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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
II FreNE Innovation.

The superintendent of the Wabash, Ind, schools
has added sewing to it's educational curriculum
Hereafter the youths of that enterprsing city must
bring with their books cloth and needles and devote
certain amount Of time each school day learning
how to sew. The boys have objected to this inno-
vation INSTRUMENTATION is rife among them The
embryo statesmen and captains Of industry on a
strike. The school board, however, is firm and says
the boys must adapt themselves to the order Of
things. AS many of these boys will SOW big crop
of wild oats later in their careers doubt this
prompts them against learning how to sew at this
stage of their existence. Be that it may 1t seems
that these boys could be taught more useful art
than that Of sewing. If the school board were to
teach the pupils how to shave for instance the boys
would be learning something practical. To teach
these youths how to WELD the needle appears the
height of folly; only one out OF every thousand will
ever be forced to do his mending. The boys
should win their strike. AS most of the parents Of
the boys are also against the new dea it looks as
tho the board would have to recind it's order
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
Pe7I0nder's Classic .ADotheSn1.

PER1ANDER, of Cornth and one Of the seven
wise men of Greece has said, Nothing is impossible
to industry That is very true If we attempt
nothing we achieve nothing. It was not the man
Howe who invented the sewing machine, but the in
defatigable industry which he put into his work.
Where industry is lacking poverty is not far off, It
was not chance that made Demosthenes the iustrious
orator Of Athens It the patient industry of
Morse which enables the nations Of today to con-
with one another.
From Peabody the homeless, barefooted boy, to
George Peabody the wealthy banker and phian-
thropist is far cry but to the wings of industry,
distance is as much of paything the pebbles on
the beach are to the waves.
Spencer the originator of what is today so wide-
Iy known as the Spencerian system of penmanship,
had an abundance of that industry which makes true
greatness It is related of him that for want of
essary material to perfect his system Of handwriting
he used the smooth sand beach of Lake Erie on
which to drawn his designs How applicable is the
apothegm of the sage Of Cornth to the Spencer!
Surely it appears that, Nothing is impossible to
industry
Industry is very important factor in creating
many of our Captains of Industry" It is the
philosophers stone that turns everything into gold.
Stephen Girard started at the bottom Of the ladder
He says he commenced the stern fight for existence
and supremacy with only sixpence in his pockets.
At the age of twelve he cabin boy In vessel
bound for New York. He was never too proud to
work; and by fidelity and persevering industry, he
became one Of the great men of his time.
When EIihu Burritt earning his living as
blacksmith he was SO industrious that he mastered
eighteen ancient and modern languages, and twenty
two European dialects. Wonderful achievement!
The biographies of Watt Stephenson, Sir Walter
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
II Chance of Editors.

Mr.. F. H.. $685., who has SO ably edited The
MIRROR and managed the printing department dur
ing the past three years and seven months has de-
parted for brighter fields. Officers, guards and pris-
oners all wish him success
Our association with The MIRROR shall ever be
to maintain the excellent standard which he has es-
tablshed. We have hide-bound policies to advo-
cate; no new theories to advance; but shall simply
attempt conservative estimate Of things as events
portray them from time to time.
We hope that those prisoners who have so gen.
erously contributed their time and talents toward
making The MIRROR valuable adjunct to the in
telectual culture Of the institution, will continue
along the same lines.
Acceptable contributions to the columns of The
MIRROR however, will be received from those who
have not heretofore written for the paper Our paper
should be all home thoughts and, in order to keep
it So we hope that every capable of expressing
his thoughts paper will cooperate to achieve this
end
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
IN THE SOLITUDES BY THE LAKE
BY w. E. VAN STUDDEFoRD.

E.
of
dmpled by the breeze the sky has waned the
That lullaby watts
melodious and
smiling Adrowsy startled
bry-shrouded hill; and binks with all his might,
From side laughs In choral the cckes slowly
little ripping iI fails the light:
The setting soothing Cheer dol
the verdant silly Bird
And golden otis
sinks towards the West heard
Amongst rustng Frances
there a Citheral1s bonnieb
the sunlight filters through
Amidst h the Night dpnd shadow;
sad looms mournfu ceased has the
While The
wings lone duck swiftly by laughing happy throng,
Natures sylvan flies lingering
rustic resting place s1ent summer
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

Scott Webster, Clay and Calhoun, all give evidence
of what industry accomplish These eminent
personages stood above their fellows, just giant
oak tree stands above the weeds around it.
What oil is to machinery, industry is to the
individual. When wisely used, like Elihu Burritt
used it. it means success If wrongly applied, like
the grocerman who spends his idle moments watch
ing an ndefatigable spider SPIN its web, it means
failure Industry is worth cultivatng 1t will hurt
no man. AS an inheritance it is Of more value than
money.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

house OF POJCer
The gasping instinct deeply
Chamberlain instance who has his graping
high degree reaches out with dignity and po gasps
tory nations without bushng And what has this gained
by despong people of it's liberty? Merely such empty
as fame and glory They not worth the crime
Alexander the Great had his gaspg provies abnormay
veopd War his hobby The subsection of nations his rule
pasime. When he suffered from ennu sighed
He ideals peaceful In him dwe
nomadc period When Alexander the Great passed
generals fought for the spos of his In order that this
usous father might impose his domineerng autoccy
upon Subjects thousands persisted
sands manned for e and the misery which his meorc
entaled battles description.
enghis Khan CORY conqueror graspg
possessed he ded China began
smang empire Napoleon of whom Lord Byron penned
following:
"ose game empress and oAose stakes M,0ues
Whose table earth, eyhose dice dOues,"
another of those dangerous who derackd civil
grandizement.
This graspng power wealth. for social Distinction
for political preferment monumental evil today
Alexander the Greats day. In order that small coere of
colossal fortunes thousands drifting toward poverty
the pooouse What Pope said about learning applied
power especially when that misdreced It that
many power benefit the large
That should be- is the ideal condition from which
greatness energies Whenever individual
SELF he becomes government Russia included
One of the fundamental underlying the abuse of
and that this graspng desire accenuate ITSELF this I'M
medat after the people appoint elect individuals conduct
their national affairs the people begin apotheosizng them
peoples savan persons their talents pya
mding their own greatness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

MIRROR weekly published the Minnesota State
the edited
to be home
public
prejudice which
the seredempton entirely
surplus money expended
interests library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
R1lSSiO'S Dilemma.

JUST at present the revolutionary spirit in Rus
STA is at it's zenith. CONSERVATION reigns supreme
No one connected with the government appears SAFE
The bewhiskered and unwashed nhilist chills all
hearts. From the czar and his ministers down to the
humble coachman, all fear the worst The frowning
countenances of the cruel Cossacks fail to awe the
mob Altho thousands being arrested and several
more thousands are under police surveillance the
embryo Cincinnatus, Caesar and Cromwells are I'M
daunted They seize every coign Of advantage and
are untring in their efforts to bring Russia from It's
sixteenth century chrysas to a respectable moder-
nifty.
Russia appears to be between Scylla and Charyb-
dis. She is the pariah among nations Will she
awake from her lethargy and escape the encubus that
is now sitting her progress? If one-half the sum
were spent toward giving Russia modern methods
that is being wasted on her army and vast network
of police espionage, the revolutionary spirit would
cease it's activities.
The assassination OF government officials is to
be deplored. They seem to teach no moral To
Russia, history points no lesson. The overthrow Of
Tarquin the Proud is mere incident; the downfall
of Charles the l. and the Reign of Terror passing
panorama and the humiliation of George III. and
Napoleon heeting comedy
Her system of government may be excellent
gression, not progression. Her persecution of po-
htica prisoners inspires revenge riot and revolution
instead of free speech, humanitarian principles
and an enlightened race. Her press censorship in
spires intellectual decay, instead of that broad minded
liberation which predominates among the Western
nations Her system of police surveillance inspires
cunning and corruption, instead of peace and pros
perity. Her oppression of the poor inspires hate
and hopeless misery instead of schools and sef-made
men.
Russia possesses great capacities. Her greatest
fault-if 1t may be called such-is that she cllngs
too closely to ancient ideals. Internecine war is
horrible to contemplate; but it looks tho it
quired the warke spirit of Napoleon a Wash
ngton to settle the eud between the mobiles and the
masses.
The world is watching Russia and specializing
to whether it will emerge republic or kingdom
with modern laws. She has stood stationary too
long. The paucity of her reforms only aggravates
the situation. Her government machinery is al
together too eephantne tokeep abreast ofnneteenth
century methods.
AN EXPLOSIVE temper should always be kept
in the background.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
Gen. Miles on Var.

zen. Miles on Var.
The following is from speech delivered
Nelson Miles before the
Mass:
The settlement of international arb
aon of involves the destruction of thousands
times hundreds OF thousands of the young both
Could rule method be void
The great majority of the worlds history
casioned by the selfish ambition
The deadly being waged between nations the
Orient cannot benefit either country but
the next hundred years. It will benefit mankind
human progress
II have sympathy for that sentiment
and arbtrate
ntmdate ubugate the people eenseless
countries
General Miles is only of the greatest military
day. but brilliant pranda aud
modern history General Miles has witnessed the
victorious battlefield Considering his long experience
the acuaes of it is strange that he
with those noble hearted who pleading
wass epoch The optm believes the day far
will become obsolete History jus6s this belief The
thought is also prophetic
RECENT events clearly indicate that
destroy Uncle Sans fighting machines The attempt
Connecticut proved futile Now the j.
that effort made to burn the Washington
fine opportunity for the service staff show
would be d hint that foreign nations have hired
wreck finest wahips It perhaps the work
brains have been inverted by the reading exaggerated
marsm, etc. If it the work of the latter gentry they
apprehendd for they
aspired to be-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
No TIcE.

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

ADVERSELY soon tells whether mans ability
should be rated above par.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

To THE determined man the ladder to fame ap
ears exceedingly short.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13

AN EXPLOSIVE temper should always be kept
in the background.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
TABLE or PERCENTAGES.


NEW YORK, May 1O.-Closing with
a great burst Of speed, in the last six
teenth, Hurst Park, favorite, won the
Crotona handicap at Norris park, lead
ing home a good field Of sprinters. j.
A. Drake in this race added Savable
and High Chancellor, but both failed
TO display any Of their old time speed,
finishing away back. Dolly Spanker
made the pace to well in the stretch,
when Odom sent Hurst Park to the
front and won by two lengths. Jocund
in the first race had walkover, and
the second race was divided, making
seven races.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
Dead Heat at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 10. - DR..
Stucky and Annie Max ran a dead
heat in the siath race, and the money
was divided Thousands of dollars
were wagered on Annie Max here and
in poolrooms all over the country. Good
Cheer, at 80 to l and well played, won
the Blue Grass stakes at six and half
furlongs from Merry Pioneer. Raths-
keller fell in the jam in the back
stretch In the fifth race, and Jockey
AIinder was hurt. He has conclusion
Of the brain and may die, as several
horses ran over him.
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To Rent: Until Paid For.

Our annual sale OF secondhand
organs is now in progress, and we
offer one hundred, at prices ranging
from $40 to $50, including the Estey,
Mason & Hamlin, Carpenter, Bridge
port, George Woods, Kimball, and
several other kinds. These organs
have been thoroughly repaired and
are in first class condition; most OF
them as good Jas new. We warrant
them for five years. Write for de-
scription and prices while the assert
ment is large.
McKannon Bros e. Co.
As Church St., Burlington, vt.
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Unknown Mans Body In n Tree.

NYACK, n. Y, May 10.-Three young
men returning from Hook mountain,
north of Nyack, found the body Of a
well dressed maL-lodged in a tree on a
cliff 700 feet above the Hudson river.
The body had probably been there
since last fall. The man is believed to
have been murdered, as the pockets Of
his clothes were turned inside out
There was nothing about his person
by which he could be identified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
NOTICE
TO Fishermen

Brook trout may be taken
from Vermont waters on and
after May first. Wormiverous
suckers may be taken any old
time.
Tackle of all kinds to be re-
liable must be bought at Girls
wold's.
Bamboo and Calcutta Poles
for sucker fishing at Griswold's.
Fish over three feet long
when hooked but not landed
should be reported to the CIV
ening Banner. Dreams will
not be accepted.
Beautiful line of Fly Rods,
Gange Hooks and Flies at Girls.
wold's.
Great variety of Fish Lines
from Ic to $3.50 each at Girls
wold's.
1t is unrighteous to return
trout to the waters from which
they are taken.
GRISWOLD
SpOrt.MuSiC ArtStatiOnery.BOOk
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Pastor stricken While Praying.

MARSHALITOWN, Ia, May TO-
Suddenly and without moments
warning to a large congregation, whose
heads were bowed, Rev. o. II. Newell,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church here, fell stricken with paraly-
Eis in his pulpit. Unseen by his flock,
for whose welfare ne was praying, the
pastor pitched headlong to the floor.
He cannot recover.
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ST. LOUIS, May 10.-Jordan, an odds
on favorite, won Kinlochs feature at
Delmar park. There was nothing be-
hind him, and he won as he pleased.
w. II. Fizer's colors were seen for the
first time in two years. He won the
first race with Gasconne.
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Harvey oIdneld,s Protest.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-Barney Old
field has arrived in New York, and
his protest, added to many others
from those who desire to see an Amer
lean auto in the international cup race,
may lead the racing committee of the
Automobile Club of America to recon-
mend another test of the cars tried at
Cleveland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa, May
10.-At the conclusion of the ninth
round Of the international chess mas
ters' tournament, now in progress in
this city, Janowsld and Marshall re-
manned tied for first place, while Las
ker is third The latter in turn leads
Teichmann, who leads Showalter in
the race for international chess honors.
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SPRING is HERE !.
The signs are all out. Did

The signs are all out. Did
you see them. Note the pro
cession to Arlington. But also
note the procession that stops
here. The reason is that goods
are right, prices right, styles
are right and we will treat
you all right. All seasonable
goods. Note our Lawn Now
ers we will show this week.
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sIeen wnIker KiIIed by Troin,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 10.-Al-
fred Bochart, aged fifty, was struck
and killed by a train while walking on
the railroad track near the Blatchley
avenue bridge. 1t is believed that
Bochart was walking in his sleep. He
was a molder by trade and leaves a
widow and two children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10

CHICAGO, May 10.-A heavy track
puzzled the bettors at Worth. Gregor
X. and Clara Berry were the only IA
vorites to win.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 10.-The
Harvard lacrosse team defeated Ho-
bart college of New York by score
of to 3 goals,
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british WIN Advance to Lauaa.

LONDON, May 1O.-The Daily Mail
this morning says it understands that
a British advance on Lassa is now In
evltable and that preparations to that
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10


Game postponed on account OF rain.
At Philadelphia
Phlladelphia..... 8 0 49, 6
Batteries-Kunkle and Kittridge; Pat
ten and Powers.
At Cleveland
Detroit. 2 o. 0 o.
Cleveland ......... II II
Batteries-Mullen and Wood Moore and
Rpunig
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

Good dwelling house and large new barn with
other outhuildings; iG acres of good ullable
land. with plenty OF fruit; cuts Is tons OF hay.
Located four miles from Bennington village.
Price Sl20l cash or will exchange for Benuing-
ton village property OF equal value. Good
place for poultry business or small fruits and
vegetables.
JOHN NASH, Bennington, VT.
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NORTH BENNINGTON

"The PAA is making fine progress.
The secretary is receiving many com
munications and applications for
membership from various parts of the
country"
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FARM FOR SALE

Don't buy farm until you see this one which
Is located less than two miles from South Shafts
bury depot. on main road 200 acres of land d.
vided as follows: 80 acres of pasture, well wat
cred, with two trout streams running through
1t: 30 acres of tillable land and meadow which
cuts more than 40 tons of hay each year; 20 acres
OF heavy wood land. Large brick house In good
condition with Z good rooms. Large COW barn
18th 20 stalls and stanchellS; good horse barn
with four stalls wagon house, corn barn, car
barn for IS ton of hay; water in and near all
buildings also other buildings, like hen houses,
etc, ali OF which could not be duplicated for
twice price asked for whole farm. Two apple
orchards, both now bearing; plenty of other
fruit for family use, Can work all the tila0l6
land by machinery Price $4,000.
JOHN NASH
Tel. 2l-2 Bennington VT.
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A. X. RITCHIE 4 CO.
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Today we inaugurate the greatest Sale
of Shirt Waists at prices that do not cover
the cost of the material, and as an evidence
of the truth Of this assertion we mention the
fact that we are going to sell three dollar
waists for a dollar and SO on up to $3.50
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
u Estate of MICHAEL @. HEALY,
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon, Probate Court for the District Of Ben
nington, COMMISSIONERS, to receive exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-
sons against the estate OF NJ. @. Healy,
late of Bennington, in said district deceased,
and ali claims exhibited in Offset thereto here
by give notice that we will meet for the purpose
Aforesaid at the office OF l.. p. & L.
i. Norton on the 14th day Of May,
and 18th day OF November next, from o'clock
D. m. until O'Clock p. m. each OF said days.
and that six months from the 2Sth day OF
April, A. d. 1904 Is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims TO us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington this 2sth day OF April
A. D. 1904.I ,,r,,o~-
JOHN ROBINSON,
IL Commissioners.
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BASEBALL SCORES.
Results of Yesterdays Games In Ma.
aiOnaI and American Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At St. Louis
St. Louis. .......... < . Q Q o j
Batteris and Warner; Cor
bett and Grady
At Cincinnati
Cincinnati. ...... o 0 0 0 3 0 Il
Batteries-Cronin and Bergen Kellum
and Schlei
At Chicago
Chicago. .......... 0 o l 0 5 0 e
Batteries-Pittinger and Moran; Wei
mer and Killing.
At PittsburR-
Philadelphia. 0 0 o 0 o.
Pittsburg ......,... 0 0 0 0 0
Batteries-Lush and Doom; Phillippi
n nd
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10

For fine millinery go to Miss A. No
Ian, opera house block. Shirtwaist
hats a speciality. IS cents up.
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Lagrecque.

~ Of today improve the
flies the individual. You
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-02
Beauty, Size and SentiDent
Of the Worlds Fair
1t Is Larger and More Beautiful Than Any Other
Exposition Ever Given.

toned the largest pipe organ ever man
ufactured, with AS stops and pipes
five feet in diameter and 80 feet long;
four acres covered with agricultural
machinery; the largest natatorium on
earth; ten acres of roses; ten acres of
live game; the largest engines ever
built; a floral Clock covering a quar-
ter of an acre of ground, and Of which
the minute hand weighs over<a ton.
Such items but give the general idea
of the entire fair. 1t is all big, it Ia
all beautiful, it is all interesting.
r The exposition management is not
boosting of the pike" They wish
the visiting public to remember the fair
by what might be termed its legitimate
portion, it's wealth of educational ex-
hibits, and yet, who would say that the
shows along the "Pike" are not edu-
cational in their way. On it are VIII
lagos of every sort, and amusement
features of every description. Five
million square feet Of entertainment.
Among outdoor shows, that are not to
be COMPOUNDED with those Of the "Pike,"
may be mentioned the reproduction Of
the City of Jerusalem and the forty
acres of Filipinos.
Among the most interesting of the
many features of the fair are the vari.
Gus government exhibits housed in the
Government building which is 500
feet long by $50 feet wide. Every
function of the government is exem.
plified in this building. Among these