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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
NOT THE CAUSE.

AS the late hours OF night draw on we look
in imagination into the prisons of this fair
land and see the tens of thousands of pris-
oners lying on their narrow COTS Some are
dreaming of home and loved ones. some
that the day of their release has come. some
of debauchery and daring escapades; others
lie awake bemOaning their hard lot and
lying Oh the stone floor and breathing the
dank atmosphere of dungeons. while still
others are hanging by their chained wrists
suffering unimaginable agony. What a
mass of suffering humanity What is the
cause, the primary cause? Crime and suf-
fering have existed from the beginning of
mans history. 1t is claimed that to day
crime is increasing out of proportion to the
increase of population. Various Causes
are assigned by learned men as the reason
of this threatening state of affairs But there
is one reason which has been stated fire.
quently of late that we think has little to
do with the increase of crimes and crimi-
nails. and this is. the lax enforcement of the
laws and the SlOwneSs of courts in punish
ing criminals. Those holding this theory
demand as remedy, longer sentences.
more rigorous treatment and speedier ex-
ecutiOn of criminals. Frightful examples
of the laws vengeance are demanded that
Others may see and tremble. This is like
the victim of an alcoholic appetite who
thinks the salOOnkeeper causes his ruin; and
desiring to reform, would have the saloon
keeper put out Of his way. The cause of
his downfall is within his own body; but
his body is weak, which he does not like to
acknowledge, and if it were not the saloon
keeper it would be some other cause. So
it is with society. The cause of crime lies
deep within itself, but it wishes to shift the
responsibility by placing the blame upon
external causes. The cause lies within so.
ciety as whole. and not on any one sec
ton of it. 1t is said that society makes its
own criminals. The increase of criminals
is not attributable to any one cause, but is
the natural OutgrOwth of the manner of
life of the whole people. Imposing long
sentences. the multiplying of prisons and
the adoption of re:OrmatOry methods may
do much toward retaining those who have
fallen, but will not stop society from pro-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
The Drinking Habit Dfsreputable.

In view of the immense amount of LIQUOR
consumed i'm the United States. it is diff
cult to believe that the temperance cause is
making much progress but it is fact that
excess in drinking was never so disrepu-
table as it is to day. Self respecting men
shun the society of the immoderate drinker'
more than ever before. They don't like to
be seen in his company. A young man who,
is known to drink even moderately is dis
trusted by his employers and his standing
in society suffers decline SOci ETY. frowns-
more and more upon the drinking habit. and
tipping as fashionable accomplish ment
is on the decline. Liquor is not openly
presented to guests at private houses as it
was twenty five years ago. An invitation
from your entertainer to ''take suthin'" is
apt to be communicated by whisper and
wink. and he leads you to some secluded
cupboard. He is ashamed to mention
whisky i'm the presence of the ladies and
children. There is much talk outside of
clubs about the dissipation INDUCED i'm
there. but it is greatly exaggerated. EX
cesses are frOwned upon in all reputable
clubs. When drunkenness becomes thor
Oughly unpopular it will be confined to the
diSSOlute alOne.-Texas SftingS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

According to Warden CrOssley's bien-
NAL report of the Fit. Madison penitentary,
Iowa has dearth of cOnvicts at present
The population of that prison has fallen off
so during the past few years that the state
could not fill its agreement to furnish a
certain number of men to the convict labor
contractors. and has been under the neces-
sity of adding thirty-two counties to the
district tributary to the Fl. Madison peni-
Tertiary. The Burlington Hawkeye says:
''There are two ways to account for this
notable decrease of crime and criminals in
Iowa. One is by assuming that whenever
wicked Iowa man wants to commit a
crime he goes into another state for that
purpose: and another theory is that, in
some way, prohibition is responsible for it,
The judges of various districts and the
state and county officials attribute the de-
crease of crime to the latter cause. We
don't remember just now who it is that
holds to the other theory"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

The editor of the Lemars Qa.) Globe Wis
tied this institution short time ago. and
this is part of what he says to his home
readers: "While In Saltwater. Mimi, last
Tuesday. we took tour through the Min
nesota state prison. 1t is large. COM
modous institution and. judging from in
dlcations. we would say that it is very
well managed and is made as pleasant for
the unfortunate inmates as circumstances
will allow. \ We of course visited
THE MIRROR office which, like the paper.
is model of neatness. THE
MIRROR is published in the interest of the
library. If you want to aid good cause
and get one of the spcest little papers in
the country, send $1.OO and get The MIR.
RoR for one year.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

nation that is so frequently made in the
treatment of those charged with violation
of law.
In recent number of our paper. one of
our former contributors, Americas. called
attention to several cases, that had came
under his observation while here, as ex-
amples, to show for what trivial Offenses
those who happen to be poor and friendless,
are dsgraced and punished by being sent
here. when the, ends of justice would have
been equally subserved by a milder form of
punishment. Now By way of contrast let
us take the case of wealthy and in
fluental offender who orce posed as chief
of municipal department whose special
duty it is to run down criminals. The
duties of that position becoming too onerous.
he succeeded in having himself transferred
to one more suitable. and he straightway
endeavOrS to make it more lucrative by the
aid of that mystic circle vulgarly termed a
ring" After running the municipality
into debt to the tune of few hundred
thousand. his peculiar financial trans
actions become so conspicuous as to cause
his being placed in limbo" A few days
previous to the one assigned for his trial he
suddenly discovers that he stands badly in
need of bath. and an Obliging sheriff
places the whole of Lake Michigan at his
NiSpVSdl IOl dUluCOudIy ptIpoStS. n
friendly schooner hove in sight and speed
lily watts him to the domain of Her 'Bri-
fannie Majesty where he bids defiance to
the laws of neutrality. After sojOurn Of
a,few months. finding the weather too in
clement and pinng for his native heath, he
enters into friendly negotiations with the
dispensers of law and justice. which results
i'm his returning home and conserving to be
assessed at the usual rates. The foregoing
is an old but a true story, and of such is
the kingdom of thief-takers. Did our linz
tied space permit could quote numerous
similar cases which occur at frequent inter-
walls in the principal cities of our country.
but the public have been made fully con-
versant with them through the medium of
the press. But to use the words of one of
our mighty spectators who was brought to
bay by the authorities on account of a few
crooked business transactions: What
are you going to do about it?" With such
examples among those who occupy the high
places. is it any wonder that the law is re-
garded by the vulgar herd with more of
fear than reverence. Reform is needed in
other places than PRISONS and unless the
remedy is soon applied. it is to be feared
that anarchy will ere long usurp the place
now so olthly held by law.
TAMMANY.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
Simon F. Walker, aged Is years. will

Simon F. Walker, aged Is years. will
be hanged to- morrow at Chesterfield court
house, Virginia. 1t is rumored that cit
liens are opposed to the execution of one
so young and will attempt a rescue. and
the judge of the county has ordered the
sheriff to summon strong guard to pro-
cree. Walkers terrible end will undoubt-
eddy serve as good warning to the babies
and little children of America. He is a
''cOlored" boy.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

From circular to the readers of "Luci-
fer": Eureka. Eureka! Eureka! I've
got it. I've got it! I've got it,! Got what?
The principle of evil, the powers of dark
ness. the fiend. the devil that has so long
and with such malignant intolerance rid
den rough-shOd over the hopes and happi-
ness of humanity"
For goodness sake! hold on to him, dear
brother.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
Law and Its Administration.

In the comprehensive definition of law,
as given by Webster we find the following:
"A law is that which is laid Set or fixed,
like statue. or constitution.-1st. A rule of
order or conduct established by authority;
an edct of a ruler or government; fixed
regulation; an expressed commando; de-
cree; an order. 2nd. The appointed rules
of community or state. tor the control OF
its inhabitants, etc." 1t requires no very
vivid imagination to conceive what would
be the condition of mankind in case of the
non existence of law, and very little re-
Election upon the part of those who have
placed themselves in antagonism to it. will
not only convince them of the wisdom of its
adoption. but will compel them to admit
that its mandates should be Obeyed. and it's
violatOrs punished.
Law is of divine origin and may be said
to be universal, as even the most savage
tribes have some semblance of authority,
to which their members are obliged to sub
nit. In the absence of law, brute force
would be the rule, and the weaker element
of humankind must needs Succumb to the
will of the stronger. Without law life
would be unsafe, property Insecure. virtue
unprotected, and man would speedily re-
laspe into state of barbarism. Crime is
not confined to any one condition of society;
it may be likened unto sickness. inasmuch
that it permeateS the whole body of people.
but it is more prevalent among those who
tread the humber walks of life, on account
of the numerous temptations that beSet all
WI n M inurnav nv thnSu natl he
The frequent assertion that the law is no
respecter of persons and that all people are
equally amelable to it, be they of high or
low degree. is all very find i'm the abstract.
but it is scarcely borne out in the concrete.
Wealth. social and political influence. like
charity. cOvereth a multitude of SINS How
often is the pOssessOr of either of those
qualities arraigned at the bar of our courts
of Justice? 1t cannot be that they have
been defrauded of their share of the com
mon heritage of sin bequeathed to US by
our first parents. On the very rare Occa-
sons tl.at those fortunate people are called
upon to answer for violation of law how
often is justice melted out to them? For an
answer to this it is only necessary to scru
tinize the population of our state prisons.
where they are conspicuous only by their
absence A distinguished clergyman in
addressing us few months ago used these
words: The greatest danger to you is the
danger Of trying to excuse your own wrong
doing by saying there are men out in the
world that are just AS bad and worse than l
am" The reverend gentleman cOnjectured
partially Alright: there are few of lis but
think that our equals in badness may be
found in the outer world without having re-
course to the aid of a search warrant. but
we don't necessarily seek to excuse or
palliate our own criminal responsibility Oh
that account. We do however. consider as
an aggrievance. the unjust partialitv that
is so often shown. and the glazing discrim-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

We see that several of our exchanges are
suggesting return to the old plan of en-
pl0ying the labor of cOnvictS to build pub
lie roads and do other like work. They are
wasting valuable space for the days of the
brutalizing chain gang are gone never to
return i'm the northern states.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

To-day is king in disguise. To-day al
ways looks mean to the thoughtless in the
face OF a uniform experience that all good
and great and happy actions are made up
precisely of these blank tO-days. Let us
not be so deceived Let us unmaSk the
king as he paSSes.-EmersOn.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

Twenty four wears ago we sat in the
shadow of the old cabin home spelling our
way through chid's story in the Toledo
Blade: to-day we sit in the shadow of a
prison still reading the Toledo Blade. Time
flies. but the Blade keeps wing and wing in
the flight.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

Our form is locked up, but the date of
our issue is uncertain and depends alto
gether on the pleasure of his excellency.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03
Not Unlikely.

Lawyer Do you swear positively. sir that you
know more than half this jury9
Witness Yes. sir; and now that have taken q
good look at 'em. Ill swear that know more than
all of put together.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

The ethics of forgery are hard to recon-
ellie. When "a man FORCES hand it is a
crime, but when he FORCES ahead it is
credit. dorchester Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
o.Connell,s Love for His Wife.


 The following letter was written by tho great Daniel OConnell to his wife, twenty three yeass after marriage:
 sMY OWN AND ONLY LovE-It was Kate wrote the letter I had yesterday, and 1 do most tenderiy, tenderly love Kate, Yet, sweetest Mary, could have wished to see one line also in that handwriting which gives me reoollections of the happiest houfs of my life, and still blesses me with inexpressibls sweetness and comfort when we, darling. are separate. All the romance of my life envelopa you, and am as romantic In my love this day as was three-and-twenty years ago, when you dropped your not unwilling hand into mine Darling, win you smile at the love letters of your old husbandi Oh, ,'no-mY Mary-my own Mary will remember that shs has had the fond and faithful affections of my youth, and that if years have rolled over us they have given us no cause to respect br love each other less than we did in early life. At least, darling, 90 think l. We dine on Saturday at Lord stourton's On Sunday at Brougham'k to meet the Dukes oi Sussex and peyonshire, etc We are asked for Sunday, the 9th ot March. by the Duke of Norfolk, There Is better chance ot emancipation certainly by our having come over."-The Academy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
ATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY. JANUARY g.

low as to take such advantags of womans iire necessity and honorable desire to save her father from misery and her race from ruin. and to extract from her n promise of marriage in consideration of value received Putting aside his overwhelming personal in- terest in the matter, it made his blood boil to think that such thing could be. And yet it was, and, what was more, he believed he knew Ida we'll enough to be convinced that she would not shirk the bargain. If Edward Cosscy came forward to claim his bond it would be paid down to the last farthing It was question of eSO, 900; the happiness of his life and of Ida's depended upon a sum of money. If the money were forthcoming Cossey could not claim his flesh and blood. But where was it to come froma He himself was worth perhaps ZIG, 900, or with the com mutation value of his pension, possibly twelve, and he had not the means of raising O farthing more. He thought the position over till he was tired of thinking, and then with a heavy heart and yet with strange glow of happiness shining through his grief, like sunlight through gray sky, at last he went to sleep and dreamed that Ida had gone from him, and that he was once more utterly alone in the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
Justice Should Be for All.

The men of wealth, the men who control these great corporations-these great mills give millions away in ostentatious charity They send missionaries to foreign lands They andow schools and universities and allow, the men who earned the surplus to die in want, believe In no charity that n founded on robbery. have no admiration for generous highwaymen or extravagant pirates. At the foundation of charity should be justice. Let these men whom others have made wealthy give something to. the work, men-something to those who created their fortunes This would be one step in the right direction. Do not let 1t be regarded as char tty-let it be regarded as justice.-Robert c. Ingersol in New York World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
CHAPTER XVIII.
IN PAWN,

N FAWN.
 At last Ida sPoke, apparently with grsAt e8oFA
 "It l. stidtng in here" she said; "lst us go out" and che rose, took up shawl that lay bosids her en a= chair. and stepped through the Preach window into the garden. It was . lovely autumn night, and the ar was ss sill as death, with just . touch os frost in 1t
 Ida throw tho shawl over her shouldsrs, and followed by Harold walked on through the gsrdsn, till she cams to sha edge of the moat, where there was . seat. Here she At down and fixed her eyes upon the hoary hat tlsnan6 of the gateway, now clad In . solemn Eobs of moonlight. '' '- Harold looked xt her and felt that # hs had anything to say the tima bad come foy tim 70 lay it, and Chat che had brought him thers h order that she might be able to Hstsn unAisturbed. So he began again, and told hw that hs loved her dearly II am some ssveetesn, ,ysArs older than you,n h> vsnt on, my lne lis( in ths past; and IidoaS knoH A pisttaa;SS pthse tAanes aside, yeea ressld care M maFIyt te old . man, sspsci1lly q sm not Iach Indeed, feel it pxS S.umptuoas on my psxt, ,,seeinS what yo,l gre and what am, te Ask 1og to do 50. And yet, Ida, beiisya Il YaY pella ezra for ne that, with Gods hlaell iRSs Ne shcuh be very happy togeths!. ! hsVs le4 e lonely life, and h411e hAd utEas t 6o WitA woMsQ-=once, many yeaZN agQ, ] va, oagAged, and tho matter ended painfully, and that b ell But ever since drst saw yous face In ths drift Avs years and more ago, < has haunted ms and bssn with me, and. theG l caana to nys hegs end I,hAys l1axnsd to low you, hssxSn ouly knove how mach, and should b. ashamed to try to put 1t into woeds for tAsy would soand foelkA. All my life vEuppsd up in yo1. and ! feel as though Ghosld yoa ass nas no nos>, \ 1sheuldc cusvsc tl . happy man agetp. eaA hs papeed an< looked anxiossly at her fec, whish vn sssa and-dsswn eethouth 'wlthpaln. 'se'' ''"S f..
 ""I'oAnnos Ay Jss,H' Col 1saFtsch... .l.. fim. t Eel s6 t.seAs< and @ annttsa ts n.
 4 Iagpese,a ,a hs st.mmsEea, " sappees 9 a.s .as 10 right tosxpsct tat you would
 JAS have said that ! cannot say .yes Col Quaritch, do you not thiak that ha, better Lave that question unanSwsrsir sh rsplisd, in tho same soft notes which. seeme' to draw tho hsart out of him.
 I do not understand, he went on. "Whyi "Whyr she broke in, with bitter lttl laugh, ''shan tell you whyi BseAuss az 1 ip pawn. Look," she went on, pointing the ssaasly towers and tho broad landa bi yund, "you see this plAce, I am security flo 1t, myseH inmy own petscns. He'd it nc besn for me 1t would have ben sold over ou .heads after having descendSd in cur fana1 for n tAsss centsFiss, put upon thS 4aa{kkti And 'tdld for. whif it' would $etch, aHd ny ol
 fAther would hAyss 6isn turned esit t6 di'
 }or it--wonld haSSS kilisd him. So you sss did what unfortunats women have often bee driven to do, I sold myss1 body and soa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08

 3or from what Ida had said, and ltiN moly from whstshs had tacitly. admittSds is' WI necessarily clear So him that the did moro ~ lsis 1s1afd him Y | man would wish to M 4SGafdst By HothtSAn whom ks dearly HYA1 This vi i grsat dssl. more, indeed, than N haa daIsd to baasVS, bat then, q i UsVAlll fhAeease iA thl. thl. impertset woFld. xhers thtag! hAf too pfteR saeNkta n cafseully arranged At Axea AQd sevsaa, came the other sids os tha ahisld. Of what use to him was 1t ts havs won this sweet womans lovs; of whaa uss to havs put this pure water oe lavfurhAp plnas to his Nps in the desert land of hA jonAly life, in order to - the cup that held at shattered at blowa To him tho story ot tho money loan-in confederation of which as 1t wsre, Ida had put hersslf in pawn, q tho Egyptians uasd to put the mummieai ot their tathers in pawn-was almost incrsdt ble. To peston ot his simple and honor Abls nAturs 1t seemed . preposterous and un heard ot thing that any man calling himseli gentleman should md 1t possible to sink st
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
WATCHES AND DIAMONDS
 p. J. STRAIN.

Is East Main Street. Waterbury.
 Ladies' silver Watches from $500 to 5000. Ladies' gold watches from $l5.OO upwards A very fine watch can be had, solid gold, for $50 oo watches from $500 to Ss5.00, stem winders Gents gold watches, Sa5 .oo and upwards l have low, Chains and charms in almost endless varieties. IS carat gold wedding rings. stone and chaste rings at prices to meet the tastes or ai finest line of diamonds, set and loose, that can be found i'll the Naugatuck valley These are for I make a specially of those goods and can give my customers the benefit of my experience in very low prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
POsTOFFIcE.
Nails Close

 New York City-7.50, 1920 m; 2.lO. 5Se z. 20 m. Boston-7.00, 75O m; 23e, 2.1O, 80 p m. Southern-7.50, 10. 20 m: 2.10, 5S0, 80 D m. Western-7.5O, 1920 m; a.1o. 5.3o. 7.so pm. Canada West-7.30, 0.30 a m; 2.1O, 5So, 7.s0 m. Eastern-7.OO, 7.5O a m; 12 30 PIC, 7.30 D m. Canada East. %, 750 8 m; l2. 30. 2f0, . 30 m. Albany-7.50, 10aO m; 210, 5.SO, 7S0 m. Northern N. Y.a7:5o; 1o>so n; a.lo: 5N. Esopm. Providenee-7.O %, 7.5Q ID; 12. 30. BIO, 1S0 pm Spring6ed. @ 9a ! X se am; as 30 sls, sso 5so pm: Pittsfeld, Mass-7 50 a m; a.lo, aso, ESepm. Hartford-7.0O, 7.50 m; F. 90, 210, ES0 nm. BridgepOrt-7.bO, 10 20 m; 210 5.SO, 1S0 m. New Haven750, 10 20 am; F. 30 {. 10. 5SQ, pm Ansonis-7.5O, 1O.20 m; l2.3O. 10. 6S0 S.SO m. Birmingham 50, 102o am: k. 50. 2. 10 aSo S6pa Union Cfty-T.5O a m; 2. 10, 5.30 p m. 4'' Naugatuck-7.bO a n; 21Q, 5.SO pm Seymour-7.50 m; 2,1Q. 5.SO m. Winsted-1O.55 a m; t. 30 p m. Stations on NaMgatuck R. north Wsterbury-
 1O.45 g m; 6.SOpm. Meriden-75O 1920 m; 1a 90, 2.1o, s.so, 7.sop m. nanbnry-T5O m; :s5, 21O 5,S0, 7.s0 p n. New London-7.OO 75O am; la S0 3 10 5S0Y so pm WatertOwn-10.45 .45 m; 6SO D m. Oakvtlle-10.45 8 m; 6S0 m. WoOdbury-7.3Q 1045 m; 1e5 D m Southbury-S.SOa ms .S5 m MiddlehNly--12S0 m. Wnleott fTU, Tn, Sat) 12.30 m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08

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