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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
The bedbug does not draw the color line.

The bedbug not draw the color line.
will take the place Of the big stick
would the fellow who knows it all does
know
generally leaves John Barely Corn
blown he-b bottle fortune.
No matter thief may his honor going to
hand him sleep tablet later
The taps the political grave Senator
Foraker. Teddy did not send any flowers.
Chicago has sued his wife for divorce the grounds
O extravaganza She threw egg at him.
The way doing their hair present time
sides.
Carrie Nation Nelson each writing book and the
product their pens the shelves of
library.
Uncle Sam built high barbwire fence
orchard but the Mormon still breaks thru
and swpes the peaches
Uncle tariff REFORM but while the tariff
goose Matching believe Uncle Joe would take kick
caught in the act of sucking the free trade
eggs.
LADY that the only curb the trusts to
women The lady wmaker might be bride proof
number of who believe that the surage
would poke tainted dollar into her stocking she
felt sure there mpersonatng Tom
| the pepper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
S ALT AND
SUPER SAL T
BY
ANGLlCUS
MUIR HEART.TO.HEART TALK.

OUR HEART-TO-HEART TALK. 1t is the imperative duty
this column make apology the writer OF
those descen everybody first when he
opens his been encoachng Mr. F. M space
great detmen of the papers prestige and ne
Of protest however that tho he may
be silent that fresh outrage will move
him to mpassioned speech All know what thinking
gentle reader it, You think that really
consider the best evetha not lacking conce for
talking personal ALL WE'LL there's some truth IN that
suppose like talk about ourselves and also to believe
in ourselves taking detached and impersona vew feel con-
that any would the laugh at
least invariably "Heiogams than to dig out the
chorus of yawn steady diet of salt and forth would
sneakng suspicion that Avso OF
orcy my mild and further when you have
North American have beautiful noble feeling OF
thing something which the other
way then lawfully sorry, old man, and should desire
meeting prepared fight with anything, bar shlalles
HERUB The oldfashoned person tells his dreams
the breakfast rdicued There general rule,
little somebody dreams But where the actual
limitations his dreamfe comes to be OF
to him. of Nature that those who
pleasant usually bst with them knew once
upon time working business who glued to his desk
night and frequently early morn and late ngn
that after his head had reached the
inflow Then he would saw the slough of business and
became Alexander sometimes Beethoven ana some
Von He had he claimed trained himself TO sleep
datey bd to sleep and dream Also "nen ne mao
pleasing dream able to repeat 1t once
events influenced his mind
went sleep and took
the dream again. with the shadows eliminated In
reputation of taking for without
batting the other on only incidentally that he told the
secret of his Perhaps the rdicue consequent on
sense Of shame peculiarly modern There much IN our
should have because 1t
with regulations The young lazy VINO
ams Of Him the ideaist who dreams the
the poet who magnes 90
not advertise their dreams in the paper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Public Ch0rity.

Public Charity.
DURING the past year there was donated to pub
lie charities nearly $91, 100000 The donations were
mostly distributed among educational institutions,
religious organizations, libraries museums, galleries,
charities, and public improvements. Andrew Car
negie the who has stated that it was disgrace
to die rch is the largest contributor. he having dis
tributed over seven million dollars, most OF which
was utilized in establishing free libraries.
1t is strange that none of our milionaires never
make bequest toward helping discharged prisoners
and assisting the families Of those who incarcer
ated gift for such purpose would prove as
worthy as any donation we know Of There are
many discharged prisoners who leave prison with the
best of intentions and plans for the future but who
fail because of their limited opportunities to get the
right start. The field is ripe for such gift ano
there is little danger of competition running the
present dreary outlook.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
The Presidents Salary.

For YEARS the presidents salary has been SUBJ
iec for considerable debate, both inside and outside
of the halls of Congress- At the present time the
sentiment is very favorable toward making such an
increase as it is generally admitted that the salary is
inadequate to meet the growing demands OF the
position Compared to the salaries paid high digni-
taries abroad the United States deals very misery
with its officials. It is proposed to increase the
Presidents salary to 100000; and the Vice Presi-
dent, Speaker, and Chief Justice will each receive
$4,000.
It is evident that this slight increase was given
grudgingly, as the lawmakers have eliminated the
twenty-five thousand dollars allowed the president
for travelling expenses.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
'SOzvinS Wild Oats.

SO1O1729 VIA ONtS.
IT is strange but true that the majority OF great
men who are shaping the destines of state and ma
t;ona affairs were more or less wild in their youth;
and even today many Of these recall with pride
the wild capers they took part in Still, these men
knew when to stop; others, however, not endowed
with foresight have continued planting their crop
and have been dismal failures. They did not pos
sess the common sense to know that what was toll
Grated in youth would be objectionable when
committed by young man who had arrived at the
age of discretion.
There are any number of young men today who
are walking in the footsteps of the generation that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
TO Abolish Death Penalty.

The MINNESOTA state Legislature is again con-
sdering the wisdom of abolishng the death penalty,
bill to that effect having been introduced last week.
This proposition has been before the state legislature
for many years, but each time the measure has
failed to pass The nts of the bill have quoted
statistics by the yard Of other states wherein the
death penalty has been ablished but notwithstanding
the favorable showing made, the bill has always been
placed, gently but firmly, in pigeonhole. and there
allowed to die
The present bill has proviso attached thai
there shall be no pardon for those who have beer
convicted of murder in the first degree. This Seems
unusually severe, and it may be the means OF caus
ing the bill to meet the fate of it's predecessors
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

preceded them. Some of them, lacking a strong
will power, will be unable to discontinue the plant
ing of wild oats; but the majority OF them Will turn
out to b. solid business men, upholders OF the law
and of our social institutions. Tue sowing OF wild
oats is not praiseworhy at any tme and fortunate Is
he who knows the precise time when 10 stop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS copies Of THE MIRROR VINO are
on regular will please consider such as sample
copies reading, conclude that THE
IL worthy patronage to this once TOT
trial subscription q published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
California and Japan.

California and Japan.
The LAWMAKERS of California seem determined
to involve this country in with Japan, the means
used being series Of directed against the
japanese Undoubtedly conditions in California are
extremely strained, but if half IS true OF what is
claimed Of the Japs, why it would seem that the
Pacific coast states were justified in taking measures
of self.protection.
At the Atlantic seaports more vigorous policy
prevails but we do not hear any complaints about
any European country suffering from loss OF ma
tional dignity. If an immigrant is proved to be an
undesirable he is Immediately deported, and that
ends the matter. However, if window is broken in
a. woodshed belonging to Japanese living on the
Pacific coast, the officials of Tokyo at once begin te
shout for the blood of the detested American There
is lurking suspicion that the Japs are permitting
themselves to become too bumptious They alst
appear to be graspng at straws in order to establish
a sound, commercial prestige abroad Eventual.
thew will be forced to abandon this theatrical policy
and the sooner they do the highly they will b.
thought of by the nations of the world
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

Recommends Paying Prisoners.
WE ARE in receipt of the Ninth Annual Bulletin
from the Central Howard Association, of Chicago.
There is lengthy article in the pamphlet, written
bv F. Emory Lyon, entitled "Shall the Prisoner be
Paid?" The question of paying prisoners CON-
pensation was discussed quite thoroughly at the re-
cent meeting of the National Prison Congress, and
the subject found many of the wardens who were
heartily in accord with the idea. In speaking OF
paving prisoners a fixed wage, Mr.. Lyon has the
following to say in behalf of the measure:
"One of the chief weaknesses of realizing the
fnll possibilities of such training has been the lesson
Of lust compensation Of thrift of the unse6sh main
tenance of others could not be ncucated under our
present penal system. One of the chief motives for
toll and for the production of wealth, has been lack
ING because prisoners were not paid for their labor
1t has come to be serious question, therefore,
whether the state could not we'll afford to give to
each inmate of it's penal institutions at least some
compensation for his labor. There would be many
benefits in such plan aside from the necessity OF
teaching the prisoner the real value OF honest toll
Some of the objects accomplished, would be that
men who have either wives, mothers, sisters, or
children dependent upon them for support would be
able to aid them and thus cultivate the spirit OF un-
selfish service of Others Opportunity would also be
given in many instances to make restitution Tor the
wrongs done to individual members OF society. "A
large per cent of all thefts for example, are OF small
value The Willingness of the wrongdoer to undo
the wrong for which he is often repentant, would
be the best evidence of his penitence and his refor
nation Moreover, in the case OF those who are
alone in the world, and released without friends
to aid them, fund would be accumulated by their
own labor with which they could start life anew with
out being dependent upon philanthropy, and with
out being thrown into strong temptation to further
prey upon society"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

NONE knows the weight of another's burden
Herbert.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
The Suspended Sentence.


WHEN the suspended sentence was first advocated
about five or ten years ago it was considered to be
too ridiculous for sane discussion Today, however,
such sentences are imposed in quite plumber OF the
states and very satisfactory results have followed it's
adoption. Nowadays, thoughtful people are giving
sncb subjects serious attention Punishment, it has
been realized, sometimes causes more harm than
good. This is especially true of the first offender
who has been enmeshed within the folds of combi-
nation Of circumstances and commits theft to ex-
tricate himself.
When young man is arrested for hia first Of
Tense he should be dealt with more lenienty than
the man who has been known to have committed
several previous offenses. In such cases the sus-
pended sentence should be imposed wherever possible
In satisfying the demands of the present we should
not lose sight of the Immediate future, and it is in
deed an important thing to the state whether the
first offender is saved to life of usefulness OF
whether he is made desperate criminal, one who is
Indifferent to the harm he does others what hap
pens to himself If the suspended sentence saves 6
Young man from the shadow of crime, it can be con
sidered an improvement over previous methods.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND WILL
VISIT BI-METAL MINE AT
KlNGMRN NEXT SUNDAY

John Hays Hammond is due to arrive
it is expected that action will be taken
on the option which is held by the Lon
don Venture company on the Bi-MetaI
mine. Mr.. Hammond examined the
property for this company, with which
he is connected, in September, and the
mine and mill have since been operated
under the direction of Spur and Cox,
mining engineers, who were formerly
connected with the United States geo.
logical survey. The price called for in
the option is said to be s1,25O, 900, and
Il. VI. Lamont, president of the owning
company, is prepared to increase the ca
pacity of the mill to thirty stamps in
the event the British company fails to
exercise the option.
The Bi-Metal, although but yet in
the prospective stage, is one of the big
gest lOw-grade gold mines in the west.
1t is opened by shaft which is but 1870
feet deep but lateral work has proven
the dimensions of the ore body to be $50
feet in length and so feet in width, the
average of the ore, as demonstrated by
the mill feed, being S4.92. There is
IO-stamp mill in operation, which is now
in charge of "A representative of Spur
and Cox, for the London Venture COM
pany.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
News of Find Spreads

Naturally the news was spread when
one of the men reached another camp
TO get supplies. A rush began, and in
less than a month there were more
than 20O0 people in camp. every one of
whom was making a nice profit from
his work
"On otter creek, one of the small
streams which go to make up the
Ididerod river the pay streak has been
proved up for a distance of three miles,
and from 300 to eco feet wide This dirt
runs better than $40 a cubic yard in
gold. The gold lies in about five feet of
gravel. 1t is only twelve feet on the
average to bedrock. There is an abun-
dance Of water all season. New terri
tory is being opened up all the time.
In the common parlance of Alaska the
diggings are shallow, or of the poor
mans variety.
"Ididerod is 600 miles from Fairbanks
by river, and much less overland. At
present the route from st. Michaels is
up the Yukon to the mouth of the In
noka. up the Tnnoka to the headwaters
of the Ididerod river. The streams are
navigable. In the season it is not diff
cult to reach the new territory over
land. I look for a great rush into the
new district next spring, for ii is prov
ing worth while and will make many a
fortune. 1t is a strike bigger than
Fairbanks was. The men in the new
camp are experienced miners and would
not daily with the diggings unless there
was big profit to be made.
Speaking of Fairbanks calls to mind
the quartz discoveries there. One min
er in the quartz fields at Fairbanks
came down to Tacoma with me He
brought with him a sample of his ore.
in all four tons. This was but a test
of the quartz worth. He had the stuff
smelted at Tacoma and realized S1400
on the four tons The sample was not
picked, but taken from across the veins.
This seems to prove the value of Fair
banks quartz as extremely rich If
further development work certifies the
sample Fairbanks will become one of
the biggest gold producing camps in
America, for there is an abundance of
quartz and undeyeloped territory yet
to be explored"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
SIERRA NADRE CLUB
BIDS FOR CONGRESS
Will Raise Large Sum for Next ses-
sion-Vote Life Membership to
Secretary Norman

The Sierra Madre club, pursuant to
the promise of its representatives at
the Goldfeld meeting of the American
mining congress, is going after the 1910
session of that organization in earnest
AT a meeting of the board of gov
ernors yesterday the secretary of the
club was instructed to forward 10
James f. Callbreath, secretary OF the
American mining congress, a formal
bid for the meeting. The Sierra Madre
club agrees to pay to the congress
$4,000 as a minimum sum, to be used
in the furtherance before the federal
congress of certain measures which are
considered necessary by mining men,
among them the creation of bureau
of mines; and 10 further pay the eX-
penses of the congress next year in Los
Angeles. The money for this purpose
is to be raised by the acquisition OF new
members Of the mining congress, ana
the club further agrees that should
any sum in excess of $4,000 be secured
from this source, it shall apply in the
same manner
The Sierra Madre club has made
nossible a strong branch of the mining
congress in Los Angeles by paying to
that organization the dues of all men,
hers of the club. Further efforts along
this line will work to the mutual ad-
vantage of both organizations. The
sierra Madre club will furnish quar-
ters for the Los Angeles branch of the
mining congress in the new club rooms
on the top floor of the Columbia Trust
building.
The mining congress is composed of
the most influential mining men ot the
western and middle states, and is pow
erfuI in it's work for the industry which
II represents. Far reaching beneficial
results will follow the meeting of the
congress in Los Angeles next year.
The meeting will attract mining men
from every part of the United states to
this city, and they cannot help but be
IMPRESSED with the advantages of Los
Angeles as a mining center.
The club has recently added to its
mem bership a large number of men
engaged in the oil industry, and they
will particularly appreciate the help of
the congress in securing fair law
governing the location of desert oil
lands. which have been arbitrarily
Withdrawn ",om entry by the interior
department
AT the meeting yesterday the board
of governors unanimously voted life
membership in the club to Sidney Nor
man, the secretary, who has been in
defatigable in his efforts to advance the
interests of the club. This is the first
life membership voted by the club, and
will be deeply appreciated by Mr., Nor
man. This is the second memento of
the esteem of the club members for
the secretary, who was recently pre-
sentenced by them with handsome
gold watch as a token of affection.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
'IDIDEROD RIVER
IS RICH IN GOLD
GRAVEL IN ALASKAN DISTRICT
: FULL OF YELLOW METAL
Prospectors Find Territory Easy of
Access, Easy to Work and
Prolific in Its Yield of
Precious Ore

One of the greatest gold rushes in
the history Of Alaska will result from
the recent discoveries at the head of
the Ididerod river, according to the
statement of Col. George Cook, in COM
mand of the Twenty second regiment.
L. S. A.
Col Cook and his wife are guests at
the Lankershim hotel, having come di-
rect from Alaska to visit relatives in
Los Angeles. The colonel has been
stationed in Alaska for two years, and
in that time has become thoroughly
familiar with the mining industry in
the frozen north. He talks more like
an old-time prospector than a soldier.
1t is the expressed belief of Col. Cook
that there will be $4,000 people digging
gold in the Ididerod region next sum-
mer He believes the rush to the new
district will eclipse anything of the
nature in Alaska during the past twen-
ty years. Already there are 1000 or
more men in the new gold country, and
before the season closed there was a
constant stream of prospectors going
into the new region.
"The Ididerod is a poor mans dig
gings," said Col. Cook yesterday at the
Lankershim. ut is easy of access,
easy to work and rich in its gravel. I
believe it win prove to be one of the
most famous diggings of all Alaska, for
it certainly has many evidences of this
already.
by the merest accident the new gold
field was discovered. Three prospectors
were running away from the steamboat
inspectors. The inspectors chased the
men up the Innoka river and then into
the Ididerod river. Here the inspectors
were lost The prospectors were ae-
cused of having a steamboat on the
rivers of Alaska without a license.
When the prospectors got into the Idi-
derod they decided to go up to head
waters. When this point was reached
they began digging, and almost with
the first pan made a profit. That was
late in June.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
PRECIOUS METAL
PLANS FOR Mill
BY APRIL FIRST
HAS FINE BODY OF FREE
MILLING ORE
Andesitic Dixie is Penetrated at Depth
of 500 Feet-Amos Brothers
Strike Rich Shoot
of Gold

John L, Whitney, general manager of
the Precious Metals Development COM
pany, has returned from the mine,
seventeen miles out from Silver lake
in San Bernardno county, highly
pleased with the property. 1--WE will
have the cross-cut tunnel finished by
January l and a mill built by April
said Mr.. Whitney.
Some time ago the company en-
countered a fine ore shoot in winze
at a depth of approximately 200 feet
vertically from the surface. The Winze
passed through the lense Of ore, but a
drift driven out a distance of twelve
feet has again entered the ore, OF
which there is five feet. The com
pany has a considerable tonnage de-
veloped which viii break $50 ton or
better and 1t is absolutely free milling.
Mr.. Whitney is of the opinion that
fully 80 per cent can be extracted on
the plates.
The ore which was encountered in
the winze is very rich, assays from the
samples sent in by the foreman and
which were muck samples taken from
the break of the ore shoot, gave re-
turns of $31252 and S370.40 per ton in
gold The company has a good water
which will furnish sufficient water for
mine and mill purposes. 1t is prob
able that the first unit of the mill VIII
consists of two three-stamp batteries.
The cross-cut tunnel which the COM
pany is driving will encounter the ore
shoot already developed at depth OF
between 500 and GOO feet and will pass
through a quartz-porphyry dixie whlch
shows on the surface boulders OF sui
phides, and on which AIR. Whitney Is
depending for startling developments.
The tunnel was in 4S3 feet when Mr..
Whitney left the mine, and was enter
ing an andesitic dixie, the face being
filled with tale and iron seams. Fiji
teen feet further, according to his cal
culations, should advance the tunnel
to a mineralized fissure.
Mr.. Whitney reports that the Amos
brothers. who are developing prop
erty three miles west Of the Precious
Metals. have made an lmporCan strike
in a shaft at a depth of thirty feet.
ASSAYS across a foot and one-half OF
the ore shoot encountered gave re-
turns ranging from $50 to 5000 per ton:
The rich streak is on the hanging wall
and is plentifully impregnated Win
coarse, free gold.
The Precious Metals Development
company is a close corporation, the
stock being owned by Dick Ferris, Il;
d. Ryus, John l.. Whitney and Samuel
r, jackson of Los Angeles.
The Columbia Oil Producing company
will pay on November % a DIVIDEND
of one-half of 1 per cent to stock
holders of record November IS.
John H. Hise has gone to Gold VAL
lev. San Bernardino county, with a
party of capitalists to take over gold
property.
q. s. Johnson, president of the
Pyramid Oil company, operating In
santa Paula canyon, Ventura county,
paid a visit to the field yesterday The
trip was made by auto and Mr. john
son was accompanied by Los Angeles
stockholders of the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
WOMAN SENDS FIRST CARGO
OF ORANGES TO NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The distinc-
ton of landing the first carload of Cali
fornia winter navel oranges in New
York, which California orange growers
strive 70 attain, has been won by a
woman Mrs. w. A. NeWhall of Exeter,
Cal Her contribution of $4,000 oranges,
stacked i'm golden pyramids twenty feet
high, attracted considerable attention
among buyers and were soon auctioned
off at good prices.