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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

From time TO time we see in newspapers
articles denOuncing governor for having
exercised his pardoning power, or protest
ing against his using it IN some particular
case. In many instances the writer's are,
no doubt. moved to denOunce or protest
honestly believing they are speaking for he
public welfare. In other instances it is
plain to any dslntereSted reader that the
writer's are actuated in their utterances
solely by an acrimonious temper Some
people seem to be void of all sympathy for
the sufferingS of those who have fallen, and
will not accept cOntrition as an atonemelt.
They are always ready. when the Oppor-
tunity presents itself, to kick the under
dog Their whole literary stock in trade
seems to consist of sarcasm. nvectve and
vituperation, and they never shine except
when all opportunity is given for its dis
play. Thoughtful men do not view such
utterances as carrying any weight: only the
ignorant mistake such >treng language for
reason.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

Tall of stature; spare of flesh; slightly
stopped; long. thin black hair and beard; coat
Ill hitting and shiny scanned; trousers short
and baggy kneed; collar and cuffs voumi-
nous and scrupulously clean-a veritable
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

in the grand time that is to be had outin
the city or to follow fancy's lead? Bwo
doing we could be given a longer and ca.
sequently more enjoyable day inside he
walls. We believe that such an arrame
lnent would give general satisfaction.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

Considering that there is no great rush of
work. why can we not celebrate on the third
OF July SO that the officers and guards HAY
have the whole of the Fourth to take part
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

undertaken. coroner and corpse combined.
The professional philanthrOpist. who does
not know him! AS cold as door latch in
winter. with smile like a death 's-head.
TO shake his hand is like working frosty
pump handle. and when he speaks. pros
pectve happiness fades into melancholy
and we are made to feel that we are an
earthly structure. enthused for time with
little vanity. soon to be as nothing in this
world. We look at him and wonder if he
was ever a boy. but try as we may we
cannot fancy the kind of boys such men are
developed from. We are prone to regard
them more as fossils than as members of our
own kind. Over haul your own memory.
make enquiries and you will not be able to
philanthropy that could be attributed to
their own personal generosity. We have
reference principally to that class of men
who pose as refOrmerS, and are constantly
ings of the worthy. discourage mendicancy.
reform the wicked and punish the criminal.
Their love of mankind moves them to sac
ritice their own business interests to do the
bidding of charitable societies at merely
nominal compensation. They attend con-
ventiOns of organized charities and reform
societies where they speak enthusiastically
of what I'VE" are doing. and lay down
mathematical formulas for the prevention
of crime and the reformation of the fallen.
But who that know them ever 60 to them
in times Of trouble for sympathy or advice?
They that do, come away feeling that the
world has sOured on them. They meet the
supplicant with look of severity and point
him to the door of organized charity. where
he is met by another professional dispenser
OF the pubic'S bounty. who in turn informs
him that the rules require a certificate from
some other professional humanitarian before
relief can be given. Did you ever know
one of these men to unwind his tightly
strapped leather pocket book to contribute
relief to the victims of misfortune? No in
deed. the extent of their charity never eX-
tends beyond free speech whereby they
gain the reputation Of having been the chief
movers in the good work. If they were
known for what they really are they would
be looked upon more as cold-blOOded mis-
anthropes than lovers of mankind. The
little jolly-faced grocer that puts an extra
scoop of sugar into the poor widows pack
age is greater philanthrOpst than the long
faced dispenser of others bounty. The old
labOring man. who. on Sunday morning,
gathers up bundle of old newspapers and
his Bible. and visits the Jail and reads
chapter of the scripture, says prayer and
converses pleasantly for few minutes with
the prisoners, is a greater refOrmer than the
man who stands up before assemblies and
tells others how to reform the criminal
Yet the former is often called crank while
the latter is looked upon from afar as
great refOrmer. The difference between
such man and true philanthrOpst is
about the same as exists between the pOit-
ical demagogue and the statesman. De-
liver It's from the tender mercies of the
professional phianthropist.
st. Peter: And so YOU are the DOOR I'M
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

St. Peter: And SO you are the poor I'M
fortunate who was uShered over here la
electricity?
Applicant: Yes. | am he
St. Peter: Poor man. Step right in
You have my sympathy. Your atsnement
has been ample.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

Lucy the wife of ex-President Hayes,
dled at her home in Fremont. Ohio: on the
Gath inst
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-07-09

The Winnemucca Silver State
saws: When the troops left Fort
McDermit one OF the soldiers was
held u prisoner for some otfense,
probably drunkenness. The men
upon their arrival here camped on
. fat West of the river. A guard
was detailed to watch the prisoner,
who was prohibited from going
about town with the other nm
bs,s Of the company. He man
aged in some way, however. to get
whiskey and so did the guard. and
when the company left, the prison
81 was too full to move and the
guard was just sober enough to
respond to the augle call and get
on the cars. Next day the prison.
er, who slept all night on the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-07-09

camping ground, recovered from
his drunken siupor and found that
his comrades had gone. He did
not want to be looked upon as a
deserter 80 he left tor Fort McDer-
NIT with the intention of reporting
to Lieutenant Holley, who remains
there to turn the property over to
the Interior Department.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-07-09

QUEER THINGS THAT ARE PATENTED.
There is claim in the patent Office,
says the Louisville Courier Journal,
for patent on the Lords Prayer,
the specifications being that the re.
petition Of the same "rapidly and in
loud tone of voice" will cure SIAM
mering. Among odd inventions are
"chirken hopples," which walk the
chicken right ont of the garden when
she tries to scratch; "the bee moth
excluder," which automatically
shuts up all the bee-hives when the
hers 20 TO ioot; 1.-The tapeworms
fab hook" which speaks Tor itself /;
the "edura.ional balloon" a toy
balloon with map of The world IN
lis surface; ..side bill aunihilators"
: sriIts to fit on the down-hiil legs OF
"A horse when he is plowing along a
side hill, and the "hen surpriser,"
a device that drops tie newt y-laId
eggs through the bottom of the nest,
with intent to beguile and wheedle
the hen into at once laying another.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-07-09

Three employees of the Omaha
water works company, who were in
toxicafed, while engaged in a fight
on the railroad tracks Fourth OF July
morning, were run over by an en-
CINE. Two were instantly killed and
a third fatally injured.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-07-09

Pursuant to an order of said Court.
made ON the Isl dav of july, =, u. $50.
noti,e is hereby 81 en- hat Monday, the
Is h "~y If July, A. ID. 1885, ut 10 O'CLOCK
A. N. OF sal das, at The ,onrt rO m of
said court, at The Courthouse, in Inc
City of Carson. County o. OrmS y. have
been appointed ~ The time aud lace
for provIn the Will of said Samuel :.
Nevers. deceased, ami for hearing the
Application Of Mary Eliza Nevers Tor The
ISSUANCE to herof tiers Testanentary,
when and where any person int rested
msy ap earand contest the laid v ii :,
auo NAV Il objections in writing 10 he
granting OF etters Tes ameutary 10
said petitioner,
WIN. HY. DOANE, Clerk.
j. II. JUDGE, 1T rney for Pet TONER.
Dat Il July l, leS9. jStd
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

BENEDICT ARNoLD's HOUSE. 81. JOHNS, N. 3.
The city was a surprise; the river was a
revelation of grandeur and beauty. As the
easy going steamer plowcd her way along the
eighty miles or 20 to Fredericton my chest
swelled. with a sort Of American pharisaism
as l thought, "What ignorant folks are you
who go Abroad as you call it, for sceneryi
Here is a strictly American river, which not
one in a hundred Of you ever saw,a and yet II
Is lined by magnificent views through all its
course" Perhaps my ideas were influenced
by the fact that I have never been ''abroad"
II have always found as much matter Of In
terest on this continent as | had time to SEQ
but the st. John certainly does give the trav-
eier a series Of magnificent views for the Arst
forty miles or SO.
Above that the rugged bluffs recede and
give place to a fertile valley. Here and there
the stream divides and incloses low green
islands, public meadows by law and custom
and q little farther the land rises from the
waters edge in such slow and perfectly regu-
lar gradations Of grain field, meadow, past
ure and timbered ridge that it reminds the
patriotic American Of the Big Miami in the
vicinity of Dayton, the Wabash from Lafay-
cite to L~ogansport, the Genesee in its pref.
test part, Or any other scene that combines
the fertile with the picturesque, and Il alto.
gether lovely.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

Iventured to remark that it was a tribe
queer that such q centralized government
should be called a confederation" and that
q line OF annalgamated provinces should be
called q Dominion" Whereupon the genial
chief justice smiled at my "Yankee pretu-
dices," and we parted the best Of friends.
need not describe the splendid scenery Of
the upper St John, amid which | fingered
many days, or the wild beauty of Fall Brook,
or the rugged wilderness Of the north through
which the new railroad runs to Riyiere Du
Loup on the st Lawrence There | took
train for Quebec, and found q week too short
a time to enjoy to the full all it's beauties and
curiosities. But OF these the world has lately
heard mucl-the wonderful citadel and
gates, the Dufferin terrace, which commands
one OF the finest views in the world, the
Heights OF Abraham and Wolfe's monument,
the wonderful elf, the falls OF Montnoreuci
andthe natural steps, !" the little street where
Montgomery fell, and the house where his
corpse was laid-I saw them all. But to get
around 30 much in one week. had to hire q
"French rocking chair, !" "a the English speak
ing residents call il, better known elsewhere
a. a caleche; and with q sufficiently wild boy
for driver, there u good deal Of fun n .
calsche after tn sansation Of danger wears
OF. Quebec h Indeed q delightful summer
resort, but the partic1laSs must await q moro
convenient season.
New York. J. b BxAD1x
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17
Hether lovely

DUFFERIN TERRACE AND CITADEL, QUEBEC.
Above Fredericton there Is still Eight
draught navigation" for a hundred miles.
Fredericton Is a most attractive capital. At
that point the valley on both sides Of the st.
John is broad and fertile and the plot Of the
little city is in plane trigonometry. As mat
ter Of courtesy l ought to return thanks to
all who made my stay in Fredericton de-
lghtful, but there are so many Of them that
I will only p~articularize as to my day in the
government buildings.
Chief Justice John C. Allen, at first view,
struck me as altogether too jolly for a SUI
pre1ne judge, but when we got down to bed
rock and discussed the comparative merits Of
the United States judicial system and that Of
the British colonies, | found that there was q
good deal to be said on both sides. A few
days later l was agreeably surprised to meet
Judge Allen at Grand Falls. We walked out
together and spent some hours of late after
noon and twilight on the suspension bridge
and rocky hills that o~verhang that magnif-
cent cascade. There l ~expounded unto New
Brunswick's chief justice the immense superb
GRITTY Of the United States system OF course
that innate modesty which distinguishes the
American newspaper man prevented my
doing justice to the subject, so the chief JUS
tice replied:
1.-THE trouble with you is that the central
authority is not sufficiently defined. We
looked out for that at the start, and quite
naturally, as our confederation was formed
Just after your civil war. Your plan was
that all powers not granted to the Federal
government vent to the states; we reversed
that exactly, and declared that all powers
not clearly granted to the province belong
to the Ottawa Dominion government. Don't
you think that Is betterw
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

Prince Edwards = one sails BY q more than
maintained by the fertile interior.
Prince Edwards Lland n indeed the gem
Of etNorth Atlantic. The smallest Of tho
Canadian provinces, II Is 3 little more than
twfco the dxe Of the mallssk Of tho United
States, Rhode Island, and e has Scarcely :
rood Of waste land. Earth, cir and water
combine to make II 4 gem; the so1o, Of mixed
red sand and black loan, can b. fertilixed to
any degree and at triding expense by tho
smusssl mud" Of which every inlet contains
q deposit; the summer climate u delightful
and the winters are not very cold, while the
ocean on all aides abounds IN fish Drought
and destrL, tive rains are alike unknown;
in conversation with the farmers one hears
complaint only Of 'scold fogs" and the sleet
Of early winter. The spring Il delayed by
the ice, which piles upon the northern coast
and chokes Northumberland straits till II
forms . natural bridge, 80 there Il no growth
till the season II 20 Tar advanced that frosta
are not feared.
Walking among the farms / was often sur
prised at the rank growth Of pea vines, like
. low topped Jungle, AID was informed that
this island claims q superiority over all other
places In that line; and AZ to potatoes, y said
my informant, 'laxy people can plant 'em
with . board and dig EN- with their feet and
get q fair crop, the soil h * loosa." The
island also excels In live stock, and every far
mer reminds you that . Prince Edwards
Island horse Black Pilot or Black Pirate, ]
forget which) took the highest premium in
his class ct Philadelphia in 1870
One would my thsre could be no variations
Of climate in 20 small IN area, but there ara.
The floating loo Of early winter takes q turn
westward from the mouth Of the 81. Law
renee and comes down heavy o. the northern,
the coucave, side OF the Island After pilina
mp there II drifts into the straits, and they
are often % we'll frozen over that iceboatl
cross to tina mainland Of New Brunswick.
Navigation, therefore, closes IN December,
while the harbor OF St Johns, but a few
miles south, Is open all winter, and for thu
same reason the southern prong Of this island
has q much nilder climate than the nor.
thern.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

ArnolN, was born IN st. John IN l7S7 he at
tanned great success Is q lawyer, sat as judge
for twenty-six years, and died In 1851.
The mother, Benediciss second wife. who
was In the colonies at one time supposed ia
be the cause Of his ruin, was a daughter oi
Edward Shipper, the last royal attorney
general Of Pennsylvania Believing that the
aniimositics Of the contest had died out. she
returned to Philadelphia In l79O. but the
unforgiving requested" her to remove,
and she went to London, where she died IN
1904, aged "A. Benedict himself died there
June IA, 1901. All this is very old history
p~erhaps-stiIl 1t Is interesting to know tina,
the exiled YANKEES founded such a beautiful
and prosperous city as st. John.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17
Fine Brands
Cigars and Tobaccos
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.

South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February q, 1889, the President signed
the bill creating South Dakota, North Dar
Union.
SOUTH DAke-A;-Ths grea. Prairie State,
toha Railway has three main lines, reaching
Glendale, aberdeen. Huron, WatertOwn n
p pny'' M Fh',s: ad 70 : s9 Man, pakoI M. via the o ~;
pass through s.. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
MoRTu pAKoTA..Mherc is grow the No:
l Hard Scotch Fife Wheit; whose healthful
climate nurturcs the most vigorous and
brainy ciyilisation on earth, where single
counties raise more wheat, oats and barley
than entire states; the soil Of whose fertile
prairies is richer than tho valley Of the Mile,
where the TurtleM Mountain. Minot and Devils
Lake Ian districts invite the home seeker to
service to Fargo. Grand Forks, Grafton,
Devils Lake, Bottineau, and all other i'm.
Montana, THE GoLDEN.-Trs assures In her
mines Of precious metals; wealth. in her 4,QuO
fields, producing q larger yield Of crops than
country per I~nhabitant ON earth; where pros.
perity Is universal: which has the best paid
labor In the worlds .halmy winter climate,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Ia
the only railroad passing through u cOntin-
nous aErlculturAl country from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains. It
runs through the Great Reservation of 1900,
ono acres OF land, free to settlers, in the Mill
River Valley. Wood, water, and coal in
abundance; no irrigation required; tho only
line passing through Great Falls, with Its /,
0 |, 1000 horse power catarActs, immense COIL
veins, and surrounding farming country OF
free land; through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana. and
Butte, the richest mining camp on earth, to
San Francisco by the Columbia River v alley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
to California points. Remember this is the
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
and free colOnist slecpers Of Its own from st.
PAUL and Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line ia
Butte.
WAsHINGTON.-Tho country OF tall timber
indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st.
Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Railway liz the
only line which offers q choice of three routes
to the Pacific Coast, The Manltoba-PacihC
route IL the only line by which passengers en-
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
without change or delay. Distance to the
Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, but
prices Of tickets are i've q ten dollars less.
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps, rates and
publications In regard to the resources Of the
Tour new states. write or apply to +. ]. WHIT.
NEY, Genera Pass. and Ticket Agent, 3. T.
r, d. q n. Ry., st. Paul., MINI.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

records abound with references to them; all
the local names of southern New Brunswick
are redolent Of their memory. In short, st.
John and vicinity are careful to keep before
the visitors mind that that place was found
cd by those whom the Americans of l776-17S3
stigmatized as Tories.
A fine old historic flavor attaches to some
Of the At the head Of the list, for
instance, Is Col. Edward Winslow, whose an
cestor commanded the New England troops
engaged in expatriating theIA cadians in 1855.
and who himself served in the British army
during the American revolution and rose to
the highest rank in Canada after his exile.
There are also the Seaburys, Robinsons, Bots
fords, Peterses and many others noted in
American annals, from the landing of tho
Mayfower, and it Is quite a surprise to find
% many descendants Of tho Pilgrim fathers
among the Loyalists.
Lieut.. Col. Benjamin Thompson, one Of
these Loyalists, went Oil to England and was
knighted. Thence he went to Bavaria, did
valuable scientific work and was ennobled,
ind Is known to the world as Count Rum
ford. Ward Chapman, another, held sue.
scessively all grades Of Office in New Bruins.
wick, won great distinction as attorney gen.
eral, and died as president and commander
in-chief in 1924. And still another, Frederick
De Peyster, not only won high honors in
Canada, but maintained through life the
most friendly feelings for his relatives who
adhered to the American side. The result
was that many De Peysters returned to the
United States. Three of his %grandsons served
In the Federal army during the civil war,
and his kinsman, Col. johnson De Peyster,
Of New York, raised the first flag in Rich
---I a a. m
Peyster, brother Of Frederick, and one Of the
founders Of st. John, died there in 1796.
The st. Johnsites show q commendable
pride in preserving and exhibiting the old
buildings and the portraits Of the fellows who
founded the place. here "a a portrait Of John
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17

PARLIAMENT HoUSE, FREDERICTON, n. h
From q rural jaunt l returned in time 10
call on the governor. The palace" Il in q
lovely grove In the suburbs of Charlotte
town, on q knoll overlooking the bay, and all
tho surroundings arc '.quite English'-a
"lodge" at the front gate, with q nice old
woman in charge; a heavily shaded avenue,
q broad hall with baronial appearance and q
general air of solemn repose. But Lieutenant
Governor Macdonald Is Scotch, and Gaelic
at that, though a native Of the klAnd, and
Premier Sullivan Is Irish-both Catholica
Listening to Governor M~acdonald's pleasant
talk about the United States was q good
'toutside view" to me. Il was q striking
proof Of the truth that we Of the United
States do not see ourselves a. others, and
very intelligent people, too, SO ~ Those
things which we would say ought to interest
our neighbors do not interest them at all, and
the dangers they ses confronting us are the
dangers We seldom think of.
Governor Macdonald did not think It worth
while to ask me about the '~.southern 4uqn-
tion'' and the future Of the negroes, or ''plu-
tocracy," and tariff and trusts-not at all.
But he was very sure there Is too much
unbelief and divorce in the United States, too
much d~emagoguery and too little Bible read
ing; that the ballot is too free and that there
Is altogether too little condemnation of GER
tain secret societies. And although he il q
perfect gentleman he conveyed very plainly
his opinion that II we did not stop educating
the head without equal culture of the moral
nature, and c~ondoning such things as the
Cronin murder, the United States win ere
long find themselves IN q bad way. And this
leads me to mention AZ worthy Of note
the large number Of Irishmen who locate in
Canada and become ardent supporters Of the
Dominion government, intensely loyal, one
may say; Premier Sullivan, for instance,
with whom I had a brief chat. And the la.
mented Thomas Darcy McGee, who is re.
garded as a martyr to Canadian nationality.
And, what Is more to the purpose, tho Irish
Of Canada are not the annexationists; they
are perfectly content to remain British citi.
Gems, and AZ to holding Office, they are just AZ
patriotic az the Irish In New York.
The population of the United States has in.
creased, possibly, twenty-five fold SINCE the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-17
Need Of I~rrfration.

Says Gen. John B. Bowman: ut h my
oranion that irrigation win be the means 81
doubling the population Of every wesesrn
state and territory within the coming ten
where the rainfall b heavy, but uncertain,
order to insure greater regularity Of crops.
not including Alaska, require irrigation. Thil
territory includes part Of California. Texas,
iisbrasks, Oregon, all Of Arizona, Colorado,
New Mexico. Utah, Wyoming, Montana and
portions Of Dakota and Washington New
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