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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21
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OUR AGED FRIENDS.

dedicated to my poet friend James G. Ciark.)
EDISON b. RUSSELL.
Down the westward slope of the land of years.
They are going, they are all going,
And trust has taken the place of their fears,
For they look on the fields of their sowing.
The fields where they toiled when their souls were
strong.
And they strove for the hearts ideal.
When the pride of their strength was In each
song
That shall wake on the strand of the real.
A mellower light beams over this slope
Than shone through the gate Of their morning
On the hills of youth, the hills of their hope
And for them is fairer day dawning.
The frost of the years, like silvery spray
Has crowned them, and they going.
They are slowly, silently slipping away
On the tides, which never cease flowing.
They step Zone by one) from the earthly track
And across the stream, but not forever.
For the tide which takes them; brings them back
And the bond Of love. death cannot sever.
Spectator.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21
"REMINISCENCES.
Adventures, Trials and TribulatiOns
Experienced on the Canadian Pacific
II. r., in Construction Days.
BY S. Y.
CHAPTER Nv.

After cutting and shaping our logs and
drawing them together. the other men
helped US to put up the houses, working
two nights after supper.
learned that Abbott himself was then
at NimOgOcenda, the advance supply depot
twenty-five miles farther on; and as l had
suddenly conceived the notion to take
grading contract. started next morning, in
the face of bitter wind. to see him. When
l got there found he was fifteen miles far
ther on. pushed ahead about five miles
and met man in cutter, we'll robed. and
he looked, and doubtless was, very COM
Portable. l enQuired if l would find Mr..
Abbott at the next station. Receiving a
negative reply. l began to think L was
chasing will-o'-the- wisp. But he asked
me what wanted. as he might answer as
WELL At the same time he introduced him
self as MIR, Bannerman, chief contracting
agent for the Nipsing division of the road.
Then you are just the man l am AFTER"
said l, and told him what l wanted. He
wished me to ride back with him, which l
was glad to do. ! stopped with him that
night, and went back the next day with a
contract for a mile and half of line. /
knew almost as much about grading, as
prophets do about the weather. But you
may be sure that lost no time. | had not
a dollar of capital to invest in the plant
necessary for its construction; but therein
lay my good fortune for the "syndicate'
was to furnish me horses. carts, barrOws,
and tools; and to place all the provisions
required at the door of the camp All
had to do was to see the work done, and re-
turn the plant when through. l was to hire
my own help, and the company would pay
them on my order.
You may be sure l returned to camp in
jublant frame of mind.
My partner and | selected our work, and
l started westward to hire men to prosecute
the work. had become pretty we'll ac-
quainted all along the line, and had no
trouble in getting all l wanted.
When | made the announcement in Mr..
BIS camp that had tapped the advance of
the eastern division, it created great ex-
citement, and it was difficult for those In
charge to credit the statement; but when |
stated my desire to hire men for my con-
tract it dispelled all doubts. Many of the
men wanted to join at once. Among them
was Bill. my old partner. who wished to
be still my partner, but told him his shoes
were already filed.
took my son Johnny and returned to
my camp. Every thing being ready, we
commenced work on the tenth day of Janu-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21
For The Mirror.
Gems


The heroes of the past cannot fight the
battles of to-day.
Come to your best, and do not think of
retiring from the world, till it will be sorry
to have you go.
No one can 90 utterly to ruin as long as
his mother keeps one hand in Gods and
the other on him.
The Lord gives you as good work as you
are capable of doing. He will promote you
when you have grown little more.
You may not win an enemy at once, but
try again. Let one kindness be followed
by another, and-you will gain your end.
Men do not allow their principles to take
root. but pull them up every now and then
as children do flowers they have planted. to
see if they are growing.
There are bridges to cross. and the way is long:
But purpose in life will make you strong;
or keep ON your lips cheerful song: ~ ~
Look up my boy. look up.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21

useful lives are wrecked through the instru-
mentality of such dreadful curse The
very fact of more accommodation being
called for in jails, prisons, pOOr-h0uses.
and lunatic asylums. ought to awaken the
community to make a vigorous effort to
remedy such calamitous state of affairs.
AS long as the law allows the licensing of
saloon keepers, so long will this, and kim
dred institutions, be necessary.
1t is enough to drive society distracted to
think that such hell holes of vice and
temptation. as many of these places are,
should be allowed to exist in this enlight
ened age. Men of immoral, degraded and
licentiOuS prOclivitieS, as long as they can
pay for it, can procure the requisite author
ity to dispose of poisonous beverages, CON-
posed of the most villainOus ingredients
that can be compounded, utterly devastating
the ranks of the rising generation. Young
men, graduates from our best colleges and
academies, succumb to the wileS and temp
tations of this earthly demon. lose their
status in society. and as a natural conse-
quence, get into the path which leads to
imprisonment
These veritable hypOcriteS who are al
lowed to dispense those health destroying
pOtiOns can be daily met on our streets with
the ever ready smile, and the usual request
of ''cOme and have sOmething," for all
those who are supposed to have money. and
by such means, inveigle them into their
dens of infamy. After securing the hard
earned money of the unfortunate, they kick
him out. in the majority of cases. Into the
arms of a policeman who casts him ignO-
mi mi oil int nQcfiIQnfiaI
nominated Jail, to ''sOber up"
1t is mockery on the drama! A tragedy
in nine acts: Vigorous Youth; 2-Intem-
perance; 3-Financal Embarrassment; e.
Must Have More Whisky; 5-Petty Theft,
Undiscovered; 6-Degraded DisSipatiOn;7-
Broke" Again; s--Grand Larceny and De-
lection; 9-Tried and Sentenced to a Term
in the Penitentiary.
Such is the state of the case In nearly
every case. and still the cause is allowed to
exist What sacrilege! 1t is to be hoped
that the LIE Sueur News will devote pOr-
ton of it's valuable space to the cause of
temperance, and endeavor to put stop to
the ravages of that dreadful curse. Those
engaged in the traffic are inStigatOrs of bru-
tai encounters between their fellOwmen; the
ringleaders at dog fights and cooking mains
and all other demOraiZing, sO-called amuSe-
ments. The members of this fraternity are
to be seen perched on elegant sulkies and
handling the ribbons over fast horses; their
immaculate shirt fronts emblaZOned with
enormous diamonds; the whole outfit pro-
cured from the unwary, and most of it from
horny handed labOrers who can hardly sup
port their wives and little ones. Still these
men are allowed their freedom and are re-
cognized in society. If they had their just
dues they would be wearing the zebra suit
behind the bars. and be confined there until
they exhibited different spirit and were
willing to lead lives more beneficial to So
ciety and to themselves. AMERICUS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21

With what the shoe is lined nobody but
God and the shoemaker knows.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21
A Seemingly Natural Question

j Stranger: Will you tell me, sir. If am
half way to BadgertOwn?
lrishman: Faith an! l will n yOn tell me
where you started from.-Erin's Smiles.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21

The remembrance of youth is a sigh.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Five Persons Injured.

NEW YORK, April s.-An accident on the Pelham Park horse railway, which runs be- tween Barlow Station on the Harlem River railroad, to City Island, caused the serious injury of five persons. Several hundred ex- curslonists from New York were on their way to City Island for days fishing. Six ordinary horse cars and two flat cars were used to carry them from Barlow Station. While these cars were being rapidly drawn around curve one of them overturned. throwing the passengers in every direction, a half dozen being buried under the car. After considerable difficulty all were res- cued without any loss of life but the injur- 1es of Jacob Halahnger, of Mo- A West Thirty eighth street, New York, are so se- rlous that he cannot be moved from the hotel to which he was taken. The others most seriously injured are: John Haas, of 20 East Seventy-hfth street; Louis Leine, Fo. l93 East Third street; Frederick Ral- iski, No. SIS Ninth avenue, and Charles Gratz, No. 5n Ninth avenue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
THREE NEW GAS WELLS.
A Big Strike of tho Natural Product ,
 Andover, N Y


 Andover, N. Y.
 ANDoVER, N. Y., April 8.-Three new gas wells bJve just been struck in the Andover field. They are owned by the Mutual Gas company of Cuba and Andover, Roth & Jenning, of Bradford, and Babcock 6 Whit comb, of Hornellsville.
 The Babcock G Whitcomb we'll is the best ever struck in this section. Drilling is con- tinued at this well for oil, and the flow of gas IS so terrific that cloud of dust com pletely envelopes the derrick, appearing from short distance like dense fog ex- tending to the top of the derrick Hun dreds of visitors have been to the we'll to- day in spite of ths conspicuous signs for bidding admission.
 The same crowd of spectators that an. peared here when the Brundage well was struck are back again. Hotel accommoda- tions are insufficient, and great excitement prevails.
 few weeks ago farmers leased their land for one-eighth of the production, now they are receiving one-fourth and cash from S5 to Sl0 per acre, and oil men are glad to get the land at that. In addition to gas there are the best indications of oil-in fact oil has been found, but operators are trying to smother it until they get more land. Many more wells are uner way, and it is the general opinion that Andover will soon be 9 full-f1edged oil town.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
FIVE LIVES LOST,
By the Foundcring of n Coal Barge in
 Delaware Bay.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April S.-The big coal barge Sunrise, with cargo of 1,SOO tons of coal, foundered in the gale in Delaware Bay, and the captain, his wife and two small children and seaman went down with the vessel. Joseph Coyle, another seaman, drifted about all night in a small boat and was picked up on the beach at Lewes in an almost lifeless condition by one of the life saving crew. He was taken to the Marine hospital where restoratives were applied, and as soon as he was able to speak he told the story of the disaster. The Sunrise left Nofolk on Thursday afternoon for New York i'll tow of the tugboat B. w.
 Morse. The Sunrise was formerly the clip per ship of that name, and was owned by the Morse Transportatiop company, of New York. Captain N. A. Anderson, the Phila- delphia agent of the company, said yester- day that the barge was run between New York and Norfolk, and as she had not been here recently he was unable to give the names of the captain or crew. He said, however, that the captain was young man from somewhere down East, and that the trip, which ended so disastrously, was he first he had made for some months.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
The Scent of Blootlhounds.

Some people doubt the possibility of dogs tracking criminal through the streets and lanes and busy thoroughfares of great city. They speak of cross scents; but in doing so they speak of what they do not understand so we'll as-the bloodhound does. He has got the right scent at the right place, and if he is the right sort of dog, he will stick to that and and no other. Besides, it has been done bloodhound nose every human being has different scent know not, but it would really seem SO, else how can the animal follow his man SO directly, and single him out among even Q crowd of others at public house bar or in the bosom of his unhappy family?-Cham- bers' Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Minister Porter Seriously III.

INDIANAPOLIS, April SIX Governor Porter, recently appointed Minister to Italy, is still quite ill at his residence in this city, and his physician will not permit any one except members of his family to see him. Three days ago he took long walk, and when he returned his feet were so swollen that he could hardly remove his shoes. The next morning the skin began to peel off, and great and continuous pain fol lowed, Dr. Jamison was called, but so far he has not been able to make satisfactory diagnosis of the disease. The patient suffers greatly, and it is claimed this afliction is identical with that which attacked Vice President Hendricks some three years be- fore his death and eventually resulted in paralysis of the heart Dr. Jamison refuses 70 talk about Gov. Porters condition,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
STRIKERS JUBILANT
Buffalo's Painters and Carpen.
 ters Joyful.
CONFIDENT THAT THEY'LL WIN
They Are Receiving Plenty of Financial Aid
 from Other Unions.

little Change In the situation in the
 Strset-Car Strike at ROchestor-A Re-
 volver Drawn but Nc Damage Done.
 Massachusetts Carpenters Working for
 Nine Hours a Day--one Strike Already
 in Progress.
 BUFFALO, N. Y, April S-The striking carpenters and painters are jubilant on ac- count of the fine weather as people who have contracted for new buildings will in sist that the work be carried on without de- lay. They held meetings at several places yesterday which were largely attended The Central Labor Union held a special meeting at which the Executive Committee endorsed the painters and carpenters strike by unanimous vote and offered all the moral and financial assistance which the UAion could give. It is stated that Sl 900 was donated. A mass meeting of painters and carpenters was held at Liedertafel hall Ill the afternoon. When the Central Labor Union adjourned the members proceeded in body to the hall. Secretary Neil and Vice President Floyd, of the Brotherhood, ad dressed the meeting, the latter expressing regret that more members Of the blaming mill employees were not present. The meeting was then made happy by the statement that the money in the treasury Of the Central Labor Union was at the dis posRl of the strikers. The announcement that the Pressmen's Union had taken simi lar action was greeted with applause. There were cries for speech from President Latham of Typographical Union No. 9. He said he had short article to read which would be much more welcome than a speech. He had statement to the effect that meeting of Typographical Union Mo- g it was unanimously resolved to support the strikers and that check for $500 be presented to them
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Dishonest Farmers Punished.

WINAMAC, Ind, April 8.-Calvin Hairless, August Newman, Charles Kring, Yelling ton Harmon, Peter Harmon and Charles F. Hann1ger were found guilty yesterday of grand larceny, and each sentened to serve one year in the penitentiary. Their arrest and conviction surprised the community in which they resided, as all were promin- ent and well-to-do farmers. The goods were pillaged from way freights on the NickelPlate Railroad and consisted of merchandise of every conceivable descrip- tion. They amounted in value to between S3,00O and 4,OOO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
A Famous Abolitionist Dead.

BOSTON, April s.-Lewis Hayden, colored, the noted abolitionist, died yesterday, aged about B years, of Bright's disease He was born slave Tn Kentucky, escaped to Cana da In lS44, visited Boston in 1S45 and obtain ed celebrity by his brilliant oratory on be- half of the fugitive slaves: was engaged by the Anti Slavery Society to lecture in New England and New Y York; finally settled here in 1S4S, from which time his residence became headquarters for fugitives and abolitionists: was at one time established In business by AntiSlavery friends, en- tered the office of the Secretary of State about thirty years ago and was employed there at the time of his death. He had great Influence among his colored fellow ci tiZens
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Now Gold Digsinss Discovered.

HELENA, Mont, April s.-News of rich placer diggings in the Bear Paw Mountains, fifty miles north of Fort Benton has just been received. The dispatch stated that parties had arrived from there having in thelr possession large quantities of gold dust which they had taken from placer dig gings recently discovered by them. They sold some of it to merchants at Fort Belk, nap and had purchased supplies and re- turned ther find. A man named Johnson just from the mines had large buckskin pouch filled with gold dust. He said his party was making ss to s10 day, and one man had made 800 in one day. The closest railway Is fifty miles. The Bear Paw, like the Black Hills, are detached group of noun ntains, each lying about the same dis. ,ance from the main range.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES.
Shocking Experiences of Some of ths
 Victims Of the Grcat PraIrie Fire.

Shocking Experiences of Some of the Victims Of the Grcat PraIrIe Fire.
 YANKToN, Dak., April S.-The stories of hairbreadth escapes from the prairie fires, which continue to come in, are very thrill ing. The list of losses increases
 In Yankton County alone the damage is placed at $l5O,O00.
 Near Rapid City Prof. G. E. Bailey 6 ranch was destroyed. The fire came up so suddenly that the inmates were compelled to run for their lives, and both were badly burned. Eloise Madison, young girl, was caught by the flames and her clothes burned off. It is doubtful if she will recover.
 At George Hunts place the family had just seated themselves at the dinner table when Mrs. Huot saw sparks flying in through crack in the kitchen. Seizing q blanket apiece the people In the house threw them over their heads and started from the building. By good fortune all succeeded in reaching place of safety. For twenty feet their path was through sheet of flame fifty feet high.
 Many of the other farms in Rapid Valley barely escaped the wild flames which sped across the ground like flash of lightning The wind was blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour.
 Thirty-two families lost their homes, only escaping partly clothed Machinery, grain hoS anu q SLCdo duuOuluU Ol SUOCh were burned. The unfortunate farmers are nearly destitute and without food or shel- ter.
 In Douglas County many farmers los everything and are homeless and destitute. The house of William Cline was burned, Mrs. Cline perishing in the flames.
 At Woonsocket there was perfect hur- ricane and many buildings were damaged by the wind which did not entirely abate until Thursday.
 Near Oakwood Lake lives Frank Good fellow. He was away from home when the fire camo Mrs. Goodfellow and her three children heroically fought the flames for several hours and then were forced 10 get down on their knees while the flames passed over them. Mrs. Goodfellow is so badly burned that she will probably die.
 In Brule County casualties are being re- ported daily. Fully 100 families have lost everything, the loss reaching s15O,O Two women were burned to death near Cham berlain. It is reported at the latter place that the fire was started by Indians oD the reservation
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Hardly Probable.

CINCINNATI. April S.-A Nashville, Tenn, ! special says, that from Smithville, Tenn, comes a report that on last Saturday morn [ ing colored man stopped at well known
 'sfmer's house and stayed several hours, farmer saw his guest arranging his The '~ehief ground his neck and saw that handke- a badly skinned and swollen. his neck w., dng closely questioned con- The man, on b. Mark Francis, who had fessed that he was '1ay at Lebanon. and been hanged on Frl~ "eted by his rela- that he had been resuscl. st broken and tives. Francis neck was h. strangled. as the rope slipped he was no. ~ty min After his body had hung for twe. d.
 ltes the physician pronounced him des.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
ANOTHER MAN-OF-WAR SUNK.
The Pensacola is at the Bottom of the
 Norfolk Dry-Dock.

Inc Pensacola h at tho Bottom of the
 Norfolk Dry-Dock.
 NORFOLK, Va, April 8. S.-Thunder and lightning, hail and snow and bowling gale are what the people in this vicinity have just been treated to. This continued all day and changed at 10 o'clock at night to a regu- lar cyclone, the wind blowing upward of hfty-four miles an hour until o'clock yes terday morning. The wind came from the northeast, and blew into the harbor and it's tributaries tide which, at high water this morning, was eighteen inches higher than ever before.
 The United States ship Pensacola sank in dry-dock, where she was being prepared for sea. Her sea valves had been opened for inspection and another one was being cut. The tide flooded the dock and she filled with water, and, getting off her keel, sank be- fore she could be got in position again. A diver will have to be sent down and her valves stopped up and the ship pumped out. The Simpson Drydock was flooded and the dana ge may reach $40, 900.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
A Great Day for the Meth odists.

'fNFIELD, N. J., April S.-A confer
 PLA 'e-feast and three sermons were the ence, 10, >rcises for the Newark Confer order Of ex. The love-feast was led by ence yesterday. Porter. Bishop Merrill Rev. Dr. J. s. >e sermon, which was preached the mornln 'on of deacons In followed by the ordinat4> >ury Spellm ever the afternoon Rev pr; h. 'ninted elders preached, and the newly app vice Rev. wore ordained. At the evening SCI puln,t w. 0. Snodgrass preached. Every ,cu- in town except the Episcopalian was o. pied by Methodist minister at both ser vices. One church, the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian, even gave special service of song in the evening by it's crack fve-thou- and-dollar choir for the benefit of the Meth odist visitors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Rochester's Street-Car Strike,

ROCHESTER, N. Y., April S.-Nothing new developed In the car strike. In accordanc ce with the advice of the sheriff and other au- thorities no cars were run yesterday, but the superintendent says he will run large number this afternoon. A large crowd as- sembled at the principal car barns on State street yesterday afternoon. One of the new drivers walked across the street and was attacked. He drew revolver, but just at this time detachment of police ap peared and the crowd dispersed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
For Nine Hours a Day,

SALEM. Mass, April S.-The carpenters this morning inaugurated general strike for nine hours as a days work The car penters' union on January l notified the bosses that on April they would demand nine hours as days work, and on last Monday the men began working nine hours day. Saturday evening on receiving their pay they found that they had been ''docl1ed" one hour each day, and strike was imme diatelY ordered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
Pastor Freund Likes His Lager.

HoBoKEN, N. J., April s. = Rev. John Freund, pastor of the German Evangelical church, has handed in his resignation. to take effect July, l. The reverend gentle man has been in the habit of visiting beer saloons, and the trustees told him he must stop 1t. Mir. Freund replied that he was a German in ideas and customs, and thought Y no harm to drink an occasional glass of The trustees insisted, and the pas ., >ignation is the result.