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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

There is priest in Peekskil, New York, who is bully
good chap He has taken the of young editor
whom republican politician ring have been boycotng and
trying put of business because he dared speak his
mind So Father Curran called public meeting and
nounced Il hereby donate oneha of my years salary
pastor this church Thomas Pende editor do this in
the of fair play common decency and ofeommon
hood He is Protestant and priest of the Roman
Catholic church. but brother Americans and fight
his side Good for Father Curra may his tribe increase
We stand plenty patriots of his Minneapolis
Times.
A newspaper head announces that the police will deal
harsy with the boys who break electric globes of the public
lighting system Lakeside 1t to be hoped that the
horities will deal least ectua1ly with boys and youths
have of awessness by the de-
struction of public property.
Only shallow and ignorant will treat this attack
the public lighting system in the locality mentioned ocuar
unimportant The parents of the younger generations
Lakeside should look sharply into the conduct of their
and make certain that they among those who
have begun the hoodum pastme of shooting lights
a tender age
The car barn brgands OF Chicago did not begin with
but with such petty forms of awessness those which
of the boys of Lakeside and probably other parts
the city have been INDUCING Duluth News Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

The way Colombia has backed down in the canal
matter is both funny and pitiful. Only few weeks
ago the great patriots of the Bogota legislative halls
rejected with scorn Uncle Sans offer. Evidently
those loyal and devoted grafters thought they had
things just whore they wanted them: the railroads
would pay for the rejection of the treaty they ar
gued, or the United States would pay more heavily
for the privilege of building the canal But the Sc
cession of Panama upset their little scheme anil
'now they're sorry that they trifed with the good
thing" General Reyes sent to Washington to
eat dirt in behalf of the Colombian government and
the noble warrior has consumed more than his al
lotted peck without batting eye and with grace
and fortitude worthy of better He will re-
turn to Bogota no better off than when he came and
the next time perhaps Colombia will not be so greedy
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

To casual observer it seems that the ladies who
are wasting much time and energy in their efortto
expel Mr. Reed Smoot from the Senate are meddling
in something which does not concern them. Mr..
Shoots eligibility to represent his state in Congress
is question that should be settled by the Senate,
not by the womens clubs of America. If he has
broken any of the laws Of the land he should be
brought to trial before properly constituted court
and if this cannot be done he is certainly entitled to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

PATHS latest farewell tour" is disclosing a
hitherto disguised phase of American character It
seems to be admitted by all that she longer is
great singer that she has dropped from the first to
the second or third class and yet she commands as
big prices and draws large audiences as when she
was in her prime Evidently large number of peo-
pie go to hear her for purely sentimental reasons
because she used to be the greatest singer in the
world they feel it would be shame to hurt her feel
ings now that she has lost much of her power to
please Americans worship success and apparently
are willing to support successful person, after
that person has reached the summit of the mountain
and has got we'll started down the other side. In
Germany it is the custom to pension superannuated
opera singers, and admirable custom it is, but it
is doubtful if the most sentimental German
would be willing to pay sum equivalent to FIVE
dollars for ticket emitting the holder to listen to
the singing of some whose greatest claim on the
public is that she could sing like bird twenty
ago-particularly if that one didn't really need
the money. ].
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

THE MIRROR weekly published the Minnesota State
Prison. founded prisoners edited
them Its objects be
intellectual
public with the prisoners disseminate pathological
aid deng that which
the bar sinister fallen mans redemption The entirely
dependent financial If there
should
interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
BY.
II. J. B.


zero, fall over few chairs, cats
and things, build two or three
fires, fill the teakettle, put the cof-
feepot in place, call the hired girl;
then dress and do few odd jobs
around the house. and reach his
office or shop at daylight. By the
time he has followed up this kind
of a life for few months he will
begin to get some idea of the way
in which the plain, common peo-
pie live.
Notwithstanding the wonderful
progress being made all along the
lines Of invention, it begins to
seem somewhat strange that In
ventive genius is SO slow in solving
the problem of aerial navigation.
If we stop and take retrospective
view of life and knowledge, does
it not really seem that aerial navi-
cation ought to be we'll within the
range of human possibilitiess
Ponder ancient history and view
the lives, primitive methods, GUS
toms, knowledge, etc, of the world
a few centuries past. just think
of the strides made during the
past hundred, or even fifty years.
These few years have revolution
lied knowledge and given an ex-
traordinary primacy to physical
science among the pursuits Of the
human mind; they have established
popular education, and by that
fact alone brought forces into play,
the Interior effects of which can
as yet only be guessed at; they
have modified profoundly many
venerable systems of thought and
given a new freedom to the ad-
ventuIous mind Of man. In the
domain of religion the activities
OF modern thought, spirit and
criticism are now very marked.
But these latter thoughts are
depression from the subject of
aerial navigation, and now let us
come to the point and note the
fact that other orbs, planets OF
spheres have been in possession of
the secret of roaming through
space at will, for a great many
years, and why should We be SO
far behind them in this most essen
tial matter? In the celestial
spheres people use wings as ex-
pertIy and gracefully as any bird
that flies and many of them are so
proficient that they can fly mil
lions of miles in single night or
day; and, by the way, it seems that
most of their flights are taken at
night. The people of this planet
being SO far behind in this essen
tial particular it seems fair to as
sumo that we are also behind in
other lines of human endeavor and
1T really is to be regretted that
there is not some way of obtaining
data from other spheres showing
what progress has been made in
those countries along industrial
lines generally. 1t would be in-
teresting to know whether or not
those people use wings exclusively.
or if they have anything resem-
bling our old horse cars, or cable
cars, electric cars, automobiles.
etc.
It's too bad We cannot find some
way of obtaining histories of their
progress in manufacturing and
more especially along such lines
as lighting and heating plants.
fireworks, birthstone factories. Oil
wells, coal mines, cotton factories.
WOODEN mills, shoe factories, cloth
ing establishments and also the
styles of dress. 1t would seem
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
ODDS AND ENDS.

A man who lives on milk and
crackers ought to be content with
smaller dividends than MI. Rookie
Teller demands.
Pennsylvania farmers refuse to
pay more than $50 per month for
school teachers but offer So per
day for men to dig potatoes.
SS$
Since 1852 more than 10000
convicts have been sent to French
Guiana, of whom 3455 per cent died
of disease, hardship and insult
cient food.
M. Gaub, the French chemist,
says that if the hair crop could all
be shorn from the women of France
for one year it could be made to
produce more than million
pounds of iron. If the ripe fall
crop of all the American football
players locks could be added to
the above, Mr.. Gaub might form a
combination and drive the United
States Steel Corporation out of
business.
The Duchess of Roxburghe, nee
Miss Goelet, seems determined to
keep her. name before the world.
She is now getting out plan for
a house over in England, which
she says will make the house of
the Duchess of Marlborough look
like a miners cabin OF 90 cents.
But Mrs. Roxburg' has the rox.
in sufficient quantity to do any
thing she may desire in the burg
in which she lives.
Do you ever stop to think seri-
ously of how wonderful is thesense
of smell possessed by dogs? It
seems utterly impossible that a
sensitive dog can follow the track
of man who is wearing his mas
ter's shoes, even if the wearer has
Just washed his feet. In view of
the marvellous successes in skin
grating why would it not be
good thing to graft some of these
dogs noses on to the faces of de-
tectives?
A review of conditions in Cuba,
embodied in President Palma's
recent message to Congress, shows
that the young republic is padding
its own canoe with the skill Of a
veteran. Material pros erity and
educational advancement are pro-
crossing rapidly, hand in hand.
The dense illiteracy, of a large pro-
portion of the population, under
Spanish rule, is giving before the
onward march of education. There
are now in Cuba, according to-
President Palma's report, 1862
schools and the number is increas-
ing very rapidly. Higher institu-
tons of learning are keeping even
pace with the public schools, and
the percentage of literacy in the
population is rising rapidly. Ev-
Hence of the material prosperity
of Cuba is seen in the fact that the
republics treasury contains net
cash surplus of nearly four million
dollars and the surplus is increas-
ing rapidly.
SIS
just for the satisfaction of ex-
periencing how the plain, common
people live, one of the Vanderbilts
and his wife are living this winter
In fat for which they ouly pay
81. 900 per month rent. Bat Mr..
and Mrs. Van might come down
another notch or two and still not
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

the benefit of the doubt If be is objected to Oh the
ground Of bis religious belief-why that is some-
thing that concerns him alone and is nobody elses
business.
Mr.. Smoot was elected honestly and according
to law. Heis an able man and undoubtedly is the
choice of his constituents who cannot be prevented
from sending representatives to Congress by all the
women's clubs in the world. The Mormons are in
the majority in Utah. and if Mr. Smoot should be
ousted from the Senate they would at once send an
other Mormon to Washington to take his place; SO
the best thing the women's clubs can do is to let
well enough alone and drop the matter
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

HAvING secured control of the Pennsylvania
railroad, John D. Rockefeller is credited with own
ing controlling interest in fourth of the railway
mileage of this country and dominating all the rest.
In Short he is said to be in position to dictate the
policy of the railroads of America the same as he
dictate how the oil business shall be conducted
Mr.. Rockefeller make unmake towns and
cities at his will; he materially retard advance
progress in any given section of the United States;
he can sit in his Office in New York and raise or
lower the price of wheat and corn in Kansas or of
cotton in Mississippi; he raise lower the price
of the necessaries of life whenever he chooses The
prosperity of hundreds of thousands of American
citizens depends on this one
Mr.. Rockefeller is above all Jaws having to 10
With Combinations in restraint of trade" IF he
wants to RESTRAIN trade he do If he desires
two parallel lines of railroad he does not have to
combine with anyone in order to acquire them. for
he has the money to buy what he wants. When he
has bought them he them to suit himself.
He is the greatest argument in favor of government
ownership of public utilities and natural monopoes
that ever happened.
1t doesn't matter how one regards Mr.. Rookie
Teller, every nest man u INIT hat it is mighty
good thing he is hnman-that he can't go on indef-
ntey cornering the earth and the fullness thereof
but must run down and stop soma day. Even il it
is granted that he does not abuse his power
the fact remains that when any individual becomes
powerful Mr. Rockefeller he becomes source
of danger to the republic.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10


been postponed. A number of his creditors have
protested against the action of those who brought
the bankruptcy proceedings against him; many of
the inhabitants of Zion City have declared their in
tenton of trusting him with their last cent, and his
followers all over the land are straining every nerve
to supply him with funds. The reaction has set in
and many who execrated the Prophet week ago
now declare their willingness to support him. He
has adopted the attitude of martyr and seems not
only to have reganed the confidence of his early fol-
lowers but also to have won over other weak
persons to his cause. A report from New York is to
the effect that 100000 is being raised for him in
the borough of the Bronx.
But even if this financial crisis is safely tided
over, Dowies failure is inevitable. The country has
had unusually prosperous times during the past three
years. but notwithstanding this prosperity the Zion
industries have not paid expenses The factories
have been run at loss for some time This being
true it is easy to how much greater will be the
loss in the future Everyone admits that the of
good times is fast waning and that money is likely
to be scarce for year or two Certainly with this
feeling abroad people will cut down expenses and
deny themselves such Injuries as candy and lace
the two principal products of Zion City. Dowie may
weather this storm but he only postpones his finish
a little while.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

just for the satisfaction Of ex-
periencing how the plain, common
people live, one of the Vanderbilts
and his wife are living this winter
in a fiat, for which they ouly pay
81. 900 per month rent. Bat Mr..
and Mrs. Van might come down
another notch or two and still not
reach the level of the plain, COM
mon people. It Van is really
anxious for the novelty of expe-
riencing just few modest shades
of the plain side of life he ought
to try, say, six-room house at
about 500 per month, get up two
hours before daylight, run down
stairs in his night shirt with the.
thermometer and everything else
twenty or thirty degrees below
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03
Elected Permanent Officers.

AT the meeting Of the Central Idaho
Mining bureau Saturday evening a secre-
tary and treasurer were elected. Fred
H. Wood was chosen secretary aud Les
ter b. Coffin treasurer. A general mass
meeting Of the members has been fixed
for March "a, when the constitution and
by laws will be up for consideration and
adoption. 1t is estiu,a ell that the cost
of conducting the bureau viii be about
<27s month during the FIRST two months.
The headquarters in the Thiessen buiid'
ing have been fitted mp for the reception
of ore specimens and Secretary Wood
will begin to install what he has ON
hand Blanks have been sent out for the
listing of mines and mining properties
and these reports when they come back
back vii, be accompanied by ore spec'
mems from the various camps. The bu
reau hopes soon to have the best coi'ec
ton of yres in Idano,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03

Many Of our placer miner readers and
capitalists will he glad TO learn that
nrw invention w,ll soon be placed on the
market that promises to revolntionise
this mode of mining, Mr.. II. v. Morris,
Of CovinstoB, KY, n newspaper man,
who has also done considerable mining
in Colorado and other Western staies.
will visit Idaho the coming spring. lie
claims his invention will save every par
ticle Of gold. even the "Aaur" gold which
abounds In mIany of our rivers. MIR.
Morris will demonstrate its worth 10
those intsr~sted the coming season. II
can I've used successfully by two OF three
men. or IN combination can I've made Ia
wash any amount Of dirt daily a. gres,
saving Of labor and At nominal expense
doing away with extensive sluices and
otner machinery lie expects to pa, ~
works fx those wishing 10 adopt his s,s
TEN, as we'll rs to engage in placer min
| ing himself. MIR. Morris is considered
au expert miner AMI understands th'
cyanide aud other treatnents Of ore
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03

The Nez Perce Machine Works re-
Gently sold by 7. Il. Cooper TO Mr.. !. J..
Merrill, will now he known as the Lewis
ton Engineering and Iron Works. Mr..
Merrill has begun his improvements by
installing new IS horse power electric
motor to take the place Of the stean
power formerly used. He is tearing
away some OF the old forges and fur
naces To make more room in the machine
shops This week the wo,ks turned out
the structural iron for the improvement
Of the vollmer building and some heavy
castings for the saw mill machinery Ia
he used OH Salmon river. Orders were
booked for three complete machines to he
put up in the shop, and the prospects are
that the present business. n. +. Nc
Kinney Of Illinois arrived last week and
is now in charge Of the machine shop
and foundry. Mr.. Mckinney is an ex
perienced machinery and engine mar
and thoroughly understands his business
Mr.. Merrill has already had calls for hi
work in designing and has booked sew
eral orders where il was necessary first Il
design the machinery to he used. Th
shop will soon be equipped to carry on
the whole work Of designing and con
structing any kind Of milling or r,inin
| m achinery.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03
Early Morning Fire.

The Palace Saloon building was dam-
aged by fire yesterday morning. About
o'clock fire was discovered in the lodg-
lug house in the second story and though
the department responded promptly the
entire second floor and roof were charred
and completely ruined. In the saloon
and store rooms below the stock and
fixtures were damaged only by water.
Mr.. Ross carried only $500 OH the build.
ing aud about $1,000 on the stock.
Everything is now closed waiting the in.
sufance adiuster.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03

This has been the dryest February ever
recorded in Lewiston in all the records
Of the weather bureau tracing back to
1880. In the whole mouth Of February
only i9 d an inch Of rain fell and that
was ON February 9Th. In 1880 the total
rainfall was 10 sud in every other year
intervening the rssnfall has been over
twice that amount. The creates, rain
fall in February du ing this period was
4.ss inches in 1881.
The Temperature for the month was
about the average for the record OF the
station. The highest wss S. On 'he "a
and the lowest was IS on the 9Th. The
Istter is also he coldest day of thu
pre~eat winter. The highest for thu
oiIsce record was 20 on February n. ss9o
/, and the lowest wss 8 below on Feh.
1893.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03
Interest on Bank Deposits.

The First National Bank Of Lewiston
has inauguarated plan for paving in
terest on time deposits and began on the
new system Monday. 1t will pay per
cent. for six months and 4 per cent. u
the money is deposited for year.
Cashier Thompson says that on the first
dav more than twenty certificates were
issued.
The First National Bank Of Lewiston
is one of the strongest institutions d the
northwest. I, now has resources Of over
$50, 900 and capital aud surplus Of
f7oo. 600. The deposits aggregate close
to kooo, 600 and include no public funds
I, has just declared dividend Of 40 pei
cent. for for the wear and still has
handsome sum to be added to the already
large surplus. The bank is nov closing
its twentieth year and has had mos
successful career The principal owners
are Jno. r Vollmer Of Lewiston ant
Wallace Scot, of Graugeville.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03
DELEGATION HAS RETURNED
STATUS OF the Boom Bill --- Vote In The Sen
ate Today - Bill Will Pass On Fair Vote
Opposition now Filibusterins

Fart of the Lewiston delegation re,
turned last evening from Boise where
they have been for the pas. ten days in
the interests of the Clearwater Timber
compary's bill. Messrs. ]. II. Skinner.
mayor OF Lewiston; Councilman Scully;
W. H. Stanton, Of the Tribune and |. II.
Schildt, of Lenore, arrived last nia,,t.
lhe concensus Of opinion from the re-
turning delegates is that the bill favored
by Lewiston will pass il il pets.a fair
showing A vote will be taken in the
senate today where the bill is reported
from the committee without recon mend.
alton, although the committee submitted
an amendment requiring the company to
pass through its booms the logs and RATS
OF others. The anne endment was adopted
and the bill as amended was referred to
the committee OF the whole and yester-
day 1t was made special order to come
up this afternoon Mayor Skinner was
seen this morning with regard to the
status OF the bill and gave it as his
opinion that il the measure could he
brought fairly before both houses he bc.
lieved it would pass. 1.-THE opposition
has no argument to make against the
biil, said Mayor Skinner, that cannot
be fairly met and disposed of by those
who favor the bill. They eau produce
no single reason why the Clearwater
Timber Company's bill should not past
and they are now seeking to defeat il by
dilatory tactics. but if i, comes to vote
the measure will have a safe majority in
both houses. 4"
From all reports the Lewiston deleya
ton did excellent service at Boise for the
good OF the measure. There was pro
nounced sentiment against the bill wher
the delegation reached Boise. rh,
minds of the members had been pref
udiced against the syndicate that wanted
the franchise, but step by step the dele
CATION fought its way and have given ,h'
bill a standing which will carry |
through If tilibustering docs no, preven
| a vote.
| Messrs. F. W. Kettenbach. Geo. II
Kester, NJ. A. Means aud G.. W. Fletche
still remain in Boise and will wait til
the bill is put on its final passage. Tn
friends Of the bill are now gaining groun
and the sentiment is very encouraging.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03

The monthly report cards for the pub
lie schools for February were issued to
the pupils yesterday. Last week closed
the sixth month Of school and the term
will close May r9 Superintendent
Wright reports increased attendance in
all departments in the high school. II
is especially noticeable since the new
business course was established. There
are now over 100 pupils ip the high
school On Saturday the school board
made tour Of the hill TO look At loca-
tons for the new t75.ooo school building
but made no defiuite selection.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-03
Total Deficiencies.

The total deficiencies of the las, ad-
minis,ration are $4e,Io5 ~ biiis 10 the
amount of ss2sb e5 were not approved os
m. s,a,e hoard of examiners. THIS
briupe the total by to $57,4oo 81 The
whole amount will be certified up to the
FOR its acrion.