plain statement of the persons
opposed to it that it cannot be
done successfully, but with no
figures or facts to substantiate
their statement. Mr.. Yerkes, the
street railway magnate, was re-
quested to give his views of the
question at the convention previ-
ously mentioned. His statement
that, municipal control could
not exist, as it is ridiculous to sup
pose municipality can manage
railroad" is almost grotesque in it's
weakness when we consider the fact
that a number of cities are actually
owning the street railways and
with satisfaction to the people.
Taking one city as an example,
Toronto, Canada. The experience
of this city is about the same as
others that have taken hold of
their street railways. It owns and
leases the lines to company.
This company pays the city $500
per year for each mile of single
track and in addition 8 per cent of
the gross receipts up to ST, 100000,
IL per cent between two and three
20 per cent on all over
three million. The company pays
Is per cent of it's total income and
yet makes profit itself. Besides
this six tickets are sold for twenty
five cents and workmen's tickets
for about three cents ride.
The average fare on the cars of
the London County Council is II
cents, in Glasgow, less than
cents. No one need be surprised
1T those persons interested in street
railway franchises stating that
municipal ownership is not good
thing. There is no doubt of the
TACT that the greater part of the
thinking people are beginning to
ook favorably on this question.
The opponents of municipal
ownership might be placed in three
classes. The first is composed of
hose who are over cautious and
conservative upon all proposed
changes. They will always be
ound in opposition no matter
what the proposition is. The Sec
md class is composed of those who
lave not the time or inclination to
'tudy and give proposition fair
fearing, and not understanding it
ire afraid of it, and oppose it be-
'ause it is something new. They
will take no chances. "Let we'll
nough alone" say they. Progress
s not in their dictionary. The
bird class is composed of those
Who do not see the advantage of
ownership because they
10 not wish to see, or. to be more
ccurate, they see but will not
cknowledge it because of personal
easons. To this class belong the
wners of stock in the private cor
'orations and persons Influenced
y them.
A very significant fact will be
oted: during the recent election
Or mayor in Chicago the platforms
both republican and democratic
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21

for every point north except Gin.
cinnati. Gee, I was sore. I went
to the bank, proved who [ was
and sure enough they hadn't heard
word from Cincinnati. Then
was mad. Along about 3 o'clock
I got a wire. 1t was all right
The bank paid the money after
satisfying itself that I was all O.
K. All next day 1 bought toma-
toes, but paid ten to fifteen cents
crate more than the market, but
the firm made money on them at
that and there is still on record
somewhere letter saying [ should
have wired for more money.
Goodness mel And the next day
it rained. Ever been far from
home with the toothache, and it
commences to rain and you don't
know soul in the town and you
sit in the third class hotel office
and look out in the side yard and
see a chicken standing on one foot
with its feathers all bedraggled,
and the man of all work starts to
pump water from a squeaking
pump, and your tooth aches more
and more, and it's growing dark
and you hear a church bell ringing
away off somewhere? My, my, it
sounds lonesome just to read it,
doesn't it? That was my fix the
last day I spent at Crystal Springs.
[ told the so-called hotel clerk
about my tooth aching. He adj
vised me to have it drawn. Funny
how every one but the sufferer
knows it's best to have a tooth
pulled. They said, you're fool
to suffer SO, go have it drawn"
That's good advice. One in 1O,-
300 follows it. The balance suffer
and put raw cotton into the cavity.
[ went to the only drug store in
town and bought four different
brands of toothache gum and tried
them all. No good. Went back
and the clerk said oil of cloves
would cure it. [ bought some,
applied it, suffered as usual and
besides burnt my tongue. Then
[ tried creosote. ':Sure cure" the
nan said, The man lied. Told
ne finally to go get it drawn. And
The only reason he said that was
because he had nothing more to
sell me except sponges or slate
pencils. or stamps. [ went out
20 find the dentist. The drug
clerk told me where he lived, and
'aid that while he was no regular
lentist, yet he pulled teeth.
l went down the street, wo%der-
ng if the tooth puller was home,
and hoping he wasn't). I went
boldly to his house and walked
past it and clear around the block
i'll [ got back to the hotel. Yes
indeed, my nerve failed. And
here l was back in that hotel Of
ice, worse off than ever. because
he clerk tipped it off that [ had
oothache Then the CONSIDERS
to hover over me. One
I'D fellow said his daughter had
oothache last week and thought
he'd go crazy. Doctored it three
lays, till she was in agony, then
While he held her mouth wide open
lis wife took hair pin which had
,een heated red hot and pushed
t clear to the nerve and now the
,irl has relief! I mentally re-
olved to die before I'd stand such
Another man said he
lad four teeth broken off close to
he gums and the doctor had to
ut away his gums to get at the
eeth, ETC., etc.
| became so nervous that l went
mt and down the street to the
Doth puller's house once more. I
4 a 4 |
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-21
The Great Tomato Trust.

0U have all heard and
read about the steel
trust, the coal trust and
trusts of all sorts, but I
want to tell you a little
about that soulless cor
poration that grinds the
faces of the poor, known
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Concluded on page three.)
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
Death Of a Pioneer Resident.

There passed away on Monday last
in the town of Hamel one of the Oldest
residents Of Hennepin county and one
that lived for nearly half a century
within it's borders. Mrs. Margaret
Grove, the deceased, was born in
ireland in 1918. When quite young
she CAME to America and after her
marriage to james Grove the fam
lily moved westward, settling in the
town of Hamel in 1854. They follow
ed the occupation of farming Oh an
extensive scale. 1t was here that all
their children We're born and nearly
all have grown to manhood and wo-
manhood. The names Of the children
are Michael Grove, formerly deputy
sheriff of Hcnnepin county; Daniel
Grove. James, John, and Edward
and one daughter, Mrs. l.. ]. McDer-
mott of Hamel. OF the five sons, the
first two named are now residents Of
the state of Washington. but both had
the good fortune to be visiting at the
home of their parents when their
/, d, er was stricken down with her
last illness. All the members of the
family, including the aged husband
were present when she passed away
Her funeral was held on Wednesday
morning from the catholic church at
Hamel and was the largest seen in
that section for years Solemn requiem
mass was celebrated and Il beautiful
funeral sermon was preached by Rev.
Father Coyle of Corcoran. The re-
mains We're inferred at the Catholic
cemetery at Hamel
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
A Great Irish Athlete,

Among the men prominently brought
forward at the Gaelic games in San
Francisco on New Years day was
Nicholas e. Barron. Mr.. Barron was
born in Kilkenny, September II. 1874,
and is "A young man Of feet 2 inches
and of powerful, well-knit frame. In
1891 when lie was a little less than
II years old, he made his debut as an
athlete, at the New Ross sports, cap
turing the quarter and the lalf-milc
races. In 1892 he entered for mile
race at Queens College, Cork, and
won the trophy, the Mayors Cup, and
during that year lie won many events
in the East and Southeast of Ireland
In the same year he met and COM
peted with that great runner. known
everywhere in the world of sport,
George B. Tincler, but suffered defeat,
as Tincler won by few inches and
became the Gaelic champion, at Jones'
Road, Dublin. In 1893 Barron again
won the Mayors Cup in the Queens
College, Cork, sports. In that year,
however, owing to ill.health, he was
not able to follow up his victories, and
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
Feast Of St. Veronica.

On Tuesday, Jan. Is, 4; very choice
programme was rendered by the
young ladies of Bethlehem Academy,
Faribault, the occasion being Rev.
Mother Ncronca's feast day.
There was high mass in the chapel
at seven o'clock in the morning.
Father Kennedy officiating. The
mass was sung by the academy choir,
the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, and Agnus
Del being taken from Gounod's Mass
i'll G, and the Credo from Bordezi's
Mass in Il. The offertory, Veni Jesu.
which was sung by Misses May Cross
and Margaret Beaumann, sopranos,
and Frances Webster and Teresa
Konsbruck, altos, was very sweet and
prayerful. The altar had been dec
grated for the occasion with potted
plants and cut flowers, the latter be-
ing an Offering of the pupils
Half-past seven in the evening
found the entire community, also
Fathers Slevin and Kennedy, as
sembled in the parlors enjoying one
of the prettiest programmes that have
been given ut the Academy this year.
Chorus, Malloy, Bethlehem Glee
Club; address, Miss Anna Fitzgerald;
piano, Opus 81, Merllel, Miss Blanche
O'Brien; reading, st. Veronica, Miss
Emma Fraley; piano, Opus G2, B.
Smith, Miss Grace Cronan; vocal, the
Bridge, Carew, Bethlehem Glee Club;
piano, Opus 2G, Dupont, Miss Frances
Webster; piano, Home Sweet Home,
Goerdeler, Miss Florence Cross; vocal
Break o Sea! Colbert, Bethlehem Glee
Club.
The address by Miss Fitzgerald
and the reading by Miss Fraley show
ed the young ladies' literary abilities
The musical selections were appro-
pirate to the occasion and were very
well rendered. In the chorus singing
the Glec Club did credit to both
themselves and their teacher. AS the
notes of the final chorus died away
Father Slcvin rose and in few
well selected words complmentcd the
young ladies upon the high standard
they have attained in their respective
branches of study. 10 Mother VcrOni-
ca he gave well-merited praise, and
his words found Il responding chord in
the heart of each person present.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Miss Gene ieve Supple and John H.
Walter were married on last Wednes.
day morning at st. Michaers church
by Rev. Father O'Neill.
The Sacred Thirst society held all
open meeting on last Monday evening
at Cretin hall. Rev. Father McColl
Of the Cathedral addressed the as
semblage. A fine musical program
was also rendered.
the A. O. H., installed their new Off
GERS on last Monday evening as fol
lows: President, Mrs. Margaret Scott;
vicc-prcsdent, Catherine Melady; re-
cording secretary, Miss Manic 1. Lee;
financial secretary, Miss Annie Can.
non; insurance secretary, Mrs. Mary
e. Higgins; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret
Nolan. a musical programme follow
ed the installation and refreshments
were served
The water commissioners again
raised the salary Of their efficient sec
rotary, John Caulfeld: he now gets
81 ZOO per year.
Division No. 2, A. o. H., has cllal-
lenged Division No. and also No. 1,
A. O. H., to see who will have the
most members by next st. Patrick's
day. Some divisions will reach the
20J mark by the 18th of March. They
are now as follows: No. ], 1911; No 2,
1874; No. 3, 15S.
Division No. ], A. O. H., will banquet
Division No. at Central large hall on
the evening of Thursday, Feb. 5. This
division, with Division No. 9, has
leased this fine society hall and will
meet there on the first and third
Thursday Of each month hereafter.
The Hibernians of st. Paul will cele-
brate the fourth of March, Emmet's
anniversary, this year as usual.
VIM. J. Shelly, the chief shipping
clerk Of the Golden Rule, is one Of the
most active men in the A. o. H. of st.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
The P0pe's Vitality,

1t is again reported that the Pope is
IN Indifferent health. He is, indeed, a
wonderful old man. The Pope enjoys
something of the tenacious vitality OF
his Church, says the Scotsman. cage
does not wither him" His energy ami
intelligence are marvellous. lie does
everything for and by himself writes
his own allocutions and encyclicals in
his own stately Latinity; reads the
daily Journals in several languages
with his own eyes; and forms his own
opinions as to the burning questions of
the day; while alive to every incident
which, IL the sun never sets, a cloud
ever hangs.
For wcll-nigh quarter Of a century
he has not set foot outside the "Palucc
and the Garden" situated on the least
healthy Of the hills of Rome, and yet
he has seen every cardinal whom he
himself made within the first years of
his pontificatc depart to the "still coun-
try" He Is all but through his ninety
third year, and the case Immediately
before him is the creation OF new mem
bcrs OF the Sacred College or Clllia,
so as to keep it's personnel numerically
equal to the task of one day elccting
his successor!
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Death of Mrs. Rosetta Hineline.

Mrs. Rosetta Stewart Hineline dice:
at her residence TIT Ninth street S.
"etne sday. Mrs. Hineline, who was
the widow Of the late George Hineline,
was born July %, 1882, in St. Johns.
New Brunswick, from whence she re-
moved with her parents in. 1887 to
Piqua, Ohio. Early in life she was
united in marriage to George Hineline
Of that place, with whom she removed
to Minneapolis in 1859. Mr.. Hineline
was engaged in the milling business
up to the time of his death in 1883.
Mrs. Hineline was for many years a
member of the congregation Of the
Immaculate Conception church, but
since the establishment of the parish
OF st. Charles, in which territory their
home is located, she, with her family,
attended church there up to the time
of her death. She was a woman of
the highest type of character, and be-
loved by every one who knew her.
Through all the years of her residence
IN Minneapolis she was always active
IN church work, and contributed liber-
ally of her means by charitable deeds
to aid those in distress. She is sur.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
DEATH of Mrs. Ellen Stall,

The following mortuary notice ap-
peared in the South Bend Tribune of
January 1G:
Mrs. Ellen Stull, for many years a
resident of Minneapolis, Mimi, and
who died at Borgess. hospital, Kalama-
ZOO, Mich, Wednesday, was buried in
Cedar Grove cemetery this morning,
Rev. j. j. French sang solemn re-
QUEEN mass and delivered the funeral
sermon. The services were held in the
Church Of the Sacred Heart and were
attended by the students Of Notre
Dame university and the community
in body. The deceased leaves two
children, Brother Paul, of Notre Dame,
and Mrs. Wilton G.. Smith, of Chicago
The deceased lady was we'll known
in Minneapolis, being one of the early
settlers. Brother Paul had been in the
employ of the late Anthony Kelly be.
fore lie joined the community of the
Holy Cross at Notre Dame, Ind. His
name was John Mcintyre.