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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
KIDVERSATIONS
By Sherlock

Howdy Bunch.
No Horace, January is the Big Season.
My address remains the same friend
G. S. ].
Courtship is the frying pan and marriage
is the fire.
Had one of our Hash Hooks put on the
bum recently.
1t is not only the innocent that can make
a plausible defense.
There is always room for more in the
crowd at the bottom.
Many man has made failure of life
merely because he was unsuccessful.
No man is fool simply because he does
not think as do; he may be insane.
Unless had big army to back me up,
I'd hate always to always speak the truth.
The Bible is fairly good teacher, but
its rules are too strict This is also true of
modern algebra.
Calling spade spade will never enable
you to sell it for parlor decoration. Fill
it full of dents, tie ribbon to it and call it
"Singalese" pintray.
We blame our neighbor for not practic-
ing virtues of whose very existence he is
perhaps quite unconscious state of things
which might be remedied by few object
lessons on our part, given without intma-
ton of their being part of an educational
process.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
PICKUPS AND PUNCHES
By Uncle John

Our next holiday will be Christmas.
And we hope Santa Clause will be kind
to US all.
State Agent Whittier held his monthly
interview in the Deputy Warden's office
last Friday.
Hugo will make some good smoking fol
Christmas so he says. Ach, Looie, here's
looking at you.
The Black Eye has went, Mr.. Editor,
and now we can let you in on it, please
ask Otto Mobile.
1t is very strange our band boys play bet
ter music of late than base ball There
must be reason.
Christian Science services were held i'm
the Auditorium last Sunday morning and
were we'll attended.
Master Fitzgerald of the front office es-
corted party of friends thru the institu-
ton last Saturday.
MaStet Horace Whittier escorted a party
of young friends thru the greenhouse and
hospital on tour thru the institution.
Clerk of the front office, Master Amidon,
escorted several friends thru the institution
after first showing them thru our library.
Butch has again been promoted to the
butchershop, it is rather late in the season
to be put in cold storage, but better late
than never
State Agent Mr.. Whittier was in the
Auditorium with several friends last Satur-
day, while the orchestra was at rehearal,
and listened to the music.
Donnerwetter! The Germans get all the
credit for the present war. They are in it
and they will be there in the end-put that
in your pipe and smoke it!
The carpenters were kept busy several
days making three big cabinets for Prof.
Schmidt. They are to be used by the
band boys for their instrument. Serves EN-
right.
General Villa informs the United States
that unless something happens, the war in
sure to happen to Senior Villa if he is not
very careful.
Accounting Clerk McMilen escorted a
party of friends through our silent city last
Thursday and made stop in the Auditor
ium, and listened to selection given to
them by the orchestra.
Guard Reed escorted a party of lady
friends around last Tuesday and showed
them the inside of the new institution, and
enjoyed several selections played 10 them in
the Auditorium by the orchestra.
Appropos of the show on Thanksgiving
Day: you must ali admit that it was a
good, very good show, indeed. Now
there are good many people in the Twin
Cities who will gladly come down on
Christmas and give US good entertain
menl. and you will all agree with me that
there is nothing too good for US at the pres
ent time. Then why try and spoil good
thing. Enut said? Let's hope.
Cell changes up to Nov. 29.nd
From B to B 1924; 425-353; 1916;
309- 34I.
A B 1886; $3.50.
A to A 1925. 1921
To third 468-B; 245-B
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
B. and o. NOTES
By Otto Mobile


What teams play ball Xmasi Come to
Saltwater as health resort.
Butch has been fiddling on the G string
of hogs the past week.
We have recently heard that the orches-
ira is rotten. So much for comparison.
Hear ye! etc; "a rolling stone gathers
no moss, but who wants to be a moss
back?
In ordering supplies last week, Pistol
finger Pat wanted pair of tympanies list
ed. Eighty-hve HAIRS. Sometime
maybe?
The visiting orchestra last Thursda y
paid the local musickers many compliments
and illustrated the existing brotherhood
feeling among all musicians.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
ELEVATOR PICKUPS
By B. W. X.

SO, Lena was very much peeved
Thanksgiving day; l wonder why3
And we are still playing ball Guess
it's goin ter be summer all winter.
We received a new man in our shop last
week. He will be known as Rusty
Foreman Trott of the Irvine factory es-
corted party of friends through the Irvine
factory Saturday of last week.
We hear that Germany is about to de-
clare war on Sweden. There wont be
much fighting, we hope.
What about it Slim, some show, chr
Just as l told you, and it is rumored we
might have one Xmas.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
NOTES FROM SHOP E
By NJ. S. M.

The plumbers were busy in this shop
Wednesday, repairing faucets
We are having good time in this shop
since the new clocks were installed.
Did you hear the turkey gobbles about
10 p. m. Thursday night? Not the bird
but the man.
One of the new men asked us in the park
Thursday if one really got turkey for din
ner. Did not see him after dinner but
guess he found out there was.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
FIRST AID HINTS
doc Dopelets)

One accidently swallowing an Irish po-
tato or a German noodle, take an emetic-
mustard plaster will do, or look at prune
through microscope.
A cinder in the eye, if not too firmly i'm
beded, may be extracted with a pair of
pliers. If this fails hold the eye over a
coal scuttle, and let friend hit you on the
head with hammer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
POPULATION
Week Ending "Wednesday. Dec.

Week Ending Wednesday, Dec. z.
Number in First Grade. .......86 1860
Number in Second Grade. .2l5
Number in Third Grade 81
Number of Inmates at Old Prison. II
Number in First Grade. Is
Number in Second Grade. ...... 1
Number in Third Grade ....... 0
Total Population of both prisons. ..1119
Received during week. ......................... 9
Discharged........".... ........................
Paroled. ............... l
Last Serial Number....................
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
WRITING NOTICE

All inmates are hereby requested.
when writing, to place their register
number and page number on the
upper right hand corner of the en-
velope, in the space to be covered
by the stamp. Your page number
will be found written with a lead
pencil on all incoming letters.
Compliance with this request will
cause letters to be mailed promptly.
Also, inmates are cautioned against
writing between the lines, and be
careful to sign your full names to all
letters.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
UNCLE GOSHDINC'S SAYINGS
By j. F.. B.-465S

How you like the toikey bold, Uncle
ohm?
It's erbout time the ''Snow, the-snow,
the beautiful snow-poet" made his deb
700!
Ginerly Their only time the "other feller'
is a "good feller' to Their "Knockin' So
ciety,'' is when he's dead.
Yes, ye poor editor is gittin' thin, mere,
pathetic shadder ov his former self, the
envy ov all anti-fat-users- least he is
under tibet sad but misguided impress
son-while the members ov his highbrow
staff jealousy eny his increasing compliance,
they say nothing ter disturb his delusion.
WORLD WAR GAME
DEC. 3.
Innings 4567S9- R H E
Allies OOOOO0OOO o 0
Ger'ny 100000 o 0
Game called off on account of the CEN
sor and umpire being taken to the hospi-
tai for repairs owing to slight difference
as to who was to run the game.
A FEW DUM-DUMS
''Rooshians march to Prsemisyl?' -x-*- !
Look around-?-?
Turn around-!-!-!
An march right back ag'in- $4,000
Britannia claims to be fghtin' for the
CELEBRITIES of Their little nations. '-Shoor
But quit your kiddin'!
Petrograd is ergain "celebratin' victory
over Their Teuton;'' SEE dispatch. What?
Agin'? Who'd a thunkit!
Retreat is often a military necessity in
times ov war, but tibet doesn't signerfy it
air necessity ter retreat in times ov peace.
Tibet "cultchah, "civilization'' and
elderly Their contendin nations air how
lin an fghtin' over, must be listed with
Their "missin'' or "deserted."
Poor and deluded Truth, is a runnin
around an around the belligerents' censor
offices es tho expectin' an invitation ter
get in an maxim herself ct home.
Accordin to the warrin' nations in Eur
rup, none will accept peace unless the terms
ali ''individyooly acceptable We pre-
sumo tibet means they prefer piece instid of
peace!
'Rooshia gladly welcums the war with
the Turk seq a Petro6ed Dispatch
gladly welcums' it erbout like Their
little boy with ther toothake welcums Their
dentist.
Thet talk erbout who STARTED the war in
Eurrup is gettin' so it shows signs of havin'
Their pip, tibet TALK OF ter take dose of
common-sense- epicac and git ter spoutin'
erbout how ter END it.
Eff we didn't for sure know better, we'd
think them belijerants wuz sproutin, wings,
fer each an every one ov 'em solemnly de-
clares they hes only Their "most unselfsh
and purely charitable motives at heart in
Conducting warfare agin' Their enemy!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
FOUNDRY NOTES
By Doc

Mr. NJ, received his glory ticket from
Uncle Sam the past week and expects to
leave us soon.
Mr. p, of the core room was among the
lucky ones this month, he goes out to join
the English navy and fight for his Father
land.
Work on our brass furnace is progress
ing rapidly the forms for the concret are
now finished and the work of putting in the
concret will commence this week.
While party of personal friends of Mr..
Mcmillan were watching US pour off Fri
day evening some hot iron was accidentally
splashed on the floor and flew in all drec-
tons portion of it striking the little girl
just above the shoe top causing a small
burn, the little girl has the sympathy of all
the foundry boys.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
AN INVITATION

Say, the air is kind O mellow
From the buds that's on the trees,
An the sun is shining yellow,
An there's just enough O breeze
To watt the smoke to heaven,
Where the good are getting ripe
For a sniff-or six or seven
From my corncob pipe.
So I'm goin' to drop all duty,
Like man without care,
An jess drink my fill O. beauty
By that willow over there.
Oh, I'll waller in citation,
An to worry sock swipe,
Like the owner O creation
An corncob pipe.
Will you come and find me in it?
Have yer got the nerve to laff3
Will yer lazy it a mint
With your ancient uncle Half?
If ye're one O my perfession,
If yer wear my kind O. stripe,
Jess jine in the percession
With yer corncob pipe!
Tom Hall
How is it for the phool hunters prayersi
These are the golden autumn days; the
rich, full, six-cylinder, 40 horsepower
November days. These are the days when
every man with red blood in his veins
yearns to get out into the glorious woods
and shoot hunter or guide. Let the in
dolent sedentary loll in his Office chair.
Let the devotee of indoor sports push the
balls around the pool table, but for yours
truly, give US a gun and belt full of buck
shot shells and turn us loose. Turn us
loose where the underbush is good and
thick and let us pepper the festive hunter
in his hunting pants, or, if the fates be SO
kind, let us shoot guide on the wing.
What cares good sportsman where he
shoots guide as long as he shoots him.
He cares naught. He little recks. So
hail, mighty Nimrod! Hail Diana, hail !!
Also snow. And if the fates and gods and
godesses of the hunt. prove unkind, then
lead us to the cheerful and romantic rail
fence and inspire us to climb over and drag
our gun after US. And then, oh Spirit of
the chase! sic the coroner on us quickly,
that we may not remain too long and thus
muss up the thrice glorious golden Novem-
Der landscape
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27

Read-T
The saloon interests again have Clarence S barrow
the platform in order to fool the workingman
barrow is advertised "Labor's Champion" Friend
OF Man Who Has Sacrificed Much for the Interests
OF the Laboring Man." ETC.. etc.
The working people of Illinois fought long for good
child labor law and finally secured The theatrical man
wanted exempt children taking part in state per-
formances According the Chicago Tribune August
they hired Clarence S. barrow retaining HIM for
fee said to be 81 ooo half of which paid work
to get the courts to Dust the law sufficiently
permit children TO work the stage. barrow failed.
Here is barrow the saloon champion in the role OF
child 2bor law buster for 81 900 fee hall which he
collected If barrow had succeeded in exemptng
of children would encourage others fight the Get
other classes When the McNamaras arrested
for dynamtng the Los Angeles Times and killing twenty
people, barrow asked to defend them. refused
first, when huge defense fun, was promised he
accepted Darrcw the boss of fund over 100000
He admits that he kept defending the McNamaras
after he knew that they guilty In the meantime the
labor unions of the country raising money keep
defense of the McNamaras believing them innocent
Some reports had it that $225,ooo raised.
When barrow trial for bribery after trial of
the McNamaras he made speech the jury whose
his fate rested In that speech barrow said eff you twelve
think that with thrty6ve years experencegenera
attorney of railroad company of the city of Chicago the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27

a press dispatch in the Chicago Tribune III
tie OF Berlin, March 21, says:
In response to a resolution passed by the
Kelchstag last year, calling for the termination
OF household slavery by January I, 1920, DR..
ochnee governor of German East Africa has
reported that there are about $4,000 slaves
III the colony at present, many of them cap
hVes IN wars as late as 1905 and 1906. while
others are being imported even today from
Portuguese East Africa and British Cape
Colony
law passed few years ago lberates all
children or household slaves born after 1908:
deaths are further reducing the number of
slaves; many able to buy their liberty for
sums ranging from So to SIS and in addition
many owners are voluntarily giving their
slaves freedom.
Governor Fears Planters Ruin.
The governor predicts that slavery prac-
t1cally will have ceased to exist without fur
Their restrictive measures by 1890, and pleads
against setting any fixed date for a general
emancipation, which, he declares, would ruin
many plantation owners, provoke rebellion
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27

NAAu Observation-Disclosures
ink-Act
Elevated Railway company all OF clients and rnnar,
ant cases. etc. etc
Inc liquor interests would have believe that Darra
was always working for the labor barrow MOI
the TREND OF labor when he cv to civ and f
5000 or 5000 speech tells the working men to vote for
the saloon. - 10
Scab Whisky
he liquor traffic is the worst enemy of labor wbea
barrow advocates the saloon advocates scab vb;sr -
cause there drop of union made whisky IN Tho 1o
wages paid to whisky makers average only So61 DER eal
But what does barrow about distry wage earner
getting p9o week long he gets 5000 for two honr
speech IN favor OF the whisky manufacturers?
Girl Slaves In Milwaukee Breweries
Mother Jones' the Socialist agtaor in Appeal 70 REAGAN
April O. 1910 told of the frghtful conditions that r v
subjected to in breweries of Milwaukee, paid only
cents to egh-hve cents day for three or four DAYS vee
compelled to do heavy work in the and damn and as
jected to grossest insults
III oiaer 10 1901 the working man and his 5000 fog
TWO hours harangue barrow will tell of the horrible rqr
uons OF child labor in southern states.
Inc saloon crowds the warehouses and penitensarr.e
OF the land and the labor of convc brought into CONNER;
uoh with tree labor which helps pull wages bur wbaA
cares barrow He is criminal lawyer and criminal eases
made possible through saloons gives barrow work at no
NOUS ices Inc more crime the more work for barrow
here Is not an argument that barrow advances in favn-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27
barrow, the Saloon Champion, a Friend of Labor

Darw
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27

among the native farmers. and cost the gov
eminent at least 100000 to demnify own
ers tor the loss of their property
lhe governor uses arguments that had
familiar ring in the United States sixty wears
ago.
he governors arguments have familiar ring
III TINS present year OF grace They sound very much
like the arguments that being put forth by Winde
Lloyd, ct al in plea for the continuance of the
liquor license system 1T will cost the government
SO many million dollars in revenue 1t will bankrupt
cities, etc, etc
these arguments put forth by the Governor of
East Africa Tor perpeuaton OF human slavery are alb
horren to the American mind and yet folks stand
complacently by and influenced by the same sort
OF logic presented in favor of the perpetuaton of
system that is causing untold mental and physical SUI
ter1ng on the part Of and children and that is
costing the government twenty times as much as it is
paying IN revenue Some day they will look back I'D
on these made for the licensed saloons with
the same feeling of adherence that we do upon the
arguments made to keep the black man in bondage in
country
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27
Abolition of Slavery Will Ruin Farmers. Saws
Governor of German East Africa

Abolition the Saloon Will Brewer
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-02
Thursday

Miss Ada Burnham and her guest,
Miss Marvin of Mansion spent today
at Devils Lake.
Mrs. Nicolas Massel returned to her
ONE in Madison after visiting her
mother, Mrs. @. A. Brown.
Mrs. H. c. Berg was hostess to the
500 club this afternoon An elaborate
luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Lesser, George
Z. Lesser, and F. O. Lesser are spend
ing are spending few days with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lesser.
Mrs. C. A. Dettman and Mrs. Gus
tave Braun of Madison have returned
after visit with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Braun.
Mrs. A. A. Barker has returned to
her home in Chicago after visit with
her sister, Mrs. Burton at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Organ.
Mrs. E. Morgan of Waupun, who
has been guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Duncan, has gone to
Elroy to spend a short time. She will
return and conclude her visit at the
Duncan home before going to Waupun.
Miss Bessie Cole, who attended
school in Madison, spent short time
with her friend, Miss Helen Yagy,
left for her home in independence.
Charles Wetzle, who spent few
days with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Pet
erson, has returned to his home in Mil
waukee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-02
14TA REUNION OF
COWLES FAMILY
Annual Jolification Held at
Home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Hanson.

The 18th annual reunion of the
Cowles family was held with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hanson at theirIpleasant
home on Sixth street on Wednesday,
June "a. 1t was one of June's grand
days which was made to be joy
fulin.
The time passed quickly as it always
does when many jolly people assemble.
The number present was not as large as
usual as many were hindered by5 un-
avoidable reasons but the thirty five
who were present enjoyed the ..many
good things provided for such repast
and the music of the Victrola which
was kindly lent for the occasion by the
W II. Atom Piano Co.
The members ! present decided to
organize and elected Mrs. H. Mertzke
as the president and Miss Carrie; CowIes
as secretary and treasurer. EThese
gatherings have been held for about
fifteen years and the members look for
ward to these picnics with great pleas
ure and hope. to continue them for many
years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-02
HAVOC AT THE
WOODEN MILL

At the Wooden Mill the big wind
broke the glass almost J inch thick in
the skylights and shattered boathouse
which was in the process of construction
at the west end of the race. The boards
fell upon the motor boats belonging to
w. Fl. McFetridge and Charles Lee and
did some slight damage to the canvas.
At the home of ]. j. Howard on the
Island, pile of boards near the barn
were blown about with suchA violence
that one pierced the side of barn and
was found projecting through the open
ing it had made. A heavy wooden
form which had been used in the con-
struction of the cement dam, was blown
several rods to field belonging to ].
W. Loye. The gale blew the roof from
small shed near the creamery and de-
posted it on the other side of the large
building.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-02
OR COMFORT?

There can be neither comfort nor good
health where constipation exists. Most
people suffer from this cause at intervals,
, many are chronic victims.
Strangely enough, the old-time reme-
dies for this very common complaint
were nauseating doses and SO powerful
that they often made the condition worse
than before. Then they wore out in their
effect so that it was necessary to take q
larger and larger dose. The first attempts
at improvement sought to make the dose
more palatable but to disguise the taste
the size was increased and results were
unsatisfactory.
In this age of progress it was impossible
that doses resembling horse medicine
should continue to be taken by human
beings. In the new laxative, Pinklets,
is presented dainty, sugar-coated pill,
hardly larger than a grain of mustard,
that is free from unpleasant effects, does
not upset the stomach nor grippe but
simply gives nature the needed assistance.
Finklets also assist digestion and are
good 60 take after full meal. Once use
Pinklets and you will never return to
salts, oil and harsh purgatives.
Your own druggist can supply youwith
Pinklets or they viii be sent by mail,
postpaid, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y, at 25 cents per
bottle. Send for helpful pamphlet.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-02

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