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

without bite to eat and almost
frozen to our seats. Our boat was
just going in between two large
cakes of Ice when I noticed the
signal on board that the whale was
up and near us. Soon we saw him
spouting about half mile from us
and we made for him with all
haste, but he went down again be-
fore we could reach him. just a
few words of explanation here. The
whale can only stay under water
for about an hour, then he must
come up and spout. While spout
ing he stays on top about seven or
eight minutes. Just then not one
hundred feet from us he came
up sgain. Then the orders came
to keep quiet and above all to not
get tangled in the ropes. By this
time we were close enough to see
him, and to hear the noise he
made while spouting. It sounded
like thousand engines blowing
off steam at>the same time. [ want
to tell you right now that l was go
scared that I couldn't speak or
move for every minute we were
getting closer. Old Steve had his
harpoon in his hand and told the
mate to run the boat just about
two feet back of the spout holes
and as soon as he struck him to
lower sail.
At last the critical moment came.
The harpoon was struck into the
whale and the tonite bomb explpd-
ed. Our boat shot up into the
air-and the line flew out of the
tube so fast it smoked. We drop
ped the sail, for we were fast to
the whale. As soon as our sail
went down the ship and other
boats knew we were fast and they
kept close in order to put another
harpoon and bomb into him when
he came up again. But this one
was dead and had sunk to the bot
tom taking out twenty fathoms OF
line. Old Steve was a dead shot
and very seldom missed his stroke.
Now comes the trouble to get him
to the ship. The rope was passed
to the five boats and all started to
pull to bring him to the surface.
The bomb had broken his neck
and throwing his mouth open it
had filled with water. This is why
he had sunk. This very seldom
happens. We worked from four
O'Clock until twelve at night be-
fore we had him alongside the
ship where we made him fast un.
til we could get his head aboard
and remove the bone. This whale
weighed over 200 tons and had
1886 pounds of whalebone in his
mouth.
By A WHALER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
FLIGHTS 4. ): =:
BY s. A. p
A bumborium is a panhandler

j Eddie Foy, the famous comedi-
an, used to sing, "There Are Mo-
ments When One Wants to Be
Alone" This is the place for that
Eddie. You need not look any
farther or advertise in the Morn
ing Telegra(w)ph.
Now the minions of the law are
after Billy Gerber the popular
sheriff of Ramsey Co., for over
charging on feeding prisoners. Of
course the sensation had to be
sprung just before the primaries
to help him along-to defeat.
Such is the whirligig of fate.
Anglicus says he wants to get
out bad" Reminds one of the fell
low who went into gin mill and
said: Il want some whiskey-
bad" trust Angllcus will get
out good-and stay that way. 1t
is all the harm I wish him. l
might also add-get out good and
be good enough not to want to get
out bad or badly at any time or
any other place.
Being here reminds one of the
Irishman who engaged cabby to
drive him about the city for an
hour. The cabby struck up
good gait when the Irishman call
ed to him saying, eli there! Hi
there! Don't drive so dommed fast
me hour'll be up too soonp If
little faster driving would only
shorten time here we might all be
happy yet, you bet!
If it is not one kind of bug
that is doing mischief it is anoth-
er. Recently potato bugs have
been stalling trolley cars in Con-
necticut. Potato bugs are bad and
perhaps "goldbugs' are worse
but the one that is more pestifer-
GUS around here Is the bed bug.
"Like the lily of the valley he tolls
not, neither does he spin"-but he
gets there just the same and seems
to thrive on poor prisoners.
Said one of the boys recently:
"When was about ID l held up
a guy on the highway and frisked
him of his Misunderstanding his
watch, chain and all. I was pinch
ed and hailed to court. The wise
judge heard the testimony and let
me go. He said: What! that boy
hold up an able bodied man?-I
don't believe itp I was immedi-
ately discharged but I did the job
all right, though I weighed but IS
pounds-cIothes, shoes, gall and
ALL"
Taft and Bryan are to speak at
the same banquet in Chicago on
Oct. but politics is to be es.
chewed. That word eschewed cost
Bourke Cochran his seat in Con-
gress upon time. He sprung it
on Richard Croker, then leader of
Tammany Hall and Dick not hav-
ing dictionary handy jumped to
the conclusion that Bourke was
"cussing" him in French. Until
Croker abdicated the leadership of
Tammany Cochran was kept at
home instead of being sent to
Washington.
Seattle is about the Invest town,
in the country. 1t is destined to
be the New York of the Pacific
Coast. Seattle is growing very
rapidly and it's business interests
are expanding apace. Another
thriving, hustling and growing
town is Kansas City. Omaha.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

pleasure for princes.
A tranquil mind means repose
for the body.
An ache or pain will cause one
to forget all earthly troubles.
In the sanctum Anglicus is
known as Angelicus. Gentle trib-
ute to worthy soul.
"a word fifty spoken Is like ap
Piles of gold in setting of silver"
Remember that.
An alacasaz is a candy kid-a
regular "jimhickey." Now what's
"bumborium?"
eff the shoe fits wear it" said
one of the boys. Not here. If the
shoes do not fit you wear 'em just
the same.
Bryan's platform in brief is:
"Let us in" The popular plat
form here is just rs short: 'Let us
OUT
One of the boys in my neigh
borhood says he wants to go be-
fore the Board of Patrol. Fire or
Police?
A chap who had his neck band
aged was asked what allied him..
'Fell out of my airship the other
night" was the laconic reply.
prison population is going
down." said one of the "prints"
the other day. picking must be
poor on the outside"
"Lost Sc pounds in 8 MONTHS"
said an inmate. If he loses Sc
pounds more he will be able to en-
close himself in an envelope and
mail what's left of him to Europe.
There's a man named West,
With ability he's blest-
He coined too much money
But didn't lose his Honey,
And now he's taking a rest.
Some Of the country papers are
"crihbing" from The MIRROR with
out credit Presume they think
they have right to swipe from
this journal.
"What makes you so fat?" asked
a thin fellow Of fat one. "Hav-
ing no conscience" was the reply.
"Then I'll lose mine," he retorted.
The motto of the trusts: eff any
one impinges upon our preserves
shoot him on the spot" or lock him
up for the remainder of his life, to
partly paraphrase the famous ex-
preston Of the late Gen. John A.
Dix.
It's case of "low bridge with
that six -foot.fve all the time. He
ducks when he sees a cloud CON-
ing-but he's voted a good fellow
all around. May his shadow broad
en-!
Each time after being shaved
one of the boys CALCULATES between
his teeth, "fifty cents saved" A.
ter a while he will have fat roll
on what he saves" on this item
alone. And then there are the
baths, y'know.
Here is business problem for
pupils: If hundred dollar bond
bears FIVE per cent interest, pay
able semiannually, what must the
bond sell for to net an investor
seven per cent, interest payable
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
happening Our
First Whale.

After leaving NOluo Oity Wo
started on wild goose chase, 60
ing here and there just to pass
time, bat always keeping a sharp
lookout for whales. We were to
meet the supply ship in June at
Teller City, Alaska, then we were
to proceed at once to Herschel Is
land and from there to Banks
Land and beyond to Franz Joseph
Land and many other northern
points. All of these places | will
tell about later. The captain no.
ticed the crew was pretty much
out of sorts, and knowing that I'M
less he could depend on every man
to do his share there would be
small chance for any great success,
he called all hands on deck and
made the following remarks: Now
men, you are all signed on this
ship and 1 want to see you make
some money out of this trip. You
can do it by keeping a close watch
at all times for a blow, and the
first man that raises a whale, |
will give him $4,000, and for every
whale afterwards the same" He
also said he had brought the whis-
key on board for us, but we had
got our share. We knew that was
a lie, for he used it to trade to the
natives. "Any way" he said, "Ill
see that you all get drink, for
every whale we get" We finally
decided to make the best of things
and 80 from that time on until we
were frozen in we got along first
rate.
Well, we cruised around among
the ice for over a week without
seeing a whale. We then went
over to East Cape on the Russian
side and there we we're again
boarded by all the Mesinkas at
that place. Here We we're given
surprise, as at this place the Cap
tain had for wife squaw and al
SO a native son. The little Esqui-
mau was dead picture of our
captain, but the squaw looked like
drink of water dressed up. No
thing on the ship was too good for
them.
After leaving East Cape we went
over to Whaling and traded, also
Blubber Bay and East Head, all
native villages. We then started
back for Teller City. Between ST..
Michels and ST. Lawrence Island
I saw the most wonderful sight of
my life. There was an ice foe
about three miles long and two
miles wide floating with the cur
rent and on it were over seven hun
dred walruses with their young.
We passed within ten feet of the
foe and the sight was grand. But
the inhuman brute of a captain
rushed into his cabin and got an
armful Of shells and his gun and
began shooting them just for fun.
Twas a sad sight. Then as one
little baby walrus was shot and it's
mother trying to push it off the
ice with her tusks into the water
she was also shot but not killed.
This is sport to some but | con-
slider it otherwise. If the captain
wanted them for food or their
tusks, it would be different, but he
shot just to see them jump and to
keep in practice. We saw hum
dreds of those animals, also seals,
and I never saw 80 many ducks in
all my life-thousands of them, the
air was black. I want to tell you
so much that I stray from my sto-
ry.
While we were all excited over
seeing so many seals and walruses
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
'es. Whatever Of weakness and

lives. w Q6I6V0T OA WGdhu06P dA0
sin yon feel in yourselves is but
the result of your imperfect de-
velopment. There are lessons that
you have not learned, and it is
your ignorance of them that
makes you weak and erring. But
have courage, you are beginning
to learn them now, and in the lives
that are to come you will go on
learning, until at last all weakness
and,error and sin will have gone,
and you will be strong and wise
and pure" Such is the substance
of the teaching of Reincarnation
which is found in the majority of
religions, and is indeed believed
by considerably more than half
the human race. This teaching
has been handed down from the
remotest antiquity.
Poets and philosophers of all
ages have adhered to this doc
trine. Sometimes people feel, on
first recognizing the existence of
these two fundamental laws, that
they are under the control of "des
tiny" Let us study for few mo-
ments typical case and see how
to use the accepted terms. A man
comes into the world with certain
Unborn mental faculties, let us say
of an average type, with passion
al nature that shows definite char
acteristics, some good some bad;
with a physical body well-formed
and healthy, but of no special
splendid character. These are his
limitat ons, clearly marked out for
him, and he finds himself when he
reaches manhood with this mental,
passional, physical stock. in hand,
and he has to do the best. he can
with it. There are many mental
heights that he is definitely un-
able to climb, mental conceptions
which his powers do not permit
him to grasp; there are tempta-
tons to which his passional ma
ture yields, though he strives a.
gainst them; there are triumphs of
physical strength and skill that he
cannot achieve; in fact, he finds
that he can no more think as a ge-
MUS thinks than he can be beau
tiful as an Apollo. He is within
limiting ring and cannot pass
out of it, long as he may for liber-
ty. Moreover, he cannot avoid
troubles of many kinds. They
strike him and he can only bear
his pain; he cannot escape from it.
Now these things are so. Why?
Because the man is limited by his
past thoughts. by his wasted op-
portunities, by his mistaken choic-
es, by his foolish yieldings; he is
bound by his forgotten desires,
enchanted by his errors of an ear
lier day. And yet he is not bound,
the real man, the soul.
He who made the past that i'm
prisons his present can work with
in the prison-house and create
future of liberty. Nay, let him
know that he himself is free, and
that the letters will crumble away
from his limbs, and according to
the measure of his knowledge will
be the illusion of his bonds. But
for the ordinary man to whom the
knowledge will come as spark,
not as flame, the first step to-
wards freedom will be to accept
his limitations as self. made and
proceed to enlarge them.
True, he cannot think as ge-
MUS thinks just yet, but he can
think to the very best of his abili-
ty, and by and by he will become
a genius; he can make power for
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

There's a man named West,
With ability he's blest-
He coined too much money
But didn't lose his Honey,
And now he's taking a rest.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

"Lost Sc pounds in 8 months, -
said an inmate. If he loses Sc
pounds more he will be able to en-.
close himself in an envelope and
mail what's left of him to Europe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

A chap VINO had his neck band
aged was asked what allied him.
"Fell out of my airship the other
night" was the laconic reply.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

prison population is going
down." said one of the prints
the other day. ."Picking must be
poor on the outside"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

One of the boys in my neigh
borhood says he wants to go be-
fore the Board of Patrol. Fire or
Police?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

Some Of the country papers are
"crihbing" from The MIRROR with
out credit. Presume they think
they have a right to swipe from
this iOnrnai
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
PEA wEEvlLs AND THEIR WORK
Examine Your Seed Before Planting
To Discover Presence Of Pest.


There is only one generation of the
pea weevil each year. says s. A. John
son of Colorado. The eggs are laid in
early summer on the outsides OF the
pea pods when the young peas are just
beginning to grow. They are deep yell
low in color and glued fast with a
sticky substance. which turns white
on drying.
When the eggs hatch. the young
grubs burrow through the pods and
into the peas where they live and
grow until after the pea is ripe for
harvest.
The presence of the weevils in the
peas may bc readily detected when
the peas are picked for table use by
the presence of dark spot on the
surface. as though the pea had been
pricked.
Before going into the adult stage
the grub gnaws round hole nearly
or quite through the skin Of the pea.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24

feet roof, covered with one foot Of saw
dust evenly spread. The intention 10
to cover this roof with shingles next
year.
There are three bins, one on each
side of alley, 15xsx12 feet high, hold
ing about $50 or 800 bushels each, and
one at end of alley 15x16x16 feet high
at center, and ten feet on sides, hold
ing from 900 to 1000 bushels, ac-
cording to how high it is filled up. In
each bin is a spout which emI.ties
into the center of each bin. The alley
runs from the outer pair of slanting
doors through two other pair of
doors to the center of the large bin
on west end of house.
Through this alley and terminating
just inside of the outer slanting laid
door is a track laid of two pieces
three-quarter-inch round steel. hung
on large sunken posts, protruding 1.6
feet above floor and two feet at outer
door of alley, and tightened by a nut
in each end The two thresholds are
made high so that the track may rest
on them when holding up large loads.
On this track l have made a flatcar,
311x6 feet long, which will carry 20 or
25 bushels at time. and run SO easy
that my 13-year-old son can run it out.
As the ground outside of the outer
doors or loading place is excavated
enough to allow the car when it ap-
pears loaded to come even with the
bottom of wagon box, it has brought
hard lifting and carrying to a Mir
mum.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
Well Set.

roots as soon as planted in the spring.
They can also be planted in the open
ground as soon as made. The cut
tings should be placed somewhat
slanting in rich. mellow soil several
inches deep and covered to the top
bud. A slight mulch of coarse manure.
when the ground freezes. will help TO
protect them from being thrown up
by the alternate freezing and thawing.
Plant them four to six inches apart
in the row and the rows pa to three
feet. In one OF two years they will
make fine. handsome plants Of the va
riety from which the cuttings are
taken.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24

marry the person you love and who
loves you is happiness for a time at
least, and IL the two are well suited 1t
means happiness for life.
Woman is essentially home maker.
She likes to make people cozy and
comfy She loves to do things for
those she loves.
know one little woman who has a
pretty custom, of which she is quite
unconscious. When her husband
comes home at night she always how
ers about him until he is comfortably
seated in his own special chair. with
his own special reading lamp behind
him. When he is quite settled she
gives a contented little sigh and look
ing at him In beaming satisfaction,
murmurs softly to herself: There"
She would be amazed If she knew
she did it; but she never misses IL.
and her husband giveE her an adoring
look which amply repays all her trou-
BILE.
No modest girl runs after men nor
shows that she hopes to marry. but all
the same you do want to marry. don t
you, my girls,
III IL should happen that you uoh I
maryland very many charming
women do not marry-don't feel that
you are all failures.
Don't marry simply for the sake of
having Mrs" attached to your name.
There is only one thing to marry for.
and that is love. II you cannot marry
for love. much better remain unmar-
ried.
Married life is not always rose-col-
ored. There are many times when the
greatest patience and tact are neces-
sary TO make things run smoothly. But
love helps all troubles and trials Go
ahead. dears. Dream your dreams.
And when the prince of men comes a.
wooing you marry him and live hap
PLY ever after. for happy marriage is
the best career open to woman.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN TO Me.

MISS ANNIE CATRoN, e27 Main
AVA ST., Cincinnati. Ohio, writes:
"As 1 have found Peruna blessing
for a severe case of catarrh of the head
and throat which 1 suffered from for a
number of years, / am only too pleased
to give it my personal endorsement.
"Catarrh, such as l suffered from,
made life a burden to me, my breath
was offensive, stomach bad, and my
head stopped up so that / was usually
troubled with headache, and although
/ tried many so-called remedies, moth
ing gave me permanent relief. / was
rather discouraged with all medicines
when Peruna was suggested to me.
However, did buy bottle, and be-
fore that was finished there was a
marked change in my condition. Much
encouraged l kept on until was COM
pIefeLy cured in a months time, and
find that my general health is also ex-
eellent."
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Peruna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Peruna-
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruns
'f------ for IONS.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24

natural slope II has been possible to
draw at a level with the inside of root
house and loading place outside. The
excavation was made "a feet long.
"a wide and ten deep. Inside OF this
dugout was placed at sides and ends.
and one foot from earth. pieces of
round tanbark. well peeled and sea
soned. not less than IL inches at small
end projecting on each other four
feet. as binder and cut in one-half-inch
each. At the center OF length was an
other laid across in similar manner
TO prevent from spreading.
Inside were placed posts to hold
earth back. and other posts of greater
weight placed under the sills from
bottom up. TO hold them in straight
position. The center piece In similar
manner. On these sills were placed
rafters OF l2 inches in diameter. three
feet apart. and on another IL inches
by 36 feet long timber which was
placed on the v-brace from center pur-
line and up.
From the center purline was placed
a brace toward the center of each
rafter to take up the burden and pre-
vent breakage. On top of these raft
ers and across. lengthwise of house.
were laid tanbark poles not less than
three inches in diameter. Thence two
thicknesses of straw and earth each
six inches. making a thickness OF two
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
M7MT5
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The Greek coiffure Is much in evil
dence with opera costumes.
Fancy color effects in shoes for day
wear are gaining In popularity.
Pincushions in odd shapes continue
in favor and are used for prizes. etc.
Banana brown and cinnamon form a
favored combination for coloring in
many costumes.
Patent leather shoes are being worn
this season. decorated with little fold
ed bows OF leather
A trig little red Morocco bag is fit-
ted with folding opera glasses. powder
pun and mirror.
A girl who paints china will find
that breakfast tray set is a much ap-
preciated present.
Clothes are more expensive in Paris
this season than ever before. Hats
have almost doubled In price.
An applied cloak tuck, three inches
wide. furnishes tunic effect on many
OF the long cloth skirts.
For handsome gowns matrons are
wearing black or dark. rich-colored
silks. brocaded In velvet.
The skirt that is worn for the
promenade in Paris at present is
short escaping the ground all around.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
Covering Raspberry Bushes.

We have not covered a single rasp-
berry cane on our grounds for a num-
ber of years. and have had good sue
cess with the varieties we grow on a
variety of soils. However. where II is
necessary to cover the plants, they
may still be bent to the ground at any
time when the canes may happen to
be thawed out so that they will not
break too easily and covering with
stable manure, or any other material
that will hold them down to the
ground. AS we have before remarked
in these columns, winter cover is not
given so much to keep the plants
warm as to keep them from alternate
freezing and thawing and from ex.
posure to our dry thirsty winter
winds. BY keeping this in mind. the
methods of covering a great variety
of tender plants may be better under.
stood.
The newspaper., 1908-01-24
HOME AND CHILDREN
TWO THINGS ALL WOMEN LOVE,
SAYS BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Writer Explains Her Assertion That
All Women Wish to Marry
Love Helps All Troubles
and Trials.

All women wish to marry, declares
Beatrice Fairfax in the Chicago
American.
Now wait a moment, girls. before
you heap contradiction on my head.
and | will ''besplain myself" as my
small niece says.
The love of home and children is in
born In every true woman.
What other than maternal feeling
do you suppose stirs the little woman
of six years to rock and Groom to her
doll baby hour after hour? And what
but love of home prompts her to keep
house" under the table or in a quiet
nook in the garden?
The baby girl learns TO love her doll
before she takes her first toddling
steps. From that time on her whole
life training leads toward matrimony.
do not for one moment deny that
there are thousands OF very happy un-
married women; but at the same time
I believe that. provided she marries
the man she loves. every woman on
earth prefers matrimony to spinster-
hood.
And why on earth shouldn't she
want TO marry7 This idea that a girl
should be ashamed of wanting to
marry is all nonsense.
Isn't the desire for happiness the
strongest thing in all OF us7 And to