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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

Mirror, the bright little newspaper
published at the stnte prison at
Saltwater, has received parole.
He has issued a bright, cheering
paper and all hope he may pros
per"
It is reported that Mr.. L. A.
Rosing now senior member of the
State Board of Control, has suf.
fered another relapse. By virtue
OF his seniority Of appointment
! Mr.. Rosing becomes Chairman of
the Board. However his illness
prevents him from performing
actual service at THE time.
The following note was received
from Davy, tie perennial joy
jigger of the front Office on Thurs
day April L.: Dearest Editor:
This being April fools day l
thought l would just drop in.
Warden's Runner-April Fool
Kid Instead of dropping in he
rolled in-and "petered out"
The Deputy Warden is holding
a letter from.Aunt Kate Eddy, 9l3
E. Verningo ST., Colorado Springs,
COL, addressed to Charley Avis.
The Deputy has no record Of the
name of such party as Charley
Avis. Therefore if there is any
one here expecting letter from the
address given it can be obtained
by applying to the Deputy.
The Board of Pardons meets at
the State Capitol at st. Paul on
Monday April IL. The Board is
composed of the Governor, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court and
the Attorney General. As usual
there will be large number of
applications for pardons and CON-
mutations to be acted upon by
these gentlemen at their next ses.
sion.
The Mirror is being favored
with a large number Of manu-
scripts from new as we'll as regu-
lar contributors The articles,
stories and poems submitted will
appear in due course as needed
and room is found for them.
Many of the contributions are
very good They demonstrate
that the local talent. is coming to
the surface.
There are FIVE canaries in large
cage in The Mirror sanctum-
four females and one male. The
male is an old-tinler- about seven
years of age. In this little cana
ry world during the past two
weeks or so there have been two
birthstone of the youngsters hav-
ing shuffled of. this mortal coil
during the past week. These
canaries are certainly very intel
Il;gent little birds. Said an OBJ
server: "They fight, quarrel,
make up and fight again-just
like old married folks" One of
the printers tried his hand at TAX
ing care of pair-male and fe-
male. Out of four eggs one bird
4 was hatched-but it died very
shortly after being born. The
male was returned to Otto and
the female to the cage in the holy
OF holes the editors sanctum.
/ Birdologists and other authorities
say the weather is too changeable
in the early Spring to successfully
raise canaries. However, time is
no object in the pursuit of this
side snap business just at present.
With milder weather better breed
ing results are expected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

Cell changes: 1853 to 81; 20 to
25; 397 to Ia; 544 to 214; 543 to
173; 1896 to GIT; GAL to Ill; 527 to
third grade; 526 to third grade; 542
to GAL; third grade to 1876; N. p.
to $50; 81 to $50: Is to third grade:
81 to third grade.
Plenty of chin music in the
photograph gallery when the band
boys are all on deck.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

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age gifi - q 'an'aiizing invitation
LOT q man 70 persistentiy WOO her.
Many amiaoie appearing crea-
ing volcanoes when "riled' up.
N0s,oo' oese1s careless lnalHer-
ono Ou' oupio CREATES Vanlty-
chase.
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oe0 - ousiiy revising ehe
."Am WIN" 'ne press mat urged
W. : n 70 '"iny protesting
against 'p0cino cla"ges.
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An,,l,c,s, ro.on. ,o,,..h 49,
"a ho.a
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~ o"n 'eo''o OH 10 70 oo'fo" EN-.
The majority Of ma, so..oa
to prison tor h;oa,nv mo.l, o.s;,e
measure nm 10 tho ax..osa;
..ha.,+ 81 ~
While in durance vile we NAV
toll for the benefit of the farmers
Relieving a few Of them Of their
savings later on will not be SO dis.
tasteful to them then.
Pictures OF the New Prison
might enable crook to infer that
1t will be an excellent place to re-
unlawful deeds or the result thera
of
was lately asked to define the
phrase, "a happy medium" L
should presume that young
lady weighing from 1870 20 $50
pounds would be "a happy me-
dium."
was returned to his PARENTS, home
and a woman was involved in tho
case which proves that women arc
horn leaders sou;no uh;rlu;nda
for men to reap the reward Tn
this case the man NAV receive .
life sentence, while the woman
Door deluded creature-mau tnrn
states evidence and oo scot froa
| would rather sit on pumpkin
and have it all to myself, than to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08
CHURCH NOTICE.

Service in the Prison Chapel at nine
O'Clock every Sunday morning. Pro-
testant and Catholic service every
alternate Sunday. Rev. c. E. Benson,
and Rev. FIR. Corcoran chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

The sunshine Of life is moro
often found among children than
among the adult multitude.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08
Diverse Reflections
BY ER,p q -

The most aiIuring apples Of the
Tree Of Life are not necessarily
the sweetest.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

l was lately asked to define the
phrase. "a happy medium" I
should presume that young
lady weighing from 120 70 $50
pounds would be "a happy me-
dium."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
A Cure for All Evils.

In certain parts of Worcestershire
and Staffordshire, in England, the idea
prevails thai a silver coin from the
Christmas morning offertory is a SOW
ereign remedy for any Ill that human
flesh is heir to. Accordingly, n
householder who happens to have an
ailing child or other person in the
house HES him to the clergyman Of
the parish on Christmas morning, and
asks as a favor a sacrament shilling.
The coin given in exchange has to be
obtained by collecting a dozen pennies
from as many different maidens, and
then changing the coppers for a silver
shilling. For this coin the applicant
receives the coveted sacrament shil-
ling, which, on being taken home, is
hung round the ailing ones neck, and
is popularity supposed to effect a rapid
and complete cure of the complaint.
no matter what 1t may be.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

THE ROAD TO CHRISTMAS
In Retrospect Grandfather Pictures
YuIetide Journeys Of Many
Years Ago.

All the year long we have been
travelling toward Christmas-I and my
old wife, our children and our grand.
children-not all by the same road,
not all with the same expectations,
but all looking out alike for the first
glimpse of it's smoke rising above the
wintry landscape of the year. Now
we can almost fancy that we hear
the Ginning of the famous bells-all
Christmas towns are famous for their
bells-and we know that we shall soon
be at our inn.
If life be a journey, and each
year a stage upon the road, l do not
know where else a sensible man would
stop for the recruiting Of his health
than the fine old Christmas towns.
There, If anywhere, men are to be
found living together merrily; the inns
are warm, the cheer is good, the
amusements are OF the heartiest, and
the society is of the best. | have been
through many a Christmas town-for
| have travelled far-and have rested
thoroughly in each. | never found two
of them alike. OF late they nave been
much grayer and quieter han they
used formerly to be; but ! do not
think that | have been less happy of
the quiet towns at which l have OF
late years resided. Let me confess SO
much. AS for these about me who
declare them to be not quiet by any
means. but perfectly uproarious with
jollity, l do not interfere with their
opinion. Children so easily deceive
themselves; it is enough for me that
l am old enough to see things as they
are,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
Santa Claus Abroad,

1t 1s strange to contemplate the
great variety of forms the Santa Claus
custom assumes in different countries
In Belgium the little ones fill their
shoes with carrots and oats and hav
for the white horse St. Nicholas is
supposed to drive. Very early in the
morning they run to the room in
which their shoes have been left and
find that the provender has gone and
in it's place candies and presents are
found.
Among the Carpathian mountains it
Is ST. Peter, who, dressed as a bishop,
and accompanied by the dreadful Ru-
precht, is expected by the children on
Christmas eve The visitor first de-
livers a short sermon, lays on the
table a rod whitened with chalk, and
takes his departure with his tinkling
bells, while Ruprecht follows close be-
hind. The children now hasten to pull
off their shoes, polish them and tie
then together; and, as soon as the
last notes of Niklo's bells have become
lost in the distance they run into the
garden and secrete their shoes be.
meath a bush. They spend the time
until 10 O'Clock in relating stoties,
then go to their shoes, to find them
filled with apples, nuts and goodies
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
g.
~|sS5V~
Tho Christmas Tree.

Every time I see a Christmas tree
studded with electric lights, garlands
of tinsel gold festooning every branch,
and hung with the hundred costly
knicknacks the storekeepers invent
year by year Ito make trade" until
the tree itself disappears entirely un-
der its burden, l have a feeling that
fraud has been practiced on the kind
ly spirit of Yale. Wax candles are
the only real thing for a Christmas
tree, candles of wax that mingle their
perfume with hat of the burning f1r,
not the by-product Of some coal-oil or
other abomination. What If the
boughs do catch fire? They a be
watched, and too many candles are
tawdry, anyhow. Also. red apples,
oranges and old-fashioned c~ornucopias
made of colored paper, and made at
home, look a hundred times better and
filter in the green; and so do drums
and toy trumpets and wald-horns, and
a rocking horse refined up in front that
need not have cost $40; or anything
like it.-Jacob Riis in Century.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
Where the Toys Are Made.

In Germany whole villages are de-
voted to the production Of Christmas
toys, and their busiest time is just
about midsummer. BY the end Of Au-
gust the receiving depots are crammed
with Christmas clowns and Christmas
mechanical puppets. Christmas drums
and wooden horses-children's Christ
mas presents, in fact, Of all sorts and
kinds. And the travellers start out
east, west, north and south with their
Christmas samples about the time the
corn is ready for the sickles Of the
reapers. In Holland, too, where more
than one town is devoted, more or
less. to the making of Christmas dolls.
the same rule holds good. During
May, June, July and August every
man. woman and child in these places
seem in some way to be occupied with
the manufacture Of miniature babies.
Even at school during these particular
months the sewing lessons are taken
with dolls clothes for models.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

lpSllIl1HSHl vi Tie "OuucI WHICH Was
happening in their town that night.
Suppose some gentle woman had
met Joseph and Mary on that Won
derful Day, as they entered the town,
and had said to them: Our streets
are full of homeless strangers. Come
you and bide with mel" By that sim.
pie act of hospitality, her name
would have been written high, high
among the names of earth's happiest
folk. BLESSED is She" we should
have cried, TO whose home the
Christmas JOY first camel" But the
women of the Judean town did not
knoW to throw wide their doors and
bring in the worlds gratitude and
love, says the Youths Companion. So
the Child was laid in a manger and
oblivion holds the names of all the
women in Bethlehem who slept that
night beneath the wings of wondering
angels. Had they but known,
Year by year, for 10 centuries the
story of the night at Bethlehem has
been told and retold. To-day no house
hold in Christendom, in town or vii
lage or on distant prairie can plead
the ignorance in which Bethlehem
then lay. If the door is shut on
the Christ-child to-day, it is not from
lack Of knowledge, but from churlish-
ness or Indifference.
The Christmas spirit speaks in
many voices. The sprig of holly or
the plum pudding, the tree laden with
gifts or the cheer for the lonely
these are all the worlds way of say
ing to the Mother and the Holy Child,
abide with as"
Barred out alike from cottage and
palace and inn in Palestine, the Hope
of the World renews his appeal each
Christmas-tide to our modern Chris
tan world. BY the very pathos of the
first Christmas, the heart is softened
and prepared to give him welcome.
To-day there is no heralding angel or
guiding star.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still
The dear Christ enters in.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
The First Christmas Tres.

Its the Germans who brought the
Christmas tree to America" the Ger
man said. Didn't you know THAR
The duke of Hesse sold q regiment.
called The Hessians,' after him. "a
fight the Americans. They got 20
drunk over their first Christmas tree
here away from home that Washing.
ton captured them. and that stafted
the fashion Of Christmas trees 4
America. It's history"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

uC, WI SAlpCI
at the throne of
S~ardanapoiis and
~fayorite at Fash
ions shrine, awOke
n morning in
the hustle and the
whirl of Chicago
with a headache
Through the aeri-
al window of his
club the clash and
clamor of city din
smote his throb-
bling t e m p | e s :.
Smoke and SCOT
drifted Familiarity
in, and upon the
indolent draughts
a faint. fetid smell
rode truculently.
"B a h t h o s e
~stockyards!' sniff
ed Harrison Hon
eywell HickSon,
griI ping his tenn
pies and striving
to reach oblivion
by burying his
nose and ears in
the downy pillow.
always the smell
and the noise and
the clatter. Day
and night it is the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24


this WAS a Christ
mas day, too.
This was one
reason why SO
much, so very
much pains was
taken to make
every Christmas
a delightful one
for her.
N e before
had so much been
done for her. To
be sure, she was
d than she
was a year G
and could p
ciate better what
was done for her.
Yet somehow she
was not nearly so
p as she
t h o u & h t S h e
should be.
Such a glorious
Christmas ire
stood out in the
wide hall of the
great mansion in
which she lived.
1t contained such
a load of presents
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

O. ANITA CLAUS remains. by virtue Of
~ a common understanding that childhood
~ shall not be despoiIed Of one Of its
most cherished beliefs. either by the mythologist.
with his sun myth theory, or the scientist. with
his heartless diatnbe against superstitions. He
who does not see in the legend Of Santa Claus q
beautiful faith on the one side. and the native
embodiment Of a divine fact on the other. is not
fit to have a place a. the Christmas board
Hamilton Wright Mabie.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
Christmas Carol
BV Philips Broen

CHE earth has grown I'D With rs.
burden " care,
But at Christmas II always Is Young,
che heart Of TIE Jewel burns lu$trcuS
and fair,
lind It's soul full u music bursts forth
On tbe air,
Wben tbe song u the angels IS sung.
II Is coming, Old Garth. It Is coming
tonight!
On .t ,%s '"'~'f'aks' which cover thy
che feet u tbs Ebri<t.ebId fall gentle
and white,
lind the voice u The Ebri$t.ebild tells
out with delight
Chat mankind are The children u God.
On tbe sad and tbe lonely. tbe wretehed
and pocr,
cbe vo,eeef tbe Gbrist.ebild .banfaII,
Had u every blind wanderer OPEN tbe
dcor
OF hope that he dared not u dream "
before,
Uitb a sunshine Of welcome fcr an.
che feet u the bumble$t may walk h
the field
Wtere TIE feet u tbe Eolie$t trod,
CHS, then, Is The marvel u moftals
revealed
WbeM The siluery trMinpets u Christmas
have pealed,
Chat mankind are t1be children q 6c0.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

Of the Lord shone around about them. and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them:
Fear not. for behold bring you good tdins. Of
great joy which shall be to all people. For unto
you is born this day in the city Of David, .
Savior. which is Chris. the Lord."-From the
Gospel Of St. Luke.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
The Church'S
Christmas Present
BY r WILLIAMS


Harrison Honeywell Hickson, de-
voice of Michigan avenue, worshiper
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

Mia was just even years old. She
was born on a Christmas day, and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

mND there were in the same country shep-
IN herd. abiding in the field. keeping watch
= Il over their aock BY night. And 10. the
saoA q As Lesd eans upoa them. aadAs glory
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
NO STAR TO GUIDE
THE POSSIBILITY THAT ESCAPED
THE WOMEN OF Bethlehem.
Some Name Might Have Rang
Through All Ages Had She But
Known the Spirit of Christ
mas Hospitality.

HE child born in the
stable of Bethlehem,
because there was no
room for them in the
inn was heralded by
angels to the shepherds
and by a star to the
wise men; but no voice
told the mothers of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
No One To
Do Work
NO OFFICIAL AVAILABLE TO ANA
Lyle STOMACH OF KOREAN
WHO DIED YESTERDAY.

AS was discovered yesterday through
the death of a Korean in Pauoa Val
ley, the cause of which could not be
easily determined, there is no Coun-
ty or Territorial officer to make
chemical analysis of the stomach of
any victim of poison or other organ
of similar character which would re-
quire such an examination. The body
of the Korean was brought to the
morgue, under the Instructions of
Coroner Charles Rose. There 1t was
carefully cut up by DR.. Mcdonald,
who declared that he had not the
faintest idea of what the cause OF
death was. DR.. Mackall, the county
government physician, was also in a
quandary.
Then Food Commissioner Duncan,
who has handled this work under the
Territorial service till the change
came on July !. was asked to make
an analysis, but most politely declar-
ed that it was not part of his wor1-
He had all that he could attend TO as
food commissioner without using his
time, microscopes and chemicals on
the internal organs of corpses.
Up to a late hour this morning no
one knew what had been the cause of
death, still the man had to be buried
and 10 have this done some one must
sign the death certificate. DR.. Mac.
kali finally cut the gordian knot by
ascribing the demise of the Korean,
who is said to have been a devout
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
HAD KICK
AT KECK
BUT PRINGLE DID NOT SEE FIT
TO PROSECUTE HIM IN POLICE
COURT TODAY.

Now comes c. D. Pringle and says a
lot of unkind things about big, easy
going. good-natured Fred Heck and
would have folks believe that Keck
almost assassinated him yesterday in
the bonded warehouse of the Internal
Revenue Department mar tn customs
house.
Keck, a young giant doesn't look as
if he'd hit a fellow smaller than him
self in any such brutal manner as
Pringle alleged but failed to back up
this morning in police court.
Keck's story is that Pringle got fu-
rioUs and was about to stab him with
paper-cutter because Keck asked con-
eerning the whereabouts Of a bicycle
and a couple of razors Kek had lent
him a couple of years ago to ride on
and get a shave with.
Instead of appreciating the use Of
the bicycle which has not yet been re-
turned and instead of being grateful
for brace of razors with which to
shave his face, Pringle yesterday re-
sented an invitation to tell of their
whereabouts and seized a desk dagger
to make away with his former friend
and neighbor.
Not wanting to leave his wife wi
dow, Keck took the smaller man by
the wrist and pressed him against
wall in which there happened to be a
window and Pringle's writings result
ed in the breaking of the window and
a piece of glass cut him in the back
of the neck.
However, thoughm the was able to
be in his best clothes this morning for
a sivil service examination, Pringle
did not see fit to appear in police
court to prosecute and Keck was dis
charged without further trouble. Glen
Quinn appeared for Pringle and told a
tale of woe of how Pringle was al
legged to have been mauled
Keck calmly states that after mold
ing Pringle for a while they work out
into the street where Pringle, mad with
rage. threw an insult at him and Keck
administered a Christening smack that
was designed to teach better manners.
Meanwhile Pringle is ont following
ND his charge of assault and battery
probably thinking better of the AFFAIR
and no doubt regrettin ghis loss OF
temper. And, in the meanwhile, Keck
has seen nothing of the bicycle and
two razors he lent Pringle two years
ago.
Pringle is guager for the Internal
Revenue. Keck fused to work TOT
the Oahu Ice Workse as enginer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
KINGS WEATHER;
DEVIL S SPORTS"

The Hawaii Herald, of Hilo, in
Thursdays issue, rips into the racing
proposition as carried out at Hilo last
Monday. To quote:
With perfect weather on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday for the three days
of sporting amusements which for sew
eral months Hilo has promised the
people of the Territory, there was no
thing to anticipate that the celebration
of the Fourth of July would turn out
to be failure. The people returned
to their homes on Monday afternoon
with feelings of discomfort and dissat-
lsfaction which they were justly enti-
, tied to hold.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
OUGHT HONOLULU
HALE TO Be HELD?
CoNsD DERAToNs IN FAVOR OF SELLING
THE PIACE-MIGHT BY CONDITIONS SALE SECURE
ERECTION BUSINESS STRUCTURE AND GIVE THE
PROPERTY HIGH TAXPRoD UCING VALUE

Governor Frear intimated today
that there are reasons for selling the
Honolulu Hale premises as well as
for holding them. With regard to
municipal building site the lot would
scarcely be suitable unless the post
office building alongside were sur
rendered to the Territory by the Unit
ed States, which was uncertain but
in the event of which the main build
ing would give the city government
twice as much room as it now has.
"As it stands Honolulu Hale is not
a pretty object" the Governor said.
"If we could get $4,000 for it with
a condition that the purchaser would
erect a building to cost 100000 or
$150,000 on the site, we should have
so much money for public uses and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
BIC SUIT
DROPPED
LUKELA DISCONTINUES
CLAIM OF $4,000 DAMAGES
AGAINST MUTUAL TELEPHONE.

David Lukela by his attorneys, Ma
goon & Weaver, has discontinued his
suit against Mutual Telephone Co.
Plaintiff claimed $4,000 damages from
defendant for damages he sustained
while working as lineman by the fall
OF epole on which he was climbing.
He alleged that the pole fell by rea-
son of defective setting In the ground
and that its fall caused the plaintiff
to strike the ground in such a manner
as to break his leg, shatter and crush
the bone and his leg, and that by rea-
son of said damages he was greatly
frightened and had endured great
pain, agony and suffering, and had
been put to great expense in surgical
and medical attendance and for nurs-
ing and medicine, and had been oblig-
ed to give up his trade as lineman, and
had become permanently injured.
manned, disabled and dishgureu for
life, all to his damage in the sum of
$4,000. The accident happened along
the railroad near Makue on this ISL
and.
M. e. Silva was allowed by Judge
De Bolt to enter his appearance as
administrators of the estate of Maria
K. Bush Leleiwi in the partition suit
of Sociedade Lusitana Beneficente de
Hawaii VS.. Henry P. Bush and others.
The court confirmed the report of sale
of the property by James F. Morgan,
commissioner, at auction to Ernest
commissioners, at auction to Ernst
Judge De Bolt granted license to
Clara M. Mokumaia, guardian of Joe
and Rosalina Mollumaia, minors, to
sell real estate.
A decree Of divorce was granted by
Judge De Bolt to Suye Muramoto
against her husband Yoshitaro Mura.
moto on the ground of desertion.