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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09
A great many people give them

selves as muCn 0noaSlnoSS 6DOuL
the race question as they would
over some matter that really con-
cerned them. Some good people
would drive the colored man off
the earth. But are not the colored
people being tanned pretty nearly
as rapidly as are the whites? If
God created man he must be re-
sponsjble for the existence of all
races and if the colored man had
had the same length of time and
opportunity in the civilizing pro-
cesses that the whites have had,
who knows but that he would have
made as much progress as the
latter? It cannot be doubted that
a few generations under the in
fuence of such men as Booker T.
Washington would work great
changes for the better among the
people of his race. Mr.. Washing
ton is certainly wonder and is
working wonders among his people.
AS he is still comparatively young,
it seems very probable that he may
yet achieve greater wonders than
those already accomplished.
Commenting on the race ques-
ton and on Mr.. Washington's
achievements, The Mail and Breeze
of Topeka, Kansas, says: The more
we read of that man Booker T.
Washington the more We are i'm
pressed with the belief that he is
really one of the greatest men of
his age, either white or black.
Booker's greatness is manifested
most in his wonderful exhibition
of plain common sense and evident
honesty of purpose. He recog-
nizes the fact that his race is up
against a hard proposition. He
has the good sense to recognize
conditions as they exist. He knows
the only way in which black man
can make himself a power is to be
honest, Industrious and frugal and
accumulate property. Born slave,
no boy could be poorer or ap-
parently more frlendless than he
was, and yet he educated himself
and built up one of the most mar
velous institutions in the country
and became the acknowledged
leader of his race. Not only that
but he commands the respect OF
the white race both north and
south.
If Battle Greek doesn't wake up
and discover or invent few more
breakfast foods it may soon have
some formidable rivals to contend
with. Minneapolis and St. Louis
are already doing business in the
production of breakfast foods and
there are other cities that cater to
the needs of the morning stomach.
So many delicious, healthful break
fast foods are on the market that
it sometimes seems us tho it would
be nice to do nothing but eat
breakfast from morning till night.
A Kansas editor has Just made
what is supposed to be the cheap
est, most healthful and appetizing
discovery in breakfast foods and it
would not be surprising to see him
drive some of the others out of
business, because his is so simple
and cheap. He says, when shred
ded, washed, steamed, matted, rolled
and toasted, old newspapers make
an excellent breakfast food.
8 > 3
Mr.. Exchange has been saying
a number of things this week and
they are mostly about Missouri
people. According to him there
is a woman in that state who, when
ever she hears of a mule selling
for three or four hundred dollars,
Just can't help wishing her husband
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09
ODDS AND ENDS.
by.
III. J. B.

Gertle. he tells us also tnaG
young school teacher who was an
noyed because the boys of her
class had habit of coming into
the room putting and painting after
climbing the stairs. One day she
decided to stop the nuisance. .sSee
here, boys" she said, "you're max
ing altogether too much noise.
Hereafter when you come into the
class room I want you to leave
your puffs and pants down stairs"
And again, ability increases or
diminishes in ratio with our exer-
cises or idleness. The more we do
the more we can do and more
we neglect the more we must neg
lect.
The Mail and Breeze, published
at Topeka, Kansas, is farmers
newspaper, so much so in fact that
you can see and smell the corn,
potatoes, whiskers and other agri-
cultural products right in the
paper and type, but it generally
gets in some live thoughts or sound
philosophy, of which the following
paragraph is a sample: ''It don't
make no difference what happens
to Teller, his dog and his mother
will always be with him"
North Dakota still keeps we'll to
the front in the production of
wheat and wind. The other dayla
farmer of the state ordered BIZ
cycle from a st. Paul dealer and
requested that the tires be not in
1ated and discount allowed ac-
cordingly, as North Dakota is full
of wind.
SIS
An exchange says there are not
many men who can sew, but men
generally find it easier to learn to
SOW than to mend their ways.
When was the first steel pen
made?
Now that seedless grapes, seed
less apples, seedless watermelons
and other seedless fruits are grown,
as we'll as producing tomatoes from
potato plants, we should not be
surprised if, in the, not distant
future, potatoes will be grown ON
apple trees, apples on potato trees,
cabbage on pineapple trees, gold
on any kind Of tree and rice
pudding be made of limburger
cheese; for, according to the Kan
sas City Star Uncle Sam has a
plant wizard in the person of
Herbert j. Weber. For quite
a while he has been making new
fruits and vegetables, and some of
the things he has accomplished
are little short of miraculous. The
other day he handed to the secre-
tary of agriculture an unfamiliar
looking object, golden yellow,
which he said represented the long
sought cross between the tangerine
orange and the grape fruit or
pomelo. He called it the &tangelo,"
and promised that before long it
should be on our markets COM
mercially. Here was fruit un-
thought of by nature and created
purely and simply by human in
genuity. The thornless black
berry is an accomplished fact,
having been produced recently at
Benton Harbor, Maine, and the
'pit" has been eliminated from a
new and promising variety of
plum. There seems to be scarcely
a limit to the wonders which may
be accomplished in the line of ex-
Fermentation in which DIR. Web
Der and his fellow experts are en-
gagged. A Mr.. Burbank. a Cali
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09

IT is evident that the principal purpose of
President Roosevelts western trip is to familiarize
the people with the questions engaging the atten-
ton of the Administration the laws enacted during
the last session of Congress and the general policy
of the Government, and not to gauge the public
pulse regarding future legislation. He can accom-
plish this purpose readily through the medium
of series of addresses in different parts Of the
country than by interviews with newspaper CORE.
spondents in Washington. So far his speeches have
been but reteratons of his previous uterances and
writings In Chicago he discussed the Monroe
Doctrine, subject upon which his views well
enough known. Some years ago he said that the
Monroe Doctrine will be respected by European
powers only SO long as we have strong navy to
support it, and that is the gist of his Chicago speech
81 believe in the Monroe Doctrine" he said, "but
would infinitely prefer to see abandon it than to
see put it forward and bluster about it, and yet
fail to build up the efficient fighting strength which
in the last resort alone make it respected by any
strong foreign power whose interest it may ever
happen to be to violate it,
At Milwaukee the regulation of the trusts was
the subject of his address. And here again his
views are we'll known to newspaper readers He
recalled the pledges he has made in the past and
recounted the manner in which they have been
fulfilled, saying that the antitrust lave Congress
mas enacted are Sufnclently Iar-reacnlng 10 accom-
pish their purpose, and he pledged the Administers
ton to enforce them.
The tariff formed the subject of the Mime
apolis address He advocates course of action
similar to that limited at by President Mckinley in
his Buffalo speech. In certain instances the Presi
dent believes the tariff may be safely modified, and
under certain conditions reciprocity treaties may be
entered into, but he emphaticaly asserts that tariff
revision Stands wholly apart from the question OF
dealing with the trusts. No change in tariff duties
can have any substantial effect in solving the So
called trust problem To remove the tariff the
President believes, would be to destroy pros
perity.
] His short addresses before the students of
Northwestern and Minnesota universities such
as one would expect from him, being full of sound
advice and a fine enthusiasm.
President Roosevelt likes to meet the people,
his fellow citizens. He likes them and is pleased
when they approve of his policy. And the people
like him, wholly and unreservedly. They meet him
not only as the chief executive of the nation, but
the whom they pleased to call their leader,
specimen of the highest type of American manhood
The cheers that greet him come from the heart The
people like him for his impstuosity, his splendid
scorn of petty things his love for manly sports and
pastmes, as we'll as for his great ability states
man. It is sometimes said that New York distrusts
President Roosevelt. The West has better judg
ment it appreciates and admires him. regardless o.
i its politics..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09

MIRROR weekly published the Minnesota State
the and edited and man.
aged objects
prisoners acquant
pathological
prejudice which has been
The entirely
dependent financial If time there
would be expended
interests prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09

Mr.. Exchange has been saying
a number of things this week and
they are mostly about Missouri
people. According to him there
is a woman in that state who, when
ever she hears of a mule selling
for three or four hundred dollars,
just can't help wishing her husband
had long ears.
He also informs us that young
lady wrote a young man friend in
st Louis, saying: "Dear john
We are all well and the puppy you
gave me is now the sweetest, long,
legged rascal you ever saw. Hop
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
Is A LEGAL TANCLE.
Sumner County Criminals viii Utilize
the Opportunity.

Wellington. Kan, Sept. 3.-The lawyers
who have criminals 20 defend In district
court are laying the groundwork for an
attack on the validity Of J. a. Burnettes S
appointment as county atatorney. When
the criminal docket was taken up Tues
day morning Ready & Ready. attorneys
for Tommy Goad. arraigned an charge
Of larceny, moved TO quash the inforna-
tion on the ground that the name of the
county attorney, z. Z. Wilson, was not
signed to the document. Similar mo-
tions were filed by attorneys in other
cases. but Judge Swarts overruled them
. all.
Then plea in abatement was filed rails
ing the same question, and Malcolm Nc
Donald deputy under Wilson, was put on
the stand to give evidence. Objection to
his testimony was raised by Mr.. Burnette
and sustained by Judge Swarts Ready
& Ready and the other attorneys inter
ested will. in the event their clients are
convicted, make the overruling OF this
plea in ,abatement a part of their appeal
TO the supreme court.
The whole move is more for a bluff
than anything else. The acts of a de
facto officer are valid according to a spe-
ciaI Kansas statute. and even if Wilson
should afterwards be declared the right
ful county attorney Burnettes acts in
that capacity while acting under color Of
law would be perfectly good. Wilson
himself has made no move TO reinstate
himself. but it is reported that he ex-
poets soon to come down and make a de-
mand for the office, and in the event Bur
nette refuses to give it up will begin
quo warranto proceedings against him
in the supreme court. If Wilson has any
tile to the Office the sooner he gets his
claims before the only tribunal BY
which they can be properly adjudicated,
the better for all concerned, says the
MOnitor-Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
Eczema
7o0d's J0rsdpdriiLd
HOODS PILLS are the besf cafbartic. Price cent
which political boats sometimes wreck

which political boats sometimes wreck
and that rock is the rock Of forgetful
ness-forgetfulne5s that 1t takes every
man in a party to constitute that party.
The party organization policy should be
the expressed sentiment of the entire
party. The party organization is a SER
want of the party and should never be
the servant of individuals. Yes, put me
down as an organization Republican. Be
assured that in my humble opinion n
party organization should be used to
good government Such organization
should be used to encourage honesty in
the administration of public affairs, should
be used to encourage right and punish
wrong should be used in a legitimate ef-
fort when recommendations are TO be
made to place honest men in Office, and,
if necessary. to throw grafters out The
the sentiments of the great party which
he represents when he takes such a firm
stand for civic decency. The Repubh-
cans of Oklahoma believe in an honest
administration of public affairs The
members of the Republican organiZa ton
of Oklahoma are a unit for a decent ad-
ministration and 1 believe that the best
way for a public official to serve a party
is TO give an administration that viii re-
dound to the credit of the party of which
said Official is member, without becom-
ing unnecessarily entangied in the COM
plications of politics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
NEGRO Is KILLED.
Stabbed With a Knife, the Wound
Proves Fatal.

Shawnee, 0. T., Sept "a negro COM
monty known as Red Rob was cut and
instantly killed Monday night about IL
o'clock at the railroad graders camp
southwest of the Choctaw shops. His
assailant, who waS- a chum of the dead
man known as Doc Tally, remained about
the camp long enough to change clothes
after the killing and then disappeared.
and nothing has been learned of his
whereabo News OF the killing was
not brought to this city until about two
hours after it occurred.
1t appears that the two men had been
in the city ali day Monday and had quar-
relied several times, Simon Miller, a well
known colored man OF this city, having
separated them on one occasion when
they were closlng}in on each other. When
they returned to the camp Monday night
the quarrel was renewed money being
the cause of the contention, and finally
Doc drew his knife and gave Bob a terri
BILE slash in the face, the weapon leaving
a deep cut starting above the eye, glanc-
ing down the side of the face. cutting the
cheek bone open, and tearing through the
jawbone, through the neck, seYering the
jugular vein and cartoid artery, and on
down the mans body and off at his side.
Were it not for the presence of the
wound on the body it would seem impos-
sible for man to cause such ac ut with
only one slash, The injured negro ran
few steps and dropped stone dead.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
SEPARATE SCHOOL BUILDING.
Negroes of Enid District viii Have a
BUILDING.

Enid, o. T.. Sept. 3.-Some time ago
the county commissioners assumed the
responsibility OF building a separate
school building for the negroes OF the
Enid school district and the board met
thi snoring TO locate the new build
ing says the Wave. The law govern
ing the action of the commissioners Is
found in the session laws of the general
assembly Of 1901 fArticle 3. chapter p
mage no Ra-Tfster Houston James aD-
pearea before the board. claiming the non
jurisdiction Of the board for the reason
that the Enid school district had provided
a separate school for negroes and as
long as the school board 50 provides q
separate school building the commission
ers have no power to act
The law plainly shows that he powers
Of the commissioners comes secondary
only after ths officers ~ any school dis
trict fafl Il act. when there are at least
ten negro scholars N any district. sad
district failing 10 provide separate
school for the saId negro children
owing u the fact that the Enid school
district has always provided separate
school building. teachers, etc. for the
negroes. the commissioners certainly have
no jurisdiction fn the case
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY.
Quarrel Leading TO the Blow Was Over
Trivial Matter.

Shawnee, o. T., Sept 3.-A cutting af-
fray which promises to result fatally oc-
CURED Sunday near Hager. eight miles
north of Shawnee. John Roberts, the in
jured man, is well and favorably known
over the county, and his assaiiant, Chas.
Mespagel. has heretofore borne a good
reputation.
The cutting occurred over a trivial mat
ter, the amount involved in the dispute
being about Sc. Mespagel had worked
for Roberts and another gentleman who
owned two threshing outfits and he was
discharged by Roberts but refused to
quit until the other owner ordered him
to do so. The trouble which ended in
the cutting ensued over the amount of
WAGES due Mespagel
A warrant for the guilty party was
sworn out before Justice Dodge Monday
evening and an officer was sent at once
after him. The injured man is said to
be in a serious condition. though he has
many chances for recovery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
REFORM FOR
BAD YOUTH
Salvation Army Offers to
Erect Suitable Building,
WOULD BUY FARM
WOULD BUY
IncorrigibIe Youth Could Thus
Be Rescued.

Guthrie. o. T, Sept s.-The Salvation
Army Of the territory. having the CO.
operation of the International heads of
the order are preparing q proposition to
submit TO Governor Ferguson for a con-
tract to take care of the incorrigihls
youth OF Oklahoma The Salvation Army
people propose TO purchase a farm and
erect suitable buildings. The governor
in anticipation OF receiving the PROPOSE
ton. secured an opinion from the attor-
ney generals office today which stated
that the territory could enter into such
a contract as it saw fit
At the present time there is no ar
rangement for the care of incorIigihle
youths and strong pressure will be
brought 10 bear upon the Governor to
contract with the Salvation Army for the
care of Oklahoma children who are
criminally inclined
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
WAS HELD UP.
Says Oeboe Cot Possession of the Pa
pers Unfairly.

Shawnee. o. T, Sept. sc 2. Lindsey.
who lives on Union avenue and owns
a ranch in the Creek ne ations was held up
Monday morning near the ranch by l..
J. DcNoe Of Shawnee. while the men were
on their way 70 Castle 10 cancel mort
gage and several notes Lindsey held
against DeFoe.
DeVoe called on Lindsey 0stensibly for
the purpose of paying OF the mortgage
and notes. He suggested that they go 10
Castle and he would pay Lindsey the
money. They got into a buggy and when
I.indsey-if he had the mortgage with him.
Lindsey took the papers out of his pocket
and laid them on the seat while he
reached into his pocket for handkerchief
DeYoe picked up the papers. When Lind
sey looked up he was confronted with "a
large gun held by DeVoe. who said
You VIII never see these papers again "
He then got out of the buggy and told
Lindsey TO drive on.
Lindsey drove on 70 Castle and hearing
that DeVoe said that he was going TO
be in Shawnee came here Immediately
and swore out a warrant for DeVoe's
arrest
DeVoe came here few months ago
from Missouri and lives on South Phil
adelphia avenue He is a blacksmith by
trade. Up to this time he has not been
apprehended.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04

important institutions for Indians in Ok
lahoma. Superintendent Harvey came to
the territory something Ike two years
ago and has made many friends in Paw
nee and other cities. He is OF nervous
and impulsive nature and his friends IN
sist that if he has been abusive TO lndi-
ans it is because they do not understand
him; ard that alleged charges OF crook
edness are untrue.
Special Agent Brosius has been engag-
ed in Indian work for twenty-five years
For the past FIVE years he has been a sDe-
cial agent for the Indian Rights associa-
ton and his recent report on Indian Ter
ritory affairs has started the ball rolling
for a complete investigation. When ask
ed why the investigation was begun at
Pawnee. Mr.. Brosius said:
Prior TO the investigation made by IN
spector Jenkins the association had been
receiving complaints from Pawnee Indi-
ans. Owing TO the frequency with which
these complaints We're made we deter
mined to make an investigation here. 1t
was upon tbs request of the association
that Special Agent McNichols came here.
and oil evidence I have secured relative
to various matters will be submitted TO
him. After this evidence is in l will be
through with my work and he will then
make such an investigation and teport
as he may see Mt l shall write up the
report of this investigation and send il
to the association. 1t will then be sent
on to Washington
When asked if there would be other In
stated that the association had no other
cases at this time. Il hope to get away
from here in few days" said he. 4
have been here for over two weeks and
during that time / have collected many
af!idavits and secured much. evidence.
What the special agent viii report l can
not say, bat the investigation Will be as
thorough as we can make it,"
Mr.. BrOsius is the special agent who
stirred UP the investigation in the Indian
Territory. and in commenting on that
matter he said: THE investigation in the
territory was only a surface one and re-
ferred to matters in general. The news
papers took up the report and made more
out of it than l had ever contemplated
at the time. / merely mentioned some
of the methods of trust companies doing
business in that territory and the news
papers later brought out the fact that
certain federal officials are connected
with similar institutions. l am glad that
the investigation is to be made. and l am
certain that If it is conducted properly
many things now hidden will be brought
TO light, to the amazement of the gen
eral public"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
CUT BY MOVING MACHINE.
Boy Sought to Disentanqle the Lines
and Horses Started.

Chickasha, l. T.. Sept. "A 4-year-old
son OF Gus Mindeman, a German living
on a farm three miles east, almost sew
cred by a moving machine today. MiQ-
deman was cutting hay and, being short
handed. his wife drove. with her little son
on the seat beside her. The lines became
entangled and she asked the child to re
lease them. As he did so the horses
started and the knife of the machine
made several slashes before stopping.
A physician caught up the several ten
dons and arteries and believes that owing
to the child's youth, the feet may De
saved. though they may be stiff.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-04
CUTOFF READY.
viii ee Completed Today or Tomor

row.
FL Reno, o. t, Sept. s.-The railroad
cutoff VIII probably be completed by
tomorrow or Saturday and the cut north
Of the cemetery will he finished soon.
Something like $50 yards of drit 10 fill
one-half mile west of the cut while about
500 yards of dirt is removed by small
scrappers making about 800 yards of dirt
is removed by small scrapers making
about thousand yards of dirt moved
each day by this OUTFIT Of graders.
The 'Y'' Is nearing completion. 4
greater number of teams are being work
"a here than cast The dirt Is moved 70
the fiji from the cut by small cars which
hold about one and one-haif yards to the
car.
Only one bridge was necessary AMI
this is already built and the track laid
on IT,
The cut will be about twenty feet deep
in the deepest place. Across this cut a
vfaduct win be built and a splendid cross
ing IS assured.