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WEST now USES CENTS.

The striking of more than I 900,
900 cent pieces at the San Francisco
mint in 1908 made new record in
the history of the United States mint
and its branches, for never before
since the coinage of pieces of this de-
nomination was begun, in 1903, had
such coins been struck anywhere but
at the parent establishment at Phila.
delphia, says the New York Sun.
AS matter of fact, no need for the
making of coins of this denomination
in the West presented itself until
within recent years, as the demand
for cent pieces was confined almost
exclusively to the Atlantic and Mid
die Western States. In the West
and Southwest this minor coin has
had no purchasing value, was not
recognized and was seldom seen in
circulation. Indeed, even at the pres
ent time there are manv Western To-
calities in which cent pieces are not
accepted.
In Colorado, for example, if per-
son tenders scent piece to a post
master for two 2.cent stamps, he re-
ceives in exchange, together with his
stamps, not I-cent piece but cent
postage stamp. There are no cent
pieces in the money drawer of the
postmaster, and he doesn't desire any.
In Denver store certain commodi-
ty is quoted at, say, II cents pound.
The purchaser must take either IS or
20 cents worth. Nothing less than
scents worth is sold. Apples may
be a or S cents, but one apple is also
S cents, just the same. Now the
people of the Centennial State are 60.
ing to have chance of becoming ac-
quainted with the little bronze cent,
for it is the intention Of the Govern
ment to strike cent pieces at the new
Denver mint in 1909.
California has had as little use for
the cent as other parts of the West.
For many years no coin of less denomi.
nation than 10 cents had purchasing
value there, and in gold days nothing
less than rs cents would buy anything
miners frequently throwing a handful
of small pieces out into the street as
useless weight to carry, the 1.-TWO
bits" or quarter, being the minimum
current coin.
Times have changed, and the peo-
pie along the Pacific coast have been
quicker to adopt the cent than those
in the Rocky Mountain district. Now
the coin is used in such quantities
that it has been found advisable to
manufacture cents on the ground and
thus save the expense of shipment
across the continent from Philadel-
phia. For the calendar year of 1908
the United States mint report shows
that $II,I5o worth of cents were
struck at the San Francisco mint and
$323,27o.S7 worth at Philadelphia.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
DAYS OF THE WEEK.

Formerly the days of the week were
numbered one, two, three, four, FIVE
and six, beginning with the Sabbath.
Even now the custom still prevails
among certain modern Greeks, the
Slavs and the Firms. Many OLD fash
ioned and orthodox Quakers, particu-
larly in the north of England, still
hold to this custom, which was the
common one in the days Of the apos-
ties and down to the fourth century
as we'll as usual among the Jews and
the Arabs. The orthodox Quakers
Use the numerical system in prefer
ence to the ordinary on the ground
that the gods and goddesses, from
whom the names were taken, were
not of the highest respectability in
point of morals.
The week was originally only con.
venient quarter of the lunar month
hence it began on Monday, or moon
day. The Italians still call Monday
the first and Sunday the seventh day
of the week. Tuesday is derived
from the Morse Tiw, who correspon-
ded to Mars, the god of war, a most
disreputable person in the eyes of
Quakers. Thursday was Thor day,
Thor being god warrior who was
morally no better than he ought to be.
Wednesday, again, was Woden's day,
Wooden being the god of battle rage.
TheRomans called this day Mercury's.
Friday was supposed to be the luck
lest day of the week-for women. 1t
was called after the Morse Frija, the
goddess of love, and is the best day
for weddings. For the pagan
Romans it was also the day of Venus,
though the Christian Romans called
it the day of i'll luck because Christ
had been crucifed on that day. Sat
urday was called after Saturn, and
Sunday was known to the Christians
as resurrection or sun day.
The week of seven days was i'm
ported FROM Alexandra into Greece
and into Italy about the time of
Christ. The Greeks had previously
divided their month into sets of ten
days, the Romans into sets of eight
days, three and half sets being equal
to one month. .-MeaO York W0rld.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
THE WHITE HOUSE.

The White House is the popular
present-day name given to the Presi-
dents residence in Washington, and
is officially designated as the Execu-
tive Mansion.
1t stands on Pennsylvania avenue
occupying a reservation of twenty
acres of space midway between the
U. S. Treasury and the building
housing the departments of the state,
war and navy.
The White House Is constructed of
freestone painted white, is 176 feet
long by 86 wide and has undergone
some important changes in recent
years. The architecture shows eight
plain Ionic columns in front and a
semi-circle portico in the rear.
The grounds are adorned with
fountains, flowers, and shrubbery,
and form pleasing retreat in the
midst of buildings and streets devoted
to commercial and public business.
Within, the White House is adorn-
ed with excellent portraits Of the ex-
Presidents of the United States. The
largest apartment is the famous East
Room, which is 80 by 40 feet with
ceilings 22 feet high. The adjoining
apartment is the Blue Room finished
in blue and gold, devoted to recep-
tions, diplomatic and social. The
Green Room and Red Room, so-called
from their furnishings, are each 80 by
20 feet.
The executive offices of the Presi-
dent and his secretaries, together
with the apartments of the Presidents S
family, are located on the second
floor.
The first Presidents residence was
begun in 1892 but was not occupied
until 1900, when President John
Adams and his family became the
occupa nts. This White House was
burned In 1914 by the British army.
The present White House was con-
structed in 18I8-2o, and since that
date every successive President has
domiciled therein. Bee Hive.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
IMPORTANCE OF FLIRTING.

What a calamity it would be if we
were not permitted to flirt. We have
but to pause for moment and glance
at our social life to grasp the portent
of such an interdiction. Where, in
deed, would be the lure of the canoe
and the moonlit water If we were not
permitted to hirt with the pretty girl
and all girls are pretty in the moon
light-who occupied the cushions !
Where would be the attraction of the
seaside resort if we were not allowed
to press the hand of the charming
girl-but all girls are not charming
in bathing suits-whom we raise
gracefully over the breakers! Where,
we ask, would be the pleasure of the
dance If we were not allowed mo-
ment in the conservatory, with its
shaded lights, its splashing fountain,
and its subtle perfume, to whisper a
few sweet nothings into willing ear !
Gone-all gone Life scarcely
would be worth the living. BY firt-
ing, though, we do not mean down
right making of promiscuous
character, or the practice of forming
acquaintance by the pickup"
method, or the Turing of another
mans wife or another woman's hus-
band from his or her proper hearth
stone. Such should be known by
other names than that of flirting
which, to the distinctly proper per
son-man or woman-is suggestive
only of the charm of an afternoon in
the fragrant woods, the tang Of the
salt sea air, or the desultory winding
of the canoe through the lily pads
each, of course, concomitant to the
presence of an agreeable companion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
DANOELION AS A BAROMETER.

The dandelion is dandy barome-
ter one of the commonest and most
reliable. 1t is when the blooms have
seeded and are in the fluffy, feathery
condition that the weather prophet
faculties come to the fore. In fine
weather the ball expands to the full,
but when rain approaches it shuts
like an umbrella. If the weather Is
inclined to be showery it keeps shut
all the time, only opening when the
danger from the wet is past.
The ordinary clover and all its va
rieties, including the trefoil and the
shamrock, are also barometers.
When rain is coming the leaves shut
together like the shells of an oyster
and do not open again until fine
weather is assured. For day or
two before rain comes their stems
swell to an appreciable extent and
stiffen so that the leaves are borne
more uprightly than usual. This
stem swelling when rain is expected
is feature of many Towering grasses.
The fingers of which the leaves OF
the horse chestnut are made UP keep
fiat and fanlike so long as fine wealth
er is likely to continue. With the
coming of rain, however, they droop
as if to offer less resistance to the
weather. The scarlet pimpernel is
nicknamed the ''poor mans weather
glass" or wind cope and opens its
flowers only in fine weather. AS
soon as rain is in the air it shuts up
and remains closed until the shower
or storm is over.
The common garden convolvulus
crumples up its delicate blossoms with
in the space of half an hour If rain
drops are on the way, and it keeps
them thus until the bad weather has
passed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
WORLD OF WISDOM.

He's a wise motorist who knows
his own machine.
If you need exercise, it's not nee
essary to buy an auto-just dodge.
Motoring improves the lungs. You
have to shout to make the chauffeur
hear.
Many six-cylinder car is the SUBJ
stance of things owed, the odor of
things not seen.
If odor, not speed, were the stan
dard unit, many small car would be
rated as at least 100 H. P.
It's hard to rise above trouble,
when the trouble is a balky car.
Usually you have to crawl under it.
A motor car is something like a
wife; you must own one to know
whether or not you can manage one.
When a motor boat breaks down
one wishes for motor car-unless
he's mighty good swimmer.
The acme of politeness, when your
hosts car breaks down, is to persuade
him you'd rather walk anyhow.
There are degrees of hard luck, but
the limit is to be run over by an auto
while lodging sand ballast from an
airship.
It's said that running Car brings
wrinkles to ones face, but lodging
accomplishes exactly the same result.
The California man, named Leg
gett, who bought his first auto the
other day, declares he already knows
what's in a name.
No chauffeur need complain of the
names he may be called in this coun-
try, in Germany he has become all
neutrality-suspicious."
The automobile throws new light
upon the old phrase: "The quick
and the dead" The quick are the
ones smart enough to dodge.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

These figures include re-enlist-
ments, of which there were almost
1900, 900, but 1t can easily be seen
that this was practically boys war,
since only small percentage were
22 years of age and over, and these
must, to large extent, have enlisted
previously.
1t is estimated that if the year 1868
be taken as a starting point, since it
was the middle of the war, the aver
age age of the soldier was about ~
years, which would make him 68 at
the present.
That is a fair age, but not old by
any means, and it ought to be re-
membered that those who served
through a campaign and came out fit
showed virility which indicated a
promise of living beyond the normal.
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nious bow, handed the book to the
President. He took it and said :
Gentlemen, l thank you for this
book. 1 shall read it with interest. "
This was one of the rare occasions on
which the President did not so much
as smile. 1 wondered if there came
to his mind, as there did to mine, the
Dred Scott decision of some fifty
years before-the verdict which de-
creed that negroes were not persons.
1t is certainly a far cry from being
pronounced chattels by the Supreme
Court to being addressed as gentlemen
by the Chief Magistrate.
At 3.45 the President was back in
his private office and ready for lunch.
The writer describes it thus:
It consisted of one large red apple,
one large green apple, and glass of
water. This is. all the lunch the
President ever takes and frequently
he omits even this. This has been
Mr.. Taft's habit for many years. He
would delight the heart of the gentle
man who is alleged to have written a
two-volume book on the advantages
of eating only two meals day. An
apple-donor recently wrote:
"Dear Mr.. President You must
have eaten by now enough of those
apples I sent you (date) by prepaid
express to know what you think of
him. Would you be so kind as to
personally write me your opinion of
them 7"
But the heartless Mr.. Carpenter
allowed the President to MUNICH away
on the apples without knowledge that
the donor was anxiously awaiting the
Presidential verdict. Lest this state
ment should cause hard feeling against
the President among fruit growers I
will qualify it by admitting that !
have no certain knowledge that he
was eating the donor sapples at all.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
HUMOR IN A BUSINESS LETTER.

1t is supposed that business letters
are deficient in humor. Still there
have been exceptions, and the latest,
sent by member of the well-known
wholesale soap making firm of (let us
say Cake & Son, is one of the most
brilliant. A retail dealer in a small
way had sent for consignment of
their goods Gentlemen" he writes,
"wherefor have you not sent me the
scpe? Is it becaws you think my
money is not so good as nobody elses !?
Dam you, Cake & Son wherefor
have you not sent the sope9 Please
send sope at once and oblige yours
respectfully, Richard Jones. P. S.
Since writing the above my wife has
found the sope under the counter"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
A WAR OF YOUNG MEN.

Many persons wonder that there
are almost half a million surviving
soldiers of the Civil War, considering
that it is 4S years since it began and
44 since it ended. The reason lies in
the fact that 1t was young mems war
as the following statistics as to the
AGE of men as they enlisted will show !:
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
DIAGNOSIS OF TWO DOCTORS.

The late Ambrose L. Thomas Of
Chicago once told story about two
doctors.
"To illustrate my point" he said.
apropos of an advertising error, "I'll
tell you about my friend Bones"
"Bones was taken Ill, and, his fam
lily physician being out of town, a
specialist was called in.
"But the family physician unex-
pectedly returned, and he and the
specialist entered Bones chamber to-
gether. They found the man in a
high fever and partially unconscious:
Each put his hand under the bed
clothes to feel Bones pulse, and each
accidently got hold of the others
hand.
"'He has typhoid said the first
physician.
Nothing of the kind, said the
other. He's only drunk.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31
For 1.-THE UNION"
VICTORY THROUGH SUNSHINE AND STORM
BY EDWIN HIGGINS.

The trees are naked, no vestage of green;
Streams of sunshine in the branches are seen.
The fields are drifted with untrodden snow,
Beneath the myrtle in beauty doth grow.
Abroad in the land the tempest is heard,
Spring is coming with the love song of bird.
Stars hid their torches reluctant to shine,
Shine Myrtle and holly, cedar and pine.
There is gloom above, the sun doth not shine,
Yet hand from above is clasping thine.
No night is so dark but it passeth away,
Fading in the glory light of cloudless day.
And angels pour blessings from Mercy's cup.
The blossom and bird may sing in the shade,
But the worlds heroes are by tempests made.
Then on bravely toll for hath not Heaven given
The dark and the light in which we must live?
Onward and upward thy life work perform,
God will give victory through sunshine or storm
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gnn again. He had entered new
phase of life. The desire to kill was
no longer strong within him. The
instinct of the hunter had left him
forever. ."-Calitoynia WeWS.
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"W1LL YOU have this woman to be

"WILL YOU have this woman to be
YOUR lawful welded wife 7"
"That's what 1 lowed I would"
"Will you love, honor and obey
her 7"
''Ain't you got that switched
around, parson?" said the bride
groom.
"John p said the bride. elect,
"don't you reckon the parson knows
his business? Answer the question p
eyes, sir" said the bridegroom,
meekly, "I reckon I'll have to-"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

THE following advertisement re-
Gently appeared in a New Zealand
journal: Wanted, capable girl, for
dairy farm, able to milk. Four good
looking sons in the family.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

GETTING out of bed backward isn't
half as unlucky as getting off NOV
ing car that way.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

THE narrow soul knows not the
god-like glory of forgiving.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

WHY should a church mouse be
considered so poorl He doesn't have
to live on the collections.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

BE glad while you may, for gener-
ally sadness gives you no choice.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

DON'T be cast down by every bit
of adverse criticism you hear.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
Personal.

Warden Wolfer left on Monday
for weeks absence.
Mr.. Colgate Buckbeeof St. Paul
was a caller at The Mirror Office
one day last week.
Deputy Warden Backland and
Assistant Deputy Warden Sulli-
van called at the sanctum during
the past week.
Mr.. Leonard Freeman of Fen
ton, Mich, was shown about the
place by Deputy Warden Back.
land one day last week.
Among the callers at the institu-
ton last week were the members
of The Economics Class Of the
Central High School of Saltwater
Mrs. G.. E. Branigan of Super.
Tor, Wis, registered at The Mirror
Office during the past week. She
was shown through the place by
Mr.. Gust Meyer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
Very Interesting.

To the Editor:
l am very much inter ested in
the copy of The Mirror before me
and shall take great pleasure in
adding it to our exchange list, also
in looking it over each week, and
have placed you on our exchange
list in return. l want to compli-
ment you on the very interesting
and creditable copy of The Miro,
sent.
Wishing you continued success
IN the enterprise, | remain,
Very truly yours,
81. H. WINDSOR,
Editor of Popular Mechanics.
Chicago, May %, 1909.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10

Man always had weakness for the of strong box.
The church and its teachings than do John
Law and his club.
The sandbag Republican the brassknuke Democrat
birds feather that do not flock together but they invariably pull
together
Carrie Nation has been fighting the devil for but her
tongue still has sting like the business end doubebarreed
hornet
should think wou be for hunter to shoot
elephant would be hit barn standing the inside with the
door and all windows closed.
If the religious bugs of the Adam God species
they will destroy all of the young and susceptible plants
in the vineyard of the Lord.
Suragee elected President of this country she will
all feathers the eagle stuck her ky
piece before she in office week.
would liked have been Decoration Day and planted
least little flower the of the author who ad "A
preacher like dog standing on it's hind legs"
altogether many budding politicians of the Hnky
Dnk variety sprouing iii the political field and they should be
weeded before they bloom into city fathers Congressman
John L. Sullivan the former king of pugdom again.
when he used three four
the ring night else he is growing simple
hundred that the Sultan of Turkey forced
leave behind enough widows? Or
only four hundredh of widow?
The Mirror wanted to publish the
head this column but kicked because do not like to be annoyed
receiving of beauty shows and sentimental
epsles from young ladies'
man in New three million dollars and
the city stole six dollars and
My advice is don't steal but will STEAL dig
dollar for the boss rubber when he
opens the safe.
people of Illinois landing all kinds of waops the
Legislature of that state for sending Billy Lorimer the United
States Senate but before the rolls around bunch OF
highways and byway corral the guble
his hands he cannot do scratching
election day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
Corner in Fibre.

There is a corner in binder
Irvine fibre and the prices that
have been advancing since last
fall have taken a sudden jump.
This information was given out by
Henry Wolfer, Warden of the
State Prison. Speaking further
on the subject Warden Wolfer
stated:
'The price Of binder twine to
the farmers of the state will not
be raised this season. The cost
of sisal for Irvine of that grade is
now six and three-fourths cents
and that is the price at which that
grade of Irvine is being sold to
farmers by the State Prison. The
prices of all grades of twine at the
Prison are lower this year than
ever before. The recent sudden
Jump in sisal fibre was one and a
fourth cents per pound. The
prices of New Zealand and Ma.
Mia fibre we're raised in sympathy
with sisal on the same general
scale of a cent and a quarter pei
pound. saltwater Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
4 Good Game.

The Guard Gorillas and Shoe
cutters came together on the
diamond last Sunday afternoon. 1t
isalleged the Shoemakers ''rang in
a professional pitcher under the
name of Peterson. The Gorillas
were on to the dope from the first.
Nevertheless the Shoecutters were
shut out by Capt. Whelan pitching
for the Gorillas up to the seventh
inning. After that they scored
two runs while the Gorillas mark
ed up seven to their credit. The
Gorillas ought to be rechristened
the Eatemuppers.
Manager Williams says Capt
Whelan is as good at playing ball
as he is at other things,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
The Chautauqus.

At the meeting of the Chautau-
qua Circle held on Sunday, June
g, the President took the chair.
The Vice-President handed in his
resignation, in consequence of his
much to- be- regretted 10y u.s. forth
coming departure and Mr.. G. H.
R., the tribune of the elect was
selected to replace him.
The program was as follows:
Art and Artists, Chautanqua, Pro-
lection or Free Trade, The Nation
al Game. The first paper treated
with much sympathy some of
those ridiculous fellows who ven
ture to think that a great painting
is an achievement worthy of CON-
parison with a well-appointed
machine-shop. This abnormal
view was ably set forth by Mr..
G.. r. w.
Mr.. V. V. De paper, descriptive
of the headquarters ofthe Chautau-
qua movement, was. in the Critic s
words, zone of the best presented
before the Circle in some time. y
In preparation and delivery alike,
it showed an ease and command
of material worthy of praise.
Mr.. I'll. Noes argument fol
| free trade was also we'll put and
we'll delivered. though it is becom-
ing increasingly evident that free
trade, as q practical economic
policy has afhnitles with the dodo,
Queen Anne and the door-nail.
AS wlnd-up to much discussion
of serious matters, the Circle was
favored with a dlsquisition on the
most serious of all matters, the
science of baseball, by Mr.. G. w
f. The Umpire, in his critical
| remarks, decided that everybody
had swatted for a two-sacker, and
that Mr.. Van D. had pitched q
shut out. Amid cries of "F-a-a
AXE" Soak de umpire" the
Circle adjourned.
j. c., Secretary.