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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

The next block holds out alluring attractions to
the average child, for children very apt to
have our heart set on enjoying the untold wonders
which must be just over the hill Realization brings
so much that is disappointing that would sup
pose advancing years would dispel the glamour that
always surrounds the country that is far away.
Yet we remain children in this respect. The
Missouri man is looking with longing eyes to the
mining region of Lake Superior, while the Michigan
man is just as confident that in the Missouri lead
fields fortune awaits him. Of late American farmers
have been treking to Canada altho for generations
Canada has been sending us the flower of her young
men.
Many of the richest gold fields in the world have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
MUSIC AND SAVAGE BEASTS. The Old Saying That "Music Hath
 Charmso Put to a Rsal Test.

Philadelphia North Aernrican.
 To make a test of the old quotation, Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast" the curator of the menagerte at Glen Island, N. Y., undertook the other day series of odd experiments with some of the animals under his charge.
 The experiment showed some really re- markable results. from which scientists and naturalists have come to the conclu- sion that all animals, both wild and do- mestic, are influenced to a greater or lesser degree by music.
 The wolves seemed the most readily af- fected Just prior to the test the beasts had been following their customary habit of ceaselessly pacing back and forth along the front bars of the cage, exhibit ing either extreme restlessness or a. desire
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
SENATE PASSED MEASURE
 CHANGING COURT CIRCUITS


 bill and amendments. The motion was tabled.
 The substitute was passed, and the bill as amended. was adopted, ayes 17, nays 15. as follows: f.
 Ayes-Messrs. .Blackmon, Bostick, Bui- lock, Castleberry. Goldsby, Hall, Lancas- ter. Morrow, Norman, Oliver, Rogers, Screws, Smith, Spragins Spencer, Stone, wolff-H.
 Nays-Acree. Arlington. Craig, Dunn, Frazer. Harrison. Hipp, Hogue, Johnston, Jones. Long. NeSmith, Norwood, Powell, Thomas-l5.
 The special order for F o'clock was the general health bill, which during the last legislative day, after being loaded with amendments, was set down as a special order.
 Senator Thomas moved to reconsider the vote by which the Hogue amendment, which struck out the section providing for paid county Healthy Oficer, at the rate of $10 per year per 1000 population, was adopted.
 Senator Thomas said that if the Senate reconsidered he would offer an amend ment cutting the pay from si0 to s per 1000 population.
 On the motion to reconsider, Senators Jones. Oliver. Harrison. Powell and Lynne spoke in favor of the systamatized conduct of the public health of the State by counties as provided in the bill.
 Senators Rogers. Spencer and Hoeue thought that the Couts of County Com missioners should hold the reins in re- gard to the health of their counties, and if health officer was employed it should be by their order and not by the order of the Legislature. The amendment was reconsidcred and the Thomas amendment providing for a salary in each county for the health of ficer at the rate of $5 per 1000 population was adopted. The bill was then passed. Several local bills were passed before the recess hour arrived. [ The Senate recessed until o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

 Provided For Supreme Court Justices. VICTORY FOR SPRAGINS Lively Scenes at Closing
 Hours of Upper House. Senators Presented Officers With Handsome Mementoes of ses-
 sion and Frazer of Bullock
 Made the Speech.

After decidedly the hardest fought par liamentary battle of this session of the Senate, the court redistricting bill, pro viding for seventeen judicial circuits was passed by the Senate of Alabama yester- day morning. The followers of Senator Spragins of Madison who led the fight for the bill, succeeded in passing the bill, but Sena- tors Frazer of Bullock and Thomas of Barbour, who led the fight against the measure succeeded in getting in two amendments. which necessitated Com mittee on Conference.
 When the bill was called yesterday morning 1t was evident that the forces of Senator Spragins had been augmented since the eventful session of Wednesday night for with all promptness they tabled amendments suggested by the opposition. Nothing, however, could prevent Com mittee on Conference when Senator Smith of Clay and of the Spragins contingent in his anxiety to relieve his section, intro- duced an amendment providing for the eighteenth circuit to be composed of the counties of Cleburne, Clay and Randolph. The one vote of Senator Smith being thrown to the opposition to the bill. car ried the amendment and robbed Senator Spragins of a complete victory.
 At one time the bill seemed lost ire deemably. Motion after motion had been made to indefinitely postpone, but to no avail. Several of the followers of Sena- tor spragins left the chamber, being over confident of victory.
 At this point Senator Frazer grasped the situation moved to lay the bill and the amendments on the table. Before Senator Spragins could concentrate his forces, the motion had prevailed. IA ayes, 13 nays. He immediately moved to take the bill from table and the motion pre- vailed.
 After that 1t was easy sailing for the friends of the bill and the measure was passed, r ayes, 15 nays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
. 1...rsturs Owes to Walkers.

Arno,a ra,Atain in October Alanuc.
 ATn"'o aoroas to think of it, how mucn ,,t..s t.,ra owes to the country waiA.
 . s to +hat long walk outside the wall VI ~tta,,. and to the long talk that socaI.es 1aaaS v,ith Phaedruh under the plane tlee h., the banks of the nissus that we WY one of the most beautiful Of the DlaoeeS oS Plato. There had been no Soo. e.Ss had not Virgil loved the country: t1 nIo must as often have circumampul~vu xI,o cahina farm as he perambuiateo Vhe Va Sea Chaucer most sometimes have pil- o.-sr,ed afoot. and Spenser trode as well o. rdcked OCT the plain. Shakespeare Toachming episode gives us ghHpse tnto his youthful pursuits. Milton olI Che woods among wooed Philomet 10 nea& her even-song; and even alter hAS olis
 e.. ues v.ot the more ceased he to wander
 .-harn thA Muses haunt clear spring. or shadv grove. or sunny hill. The Traveller of Goldsmith was the outcome or 2 "aiA- ing tour; so was Robert Louis steven sons Travels in the Cevennes with a Donkey. To how many minos walks about the green flat meads of Oxford nave heen a quiet sumulant we may get ttrt from Matthew Arnold. Was 1t to Newman that Jowett, meeting him alone ana afoot, put the query, "Nunguam minus soius quam quum solus? UT Jowett's walks many a tale Is told; Of De Ouincey. who spen his youth in wanderings; of William Cowper, the gentle singer of the winter walk; of Thoereau; of Mir John Burroughs: of that prince of walkers. of whom The Spectator said 1t was "half a pity that such a man could not go walking about forever. for the benefit of people who are not gifted with legs so stout and eyes so dis cerning,"-I mean that erudite nomad, George Borrow; of these and many another lover of outdoor nature 1t is needless to speak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
for liberty.

for liberty .o2 si ":1
 They paid not the slightest attention to the two men standing in front Of the cage. for this was a usual sight. Rut the instant the vtolinist touched. his how to the strings the pacing ceased and tbev stood stock still. gazing at the per- former in mute wonder, almost fear.
 Then. as the melody continued, they both law down, with front paws extenned | atraieht out in front. supporting thelr heads in the exact attitude pet dog VIII assume at the feet of his master. ,s
 when the music ceased they opened
 their eyes with a start. and, springing to their feet, took up their restless pacing
 again. -,.a .s,. >., stood still but were plainly not effected
 to the same measure as by the sorter tune played with great feeling.
 l when Annie Laurie was played slow T lv and with expression they both ap- parently went to sleep again. | To the .curators great surprise 70 Lns | ronsic did not appeal to the monkeys as it had to some of the other animals. Iney merelv came to the front of the stage I and endeavored to ascertain the cause of the noise. apdS soon losing interest
 went back to their play. e V H .7 l Some
 | terest than others but on the whole the | sImians exhibited much less interest than
 might have been expected.
 The elephants were found to be particu-
 lay1v fond of the music. This may fre- ouently be noticed in the marked good humor they invariably exhibit while a
 band is playing.
 Taking advantage of this 'trait. while
 the tusks of his largest elephant was be- ing operated on some time ago. Superin- tendent Healey caused a man to play a harmonica till the operation was finished.
 The elephant gave not the slightest | trouble
 The kangaroos were found to be the
 most susceptible of all. They kept time | to the music to the best of their ability,
 swaying their bodies gently to and fro, and when a particularly lively selection
 was played they actually tried to, dance a Jig. e-- The lions stretched themselves out on
 the floor when the music oommenced, and
 opened their eyes when lively music was played and shut them when music Of a
 p1aintive character was furnished, -'s
 Some of the deer also showed great de | light in the melody and followed 1t about. swaying thetr bodies in frhythm-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
DEATH OF W. W. STEVENSON.
He Was an Influential Citizen of
 Gadsden

Gadsden, Oct. 3.-(Special.)-w. W Stevenson, one of the best known and most influential citizens of the city, died at 6:SO this morning after an illness of about two weeks with typhoid pneumonia. MT. Stevenson was 55 years old. He had been citizen of Gadsden a long time and had amassed considerable property. He leaves a wife, two sons nearly grown and several smaller children. Hon. H. L. Stevenson of Jacksonville. his brother was with him in his last illness.
 W. H. Blankenship, the policeman who was shot in the shoulder in the row at Attalla Saturday night by Charlie Gibbs. is very i'll. the wound causing other trou- bles, and he is in a critical condition. So far no trace or Gibbs has been found.
 The Friendship Baptist Church of the negro population in this city, has been levied on by the sheriff and will be sold to satisfy judgment. The trustees of the church had some improvements made on the church and the carpenters claim all money due had not been paid, SO the suit was instituted, and the church will be placed upon the block.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
DIsPENsARY CLOSES.
oneonta Could Not Operate it at e
 Profit

Oneonta, Oct. 3-(Special)-A a meet ing of the City Council last night it was decided to close down the city dispen- sary. This action was taken on account of the high license required to be paid for State and county under the recent law of the present Legislature.
 The license would amount to $750 a year. Then the Federal license is $25 making a total of $775. The dispensary could not much more than make the license money, and as the city could derive no revenue. 1t was thought best to close, and accord ingly the dispensary failed to open it's doors this morning. This is regretted by the citizens of the town, as the dispen- sary was orderly and the profits, though small, had aided the town in several ways. The recent revenue law calls for tax, which is prohibitory for her. The amount of the license Is graduated by the population of the towns.
 Oneonta being above the average of towns in Alabama, via sobriety, can not now operate a dispensary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
GAS WEAK AS A CAT"
In Fact no Human Being Ever Was
 Proportionately as Strong as Cat

Proportionately as Strong as Cat. Our Animal Friends
 or all the animal adages founded On the mistake of fact. as weak as ''cat's Is the most absurd. Really. the cat is a most muscular animal The lion, the tiger and other so-called ;"big cats," As you already. know. are of the same fam fly With our common house pussy; n,e shall not speak of them further. "Aa weak as cat" is applied to the house pussy; but to say as weak as a kitten.'s IS truer One may then mean the new born Kitten, which comes into the world
 blind, softer and more helpless looking than even the blind puppy; but which. | however, Is not so heIplessly weak as the puppy. the kitten having sharp claws
 which the puppy has not You know So | much of cats; do you not, young people3 ! The cats muscles are extraordinary Large and powerful in proportion to the animals size. Then again these mus cles are attached to bones. fitted together | at such angles as to make the finest 1 system of springs and levers" says Dr. Huidekoper, known in the whole group; the claws are sharper and are curved Into stronger hooks than in any other mammal, and by the action of special muscles are withdrawn under the proz lection of sheathlike pads. that they may escape. wear and injury when not in use."
 The slender. supple form of the cat makes 1t capable of the highest activity. The heavy boy, you may have noticed. Is not always the strongest; the thin. active boy is the fastest runner and the quicker at games which need both strong and timber muscles.
 The shoulder blade. the arm and the forearm. the thigh. the leg and the foot of the cat lit at what the veterinary sur geons call "closed angles" That peculiar conformation shows that the enormous jumps which the cat can take. to thA envy of any athletic boy. are due to the great power and closed angles of tha joints. but the conformation of the legs make the cat's> stride at a walk, troe or a run remarkably limited. The cat moves, therefore. with wonderful quick ness. but with no great speed. The boy who says he feels Has weak as a cat'sss if he is at all alike a catr-shouId bm splendidly muscular. The truth is that in proportion to the size of his body, hml can never hope to 'bOi as strong as kl cat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
Cut Hair While She was Sleeping

Miss Blanche Pacett. a pretty girl of Savannah. Ga., is in mysteries over the loss of her hair, which, 1t Is said, was the most beautiful in the State. While in a somnambulistic trance the other night Miss Pacetti sheared away her tresses.
 Her hair reached to her feet and was the pride of herself and her parents.
 She retired in the evening in perfect health. She has not been somnambulis- tic and she knows no. reason why she should have arisen in the night. While asleep she walked to table, got her mothers scissors and cut off her hair close to her head, leaving the coil on the table. The scissors she took with her and placed them on the floor by the bed side.
 When Miss Pacetti awoke in the morn> ing she noticed a strange lightness about her head. She raised her hands and was mortified to discover she had lost her hair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
STEAM aINNERY BURNED.
Fifteen Bales of Cotton Consumed by
 the Flames,

Eufaula, Oct. S.-(special)-The large steam ginnery of Oliver Boyett & Teal at Morris Station. fourteen miles in Georgia. was destroyed by fire late yes- terday afternoon.
 The plant was built last year and was comparatively new. It cost 5000, and was the best equipped in that section.
 Fifteen bales of cotton and 1,S00 bushels Of cotton seed also went up in smoke. There was no insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
MILES IN TEXAS PoL1T1csP
Story That Hogg Has Him in Train
 ing for Governor.

Austin, Texas Special.
 State officials and Democratic political leaders here are interested In a story that is current to the effect that General Nelson A. Miles is to become a resident of Texas and that he Is to take an active part in Democratic politics.
 It is said that he is to be the special protege of ex-Governor J. s. Hogg. who promises to make him Governor of Texas and possibly United States Senator. Gov ernor Hogg introduced General Miles to scores of Texas Democrats of more or less prominence at Dallas yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
New Use for a Husband.
Chandler. Oklahoma News.


 There is a very ingenious woman living near Meeker, who says that her liese lord and master does not and has not fur nIshed the water to mix the bread for fif- teen years. He Is always lying around doing nothing. Two weeks ago he went to bed with very slow fever, and his wife got an idea that she could make an incubator of him. She put one hundred eggs around him, but he is getting cross and uneasy, and she is afraid he VII; quit the nest. as he never has stuck to any job three weeks If this should prove success 1t will nearly destroy the helpful hens summer vacation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

Four cans Tomatoes, 25 cents one quart cranberries, 10 cents.
 Smith 6 Wornum's. 17 N. Perry St. ..--..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

Suits cleaned and pressed for only 75 cents by The Montgomery Steam Laundry. Phone TAO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

man who gossips is worse than a womar who wants to vote
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04

One sort of permanent inevstment is buying cemetery lot
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

In starting in on such lands as these
a map should supply himself with a
small flock of sheep or herd of COWS,
relying on lands which he owns to-
gether with the other burnt lands in
his vicinity which may be unused, to
supply his stock with summer grazing
while he is at work putting his land
into perfect condition. Sheep especially
help 10 clear the land and wherever
they Craze a mat of white clover and
blue grass is sure to apear. The profit
from his stock. together with the
employment ne can readily lind during
the winter easily supply the new
conner with good livelihood and
money to increase his flock and i'm
prove his land. Wisconsin Real Estate
journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
DUNN MINE NOTES.

Last Monday Thomas Lepisto. a
Finn miner met with a serious and
perhaps fatal accident. He went to
town in the morning TO spend his
months pay and returned in the after
noon in a drunken state; on arriving
at his house he seized his gun saying
he was going to shoot somebody; but
the gun failing to perform its duty. he
got in a rage. took his AK and cut the
stalk OF of it. He then returned to the
house Just az he entered the door. he
threw the gun forceably to the floor
and in so doing it went off sending a
1910 bullett through the femur bone
of his right leg about three inches
above the knee. During his bout in
town he contracted bad cold which
resulted in pneumonia, so this together
with his injured leg, leaves him in a
most pitiable condition.
Wilfred Bretrand has taken charge
Of the machinery about the mine.
A new building is in process Of
construction over the machinery near
the shaft thus replacing the one which
was burned two weeks ago.
II. j. McLaren is a busy man these
days looking after the cultivation Of
his fields
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
Duluth South Shore
l,J!1'EgTgsSyySSsNfSH AND
!l'sY Atlantic R'y.
TIM E TABLE.
.rrains leaye Champion

Trains leave Champion
For Montreal, east and Lower Mich
igan daily 337 A. M.
For Houghton and the Copper
Co intry daily s.35 A. M.
For Houghton and the Copper
Country daily q.25 A. M.
\ For Duluth, West Superior, Gogebic
Range points Ontonagon, Rockland,
Mass etc. dali except Sunday o. % A M
For Ishpeming, Negaunee. Marquette
daily 9.25 A. NJ
For Detroit the east daily except
Sunday i.35 p. M
For Houghton AMI Copper Country
points daily except Sunday 437 p. NJ.
For Ishpeming. Negaunee, Marquette
daily go p. M.
For Duluth, West Superior, Super
Tor, Gogebic Range points. and points
in the Copper Country daily II. 10 An
For Marquette SUNDAY Only 1880
p. NJ.
Trains leave Republic
For Houghton and the Copper
G entry daily except Sunday Loo p M.
FL Ihpeming. Negaunee, Marquette
daily except Sunday 400 p. NJ.
Train leave Negaunee
For Montreal and the east. and Low
er Michigan points daily, 4.20 A. NJ.
For Marquette daily TAO A. M.
For Duluth, West Superior. Superior
Gogebic Range points, and points in
IDc Copper Country, also Ontonagon.
Mass etc daily except Sunday s.35
a. NJ.
tor Marquette daily 10.i0 A. M.
For Detroit ard points east daily
EXCEPT Sunday 2.20 p. M.
For Houghton and the Copper
Country daily 7.I5 A. M.
For Marquette daily $50 i. M
: For Houghton aid points in the.
oprer Country daily 3. 80 p. M.
For Marquette daily except Sunday
5.O5 p. M.
For Champion and MicLigamme
fdailv $40 p. M.
Fer Marquette daily 7l5 p. M.
For Duluth. West Superior, Superior,
Gogbeic Range points. and points in
the Copper Country daily 1f.25 p. M.
For Marquette Sunday only T. 30 p M
For tickets time tables and other
information apply to agents at above
points or write to
Goe. w. Hibbord.
G. p. A. Marquette Mich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES

To the man who prefers from the
start to go distinctly into the raising
of sheep or cattle, the brunt district in
Northern Wisconsin affords endless
opportunities. To become ideal pas
lures these lands need the removal OF
scattered logs now lying on the ground,
and sometimes some small grow tn Of
timber and brush which can be easily
cleared from the land. The removal of
stumps is desirable. but not necessary.
and is no great advantage except in
the tact set for garden purposes and for
the growth Of winter feed for stock.
The removal of stumps however, is
not as much to be dreaded as many
people suppose. All hardwood stumps
will rot away in few years if left to
themselves while pine stumps or green
hardwood stumps can be removed by
the improved methods without Difficult
ty
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

The most miraculous escape from
destruction that Crystal Falls ever
experienced occurred in the North
western yards last night when a car
containing 259 boxes Of dynamite, near
~ ton, was wrecked through the
seeming carelessness Of some one.
A train of ore loads was being
brought in from one of the mines and
another engine started with box car
which was the dynamite TO bring IL 10
the Great Western mine. At the upper
end OF the yards the two trains col.
ided. The engine with the loads was
entering the siding and WIS not quite
into clear when 1t was hit rhet
engineer showing the box car li3u'
see the other train and kep, pns,.nv
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

that His Honor Claiborne had on him
last Monday. No one seems to know
the particular case that was in the
hopper but there must have been a
Icing Ia tle) il to it Judging from the
length of the paper that "Chad was
carrying around.
Donald O'Larey of Green Bay, is
the boiler maker that is doing the
work at the mine. He is a very nice
fellow.
The Mansfield base ball players gave
their first exhibition last Tuesday
evening 1t was sort of trial trip
TO decide what crop should be grown
on the ball field this season base ball
or hay. Judging from the exhibition
80 far we should say that nay is far
the more profitable and will serve
to agonize the people of the place to a
much less degree.