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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
CITY CHAT.

Buy the Leonard refrigerator.
B. T. Cable returned from Chicago this
morning.
The ladies of the U. p. church are ar.
ranging for sociaDle on Friday evening.
That obnoxious electric light tower at
Mitchell & Lynde's corner is down at
last.
Mrs. Joseph Gaskell, of Minneapolis,
is visiting her parents, DIR. and Mrs.
Truesdsle.
w. c. Butterworth. of the Rockford
Construction company, arrived at the
Harper this morning.
There's solid comfort this hot weather
if you have Leonard cleanable re-
frigerator. Sold by David Don.
Cheap loans by the Rock Island Build
ing association this evening. The thirty
third series is now open for investors
Take stock.
Louis Eckbart, of Canton. spent yester-
day and Sunday in the city, returning
home last evening. Mr. Eckhart is doing
q good business at Canton.
Park Commissioner VIM. Jackson went
10 Chicago last evening to make his pur-
chases for Spencer square. Before his
departure Hon E. W. Hurst told him to
select suitable ornament for him..
Mr. Theodore Free has the foundation
in for handsome two STORY frame store
and residence building at the corner of
Twelfth street and Seventh avenue. Con-
tractor Bleuer has charge of the work.
The first annual commencement of the
Reynolds public school will be held in
the REYNOLDS rink Friday evening, June
81. The following class will graduate:
Ray G. Garretson, Frank l. Kreps, Thad
j. Ash. Mary M. Stuart. 8. w. Mummy
is principal Good music will be in at
| tendance.
Mr.. J. V. Bailey, travelling salesman
| for Van Patten & Marks. of Davenport,
| and whose home Is at Cordova, was pref
| ty badly battered up in runaway acct.
dent at Viola, ILL.,, yesterday. sustaining
severe bruises about the head, back and
| abdomen. He came in on the 1890
train on the @. this morning and remained
at the Harper until afternoon when he
took the c.. NJ. & st. P. for home.
81. s. Cable, son of R. R. Cable, presi.
dent Of the c.. r. 1. & p. has resigned
his position as division clerk in the Office
of Supt. Lawrence at Colorado Springs,
of the Rock Island. to accept the man
agement of the Pixies Peak railway. Mr..
Gable commenced at the bottom of the
ladder and has worked his way up. His
promotion to the important post of man
ager is well deserved. and meets with tn,
hearty approval of ali who know him.
Frank Mas. the well known Daven
i port liveryman, is loud in his praise O
Sheriff Silvis. On Friday morning. q
stated Saturday, q stranger drove ava,
with horse and buggy and forgot 4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
River RtDlets.

The temperature at noon today was 70
The J. K. Graves came from down riv-
er points.
The Jack Frost went north with three
barges for ice.
The Pauline came down with seven
strings of lumber.
The A. J. Whitney came down and re-
turned up stream.
The Abner Gle brought down four
strings of logs and four of lumber.
The Mountain Belle and j. K. Graves
each came down with sixteen strings of
logs.
The White Eagle brought the M. f.
Sunday school of Muscatine up on an ex-
cursion today.
The river is rising rapidly. and is high
er now than it has been since the high
water of two years ago. Yesterday noon
the stage of the water was $50; at 8 las,
night it was 1920 and at noon today
10:45. The water is threatening to back
up into the slough in the lower end OF
town and the lower pumping station
was started last night to keep the sewers
open. The upper end of the county il
flooded. The water in Rock river begar
rising Immediately after Friday night
big storm. and climbed up the banks q
the remarkable rate of two inches pc
hour. and yesterday the river crossed tn,
entire lowlsnds in the vicinity of Hills
dale, destroying thousands of dollars
worth of growing crops and submerginl
about 5000 or 5000 acres of land.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
Police Points.

Harry Brown and Mrs. Swan got into
heated debate on the virtues Of the to
tai abstinence pledge on Twenty second
street near Fourth avenue last evening
and Officer Bolsnd took them TO the sta
ton and ended the discussion. This
morning Magistrate Wivill imposed a fine
of SO and costs Oh each
Geo. Hitler and Jack Bradshaw were
each he'd in bonds of $500 last evening
for larceny, and Boehme, Young and
Lettig. their companions in the Wide.
awake hose house spree, were this morn
ing released.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

return it. Mr.. Mas informed the sheriff
about it at 1870 yesterday forenoon. An
hour later Sheriff Silvis had run down
the harness in Susenmiehl's second hand
store, and this morning he found the
buggy in an alley. 1t is safe to say that
before many hours have gone by the thief
will be in Jail. This is quick work in
returning stolen property, but Sheriff
Silvis is doing it right along.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
Keep Your House Cool.

Gas stoves-as the price of gas is res
duced to 81 SO. and prospects of it being
the coming fuel. parties contemplating
using gas should examine the Quick Meal
gas stove with the gas saver attachment.
Its dead lock on help using gas when it
is not needed to cook with. Call and
see it at David Don's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Need of system = Washerwoman
PLEASE, mum. I've brought home your
wash" Patron: well, take it to some-
one else. and leave me someone else's
wash. think if you will manage that
way I'll get more of my things"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

In the Here, waiter. here
is quarter for you. And just tell me
now what you can conscientivuslv rec.
Ommend to me-" Waiter-"Thanks
II yon want anything good. sir, go to
some other restaurant"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
I.nsI.

Either on Seventeenth street between
Second avenue and the steamboat landing
or on Second avenue between Seven-
teenth and Twentieth streets. black
Russia leather pocketbook containing
1874 rs. The finder will please leave at
ARGUS Office and receive reward.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

That tired feeling now SO often heard
of. is entirely overcome by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, which gives mental and bodily
strength
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Don't forget the strawberry and ice
cream festival in connection with the
parlor musicale at Mrs. Milton Jones' at
the old Davenport mansion next Thurs
day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

McIntire Bros. have a new and reliable
kid glove cleaner; cleans perfectly and
leaves no Odor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Step in to Krell & Maths ice cream
parlor and try a dish of the finest and
purest ice cream made
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

= handsome complexion is one of the
greatest charms woman can possess.
Pozzonl's Complexion Powder gives it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Mint, wintergreen, maple and lemon
wafers-extra fine and fresh-st Krell &
Maths.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Nhitman's butter cups and marsh mall
lows put up in fancy half pound boxes al
Krell & Maths.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Chas. +. Hodgson insures against fire,
lightning, windstorms and tornadoes
X ates as low as consistent with the risk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Trinity Improvement guild will have a
sociable at Mrs. Milton Jones next
Thursday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17
Weather Forecast.

u 8. SIGNAL OFYIcK,
Washington, ID. g., June II.
For the next "a hours: Local showers;
stationary temperature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-17

Truth is more of stranger than fic-
ton.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
WORTH OF A REPUTATION.

Few young persons are able to fOresee the
value of an untarnished reputation. If they
could be made to comprehend the pleasure
and satisfaction it would afford them in the
evening of life to look backward along the
way and read the perfect record they had
made. they would travel cautiously that no
blunder might occur to deprive them of the
full enjoyment of the reward of a we'll
spent life. If they could fully appreciate
the power that good reputation gives its
pOssessOr they would strive more earnestly
to make one for themselves. See how brave
the man is whose character cannot be i'm
peached, when he chooses to champion an
unpopular cause or oppose deepseated
wrong that is hedged about and protected
by selfish interests. The public will believe
him and follow and protect him and all be-
cause of his faultless reputation. Those
whose interests and wrongs he attacks
tremble in fear for he is invuInerable to
any action they may take to break down the
confidence the public has in his integrity of
purpose. His reputation is an armOr proof
against the shafts of malicious SANDER and
falsehOOd. Such man is power for good
in the world. But how is it with the man
with furnished reputation? No difference
how noble his impulse may be. how honest
his motives. if a mans reputation is bad
his very advocacy of a cause will often
prejudice instead of further it; and when he
rises up to oppose the wrong and selfish in
terests of person or of persons they will
laugh in his face, then turn to the public and
ask, Who is this man that he should be be-
leved? He is a rascal and we can prove
it," 1t was not George Washington's great
generalship that carried him successfully
through one Of the most unequal wars in
the history of warfare and won for him an
immortal name. it was the confidence his
fawess reputation inspired in the breasts
of his cOuntrymen.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

the sick, it will root out the cause of the
disease by changing the environment of the
individual. When society removes the
temptation to crime, our criminals will be
few. When society adopts the spirit of the
great Gallilean in the treatment of it's I'M
fOrtunates, the broken lives will be &C.
mented, the broken hearts healed, and our
weak brothers and sisters, borne to the
depths of vice by society's bequest. will go
out. not to return to their wretched methods
but to bless the world by honest toll and
worthy service Speed the day when Love
shall temper Justice into an arm of tower
ing strength for the race. and when Hate
and Revenge will hide away in their dens
of deep damnaton where they belong
The Progressive Age. Minneapolis.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

Says Principal Keeper Connaughton, of the
Sing Sing prisons warden Brush believes
in humane methods of treating convicts, and
l am sure that the results of our experience
here have fully justified him in his theories
You make nothing out of man by treat
ing him like dog. Give him chance,
and if there is any hope for him that chance
may be the means of saving him. Many a
good citizen comes out of Sing Sing prison.
He may be DISTINGUISHED in New York, but
he goes where he is not known and leads an
honest and self respecting lite.'
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

for the murder. AS We said in these COL
umns once before. many of the worst GRIM
inals in the country may be found in the
guise of detectives, and the very name
seems to afford them immunity from the
lawful consequences of any crime they may
commit. 1t is almost invariably the case
that when one of this class of detectives is
arrested he in the end escapes punishment.
There seems to be feeling in police circles
that these men should be allowed little Ii
cense as a sort of reward for serving the
state. All honor to the man who in the ca
pacity of detective labors faithfully to bring
criminals to just punishment but it is
crime for the state to put the life and lib
erty of men and women at the mercy of
criminal detectives.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is q weekly paper pub
Iished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in it's columns is contributed by the
inmates except that properly credited. It's sup
port must come from the outside every inmate
is given paper without cost 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library nd after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its 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 adj
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
Look Out for the Boys and the Mem
Will Take Care of Themselves,

Says w. M. Rrounds, Secretary of the
National Prison Reform Association: THE
census of 1850 showed prison population of
900 to the million; that of 1860, 6O7: while
in 1870 and 1880, the statistics were S53 and
1, 169 respectively. The criminal pOpula-
ton of this country. now said to be about
800. 900, costs the United States. it is esti-
mated, more money than it does Eng land to
maintain its army. The alarming increase
of crime proves cOnclusively that the GRIM
nal machinery of the Land is failure
The system is not i'll harmony with the Cos
pei and is defective in its entire plan. Pris.
OnerS are huddled together without grades
for age or depth of crime. Boys who have
just begun their downward path are thrown
into cells with hardened criminals, as if it
was the desire of the state t. make the Jail
a ''devl'S" kindergarten. Sometimes l. 500
prisoners have but one hour of religious in
structiOn in a week. 1t seems Oftentimes
as it it was the express intention of our
prison system to lower its inmates to dull
uniformity OF IDfamy and shame. The
beneficial results OF an opposite course are
shown at the Elmira refOrmatOry, estab-
lShed III 1877. foT over so per cent. of those
who enter its walls repent their past deeds
and go forth new men. The statement
seems incredible and GOubly so when it
is learned that formerly, not over IS per
cent were ever known to reform. At
Concord, the same course is being pursued,
and Ohio. California and PENNSYLVANIA are
falling into the grand line. The claim that
the oldest criminals are the most hard to re-
form is wrong. 1t is rather those who have
tasted the excitement of vicious life,
without experiencing its pains, that it is
most difficult to reach. When man is
discharged from wOrkhOuse. he has little
opportunity to turn over new leaf. for not
only is he branded as jail-5ird. but meets
with vigorous abuse from the labor unions,
if he is skilled workman. If he persists
i'm his intentions to lead an upright life,
former associates jingle i'll gotten gains in
his path at time. perhaps when starvation
stares him in the face. Is it a wonder that
he falls? At the Elmra institution not
stone is left unturned to enable its inmates
to start new life. and in addition to the
best of mental and moral instruction, they
are carefully taught some line of work,
places ale obtained for them and a friendly
eye is kept upon them long after they have
left the institution. Look out for the boys
and the men will take care of themselves.
Springfield Republican.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
SIN YEARS IN PEkFSON, VET" In
NGCENE7,

The first man 10 be convicted under the "habt-
ual criminal" act in Illinois Dennis, alias
Ennis Daily, who received twenty-year term
for a second offerse. The crime burglary.
The prisoner had served about six years of his
term when the governors attention was called to
his case land it was found that be probably the
victim of an ex-detective who had used extra en-
GeavC RS to get him convicted. communication
granted by the governor, and Naly re-
stored to his family. He returned to Chicago last
evening, and no doubt enjoyed meray Christ
mas over his good fortune in finishing twenty
yeay term in six years.-Jo1et Daily Press.
Ennis Daily would have never been par
doned except on conclusive evidence of his
innocence, for his record was against him,
but it is safe to say that the man who Sc
cured his conviction will never be called to
pay the penalty of his crime of conspiracy
and perjury. God only knows how many
men like Ennis DAILY are serving long terms
of penal servitude on account of the extra
endeavors" Of some unprincipled but am
bilious miniOn OF Justlce-or the Devil. 1t
is a very easy matter to- down" a man after
the finger of suspicion has been pointed at
him, and in these days when many of the
worst rakes and criminals of the country
have authority to make arrests and give tes-
timOny before the courts, it is an easy mat
ter to send any man not protected by
wealth or influential friends to the peniten-
tiary. Had the reward of $50, 900 offered
for the capture of Tascott been offered for
the capture and conviction of the murderer
of Mr.. Smell, it is safe to say that long ago
some unfortunate would have been hanged
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

Some years ago an American physician
contributed to science the information that
the feet of criminals were different in shape
Italian scientist has discovered that Grim
nals cannot see hear, taste or smell as ac-
cutely as other people. 1t now remains
for some learned scientist to announce to
the world his discovery that the criminal is
not human being at all. then the cd lady
who has been waiting the opportunity these
many years can rise up and silence the
world with her long suppressed Il told you
500,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
The Minnesota Editorial Association did

The Minnesota EditoIial Association did
a noble thing, and did it gracefully, by
sending as Christmas present. $500 to
Mrs. Anna Rathbun, the editor of the Park
Region Pioneer. 1t is not a great while
since her family of several children were
all down sick with fever at one time and
she was compelled to mortgage her paper TO
obtain the means of living. This mortgage
could not be paid out of the small earnings
OF country paper and support large
of Minnesota had not come to the rescue
she woHld most likely have fallen into des-
perately hard circumstances.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02
REMINISCENT.
O. F. G. d.

l wandered from my home in youth,
To roam the wild world Ger
Nor looked on home, or kindred, since
left the cottage door.
But now my step weary grows,
No longer can l roam,
Since fear has stolen DER me,
That all's not we'll, at home.
l wonder if the dear old cot.
Still nestles in the dell.
l wonder if the dripping pail,
Still bangles Ger the well.
l wonder II the lowing cows.
Still break into the corn.
And if my kindred, gather round
The hearth-where l was born.
l wonder if the old church bell
Still trembles in the spire.
And if my eldest sister, Sue,
Still leads the village choir.
l wonder, in the old church yard
Way down the shady lane,
1t there are any new made graves
Whose headstones bear our name.
-Minneapolis Times
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

The Chicago papcA are now heaping
more abuse upon CHver. the juror who
happened To disagree with their verdict in
the Cronin case. than if he had been the
actual murderer. They have good reason
to be down on his wilfulueSs fore
stalled all the extra editions and grand dis
play of newspaper enterprise, the oppor-
tuniiy Tor which the execution would have
afforded them. 1t is too bad thatmen have
a will of their oWn.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

The orthodox religion teaches that after
a man has spen. seventy years in a life of
crime, that at the end of these terrible
years of wickedness he can repent if only
once and be saved. and this is under the
sanction Of Gods law. 1t is little queer
to us that under the state law though
man repents OF his crime and of his life of
sin one hundred times. yet it avails him
nothing; and what is more queer still is the
fact that the professed Christians who
maintain the etficacies of repentance in the
first instance reject the Repentance in the
second. Ii the material law is based on the
divine law, then how comes this discrep-
ancy? If God fOIgives and saves when the
sinner makes one repentance, why should
not man forgive when he repents twenty
times?-T. NJ Newson, in Midway News.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

The inmates of all the New York state
prisons have been divided into three grades.
This is done in compliance with the law
passed by the last Legislature and went into
effect on the first day OF this year.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

The January number of lie Northwestern
Printer has a full page picture of an old
man well known here in prison ami whose
name frequently appears in these columns
Major Il. NJ. Newson. There is no other
name which TIE MIRROR take, more
pleasure in honoring for he has been ITS
staunch friend and most helpful adviser. and
has assisted it to win respect in quarters
where pre- udice formerly reigned He and
other old men of the state who have won
the esteem of all classes. high and low.
have loaned our paper the influence of their
good names, earned by long wears of up-
rightnpSs and faithful toll IN the cause of
public welfare. as a staff upon which to
lean in its weakness. They have stood be-
tween The MIRROR and the prejudice born
of the ignorance which has fought against
every reformation that has contributed to
the present advanced state of c viizatiou.
When the on roars the jacka hunts his
hole.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

We have been expecting for a long time
that some of the editors of our exchanges
would get into the penitentiary. and at last
the expected has happened. Editor S. \.
Langum, of the Preston Times, is now one
of our family. We can assure him that if
he conducts himself properly he will be
well treated.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

If you like The MIRROR and think it
worthy of support show it to your friends,
when you find them in good humor, and
ask them to subscribe. We cannot get
around to solicit subscriptions, so ask our
friends to do a little soliciting for us. Try
it, and see What SUCCESS you will have.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

1t warns the heart to read that the I'M
fortnnates who are imprisoned in Saltwater
are treated more and more in humanta-
Ran way. Christmas these prisoners were
given the liberty of the corridors and
chapel. permitted to talk, furnished a good
dinner and a pleasant program. Humanity
set will triumph over its desire for VEN
geance. and devote its generous thought to
healing the sick who. under the damning
influences of a selfish social condition, have
yielded to the temptation to commit crime.
1t will do even better than ministering to
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

1t is rumored that another daily news
Saltwater. We fear that another division
of the pie will cause q little hunger
among the printer men,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

1t would seem that Saint Paul does not
WELD any influences over the celestial
weather bureau or he would fix things so
that his great namesake. the city of st.
Paul. could have its ice palace.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-02

1t would be much better if some people
would think more and talk less, for it is
often the case that one would be friend can
do you more harm by his advocating your
cause than all your enemies combined.
OLD Fool.