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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-24
Notice.

II you would vote, you must regis
ter. Books at Judge Wooster's Of
flee. T. F. CLAY,
Chairman Of Board.
Oct. FL. 1904.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

John Brown Gordon last Of the great confederate
anders with the exception of the dasng Wheeler has
passed away, surviving Longsreet by only few days
gallant leader, wounded eight times in battle and win
ming promotion rapidly until he made lieutenant gener
AL Gordon became apostle of reunion after the grim
rendered at Appomattox and that which Long
street strove do by example Gordon many undertook
accomplish by and PEN He remained democrat and
successful in politics. becoming Of Georgia and
then United States senator
General Gordon found time to do immense amount Of
literary and for years lectured in North the Civil
War The of his addresses and their
catory His became familiar in every Northern city
and he held highest esteem for the courage with which
had fought he believed to be just and his patriotic
acceptance of the results of the Times
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14


EIGHT train crews employed by the North
western railway were laid off for ninety days last
week for disregarding semaphore signals. Aroused
to of their danger and responsibility by the
awful Pere Marquette wreck on rival road, GER
tain Northwestern officials determined to ascer-
tain whether like occurrence was possible on
their property. At time when the line was clear
and the experiment quite safe, they went to small
station the main line and extinguehed the sema-
phore lights The rules say that when these lights
not burning after dark all trains must stop. but
on the evening of the experiment less than eight
trains whrled past the unlighted signals The
were at once suspended s.
One cannot help sympathizing with the unlucky
train crews. It must be deadly monotonous, trying
and exasperating to continually keep ones eyes
strained to see unlghted stations and signal boxes
and unless s constantly on the gas vi0e it cannot
be easy to recognise their location dark night
But the safety of the travelling public is of far more
importance than the comfort of one or hundred
train crews. IF all the railways make frequent and
practical tests of the efficiency of their trainnen
letting it BE- understood that such tests are constant
ly being made and that carelessness disobedienct
of orders means a heavy fine or dismissal one fruit
ful of train wrecks would be partially elimin
sted.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

The Minneapolis health and police departments
earning the eternal gratitude of all persons that
value cleanliness by conducting crusade against
the gentry who spit on the sidewalks and in the
street cars of that city The ordinance prohibiting
this particularly offensive and dirty practice has
been dead letter for time but recent fragrant
oenses have made il necessary to revive and enforce
it, with the result that several alleged men were
fined, while others spent night in the police JAIL
The city officials will have the sympathy and snip
port of all decent citizens in their efforts to enforce
this necessary health regulation.
Now If the ladies of Minneapolis, and other
cities as WE'LL could be induced to supplement the
efforts of the health officers by wearing skirts that
do not drag on the ground there would soon be Q
noticeable diminution of disease in the centers Of
population A dress that trails along the sidewalk
may be the apogee of fashion but it is inartistic
unoleanly and source of danger to the wearer and
her entire household. Il picks up filth and disease
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

The Iroquois theatre calamity is causing great
deal of annoyance to theatre managers throughout
the country. Experience is costly teacher, but
will the lesson gruesomey taught prove salutary
The present talk of constructing safeguards for
playhouses should also embrace hotels and other
buildings in which large crowds congregate. It
should be easy task to prevent the of
such disaster. This problem is only a monetary
one. If it is impossible to construct sufficient
number of DOORS to attach fire escapes that will
offer instant egress in the face of great DANGER why
not use glass walls entirely for the lower story ?
Human life is too valuable to be heedlessy sacrificed
wherever it can be safely avoided.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

In GRANTING q new trial to Alfred A. Knapp
the sefconfessed murderer of five persons, the Ohio
supreme court laid itself open to considerable puere
and assinine criticism. OF course the contention is
that Knapp, being obviously guilty, should not be
granted new trial the ground OF technical
What is Law but mass of technicalities2 If
Justice can be dispensed without having to
technicalities we waste an awful lot of time, money
and energy in training lawyers and our whole Judi
cial system is merry farce. The law is supposed
to be mo respecter of persons" and if this man
Knapp guilty tho he be- was not tried in accordance
he were not guilty.
IF the supreme court is going to base its deci-
sions on questions OF fact simple gstice and common
sense demand that it should preside over the trial
and hear the Witnesses give their testimony, and
not accept the judgment of untrained men. 1t it
is to decide questions Of law, it should confine
itself to such matters and render its decisions with
out fear or favor tksff
But at present the function of the supreme
court is not to decide as to the guilt innocence
of the accused It's sole duty is to decide whether
cases brought before it have been tried according TO
law and when they have not been tried to reverse
the decision Of the lower court without considering
the effect Of it's action the unthinking public.
In the case of Knapp there is not the slightest
danger that the guilty will escape punishment.
He will ultimately get his deserts. And the action
of the supreme court win have salutary effect on
the judges of the lower courts, the prosecuting
attorneys and the public, showing them that the law
cannot be set aside because of popular prejudces.
It is foolish to insist today that the claw must be
upheld, and protest tomorrow because it is upheld
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

The current. nhmbes 81 Tie A,yno. contains an
article By Prof Frank Parsons On the New Zealand
arbitration act and It's practical workings In some
respects the Law Is not il accordance with the
popular conception of it in America For one thing,
it is not Compulsory arbitration law neither side
in an Industrial dispute being compelled to take the
matter into the courts for settlement It provides
for local aconciliation board ID each industrial
district and central arbitration court for the colony
The court consists OF three judges, one chosen by
organized labor, one by organized employers, and
one Judge Of the supreme court appointed on
behalf of the public by the governor" An award of
the court is as binding as decision of the supreme
court Either party in dispute may sue the other,
and when suit is brought both parties must respect
the Judgment of the court but neither the employers
nor employees are compelled to subuait the difference
to arbitration After suit is brought work continues
on the old basis of wages hours etc, until judgment
is awarded.
Says Prof Parsons: Before the arbitration law
was passed, New Zealand afflicted with grievous
strikes and lockouts. Since the law was enacted
| the arbitration court has held the unscrupulous
minority to the terms the reasonable majority were
willing to agree to-" The law takes no cognizance
of unorganized labor
It will be seen that in most cases the arbitration
court consists virtually of man, the judge OF the
supreme court appointed by the governor, the Other
two judges being representatives of certain interests
and consequently more or less preludiced AT
there is no appeal from the award of the court this
seems like placing too much responsibility on one
man. and this feature of the law would not meet with
favor in this country Its other provisions seem JUS
and it's practical working shows that it gives genera
satisfaction.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14
NO TIcE

ALL PERSONS receiving copies Of THE MIRROR who
not regular lists win please consider such
copies. H. after aiding,
MIRROR IL worthy OF patronage send to this
ONCE for trial Subscription published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14
ODDS AND ENDS.
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Some people make such hard
work Of trying to appear nnosten-
tations that they spoil it about as
badly as many others do whom
trying to assume an air d ar
> So
Because some men habitually
carry their hands in their pockets
|it doesn't necessarily follow that
they are lazy, but it go happens
that in about nine cases out OF ten
these men are lazy.
]4S
The closing weeks Of the year
1902 were replete with railroad
wrecks and other disasters and it.
seems q little strange that there
was recurrence OF these calami-
ties. with redoubled force, with the
passing Of the year 1908
The Salt Lake Hey0ldp puts forth
the modest assertion that it m
4 .
tends to keep right on getting
out the best newspaper in the In
termountain country. But would
not the He,aM be justified in
putting it much stronger than
thatP OF course it is pretty gen.
orally admitted that the Chicago
/ Record Herald is without peer in
the newspaper world. Unbiased
newspaper men and others, whose
Opinions count for something, con-
slider the Record Herald to be head
and shoulders above most other
newspapers, but next to this paper,
when it comes to publishing all
the news from all portions of this
country, it must be admitted that
the semiweekly edition of the
Salt Lake Herald is in the front
rank with the very best of them,
that it has few equals and no
superiors.
Il It seems to be maxim of all
nations that the best way to avert
war is to be prepared for it. But
is not this old notion getting rather
threadbare? With this idea up
permost in the minds of the great
men of the countries, they are
, continually going about with chips
, on both shoulders looking fol
{ someone to knock one off, con.
fident that they are better prepared
for war than the other fellow is
!, ever nursing imaginary wrongs and
/ fseeking an opportunity to pune.
b ture q few more holes in The Hague
Il Peace Commissions work. When
D England went to war with thu
Beers, it was not because thu
Beers had really inflicted any rea
D enduring injury upon the Eng
81 Iish, but Great Britain carried The
Z mischievons. chip onhits shoulder
0 and just because that country
. imagined it was prepared for wa
2 lit forced or sought an opportunity
to compel the Beers to tackle one
t of those chips, and what was thu
!. RESULT We might reverse tn.
D situation and see that the Boerl
4 showed the same foolhardiness
2 Many nation has gone to wal
= with no real provocation, bu
]. isimply because she thought shs
9 was prepared for it. When ont
/. nation Is preparing for war just fol
the moro sake Of the preparation
some other nation comes along ane
Iswoops down on this weaker on,
! lust because this weaker one il
8 making preparation to proteo
itself. Yea verify, will these bar
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14
By.
81. j. B.

n fact it has no scruples against
invading the sanctity Of places
where much Of the Lords earthly
business Is conducted. OF course
t takes money to run the LcEd's
business, just as it does to run any
other business, and those who
work for Him can't i've on faith
and air, whether the latter be hot
or cold; but He doesn't want as 10
overdo it and accumulate millions
in vaults for mice, moths and rust
to feed upon for the next Thousand
years, while millions of women and
children are being deprived of the
necessaries of life. The good Lord
doesn't want rs to court famine
and pestilenoe by compelling His
graft machinery to work overtime.
He is too plain, humble and con-
siderate to require us to make sac
ri6ces just for the sake of enabling
His lieutenants to become mil
lioDaires. l have seen men work
ing under a tropical sun for 81
cents day and who were called
upon to give Z cents of this to en-
rich the Golfers of those who, after
spending money lavishly, were
laying aside hundreds of thou
sands every year, for which they
could expect to have no possible
use at any time in the future.
simply taking it because they
could and because they we're filed
with greed and graft. This picture
may seem ove1drawn and I may be
accused OF exaggeratlon, but there
are many readers of The MIRROR
in foreign countries who are wit
nesses to similar occurrences every
day Of, their lives, and when they
read these lines some of them will
write The MIRROR and say "Amen,r
and few other things.
Not SO very long ago heard q.
man make the remark that the
snuff habit had about run its
course, that the use of snuff was
rapidly on the decline. But If
this gentleman could make the
rounds of the grocery stores in the
cities and towns of our South
eastern states and witness the dis
play of divers brands of snuff he
might think differently. And yet,
in no part of the country are there
the visible signs of the actual use
of snuff that were witnessed few
years ago. This is because people
are more cleanly and reserved in
their use of it. It is not generally
known that men ever chew snuf,
but it is fact that there is small
sprinkIing of men in both the
South and North who chew it in
preference to tobacco. Statistics
of the treasury department show
that the people of the United
States consumed last year nearly
nineteen million pounds of snuf,
a considerable increase over that
which was consumed in former
years. The use of tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes is also~s teadily in
creasing with the inersases ia
population, the quantity Of tobacco
consumed last year being moro
than 1O.5O0OOO pounds. The
number of cigars consumed was
about 100000, COZ, an increase of
nearly three-quarters of billion.
Most people are Of the opinion
that the number of cigarettes
smoked in this country exceed that.
of the cigars, but the statistics
show that only about 8, 250, GOO, 600,
cigarettes were consumed and the
increase was 357 ,O0OO 600, this being
in about the same ratio as the in
crease in the use of cigars. And
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

Let no person be deceived with
tho thought that the grafting
limited at in these columns last
week is confined solely to the
United States. for all countries are
afflicted with the dread disease in
varying forms and in greater OF
less degree; and it Is not always
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14

Some people make such hard
work OF trying to appear nnosten-
tations that they spoil it about aa
badly as many others do when
trying to assume an air 81 az.
rogance.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10
Pleasant and Most Effective.

+. !. Chambers, Ed Nindiea-
tor. Liberty, %ieNas, writes De
cember %, 1902:
with pleasure and unsolicited
by YOU, | bear testimony to the
curative power 81 Billiards.
Horehound Syrup. | have used
it my family rnd car cheerfully
affirm it is the most effective and
best remedy 70 coughs and colds
| have ever used
For sale by the |. II. Kent Co.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10
PERSONAL NOTES.

H. Judd Allen is over from
Hazen.
Dave Sanford has returned
from Alpine.
r. L Douglass departed for
san Francisco Tuesday.
Ma. Rdy.the Hazen merchant
was a visitor this week.
Don't forget the Labor Union
masquerade on the Goth.
Charles Cirac WAS in town
from Saltwater yesterday.
Al Gladding has returned from
a visit with Reno relatives.
George Herbert was a visitor
from WadSworth this week.
Mrs. A. Greenwood came up
from Saltwater last evening.
Jim Ryan, Mart Powers and
o !. Heat r here from Reese
River.
Judge Cheney Of Reno attend
ed court the fore part OF the
week.
Herbert Austin is employed
with the W. ". Williams com
pany.
Judge Bridges OF WadSworth
spent a few day of this week in
Fallon.
Mr.. and Mrs. BnrchclI have
returned from a visit TO Cal
ifornia.
Stan. c. Mitchell is in SILVIA
ter finishing the survey OF the
toWnsite.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Byers and
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Dalton are
in town from Alpine.
The two children OF Budl vii
lians are suffering from a severe
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10
Chickens Wanted.

Any amount Of chickens from
half dozen to forty dozen want
ed. See Paris Markwell or F..
Widely.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10
|. O.. Q. F.

Woodliff has Just received a
new and complete stock ofgent's
furnishings.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10

have the agency for San
Francisco morning and evening
papers, also Reno Journal leave
news orders at Woodliff'S Nov
city store. Have made arrange
ments whereby | receive all my
papers on Sundays, no more six
dav service. Electrical wiring,
call bells or estimates given on
work. +. w. Black.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-12-10

WANTED: Small capital to
start manufacturing. Any inter
ested party can get particulars
by addressing box 739, Fallon,
Nevada.
Best an cheapest liz 1t on
earth at Beach'S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
Koch Waived Examination.
VERNON CENTER TOPICS.
Personal Gossip, Social Notes and 10.
cal News Generally.

c. A. Meixell had the misfortune to
sprain his shoulder while handling ice
last Monday.
Oscar Anderson of Keister was seen
on the streets Tuesday.
Bruce jackson spent Sunday evening
in Amboy.
Clarence How is driving the dray at
present.
B. O. Caueger has bad looking eye,
csaused by erysipelas.
F. Forkanback is moving his stock
of goods, recently purchased from Will
lam Barnes, into the Ed Barnes build
ing, vacated by C. S. Burrows. Mr..
Foranback intends to run an exclusive
shoe store after he closes out the old
stock now on hand Mr.. Forkenback is
a good shoemaker and what Vernon has
wanted for several years.
Miss Lily Holverson is slowly recover
ing from her long illness and her many
friends will be glad to see her about
soon.
On Sunday evening Rev. Dawson will
preach in the Pleasant Grove school
house.
Mrs F. H. Barnes returned home Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Quimby are the
proud parents of daughter, which ar
rived on Tuesday evening, Dec. 6.
Frank Ottersback shipped four loads
of stock to Chicago this week.
ALT Henderson transacted business in
Amboy Wednesday.
Mrs. Nicols is enjoying a visit from
her brother, Rev. Dawson of Nebraska.
Mrs. S. G. Nelson left Tuesday for
Sac City, La, to spend few weeks
with her mother.
Mrs. d. E. Carpenter was in Mankato
Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
Duluth, st. Paul, Glencoe and
Mankato Ry. Has an Offer.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Hubert Bruels has returned from
Glencoe, where he attended the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Du-
luth, st. Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato Rail-
way company Tuesday. A. H. Reed of
Glencoe was reelected president, H.
Bruels of st. Clair vice president, FELTON,
Volmer of Winsted secretary, John S.
Davis of Glencoe treasurer, and the
above and F. M. Currier and c. n. An
drews of Mankato and Mr.. Pocock of
Glencoe directors.
The company received a proposition
for the construction of the road from Al
bert Lea to Mankato, a distance of
fifty two miles, from E. L. lobe & Co.
of New York, who also offered to fur
nish an indemnity. bond for $4,000 to
build and complete this section of the
road by Jan. lst, 1906. lobe & Co. re-
quired that $l,00O,0D of first mort
gage bonds,' bearing five per cent interest,
be issued, of which the railway company
or the people along the line were to take
100000 For the proceeds of the lat
ter, the railway company was to turn
over to lobe & Co. $4,000 in cash, and
procure the right of way and terminals
in Mankato and Albert Lea.
The directors of the railway company
thought that the conditions imposed by
the construction company are such that
the proposition could not be safely ac-
Icepted. 1t was thought that with the
$ll5,0 900 to be turned over in cash and
the amount that the right of way and
terminals would cost the 100000 of
bonds would cost $25O,OOO, whereas the
construction company would very like
ly dispose of the balance of the bonds
at fifty or sixty cents on the dollar
This would make the returns on the in
vestment of the Minnesota people too
small and would give the construction
company the best end of the bargain.
The directors did not accept the propo-
sition. They are negotiating with other
construction companies and if favor
able proposition is received it will be
accepted and the road built. AT pres
ent the matter rests in about the same
condition as it has during the past three
years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
Lodges Elect Their Officers

Alexander Wilkin Relief Corps No. GA
elected the following officers last eve-
ming: President, Florence X. Stubs !;
senior vice president, Nettie M. Shafer;
junior vice president, Lydia E. Ken
nedy; treasurer, Mary E. Plymat; chap
lain, Florence Bowen; conductor, Sarah
A. Walker; guard, Ella M. Gable; first
delegate, Lulu NJ. Harter; second dele
gate, Lillah Peart; first alternate, Lydia
Kennedy; second alternate, Mary Welch.
Superior Lodge No. 5, d. of H., has
elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows: P. c. of H., Mrs. Cora j.
Nixon; G.. of H., Mrs. Rosalia Phil
lips; L. of H., Mrs. Edith Severson; c.:
of c., Mrs. Julia Otto; recorder, Mrs.
Mary L. Lang; fnancier, Miss Anna c.
Throdahl; receiver, Miss Lou Anderson /;
usher, Miss Emma Throdahl; inside
watch, Mrs. Catherine Sheehan; outside
watch, Mrs. Mary spellman; trustee
three years, Mrs. Lille Terwilliger; rep
resentative, Mrs. Rosalia Phillips; alter
nate, Mrs. Julia Otto; medical examin-
ers, E. D. Steel, Madge 7. Holman and c..
j. Holman; captain of the drill, Mrs.
Alice Bradley.
The lodge initiated five members and
balloted on twelve applications. The or
sanization also celebrated it's thirteenth
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
Or. T. E. Williams of St. Peter Wound
ed in the Hand.

rIOH Ddlly.
DIR. T. F. Williams was wounded in
the hand by the accidental discharge of
revolver last Saturday morning and
narrowly escaped serious injury, says
The st. Peter Herald. Friday night the
well known dentist thought an attempt
was being made to burglarize his house
and searched the premises with the wea-
pom. When he retired he threw it on
a dresser and the next morning exam
ined the gun to ascertain whether it was
in good condition. In closing the cham
Der it did not catch readily and when the
doctor snapped it shut one of the cart
ridges was discharged and the bullet
passed through the fleshy part of the
left hand near the small finger. Very
fortunately no bones were broken, and
the injury did not deprive him of attend
ing to his duties.