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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
WHY ENTERPRISES Of A WEEK.

Chicago Dec. II ,>p'cial-The United states Cor
marathon rurciu report, the weekly list Of new cor
n,r,ti,,. in the I ntcd states for the week ending
ncc.r,t.r 49, $50 A, follows: Total corporations.
o,o. rautailation. 9l46,6l6.-77. distributed a. fol
Iovs. cold. silver and other mining and smelling
copn,nie,. TO- ~ 10000 banks and investment
= $1,000, 900 coal and iron companies. II,
=. ~, olO binding and loan associations. o. S23,335.
nnn .r.,ut lr and manufacturing associations. 49,.
.ir .,n ;15. municipal light power and transportation
cnn'n,oic. II, :G3.1lJ,UOO; miscellaneous, rs.
~ 't..ss4 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
cy,.ccu FAIRS AND THE ANTI lottery Law.

r,,,,uc Iowa pee. II (Spcclall.- MI the news
ronor. in th, city have received notice from the As
i,,nt attorney General at Washington that they must
sion printng the drawings Of prizes at church ialrs
and other entertainments. lie says mat the pruning
-, .,., r.ts is clearly violation Of the Anti Lottery
,,a, the Dubuque newspapers have been fla
, i,r,tor, Of IT, He also decides that the printing
- Az. ,tisemcnt, I'm which prizes are offered To- Gu,
VI du' iiinr tLa luclN tickets must ais" be- stopped
W'i, ,, n1pcr, In, vet withdrawn the ObJcctoIable
adj crtl.rwcutr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
HrGH PRIZES FOR rHOQOrGHBREDS.

PttshurG Dee. GA dispatch from Lima. Ohio
SAYS: j.. G. Lincman. Of the Lima stock Farm has
lust sold 10 H. l. and +. -. Norct. Of Dubuque Iowa.
tlc bay colt Elkwood, two vear~ old by Nutwood dam
t,corgtana p :2G 4. by George Wilkes. for 10000
and the wcanliue colt Albert L"c by Mcautrl, dam
Meg Ncrrilcs BY ElcctiJuccr for $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22

of their soldiers home The funds are being Ia,'eu
bv private subscrptOns and the erection Of buildings
will be begun as soon the title To the property
can be tTansferred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22

orr Of 1 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HOME
- ,ouls Mo-. Dee. 2l.-The Confederate Home "'
Al, ., held meeting here to-day and selected the
,.. ,onnr farm. near llggnsvllc, Mo-, for the site
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22

able to.av: live vet not l. but Christ vc ~ and
They ac brought - realization Of pardon i"' r,c,ls
they ae covered in Christ with i0 ron" q" I'm inf,
," Ard mi, rcrcptiou of Christ follows them Ill.,
every detail OF their daily life. II acconlau' cnno
I'm cvey little trivial domestic trial aud tlet The
braVct.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08

our lives over again we would live better
lives and garner more wheat and less tares
into the minds granary.
The mind is so grandly wonderful that
the more it receives the more it can accom-
mOdate. However full it may be still there
is always room for more. and the more it
gets beyond FOOLS limit the more it wants;
and this is day and generation in which it
is better to have an empty purse than an
empty head. l once heard musician say
that he could play five hundred pieces of
music on his instrument without a note be-
fore him. That much music would make a
large book, and think of it written on the
tablet of mans mind in as perfect order
and more available than if in book. 1t is
not impossible that the same tablet would
accommodate five thousand pieces of music.
There is no limit to what our minds may
contain, but if we were each to sit down
and attempt to write out a list of all the
really useful mental acquisitions we have in
store. could we number five hundred? If
so let us go for five hundred more.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08
ssTIRED OF.LIFE.o
It is the idle tire of life,

1t is the idle tire of life,
The idle hearts, that duties shirk;
The idle brains. that have no thought;
The idle hands, that have no work.
The good man knows that life is good,
And strives to make his own complete.
The thoughtful know that it is great;
The loving know that it is sweet.
Yea, even when life halts with pain,
Or falls with anguish by the way,
Great souls it patiently detain,
And hope and bear and humbly pray,
Because life is so grand thing:
Because beyond its pain and strife
They see fair eternity
That must be bought by noble life.
Then, thou who art so "tired of life,''
Go work. 60 love- 60 try to think,
Go find some duty, hover small,
And then beside it do not shrink.
Go take thy place; it may be low,
And in the scar of mortal strife,
But fill it we'll, and then know
Thou wilt not say, I'm tired of life.''
Selected,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08
Music and Musicians.

Probably there is no one in the world
from the nobility down to the heather who
does not love music. 1t makes the home
cheerful; it lightens the burdens of heavy
heart; it drives away cares that often beset
us in the course of our lives. What is
music? Is it succession of sounds so
mOdulated as to please the ear? Certainly;
but different people have different tastes for
music. What is music to some may be Of
fensve noise to others. The small boy will
follow brass band for hours in order that
he may catch the sounds of the snare drum;
the Methodist preacher will stop his horse
along country road that he may hear the
DEVILS dream played on fiddle by an old
man sitting on the fence in the shade of a
chestnut tree. A man who has travelled to
foreign country delights to hear some fa-
miliar song he once heard in his native land.
Among our most eminent composers of
music think Beethoven ranks first. In
his compositions we find whOle-soulness
of thought; we find expressions that could
have emanated from no other than noble
heart. By following the sounds of one of
his beautiful strains we may have cOncep-
tion of his merit as composer. Each vi
bratlOn of music transmits to us the senti-
ments of it's author. There are two classes
of muSicians-natural musicians and me-
chanical performers. The former give ex-
preston to the music while the latter only
produces the sound indicated by the COM
poser. Music is medium through which
the true character of our hearts may be
seen. COLUMBUS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08
ssEvery Story Has Two Sides.''

AS you pass through the laundry you can
not help but note that we'll constructed
motto, Every Story Has Two Sides," which
is placed cOnspicuously above the entrance
to the drying-room. How much wisdom is
embodied in those few words! And yet.
how quick we are to condemn one of our
fellows on only one side of the story. And
oh, how much trouble, pain and suffering
might be avoided if we would only stop and
hear both sides. Let some story be circu-
lated about man that will have tendency
to injure his standing in the estimation of
find it a hard task to eliminate it from the
minds of those who have heard it; and he
will never succeed in totally wiping it out
of existence, for it is the one who gets in the
first blows that makes an impression.
This we see illustrated every day of our
lives. Go where you will in this inhabita-
BILE globe, and | dare say it will be mira
Gle if you do not run across some evil dis
posed person who sarcastically points the
finger OF scorn at some of his fellowmen.
Have we right to pick up any little
story we may hear about a man, and use it
in such way as to iniure him, or cause
him pain? No; and whenever we do so we
employ the tactics of the internal regions.
A noted writer once said, 80 deep does
the slanderer sink in the murky waters of
degradation and infamy. that could an angel
apply an Archimedian moral lever to him,
with heaven for fulcrum he could not, in
thousand years. raise him to the grade of
a convict felon.''
Further comment about such persons is
unnecessary. The result of their work is
manifested to us only too plainly. We see
it's effects in every walk of life and many of
us, no doubt have at some period in our
lives been made to feel it's sting But re-
member. ut does not follow that you must
do mean thing to one who has done a
mean thing to you. The old proverb runs,
Because the cur has bitten me, shall bite
the cur?'" ALBION.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08
What a Mans Hat May Cover.

FRIENDS OF The MIRROR AND Eel
Low PRISONERS: A few nights ago, after
the lights were out. threw the body of me
on to my prison couch of dOwny straw and
corn stalks, and knowing that L would not
be missed before morning. l just slipped out
sin imagination and fancy free" to visit
few of the favOrite scenes and haunts of by
gone days. But by the way. did any of you
who are ''Iaid up for repairs ever think in
what grand sense we have the best of
those that impriSOn us within their high
stone walls and defiant gridiron doors, and
farther?" declaration that really only ap-
plies to our feet-they can't lay it to our
proud" spirits. for however gladly they
would fetter our minds their deepest and
darkest dungeons will not avail Our
minds are free to roam at will; and while
our feet are stayed and our hands mechan-
ically perform the tasks allotted to them,
our minds may be flying over hill and vale.
over oceans and across continents wher-
ever our feet have formerly trod; and if.
for time, new scenes may not arise before
us, we can live old scenes and incidents
over and over and find real enjoyment
where only the gloom of darkest night
would be our position if our minds were
subject to the DEGREES of judges and juries.
On the occasion referred to above. l paid
a visit to few of the wonders of the world
that my physical eyes had previously seen.
and while contemplating them with old
time fervOr undimnished, new wonders
arose before my mental vision, not merely
imaginary wonders. but real wonders that
actually exist, yet never seen by mortal
eye-the best and grandeSt OF all the won
derS of this wonderful world. How full of
wonders the world is! The ancents num-
bered seven that particularly excited their
admiration and aStOnishment, but in our
day the grand march of civilization has dis
closed them so abundantly that we may
multiply the English seven by seventy, and
seven times seven. and each grander than
the grandest that our patriarchal forefath-
erS ever beheld.
and then, best of all, 1 like to slyly slip
through the bars of the grdirOns above
mentioned, or bound over the high stone
walls and take trip to the Yellowstone
Park, the Yosemite Valley. or to Europe.
Asia or to the North Pole. just for an hour
or so. as a slight relief from the mOnotOny
of prison life. It is just grand some of the
voyages make. Why. not long ago l was
at sea, one day. and the vessel, hugh Gu
harder. was heading toward an immense
iceberg; the sun was shining most beauti-
fully upon it. tinting it with all the colors
of the rainbow. and lost in admiration of
the beautiful scene, thought not of dan
ger until the ship struck. and 1 was pitched
let's see. believe said it was one day.
but in reality it was one night. and l came
up all right on the stone floor of my cell.
But we need not take long voyages in
search of wonders The grandest wonders
of the world may not be seen by the eye of
mortal man; yet they exist as really as any
that our physical senses can contemplate.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08

1t is a strange fact that crime varies d-
rectly with the barometer. Yesterday was
gloomy day. and to-day we had fewer
men in the prisoners box than any day in
a long while. L notice that Immediately
after bright, sunny day we have the court
room full of evil dOers.-Judge Emery, in
the Minneapolis Journal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08

Some would find fault with Heaven be-
cause it is too mOnotOnOus. They would
kick in hell because it is too hot. Better
give them little purgatOry and let them
kick.-Nashua Post
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-08

A tramp is sometimes called a nOmad;
and when farmers dog grabs him there is
no madden man in the neighborhoOd. The
Vidette.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
sc4ool.gooK EXPERIMENT.
4 rtlu That Ua. Its Disadsantages ss
 We'll ss It's Advantages.

rtau That Ita. It's Disadvantages ss
 We'll s- Its Advantages.
 Tho state of Indiana is trying very novel oxperimett tn the way of socur- ing books for the public schools. As we have before pointed odt, the actual cost of a sehool-book in paper and press work and binding is an insignificant item, and if a large number of copies are sold the cost of each copy is but slight. The State has taken advantage of this fact and has made q contract with single syndicate to supply all the books for it's public schools. In this way reduction ef sixty per cent in the price of books has been effected This action of the Legislature was precipitated bY the pub- lie sentiment against the alleged owner ship Oi the school boards by publish ing firm, and its popularity has been in- creased by the fact that school-book trust has been formed among the pub fishers. It is the public against the publishers Vc have the people adopt ing the methods If trust in order to defeat trust 4 trust k generally combination of producers to raise prices; here we have combination of con sumers to reduce prices The consumers in this case are the general public, and act through the oae organization which can represent them the State legisla- ture. This is not the first time an American State has taken ac- tion in this matter. California has for the past five or six years taken tho entire publication of the school books into it's own hands. This experi- ment, however, seems to have been 8 rash one, for the State now owns cost ly plant for the publishing of certain books Minnesota has gone at the ques- ton Ln more conservative way. The State makes ontracts with different publishers to supply the books which the State Board deems the best. The publisher who disposes of, say, 0,000 books in a single sale, without the in- tervention of agents or retailers, can of course afford to grant a great rebate from the usual prices In Indiana, the State contract, instead of being made with the best-known firms in the coun- try, Is made with an entirely new com pany organized for the purpose of ob- taining these books. The plan has, then. it's disadvantages as well as it's advantages. The quality of the books is stated by publishers to be inferior to that of those which the school would use under the old system. Besides this, the action of the Legislature entirely pre- vents the publishers from canvassing the State of Indiana, suggesting to teachers new books and new methods of educa- ton. There are a great many school book agents in the country whose visits are an undeniable educational advan- tage to the teachers, and the driving of these out of the State is possibly as much of a loss as the driving out of the agents whose work consists in the bribing of school boards is gain. Christian Union.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
Ruby \ Letter.

i lsffsr from Mr ! ". Ruby. GHaa fly, Ind. says: I have used ,ar | arke's Extract of Flax (Pa- pliot) Cough Cure and find it il eorpl-'e cure for deep seated cold. l. tas done more thar two of our nc kiilfGl physleans. My chil- ten Lad the Whoopnig Cough and with the ald of your Cough Cure, they had l, very light compared with neighbors' children who did not take it. believe fl 10 be tlt best cough cure in the market Sc il Is A large bottle only slo0.
 Clarke.s Flax Soap ior he Skin. It leads them all. Prlcs 25 cents Cough Cure and Soap for sale by W. Y. Winton.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
perbans the readers ot TaE Nyws

Perhaps the readers of IRE NEWS would like to know in what respect Cham berlain's congh Remedy Is better lhnn any other. We will tell yon. When this remedy is talk en as directed, aud before II has be- come settled 1n the system, 1t vii countsract the effect of t cold and greatly lessen it's scveriy, if not effectually cure the cold in two days time, and II k the only remedy that will do this. | acts in perfect bar mony with nature and ads Fature Tn relieving the lungs, opening tho secreuonS, libuclyng the mncns and causing t expulsion from the air cells 1 the lungs and restoring the system to strong and healthy condition. No etherremed5 In the market possesses these remarkable pr. perti,s. No other will cure a cold SO quIckIy r leave She system Tn il sound a condition. 5u cent aud one da.sr aett'e> sa- sale by H \. taiiv.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
s2iF M4ns.

Ne de>,re ta sav to eur eatizsns hat tor ears We have leen sellina nt K = New Discovery for Con. >4mrtef. he. k1ngs New Life Pills, BatbItn.> Araiea Sslve and Electro Betefs, ami have never handfed remedies chat sell as sellt or that ve gwen such nniversa s..ttsfact5on We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we tard ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not fellow 'her use. These remedies Lave won thelr great popularity rurcly on their merits II. A. Daily Druggist.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
Ruekien's Arniea SalNe.

He best salvc III the world to Cuts. Bruises. Sores, | leers, Salt Rhoum, Fever Sores. Tetter. Chap ped lands, Chllblain>, Corns. and all Skin truptions, and positively iures Piles, CT no pay required. Ii f> guaranteed te s.ve perfect satls actio.i. or money refunded Fer ale bS II A Da,iy.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
4 Safe Investment

Is one which is guaianie ed to bring you satlsfa 1,ory results. or in ease of failure return ot purchase price. On this, saie plan YOU can buy from cur advertised Druggist bottle ot Dr. Kings New D,scov- cry for Consumption. It is guar anteed to brire relief n every case. when psed fer any ffection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, inf"mauon of Lungs, BronohtIs, Athsma, Whooping Cough, Group, etc, etc. It ls pleasant and agreeable to taste. perfectly safe and can always be deperd. d upon.
 Tr,al bottles free at II. A. Dai- Iy's Drug Store.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
PA T EN S

Fareats ard Tla9e-arFs ef'alr e and all Pat nt Drsi9ess cen uctee Tor - Omr o.fcr is opposite | < patent office and we can secure ratent m les> time ana at less cost than those iemet'- from WashnetGn. send model craving photo wit description We advise if patrntahie or n,t free of charre tnrfee net que I'll patevt is SeCulrf
 riie r ot How tn 3h m l'a. ,afte wi3i mes tta lfnts yopr State ccpmy et tcvf seli 'F't
 8
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The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
A INNOCENT SWlNplE.
Vnique Method of Cheating Uncle Sal
 Out of Postal Dues.

Uniqus Method of Cheating Uncle Sam
 Out of Postal Dues.
 "A man who would beat the Govern ment out of postage is pretty small. But the fact that it is comparatively nominal postal tax by taking advantage of department regulation has led to such swindling where you would hardly expect it. said Frank T. Smith, we'll known downtown clerk, who used to be in the postal service.
 Each year, he continued, the num- be- of letters dropped into the pockets at the post-offioe without the necessary stamp affixed is surprisingly large, and every succeeding postmaster has en- desvored to devise some way of pre- venting such aeeumulations. Much de- lay has been caused by this seeming negligence or oarelessness, and the serv- ices Of several clerks have been em- ployed in ascertaining the names Of tho senders of this mail. The department rule is to return all such letters for postage. and where business addresses are not printed on tho envelopes the seal has to be broken to get snch names The fact that such is the rule has de- ve,oped picayune style of swindling. Two downtown brokers, 1t is said, have carried on Il correspondence for several months without investing cent in postage Their method Of mulcting the tsoyerninent is unique. For instance, Mir. John smith wishes to communicate with MT James Jones. The address on tho envelope will read:
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17

II. A. Daily would not recom mepdChamberlaia's Cough Rem edy II ha did uot know it to be perfect ly reliable. IL is made espe, ially for coughs, colds and cyoup andui the most prompt and most effect a ru mody known for those disoases,
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
JOHN DoE
 Br0,niw ay

.'No stamp is affixed, and when the clerks in sorting the mail discover this letter they toss 1t to one side, after arst stamping itin red ink. Returned for postagc. Naturally the postal clerks believe that Mir Jones Is the sender. and the letter reaches him. The add ress. John Doe, is. Of course, fictitious In this way they have kept up acorrespondence :os montos, api Uncle Sans gray oats .s4e been performing messenger service gratis. N '. Star.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17

Cheatham's Chill Tonic is nc knowledge to be the best. Phy sicians use and prescribe 1t. Cure guaranteed. For sale bY ". |. Winton.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
"2LlJRDL7N-(EI THE LEADING FAMILY PAPER IN HE
 TINTED STATES.
 IMMENSELY POPULAR!

The hold which this Ieautifulll Il lustrated Weekly retains upon the ppe- ples confidence seems astonishing but il is due entirely to the real N,rtn nf it's varied contents The value of it's stories Is not measured by the enofm- nus sums of money they cost, but by the eagerness of the people to read them. It takes S ton, of paper ever, week to print it That iS over 70 90 pounds And ten times tw .ut} thoes. and persons anNieaslN aHait iss We. j, coming.
 WhereN CT it comes it comes n .t..t
 Every weekly issue ot SArURpAY MOTT contains q quality and quaut ' of literary material sat isrYlnG to every member of the .amily. JouHg CT old.
 It's stores are of standard excellence. The most gifted authors seek NAT,s R- DAh NIalIt as the cliarucl by phics they may gain eiut atiep EUuie are gems ot hcanty, ,'.odueed by g best artists
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17

A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh s Gatarrh Remedy. Priee 50 cents. For sale by W. Y Winton.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17

4 gray beard en man under 90 makes him look older than hc is. as,. les, d.e 10 eol,r brown or ,',s. II Ra.'Ssa I. ~e's ivc for the Si.s sser>.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
Tn. Cruiser san rranei.oo.

rather curious illustration of the superstitious belief in signs and omens IS just seen in the opposition 10 tho name given the new cruiser launched the other day St the San Francisco navy yard. Tn honor of that city it had been decided to call the ship San Francisco, but no sooner was the name announced than the Navy Department began to get letters by the bushel. declaring that it was an omen of bad luck, and the vessel thus named would inevitably go to the bottom with all on board The source Of this superstition nobody appears to know. There arc no records of naval disasters on which it might have been based. Whatever it was founded on, # had no influence with Secretary Tracy, who threw the letters into the waste baskee asd telegraphed the officials st Mares Island to stick to the name San Francisco. The cutter is now afioat un- der that name. and the cranks are prob ably on the lookout for the news of a great marine disaster.-N. Y. Herald.
 A citizen of North Hampton. N H.. has been justice of tho peace for more than fifty years
The Springdale news., 1890-01-17
Saved From Consumption.

Sever ] physicians predicted that Mi Asa B. Rowloy, Druggist. of Chicago, would soon have con sumption caused by m aggravated case of Catarrh. Customers finally induced him to try Ciarke'> Ex- iratt of Flax (FapHl' r) Ca'Afrh Cure Ho says: "l he result Was unprecedented. e mm' need to get well after the first apfheati"" and am now. afler few weeks, er- tirely cured II will do inc same for you. Price si'o0. Fry Clark.'s Flax Soap for ,he Skln and yop will "se 10 'th'r. p cents All of Clarke'S Fax n.- dies are 1, sale by " Y " naen.