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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28
Joe Skies Bear Trap.

A few days after Joe's adven-
ture with the moose, Uncle Billy
asked us to help him make some
muskrat traps; but since Joe had
brought the new traps out with
him. we did not see the necessity
of making any, and demanded an
explanation. SWELL. ye see it's
like this" said Uncle Billy.
"Them new traps are all right fer
what they're intended, but this
time O. the year Tin the fall) rats
Amt all prime an some O the lit
tie fellers amt with skinnin'.
And bein' as them new traps kills
'em almost immediate, Teller has
to spend a lot O time skinnin'
two-cent rats when he might be
skinnin' twenty-cent ones. Nov
you fellers 90 over to that old log
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28

that the management was willing
to pay any reasonable price for
the use of the above mentioned
lot. Our press agent had offered
the owner fifteen dollars for the
use Of it, for one day, but was
fatty told by the owner that he
could not have it for all the money
the show owned, as he didn't want
any circus folks on his. land any,
way. The manager sent to the
ticket wagon for the writer and
told him to see what he could do
with the 'old man." The writer
accepted the job, but did not go
near the old man. He talked with
the lady of the house and inquired
why they were 80 opposed to hav-
ing our tents on their vacant lot.
The lady of the house told the
writer that as long as the circus had
been exhibiting on the lot across
the street, they had never sent
them any free tickets.
The writer made grab for his
shook of comps" and told her
(who was really a dear old souD
that she could have as many tick
cts as she wished, and it made no
difference whether her husband
let us have the use of his vacant
lot, or whether he didn't. The
writer took the lady by surprise.
She said she could use four tick
cts, and they called for reserved
seats, too.
It was not long before her hus-
band sent word over to the show
grounds that he wished to see the
young man who had given the
tickets to his wife. The writer
went, and the husband remarked:
"Be you the young man what give
the circus tickets to my wifeY
The writer told him that he was
the man. "By gum, you can put
up all the tents you please on this
here lot. You're a nice boyp I
then asked him how much money
he wanted for the use Of the lot,
and he replied: ''By gum, l don't
want a penny! The circus folks
can't be any politer than I be, you
bet!' The tents went up.
ZIM.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28
you're A Nice Boy. >

I will tell you of a case of II
won't let circus folks on my land"
This incident happened in Ohio.
The lot we were showing on was
not large enough to accommodate
our horse tents, and the only one
near our lot, excepting one just
across the street and which our
contractor could not get for love
or money, was at such 8 distance
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28
'ffluldoon Leaves Wasbin9to1.

| ty-five snares stint up volumes av
thunder that must hov kilt all the
microbes in the atmosphere. At
Taste it parylized a soohshlnt
mum Der av thin to kape from dis
infctin' the prisydintial cabnit
which follied in the wake.
Six broughams waz required to
kape the latter in transit, besides
bein' manned on ayther side an
the rear wild naygur dragons.
While the Important part av the
parade has been graphically de-
scribed, both idividjooally an col
lictively, I will wild some hisytinsy
an at the risk av bein' tadeyus,
soort out the personality av the
rist av it. This will also binytit
those who hov saved the noospa-
per pictures, as it will Unable thin
to systematically arrange thin in
their scrap books. The parade
follies: Tiddy Rosenfilt, wan
footman, two Smith an WILSON'S
an a coachman carried the ham
ars av first place; Exclusive av the
comfy on war. Bill Taft, three
footmin, wan half-pint calibre
amonia pistol, wild ixtra jooce. an
shower, follied. Aylihoo Root,
five detectives, wan police whistle
an another coachman came mkt.
Sinatoor Bailey, altho he had
the bist oiled cherryit in the
boonch, ivydintly prayed to be
martyred an put out av his misery
at the same time, fer he waz unat-
tinded. Joe Cannon, two foot
min, large sack av bananaws an
a man on the box hid fifth place.
Vice-prisydint Fairbanks rayin-
forced be siveral boosters, wan
lorgnette, carboy av prussia acid
an two coachmin on the same
safe traiIed In the track av his
PREDECESSORS.
Last but not Taste, Bin Tillman,
the clearest conscienced man in
the intire city, gallantly brought
up the rear on horseback. Altho
eighty soospishus characters wur
arristed durin' the progriss sv the
procession no SPURIOUS accydint
occurred until we started fer the
daypo, an thin wan thranspired
that almost resulted fatally fer
the bill-cow.
In turnin' corner a frightful
gust av wind probably original
in in the upper house an gainin'
spade be squazin' itsilf thru mar
row apertures-hlt the flag amid
ships, an poor Loeb, unable to
pull the pole from the socket, lit
go av his fate an follied the en-
sign on his face. I didn't see the
incydint mesilf, but Grogan, who
waz pipin' him off, tould us that
if curbstone hadn't stopped him
he wud how whit all the way thru
a plate glass windy. "The philos-
ophy av which is" he says, ''the
space betwane a five oint siction
av coort plaster an hundred
dollar BILL"
In the manetime we reached
our private car the "Ooryint" an
biddin' an iffictionate farewell to
Tiddy an the gang our jurney to
the coast convinced. E. E. III.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28

fifth the comfy on war, is
(. corted be a fotilla av nay
gurs, the prisydintial cabnit
an Johnson's nickle-plated band,
. which appropriately rindered to
great advantage, "Ye're Always in
the Way" an ut Might How Been
the Ghost av Jap" marched
down Pincilvaynia Avynoo an
part av the way back PREPARATORY
to imbarkin' on our jurney to the
fowery kingdom av Nippon.
The line ,av march consumin'
twilve miles av terrytoory as long
as the average circus payjint-
only more austere-waz comprized
av the follyin' individjooal group
ings In the order named: Private
Sickrytary Loeb, carryin' a flag at
half mast an thryin' to kape slip
wild the band at the same time,
bravely lid the precision, kept
whin stray gusts av wind filled the
folds av his ensign. Folly in the
bill-cow waz a space av tin or
twinty fate, behind which John
sons symfohony oorchistra, as
sisted be SYMPHONIES, coornits an
bag-pipes, passionately thrilled
foorth seductive sthrains av the
above mintioned lyrics. Mkt
came closed Frinch landaw fer
ninst whose wavin' ploomes eight
champin' stades, av jit black hue,
pranced a horsey dance under the
infooince av the pulsatin' throbs
av the martial iffiorissince. If the
pooblic eye cud how pinytrated
behint the sombre grandjoor av
this ayquippage they wud how been
awe struck, I might say parylized,
wild the sublimity av mans ingy-
nooyty.
Insconced in the rotundy av the
vayhickle, an lollin' among the
luxury av Persian roogs an per-
fnme, three dagnyfed foorms av
stately min sat stifly erict. It
waz the comfy on war. They
may write about Nick Carter an
ulogize ould Slooth, but whin it
came to disguisin', these min had
so completely obliterated the idin-
tity av thimsilves that they cudn't
tell aich other apart. AS mather
av fact, wild their wells securely
fastened an visits turned inside
out 1t would how been dlffycult
job fer the fayline intooytiveniss
av a mither-in- law not to mintion
the dinsyty av Jap. AS far as
cud be ascertained they wur un.
accompanied be arrums av amy
kind, unliss the war departmint
classy6es fire distinguishes in the
category av amynishuns. Az
these there waz three soot-cases
full, aich wan bearin' a signify
cant label that rid: "To be used
on slow fused boombs only"
The reader will infer from this
description that the comfy waz
not only prepared to confuse the
Japs but also intinded to hashyfy
annythin' in the anarchy line that
CHANGED to presint itsilf. Six
PAGES behint those hayroes, on
both sides av the road an the
middle, five bass drooms an twin
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28

nailed to stakes driven in shallow
water, and letting the barrel pro-
|ject an inch or two above the
water.
Muskrats have habit of climb
ing upon floating objects that will
sustain their weight, the ends of
posts or upon their houses to eat.
They seldom eat while in the wa
ter. When muskrat climbs up
on one of these barrel-traps, the
cover tips and he slides into the
barrel and the cover regains it's
former position making the rat a
prisoner. The large ones can be
easily killed and the small ones
set at liberty.
1t was these barrel traps that
gave Joe Skies an idea. The next
morning, when Uncle Billy was
looking after his traps, Joe told
me his scheme. When We were
hunting for barrels at the old log
ging camp we noticed that the
cellar was half full of water. We
also noticed some fresh bear signs,
not far from the camp, and Joe's
idea was to make a trap door in
the floor above the cellar, like the
barrel-trap. We made our bear
trap, then burnt some honeycomb
in the building and placed little
honey on the center of the trap
door. No bear came near the
camp for about two weeks. Then
Joe, dressed in his best clothes,
went to pay visit to the nearest
neighbour widow who was hold
ing down a claim some four or
five miles from Uncle Billy's.
He said he would look at the bear
trap on his way home. Uncle
Billy and I took our guns to get
some fresh meat. We hunted un-
til nearly shutdown, when we heard
some wolves bowling in the direc-
ton of the old logging camp.
Thinking we might get shot at
them, we hurried towards the
camp. The large timber near the
camp had all been cut, SO that
when we reached the top of a hill,
some hundred rods from the camp,
it was in plain view. We saw
four or five large timber wolves
circlipg around the camp and
making as much noise as steam
calliope.
eff them critters has got any,
thing cornered in that shack"
said Uncle Billy, 'they stand a
perty good show of havin' supper.
The door and winders is all
knocked out" I just smiled; I
remembered Joe's bear trap.
While we were watching, the
wolves suddenly broke and ran for
the woods and a big black bear
came crawling out of tree top
and started for the camp. "There's
our meat" said Uncle Billy, and
we started on a run for the camp.
When we reached the camp we
heard some one swearing in four
different languages, and peeping
thru a window, saw the trap door
turned edgewise and Mr.. Bruin
sitting at the edge of the hole
reaching under the floor with
forepaw and grinning as if he was
having all kinds of fun. We both
took aim and when he raised up,
we fred and the bear tumbled
over and passed away without bid
ding any of his friends good bye.
Then looking into the cellar, we
saw Joe, up to his neck in muddy
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28
Synonyms Their Use.

DJuUuJMD--luGu UO0.
Taken from g. F. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
NM
Lucky-Fo1zxuate.
Tho both these words are en-
ployed to qualify those persons to.
whom things turn out as they
wish, there is this distinction be-
tween them. Those are properly
called fortunate who are continual
ly successful in their undertak-
ings. Lucky refers to that which
is pure hazard, and wholly unex-
pected. A fortunate man obtains
what he wishes and hopes to gain.
A lucky man gets what he may
desire, but does not expect to
gain. The fortunate merchant
grows rich by successful specula-
tons; the lucky man becomes
rich by prize in the lottery or
by an unexpected legacy.
Mute-Duub.
A dunnb man has not the power
to speak. A mute man either does
not choose, or is not allowed to
speak. Whatever takes away the
faculty, even for time, causes
man to be dumb. Men are dumb
from some organic defect: circum-
stances may make us mute. Deaf
ness from birth will make man
dumb. Beasts, birds, and fishes
are dumb. Mutes are men who
stand on each side of the entrance
of deceased persons house, on
the day of his funeral, and who
are ordered to preserve strict
silence.
New-M0veL.
What we get in exchange for
the old, is uezO. What has never
occurred before, is novek. New is
opposed to old; novel, to known.
New supposes something previ-
Gus; novel is strange and unex-
pected. The new year is opposed
to the old year. A new edition is
one just published. A novel style
is one which no one has yet at
tempted. A novel principle is
one hitherto unknown. Novelty
not newness-is the great charm
in travelling. A new book may
exhibit subject in novel man.
ner. Novel is species of new; it
is the new and unknown combined.
Il Conseguence-A Result.
A consequence is that which, OF
necessity, follows an action, or a
course of life; a result is produced
by combination. Ruin is the con-
sequence of extravaganza; four is
the result of the addition Of two
and two. The primary meaning
of the word consequence may be
illustrated by the swell which al
ways follows in the wake of
steam-vesseI; it is that which can
not but follow. In the same way
a result is the rebounding of a ball,
or anything elastic, which is struck
against a wall. In this case, the
result will not always be the same;
it will depend on the elasticity OF
the ball, the hardness of the wall,
and the force of the throw. Many
circumstances then, enter into the
calculation of q result which is
not the case with a consequence.
There may be many steps in
calculation before we arrive at
result: consequences are invari-
able and more immediate; they
! arise on the very nature Of things.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Railroad Legislation Occupies
General Assembly.
PASSED. EY VOTE OF So TO IS
Four Hours Consumed in Debating
The observation-disclosures Bill Discus
ed in the Senate and Made Tin
Specia Order for Today.
Especial 10 The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., February 1.-The
senate met at 1890, Rev. DR.. M. NJ.
Marshall Offering prayer.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mitchell. TO make it unlawful 10:
any tnant to leave the employment OF
his landlord before paying debts and
To make it unlawful for any one TO EN-
ploy such tenant.
Bills passed to allow Rockingham I'D
issue wateTworks and sewerage bonds.
10 allow Elizabeth City 10 issue bonds
ana hTy u special tax to pay floating
debt. To allow the people of Tarboro
10 wee on a bond issue for street i'm
proVc~4e1t3. 10 incorporate Stokes
dale.
The senate then took up the railway
rate bill Of Graham, to establish pas
senser rates a. 2 1-2 cents per mile
first class, and 2 cents second CLASS,
this being q special order. Graham
advocated the bill, opposing the fla
rate proposition L denied the OPP
pIUbiCus use of the word "conscrva-
tive" applied TO the senate by M1.
Henrj ". Milo. of the Southern rail
way.
Mitchell offered an amendment to
Graham's bill, fixing the rate at 2 IL
cents fiat and abolishing ali second
class fares. Holt moved to re- fer the
bill and all papers to the committee
blu withdrew his motion
The discussion ended at 2 &c ock
when Webb moved that all railway
bills be made a special order for to-
morrow at 11:30 and that the senate
meet at 10 O'Clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
DOUGLAS SUES EDITOR.
Directors Of Hospital for the insane
VIII ask for an Appropriation OF
S125 ZOO.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., February 14.-Advo-
Gates of a normal school for the east
deny that they desire it to be OF equa4
class with the state normal, but say
they desire it to be training school, of
a class lower than normal.
Representative Douglas, Of Wake,
carries out his threat to sui editor or
Lincoln News for alleged libel. T. Ia.
Argo and r. N. Simms are his lawyers.
Papers are to be flied by Monday, it is
said. The amount is not known, but
it is said it will be ten thousand dol
lars. Douglas was charged with push
ing the antelope bill to promote the
beverage manufactured by his COM
pany.
The directors Of the hospital for the
insane here, in session today, decided
to ask for an increased appropriation
for the annual maintenance, totaling
$125, 600 owing to large increase in
number of patients who are occupying
the new wing and which increases the
cost very considerably.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
FOR EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL.
Large Delegation Appear Before Com
mittec Advocating its Establish
mcnt.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., February 14.-Very
large delegations from eastern towns,
including one Of SO leading citizens q
Greenville, headed by Ex-Governor
Jarvis, made their second appearance
before the joint committees on educa-
ton tonight favoring the bill TO esCnl-
lish a normal school in the cast.
Speeches for the bTh were made by
Governor Jarvis and other represent
tatiyes from Greenville, Washington,
and Elizabeth City and by Committee
men LOvill, of Watauga and Price or
Rockingham. No argument was made
opposing the bill.
The committee, after prolonged con-
ference over eastern normal school bill,
adjourned without reaching a decision
at 1870. A subcommittee OF five was
appointed to redraft bin n report 10
full committee Tuesday night
Unexpected sentiment for bill de-
veloped in conference caused its op-
ponents to seek delay on final test.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

Douglas Bill-Hearing ON Freight
Reduction Bill
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., February 14.-The
insurance committee reported unfav-
orably bills TO require payment of full
amount Of fire insurance on which
premium was paid to agents, to estab-
lish a state insurance commission: to
prohibit co-insurance clauses in fiji e
policies: TO require cash deposits. All
these bills were opposed by the allied
insurance interests, several represeu-
tatives of home and foreign companies
appearing before the committee.
House judiciary committee reported
unfavorably Douglas bill repeating he
London libel law. Douglas gave notice
he would fight for the bill on a minor
ity report on the floor Of the house.
Joint senate and house railroads
committee gave first hearing tonight
railroads opposing and business men
supporting-the Justice freight reduc-
ton bill. Representatives Of all the
railroads were present. Henry A
Page, making only argument on this
side tonight. Arguments for the bill
were made by Norman johnson, for
the North Carolina Merchants associa-
ton, Charles Ireland for wholesale
merchants and several for jObbers as
sOciations. Representatives from sew
eral cities, favoring the bill were pres
ent. Other hearings will be given.
Sixty-eight convicts leave peniten-
tiary tomorrow to work on Atlantic
Coast Line hallway near Benson, build
ing side track.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
CAPTAIN FIRST To DESERT SHIP
Statement Made by Survivor of Disas-
tcr-Passengers Left L" Shift for
Thcnlselves-s4 Bodies Recovered

Block Island, +. l., FevcTtey III
Of the ill-fa;e.l >tcan,e~ I.archnl ut.
which the Bloch Island fishermen gath
cred yesterdaf il near W waters Was
sent 10 the mainland today. .:ni as
the death laden boat left thiS afternoon
for Providence. S.lll anotfc: victim
was brought in by tx fishirg schooner
Theresa. maki1s in all "A bodies hat
have been recovered here from he
disaster off Wat~a Hill, Monica, night
The steamer kel.u Ky carried away
49 bodies yesterday AZ well as IS sur
vivors. Today the tug Roger Williams
which came Town especially from
Providence. StearI<i back rltn -
bodies on her deck.
Captain MCVey of the steamer today
admitted that his life boat WAS che o.:
the first If not the first TO leave the
sinking ship. This statement WAS
made i'll reply TO charges by Fred
Hiergsel an Is year Old lad OF Brook
lyn, 7 Of the survivors, that The IA
sengers We're left to shift for their
selves; tha- the ships crew crowded
the boats without attempting to pro-
vide for the passengers and that Cap
tain McVfy was the first ITO desert tho
ship. The statement Of yCung Hic.g
sci created n sensation in view of the
fact that ten of the 10 survivors were
employees OF the ship, or in other
words. that while approximately 20
per cent. of the vessels crew was
saved, only s per cent. Of the passen-
gers survived.
Captain McVey explained that while
his boat may have been the first In
the water it was because he had a
good crew n that he remained by his
ship until she went down. He said
that he made no move to ct into mis-
boat until he had given orders to his
men to lower all boats and clear ava.
the RATS. While his boat was in the
water it was fastened to the ship by a
rope in the running gear that had De-
come caught and this was cut by boat
swain Andrew Dobeson who saw that
with the ship settling rapidly the boat
and its occupants would be caught in
the whirlpool and sucked beneath the
surface.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
AMERICAN PILGRIMS IN ROME.
Were Received in Private Audience by
the Pope.

Rome February 1.-THE pope today
Rev. Benjamin J. Kelley, bishop Of
Savannah, Ca, and the party Of 80
American pilgrims he brought 20
Rome. The bishop delivered a short
address and presented the pope with
Peters Pence.
The pop thanked the bishop warm
ly, expressing the satisfaction which
he felt at the loyalty and faith Of the
Americans in the present trOub'ous
times.
In the course of his remarks the
bishop said:
we came from the new world to
solemnly protest against the proseer-
ton which the church is unjustly SUI
fering in France, which boasts Of being
the beloved eldest daughter Of tie
church. In America there are over
ten million hearts which sympathize
with the holy father. All the Holy See
approves we approve: all it condemns
we condemn. 1t is false to say that
the church and state separation laws
puts the French church in the same
condition as the American church. We
enjoy perfect liberty Of possession, us
ing our property according to church
law, our rights being protected by the
civil laws"
! The Right Rev. John Stanley, bishop
of Fargo, who accompanied the Ameli
can pilgrimage. also vas received in
private audience by the pope.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
CONGRESS EXPRESSES ITSELF.
Resolution Authorizing President {
Exclude From Mails all Publications
Containing Details of the Thaw Tria

Washington, February 1.-THE first
reference to the Thaw case heard In
either house of congress found express
sion in the house today in the fol-
lowing joint resolution introduced by
Mr.. Wharton, of Illinois.
Whereas, the public n of de-
cency and morality has e. grossly
outraged by the publication in detail
Of the most revolving features of the
evidence Of the trial Of Harry K. Tha"
now in progress in the city of New
York, and which reveals a depth Of
moral depravity, degradation and de-
generacy on the part Of Stanford
White, unequalled in all the anna :
of our criminal history and,
Whereas, the publication in detail
Of the loathsome and lioentiOus acrs
of the said Stanford White in a iong
and uninterrupted caree OF debauch-
cry of girlish virtue and chastity must
Of a necessity have a ~demoralislng in
fuence on the youth Of the land there
fore be it,
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives in, congress as
sembled, that as a protection to the
honor and goo1 name Of the woman
hood of America, the president Of the
United States is hereby authorized ana
empowered to exclude from the mails
of the United States any and all pub
locations containing The revolving de-
tails of this case and others Of a SINH
lar nature"