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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-11-21
A Good Mans Tenderness

Boys are sometimes tempted to think that to be
tender hearted is to be weak and unmanly. Yet the
tenderest heart may be associated with the strong
est will. Take. for example, the story of him to
whom we owe our wonderful ailway system
George Stephenson went one day into an upper
room OF his house and closed the window 1t had
been open long time account of the great
heat, but now the weather cooler, and so Mr.
Stephenson thought it would be well to shut it,
He little knew what he doing Two or three
days afterward however. he CHANGED to observe
ing against it with all his might again and again.
as if trying to break it, His sympathy and curl
osty were aroused What could the little thing
want? He went at once to the room and opened
the window to see. The window open, the bird
flew straight to one particular spot in the room,
where stephenson saw nest. The poor bird
looked at it, took in the situation at glance and
dead.
stephenson, drawing near to look, was filled
with unspeakable sorrow. There sat the mother
bird and under it four little tiny ones-mother
and yOung-all apparently dead. Stephenson
cred aloud. He tenderly fled the exhausted
BIRD from the floor. the worm it had so long and
young still in its beak, and tried to revive it, but
all ms efforts proved in vain. 1t speedily died
ana the great man mOurned for many day. At
the same time the force of George Stephenson's
mind was changing the face of the earth, vet he
wept at the sight of this little family and was
deeply grieved because he himself had uncon-
scously been the cause of the death-North.
Western Chronicle.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-11-21
Sunday Services.

Father Murphy delivered one of his stirring tenn
perance lectures Sunday morning. 1t was not a
discussion of theories, but of solid facts inter-
spersed with incidents from real life
''Intemperance is the mother or source of all
evil. at least. it is the source of so great per
centage that we are almost justified in making
that assertion. study of medical jurisprudence
developes the fact that 80 per cent of all crimi-
nails were made so through the agency of strong
drink. This is only record of actual and dis
covered criminality; how much more evil it is the
source of. we can read in the stories of ruined
lives. in marital dssentions in the records of the
divorce courts. and by an analysis of the lower
strata of human life. typical case, is that of
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-11-21
He Would Not Take 1t.

The following incident shows the true
bravery and steadfastness of boy who had
resolved to never drink whisky. He was
had his legs so badly hurt by a passing rail-
road train that amputatiOn was necessary.
OF course he was very weak, and the doc
tors said he must have glass OF brandy.
But to their surprise, he refused to take it
when they held it to his lips.
mo brandy tor me, DOCTOR" he said.
but you need it," they urge We'll
have to give you chlorOfOrm.'
''All right" said the boy family; ''give
me anything but brandy. "-Temperance
Banner.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-11-21
LOCAL PICKINGS.

1t is rum0red that work will soon be resumed
by the Thresher Co.
Warden stordock will meet with the wardens
of western prisons in Chicago this week.
The prison Inspectors met on Thursday of last
week and will hold another meeting on Dec l.
On the third Sunday in January Archbishop
ireland will spend the day at the prison. His
coming will be anxiously looked forward to by
the inmates
1T is said that some of the more Jealous of the
6. o. p are beginning to figure. even at this dis
tant day, upon the saltwater P. o. They have
not forgotten that. ITO the vicors belong the
spoils.''
The inmates generally idle Monday and
Tuesday account of a broken engine. 1t is
hoped that repairs will soon be made SO
that work may be vigorously prosecuted while the
pleasant weather continues.
Sam Mcfarland we'll known among the in
mates as recent graduate of this institution
came on Sabbath and spent few hours en-
PERTAINING his friends in durance. Sans general
appearance ind c ited that prosperity ha pitched
her tent HARDLY.
Jake. the ''boss OF the mess-room' requests
us to say that there few of the inmates who
smoke the bottom OF their Dishes and he will
be compelled to report them if it is not stopped at
once. The usual means employed to blacken the
dish is to try to cook candle.
The inspectors will soon start upon their tour
of inspection of the prisons employing the state
account plan OF convict labor. They will be alb
sent about thirty days and will, doubt. be en-.
abled to decide, upon their return, as to the
merits Of the various systems for employing the
criminal wards of the state.
Thursday, November. twenty ninth, has been
designated as Thanksgiving. Then VIII we enjoy
holiday. and revel in luxury Turkey and oys-
tiers have usually been furnished in abundance and
apples and cigars in limited quantities. These
with chapel entertainment and few hours of
liberty in the cell-building go toward making life
at least endupable.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods. in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
customers since 1856. We DESIRE through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the public atten-
hOn to our stock at all times new, modern and
by far the largest in the st. Crox Valley of drugs
family medicines umbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes, and beautiful paror
and hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-11-21
Wanted Somebody to Be Sorry.

Dying Benedict: Il bequeath every dol
lar to my wife. Have yON.gOt that DOWN."
Lawyer: Yes
Dying Benedict: ION condition that she
marries within year."
Lawyer: but why insist upon that?"
Dying Benedict: because want some
BODY to be sorry that | died. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
Tran1ronr OF DAKOTA, ,

County of Yankt0n,
Newton Edmunds, president and d. w. O.
Tanner, secretary Of the yankton Fire Insur-
ance company. being duly sworn depose and
rect statement of the affairs of said company
according to my best knowledge and belief.
NEWTON EDMUNDs, President
u. W. Q. TANSz Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25rd
lsEALl WIN; H. EDMusDs. N. P. Dakota.
AUDITORS OFFIoA,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
i, James A.. Ward, auditor of the Territory Of
true copy of the original statement now on file
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set nay
hand and affixed the seal of this
(L.bo Office. at Bismarck. this oath day
r,,o JAMES A. WARD. Auditor.
Auditor, Department of Insurance.. Com
pany'a Certificate of Authority.
WHEREAS, The Yankton Fire Insurance COM
pany, o corporation organized under TIE lava
of Dakota. has filed in this office q sworn state
ment exhibiting its condition and business fer
the year ending December, sist. 1887, conforms
able to the reorl-rinnnts of the laws of this
territory regula .ing the business of insurance;
and
WuERgAs, The said company has filed in shis
certificate OF organization. and has fully COM
laws aforesaid.
Now, therefore, I JameH A. Ward, auditor of
the Territory of Dakota, pursuant to the pro
VISIONS OF said laws. DO hereby certify that the
love named company ia fully empowered
aspropriate business of FIRE insurance. in this
territory, according to the laws thereof, uutil
the Slst day ct Doeeraber, A. D. 1855.
IN sesdimosy whereof, l have herennto set
tssAL) JAMES A. WARD. Auditor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
The Coming Comet,

1t is fancied by q grateful patron that
the next comet will appear in the form
oil q large bottle, having Golden Medi.
cal Discovery" inscribed upon 1t in bold
characters. Whether this conesit and
high compliment will be verified, re-
mains to be seen, but Or. Pierce will
continue to send forth that wonderful
vegetable compound, and potent eradIca.
tor OF disease.It has no equal in medicinal
and health .givin properties, for impsrt-
ing vigor and tone to the liver and kid
neys, in purifying the blood. and through
it cleansing and renewing the whole
system. For scrofulous hnmors and con.
sumption, or lung scrofula, in its early
stagee,it is q positive specific. Druggists,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
First Publication Feb. 18th.
SDeciaI Tax Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given thnt in pursusnGs
~ OF q special assessment and tax leyy msIs
by me e Mayor and o saa OF the olsy q Isss' for
the purpose of paying the cost of certain w
provements consisting of sidewalk in frona ~
and along the side of certain blocks ana Wr
and council of the said city of Yankton,lp .aSs
and due notice of such special aHsessmen! an ~
tax levy having been published, and SAG va
having row become delinquent and lntS.ss
and penalty nccruea thereon, / shall on iusSd
day, the 2u;h day of March. A.. ID. 1888. prose-
to sell at public sale all the real estatc WA
which said tax now In or shall renA1n uDPa.Ss
to pay such tax and costa thereon, saie ~
will take place ut the front door Of the soM sn
house In the city of Yankton, ID. L., pesHs'-
the hours of Q and 10 o'clock a. n. al
The following il description OF fne Ie~r,
estate to be cold and the amount ave sse
each lot, part of lot, or parcel of reat. esS az
respectively. said amount includes the.M.
levied. the penalty, interest and cohtot ao'''.
Using.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03

In witness whereof j hare hereunto
hand this 18th day of February, A.D, leso.
G. II. BATES, City Trefsui'
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
Rcsenorars' sanguinary Confiiotwith
Hrsgg in the Fall of 1862

As sEEN By AN ARTILLERY MAN OF THE eth
WISCONSIN BATTERY AND WRITTEN FOR
rHE rBEsg AND pAKnyAIAN
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03


osDnonading in the center of our lines
Towards o o the enemy made q feini
on our right, but finding we were alert
retired. During this time, about o 15C
men OF the fourteenth Alabama that were
diminishing with our men, threw down
their arms, and came ever to our lines
/ heard them shout to our men "don'i
shoot" and Say them running oyer.
Toward evening, Negley's division
which had joined us on the right, to
turned to the left wing. One division,
Van Oleye's had been thrown across the
river and formed IN two lines. With il
was Captain Drury's third Wisconsin
battery, and o brigade OF Pslmer's di.
vision. Hardly had Negley's division got
into position, when q rebel division nm.
der Breckenridge advanced from the
opposite words in close column of assault
and charged our left. From the time
they debouched from the woods they re-
ceived the fire of all the artillery of the
left wing which had been massed on the
west bank OF the river for that purpose.
First the shot and she'll from 5S cannon
plouRbed through their solid ranks with
deadly effect. They needed it not.
Then the cannon poured forth canister,
Staying hundreds. The survivors
marched on with steady steps,
as il they were ON dress parade.
Then our first line OF infantry
opened on them with fnusketiy
They moved right on and easily drove
our first line back upon the second,
and both back toward ard across
the river, when a reserve force under
General Miller OF NeeIey's division be-
gan such o rapid and destructive fire of
musketry that, flesh aud blood could en-.
dure no more. They we're now thrown
into confusion, became papic- stricken,
asa fed back to the shelter OF the woods
where . lew moments before they had
issued so dedsntly. Miiler's troops fol-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
THE
Fire Insurance Company.
NNUAL STATEMENT

-.1EL l-'N ----st
For the year ending December II.
a. ID. 1857.
Or the condition and affairs Of the Ynnkton
FIRE insurance company of Yankton, ID. t.
organized under the laws OF the Territory of
Dakota, made to the auditor of the Territory of
tory.
President. Newton Edmunds.
Vice Presidsnt +. P. Wilcox, Jacob Max
Secretary, D. w. g. Tanner.
Principal office YanktoH, L. T.
Organized or incorporated February Esd, 1883.
Commenced business.
III CAPITAL.
5uDseflDeu 90
Amount of capisal stock actually
paid IN 10000 90
" PROPERTY OR ASSETS OF THE COMPANY.
The cash on hand in office is.:.. 49,. ga "a
The cash on deposit in bank ia, ...... 4,4S6 "A
The cash IN hands. of agents and in
course OF transmission is.......... 1851 IA
Loans on bends and mortgage, being
the hrst lien on real estate worth
double the amount of the sum loan
&C iHSceoa 4. 200 90
Personal pgorerty. 42S O1
Office farn,f>r z. and fxtures......... COS s5
Stock -,ssd ~ collateral security for loans,
stech, amount SAC. Ooo; number of shares 1000;
total par value $4,000; total market value
Total carried oat at market value. $4,000 90
All sther sumo due the company. 7s.1S7 90
Total assets....... ....-...-. s124,Bls o5
v. LIABIIIrIEs
Amount of losses yet unpaid...... 81 ,O4S 55
i AmOuuG Oh Chains 1OI lOHEe6. resisted
by the company..-.-......... 800. 8C0 90
Whole amount of unearped premiums
m on outs q ID ,l : hs.ia;i;;.... ea,sss g z
Total liabilities.
VI. INCOME DuRING HE YEAR 1881.
Whole amount of cash and note prem
iums received. 6Sl27 90
Whole amount of cash and
note premiums received on
policies written in the ter
rltory OIL Dakota. 500, III 90
Wh2le smonnt OF interest money re-
Whole amount Of interest
money received on loauH
in the territory of Dakota 1,7O9 70
Total income .............. s66. 1856 rs
Whole amount OF losses paid during
Amount accrued prier 10
preceding tatement...... $425 90
Amount acu iued subsequent
to prtc+dlng statement. "a, 1888 IS
Amout / of Losses paid upon
risks taken in the territory
OF Dakota... 2B,1eS ID
Amount of commissions and feespaid
to ofaceTs and agents during the
year lss1;...r...;:..-., 1926 q
the territory OF Dakota during the
yeay 1887, mot including taYesJ,... 2ss gs
Whole amount paid for salaries of
officers and agents during the year
Whole amount of other expenditures
during the year 1887 .............. 6.sss IL
- aaSN = ----s~-
Total expenditures. $50. s4s 50
VIII. RISKS,
9rosa amount of risks taken
during the year 1SS7. $780,. 81, 2e4. At
GroBs amount of risks taken
in the territory of Dakota
during the year 1887. 49,. 2,284,A77
W y A. amount of risks outstanding 6,27l, 77s 90
duying the year 1887, including
those claimed and not yet due.,.... 29,b86 es
Whole amount of losses incurred dur
ing the year 1887, including those
claimed and not yet due, in the ter
riteIy Of Dakots.:i..:..:;....: 2a.sss So
Dakota. 294.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
MoIdenhaur & Simmons
STAR RESTAURANT.

STAR
A first class meal on short notice and al
ell hours. Oysters in every style.
and will. keep a full Zine of Candies and
Confectionery. and Fruits, Tobacco and Cigars,
sIoLDENHAuB d sIMMoNs. Prop.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03

pLANTEG MILL PROPERTY FOB BEE !sss.,
Il or for dale, and the machinery, saN,
belts, pulleys, snafting. etc., fof 80. !. ryop.
. ,wer accessible at moderate rost. , I'M shsgtids
erty IL we'll adopted for manufacturing
ers and contract uork. Apply " ora co.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-16
A Oueer Problem 70 Solve

VIII some kind soul inform a waiting world
why 1t is that all the people who go to theatres
don't some time, by accident, take it into their
heads to go on the same nightS Why is 1t that
in the course Of week IL often happens that
the house is just evenly filed every night
Why is 1t that the receipts for whole week
do not vary more than $40 to Sl2, and seldom
more than $50 on night? In a city like New
York or London piece often has a run Of six
months or a year, with full houses all the
time, but very few ifaDy, turned away. How
is 1t that audiences of just such particular
size will distribute themselves over such a
large period? What law is 1t that regulates
the attendance at the theatres and makes the
audiences almost uniformY There can't
be an understanding among the people
as to who will go and who will
not. The size of the audience is In one sense
purely accidental, and the puzzle Is how a
series OF accidents can be of so uniform a
character. Why is it that sometimes every
body doesn't conclude to 60 Monday night or
Wednesday night or some other particular
time Is there any reason why an accident of
that kind should not happen? And yet it
never does happen. II must be by some un-
seen, unknown, mystic influence that the
theatre-goers OF community apportion them
selves to tho various nights Of the week so that
the attendance shall be the same each night
IN, Y. Graphic.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-16
What to Take on a Sea Voyage.


Take your passage ticket. You may be
asked for II before you 60 ashore
Take square meal before embarking Sea-
sickness on an empty stomach is not an enjoy
able affair."
Take leave Of your friends and relatives
Take q fat pocket-book with you. The
chances are that you may often need It.
Take the best berth you can get for the
money.
Take your food as regularly as you can.
Take notice how more experienced travel
ers comport themselves.
Take q fast hold on tho companion rail in
storm
Take walk on deck every day when prac-
ticable.
Take the prottiest young lady passenger
down to dinner
Take few notes in your diary the first
three days out-after that you needn't
trouble.
Take joke in the spirit in which it is
given.
Take care you tip the steward before going
ashore.
Take no liberty with the officers or crew.
Take yourself away from couple who are
spooning on deck. They don't need your
company.
Take to the floor If you haven't strength
enough to reach your berth.
Take some matted milk when you are sea-
sick.
Take solemn avowal every time you feel
bad that you'll never venture to sea again.
fOmaha World
The Washington critic., 1888-08-16
On the other side;
THE FARMER FEEDErH ALL.

My lord rides through his palace gate,
My lady sweeps along In state.
The sage thinks long on many "A thing,
And the maiden muses. on marrying;
The minstrel harpeth merrlly,
The sailor ploughs tho foaming sea,
The huntsman kills tho good red deer
And the soldier wars without fear.
But fall TO each whate'cr bcfall.
The farmer he must feed thcm all.
Smith hammereth cheerily the sword,
Priest prcacheth pure and holy word,
Dame Alice worketh brodery well,
Clerk Richard tales of love can tell.
The tap.wife sells her foaming beer.
Dan Fisher iisheth In tho mere.
And conrtiers rufile, strut and shine.
Whilo pages bring tho Gascon wine,
But fall 10 each whate'er bcfall,
The farmer ho must feed them ALL
Man builds his castles fair and high,
Whatever river runneth by,
Great cities rise In every land.
Great churches show the builders hand.
Great arches, monuments and towers.
Fair palaces and pleasing bowers,
Great work Is done, bet here ana there.
Ana well man wOrlSeth everywhere,
int work or rest, whate'er bofali'
Inc farmer he mus feed them all
Charles @. Leland.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-16
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Thcro arc 359 newspapers in tho Terri
tory OF Dakota.
Maine Will pack 100000 cans Of
sweet corn this year
During tho berry season every house
wife Is moved by tho instinct of prcscrvar
tlon.-Boston Post
Lady Jane Henrietta Swlnburno has en-
torcd her Doth year. She Is tho mother OF
the poet and critic, Mr.. Algornon Charles
Swinburnc.
Cyrus simmons, young Hagcrstown
lawyer, having become stago-strick, has
quit tho bar and Joined the Mario Pros
colt Theatrical Company.
A newspaper published in Florence,
Italy, says that "during President Blainc's
European visit Congressman Cleveland has
been In charge of tho White House."
There are two kinds of window cur
tains,-tho seltrollIng kind that won't
stay down, and the kind raised with a
string, that won't stay up.-Puck
Captain John O. uufnaglc, United states
consul at paysandu, Uruguay, and prom
inont lumber merchant OF that place, Is
registered at Guys Hotel, Baltimore.
The total debt of Massachusetts,, state
and municipal, upon which II Is paying In
tcrcst, IS sol ,2s3,0t3; OF Pennsylvania,
$li4, ,o34,750, and of New York. S3l $685.
314.
Last Friday 500 tourists made the as
cent OF Mt. Washington by railroad from
Fabyans,-the largest number ever taken
UP In single day.
The first Faber lead pencils were made
by Casper Faber noar Nuremberg Cor
many, I'm 1861. Their manufac ture I'm tho
United States was begun at New York in
1861, Just one hundred years later.
Washington, Grant. Sherman and Shcrl-
dan are the only men who have ever been
Generals of the Army OF the United States.
Grant and Sheridan were members of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and Sherman
Is also q member.
Col. Theodore L. Lang, whom the Re
publlcans of the Second Maryland district
have nominated for Congress, is Baltl-
more dentist. He entered the war as a
private and came out Colonel OF tho Sixth
Wost Virginia Cavalry
Mr.. Addey, editor of the New Hampshire
paper known as tho White Mountain Echo,
has been totally blind for several years, but
he Is a hard and successful worker. He IL
an Englishman and was formerly connected
with large London publishing house.
Tho Mercie model OF the Lee statue
to DO erected in Richmond which arrived
In New York, July 90, has not yot reached
its destination. There was duty of 81
per cent on its appraised value which
Governor Lee is going through long red
tape process to have remitted.
The brindle COW, with half-closed eyes
Stands knee-dcep IN tho tide
And with her tail whlsks of the flies
That settle on her hide.
The brlndle bull now leaves his feet
To chase DER brook and knoll
The girl who carries through the mead
A crimson parasol.
Boston Courier
A new glass recently invented II
Sweden is said to be capable, when mad
into lens for microscope, of "enablInI
us to distinguish tho 2O4,7OO,o par
of an inch.' 1t is also said that there Il
great promise of this glass producin,
wonderfully powerful telescope lenses ant
new departure In astronomy.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-16
sOCIAL AND Personal.

Mr. and Mrs. Brainard H. Warner have gone
on two-woeks' coaching tour through vir-
gna and West Virginia. They travel in their
own coach from city to city by easy stages,
making Capon Springs tho objective point of
the journey.
Mr. and Mrs. G. $. Lake Of Des Moines.
Iowa, who have been visiting Mrs. General
Dye, left yesterday for New York. They will
visit Boston, Niagara, Quebec and other points
North, returning home when cold weather sets
in again.
Mrs. Harriet Richardson and her grandson,
Mr. George X. Lawrie, have returned to the
city after two-weoks' visit TO New York.
Miss Aggio Hutton has returned from two
months visit to Fauquler, Va.
Mr.. r. q. Gutter leaves to-day TO join his
family in the mountains Of New Hampshire.
lie will return In about two weeks
Registered In New York Yesterday: Colonel
William X. Morrison of tho Interstate Com
mercc Commission and Senator elect Barbour
OF Virginia, at the Fifth Avenue, and Con-
gresham Wilkins of Ohio, at the st. James.
Delegate J. X. Toole Of Montana is at the
West End, Long Branch.
James g. Blaine, ir, and his wife will leave
the Hotel Shrewsbury for Augusta, Me-, this
week.
Mr.. Gennadius, the Greek Minister, is at the
Hotel Brunswick New York, and will sail for
England Saturday.
Mr.. John Mason OF Fairfax County, Va,
now OF the U. s. Land Of1ice at Prescott,
Arizona, and Miss Fannie Fox Of Loudoun
were married IN Leesburg yesterday. Mr..
Mason is a son of the late Hon j. NJ. Mason,
Minister Of the Confederate States TO France,
and Miss Fox is daughter Of the late Mr..
Fox, who for many years was the clerk of the
Loudoun courts.
Captain Allison Mailer, l.. A, Roginski and
d. Zant2inger, advance guards Of the Wash
ington Light Infantry, are at the United States
Hotel, Atlantic City. The tents are being put
UP and preparations made for the reception oi
the company Of crack soldiers who will ar
rive on Sunday morning. There will be one
hundred and fifty men, not including the Cor
coran Cadets