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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12
A FRIENDLY CRITICISM.

Our cOnfreres of the country press all
seem to be stuck on THE PRISON MIRROR
1t is an ably edited little sheet. 1t is one
of the most high-moral papers in or out of
Jail, which gives us a fair illustration of
the policy of theory, sometime. when ap-'
piled to practice. These men probably
sling the most virtuOus pens of any public
writer's in the state, yet they have not the
virtue to keep out of prison. We appre-
ciate the good things they WRITE but in
reading some of their pious articles, Occa-
sionally. we can't help but feel how much
easier it is to condemn wrong than to avoid
it, or to approve of the right than to do it,
There is some truth in the old maxim that
actions speak louder than words. The
Midway News.
We are glad to hear people say just what
they think of THE MIRROR. Criticism
helps us to guide our pens Alright. There
are all kinds of men in prison as we'll as in
the outer world. men of various degrees of
intelligence, piety and impiety; but there
are very few who make much pretense to
religious piety. We are shut away from
the busy strife and temptations of the
world. and much of our time is spent in en-
forced solitude. where we sit and mediate
and look back over the tOrtuOus road that
has brought us to this place. We see that
we have failed. not only as honest men. but
as rogues, and that the world despises us but
little more for one than the other We are
down and we know our degradation as we'll
as another, and we would not raise any in
the aStimatio Of tho world Or mako ,,,,r
selves any better by exhibiting our baser
natures. We are trying to give our readers
the better side of our natures. There are
thousands Of writers outside of prison
showing up our bad side. There is a long,
ing in the heart of every man for perfec-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12
The Shame of the Bar.

1t is gratifying to hear that the reputable mem.
bers of the bar are considering the propriety Of
calling bar meeting to discuss the scotching of
the shyster and the strangling of the Infamous
contingent fee disgrace This would be move
in the right direction. The bar of Philadelphia
was at one time without sta in, but now it is
smeared and smrched from one end of the roll
of membership to the other by lot of scurvy
knaves who grub for dollars in filth and muck
without regard to the pride and honor of the
true lawyers at the bar or the luster that once
shed by the gentlemen who long and so
ably upheld its fame and glory. Embracery has
been substituted for argument. p erjury has sup
planted fact that corporations may be black.
mailed and individuals plundered- Philadelphia
Transcript.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12
TO THE PUBLIC.

lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside every inmate
is given a paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. It's objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort, provide a
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons and. above all, to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad-
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

There is no paper that comes to the
Sun Office that is welcomed more than
the lively little sheet owned, edited and
published by the inmates of the Mime
sofa state prison. Its columns are ''chock''
full of bright and breezy news, which is
not only of interest to those behind the
bars. but to those on the outside world
as well.-The Sunday Sun.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12
THE DOWNWARD COURSE.

There are many young men among us
who are just entering upon life of crime.
If they could look forward and see what
such a course will bring them to they
would turn away from the picture with a
shudder. Advice against continuing in the
way they have started is of little avail, and
bitter experience often comes too late.
When man has gone so far that his repu-
tatiOn is gone and he sees himself an out
cast from respectable circles. he has be-
come too much a victim to his habits, too
strongly attached to the associations of
crime to break away even if he has the
will to do SO. Such men rarely reform,
and about the only way they could be re-
claimed would be by isolating them from
old associations and surrounding them with
good influences until they were COM
pletely weaned from evil habits. Few ap-
preciate how strong hold evil habits have
upon them. We may fully understand the
evil consequences that will result from pur-
suing certain habits and resolve to fOrego
them; we may hate them and fight against
them, but there will be many ways that
we did not count upon when making our
resolutions by which they may be crcum-
vented. For instance, we may determine
to stop using profanity, but we get mad
and swear. If we had at the same time re-
solved to restrain our temper, we would
have had control of the cause of profanity
Dishonesty is not habit. but there are
habits that lead to dishonesty. The habits
of Incidence. drinking, gambling and many
others lead men to steal that they may
crafty those habits.
1t is not an easy matter to steal enough
to keep one in bodily comfort. and few
men steal because of the pleasure they find
in it, and when it is other than yielding to
sudden temptation. it is followed in the
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

Senator D. F. Goodrich. of Faribault
county. died at his home i'm Blue Earth
City on Sept. 4. Mr.. Goodrich was ma
tive of Maine. was 81 years old, and had
been a resident of Minnesota since 1867.
He was an hOnored and respected citizen,
and his death is loss to his felI0wmen.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

hope of eventually gaining larger income
in less time than it could be acquired by
honest labor. But where one thief sue
ceeds in making more by dishonesty than
he could by legitimate means, hundred
fail. You may cite hundreds of rich men
throughout the country who made their
money by fraud and sharp practice, but for
every one of them may be shown hundred
men in prison and out who have nothing to
show for their dishonest work.
That stealing does not pay. would be as
good business maxim as that. honesty is
the best policy. 1t Is much easier to plan
the stealing of hundred thousand dollars
than it is to actually steal dollar when in
need of it to buy something to eat. But
what enjoyment can a thief have beyond
indulging his baser passions-it is life of
seltishness. He must feel that his existence
is detrimental to mankind, that he is only
destroying parasite. and that the world
would be better off without him. If he will
make the comparison, he will acknowledge
himself more despicable creature than the
wolf, for the wolf does not prey upon his
kind. There are other crimes more henous
than theft, but none which there are so
many temptations to commit, nor any by
which so many young men are disgraced
and so far lose the confidence of the human
family. We are not advocating harsh
treatment of those whose mental vision
does not enable them to see how completely
they are failing to fulfill the part of men
and that they are losing their only Oppor-
tunity of counting for something in the
world. We ALL as rational beings, must
see that a criminal life is wrong in every
respect, both to ourselves and our fellow
beings. If you who are just starting in a
criminal course are not willing to believe
that it is downward all the way. look about
you and see the old criminals who were
once young criminals and stood just where
you are to-day. Some of them are almost
at the end of the course. Do you wish to
be as they are when you arrive at their age,
and what assurance have you that you will
not be? You of course do not expect to
follow a criminal life always-neither did
they, but as they grew older they sank
deeper and deeper in the mire until now
they have no hope of accomplishing any
good in this world. What have they that
old men love or care for? Nothing; they
are simply suffering out their last days. No
children call them father; no one hOnOrs
their gray hairs; no one cares for them
they are simply old cOnvicts with no soace
save their old tobacco pipes.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

PA" plaintively pleaded petit Pierre. pop.
ularly known as "Petey," the other morning, Il
really cannot go to school to-day ache all over"
"Then you may stay at home. kindly responded
Peteys father. who, despite his rough exterior,
had a warm heart beating in his breast
$50 you lied to me. you young rascal fercely
exclaimed Petey's father when he saw petit Pierre
fishing in the creek.
Don't hit hard, pa pleaded Petey
between the whacks, lit was this was ach.
ing for-to 60 fshing."-Albany Express
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

You should read ''Wilhelm." the story
one of our own number, young foreigner
who has acquired the English language in
this country. and the story is first class.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

First Footpad: Where ye been?
Second Footpad: Down in Kentucky. Most
starved.
''Ye did9'
Eyes. Fust commenced on drunken men, but
1 found they hadn't any money, because they'd
spent it all; then began goin' fer sober men, but
1 found they hadn't any money or they wouldn't
a been sober. Kentucky is no place fer hard
workin' gents like us."-N. Y. Weekly.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

Tammany comes to the front this week
with the ablest article he has yet pro-
duced.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-12

Barring the discussion of Religion. Pol
itics, Sports. and the White House ba-
bies. it is pretty hard editing paper.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
SHENKEL IS SALTED.
st. PauIs New Pitcher Is
Pounded ALI Over the Lot
at Milwaukee.
When He Pitched Over the
Plate He Was Invaria-
bly, Hit.
Minneapolitans Receive a
Thick Coating Of Caleb
mine at Des MoineS.
Washington, Philadelphia and
New York Score Victories
in the League.
Craoio1 IN tbe Globe

Special to the Globe -
MILWAUKEE. Wis, July l5.-ShenKel
had his first opportunity to pitch for st.
Paul to-day. and it resulted in his being
pounded all over the lot. In the early
part of the game he could not get the
ball over the plate, and when he did get
it over later. it was hit regularly. Da-
yies puzzled the visitors, they making
all their hits in separate innings Wlth
one exception. Carroll ran bases bril-
liantly. In the seventh Sutton was hit
in the nose with the ball and severely
hurt. In the first inning Shenkel gave
two men in succession bases on balls,
which. in connection with two hits and
three steals, gave the Milwaukees two
runs. In the second inning Shenkel
again gave two men first base on balls
in succession. and advanced them
both with wild pitch. A
safe hit allowed them both to
scOre-ShenkeL, Werrick and Hawes
retired the side on a pretty double play.
In the third inning Shenkel increased
in Wildness and succeeded in sending
IOQI men 10 DcoG Ou Dd41S, WIISll+ WIN
a single and 4 sacrifice, assisted the
MtIwau1ees to two more runs. In the
fifth inning Shenkel was given the most
lively IarrOping of the season. He sent
his customary two men to base on balls,
was hit by Poorman, Alberts and Davies
for singles, by Morrissy, Lowe aud
Hurley for doubles, which, with errors
by Hawes and Murphy, yielded Mil
waukee seven runs. st. Pau's first
score was made in the sixth inning, and
was the result of CarroIl's daring base
running. The little right fielder, after
getting first, when Werrick was thrown
ont at third, stole second and third on
the first balls pitched, and scored on
Hurley's wild throw. Two doubles and
a single in succession gave Milwaukee
two in the seventh. In this inning
Hawes, Murphy and Reilly scored on
doubles by Hawes and Reilly, Muir
phys base on balls and steals by each
man. Werrick made the last run for
the visitors in the ninth on base on
balls. wild pitch and Miller's sacrifice.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
HEAVY WAGERS LAID.
Big Betting the Only Feature at
Washington Park.

CHICAGO, July 15.-The races at
Washington Park to-day were we'll at
tended. but were not marked by any
features of Importance. The track was
heavy and slow time the order. The
betting was on very heavy scale. De-
tails:
First race, purse $500, two-year-olds sell
ing, mile and five -eights-Starters: Aunt
Kate. SO, Ray; Pullman, 81, Francis; Fast
Time, SO, Finnegan: Salute, 90; Queen
Anne. 100; Valedictory, I05; Express. IO3;
Pilgrim. 10S. Betting, to l against EX-
press and Pullman 5 to 1, Pullman; to /,
Aunt Kate and Fast Time; 10 to Is to on
the others. Express led for half mile. after
which Pullman and Aunt Kate drew out and
faced home, Aunt Kate winning by two
lengths, Fast Time third. Time, 1 :094.
Second race, purse and conditions as in the
first f1ve-eighths of q mile-StarterS: Teddy
Venture, 90. Allen; Jed. l03, Barnes Ro-
main. 106, Covlngton: Venango, 10; Spring
Dance 100; Ellen Douglas, 90; PoItlaw, 103.
Betting, 2 to l against Portlaw to L Jed
and Teddy Venture. to Spring Dance; 8
to l Romain: 10 TO l the others. Teddy
Venture got the best OF the start and led all
the way, winning by two lengths, with Jed
second, and Romain third. Time. l:07.
Third race. purse $780, selling one mile
Starters: Alphonse, 92, Wellington; st. Nick,
105, Stoval: Golightly, 102 Overton: Oracle
D. 100; Tom Daily, 105; St Adams, 90; Car
rie w, 100; Sussex, 105; Antonio, 90: Hope
dale, 80. Betting: 2 to against ot. Albans;
8 to l Oracle D. . to l st. Nick: 10 to 90 to
l the others. Tom DAILY led for seven fur
longs. In the stretch Alphonse passed to the
front and won easily by length with st.
Nick second and Golightly third. Time,
l :49A.
Fourth race. purse $500, selling, one mile
Starters: Winning Ways "a, Barnes Chill
howie loo, Covington: MiEth 80, Ray; Sailor
Boy, I09: Entry, 90: Probus. 1o5; Cashier,
los; Vidette, 90: Pat Donovan. l13: Leo
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
COL. WEST HONORED.
The Lurline Club Gives a Boat
Review at Calhoun.

ACElCh Glb S1AhOuus
The Lurline Boat Club of Minneap-
oils gave a general review yesterday
afternoon at Lake Calhoun in honor of
the return of their president, Col. John
r. West, from Europe. While the oc-
caslon was no formal affair and no set
races were carried out, it was we'll at
tended, and showed lively interest in
the members of the club, most of whom
were present. There were about hum
dred members at the boat house, among
them nearly all of the old members.
The boulevard was lined with carriages,
and many ladies were present. The
idea of the Lurlines was to make as
large a display of boats on the lake as
possible. They were successful in
their attempt. The first display of the
afternoon was when the four four
cared shells and the fOur-oared gig took
a run of a half-mile.
Two Junior crews were chosen for the
one race that was had during the after
noon. Crew No. was made up as fol-
lows: Collins, bow; Ankeny, No. 2;
Catharinar, No. 3. and Fitzgerald.
stroke. Crew No. was made up: Ed
wards, bow; COmmins, No. 2; Heffel
finger, No. 3, and Mclean, stroke. The
distance was half mile. Crew No.
won easily. Following this race, eight
singles and double shell and double
gig passed. making pretty show. At
the half-mile turn Fitzgerald and Col
Inns, in the junior double. overturned.
creating quite a little stir among the
spectators before they were picked up
by rOWb0ats. MuchmOre and Hal Wat
son were contestants in a half-mile
squirt, IN which Muchmore was the vic
tor. The senior crew was the undiS-
puted victor in all the spurts of the aft
arDOOO
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16

Bridget, 95: Lotion. 104; Bonnie King, i05
Betting: 8 to against Winning Ways, 6 TO
l Sailor Boy, to l Cashier, TO l Leo,
Bridget and Mirth 40 to l the others. Mirtn
led until well down the homestretch. but in
q desperate finish Winning Ways won by a
nose with Chilhowie second and Mirth third.
Time. L :4S.
Fifth race, handicap sweepstakes. $50 each
with 500 added. mile and three -eighths-
Prather. 100, Stoval; Arundel, LOG. " iiliams; {;
Tenacity. 100, Ray; Leman, 10l; LongIight,
100. Betting: Even against Tenacity; to
1,Prather; to l, Arundel: to 1, Long
light; 80 to l, Leman. Longlight was the
header for a mile. Tenacity then went out in
first place, and stayed there until nearly
home, where Prather and Arundel passed
him, Prather winning by neck, Arundel
second, Tenacity third. Time, 2:31.
Sixth race puse $500, allowances, one and
oDe-sixteenth miles-Starters Maori, 1O7,
Barnes: Lewis Clark, 107. Williams; Bridge
light. I12. Covington; Dad, 10Y; Catalpa
102; Hornpipe, 10Y; Winona, 100. Betting,
7 to 10 against Maori, to / Catalpa, 15 to
90 to the others. Maori and Catalpa led to
near the finish, where Lewis Clark Joined
Maori, and in close finish was beaten only
half length by Maori. Brigelight was third.
Time, :53S4.
Seventh race, purse 5000, all ages, one
mile-Starters: Madolin, 104, Overton: Lulie
B, rs, A. CoEington; Big Three, ia. Rich
ardson; Combination, 10Y. Betting, to D
each against Lulie and Madolin, 5 to 1 Big
Three. 20 to Combination. 1t was strug-
gle between Madolin and Lulie B all through,
Madolin winning by snort length, with Big
Three poor third. Time, 1 :48.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
LOWRY MEANS BUSINESS.
Mississippi's Governor Proceeds
Against Abettors of the Recent
Prize Fight

Mississippi's Governor Proceeds
Against Abettors of the Recent
Prize Fight.
been a busy one with District Attorney
Neville. First this morning came the
cases against c. W. Rich. of this county,
and j. L. Jameson, of Lauderdale
! county, who were brought to this place
by the sheriffs of the respective coun-
ties last night, they having been ar
rested on warrants charging them with
aiding and abettlng the Suiiivan-Kilrain
fight. These parties waived eXamina-
ton, and were placed under bonds of
$1,000 each for their appearance at
the next term of the circuit court
This is probably the largest bond
ever required from person charged
with simple miSdemeanor in this state.
!. The bonds were furnished and the de
PENDANTS released. Mr.. Neville receiy
telegram from Gov. Lowry announc-
ing that John Fitzpatrick, the referee in
the great battle, had been arrested and
the case against him will be tried next
Thursday at this place. The district
attorney has been in consultation with
many parties. Though all will not talk,
yet rumOr has it that affidavits have
been made against r. G. Carroll and L.
9. Tyler, superintendent of the New
Orleans & Northeastern railroad, and
that the governor has been expected to
issue eXtradition papers for them. Thus
begins the fight against the railroad.
Nearly everybody is with the governor
in this fight, and, knowing the district
attorney to be conscientious and de-
termined official, 1t can be safely said
that the guilty parties may expect
vigorous prosecution.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
DONE TO A TURN.
Morton's Minneapolitans White
washed at Des MOines.

Special to the Globe
DEs MONIES, To-, July 15.-Des
Moines had sweet revenge on Mime
apolis in tO-day's game. Manager
MacuIler put Hart in the box, and the
result was a complete shut out for the
visitors. They were totally unable TO
hit him when hit would have re-
suited in runs. On the other hand.
Mitchell pitched a strong game. But
two hits being made off him after the
second inning, but in the first two he
was battered for four singles and
double, which 4netted three runs.
Klussman's single and ConnelPs two
bagger produced a run in the first, and
singles by Cody, Macullar and Hart, and
MiMer's failure to stop Dugdale's low
throw, brought in two in the second. A
base on balls, a stolen base and Hanra-
hams wild throw in the ninth brought
in the fourth run. In the ninth there
was some brilliant field word, Maskrey's
throw to the plate, cutting off Miller in
the fourth. A couple of fine catches by
White. and one each by Cody and
Macullar. were the features of the home
teams work. while Miller's catch of
hot liner hit by Klussman in the ninth,
stopping run, was noticeable act.
Des MOineS has not yet obtained any
new pitching talent, and will probably
put in Watts, or. possibly, Kennedy, to-
morrow. Score:
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
MILL CITY DISTRICT COURT.
A Point in Arbitrary Assessments
Made by Judge Smith

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Made by Judge Smith.
: Judge Seagrave Smith laid down the
law on one point yesterday which is in
tereSting just at this time when the
board of equalization is holding forth.
In 1887 G. S. Richards & Co. neglected
to list their personal property, and the
assessor made an arbitrary assessment of
s.. 500. the defendant did not appear
before the board of arbitration and paid
no attention to the matter until after
the tax had been levied aud payment
demanded. His personal property,
was. in fact, worth only S409,
while the tax levied against it
as it was assessed amounted to
S52. But Judge Smith ruled that the
court has no jurisdiction to review the
proceedings of assessors and boards of
equalization unless they have omitted
to do something which the law required
them to do.
People who are liable to taxation can
not neglect to obey the law and to look
after their own interests in this way
and then apply to the court, where, as
in this case, the injury came from the
defendants neglect of duty and not the
neglect of the public officers. If the
law could be given such conStruc-
ton, the court would be called upon to
do the duties of board of equalization.
And so the judge decides that the de-
fendant will have to pay the tax on this
property assessed at g, 500.
- The ESterly Harvesting Machine
Company have sued d. Moody for the
value of 20,220 pounds of binding twine.
which. it was claimed. was stored with
the defendant. The twine was worth
sS, 200, and the plaintiff also wants $500
damages.
Nancy A.. Croft and William 81. Croft
have brought suit against Albert J.
Berwin to have certain note and mort
gage declared void and surrendered to
the plaintiff. They want the defendant
enjoined from foreclosing the mort
gage. as he proposes to do.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-16
LOOKED LIKE TRAMP
Charlie Mitchell, Ragged and
Unkempt, Turns Up at
New York.
He and Pony Moore Will Sail
for England on We'd
nesday.
Mississippi's Governor VIII
Prosecute AbettoPs Of the
Great Fight,
KiIrain Is En- Route to Goth
am, and Is Afraid Of
Police.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Kilrain's
trainer, Charley Mitchell, having dis
carded the habiliments of the ministry,
arrived in this city about noon to-day
disguised as a tramp. He entered
Strube's hotel at Third avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth street,
with beard of several days growth,
looking seedy enough. and his dearest
friends would not have known him. An
hour later he emerged from the hotel
with natty light suit of tweed and pat
ent leather boots. During the afternoon
he visited several sporting resorts along
theHariem river, apparently having lost
all fear of police interference. Among
other places he went to Harry HilPs
place. But he studiously avoided re-
porters. Mitchell came alone. His
father-in-law, Pony Moore, is expected
tomorrow. A friend of Mitchell's said
this evening that Mitchell and Moore
had arranged to sail for Liverpool on
the Cunard steamer Etruria Wednesday
morning.