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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

We expect that the oiler IN the
engineroom will soon be putting on
more airs than frst-class militia
man. He was so thoroughly i'm
pressed with the old soldiers who
passed thru the prison last week,
that he has ordered book about
soldiers and the manual of arms.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
LOCAL NEWS.

Labor Day occurs Monday, Sep
TENDER 3rd.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
ole Mirror
Thursday, August %. 1905.
PRISON OFFICIALS.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
o. B. GOULD, Chairman winona
S. w. LEAVETT Litchfield
L. A. ROSING Cannon Falls
M. c. Cutter, Secretary
REsIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, Warden
]. S. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
M. c. COLLIGAN, Asst. Dep. Warden
n. w. DAVIS, Clerk and Acct. Officer
ROBERT NJ. COLES, Steward
B. ]. MERRILL, - Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Matron
S. ]. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHAS. CORCORAN, Cath. Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
J.Z. BARNCARD, St. Paul
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. Orchestra
Hymn-'Pass Me NOt' Congregation
Scripture. .............. $3.50. Father Corcoran
Anthem-"Hosanna".. Observation-Disclosures. Choir
Prayer. -. Father CorcoraD and Congregation
Gospel Reading. Father Corcoran
OefHOn .-.taCnor COrcOran
Hymn-:"Yield Not to Temptation. ......
Congregation
March-"My Tiger Lily'... ..........O Orchestra
PARK PROGRAM.
March-"POlly Prim". r. Henry
Waltz-"Danube Waves" ......J. IvanOvici
Flower Song-"Reign of the Roses" Ellis Brooks
Observation-Disclosures of the Boys in Blue".....
Observation-Disclosures. P. Laurendeau
Medley Overture-"Bits of Remick's Hits" $3.50.
j. BOdewalt Lampe
March-"Col. Ramsay D. Potts.. "A. Buglione
March-"The jolly Boys in Gray. Alfred Roth
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

We received several replies to
Mr.. E. W. Ms grammatical quer-
les that appeared in last weeks is
sue of The MIRROR. They were
all correct, which goes to show that
these little errors are easily COM
pretended. We expect that the
Views and Reviews man will dig
deep into his satchel and give the
boys something that cannot be
solved in the time it takes to wink
an eyelash. Some time in the
near future we will run a column
of such items, believing that they
will be of interest to our readers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

Mr.. Chas. Rost, of Joliet, I'll
inois, and Mr.. G.. w. Teeple, of
Pinckney, Mich, we're escorted
about the institutional depart
ments by Warden Wolfer last
Thursday. Colonel Rost and the
Warden are friends of many years
standing, the former was an officer
at the Joliet prison when Warden
Wolfer was connected with that
place twenty-one years ago. SEN
ator Teeple is here visiting his
son-in-law, Mr.. Frank Wolfer, and
was much pleased with his well
come to the Bluff City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
The Pla giarist.
the Chicago Tribune

FROM the tnicsSo 1flOnhe.
The guilt of the plagiarist largely de-
ponds upon what manner of plagiarist he
is and In what way he does his plagiariz-
ing This makes all the difference between
vulgar theft and artistic appropriation, be.
tween spoliation and the Change into
something rich and strange The accom-
plished plagiarist must be one who knows
first. just what to steal He must exhibit
good taste in the theft. He must discern
must steal what Is suitable for his own line
of workmanship, what lends itself to his
style and fancy. Third, having stolen his
goods, he must change them over, beautify
them, elevate them and make masterpieces
of them, as Handel did with the motive
and phrases OF his contemporaries and
Shakespeare did with the stories of writer's
of all kinds Then the plagiarfst becomes
an illustrious thief and the victim from
whom he steals, instead of remaining in
obscurfty, may be immortaliZed by the luS-
ter which the plagiarlst communicates.
But, after all. is 1t not rather finical to
charge any latter-day manufacturer Of fic-
ton with plagiarism? Was not the plot
material long ago exhausted? Are there
any new situations, any new adventures,
any fresh problems which have not been
invented. described or discussed? Can any
OF the fiction mechanics construct a novel,
historical, romantic, problematic or other
wise, without stealing, consciously or un-
consciously Since the Strausses exhausted
the waltz rhythm has any one accused
waltz-writers OF stealing? Does any one
complain because of the wholesale plagia-
rtsms In musical comedies7 The fact il the
stock Of original material has been ex-
haustsd There Il . limit to invention OF
this sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Irelaud's New Fuel Industry.
n the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
II now looks as II Ireland had entered
upon a practical development. IN a new
fashion, of the vast reserve Of fuel stored
in her boys. The coal deposits, though
worked to a small extent. do not at present
encourage a considerable investment of cap
ital. rof. Hull. when head of the geological
survey department, fixed the native coal
resources at a substantial total, and the
day may come when, through the IMPROVE
dent system of English mining, they. viii
constitute very valuable property Mean
while the peat is at the surface and Invites
enterprise. The wonder IS that this great
accumulation of potential wealth has re-
manned so long almost ignored. 1t is true
that at least three millions OF the popula-
aion have used peat from time ifnnemorial
for heating, but they were merely touching
the fringe and the current methods of pre-
pairing Ii for burning were utterly primitive
and Incidentally wasteful. No one seemed
to think until very recently that material
so abundant might be capable of utilization
In some other way and for other purposes
than the domestic fire. Men OF science ac-
tive enough In various directions ignored
mere Dogs as scarcely worthy of their study
They didn't even appear TO be aware that
Germany was experimenting with this
brown coal" with a view of bringing It
into the domain OF commerce. and that
Sweden. Denmark and Holland had ma
chimes In use to compress the clammy stun
into hard and dry cakes which would meet
the needs Of manufacturing industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
The Sins CT the Toastmaster.

From the Providence Journal
The man who sometimes ventures 20 re-
n1onstrate mildly is Of the opinion that the
social function known az the large dinner
tie BANQUET at which covers are laid for
sixty or 100. could be improved; and IT il
afe to say that everybody VINO has had
the misfortune TO attend many Of these din
ners-or only one Of them-wil agree with
him AS a matter of fact, covers are not
laid for sixty or l2O, or at all; the food Is
exposed 10 Wow in It's half-warm and for
bidding monotony; It IS brought in by tho
arnful, in courses, ana there are no sur
prises in the courses 4 hot soup might
burn the walters thumbs and a cold sher-
bet freeze his fingers. II is TOO much 90 eN-
pect.-hat he can keep his hands out Of tha
dishes when he Is forced 10 carry theih aS
he would tote things from burning build
ing However. it Is foolish 80 scold about
the viends. one can fortify himself Tor 4
big dinner by eating at home
It is the chairman. the presiding oiil'er'
the POSTMASTER or whatever he may style
himself who IS at fault. The speakers ats
generally bad: but the POSTMASTER IS al
ways worse Both make fatal mistake
at the outset; they assume that the men
who surround them or stretch away rom
them with upturned, pleading faces want
10 hear them talk, they don't; they want
them TO hurry and get through taking.
That is why their faces are pleading faces.
Bur the tnastcr recks not lie intro
duces every speaker at painful length. COM
pliments him, gives an account OF his ca
Teer, assures the audience that Il Is going
to enjoy him immensely. recltes most OF his
piece for him and consumes so much time
and material that the speaker is in blue
funk. At q feast that covers anywhere
from forty rods to half an acre OF tables
and floor space the POSTMASTER is an old Of
fender. He rarely uses tact and good Judg-
ment; he is too complimentary and prolix.
There are those who maintain that there
should be no tOastmasters; there are thou
sands more who hold that there should be
no big dinners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
CAPAGITY FOR WORK.

& number Of department officials were
discussing the capacity for work of such
mon as President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root who manage to accomplish a great
deal OF course President Roosevelt is a
phenomenon for work. and he gives one
rather whirlwind impression. whether he
is writing a book playing tennis But
Secretary Root according to many we'll
informed persons, does about as much work
without ever seeming to move out OF a
walk and always seems 10 have an abun-
dance of time for all sorts OF social duties
that are a part of his position, and really
waste more time than double the amount
of real work.
Then some one referred to 1T. P" OCon-
nor, who was long known as the busless
man in London, who was alleged to dictate
magazine stories while driving about town
in a cab, have his secretary read him his
correspondence while he was dressing. ana
edit his magazine, NJ. A. p, while he was
shaving.
with all that" said one man who had
known all the public men under discus
sion, Il think the most persistentiy busy
man I ever knew was DR.. William Pepper
of philadelphia who was for long time
the provost of the University of Pennsyt-
vania He was one of the best-known
scientists OF the country, a member or all
sorts of learned societies, a voluminous
great man for social life. the executive OF
a big university and actively interested In
more different things that take time than
any other man l ever knew. l don't know
when he ever went to bed. but / do know
that he burned the candle at both ends,
and finally killed himself with work. just
as surely as though he had taken an over
dose of strychnine. Toward the end OF his
life he would go out in the evening and
actually nod at the dinner table. and then
goad himself into going home and working
till perhaps 5 O clock in the morning.
Il recollect meeting him in Philadelphia
at one time when had some very I'M
portant business to discuss. 1t was at din
ner and he told me that he could not see
me that night as he had an appointment
Immediately after the dinner and a meeting
with several scientific men at his house
after that, which would keep him till close
TO bedtime and knew that was after 3
o'clock. However, as we were both going
out of town early the next day, and going
in different directions, he asked me II
could come to his house about am.
went, and found him dressing. His man
was shaving him while the servant was lay
ing breakfast in his bed room, and his sec
rotary was sitting at a table with the first
batch of mail We talked between times.
and he left for the depot by o'clock.
He had the sort Of logged perseverance
that will carry q man through almost any
thing. But the pace killed him in the end.
l find that a private secretary that l can
work with at home nights is an economy
and convenience. in addition to my govern
ment stenographer for office work, but |
must admit that | like TO get at least seven
hours of sleep, and usually manage to do
1t. / have no ambition to go to an early
grave through overwork.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Philosophy of a Plutocrat.

Peter Pry Sheylin. In Judge
Dollars and sense should always go to-
gethcr.
Never sign a promissory note or gushing
love letter.
Money may be the root of all evil, but
how we do like herbs
When milllonaire's son turns out a use
FIJI citizen the world gasps in amazement
Workmen are the busy bees, and Wall
street Is the farmer who calmly haryests
the honey.
Riches will not bring you TO heaven, but
they sometimes bring heaven righ; down to
you earth.
There's a reason why poets make money
rhyme with such delightful things as
sunny and Honey"
What viii we do with our mlllionaires +?
Auto accidents and trust investigations will
soon solve that problem.
No titled persons in this land, Ell? Don't
foreign noblemen marry our heiresses for
their titles-to good real estate?
The worst of it Is that rich man cannot
say "Good-inorning.' to a pretty girl with
out facing breach-of-promise suit
Women make their fiances give UP such
expensive habits smoking and drinking.
but cling right on 10 the matinee and bon
bon habit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
HOW TO PREVENT FIRES.
Suggestion That Lace Curtains Be
Treated With Ammonia.

lady reader of The Star writes to the
editor that she has noticed accounts re-
Gently of many fires caused by lace cur
tains being ignited from the blaze of gas
lets She requests that The Star reprint ar
article which was published in this paper
a number of years ago. telling how to pre-
vent such fires. The article In question fol-
lows:
1T should be made obligatory upon hotel
proprietors." said Professor Doremus, ito
make curtains and other articles OF house
hold use fireproof, particularly when 1t can
be shown that such an end can be accom-
plished at small cost and with little labor
We read of many fires which start from
lace curtains blowing against the gas jet
and igniting, when by the use OF ammonia
such thing can be obvlated. and the cur
tain may remain In contact with the gas jet
for several hours without doing any more
damage than to scorch the fabric. The cur
tain may be ruined, but 1t will be impossi-
BILE for the fire to spread.
II have lectured many times and before
large audiences on the subject of fires and
how to prevent them, and have frequently
illustrated my lecture by the use OF pre-
pared treproof curtains. BY using one cur
tain which has been prepared to withstand
the fire and one which has not, the advan-
tage of using the ammonia solution is read
fly seen. 1t Is inexpensive, and only small
quantity Is necessary for the laundry of
family for week. an, surprised that
families have not applied the protective
safeguard from fire. fhe same preparation
can be used on the woodwork about the
windows and doors, and even the wainscot-
ing In rooms can be washed with the soiu-
ton and made practically ireproof
THE preparation of the formula Is very
simple. Purchase in any drug store pound
OF phosphate of ammonia. Dissolve it in
water. making a strong solution, and then
Keep 1t In the laundry for constant USE
Let the laundress, when she Is preparing to
starch the clothes, pour a little of the solu-
ton In the bowl holding the starch and the
linen will come out of the wash fireproof.
earnestly recommend the use of this for
mula by families. when 1t can be prepared
50 easily and cheaply."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Not the Real Word.

From the Kansas City Independent
Good morning. Mr.. Austinburne.'' said
the editor. as the poet entered the sanctum
Some more OF your blank verse, sup
poser"
eve use the word blank" that we may
not shock readers by repeating the real ex-
precision made use OF By the unfeeling ed
itor.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Financially Speaking.

From tile Chicago News
Tom--'Miss Eidsrleish's money is her
only attraction"
Jack-Well. that should add interest to
her chArmgs n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
Developed Into a Nuisance.

SFS-Nt >SA AAhO q ~ u4SdACS.
Now. this huge, beefy woman, as soon
as she had it all firmly settled and rooted
in her mind that she really was a descend
ant OF the English crowd, began to look
down upon and patronize all hands in the
boarding house. especially the other women.
l leave you to figure for yourself how LONG
il was before the other women came t.
bate her. She clearly showed by her man
ner. her upltfted nose. and her general su-
peroilousness, that she regarded the other
folk living in the boarding house as hoI
polloi, Ola podr1da, canaille, and a few
other things like that, and In short she
developed into such a perfectly impossible
and annoying nuisance that people began 10
move out OF the boarding house Just To &c,
away from her propiuQuty. The landIady
finally became apprised of the reason why
she was losing her boarders, and then sh.
told the woman with the genealogical bug
that she'd have TO go. She went all right
that was the time when she came to the
boarding house where I'm Ewing now. She
has nudged her way into two or three or
those American revolutionary societies, the
pins of which she wears clustered together
during all her waking-aBd perhaps her
sleeping-hOurs like the decorations on d
Turkish attaches chest
Her domineering manners aside this
woman. before she developed the genealog-
ical bug in its malignant form, had one or
two amiable enough traits At the present
time, however. am free to say that, in the
circle in which she moves, she is perhaps
the most cordially disliked skirted person IN
Washington. The pathos of 1t all is that
she can't see it. She believes in her genoa
logieally-derived superiority. She regards
herself as one aloof from the rabble. And
she will go TO her grave with that belief.
Let IL not be dreamed however that
women alone are the victims of the genoa
logical bug. There are scores OF panta-
iooned genealogical bugs in Washington.
They are usually chirless male persons, and
of an incredible vacuity, vapidity and opae-
ity OF mind. / observe that the less the
genealogical bug is capable of achieving in
the world through his or her own merit or
ability. the more he or she Is inclined To
dig up line OF ancestors They do this.
presumably, on the theory that they must
have some excuse for living, and, in that
sense perhaps their exertions are not
wasted. Most of them really do seem to
stand In sad need of some sort OF an ex-
cuse for living.
Proud Of the "Bar Sinister"
Zone of these male genealogical bugs of
Washington with whom I am acquainted
has spent twelve years In an effort. tho re-
suit of which Ii now at length satisfactory
to himself. to establish his descent from
ono OF the piiable ladies OF the court OF
, 1906-07-11

~ ally. half expecting pursuit. He
could see in the valley below
"A 4 the town the cleaning white
tents of the little army hesitant to
march, and its plan of invasion seemed
born of folly and madness. He spurred
his horse down the trail to meet the
night which rose to meet him from the
valley like IL chill, engulfng flood. An
hours brisk ride brought him to the
open, and just at the edge of the peak
he came upon a forlorn camp, a small
tent under Il fir, and Il group of four
men sitting about n fire. At their call
ne turned and rode up to thehi. They
were an outpost of Munro's guard, Il
part of the Gordon he had thrown
round the peak and camp.
one of them knew him and, greeting
him pleasantly, asked where he had
been.
He replied with candor, 1--WE been
down TO the Springs to induce those
.yaller legs to put off their expedi-
ton"
what luck did We haveg"
"None. They're coming
Significant glances passed, and the
freight brought out stern ines on
their faces. At length Brown, the cor
poral. said solemnly: well, if they
want fight they can have it. But say,
Rob. does the captain know you're on
the road? There was a hullabdloo in
town about you last night. \ lot of the
fellers think you went down to give
away the camp, and some aid If you
ever came back they'd string you up.
Now. guess you better stay here
while | ride up and tell the cap you're
here
Il don't think that's necessary, but
YOU might jog along with me if you
want t. 60. otherwise I'll go alone"
"Nell, I'll tell We, Rob- said Brown
in an embarrassed way, these mon
keys on the peak have got an awful
slant against you and Kelly, and they's
two or three fellers who are working
against you underhand right along.
You don't want to take no chances.
They'll do We if they can"
RAYMOND was impressed with
DruSnts earnestncss ana by tho -nd-
mlrable loyalty of his fellows camped
there in the snow. Boys, what are
you staying here for?' he asked. This
isn't a picnic. What do you do it forY'
Brown answered, 1--WE do it because
we want to help these miners stand off
the 'plutes.'"
Raymond unused. "But you're friend
ly toward Kelly & RaymondY'
"Sure thing. You fellers are all right.
You've punched cows, and Kelly is an
old broneho buster himself. But let me
tell We this, Rob, we're goin' to need
you and your men if these chaps come
up here tie way they talk o dom
with Calling guns and all that. The
boys have been rollin' logs for a fort
all day. You can just about see it
from %here-iust on that point"
, 1906-07-11

There thcy arc building the fort"
We'll. suppose we ride along" said
Raymond. and as he took a last look
around his heart warmed to these
rough souls who had taken sides in a
quarrel not their own, moved by n
blind desire to aid their fellows in a
war against privilege and social caste.
Brown called another mar out of the
group to ride with them, and they
started away. On the hill east of the
, 1906-07-11

By HAMLIN GARLAND
Copyright. 1908. bD Hdmlin Garland
CONTINUED.
CHAPTER NH.

~ AYMOND looked back occasion
ally. half expecting pursuit. He
could see in the valley below
II the town the cleaning White
, 1906-07-11
[To BE Continued

There are men who think that they
earn their living by the simple act of
drawing their breath.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-06
Fisheries Question Aired.

London. Nov. 6.-Premier Camp
bell Bannerman arguing a question.
In the house Of commons today as to
whether the government was aware
OF the feeling aroused In Newfound-
land by the modus-vivendi between
Great Britain and the United States
on the fisheries question. said that
the governor OF the colony kept the
government here fully Informed re.
gardin" public operations in New
f%oundland. His majesS's govern
ment was aware that Newfoundland
had decided to enforce the bait act,
but he must decline to say whether
any or what steps would be taken
by the home government in conse-
quence OF the action on the part of
the Colonial authorities.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-06
LIFE PLANT MAKES
OLD BLOOD YOUNG

LIFE PLANT is a simple prepare
ton made by scientists to dissolve
uric acid. IL drives this poison out of
the blood. disso.ves 1t out of ever,
diseased organ Of the body, and so
removes the cause of old age and
disease.
LIFE PLANT is a simple harmless
tonic solvent of uric acid-a %necessi-
ty TO relieving Old age of disease and
giving the blood the bright purity Of
youth. 1t is a necessity during the
summer because the summers accu-
mutation of uric acid certainly caus-
es the deaths of winter.
Every person past middle age. ev-
cry person suffering from disease,
may have free medical advice and
free copy of valuable booklet on the
sense Of, Good Health"
Write for this book and get a bottle
of LIFE PLANT from your druggist.
Write to
THE LIFE PLANT COMPANY,
Canton, Ohio.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-06
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
by City Marshal, Who Was Trying
TO Arrest Him.

Stuttgart, Ark, Nov. Ga young
mar giving his name as Ed Kelley
was shot and instantly killed last
night by City Marshal Harper, who
was e~ndeavoring to arrest him. KEEL
ly was about 80 years Of age. and
had been engaged here for the past
three months working on a rice
farm. He was drunk at the time and
had been causing considerable dis
turbance prior to the attempted ar
rest. Coroner Maple Immediately
summoned a jury, which found that
deceased came to his death at the
hands Of Marshal Harper while re-
sisting arrest. The whereabouts Of
the dead mans relatives are un-
known. and it is thought that he
came here from the vicinity of Pap
lar Blur. Mo. The body will be bur
led tomorrow in the Stuttgart Gene
terry,