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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Suicide Epidemic in Chicago.

CHICAGO. March "a. Samuel p. .Simons
an upholsterer, 35 years old, shot him.
self through the heart yesterday at No
1856 West Madison street. Simons was o
tonsumptive and being convinced that
he would not recover, grew despondent.
This is the ninth suicide within week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29

DENVER, March 24.-Praire fires are
raging in Southeastern Colorado down
to the Kansas border. Already 100, 900
acres have been devastated. There arc
no facilities for fighting the FIRE.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Chancellor Won canriui.

BERLIN, March 20.-General Won Cap
rivi, commander of the Length army
corps, has been appointed Chancellor of
the Empire to succeed Prince Bismarck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29

New York, March 22.-James j. Slo-
cum, the base ball player, was sentenced
to death yesterday by Judge Martin for
he murder of his wife.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Took His ryps-wrltsr with Him,

Buffalo, N. Y, March 21.-J. W.
Woodruff, ex-president of the Life and
Reserve Insurance Company at this city,
has disappeared, taking with him his
typewriter operator.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Louisiana Hanging.

PLAQUEMNE, La, March 22.-Princo
Saunders, colored, was hanged here yes.
terday, for numbering his mistress.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
rhrae Men Drowned

CINCINNATI, March 24.-Tom Burke,
William Kinney and Pete McGinnis were
drowned by the capsizing of boat in
the Willow Run bottom, back of Covine
ington, KY, yesterday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Shocking.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 22.-The Court
of Appeals yesterday affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court in the case of
Kemmler, sentenced to be executed by
electricity.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Three Hundred People Murdered.

LISBON, March s1.-Advices from Quill
limane, East Africa, are that Portu-
guese customs official and his escort OF
700 natives have beer massacred near
Lake Nyasa.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Hemingway Arrested.

JACKSON, Miss, March 22.-Ex-State
Treasurer Hemingway, of Mississippi,
has been arre"tad on the charge of em-
bezzlement.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
The President Hunting for Ducks.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.--The Presi-
dent left here yesterday for Maryland
on o duck hunting expedxion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Talk Of Impeaching a Mayor.

ST. LOUIS, March 22.-There is talk
of impeaching Mayor Noonan, of this
city, for vetoing the ninety-cent gas
bill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29

OLYMPIA, WASH, March 21.-Governor
Ferry yesterday signed the Australian
Election System bill.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Woman suffrage In Municipal Rlectlons.

Boston, March 21.-The Legislative
Committee on Woman Suffrage yester-
day reported bill giving women tho
right to vote in municipal elections.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Texas Prairie Fire.

AUSTIN, March 2s.--A prairie fire is
raging in the northwestern portion oi
Rupnells County, Tex
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
Dead Negroes Found.

BLocKToN, Ala, March 22.-The dead
bodies of four negroes were found in the
woods near this place.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29


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mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
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gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIC SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, kY. VIEW YORK, NV.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
MINNESOTA MORALITY.
1t Shows Well When Compared With
That of Other States.

In Secretary Harris biennial report there
are some figures from the criminal reports
of other states which testify to the high
morality of the citizens of Minnesota. Sta
tistics have been given before showing the
decrease of crime as proportioned to the in
habitantS of the state, but these compare
tive statements are new. The number of
inhabitants to each state convict in the
states named is as follows: California, $50;
Massachusetts,, 1,44O; Kansas, LILO; New
York, 1,730; Illinois. 1,81O; Indiana, 1000;
Michigan. 2,O5O; Ohio. 1900; Pennsylvania,
2,sOO; Nebraska, 1900; Minnesota. $3.50;
Wisconsin. $3.50. It will be observed that
Minnesota has the best showing of any of
the states named excepting Wisconsin. The
statement for Massachusetts, includes the
SherbOrne wOman's refOrmatOry.
Concerning the ratio of insane patients in
the counties OF Minnesota the following
figures are given: Rice county has Alb in
habitants to each patient; Washington, 43S;
Dakota. $50: Olmsted, 452; GoOdhue, 1854;
Ramsey, 500; Winona, 554; Hennepin, 6s2;
Otter Tail, 712; Stearns. 1876; Polk. 912;
Blue Earth. OIL; Wright. 9S2; and st.
Louis, 1,O59. The general average through
out the state is 666.-Pioneer Press.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A highly connected lady named Mrs

A highly connected lady named Mrs.
Laura Campbell nee Augusta Harris, was
arrested in clothing store at Eau Claire,
Wis.,, last week. and charged with shop
lifting. She gave bail and advices say the
matter will be hushed up. If the offender
had been thinly clad woman who took a
loaf of bread to feed her starving children
she would in a very brief period be CARRIED
in bingham gown with the brand of the
State penitentiary upon it. Verify we say
it, there should not be one law for the rich
and another for the poor. This 'Klepto-
mania" excuse of those the rattle of whose
silks can be heard before they come to view
is getting too 'intOlerable in this the declin-
ing hour of an enlightened Nineteenth cent
ury. The jingle of the mighty dollar un-
fortunately plays too important part in
our halls of justice nowadays. The rich
and the poor should over stand on an equal
ity at the bar of criminal jurisprudence, and
should justice be tempered with mercy on
any side it should lean largely towards the
hungry one whose poverty begOt the crime.
Preston Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
Bad For Boyd.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio Dec. II.
A curious complication has arisen in the
case of Gov. Elect James E. Boyd, of Ne
braska. He was born in Ireland in 1884,
and came to this city with his father, JOS
eph Boyd. in 1849. The father filed a no.
tice of his intention to become a citizen,
but did not take out his final papers here
until November, 1890. The son did not
take out papers here, and it is stated that
he has never been naturalized in Nebraska.
Section 5.172. Revised Statutes of the
United States, provides that where the
father is naturalized. his sons under twenty
one years of age are naturalized. In this
case the father filed his declaration in 1S49,
but did not take out his final papers until
1890, which was long after his son was of
age.--Pioneer Press.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A Good Indian.

1t may be asserted with reasonable GER
tainty that there is at least one good Indian
in the country to-day. Yesterday Sitting
Bull was prancing, dancing. cavorting old
buck. whose career seemed just budding
into greatness. day he lies perfectly
harmless in sleep whose dreams may or
may not be haunted by the ghosts of the in
nOcent Whites he has murdered. Yester-
day he was full of life and wckedness. To-
day he is full of Springfield rifle bullets and
stiffness. The Alkali laden breezes of the
Bad Lands whistle softly through various
and sundry apertures in his dusky cpl
dermis. his beetling brow beetles worse than
ever, as the rest of his features were left
out in the woods to dry. and the expression
of naughty disdain which once character
lied his savage profile is changed to one of
utter Indifference Sitting Bull can now
bid defiance to winters blast. to summers
sun and to suffers whiskey. He is what he
never was before-a good Indian.-Daily
Call.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub
Iished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest Of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit. contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. 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
It's inner life and thus aid the of moral ad-
vsncement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
KICKERS AS WE KNOW THEM.

We have often heard it complained that
the ''kickers'' were tho only ones in the
prison who received any favors; and, to be
frank, we will admit it seemed so to us in
times past. but that delusiOn has been dis
PEELED by later observations. BY kicker
we do not mean the man who complains
about the quality and quantity of his food
that is an inherent right of all prisoners
but the fellow who ''kicks" on his work,
ON his clothes, on his grub, on his CELL on
his guard; on his foreman and on every
thing else. or in three words, "the chronic
kicker" You all know him. And you
know too that when he is granted a thing
for which he has kicked" no matter how
unusual the favor may be, he does not take
it as favor, but as his natural right. The
quality of appreciation is foreign to his nat.
ure-he is cynic. He is never so self salts
fed as when vaporing of how he "done" this
person or ''played" that person. He is to-
tally blind to the fact that he is revealing to
his hearers characteristics of his nature for
which they will loathe and despise him.
The young ''chump," or sprouting tough,
sees in this character his ideal crook. and af-
fects his sentiments, his nasal drawl and
his staggering walk, to the amused disgust
OF observers. This chronic kicker is a
''scrapper." but somehow, to make use of
popular phrase. he nearly always fails to
get there" before the other fellow dark.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Sitting Bull. the most ewidely known
Indian of his day, was shot and killed early
Monday morning by Indian police who
entered his sha ck to capture him. A fight
ensued in which it is said that ten of Sitting
Bulls followers and an equal number Of the
police were killed. The old Indians white
biographers are giving him pretty tough
character, but were it written from an In
dams standpoint the old terrors career
would be given different coloring
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Maj Gen. Alfred H. Terry died at New
Haven. Conn.,, on the 16 inst He had been
afflicted with poor health since 1887. Gen.
Terry was born in 1897. He was lawyer
OF distinction at the breaking out of the war
when he entered the army where for dis
tinguished service he was promoted to tho
rank of brigader general in the United
States army. On the death OF General
Handbook he was promoted to the rank of
major general OF the regular army.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Says writer to the South Dakota Mail:
Governor and Mrs. Campbell spent most
of the day. Sunday Nov. 80. at the Ohio
penitentiary. The governor spoke to the
prisoners in the chapel at regular services,
and in the afternoon at special service he
introduced Miss Kate Field, the noted lect-
urer and editor of Kate Fields Washington.
Kate is an excellent talker and she kindly
entertained the prisoners for fully an hour
and half on the Life and Works of Charles
Dickens This was quite an unusual feast
for the prisoners here. and we need hardly
say that they enjoyed it, for they did to a
man-and wished her return at an early
day."
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

ems hisiwindows" or the:guard gets him by
tho scuff. But this fellow belongs to the
class of tough ''kickers." There is another
class of what we may call whining kick
ers." and you will know them by their
stereotype expression: "Others are allowed
to do it, and don't see why can't" He
is jealous minded and so enviOus that he
would have others deprived of privilege
because he cannot get it for himself. He
never takes into consideration the fact that
the one enjoying the special privilege has
most likely earned it by long years of good
conduct and strict attention to the duties
assigned him, or that the privilege is one
attached to the position he has been called
to fill because of his special fitness. 1t is
true that men have sometimes received
special privileges, not because of their be-
ing deserving. but because of that to which
all men from the highest to the lowest are
more or less subject-"'fuenc but the
convict with 'fuence is a rare bird. But
watch the chronic kicker for favors and
privileges and you will find that it is not he
who kicks most that gets most. He kicks
and kicks and kicks, until the officers, to
get rid of him. give him what he kicks for.
He is not satisfied, so kicks for more and
gets it. And so he goes on kicking as
often and as long as he sees anyone having
something that he has not. The time comes
when there is nothing more to kick for;
then he sours and begins kicking on gen.
eral principles. But the worm turns at last
and the kicked suddenly becomes the kicker,
and some fine morning our friend finds him
self kicked back to where he started from.
He Is now in position to inform his &C.
Qualntances that "a man can't hold good
job unless he is sucker" And when he
goes out he HES himself to the newspaper
Office and pOurs his tale of woe into the
sympathetic ear of his editorial jags, who
embellisheth the same for the delectation of
his thousands of expectant readers. 1t is
this class of men who abuse the privileges
that may be granted to prisoners and cause
it to be said that you cannot trust to con-
vict's honor. But the glory of the kicker
is always of short duration in prison, for he
never knows when to stop. Our advice is,
Never kick a man when your down."
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

At last justice-sO called-has been done
and that fifteen year old boy so disgrace.
fully and unjustly railroaded to state prison
for fifteen years. has been pardoned, the
Governor having on Monday pardoned
Louis Smith. Smith was convicted of be
ing accessory to arson which jury, on trial
of the principal. decided had not been conf
mitted. The boys absolute innocence has
been known for years, but since 1885 he
has been unjustly imprisoned and forced to
explate the crime of being poor and friend
less. Such is life.-The Porcupine, Los
Angeles Cal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

1t was the fond hope of our heat
that we would be able to give our dearly
beloved paper new dress on Christmas,
but owing to the hardheartedness of our
delinquent subscribers we must give up that
cherished hope. All, but the day is coming,
dear delinquent. when you will be called to a
reckoning before the editor in chief in that
establishment where the printing is done
with branding irons.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Owing to the crowded condition of the
Elmira. N. Y. Reformatory, fifty of the
less promising inmates were last week
transferred to the state prison at Clinton.
The Reformatory is becoming such pop
ular place in the minds of New York Judges
that they keep it crowded to it's full capac-
ity rather than send young men to the state
prisons. According to last Sundays Sum.
mary the population OF the Reformatory is
1,O99.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A Whopper.

Yep" said Old Man Dunlap; II mem
Der jest as we'll when the first caravan came
though these parts. 'Twuz forty three
years ago. last grass. They had the first
elephant ever seen hereabouts-ole Bolivar
AM tell We he was buster! After they
had got though their performin', ole
Bolivar got loose an went rampagin' round
the neighborhood. an finally brought up.
down back O. 81 PettengilPs haystack. ST
ID never seen an elephant, an, next morn.
in, when he turned the corner of his stack
an run smack up in front of ole Bolivar, I
tell We it s'prized him some! He lest
stopped. throwed up both hands an hol-
Tered: Gosh all hemlock! What a toadp
an put fer the house. PUCK.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
''CORRECT."

Teacher: Forty boys, and twenty girls
Now, Tommy Beggs, please rise, and tell
the class how many scholars we have here.
Tommy B. (risng in his seat): Sixty-One,
if you please, sir.
Teacher: Tut tut, Tommy. How do you
make that out. forty and twenty. do not
make SiXty-one?
Tommy B.: No, sir; but am counting
you, too. Heard my papa Of'en say that
you were gentleman and schOlar-if
ever there was one.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
THE DEBATING DETECTIVE.


Once upon time-One Sultry day-a de-
tective CHANGED in hot pursuit of a Crook;
and All OF A Sudden-when he perceived
the latter scOOt around a corner-he came
to full stop. Said he to himself, said he
wisely laying his finger to his nose:
Nov, it's ten to one. and dollars to cents,
that if l follow up his jags, I'll Lose i'm.
AM it's dollars to cents, as we'll, that if l
head i'm off around tn Block, I'll Nab
'im."
Illus he Debated the matter in his mind,
and finally cOncluded:
Head i'm offs tn wur-r-rd." And
forthwith. he darted up the Cross street;
and when he Reached the point in ques-
tion-lo!-he DID aa n't Nab the Crook.
From which we Draw Two morals: LIST.
That itMAY, and. 2nd. that it May NOT be
Policy to stop and Debate. while in pursuit
of Anything. Take your Choice.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

THE PRISON MIRROR, edited and pub.
lished by the inmates of the states prison
at Saltwater, is one of Oul most valued ex-
changes and has more good reading to the
square inch than any paper we know of.
Send them $1.OO for a years subscription
and you will never regret 1.-THE Mont
gomery Messenger.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A GENTLEHINT.

Addressed to whom it may concern.]
The editor sat on his golden throne,
AS editors usually do;
His gold watch licked; and his di-
Almonds shone;
Fountains perfumed the air with
cologne,
And yet the editor was so blue,
So blue
Oh! why was the editor blue?
Because his subscribers, few, had
forgot
To settle their bills when due.
He sorrowed for them how awful
their lot
Would be in eternity feeling so
hot;
And all in sort of stew;
A stew;
Like him in sort Of stew.
British Printer.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Gardner Tufts, Superintendent of the
Massachusetts, ReformatOry, says: Il take
great pleasure in reading THE PRISON
MIRROR" The same thing has been said
by many men eminent in prison manage
ment the law, the church, the school, and
the editorial field. This is something to be
proud of and to feel grateful for.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

An excellent punishment for dleness
used to be in practice at workhouse at
Hamburg. 1dlers in the morning were sus-
pended above the dinner table in the basket,
so that they might see and smell the things
provided for the industrious. but were not
allowed to taste.--C. T. A. News.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Fl. GUzzLETON, (Dak.) Special to THE
PRISON MIRROR, Dec. 18.-At late hour
this afternoon Col. Swagbelly and his aide.
Lieut.. Splitley. while out accommodating,
were attacked and pursued into camp by a
burning thirst.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Puck's Library improves with age. The
January number just issued is entitled
"Chow Chow. Being Puck's Best Things
about This and That" Every lover of pure
fun should secure copy of this popular
magazine.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

1t is not necessary to examine more than
one person to prove that it is much easier
to be rascal than saint-and that person
is yourself.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

The recount OF votes in tho OBrien vs.
Searles contest indicates that Manager
O'Brien may yet be Senator O'Brien, of
Saltwater.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

You may dazzle mems eyes with large
ENTERPRISES IN philanthropy, but possess
nothing of the philanthropic spirit.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18

Pessmists delight in predicting us all
manner of calamities; but even the jOlliest
of men-in looking at rain storm-have
been known, to tell us that it's going to
thunder.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
Charles LIE Furstlings.

Woman's Smiles, Make Men run miles
either way.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-25
ITS OBJECTS.

There has been much conjecture as to the
main objects of the Gould Maxwell Hunt ngton
alliance, and any news on the subject is eagerly
sought after. special telegram to the st.
Louis Republic from Chicago states that prom
inent railroad man is authority for the follow
ing:
1.-THE lines in the territory affected have long
felt the need OF a strong association. None Of
the existing agreements suited and Jay Gould
has been quietly working for o year over the
formation OF an agreement which viii be strong
enough to compel every line to do as it should.
He has been completely successful. Two weeks
ago to-day the presidents of all of the roads In
terested met in New York and signed cast-iron
agreement, which absolutely prevents disastrous
rate wars. Under the new agreement an eIecu
tive committee was appointed with powers as
OF Russia. This executive committee con-
sists Of Vice President and General Man
ager S. h. II. Clark OF the Missouri Pacific;
Vice President J. @. Stubs OF the Southern
Pacific; General Traffic Manager Waldo OF the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas: Judge j. d.
Springer, assistant TO President MARVEL of the
ttchison system, and @. II. Mallory, represent
ing the Mallory steamship and other ocean
lines. This committee has absolute control OF
rates as we'll es of all other subjects. Jay
Gould himself can order no changs on Che Mis-
souri, Pacific which will affect its competitors
except with the consent OF the executive COM
mittee. Under any and all circumstances the
decision of majority OF the executive commit
tee is final Chairman Goddard OF the waste7n
passenger association has been chosen chair
man. The canvasslng COMMITTEES has settled on
this, but tina! action has not been taken"