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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
SUNDAY Services.

The chapel services were conducted by Rev.
Father Gaughan according to the forms of the
Catholic church. The scriptural readings were
from Acts vii, and John xiv.
The sermon was an appeal to the sinner to aban-
don evil ways and seek the kingdom of Heaven
The effect of the fall of first parents was told
in connection with the redemption by Lord
The errors of the human understanding we re
shown by reference to the error existing in the
minds of the disciples. even at the time of the
crucifxion Of our Savior, and until the descent of
the Holy Ghost. This Revelation, it was claimed
by many, was to the disciples alone. and ceased
when they passed away 1.-THE Catholic church
believes that somewhere on the earth at all times
since and until the end of time, some living being
possesses this revealed knowledge. Hence the
infallibility of some to tell the truth of God
What the church was in the beginning it must re-
main until the end. 1t is the main effort to know
the will Of God. and do it. Admitting His will
and our subsection to it imposes certain obliga-
tons upon US. Let us beg that the clouds which
obscure the truth may be removed. May we be
made to know the truth that our happiness may
be assured hereafter"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
Hounds in Human Shape.

LuitOI
AS my term Of Imprisonment is about to expire,
desire to say few words through THE MIRROR
as to certain circumstances which placed a great
many of us unfOrtunates where are. l do not
intend to mention all of lem. for that would be
difficult indeed, but what wish to speak of is the
way in which some of our famed detectives hound
a man down if they know that he has once served
time in a Jail or penitentiary. In every city in
the United States where these detectives have
full sway as they do in the town 1 came from. if
an ex.convct is known to them he is hunted from
place to place, and is questioned every time he is
met on the street as to where he is going. what he
is doing, etc. If crime has been committed he is
the first to be ARE sted on suspicion of either
hitting it. or being accomplice, when they
know at the time he had nothing to do with it
whatever. Why do they do this? Simply because
he is an ex-convict and they think they can do as
they please with him, and the detective has en-
plOyment. If by chance he gets a situation and
shows his intention to become an honest citizen
the detective informs his employer that he is en-
ploying an ex-convict and he does not hesitate to
give him the worst possible reputation. 1 have
known many such instances. He is discharged,
the detectives haunt him, he loses hope, con.
cludes he may as well have the game as the
u
till he is back in the penitentiary again. 1 know
this to be true from my own experience, and 1 am
not an old.timer either. know of a case where
young man not more than sixteen years of age
became a victim of these ''fy-coppers" just be-
cause he could not give them Information that
they accused him OF having. He was haunted
from place to place, induced to associate
with criminals, was arrested several times on sus-
picion Of petty otense, until he became hardened,
and to-day he is one Of the most dangerous of
criminals. Who is to blame for his criminality?
II the detectives really intended the welfare of
society. it seems to me they should assist one to
rise, instead OF encouraging criminal association
This is only one case out of many that have come
under my observation. and 1 think little refor.
nation in our police and detective departments
would be great benefit to the state, at least in
one of the principal cities where they now hold
full sway. I'll.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23

-ThOs. Ale xander, the popular guard of the
paint shop. together with his family, will leave
about the first f June for six weeks vacation in
the east. They will visit the old home of Mr..
Alexander at Newburyport, Mass. after an alb
sence of thirteen years: also Providence, r. L., and
st. Johns, N. b. All will join in wishing "Tom'
much enjoyment and safe return from his well
earned holiday.
Sunday the first time the editor had the
pleasure of listening to discourse by Rev.
Father Gaughan, and the and facility with
which he handles his subject proves that he is a
close student. devOut chrstan-losing self in
his absorption Of his theme. his earnestness COM
mands the closest attention of his hearers. May
we be favored by him again is the wish of those
who listened to him last Sunday.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods, in all departments of bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publc's atten-
ton to our stock. at all times new, modern, and
by far the largest in the st. Crox Valley of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes, and beautiful parlor
aad hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
If you have observed anything out of the
ordinary in the general department of our p. NJ
during the past few days, such elevation of
head. throwing out Of chest, frmer and quicker
step, don't fall into the mistaken notion that he
has received a communication of sentence or dis.
covered perpetual motion for it is nothing of the
sort 1t is only the effect of order from the
"Powers that Be- raising the prison postoffice
from fourthclass-cross-roads sold hat affair to
frst-class- handsoff railing around atenthe
side postoffce. 1t is as it should be, and if the
P. M. is proud. he is justified
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
The Modern Cain.
Editor Mirror:

Editor Mirror
We read of the original Cain Genesis.
w.. 81 that he rose up and slew his brother
Abel. Ever since, for 5000 years. how
many Gains did arise and Stay their broth
ers? and up to this very hour there are thou
sands of them in our midst-Cains who not
only slay their brothers for the paltry dol
lar, but in many different ways.
| wish to call your attention to the mod
ern Gains who are Staying their brothers
with that deadly poison. strong drink. The
saloon keeper is asking the same question
of the world to-day as did Cain of old, Am
l my brothers keeper? Am to blame for
those naked feet? Am | to blame for
those half-clad children? Am l to blame
for that broken hearted wife? Am l to
blame for that wrecked husband? Am to
blame for the murder that was committed
in my bar-rOOm last night? Am l to blame
for the many thousands of homes that are
destroyed annually. because sell the deadly
pOiSOn?" Oh. you murderers! Il can call
you by no milder name.). How dare you
ask Am l my brothers keeper" You
who have sent innocent men to the gallOwS
and penitentiary, and caused nine tenths of
the crime committed in our land.
And still the laws of our land permit
them to go on with their deadly work
men who are church Reimbursement who
hold honorable positions in society-willu up
hold and vote for them.
They say that the prohibition law is a
failure, and that whisky is sold in the old
est temperance state in the Union. What
if it is? Are not the license laws
broken, and don't they sell whisky to
minors and on Sunday; then cry about
''proh." laws being imposed. l know
there is great difficulty in suppressing this
evil in large cities, where there are whisky
judges and whisky mayors. but taken in
general the temperance cause is success
l suppose you will say am ''prohi." l
think ought to be. The saloon has cost
me good name, and brought many weary
day to my poor old parents and many
friends. H. II. B.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
A Generous Gift.

Friday the librarian received from Lieut. Chas.
A. Clark. of st. Paul, for the prison library. thir-
teen Volumes consisting OF the following: Poems
OF Robt. Burns; History of the World, by J. d..
Quackenbos History of England by Thalheimer;
Uncle Remus, His Songs and Sayings Ivenhoe, by
Sir Walter Scott; The Golden Censor, illustrated,
by John McGovern; Last Days OF Pompeii, by
Lytton Old Middleton's Money by Mary Cecil
Hay: Guliver's Travels; The Lay of the Last Min
strel, MarimOn, The Lady of the Lake. by Sir
Walter Scott Winter Amid Ice and Snow, by
Jules Verne; Bayard Taylor's Travels; and Indian
Club Exercise, by Sim. ID. Kehoe. These are
bound. There were also unbound novels.
comprising Granville de vigne. by Ouida; A
Strange Story. by Lytton; Seven to Twelve. de-
tective story. BY Anna Katharine Green; True as
Steel. by Marion Harland; Fun on the Road; Not
Wisely But Too We'll, by the author of "Cometh
Up AS Flower
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
Let Correction Begin at Home.

The South hill gang of young incorrgibles has
come into prominence again by thieving What
the members of this predatory land stole cunts
to little regards value, but the disposition of
thevery and dishonesty shown is deplorable. For
years the South hill has seemed more to glorify
than to be ashamed of being inhabited by a crowd
OF gammins whose frequent appearance in the
police court or disgraceful acts were among the
proudest achievements of their lives. If such a
course of life be allowed to gain Roadway where
will the misdrected youth Of the South hill land?
There is but ono answer-the pententiary.
Who is to blame for this condition of affairs?
Parents ask yourself this question. How have
you trained that boy that is bringing disgrace on
your name; whose acts of petty thieving are
chronicled in the newspaper and go broadcast
over the land? One may be locked in a convicts
cell and then you'll remember that you were neg
ligent in your teaching of that boy in the way he
should 60. LAS the twig is bent the tree in
clines." Character is formed beneath the domes.
tic roof. Remember this.-Stillwater Gazette.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23

1t is q mistal en- idea that men are born great:
the life of every truly great man has been one OF
intense and incessan labor. He has commonly
passed the first half of his life in the gross dark.
ness of INDECENT humility. overlooked, mistaken,
con demned by weaker men. thinking while others
slept, reading while others roted, feeling some.
thing within him which told him that he should
not always be kept down among the dregs of the
world. Then after years Of toll and hardship, and
he has gained the pinnacle Of success and bursts
out into the light of public gaze, rich with the
spoils of time and mighty in all the labors and
struggles Of mind it is then that the people call
him "a miracle Of genius."-The Messenger, Rich
mOnd, Va.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
That ssDisused Passage.o

Editor Mirror:
In THE MIRROR Of the 10th, Pms gave me
such puff (O that I'd like to make few correc-
tons. and set myself right before our select few
In the first place. I'm not of "Hibernan des-
cent'-rm Frenchman. A few moments CON
versaton with me would convince any one of this
spite of my endeavors to the contrary
1 want the reader of your paper to understand
that was party to no plot to beat Mr.. Diogenes
out of his job; l do not know him-did not know
that he ever had my job. and consequently not
to blame for his losing his place.
admit that lost myself the gallery, but
there's nothing smart about that. Any with
ordinary sense could do the same. did get into
"disused passage" and strike piece of iron;
which he left the gallery, and the piece OF iron
was tack in the heel of it.
l don't know anything about the 'veni, vidi,
vic'' have nothing to say on this point he
says did it, so suppose l did. never willingly
did anything of that sort, and if anyone is seri-
ously injured I'll do all l can to make amends.
He calls me 1.-The son of Erin which is gross
error. Neither my father nor my mother was at
ficted with such a name. l have documentary
evidence to prove it.
L am better acc uanted with the galleries than
was, and am becoming used to the "jobs put up
on me. If Pms leaves his slippers On the
gallery ny more I'll borrow six or eight strong
in mates to help shove of them off of the gall
lery. so as to give the boys earthquake.
d. E. GAN.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Miss Mamie Mackey presided at the organ Sun
day.
capt H. H. Taylor spent Saturday in the Saw.
fnsa City.
Warden Stordock confined to the house
Monday with a severe cold.
The leaves begin to make their appearance on
ahe trees of the surrounding hills
MIR. John Glennon, formerly of the city police
force. is now engaged with the Thresher Co. as
engine expert.
Mrs. E. Morgan and Mrs. E. Tuttle, accompan-
sed by Mrs. " 7. Cover. were among the visitors
who inspected the prison last week.
Samuel Swennington. clerk of courts for
Mower county. came over from St. Paul with NJ.
r. Johnson Thursday, and spent the forenoon
hooking over the prison.
Nj. j. Rahilly, of Lake City, and delegate to
ahe state convention held in st. Paul last week,
in company with Mr.. James Duggan, made the
rounds of the prison Friday.
Peter Begg, who is engaged in writing up
various western cities for the Pioneer Press, made
pheasant call on THE MIRROR Office Tuesday.
Peter is always welcome guest of the printing
off &c.
R. c. Juason. assistant dairy commissioner
Pennington, W. S. Eberman, secretary of the COM
mission, St. Paul, and John A. Duckerng, Hutch
sDsen, made an inspection of the prison Tuesday.
in company of Warden Stordock.
For sale, at a bargain, nice lot of canes with
beaatif ally engraved heads of various patterns.
Here is rare chance for some outgoing inmate OF
speculative turn to make small fortune" For
further particulars address or call on No. g. GAL
lery
Sam Bloomer went up to Duluth Saturday
mo ming and returned Sunday evening. The ex-
eessiye heat of our southern climate made it
necessary for Sam to inhale some of the invig-
grating ozone VIII CHI frisks about among the rocks
of the city at the head of the lake.
General Manager Fogle arrived from Canton.
D.. Wednesday, where he had been summoned by
She sudden death of a brother. He was accom-
panied by his family, and will occupy the house
recently vacated by H. C. Akers. Miss Dixon.
daughter of Supt. Dixon, also accompanied them.
Inmates are requested to leave space enough
in .he upper right hand corner of their envelope
on which to affix a postage stamp. There is no
neea and it shows bad taste to put the address on
letter at the top, as many do. Attention has
been called to this matter before and it is hoped
ii will not be nece ssary to do so again.
-The ''Sanctus'' by the choir at the opening of
Sunday mornings services, remarkably well
rendered, and goes to show what the boys, can
do With little practice. There is, however, room
for Improvement in all of our church music but
rs practice makes perfect we expect that our
choir will soon reach the altitude Of perfection
Lieut. Chas. A. Clark, in company with Dr. T.
C. Clark, paid THE MIRROR pleasant call, last
week The lieutenant has charge of the st. Paul
dep srtment Of the Northwestern Real Estate and
Financial Register, 32-page monthly publication
recently started by Knight and Thayer. of Mime.
aPoiis and devoted to the interests of the real
estate dealers and financial agents of the north.
xeH.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
A Good Suggestion.

Editor Mirror:
saw in the Messenger of the 18th inst, that
Archbishop Ireland will be in saltwater on the
18th Of June That will be the day have our
Catholic services here. Miss Holbrook told US
when we wanted anything we should petition for
it. Why not send a petition to Father Murphy
requesting Archbishop Ireland to attend our
services and address us? l know all the
mates would be glad to hear him. F. NJ
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
The Pedant.

81 take it to be the principal rule of life
not to be too much addicted to any one
thing"
The man who devOteS his entire time to
the study of one subject. whether of social
or mental culture, renders his life practically
useless. No one can do a subject justice
and at the same time neglect the other
branches of study. In Olden times men con-
sidered it noble to withdraw from the pleas
ures of the world, and retiring to some
lonely place, to study and ponder over the
great works of learning. There they lived
and died, and with them died the knowledge
so hardly won. but which had done no good
to the world, like a miser who having col
lected great riches burieS his treasure before
he dies, that no one may use it. We might
imagine that this sort of philosophy had de-
parted with those past years, but yet we
also have hermits, who perhaps unwittingly
are guilty in the same manner. There are
men who having spent their youth in
acquiring knowledge, begin at middle
age to practice the profession which they
have chosen. Then they discover that
there is something lacking. They have
neglected a something which they formerly
considered unimpOrtant-theh habit of mix
ing in the society of their fellow men and
becoming versed in the social usages of their
time. In youth they had no cOmmunica-
ton with the world, and when they wish to
teach or preach, or practice law among the
people. they discover that they have no arts
to reach them. Then again there are men,
the opposite of these to whom also the rule
of the old Roman applies Men who being
deprived of the theatre, the fashion and
few other such affairs to talk about, have
nothing to say. They have been so much
addicted to the follieS of life that they have
allowed the more substantial knowledge to
go. Yet moderate portion of their knOwl-
edge would not be out of place in well-n-
formed mind. Other men can talk OF moth
Ing but the army and politics. or the
races. and they belong to the same class.
Nothing is so odiOus as a person who can
not carry on a conversation without trying
to air his learning upon this or that pet SUBJ
ject Some one for example, who is con-
tinually quoting poetry, or attempting to ex-
plain an impossible theory. These are men
who have gained but one small branch of
knowledge and they think they are
very learned.
This indeed shows the narrow minded
ness of their views; for man who is we'll
informed only realizes the more he learns,
how little he knows or indeed ever will
know. Finally, "a mere cOurtier, a mere
soldier. mere scholar, mere anything is
an insipid pedantic character and equally
ridiculous. st. Paul High School World.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23
The Fisherie. Problem Solved.

Little Oren mot yet three years old) was
in great distress over having swallowed a
button, and begged his mamma to ''det the
button out" Il can't" said mamma, cit
has gone away down your throat" 20.
mamma" he cried; "det the button-hook!"
Park Region Pioneer.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-23

Judge: MADAM, what is your age?"
She: "Your honor. l leave that to the
mercy of the cOurt"--Ex.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
MAIZE,

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Seemingly our little town has been in
state of dormancy the past winter in
the way of building, but the ground hog
gave US intelligence that we can not
help but rely on to certain extent and
being little superstitious, too: however
it has prompted us to stir around at an
early period.
MIR. Tapp and Mr.. Imbler are building
spacious business houSe-from APP
pearances will soon be occupied. Sever
al residences are going up rapidly.
Merchants. mechanics, dreSsmaking and
millinery. and doctors all busy-though
the latter are slack at present as the
patients are convaiescent, am glad to say.
A neck-tie festival was held at the
academy not long since-Quite success
as the young men had charge of it. We
had a temperance lecture by gentle
man of Massachusetts, which was very
interesting indeed, but We did not need
it here as we are all teeUotalers. Farmers
are busy planning for the summer work,
housewives also-whether the latter Will
execute theirs or not VIII be known in
the future. as woman sometimes proposes
and man disposes to suit himself.
Our schools are moving along nicely
both teachers beloved by their pupils.
Mr.. Joseph Londonslager ana family
have returned from Pennsylvania after
a visit OF four months-had a good time
from appearances-all looking well.
Mrs. Homer gave social TO the ladies,
Gn,agane the good time as the hostess
is a fine entertainer and by the way no
gentlemen were invited. Womans
rights could lie fully discussed with no
opposition; it was truly eoodto he there
one OF those good old times long to Be
remembered
We are having six trains day on
good time.
The amount of wheat, corn and stock
being shipped from this point the past
two months Is lerion: plenty Of corn left
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
THE SOUTH AND THE TARIFF.

The reason assigned for the action of
the tariff committee of congress in leav
ing such articles as sugar, iron ore and
PIC iron untouched in their scaling of
the present tariff rates. is that it was
meant as sop to the southern states
that are interested in the production, of
those articles. with the hope of holding
If the statements of Governor Gordon of
Georgia, given in an interview recently
published in the New York Graphic on
that point, may be accepted as true, and
we are inclined to believe they are, such
action was unnecessary, for the reason,
as Governor Gordon intimates. that, no
difference what the views of the in
dividuals may be on the tariff or any
other question, when they go to the
polls at a national election or any
election involving national politics, they
will continue to vote the Democratic
ticket.
This being the case, and being known
to the Democratic members of the COM
mittee IA majority of whom are south
ern mem more plausible reason for the
committees determinations mentioned
is that they hoped to conciliate mineral
districts of the north and the sugar dis
tricts of the west. However, it matters
but little which idea was uppermost with
manipulators of the proposed measure,
their hypocrisy and attempted decep-
ton is shown by the abandonment of
principle for mere eNpediency. Improves
what every intelligent person has always
know, e, that their tariff reform vaga-
rieS have been necessarily harped on by
the Democrats solely for the purpose of
misleading the people and regaining con-
troll of the government What We meant
TO say in the outset is that in our opinion
the Republican party will have to rely
upon the northern and western states
for success in the pending campaign,
and the sooner the party leaders recog-
nize the fact and shape the campaign
accordingly the better will De the party's
show for success.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
EMPEROR WILLIAM DEAD.

The news of the death of Emperor
William, of Germany, contained in this
mornings dispatches, while not alto
gether a surprise, will be read with deep
solicitude by every one. This event,
and the critical condition Of the crown
prince, whose death cannot be long de-
ferred, causes crisis in European affairs
that must put the statecraft of Prince
Bismarck to test such as it has never
experienced during his long and veXa-
tious career as chief counsellor to the
crown. Emperor William is perhaps the
most remarkable ruler of modern times.
Under his firm but wise rule the German
states have been brought steadily up and
finally united in grand empire, occu-
pying at this time the most
prominent, and at the same time the
commanding, position among the nations
of Europe. There were many most adj
mirable and noble traits in the life and
character of the great emperor. But
these nor his successes and achievements
could cope with the grim monster. His
mission was filed and he passed away
The world can only hope that his sue
cessor will do as well.