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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13

yet"
Cali right; TIL be here at seven
thirty then"
At six O'Clock the agent went
home, but Jim concluded to miss
a meal for once. As soon as the
agent was we'll out of sight, Jim
went to the freight room, where
he had noticed a large coil of in
sulated wire, several days previ-
GUS. He rolled it out and looked
at it. Yes, it would be plenty, SO
he rolled it into the Office, and
proceeded to connect it on wire
No. II, on the switch board. This
done, he took from cupboard an
auger and bored two holes in the
floor, under the operating table
and began pushing the wire thru
them. Then he went out aud
crawled under the depot, found
the wires, then crawled the whole
length of the platform, pulling the
wires after him. It was now fair
ly dark and few people about, so
he ran the wires just under the
edge Of the sidewalk, all the way
to the "Times" Office. He then
carefully retraced his steps, and
where the wire showed at any
place, he covered it with dirt or
rubbish. Returning to the depot,
he took from corner in the ware
room, an old disused telegraph
instrument.
After completing the work he
started back for the "Times."
Arriving there, he found Miss
Shaws. She greeted him cordially
and he explained to her what he
had done.
"But what for?" she asked.
you'll see; only keep quiet
about it, he replied. He opened
the wire and called the main Of
fee in the city. They answered.
"Any message for Morris?' asked
Jim. eyes, here's one, copy it:
"To j. Sherwood,
Morris.
Starr Bros. will furnish you a
linotype on my order. Be shipped
tomorrow. What are you doing?
Write me. John Crammer."
Jim calmly listened to the mes
sage, while Miss Shaws watched
him with curiosity. He O. K. ed
for the message and began calling
&c. D." After calling some time,
30. D" answered, and Jim told
him to go ahead. Instantly the
instrument started and Jim wheeled
his chair to Miss Shaws' type
writer, and began with the ease of
an cold timer to copy the news
of the 'City Tines
"Do you know" said Miss
Shaws, as Sherwood stopped at
her Office the following morning,
ri have some apprehension as to
the outcome of our daily. Do you
believe we are doing quite right
in using the news of the city pa
pers?"
"There are two ways of looking
at it," he said, thoughtfully. "We
are or will be plagiarists in way,
but won't we be monkeys, too?
People who are subscribers to the
city papers now will see our paper
printed in the same words; won't
they laugh at us?"
"They certainly will!' she ex-
claimed. ooh, it's horrible! We,
cannot 60 on!'
"Oh! yes we can," and he smiled
reassuringIy. He studied her for
a second with anxious tenderness.
"Can't you trust me-just little?"
That evening, he again connect
ed his instrument with the
sdN; ,oooO o&oo. and Tho hou unan
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13

daily?'
mo, oh no; it would be impos-
sible to compete with the city pa
pers."
pardon me, but may I look at
your press room, Miss Shaws?"
"Why certainly. [ will show
you myself" she said rising from
the desk.
Jim's keen eye took In all the
details of the press room and the
two printers working there, and as
he retraced his steps to the
depot, he muttered: "a hoosier
printing Office, but with that cylln-
der press, it will do"
The next afternoon Jim called
at the Times and had a long
conference with Miss Shaws. He
explained, that as telegraph oper-
ator he had worked in several
cities, on the large dailies, and al
so that he learned to manipulate
the linotype, a machine for set
ting type, that did the work of
several printers. He claimed that
Morris and the surrounding towns,
would support daily paper. The
city papers were so late in arriv-
ing that the news was old when it
reached Morris, on account of in
adequate train service. The city
morning papers did not arrive un-
til two in the afternoon, also the
evening papers on the same train.
Jim would buy linotype machine
and furnish the news from out of
town. Miss Shaws was to look
after the local part and furnish
the press. Would she enter the
partnership. The ultimate result
would be the downfall of the rival
paper, the "Free Press" E[e
talked long and convincingly till
finally she decided to give it a
trial, and Jim was to be known as
the manager, between themselves.
Jim went back to the depot and
opening up the commercial wire
began calling. &c. D." &c. D"
answered. "You remember me-"
said Jim; "I'm the operator you
gave the price to eat on about two
weeks ago."
eyes," came the reply. Glow
do you like your job?"
"Fine, and say I've got chance
for you to earn a dollar extra a
day; do you want it2"
"Sure; what is it?'
"Just this" said Jim, slowly,
"you get the five o'clock edition
of the City Times just as soon
as it is out, understand, and then
send to. me, from it. I want to
practice on a new machine I am
going to get. I'll give you twenty
five cents per thousand words.
Will you do it?''
There was a pause and then:
GLOW many thousand words will
you want?"
about four thousand"
"Won't any old paper do?'
"No, I want the as I copy"
'"Then I'll have to work at night" "
eyes, can you do it?''
swell, yes. When do we start?"
"Tonight," said Jim.
Call right; I'll get a paper then. :"
He then called up the main
Office in the city and sent the fol-
lowing message:
"Mr. John Crammer,
journal, New York.
Will you stand good, one limo
type? If so, name firm. Rush
answer. j. Sherwood"
Il saved his life at Coney Island
once and he has always been so
crazy to return the favor; now let
b;r, chou, b;c hand murmoro1
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13

telegrapher, who had WORKED
in almost every telegraph Of
fee in the country of any i'm
portance, arrived in the city from
a western trip, Immediately sought
out the chief dispatcher of GER
tain railroad, asked for job, was
employed and assigned to a sta
ton named Morris, on the end of
a branch seventy miles from the
city.
He now stood on the platform
of the central depot and having
twenty, minutes to wait for his
train to Morris, he strolled into
the general waiting room. AS he
entered the noise of telegraph
instrument caught his ear and
his eyes wandered mechanically to
locate the sound. Situated in one
corner, he saw a branch Office of q
commercial company and to pass
away the time, he walked leisurely
over.
"You the operator?" he inquired
of a youthful-looking, individual
who sat with his feet elevated on
the operating table.
eyes, came the answer.
CLOVIS business?" asked Jim.
"Bad," replied the OPERATOR
no business on a job like this.
Send few old messages to the
main Office, is all; about an hours
work day."
Cant hardly keep in practice,
can your" remarked Jim, survey
ing the young man carefully.
"Nope. wish l could get more
practice tho; I need it. Only been
an operator a few months. Am
good sender, but can't receive any
thing. You an OPERATOR" he
ended suddenly.
Mature intended me for a
Booth; my mother wanted to make
me Wesley; but circumstances,
of whom we are all creatures, COM
PEELED me to become what [ am,
an operator. Young man, l dis
like to speak of such vulgar
thing as food, but could you assist
a fellow craftsman who Is again
compelled by circumstancesY'
"You hungry" asked the oper-
ator in surprise, as Jim looked
fairly prosperous and not on the
verge Of starvation.
"Not at all, but my stomach
needs exercise. Have you spare
dime that is not working?"
"Why sure; here's two-bits; 60
fill up and come back again"
''Many thanks" said Jim, &C.
cepting the coin handed him !;
"can't come back, tho; sorry, but
I must catch the train to Morris.
Just hired out upstairs and am
going to work"
"Well, call me up from there on
number seventeen wire. My call
is &C. d."
"Allright, 1 will, and he walked
to the lunch room.
A few minutes past two o'clock
found Mr.. j. Sherwood seated in
the telegraph Office of the depot
at Morris, where the agent sat at
the other end of the room, reading
letter of introduction from the
chief dispatcher. Having finished
reading the letter he introduced
himself as Mr.. Martin and ex-
pressed his pleasure at Jim's ap-
pearance to relieve him Of the
wire work.
"How big is the town." in
CURED Jim.
about three thousand; nice
town; you'll like it after you get
acquainted"
DIN ILL., L.. =: L1L . .
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13

almost broken. Inc next after
noon, at about one thirty the local
freight pulled in, placed the mer-
chandise cars at the platform and
the men began to unload various
articles. Jim had been busy and
had not noticed them, but when
he did glance out of the window,
he saw a big, ponderous and in
tricate-l looking machine being care
fully taken out of car.
'Gee! there's my machine; that's
quick transportation" and he has
tened outside.
A dray took the machine and
it's parts to the 'Times" without
delay. Jim was there, and with
the help of the open-mouthed and
wondering printers, set it up and
put it in working order. It was
a new machine and had not been
damaged in transit. Jim returned
to the depot.
At few minutes before five
O'Clock Jim said: "Guess I'm
thru for today"
Cali right" answered the agent,
nothing else to do"
He Immediately went to the
Times" evil you kindly tell
Barrows [ am boss here tonight,
Miss Shaws?''
"You tell him and I will second
it, she said hesltatingly. Jim
stepped to the door of the compos-
ing room.
ooh, Barrows; just a minute,
please" he called to one of the
printers. Barrows came and Jim
explained to him that daily pa
per was about to be launched up :.
on the good citizens of Morris and
that he, Barrows, would be re-
quired to do the job work and set
up the ads. Would he as soon
work tonight, all night, in order
to get the paper out in the morn
ing. Barrows was too surprised
to answer. but finally stammered:
eyes, SIR Jim then cautioned
him to say nothing of what went
on inside the Office under penalty
of losing his position. Barrows
returned to the composing room
and under Jim's instruction began
at once to rearrange the ADVERTISE
ments. Seeing that Barrows un-
derstood what was wanted, Jim
connected his instrument and with
the wires running to where the
linotype was setting, placed the
instrument in cigar box to make
the sound loud and called up &c.
d. The boy answered promptly.
"Already?' asked Jim.
"You bet.''
AS the instrument ratified off
the news of the coal strike, Jim
struck the keys Of the linotype
and the melted metal took the
form of letters, in solid lines, al
ready for the press.
The next morning a servant
handed the mayor of Morris copy
of the Morris Daily Times.
"Why, what's this?" he exclaimed.
81 don't know. A boy was leav-
ing them at all the houses, about
half an hour ago."
The mayor was astonished. He
hurried thru his breakfast and
fastened to the business center.
There he found citizens standing
in groups, all with a copy of the
Times" Such a surprise was
unknown in the history of the
town. They made rush to the
Times" but found it locked and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
TIMEPIECE VAGARlES.
Watches Affected by the Habits or
PecuilaritIes OF Owners.
Chicago Chronicle.)

Watches may be accurately. tested
and adjusted at a factory so that they
will run alike i'm boiling water or froz-
en- in the heart of an ice cake. eli
when they are sold and worn their
mechanical movements are Immediate
ly affected by the individuality ard
habits of their wearers. A woman's
watch is joke TO every one but q
Jeweler To him it is q mystery. IT.
regular winding won't explain all the
vagaries of a woman'S watch and the
cause must be sought in its fair own
er's habits. Probably when a woman
learns to eat. her meals regularly and
keep office hours her watch will run
on time.
Men OF irregular habits have trouble
with watches, too, ana one of the
principal factors, to be taken into ac-
count when new watch is being adj
justed to its wearac's personality is
the owners occupation. Some men
have work that calls for eccentric
movements Of the body and these
often cause trouble with watches
Often jeweler trying 10 adjust a new
watch to such a wearcr will give il Il
another person in the same occupa-
ton. when il goes ali right Personal
ity enters into the equation in a myS-
ferrous way. Some men never have
to have watch adjusted, but can
carry even a cheap dollar affair for
years and get from it better service
than other men get from a costly
Swiss movement. Motormen, street
car conductors and workmen employed
in the neighborhood of electrical ma
chinery usually carry cheap dollar
watches. For the finest watch may
be subtly shocked at any moment and
after that is almost worthless.
jewelers. tell of men who, when Civ
en- a number of watches of different
value. movements and nationalities,
run for them; any watch carried by
these individuals stops. man came
into a New York jewelers. some tin. e
ago and handed over his watch, saying
that three mechanics. had labOred over
it without avail and that IL this jew ell
er could not transform il into an cffec-
tive timepiece he would throw ii away.
On examination the mechanism looked
all right and when the watch was kept
for two weeks by the jeweler it ran 20
the second. But when the owner got il
again II stopped within two days. His
wife carried 1t and it !venu again, but as
soon as her husband took tho timepisce
it stopped. In conversation il was
learned that this man had gone 20 Hot
Springs, Ark, few months before,
where he took treatment for fheuma-
tism. Since that no watch he carried
would go long. Tinepieees that had
given faithful service to others for
years would stop when he borrowed
them. These eccentric1tIes are caused
by vague influences, probably more
mechanical than occult. Some jewelers.
attribute them to personal magnet
ISM and others to electricity in the
atmosphere" They are so delicate,
however. as to DEFY the subtlest analy-
sis and Investigate ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
PROF. Fishes KIND OF CHOIR.
(Boston Herald

John Fiske, the~American historian,
was an ardent lover OF music, and
himself no. mean musician. Further
more. he was extremely corpulent, and
felt the hot weather painfully.
He was once delivering a course of
lectures at a summer school i'm a small
city of the middle west The heat was
terrific, and adjoining the house where
the lecturer stayed was a church where
an Unmatched but jealous ''quartette'
practiced and performed during al
hours of the tOrrid afternoons and
evenings. Mr.. Fiske's sufferiugs were
acute.
One evening, seeing the famous man
sit for time unoccupied and appa-
rently oppressed by this combined af-
Fiction, the young daughter of his
hostess attempted TO divert him by Of
fering him a new novel then just be-
coming popular.
II think the Choir Invisible is per
fectIy splendid, Mr. Fiske." said she
Wouldn't you like to read it?''
The historian put the book aside
my dear young lady" said he, 1.-The
only choir in the world In which
could feel any interest at this moment
would be the choir inaudible."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
JUST LIKE A GIRL.
(Chicaeo NeWs.l

June night. Moonlight. CIasped
tight.
IT must be going now, pet 1t is get
ting late"
but you do love me. George"
Love you? Why. you dear little
girl. haven't been telling you all even-
ing how much I loved your"
Have you, George?"
Have i? Why, great"
But are you quite sure that you love
me-"
"Of course, am sure, my dear. Real
ly-"
,"And double sure? Didn't You love
the old girl just as much?''
What old girl? There wasn't any
old girl that l know Of"
Wasn't there? Can l ask one more
question before you go, George?''
Certainly, my dear. What is it?''
do you love me? Do
n. B.-When George reached his
bachelor apartments he put lump of
ice on his head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
PUMPKIN VINES RECORD.
Veracious Tale of Chase After e Wa.
ter Wagon in Western Desert.
Chicago Evening Post.)

Yes" said the man with the mean
descent nose, II have observed that the
morning glory vine is a rapid grower,
also that the wild cucumber vine can
at times set a new record for long dis
lance speed, but for twentieth century
limited schedule time commend me to
the old reliable pumpkin vine.'
I've seen pumpkin vines grow clear
across the road in a single night, -
agreed the fan with the ingrowing
muStache.
Across the roadr' shifted the man
with the incandescent nose. us that
all? Why, out west where / came from
if a pumpkin vine couldn't do better
than go across the road in night it
would be taken back to the stables and
given training for speed"
'Out west ~ asked the man with the
ingrowing mustache.
THAT'S what ] said And the eyes
of the man with the incandescent nose
grew dreamily reminiscent. II remem-
Der one fall when 1 was on the water
wagon
A hoarse and incredulous laugh from
the man with the ingrowing mustache
interrupted him for moment, but he
went on with dignity:
II was hauling water for a gang of
tracklayers, and l had TO drive forty
nine miles across the desert TO get it,
and then drive back, and it took a good
two days for the trip. You know a
pumpkin will simply run like a jack
rabbit if it smells water. Well, sir,
one morning I was starting back with
the water wagon, and a pumpkin vine
crept through a barbed wire fence and
started after me. I knew if il got its
tendrils wrapped around the wheels il
would be the end of that trip. so
whipped up the, horses and eluded it.
But the next day it was bigger than
ever and il mighty near caught me
before ] was able to turn q corner
around a bluff to escape ii. The third
trip it lay in wait for me and simply
made the sand fly as it sped along in
my wake. I whipped up my horses. but
it kept gaining. Looking back I could
see it sprouting along the trail and
looking for all the world like a gigantic
serpent"
And you on the water wagon ?''
chuckled the other man.
Just so. But luckily there was one
thing that saved me-"
"What?"
THE pumpkins ripened so fast that
their weight held the vine back finally
and then it stopped the chase and
threw pumpkins at me as long as I was
in sight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
DOWIE SEES THE MASTER
First Apostle" Has a Vision in
Which He Is Commanded to Give
Up the Mexican Project.

Chicago, Oct John Alexander
Dowie's plan for a Mexican colony
was abandoned in obedience to COM
mand received by Dowie in q vision
that came to him last Friday night
and that lasted Ave hours, according
TO an announcement made today by
Deacon Arlington. one of Dowie's fol-
lowers, who has remained loyal to the
deposed prophet. The scheme, Deacon
Arlington said, was relinquished for
another that contemplates the raising
OF S1.o00.000 In Chicago for the purpose
Of restoring Dowie's power and pres
tige. The announcement was made IN
small church in Chicago All
preparation for Dowie's departure
for Mexico had been completed,
when in vision accompanied
by binding white light the glory Of
which could not be described, the
first apostle" declares he saw the
Master and heard his voice. He was
commanded, he said, to give up the
Mexican project and seek the glory of
Zion elsewhere. Dowie then commits
stoned Deacon Arlington TO come TO
Chicago and raise s1,000,000 for God
and Zion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
coNvIcTs' HIDDEN TREASURES,
Column us Dispatch.)

About two Thirds OF the prisoners in
here" remarked Il Guard mt the peni-
tertiary. believe o. profess 20 believe
that they have great quantities of
booty hidden somewhere in the United
States Sometimes they persuade
guards to. believe that their stories
are true.
81 remember of one instance when a
guard took companion and drove to a
spot which was mapped out on plat
by the convict and dug up acres of
ground. Every time the pick struck a
hard substance the treasure was 10
Gated in the minds eye of the guard
and his companion. But they did not
find anything and the convict had a
laugh all to himself. Many have been
fooled on these hidden treasures and it
is an old gag now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
JAPANESE WILL CONTROL
SOUTHERN MANCHURIA

london, Oct S.-Dispatches from To-
$40 declare that the bonds of the South
Manchurian railroad have been over
subscribed many times, but that there
were no Chinese applications Elk
planning this fact. the Picking eorre-
spondent of the Times says that al
though China was invited to partici-
pate, she did not do so because there
were no funds available for the invest
lnent, and mons could be had without
recourse TO a foreign loan. which poll
cy and the fear of foreign complica-
mons both forbade. The railroad. there
tore, the correspondent says. although
homnaily Chino-Japan, will be ex-
eiusively japanese, and give Japan ef-
fective control of southern Manchuria.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
VESSEL COMPELLED
TO RETURN TO PORT

Port Townsend, Wash Oct. THE
barkentine Planter Captain Murchison.
which left Everett eight days ago, bound
for Manila, returned to port today water
logged and in badly damaged condition
as the result of a storm encountered off
the Columbia river. As the storm in
creased in violence the rigging began go
ing by the board and the Planter soon
became unmanageable. In the height of
the gale il was discovered that the YES
sci was leaking. The pumps made no
Roadway against the inrushing waters
and her hold rapidly filled. flooding the
fOrccastle. cabins and galleys. The ship
stores were under water. and while the
crew were trying to work their way back
to the straits ii was necessary to secure
provisions from below with the aid Of a
me-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
TROUBLE AT GUINES.
Disbanded Cuban Rebels Use Ma
chetes on Policemen.

Havana Oct. IA delegation from the
town of Guines came into Havana to-
night and reported to General Funston
had entered Guines and attacked some
policemen who have been suspended I'M
der pay since the arrival there of Amer
lean marines. Several policemen were
badly cut with macheteS, and the rebels
threatened to kill the entire force. The
people of Guines are in a state of conSid-
cradle alarm. General Funston ordered
Captain Phelan of the marines to Coop
crate with Captain Figueroa of the rural
guards and TO exercise a special vigil
ance tonight in view of negro ball which
is being held in Guines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
TAFT HAS REFUSAL
OF PLACE ON BENCH

Washington, Oct. 6.-The president
told some of his callers today that the
matter of filling the vacancy on the
bench of the United States supreme
court was still under consideration by
him, and that no conclusion would be
reached until Secretary Taft had re-
turned to the United States and there
was an opportunity for consultation
with him. Various names have been
suggested to the president for the
place in the event that Secretary Taft
declines the position. and these include
Judge Horace II. Lurton of the Sixth
judicial circuit court, Attorney Cen
eraI Moody and other persons now in
tht federal judiciary.