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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

FEW weeks ago the Odds and Ends man said
that the residents Of this metropolis who will not be
able to visit st. Louis this year may console them
selves with the thought that in the future there
will be other fairs The Worcester SPY says this
subject,
Congress is hardly through with the appropria-
tons for the ST. Louis Fair when the demand is made
for the Lewis and Clark expedition to Portland,
Oregon. The Lewis and Clark expedition an
important event.
Congress might as we'll face the question of these
|expostons now as later Ii it is to be the policy
of the government to make contributions almost
annually to support these fairs, all well and good.
Otherwise fixed policy ought to be formulated.
It would be mistake, perhaps to stop all future
contributions to these expositions, which certainly
seem to develop manufactures and industries we'll
as to stimulate trade Primarily they boom certain
localities, however, and the government cannot,
simply to give local enterprise lift spend tax
payers money constantly in support OF exposition
projects.
We are going to have lot of anniversaries in
the next twenty years. Even the Booth anniversary
of the landing of the pilgrims must be considered.
Ii New England expects to have celebration OF
that event and calls upon the national treasury for
assistance it will have to help the jamestown scheme
and the Portland scheme. Something will be done
later to celebrate the founding of Boston, the Mas
sachusetts Bay Colony, which has proved the most
important of any of the colonies of the 18th century
We have vast number of celebrations ahead of
and shall have to appoint special commission
court to determine which shall be celebrated and
which shall receive government support.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

"IF YOU had your life to live over, what changes
would you make~
This question was asked 1000 persons by the
Rev. Camden NJ Cobern of Chicago. About 1000
men and few women responded Few had any
fault to find with themselves or their of life
Every trade and profession is represented by the men
who answered. There are senators, congressman,
Judges divines, lawyers and merchants among them
all quite satisfied. John Mitchell would have some
things changed. He would enter his chosen field
earlier in life and devote more time to sefcuture
Almost every writer declared in favor Of college
education and marriage
The inquiry is valueless, but interesting. 1t
proves at least that the men of America think pretty
we'll of themselves
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME has succeeded in
getting the "Canfeld bill' through the New York
legislature. Henceforth the state may call what
witnesses it chooses in the prosecution of gamblers
Now Mr.. Jerome must convict Garfield. His bill
will look like four flush if he fails to do this. He
seems to think Garfield the most dangerous gambler
in New York-a question upon which most people
will differ with him. Garfield dealt with rich men
only with men who could afford to lose The smaller
fry take the money Of clerks and statesmen, retail
storekeepers and their assistants who cannot
afford to lose One seldom hears of rich losing
his all and turning thief; saared men often do that
very thing. Where Garfield ruins one patron the
little gambler ruins one hundred However, that is
reason why he should escape the laws penalty
when the others have to suffer- The district attorney
has got his law; now let him get his mali.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

UTAH is not monopoly. A Miss Lizzie McCarty,
of Marion, Ind, has the distinction Of holding one
record. In nine years she has been married and
divorced six times. She has tried light and dark
men, stout and thin men-and found them all want
ing. Once she got two husbands in months,
neither of whom could command her lasting affection.
Most of the husbands either beat her left her. but
one was kind He got into prison. Now she has
returned to first principles and has resumed her
maiden name Miss McCarty must have very
winnn ways, else the Indiana sucker crop is
enormous
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

The bill now before Congress- providing for the
infection of the death penalty assassin of the
President or foreign ambassador minister,
will probably become law, altho except in such
states as prohibit capital punishment, it is not
sary. The three men who responsible for the
death of three of our Presidents killed quickly,
two being legally executed AS preventative
the law will fail. Creatures /of the Czolgosz type
court martyrdom, as they call their shameful end.
They seem to accept in advance the consequence of
their Deeds and to win the appreciation of their fellow
conspirators are willing to face death. Were life
Imprisonment the penalty they would think twice
before acting
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
TRULY circumstances alter cases.

Let suppose, by way Of illustration, that
Smith keeps a grocery store and that Jones is a
travelling salesman for sugar manufacturer. The
former is Buddhist; the latter a Baptist. Jones
visits Smiths place of business to sell sugar
81 dislike you," says the merchant; IL dislike
your employer. I prefer to do business with my
friends and the greatest favor you confer on me
is to get out of my shop and stay out in the future
"But,'' Jones expostulates, "you don't know
when you well off. My sugar is better than the
kind you SELL and what is more it is my purpose to
convert you to my way of thinking. If you will
trade with me, will make Christian of you within
two years.
II prefer my own belief" answers the, grocer,
$50 leave before have my porter put you out"
Whereupon Jones walks out of the shop in a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
NO TIC E..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR VINO are
regular lists will please consider such as
sample IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy patronage send name to this
subscription rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
= Odds AND ENDS =
BY II. j. B. :

/
thoughts will flow as smoothly and
regularly as the most placid stream
of water, forming themselves into
graceful moulds, and at other times
they get SO tangled up that it is
difficult to produce a single, un-
blemished, satisfactory thought?
Can't someone invent a machine
to correct this and cause the think
machine to work more regularly?
Many Of the breaks of etiquette
that are committed by individuals
are not the result of ignorance,
but are committed in a moment of
thoughtlessness, absentminded-
ness, when the mind is preoccupied,
absorbed with thoughts that are
foreign to immediate surround
ings. We can all recall occasions
when we have made the most en-
barrassing little errors under such
circumstances that we had not
even the satisfaction of opportunity
for making an apology, and what
sacrifices we would have made to
undo those little errors.
Some years ago. when strong
reaction set in against classical
study in schools, one of the argu-
ments of the reformers was the
time devoted to Latin and Greek
made it impossible to do justice to
the teaching of English. But now
again there seems to be a growing
tendency to appreciate the i'm
portance Of Greek and Latin in
connection with English, for mas
much as the greater portion of our
language is derived from these,
every lesson in Greek and Latin
may be said to be lesson in Eng
lish-and a more thorough lesson.
What peculiar sensations one
may sometimes experience when
one turns his or her think machine
loose and anticipates some of the
occurrences of the future-not
only Of the remote future, but of
the coming months or weeks! In
this country we may look for
warm summer becasse we have
had cold winter. We may look
for political tempests. surprises,
upheavals and bloodshed because
it is a year of political conventions,
of presidential nominations and
elections. We may look for in
dustrial and commercial disturb
ances and more or less "hard
times" because this is ''presiden-
tial year" and because also Of the
fact that we have reached the end
Of the seven year cycle of good
times and are entering upon the
downward cycle. We may look
for innumerable occurrences, sur
prises, disappointments and dis
turbances of different characters,
just as we have experienced in the
past.
But let us try to be prepared in
a small way, in some measure at
least, to meet them philosopbically.
And let us hope that the devastat-
ing storms of the coming summer
may be few and far between and
far from us and ours-that the
awful fires, railroad and ocean
disasters may be few and far from
us and ours-that peace may dwell
IN and throughout the land-that
armies and navies go out of bust
ness-that success may follow
every legitimate endeavor-that
the harvests may be abundant
that the beauty and fragrance Of
flowers and the songs of birds may
do their full share in producing
i L a,ad ohoarfu1nonn- &hak
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

weekly published in the Minnesota State
Prison. and edited and
home to encourage
acquant the
disseminate pathological
dpeng prejudice which has been
The paper entirely
time there
would expended the
Interests library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

give Ine women an opportunity 10
run the politics of the country for
awhile-that each and all of us
may soon possess a com bination
automobile and flying machine to
take us to the st. Louis Worlds
fair, or that may take us to neigh
boring town for breakfast, to Chi
cago or New York for lunch and
to London or Paris for dinner.
Yes, while our think machine is
busy with the future why not
think of these and few other
things?
In one or another form money
is the slnews without which no
nation dreams Of going to war.
Napoleon said that Providence was
on the side of the strongest bat
talions, but the existence of the
latter presupposes the possession
of funds in abundance by the
dominating nation. That is one
reason why the "sick man of the
East has to be so everIastingly
conciliatory when, as a matter of
fact, nothing would give greater
delight to his Moslem soul than to
behead his several pressing credit
ors, Individually and collectively.
But he hasn't the money to equip
an army or a navy to defend his
bloodthirsty leanings, SO he must
smilingly temporize, when he feels
more like telling, in bullet-ridden
accents, what he thinks of the
milk and water brigade of the
civilized world. It will take Eng
land many years to pay the cost of
the farcial subjugation of the
Beers, and it is likely that the ag-
gressive policy of that nation will
be sedulously trimmed in the i'm
mediate future and for some time
to come, to ward off possible hos
tilities with any other power. The
people simply ,stagger under the
debt, and while they have not lost
that sublime love of civic honor,
neither have they lessened in their
devotion to their pocketbooks. So
that a polite ministry, covetous of
remaining in power, is fair to walk
lightly on the eggshells Of inter-
national relations.
The Germans cannot be charged
with being a cowardly or venal
people, but Kaiser William is find
ing it necessary to modify his
belligerent attitude on the issues
constantly arising, to harmonic
with the repugnance to war plain
ly manifested by each stratum of
German society. France is another
power reduced more than once to
beggary through war, and it may
be safely predicted that the French
will do some mighty careful inves-
tigating before embarking in an
other foreign fight. Poor old Spain
is just now recovering from the
effects Of her violent collision with
the United States. and it is reason
able to assume that she Will not be
looking for challenging ships for
the next few years. Cynical people
will doubtless gain much comfort
from this condition. They will
say that it is an entirely analogous
case with the individual who does
not get drunk because he hasn't
the cost Of the whisky and the
amount of the punitive fine. Or
that, on a coarser parallel, the pre-
dicament of the nation perforce at
peace, is that of the man with the
fever of murder in his veins, but
who has ray of conscience, which
makes him fearful of leaving pos
terity to pay the lawyers fees. So
we see no virtue in forbearance,
only little tenuous expediency.
IL ism oxnodionnu howauer which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

Burke took the sentence with but little
show of emotion the only change no
ticeable in his features when sentence was
pronounced was a flush that arose to his
face.
Sewer Larson was shot through the
abdomen on the night OF February u by
masked robher who entered the drug
store about $50 in the evening Burke
was arrested the same night charged with
the crime. lie was taken to the hospital
the next day and identified by Larsen as
the man who shot him.
For several days Larsen's life hung in
the balance. \ change finally occurred
for the better and he recovered. Appar.
emily he is now as well as ever.
Before being taken into court Burke
stated that he would plead guilty. His
reason for doing so. be said, was not he
cause he was guilty but to prevent the
police officers who arrested him testiiying
and collecting witness fees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

BUTTE, Mont, May :, Running
Deer" the last known survivor Of the
famous Custer fight, and now over 90
years old, has just been taken %
Washington. y G.. by Deputy United
States Marshal Elkerkin TO be con
fined in an asylum in the national
capital A little over a year ago the
old squaw knitted two Grow Indians
who had stolen pony from her. and
ever since has been violently insane
at intervals,
She Is a full-blooded Sioux and was
the wife of a brave of high degree
who was killed in the Custer fight. and
when in a good humor the wrinkled
cid woman will tell how she saw "Yel-
low Hair" pulled down and toma-
hawked She has always been held
In high respect by the Crows on ac-
count of her connection with the fam
GUS massacre, although of another
tribe short time after the Custer
fight, for some reason, Running
Deer fed to the Grow reservation in
Montana, leaving her own tribe. She
has always been held as a prophecies
Of great powers among the supersti.
tious Crows. and since she has been
insane her weird prophecies have
caused much uneasiness on the reser-
walton In her more violent moods
she lives over again her part in the
bloody massacre, which, If the reports
OF the old Indians are true. was not
an inconsiderahle one. She is said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
LARSEN'S ASSAILANT GIVEN
FOURTEEN YEARS IN PRISON

John Burke, the assailant OF Sewer lar
son, the Tacoma avenue druggist was
sentenced to IA years in the penitentiary
at Walla Walla this morning.
He was brought before Judge Smell and
when asked what he wished to plead. he
said he desired to plead guilty.
In passing sentence the court said:
"Atr. Burke you have been charged with
an attempt to commit murder The pen.
atty set by the statute Of this state for
such cases as yours is imprisonment for
not less than one year nor more than four.
teen years.
Il believe that You have been given All
the leniency in this matter that YOU are
entitled to II is only through the
leniency Of the Great Master who rules
over all that can give you penitentiary
sentence. II IS only wonder that /
am not called upon to pass upon you the
death sentence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
CRUSHED BY A
HUGE BOULDER

SEATTLE. May Frank Zonoto. a
by heavy boulder at the coal mines there
last night, shortly after o'clock. He was
dead when found by several other miners
Zonoto was working at the face of a
drift in the mine when last seen alive.
When the body was found it was under
a large boulder weighing about ton. The
rock had fallen from the roof of the drift,
and death must have resulted instantly to
the victim. Nearly every bone in the
man body was broken.
Zonoto was single and about % years of
age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

not only to have witnessed the fight,
but TO have rushed in with the paint
ed braves and piled her tomahawk
She refers to General Custer as "Yel.
low Head and raves about how he
was dragged from his horse and his
head split open with a young braves
tomahawk. In her lucid moods she
speaks calmly of the massacre and de-
scribes the bloody fight vividly.
Her departure from the reservation
brings relief to the government agents,
as the old woman, while a most in
teresting character stirred up much
trouble and discomfort by her rebel
lious ratings against the rule of the
| pale face.
Running Deer" is also very fond of
l"hrewater" and was one of the most
| ingenious smugglers of that enlivening
contraband on the reservation. In her
youth Running Deer" must have been
a very comely Indian maiden She is
of the higher type of her race, and
although she has over four score and
| ten years to her credit, she is still
marvelously strong In physique and
has the primitive redmans scorn OF
/ physical weakness. She has always
resented the calicos and ginghams
| furnished at the reservation store and
| has for the main part adhered to the
original Indian costume of tanned
skins. She has been one of the most
/ picturesque figures on the reservation
| for many years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
SOUTH TACOMA

Last Tuesday evening forty two young
people completely surprised Miss Katie
McCabe. The hours were passed in games
and dancing, followed by dainty refresh
ments. A vocal solo rendered by Mr..
James Lynch was highly praised.
Mrs Carrie Clark has returned from the
South where she spent the winter.
The little son of F. G. Graham is fully
recovered from a serious attack of APP
pendicitis.
Mr.. Chas Newman has returned from
his business trip to Eastern cities.
Mrs. A. A. Cook entertained this week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Conine of Yelm and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Robins of Olympia,
Earl Kilgore, the lad who disappeared so
mysteriously last week, has been heard
from in Los Angeles.
Mr. George J. Moody, an attorney from
Portland, is in the city on business and
called on friends in South Tacoma, where
he formerly resided.
On the 10Th inst. Chas Smith will sue
coed Chas. Joles on the police force. 1t
is rumored that Mr. Lynch of the fire de-
partment will be retained
On account of the inelement weather
yesterday the mothers meeting at the
Edison school was postponed.
Prof Karshner has kindly consented to
assist ip the management of the Anti-Cig
arctic League. A part of his plans are
to drill the boys In the manual of arms
and to take them on a geological excursion
The club has more tina forty enthusiastic
members, with others asking for admis
| sion
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
WAITS FOR OFFICES
TO BE SEPARATED

Mayor Wright is postponing the APP
pointment of the heads of several depart
ments until after the position of building
AID license inspectors are separated.
While the mayor is waiting several names
are being talked of quite fsvorably for
the two positions. 1t is reported that
the mayor will tender the position of
building inspector to II. o. Sherman and
license inspector to c. f. Selby. Both
these men are carpenters and were en-
dorsed by the carpenters union
The matter OF separating the offices will
be considered in the council meeting Wed.
nesday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

appeared from home IN company with John
Bloom. Bloom was also apprehended in
Chehalis, according to Geographic instruc-
tions from Mr.. Morris.
The couple appeared at Rainier in light
wagon yesterday. The youthfulness of the
girl excited the attention of the authori-
ties, and after some cross-questioning
apart from Bloom, she broke down and
confessed that she was Birdie Walker
The couple have been on the road since
Wednesday, and were on their way to
Portland. Bloom succeeded in getting
away with the horse and wagon while
Miss Walker was being questioned, but
was overhaued at Chehalis. The girl was
enticed from home by Bloom
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Seeman. Of 29l3
South Twelfth street. entertained a few
Of their friends last night in honor Of the
return OF Prof Krotzenberger. who has
spent the past six years in Germany The
guests were treated to a number of his
line selections on. the violin The profess
-or Is making pleasure tour through the
West. and came to see Mr. Seeman. whose
father was a playmate OF the professor :.
The guest, were: Prof. Krotzenberger,
Mr. and Mrs. Proctor, Mr. aud Mrs. Cham
bellain Rev Landen and wife. Messrs.
Ben Seeman. Houseman and Read. Miss
Proctor Miss Cloud, Miss Shaw and Mr..
and Mrs. Seeman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07

ed, I5c ID; squads, scarce, S2.5O@3.OO doc.
HAY. GRAIN AND FEED.
Oats. S2e. 5OCd27 90 ton; barley $3.50 tons
wheat s2s ton; chop, S22.50@23.5O ton;
shorts. S22 ton; bran, S2l ton; oil meal,
5000 ton; e. w. timothy, new, S22@2250
ton; E. w. compressed timothy, new, s27
toni new wheat hay, $l6@l7 ton; new al
slSO0@l4.OO tons; new Puget Sound hay,
sl5d l6 ton; middlings, sd ton; corn S27 90
ton.
FISH, ETC.
Halibut. SC; salmon, lO@l01zc; ling cod,
414c; shrimp, &c; CLAIMS, $l.4O sack; crabs,
sl.OO@l 80 doz.; rock cod, &c; herring, &c.
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE.
Butter. 49, Washington creamery, &c;
ranch. l4@l6c; Eastern tub, 2l@22c; Calls
fornia butter, 20@2lc.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, l9@2Oc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
AGSSFljIiFaS, q hA5,1
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BROWNS IN TOWN"

Browns In Town" comes to the Ly-
ceum theater Sunday and Monday. The
farce is by Mark Swan and is written in the
authors happiest vein, with a view of
what the public likes. 1t abounds in
sparkling music, pretty dances and repair
tee. and goes with laugh from start to
finish The company is spoken of high
ly wherever it has been and is composed
of only the best talent. among them are
Gilbert TossiclS, George Berry, j. r. Bart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
SAILOR DROWNED

SEATTLE, May While attempting
to reach his ship on the Moran dry dock
yesterday afternoon Sven Peterson, a sail.
or, fell into the bay and was drowned be.
fore help could get to him. He had been
and was unable to keep his foot
ing ON an eight-foot bridge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

The lineup of the Amocat baseball team
has been completed as follows
Demorest, catcher; Gates, pitcher; H.
Hopkins. LIST base; Notaw, 2nd basc@ ia
cobs, Bird base; Matthews, shortstop
Schorb, right field Teats, center field ;
Burk, left held w. Hopkins. utility.
The team opens its out Of town series
with Kent on Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-07
SEATTLE TOOK
SECOND CAME
aAcTFIc COAST LEAGUE STANDING.

SEATTLE. May Seattle, 49, Taco
ma. ?. That tels the sad tale Of base
ball game that Is alleged TO have taken
place yesterday between Seattle and the
leaders ia the pennant race. The game
was practically won in the FIRST inning
when Seattle piled up eight runs. After
that the bunch OF Tacoma rooters who
came over TO do some shouting lost their
spirit and Mike Fisher went out into a
e. corner q the pasture aud shed big
salty tears sopiously.
Keefe evidently had an of day. The
Seattle sluesers touched him easily Re
gave up the struggle early in the game and
81. Vrain went into the box. He was
more fortunate than Keefe but the game
had already been won.
Seattle's bits were Of the Texas league
sort. Most Of them went to the far con
fines Of the pasture and landed just where
Flsher's men thought they should not
SeorS p. II z
s1Attfe 49,. s00t00i6s-l6 IS
Tacoma 49,. 90 o ] 600 - 7
Summary Earned runs, Seattle, g of