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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

GENERAL BALDWIN's recommendation to restore
the army canteen is supported by the annual report
of General Corbn who states that the post exchange
is necessary to good discipline He truly says that
SO long soldiers will drink it is best to have them
do so under the eyes of their officers He states that
enlisted constantly visit towns adjacent to mill
tary posts drink up their pay overstay their leaves
of Absence get in trouble with the civil authorities
and cause their superior officers much worry and an
noyance. All this would be materially diminished
the canteen restored Of course 1t is true that
life at army post too attractive for the en-
listed men. Not all of them go to the cities solely
to drink and carouse. If the posts were more at
tractive perhaps many would not go at ALL But the
great majority leave the reservations for that pur-
pose, and therefore considerable trouble will be
averted when the canteen is restored
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

REVIVAL of the Ku Klux Khan is advocated by
John Temple Graves, editor Of the Atlanta, Ca
Wez0s in of the most Incorporate and absolutely
reckless articles ever printed. He seems to think
that the rest of the country is trying to bluff the
South into dealing lawfully with the negroes, but
says that neither law statutes, public opin-
ion, armed forces, nor federal courts, nor any
other court" can bring about moderation. He says
that the Ku Klux Khan was the s'most effective
agency" that the South has ever known.
This is the logical expression Of the spirit OF
lynching. There is no begging the issue on the
score that the courts not fulfill their functions
or that justice is not swift and certain. The mob
will rule, not because the occasion demands drastic
measures, but because the mob enjoys ruling. From
lynching as it is practiced today to the cowardly
sneaking methods of the Ku Klux Klan is but a
short step; and since it has been suggested it will
probably be adopted. It is even possible that the
progressive Mr.. Graves may some dark night be
given dose of his own medicine The world would
greet the news of such proceeding without tears.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

No NATTER to what depths man has fallen, he
always has some quality upon which he prides him
self, and which does duty for moral consciousness
He may lie but he won't actually steal; he may STEAL
but like Dick Turpin, only from the we'll TODD; he
may both lie and steal, but he won't betray friend
The other day. in Sedalia, Mo-, a man staked
his life game of cards, and lost. He was a
tough ne'er do we'll, a bully. His opponent was a
lewd woman. Yet he left the card table smiling,
went out and by taking dose of carbolc acid killed
himself in the spirit that merchant meets
his obligations when they are due. He had one
thing left-his "gameness." It was better to die
than to lose that. Curious. is it not?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

stuck minor Cecil into every lucrative posthole he
could discover, digging new ones when cessary
until he had Cecil fence encrcing the globe. And
atho his nephew, Mr.. Balfour, will sooner or later
be called upon to resign the rest of the family will
stick tight to their jobs until death old age pen
sions relieve them.
If the civil service is to be divorced. from poll
tics, appointments should be made, not on account
of political influence but because of the fitness of
the applicants. And the only way this can be
brought about is through honestly conducted COM
petitive examinations. AS things are now, it is as
easy to pass most civil service examinations it is
hard to get appointment after passing. The man
without pull is likely to wait long time for the
position he covets But however bad this state of
affairs may be, it is better than IN England. We
have at least governing class" to be looked after
before the plain citizen is given a show.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

In New YORK few days ago the editor of So
called financial journal resigned but before doing so
he decorated the front page of the paper with full
and frank statement of its niquities aims and pur-
poses. Among other things, he said: Il wish be-
fore leaving to say in this my last issue that no
word of truth has ever appeared in these columns.
Upright and honest business men, as we'll as straight
forward and prosperous corporations have been ma
liclously attacked with the sole idea that money
might be influenced from them to the Golfers of the
gang that has given me employment
It is pity that the editors of a few other trade
journals in and out Of New York are not attacked by
a similar fit Of righteousness. Some Of them have
lived for years the products Of blackmail Trade
journals have been founded for the sole purpose of
Matchmaking firm or group of firms; and they
have frequently succeed, too. Usually, however,
such papers short-lived.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

The Duluth Meas Tribune is responsible for the
following interesting information regarding the dis
tribution of wealth in France According to NJ Ney-
marck the statistclan the number of French citizens
possessing estates of realzable cash value exceed
ing e2OOOOOOs under thirty while those possessing
estates 100000 but under 100000 in value
is about one hundred Between five hundred and six
hundred persons possess fortunes averaging from
100000 to 100000 Some four thousand persons
In France possess fortunes between 100000 and un
der 100000. About thirteen thousand French are
"milionaires' the word is understood in France.
namely, possessing 100000 and up to $685. 900.
Going lower down the SCALE estimated that
Frenchmen possess capital Of between $4,000 and
$4,000, and 1,548,OOO hold between s4OO and FL 800
each.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

PROLONGED and plaintlve howl assembled from
the haunts of the Pharisees when F. c. Andrews one
time official of the defunct City Savings Bank, of
Detroit, Mich, paroled from the jackson prison.
One would have thought tiger had been turned
loose in day nursery, fierce were the denuncia-
tons of the governor. That he justified in show
ing clemency is proven by the way Mr. Andrews has
lived since he left prison. Recently he announced
that he is prepared to pay at the claims of $50
depositors of the bank and that later he will do his
best to pay them all in full This is better for
Andrews, for the state and for the creditors of the
bank than to keep the in prison. But the
holier- than-t thou people will never admit it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

A MUNICIPAL census was recently taken in
Buenos Ayres, the capital of Argentina, and while
the result has not yet been announced the has
progressed far enough to make it certain that the
city has about million inhabitants It is the large
est Spanish speaking city in the world, and is of
the largest cities on the Western continent.
Altho in America not much is heard Of Buenos
Ayres, it is place Of great importance, being the
New York of South America Its climate is much
like that Of Baltimore, and in their push and energy,
it's people resemble Chicagoans. 1t is a thoroughly
modern city, sanitary, we'll lighted, and with hun
dreds Of miles of street railways 1t is the Mecca of
thousands Of emigrants from Northern Europe, and
has almost doubled its population in the last twenty
years. AS Argentina is exploited and developed,
Buenos Ayres will increase in Importance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

JAMES BRYCE, the distinguished English states
and author speaking of the necessity of keeping
the civil service free from political influence recent
y said that in Great Britain of all the persons in the
public service only forty changed with the retirement
of one party and the assumption of power by another
A timely subject; but it seems to us, an unfortu-
nate illustration If the civil service in America is
ever to reach the point it has arrived at in Eng
land it would be best for this country to return at
once to the spoils system. The Circumlocutlon
Office and the Barnaces that peoped it still exist in
England. Every prime minister that country has
had has taken due to provide for his needy rea
tves at the expense of the public, Lord Salisbury
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

weekly published Minnesota State
Prison. edited and
aged to encourage
acquaint
disseminate pathological
dpeng prejudice which has been
mans The paper entirely
time there
surplus expended
of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29
NO TIC &.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
not regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy Of patronage send name to this
Office for trial subscription at rates published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29
FL0TSAM AND JETSAM.
BY s. D..

J FO~SOAo A0csAAAS oAoO AAAASS
Edward has been travelling on the
continent incognito as the duke of
Lancaster may be under the i'm
preston that he assumed that title
just for the nonce. Not so. It is
one of the hereditary titles of the
king of England.
In England there are two county
palatines-Lancaster and Chester.
In each the possessor of the title
has royal jurisdiction over the pal
atine; and to prevent the exercise
of such jurisdiction by a subject,
the Lancaster title is owned by
the king or queen, while the title
of earl of Chester is minor title
of the prince of Wales.
Previous to 1866 there was a
third palatine, an ecclesiastical
one-Durham. The bishop of
Durham, being a prince bishop,
had royal jurisdiction over the
palatine, and his annual income
derived from it was $4,000. But
in 1866, at his own request, he
was dispossessed, on account of the
following incident:
A young man of very influential
family in Durham was sentenced
to death for murder. Every effort
was put forth to obtain a commu-
tation of the death sentence. bat
all to no purpose. A lady relative
even interviewed with the queen,
craving a pardon, unsuccessfully,
of course. At length the young
mans lawyers unearthed the an
Gent law giving the power of tenn
poral pardon to the bishop of Dur
ham. They at once determined to
solicit his intervention. The bish-
op hearing of this, and not wish
ing to act contrary to the views Of
the crown, and also not wishing to
appear Indifferent to the plea for
mercy, being himself an apostle
of mercv-betook himself to the
continent and stayed there until
the young man had been executed.
Upon his return, he petitioned
parliament to d1spossess him of
his temporalities, which was done.
Now that most people are more
or less interested in matters per-
tanning to the navy, few words
on the rank and pay of the men
in the British navy may not be
deemed inappropriate or uninter-
estipg.
Previous to 1870, every ship in
commission had certain compile
ment of boys (young men under
Is years of age); but since that
date all boys in the navy have
been kept on training ships.
On entering the Royal Navy, a
man signs articles for ten years of
active service. If at the expira-
ton of that term he accepts dis
charge, he receives in addition to
his pay, a bonus, the amount of
which depends upon his character,
rating, etc. But he may rejoin for
another ten years, either of active
service or in the coast guard. In
the latter branch his rating and
pay are the same as they would be
on board ship, and in addition he
has his house, light and fuel free,
and about $3.50 per week for
board. He purchases his stores at
naval contract prices. He also re-
ceives 81 every time he mans the
lifeboat to aid shipwreck. Aft
or he has been in the service
twenty years, he receives a pen
sion. It's amount is contingent
upon character and rating, but it
averages about 80 cents per day.
In active service, a man receives
4brooEo1J now FOR rof ;nr ornrpor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29

oAoSo poIty Object, d4; cnleL petty
officer, FL los. From the last
named are selected the warrant
officers, whose pay is from 95 to
TO los. per month, and whose
rank is the highest that can be
obtained by men before the mast.
The gunnery pay is: trained
men. penny day; acting sea-
man gunner, 2 pence per day; sea-
man gunner, 4 pence per day;
seaman gunner and gunner in
structor, l shilling per day.
After man has served two years
with good character, he receives
an additional l penny a-day, which
is increased l penny a day for
every additional year during good
conduct. After twelve years he is
given good conduct medal,
which entities him to Is. cd. per
day.
There are also three classes of
furloughs; special leave, emitting
the man obtaining it to go ashore
every other night while in harbor.
and also giving him "a hours once
month, generally after pay day;
privilege leave, enabling the man
to 60 ashore once week; and gen.
eral leave, which entities the man
to 60 ashore for one night once
each month.
The food aboard ship is both
ample and wholesome. It consists
daily of: II pounds biscuit, or II
pounds soft tack, II pounds meat,
l pound potatoes, pound some
other vegetables, 8 ounces -four,
2 ounces suet, 2 ounces raisins, or
instead of the last named three,
soup; also II pints cocoa for
breakfast, II plnts tea for supper,
] pint coffee at 4:45 a. M, before
scrubbing decks. Each week l
pound of butter and l pound of
molasses are served to each man.
Salt, pepper and mustard are
served at any time The mon are
divided into messes, about "a to a
mess. One gill Of rum per day is
served, but if a man prefers, he is
entitled to 10 shillings month in
lieu of the rum. He may also
draw 4 pounds of tobacco a month,
at shilling per pound.
All mechanics rank as second or
first class petty officers, and all
stokers and firemen receive l shil-
ling a day extra pay while in the
tropics.
Each ship contains a good Ii
brary and reading room where
in newspapers are supplied. A
membership fee of l shilling a.
month is charged. There is also
a schoolmaster aboard each ship.
At foreign station, where Eng
lish ale is expensive, there is a.
canteen on board where the men
may have three glasses day at 3
cents per glass.
AS soon as ship returns home
from a foreign station she is
stripped, and the men are given
twelve weeks leave. Then they
return to a receiving ship where
they remain until they are drafted
into foreign bound vessel. The
pay continues during the fur
Tough.
As rule when ship is placed
in commission, she remains away
from home for about four and one.
half years. During that time the
men are paid only certain pro-
portion of their pay; SO that upon
their arrival home they generally
have tidy sum of money. A
married man can leave half nov
for his wife. It will be sent to-
her in the form of cheque from
4ha ndx,o:-ol4-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

In Il recent issue of the Portland Ar
gus which contained write-up of the
new car shops of the Maine Central
railroad at ThOmpson's point. Port
land, the following reference was made
to Il well-known Augusta boy, Arthur
w. Moulton. who has a responsible po-
sitiOn with the company at the shops.
Mr.. Moulton began working for the
Maine Central a few years ago as fire
man of the shifting engine in the~Au-
custa yard. The Argus says: I'm the
next room Engineer Arthur w. MOulton
of Augusta, who has charge of the en-
tire steam and electric outfit, is busily
at work with a crew of men from the
Lord Electric co. of Boston, under
Foreman Frank Howard getting a big
armature for one of the Westinghouse
40 horsepower engines, of which there
One of these armatures was driven to
place, yesterday. and as it did not quite
fit because of slight roughness up on
the inside had to be taken off. which
REQUIRED direct application of 80 tons
pressure The engines demand teh SER
vice Of - k. w. generators. In the en-
CINE room is a double air compressor
calculated to maintain 80 pounds pres
sure to the square inch down in West
Commercial street n mile away. so that
the trains made up there can fill their
air tanks from three inch pipes and
thus do away with the necessity for
continuous pumping on the part of the
train engine before the trip can begin
up the line"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

III. II. Lee. who handles the horses Of
Horace Z. Sturgis at Broadacres stock
farm at Vassalboro. was in town Mon
day morning and YVES holding the lines
owe" 4 very handsome matched pair of
bay mares. The mares are five and six
years old, one standing 15.2 and the
other 1873, and weigh about 1850 each.
One is by st. Croix and the other by
Gyp Anderson, and both are extremely
proud actors, besides being able to go
along some. They are desirable pair
for gentlemans drivers. Mr.. Lee re-
ports that business is good, and that
fous youngsters. from one to two years.
and sired By Gov. Pattison, We're sold
for good prices during the past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22
CURES WITHOUT
STOMACH DOSING
Hycncei Cures Catarrh by Simple
Breathing. Bowditch & Webster ard
Percy w. Means Refund Money If 1t
Fails To Cure.

A long stride toward solving tho
mystery OF curing catarrh was taken
with the discovery Of Hyomei. In fact
tho percentage of cures by this treat
ment proves it equal to the final tests
The folly of taking medicine into
the stomach to cure catarrh of the
nose. throat and lungs. has been real
izcL by physicians, but not until !fy-
omci was known. had they 4 practical
method that would obviate stomach
drueging.
a complete Hyomei outfit costs but
Il, aud consists of a neat pocket in
ha!cr that can be used anywhere with
out attracting attention, a medicine
dropper ana a bottle of IIyomei.
breathing Hyomei through the in
haler, every particle of air that enters
TIE nose. throat and lungs. is charged
with a healing balsam that soothes
ard allays all irritation, kills the ca
tarrhal germs and enriches the blood
with additional ozone.
Eowditch & Webster and Percy W.
Means have so much faith in the power
OF Uyonlei to cure catarrh. that they
arc selling it under their personal
guarantee to refund the money if it
does not give positive relief.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22
CITY GOVERNMENT.
= Continued from page ~

Accounts-C. r. Hall, G.. A Cloutier
Highways and Sewers-C. E. Purin.
ton G. A. ClOutier. W. T. Ayers.
City Huildngs-W. r. Ayers, ]. a
Lee.
Poor Departmental. Il. Hall, Hiram
Clark.
Fire Departmental. c. Harrington
&C.. f. Purinton.
Schools. A. Lee, S. C. Manley.
PrintinS-C. r. Hall, J. A. Lee.
POlice-S. G.. Manley, w. r. Ayers.
Street Lights-C. Il. Hall, L. c. Far
rington
Burying Grounds-G. A. Cloutier
Hiram Clark.
Bells ana Clocks-Hiram Clark, w
r. Ayers.
Enrolled Ordinances-S. c. Marley
Hiram Clark.
Pensions-E. c. harrington, c. T.
PUrinton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

The funeral Of the late Mrs. I.izzio
Mosher Swain was held at the ConcYa-
gation1l chdreL. at o'clock. yester-
day afternoon, the chapel being filed
with relatives ard friends. Tie ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Norma u
Mckinnon' pastor OF the church. wk1
delive: ed n very eloquent discourse. in
which he paid most touching tribute
to the memory of the deceased. ana
spoke words Of comfort to the bereaycl
relatives The bearers Were Kervin +
Hanks. Daniel ii. Mosher and Chas. T.
Mosher of this city. and Vim. Mills Of
Belgrade. The floral tributes wera
profuse and beautiful. Music was ren-
dered by the Abnaki Quartet. The IT,
terment was made at Riverside GENE.
terry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

Everyone was talking earthqnaka
yesterday. Those who happened to be
awake At the time, or We're awakened
by the rumble and shake Of the mid
night visitor. We're telling their expert
ences, and these whose slumbers had
not been disturbed We're asking qucS-
tions. Some of the experiences were
amusing. AS far rs has been Iearne,!
there We're no ve!y serious results at :
tendant upon the shock. A portion of
a chimney on the residence CT \. A
Soule, on Spring street. was shaken
down. and also one on the residence
of q Mr.. Matthew, OH Sand hill. but no
others have been reported. At the resi-
dence of Pert Pray. shelf full oC
dishes was knocked dOWn, and tho
crash spread CONSERVATION through II"
household. Several pieces of slate fell
from the roof at 154 Water Street. al. {,
at the residence az John KittredSe on
Granite street, Il clock was overturned
on shelf. AT the Journal Office moth
ing was known of the quake until the
fact VAS tolc over the phone. 1t cane
jus, about tho time the first iition
was on tie press. and in the nois,, and
the shock. Luke Wall. the milkman.
who lives up on the River road, awak-
encd thinking that he heard 4 train
run into some buildings. and it was
reported on the street, yesterday, thar
Emerson Peters rolled out of bed. The
shocks had q queer effect on an old dos.
belonging to John Norton. who LIES
near the Insane hospital. The dog has,
not parked for years. but when no
heard the noise ami felt the iar. he h.
gan barking like mad. and it is said
that he almost lost his breath before
they got him claimed down again. VIII
Cole, on Court street. thought his fur
mace had exploded. ana q well known
barber who is noted for his odd '6t
war spirit" said that he had rather
fight regiment of men than 30
through his experience with the earth
quake again. because a regiment was
something tangible. These are but 4
few instances which served Is \ tonic
for the days talk. Several Of the IL
mates of the Jail wanted to he taken
from their cells. they We're so scared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22
List Of Unclaimed Letters at Postoffice

Women-Cushing. Miss Agness L.;
Galway, Marion; Clark. Mrs. Myra
Fife. Mrs. William: herald. Miss Ruby;
Ha:eltine, Mrs. q. B.: Kimball. Mrs
G. H.: Morrill,. Mabel r.; Merrill. Mrs
Alice: Rolfe, Mrs. z. B.; Smith, Mis-,
Edna: Watts, Lucy; Young, Mrs
George.
Men-Bay State Drugs s. Chemical
Co.: Bond. H. Taylor; Cook. r. f.:
Chaplin Mills Co.; Dunn. S. w: Eddy
MfG. Co, treasurer: Hanson. Fl. r.,
keene. Geo. NJ: Lockwood, J. J.: Libby
Z. l.; Morse, l.. D.: Marvel Mfg. Co..
President Augusta Match CO.: Perry
VIM. H: Randall. Lieut.. r. S.: StuaI
NJ. b.; Tibbetts, Tom L.; Webb, C. L.;
York, Ruel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

The following parties have filed petit
tiors in bankruptcy. at the office of the
kcnDebec county referee: james L.
Mitchell of China, laborer: liabilities,
S627; assets. 1896. all of which is
claimed to be exempt. First meeting
of creditors. April s, ut 10 4. NJ. Attor-
ney. +. w. Clair. JOS. Clair Of Halo
well, laborer; liabilities. $541.75; no as
sets. First meeting Of creditors. April
s. 1T 10 y. NJ. Attorney, benedict +.
Maher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

Recent visitors to the Lithgow libra
~ who have registered are: VIM. W.
Chase, Somerville. Mass: NJ Carey
Earrows BiddefOrd, Me; Mrs. VIM. H.
Raymond, Boston, Mass; Gertrude,
O'Conner. Cambridge, Mass: G. Amelia
Whittier, Scarsport, Me-; Miss Pearl
Marston. Gardiner. Me: Mrs. Flora G.
Spear. I.itchfield, Me; Ethel w. Russel,
Canton, Me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

Col. r. ". Soule's carload OF oranges
arrived in the city. Sunday night, Is
days after they We're shipped from Les
Angeles. They We're in first class CON-
dition, and are some of the finest fruit
ever brought to Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-22

John +. Norton of this city, has
shipped within six weeks "a ears of
hay and has some more pressed to
ship. He also has 200 tons now to press
and he will operate two presses, here
after. The hay market is not so good
rs it WIS owing to heavy receipt;
which have been accommodating. Canada
and the West are heavily stocked.