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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
The trouble with great many Christians il
that they emphasize their virtues by enlargine
on the failings of others.

PERSONS desiring to see an old-fashioned cattle
roundup will have the opportunity to do the last
of this month, when the annual spring roundup of
cattle Of Western South Dakota will be held. Hun
dreds OF cowboys and thousands of horses will be
employed and all the pastureland in the state will be
secured clean of cattle In many respects the round
up will be like those in the "old days" In some re-
spects it will be very different. For instance the
foreman of all the outfits of the Western South Da-
kota Stock Growers Association has issued orders
that no man in his employ may carry firearms He
has also tabooed whisky and cards in the camps.
This is certainly change for the better Barb wire
fences are multiplying all through the West and the
roundup will soon be thing of the past. Those
who wish to know something about every feature of
American life should buckle on their legglngs and go
out to South Dakota next month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

A LATE issue OF WeaUsbabeydom contains in
terestng article on newspapers in Japan by Albert
Ward Dippy. The press is now free IN the realms
of the mikado as in England but such freedom has
existed only since 1897. Prior to that date it was
heavily shackled The censorship rigid and Sc
vere and so often was it exercised that every paper
of any pretentions supported prison editor" whose
duty it to get out the paper while the editor
in prison. In 1897 however a law was passed max
ing the press free and since then the prison popula
ton of the empire has included few journalists The
new order of things has proved highly beneficial says
Mr.. Dippy, "as much more moderate tone pervades
the writing of the press since restrictions
moved, and altho there 845 journals and pc
riodicals published throughout the empire, the vio-
ence such in former times provoked official inter-
ference is practically unknown today" Pennsylvania
might have learned lesson from Japan
Mr. Dippy says there are few journals in Japan
that are published for the masses The editors are,
as rule, too conservative. Most of them sacrifice
news and circulation to erudition and culture, en-
ploying classical Chinese deographs which quite
unintellgible to the Of the people, instead of
genuine Japanese characters express their thoughts
In doing this, they initiate the mikado whose speech
es are understood by few of his Subjects his words
being taken from such classical sources "that they
are 1AIenple Only W VIC HlSAy cuucdtee HinOIity.
There papers in Japan, however, that cater
to the people They words that are readily un-
derstood by the man, and their influence is
great and their circulation large. What place ia
pan would be for Hearst to start paper! The Ro-
man alphabet will soon be introduced in the schools
Of Japan and when it is accepted by the people the
telegraph will die natural death. Thus in few
more years all Japanese will be able to read the
papers. This may not be an unmixed blessing, but
lit comes under the head of Progress.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

COOP speakers are seldom good writer's; nor are
good writers often good speakers The orator relies
less upon his matter than upon his manner; the
writer knows that mannersms detract from what he
has to say. Being in intimate contact with his audi
ence the one employs gesture expression voice
modulatlons; appealing in turn to the sympathies,
the predjudices the emotions well to the
OF his hearers. Logic, skill in selecting the right
word to express his meaning and convincing argu-
ment the only tools at the command of the other
An extemporaneous speech, Or if delivered without
notes, even speech to the preparation of which
much thought has been devoted, while it may inter-
est and convince the audience, usually makes fiat
reading. If you doubt this, read the Congressional
Record verbatim report of the proceedings of
any convention which general discussion Of the
subjects introduced is encouraged among the dele
gates It is said that representatives in Wash
ington sometimes make speeches full of exalted pa
trotism and sentiment in order that they may be
printed in the Congressional Record and circulated
among the constituents of the statesmen. If they
could only realize what dreary reading such flights
of oratory become when reduced to cold print they
would abure the practice and the yearly appropria
ton for the expenses Of the government printing Of
fee would be more moderate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The English government has been drawn into
the Colorado labor imbroglio. Those who have
watched the progress of the amentabe fight between
employer and employee in that state, will remember
that about two years ago Launcelot Collins, young
Englishman, the manager Of the Smuggler- Union
mine was shot and killed while seated at table in
his own house in Telluride. The shot was fred by
an unknown person hidden in the shrubbery the
house. Collins was unpopular with some Of his men,
having had trouble with them and suspicion strongly
pointed to a number of union miners. A so-called
investigation held, but very jealous efforts to
apprehend the murderer were made and the matter
was finally dropped The affair was reported to the
British ambassador by the vice-consul at Denver,
who alleged that because Of lack Of proper protec-
tion the authorities responsible tor the murder.
Subsequent events in the district certainly corrobo-
rate this statement. In course of time the govern
ment will be called upon to pay indemnity. Col
orado is winning enviable reputation both at
home and abroad.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The MIRROR is in receipt of communication
from Captain Jack Crawford exscout, poet and lee
turer enclosing what he asserts is the true story OF
Calamity Jane" the unfortunate woman who died a
few months ago. Our correspondent says this wom-
an, stripped of the glamour with which dime novels
and yellow journals surrounded her, was merely a
dissolute camp follower. She never was a scout, a
mail carrier, stage driver prominent figure in
frontier life Captain Crawford says he depicts her
as she actually was for the following reasons Wom-
en- have been CLOSED with glamour of romance,
whose lives, in reality wretched and absolute
and in consequence many young girl who has start
ed out in the world full OF lofty ideals and high aims,
fred by the illusion that has been placed before her
in the papers and books, ends like the subject of the
story herself (if the truth were tod) in shame and
sorrow.
We do not print the story, as it has already ap-
peared in several weekly papers that circulate in the
prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

talist would expect troops. poorly armed and insnf
GENTLY fed to win battles against such soldiers as the
mikado commands? Evidently the Russian govern
ment regards its troops auxiliary force the real
power being God and the icon Of st. George. lie it
be Gods will, we shall win; if not we shall be de-
feated. That is the argument. No Persian Of old
ever had more blind and implicit faith in "kismet''
than has the Russian of today. A
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

MIRROR weekly published the Minnesota State
founded the and edited and
aged
acquaint
public prisoners
dpeng prejudice which has
sredempon The entirely
dependent public there
would expended the
Interests Of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Nor the least interesting feature Of the is
the unconscious fatalsm of the Russian people For
blind, childish dependence upon Deity is but fatal
ism, tho it may be called by another The Jap
anese is often called fatalist but the whole he
trusts far less to destiny than does his Christian
my To win his battles the Russian relies not on
guns men, organization, ability, military ingenuity
but on an icon, handmade image of St. George on
prayers divine guidance miracles short on fate
Think Of it. An army is sent from St. Petersburg
to Mukden in the middle of winter. The thermom-
eer registers so degrees below but the cars are
not heated, and 1000 men perish from cold in the
course of the journey. It is Gods will, says the
Muscovite Boots made from paper, provisions un-
fit for even Cossack to eat, antiquated arms poor
ammunition, shoddy clothing, cheap blankets-these
things are sent by the trainoad to the men who are
to fight for Russia IN the Far East. Who but a ia
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

have been INDUCED in to explain
it, but still It holds its mystery.
The natives point it out as one Of
the attractions of the region. ( The
road, over which trains of wagons.
haul copper ore from the Rambler
mine to the shipping point at Lar
annie, passes within ten miles Of
this mountain. In that clear atmos--
phere distances are deceptive, and
the effect upon the senses Of such,
illimitable miles of untenanted
hill and valley and plain, all done.
in sombre hues of brown and gray
and dull green, is strangely solemn.
majestic and poetical.
Only far to the southwark is the
contrast, for there streak of
white upon the horizon shows.
where the loftier mountains of
Colorado wear all summer their
unshorn locks of snow. Through
that rare atmosphere, which the
wind is perpetually cleaning, the
circle on the mountain side sud-
denly comes into view, as the We
hicle on the wagon road climbs to.
the summit of q hill. In July the
sloping shoulder of the mountain
bears a family greenish hue, tho.
the thin grass is slowly browning
in the sun. The circle shows dull
gray at q distance and is marked
with such clearness and symmetry
that it holds the attention steadily.
1t grows more and moro distinct.
till the observer has approached.
within mile of it. Then it slow
ly fades into the monotonous ex-.
panse OF small boulders, sage
brush and short grass.
When first seen, the circle ap--
pears to be about 200 feet in di-
ameter and looks like an endless.
path trodden in the turf by horses
walking therefor days and days..
or like the ring left by some great
circus. But it is a singular cir
cumstance that when the curious.
observer has carefully climbed to.
the spot whore the circle ought to.
be it is not there. The most
searching scrutiny fails to reveal
even the faintest sign of it. The,
sandy soil appears to be exactly
similar at every point upon tho.
slope and no stones or grass or
brush show a sign of dislocat1on.
Many theories have been advanced.
to account for this huge circus
ring that isn't ring at all. People
of an older civilization, inheriting,
vast::legendary lore of gods and
devils would have invested the
magic ring with such riches Of:
tradition as would give it deep.
religious significance. So there it
waits for the superstitious imag--
ination that shall properly endow
it. Few of the fantastic forma-
tons in this country have been.
fifty embellished in legends. Haw-
thorne made famous "The Great.
Stone Face" and Eugene Field,
told pretty story of the mount
of the Holy Cross" But for the
most part the imagination of pion--
GERS, sheep herders and gold hunt
ers has been let alone to give
chasms and rocks the name of the.
devils this-or-that, without relat-
ing what the devil did there. In.
the West Mr.. Satan appears to-
have been very active in the form
alive period of the earth, and to-
have left remarkable evidences Of.
his habits in the mountains where
he ate and slept and gamboled
with his courtiers. Perhaps it was
his demon majesty who did that
little trick on the Wyoming mount
ain side, and the inhabitants of
Albany County, Wyoming, would.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
no TIC e.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies OF THE MIRROR who are
regular lists viii please consider such q
sample H. after reading conclude that THE
MIRR0R worthy patronage send to this
once trial subscription rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The weather man must have let
his machine slip cog this year,
and as result the tail-end of win
ter locked horns with summer and
between the two, spring was given
q sort of a freeze out.
The st. Louis Humo,1st has dis
covered q new remedy for love-
sickness. eff You get tired of be-
ing in love- says the Humo,zst,
get married. It's the very best
cure"
Five hundred Salt Lake Nor
mons have organized a secret soci-
etysto fight polygamy. The vile
institution will find some Of it's
most determined opponents in its
own stronghold. Polygamy seems
doomed.
Between woman, the panther
and bloodhound, the seals are
rapidly reaching the point of ex-
tinction. Panther and Blood
hound are the names of two seal
ing vessels, one of which recently
reached Newfoundland port, from
the far north, with 10000 skins.
Professor A. G.. Albertson, q
New York scientist, claims to
have made an instrument through
which he can draw sweet sounds
from the stars, melodies from the
spheres, angel voices from the un-
seen realms of everlasting JOY and
other things too numerous to men,
tion. It is to be hoped that Mr..
Albertson may be able to induce
Mr.. Providence to reveal his hid
ing place and tell us really and
truly which is the best and short
est route to his abode.
A recent number of The Volun-
teers' Gazette contains an exact fac
simile of transcript of our ma
tionsl anthem as written by it's au-
thor, the Rev. Samuel F. Smith,
when "a years of age and in the
year in which he graduated from
Andover Seminary. Says Mr..
Smith: Zone dismal day in Febru-
airy, 1882, about half an hour be-
fore sunset, I picked up scrap Of
waste paper and wrote. probably
within half an hour, the hymn
America I. From east to west,
from sea to sea, the hymn of pa
triotism rolled in tides across the
land from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc. 1t found a place in the
hymn books of the various Demon
nations. It came back to me in
Latin, in italian, in German, in
Swedish and in the languages
of the Russian Empire" Mr..
Smith was born in 1903 and died
in 1895. Unlike most men who
achieve fame, his verses are writ
ten in leglble and pretty style.
The wild and woolly West has
yielded many thrilling romance
to the literature of the period. yet
lisa field but partially explored for
romance, myth and reality. AL
most every portion of the territory |
west of the Missouri River has
been the scene of thrilling adven-
ture or incidents replete with hu-
man interest. In the southern
part of Wyoming curious thing |
happened curious even in state
that nature has so twisted and con-
torted in the making that it is a |
happy hunting ground for geolo- |
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Between woman, the panther
and bloodhound, the seals are
rapidly reaching the point of ex-
tinction. Panther and Blood
hound are the names of two seal
ing vessels, one of which recently
reached aNewfoundland port, from
the far north, with 10000 skins.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22
WILL SEAT PEABODY
REPUBLICANS NOW lh CONTROL
OF BOTH sRANcHEs OF COT
oRApo LEGISLATURE.

Denver, Dec. 17.--Chkcf Justice GAL
bert during the day announced the de-
cision of the supreme court to throw
out the entire vote Of three precincts
of Ward S and one precinct OF Ward
Z at the late election on the ground
that gross frauds were committed In
direct violation Of the Injunction
served upon election officials.
Through the action OF the court In
excluding FIVE Denver precincts from
the abstract Of returns to date Repub.
licans will secure a solid delegation
Of the legislature from the city and
county OF Denver and win obtain con
troll fof both branches Of tho l4sisia
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22
q Much Larger Number

Minneapolis. Dec. 20.-At least
four and possibly eleven people lost
their lives early Tuesday morning In
the Croker hotel on Fifth street
through the falling of the high east
wall of the o. II. Peck building, which
was Quilted by fire last Tuesday night.
The nigh wind of Monday night
loosened the bricks in the wall and
tons of brick and stone crashed down
upon the roof of the three-story hotel
next door. The roof was carried
through to the basement, carrying
death and injury before Il
Several people are missing and pre-
sumably are dead, as follows:
William Croker, landlord; Mrs. Mag
gle lie Claire. Jennie Morris, William
zimmerman, William Bray, Charles
Kenyon, William Lfllyblade and
seven other men and % woman, un-
accounted for.
The injured are Mrs. Jennie Murray,
hip badly bruised; Mrs. Evelyn Will
Jams, badly cut; Mrs. William Crock
or, Willie Croker, Hannah Croker,
Mrs. Frank Boyce and Charles Smith.
Inmates Of the Hotel Asleep.
The crash came shortly after !
o'clock. Almost everyone In the ho-
tel was asleep. Within one moment
the entire hotel building was q wreck
with injured and dying people calling
for help.
A number OF people who were asleep
at the time of the accident and who
were not Immediately In the path of
the falling bricks. escaped with their
lives, though badly injured.
The fire department responded
quickly "a did also a large share OF the
police department who set to work
%rescuing the injured.
Mrs. Jennie Murray. q cook, was the
first to be taken out by the rescuers
She was taken TO the city hospital.
William Crocker. the proprietor, IL
probably dead. He was in the front
Of the hotel when the accident occur
red and has not been since seen.
William zimmerman was sick In bed
and unable to help himself.
Mrs. Williams. daughter of william
Croker, was asleep on the top floor
when the crash came and was buried
beneath the debris but was rescued.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22
81. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Dec. 19.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s5.50@6.00; common to
fair, $3.50 500: good to choice West
ern, $3.65G4.75; good to choice cows
and heifers. $2.65@3.50; veals. $4,000
40. Hogs-s4.10Q4.45 Sheep-Good
TO choice wethers and yearlings, s4.25
$500; good to choice native lambs.
81. 6 M6 90.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22

Light barred Plymoth Rock and pure
white Lsghorn roosters for sale, write
or inquire Of Q. Z. Morey, Butler,
South Dakota.
E. Huntington, of Webster, N. s.
Bason, Of Groton. and HE. Harris, of
Sioux Falls, were among the guests at
the sherman House Saturday evening.
Aberdeen News.
It you want a nice piece Of spring
chicken put up in the best possible
style, call at Knapp's restaurant he has
it all the time.
Floyd Yeager, Rex Harris, and Miss
Bessie Small arrived from Minneapolis
Saturday evening, where they are
attending college, to spend their holi-
day vacation at home.
DR.. j. S. Goodmanson will be in his
office in the Tegtmeier building Deem
Der %, 23 and "a, ready to do all kinds
of dental work.
There are a number of handsome and
attractive display windows in Webster.
We doubt if there is a town in the
northwest where the window display in
the business places are as neat and
attractive MVR q
Hight grade short horn corn fed steers
recently sold on the Chicago market at
$7.65 per hundred, the highest price for
this grade of cattle since 1892. I
Louis w. Hill. Of Waubay. and Miss
Eva @. Holbrook, of Summit, were
united in marriage at the M. E. parson-
age in this city Saturday by Rev. j. s.
Hardness. Both the mothers Of the
bride and groom were in attendance.
( Never we're prices so low on
all articles usually kept in a
first class jewelry store as they
are now at M. Weinstein's.
Otto Hinze was engaged in q wrest-
ling match at the new gymnasium last
Saturday night with Frank Peters and
was thrown in such a ann al to
break his collar bone. DR.. Herman has
repaired him and he is doing nicely.
Money to loan ON Day county
farms at a low rate of interest
with privilege of payment at
any time. Farmers and Mer.
chants bank.
The new story started in the paper
is the latest by the pen Of Robert W.
Chambers. The story Cardigan is sold
at all Jews stands at q high price and
il was with greatest difficulty that we
secured it for this paper. You all are
familiar with the works of Mr. Chambers
and when we give his best and latest
work we are reproducing q work that
will please.
Photographs, sizes, styles and prices
to suit all persons from twenty five
cents per dozen and up, nothing cheap
about u work except the price. See
our photos at $3.50 per dozen, worth
$500 anywhere at Andeison's new
gallery east of the Fair store.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22
MASONIC INSTALLATION.

The following are the officers OF
Rabboni Chapter No. 23. r. A. M. and
Coteau Lodge No. "a, A. #. and A. II.
at a meeting in Masonic Temple for
that purpose Tuesday evening:
Rabboni Chapter.
L. G. Levoy, e. HI p; J.. l.. Harris,
king; John Norton, scribe; Josephus
Alley, G. of H.. Frank Gruby, P. s.;
j. w. Abbott; r. @. IT. e. Egge. treas.
w. s. Hash, Sec; w. l.. Mack, G.. M.
LIST vale; w. s. d. Adams, G. M. End
vale -. Q. Garrick, G.. M. 3rd vale; L..
Gross, sentinel.
Coteau Lodge.
w. s. d. Adams, w. NJ. J. L. Harris
S. W.; ]. @. Garrick, j. W.; T. K.
Egge, treas; w. s. Hash, sec. J. l..
Clark, s. D.; Carl Malmberg, j. D.;
Julius Dustrud,S. s.; w. L. Mack,J. s.
j. w Abbott, +, ler.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22

Maxam & Sights Comedians in the
great society play Of Pate, or lost and
and Won." At the opera house, Mon
day evening, December, 20. Seats on
sale at Twins.
Ifyou want a loan upon land
in Day county, apply at the
Farmers and Merchants bank.
They will satisfy you as to the
rate of interest and privilege of
payment.
Came to my premises seven and one
half miles northeast of Webster, about
December End, one black and white
spotted bull calf, weight about 800
pounds. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying charges.
@. ]. Shultz,
Webster, s. ID.
More high class specialties seen
between the acts Monday night, Decem-
Der Is, than are carried by any other
dramatic company playing this terri
tory. Remember, Maxam & Sights
guarantee a frst-class performance or
your money back. Seats on sale at
Twins.
E. s. Donahue, the noted short horn
cattle breeder, of Newton, Iowa,
recently sold his imported four year old
herd bull. Nonparel. for four thousand
dollars to eastern parties. E. A..
Bradley, Of this city. has a pair of four
year old heifers out OF this herd and
claims that the cattle cannot be beat in
Iowa or the Dakotas.
Hon. Henry e. Ash and son, Aries
Ash, arrived this morning over the
Northern Pacific from Butler, 8, D.,
and will remain in Washington and
Oregon several weeks in order to become
thoroughly conversant with the resour-
ces ofsthe coast country. Mr. Ash ST.,
10 a popular Grand Army man and a
pioneer Of Minnesota aud South Dakota.
As q tenderfoot on the Dakota frontier
In 1883, the editor of the Argus is
greatly indebted TO Mr.. Ash and family
for their open hearted hospitality and
neighborly interest. II is to be regretted
that both families did not come to
Washington at that time. notwithstand
ing the enjoyable Dakota pioneer exper-
fences. IL Is better late than never,
however, and the balmy climate Of
Washi ngton will be the more highly
appreciated.-Walla Walla, Wash.
Argus. 4
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-22

sensts-Swayne impeachment case
reported from the house. Philippine
government and, pure food bills con
sidered. Number of semi-public bills
passed.
House-Committee OF seven appoint.
ed to draft charges In Swayne I'm
parchment case for presentation TO the
senate. Urgent deficiency bill and sew
eral other bills of public nature passed