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

The Evil Influence of Strong Drink.
After reading last weeks issue of THE
MIRROR, and noting the arguments pro and
con in regard to crime and criminals, L
find that the saloon is the primary cause of
the downfall of the majority of us in here.
consequently feel it my duty to briefly
outline my experience, hoping thereby to
warn others who are OH the road to de-
structiOn before it is too late.
confess, with the most bitter shame and
remOrSe to being in here the second time:
but | can say, with clear conscience, that
in my sober and proper senses, | never
did wrong to man or law; and had | had
the strength of will to resist the ever pres
ent and alluring temptation of the saloon,
would now be a prosperous and hOnOred
member of society. l left this Institution
with a finn resolve to abstain from all con-
tact with the saloon, and succeeded for
several years in leading useful and happy
life, but circumstances which | had no
power to fOresee or strength of will to con-
troll. again involved me in the snare of our
common enemy. liquor, in consequence of
which l again find myself in prison, hardly
knowing why or what for. This will show
how easy it is to get into prison the first or
second time without being a natural or
hardened criminal. My late Imprisonment
seems to me now more like hOrrd night
mare than dreadful reality. [ would say
to those who have become imbecie and
wreckleSs through the effects of liquor, to
call a halt right where you are, for it is
easier to reform among your friends than
it is mixed up with heterogeneous mass OF
fallen humanity, and under the control of
strangers who cannot help but look upon
you with suspicion and dstrust My dear
reader, | warn you against the evil inf1u-
ence of drink like man speaking to you
with warning voice from the grave, like
one who has tasted the bitterness of its
death.
Every man on leaving here should register
a solemn and binding oath never to touch
Intoxicating drink again. and any one here
after on being tempted should remember
his oath and heed the warning cry of his
past disgrace and punishment. and should
turn away with lOathing and disgust from
| the hydra headed monster that desOlateS
and disgraces our homes, robs us of the
! best years of our manhood and cOnSignS us
to a living grave. Let all who leave here
| join issues with the good cause of temper
ance, and thus remove tine foul stain and
cause of all our miseres, and with it the
criminal will also disappear, like darkness
before the break of day. +. A. Z.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27
Five Gents,

in less than month after his incarceration
it is come day, 90 day, with him, and he is
Indifferent as to whether school keeps or
not. He is virtually buried. and naturally
has loathing for those around him and
everybody in general. He walks out of
the portals of shame worse man than
when he came i'm.
Yet society shouts. Reformation! give
us reformation! How many men have
gone forth from the penitentaries through
out the states and come back again? 1t was
not their element to be in durance vile. but
the treatment they received at the hands of
the law demoralized them, sent them out
revengeful enemies of society; and society
can, without fear of contradiction. blame
itself for such state of affairs.
The liberation of the convict can we'll be
termed. light after darkness. and until all
other system is introduced for the purpose
of causing better feeling to exist in the
various penltentiarieS throughout the
country. that i,npenetrable gloom. with its
attending results, will forever hang over
them. AMERICUS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27
Selected
BE GOOD.

when first began to futter at the age of bread
and butter.
(That's the age when maids in a huttering
moody
My maternal parent hinted that to make life rosy
tinted,
should always be what she described as good
When temptations gather round you, let no false
ideas confound you,
Shut your eyes and ears said she, as maidens
should.
And however things surprise you. don't forget
what advise you,
Which is simply this. my child. be good, be
good
"Snce those days the boys have wooed me- they
have bothered and pursued me.
And I've always tried to do the best could:
And how often, oh how often. have when I've seen
their glances soften,
have whispered to them warningly, be good.'
When your lover urges presses, tries to daily
with your tresses,
Vows he'd twine them around his heart strings
if he could,
You will surely be astonished how he's senced
when admonished
By the whisper of those mystic words-'Be
good.
when Ezra when Billy get Historically silly
l bride up mother said should.
And say in tones frgid to freeze them al
most rigid
You waxing much too wor!dly-now be
good!'
All men well inten toned. and the gentlemen
I've mentioned
Would like to be ascetics if they could.
So. when frail emotions blind 'em it's pleasure
remind em
It's their duty and their business to be good'
From The Oolah," new comic opera.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27
A man recently ran four blocks to catch

A man recently ran four blocks to catch
ferry-boat that connected with the partic-
ular train he wanted to get on. He arrived
at the ferry out Of breath and overhsated to
an extent that was uncomfortable, and had
to wait half an hour for the train. He was
greatly puzzled to know how the clock in
front Of the jewelers. store could have been
so far astray, because he didn't know that it
was sign-clock, with painted face and
hands. -Pucks Library.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27
The Bathing Season.

Smith: How do you do. Jones? Where
have you been and what have You been
doing?
Jones; Just got back (hic) from COney
Island. Bathing just splen'id.
You don't mean to say that you have
been bathing already?
Bathed five times thish arnoOn.
Five times!
Yesh. Doctor don't (hic) low me to
drinksh whisky 'eept when Pm chilled
from bathing. Watersh sphlendid! Going
again tO-morrer. Have jolly time.-Texas
Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-27

A young baby would be more popular if
it had more finished look.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

daily, yet attract no attention. Under certain circumstances not only will the most sensitive nature grow callous to the misfortune of others, but the most selfish individual will become indifferent to his own fate Of this hardening of the human heart we have every day and everywhere illustrations, We need but look around us in our great cities to see it at every step. Orgies are car ried on by the side of starvation. SpIen- dor and squalor dwell in the same block. The millionaire and the pauper are equally stolid. Both accept their re- spective conditions as matter of course; and, as the chasm between wealth pnd poverty widens, the classes crystalline into castes and they grow more inditfer- ent to each other.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
Second Days Session,

At the opening of the second days session the following additional delegates were reported as entitled to seats: Henry Lyons, of the North Adams Boot and Shoe Workers; William Newroth, of the Denver, Col, Trades & Labor Assembly: George Campbell, of the New York Amalgamated Society of Engineers and Machinists, and J. J. Linehan, of the Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly.
 THE ANNUAL REPORT.
 President Samuel Gompers presented
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
THE HAMMER AND THE FLOW,
BY ROBERT w. HUME. Author ofiMy Lodger'sLegacy, Standard
 Library.)

In the wilderness of sorrow,
 Sow the seed; Time will, in the glorious morrow, Send the need Scatter it upon the wold
 Bleak and bare; It will crown the earth with gold,
 Rich and rare For such will be the case, trow When the Hammer" weds the "Ploww Now apart in hostile ranks,
 Brethren stand; And sheepskin, not man,
 Claims the land. Law and wrong 'gainst right and justice Stand arrayed, Holding still the fertile meadow
 From the spade. Such will not be the case, l trow, When the hammer weds the blow Now oppression rules the peoples
 Like a God; And the poor and needy tremble
 At his nod Meath his feet the law is crouching, Swift to smite; Only famous for confounding
 Wrong and right Such will not be the c.ise, trow, When the hammer weds the blow In the wilderness of sorrow
 Sow the seed; Time will, on some glorious morrow, Send the need. Scatter it upon the wold
 Bleak and bare; It will crown the earth with gold,
 Rich and rare. For such will be the case, trow, When the hammer weds the blow
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
DECEMBER 2l, 1889.
THE BOSTON CONVENTION.

THE BOSTON CONVENTION.
 Considerable space is given in this issue to the Convention held last week in Boston by the American Federation of Labor. As wage-workers, most So- cialists are members of unions affiliated with that body, winch they were largely instrumental in originating and developing. While it is not by any means, as yet, in spirit and efficiency, what they wish it were, they prefer it to any other form of labor organization, for the simple reason that it recognizes the two fundamental principles of labor evolution, to wit: First, the primary or antecedent necessity of labor to or ganize in trades, and Secondary, the con- sequent tendency to federate the organ ized trades. And while deploring its shortcomings, they realize that it's very deficiencies are inherent to the stage of evolution reached by the wage-working class. To advance, by agitation and education, the day of the next stage, is the constant object of their efforts in the Unions and in the Federation, as well as in the Socialist Labor party. In so far, then, as a convention of the American Federation of Labor may show the result of past efforts or the direction in which new eff Orts should he made, its proceedings are of the highest practical interest to Socialists.
 Now, the last Convention, by its sum- mary treatment of the resolution which the delegate of the New York Central Labor Federation introduced, has shown quite plainly that the leaders of Organ ized Labor, outside this city, are the same stubborn opponents of independent political action that they ever were.
 True, this resolution contemplated much more than we thought it wise to demand of such conservative body i; much more, in fact, than we thought il wise to undertake in the present condi- ton of Orgagized Labor. From the editorial on the subject in our last issue it may be seen that we advocated and expected a resolution advising Labor to take action in those districts only where itwas sufficiently organized to warrant such a step; whereas the resolution, as presented, contemplated the organiza- tion of an independent party on na- tional scale. In that form it could easily be killed by the opponents of political independence, who, of course, carefully abstained from suggesting an amend ment in the direction which we had pointed out.
 In facing such opponents great care should be taken to commit no mistake. They may be divided into three classes.
 Of the first it may be true to say, that, like the Bourbons of old, they learned
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

The unconcern with which the people of Johnstown viewed new disaster in their midst, by which only ten persons lost their lives and a number were severely injured, is not more remarkable in it's way than many other phenomena of a similar character, which occur
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

NOTICE TO sUBsCRIBERS.-The date after your name upon the address label at tached to your paper Is the date of expiration of subscription. Thus mch0O means that your subscription expires with the end of March, l6g0 Send your subscription money early, and notify us of any fault in delivery or error on our part.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

There is no end of police outrages in this city. Honest women are arrested on the street and railroaded to the peni. tentiary upon the perjured testimony of detectives. Peaceful men are kicked and clubbed, and indignant witnesses are dragged to the lookup, Drunken officers run amuck on crowded thorough fares, felling indiscriminately men. women and children. Houses of respect able people are invaded without war rant-actually taken by assault-while hrothels, gambling dens and other crim inal resorts are openly tlourishing night and day. What have we come to? Is this order? Is this civilization? Have the people of this city lost all selfrespect, all shame, all manhood, that they to- lerate such rowdyism? Shall it be stated in the next census that there are in the American metropolis five thousand bull lies and two million towards?
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
SOCIALIST LABOR KTY

Secretary 25 East Fourth street, N. Y. BOARD OF SUPERVISION, L. WERNER Secretary 618 Caowhill street, Philadelphia, Pa LABOR NEWS Co, PARTY Jon PHNTERY
 % East Fourth street, New York,
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

The great pressure on our columns this week compels us to omit number of interesting communications and other articles, which will appear in our next.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

In the Central Trades Council of Pitts bufgh, Pa, objection was made to the " Arbeiter XeitHng", the German daily labor paper of that city, that it was preaching anarChism. A committee was appointed to ascertain the principles advocated by the paper. The committee reported favorably and the following resolution was adopted,
 Resolved, That committee having examined the Arbeiter /ettunq, of this city, finds that it is not anarchistic in it's principles, and recommends it to the support of all workingmen.
 The capitalisiic press is probably re- sponsible for the.false impression, that promoted the charge of anarchism against the Pittsburgh Arbeiter Zeitung. It is the malicious policy of that press to apply the hated name of anarchism to socialism, and indeed everything pro- gressive in the labor movement This is sometimes done out of stupid ignorance, but most capitalist papers do it wilfully, knowing that they are falsifying. Ameri- can workingmen should beware of the islanders by which the enemy designs to prejudice them against their more radi cal co-workers.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

The Crdftsman, in an article discussing the work before the present Congress, makes this pertinent observation
 Labor measures will come up later, and will be considered still later; so late. in fact, that there will be no earthly chance for any action to be taken. If those interested in legislation for the people ever expect to accomplish anything in this line they must take a new departure in their methods. Past efforts have been without result, and promises have never reached fruition. Instead of undertaking to punish en- emies for their sins of omission and commission, would it not be just as easy to reward friends? Here is an in stance of partisan friend of labor on the down grade:
 "The workingmen of St. Louis SUD- ported Mir. Frank and elected him to a seat in Congress under the supposition that he was friend of organized labor. His refusal to pay the established rate of wages on his paper, the Stdr-Sdyings, has convinced them that they were mis- taken. The discovery, though made a little late, will be useful at some future time.
 "And in the future, what? Repeat the same mistake? Why not elect men from our own ranks to begin with, and then this biennial castigatlon will not be necessary"
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
NOTES.

There is much dissatisfaction among the employees of the Union Pacific Rail road Co. about the compulsory hospital fund, established by that corporation, for which 9 cents a month are exacted from every railroad hand and 40 cents from every miner employed in the com pany's mines. The fund is of course under the exclusive control of the con- pany, that is accused of making a good thing out of it. On leaving the com pany's employment the men lose all claim to the fund, no matter how much they contributed. The system is not in full operation and efforts are being made by the men to resist its extension to other portions of the road
 The section men, .. G., the laborers employed in the repairshops and around the stations, also complain of the board ing house system prevailing along the roads. These boarding houses are kept by the section men in the section houses and furnish very poor board for four dollars week. No man can get employ ment as a section hand unless he boards at the section house. These boarding houses were originally intended to accommodate unmarried employees at small stations where board could not be obtained elsewhere. But they are now established at many stations where there are other boarding houses that furnish much better board. The most aggravat- ing feature of the system is that even married men are compelled to board at these section houses, and Us the section men do not earn more than $8.l week they are hardly able to pay the food, clothing, rent, etc., absolutely necessary for the support of their families.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

The excellent communication In our issue of Dec. E., under the head, My three Friends in the Glass House" was from the pen of Comrade Gustav Schae fer.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

Interesting correspondence solicited from pro curing answers should contain return postage
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

The New York unions of sailors, fire men, long -shoremen, coal-shovelers and boatmen, have formed a maritime labor exchange. After organizing, the ex- change resolved to invite John Burns to come overin May and June of next year, and help organizing the American dock and sealaring workers.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21

Under the deceptive headline, "The Massachusetts employers; liability act declared nugatory," the capitalist papers are publishing reports of a decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ren- dered in an action brought under that law. The actual purport of the decision cannot be learned from the confused re- ports of the Associated Press, but there is even in these reports nothing except the headlines to show that the decision was unfavorable .o the validity of the law. On the contrary it is stated that the verdict, awarding the plaintiff dam- ages for the injuries sustained, was con- tirmed, and that the court held that the law had the effect of extending the lia- bility of employees as it existed under the "common law" before the passage of the act. The extension of the employ yer's liability contained in the new law refers to injuries caused by negligence of co,servants, {. C., CO., employees, for which employers are not liable under the common law. It seems that in the case re- ported Lucy Ryalls, the plaintiff, was held to be entitled to damages without resorting to the new principle of the recent law. If the decision said anything directly in denial of that principle, it is not found in the stupid or wilfully false reports of the press.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
FEDERATED LABOR
(COntinNed from first pQae. ]

our country, but on the contrary, be fraught with the best results to organ lzed labor and the whole people of our
 time. Applause,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-01
NAV 1. 1880.
by Authoriiy'l
An ORDINANCE

To prov idle for the appointment Of an Auditor fol
the city OF Lambertyile and to prescribe bis
duties
The Inhabitants of the City of lambertyille dc
ordains
Sec. 1. That it shol be the duty of the Mayor tt
nominate a suitable person as Auditor, and ,'whel
conf rmed by the Common Council such person
shall be the Auditor, whose duties shall be AZ
Sec.2, To examine the tax duplicates and re-
port any errors found therein or additions thai
ought to be made thereto, to the Finance Commit
teo at least one week before said duplicates arc
turned over to the Board of Assessors.
Sec. 0. To audit the accounts of the Receiver OF
Taxes or any officer authorized to receive taxes
each month and compare the same with the Trea
surer's accounts, in the same manner as now done
by the Finance Committee, in accordance with
ordinance entitled An ordinance to define eerlar
duties of the Receiver of Taxes and other city OIL
September II, 1883.
See a. TO audit, at least every three months
the accounts of the justices of the Peace, city
Clerk, Committees of Council and other otiicer
who may receive any fines, costs or other moneys
| belonging TO the city, and by comparing with Tho
| Treasurers accounts TO ascertain and Iepor
whether such moneys have been paid TO the Urea
| surer one of which reports shall be Immediately
at the close of the fiscal year,
Sec. g. TO audit the accounts of the City Urea
surer at the close OF the fiscal year, and as mncl
ofiener as the Common Council may direct.
Sec. 6. To do such other work pertaining b. the
accounts of the city or its officers as may from
time TO time be ordered by the Common Counci
or It's Finance Committee.
See. T. All monthly as well rs other. report,
made to the Common Council to be in writing and
sworn to as correct.
Sec. s. Tlfe appointment of the Auditor shall be
for one year and shall expire on the third Monday
OF April, and shall be paid an annual salary ofon
hundred and 6fty dollars, to he paid In quarterly
payments
Passed April 20. 1889.
ISAAC w. HOLe0MB,
President of Common Council
Attest w II, WILMoT, City Clerk.
Approved May 1889.
MayL isso .5xy
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-01

-The celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the Inauguration of George
Washington, the first President of the
United States was observed throughout
the nation yesterday. The principal cele-
brations occurred 10 New York and Chi
cago. In New York on Monday, Presi-
dent Harrison was welcomed, and grand
marine parade of about one thousand ves-
sells took place. 1t was novel and beau
tiful sight.
Yesterday, after religious services in
st. Paul's Church, and addresses at the
Sub-Treasury building (the site of the
old Federal Hall, where Washington took
the oath of Office, the military pageant
took place. Fifty thousand regular and
State troops were in line, and it is gener-
ally agreed that it was the most imposing
demonstration since the grand review at
Washington in 1861 In this parade the
New York Tribune accords to the New
Jersey troops the first honors.
New York was crowded and packed
with visitors. The city. was Handsomely
decorated, aud the celebration may be set
down as perfect success.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-01

Professor Hermann, the magician, had
rather lively time in Newark recently.
While he was performing his great trick
of turning two rabbits into one, large,
stout man rose and said the rabbit trick
had been worked by confederate and
that the man in whose pocket the rabbit
was found after the pistol was fired had
brought it into the theatre with him.
Hermann said be would wager $1,000
with the stout man that he would prove
there was no confederate in the trick
The stout man said people did not carry
$1,000 bills with them to the theatre and
Hermann said he would do the trick
over for $40, to which the stout man
agreed and the money was put up. At
ter firing tho pistol Hermann rushed
down from the stage into the audience
and took the missing rabbit from the
pocket of the stout man himself The
man turned pale aud the money was de-
livered TO the professor amid great APP.
Dlause,
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NOTTCE no CREDTTORS.

ESTATE OF couRTLASp $. REYNOLDS, DECEASED
rogate of the county of Hunterdon, made on the
25th day of April, A. d. one thousand eight hun
dred and eghty-nine, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the estate ~, oil
terdon. deceased, TO present the same under oath
or affirmation TO the subscribers executors of said
deceased, within nine months from the date OF
said order and any creditor neglectng 10 bring
in and exhibit his or her claim (under soath or
afirmation) within the time so limited. will be
forever barred of his her action therefor again st
the said executors.
Dated April %, A. d. 1884
HOLMES d. ELY,
WALTER i. HAYHURST,
May T. 1880. Executors.