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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
Z RAGMENJ5....
By Bill Nye, Jr.

redeemng getting oveooat out
Herbert W. Just died recently in Beatrice Neb
To be just to his memory he sleep the sleep of the
No, Evangene DEAR the floating population not wholly
gagged in the marine service
IT'S strange to relate but exact height
of Jerry Simpson, lately deceased, in his stocking
machine milk cows by electric
power Machines that milk the municipal srong-box
vented years
John Rockefeller says feels like sponge His
supply dough strengthens the belief the assertion he thus
public.
Six required sing Chinese anthem
skilled medical treatment doubtless
order to recover fully from the shock
talks Unfortunately position substanae the
im as we have not been favored with an interview.
The Sultan of Turkey evidently proposes poong
ties being wgd against the Armenans He has recently
added hundred horse automobile to his armament
Wall Street broker recently the best of Russell Sage the
tune of $2 095 little curb" transaction This fnanc will
eventually find his way into the Hall of Fame
recently disap-
pointed country Cities saying saw nothing
worthy of especial attention Perhaps he did not Seattle
The population of the Colorado pentenay below the
and the warden of that institution has doubtless caused draft be
made As matter of the grand jury has indicted company
Denver bankers who be admirably adapted for duty
couple imbibed many schoones and
engaged in with bartender Cruiser attracted the
by the barks of dog took them in and
age made fast at the police station Passports Immediately
issued by the judge and the shipped the wohouse where they
are safely anchored.
living Odebo Iowa, while
reaching for fell off ladder which propped against
the stalk and received painful injuries Odebo would be ideal
town which hold series Of revival meetings several warm
bunche equally sensational this last have emanad from
that burg in quick succession.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23

some of my stock from the yard
into the stable. Had very indif-
ferent success, however, only sue
ceeded in saving three head out
of eight that we're in the yard.
When I got to the house the snow
had penetrated every part of my
clothing, even my vest pockets
were bulged out with snow.
D. w. K.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23

Lawyer-"Now, see here, do you
mean to say that you didn't know
when you married your husband
that he was counterfeiter?
Witness" yes, sir, I knew it."
Lawyer-"Aha! Then why did
you marry him?"
Witness-"I had to choose be-
tween him and lawyer" Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23

decorate his coat with shining lace
and jeweled orders, but they will
stretch forth their hands in good
fellowship and proclaim him "all
right" 1868. :
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
| Minnesota Blizzard.

Gently, I was reminded of certain
"fall of snow" in the southwestern
part of this state, just twenty-five
years ago last month. It was, in
all probability, the severest biz
card that was ever known in the
state, at so early a date. 1 was
then living in Lyon Go. few
miles southwest of Marshall.
The storm began, I believe, on
October 18th. The forenoon was
bright and warm, with a very
light south wind. Shortly after
noon the sky turned hazy and
soon the earth was enveloped in a
fog. The temperature at two
o'clock was about forty above zero,
but at that time the wind sudden
ly whipped around to the north
west and the temperature fell very
fast, and a sort of rain and sleet
began to fall. At six o'clock p.
m. the thermometer registered
eight above zero, and everything
was loaded down with snow and
ice. The wind increased in veloc-
ity during the whole night, and in
the morning full-fedged biz
zard was IN progress. On the
morning of the 18th the wind be-
gan to abate, and by the middle of
the afternoon the sun was shining
brightly.
The storm, tho so short-lived,
did much damage, killing thou
sands Of dollars worth of stock,
besides destroying many build
ings, windmills, etc. Few farm.
ers were prepared for such storm
SO early in the season, and much
suffering was experienced, tho no
human beings persisted in our part
of the state. One can hardly
imagine the severity of one of these
storms unless he has had some ex-
perience with them. The air is full
of the finest particles of snow,
whirled by a terrific hurricane,
making it impossible to see more
than few feet. The wind seemed
TO blow from all directions at once,
tho the general direction is always
from the northwest.
It is impossible to say how
much snow fell during the storm,
as it was all in drifts, while the
fields and prairies were bare. The
drifts formed were so solid and
hard that team could be driven
over them. Many places l saw
drifts so large that the telegraph
poles were entirely covered. In
some of the cuts along the rail
road they were said to be more
than thirty feet deep. ] saw one,
formed by pillow standing in a
field, that was more than eight
rods long and fully fifteen feet.
deep.
A neighbor of mine, a man
about fifty years of age, went to
Marshall, a distance of about
twelve miles, in the forenoon of
the 18th, and attempted to return
home late in the afternoon. He
soon became lost, however, and
battled with the storm during the
night and nearly all the next day
when he ran into a house some
eight miles farther from town than
his own, having been out more
than twenty four hours. His suf-
fering was intense, and several
times, he said afterwards, he lay
down completely exhausted and
discouraged, thinking he would
just lie quietly few minutes and
all would be over. Then he would
say to himself: II have crossed the
ocean three times, have served four
years He was an old G.. A. r.
many of hardship and danger dur
ing the rebellion, and must | die
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
IAN av the most complicated
manual vocations adapted
to mankind is the mixin'

informs me av a moo evil, called
~3blind tindincies,' amoong whose
tangled filters apothycaries hov
placed their lives in jeopardy.
The opaqueniss av his confession
fills me full av confiotin' impris-
ssions, fer he says: ''While the CON-
mercial transaction has no visy-
bile affect on the atmosphere, the
bodily temperature av the con-
sooner attains ninety-siven de-
srays fahrinheit, kapin' pace wild
che daylers apprehension
The voolgar invironmint av
fhrafic is Turin to me lofty
idayals, but niver befoor hov l
hurd av bargain glneratin' hot
wither. Sthill, if he wants me
candid opinion l wud Suggest
couple av ilictric fans or a piece
sav cold ice.
Chimistry is in a class be itsilf
all right, bein' the only scientific
enigma whose theoretical hypotho-
says DEVELOPS into practical possy-
bilities. B'gorry, if chimist's
inspirations didn't materlallize
where wud we get antydoots fer
pizen an moo cough rimydies?
Yis, an all the leddies wud wear
wells if frickle lotions became tx
stink. The intrinsic value av this
ssuppositlon might be PLAUSIBLE,
but what quares me, is, why they
make pizen at all whin they how
ssomethin' stronger to stoopyfy it's
ifficts. I chick the bit. IT'S a
game av open work graft devoid
,.ay all such himstitched frills that
surround bonds an railroad secur-
Ities.
Fer instance, whin a man wants
ito die be dissolootion he swallies
Eve cints worth av pizen an i'm
anaydiately afther takes tin clint
santydoot to subdoo the painful
.sinsations. Yez can't blame the
sanan fer sphittin out dirthy
taste, 'tiz characteristic av human
.Jty; shure, [ wud do it mesilf wild
out amy conjunction.
A simylar case under me obser-.
walton waz frind av mine who
aswallied a box av tacks an lit the
hammer git stock in his thoorax.
Since that time l how advised all
xne wilthy relations to take the
.antydoot first. Besides, mixture
av aqua vitae whose predomynatjn'
features are plain aqua an rid
pipper. Droog stores harboor
more perilous dangers an hair
spring iscapemints than all the
4manholes in the twinty- eighth.
I don't cite what annywan Use
discovered, but spake from me
personal Investigations where alb
noormal prisince av mind lingth-
~ssned me life. Ye see, wan day
she countiss, unintintionally,
poured hot wather on our moo
.4dawg, ixposin' so much av the
-cuticle that [ hurried mesilf to
.droog store fer hair restoorer. 1
am awfully finder hearted. Afther
znspictin' noomerous brands me
eyebawls lit on wan called, ''The
t. Baldhid's Frind." "Shure, me
bye" says 1. "'tiz an appropriate
title, what?'
''Yis," says he, "this wan will
draw bristles out av mop handle
or put gotays on billiard an pool
Dawls.''
Me HART palpitated violintly as
I became aware av it's stringth, but
I purchased a quart anyway in
case I liver how coorn on me fate.
Do yez think 1 wud apply it to me
scalp? Not on yer life! Faith,
1T might be afther pullin' the
u,rains out av me skull. Most all
sned,svmal constituents, kept
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23

Cholly-"D doctor, I want some
thing for my head
DR.. Grufay 'My dear fellow, I
wouldn't take it for gift. .
Judge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
"SIR NIGEL"

Which will December 3d and weekly the hand
New Sunday Magazine each Sunday with the Mime
apos Journal The critics this the greatest story Conan
Doyle and he is said regard himself his great
est work.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-23
$4,000 FOR A STORY
One Dollar for Every Six Words.

OST anybody write story and lots of people try
V aday but it takes Conan Doyle who such char
Sherock Holmes get paid for that That
is what Conan Doyle is paid for the story,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
In and Out.

"A prominent physician in Baltimore
recently perpetrated "a witticism at
his own expense 1t was late at night.
The doctor had lost his night key; the
door was locked; he was cold from
long ride; and the more he rang the
night bell the more suspicion grew III
his mind that some one had chloro-
formed the entire household. Final
ly. however, his sister was aroused
by long ring of the bell. Naturally
she thought that there was some one
at the door who wished to see the
doctor; and that, as the doctor was
out, she would herself have to answer
the summons, else the caller would
keen her awake for long time. So,
hastily throwing a loose gown over
her nightdress, she hurried to the
door. Opening the door the least bit,
in order not to present her dishabllle
to an intruding eye, she shouted
through the crack, in tone Of sleepy
impatience, "The doctors cut" and
was about to close the door, when the
physician thrust one foot tarougn, al
the same time exclaiming:
eyes, l know the doctors out; but
he wants to get in!"-Harpers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Lost Faith in America.

joe Grim, the Italian fighter with
the iron jaw, was recently drawn fol
Jury duty over in Philadelphia. He
had made arrangements to fight Hugo
Kelly of Chicago, and there was money
in the bout. joe went to court and
said to the judge:
"Excusa me! Means lotto da mon
judge!"
Are you naturalized?" asked the
court.
Sure! Good American mel" re.
piled the pugilist.
Nothing doing, then!' remarked
the Judge. "lf you go West to fight
you'll go to Jail for life when you
come back!'
Mean shame!" cried Joe Il needa
da mon. Wife, she needa da mon
Me, greatest prize fighter in Little
Italy loosa da mon go to my man
ag, Mike da Costell. He is a polish
He say sure I'll fix it right. Now he
10 nothing. Say he go to jail, too
1 60 myself to all the politish. They
givea me da smile. If l go ,fghta de
Kell 1 go to pris. If ] don't fghts
da Kell I loosa da mon. America fine
country And Joe left the cour
room in tears.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Seruius' Slayer Sentenced.

Moscow, BY Cable.-The Supreme
Court Friday imposed the death sen.
Lence on Kaleiff. who killed Grand
Duke sergius The only persons pres
ent through the trial we're members
of the encourage Of the late Duke Ser
gius and counsel, OF whom two were
assigned to Kaleiff The prisoners
mother was not admitted. but remained
in the corridor When Kaleiff was ar
raigned, he said:
Il am not criminal and you are
not my judges. l am your prisoner.
We have civil war; I am a prisone,
Of war; not a criminal.
Twelve witnesses were examined.
Prior to passing sentence, the Presi-
dent asked Kaleiff if he would repeat
the crime if he were given his liberty.
He replied:
':Without doubt. would repeat it, II
ordered by the revolutionary command
10 which | am atached.'
When sentence OF death Was passed.,
Kaleiff shouted Execute your judg-
ment as openly as have acted before
the eyes Of ALL.
The date of execution has not been
specified
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
70 Rc5cal FlauIer Divorce Law,

Jacksonville, Fla. spccial.-A Dill
las been introduced into the Florida
Senate BY Senator Scott to repeal the
law enacted four years ago, making
incurable insanity legal ground for di-
vcrcc. Under this law Henry NJ. Flag
ler secured legal separation from his
wife and married again. a warm dis
cussion followed the introduction OF
the bill which was made special or
der. Senator Bailey declaring that
the law had brought disgrace on Fir
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Addresses New York Legislature

Albany, N. Y, special.-General Fitz
Lee addressed a joint session of the
Legislature in the assembly chamber
in behalf OF the Jamestown Exposition
project, of which corporation he is
president. Lieutenant Governor Bruce,
as president of the Senate, presided
over the joint session, introduced and
welcomed General Lee in a brief
speech, in which be paid high tribute
to General Lee, and said that no part OF
this country is more deeply interested
in the proposed exposition than the
ycople of New York State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Killed at Barnber9.

Bamberg, Special. NJ. Johns, a
white man about As years old, was
struck and killed Sunday morning
about 3 o'clock by train No. 25. going
from Charleston to Augusta. The ac.
cident happened on the east side OF
lust beyond the oil mill switch. The
train crew notified Policeman Dicllln.
son of the killing when the train stop
ped at the depot 1t is stated that the
engineer said the man was sitting on
the clUssties on the right side of the
track with his right hand up to his
head He was seen plainly by the en-.
gineer, but it was SO close the train
could not be stopped.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Shot For Bank Robber.

Richmond, Va, special,-Thinking an
attempt to rob the bank was being
made, DR.. Lawrence Anderson Bragg,
a dentist. who has rooms in the Citi-
Zens' National Bank building, at Gov
ington, Va, early Wednesday morning
shot in the direction Of the noise, kill
ing Dr.. Alex. Nelson, of the staff Of
the Western State hospital, who had
arrived on late train to visit his
;ro.her, Attorney George e. Nelson.
IN endeavoring TO reach his brothre,s
room near the bank, DR.. Nelson lost
his way and was at the entrance OF
the bank building when killed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS
Weather and Crop Conditions as View.
ed bv the Department.

ed oy the DePeli lnlCnts
Columbia, S. c., Special.-The week
ending 8 a. IN. April 18th, averaged
slightly cooler than usual but the de-
partures from normal were small until
The 10th when the temperature fell
rapidly and to the morning of the 18th
when it was below freezing over the
central and western parts of the
State, with killing frosts as far east
ward as Williamsburg county and
heavy frosts along the coast There
are as yet no reports available as to
the extent and severity Of the damage
caused by the frost except in the vi
cinity of Columbia where practical
ly all garden truck, corn and other
young crops were killed. The damage
was likely more serious to the west
ward where the temperature was low
ar. There are no reports available
as to the effects Of the frost on fruit,
which up to this time was in a very
promising condition, except in parts OF
the extreme northwestern counties
where some was killed by the frost of
the 7th. The precipitation was gener-
al during the week, and was eXces-
siye in portions of the central, western
and extreme northwestern counties.
Scattered localities had hail on the
9th and 18th. The rainfall ranged
from less than one to over four inches.
greatly delaying operations in the
western half of the State and parts
Of the eastern. A rule the rainfall
was needed and proved beneficial to
grain crops, garden and truck.
Corn planting was continued
over the western counties, but
made slow progress. In the eastern
counties replanting is under way, and
most of the early corn is up to fair
to good stands, and some has received
It's first cultivation. Cut worms did
much damage in places.
Preparation of lands for cotton is
nearly finished over the eastern coun.
ties, and made some progress over
the western ones. Planting is near:
ing completion in few. localities, but
generally is less than half finished and
was delayed by the wet soil in the
central and western counties. Some
cotton is up to stands. In the greater
portion of the State it is probable that
practically all cotton and corn that is
up will need be replanted owing to
the frost.
The wheat and oats crops made
marked improvement in appearance
and growth during the week, especial
" spring oats, that were greatlyatus1e
fitted by the rails. Some tobacco has
been transplanted in Marion county
The acreage to be planted to tobacco
will be somewhat larger than last year.
Rice planting is nearly finished in the
Collector district, and the conditions
for planting are favorable in the
GEORGETOWN district. Truck was doing
we'll with heavy shipments OF beans,
meas. radishes and strawberries under
way. It is believed that truck was ma
terially damaged in districts somewhat
remote from the coast, but the amount
of injury cannot be stated in this
weeks bulletin, and may prove to have
been slight. j. W. Bauer, Section Dl-
rector
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
vii, Get Some Money.

President Sloan, of the South Caro-
lima College, has received letter from
William Jennings Bryan notifying him
that the South Carolina College has
been named as one of the Is State
Universities he is directed to name in
article II of the Philo Sherman Ben
nett will, setting aside $4,000 to be
divided equally among such universe.
ties. The amount each University VIII
get after inheritance taxes are PAID
will be 1868, the interest on which is
to be used to purchase an annual prize
for the best essay discussing the prln-
ciples of free government. The gift
was accepted with thanks by the ex-
ecutive committee of the trustees, MI.
Bryan says he has so far established
such prizes in nineteen States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Testifies in South Carolina.


Windsor, Va, Special-Deputy Sher-
iff J. H. Kiniry has arrived at the State
prison here with John F. Mccarthy,
who is serving a term in the prison for
robbing bank at Newfane, and with
whom the deputy has been on trip to
South Carolina. In that State McCar-
thy testified in a postoffice robbery
case, having been taken there as a wit
ness at the request of the South Caro-
lima authorities. Mccarthy will leave
the prison again soon, to appear as a
witness at Newfane in the case of a
man who is detained there on suspicion
Of having been implicated in the bank
robbery for which Mccarthy is now
serving his sentence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
A HOUSE WARMING
The Opening of the Thornwell Orphan
age After the Fire Disaster.


When the fire occurred at the Thorn
we'll Orphanage on the 4th OF NoVem-
Der last, there were hard times Tor
while for two hundred orphan children.
They had neither pantry nor store
house, and had cold mother Hubbard
gone to the supboard,' she would have
found that the cupboard was not bare;
it was gone! All the pickles and pre-
serves and dried fruit and other little
supplies fixed up for the winter use
were gone up in smoke. And in addl-
ton, all the flour and meal and bacon
and rice ard molasses and vinegar and
sugar and tea and coffee had been tooa
for the devouring flames! There was
not even kitchen left, much less
storehouse, but the people (God bless
the people, their hearts are al rlght!) }
the people came to onr rescue and now
we, have completed and are ready to
omen handsome new building 100 feet
one way by IS the other. 1t is cover
ed with tin and it took ffty-fve squares
to cover it. The floors are of brick lald
in cement. 1t has been furnished win
ranges and stoves. The Majestic Range
Company of st. Louis, gave us splen-
did new range ana two portable bakers.
But it woefully lacks something. There
is not a dust of meal nor grain OF
rice, nor cruise Of oil, nor pound OF
sugar, there is nothing in the store
house. Why, not even a mouse has gone
there to hunt his dinner; not ay is
looking out for the pickings! And yet
ON that storehouse $50 children and
their teachers are dependent for their
daily bread.
It is time for house-warming! Let
us have it. What have you at hand that
YOU can send? Do not wait for COM
mittee to call on you or a preacher 10
get after you. The third week OF April
is our reception week Everybody WILL
be at home. If you get your gifts seht
in that week it will not be too late.
Somebody asks, what are the children
going to do for something to eat tn
then?" If you are the one who asks.
we will just say that there are fifty,
two reception weeks at the Thornweil
Orphanage, but the third week OF April
is reception week in particular. 1t is to
commemorate the fire and to make us
feel good that once more we have a
kitchen and dairy and storehouse and
the trimmings that go along with them
Do not forget. Send something every
body! Fill that storehouse for once. 1t
is right good sized room and there IS
no danger Of overcrowding.
God bless you, dear friends, and may
He put it into your hearts to make glad
the fatherless.
Send provisions in barrels and boxes
10 Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. g.,
and cash to Rev. VIM. P. Jacobs, Gin
ton. S. C..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
Joseph Jefferson Very Low.

West Palm Beach, Fla, Special.-The
condition of Joseph Jefferson, the vete-
ran actor, has undergone a change Tor
The worse, and the outlook for his recov-
cry is not so hopeful. Physicians have
been in constant attendance at his bed
side and report him as very weak Mon
day.
In response to an inquiry as to Mr..
Jeffsrson's condition, DR.. Potter said:
Mr.. Jefferson is very low" 1t is re-
ported that the members of his family
who are not already with him have
been telegraphed to come.