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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

The funeral of the late Thomas
j. Stanley was held last Thursday
noon and was attended by nearly
all the inmates. The simple SER
vice was conducted by Chaplain
Kennedy who preached a short and
appropriate sermon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
Mr.. Harvey Downs has been
reappointed guard in this insti-
tuition. Mr.. Downs left about two
months ago.

Not as Good A lack of snap and
as Usual. energy characterized
the Chautauqua meeting Sunday
afternoon. The papers were
scarcely up to the average, altho
they showed thought and consci-
entious work in their preparation,
and the discussions were, for the
most part, devoid Of spirit and in
terest.
A paper entitled Success was
the first number on the program.
It embraced too large subject to
be compressed into ten-minute
address, and consequently was
somewhat disconnected and super
fcial. It called forth considerable
discussion. The second number
was vocal quartette, the song be-
ing an original composition by
Director Rodenkirchen entitled
"Sleep Liz Chile
A special report dealing with a
young mans chances in the world
came next. It failed to provoke
much discussion, and was followed
by class report having for its
subject the man of a single idea.
After a few moments devoted to
discussion a paper was read en-
titled Essentials of American
Citizenship" which, with the re-
port of the critic, brought the pro-
gram to close. A few minutes
were devoted to general discussion
before the meeting adjourned.
The proposed adjournment dur
ing the summer months fell fiat
A motion to adjourn was made but
did not receive second.
Two members were absent Sun.
day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

The Irvine factory ceased work
ing overtime Saturday night after
two weeks of three extra hours
daily. About $1,000 pounds of
Irvine was the daily output while
the extra time continued.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

Capt. Alexander was away Tues
day, Guard Whalen taking his
place in the dollhouse while Di.
rector Rodenkirchen was stationed
in the storeroom.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

Matron Mckinney, Miss Thomp-
son and Usher johnson left Tues
day for their vacations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

Capt. French has been sick and
confined to his house for several
days. Guard O. B. johnson is
acting captain of the night watch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
HELIOG R A M s.
F.. M.


to paint a good pen picture of
man the artist would have to use a
quill plucked from a mud hen.
A Kansas editor says that he be-
lieves the story of Jonah and the
whale is a myth and that the fight
between David and Goliath was a
fake.
One of the first things the anna
teur detective gets next to is the
saloon that puts up the best free
lunch.
A little lie is like a SNOWFALL
started at the top of a mountain.
It gathers great destructive force
as it rolls along.
That negro prophecies of Pine
Bluffs, Ark, who says she received
divine message claims to be
Dowieite. There seems to be some
truth in this latter statement as it
is evident that this black woman
is addicted to telling white lies.
It is still customary in many
parts of the South for the minister
who oficiates at a wedding to kiss
the bride. This, says minister,
is a very unpleasant task to per-
form, especially in the rural dis
tricts where the majority of the
women chew snuff. If I were a
minister I would refuse to do the
Hobson act unless the bride first
had her kisser sterilized.
t A couple was recently married in
Boston whose combined weight
was 62O pounds. The bride weighs
3O5 pounds, and it is said she look
ed swell in her trousseau.
A man may have an ignoble
character, but that cuts no ice with
the American heiress if he is OF
poble birth.
In Chicago the members of an
Irish debating society after drink
ing a keg of beer debated the ques-
ton, SHOULD the manly art Of
self defense be encouraged" N
is unnecessary to state the result.
An old soldier of Hagerstown
Nd, asks for q pension on the
ground that he was SO frightened
by the musketry and cannonadine
lin q hot skirmish that his nervous
system was shattered. lis likely
that the pension will be refused al
it is evident the old soldier hal
plenty of nerve left.
| A banking firm in New York dis
charged their cashier when they
learned that the girl he kept com
pany with ate one hundred ant
six bricks of ice cream at on,
sitting.
| A great many tourists visit South
Dakota for no other reason thar
to obtain a divorce on strang'
|grounds.
| A New York paper says there i
one American invention that doe
not sell in Europe. It is the safe
ty pin. Probably the babies o
Europe don't wear bloomers.
It is wonderful how quick a can
didate for Office can switch hi
train of thought when he gets
signal from the political boss.
Divine Healer-What is you
favorite bird?
Detective-The pigeon; what j
yours?
Divine Healer The gull.
The unxernment antomnlnuiaf q
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

Capt. Williams was ill one day
last week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
PRISON OFFICIALS.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BoARD-oF CONTROL.
J. A. MARTIN, Chairman st. Cloud
s.. w. LEAVETT, Litchfield
O. b. GOULD, WinOna
II. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, warden
J. s. GLENNON. - Deputy Warden
M. C. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
n. w. DAVIS. Clerk and Accounting Officer
F. M. BORDWELL Steward
B. j, MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Matron
8. j. KENNEDY, - Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
j. BARNCARD, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
FACTS AND FICTION -
~ FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Tijj and
The Tiiians.
Few travellers, comparatively, have penetrated the
ious regions of the southern Many have, inde


traveller of subopicai
mountains the vale with verdu clad lie far beyond his KEN
blight OF frost OF snow flowers that bloom
on unbrokn sunshne nights violet depths strange
she on the moved upn the
happy achpag
the veil that hides confident fail
endeavor to describe the indescribable.
Fiji
Islands it, latitude and three of
are of decreasing Importance the tail dwndng to barren and
hardly enough The islands lie irregular
100 miles the
West two the
Greater md
Travel the today
Francisco make calls least lines from
the luxurious comfort My Fiji
"Taviui Union
making
Melbourne the Cape of Hopa fe of $4,000 miles
stopping treatment by the
"a matter Of luck and temperament
soft velvet anontings
pleasing
epecay-arrange
coating
locks radang direction his skull electrified
The natives kind
up
Of red and dull effects combination with the
with variations the an Of which rive great
gathering
cut hair Fiji
degraded
condition
perfectly
against tropical
which laid
fastened the supports by Of coconut and from
buried alive while
chief his
chief missionary 1s4s
the chief saying there should have been more but he had been
INDECENT of late and had neglected post his ledger
Along edge extending
path, which, that
projecting
into of trees eades where
villages browse cocoanu hearing
perpetual this
against which Pacific burst
you
bottom the shallow introduce yourself
lovely You float fairy grottoes looking which,
OF which will give you after
beached and CHASTITY cabinet bicb table
ana OF quaint monsous om purple ana crimson
while hdons edby
you
Of fish coral and weed to of
view Fiji would be incomplete without illustration of the old
heathen the
King Ito English name
year
holds worthy Windsor besides the umbrella Koe
the world of two thorough undres
forming sanctuaes like the of Baa his
reformation cut these Abau
ing arboreai growths
aged interesting
His good
his description fingered pnched
which seemed not altogether patonc
Of raw the and sroe with which life the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services In the Prison Chapel at 800 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. Corcoran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

The government entomologist at
Washington has rogues' gallery
of insects and q complete list of
the crimes each has committed is
carefully kept. 1t is said that the
criminal record of the ladybug
would make outlaw Tracy look like
. pismire in q bowl Of brown sugar.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

A man may have an ignobl'
character, but that cuts no ice will
the American heiress if he is o
poble birth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
FAMILY HELD /.
FOR MURDER
Mrs. Bechte1, Her Sons and Daugh-
ters Accused Of Completely in
..E., .-. i
Girls Death.

Allentown, Pa, Oct. 31.-The cor
oner's inquest in the case Of Mabel
Bechtel, whose body was found in an
areaway outside her home on Tuesday
morning last, was concluded last even
ing with verdict by the jury that
the young Woman's death was due to a
fractured skull from a blow inflicted
at her home by some person unknown
to the jury.
Mrs. Bechtel and the members of
her family and Alois Eckstein, the
girls lover, were called before the
jury, but on the advice Of their attor-
sneys they declined to answer uues-
lions, on the ground that they might
sincriminate: themselves. The text OF
the verdict is as follows.
We beIeve that Mabel Bechtel
game to her death at 627 Cedar street
Cher home) between Sunday evening,
Oct. %, and Tuesday morning. Oct.
81, and that death was due to a, frac-
tured skull from a blow inflicted by
some person in the house unknown.sto
the jury. We believe that the inmates
Of the house, Mrs Catherine Reehtel
Myrtha Bechte1, John Bechtel. Charles
Bechtel and Alois Eckstein are %ac-
cessorles after the fact of the crime. .
Warrants Of arrest were served upon
Mrs. Bechtel and the members of her
family and Eckstein Hast eyenir p
They were taken before Mayor Lewis.
who accepted bail for Mrs. Bechtel in
$1,000; Myrtha Becl1teI in $500, and
Eckstein in $500. John and Charles
Bechtel We're committed to Jail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
WORK IS SCARCE ":
IN WINDY: CITY
Big Increase of Wages Demanded by
Unions Results in Many
Lockouts. IS
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. 49,
Chicago. Oct. s31.-Organized labor
In Chicago is beginning to feel the re-
dictionary effect of the abnormal in
crease in wages it had gained during
the last year. so heavy has this adj.
ditional expense proved to the big
firms that they have been forced to
lay Off $4,000 men and are preparing
to drop 1000 more. 3D., IS
Labor leaders of the city. are thoroly
alarmed. Many of the unions have
spent their surplus funds in organiz-
ing and have no money for "out of
work" benefits, Their Officers fear
that when this becomes known many
of the workers will withdraw and ,ac-
cept work, wherever it is to be OBJ
tanned. Il fS7.s-7'.' -, '.s~5'1 - %ff3r ~
Reports of the discharge of <en1-
ployes reach the headquarters of the
Chicago Federation of Labor every
day. The most serious was the an
nouncement that the international
Harvester company would ;reoEganiZe
its plants and. by Capitalization drop
1000 men and women from its pay
rolls. ~ - 80. =
Coupled with this news came a ru-
NOR yesterday that the Pullman COM
pany was contemplating laying off
men, and that the members Of the va
rious. metal = trade - associations are
ready to take similar action. = Should
all this. be done Chicago will have
moresidle men thanyat any time since
1890 s:n-2s.-,= 49, 49, -. %.t-T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

seeks the means of health she is often
like a woman blindfold. She has nc
confidence. She cannot tell what her
effort will lead to. She turns now to
this side and then to the other in uncer-
tainty and doubt.
The sick woman who uses DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription may do SO with
absolute confidence. It invites open.
eyed investigation. There need be nc
hesitation in following the hundreds OF
thousands Of women who have found
perfect cure for woman1y ills IN the use
Of this medicine.
cFavorite Prescription y cures irregu.
larity and dries weakening drains. II
heals inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness.
"With heart full of gratitude to you for send.
ing out over the land your wonderful medicine
send these few lines, hoping that some poor suf
writes Mrs. Cora L. Root, of Greenspring Furs
mace, Washington Co. Maryland. ~ had suf
fered severity from, female weakness and had T.
be in bed great deal of the time. Had head
ache, backache., and pain in ief side when lying
down. commenced taking DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription, and had not taken two bottles
when was able to be around again and do my
thing and It never hurts me any more Have
taken seven bottles Of Or. Pierce's Favprtte Pre-.
scription, and one OF his Compound Extract OF
Smart Weed and several yials of his Pleasant
Pellets Feeling better every day. Ny bus.
band says look better every day"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousness and sick headache.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
EMPLOYEES DANCE
IN PLATT'S HONOR
United States Express Company's
Men Celebrate the Wedding
Of Their Chief.
They Dance, Wine and Dine, AL at
..,.- New York Senator's 81.
\ ., Expense. 8
1aur yo,.l SIN snAnia1 sarn.;ne

New York Sun Special Service 60 $ss y & zss i
z Chicago Oct. 31.--With feastiHg and
rnirth, revel and gayety. 4 200 M
ployes~ of the United States Express
company in Chicago held a jubilee
last night in, honor of the recent mar
riage Of Senator Thomas c.. Plat
Senator Plat is the president Of the
company. :, $r...S }s5..5s&S \. - 1
T., Grand, lavish and hilarious was the
Wedding feast in which the employees
of the big express company partici-
-pated.@g.v There, was stint in nothing in
the way of merry making from the
grand ball that formed the climax Of
the jubilee, down to the boxes Of .Ha-
wanna cigars that graced the banquet
table, - - :: - si's:' )
The expense of the affair is said to
have been upwards of $4,000, all OF
which was sent on-sfFom New York
that joy and happiness might reign
supreme, in the hearts OF the United
States Express company family as It
reigned supreme in the bosom of the
senatorial head of the concern. q
. The celebration OF last night in
Chicago was not the :Soniy+ Jubilee in
honor Of the senator s marriage. All
over the. country wherever any large
number of; employees were gathered
similar, wedding feasts We're held at
the same time. For these, also, it Is
said. Senator Platt opened his purse
strings and with q liberal hand dis
trtbuted cheer and .gayety among his
WOrkmen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
NO HOPE FOR
CANAL TREATY
This Is the Day Set for Adjourn
ment of the Colombian
Congress 5s
Minister Beaupre Gables That Canal
Matter Probably Will Be POST. II
poned Indefinitely \.
New york Sun Special Service.

-.sN.. -yr,y
Washington; Oct, 31.--The Colom-.
bau congress viii adjourn sine die To-,
day and the finaG action on the canal
matter is likely. to be vote on Sena-.
tor Oranges, motion to postpone the.
whole affair indefinitely. United
States Minister .Beaupre at Bogota
cables the following under yesterdays
date: 3...u = - ~ -. 49,. -, i ;. u,
cussed in the senate Oct. Of Senator
Carroll opposed the proposed law OF or
ganization regarding it as uncorstitu-
tional on the ground that. any action
which the present government might take
would be subject to the approval of the
next and of future congresses. He de
nounced the treaty itself and the selfish
motives. of the United States In desiring
such a treaty. Senator Groot defended
the treaty. Senator Ospine advocated the
proposed law providing for a removal of
the negotiations for q canal treaty .
Senator Orange, after pointing out the
futiity of the proposed law. which, was
only the treaty with notifications which
the United States has already declared to
be non acceptable, proposed an indefinite
postponement Of the whole affair on the
ground that there was no time for its
proper discussion by the senate.
The majority of the senate appeared
TO agree to this view but the closure of
the debate by the presiding officer pre-
vented the taking Of vote on Senator
Oranges motion which may come UP for
action Tomorrow, on which date the SEN
ate will adjourn finally
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
MINISTRY IS
BADLY DIVIDED
The Gear Favors Peace but His Ad-
visers Urge Him on to
War.
Danish Critics Declare that Nicholas
Has Shown Himself Weak and
Validating,
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Copenhagen, Oct. 31.-It is reported
in Danish court circles that a condi-
ton bordering on chaos prevails in
high imperial quarters at St. Peters
burg. The car is described as fOun-
dering in the mire of conflicting
ministerial advice and as having gone
to Germany in search of stable con-
victions as to his duty in the far east
ern crisis. 1t is stated that his majes-
tvs pacific idealism has clashed with
the practical plans Of the war party,
with which the advantage rests tenn
porarily. .r,ss..- .,.. ~.
Nicholas weakness in the presence
of divided counsels of his advisers is
said to be painful. Won Plehve urges
arguments to the effect that only an
aggressive policy can save Russia in
the far east from inundatiOn by the
yellow men. M. White, head Of the
imperial council, and General Kuro-
patkin, minister Of war, exercises, all
most as much pressure in the opposl-
ton, affirming that Won Plehve's views
are distorted and erroneous and that
Japan will be only too happy to keep
the peace unless forced to fight by
what it regards as Russia'S headlong
preparations for war. -,
Apparently nobody ventures to pre-
dict what actual policy viii issue from
this confusion, but the opinion is ex-
pressed that the rulers of France and
Germany are likely to send the czal
and Count Lamsdorff back to st. Pc
tersburg with extremely sober views
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of lightly enter.
! ing upon war in eastern Asia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
TWO YEARS in AMERICA
German Student Sent by His Gov.
eminent to Study Agricultural
I Conditions. %

Special to The Journal
+ Ames, Iowa, Oct. s1. Alfred
Lehrenkrauft of Hohenheim, Ger
many, reached Anes this morning to
spend the month studying Iowa corn
and stock raising interests and
methods Of instructionai and expert
mental work at the Iowa agrisul-
itural college. s
He is a German student of agricul-
:ture, is graduate Of the leading ag-
ricultural Institution of Germany, and
is sent to America by the German
government for a two years. tour to
study agricultural conditions and the
work Of agricultural colleges. He
will spend a month each With Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, KAN
sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas,
Louisiana, California, Wisconsin,
and Michigan colleges.
He will also study wheat districts
Of Minnesota and Dakota and fruit
interests of Florida and the coffee in
dustry in Jamaica. He will visit the
St Louis fair and spend a month
working under the general direction
of the United States department Of ag-
riculture.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
49,. ~ ...s -E-"t
B0ofH:TUCKER FUNERAL
Dead salyationist WiA Be Buried
in Woodlawn Cemetery, New
:s#s* York City.

Now York Sun Special Service. 81
= New York, Oct. 31.-The program
for the funeral Of Mrs. Emma Booth
Tucker, in Carnegie Hall, Sunday. in
cludes the singing of hymns, tributes
by officers of the Salvation Army, "A
Sisters Tribute by Miss Eva Booth,
commander Of the forces in Canada,
congregational prayers and a benedic-
ton. .5:>.. 49, D. -e...t
The body will be buried in Wood
lawn cemetery on Monday. 1t will lie
in state at the army headquarters in
Fourteenth street, on Sunday evening.
Miss Helen Gould sent a telegram
to Commander Booth Tucker To-day.
It read:. II am grieved to learn of
your wife's death. You have my
deepest sympathy" f.a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
COMMITTED IS AT WORK.
Mr.. Hill Elected President of the
Board of Arbitration-Plans
Outlined. ...lr1

Butte, Mont, Oct. 31.-Indications
are that the war between the copper
interests in Montana soon will end as
q result of the work of the committee
selected a few days ago.
At the first session of the board of
arbitration James J. Hill was elected
president and the plan outlined.
S The members of the committee were
the guests Of Senator Clark at lunch
con and dinner Later in the evening
F.. Augustus Heinze called at Senator
Clark'ss house by invitation and met
the members Of the committee
Senator Clark would say nothing be-
yond the fact that the committee had
organized by electing Mr.. Hill as chair
man. The situation had been dis
cussed informally and the committee
wanted to have a talk with Mr.. Heinze
to see what could be done in arrang-
ing matters. There are rumors that
Governor Toole has decided to call an
extra session Of the legislature,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
CANVASS SHOWS =. . :.
GAINS FOR Low
= : 1920. :.
The New York Worlds Figures Give
Him, by Inference, 1928
in Manhattan. r.. +, - :.
= It, ~, r.r'. J.:
The Actual Figures Of the Canvass,
However, Show Mcclellan
$ { Lead Of 5000, . >,%,-s j,
New York Sun Special Service.

, New Y ork, Oct. @3l.---tThe World
this morning contains the: returns of
it's political canvass up to date. 1t
says Saturdays work. will complete its
poll of almost Sone-quarter of 100000
registered; voters of Greater New
York. The canvass UP to date shows
that McClell.an's lead over Low in the
swholesSeity. has, been again reduced:
and SAYS On, y : s.z ~ ss.ss,ssf e.
The poll has now reachedisa grand
total pf#127, 42se registered Voters. In
the entire vote caaivassSd Mcclellan
has 465.262& and Low 62,1e5 which
gives Mcclellan a>lead of S,o9s. -
But in yesterdays canvass: Of g, 20
votes in Manhattan, Brooklyn and
Queens, Low led Mcclellan by .260.
Besides the drift strongly favored
him. Essss< - e~,r,,;~ - =.
? The explanation: of this drift to Low
is to be largely found in Brooklyn,
where Hugh Mclaughlin and Edward
M. Shepard are Waging democratic
war against Tammany. .. -
The World polled<t 4,S16 voters in
Brooklyn yesterday in the twelfth as
senably district, covering every cleo
ton district therein. In 1901. Low
had a plurality of ISIS out of a. total
of 1902, Votes in-the same district
yesterdays canvass in the district
shows that Low, has. gained On his
lead two years ago when he carried
Brooklyn by more than 25, 1000 votes
=, In the LcanVassSof the tenth assem-
bly, district of Manhattan, Lows gain
in the drift was significant. In this
typical East, Side district ssLow has a
net gain Of .forty-seVen votes out Of
the total number canvassed, namely
S,l31., There is a net gain forsfusion
..of $40 per cent, whichs ifi>applied
to the expected total vote to be cast
in Manhattan, and estimated at 1885,
600, would indicate a majority of 49,
725. for Low in Manhattan. 1,.I -