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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-07-25

oner to their whims or to punish him out
of anger.
The mental and moral condition of every
Justly condemned prisoner may be called a
defective one. Let us supply what he lacks.
He is bad man because ne has tailed to
to become good one. His activities and
talents should be developed. He should be
taught trade and be kept busy and his
powers brought out. A man in prison is
only rebelliOus child in the great human
family which belongs to God.
The release from prison and the return to
ordinary life should be gradual and not sud-
den. The prisoner should be allowed few
liberties at time and the hand that closed
on him should open only little by little.
The state has not laid down its responsible
ity to the prisoner when he is discharged.
Such sudden transition from confinement
to freedom should not be made suddenly.
The prisoner should be trained for freedom
while still in prison, and all the religious
work done there should have this aim. The
Discharged Prisoners Aid Society is doing
a great and noble work and is almost the
only friend the prisoner has on his release.
All true prison reform rests on sentiment,
not sentimentality. There is no power in
the world stronger than sentiment. 1t is
the basis of all human action that amounts
to anything. The state must recognize the
indeStructible manhood of every prisoner.
and must have more sacredness itself before
it can know the SacredneSS of the man in
prison, seeking the true mall, the Christ,
in every prisoner.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-07-25
AU MASQUE.

Life is q masquerade; we are the maskers;
Always assuming to be what we're not;
Wearing strange dominos mimicing characters
Totally alien to known plan or plot
Though we to-day may take quiet DISCUSSES.
Meekness and mildness tomorrow are gone;
Passions, temp tations, vices and virtues,
All lend their image as we pass along.
Such the extent of this quaint masquerading,
such the results of this carnival strife,
Life wears the shade of decay on its garments.
Death, in its turn bears the semblance of life
Texas Siftings
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Goodwin Had the Best Of II.

Nat Goodwin is pretty slick and can get
out of a scrape as clean as any man living.
A gentleman in New York, writing to a
friend here, made some comparative allusio
to Chicago and the eastern metropolis.
concluding he wrote "But know you
feeling toward Gotham" and then added
"Here is little story on Nat Goodwin that
IL not malapropos: Ono day Nat Goodwin
met young Mr.. Henderson, q friend Of mine.
Hello, Nat,' called out Henderson; where
have you been SO longf oh, up in Boston,
Montreal and Philadelphia, returned Good
win; and, Billy he continued, Il am glad to
get back to New York. All other places in
the country are just camping out ones /"
Goodwin has been playing here, and the Chi
cago man, meeting him one day last week,
showed him the letter and asked him if he
thought it was kind to speak that way after
all the grand receptions he had had here.
Nat looked at the letter, smiled, and said
without hesitation: "Why, my dear fellow,
you don't think would be guilty Of men-
tioning Chicago in connection with those
places, do youa Psbawl They can't trot in
the same class with this city."-Chicago
Herald.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
sIOel md the Steer.

The people of East Killingly, in the ad-
joining county, think that IA pretty funny
thing occurred in that neighborhood not
long ago Mr.. Joel Thomas, who is the hired
man of an East killingly farm, has reputa-
ton for mixing himself into every dilemma
that can find no other unfortunate person to
fool with
One morning few weeks ago Joel went to
the barn to yoke u pair Of very large un
tanned steers. The yoke was large and cum
brous and the bows were big, but he got the
wooden loop over one steers head and pinned
him. With the next steer he had wrestle,
slipping about in the treacherous yard In his
effort to hold the animal by one horn and
carry the heavy yoke end with his free arm
Finally, by an inexplcable mischance, either
the yoked steer twisted the other bow over
Joel's head and below his arms, or else Joel
fell into it, he doesn't know which. A mo-
ment later a neighbor approaching the house
beheld the unhappy hired man yoked up with
the frantic steer, his wild red face protruding
through the big OK bow, skipping and plung
ing at terrific speed down the road toward
him. Joel espied the neighbor, and at every
jump he roared in suffering tones:
"Head us of, - It. head us of"
The neighbor succeeded in doing It, turn
ing the team by dint Of very active work
into an angle of a stone wall. Then he ner.
vously hoppcd around TO the steers bead,
meaning to release the animal before Joel
was quite killed. 1t was at this point that
the hired man manifested the striking origin.
ality Of his mind and his disgust at the neigh
boris lack Of gumption at the same time he
yelled:
Here, you! what are We up toi Never
mind the steer; come round here and unyoke
me!n-Norwich Conn., Special to New York
Suu
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
1T DIDN'T WORK.

A Confidence Man Strikes . Merchant
Who Had ..E3een There Before" H..
He walked hurriedly into a Maiden
Lane jewelers. store, and said:
'.Will you let me use your telephoneP"
Certainly"
"Hello, Central! Say. give me COZ
B, Brooklyn. Hello! Is that you, dearP
Well, say, forgot my gold watch this
morning; left it under the pillow. I've
got to take train right away, and
haven't time to go home, SO l wish
you'd bring it over and leave it here
for me. I'll borrow silver watch in
the meantime. That's all, Central"
THANK you," he said, turning to
the clerk. II suppose you heard what
said to my wife. Now, II you can let
me have silver watch until get back
will consider it q great favor. My
wife will leave my gold one as se-
curity."
The clerk simply pointed to the door
do you mean get out?"
"Yep."
"Too oldP"
Yep"
"Been there beforeP"
Yep"
"Well, good day. ."-JeUeier's Weekly.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Red Tap in Russia.

How easy it is in Russia to get p
high officials signature to any sort OF y
document may be illustrated by an an
ecdote that have every reason to be-
lieve is absolutely true. A .'stola-
nachalnik," Or head OF a bureau, in the
provincial administration of Tobolsk.
while boasting one day about his power
to shape and direct governmental
action, made wager with another
chinovnik that he could get the Gov
ernor Of the province-the late Cow
ernor Lissogorski-to sign manuscript
copy OF the Lords Prayer. He wrote
the prayer out in the form OF an official
document on . sheet Of stamped paper.
numbered IL, attached the proper seal
to it, and handed it to the Governor
with q pile Of other papers which re-
auired signature. He won his wager.
The Governor duly signed the Lords
Prayer, and it was probably a. harmless
an official document as ever came out
of his onicA-Gsovys xsnnsas =
Century.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
HEAT AND VENTILATION.

4 simple Way Of Keeping the Air In
Rooms Moist In Winter.
People who use their brains habit
ually, teachers, writer's. artists, must
keep warm as the saving Of their
abilities. They must have fires early,
and use foot-warmers day and night,
and dress like Esquimaux II necessary.
or congestion of the brain or lungs is
the penalty. The Inflammation of the
lungs which carried of George Eliot
and Mrs. Browning was descended from
tho chilliness and poor circulation
which these brain-w srkers had borne
.or years. Care must be taken. with
all this heating. to have current OF
warm, fresh air circulating in the
rooms, and to have it healthily moist.
such precautions give soft and lovely
complexion, equal to the famous New
port bloom. The best way to secure
this constant ventilation without draft
is by having the top OF the window
lifted with perforated board, pierced
oy many coaical borings, only a quar-
ter as wide at the center as at each
surface of the hole. This gives fine,
forcible play of minute currents
through the room instead OF a danger
GUS large. .draught. 1t is a woman in
vention, and a very clever one for keep
ing rooms perfectly healthy and fresh.
| II is little remarkable that a plain
American woman should have worked
out plan of cheap, efficient ventilation
IN the same principles as the French
invention which drew the applause OF
scientific men years later. To keep
sne air moist, the simplest way is to
keep pan of water in the heat regis
ter, with a large sponge In it, or wet
towel hung with ends in the water,
giving of moisture to the air which
aows over it. Pans of water alone do
very little good, though better than
nothing. The moisture must be directly
in the path OF the air to be absorbed by
it. The water pans for stoves should
be large enough to cover the whole top
and to be kept clean, and full OF fresh
water. Such water pans purify the air
as we'll as keep it moist. as they absorb
impurity. A little inter, iodine and
salt in the water is very strengthening
to breathe. having a mild effect OF sea
air. .-Shi0ley Dare, in Philadelphia
Press.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
The Bill Was Paased.

An ex-member Of the Virginia state senate
told me the other day Of an incident in his
legislative career which do not remember
ever having seen in print before A. l.. Pride
more, not many years ago q member Of the
house Of representatives from the Ninth Vir-
ginia district was before he came to Wash
ington a member Of the Virginia senate. One
day he introduced bill for the relief Of the
sureties Of II. G.. Wax, who was collector
OF taxes in Scott county. He made p brief
explanation Of the bill, and when he sat
down Edgar Allen, fauilisrly known as
"Yankee Allen" who represented the Farui-
vile district, rose and said:
II wish to ak
If Mr.. Wax
Has been too lax
In collecting the taxi
II such are the facts
am willing to relax
And remit the tax
Which the law enacts
We should exact
OF his sureties"
It is needless to add, my informant says,
that the bill passed by u unanimous vote. =
New York Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
something o. . Liar, bat Not for For
Ceuts.

something Q. . Liar. bat Not for Forty
Cents.
A number Of members from the house Of
have stolen away at various
times and for short periods from their con-
gressional duties. Most Of them havo en-
joyed themselves, but none to greater ex-
tent than did Wade, Of Missouri; Lind, Of
Minnesota, and Sawyer, of New York. They
invaded the state OF Maryland and studied
tho unsophisticatsd natives until they got
tired The last place at which they made
any stay was Lsonardtown. From there
they intended coming to the capital by boat.
but that semi-occasiOnal craft having de-
parted, they were compelled to travel by rail
The train was started with pinchbar and
proceeded ut . very deliberate gait. Occa-
sionally tho conductor would get Off and
gather few peaches. with which he would
treat the passengers After the train had
been crawling along for an hour and mad
covered at least six miles, the conductor col
lected the fares, which, for the congressional
crowd, amounted to SO cents each. When he
reached Col Wade. that genial 'bald knob
ber" remarked, in his innocent way:
"Do you charge preachers full fare on this
roadr
mo. sir" was the conductors reply. 1--WE
only charge them, half rates. Are you
preacherr' be added, looking squarely at the
colonel's Methodist countenanco.
mo, am not" said the Missourian, "but
that gentleman is" pointing to Judge Saw
yer, who sat a couple Of seats In front Of him.
The conductor at once returned to the
Judge, and after q searching glance at the
sun kissed countenance Of the New York
statespen, proffered him 40 cents, with the
remark: 1--WE only collect half rates from
preachers"
"Who In blank said was a preacherF
asked the judge, with considerable show Of
anger.
| The conductor threw his thumb back over
his shoulder in the direction Of Col Wade
and looked as though he thought all the time
that the colonel was garbling the facts in the
case.
In the meantime the three dimes, the nicke
and 6ve pennies reposed calmly in the judse'
fat palm. He regarded them in silence for
moment. and then handed them back to th'
official, saying: II am good deal Of liar
but will not lie for 20 cents"
Then he reapsed into absolute silence ant
would not look ut Col Wade until Washing
ton was reached. Washington Post.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Parrots as Parlor Pets.

Parrots were more common drawing
room pets century ago than they are
now. No fashionable bellies boudoir
was complete without one. Belinda
had presentiment of her coming mis-
fortunes when .'Poll sat mute, and
Shock was most unkind." The beauty
Of the birds plumage and its amusing
tricks may account for this Partially;
but it has certainly been valued as
domestic favorite for many centuries.
1t is said that parrots were first in
troduced into Europe in the time OF
Alexander the Great, though only one
variety. the green parakeet with a red
neck drought from India) was known
to the ancients until the time OF Nero,
when the Romans discovered other
species in Ethiopia. The discovery of
America enriched parrot fanciers by
the addition of many beautiful Brazil
IAN varieties OF the species OF their list
Of pets. Philadelphia Press
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
A Rif Of Dramatic Criticism.

The varying emotions springing from .
snow white gown Of brocade given with q
force and power that were cut low and worn
over tucker Of fine old lace, eyincing skillful
expression of subdued passion and hanging
sleeves Of bsncade puffei up so as not to con.
ceal the apparent faults Of elocution and
antique girdle of turquois and brilliant
medallions join,d by u rare refinement OF
speech and motion which convey gown OF
dead leaf brown cloth slit up the sides and
open in front over an earnestness which u
never subordinate to the robe of black satin,
which is a mass Of jet ornaments from throat
to hem, displaying much higher order Of
dramatic ability than she evnced last season.
-Norris.own Herald.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
A LAZY GIRLS WISH.

You ask. II I could be
That which would oe.
What from all natures sisterhood,
Would change place with
Would circle in space with
IN stars, rs stars or, from yonder wood,
Pour my soul singing
AS, upward winging,
sought the blue, Mt home for a birds
No, q bird Is too busy,
Aud u star might get dizzy,
So, I'd be neither-now, don't say . wordl
Pray, do you suppose that
Lovely red rose that
Mods and beckons and beams on mo
Ever gets weary
That ever o tear she
sheds but for Joy that she can BET
And that great daisy.
So white ami lazy,
That stands with her sisters there In the sun -
Has she care,
Burden 70 bear,
Trouble In lifes . no. not one.
I've read the story IA
o. the king in his glory
Who WAS not arrayei like one OF these;"
Twas Solomon; still he rt.
Couldn't equal a lilv-- ~
red field lily that hauuts in the breeze.
So, II could choose me,
With none to refuse me,
rbe lot I'd like best of all on the earth,
'Twould be that OF the fowers
Who oil through the hours
dave nothing to do from the hour OF their birth
There are no traces =
On their fair faces
" sickness, sorrow, OF grief or sin;
Their only duty.
On earth is beauty
They toll not, neither do they spin."
II
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Cultured Damc-Just like a man! You
grab the paper as soon as it arrives, keep 1t
all to yourself, and then blame me for not be
ing informed on matters of public interest,
Husband WE'LL my dear, I'll read the pa
per aloud, if you wish Let NE see-"Another
Ocean Horror
"Oh, don't read that"
".The Progress of the Campaign"
~ don't care for politics"
".Issues of the Hour"
"Never mind that"
"'Science Solves q Problem"
"I hate science"
"sMrs. Tiptap's Party-Description Of the
Dresses
"Oh, read that atn-Philadelphia Record.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Col "Dick" Wintersmith, of Kentucky. Is
probably the best story teller in Washington
today. II he doesn't always conane himself
strictly to the truth, nobody will find fault
with him, for he tells his little anecdotes with
such serious mien as to carry conviction to
the minds Of those of his listeners who do not
know him 20 well as some of his friends do.
He was speaking the other day at Chamber
Inns of the way in which adverse luck will
sometimes pursue a man, and remarked that
he once played at the White Sulphur Springs
and never held a trump. Some one in the
company suggested that that was impossible,
because he must have held at least ore trump
every time he dealt the cards.
"But," replied the colonel, bringing his
Ast down on the table in front of him, every
time dealt it was a msdeal. New York
Tribune
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
MOTHER GOOSE.s AGE.
Interesting Information Concerning Anne
ica's Most Popular Authoress.

Interesting InfOrmAtlOn Concerning Amer"
ica's Most Popular AuthOress.
Mother Goose was not a mythical
person, nor a nom de plume, but q
real live woman, who, although she
may not have had so many children
that she didn't know what to do, and
was not compelled to live in a shoe
nevertheless had children, grand.
children, and (probably) great grand
children OF her own before she died at
the advanced age Of ninety-two. Her
maiden name was Elizabeth Foster; she
was born in the year 1868, was married
to Isaac Goose (or Vergoose rs it is
written in the description OF her con.
tanned in the probate OF her willy in
1898. and died in 1857. The first edition
OF the songs, which she sang to her
grandchildren, was published BY
Thoslas Fleet, in 1851. There is an
edition OF her works published by
Houghton, Osgood 4 Co., of Boston
we'll worth perusal by all mothers who
would like to know about the good old
lady who wrote the lullabys and melo-
dies which are now sung and will con-
tinue, doubtless. to be sung for ages
yet to come.
Mother Goose resided in Charleston,
where she was born, until her mar
riage. She then moved to Boston,
where her husband had a home ready
to receive her on what is now Wash
ington street. She was Mr.. Goose's
second wife, and began her maternal
life as step-mother to ten children.
This numerous fact was probable the
cause OF her writing the touching
melody W 1.-The Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe," especially as we
learn that she afterward had six chill
dren of her own. Ono OF her own
children became the wife of Thomas
| Fleet, the publisher of the melodies
| by Mother Goose" and when Mother
Gooses first grandchild was born she
insisted on going to live with her SON.
in-law as nurse to his son. She sang
her ditties to this grandchiId from
morning till night
| "Goosie, goosie gander,
| Where do you wanderf
| Up stairs and down strairs.
And in my laiys chamber" etc.
until her son-in-law become alarmed
at the fertility OF her genius for max
ing this kind of rhyme. Mr.. Fleet took
down the various songs she sung until
he had book full, which he printed.
This book had great sale, and, it is
needless to say, has increased in popu-
larfty until this day, SO that there is
scarcely child in the land that does
not know Mother Goose by name and
| her melodies by heart. She was left a
widow in l7l0. Chicago Mail.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
THE RACE FOR WEALTH.
Why Good Men and Women should Re
fuse to Participate In II.


fuse to Participate In II.
The well-known philanthropist, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson, who gives her
entire income. which is very large, to
various enterprises for the benefit OF
humanity, retaining for herself only
enough TO meet the simple needs OF her
quiet home life, writes me as follows,
and think the words SO golden that
wish every woman in American would
heed them. Coming from such a
source, these words have peculiar
weight, for Mrs. Thompson is one who
lives her belief. and knows its blessed
ness by every day experiences: Il wish
the women of the world would call on
the men to give up this wild. ungovern-
able chase for more money, and the
women govern themselves accordingly.
Who is tho happier for such extrava-
gance in dress. furniture, useless deco
rations, grand equipages, etc.p Are
they not more or less procured mt the
expense OF the moral and spiritual ma
turep What is there that many men,
and women too, will not sacrifice for
few dollars more to be spent for that
which enriches them not, but makes
them poor indeedP Are they wiser,
better or in any way happier for hav-
ing gained this surplus sum? In my
experience have found more health,
more contentment, more kindly feeling
among the better laboring class, than l
have ever seen among that class
who make money merely for the sake
Of display. There is more truth than
poetry in the saying that enough is as
good as feast Few realize the true
significance of industry and economy.
But why do talk? am so weary OF
words, words, words, and yet some
good may come of words. Are not all
great and good things simple? And
might it not be we'll for more people to
set the example OF a simple aud we'll
ordered life, that the young might not
be tempted into such extravagance as
is now the bane of lifeP"-Frdnces u.
Willard, IN Union Signal.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Tho Son Of His Father.

Here 10 story about the son Of the late
bishop of Illinois. Mr.. Whitehouse had
some business in New York with large law
firm, wherein q son of Rufus Choate is .
partner. 1t was Mr.. Choate to whom White
house addressed himself. .'All right, sit
down." said the New York lawyer; I'm see
you In q moment or two.n
''But," said tho visitor, ~ am Mr.. White
house, Of Chicago"
"All right, all right said the lawyer,
scribbling away like mad; take q chair; !
am busy just now.n
"But," again said Mr.. Whitehouse, II am
the son of Bishop Whitchouse."
"Ohl we'll, take two chairs then" said
Choate, without looking up. - Chicago
Herald.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Satan's Legal Rights.

A London correspondent writes from Fin
land that a property holder in one of the
interior towns of the province left will be-
queathing all his possessions to the devil.
The dead mans family protested that the
will was void, but the Finnish lawyers were
siisincined to interfere with the rights Of Sc
formidable parsonage as the new lcgatee,
and, the correspondent adds, the devil has
become, by legal right at least, . Finnish
landowner York Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
"Goosie, goosie gander.
Where do you WanderY
Experience Teaches.

Mister" said a eountryman to a
Sixth avenue dry goods dealer, Il want
to git shawl fer Il purity little girl
down at Starin's Corners. You needn't
say nothin' bout it to the newspapers.
COS want to keep it quiet, but we're
goin' to be married in IA month an I'm
thinkin' of givin' her a shawl. Suthin
bang up-han' n'some."
Il can show you a fine line OF India
shawls, sir.'
"N-no, gness don't want them. J
had pair of moccasins onct, an' I'm
dinged If the beads didntall come of.
N, Y. Sun.