davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

J. Davidson, 9b7, who was dis
charged by the Board Of Control
at its last meeting, was taken to
Omaha, Neb., Saturday evening
by Guard Lyons and was there
turned over to relatives who took
him to Denver. Davidson has
been insane for some time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

The new sprinkler system is in
working order. The electrical
work is complete and has all been
tested. The shops are we'll pro-
tected against fire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Colds have been the rule during
the week and the sick calls have
been large in consequence. Every
member of The MIRROR force had
a touch of the grippe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services In the Prison Chapel at 500 o'clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev FIR. Corcoran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Mr.. Gallons, head gardener Of
the Hastings insane asylum, visit
ed the prison Tuesday and was the
guest of Steward Bordwell for a
few hours.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Guard Starke is confined to his
bed with a severe attack of rheu-
matism in the ankles. Guard M.
Walsh is on night duty in the cell
house for the time being.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Capt. Maish and Guard Gala
CHER attended the state encamp-
ment of the G.. A. R. at Mime
apolis yesterday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

A duplex pump for emergency
work has been set up in the base
ment of the engine room.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
LOCAL NEWS.

NOTICE:-ONE OF THE RULES
OF THIS INSTITUTION Is THAT ALL
LETTERS WRITTEN BY INMATES
MUST BE SIGNED WITH THE FULL
NAME OF THE WRITER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Deputy Warden Glennon is out
Of the city on business. He will
return the latter part of this week
or the first Of the next.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Supt. Connolly left for Chicago
Saturday evening for a business
trip.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

The first heavy rain of the sea.
son fell last week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

Guard Raske was laid up on
Monday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
HIHELIOGRAMS#
kl BY F. M. III

IS BY F. NJ. 81
The little bare-faced fib often
develops into a big baldheaded
lie.
A New York policeman has in
vented an air snip. He is evil
IDENTIFY fly cop.
It's when a man is in straitened
circumstances that he is most liza
BILE to go crooked.
A man never adds brick to his
own temple of fame by throwing
stones at others.
The divine healer's speciality is
the treatment Of patients who are
crippled under the hat.
Long hair is not the symbol Of
genius any more than a baldhead
is the emblem of wisdom.
[ have no idea who Pudenhead
is. but he is pesky critter and
yields nasty lead pencil.
1t is only a few days now until
the long. haired songster is with
US warbling his ode on spring.
A negro in Georgia was recently
sent to prison for stealing cock
atoo. If he had stolen a hen or
two I suppose he would have been
hung.
Apostle Joe Smith says he has
no use for stool pigeons, but it
would seem as tho he has great
fondness for turtle doves and little
buckles.
A milkman in Kansas City was
recently fined 1926 for mixing too
much water with the milk he sold.
A term in prison might wean the
average milkman of the pump
habit.
When a hog is killed in the
Union Stock Yards the only thing
that goes to waste is the squeal,
but when pig is killed in Ireland
even the squeal is not wasted, be-
cause as rule the big, generous
hearted landlord gives that to lit
tie Patsy to make himself whjs-
tie.
A writer says that Senator Plat
of New York never makes speech.
No, Tom has very little to say,
but he does saw wood to beat the
band and when the pie wagon
makes it's rounds, he is not re-
warded with mere handout, but
is taken inside and given a sit
down.
The old time burglar used to
always carry two or three small
steel saws in the collar Of his coat
so in case Of arrest he could saw
his way out of Jail, but the smooth
up-to-date CRATER carries a tech
nicality up his sleeve or statute
Of limitation under the sweat band
of his silk sky piece.
A politician in Kansas who was
scheduled to make patriotic
speech before a women's club
wrote the following note to the
secretary Of the society Of the
Daughters of the Revolution
will 1t be possible for you to
furnish me with the rooster OF
your society,"" OF course he meant
roster.
A bearded lady in New York
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

GREAT Britain has undoubtedly
made some progress as nation
during the last century, simply because
she has followed the lead of the
Americans. But when the English are
about to introduce slavery in the
Transvaal they are getting away from
our teachings. 1t is stepping back
wards at the rate Of forty years per
step and such step is surely sign Of
retrogression. The English parliament
has just passed law allowing China
men to be taken to South Africa under
a system of indentures which they term
sd delightful bondage" but which is
slavery pure and simple. The pigtails
will be watched and driven by armed
guards, much the same as the negroes
who have been held in peonage in
southern states. "a delightful bond
age" indeed, and step which must
lower English statesmen in the estima-
ton of all believers in progressive
civilization.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

BUILDING castles in the air is the
favorite occupation of good many
people. 1t is good one too, especial
~ for those who are isolated from the
rest OF the world. What if they do
tumble down, we always have the
material on hand to commence over
again. Allgreat achievements originate
in this way. They are but ideas
crystalized into realities. To accom-
plish anything it must first be conceived
in the mind. Emerson, who saw into
human nature as perhaps no other man
ever did, said on this subject: 81 find
the gayest castles in the air that were
ever piled far better for comfort and
for use than the dungeons in the air
that are daily dug and governed out by
grumbling discontinued people,"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
REFLECTIONS.
,ss9BYeese
G.. S.

ARE you pushing or dragging" is
the title of poem. It is also a
question which every man should put
to himself. It would probably elicit
the information that we had done con-
siderable dragging with our own self
as the biggest sucker to be caught in
the net.
THE great trouble with some Of our
scholars in the night school is that
they will not make mp their minds to
learn. Start them out on something
new and they at once conclude that
they cannot do it, simply because it
looks difficult. If they would only
take hold with a fixed determination
to accomplish the task they would see
how easy it is.
The congressman who recently re-
signed his seat on account Of fraud
signed his seat on account of fraud
in his election is being hailed in the
newspapers as quite hero. This
would indicate that honesty is trait
SO rarely found in our statesmen that
its discovery must be advertised far
and wide. 1t does more, it reflects on
the integrity of our legislative body
and the rest of mankind as we'll.
Honesty is not confined to any one
person. At any rate, the man in
question deserves no credit for his
action. He only did his duty and for
doing that no man is hero.
RUlLDING castles in the air is the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
The U. :. Supreme Court.

y writer in The Greenbag describes
n session Of the United States Supreme
court in this way: AS the hands OF the
clock point to twelve the crIer nf the
supreme our, 81 the Uuited States rams
with his gavel, the murmur of coGver
satlon ceases and attorneys, court Of
iicials and visitors rise while the crier
slowly announces: The honorable, the
chief justice and the associate Justices
OF the supreme court of the United
States ROBBED in black silk gowns,
they walk with slow and dignified steps
toward the bench, and rs tie chief JUS
tice appears at the entrance at the rear
they slowly proceed to their seats. As
they 90, the crier cries, "Oyez! oyez!
oyer! All persons having business be.
fore the honorable the chief justice aud
the associate Justices Of the supreme
court OF the United States are admon.
ished to draw near and give their altcn-
ton, Tor tie court is nOw sitting. God
cave the government Of the United
States and this honorable court" II is
M imposing and inspiring spectacle,
the mere witnessing OF which increases
IL red corpuscles Of ones patriotism.
No man entering that domeliko court
room may wear his oyercoat. No mem.
Der Of its bar may appear before i, in a
coat OF any color than black. Such il
the dignity and impressivencss Of that
tribunal that men to whom embnrrass.
ment has long been "a stranger evidence
the renewal Of their acquaintance with
it by Il ~stammerIug speech, II quicken.
ed breath, a nervous manner when
addressing the court"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

The following description OF the
the Mercer. Penn, Dispatch OF July 10.
lSGS. The paper was published ut the
DO! hood home OF MIR. james Clark and
has been in his possession for nearly
thirty six years:
In our youthful days We can WILDLY
remember how IL maps and geogra.
raphies indicated pretty much how all
the country embraced between the Mis-
to lie a great waste, inhabited only by
wild animals and Indians. Over the
lace OF this area the startling word -un.
XeplOred,' Wa associated with the still
more repellant expression, Tho Great
American Desert There were delicate
little engravings here aud there OF
groups OF red men and herds Of Buffalo,
but no word or sign to indicate any
probability OF future occupancy or de-
velopemeEt. From that day TO this how
ever, the boundaries Of this Great Des.
ert,' have been rapidly contracting, I'M
til nov it ls difficult to discover a trace
Of any actual desert" according to the
proper definition Of the term. True we
have leagues of land between the Mis-.
souri, aud the mountains which may O
DO susceptible OF the highest degree OF
cultivation. but for general agriculture
md stock raising purposes, We do not
believe there is any tract Of sufficient
extent to call for the expression of a
single regret. In fact, the word desert
has no meaning on our grand Western
plains. IL is safe, says IL writer, to pre-.
dit TINT this same Great American
Desert lis really the most valuable, and
will Gre long become the most produc.
tive portion Of the United States. Dur
ing the month OF March there was ship.
ped from Nevada SIo,olS ,976.G7 in
specie. This is the shipment for one
month alone. and from a state which ten
yearG ago was almost entirely unIphabi.
ta;ed, and which formed Il part Of the
Great Dcser5.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
The Tnnopah IIu"m-T.

The Tnnopah Boomer died tho matter
What the day or datcl and when he
reached the portals spied ST. Peter at
the gate. From out beneath his shaggy
brows the old saint eyed the coming
guest. and with true Chesteriieldian
bows, his honor OF the saint expressed.
He said he had grown tired below, his
brain was worried with cares, the struc-
gle was IA hard IN SO he thought he'd
climb the golden stairs. St. Peter ask
ed the ma his NAME. his occupation
down below, his church, his creed, from
whence he came, u what credentials
he could show; and Their, with indiscre.
ton rank, ne'er dreaming Of the frui.
'twould bear, he asked the discmbodied
crank how things in the gold carp
were. The question has never failed to
start the Tonopahan tongue. and sanity
ears were soon assaIled with widest
anthems ever sung. He talked Of leads
and shafts and v"Ina. OF tunnels, slopes
and tissurcs true, of mammoth strikes
and golden gaiLs. until the heavenly air
WIS blue 18th growing eloquence he
sped along the oratoric track, with gcs
ture Of both hands and head anil IRE
qucnt bowling OF the back. till Peters
ears began to ache, and -iliat tired feel
ing came to him; yet still the ronopah.
an spike his little piece with added vim.
Al last ~forbearaIce ceased to be Il viz
tue, and that virtuouI saint arose, bc
lievlng that his guest would See the iu-
terview was at "A close. Then grabbed
he Peter by the robe, and tai! ed, and
talked again, until the patience Of job
would not have stood the trying strain
In desperation Peter threw the golden
gate wide ajlr. and SAID unto him. III
you'd view the heavenly gIories. then
there they are!- Tho Tonopahan then
stepped inside. gazed on the streets ~
shining gold, and in ii business manner
eyed the buildings Of u%ucqualed mold,
The dazzling beauties one and all he
studied, then with shake oi head. and
concentrated western gall, turned TO the
waiting saint and said: "Just 10 describ.
ed in Holy Writ; and | coufrss its
mighty fine, but | just want to say that
it isn't i'll it, sir with the big Mizpah
minc!' Then Peter seized him 10y the
neck and near the bottom Of the spine
gave him one vigorous sanity kick and
shot him down the dark incline. and NJ
the body downward sped old Peter gave
his ears Il rub. and. with most touching
pathos said: Il pity poor old iieclzo
bub!-BOnanZn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

\ remarkable case WAS recently
brought to the Affection OF the police
authorities III the city Of Omaha. The
story is told by the Omaha World Her
aid in this way: TO yet drunk without
dnLkiug may he economical, but it
does not keep one out Of jail Such at
least is the experience II Miss Nora
Glen. Il Young woman al Thirteenth ano
Chicago streets. She contends that she
Is the victim Of a strange atIlictior.
She tells the coart that both her father
Pud mother were addicted to the liquor
habit, and that FROM her earliest girl.
hood she staggered IN her walk as
though she had been drinking. While
noon she WIS Keeling from one side OF
the walk to the other, and her speech
was maudlin. For all that, her state.
ment about having drunk no iItoxicant
was substantiated 10y the family with
whom she lives. The family OF b. A.
Robinson, who came Eere nver a month
ago from South Dakota, says that at
times the affection Of Miss Glenn is much
worse than ut other times There are
periods when, il permitted to do SO she
will sleep for twenty. four hours at n
time. After waking up she will COM
plain Of her mouth and throat being
very dry and will drink n glass OF water.
Then for some time che will walk
steadier than usual. 10 other words
she seems To have 4 normal mind. She
reads n great deal, and 4 carry IN III
intelligent conversation. However,
there are intermittent periods when her
speech tbickens so that she can scarcely
talk at all. Sometimes, too, she will be
seized with nm unreasonable gaity
and sing rs though she we're out upon a
wild carouse. For her difficulty she has
been treated by Il number of doctors,
none Of whom seem to be able to com.
prehend her case or to help her. After
her examination in the police court
Miss Glen was discharged"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
Mr.. Cninc Explains.

EDITOR OF THE INDEPENDENT,
Dear Sir:-I wish that you would
kindly publish the following:
During the recent affair here, | made
a statement which was entirely too gen.
eral in its application. Tho remark WAS
mode when | WIS under considerable
excitement and stress of mind and when
| did not weigh the terms ! used. Ger
tainly under no other circumstance
would | have go phrascd it, and when
my attention was called to the signiii.
canoe Of the remark, | mt once. md in
the same presence, rrtraCted and quail
fled it; n fact tia: those who quoted me
may not have always stated. Hence th,s
statement,
| trust that the young men OF this
town to whom the remark ~ reported
may have seemed IN c%tTiUnt, and who
could not have possibly been included
within its scope, and whose names and
persons were entirely out Of my mind
will accept this retrnction and apology
in it's fullest sonsc.
| should like to add, that in this
whole matter, / have tried to act III an
entirely lair manner. | have desired
the least possible commutiun and that
the icwcst possible he involved. | want
il understood that all | have said or
done has not been aCtualcd 10y personal
motives, feelings or opinions, but my nc.
tons have been governed by my position
rs Principal OF tbr High School md the
schools relation la thr matter. II |
have seemed to- take Il position some.
what i'll advance Of that, 1t has been
done with the utmost reluctance, and be.
cause circumstances not nj NY choice
compelled it. When this matter is un.
derstood III all its bearings. | confident.
ly expect to receive the active cO-upcrH.
ton OF all the scIf.rcspcct,ng young Ern
OF this community and the moral support
Of all it's good citizens III what further
steps | may be called upon TO take.
Respectfully yours,
EpwiS Il. CAISE.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

Saturday night Charles McCarty,
who was confined in the cooler on a
charge of rolling drunk. got ugly
and attempted to eat his fellow. prison
ers. One Of his rumran, ,ns escaped the
wrathy McCur;y By crawling "u; az
reach on top OF onc ot t!.r ~,r'li., but an
o:her. a man named FLYNN was rot 90
fortunate. McCar;! threw Fly m to the
floor and bit hun ~sevegl, on the lers,
arm. ear and top OF dhe head. From ap-
~pearances McCarty was not half done
teasing Flynn VIII, u tie poor tlInw e.
capci !" one III the cells and man ccd
to hold the door until his cries for
help bu,uGh, assistance from the ont.
side. For fear YOU will cwr some good
man on the Outside. | viii give YOU
pirni! u: time &" reflect ,aij Judge
Bridges as he handel The. cannIbal IA
sentence Of SIX months III the county
iail.-Wadsworth Dispatch
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
Cost of Importation.

The London correspondent of the
New York World, writing the othe, lay
eaid:
Great Britian's finances are getting
into an alarming condition. Chancellor
of the Exchcquer Austen Cham berlntn
has to face a heavy detlcit-at least s25,-
coz, G00-in preparing his first Budget.
Great Britain is o paying through
the nose" for her dcbauch Of lingo i'm
perialism.
"South Africa has cost for the year
S20.0G0, 900 more than the estimate, and
still 10 costing 100000 Il week for army
service alone, while IA deficit Of ~ 1000
600 III the budget Of the Transvaal and
the Orange River Colony has To be
made good uy the cxchcqucr. The rails.
ing Of the first s50,OJ0,OO ins;allmcut
OF the $3.50, 100000 contribution FROM the
Rand toward Great Brituin's war outlay
oiii3l 100000 600 has been abandoned.
md, it IL believed it well never To re-
coverablH.
"Tho SomaliInud Mad MuIlah cxpc-
ditiOn. which was To have cost onl, IL
million dollar. already Totals eight
million and IL only the beginning. The
army outlay has arisen Ia 1890 OO 900
and still If growing, while heavy in
crcnscd liabilities have nI,u been 10
cured for the navy. The Liberal party
IL looking with CONSERVATION az the
prospect 81 Succeeding /" erroneous liza.
btlitics and dangerous responsibilities,
which will he their only legacy from
iingoism.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

The regular meeting of the fire com
panics was held last night and tie FOL
10 wing business was transacted:
An amendment to the bylaws was
male striking out the 81 fine ngaingt
members failing to report their absence
from town TO the chief; also an amend.
mcnt was pissed placing the secretary
and tronsurer each under 300 bonds. s
committee, consisting Of Hayden Hen.
dersoD, =. r Hunt ana j. c. Harris,
was appointed to wait 6upoh the
town board nj their meeting Mon.
day 20 discuss the proposition OF
sioyepipcs md cloth lining 10 Ger.
tam iirc limits. Tho rcsig.
natiun of the secretary was received, but
ac:inu thereon wns deferred until merit
meeting. An amendment TO the bylaws
was offered changing the night Of meet.
ing to tho second Tuesday Of each
month. This will DO acted upon at the
next regular meeting. There WIS Il good
attendance Mt the meeting md u good
deal Of interest was manifested. Prnsi
dent Mcbride presided and &. f'.Rickey
acted IA secretary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

1t Is wonderful enough that infants
OF n few weeks or months should make
uninistakablc manifestations OF the
simpler emotions Of fear, affection and
anger. but that m emotion 50 complex
rs Jealousy should appear so early MS
ut the age Of ten months Is especially
remarkable and Indicates II degree Of
development mt this NJ" which IN the
nbscncc Of observation might Justly he
deemed incredible. Darwin observed
Jealousy I'm an infant Of fifteen aud
onc-half months. but adGs. "It would
probably l." cXrlbitcd by infants nj an
earlier aG" if they were tried in Il fit
ting manner"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
A Clever Swinulc.

The following story was to!d the 9th.
er day by n lawyer in the course OF q
discussion rs TO the value OF m in
dorsed check as n receipt:
"a client OF mine had Il bill OF $50
against n customer who. he thought.
was very fair pay. One day this man
came into his place of business in II
great hurry and asked my friend to
cnsh n check for him. The check was
for $50. Well, my client gave him the
$50 md thought no more about 1t until
n request to settle the little bill brought
tho response that the customer had an
Endorsed check to show as q receipt.
And 1t meant n lawsuit TO collect the
bill."-New York Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

The Generally Accepted Theory Of
How They Are Formed.

me NCucEully Acccptcu lhCOFy OF
How They Are Formed.
Soft hail consists of minute SNOW
balls and true hail. or hard pellets. of
Ice of alternate conccntric layers of Ice
and snow varying in size from peas To
dangerous stones of several pounds
weight.
Ferrel's theory MS to the method or
their formation Is generally accepted.
Hail. he says, IS owing TO the presence
OF n tornado which need not actually
reach the earth. The lower part Of the
rotating column Is q region of cloud
and rain; the upper part is snow. Rain
drops suspended for n time in the
snowy region are frozen, and If thrown
beyond the influence OF the incurrcnt
they fall to the ground rs soft hail.
Should they be carried into the vortex,
they ascend through the rainy region,
are coated with moisture, mount to the
colder region. where Ice Is formed. and
finally fall to the earth.
This theory satisfactorily accounts
for hailstorms occurring chiefly in
summer. rs It IS only In hot weather
that these powerful ascending currents
exist
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08

II yon arc down with ille blues, read
tho sd Psalm.
II there is u chilly acu.u,inn aboni the
hcarl, read the tbirI chapter u Rove.
l%ations,
II you don't know where to loot,
Tor n months rent. read the nth. ..Psnim.
II you are lonesome and unprotected.
read the ninety first Psalm.
II you lind Yourself losing confidence
in mon, read the thirteenth, chapter Of
Corinthians,
II people pcli you with hard words,
read the fifteenth chapter ~ John and
tho Iiity first Psalm
II you arc getting discouraged ahont
your work, read Psalm twenty ak md
Galatians sixth chapter and seventh 10
ninth verses.
II you are out OF sorts read tho
twelfth chapter 81 lIcbrewe,
IL you are troubled about what you
ought to say TO ZONE ~ who is seek.
salvation, read the iiity fret Psglm.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-08
Unusually Hcnvy Coinage.

Tho coinage at the mints ~ the Unit.
cd States IN February amounted 10 hail
~ much rs the entire coinage Of tho
Il 'rGl year 1908. The unusual activity
wns due To the gold coinage which was
neglected last year on account OF tho
demands on The minte for turning out
n large amount Of special silver coinage
for tho Philippines. Tho total Fcbru.
ery coinage was 1897, 00,s50, Of which
s~j3,Go3,5t0 was IN gold, sl,IT5.0OO In ell.
yer and s2!,3jO in tivc.cent pieces. For
the first timo in many months there
wGs no copper coinage In February.
Besides tho domestic coinage, tho mints
turned out 0,5I5,0O0 silver coins for tho
Philippines IN February.