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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
The Polar Bear.

The Polar Bear.
Man and the polar bear are the
two greatest enemies that the seal
has to guard against. The polar
bear as he walks about over the
ice foes in his spotless coat OF
white is picture worth seeing.
He knows no fear and is a very
dangerous animal for any one to
encounter, especially if he be
hungry. He is also very patient
hunter, remaining for hours about
a seal hole and no sooner does the
seal poke his head out of the hole
in the ice than Mr.. Bear has him.
He is equally at home in the wa
ter, and there also causes the seal
and fish to fear him.
The polar bear weighs some
where near five or six hundred
pounds and many weigh more.
They never go very far inland but
always stay close to the water.
Only when very hungry will he
leave the ice. At these times he
is very dangerous to meet. While
in the Arctic / saw several polar
bears and also had slight mis-
understanding with one of them.
The winter of '05 being very Sc
we're in fact but very little open
water was to be found anywhere.
It was during this time that | was
on relief expedition headed for
Fort Mcpherson sone four hun
dred miles from the island. The
outfit consisted of Shagdeno--mean-
ing one who tells lies-who WAS
guide and helped handle the six
huskies which drew the camping
outfit and provisions. Also his
squaw, New-me-ack, who kept our
clothes in good order and made
our muck pow-rows and tea. Now
if any of you never ale a muck
pow-row 1 would advise you never
to try unless you have a very
strong stomach.
I will explain just how they are
made and you may judge for your.
selves whether you could handle
them or not. About two quarts
of -four are placed in a pan and
water enough added to make 9
sort of spongy dough. Small
pieces are then cut off and patted
between the hands until they be-
come fat about the size OF a flap
Jack. A fire is then made over
which is placed another pan fui
Of seal oil or Arctic lard. The
squaw then punches her thumb
several times thru each one o.
these fattened pieces of dough
then drops them into the seal OF
until they become brown-resul
a muck pow-row. During the fiv'
months trip | never saw thu
Isqnaw wash which no donh
helped the flavor considerably
Anyway they tasted good to nj
| and I shall always remember will
a feeling of gratitude how ever
| the presence Of New me-ack helpet
to cheer me on my lonely journey
/ Now to get back to the bear.
j Just after we had left the shore
| Of the Arctic and struck into tn
great forests in the CANADIAN
northwest and having made abou
j forty miles we decided to sto
for the night. We had severe
| sacks of -four, plenty Of tea an
matches and some dried or froze
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
SIDE LIGHTS *
BY lA !.

...-'-
Talk about Swiss bell ringer -
Capt. Whelan hus them beaten t
a fragile.
They say that long sick call line
very morning is a compliment tol
j. DIR. Stebbins as most of the boys
are anxious to see him as often as
possible. He treats the boys
we'll in every sense Of the term,
says one of the frequent callers.
| Arg,icur, the heavy weight writ
or of 81 .ssical literature in these
parts, winds upm piece OF "poul.
| try" as follows: II can't be lynch
ed anyway. The bars are strong.
| The lock holds" Now who in the
world would want to lynch that
dear Anglicus, the Duke of Wor-
ces,ershire? Out upon such pesky
thoughts! Perish the idea! Brace
up, Duke, and get strangie hold
on something cheerful.
/. Several English titled ladies
leaders of the Suffragettes- are
languishing in Jail because they
we're too boisterous and forward
in seeking interviews with promi-
nent English statesmen. The wo-
men will win in the long run.
They possess the nerve and grit
necessary to achieve success. No
great reform has ever come about
except thru suffering and distress
upon the part of those originally
advocating it.
i Some of the natives doubt the
statement that the rock-candy kid
| is pebble eater. There is no &C.
casion for any doubt as to this
statement. He carries supply of
pebbles with him all the time and
when he feels hungry he dives
nto them with the avidity of a
sand hill crane. Nothing like
'em for toning up the stomach, .
he says. Before taking them there
were many things he could not
eat. Now he can eat anything.
!, Perhaps this accounts for the dis
appearance of some of the nails
from the floor in. the print shop.
The author of Heliograms
a throws the harpoon into the la
. dies with great force. Use hair
8 pin and not a .harpoon. A woman
: can do almost anything with a
a hairpin-up to opening a safe,
Remember, however, the women
are not to blame, for the first wo-
0 man was created out Of the rib OF
man. The author above referred
to will probably retort by saying
I it must have been poor rib. The
s ladies-God bless them!-are do
Q ing the best they can and the
8 more they DO the men the better
it is for both sexes.
Erids says writing is used to
8 conceal ideas, truths and facts. :
This is a startling statement
Most persons labor under the de.
. fusion that writing is used to con.
; vey ideas, truths aud facts. This
: revolutionary disclosure made by
Erid surely must be misprint
They say ssthe best diplomats are
J. the biggest liars''-but the bigges
. liars do not by any means make
n the best diplomats. Language
q spoken-may be made to concea
I'll ideas, truths and facts. But Ian
!. guage written cannot possibl.
il conceal ideas, truths and facts. A
- for reading President Roosevelt
n messages-let the dead past bur.
n it's dead. No doubt the prophe
Of old who exclaimed: "How long
oh Lord, how long," evidently hal
er a vision Of one of Roosevelt's mes
err sages. A railroad man asked an
s: other. why is one of Roosevelt
xe messages like a sawed-off rail
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

ashland also three seals for dog
food. The sled with most Of the
food WAS left ON the outside of our
tent and covered over with canvas
to prevent the dogs from getting
at it. One thing about the hus-l
kies- when on the trail they never
leave you, but will follow as long
as they can stand or travel. Il the
rest of the dogs are hungry they
will pounce upon the poor worn
out huskie, literally tear him to
pieces, then fight over each mouth
full. If a man becomes sick or UNI
able to defend himself they will
serve him the same way. | have
seen the bones of many dead Els
kimos stripped clean by these
dogs. They bite away the wooden
boards, if the native is lucky
enough to have them then strip
the body clean. 1t is grewsome
sight, nevertheless it is true.
Hunger knows no limit.
The sun was still several hours
high SO Shaga-lo and | decided to
look for deer as the woods were
full of them. We came upon many
coveys of grouse but would not
shoot for fear of alarming the deer
if there happened to be any near.
We decided to shoot some OF them
on our return to camp. Pretty
soon Shaga-lo said: "I.ow-tcok,
luck-too, amulucta kiley," which
means, look-deer plenty-come.
Just about one hundred rods off
we saw about sixty deer coming
towards us. [ said to Shaga-lo, in
his native tongue not to shoot un-
til I gave the signal. Then to pick
out the first one and | would take
the next and not to try to kill
more than two as we could not use
them and had no room to carry
more on our sled. The deer came
up to within hundred yards OF
us and scented no danger as the
wind was in our favor and we were
concealed behind a large tree. ]
gave the signal to FIRE and the re.
suit was two fine deer. | had
fine shot at the one I picked out
and was close enough to have
placed the shot anywhere | wish
ed. An old trapper in that conn-
try told me that unless | was sure
of my aim never to try to reach
the heart or brain but to pump 6
couple of shots into the deer'f
front or hind quarters. He SAID
they never travel far when hit
there.
After we had bled the deer anc
removed the skin, Shaga-lo Wen
back to camp and brought the
dogs and sled on which We loadee
what we wanted of the meat ane
returned to camp. We had very
fine supper that night and the
deer meat was the means of almos
saving our lives as the following
will show. Soon after supper WI
crawled into our sleeping bags To-
the night. It was near SUNRISE
when | was awakened by TIT
squaw who was screaming, man
uck! nanuck! King muck mucky! !
Which means that there was J;
bear and that he had killed one o
the dogs. I>quickly got out OF M
sleeping bag, then showed q couple
of shells into my As 70 and step
ped outside just in time to SCI
bruin disappearing in the dis
1 lance with large seal in hi
/ mouth. That was not all | saw b.
any means. But what | did SCI
caused me to feel the creates
alarm. The bear had tipped owe
| the sled and scattered the hou
all over leaving bu. very littl'
. y a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25


Never uy y u;,l,ont
adding 'hereso'
D.; p.to IL Tho Fret Grade din
D ;,oa 10 otber dav and
u xlataoraokad
pu.e wahb saws he is still chas-
=. that lost bno He says the
o,m.,s tho hardest to
i
81 Haskell says Il 'io PIP,
parties Will manu- nl'n 49, -.
1t Will 90 as wen as 9Ai
tlce.
.r,,o r;ntors are living high"
SAID a teiier: ies' % w -
gallery, reJoineo 'n0 ~
the prlntery'
A certain party ~ 'n
Rloom's lost appetite and is using
it until further notice.
Soellovitchky says it is not nee
essary for him to go to Alaska to
coo, off He says the Arctic
breezes come to him right where
no 10 "''
Some Of the laddiebucks are in
d,,o;no in spring renovations by
having their wool clipped close to
the scalp. A gentle reminder of
tho initial trimming.
ministration will be a great sue
cess. HE likes possum, says
Davy, "and anyone dat likes pos
sum is shore to be good fellow.
oo"e VI 'no .oo'i 80
%0v
TO oe worry 'ooo .I. $50
0piuns ~ iii. none
and tongues there "ouio 20 goo :.
JOY IN tins lmmeoia'e ''
observed compa'lio''
,no,,oos that the
e tho Cbantanons
ell ona comnlate
.uo,no on,,,;oan +,
,;,+ Ho hos cor
.aiu'y oo" =. O.,
nseiy l"'oi -
~ r. ct would like f.
E.oohnon who hides hi,
900 90" TT - 10 oroo,
ooA 10 not ooro ebou,
"'as' ..oot, nv snec;altv !,
"'' ~, TO- not;c.
"",o ..oh g 10 no,
"uo s"
on0'
ou"'o eu os !,
pf'"'eis .''o go m
0o'r'e ri how,
ooye Oh 'ooN 49,.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

S3sllovitchky says it is not nee
essary for him to go to Alaska to
cool off. He says the Arctic
breezes come to him right where
she is at.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

A certain party IN the print
chop says he has found Officer
Blooms lost appetite and is using
il until further notice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Some of the laddiebucks are IN
dulging in spring renovatlons o,
having their wool clipped close te
the scalp. A gentle reminder o.
the initial trimming.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Guard Goldsmith says: "The
printers are good fellows-yes, OF
course-bu: there are others. The
bows all look alike to me. l have
been here long time and | have
seen many hundreds of them come
and go-and some Of them come
alas!'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Saith 10 10: Il would like to
see Eat Frenchman who hides his
clock. He has done me a great
Injustice. | do not care about
alarm clocks. My specially is
watches. Tell him to take notice
and swallow his watch if he has
one"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

ssAlexander's Finest is in greater
demand than Coles Best ever
was,' said Gilbert. Hugo says;
81 put into de tobac vat | make
plenty of sugar, licorice und syr-
up und de boys all say dat my to.
bac tastes choost like molasses
candy all de vile yet some more
If de molds was bigger | would
pot moro syrup yet IN my tobae
und den it would taste choost like
Huyler's Chocolate Bon Bons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Uncle John announces that the
membership of the Chautauqua
Circle is now full and complete
and that he has twelve applicants
on the waiting list. He has GER
tainly done we'll in creating such a
lively interest in the Circle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-04

Big Grocery Sale ;::E=:;:$
!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-04


e ehayo
will need groceries and need them cheap and quantity We can Sale will last until lots
kand
du rmGo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-04
LAUNDRY NECESSITIES

galvanized wash tubs, 0 size, each :. 4
galvanized y wash tubs, l size, each 49,.
galvanized wash tubs, size, each, &
Galvanized wash tubs, 3 size, each =. {
Brass King or Brass Duke wash boards
Cotton % or Sissal clothes line, each -.
Clothes pins, per dozen. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-04
STARCH AND BLUING.

Bulk Starch, per ID, SC
Package Gloss Starch, per pkg, :. Sc
Package Corn Starch, per pkg, =. :. Sc
KingsfOrd's Silver Gloss Starch, Glib wood
boxes, per box, ................ 40c
Landry Blue, 1Oc bottle, here =. So. SC
Box Bluing, per box, 1Oc size, here, :. Sc
DC size, here Sc
Ball Bluing, 1Oc size, here Sc
Ball Bluing, sc size. here 3c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19

MEMORIAL
SERVICES

New York. Mcb. 10 The reading Of
The original poom ~ Richard Watson
Glider al tho Cleveland memorial ser
Vices was followed BY addresses by
many. Judge George Gray saying II
purl
" deefl u a privilege to participate
IN this aemonstrallun. Il was q sax
ng Of a great Athenian philosopher
thal the character IT tho city ~ deter
mined bg tho character 0f the men It
eruWns. and We need not despair Of a
Republic whose people delight 20 ac-
claim the public llfe and character II
aaeh man as Grover Cleveland
Those meetings Of today henr Witness
thnt tue highest Ideals Of citizenship
II public service ard social duty, hass
not departed fr0m ambng u.s. The
things flat beat characterized Mr.
cleselands administration are those
which make f0f the honor d our Ma
tIonai HE. abe elevation Of our clllgan
lehlp 10 higher planes 81 Thought and
|aeiloH and Tor the stability ~ our IN
|1llluluns NJ n Il good thing ID a.
|tine pnfase. 10 laild iFe peIlOfmanee
Of duty 10 exalted Station: II Is bet
Tier bslll q glye living example 70 con
conlluued On Naae Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19
PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL LAD
Held For $4,000 Ransom
By AbduCieT WAs
Was Seen
tBy Associated presaj


Sharon, Pa, Mch, l9.-Frank "a
Buhl, the millionaire iron and steel
megnatc, uncle Of william Whitla,
be e.year.old hoy kidnapped yester
lay, stated today he win spend 500
100 to recover the boy. Notwithstand
ng the ali.nighi search no trace haa
ict been ionnd Of the ahduotora anu
he fat0er mas received on answer Is
the adverllaemenl made III hope a.
dnding eltlIer abduclcrs Of clew OF
hem.
Story Of Abduction.
Ten thousand dollars ransom 20 De.
manded for the return OF Willie Whit
q Attorney James p Whltlas G.yelr.
n son, who was spirited away from
chooI here yesterday morning By m
Unknown man, furnishing mystery
which the detectives OF The country
afe being asked to solve Accompany
ING the demand tor ransom il Il co,
art threat that the boy win be killed.
.anless ne money Is produced, TO
lieht Jhirf Of Police Cain received
wofd chat the rig IN which tha lal
vas taken had been recovered at War.
fen o.. with the ehlld's hat on the
Buggy seat.
Attorney and Mrs. WhltIa Ave
among the go8hs leading residents
rhe former Is a brotherln.law 81
Frank X Buhl the muhimilllonalre.
Ct $3.50 g. n. stranger drove ap
o the school house where voting whit
a Is q pupil and told The ianitor inc
ad WAS wanted At once III his fath.
afs oillce gluss conveyed the mes
sage 10 Miss Anna Lewis The boys
teacher who dismissed the child. Aa
he was helping him put on hts over
coat she remarked half iokiuely. "f
hope The man does not kdnap While
The man in the buggy had a dark
COMPLEXION dark hair and aubby mus.
laehe ne uas stockily bnilt He
poke excellent English and was eVi.
IDENTIFY American born.
The stranger helped The boy up to-
The seat beside him. He then drove
of N the direction OF Mr. Whites D.
H~s Several persons tonight aay a
soagederate met the kifnanper before
be left the town.
There Was no BELIEF that E cnme
had been committed, until the led
failed to appear for his noon-day meal.
at one letter directed 70 the nCtn.
I'd was delivered at the house BY d
mail cgrrler. Mrs Whlila At once
recognized the hand writing on the
Envelope as ihat Of her son. Open .ss
L. she f0lnd the following eomm0nlca
son written IN & strange hand:
we have your boy and Will return
MIN for $4,000 win see your adyer.
liaement IN the papers Insert In In.
aianapOir News. Cleveland Press. Pitt.
burg Ditpateh. youngstown Vlnd,dnt-
or
"a. A -Will do as requested ]. p.
Dead ! oys are not desirable"
Mr.. Whitla decided 10 comply %ish
The conditions OF the letter and sent
Tor publication. TO each Of the news.
papers specified the note It directed
him 10 Insert
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19

ANXIOUS
ABOUT 1T
UPPER Sc WILL
MAKE TERRIFIC
CONTEST
NORTHWEST
WILL STRUGGlE
-
Champ Clark Promises to Lead
Flight on Lumber
Trust


Washington. Mch 10 That there
win be great variety oS oalnluns on
ihe tarin bly, III sha senate N now
certain. Reductions IN sumprr VIII
Be sturdlly resisted by thn senators
rom Maine. the p8clhc coast and the
extreme Northwest while Minnesota
and Dakota Legislators favor free lun.
ber
This Inheritance tax clause win be
stoutly resisted ana the senators VITA
nave an opportunity 10 vote on lhe
amendment providing for an income
tax. A#
Fra coal win be opposed and the
reductions IN iron and steel win be
ought Senator Cnrlls declares KAN
sas win stand out ior duty Oh hides,
and also wauta substantial protection
on iis dricd egg industry
France Revlslna.
News from Paris says. France n
low revising her own laws On 8 max
num and minimum basis and Ils
action regarding lhe national trade
felalions Between TIE tvs e8unlfIeA
IN the future. will be Of vast lm.
p0rtunce In international affairs. be-.
cause Of the fact that flFaat BFllaln
wll receive the benefits Of she mini.
mum rates of lhe Payne tariff
Ten Million Deficit
The why's and means committee Ia
lhc house hy lta report estimates that
The entire revenues 70 the govern
nenl far ihe fiscal year 1910 pfovld,
ID tho PAYNE bill Is IN operation, wiE
De SS62,N65sSa Aa ihe lntsl amount
ur which reYennp WIN rs required
f0r 1910 # estimated at ts72.22l Ioi
it lg claimed that the deficit for 1910
Slll be- about si0.O0O.0a0.
Fight On Free lumber
A number of Democrats Will ioln
with SOME Republicans ii fayorlng
me continuation Of the dut4 asseaapa
By the plngley bin upon lumber Tho
fight for free lumber Win BE- headed
BY Chimp Clark 4 Is Understood.
During the 4ssiff hearings he ar.
raigned the lumber niagnasea and
delyed deep into the mgficacIas ol
stumpage aud railroad land grants.
Il II not thought there Will he any
serious opnoalllpn to the taflfG placed
on tea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19
COUNCIL
COMMITTEES
REPORTED

The city council met IN regular aes
sion last evening with all members
present
A committee consisting Of Council
men Douglas. Fairfield. and Morrison
was appointed To confer with Mana
ger shaitell o. the street car company
with reference 10 placing the track on
North Dfexel boulevard nearer the
center ol the street before the asphalt
paving wuuld be laid The company III
IT'S hurry 70 Ret tbs line extended TO
the convention hall In time for The
Legislature did not set the truck waefa
they had Intended It SHOULD 70.
The rltV treasurer WIS authorized te
tfithsfsB k200aremainiHe 50 the credit
ot old addRmentlffunlln ~ tldh hal
beenssasinei 10 the SALARY fund The
action uf The city treasurer IN issuing
new funding bonds ID lien uf The cIty's
Old Judgment bombs. issued In 1901
wea approved The amount Of the
bonds IS s20.00O aud rRn s5 years. bear
Ink 8 per cent interest
A petition asking Fof an arc street
Hight ii the corner 1t oak ana in
coin aTeane was referred III ihe stfee
lighting committee.
C0uHcliman Barker introduced II. uf
iinanee tlxlns the pfiaea ard fenllal
Ing the construction = seftlce pipes
All property owners t. lhe Alatfleta
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19

o be payer are required ID once %
laye lend service ppoa laid before tne
saving commences The plans and
lroilles OF the city engineer for lhe
ibutmenis TO the Second street bridge
leross toe Cottonwood river, lending
0 Island park. were accepted ana az
Jerk ordered TO arvertse for bids
The same order was made following
he fling Of the plans and sneelhca
ions hy the engineer for the e0ngtrur
lon OF main sewer on Vine street
from oklahoma 70 Springer avenue
rhla Is lr the Wire street dileh ani
when completed VIII improve the looks
md sanitary eChutlon Of that very IN
slightly ditch The Rock island Rui
'nad cOmp9ny. which claims the
ditch pr0he fy - franchise. agreed ~
pay the cIty e8.500 towards the com.
1letlon os the sewer, which will cost
about $1,000.
Bids were a4so ordered advertised
or The construction cf n STORM sewer
IN Logan avenue from Ninth street tt
he Cottonwood river. calculated 81
dralb III flooded district Of The wesl
Side.
The bonds If contractor W. f Power
sith himself and J. y. Beaales al
suretles, for the construction ug dia
tfici sewers Nos ag and Il, were
approved
The street and alley committee 70.
ported that It has entered into a con.
tract for the filling Of the south ap-
proach TO Ninth street bridge across
he Cottonwood river
The electric light committees report
"a that sccefdlng 10 observations by
he city police that the electric llRh'
company was not giving the service re
qulfed under their contract and fe
ported g2l worth 0f electric shortage
fund FOR the past three months. No
action was taken IN the matter
Councilman Douglas at the council
meeting last night introduced an ordln
snoe hxlnf The salaries Of the pollct
ludge, and city attorney. which hayf
been paid By fees heretofore.
The pnlice Judge uildef the Ofdlu
anct, o. and after My 9. faua. n "a
fett9N hHHHft u fpN ptt tuNNlH anu
the fees arctic b. turned inlD the city
llaeaauftr The city attorneys al.
lafy ltihg6d st slo0 pet month. but
ID Is allowed fees for defeadlnK the
city or prosecuting case fof the clty
in the county court. 70 the amount d
IS Ia The district or superior court Sg5
each, and in he supreme o. Federal
courts SO each suit The ordinance
sen over nndef the rules until tht
Gsext meeting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19

POSTPONES
ACTION

No judicial appointments VIII hs
made unlll week after next.
Such was the statement Ok Cover
nor Haabell this aftefn0se4
MAfy delegations an personal rep
resentatives Of cDndsdahss Tor judi.
clal appointments have bcen IL Gnlh.
RE to consult The governor since The
Adjournment Of the legislature.
IN some communities there are
warm lights against The possible AZ.
pblniment 81 certain candidates. but
IA almum All Il Is j ease more nf
being for friend rather than against
the other applicants.
rhete are several appointments to
be made. ae bills paaaed By ne recent
legislature provide Tor the appointment
"a on additional Judge In certain AS.
lrlcts: tie Reorganization of other dis.
ifieia and for the creation Of super.
lof ooe5la IN ceFtaln countless based
upon lhp population q those counties
There ate sflll a good many bills
which must bo considered by the gov.
ernuf within the constitutional limit
after Tie adjournment af the leNdla.
lure
Ke stated today Tint be would al
dress himself solely u these matters
until lllsf are lu|shed