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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
Criminal Characteristics.

C7I77lI7lUL CflLTUCIETLSELCS.
A New YORK detective recently stated that one
could always distinguish criminal from honest
man. He then enumerated several traits which in
dubitably pointed to criminal instincts. Years ago
there was no such thing as the science OF crimln-
ology. Today the slope of the forehead, the shape
of the ears the expression of ones eyes, and the
manner in which one holds the thumbs are pointed
out as evidence of inherent depravity. These con-
clusons it is claimed are founded logical premises
and are the result of experience and research cover
ing long period of years-a research that required
patient study and considerable labor. Occasionally
these scientific theories misleading, but generally
they can be relied on as being correct.
In this peculiar field perhaps the two men who
have gained the widest distinction are Caesar Lom-
broso and Mr. Bertillon. These two men are known
all over the world. They have done much toward
perfecting the crude methods of identifying suspects
Their methods are in vogue in all large cities, and
are considered to be almost infalble However. the
system is not perfect. One must first catch the
offender before applying the test of Identification
Undoubtedly the who has served several
terms in prison does acquire peculiar characteristics
easily observable to an experienced eye but he is
not responsible for them. They are caused by his
environment AS rule, the majority of prisoners
cannot be distinguished from any other class OF per-
sons To presume for moment that the shape of
ones ears indicate ones nolinations, is stretching
positions such theories passable but scientific
facts they stagger from its throne and cause
one to wonder what will happen next.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

them have become 9 menace to the country, or be-
cause others are extravagant with their money and
commit various indlscretions. These things have
occurred ever since the dawn of history, and can
hardly be used as criterion that wealth is menace
The reason there are many criminals today Is
because there too many laws not in harmony with
the people who are supposed to obey them. Only
the other day an Eastern governor threatened to call
out the militia in order to enforce unpopular law
The people must first be educated to the necessity
of law before they be expected to give it their
allegiance The majority rules everywhere, but If it
was more tolerant to the wishes of the minority there
perhaps would not be SO many occasions to enforce
an unpopular law by sheer strength. Such condi-
tons just enumerated quite modern, but it is a
rather broad assertion to say that display OF wealth
by the few is causing criminality to increase
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
Hnsty Judgment.


WE ARE too much given to Judging people by
the way they treat u.s. and often these judgments
most unknd and unjust Self love, or vanity, is SO
easily offended and little, petty slight perhaps an
unintentonal one becomes burning grievance, even
when we have but slight acquaintance with the
offender.
It is, of course, perfectly natural to be affected
by other peoples conduct toward u.s. 1t would be
unnatural to wish to make friends with those who
obviously do not like u.s. but to form opinion of
other peoples characters from their social attitude
toward ourselves is the poorest of udgment-in fact
it is not judgment but is mere prejudice. 1t is
the same sort of mental attitude which to
be guilty of one of the sorts of in6deity
of frendship-that of INDUCING in general abuse of
one who was once friend, because some personal
feeling has weakened the friendship. Changes may
come which interfere with our intimacy. We do not
see as often before the who has been our
dearest friend Suspicion arises that it is his fault
that he might see us oftener if he would but even if
this true it is not sufficient for to pass
a sweeping judgment upon him and condemn un-
worthy the one we formerly loved and admired.
Unfortunately most of us have feeling often
unacknowledged to ourselves that we get even
for triflng Sights or making unknd remarks about
our friends. This impulse entirely from self
love, which is vicious thing if permit it to rule
our actions wrongfully
We should guard against forming judgments
that are guided by personal dislikes without just
cause. We all have good side and bad side.
When the goodside of others we like them but
when we see the bad side we never like them. When
you the bad side of people, think the side you
are looking at is bad, FALSE uninteresng, just
stop moment and ask yourself this question: What
have said or done to make them show me their
good side?
Say to yourself and keep saying it: There is
something beautiful in this person and I'll hunt for
it until find it. And you will soon see how easy it
will be to stop disliking people when you per-
sstent in hunting their ovabe traits of character
Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
S ALT AND. >.
SUPER SALT
BY
ANGLIcuS

A BY NO MEANS GLOOMY DANE. The art of dancing has
been the subject Of arguments of them vitoc The
affirmative side play, later what
baseseM David
The best of the negative side of their BEST the
essentially narc character of modern dancing But
there artist Such Adene enee 70 Genee
whit fascinating and refining hear Pchmann
play Chopin She that question which local critical
scheme asks paneyA the gestures graceful varied timely
decisive and in the affirmative They
all that and too She impression of
xion of the law of gravity her favor It is of merely
reality that Incredible thsedown light
the first essentials muscles ofn tried standing
considerable period of me you will appreciate the
truth of this remark She has, furthermore nothing with
the aome school dancing and aho she makes full
she has far kept both John the Baps and Charles
Frsts heads out of her art Long may she wave toes
RT AND THE HOBO. The hobo is at present prominent
figure literature. Josiah Flint, the pioneer
hoboizing followed by swarm of
minor The ntcacies of his travelling
pvacs of which he has SHARE his philosophy his ethics
material existence and the character of his aua have been
Iyticay mehodcy probed with ALL impossible
hero who didn't wash rate fiction The late Mr.
Rafe that terrible craftsman whose still
collar evening
which termed u The evening dress hobo may be
he has been evolved The thing possible Given
and allowing for gwear
kind between Bummel the
beam bum might be An English for instance
athtu that when dtched the
state of Arizona the scarcity of would be his
Barring this little matter of cleanliness which much
hero than godine the hobo right in line He is the
Wild free @ constructed small system
LOT ethics He has soul above committing and
bag and exhaustion He close Mother
Ia friend of Father time Buhod minute Let clear
misconceptions 1t mistake humorons that
the hobo contente that che would change
The truth that the hobo kicks against prck
Carnegie He complains of the timetable and the
bed just if he Limited traveller and unlimited The
panic too affected him by competition
lskilled unlabor-mere dilettante tramps
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
.AdODtinS Excuses.

adopting Excuses
WE HAVE often wondered why some persons will
always drop behind some excuse when neglecting to
meet obligation or to carry out a promise We
have known persons who were clever at this sort
Of deception that they had to smile at the reason
ableness of their excuse. These chaps always pride
themselves on being right, and whenever they can
shift the responsibility for for forgetting
to do thing, they do by advancing an excuse.
Some times these excuses very lame affairs No
one with sense of pride in his makeup would ad-
vance them, unless it happened to be some ignorant
chap who knew no better.
AS rule, an honest man would rather tell the
truth in such It creates better impression
and causes others to have more confidence in him
But the who always advances an excuse when
he neglects his duty makes the mistake of resortng
to this subterfuge too often AS result he is soon
found out and becomes discredited. A good excuse
may be all right, but lame one had better be left
unsaid
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
NOTICE.

copies Of THE MIRROR who are not
regular consider such as sample
reading, conclude that THE
send name to this once Tor
trial subscription al published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
Helping Worthy Boys.

Helping Worthy Boys.
Mr.. E. III. HARTMAN, the railroad wizard, capt.
teist and one of the shrewdest in Wall Street,
intends to found an institution wherein poor young
men will receive tuition absolutely free. Mr.. Har-
riman has consulted several eminent educators and
they enthusiastic over the PROJECT.
In the contemplated new school more attention
will be given teaching the scholars trades instead
of Greek and Latin. Today the various professions
are overcrowded but the demand for experienced
civil engineers and electrical superintendent is far
from being supplied. Similar conditions exist in
other trades, all commanding excellent salaries
Perhaps MI. Harriman's proposed institution will
help supply this need. At any rate it will be the
of enabling hundreds of poor boys to satisfy
their ambition and to learn trade that will produce
steady income
The contemplated institute will be serious
blow to the many correspondence schools all the
country, schools which have been reaping rich
harvest by teaching an "easy" method whereby one
double his salary. Such instruction is well
enough but it requires considerable practical expert
ence before ones education is completed. IF Mr.
Harrimans school can turn out frst-class work.
man it will prove godsend to those who graduate
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

Modern Conditions.
1" HAS often been stated that modern conditions
make criminals these conditions being the excessv
rich who aunt their wealth in the face of the hum
BILE poor. While envy of another's good fortune may
cause persons to resort to unusual methods in
an endeavor to emulate them, it is not criminal
producing agency in it's broader sense Such con-
ditions can hardly be called modern. They have
been in evidence for centuries.
While it is true that wealth is the goal of most
persons. it does not necessarily follow that modern
conditions the principal incentive that causes
men to become criminals There are dreamers in
every country the civilized globe who attribute
the evils of the present to modern condions but it
is difficult to devise system that will eliminate these
Objectionable features It is absurd to classify the
rich in the dangerous class just because a few OF
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

THE MIRROR weekly published in the Minnesota State
Prison. prisoners and Is edited and man.
aged by Them objects to encourage
tho psOners acqnan
public prisoners disseminate penooc
prejudice which has ever een
eredemption The paper enrey
public financial support any time there
should would be expended the
interests library.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22
KILLED BY
kNTI-KANIIA
Mrs. Fred Griggs d ed
From Overdose
TOOK TABLETS FoR READI. YE
ALI Efforts to Revive Her " re
Unavaiing and Death H.
joWed Sunday Morning,

Mrs. Fred Griggs died just 'e-
fore six o'clock Sunday mora lg
at the Stephen Griggs farm, a
few miles north Of Corval. s,
from an overdose of Anti-Kamia
powders which she had taken to
relieve a severe headache.
Mrs. Griggs had long been a
sufferer from excrutiating head
aches and Saturday evening,
when one of these severe attacks
came on, she unconsciously took
number of the Anti-Kamia
tablets, and was unable to rally
from their effect upon her heart.
When it was known that her
conditio n was serious medical
aid was promptly summoned,
but all efforts to revive her were
unaVall1ng and she passed away
early Sunday morning.
The family recently came here
from Nebraska, Mr.. Griggs be-
ing a brother of Ira Griggs, who
lives near this city.
Besides bereaved husband,
deceased left two small sons, four
and five years old, to mourn her
loss and miss her loving care.
| kilograms were sent to rela-
tives in the east of the sad event.
The funeral took place Monday,
interment being made in the
Locke burying ground.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22
Additional Locals.

Roy Bell was initiated as a
member of the "Best People on
Earth" at Albany last week.
The Evangelical church has
arranged to hold a series of re-
vival services commencing Feb
ruary l and continuing for sew
eral weeks. Rev. H. H. Farm
ham, of Dallas, will assist in the
meetings.
George Armstrong has on ex-
hibition in the windows of Hol-
lenberg & Sons furniture store
an apple display that is a con-
vincing argument in favor Of
this section being the finest fruit
producing country in the world.
Six members were received
into the Evangelical church last
Sunday morning, they being
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gellatly and
daughter, Mrs. Shadduck and
daughter and Mrs. Beal. The
church is well organized and
making most satisfactory prog
ress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TO HOLD SERVICE
Albany Commandery
To Commemorate
CORVALLIS MAsoNs INVITED
Impressive Service to be Held
Christmas Morning in the
Masonic Temple al Albany.

Impressive services at Temple
Commandery, Albany, will be
conducted at nine O'Clock Christ
mas morning, by D. P. Mason,
Past Grand Commander, assist
ed by Rev. J. R. N. Bell, Grand
Chaplain, R. A. NJ, and Rev. D.
H. Leech, of De Molai Com
mandery. The vocal music will
be led by the Masonic quartette
with Professor John Fulton as
first tenor and Professor William
Boone of OAC at the piano. Two
sacred selections will berendered
by the orchestra. These services
with the occasion they celebrate
are very solemn and full Of sem
timents exalting in their char
acter. Two years ago the AL
bany Masons came on chart
cred train to Corvallis to partici-
pate in the Easter devotions. A
handsome opportunity is now
offered to all Corvallis Masons
and Eastern Stars with their
friends to participate in the
Christmas devotions at Albany
temple, which is one of the fin
est Masonic homes in Oregon.
A special round trip rate Of
so cents will be granted on the
G. & E. A number OF Corvallis
Masons with their wives and
friends will leave on the 6:3(
train Christmas morning and re.
turn on the noon train in time
for Christmas dinner at home
Although early, this service
comes but once in a year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22
"In Wyoming" next Wednesday

"In Wyoming" a romance OF
the Western Plains, strong in
emotions and beautiful i'll senti-
ment, will be the attraction at
the opera house next Wednes-
day, December %. The story
of the play teens with the breath
of the prairies, it fascinates with
its powerful plot of love, intrigue
and adventure, and compels
many a hearty laugh with light
comedy, softened anon with a
gentle touch Of pathos. The
beautiful story is SO naturally
unfofded that it instantly appeals
to the heart of every man and
woman in the audience. 1t is
the most original and diverting
play of Western life ever written,
there is not a shot fired during
the entire performance, and in
this respect WILDE great relief
from usual melodrama.
"In Wyoming'' is on the order
OF "The Virginian" and it is as
good as s'The Girl of the Golden
West" the producing company
is strictly high class and is posi-
lively guaranteed to be the best
seen in Corvallis in a long time.
Reserved seats now selling. Spec
ial bargain prices 35, so and IS.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22
LETTER LIST

The following letters remain
uncalled for in the Corvallis
postoffice for the week ending
Dec. 19, 1908:
George Clay, B. M. Lacy, J. O.
Padon, Mrs. H. Reynolds.
B. w. JoHNsONPM.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-22

WANTED.-Carpet and rug
weaving. Am prepared to do
good work at reasonable prices.
Give me a trial. Mrs. Lalal G.
Cooper, 1868, Fourth and B.
streets, Corvallis. tt.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04
If YOV PAY POLL TAX
ONLY YOU CAN'T VOTE
Circular Letter to County Superintendent
and School Directors.
Qualifications of Voters at District Election.


! In my circular dated March IL, 1908, concerning Election
OF School Directors, stated that "A Man Who Pays Poll Tax
: is a Tax Payer in the meaning of Sec. 1882 c. L. 81, my state
ment was based upon an opinion given this Office in 1906.
Within the past few days we have received an opinion which
: should be your guide in this question. All judges of election
: April 6, 1908, will note that a voter in district elections must
: have the following qualifications:
: I. Must be a legal voter in the precinct.
: q. Must be a resident of the district.
: 3. Must own property subject to taxation within the dis
: "a man who pays poll tax only is not eligible to vote for
! school directors in district elections.)
: The opinion of the Attorney General follows.
Respectfully,
Signed j. E. CLARK,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
! Department of Education,
! Santa Fe, New Mexico,
March 81, 1908.
I Mr.. ]. E. Clark,
I Superintendent of Public Instruction,
! Santa Fe, New Mexico.
I Dear SIR
I have your inquiry of March I2h relative to the quali6ca-
I ton for voters at school elections. In my judgment the words,
I paying taxes" mean to cover only persons who own some prop
I erty in the district subject to taxation whether they pay it or
I not. A poll tax receipt would not entitle a party to a vote.
I Poll taxes are a different method of raising money from an ad-
Z valorem tax on property as is contemplated by this statute, and
I to allow people to vote on payment simply of poll taxes would
I render the statute useless, because every person pays poll taxes,
( and therefore would be allowed to vote. Furthermore, school
! directors have a right to levy a tax for the support OF schools,
I and the intention of this law in my judgement was to give the
Z right to select these directors only to those persons who had to
Z bear the expenses of the schools. Very truly,
Signed JAMES M. HERVEY,
ATTORNEY General.
I N. b.
A person to be eligible to the office of school directors:
I. Must be a legal voter in the precinct.
: 2. Must be able to read and write we'll enough to keep his
Z own record in either the English or the Spanish language.
3. Must have accounted for all public money of this terri
: tory coming into his hands by reason of having held public
: Office, if any, and paid the same into the treasury.
4. Must be a resident of the school district.
ITO the County SUPERINTENDENT
Because of delay at the Department of Interior, Washing
ton, ID. c., in the matter of approval of land leases, only a
! small amount of money is in the Territorial treasury to the
I credit of the Common School Income Fund, therefore no appor-
! tionment will be made for a few weeks.
Signed l. f. Clark,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-26
One Woman's Ingratitude.

Talk about ingratitude, said fire.
man. lit would be impossible to sharp
ien any tooth belonging to serpent OF
anything else so 1t could bite like the
ingratitude of woman whose house
caught fire last week. 1t was an ivy
covered house and very pretty.
''The fire had got fine start before
the alarm was sent in, and 1t took some
pretty lively hustling on our part to
keep the whole place from going up in
smoke. However, we managed to save
the house, the people living there and
n ost of the furniture, not to mention a
few pet dogs and canary, so we flatter.
ed ourselves that we had done about all
that could b. expected under the cir
cumstances.
But we found that we were mistaken.
Tho day after the fire the woman who
owned the house gave us call. We sup.
7 osed she had come to thank us-pcople
do those things sometimes, you know
but she hadn't; if you will believe me,
see had come to lambast lis for tearing
loose all those ropes Of ivy that it ha |
taken her so many years to train oyer the
walls of the house. New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-26
General Demand

Of the Wc.l-Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That ia one Of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs, and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-lnformed.
To get it's beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-26
Temcerance in Engla n :.

A century ago drunkenness was a pre-.
valent vice among all classes in England.
80 little was thought of it that William
Pitt could appear in the House OF Com
mons in a state of beastly intoxication
while prime minister without rovoking
any unfavorable remark. To-day o'r up
per and middle classes are as sob IS
any people in the world. How has this
change been brought about? Cert 'inly
not by acts of Parliament or compulsory
restrictions of any kind upon the con-
stump, ion of liquor. I suppose it is due
to the progress of education and refine
ment, a better understanding of the
poisonous effects of alcohol, and the for
nation of more wholesome public
opinion in consequence. AS matter OF
fact, the same influences have been work
ing with good and increasing effect In
the lower strata of society for twenty
years or more pas.-Truth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-26
Aprons For Little Girls.

Aprons are coming in again for
little girls and for Others up to the
age of twelve or fourteen, according
to their development. After ALL
this must be taken into consideration
in the selection of all girls clothing
at this critical age. French mothers
are adopting the apron. making 1t
up in all the fashionable linens,
Some forms of 1t are real works of
art in point Of embroidery added to
them; but others are merely "sen.
sible" garments of plain. stout, easily
cleansed material. The American
mother. therefore, will find her chill.
dren, this year quite in the fashion
-Harper's Bazaar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-26
All in Good Taste.

Nothing could be more appropriate
than the covers and curtains seen in
the inexpensively furnished home of
a young matron who had picked up
bits of old furniture to match the
few pieces which had descended to
her from doting grandparent.
Her mahogany chest, bureau and
little sewing table had covers made
of organdie just the size of the
article to be covered. These were
simply hemmed with an inch-wide
hem, and about one-half inch inside
this hem was sewed, on both sides.
another inch-wide piece of the goods,
making a simulated tuck. Could
anything be simpler? Yet the effect
was so quaint and appropriate. especi-
ally as sash curtains for the many.
paned windows were made the same
way. These were draped with valence
and side drapery Of quaint-flowered
chintz, and gave the finishing touch
to the whole.-New Haven Register,