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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05
The Tower Of Silence

Two or three miles from Lisbon,
the Portuguese capital, is situated
the horrible prison known as the
Tower of Silence. Here is found
every possible continuance for the
torture Of those incarcerated within
its walls. The building is arranged
in the form of wheel, the Office
of the jailors forming the hub.
The cells run out like SO many
spokes, and a massive circular wall,
secured by towers and battlements,
serves as the wheels rim.
There are five tiers OF cells, built
after the style of narrow, low-ceil-
ing tombs. The prisonefs are not
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05

The confidence men had been
arrested for selling two quarts OF
chestnuts for $3.50. -.
Your honor" said their lawyer
"my clients meant no wrong. They
we're following the precedent sci
by Mark Twain"
The court pondered deeply, fol
the joke in this was subtle Phila'
delphia Ledger.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05

pnmp-handling each others hand
and slapping each other on the
back. In a minute they were call
ing each other measly coyotes.
Hank introduced me and then told
the big fellow that we had come to
Washington to see the president
and the big stick that he uses to
kill the trusts with.
The big fellow laughed until he
cried, and then took us into his
office. When we we're seated he
told us that he was the president.
Well, sir, you could have knocked
me down With feather, but Hank
seemed to feel very bad. Teddy"
said he, "you and me used to play
Jokes on each other oat in Dakota.
but dad grab it, I amt going to
stand for any nonsense now. You
find that president and tote him
around here quick The big fell
low just put his glasses on his nose
and said, "dee-lightedr' That was
enough for Hank; he knew he was
talking 10 the president. When l
went out to look around bit, they
were talking over old times to beat
the band.
| [ had no more than got down
one fight of stairs when about a
hundred policemen jumped on my
back and searched me for artillery.
Then they put me into wagon
and took me to the calaboose. |
was there for about two hours,
when Hank and two chaps from
the capitol arrived and got me out.
We went to the depot and would
have got away all right, but some
coyote who said he was nature
writer called the president a lier.
Hank struck his fist into the NAV
erick's mouth, and [ was helping
him to pull it out when we were
both arrested.
It took all the money we had to
pay our fines, and we had to ride
home in side. door Pullmans. Hank
said he would give all he could
earn for the next year II he could
just see Teddy kill half dozen
trusts with that big stick. 1906.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05

allowed q bed. Instead each is
furnished with coMn-like con-
trlvance, and he never leaves the
place except in the coffin.
The prison uniform is long
shirt Of linen in summer; of coarse,
gray wool in winter. No other
article Of clothing is furnished.
And in this shirt the prisoner is
buried.
There is no clang of swords OF
keys as in other prisons. The
guards carry only stilettoes and
revolvers, and their boots have felt
soles. The silence of the grave is
forced on all, prisoners as we'll as
on the keepers while on duty.
The regulations permit only the
use of few monosyllables, in the
official intercourse between jailors
and prisoners. Even in the most
awful Russian prison the prisoners>
have code by which they COM
municate with one another. The
code OF communication is by finger
taps. But in the Tower of Silence
taps with a hammer even would go
unheard, owing to the thickness OF
the walls.
1t is a horrible thought, but
fact, nevertheless, that the Tower
of Silence now contains about 500
prisoners. Altho built for the
worst class of criminals more than
three fourths of the present in
mates are political offenders or
mere suspects. OF almost unbe-
lievable horror is the life in this
prison, and records show that it is
a hardy criminal. indeed. who can
endure the torture more than 10
years. The majority die after two
or three years incarceration.
The prisoners are not allowed to
work nor to have books or papers
or writing material of any kind
They are condemned to spend their
days in idleness, their nights in
the coffin. Indeed, the edge of
the coffin is the only opportunity
for sitting down in the cells. The
prisoners have no names, only
numbers, and even the numbers
of their cells are unknown to them.
No one knows his neighbours face
nor form; even the faces of the
guards and jalIors are mystery
to the miserable prIsoners-for all
wear black masks when on duty
Likewise the prisoners when out
for their midday walk in the court
yards, with cannons and rifles
pointing at them from every quar-
ter-the prisoners in their funeral
robes-wear black masks like the
soldiers who are ordered to kill any
one Offering the slightest resistance
or whispering word in the Tower
of Silence. Utica On, " Globe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05


hidden life in happiness-it throws
it's points of love far over and into
the ripping wavelet III summer
again, and each live in the Other
constantly. The stream gives life
to the blade-the blade shields its
pet ripple from the glare of the
sun, MS the love of true women
shields and protects the heart Of
him chosen beneath the trysting
tree. from all his fellows. Remove
the plant, and the laugh OF the rill
dies by evaporation Its voice will
never be heard in the great roar OF
the sea-turn aside the stream,
and the blade withers and sinks to
the earth.
Have you one, friend? How
many there are who have none!
Is that one friend true? What
more is necessary? Heaven has
but one God. The year has but
one summer. Life is not all vernal.
The watch has bat one handspring
The voice has but one echo. The
needle points to but one North.
The heart will live in such happi-
ness that the world may well envy
it, if it basks in the spiritual sun
shine of one counterpart. Wait.
Have patience. The dimes will be
dollars, if not by growth, by premi-
um. The shadow which is at your
feet now is moving steadily away
from you. The great resting. place
is drawing nigh. Do not risk a
certainty for All uncertainty.
Look about you, my boy, and
see if there be not many others in
worse plight than yourself. Your
home may not be palace, but it
is home. Lean to love that
which you have. Learn to bide
your time. There is day for
every night. IF there are six
months of darkness, six months of
light are sure to follow! Be man.
Deserve success. Be true to your
heart and to your word-be true to
your friends and to your purpose.
This is the great secret of life.
How few know it, my boy! What
if the world laughs at you? Does
the world have terrors for you?
Are you not the equal of your iel-
low? God alone rewards. The
teacher, not the scholars like your
self, is the one who Furnishes.
Learn to succeed in great things
by succeeding in little ones. Learn
to be happy in ell,doing. Study
to make bower in bat one place
in the wilderness. Plant your
roses and ivies in but one place
water them-care for them-watch
them-think of them and protect
them, and never will you lack for
dear. resting-place. Wait. 90
slow. Learn the road, Study
life. See how few of Gods chill
dren succeed, see how few are
happy. See how few are contented.
Contentment is the anchor OF life.
Ambition the spur. When the
storm comes, seek shelter. When
all is pleasant, beautify your home
without. When the heart OF he1
or him you love is sad, chase the
gloom away smother it i'll kisses
or care. When the heart is glad
rejoice with IT,. and revel in the
sunshine you have helped create
Haste is not always speed. The
glare of the sun is not as sweet as
the evening zephyr. The queer
is not necessarily happier than the
cottager. The desert is not al
attractive as the oasis. The ocear
is grand, but a home by the rivule
is dearer, my boy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05
SOMETHING THAT CON-
GERMS SOMEBODY.

"ALTER, my boy, never drive
n setting hen from her rest.
Never pull mp plaus that is
growing, in order to see why
it does not grow faster. Let we'll
enough alone, and you will be the
gamer. Some flowers bloom earlier
than olhers-but, my boy, it ls not
the early fruittha lasts the longest
A quick word is less terrible than
nurtured anger. The snow that
melts as it falls is not the snow
which freezes the child and man.
A man seldom knows when he is
we'll off. The disposition of the
heart is to err-to wander-to fret
and worry over lesser evils, till at
last it is a very prisoner to thevery
troubles it hoped to avoid. Ifyou
have good thing, stick to it, and
keep right on sticking. Do not
let 60 Of cord to grasp a cable.
till you know it the cable be strong
So long as the cord holds, 1t is all
you want. If you are near the
earth, and the cord breaks, you
will not be greatly injured. by the
fell. IL far above, the risk of
catching the cable is equal to that
of the breaking Of the cord.
If your home is happy. stick to
i it. If it is not happy, make it so:
If your heart be right. keep it SO.
If you have one true friend, cling
to him or her. Many a man and
women have hosts of false friends,
, butthey are of no account. If you
have a plan that promises success,
work if\out. il you know one
heart that is true to you, do not
lose the love therein by act or
worldly sin of omission or COM
mission. Do not move away from
trouble merely because it exists,
as trouble is everywhere. If you
cannot conquer it on your own
grounds, you cannot elsewhere.
To fly is to fear; to fear is to court
defeat; to court defeat is to be un-
worthy Of good name-to defy
trouble is to vanquish it. and to
vanquish it is to gain success and
happiness.
In love or business it is the
same. The sum glass burns into
the hardest wood in time-only
hold it steadily. But do not hold
the glass where there is no shine
of sun. You may see in a friend
that which is not quite right.
Would your next friend be more
perfect? You may have failures
in business-would a new battle
with strangers be better for you?
You may lose a few friends-are
not the ones who are tried and
true of more account than all the
world9 IL your bed rests You, it
is g, o I one, even tho coarse and
plain. 1t may not suit others
but if it suits you, keep it. Do
not throw away dime because it
is not dollar. The dollar, when
gained, may be bogus; and if the
dime supplies your wants, what
more? Prove that which you love.
If it has served you well, do not
part with it. IF not, let il go with
out murmur. Murmuring does
no good. There is mate fo1
everything but despair. The
flowers peep out from behind rocks
they lift their dewy faces to the
light, and nod to zach other. The
tiniest one that blooms is rs frag.
j rant as the largest. incorporation
and often more fragrant. The
drop falling in the river weds its
mate, and passes on. The breeze
From, tho hnuar bearing AWAY the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05
Hank Visits
Washington.

''''''''''''-' =
/ "Say, Bub, this town is certainly
a whopper What ID that big heap
Of stones for?" asked Hank
! THAT is Washin gton's Monu-
ment It was put up 10 common
crate his achievements
"Hu,'' grunted Hank, "who was
hep"
"Why you ought to know;
Washington was our first president
and we call him the Father of his
Country. He was the man who
cut down the cherry tree with his
Ratchet and never told lie.'
''Doggone your hide, Bub, don't
you try to gosh me. I'm here to
see the president, bat I don't ex-
pect to rec no paragon like that. "
"Well, Hank, you don't want to
Flet the president think you don't
know who Washington was.
Gall right, Bub; you break trail
and I will follow. | have walked
fifty miles already and amt seen
anything but white houses. You
had better find it pretty soon, as
I'm tired of walking.
When we came to The War De-
partment Hank wanted to know
what that big stone shack was for.
told him. >"Great grab!' said he,
"let's go in; we might get to see a
real war, and I sure would like to
take a hand in one."
I had to stop and explain how
Bill Taft was the head Of the War
Department Hank thought be
had met Taft before, for he couldn't
figure out how he had missed such
a big fellow. We had another
argument when we got to the
Treasury Department. Hank
wanted to 60 in and see them make
money and find out how they put
the brands on. However, a soldier
on each side Of the doorway made
him change his mind.
We next CHM bed stairwaysfo for an
hour or two at the capitol, and then
a doorkeeper started to tell us that
we couldn't 60 thru the rooms.
Hank Slid his belt around, hooked
his thumb into it and then well,
you couldn't see the doorkeeper
for dust. When we got inside the
first man we met was slim, beam
pole looking fellow who said his
name was Fairbanks. He was very
polite and wished to know what he
could do for us. Ha nk spoke up
and said that we wanted to see the
president.
Well, Fairbanks takes us up a
lot more stairways and leads us
into a big room where about fifty
men were talking all at It
sure sounded like an Indian pow
WOW. Gentlemen, says he, "here's
two friends from the West who
wish to see the president. Is Mr..
Root presently"
Mr.. Root was in. He came over
and whispered to Hank and then
sends for Secretary Cortelyou. He
looked us over then sent for the
police. "Well," said Hank rather
excitedly, cam I going to see the
| president or not?' "No you amt, -
someone yelled; "we have sent for
the police"
Say, | never see n anyone SO
anxious to get outside in all my
life as those tenderfeet were. They
went thru the doorway in blocks
of FIVE and skies, and the doorway
was only big enough for two. We
went out on the landing and could
j see them mavericks going down
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05
"Bircb Bark'' Series Of Essays.

These Brick Pomer"y
lecturer and phanrop
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05

The cheerful live longest, in
years and afterward in our regards.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05

BALTER, my boy, never drive
setting hen from her rest.
Never pull mp a plan: that is
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

Pretty soon now, county poll
tics will begin to hum, and judg-
ing from remarks heard here
and there within the past few
weeks, we are going to have a
rather warm county campaign
as we'll as hot campaign for
State and Federal officers. 1t
has ever been the policy of the
New Enterprise to accord the
same treatment to each of the
several candidates for county
office, as a newspaper endorsing
the candidacy of no candidate
against another. We are all of
one political faith, of one family,
as it were, and we regard it as
unfair to give one candidate the
beneht--if it be such-of news
paper support against other
candidates equally as competent
and Just as good democrats as
the other. OF course we shall
exercise our privilege and vote
for the man for each Office who
comes nearest to meeting our
ideas of fitness for the place,
but we will not urge his election
through the columns of the pa
per. Formal announcements
will be published in these coll
umns at the usual rate of 500
per candidate, paid in advance.
Political advertising of what
ever description will be charg-
ed tor at regular rates. Don't
be backward about sending in
your announcements. The soon
er you make your wants known
the longer the people will have
to think about it.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

"Old Nat" Walker of Wakulla
has been put in nomination for
Congress by an enthusiastic
admirer in his home county, but
so far, we have seen no indica-
tion from '.Old Nat" himself
that he would enter the race. OF
course we can't say what will
happen within the time before
the nominating primary but
right now, it looks like the con-
gressional candidates in this
district are all out.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

1t is a great pity that the
Farmers Institutes held in this
county last Friday and Saturday
we're not better attended. True,
it was a busy week with every.
body, farmers most of all, but
then our farmer friends would
have profted by laying aside
business for the short time
necessary in which to attend
these meetings.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

The Savannah News is our
authority for the statement that
the post Office department has
issued an order, effective Jan,
LIST, that newspaper subscrip
ton must be collected in ad-
vance. 1t is provided in the
order that no delinquent sub
scriber shall be carried longer
than three months. The reason
for the order is found in the fact
that the government allows a
very low rate of postage on
newspapers, assuming the post
age to be only for the benefit of
bona fide subscribers and real
newspapers. 1t is not intended
that catch-penny advertising
schemes shall share in the bene-
fits. BY limiting the mail priv
leges to actual subscribers, the
government will save money on
its mail contracts. The ruling
may prove hardship for time
on the country weeklles, but
in the end a benefit Readers
Of the New Enterprise will take
notice thereof and those who
come under the terms of the
ruling may soon expect to be
without their home news.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

A minister who sets his face aga
bazaars once related an incident
pbasizing his feelings on the matte
"Onee upon a time" he said "a 2
was going along a dark street whe
footpad suddenly appeared and, po
ing his pistol. began to relieve bis
tim Of bis money.
The thief, however, apparently
fered some pangs Of remorse.
pretty rough to be gone through
this, amt it, siry be inquired.
Oh, that's an right my man,
held up one answered cheerfully
was on my way to bazaar. Yo1
first, and there's an end Of TT ~
don Telegraph
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
HOME OF The nnIl
msthods Of The lnssniou. H..
Toymaksrs.

msthods Of The lnssniou, H..
Toymaksrs.
Dollmaking did not becon.
uous as an industry IN the ~.
mountains until the middle =, "
teenth century, when a citizen I. .
neberg brought from Londos
which was regarded az a orass
". II had come originally fro'. W !.
and its head. legs and arms ~. =. Y
able. This furnished an ipsnI,asl
the ingenious ThurlnRian to,-..
who promptly improved unon n
to that time they had made AN
Of wood and leather, but soor J.
evolved the wax head-at Art
article, the wax being apnlIad ~
brush, but later brought ID b,.s
lection, thanks. It is said TO -
dental discovery. A man epg,sl.
making the heads dropped M.
into his pot Of fuid wax and a, \
It out found II covered with -.
and beautiful coat Of the spbs,.Ii
He was not slow to seize the Idss
result being the adoption OF N.
ping process, the final touches !,
being put on with a camers hsI,
ell Later on the movable eve,
closing Ids, to feign sleep. were n,
and the fleece Of the Angora goa,
substituted for human hair in tbs
ing Of wigs, holding its color ana
much better the doll as II Is In,
today thus assuming Its apal
highly artistic form.
Dressing the dolls after thew
made has become an industry in \,
numbers Of vo-.ea G.l c.'s
plOyed. For t.s small, aes,
dolls little chemises, finished Wi.
ruffle Of lace around the mech
arms, are made by hundreds ana
quire no skilled labor for theIr
struction.-Rene Bache in Circle
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

A clear-eyed, Straightforward
ed man with no entangling
alliances and with no desire to
increase his or any Of his friends
fortunes by conniving and
scheming in his political posi-
ton. and one that will not be
aggressive toward the legisla
tive and judicial departments is
the standard the people of
Florida should select to execute
their laws as Governor. -Tava-
res Herald. That's fact, and
just such a man as you refer 10
may be put in domination in
spite Of himself, within a few
days, for be it remembered
Nominations for none of the of.
fees have been closed YET, and
no candidate has had "The
Great Seal" stamped upon his
brow, the thing clinched and
the Office given to him. just
let's wait little and see what
will happen.-True Democrat.
That's the kind of man we've
been looking for and we would
like TO see him trotted out. But
Fhere'll you find himg Come |
on, John Collins, and tell us his
lame and where he halls from. |
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

Madison people have had the
opportunity of becoming ac-
quainted with two of our Con-
gressional candidates and one
of the Senatorial candida ties.
Before many days they will be.
gin to come our way SO fast that
it will be difficult to keep count
of them.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
LAND AND WATER BOAT
Queer Vessels That Are Used In NJ
Timber Districts.

N~Nf N~eN~fe AHeN fAle QecQ IN II
Timber Districts.
Deep In the wilds OF the CsD,i
timber lands and In a number Of
northern lumber districts Of the Unl|
States wonderful boats climb Nd
creep through swamps and wo
traverse sman streams from one n
to another and even climb upon frsI
cars If long transportation Is ned
sary.
Practically a steamboat and ste
winch combined, the engine can
thrown in gear to drive the Dad
wheels or twin screws, according
which Of the two the boat is equlg
with, or drive a cable drum Vh'
holds a mile Of fve-eighths inch 81
cable used for warping and cross
portages.
At the end Of water journey 4
cable is carried to a tree some distsr
inland and at one side Of the path
ignated for the boat to pass over. "a
ed through a pulley block, it Is cani
back to the boat and run through
pulley block at the bow. Then
turned inland again, it is fastened Z
tree on the other side Of the path
just opposite the first tree, thus n
ing It possible for the boat to tn
a straight course without lodging
anchor trees. The engine is geared
the cable drum, and the eumberso
but powerful craft commences its q
strewn journey.
No roadway is required, logs Z
skids being thrown a few feet AZ
across the pathway to keep the shoe
from grinding on the rocks. In
manner the boat can travel from
70 two miles a day and take a gn
p one foot In three when necessa1
Popular Mechanics.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

If you are bunting for a line
Of good resolutions for the year
just beginning, you. could hard
" do better than to take on the
following decidedly original and
sensible set proposed by the
wise editor Of the Madison New
Enterprise, says the Live Oak
Democrat Of Saturday, and then
that paper goes on to quote in
full the form Of resolutions
which We published in these
columns last week and begged
our people to subs ;ribe TO
Thank you, for your kind words
"oid man. Dixon. II you could
JUST aid ms to get our people
and yours and the people Of the
entire State to subscribe to the
resolution and carry out religi-
ously its sentiment wouldn't we.
have just the grandest country
ID an the worldf
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

Our good friend, Judge Wright
of Jacksonville, who a few weeks
ago charged us with treating
him "fippantly," has concluded
that he don't want to be Sena-
tor nohow, but instead will
have try for the County Solic-
itorship of Duval county.
What a pity it is that Madison
county is thus to be deprived of
the honor and privilege of elect
ing the next United States Sen
ator.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

Speaking with authority the
Tampa Times states that Con
gresham Sparkman will not
enter the the race for the Sea-
ate. We are glad to hear it, for
we honestly think that the gen.
tleman is, by reason OF his long
service in the House aud his as
sigument to a committee Of
special Importance to Florida,
in a better position to do the
State valuable service than he
would be if transferred to the
Senate.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

The withdrawal of Trammell
and the announcement of W. B.
Lamar has changed the sena-
torial outlook greatly, and will
lead to the most interesting
campaign that has ever been
witnessed in the State Of Flori-
da. Mr.. Lamar has been in
public life Hfor twenty years
and has made for himself a
splendid reputation for honesty
and ability. His record proves
him in the highest sense a friend
Of the people, He is a great
campaigber and win aght II out
10 the second primary with one
Of the other aspirauts.-Ba-tow
Record.