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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27


A terrible story has been unearthed of
the treatment of the prisoners of the state
of Missouri at Jefferson City. 1t is claimed
that whipping post is maintained and
that every night the rawhide thongs hiss
through the air, drawing blood from the
backs of those who have incurred the dis
pleasure of the contractors for not having
done enough work. Every night, it is
claimed, from one to score of victims
are marched to the stocks and sometimes
so mercilessly beaten that they faint under
the torture OF the lash.
1T is a bloody bus ness" says an eX con-
vict. Il have seen weak men faint after
two blows. and L have seen twentY-six
flOgged at one time. If the victim faints
the yoke is taken off and he is dragged to
one side to revive and another is put in his
place. If he is strong and doesn't faint
when it is over he is sent bleeding to his
cell, his coarse rough shirt rasping his
wounds. "-Chicago Saturday Blade.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27
Men are afraid of the newspaper.

Men are afraid of the newspaper. With
all its faults and imperfections, it yields a
greater restraining power over the evil pro-
pensities of men than their fears of the law.
monty charged, and it's mistakes are not so
damaging to the innocent victim OF circum
stances as it's truths are disastrous to the
schemes of rascals big and little.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27

THE PRISON MIRROR published IN its
last ISSUE three column speech made by
John S. Vandver. to the convicts of the
state prison. Van is making noble effort
to head the boys into the good path, which
he chose some time ago.-St. Peter Jour-
nal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27

A man with large bump of cOmbative-
ness and no bump at all of caution, is apt to
see more stars during his lifetime than there
are in the heavens.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27

There are 500 cOnvicts in the Auburn
prison. New York. who have been entirely
idle for nearly two years. In Sing Sing the
number of cOnvicts who have became insane
during idleness has increased 800 per cent
the past year.-Ex.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27

When a poor man dies he leaves the
world in peace; but when rich man dies
there is usually big row among his heirs
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27

What is bum? A bum is a being with
stomach, gall, two cheeks and an ap-
petite.
The sun., 1890-06-08
The White Lily.

fTOW me Aue Adrid
The shadow of palms is still, but Stiiler the tall lilies
KmDlcms OF Venus and Lth; and bazeS the sun lks
boss on the Archanges shield hung in the blue of the
For the Lady OF Noon has arisen and scattered her
The noveF nArcssusi Is bending dropping yet loAth to
But the lliss are scarlet defiant; they, stately with
Face the erce gaze tho god knowing no pain or
while f4ans in the groves are moaning mourning
earn seems dry
DRY In the p.ss Deatins Of sun rays for many dAy'
SICK y tho scent fhs peoples sick of The dorCc
DreAms of great torrents roaring and grateful makes
There brsathes sound celestial across tho lilies row
From tho court of the Virgin 1t turns the ssspsrs
Into song of hoping, As the toisr goes his way.
serpent among the tall lilies raises hs eWellod head
spotted Win scarlet color Iu6y'iks IN the sun
"Air or die In this sNllnesP the TerArch cries in
How silent the light growing" the poet IAnguidly
safe from tho glare OF the sunlight in the Spsndor Of
That bear iho Worl of the Godhead and the Mystic
AZ the voice Of the Virgin murmurS: The will of our
Goa be done
30 sott, and yst Nature wAksnS and the hours from
So sweet y.t the serpent Quiyors and dies In the
Made 6y the dSmslES lilies no longer proud 20 the
ButGTkipg in shrysIlsd death; and white cloud
The heat and the hate of Apollo and the fountains once
All Nature The Mystic Mother with the ElAdnssS of
There stands the SpOlOIS MY where the crown Of tho
Love hs. struck the symbols Of Lilth. and Venus is
HAVEEOS FGAHCu RsAA
The sun., 1890-06-08
THE DIsApPEARANcn OF NEW JERSEY
The Coast Line Reoedlug u Rod or Moro
Every Year.
From the Phtlddeiphta Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
ltis no news o the residents along tho Now
to maintain a sea wall at Sea lie City and the
poard tTa s WaIk at Atlantic CITY and TO- preserve
ana is gradually washing away the eastern
'front.' Of the State; Int they may not be
tinpous, and likely to be productive Of
serious ser results n the near, future. Already
tIai the nc courts have been called upon to decide
shore lands said on the faith Of old surveys, to
oonlaln SO many acres. but found on remeas-
ment Of the sea. and the unprecedented high
tldes OF the pas year have shown how the
Ppo 'VSS ne II n Se juno
Forum; quotes the estimate OF tho New Jersey
State Geologist, that the coast Is sinking at tho
which he thinks nm exceedingly conservative
sg Sstimste, and shows that at this raIe each
ssSb d o o
below The rate Of ensrcachmsnt indicated BY
body can study the evidence presented with:
th ont being conylnced that i H. the existence Of
front Of the great tidewater Jersey meadows is
bound TO be ephomeral.
Few OF the towns beloW Point Pleasant stand
two feet above mean high tide. change oi
so much in the elevation OF the land would
Uooi vo0d tn their streets and make them modern
henlces; while the meadows between them ana
City would be converte into lagoons. which
for years would be little too deep to wade and
little too shallow 10 navigate: and even in
those places whore the elevation Is unusually
high the washing OF tho waves on the sandy
sol must soon render he foundations OF houses
unstable and the houses themselves insecure.
The worst OF II is that thore seems 70 be no
way to arrest, either the sinking or its destrue-
caclous to Withstand the storms OF the open
ocean In its most furious moods. Ths strong
est timber 6heathinR Is q mere playthinR Tor
the waves, pilug is quickly washed out and
there are many Instances on record IN which
the finest granite structures have been wrecked
Weighing several tons as II they were chips.
1t Is we'll therefore. for builders along the
ihe present only, and not for postsrity. Their
children will sail over the spots whore, their
houses now stand and catch weaktish In the
streets OF their towns. There may even come
Q time whom there will be no longer Il New Jer-
fOy. and Philadelphia will be q AeaooRst city;
but that time 10 too remote to talk about now.
The sun., 1890-06-08
beauty In the POk Q.
From the BoSton Courier.

How much admire the bewitchinR poke bonnet
Which half hides tho that bloom in the facSt
Why Cupid know, hath MS throne there upon Ii
Conc ealed In the trimming OF null or OF lace,
The style isn't new. for our Rran,lmothers wore it
And they were not wanting in beauty grace
Their grand daugh love it the Young adore It
The charming poke bonnet that shade" Il sweet face
The rayishing GOHnet the exquisite bonnet,
BewiderinY bonnet that shades = sweet face
H.
The fair shapely head is half hidden within it.
And mari of the beautiful face disappears:
How often I've kissed tho lips glowing warm in IT,
The while its nbreS were tickling my sarGl
Away with tho hat with the feathers upon IT,
Within I'M affection Twin ne 'er have a place
Oh give me null trimmed, tho coarse straw poka
Tho ravshing bonnet that shades her sweet face
The sun., 1890-06-08

fulness OF studying the strategy Of past era
The precise manner In which Nelson won
that battle may be without Significance
to those who have to deal with new
weapons and new propellnR power; 1t
may even be open to some criticism from the
viewpoint OF Nelson's contemporaries. The
strategy, on the other hand. which brought
Nelson's vessels into Spanish waters at the
right moment, after twice crossing the Atlantic
in chase OF the French Admiral. will always
remain memorable lesson. 1t was, In truth,
the triumph OF this strategy, and not its
concrete outcome at Trafalgar. which caused
Napoleon to abandon the hope OF invading
England and to break up his camp at Boulogne
1t was In August, 1905. when Villeneuve in
despair OF reaching Brest turned back to CRdiz
and not In October. whom the French and
Spanish fleets were beaten-that the plans Of
Napoleon we're irremediabY shattered.
The sun., 1890-06-08
4 NEW OUTDOOR GAME
a Sort of Tennis. Called crookst,.


Mr. J. d: Horn OF Leicester has addad n rov
game 70 the already long list that has baen
placed before the public during the last few
thba[S ha IN lawn crooketta there seems 10 be
plenty OF skill necessary: and also there is
GGersain GOn amount OF exercise required This.
In "evor, " @ ~ Dy no means SO violent as one sees
prove great attraction. 'N'' "At'
or he inJgatne gatne can be played on grass or gravel.
V VI, inueel' on any hard substance, while il IA
n3t necessary that tho courts should be- always
oI the same shapO or size. 30 thai in this re-.
fpoct e y WI suit grounds that might moi always
1me Qttd non. The implements reGured for the
stanSonhe snS are not many hein& tour crooks four
Sn ,ept oo Ia hes long having the Appearance OF
str1m sn oIonGntGa iawn tennis racket very loosely
nsaTE nnSed inssas as 1aGEg part o. 3hs racket i
inches. wi h cuppod tons are pla""I 80 ma TO
bRGm bnm q a. = loot . uare, tho mel . feet 6 inches
iof iRF The 'aGl2S,nE Eans t1s fpa The Cs use
tSa ~ noniihols' TO he placed in tho cups on
tie tie aI sIanibSr4S b Hph the remaining two being
long and arc placed Il lce away from ea"h sidS
thd n tHS lnfide square cal ed The fold AMI then
CORNERS 10 the service line corners ~
w. or four players Gu lake Isr, in lawn
IN ta, tiio .rsH'er hum Der Appearing 10 us
r r. % slhaihcs nance ihe interest ghown In the zane
pIhelhH ono OF the pain IN the cruoR, and then
shthhulhG ht OUTSIDE Tho service line serving the
10 your opponents court without Lis cntch iati
y or you may disDacs one OF tie seutineIs ON
shoj j1Iahd@TdS, ti d, PVT taklns care that your bail
=, me ne game Is scored bypoints. ono twI, thrs.
re- meet iou ivaiu khhNe, queon, king, and an ace
whiis "a or inn SAn pe made from each service
cnrdfno 90 " Io auo points constitute a game nc.
Gn,radG GUt,dG 10 whether long or short game ia re-
lad seen II H,e wa trrying the game ourselves We
snaS Hra tGItleHeters Isrs who are now showinT snch
G'eS'i0Em with the bat and In the tleld- 'Oeu
The sun., 1890-06-08
POEMS WORTH READING.


From the Judge
He walked by her side a. they strolled apart
Through the lonely blossominR WAYS
Afar from the buglea and rolling drumG
The psalm of nations praise;
A!nr from tho crowds that fingered there
MID the suniit graves and tho headstOnes fair
Ihey, too, with the reversnt thronE had bent
-,,, Ana III dear RENE nbrAnCe crowned
win pains anu laurels and gArlandA bright
49,. run many Rfas%Rrown mound;
Ana heard the voices OF comrades tell
now molly the heroes fought and fell
nut nov, In silence. they turned away
through meadows with daisies spread;
her race was grave, but her ewes were sweet
49,, Win the langunr Of tears unEhed
ana she held q rose to her finger tipA
ked As her own soft rose.rsd llpA
fou were kind to the dead, he said at last
~ pleading injured tone
nut what OF tho living soldier brave
e.. who In daily light alone
Muat strive for duty nor dream OF fame;
Dare he no token OF honor claim !"
She turned with a smile half tears and placed
A., Her rose on his bosom, There,
ny one last hower! IL was meant tor you,
~ Hut, wns not sure ou-wOuld-cAfa
MeEiVo, unsouRht TO the noble dead.
But the noble living muAt ask" she said.
MADELINE 8. BRIpoES.
The sun., 1890-06-08
Tho Land OF Used-To. no.
From the lflnnknpnlls LntLr.nnL

fToW the lltnhedpntts JOuFnuL
Beyond tho purpla hazy trees
Dfsummers utmost boundaries:
Beyond III" sands, beyond tile seas
beyond the range OF eyes like these,
And only In the reach OF the
bnraptured gaze OF memory.
There lies and louK lost to mo,
The land OF CSedto be-
Aland enchanted, srch as swung
In golden soas when sirens clung
AlOpR their dripping Drinks and sung
10 Jaaon In that mystic tongue
That iazed mcn with its melody;
oh. such n land with such sea
Missing Its shores eternAlly,
Ia tho fair Used to be,
A land where music ever rirds
The air with belt. OF singing birds
Anu sows all sounds with such sweet words
That even In the lowing herds
meaning lives 80 sweet to mo
Lost laughter ripples limpidly
FROM Ups orimihed Ger with all the ElOo
or rare old Used to be.
Lost laughter and the whiStled tunes
VI boyhopd's mouth OF crescent runeS
That rounded through long afternoons
10 serenadinR pleniluueB
When starlight fell so mistily
Ihat poering up from bended knoe
dreamed twas bridal drapery
Hung over Usedto.be
Oh land of love and dreamy thouRhtS
Anu shining fields and shady spots.
OF coolest Rreenest grassy plots
Embossed with " ID forget mo nots
Ana All the Olooms that cunninRly
Nit tneir faces up 10 me
Out of the past; kiss in thee
The lips OF Used to.bel
Ilove We all, and with weteyes
turned g1immerlngly on tho skiea
NY blessings IKE your perfumes rise
TIL Yer my soul q silence lies
Swoeter than any song to me-
sweater than any lody
or Its sweet echo. yea, az three;
Ay dreams OF Used.to.bel
JAMES wHirconB RILEY
The sun., 1890-06-08

From TIE BOSTON Gto6s.
wealth and glory, place md power.
- WhRt are they worth to me youf
FOR the Lease OF life runs out in an hour
a And death stands ready TO claim his due.
sounding honor or heaps OF gold,
What arc they all when all 10 told.
pain or n pleasure, n smile or a tear
. What does II matter what we clAimt
FOR We step from the cradle into the bier
And careless world goes on the same
Hours of glAdness or hours OF sorrow,
Hhat does 10 matter to us to. morrowt
Truth of love or vow of friend
=. Tonder cAresses or cruel snoern
what do thoy matter to us In the endt
For the brief day dies and the long nieht nears
Passionate kissos or tears OF gall
The grave will open and cover thom all.
Homeless vagrant or honored guest
Poor and humble, or rich aud great
All are racRed with tho worlds unrest
All must meet with the common fate
Life from Childhood till we are old
What 10 1t all when all il toldi
Ella MHKKLRR Wucnr
The sun., 1890-06-08

side work. A bright man who ia not trying for
prizes in college may 10 through with an ex.
penditure on tho average of tivU or six hours
working The iest of the time. He may nut id
an eight or n ton hour day and atiend his rcci-
rart OF a city, like Boston or, New. Haven. u
college man has as many fields OF Industry
sides those told about a6oVe, though it
must he said as bearing out MIR. Carnegie to
an extent that the mon who are successful
business men in college arc not much more
successful outside than their follow students.
II ia frequently the case that q man with appn-
rcntly no business sense ability, or energy In
college wakes up aftorwnrd and surrasses the
man who during his college days was over
him. Tho business sense OF American young
where else
The sun., 1890-06-08

The Census Questions.

he = eHbuS NucEtiOnb.
From N, Philadelphia Inquirer.
George W. 10 my Christian name
simpson 10 my sur;
Am not o soldiers widow,
And never won't to war.
lam not tho head OF the fAnilee,
The baby 10 In commAn
My wife is next in order,
II you're married, yOu'll understand.
Ny color is white on week days;
On sundays feel blue.
was married In 1880,
And my age is thirty-two
was born away down in Texas,
Alta place called KAnkAkee.
Ny father was born in scotland,
on the banks of tho bonny Dec.
Twas there lie met my mother,
Who was also born close by,
Which is my excuse for living
And will he III | die.
never have been naturaliEed;
BY trade ! am fool
am working at II pteadily,
And do not 60 to school
do not read-the Bible,
And never write-A check;
can swear In choicest English.
With boil upon my neck
] have meRacephalitIs:
I'm not a homeless child;
Iseryed one day in prison,
Then was rather wild.
ron, the house live in;
I'm never out OF debt.
Have you anything else to ask mot
VIII take drink fou bet'I
The sun., 1890-06-08
Tho Ballad of Ye OIde Cheshire Cheese.
ne

rhe Ballad of Ye OIde Cheshire Cheese
From the Acddeinn
home Of antique ease and peace
There is within the citys pale;
spot wherein the spirit sees
Old London through a thinner veil.
The modern world. 90 3 th and stale
lou leave behind you. when you please,
For long clay pipes and great old ale
And beefstoakB Ill the Cheshire Cheese.
Beneath this board Burke's oldsmithp kneea
We're often thrust. so runs tho tale;
Twas hero tho Doctor took his ease
And welded speech that. like iatL
ThrAshed out the golden truth. All hall
Great souls that sat on nights like these
TIL morning made the candles pale,
And jewellers loft the Cheshire CheeseI
BY kindly sense and old decrees
or EnRlAnds use they set tn cir sail;
We press TO never furrow seas:
For vision worlds We bre east the Kale;
And still we seek and still we fail,
For still tho glorious phantom heesl
All well no phantJms are the ale
And beefsteaks of the Cheshire Cheese.
Esvo.
II doubts debts thy soul assAil
II fashions forms its current freeze,
Try ong pipe, u glass OF ale.
And supper in the Cheshire Cheese.
T. W. RoLLEaroy
The sun., 1890-06-08

and the Importance OF tho associated interest
More important even than the size OF q navy al
given crisis is the provision for rapid de-
velopment OF 1t in time OF war by an adequate
reserve OF men and ships. and by measures
tending to draw out the general reserve power
OF the nation.
Summing up the situation Of the United
States with relation to sea power the author
maintains that II has only one OF the three Inc
dispensable constituents. 1t has large sur
plus Of products for export but 1t possesses
neither merchant navy nor stations for the
| coaing and repairing OF its vessels In distant
seas Its indeed open to dispute whether,
notwithstanding such disabilities. we could
now suffer such disasters as were incurred In
the wars between France and England The
principle that the flag covers the goods is firm
ly established. It lie by no means certain. how
ever. what England might insist upon as con-
stituting blockade technically effective: she
might hold that dozen fast steamers,
cruising twenty miles off shore between
New Jersey and Long Island, would
seriously endanger ships seeking to enter the
bay OF New York. She might maintain the
Same Wow OF tlockades efficiency with reer-
ence to Boston. the Delaware. and the Chesa-
peake. tits true that commercein neutral ships
would still nnd 1t possible to enter other ports
OF the United States. but the author of this vol
ume dwels with emphasis on the dislocation
OF the carrying traffic Of the country which
would be necessarily involved in such q forced
change OF ports OF entry Besides. when new
entrepots had been agreed upon by neutral ma
tions, 1t would merely be needful for England
to stop the new, as she already had the old
Whether an American navy Is attainable
without previous or concurrent restoration
OF our merchant shipping is In the opinion Of
Can't. Mahan, doubtful 1t is true that navy
was built up under such circumstances by |
Colbert when permitted to WELD the despotic |
powers OF Louis XIV, but experience showed |
that this navy was like a growth which, having |
no root, wibers away. Even had the United
States great national shipping. the author
thinks 1t doubtful whether u sufficient navy
would follow. The distance which separates
US from other great powers, though in one way
a protection. is also q snare. Capt Mahan can
see but one motive strong enough to impel the
United States to the creation OF powerful
navy. That motive will for the first time be
presented when canal has pierced the Ameri-
can isthmus.
The sun., 1890-06-08
i III.

In that part OF his book which deals with the
forty years following 1860. the author flnds it
easy to demonstrate that the sea power Of
England had, upon the whole, weiRhty influ-
ence upon the issue Of International contests.
1t played. for instance. an important part in
the wars which ended respectively with the
peace OF NimeRuen C67s) and the peace OF
Ryswick 1697l. We are unable to credit 1t.
however with q decisive effect on the war OF
the Spanish Succession. which ended with the
peace OF Utrecht u719l 1t Is true that in the
last-named conflict. the command OF the sea
enabled the English to land troops in Portugal
and Catalonia, but they and their Austrian
allies were ultimately driven by the French
from the lberian Peninsula. 1t was not the
English navy but Marlborough in the Low
Countries. that humbled Louis XIV. and forced
him to submit to mortifying terms OF peace
There Is no doubt. on the other hand that the
role Of the English navy in the Seven Years
War was momentous one. 1t was England's
complete ascOndancy at sea which deprived
France of her colonial empire in North
America and OF some of the most valuable
OF her West Indian possessions. and which led
to the capture OF Havana ard the Philippine
Islands from the Spaniards Only in the case
OF the failure to relieve Minorca did the navy
fail to justify the confidence OF the English
people. and Admiral Byng. the unfortunate
commander Of that expedition. paid for his
failure with his life. We should add that It was
England's maritime superiority at this time
which rendered possible the triumphs OF Give
in India and brought about the ruin OF the
French power in that country. When we re-
fleet that. in that contest. England. with no
auxiiaries OF any consequence except Prussia
and Hanover was opposed to France Spain,
Austria. and Russia. the extent OF the conquests
achieved through her mastery OF the ocean
seems almost incredible.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

ident Adams, Of the Union Pacific
road, visited Lewiston. He invested
50,OO0 in depot site and about $780,
600 In Lewiston realty and announced
it as the intention of his company to
extend their system to Lewiston. This
secures Lewiston two competing lines
Of road for the near future.
Now that the railroad is a fixed fact,
new life invigorates Lewiston. Where
real estate has been dormant for years,
with only occasional transfers, the
market is now brisk, with plenty of
buyers at prices advanced several hum
dred per cent. Already outside capital
has been invested in the city's real es-
tate at an advance of more than cover
ing the subsidy given the railroad
The real estate agent, where before he
was unknown, Is now familiar figure.
The confidence felt in the future of
Lewiston by business men is demon
strated in the prices they are willing
to pay for its real estate.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

The prospects for statehood this
session seem little brighter this week
than they have for some time past.
Private advices have reached us that
the bill will be called up Immediately
after the disposal Of the silver bill, and
as all speeches on that bill were COM
pleted on last Friday, the Statehood
bill may be brought up at any day.
It seems also that the disposal made of
the silver question will have great in
fiuence on Statehood for Idaho. AS
long as the silver question remains UNI
settled Statehood Is endangered. East
ern senators will hardly favor the ad-
mission Of a state whose senators
would add strength to their opponents.
Idaho is great mining center and her
interest lies directly with her neigh
bors on the silver question. In more
ways than one the settlement Of that
bill will effect the interests of Idaho.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

Our assertion of last issue concerning
the plans of the Union Pacific was
questioned by not few of our readers.
Many have carried the idea that the
action of that corporation was only a
bluff, but from the developments Of
this week 1t is proven that they were
mistaken. The Union Pacific people
mean business. They have their sur
veyors in the field. They do not in
tend to lose their grip ON the rich trade
Of this region. They have, further,
made large deals in real estate in and
near Lewiston that they mean to de-
ve1Op at once.