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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02
Gems Of Prison Literature
Verse, Prose, etc.
Edited By 4. N. .4pache
Where Willows Are Dropping.
y. II. Beckman IN Ohio Pe'sitentias1
.HtapS.

Where the willows are dropping and softly
swaying
saw skiff, III the dawn of a day
On the murmuring brook. with the sunlight
playing;
Drifting-like leaves of the autuinn-away;
Drifting from childhood's wonderland
A mothers love was the guiding hand.
Where the clouds hang low. and the storms are
soaring
saw boat, in the heat of a day.
On the foaming river where whirling and roaring
It winds over reefs-and ridges its way
Over the falls of Realities land
A sweethearts love was the guiding hand.
Where the river meets with the surging pillows
The tide of the traceless deep, deep bay,
Far from the brook with its dropping willows
I saw raft in the dying day
Tossed on the brim of Eternity S land
Gods infinite love the guiding hand.
And wondered how we can ever fail
Since love is near us wherever we sail
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02

The Reflector, that dandy little
paper published at the North Dako-
ia Prison, came to us lately with a
supplement, by the Office Devil. !"
The supplement was great, finely
edited and contained much choice
matter. Keep the supplement COM
ing!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02


and for al know have tried pick the shell with the
dollar an night and day rain shine It's safe bet that
Grant knows mighty little about prisons but he's powerfully strong
while you're weak spuds This
the income
BY decimal point Grant wouldn't
and paid to boot while learning Grant like all honest
you h b : The i u @ II There ,ne na u n
dred living proofs that truth this side of those walls
i
credit one.
trolley consecutive bearing
When the conductor called James" sjenaled
him. lam he called and another off An freshman
ting gngery the door yisby When Alexander
names Michael"
may the editor of The adesman who, little while
Chattanooga and he such haste make the there
stop way
buy outfit He jumped into Of the old vcoas always
said the colored driver Drive
me to haberdashery.'
Slowly Gay street the delapdated chariot made its The
driver seemed be deeply Bye and bye he stopped the horse
Drive me to haberdashery' chattanoogaian.
'Yassah" replied the colored to be Gddup'
the Hotel Imperial the horse hetatingy
box and stepping alongside apog didn't
dat s' right would all min repeatin' 1t, subj"
"A haberdahery Uncle drive haberdahery again direct
led the traveller
s se sst his ai . ea then his y s ss
wants to go to- All hant goin' to tell nobody"
denagues
glorious
light happy hardy simply
Including the ous the and the free
silver mania have through national than
other earth weight for weight and age for Since the
Bank the been almost continuously the had
we believed the reckless agtaters periods Only
generation have prophets brind
down the broad bright highway prosperity That
right after Knleys talked thought
stood ready throttle the who
disputed the popular view Then it was that
Filed the night before the light in spendor streaming down.
When Times smiling left and right marching into town.
Twas Hip, Horay
And Haste
We marched 'em town."
the third there by the Golden
according modern undertaking started when bland
gentleman the
draw poker bid euhre such innocent form
Of amusement Nye
the ruined Chinese cheap
The echoed and delayed the development
Next ruined by the ban
built the Pacific railroads. the stain Of whose misdeed fingers
this Later the spelling for fair land
industry heoretc been rescued
by peripatetic political stood meodramaic
posed the brink Of disaster.
Down the Of Yellow Greek there used character who
religion and who regularity bacEslde with the dawn
Of Spring time He playing his tenth triumphant return
shouted I it, Glory Haelulah I've through
had a ay a lea 9o deacon
I'd rather religion thousand times than hell once
with this discussion but seems fit Maybe
that the oatoa the hyserica have not
cry and that really sign Improvement We strife
Ting poseyer pe and and long only for parcels
the day political done The demagoue
done the drefu dge Of the dou but it's cadence
foundered reform What need n the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02
Slgh Betwcen
STEELE BIRD

Ty Cobb is going out The College Widow Beuliah til
Beautiful Blonde playing the Garden Theatre Ne
half
Uncle Common has his vodv tell old
to lively the stage will catch some Of ms, too
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02

Well the Chattanooga Tradesman swiped jokes this
without credit I'll lift this without
The brakeman:
trolley Rochester three
When enaled
him. William" he called and another off, Irishman
vsibly When
third the Ishman approach
ed the conductor and said I off Avnoo Me ooht
name Michael"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
PORTER NEARLY
KILLED IN HOTEL
GAS HEATER CONSUMED oxY.
GEN AND FARGO MAN
SAVED BY FALL.

Westhope, N D., Nov 2O.-Phil
Porter. son of c. M Porter of thu
Beach Manufacturing Co, who was
formerly employed In this city, but
who is now on the road for the Gaar-
Scott Co. OF Fargo, narrowly escaped
death from suffocation In this city.
This is one Of the towns In the
state supplied with natural gas. Mr.
Porter lit the small gas heater In his
room in the hotel before retiring. The
room was small and with the fransom
closed and the storm window nailed
on, there was very little ventilation
In the room.
He awakened about o'clock at
night and felt dazed. He tried to sit
up in bed but was powerless. He
rolled out Of the bed and lost con-
seriousness Another guest at the
hotel in the next room was awakened
by the noise of Porter's falling to the
floor and became alarmed when he
heard means.
He called the proprietor of the ho-,
tel and the door was unlocked and
Mr. Porter dragged into the hallway
and fresh afr. Owing to the fact that
there was no ventilation In the room
the gas heater had exhausted the sup
ply Of oxygen. A physician who was
called stated that had Porter not roll
ed onto the floor that he would have
been dead in fifteen minutes. He
was revived at the end Of twenty min
utes or SO, recovering from his ex-
perience and the shock OF his narrow
escape from death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
A.C.EXTENSION SCHOOL
Big Special Effort viii be Made az
Lisbcn-Fsrgo Men viii
be Speakers.

Lisbon Free Press: Through the
efforts of the commercial club the ex-
of these schools have as vet been held
lege at Fargo has decided to open up
9 ten day, term at Lisbon. beginning
Dec. 4 and ending Dec. IA. But two
or these schols have as vet been held
at Mayville and Towner, and 1T is the
desire of the college faculty that ev-
cry farmer possible take advantage OF
this opportunity. There will be af
ternoon and evening sessions.
Some OF the subjects discussed will
be soils, fertility. crop rotation, type
and breeds Of live stock and poultry
on the farm. In the evening the sub .
jects treated will interest our towns,
people, such as vegetable gardening.
flower gardening, home ornamental
tion, public school decorations ana
tire culture.
On the last two days. special for
women instructors from the home
economics department will lecture and
give experiments. Lectures by Pres
ident Worst Professor Shepperds ana
possibly q professor from the uniyer-
sity Of Grand Forks will be given.
This is school that will benefit
every adult, whether from town or
country, and 1T is hoped that many
farmers, their wives and our own citi-
zens will take advantage of this op-
portunity. Send In your names to
Secretary Mead or Pres C. e Jones as
early as possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
TRYING TO TRAVELLERS
Fargo Woman Seriously Objects ia
Use of Train Floor az
Cuspidor.

Wahpeton, N. D.. Nov. Ito The
Forum: ] have been living in Fargo
for the past month and I feel it lie
my duty to send you a few lines show
ing the danger which threatens the
travelling public, and which should be
brought TO the attention Of the proper
offlcials. believe that the railways
would see that these conditions are
changed II the same was called to
their attention.
When | came to your CITY a month
ago came over the Milwaukee road.
Across the aisle in the car was a man
who was somewhat under the infiu-
ence of liquor and who made a spft-
toon Of the floor all the way from
Wahpeton to Fargo and was never
once corrected by the train officers.
The results were terrible.
! came back today over the Great
Northern. The coach was nice and
clean and warm and the passengers
appeared to be very nice. The con
ductor came in. took up the tickets
and looked clean and neat. After
completing his duties he sat down
near the front of the coach. almost
Under the sign which forbids splitting
en- the floor He spent his time read
Ing a paper and coughing and splitting
On the floor next to the steam pipes
and the result was extremely dis
agreeable as well as unhealthy for all
passengers in the coach. lis ii anv
wonder that much disease Is contract
ga while one is travelling?
Mrs. c. F. e.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
PRUNE MDDLER
FORGED CHECK

Braddock News R. ID. Wilford
drove in from Hazelton with one of
Will Marquette's teams, and going to
Stalk & Siversen'F place OF business
ordered wide-track buggy He was
carrying a check bearing the alleged
signature of Aug. Benz. prominent
rancher, in his hand, the same call
ing for $61.40.
He presented the check to the bank,
where, as he was not known. payment
was refused. Later he told his
troubles to Mr.. Stalk, among which
was that he could not make a pay
ment on the buggy until the check
was cashed.
The signature was a splendid imi-
tation Of that OF Mr. Benz, and In or
der to put the buggy deal through, Mr..
Stalk made the paper good by addiog
his endorsement, MILFORD making a
payment OF $40 on the buggy. In due
time notice of protest came from the
Farmers State bank OF Hazelton. on
which institution the check was
drawn. The case looked bad. Mon
day word was telephoned from Haz-
elton to the effect that Aug. Benz had
uttered no such check. The roads
were bad and not until Wednesday
did Mr.. Staak get to Hazelton olearn
the facts.
Wilford proved to be cheerful all
round crook. He first appeared here
early in the summer In company with
T. Zahn, ana the two peddled groceries
to farmers, claiming to represent the
Hill Grocery Co, Chicago,
with headquarters at Dillon, Mont.
Four weeks ago WiIford turned up at
at Hazelton and was later arrested
and fined s25 and costs for hunting
without license.
He Is now wanted on charge of
forgery in the second degree. and ais
on his personal and bus
mess affairs Is now ~ tl'n I'll
the states attorney and sheriff, the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
Would Increase Jurisdiction.

Darlington, N. d.. Nov. 90 It il
understood that petitions will be cir
culated asking the county commission
ers OF Foster county, to present to
the voters at the primary election to
be held next spring the question OF
increasing the jurisdiction Of the coun-
ty court Of Foster county. If such
petitions are presented and the matter
should carry at an election 1t means
that the county court would then have
jurisdiction to try and determine all
criminal misdemeanors and all civil
matters involving sums not greater
than $1,000 and that such court would
have equal authority over cases and
crimes as the district court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
JOSEPH MATHOI
IS MAKING GOOD
ONE or THE RED MEN FARMERS
WHO is HAVING CONSIDER
ABLE SUCCESS.

Devils Lake, N. D.. Nov. 20.--Jos-
eph Mathoi, an Indian owner OF eighty
acres OF the best land In the county,
came in today with another load OF
grain, which he disposed Of. In Mr..
Mathoi is found an example of the
type OF redmen, who after they be-
come used to the American ideas Of
civilization are 10 be numbered. among
the more prominent of that race,
or of small farm of eighty
acres this year he raised 7T0 bushels
OF barley, 600 bushels of wheat and
735 bushels OF oats. Like many of the
white farmers and ahead of many
who have not yet tried the corn crop,
Mr. Mathoi planted a few acres OF
corn which he said matured nicely
and win furnish him feed for the vim
ter. He Is the owner Of five head of
good horses. quite number of hogs
and chickens, and has ample modern
machinery to run the place.
When asked who did the work. he
answered proudly that he sowed,
worked the land and harvested the
entire crop himself and was not out
a penny for labor to anyone. This crop
when sold will leave him a snug sum
in the bank and place him in shape 70
lay up for old age, which he says ne
ran see ahead of him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
fine CORN The
FIRST YEAR

CourtAnay, N. D., Nov. 2O.-W. Fl.
Tomlinson of Courtenay feels well sat
isfled with his first years experience
in farming in North Dakota, He came
from Indiana about year ago, and
purchased land in the county and now
resides near Courtenay His fax went
eighteen and one-half bushels to the
acre. his wheat ten. He raised in
addition a fine crop Of corn on ten
acres OF ground. and the ears Of both
northwestern and Yellow dent are
good enough to come from an Indiana
corn field. He planted the corn the
latter part Of April or the Sfrst OF May;
cultivated 1t seven times and has a
nice lot Of feed. He says horses pre-
fer the yellow dent to the harder var
iety of the northwestern dent and the
latter lis broken up in the ear and fed
to the hogs to better advantage. Corn
and hogs in this country, Mr. TomlAn-
son believes, viii become a second
staple crop, rivaling the wheat crop,
which has been the mainstay for so
many years.
Last year he bought three cows from
Anton Fried and has raised from them
five calves during the year, two of the
cows having twin calves. Mixed farm
ing, Mr.. Tomlinson believes. will insure
a success for the farmer OF North Da-
kota
He notes that J. III. Dick, neigh
Dor, has 100 acres of corn this year
which yielded from thirty-five to forty
bushels to the acre. Next year Mr..
Tomlinson will put in forty acres of
corn instead of ten. The corn samples.
show what fine feed was raised this
year
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
NERVE AND SKILL or
FATHER SAVED SON.

Aberdeen. .. D., Nov 2O.-The
nerve and skill OF Alexander Bor-
deau, living on the north bound
airy Of the Rosebud reservation,
saved his son. Phil Bordeau, from
q horrible death. Young Bordeau
entered the horse corral and roped
a wild horse. The horse began to
run, and the young man became
entangled I'm the rope. He was
dragged violently over the ground,
and would have been killed in
few minutes, had not his father
appeared on the scene with a
shotgun, and realizing that desper-
ate measures were necessary, shot
the horse dead. The feat was
difficult one. as the horse was
plunging wildly, and there was
grave danger the boy, instead OF
the animal, would receive the
charge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20

permitted to the operator a choice
OF either sale Of lease of public min
eral lands, conclusive argument for
the leasing system Is given in the
latest statistics Of mineral produc-
ton which show that approximately
80 per cent Of the total mineral prod
uct OF that country was mined un-
der leasehold. If our trans Pacific
neighbors can administer a lease law
so satisfactorily and IL the mine on
orators In New Zealand prefer opera
ton under leasehold, will a similar
system be fraught with either danger
or failure in the United States?
All the west needs Is. first, oppor-
tunity for the coal industry to develop
as fast as the market justifies expan-
sion, and with the least possible risks.
and, second, opportunity for the public
to procure its coal at prices based on a
minimum cost Of production. without
any addition TO unearned and undue
tribute to private landlords who de-
sire to speculate on the future needs
OF the consumer. These ends can be
best attained by legislation establish
ing a federal leasing system for the
coal lands Of the public domain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
REoALLs FoRTY.sIx YEARs Aeo
Soldiers From IT. Rice Started on
aE9 b Bio Buffalo Hunt.

jamestown, N. ID. Nov. 2O.-G. w
lSurtz has a clear recollection of for
ty-six years ago, Noy. 10, 1866. when
himself and forty one soldiers of the
lHftieth Wisconsin regiment. who were
spending the winter at old TT. Rice,
started eastward on buffalo hunt.
The soldiers were accompanied by
eight Indians and four wagons and
sill the men rode horses. There was
no snow when they left the. fort, but
after being out some little time a ave
days blizzard began. They were
obliged to form into circle, like q
corral. and il ii had not been for the
Indians experience on the plains, the
result Of the storm might have been
disastrous to the soldiers. However,
en- the trip they killed eighty Ave buff
falo and In the spring, on the return
OF the regiment to Wisconsin, the men
took with them seventeen buffalo
calves captured during the winter in
Dakota. The buffalo were hunted
near Columbia, along the James riv-
er.
The Wisconsin regiment which had
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20

railroad grants, by coal cenapa MES
through dummy entrymen. and by pur-
chase of agricultural entries al we'll az
those patented to the states az nom
mineral lands, together constitute n
supply OF coal land that has practically
met the demand. Up to the present
time the acquisition o9 the coal land
IN the public domain has been. largely
accomplished without recourse to the
coal land laws 80 that the question be-
comes cpportunes liz the present coal
land law adequate to meet present
and future needs
This law, by it's provision for the
valuation OF coal lands at an adeouate
price. makes possible d selling price
that may promote development and at
the same time prevent monopolization
and discourage speculative holding.
The purchaser instead OF paying a flat
rate per acre actually buys the coal by
the ton at prices graded according 10
the quality and the character OF the
coal In the four years following the
adoption OF the policy or classifying
and valuing the coal lands the sales
have Increased 12sk per cent in acreage
$500 ~ RSt SEAAk AAd NtAAEs MB compare ed
with the four years preceding, and
this in spite Of the fact that the four
years since July /, 1907. have included
9 period Of industrial depression and
slow recovery AZ CONTESTED with Wlae
preceding period Of boom conditions
SO far as It'll provision FOR pricing il
concerned, the present Law appears to-
~ as satisfactory Ais sale law
can be-
In one serious respect, however, the
present law III ahsundly out Ok accord
with good mining practice. fin that III
restricts legal purchases to h maxi
mum u $50 acres cor sn individual
and Of $40 acres FOR an association.
The fixed charges Of = modern coal
mine 10 equipped as to safeguard life
and property and to secure maximum
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
STATE CAPITOL NEWS NOTES

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 20.-Presi-
dent Stutsman and Secretary Hall of
the state railway commission were in
Sweet Briar investigating farmers
claims against an elevator company.
There are occasionally complaints of
this kind, but in most instances the
farmers are protected by a board.
The law requires each grain elevator
and warehouse to take out a state IL
cense and file a bond subject to the
approval Of the commission. There Is
heavy penalty attached to failure
to comply with this law and the com
mission will begin about twenty ac-
tons against delinquents next week
From comparison Of the records
there are a good many that have fail
to comply with the law. During the
last biennial period there were 1882
licenses issued and bonds fled in the
state. Up to this date the number of
licenses is about 1900. The delin-
quents have been several times mott
fed and now prosecutions will be com
menced to enforce the law.
The meeting at which superfnten-
dent Gilbreath was to have lectured
In Mandan was postponed until a flu
ture date. 1t was found that Caleb
Powers, the noted Kentuckian, was to
lecture in Mandan that night and the
people desired to hear him.
In answer to the state railway com
missions inquiry regarding a short
age OF coal cars Division Superinten-
dent Birdsall Of the Northern Pacific
reports that so far as this division is
concerned there have been plenty Of
cars. He reports that in the past
sixteen days the Northern Pacific has
turned over to the 500 In Bismarck
$50 of its own empty cars and eighty
500 cars for handling Ignite coal.
This means 210 cars to handle coal
through the Bismarck, yards In two
weeks.
Curator Fish OF the state historical
society Is sending out the third VOL
ume of collections. The volumes are
quite large and the task is no small
one.
The state railway commission now
mas hle OF about all the freight tar
ifs In existence. The f1lss shows it's
rail, water rail and water tariffs and
is one OF the most complete in the
west.
Chief Examiner Knutson and his
chief deputy, Roy A. Nelson. are home
from an extended tour In the field.
The district examiners will be ilsahe
city this evening and a confasNr-re
viii be held. The aim is to system
atize the examining work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20
Northwest Patents.

washington. ID. c., Nov. 2o.-The
following patents were issued this
week to Minnesota and Dakota IN
centors: Albert Anderson. GIenwood.
MINI, clevis connection: Charles
Bergren, Duluth, MINI, pipe and bolt
thread cutting machine; John n. Butt
weller, Freeport, Mimi, disk sharpen
err; John Fl. Downing, Saltwater,
MINI, gearing; julius Fritz, Newark,
s. D., potato digger; julius Fritz.
Newark 8. D., grain shocker; Christ
Hagseth. jrys Berwick, ~ D., whikfle-
tree; Louis Mayer, Mankato, MIMI
vehicle spring William r. McMfllin.
st. Paul, MINI, portable cottage; Her
man Mick st. Cloud, MINI, match
safe; Gottlieb p. Milde, selby. s.. D.,
electric programmes clock; Allan *.
Pruden. st. Paul. MINI, sheet metal
construction; Walter M. Thompson.
Granite Falls, Mimi, automatic screen;
Oliver v. Kelso, New England. n. d.,
poison bottle; Henry Kielbauch, Trip.
n. D., headlight operating mechanism.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-20

been sent to F't. Rice. came north BY
round about route from Nashville.
Tenn, where the regiment had been
engaged during the civil war. There
were 4sA men In the regiment sta
toned at TT Rice during the winter
Of 1865. 1t was a winter Of se-
we're storms ana occasionally 1T was
necessary to fire d cannon from the
fort to give the water carriers draw
ing water from the Missouri river I'M
wagons, the right direction to find
their way back to the fort.
Buffalo then remained during the
entire winter in the valleys and
sheltered borders Of the streams
Deer and elk were plentiful also.