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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-02-07
'sExcept a Man Labor Neither Shall
He Eat.ss

What shall we do with our crimnals?'
is becoming a serious problem with the
thinking people of our land. But while
the press, pulpit and legislators have been
agitating the question. few devoted We
men, here and there. have gone earnestly
to work in practical manner, to repair the
ruin wrought by rum and wrong. Despite
the opposition and criticism of the many
who feel that none but ''reSpectable(?) sin
ners' are entitled to any quarter either here
or hereafter, these heroic souls have gone
bravely ahead, even though some efforts
have seemed failures. The world has hardly
yet learned that tits not the thunder but the
lightning that strikes. But these silent
agents keep at work flashing light into
many darkened life; and when such work
ers as Winnie Taylor of Illinois. and Linda
Gilbert of New York. shall have finished
their labOrS. many redeemed lives will rise
up and call them blessed. But by the pris-
Oners of Michigan. no name is more hon
Ored than that of Mrs. Agnes D'Arcambal-
a name which. to them, is synonym of all
that is noble and self sacrificing. With one
hand clasped in the Fathers and the other
Outstretched to fallen humanity, she has de-
voted the last nineteen years to ministry in
their behalf; and down through the rank
and file of all that is criminal, that pure.
wOmanly hand has been lifting the misera-
BILE out of the muddy depths of sin. Rea'-
iZing how great their need of work and
home upon being released. she formed the
noble plan of establishing Home of In
dustry" for discharged prisoners. at De-
troit.
Accordingly. in March of 'SS her thought
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-02-07

1t all depends on the way it is said. 1t
makes great difference whether you call a
man ''slick citizen'' or a ..polished gentle
man."-Terre Haute Express.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-02-07

Ella Wheeler Wilcox has written an
essay on Women as Wives" No man
will dispute the statement that as wives
women are far superior to-, men.-Helena
MONTY Independent.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-02-07

No philosopher ever philosophical more
truly than he who said that poverty
sharpens. Even razor sharpens when it
is strapped. "-Richmond Recorder.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
PROGRESS IN JAPAN.
Independence Marked Characteristic o
Japanese Independence.

Japanese Independence.
Japan Is In an especial sense an
American mission field. OF the twenty.
six Protestant missionary societies
which are laboring in that field twenty
are American. including two Canada
societies The first missions In Japan
were begun just thirty years ago. Mis-
sionaries OF three American churches
the Presbyterian, the Reformed
Outch). and the Protestant Episcopal
arrived In that country In 1889. and
those OF the American Baptist Union
In the following year. These four
churches carried on their missionary
work there and 1t seemed TO be not
very encouraging work without help
until 1869, when the American Board
and the Church Missionary Society OF
England sent representatives TO join
them. Since then other societies have
ent red the field one after another. nine
having Joined the list since 1880 The
Unitarian missionary went out in 1887,
just two years after the Society oil
Friends ORTHODOXY had sent their
missionaries. European societies
have been slow TO appreciate the
claims OF Japan as a mission field.
They have missions in China and
India. but they have left Japan. foi
the most part, 10 America Only one
Continental society has n mission in
Japan. begun so recently as 1885,. The
.g..A Alf.ssa hut afesH hs itaf
Baptists and three Church OF England
societies have missionaries In Japan;
but OF the AS missionaries laboring In
Japan at the close OF 1888. no fewer
than 1856 we're from the United States
and Canada The number OF mission
aries In Japan in lsss indicates an in-
crease of 20 for the year, There are
2I9 organized churches. OF which ~
are wholly and l57 partially self-sup-
porting an increase of %; 25.jlI
members "A gain OF 5.76s. . 69s
scholars in day aud boarding schools
a gain OF lob; 2s7 theological stu.
dents. and / ~ native ministers The
increase Of theological students was II.
aud of nntive minister's 40. The
growth of hospital practice may be in
ferred from the fact that the number OF
patients increased from 1884 IN 1887 TO
7,279 in 1883. The contributions of
native Christians Tor all purposes were
g. 45J gen IAN increase Tor one year Of
p. sS3 yen. Independence is marked
characteristic 0 Japanese Christianity
The native Christians show dispos..
tion TO help themselves. think for
themselves aud to have . church OF
their nsn N Y. TlmaA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
sHoE-sToRE TRAGEDY.
The shock which Killed Clerk OF Man
Years Experience.

The shock which Killed glerk of Many
Years Experience.
The shoe emporium was deserted
All alone the clerk stood In the mids,
0f chaos Of unbuttoned shoes and dis
arranged slippers.
For over IN hour he had vainly en-
deayored 10 fit the foot. whims. eye.
pocket-book and other peeuliarities OF
proud and aristocratic Mrs. DWidth.
He was tired out. disgusted with bus
mess life. aud. in fact, life Of any sort;
aud rs he vieiously buttoned up the
dainty specimens Of artistic footwear
and crushed them into The cartoons, he
might have been heard 10 utter things
in relation TO the proud Mrs. ID Width 5
peculiarities which were considerably
removed from the complimentary. and
would have surprised au1 shocked the
leader OF fashion aud society could she
have heard them.
The poor clerk was discouraged by
his failure To make sale. He was
weary Of these efforts OF wsmen To de-
ceive even the practiced shoe salesman
as TO the size of their feet; and as the
door suddenly opened To admit trinity.
bui and prettily dressed little woman.
he heayed AN anxious sigh before he as
suined his ladies -fine-shoe smile and
stepped politely forward.
II will look at some fine shoes. com
nonsense toes, low broad heel. high.
cut vamp. hand-welted sole. Dongola
kid. and with buttons. II you please.
The clerks whole system received a
severe shock at the unusually succinci
and complete description, which he
WAS just about To obtain by shrewd
questioning. lie recovered. however.
sufficiently to gasp. What size pleaseF
II have been wearing, said the trim
little woman. "a number two-and-sl
bali 'B, but I'm sure IL is much smaller
than | ought 10 be wearing. and think
I'll have this time three e, and 4
that is not large enough. three.and
a-half ID. 2
The trim little woman uttered hor
iiied scream. The double shock hat
been too grcat; the shoe clerk OF long
experience lay upon one OF the gor
geously upholstered divaas. cold ant
| lilals-- Puck.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
SUGAR FROM BEETs.
A Glimpse at Few of th- Processes Em-
pioyed la Its MANUFACTURES.

A Glimpse at Few of thr Processes Em-
ployed la Its Manafacture.
The washing OF the beet IL a very Inn
portant operation In the manufacture
OF the sugar. for the roots are thus
freed from mold. small stones and other
kinds Of dirt attaching To them. which
not only saves the machinery employed
In the actual prepa5 ation OF the beets
from injury. but Keeps the sugar ulti-
mately obtained free from impurity.
With the mere washing OF the beets the
sugar manufacturer Is not content; they
are therefore freed from those parts
whichsare poor in saccharine. damaged
or otherwise undesirable. by machine
called cdronsai.
When cleaned. the bests are thrown
from the wash-barrel into a hopper.
from which they pass into an endless
elevator which carries them To the top
iloor, where they are discharged into "a
large hopper. They then pass into a
cage which will hold one thousand
pounds OF beets, and. when this weight
Is indicated. the cage empties Its load
into the cutter or slicer. The cage and
the Indicator enable the factory people
10 closely estimate the amount OF raw
material used each day. IL Is also a
check ON every department. IL will
show any error that may arise in the
receiving or shipping departments.
The slice. Is round iron shaft rotat-
Ing horizontally. and fitted with steel
knives capable OF slicing four hundred
tons Of beets IN twenty-four hours. The
rota ing knives, which descend upon
the beels. cut them into thin slices. thus
exposing the sugar-eells. which is. an
important factor In the diffusion system.
The lower end Of the cutter opens into
wooden trough about two feet square.
ON the bottom of which Is AN endless
belt As the sliced beets fall from the
cutter. the belt carries them along u
the diffusion tanks. "A. ii. Almy. iT
Popular Science Monthly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
CURIOUS ROYAL DECREE.
Insects That Were 10 He Dealt With
According Ia Their CFiminsiitv.

Insects That We're TO Be Dealt with
According Ia Their Crimlnsiitv.
In some parts Of South America
there Il small insect called the come
ieH, whose destruc i've qualities are SO
active that in the space of one night II
will penetrate the hardest wood, or any
similar substance. In that short PEI
riod il has been known Ia penetrate.
through and through. "A bale OF paper
containing sixteen realms. The insect
builds its nest under the caves OF the
houses, OF a glutinous clay. similar "
that used by tile swallows In the build.
ing Of their nests but the comejcn con
tinues his for several yards in length.
The natives sometimes daub their nests
with tar. which is sufficient TO dispense
the who q swarm fnr IL disturbed they
will divide into different societies. and
each will separately search for con.
venienl place in which To form a settle.
ment.
In the archives of Quito there Is q
curious royal decree OF Carlos III. re-
specting this insect A number o.
cases OF gnn-fints had been sent tC
Panama from Spain for the purpose o.
being forwarded 10 Lima; but their non
arrival Mt this place caused the Viceroy
to repeat his request To the court for
the necessary supply. This gave rise
to an investigation; the Hints wer'
traced to Panama. and the Governor
was ordered 10 account for them. II
his answer TO the minister he statet
that the comejen had destroyed th'
cases in the royal magazine. The min
ister being ignorant OF what the come
+ jen was. an order was issued under tn,
+ royal seal. commanding the Governor
| Of Panama to apprehend the comeien
TO form n summary process on thu
crimes which he had com mltted; thel
4 TO send the prisoner and documents
with the necessary guard. in custody 4
Spain. that he might be dealt with nc
cording to the extent Of his criminality
N. T. Ledger
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
CANNisAL TASTES.


OF Eating white Men.
The Maoris, like every other race H.
their part of tho world, indulged freely
in canniba;ism In the olden times. al
though they long ago abandoned the
habit The reason for this practice IL
found IN the fact-which maintains. al
50. throughout most Of the islands OF
Oceanica that their country. until the
arrival OF Europeans introduced pigs.
cattle and other domestic animals, pos
sessed no mammals whatever. and thus
made u eat. except that Of the human
subject. impossible TO attain. The
Maors never ate their friends
unless they We're hungry, and chiefly
RECALLED themselves upon enemies who
had been slain ar captured In bit-
tie. When The whites came among
then they COOKED some individuals as an
experiment but very generally aban-
doned the practice. rs finding their
flesh too sult I result. no doubt OF
the use of this eondiment In most forms
of civilized food the taste OF which the
Maori could not stand. Most Of their
white captives. therefore. were kept as
slaves, and were readily given up To
any one who would exchange an old
musket ~ a dozen cartridges for them
Money they did not care for. not know.
ing its use. and regarded soyereigns
useful oniy 10 he pierced and hung In
the ears. being quite willing also TO eN.
change these for shillings. as tribe
larger and regarded Us more becoming.
! -Chleaon Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
DEFECTS OF He AIRING.


"A great deal Of attention Is given by
the Federal Government and by rnil-
road corporations TO the matter of color
ify for the duties Of pilots. engineers,
brakeuien. etc. and il is attention
wisely bestowed. But as yet these same
critical authorities have paid bat little.
II any, attention 10 the aural defects In
river and railway employees II has
been my duty To study the subject OF
defective hearing IN railway emp oyes.
and have discovered with amazemsnt
that there are many ears which are PEI
culiarly sensitive To certain classes of
sound and peculiarly deaf To other
classes" says Dr Robert Barclay. II
/ have experimental upon boiler-makers.
who could not hear ordinary conversa-
tion under such conditions a. make it
audible to the ordinary ear and who
could yet understand the same con-
yersation carried on at The same pitch
| in room where one hundred sledgcs
were gathering upon iron boiler shells.
have also discovered that there are
persons who can not hear u locomotive
whistle, except when II is close by aud
yet are not suspected of any defect of
the hearing. ! remember case Of this
kind. which came up In court. where u
farmer stopped and listened for the
locomotive whistle before crossing the
railroad truck lie failed 10 hear IL,
and ON proving that he had stopped his
team he secured damages for having
been run down by the engine. and yet
the whistle was blown aud the farmer
failed to hear H. | would recommend
! that the same relative tests be applied
10 the hearing of persons who seok em-
, ployment as railway hands and pilots
! that are applied TO their vision. st
I Louis Globe Democrat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10


In Western skies. o'er prairles broad.
The CT mson bues sre blending.
While eastward. DER the misty woods
Night shades are soft descending.
The summer day. so calm. 30 sweet
In peace serene IL dy ng,
And DER the harvess-iaden fields
The vesper breeze Is signing
while lingering on the vine.clad porch
Our hearts with JOY oerfiowing,
We gaze on helds. aud woods, and sky
In somber beauty glowing.
You say: III Time. in his Wild flight
Would list 10 human reason.
And give US but four extra weeks
In this sweet summer eason,
"'Twousd be. indeed. precious gin
To claim oar hearts DEVOTION
Another isle OF fragrant flowers
Upon LIES varied ocean"
He bnoweth best who loveth best,
Zach season seat by Heaven,
Though summers sun or winters storm.
For human good IL givea
but IL our future paths of life
Were both convorged together.
To me. though storms and tempests roar.
-Twould all be summer weather.
Say. would thy life as ppy be.
With love the hours besuiiing.
Would every season be 70 thee
A vernal summer smilings
An. soi Well. let Us then proceed
To regulate the weather.
And hand in hand we gaylS walk
Adown the slope together.
-Chauncsy A. Lewis. In AmerseA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
zAnz,sAR's AurocRAr.


Meat Eastern Princes
At the end OF the chamber were half
a dozen chairs upholstered In gold and
red plush. writes New York World
The Sultan bade Us be
seated on his right In one OF the
chairs on his left sat mis- younger
brother Seyyid Ali. This young man
looked decidedly unhappy. He wore a
penitent and lugubrious expression
For some time he had been living un-
der the shadow of his royal brothers
displeasnre for some reason. hence the
long face he wore at court in the pres
ence of the notab es. About every
body present wore either "a uniform or
the traditional Asab costume. A no.
ticeable exception. however. was Jaifer
Taria. son Of the celebrated merchant
prince and millionaire Taria Mopan.
This widely known man Is Hlndi. OF
Bombay. and his three hundred pounds
OF shrewd financial corporosi,y was
enveloped In the SNOWY garb Of Hindo-
stan.
The Sultan exchanged the usual
oriental compliments of the day In ki
Swahili with Consul Pratt. and askec
about my heal h and business through
the medium Of 'ribibubin- Vambi. Liv
cried meninls brought FIRST tiny cups o
+. Turkish coffee Oid afterwards glasse
7 Of Icy sherbet favored with the mill
Z of tho daiTos. or green coconnut.
now had better chance TO look tn
Sultan over. lie IN u man OF abou
forty. and stands six fee. In his sandal,
He Is we'll built and probably weigh
two hundred pounds. lie wears shor
iached The latter is kept clippe
very short. and for a space above tn
mouth IL shaven clean OIL.
\ The Snltans expression Is rathe
proud and aristocratic but kindly and IL
,elligent withal Some have calle
him dull; but he impressed me as
man who knows a thing or two mon
4 than he tells To every body. He look
less sensual and blaze than most eas
ern princes, and there was merr
twinkle in his eye that suggested u ce
tain sense Of humor. The only jewelr
he wore was magnificent solitai.
diamond ring ON the little finger Of II
left hand. European gossipers In I'm
zibar hayeit that this diamond Is noil
ing but paste; but. Judging from the wa
II twinkles and scintill ties. woul
much like 10 buy II at paste rates.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10


valise over the garden wall and start
ed down the steep hill. As ! neared
the bottom | noticed man coming TO
head me of. As he came within hear
ing distance said:
''0h. know all about II. I'm tres
passing and doing 1t deliberately.
You can arrest me II you want to |
don't object In fact | would rather
like II. for I'm dead tired out and
you'll have TO take me to town In the
patrol wagon"
II don't object to your tres-
passing" he said, calmly. Il merely
wanted to know II you knew where
you were going?n
I'm going to Cummingsyille.
Really Then may ask can you
swiin?"
Certainly. Why"
"weli, youll hare to. There Is no
bridge within five or six miles. and
sou'li have to get across the canal be-
ore you get to Cummlngsville.
Whats the matter with my going
along the bank OF the canal till come
10 bridge?"
Nothing. except that the tow path
Is on the other side. and TO go along
the canal You will have 10 climb about
score OF fences. some of which are
made to prevent people from doing
just what you propose. Then there
are dozen hedges, which you can't
possibly get over and which would
tear the clothes from your back II you
tried TO go through. That's all"
sat down on tine green sward and
groaned.
Take my advice and climb the hill
again. It's your only chance"
'.You don't want a hired man. dc
you? I'D rather stay here the rest ol
my natural life than try TO climb that
hill. The only consolation | would
have would be that when | got uT
there l might massacre some OF those
road-makers who induced me to come
down"
The darkest time is before the dawn
just at this momen. a canal boat came
along. shouted TO the man at ths
wheel in spite OF the restriction thers
In generally In vogue about speaking
to that individual. and asked him II he
could slew his craft near enough the
shore for me to get on board. He IiC
so aud | swung on my two-ton valisc
and go, on after.
''See here,n | said. "what will you
charge to take me 10 Cincinnati?n
twenty-five cents" was the reply
+'All right" agree. I'm make my
self comfortable. for I'm very tired.
''Do." said the man.
After we had gone about mile h,
said:
THAT don't include board. yol
know"
was nearly asleep. and started up
"Whdt don't?"
"The twenty-five cents"
'Oh. all right"
II think it's a mighty cheap ride a
1t is
Its only FIVE cents on the stree
car"
Yes, but you see we 60 to Toled
FIRST We Won't get TO Cincinnati 70
three weeks.
"WHAri.r'
He was kind enough TO swing hi
boat to the shore and let me get Of
The Photographic valise weighed thre
tons during the dreary tramp along tn
!, tow-path to Cummingsville. .-Luk
Sharp, in Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
ONE CENTURY AGO.


ers. Keaprrs and Leaders.
The farmer did not have a mower
and reaper then. Although Pliny tbs
elder. who WAS born A. ID. %. describe
machine to reap grain which was
used in Gaul. IL was not until the pres
ent century that these machines came
into use. Pliny says OF the Ganlic
reaper; lin the extensive fields In the
lowlands Of Gaul vans [carts of large
size. with projecting teeth on the edge.
are driven on two wheels through the
standing graiu by an OK yeked In =
reverse position. In this manner tile
ears are taken off and fall into tile
van The first patent for a reapiHg
machine in England was taken out la
1899 Il was not until 1922 that a
machine was made by q sehool-mastsr Dr.
named Henry 0gle. which may have
become the model OF all subseqaeht
reapers. His contrivance was very
simple. and upon trial cut fourteen
acres OF grain a day. But this ma-
chine met an untimely end. Mr.. 0gls
writes OF It that some working people
threatened to kill Mr. Brown. the m IA
who made il. II he persevered any II r.
| thcr In it. and II hasnever been more
tried" The oldest known mach Inc
still in use was invented In 1926 by Dir.
Bell. Scotch minister. This reaper
was improved In 1894. Whether Am pr
ican inventors obtained their idaas
rom these foreign machines is a m at
ter OF dispute But the reaper has
taken the romance out of the hayihg-
Geld. Haying-time used to be the
pleasantest on the farm, and no sight
was more beautiful than line oil
sturdy men gracefully swinging the
scythe in the tall grass. The NOV er,
the tedder, the horse-rake and loadeT
have made the haying season as prosy
~ hoeing potatoes Chicago New
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
MONTREAL EsTRAnoEo.
The Reiatiaas of Canada'a Commereis
Metropolis to dur coantry.

The Reiations of Canada'a Commercial
Metropolis to Our coantry.
Montrcal's relation TO tlAe lake States
and to New England were formerly
much more intimate than they are now.
Before the telegraph and railroad
brought the farmers market to his door
the commercial traveller was more
often buyer than seller. Montreal
merchants used to travel In the lake
States TO buy produce more than To
sell; but they also sold goods In the
lake cities. and did large share Of the
carrying trade. The most OF the grain
they brought went via Montreal to
Europe and, on the other hand, some
oi the Ontario grain crossed the lakes
TO American mills In New England
Montreal found "A considerable market
for agricultural products and for lum-
ber II reciprocity existed for any thing
besides defmllters. Americans were
then prominent element in Montreal.
Several Boston hardware firms founded
branches there; the hotels and inns
were all in the hands OF Americans,
most of the Jewelry stores and hat stores
also They were prominent In the
movement TO make Hochelaga the COM
mcrcial part OF the city, whereby quiet
water would have given better faeii-
ities TO shipping, and level land would
have offered space for the commerce of
the town. But only two or thfea names
Of thai colony now remain. The
Americans now In Montreal are not nj
the head of very important branches OF
trade. They do something In coal and
In small manufactures for the Canadian
market. and few have sunk money In
lumber and In mines &C. IL. Farnham.
in Harper's Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10

A woman In New York has in
vented an ingenious and unique bath
tor infants II is made o' pure rullhe
on strong cloth, and as folded oy er q
pretty frame Of bamboo. which can be
enlarged ar the child grows older. At
the bottom Is hard rubber faucet for
the water outlet One end Is furniA he'd
ith convenient pockets for tpilet
articles, aud the otter end With q
clothes and towel bracket II is raised
sufficiently from the door to ma 10 !,
convenient for the mother 70 sit In her
chair while bathing the baby.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10

The important discovery has bcen
made that rats may be lured into a trap.
when every other bait fails. by the usa
of sunlower seeds. for which the cum
ming rodents seem 70 have u fondness
which entirely overcomes their discra-
tiou. The discovery was incidentally
made at tho Washington Geological
Gardens. and has besa verified 81 ~
Yeated trials.