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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
Chapel Services.

Rev. Charles Corcoran, the new priest of st.
Michaers church consequently Catholic chaplain
of this prison, conducted his first service in our
chapel Sunday morning About thirty visitors
were present. Father Corcoran was introduced
by Deputy WardenlLemon and after commenting
briefly upon the long service Of his predecessor,
Rev. M. E. Murphy. said that he would take up
the work where he had laid it down and endeavor
to continue it along the same lines.
The Gospel read was from that of St. Matthew,
xii, 35-46. and the sermon was upon this part:
"And one of them doctor of the law asked him,
tempting him: Master, which is the great com.
mandment in the law? Jesus said to him: Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart,
and with thy whole SOUL and with thy whole mind.
This is the greatest and first commandment And
the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy
neighbor thysef. On these two commandments
dependent the whole law and the prophets" He
said, in brief. that in the passage read We have
the essentials OF the Christian religion. that all
the laws of Christianity contained in those
commandments.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyseif." Men
are constituted that they are dependent upon
one another. If every one were left to himself he
would provide only the things necessary to his
bare existence. and he would have purely selfish
existence and would be in constant dread and fear
of his fellow.men. If it were not for the love we
bear one another what we know society could
not exist. Society has for its base the love OF
neighbor for neighbor and that is the best society
where lost love is. 1t is because love is to reign
there that believe heaven will be place of per.
feet peace and eternal JOY. If this love of man to
man we're lost and should endeavor to live
independent one of the other. the human race
would perish. In our childhood and again in our
old age we are dependent upon the love of others
for our sustenance. There comes a time in the
lives of all men, matter how exalted, that they
need the help of their fellow creatures. How des.
picable the man who affects independence of his
fellow.men. We are dependent upon one another
for our welfare and our happiness We need sym.
pathy in our lives; there must be some to- weep
when we weep and mourn when we mourn, there
must be those to rejoice with in our good fort.
une or we have no joy. In the consciousness of
having done good to neighbor we have our
greatest happiness. To love and sympathize with
our fellow creatures are the noblest impulses of
the soul Our Savior commands that we love one
another. The Gospel tells US that we must forgive
and love our enemies. Christ says that what we
do to our fellows He will consider as done to Him.
self.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
For The Mirror.
Gems.


Success is fruit slow to ripen.
Life is extended by working and think
ing.
Life hath no blessing like an earnest
friend.
Sow good services; sweet memories will
grow from them.
Good, the more communicated. the more
abundant grows.
Character is the diamond that scratches
every. other stone.
Friendship is a shield that blunts the
darts of adversely.
1t is God Himself who speaks to US when
noble thoughts inspire us.
If you are not wiser or better at the end
of the day, that day is lost.
To forgive fault in another is more sub
lime than to be faultless ones self.
The way to make friendships that will
last long is to be long in making them.
Oft the cloud that wraps the present hour
serves but to brighten all our future days.
The more we know. the better we forgive:
Who feels deeply, feels for all who live.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
Reflections on the Reading of Gibbons,
ssDecline and Fall of the Roman EN-

ssDecltne and Fall of the Roman EN-
pire.''
Rome, there is grandeur in the name.
Roscoe Conkling declared there was no
name in history so majestic. and after his
death it was found that the letters of it
formed the combination of his secret cabi-
net. Macauley would sometimes be seen
in fit of abstraction in the streets of Lon
don gesticulating wildly and comparing its
scenes to those of ancient Rome. 1t is the
venerable name and the interesting theme
to poets and historian s-the Mecca of all
ton of ideas it is but a step from the Rome
of the Caesars to that of the popes. but it is
on the glory of the former 1 will dwell
the 'Innocents, as Mr.. Macauley termed
them. deserve paper to themselves.
TO the average reader the birth and ma.
turity of the Republic has greater charms
than the ''decline and fall" of the Empire.
The story of the wanderer from Troy. the
gaunt she wolf of the Tiber. the intrepidity
of: Romulus and Remus. hold him SPELL
bound. IT'S with admiration he beholds
the Romans in their lusty youth stretching
their Briarean arms over all Italy; conquer
ing and cOlOnizing until the Mediterranean
sea became vast inland lake in the center
of the Roman empire. The Roman as SOL
dier or statesman commands our respect and
admiration; as the head of family or mem
Der of society he awakens our pity and
contempt. His heart was steeled against
the soft influences of domestic life. The
clean hearth stone. the thrifty wife's smile
possessed no charms for his martial nature.
Nowhere is this more evident than In their
literature. They have left us poetry of the
first order. but not single dramatic work
of any note. Their stern nature was in
capable of conceiving and unable to ap-
preciate Rosalind. Portia or Cordelia.
In studying the history of people that
were so long invincible among the nations
of the earth. we are led to compare their
works, public and private. with our own.
Their roads have hidden time defiance. and
their aqueducts founded for eternity, still
stand as monuments of their rude and bar
barian greatness. Their bridges sink into
insignificance when compared to our own
gOssamer-like structures-fine as a spiders
web yet capable of supporting Atlas and
his burden. 1t took Rome 500 years-fve
centuries of plumber. rapine and fraud-to
overcome southern Europe, while we in lit
tie more than one hundred years have ex-
ceeded in magnitude. and in another decade
or two will have surpassed her in pOpula-
ton. j. M.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
LOCAL PICKINGS.

No arrivals-two departures. Population SOL.
the lowest in many years.
james R. Linden. wife and sister, OF St. Paul,
visited the prison yesterday.
Judge Norrish of the board of managers paid
the prison a short visit last Monday.
Harry McFan was down from Anoka yester.
day visiting his father Guard McFall
Asst Deputy Glennon got in Saturday and
brushed the dust of Iowa from his clothes.
Attorney Wm r. Morris and MIR. Blake, of
Minneapolis, were among last weeks visitors.
Warden Garvin has been unable to get about
much this week owing to a severe attack of
lumbago.
Statement of population Sept. 9: Working for
Thresher Co., l5s; working for state. 1881 sick and
inirm, Is. Total population 30l.
&C. c. Hrschy, John Costello and H. Aehen n.
back. Of wabasha. and L. Hirschy. of Pipestone
were about the prison Saturday with Deputy
Lemon.
While Dr. Merrill was attending the sick call
yesterday morning, he was called out to attend
man who had had his hand cut off in one Of the
mills.
The people Of saltwater are suffering from
the ravages of diphtheria. There have been eight
or ten deaths in the city from the disease within
the past week.
Mrs. Cilley and her son have returned to their
old home at Princeton. The bereaved lady was
making preparations for the return before her
husband was taken with his fatal sickness.
MIR. F. II. Bowman. engineer of the Lincoln
school. St. Paul, accompanied by his wife and
mother.in.law, we're the guests of Engineer Jones
and wife day last week. and were shown
through the prison by them.
in the last issue we acknowledged the receipt
by the library Of large box of papers. magazines
and books from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Cutter. of
st. Peter. MIMI. but through mistake their place
of residence was given rs st. Paul.
The front page cartoon in Puck of September
9th is good take-off on the recent doipgs of the
Rain Producers" in Texas. 1t is entitled. 1.-The
New Commercial Industry" and: is by that ex-
tremely humorous genius F. B. Opper.
"A lady was watching the big engine at work.
She observed pantograph which was attached to
the piston rod for the purpose of indicating the
engine. and after scrutnzing it carefully she re.
marked that that a queer place to keep hat
rack.
Manager Temple was accompanied on his
visit yesterday by his daughter and the following
ladies and gentlemen Of Blue Earth City: Mrs.
Kaupp, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Ed. Moore, Mrs. w.
Chadbourne. Mrs. Sandy Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kamrar. Mr.. Frank Brown. Mr. William
Oehlke and daughter and Mr.. John Fenske.
We received this week three subscriptions
from points far apart on this globe Of ours. One
is for Japan. for Africa and for California
These subscriptions were secured BY Mrs. s. M. L.
Henry, prison secretary Of the c. L. s. c. If the
paper had few more such working friends there
would be more quietude in the financial depart
ment.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
Carl Pretzel,s Philosophy.

When you hafe got noting more from der time
dot vas fhlew dhen oxberience. Id dond vas gift
you CONVERSATIONS enuff for lifing.
Dock NIT you to der retreet of old age, heldy
conshtidootion und pblainy goot ornaments on
your mind.
Trooth yoost like cheese vas mighdy, und It
hate its strength in q goot many places.
Weekly.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10

Lee surrendered on Friday; Moscow was burned
on Friday; Washington was born on Friday;
Shakespeare was born on Friday; America was
discovered on Friday: Richmond was evacuated
on Friday; the Bastile was destroyed on Friday;
the Maylower was landed on Friday; Queen Vic.
tora married on Friday; King Charles 1. was
beheaded on Friday: Fort Sumter was bombarded
on Friday; Napoleon Bonaparte was born on Fri.
day; Julius Caesar was assassnated Friday;
the battle of Marengo was fought on Friday; the
the battle of Waterloo was fought on Friday; the
battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Friday; Joan
Of Arc burned at the stake on Friday; the bat.
tie of New Orleans was fought on Friday; the
Declaration of Independence was signed on Fri.
day-Selected.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10

The report of Guard Cilley's sickness had hardly
circulated through the prison when his death was
announced. He took supper with his fellow.ofi.
GERS Sunday evening and went to his home a few
steps away to return more. His sickness came
upon him that night. but it was not considered
serious until it assumed the nature Of diphthera.
Hope of his recovery was abandoned Saturday
morning and at o'clock in the afternoon he died.
Mr.. W. B. Ciley "a years of age and was
native Of the state of Maine. but he had resided
at Princeton in this state for many years. He
leaves Il wife and one son. boy eight years of age
to mourn his loss. He had served a guard at
the st. Cloud reformatory, and was one of Warden
Garvin's first appointments to a like position in
this institution and had charge Of the binding
Irvine factory from the time of its opening until
he was stricken by sickness. He was not only an
excellent officer but a pleasant and courteous
gentleman, and was highly esteemed by every one
about the prison. The body was taken to his for.
mer home at Princeton for interment.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10

A shoemaker stands good chance of be-
ing rewarded in the upper regions; for he
pays deal of attention to his sole.-Texas
Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
In MelnOrfanl.

At meeting Of the officers of the MINES ota
State Prison held this evening Sept. Z. 1891, the
following resolution of respect on the death Of
Oficer W. B. Cilley was unanimously passed:
In the all.wise dispensaton Of Providence we
are called upon to mourn the loss by death Of W.
B. Cilley. faithful brother officer and genial
friend esteemed by all who knew him.
And, whereas on Saturday September 5, 1884, at
o'clock p. NJ, it having pleased the Heavenly
Father to call him from midst, we extend to
the bereaved family. the widow and the father.
less, our heartfelt sympathies in their greater
sorrow and commend them to Him. who alone can
comfort and sustain them in their affiiction.
Saltwater, MIMI, JAMES SIBBITTS,
Sept. {, 1891. Chairman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
veto was received and action on same
deferred until the next regular meeting.
County Alliancc.

The regular monthly session OF the
Pennington County Alliance convened
at'the court house on SATURDAY., Sept. 5,
Vice President Frank Sucker in the
the chair. AS previously announced,
the subject chosen for discussion was ir-
rigation. 1t was moved and carried
that this be an open session and all
present, whether members OF the organi-
cation or not, be invited to participate
in the meeting. %
The different sections Of the county,
Rapid City and Custer county, were we'll
represented. The question was dis
cussed in all it's bearings. Much interest
was manifested and the amount OF prac-
tic | information drawn from those
present was u surprise to many. The
general desire was for a test well to as
certain il the artesian basin underlaid
the country between the Black Hills and
the Cheyenne river and in cas- assis-
lance could not be had from the general
go vernment, or the county, that Va
stock company should be organized for
the purpose. The following committee
a appointed: Levi McGee, L, b.
Reed, j. H. Wilkinson, ]. c. Bower and
A. j. Mccain. The committee was in
structed to report at the next meeting,
the first Saturday in October. After
adjournment the committee got togeth-
er and organized for work. They will
hold their first session at THE UNION
office Sept. 10 OTTo ANDERSON,
Secretary of County Alliance
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
SUICIDE BY
The Terrible Agony Does Not Pre-

The Terrible Agony Does Not Pre-
vent It's Use.
No poison bring death with more mad
dening agony than ammonia, but that
fact does not seem to discourage the sui
eide. The man Harrowitz, who deliber-
ately swallowed a fatal dose OF the drug
in New York recently, is only n OF the
many who have gone the ammonia route
to death in spite OF the eNcruciating
pain. DR.. Blith has recorded thirty cases
OF ammonia poisoning in the small Lon
don district tt which lie is health officer:
Professor Mitchell mentions twenty-five
cases, and four have occurred during the
short time DR.. Jenkins has been connec-
ted with the coroner's office in New
York.
Cases of slow poisoning from ammonia
are OF constant occurrence among men
who work in it's manufacture, or even
in d~eComposing substances which give
ia, slowly and from day to day taken
into the system, causes the complexion
to loose its freshness, and the skin OF
men who get heavily impregnated with
it has a disagreeable blotched and dis
colored appearance.
Taken into the stomach from day
to day in even the small quantities used
to adulterate food, such as baking pow
der, it not only Injuries the complexion
but attacks the lining OF the stomach,
and is the source OF much general i'll
health.
The recent rapid increase in the use of
ammonia for various purposes, and the
consequent increase in it's manufacture,
made it one OF the most easily OBJ
tanned poisons and, although everybody
is familiar with it in some form, there is
a surprising amount OF ignorance Of its
qualities. Its use as an aduI-
in any food PREPARATION is simply
crime, and as a crime should be pun
shed,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
TURN THE pLoMs LOOSE.

From seven years experience in the
Black Hills, AMI from interviews with
many farmers in different counties. We
are satisfied that deep fall blowing and
winter sowing, is the cultivation that
insures a wheat crop. For ground that
has been into corn Or potatoes, OF
course the fall blowing is not necessary,
but all other ground intended for wheat
the coming year should be plowed this
fall. Often the dry falls make this al
most impossible, but it looks now as if
there would be no trouble on this score
this season. Don't put it off; get the
plows sharpened and when ever you get
a half day that Is too wet for haying,
hitch to the pillow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
New Firm,

tIM.e Key HAEn Ia
In spite OF the cry OF hard tunes, bust
ness moves on in Rapid City and within
the last six months many new enter
prises have been ~inaugurated. The lat
est accession to our business ranks is
the new firm OLA. C. Stephens & Co, who
have leased the Jensen building on st.
Joe street, formerly occupied by Boland
& Joy, and had the same tastely fitted
up for u grocery store.
The adj OF the new firm will he found in
this issue OF THE UNION as they are es-
pecially anxious to secure the trade OF
our farmers. To this end they will be
prepared at all times to pay the highest
market price in trade for butter, eggs,
poultry, vegetables and grain. The
goods they are prepared to offer you in
exchange for your produce will be from
a new and fresh stock and as they sell
for cash only, the prices cannot be beat
Ell. They wish particularly to announce
that they will duplicate eastern prices
and feel assured that if given q chance
they can convince. even alliance men.
that they clio not need a store OF their
W to secure fair prices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
X. of L. Resolutions.
The following preamble and resolu.
tions were passed at the last meeting OF

The following preamble and resolu-
tions were passed at the last meeting OF
the Tin Belt X. OF l.. Assembly:
Whereas, The Hon. Fred Zipp, of
Deadwood, was invited by the X. of l..
and citizens OF Hill City to deliver an
address at Hill city on Labor Day, and
was the honored guest OF the city on
that occasion and did deliver an elo-
quent address on the labor question,
thus adding greatly to the enjoyment OF
the day and the entertainments Of thu
visitors, and
Whereas, The Hill City Tn Miner, III
anti-labor sheet, published by Hare 4
Smith, OF Hill City, did shameiully mis-,
represent and insult the said Hon
Fred Zipp in their report OF his address
OF Labor Day, thus insulting the citi
zcns OF Hill City and each member Of thu
X. OF l.. Assembly;
RESOLVED, That the Knights OF Labor
Of Hill City do publicly thank the Hon
Fred Iipp for his truthful and mastery
address on Labor Day, and assure him
that the foul assault OF the Tin Miner
is deplored by every honest and rish'
thinking person in Hill City; and iurtheI
that the insult offered said speaker vii
not be forgotten by the X. OF l.. OF th'
Black Hills district.
RESOLVED, That IL copy OF these res
%Olutions be furnised the DeadwoOd In
dependent, the BLACK HILLS UNION anc
the Harvey Peak Mining News for pub
lication. COMMITTEE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11

If The UNION fails to give it's readers
all the news, it is from oversight; or be-
cause we are not SO situated financially
as to be able to employ all the helpneed-
ed. But it cannot be said that this pap
er has excluded any matter OF interest
to the people because SO ordered or
threatened by certain clicks. In the mat
ter OF the school lands, the city
council in voting to abandon they no
doubt believed they were acting for the
best interests of the whole city. So May
or Woods by using his power to veto the
matter acted just as honestly, and yet
both OF our daily papers refused to pub
llsll the veto. We fear there are few men
i'll Il midst. SO placed as tie mayor
was, who would have done their duty
fearlessly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election to Elect a Mem
Der of Congress to Succeed Ii

Fol a Special Election to Elect II Mem
Der of Congress to Succeed the
Late John II. Gamble.
1t appearing to the Executive that a
vacancy exists III the representation OF
the State OF South Dakota In the Ma
tional House OF Representatives, caused
by the death of the Hon. John Il. Gam
bic, which occurred at Yankton on
August fourteenth, instant, now, there
fore, by virtue OF authority In me vested
by law, |, Arthur c. Mellette, Governor OF
the state OF South Dakota, do hereby
oppoint Tuesday, the third OF November
A. ID. 1891, Tor u day upon which u
special election shall be held to elect one
member Of congress, to.wit: one member
OF the national house OF representatives,
OF the congress Of the United States from
South Dakota, to till Il vacancy existing
in said body from the state OF South
Dakota. The said special election shall
be conducted IN the same manner as
provided by the law for the government
OF general elections and the sheriffs Of
the several counties throughout the
state OF South Dakota are hereby COM
munded to notify the several judges OF
election in their respective counties to
hold a special election at the time above
designated, and the several county au-
ditors are hereby directed to issue the
notice OF such election as provided bylaw.
Section 8, CHAPTER 81, laws Of 1891,
provides that all certificates OF nomi-
nation shall be filed with the secretary OF
state not less than thirty days before
the day fixed for said election.
All NHto - Ohio wool yyY+h l,+;,,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11

Judge Moody it seems is not out OF
politics. In "a recent interview published
in the Pioneer he denies the statement
made by a correspondent Of the Mime
apolis Tribune which stated that he
favored VanCise. He says. 81 want to
nominate some one whose hair is
straight republican, and who has eaten
all the political thunder (Moody) that
has come In his way" 1t seems that he
still wants to nominate and as an IN
dependent we sincerely hope his party
will allow him to, but we doubt it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
For icticious interviews and lying cor
respondents the Topeka Capital and
Minneapolis Tribune take the cake,

The editorial Of the Journal criticising
the city council for ignoring the ordi-
nam against the construction OF frame
building within certain limits in the city
is to be commended. There is certainly
more call for the ordnance at the pres
ent time than when enacted. And OF
all frame buildings the frame barn is the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11

1t Should BE in EVERY house

J.. B.Wilson, 81 Clay St., ~Sharpsburg,
Pa, says he will not be without DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption.
coughs and colds, that it cured his wife
who a threatened with pneumonia
after an attack of "La Grippe" when
Kings New Discovery has done himmore
good than anything he ever used for
lung trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Free
trial bottles at Evans Pharmacy. Large
bottles, SOC. and 500.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11

Himebaugh and Maryott have secured
the laying OF a switch to their elevator
which is a great C .nvenience to the firm,
but a great inconvenience to teams as it
is over two feet above the level OF the
street. Many switches will soon
be called for on this thorough fare which
will eventually necessitate the raising OF
the grade OF the whole street.