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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

way of making these old misers change
their ways.
But when it comes to choice of
evils, the other extreme is even worse.
There are more examples of shiftless-
ness than of greed. There are thousands
of people who do not know the value
of money or what it might bring in the
way of happiness and comfort if
judiciously spent. They are the shiftless
kind. They appear to care for nothing
but enough to eat, and that of
quality that would be scorned by a
well-bred dog. Without ambition or
thought of tomorrow, they lurk around
the woods and back alleys, with no
apparent desire to arrive at anything
better for themselves or their children
The troubles of this class of people
during hard times are touching in the
extreme, but the fact remains that they
cannot take care of money when they
get it. Saving, it seems, is out of the
question. AS for investing it, the
more of a fake scheme is, the more it
appeals to them as being safe. How
ever, it takes all kinds of people to
make world and there are extremes
in more ways than one. The climatic
conditions are no more diverse than the
people. G. S.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
II Paradox.

A sage once asked a simple maid the
question, "What is timer" and, after
musing earnestly, she made reply:
ga thing which every man has all
there is of, and yet no man can say 'tis
his alone or that he ever has enough.
'Tis always coming, yet ever going;
cannot be bought or sold, but may be
squandered. Its pace never varies, yet
sometimes seems TO lag. and then again
to pass away too quickly. 'Tis ours to
use or to abuse. A thing which both
brings sorrow and erases it; which man
is ne'er without, yet cannot keep: which
never changes yet changes all things
else."-Town Topics.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Search for Hneient borses.

During the last two years agents of
the American Museum of Natural
History have been exploring the western
plains of Texas to Montana for fossil
horses, the expense being met from a
fund provided by Mr.. William G. Whit
ney for researches in the evolution of
the horse. The horse, in its origin, had
several varying prototypes. The search
has proved very successful, and the
museum in New Y ork already possesses
many interesting specimens. This
autumn the fossil remains of a small
herd of the species called the hipparion
have been discovered in Nebraska,
from which it is believed that COM
pete animal can be mounted. Youth's
Companion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

in the market. In fact they agree with
every argument brought forth by the
salesman to sell the goods-but they
do not buy. They use their own judg-
ment and will accept no dictation as
to time of buying. Any commercial
man will say that these are the "hard
nuts" to crack-who will neither be
gulled, coerced, or yield to diplomacy.
AS to fundamentals or ethics, prim1-
tive Buddhism and Christianity are
identical-there is little choice; and if
the parent-stem of Gautama Buddha
has evolved for itself many ramifca-
tions and branches which bear little re-
semblance to the primal root, what of
that huge tree, Christianity? The
japanese possess both acumen and dis
elimination and such very apparent
analogy as the one above, could never
have escaped their observation. With
such cataclysmic thrush of modern
civilization and customs, and covering
so short period, it is inevitable that
such tremendous influence as the
one cited, will tend to change their So
cial and religious fabric; for INSOFAR
ably connected with Occidental ideas
of commercial and social life, are those
of-a utilitarian spirit that dominates
all business methods; a rank material
ism that only waits the proper moment
to declare itself openly, and the very
questionable assertion that the exped-
iency of a thing justifes its existence.
With such rapid absorption of
modernity, Japan must of necessity
reserve sufficient space for its intro
duction. She cannot do so without a
relegation to limbo of certain customs
and ideals, and the assertion is VEN
tured here, that in the latter respect at
least, the Western world can offer but
an inferior article in exchange.
If we call them "heathen;" they honor
us with the appellation of barbarian"
When nation or race loses but por-
tion of their ideals, they have already
| opp AOoSAVu ohOPIACIou III q lOooOl VI
greater degree. Once started, the mo-
mentum, with every break from ortho-
doxy, increases tenfold, and sooner or
later the pendulum will have reached
the other extreme,- and
an abject worship of things mundane.
Japan stands at the threshold of new
era, after an oriental, ldealistic SOM
nolency of many centuries. Will she
defy historical and racial precedent
and prove solidarity, sufficient unto
herself? 1t is hardly probable. Mean
while she stands steady buyer in the
Western mart and with characteristic
urbanity, accepting what is apparently
advantageous, and politely ignoring
the rest. X. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
NOT YET.

Not yet o friend. not yet! the patient stars
Lean from their lattices, content to wait.
All is illusion till the morning bars
Slip from the levels of the Eastern gate.
Night is too young. friend! day is too near;
Wait for the day that mak,th all things clear.
Not yet, fren', not yet!
Not. yet, o love, not yet! all is not true,
All is not ever, as it seemeth now.
Soon. shall the river take another blue
Soon dies yon light upon the mountain brow.
What lieth dark, o love. bright day will fill
Wait for the morning, be it good or ill
Not yet, o love, not yet!
Bret Harte.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Scientific and Profess
SiOnal Freaks.
ROBABLY no word In the Eng
- lish language is more generally
used and shamefully abused

used and shamefully abused
than the word "science" or "sci-
entific." "Professor" also comes in for
it's share of abuse, and between the
two the man is poor indeed who can
not manage to bring distinction or a
title upon himself.
Of the many professional and scien-
tific freaks the most familiar is the
gentleman that has graduated from
the ranks of pugdom and established
himself in "select" boxing school as
Professor Knox. Who has not heard
the story of the boy, who, being asked
by his teacher to use the word science"
in sentence, delivered the following:
"Corbett won the heavyweight cham
pionship because he had more science
than the other fellow"
Scientific boxers and professional
pugilists are not, however. the only
freaks of the scientific and profession
al world. We have Prof. Skylark, the
balloonist, we witness the science of
Prof. Cuttineye, the knife thrower.
The gentleman that does high-diving
is always called Professor, while
crowds gather and gaze with awe at
Prof. Loopingap's scientific bicycle
riding. The swallow-taiIed professor
who extracts playing cards and rag
dolls from the respected deacon's pock-
cts is master of the science of leger-
demain, and who ever heard of a hyp-
notist that did not tack Professor to
his handle and advertise his perform
ance as scientific one?
There is science of palmistry and
each exponent of It's secrets is Pro-
fessor, of course; while fortune tellers
of all types arrive at their conclusions
by so-called scientific means.
In Western communities it is always
easy to find professional horse-break-
er, and the jockey that succeeds in
bringing his mounts in first is success
full because he is scientific rider News
papers have made us acquainted with
the professional tramp who has re.
duced begging to a science and is an
expert, or scientific, train jumper.
We have scientific penmen who are
professional forgers, and professional
thieves who are scientific safe blowers
The scientific handler of the painted
pasteboards is professional gambler
and even the gentleman, more gener
ally called detective, who collects the
gamblers fine, or the gambler, is simply
following his profession.
Recently, in New York, according te
one of the weekly papers, profession
al swlndler, who had been scientifically
working the big churches of that state
was arrested; and it is much adver
tised fact that even religion has beer
i reduced to science and the old-fash
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

ioned exhorter will soon become pro-
fessOr.
These are few of the many scien-
tific and professional freaks that ill
this country of free speech. Will
someone please arrange lexicon
which will not contain these two
words? They need rest. r. w.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Economy.

Bays GilO opOuueAAAAos w ho
ever heard of anyone having
a good time on economy?" Now, here
are two views of economy, but what l
like to see is man who can be both
economical and generous. There are
such men too, those who practice mod
Grafton. The extreme of either is a
fault and shows the narrow line which
separates virtues from vices and excel
lent qualities of character from ruin
Gus faults. For there are times when
economy becomes miserliness, when
generosity becomes prodigality, when
Justice runs into severity and mercy
into softness. All of which illustrates
that many of the human vices are but
the extremes of virtues and that we
should draw the line at moderation.
The extreme of economy is termed
greed. The man that lacks this quail
ty would be called by Down East
Yankee the ssmost shiftless cuss there
ever was.' But the saving instinct in
some men is not always one of greed.
1t is in many cases practical economy.
Nor does generosity always stand for
shiftlessness. There are those who have
big hearts and noble impulses; they
give away their last dollar and land
in the poorhouse. To an unfeellng
world, it is the result Of their own
shiftless ways. Still, there is truth in
what DR.. johnson once said, without
frugality none can be rich; with it, few
indeed would be poor"
Some people save money with as
much pleasure as others spend it. And
they profit by the extravaganza OF
others. AS an example of the extreme
of economy, of the human machine
that never stops, that acquires wealth
beyond all earthly needs, deaf to all
sweet sounds and blind to all beauty,
with an empty broken she'll for a
heart and an automatic counting ap-
paratus clicking away in place of a
brain, take Russell Sage, the New
York money lender. A news item
said that he was much disturbed on his
S7th birthday because everyone he
met on his way down town wanted to
congratulate him. He did not want to
celebrate the day or be congratulated
He only wanted to get to his office, to
put in the day making more money
and devising some method of cutting
down expenses.
There's nothing shiftless about
Russell; no indeed. Here's a man
nearly ninety years old, worth millions
upon millions, yet so intent upor
making and saving that he can't miss
a days work without pain. He can't
even stop long enough to acknowledge
the good wishes of his friends. This
man may be unique among his kind
l hope he is, for one example in {
generation is quite enough. Having
untold wealth, he still goes on an(
saves and saves as if the devil were
close astern.
But after all, does this kind of econo
my pay? Does all of lIfe's joy spring
from feverish activity 1t woult
seem that in some men the savin,
instinct is so strong as to overcome al
the good qualities in their makeup
To this kind of men it is not wortl
while to stop long to take breath o
fresh air, to look abroad upon tn
green earth and bright skies and t.
feel that it is good to be alive. Blu
this is free country and there is n
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
The Religion
of Japan.

S premise, short resume of
religious and philosophical be-
\ liefs in Japan seems almost i'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Russians Quit Seoul

Seoul. Feb. 1.-THE Russian minis
ter and all the resident Russians left
this city on Friday last, the 18th inst,
on special Japanese train. Upon its
arrival at Chemulpo it Immediately
went t. the jetty between Japanese
lines of soldiers. The Russian minis
ter bowed to the Westerners. but not
to the Japanese, boarding launch in
advance of 100 Russian soldiers on
board. The minister appeared very
much depressed, and his wife wept.
The party went on board the French
cruiser Pascal, which sailed for Chez
Eco yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
She had in all 700 Russians On board.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
RUSSIA TO RESIST BRITAIN.
II England in Any Way Tries to Pre-
iudiCe Russian Interests in Persia
Russians Quit Seoul-Three More Russian Battleships
Trapped Horrible Russian Barbarities
Reported.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.;-Lieutenant
General vanoH, governor general and
commander Of the troops in Turkes
tan has gone t. Tashkend with Gen
eral SakharCff, chief of the staff Of the
military district CT Turkestan 1t is
said in high military circles that Gen
pral IyanOff has been instructed tc
prepare for the contingency Of mill
tary action in the direction of India in
the event of Great Britain adopting
an attitude openly hostile to Russia
or attempting to prejudice Russian
interests in Persia or Thibet.
Public opinion in Russia, even
among military men, is strongly op-
posed to V;ceory AleXieff, who is ac-
cused of incapacity. A movement is
Cn foot in favor # immediate appoint
meat of General Kuropatkin, the war
minister to command the Russian
land forces and to give Admiral Skry-
dloff command on the sea.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
STATE FUNERAL
Tor Late Senator hanna Occurred
Today.


Washington. Feb. 1.-THE remains
Of Senator Hanna were conveyed frem
the hotel to the capitol at II o'clock
this morning. Preceding the hearse
and the carriages conveying the mem
bers Of the family and invited friends
were a detail Of mounted police The
casket bearers We're officers detailed
from the capitcl police force
The funeral was conducted by the
chaplain of the senate, assisted by
the chaplain of the house. The cask-
ct will not be removed from the SEN
ate chamber until p. M, but the
chamber will be closed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
At E[KS THEATER
JUDGE WOOD WILL ADDRESS The
PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON IN
STEAD OF COURTHOUSE.
Ladies Invited to Be Present and
There Are Many Who Will Be
in the Audience.

Preparations are being made to give
Judge Carroll d. Wood reception
tomorrow night here that will be un.
surpassed by any that has been ten.
dered him at any place since the cam
paign opened.
Il has b.cen announcedt that the
speaking would be al The courthouse.
butts being 50 clearly apparent thar
fH"fe= would ea=much larger audience
10 hear Judge Wood than could be
accommodated at the courthouse, Elks'
thoatel5 has ben secured and Judge
Wood will address the people there.
There seems to be as great an anxf-
ty on the part CT the ladies to hear
Judge Wlod as is exhibited on the
part of tie men, and the Elks' theater
will be packed and jammed with those
who want to not only hear Judge Wool
speak, but to deomnstrate by their
presence that they ar opposed to
thelr. terms for Arkansas governors.
and especially TO such man as .Jafr
Davis.
Ihene was a meeting of the execu-
i've committee Cf the Wood club this
morning and after having secured the
Elks theater for the speaking. the fol-
lowing was issued
The public are hereby notified
that Judge Carre,ll d. Wood, candidate
for governor, will address the citizans
Of Jefferson county at the Elks' thea
ter instead of at the courthouse, on
Thursday evening, February 18. 1904.
at 7:30 p m.
The ladies Of the city and county
are cordially invited to be present
We hope our citizens will turn ont and
give our distinguished fellew-citizen
a magnificent reception
S. NJ. TAYLOR
President Of the jefferson County Car
roll d. Wood Club"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Consulate Burned.

New orn, Feb. 17.-The Russian
consulate here was destroyed Sunday
night by fire. says a Worlds dispatch
from Shanghai. The cause has not
yet been ascertained. The Russian
gunboat yLanjur. which was trapped
by the Japanese warships at the mouth
CT the Yang Tse river. is nov being
dismantled
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
FEDERAL BUILDING.
Plea Made for 1t in Congress by Hon.
Joe T. Robinson.

Washington, Feb. 17=Representa-
tive Joe T. Robinson called the atten-
ton OF e house to measure he in.
troduced during the first session CT
this congress, in which he asked that
body ff an appropriation with which
10 construct a federal building at Pine
Bluff. Ark. Mr.. Robinson made Wig
fplls plea for .his Improvement, con.
tending that the building was not on
~ necessity, but the city of Pine
Bluff was entitled tc same. He stat
cd that the structure was of vital i'm
portance tG the locality affected and is
greatly needed BY the government f9f
the transaction Of it's growing busi
ness at that point. He showed his
colleagues that the present postofTice
business is at present conducted in a
building leased for a period of five
years at an annual expense of about
$1,000 per annum. 1t is 80 by 12O feet,
which is entirely inadequate fer the
volume of business it has to handle
The brilliant Arkansans' remarks
were we'll received by his hearers and
it is likely that the appropriation will
be granted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Missionaries Are Safe.

Nashville, FeD. IA cab.egram was
received this morning by the foreign
mission beard of the Southern Presby-
terian church announcing the safety of
the missionaries in Corea The mes
sage is from Secretary Bull and is dat
ed at Kunsau There are seventeen
missionaries in the Corean field and the
cablegram says they are undisturbed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Russian Barbarities.

Toxic. Feb. 17.-The government is
receiving additional circumstantial re-
ports of cruelty by Russians toward
Japanese refugees from Manchuria,
The Japanese consul general at Tien
Tsin has just telegraphed the authori-
ties here giving a recital of the story
told by thirteen women who just arriv-
cd at Shan Hal Kwan The women
were residing at Harbin and started
south on February 9 With 900 cOmpan-
lens. One-half of those with the W.
men reached Mukden on the 10th and
We're ordered to leave the train by
RussiGn soldiers. who cruely abused
them end detained the party, which
thov .fnally divided, the men being Or
dered to proceed to Port Arthur. The
women were sent to New ChWang,
where United States Consul Miller pro
vided transportation to Shan Hal
eral Japanese refugees cruelty beaten
and wounded. They say that the Rus
sian soldiers robbed them of money
and jewelry. Some Japanese escaped
punishment by brbing the soldiers.
The Japanese government and peo-
pie are deeply stirred by tho renorts s
of the abuse and suffering.
The sinking of the Nanoura Maru
and the treatment of the refugees is
creating a feeling which betokens a
bitter and relentless war 1t is improb-
able tnat the Japanese will retaliate in
Kind whatever eXcesses the Rus
SLAMS commit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
CREDITORS SPEAKING BEGINS AT 7:3o p. M

Bcni T. McKehzio Il merchant and
plaster ef swan Lake. Jefferson eoun-
=. has dled Hi. potion of voluntary
bankruptcy in the foferal COURT al
Little Rock Ills nominal assets are
S62.ooo. and his liabilities are m#the
apigaborbood Of 2-o.aoo. lIe va All
Judged a bankrupt and = b .Gonas
appointed receiver. Tic foil wing
creditors hold securities
Consumers Cotton Oil company
Pine Bluff. $1,1oo
Lunder Chapman and company
Memphis Tenn. 81 POO
c. E. Rosenbaum, Little Rock 81.
200.
E. G. Atkins and company. Cinciu
natl. $479.
S. T. Mckenzie, Swan Lake, s10.o47
L. w. Clements, $4,000.
J. S. Mcdonnell $4,000.
Mr.. McKenzite's failure does not
come as a sudden surprise, as it has
been known in business circles for
some time that he was financially EN-
barrassed. He is cne of the prom
net planters of the county and a
splendid citizen His friends regret
that his business affairs have become
involved so as to free him into bank
rnptcy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
KILLED l.. FALLING TREE.

Mr.. ]. NJ. Barrett of Sheriff. was in
the city this morning and reports that
Louis Harris colored, was killed by
falling tree while at work yesterday.
The negro was cutting down the tree
which fell in the wrong direction and
pinned him down before he could get
out Of the way. The negro was killed
instantly. Mr.. Barrett says he was a
faithful, honest negro.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
MARDI GRAS MASKERs BURNED.

Little Rock, Feb. I7.-Cleo Graham
was fatally burned and Florence Rice
seriously in Joe Sarlo's saloon, 708
Main street, about 5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon While participating in the
celebration # Mardi Gras. The era
ham woman died at the city hospital
at l o'clock this morning, and the
body was removed TO Cooks undertak-
irs s1ablishment Hc~ mother is
expected TO reach this eity tonight
from Henderson. Ky.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Japs Fired on Germans.

st. Petersburg, Feb, IA semi-ofti
eial telegram, dated from Headquarters
of the viceory at Pcnt Arthur. says
the German cruiser Hansa, which had
been sent to remove German Subjects
from Port Arthur, and which had cn
beard also a number Of Russian wo-
men and children, had been fired uI;cn
by Japanese warshiis. Tie tel gram
reiterates the statomaHt ct tree
Japanese torpedo boats have beon s21K K
in fight in an attack ca Port Ar -fur.
All was quiet IN February Is with
the sphere Of the war operations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Gobnled by the Japs.

San francisco, Feh 71--Cable I ad-
vices have been received by the Cali
fornia fruit growers & ON TIE California
Fruit Growers association that their
shipment of canned goods shipped on
the steamer Coptic month age, ami
consigned to Port Arthur had been
seized by the Japanese government at
Nagasaki
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
American Nurses Goinq.

New York. Feb. 17.-Dr Anita New
comb McGee, prominently identified
with the American hospital service
during the Spanish war will take to
Japan a corps of trained urses for hos
pital service with the Japanese army
Japanese Consul Uchida stated that he
had arranged for the acceptance of DR..
McGee's offer by the Japanese Red
Cross society
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Russian Supplies Blocked,

New York, Feb. 17-Knowing that
the Siberian railway could not convey
necessary supplies to Manchuria and
V.adivostock, Russia ordered, at Christ.
mas time large quantities of provis-
lens in America for delivery in San
Francisco. January %, January % and
February 3, says Vienna dispatch to
the Times. The greater part of these
provisions have not reached their des-
tination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Three Moore Russians Trapped.

Seoul, Feb. 1.-THE Corean govern
ment has granted Japan the right to
traverse the country
1t is said that Japanese warships
have trapped three Russian ships off
Yonugampho Nc details regarding the
result of this naval exploit have been
received
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
TOGA OF SENATOR HANMA.
Republican Lea S>rs in Ohio Trying 20
Prevent a Contest.

6 tiiabus. Ohio, Feb 17-Tha Re
rNi},tsfi;l leaders are making a strenu-
cd; effort TO prevent a contest over
the election Of a successor to the late
Senator Hanna, and strong Influence
VIII be brought to bear on Governor
iIerr;c!1 10 this end. Events are my.
ism rapidly, however. and despite the
desire to keep the senatorial success
ion in the background for the present.
the lines are already practically drawn
Jhe active political adherents of the
tate Senator Hanna in Toledo. Cleve-
ard aad Columbus are outspoken for
the election Il General Charles Dick
The friends of Senator Foraker are
lining ny fer Governor Herrick who's g
election to the senate would place
Lieutenant Govern Warren S. Hard
ing, a Foraker man, at the head of
the party in the state
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17

yet completed, and that large detach-
ment of troops was sent on a 22-mile
march over the ice covered lake, and
that it is presumed that part of these
lost their way in a snow storm and per
ished.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-17
Must Bow to Russia.

Constantinopue. Feb. 17.-An trade
las been issued commanding the Turk
ish press to refrain from publishing
comments unfayorable to Russia dur
ing the war