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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
To Larry.

II SEE by yer last letter, me dear
Larry, that yer all well AID pros
porous at home tho l haven't
opened it as yit. There be rumors
flying about that the Crane isle has
made her day-boo and inferred the ring
yid the rist Of the Powers be stealing
a foreign country, which, dye moind,
was foreign till she took it from the
British Parliament. But they're only
rumors, ye say. Still it 'ud be jist leike
her to get into the game and say loike
the egg did whin it fill to the floor,
I'm not baten. The diyil bit of
rale news do hear till its towld me, SO
if there be any truth in the rumors
tits the lucky gossoon ye are.
Faith, it's bright pictur have in
me moind's eye of me native land, hap
py and prosperous wild an army and
navy of her own, rispicted be the
Powers and strutting around wild q
chip on her shoulder dictatin' tarms
loike sergent of the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary. Sure there'll be no howlding
her now, for don't I know me country
men enough to know that if they once
get a foot of earth they'll niver be sat-
isfied till they get the regulation six
foot lot. Faith, it's up to old England
to emigrate now. for sure the British
Isles will be too small for the bantams
since Ireland has her spurs on. Wild
one of them that's the divil's own for
picking a quarrel and the other that
niyer knows whin she's bate, bad cess
to her, therell be small pace.
I'm thinking that England will be
off to South Africky now, else why did
she steal that country = Who would
liver have thought that she would come
down as handsome as she did? Well
as me friend Billy Shakespeare said
calls will that ends viii" What's the
/ use Of raising ruction whin ye kin
obtain yer object be PEACEFUL names
I'm after thinking that England's
great love for ye would have borne
fruit long ago If ye had behaved yer
selves. Me noble hero DanI O. 'Connel
was wise man In his day and hi
method Of moral suasion win live fol
=
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
Che Eons Road Over Che Bill.

= .
Copse, and meadow, and whipping stream;
And voices, calling to flocks that stray;
And the lettering herd; and the piOdding team;
And the hamlet, fair In the dying day;
Blossoming orchards, branching wide;
A rose-gray tower; dusky mill.
Murmuring low, by the water-side-
And the long road over the hill!
o my soul, wilt thou farther fare?
Here is plenty, and here is peace.
Surely blessed, beyond compare,
Are these, secure in their tranquil lease.
Who take, with thanks what the gods bestow-
Flower, and fruit, of the fields they till
And tarry, content, while the travellers go
BY the long road over the hill.
Never the call to strife they hear
Never, the din of the moiling thr0ng;
But blitheful greeting. and sounds of cheer
Praise at matin, and even-song:
Thes and the mill-wheel's drowsy hum,
Pipe of bird, and babble of rill,
And the tinkle of bells, when the slow kline comt
To the hamlet under the hill.
And thus, for aye, would have them bide-
Wholly happy, and simply wise;
Never to dream of a boon denied,
Far adve;, ,ture, or vain emprise.
Never foot from the fold should stray!
But would be the traveller, STILL
Who looks, and envies- goes his way
The long road over the hill.
William Young in Scribner's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

with his appeals and ESQ, 600 was given.
The excitement was unparalleled in
the history of the country. Golden
constantly went into cities where the
whole population had been stirred up
against him and his doctrine, and
where every man was his ayowed enc
my. Yet SO wonderful was the power
of his eloquence and so noble and sim
cere his manner that at q single meet
ing he often converted hostile andi-
ence into banner bearers for his cause.
Month after month and year after
year passed. Peel and the government
party stood out firmly against the ever
increasing demand for the repeal of
the corn laws and Golden brought mil
lions OF his countrymen into the fight
for free trade. At last, in January,
1916, Peel made his great free trade
speech in the House of Commons. 1t
was the crowning event alike in the
lives of Peel aud Golden. The prime
minister was manly He stood up in
the House and with tears in his eyes
congratulated his old opponent on his
triumph and assured him that he (Eeel)
had undergone complete change of
heart. The next day Golden wrote to
his wife: aHurrahl The corn bill is
law and now my work is DONE" The
long campaign had exhausted him and
brought about his financial ruin. Ills
friends, feeling that England owed
him both rest and comfort, started q
subscription which resulted in the i'm.
mediate collection from all classes o1
Ie125O0O.
F Golden died in 1866. He left his i'm
preston on the world for all time. The
/ Golden Club, founded the year after
/ his death, has carried his doctrines tt
the ends of the earth. In addition te
the thousands of great Englishmer
who have been or are members of thu
club, its honorary list has held the
names Of Grant, Garfield, Beecher, En-
erson, Longfellow and Garrison, besides
many of the leading statesmen Of
Europe. S. d.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17

ages, tho some of me hot-headsd
countrymen look via contimpt on
what they call his huge farce on Tara
Hill. Faith, I'm thinkin' it would
have been sorrowfuI tragedy had the
hot-headed aYoung Irelanders" had
their way, for courage in war widout
the necessary implements is like maxi
ing love to statue all one sided.
Sure I'm thinking Dan'l would have
won anyway il the devil hadn't been
in the dice or if he was contending
with people that were not such ex-
pert buffers as the English. Ye sec
they've been at it for cinturies aud it's
hard to bate q man at his own game.
They're loike the man from Missouri,
we've got to show thin.
Bright indade is the pictur have Of
ye at home, wild yer landed estates, sit
Ting down to the paceful and serious
business of empire building; but,
Larry, whin look at the other side
Of the pictur sure me heart is broke
entirely wild pity for ye. What's going
to become of ye at all at all whin ye
can go to the polls and vote like
gintleman widout the least chance Of q
divarshun in the way Of scrimmage
to test yer bit of blackthorn on the
skulls of yer frinds and inimies?
Faith, whin yer dressed in yer nate
broadcloth suit and yer silk tile tits
yerself will look back and Sigh for the
good old days whin ye could shed yer
| coat and sail into scrimmage wild all
the relish in the world and crack yer
friends skull wild the incest impartial
ity. 'Tis indade dismal pictur and
me eyes be dim whin think of it.
But sure there's hope for us all, as
Mike said whin he fell into the whis-
key vat, and as long as there is nate
foot and ankle, q twig Of blackthorn,
and drop of the crathure, Ireland
will be the same rollicking, generous,
free and easy Ireland she's always been
in spite of the serious work of empire
building. 568S.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
cwo crae Dog Stories.

In the city of Washington there lives
an enterprising woman who keeps
model boarding house, with the assist T
ance of her faithful Scotch collie.
Bruno is very remarkable dog in
many ways, and certainly understands
his business. In the morning, when
the mail carrier calls, the letters are
handed to Bruno, who distributes those
belonging to the regular boarders. He
takes them in his mouth and leaves the
letters or letters for each individual
person at their door and seldom makes
mistake. So his mistress says that
he can read. Anyhow, he has some
way of his own to distinguish between
the different names.
The writer knows of another dog liv-s
ing in Buffalo, whose name is the same
as the city, but he is called Buff for
short. Buff, too, seems to have no
small degree OF reasoning power. His
master and mistress burn fire in 9
CRATE in the library, and as they use
natural gas the amount of heat is
gauged by turning little key just to
the left of the fireplace. On the rug in
front of the fire is Bluffs favorite spot
for snoozing. zOne night q few weeks
ago the weather had moderated consid-
erably, and Buff found it little too
warm for comfort on his rug, 80 he
walked over to the key and with his
I two front paws turned the gas first
higher, then seeing his mistake turned
it lower and lower until it seemed to
suit his canine fancy. His master
could hardly believe that the dog really
knew what he was doing, SO he ar
ranged to have his wife call Buff out
of the room while he turned on the
flow of gas; then he whistled for Buff
to come back again. No sooner had
the dog stretched himself out on the:
rug than he looked up at the fire and
discovered something wrong, for he
marched over to the key and once
more turned down the gas. and then
went back and fixed himself for 9
good, comfortable nap for the remain
der Of the evening. Woman's Home
| Companion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
The Beneficent Trust.

in one of the Eastern states of
about 10000 inhabitants. The
one industry which kept that
town alive was branch of the
Steel Trust. The employees were men
of foreign birth with the exception of
q few high salaried men who held the
more important positions and an equal
ly small number of mechanics of diff
ferent kinds. When man applied for
work the one qualification necessary
was his physical ability to perform the
duties required of him. A positively
ignorant foreigner could get employ
ment, provided he could shovel Stag or
dc other hard manual labor. He didn't
even have to have money to keep him
until pay day. The company would
say in substance to the prospective la
borer: "Ura Buttinski, if you want to
go to work, all right. We need men to
shovel and as you are married man
with family, we will let you move
into one of those houses over there and
tomorrow you and your wife may go to
our company store and select household
goods to the value of $50. Of course
we don't know you, but we'll trust you
till pay day. Now, it you have other
arrangements, all right, and if you
have money and want to 60 elsewhere
for food or household goods well and
good; we'll give you work anyway.
You will find our prices just as cheap
as elsewhere and on one article we are
cheaper-that is soap. Buy plenty of
soap, IRA, and use it, and compel Mrs.
Buttinski and the little Buttinskis to
be lavish with it,"
OF course all this Was said through
an interpreter, SO the force of the soap
criticism was lost on IRA and his fam.
lily, for history proves that soap is nn
known among most of the raw element
from Mr.. Buttinski's native shores
Mr.. Buttinski worked like slave
hard and hot work, but he liked it fol
he was getting $1.75 per day for it
!. His family were in positively af1uen1
circumstances and young Mary Buttin
ski grew to be quite fashionable among
her set. In other words, the Buttinski
and the Burnupskis were exceedingl!
prosperous. From poverty and ignor
snce to enlightenment and comfor
was the transition of all the foreign
families in this little town, experience
soon after going to work for one of tn
most sOulless trusts.
The free services of a company physi
clan were available any hour of the da,
or night, the free library of the town
made possible by one of the steel king
shed more brilliance into the hithert
clouded minds of the Huns and Slav
than was ever conceivable to them be
fore tying themselves hand and foot t
the monster known as the Steel Trust
Unaccustomed as she was to wearin
shoes, Mrs. Buttinski even insisted o
the very latest styles inside one year
residence in her castle on the hill
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
"The moral of this tale is plain,
You've all to lose and naught to gain.

Especially when you try to buck q
strong combination like the Steel
Trust and your only resource is the
gift of CAB Of delegate who doesn't
care how the strike goes, just SO he
gets his per diem. Ajax.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
Richard Golden.

u YERY few Americans, other
than students of history, realize
even partially the influence Of
Richard Golden on the policy
of England. Few know what splendid
battles he fought for principle-bat-
ties which cost him his fortune and his
life, but which brought to him undying
fame. Tho it is 80 years since his
death, his name is almost as much a
vital force in England as was his per-
sonality while he lived. The wonder
full eloquence with which he pleaded
his cause woye spell which has en-
dured.
IF Richard Golden had been but the
apostle of free trade, his fame would
have endured for centuries, but free
trade was only one phase of his life's
work. Love of his fellow men, and
abhorrence of misery, pauperism and
bloodshed these traits formed the
basis OF character whose gentleness,
moral courage and sincerity have sell
dom been equaied in the political an
mails of any country.
Golden was born in Heyshott, q
hamlet in Sussex, In 1904. He was the
son of poor farmer, who before the
boy was ten years old was eyicted.
Richard was the fourth of eleven chill
dren.. When his fathers ruin came he
was thrown on the bounty of his
mothers relatives, who first sent him
to school and later gave him position
as junior clerk in his uncle's counting
house in London. During his five
years of clerkship all his earnings
went to support his parents. In course
of time he became a commercial trav-
eller, selling calico fabrics in England
and on the continent. His energy,
good nature and fine address assured
his success and in few years ne
formed partnership with three other
young men and purchased the business
fof his employers, print factory III
Manchester, with which city his name
was soon to become indissolubly con-
nected.
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The partners were growing wealthy.
8 But his heart was not in commerce.
He cared little for money or for the
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-10
DeSde la Habana

"El tabaco cubano". importante re-
vista de la Habana inserla la siguien-
te cronica decenal sobre Ia situacion
polftica y economical de la Repdblica
herfnana
"El caballo de batalla durante los
pasados diez dias, ha side ell descon-
tento que ha determinado en- Ell pals
Ell conocer la elevada ascendencia del
presupuesto para Ell entrante afio 6s-
cal, como asf mismo por yer el result
tado de las modi6caciones llevadas
cabo en- el Reglamento de los impues-
tos especiales. para atender al pago de
los interes del Emprestito, que no han
correspondido nj muy remotamente
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-10
FL Sitio de Ia plaza Iusa
EN- Ell EXTREME ORlENTE

Despachos de Chefoo dan cuenta de
ha berse recibido en- aquel puerto ejem-
plares del peri6dico '.Novi Krai", pu-
blicada en- Puerto Arturo, que alcan-
zan al II y "f2 de Noviembre relatan
pormenores dignos de ser conocidos.
Ell 8 del actual habi torpederos
destructores japoneses ocupados en- re-
mover minas de la bahia de Tache Ell
guardia marina Dimitrief concib6 la
idea de que Sc les podia atacar con
torpedes favor de la obscuridad, ocu-
pados como esta ban en- su faena, en-
la conlanza de que ningln riesgo les
amena "a ba.
Dimitrief consiguio una lancha de
vapor con un tubo lanza. .torpedos, Y
acompanados de media docena de vo-
luntarios logr6 deslizarse de la bahia
sin que los japoneses lie escubriesen
con sus proyectores.
Dande vueltas en- torno de sus enc
migos, y llevande su lancha a toda We.
locidad, Dimitrieff Sc acerco a tiro Y
descargo su proyectil contra un des-
tructor. Prod1jose una explosion Ell
destructor Sc hundio inmedia tameDte.
La lancha entonces navego puerto
sin ser perseguida. Evidentemente
los japoneses no habiendola observa-
do, creyeron que ell dailo Sc 10 cause
alguna de sus propias minas
Ell "Novoi Krai" del IL refere la
romantica historic de Haritena Korot-
kievitch, que, siendo mujer, com batio
valerosamente en- muchas acciones du-
rante ell sitio hasta que la muerte
puso fin su extrafla carrera. La
minuciosidad con que ell peri6dico de-
talla las aventuras de esta muier no
deja duda de la auteaticidad de Ia
historic.
Ell marido de Haritena servia en-
Puerto Arturo. Al tratar de un1rse-
lie la detuvieron en- Harbin, no permi-
tiendola seguir viaje causa de su
sexo. Ella Sc vistio de hombre Y
logro llegar Puerto Arturo antes
que los japoneses hubiesen desembar-
cado en- la peninsula de Liao-tung.
Halo ell regimiento que pertene-
cfa su marido, y en- e. sent6 plaza.
Participo en- muchas salidas en- la
defensa de los fuertes, aunque su
sexo no tardo EN- ser descubierto, la.
fama de su valent'a, su inaccesibilida
al cansancio, su devotion a los heridos
y buena mano para atenderlos, asi
como la excelente Influenza moral que
ejercia sobre la soldadesca. que jamas
juraba ell su presencia, hicieren que
Sc la permitiese continuar en- las flas.
Un dia. mientras combatfan juntos,
ell marido cayo herido. Ella lie aten-
di6 hasta que, pasada la crisis, regre-
SO las filas como ordenanza del ca
pltan Guzakovsky, del regimiento 1so {.
En- ell desempefIo de sus deberes de
ordenanza, con frecuencia Sc la veia
If caballo, galopando furiosamente
de posicion en- posici6n, sin muestras
de alterarse por el fragor de la bata-
liza y las granadas que por todas par
tes estallaban.
En- l6 de Octubre, halandose Hari-
tena Korotkievitch con Gespachos, gra-
nadas japonesas de grueso calibre ca
yeron Ell la posici6n y la destruyeron,
matando instantaneamente nueve de-
fepsores, incluso la heroina.
Los nueve fueron enterrados en- la
misma sepultura, y Ell cada1er de Ha-
ritena envuelto en- Ia bandera de
Russia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-10

sado perjuicios a varias siembras y
perdidas de algunos semilleros, pero
en- general ell aspecto de los campos
es rnuy satisfactorio, esperandose que
el vigor y lozanfa que hoy presentan
ofrezcan un af1o de cosecha abundante
Y tan buena como la anterior.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-10
ELISA TAVAREZ DE- STDRER
PIANISTA

Laureada con tres primeros premios
del Conservatorio de Madrid.
Ofrece sus servicios profesionales a
esta culta sociedad y Participa que
en- la calle de San Francisco, ndm. "a,
pueden inscribirse las personas que
deseen tomar sus clases. .-.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-10

Dicese 'tambien que 10 Influenza
del emperador Sc deja igualmente SEN
tir en- la corte de Dresde, 10 cual no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-05
QUEEN ANNE CLUB
FANORS AMENDMENT
ENDORSES PLAN TO GIVE PARK BOARD Full CONTROL OF
BATEo

to be expended was expressly speei-
fled.
W. s. Geary. one Of those who APP
pearcd before the street committee
OF the city council. Thursday, 10 op-
pose the grade OF Crockett street.
was present at the meeting. and al
hts request the club appointed a
committee To Investigate the matter.
Mr. 9eary alleged that the city engi-
neefa were running the street Tor the
benefit Of one OF the heavy property
holders la the district. In this con-
usntlon tho fact Was brought out
that ons OF the eouncilmsn has a
piece OF real estate In the vicinity
for sale.
AIR. aeary said the engineers were
HeooplnE the dirt out OF the hollow
in the street aud hauling Il up Hill
to make the grades sleeper and 10
fill In private property. lie thought
Il was an outrage and the other
members OF the club thought the
same. Angus Young advised him to
take the matter into tho courts now
that tho contract had already been
awarded.
The club put itself on record as
favorinK the extension of the COW
limits TO MeGraw street. which was
another way OF expressing their dis
approval of the syndicate stable.
which II In proposed To erect at
second avenue west and Blaine
street. Secretary shorroek said be
himself was a member OF the syn
dicate." bat that he was not Ia Ia
vor of erecting the barn In the
midst Of a good residence neishbor-
hood.
Permission has already been SO
cured from the city 20 erect the barn.
bnt II the dairy limits are extended
II VIII become unlawful 20 keep
more than three animals In IL. IL is
proposed 20 stable IN u Is OF 20 cows
hnd horHeH,
The club urged the transfer OF tho
Residences on the north side OF the
tlil from the Ninth ward To the
Eighth ana the building OF cement
wall, around the new standpiDe TO
sennform with the present one Ia
appcarancs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-05

Ilebler s CO. had the most profit
able day OF their career as managers
on WashiuKton's birthday. Each OF
the siN attractions under their dircc-
ton gave n WashinEton's birthday
matinee. and the Erosa receipts OF
the ~ performances OF the day
amounted 60 stt6tt. Miss Eleanor
Robson. In Merely Mary Ann" at
the Criterion theater. IN New York
city. played 60 3i.tsi.a 50 In the after
noon. and 20 si.sls IN the evening.
kyrle Bellows matinee receipts at
the Savoy were s1.slas5, and in the
evening he played to N,S6tss. Al
the Harlem opera house Miss Ada
Rshan and otis skinner. I'm "rhe
Tanning OF the Shrew." had 81 las Tn
the afternoon. and u,SSt at night.
Mrs. WlgRs OF the Cabbage Patch, ="
ut the National theater, Washington,
had a matinee worth ti.SS2. and I'm
the evening the receipts were fSgi.
Esra Kendall opened his engagement
IN the Park theater. Boston. with
kt.isJ In the afternoon. and 1865 al
night. In Seattle. Wash, The Eter-
nal City" played 10 sslS at the matt
nee. and sSie IN the evening, Liehler
4 Co have no connection with the
trust