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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
Columbian Fair Progress.

The managers ct the International Ex-
position to be held in Chicago in 1S92-93,
after many Disbursements as to the site
and other particulars. seem now to have
come to sufficiently definite conclusions to
permit of the actual commencement of the
work. 1t is decided that all the main build.
ings of the fair shall he at Jackson Park on
the lake front, near the south end of the
city, this park being connected by the Mid
way PlaSance with South Park, and to-
gether forming large, unobstructed. and
already improved site. The attempt to di-
vide the fair. and put portion of the
buildings in the small but beautiful park at
Lake Front, near the center of the city, has
been definitely abandoned, although the
latter park is to be adorned with statuary
as a lOungng place for tourists.
The plans for the buildings i'm Jackson
Park have been very carefully considered
by commission of architects, which met in
Chicago, February 20. and, although all de-
tails are not yet finally determined, the
main features are fully laid out.
1t is said the buildings will surpass any
previously seen at former International ex-
positions. and that they will also cost more.
1t is expected that there will be in all
''abOut two miles of frontage and an aver
age height of sixty feet. in which domes.
cupOlaS and minarets will rise from the
groups. while canals will wind about the
base of the buildings" Iron, steel. brick
and glass will be used, but the materials
will be so treated as to give the effect of
granite sOlidity. classic style of architect
ure prevailing. and stone and granite of diff
ferent cOlOrs being initiated with marvellous
eXactness.
1t is estimated by the directory that the
expenditures will be $17, 625. 453. divided as
follows: For construction. $12. 766. 800; adj
mlnistratiOn and organization. So, 3OS, 563;
operation. ST., 555. 900. On these estimates
the work has been commenced, and is to be
theoretically pushed. now that the location
of the buildings has been finally decided
upon and the plans virtually approved.
The resources. believed to be available as
fast as needed. are. from popular subscrip-
lions pledged S. OOO 900. from proceeds on
Chicago city bonds. SIS, 900. 900. In addition
to this ten Millions it is believed there will
be ultimately realized-from gate receipts,
81, 1000, 900; from concessions. 81. 900;
from salvage, So. 900. OOO-Or a total of
$21, 900, 900. The members of the directory
consider these estimates extremely conserv-
alive, and do not believe that there will be
any further hitch in the progress of the
| work. from financial or other cOnsidera-
| tiOns.-Scientific American.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
A FOOI,s Advice.

Keep your fingers out of the hot pie.
A tailor should never use the adage IA
stitch in time saves nine"
Don't believe all you see. half what YOU
hear. or all that you know.
Never pay bill if you can help it. Mer-
chants like to keep running accounts.
Don't build castles in the air, expecting
to get to them on stairways built of moon
beams.
Stay the man who always says II told
you So" It's his way of telling you that
you're fool.
A sheep in VOLTS clothing is as bad as
wolf in sleeps clothing. Neither are what
they, claim. Look out for both.
Don't be lazy man. for he can only
shovel snow in summer or cut grass in win
ter. Therefore he is always out of a job.
Live beyond your income and you will
get part of somebody else's income. Off
hand stealing is better than polite begging.
Texas Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12

The Irvine factory is kept running every day.
but is not yet in complete order. The Irvine made
Is said to be of excellent quality. The boys are
learning how to operate the machines and by the
time everything is ready they will be able to go
ahead with the work like experienced operatives.
Inmates who feel that they would like to
pursue systematic course of instructive reading
are invited to become members of the prison
Chautauqua circle. Hand your name and cell
number to your guard or the deputy warden and
you will be furnished with books and instructions
There are books enough on hand to supply six or
seven new members.
Last Sundays Chautauqua meeting was of
more than ordinary interest though all the mem.
bers of the class were not present. The reports
read gave evidence that the authors had given
thought to their tasks Three special papers will be
read at the next meeting these subjects
"Origin of the Jury System" 'Origin of the Brit.
ish Parliament" and "Feudalism in England"
Misses Julia and Georgia Weeks. daughters of
Warden Weeks of the state prison at Waupun,
Wis.,. visited our institution yesterday. The young
ladies are abroad visiting number of prisons.
Both ladies are employees of the Waupun prison,
Miss Julia being in the wardens Office and Miss
Georgia the prison turnkey. Miss Weeks has the
distinction of being the only lady in the United
States occupying the position of turnkey in a state
prison. They were shown through every depart
ment of the prison by Deputy Lemon and took
great pains to observe the workings of the various
departments.
The foundry has more attractions for the
prison scribe than any other department of the
institution. He managed to be in there the other
afternoon in time to witness the work of pour
ing off, The cupola tender grasped his long iron
bar and punched the plug out of the vent, when
out shoot hundreds of sparkling stars rivaling In
radiance the stars of the heavens; the molten
metal rushes out in golden stream that flows
into the crucible. The grimy. bare-armed mold
ers stand ranged around with iron ladies in hand
waiting their turns to fill up and rush away to
their molds. 1t is no time before the men are
rushing hither and thither. back and forth, all
over the floor, each intent on his own business
but there is crowding, no collisions. 1t is all
scene of the most disorderly order, and one can
but wonder how day passes without its serious
accident, but such are of occurrence. There
are fifty citizens and twenty nine convicts working
in the foundry. but it is difficult to distinguish
bond-man from freeman as they mngle together
for the allcovering black dirt obscures the marks
of distinction.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
Speed on the Ocean.

Thirty years ago it took the small, slow
going steamships from ten to fifteen days to.
cross from Europe to America; now the
great vessels make the trip in less than six.
This result is due to long and tedious ex-
permenting in the construction of steam
ships, and the expenditure of large sums of
money. When it was found that travellers
preferred to patrOnize the ships that made
the fastest trips rivalry for the speediest
vessels began, and has not ended vet.
Among the steamships that have won rep
utatiOns from time to time as record break
ers are the following: The Russia, of the
Inman line, in 1869 made the voyage from
Queenstown to Sandy Hook in Z days, 1S
hours. and minutes; the Britannia. White
Star line. in 1877. d.. 10 h.. and So min,
the Servia. Cunard line, in 1882. d., h.,
and Al min.; Arizona, GuiOn line, in 1879,
d.. h.. and 4S mn.; and the CITY of
Paris, Inman line, in 1889, d.. 19h., and
IL min. Last year popular interest centered
in the two great racers the TeutOnic, of
the White Star line. and the City of New
York, of the Inman line The average time
shown by the TeutOnic's log is 6 d., h.,
min., and by the City of New York's 6
o.. h.. and IS min. In August the Teu-
tonic accomplished the voyage from Queens
town to Sandy Hook in d.. 16 h., and
min.. making the fastest time on record be-
tween those places. This year it is ex-
pected that some of the ocean grey
hounds" will beat their fast record of last
year. Vessels have been planned that, it is
expected, will make the distance between
New York and Liverpool in five days. The
Cunard line. it is said, has projected even
larger vessels than it now has in it's fleet,
and other companies will follow it's Lead
Selected.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
Chapel Services.

Rev. Father M. Il. Murphy conducted the serv.
ices Sunday morning. He preached from Cal.
iv. 1920. the epstle appointed to be read on the
fourth Sunday in Lent
The Rev. Father said that in the mornings les.
son we are told by no less authority than the
illustrous st. Paul that are the children of the
| free-woman-'So then. brethern we are not the
children of the bond.woman. but of the free: BY
| the freedom wherewith Christ has made us Free -
We have been made the free children of God
| through Jesus Christ. Christ has shown
us our nature and its tendency to evil
This nature of ours is hard for us to understand
While we know good from evil and right from
wrong. and have the power within ourselves of
choosing. yet we are slaves OF our passions. In
every community we find intelligent men whose
hearts have become so hardened that no force of
argument will affect, and no matter how clearly
you show them the evils of their lives they will
not repent. On the other hand there are those
who are susceptible to influences and they profit
by your advice. The heart of the one has grown
hard by sin and Indifference, while the heart of
the other has not been allowed to grow callous
But the word of God is all powerful and effectual
There is not a vice that the sword of the word of
God cannot destroy. God made US out of dust
and He can return to dust The impure of
OF heart shall not enter the kingdom of God.
Therefor arm yourself with the sword of the word
OF the Almighty and battle against the evil pas.
siOns of your nature and the temptations of the
world that would lead you astray.
BLESSED are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted." Look up, and lift up your head
There is no vice however strong its grasp. no con-
dition of degradation but what you can overcome
with the sword of the word of God. Begin before
it is too late, while the heart is still alive for
when the heart is once dead there is no power to
bring it back to life. The man whose heart is
dead may hear, but nothing impresses him. He
is like the boy who goes to college, where every
opportunity for gaining knowledge is afforded
him. and learns nothing because of the dulness of
his comprehension. The slaves to sin become as
stones against which the sword of the word of Tod
| is OF no avail An old man was upon his death bed
and the priest was called in to administer the last
sacriments. His soul was troubled, for he was
not prepared for death. The priest tried to en-.
courage him by telling him of the goodness and
mercy OF God. The priest gave him such words of
comfort as he could, but at last the poor man
turned his head away and said. STOP stop. 1t is
no use, the bread is too hard to be cut" His heart
had become too hard for the sword of the word of
God. The heart is like dough-impressible at
hrst. but in time becomes hard and unimpressible.
But none should despair of the mercy of God
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
Carl Pretzel,s Philosophy,

Ofer virtue got plainly enuff salary on dis
earth fellers would have no authorizations of der
geOt enuff tings abofe.
1t vas more worth to shtop leedle While in der
shade OF dis life. So dot when you did come to 70
out once, der brightnesses got more lite on it,
1t vas NIT much plainly sorrowfulness when
did said. dot Time vas make deaden der debt of
gratitoot und der memory of goot tings done for
educational Weekly.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12
LOCAL PICKINGS.

-Eavesdroppers -lclcles.
"A waste-book-The spe ndthrift's pocket-book.
Guard Amos Rowe is recovering from his
severe spell of sickness.
Several of the guards and a number of the in
mates are laid up with severe colds.
Rev. Joseph 8. David, of Minneapolis, was in
the prison Tuesday with Chaplain Albert.
The House prison investigating committee
visited our walledin community last Friday.
Sheriff Houston. of Dodge county. brought in
one prisoner this week for fourteen months
stay.
The storekeeper says he now has in stock 1900
yards of cotton stripes for overalls and summer
clothes.
Statement of population March II: Working for
Thresher Co., 1863; working for state. 1872; sick and
infrm, IS. Total population. 3d.
DIR. Briggs, of St. Paul, visited the prison
Tuesday for the purpose of examining number
of inmates who are thought to be insane.
The principal of the night school is enthusiasts.
tic over the success they Ore having with the work.
and he says that some of the boys are making
phenomenal progress.
Prof. H. L.. Andrews, of the Saltwater Com
mercial college. and Miss Genevieve Parsons were
its humble congratulations.
"A new locker has been placed in the tobacco
warehouse. We venture to suggest to Capt. Hall
that he will not allow the night guards to store
their "sneaks' in that locker.
Mr.. Cowles, city editor of the Gazette, was
through the prison Tuesday MIR. Cowles is the
young gentleman who was city editor of the Daily
Call during it's short but vigorous existence.
Five completed Minnesota Chief separators
and two Giant engines being run out of the
prison every working day. The contractors expect
to turn out about 600 separators this season.
Three of the inmates were taken to Mime.
apolis last Thursday witnesses in a civil case
They were returned in the evening. Their stay
in the city was too brief to admit of their visiting
the popular places of amusement
20. B. Johnson. formerly guard in this prison,
has returned from the St. Cloud Reformatory to
place of officer Charles Anderson who has been
appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Marty.
NH. Davidson, who is experimenting the work
of establishing the Irvine factory. never misses an
opportunity to say good word for our boys who
are working with him. He seems to have the rare
faculty Of knowing how to interest men in their
work.
The Pension Department is being petitioned
to appoint board Of examining physicians for
Saltwater. Usher James sibbitts. who is taking a
leading part in the movement says that the pros.
poets of securing the board lsok most favorable ut
present.
MIR. M. A. Thon Stillwater's merchant tailor.
came in yesterday and had his name recorded on
our subscription book. In order to be up with the
times and catch the elite Of patronage he COM
mandsd that his business card appear each week,
as may be seen elsewhere in this paper.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12

Depend upon it. the only luck is merit.
and that no young man will make his wav
unless he possesses knowledge, and exerts
all his powers in the accomplishments of
his objects. Smiles.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-03-12

Gods hand is ever reaching out after the sinner,
and it matters not to what depths of vice he has
sunk if he but calls out for God 8 help His hand
will reach him.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
A DAY AT DALLAS.
A Negro in Possession of Vari-
Gus Stolen Articles.
THREE WOMEN VS.. ONE MAN.
The City Council Tangled Up With Arte-
sian Well Talk the City Pays Sala-
ries but Gets No Water-Thou-
sands of Dollars Spent.
Special to the Gazette.
jeff Pierson, a


DALLAS, TEX, Aug 16-Jeff Pierson, a
negro with various aliases, has been an
rested by Detective Pegues for the theft of
some dresses from the residence OF DIR.
Wilkins. He was thought to be crook of
the first water, and a search of his belong
ings found secreted in trunk OF his
large quantity of clothing and jeweIy be-
longing to Dr. Fife, ]. E. Meeks and others.
He also had in his possession number of
pawn tickets for various articles and made
out in various names. He also had an open
faced gold watch, screw cases front and
back. thought to have been stolen. Officer
Pegues deserves much credit for his catch.
To-day two men were arrested for knock
ing a man down for the purpose of robbing
him. They were lodged IN jail and gave
their names as Ed Wilson and Wash Wells
About 1870 o'clock last night Il serious
difficulty took place on Main street near
Ervay. Three negro women live in small
house near this point. One of them stood
in the door of her house drinking beer from
bucket, when a drunken man came along
and struck the bucket, causing the beer and
blood to fly. The three women then made
fearful attack upon the man with fiat
iron and beer bottles. The man received a
fearful cash on the top of his head, causing
a large flow of blood. He was attended by
those brought to the scene, but he was too
drunk or too weak from loss of blood to give
his name The full extent of his injuries
are not known.
The Dallas city council have talked of
and advertised for bids on artesian wells
enough to have one sunk on nearly every
block in the city, and yet the city has not,
of their own, a single well completed. Ar
tesian water talk in the council has cost
the tax payers thousands Of dollars i'll
wages for the city fathers: in fact, it is safe
to say it has cost enough to have put down
three or four good wells, if the money had
been expended on well work in place of on
well talk Again last night bids were adj
verti5ed for to sink three eight-inch wells
at the reservoirs.
1t would be almost a safe bet to make
that these wells will not be sunk. Indi-
viduals are finding plenty of pure artesian
water here, but for some reason the city is
in hard luck in not obtaining it for herself.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

THE GENESEE BICYCLE CLUBS HOME.
Somewhat like Cesar, the safety came.
was seen and conquered. As the ferret
drives rats out of a house so the safety sent
the high wheels revolving away into obliv-
ion. The little lost in grace By the new
machine was more than compensated for
among ordinary wheelmen by the lessen
ing of the perils of riding. Yes" said a
prominent bicycle dealer to me the other
day, I'VE sell very few ordinary wheels
now. AS you will see by glance at my
stock, there are only q few high wheels in
sight" What this dealer said Is echoed by
all the others. Racing men have been the
principal users of the ordinary of late.
One of the best clubs IN Rochester,, NY,
Is the Genesee Bicycle club, which was or
gained in April 1883, and speedily became
a wideawake body with fifty members. BY
a judicious process of weedin2 all eleme nts
not in harmony with the best interests of
the CLUB were eliminated, and today the
seventy-tive members all work for the adj
vancement of the organization. \ healthy
rivalry soon developed between the Gene
see and Rochester clubs, and many inter
esUing contests were the result The hand
some home of the club, picture of which
appears In this article, is on Chestnut
street near East avenue, the Fifth avenue
of Rochester The club house is elegantly
furnished and enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the most elaborate and complete bicy-
Gle clubhouse in western New York. The
Genesees are prominent members of the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17


l. a. W, and this fact has made them
known throughout the state. The pres
ent officers of the club are: Gordon S.
Montgomery, president; Henry Lampert,
vice president; C. W. Mcdonald, secretary;
E w Craig, treasurer; M +. Shafer,
captain.
Few cities have many more wideawake
bicycling clubs than Chicago. Her nu-
merous famous riders, among them Lums-
den, Van Sicklen and Barrett, and the
great Pullman road race have awakened
an extraordinary interest in the wheel dur
ing the past few years. One of the -four
ishing clubs of the city is the Lincoln Cy-
cling club, which was organized about
four years ago, and which now occupies a
handsome and commodious house at l
Park Front 1t is three story and base
ment brick structure. The wheelroom and
library are in the basement. a reception
room and large parlors are on the first
iIoor, billiard and cardrooms and bachelors
apartments occupy the second floor and
the top story will be utilized as gymna
SUM. The principal officers of the club
are: F. w Gerould, president; c. A. Ser
voss, vice president; w. F. Hochkirk, sec
rotary: John E. Templeton, treasurer; W
D. Morris. quartermaster; j. NJ. Erwin,
captain.
Wheeling is enjoying healthy growth
throughout the south, and Kentucky in
particular has taken to the wheel of late
with vim. Louisville has one of the best
racing tracks in the country and nurner-
GUS thriving bicycle clubs. Prominent
among them is the Louisville Cycle club,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

"IHe-e Is, said dude, "a great deal of
paa-grto be got ont of clothes, if you
uaJy aarw H."
Unique r.uably there is, if you can bring
yourself down to il, but most of us have
oa.r l..a-s that are uppermost in our
I.llts. We pass through what may be
1aeI the clothes age, which runs from
a..a, -aycateeu to twenty-three and then
we er.se 20 think OF them But how many
a.e here that didn't pass through that
stage. when clothes were the chief subject
u.t-r.-at when money was looked upon
merely as something convertible into trou-
Hr- and coats and hats and shoes, when
dressing WIS a real pleasure and not q
bother when mankind were looked upon
merely as lay figures upon which the arts
% The tailor might be displayed.
Ln. 'he clothes age stop at twenty-five at
The utmost. When you sec d man who
makes his apparel the chief object OF his
existence after that, depend upon it that
how'll never be anything all his life but
Washington Star.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
BICYCLING'S BOOM.
Interest in the Wheel Increasing
Everywhere.
THREE ELEGANT CLUBHOUSES.
Homes of the Genesee, Lincoln and Louis
vile Cycling Clubs-The Remarkable
Growth in Popularity of the
Safety Machine.

There seems to be about as much of a
tendency to quarrel among bicyclists as
there is among any other class of athletic
people. but despite that fact bicycling con-
stantly grows in popularity. New clubs
are formed, old ones strengthened in num-
bers and handsome clubhouses are rented
or erected by the enthusiastic wheelmen.
This is true the country over, but bicycling
has made particularly rapid advance in
popularity of late in such large cities as
New York, Chicago, Buffalo, Rochester
and Louisville. The growth of interest in
athletics, the decrease in the cost of wheels
and, above all, the invention Of the safety
bicycle have been prominent factors in
this rrrenf rrnrreSS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
THE LADIES ORCHESTRA.
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