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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-19

"ANTED-RELIABLE LOCAL AND TRAv-
" cling statesmen; positions permanent; spec.
1af Inducements now; fast selling specialfies.
Don't delay; salary from the start.
BROWN BROS. Nurserymen, Chicago Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-19

SALESMEN-WE WISH FEW MEN TO
0sel our goods by sample TO the wholesale and
retail trade; on salary; largest manufacturers in
our me; 1nclose &c stamp; Wages 90 per day
permanent pc ition; money advanced for wages
advertising, Etc CENTENNIAL MEG Co.,
juno 1! Cincinnati o.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

TO the man who has been in prison for any
length of time it is at once amusing and distress
ing to note the shambing awkwardness of fresh
arrival for the first few days after he dons the
stripes. Some of the men who come here are so
accustomed to the wrong path that it takes them
a week to find the shortest road to their cells.
The new arrival can always be picked out with
ease; among his other attractions it is noticeable
that clothes never fit him, and ne always has
sort of weeping willow look of inquiry about
him.
our new devil is a ,lerable good fellow prob
ably as good as the ordinary of devils, but he
evidently dslikes the cognomen which is insep-
arably connected with the position. and he has
been heard to speak of himself the 'appren-
tice," or don't expect too much from novice
or you must remember l only a beginner"
He is very industrious talker. but he has come
to the wrong print shop to work if he expects us
to discard name that has been handed down to
US as a sacred heritage by typographical sages of
the ages gone before. Macauley was said to have
feared naught but the printers devil or the sher-
ifs officer" and shall we discard name made IA
nous by master OF English prose?
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
This L. Railing.

This collection box in a certain Scottish church
was found empty. The minister thereupon Joined
Tam. the kirk officer. in his hOmeward walk after
service, and lamented to him that he would have
to do a thing he did not like. which lust to
raise the deevi and he'll come to the man that
took that mo: ey either in a wind that'll no leave
him leaf nor sheaf or wi rope to hang him over
his own door," The kirk officer made reply.
The next night the minister sent Il man to Tam's
barn to hang rope with a moose at the end OF it,
on the door. Tam came before dawn to thresh
but, seeing the moose and his own shadow on the
wall, he rushed back to bed and remained there
till daylight When he returned. the rope was
gone. He was shortly afterward seen proceeding
to the Kirk; and when the box was opened next
Sabbath. every missing penny was found inside.
Christian Register.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
REFORM OF CRIMINALS.

The Subject Discussed by the District,
Attorney for Kings County, N. ".
| From my experience l should say that.
many criminals have been reformed. and
| for this reason: If you convict a thousand
people in year. in ten years the convc-.
tons would aggregate ten thousand; you
will not have ten per cent of those people
come back to you, so that they either cease,
to commit crimes or they go to some other
part of the country. | think great many
people who are arrested. and justly con-
victed of crime feel after they get to-
prison, that they have done wrong. that,
there is something else to live for and to,
work for. and they become better mem
when they come out.
Society does not always treat the crim--
nal right. When man comes out Of
prison and shows disposition to do right,
if society would take hold of him. try to-
do something for him. encourage him and
not constantly show that it is suspicious Of
him because he once went wrong. there
would be more criminals reformed than
there are at present. When a man comes
from prison and is constantly reminded OF
the fact that he was once convicted of a.
crime and served term in prison, he be-
comes discouraged and there is nothing left
for him to do but to find consolation in the
society of the law breaking classes.
[ approve of long terms of Imprisonment
for incOrrigible offenders; [ do not think
| long sentences reform the men, but society
can only protect itself against such Offend
ers by locking them up.
Many criminals can be refOrmed; but the,
reformation depends on the man himself.
A great many people cannot make any
distinction between right and wrong; when
they do wrong they do not feel that they
are breaking a moral law: they feel that
there is some punishment. but they do not
think that they have done any wrong. You
can never do anything toward reforming
such a person. Take man whose early
teachings and surroundings have been good.
he yields to temptation and does wrong;
any punishment, no matter how small. is
severe to him and the disgrace he feels is,
poignant. Such man. think, can be re-
formed.
l do not believe very much i'm the ICON
versions" made in prison. When an Of
fender leaves prison after having eXpe-
renced religion in prison. gets smell Of
the fresh air. takes few drinks and meets
some of his old crones the reaction is too
much for him. The efforts of religious and
phianthropic persons in and out of prison
certainly do no harm, and they may do
some good
The question as to how the criminal can
be reformed is very difficult one to an
Swer. A man may come out OF prison
who might. by acts of kindness and the
assistance of honest people be kept straight
But the trouble is society doesn't like to-
take hold of criminals: man doesn't want
to invite them to his residence. and mer-
chant doesn't feel like employing an eX-
convict in his counting house. because the
clerks there would not feel like associating
with him. [ believe that society ought to
be more lenent and liberal toward the
criminal; that is the only way of accom-
plshing anything for hm.-James W..
Ridgeway. in Y. Y. Independent.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
For The Mirror.
Stray Thoughts.

stray lnOuSntss
The gentleman is solid mahogany; the
fashionable man is only veneer.
ANY One-the feeblest-can commit an
error; it requires man to frankly acknOwl-
edge it.
1t is worth the effort of lifetime to be
able to die we'll; to die in we'll grounded
hope of happiness beyond.
If you want to get rid of a troublesome
and unprincipled acquaintance without Of
Tending him. lend him five dollars.
1t is the cares of to morrow. the gnaw-
ing. cOrrOding anXieties for the future
which eat away the life and health of null
titudes.
Many a felon's repentance begins. not
with the commission of the sin. but on the
instant of his being found to have been
sinner.
The best and truest benevOlence is to- put
a man i'm the way of helping HIMSELF: this
gives him self reliance, and relieves him of
the degradation of dependence.
Debt blunts and blinds the finest sensi-
bilities of our nature; it eats out the sweet
est domestic affections; it blasts the moral
character and rObS us of our manliness.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
LOCAL PICKINGS.

is the gusset ornamental, tailor?
Prof Ben says that his name begins with X
Ko.
Did you opine that soapmakers live on the fat
of the land2
Nothing convicts like convicton-except
plea Of guilty
Good morning Do you use Uncle Ellis -
Imperial savon?
An iron railing has been put around the gal.
lery of the Solitaire.
sheriff Bean and wife were overI from ST.
Paul one day last week.
The old bake oven has been torn out and a
one of improved pattern will replace it.
Mr.. James Weed, of Winona and MIR. P. J..
Weed. of st. Paul, we're callers yesterday.
Where is the convict with soul 50 dead that
he wouldn't, nay wouldn't eat graham bread?
Rev. Thos. X. Allen and wife, of La Crosse.
Wis, spent an hour SO in the prison last week.
Our P. NJ won't let us smoke his meer-
schaum. He used to be pretty nice sort of a
fellow.
Jas. Y. Gregory, and John G. Brown. of Ash
land. Wis, looking through the prison
Tuesday.
The surname of seven of the eight officers and
guards recently released from duty begins with
the letter c.
Misses Katherine 81. Clare, Carrie York and
Nellie York were here Tuesday under the escort
of Dr. Van Waters.
If pint of whisky will make man steal a
ham, how much of the rosy will 1t take to make
him steal complete porker?
This is the season of the year when the
thoughtful young man inquiries into the where
abouts of his summers earnings.
The lizard that spoke of Heber killing last
week, was Uncle Billie's pet and now there is
trigid space between the two gentlemen.
Notwithstanding its crowded condition. the
laundry is the ceanest and most orderly place
in the prison-we don't owe it anything.
One of the boys engaged in tearing down the
walls of the old machine shop is now in the hospi-
tai with badly sprained ankle. the result of a
ten-foot fall.
We feel it the duty of THE MIRROR to ex-
press the thanks of every smoker in the prison
for the excellent quality of smoking tobacco that
is being issued.
Uncle Billie Hall is again captain of the night
watch, and Amos Rowe watches the safety
of the sleeping wards of the in the lower end
of the cell room.
The stenograph ical fever has again broken out
in our office. and now everything is looks sign
words. position, and lot more such nonsense
The devil has it too.
Mr.. IT. w. Carr, of Fayetteville N. Twas shown
through the prison Wednesday by Mr. F. H.
Lemon Mr.. Carr was here about five years ago
visiting friends in the city.
We read of Frenchman publishing q book
entitled 1.-THE Perfect Burglars Guide" 1t is
presumed that the author was a thorough fol.
lower of his own work he is now doing time in
French prison.
Capt. A. c. Parsons. Mrs Joseph Cayou mat
ron, v. T. Cover. Frank Card and A. H. Chase
were relieved of their duties Sept 80. THE MIR
ROK wishes them abundant success in their sew.
eral new undertakings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
He Needed Something Else.

Columbia Freshman: Aw babbah. haven't
you some kind of Hair Whenever that L
could put on this mOustache?
Barber: Faith. sOr. OF think it's Hair
Originator that you do be afther wantin'!-
Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

1t must be very grating to the Irish men,
bers of Parliament to get into Jail so often.
1t is enough to make them look upon public
life as cell.-Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

sat. Pa. IN the 9th. Miss Ella
steamer. aged 20 Years, and little
Mamie Homer. a grandchild OF the
murdered man, were b pflnclpa, VIZ o
nesses. Both positively idenGlueI ,no
prisoners as the men VINO Vlsit Ta.a
house the night OF the MURDER. lneie
upon they were remanded TO jail l"
trial.
Nathan A. Wilson, Secretary o
the Cleveland Stove Company, was
found dead in the company's Office in
Cleveland. Ohio. on the morning Of the
an. having committed suicide BY
shooting himself through the head. lie
was 80 years OF 9 and son of George
n Wilson President of the company.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Very frequently during the winter
months we hear of the explosion Of
boilers used for heating water con-
nected to ranges In hotels, etc. and
occasionally the boiler OF Q hosting
engine elbows up" and always. In
these cases, it is shortly after the fires
have been started. 1t ought to be
we'll known by this time, that when a
boiler has beer at rest for some time
In cold weather. Ice Is apt to form in
it /; this. of itself. brings an abnormal
strain on the parts Of The boiler sub.
jected to its action ; and, then, when a
dre is started. some parts get quickly
heated, while others remain cold,
causing unusual and severe strains,
and SO injuring the boiler that 1t can
not often Withstand the ordinary
steam pressure. and an explosion re-
suits necessarily.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09
In the field Of electrical applications

In the field Of electrical applications
reduced to commercial s the most
striking feature Of the year Ii 70 be found
in electric street railway service. Not
only has the business grown beyond AL
expectation in amount, but much Inn
provement has been effected In Is cleo
trlcal and mechanical features. The
establishment OF an electric road ID no
longer looked uron as . formidable
undertaking, mol IS its operation re-
garded as a curiosity by the public.
December /, q year ago, there were
twenty-one electric roads In operation
in America /; to-day there are nfty-two,
while fOrty-seven are under c0nstruc-
ton or contra :ted for. Cheap and poor
line construction and M-adapted me-
chanlcal details. found too frequently
in much of the early work on rail-
ways, are being discarded In now work
and replaced in old (the old story. but
promising to be less prolix In this IN
stance than It has been in other cases. J
Much yet remains to I've accomplished
in electric traction, but the great gains
Of the closing year, technical and COM
mercial, are abundantly apparent. The
rate at which electric motors have
been installed for stationary power 10
scarcely less noticeable than the devel-
opment Of electric traction during the
year. About the first of September. it
was estimated that 5000 electric motors
were driving machinery in the United
States. A thousand have probably
been added since. 1t seems reasonable
to estimate the number put in operation
Cor the year at not much less than 1000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

"YoUNa MAN." said the conductor,
tobacco chewing is not allowed in the
ladies' car"
"l'm not chewing tobacco" replied
the young mar with some severity; VI
am chewing gum"
"Weil, for heavens sake. said the
conductor, pulling out from his pocket
his box of Old Comfort, "here. take a
chew Of tobacco.3
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing more cases Of
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group
and all Throat and Lung Troubles,
than any other medicine. The proprietor
has authorized any druggist to give you a
Sample Bottle Free to convince you OF the
merit Of this great remedy. Large Bottles
50c and 81,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

The Gas Engine and Power Company
II New York has perfected an engine
Ia which both the fuel and the power
are obtained from naphtha. IT has
been applied to many boats OF from
sixteen to thirty feet in length, and
works admirably. The beauty Of it is
that while 1t Is cheap, clean and always
ready, 1t can be managed by anybody.
The owners Of many well-known steam
yachts have had naphtha launches
made for them and express the greatest
satisfaction with them. The engine IL
started by lighting an alcohol lamp
and blowing some naphtha vap0r over
the fame with a little hand-puimp.
This makes a hot flame and heats the
naplitha In a retort. This heated
nsphtha generates the gas which drives
the engine. After the engine u going,
which is in about two minutes, some of
the gas in the retort can be used "a
fuel, and the alcohol lamp are no
longer necessary. The engines be
instantly reversed when at the highest
speed. Only 9 per cent. Of the huid in
tho retort Is used, the remainder being
returned to the tank and used over
again. A two horsepower engine runs
a twenty-foot launch and uses three or
four quarts OF naphtha an hour.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09
chronio Coughs and Colds,

And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
can be cured by the use of SCOTS Emulsion,
as it contains the healing virtues of Cod
Liver OIL and Hypophosphitesin their full
est form. Is 3 beautiful creamy Emulsion,
palatable as milk, easily digested, and can
he taken by the most delicate. Please read:
~ consider SCOTS Emulsion the remedy
.par.excellence in T~uberculous and Strum-
Gus Affections, 70 say nothing Of ordinary
colds and throat troubles. Nv. r. 8. Con-
FELL. MD. Manchester. o.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

A SELF MADE MAN.-New Chicago
p.stor-Of what state is your husband
a native. Mrs. Veneer2
Mrs. Veneer Of Chicago-Connecti-
cut, l believe. sir.
"Do you know in what part OF the
State he was bOrnP"
II don't think he was ever born, sir,
I so often hear him speak Of himself to
others as a self made man."
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

An electrical IRE engine. which car
be tapped for service whenever wanted
is the latest invention. The advan.
tages claimed are that It can be started
at full speed ; that 1t is much lighter
than a steam Ore engine Of equal
power ; that it Costs one-third less
that 1t is noiseless In Its operation
makes no smoke, sparks. nor ashes
that it Is safer and easier to control
and ia economical.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

DR.. Jancman. an Austrian chemist.
has invented the most destructive fluid
known to la Tbs fluid. when
brought into contact with the air, after
the explosion Of a shell IN which It is
held, becomes . gas. which destroys all
living things within Its reach, melts
metals and sets everything infamma-
BILE on FIRE.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Kingston, FirenZi, Sir Dixon,
Larchmont and Donnybrook have been
declared out of the Suburban handi
cap.
Byron McClelland has purchased
from George Cadwalader the chestnut
colt 2, by Fonso, dam Miss McGowan,
by SpringDok,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

A QUICK REToRT.-A father was
demonstrating with q son who was SOW
ing bis wild oats.
"Father." said the young man In
se~lf.defence, "you should remember
that l am in the very hey day OF youth.
"And is that any reason why you
should make an 8 Of yourself :" in.
Quired the father.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

OIL of peppermint ia vapor diluted
even to one part in 100 900 will kill
cockroaches in an hour, they dying in
commissions. One drop Of tho oil
placed under q belI-jar covering . Gull
tivation OF cholera baciM will kill both
bscIlli and spores In forty-eight hours.
It is also regarded as among the best
surgical antisepics, and Of great value
IN phthisis and diphtheria.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

INNATE dopEsrt "A bright eyed
little mss OF FIVE ye+ra rode down on a
Madison street CAP in Chicago one
evening recently sitting on her fathers
knee. She was so full OF queries that
hey Ike / running ont Of her In a per-
feel st cam. Some Of her questions
w,,e posers, and the father showed
q, ma Of weakness several times. Re
Struggled along CALAMITY, however. and
lie passengers got interested in the
contest. the fodder finished him up.
however, just as the car was NUMBERING
over the yladuct west Of the bridge.
sIf / got Ill one Of those cars where
would | be tomorrow" she demanded.
as her eyes caught the cars in the
Union depot.
YOU'D go 10 sleep and wake up in
st. Paul in the morning." answered
the father.
s.Wbo'd wake me up?"
ssThe porter, the man 10 the carr
For a moment missy was silent.
Then she cast a look Of scorn upon
papa, and in a tone Of inimltable con-
tempt, she said:
land do you suppose I'd let a man
dress me?'
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Nothing Cures prop3y, Gravel, Brights, Heart
Diaoates, Urinary, Liaer Diseases. Nervousness
DC, ike Cams kidley Cure. once, ssl Arch
ST., Phlla. 81 a bottle, . for S. At DruggtstA.
Cures the worst cases Cure guaranteed. Try IL
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09
Dear little boy-In the soup.

A NATURAL CoNCLUsIoN.-Young
Physician, proudly-Yes, I've called at
Mrs. Upperten's mansion three times a
day for the last three weeks. She sent
for me.
Friend-Three times a dayp
Y. F.. with a proud look and gesture
Yes, three times q day.
"For the past three weeksf"
Eyes; she is a very sick woman"
"When did she take sickp"
"Three weeks ago."
Eyes, l thought So"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

To The Editor-P1eise inform your reeders
that l have a positive remedy for the sooSs
worst cases. So strong il my faith IN " vi;
tues that l will send free . sample costl9 sn m
valuable treatise 70 any sufferer who WI eve
H.G. ROOT, u. or, n Pearl 81 Nsw York
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09
1t is often a good thing to refuse
young persons a favor, and thus prevent
them acquiring the habit Of asking.

fyou have catarrn, you arc In danger, a. the
disease Is liable 10 become chronic and afect your
general health, or develope into consumption.
Hood's Sarsaparlla cures catarrh by purifying
and enriching the blood, and building up the sys-
ten. Give It q trial.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

SUGAR CooKIEs.-Two eggs, two
cups of sugar, one cup OF milk, one half
cup Of butter, one teasp0onful OF soda,
two teaspoonfuls Of cream Of tartar,
FIVE cups Of flour. Mix the sugar and
butter together, add the eggs beaten,
then the milk with the soda dissolved
In 1t. Add one cup Of -four, with the
cream Of tartar mixed. Then add the
lavoring-nutmeg, lemon or vanilla
and the other four cups Of -four. Roll
out with as little -four AZ possible.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Rupture cure guaranteel ~
Dr, j. b. Mayer, ,S31 Arch St., mira,
Ease at once, no operation or de-
lay from business, attested BY thou.
sands OF cures after others fail, advice
free, send for circular.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

FITS: All Fits Stopped nee by Or. Klinss Great
Nerve ~i,estorer. No Fits afeer drst days use MAI
Vicious cures. Treatise and g. 90 trial bottle rec 70
IN eaSes. Send 70 Dr. * lime. e3l Arch ST.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Don't work your horses to death Win
pour axle grease; ite Frazer Is the only re,
liable make Useiit once, and you VIII
have no other.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

TRUNK DEALER-I zee. Want
something for q six months tour
abroad. Well, madam, In the adjoin-
ing building l have q trunk which I'm
sure o will like. Can't get 1t In the
storeroom; double door is too narrow.
/ thought OF remodeling 1t and using 1t
for a seashore cottage, but if it will
suit you / will let you have it cheap.
Dame-I'm not the one who Is going
abroad; It's my husband.
ooh! George, show the lady one OF
those vest pocket hand satchels.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

QUITE LIKELY.-"Yes. my dear
Children said the visitor at Sunday
school, lowering his voice to hushed
and solemn tones, ''this bravo mission
airy, this sanity man Of God l have
bten telling you about, wal captured
by the cannibals and killed. And now,
little ones. a any of you tell me
where he wa after thatp"
Chofus-Yes, ma'am.
"Well this dear little boy may tell
me-"
Dear little boy-In the soup.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

TREAcLr MUFFrNs.-One and one
fourth cups Of oatmeal, u cup -four.
one half cup of brown sugar. o half
cup OF butter worked into the sugar,
one egg, q small cup Of milk, . tea
spoonful of soda dissolved In less than
a half cup OF melasses, one egg, q little
nutmeg.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

SCALLoPED CHrCKEN.-Cut into
small pieces cold cooked chicken and to
each pint Of the meat allow q half pint
of white sauce made a follows: Melt
a tablespoonful OF butter, add to It an
sven tablespoonful Of -four, mix, and
add a half pint OF milk, STIR continually
until 1t boils, add . half teaspoonful Of
salt, and a dash Of pepper. Put the
chicken and a few hard boiled eggs
chopped fine In layers in an earthen
Dish, or in individual shells, season
with salt and cayenne, moisten with
the sauce, cover the top with bread
crumbs, dot here and there with bits Of
butter. and bake In a hot oven for az.
teen minutes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

Whca the rosewood tree Is first cut.
the fresh wood exales Q very strong,
Eoselike fragrance, which soon passes
leaving no TRACE Of the peculia!
odor. There are several varieties OF
rosewood trees, The best, however.
are thoss found in South America and
the East Indies and neAshporing
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

To remove coffee stains, put thick
glycerine on the wrong side Of the
article and wash out in lukewarm
water.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

II your sewing machine runs hard
aud your oiler is empty, try as . mo.
stitute equal parts OF clear lard and
Kerosene oil.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09

To take out iron mold stains, wet
with milk and cover with salt. The
latter also rubs egg stains from spoons.