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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
Il Should bs In Every House.

j. B. Wilson. 81 Cay street, Sharps-
burg. Pa, says he will not be without
D.. Kings NV Discovery for consump.
lion, coughs and colds. that it cured his
wife who was threatened with pneumonia
after an attack OF Gle grippe, when va
riOus other remedies ard several physi-
clans had done her no good. Robert
Barber. of Cooksport. Pa. claims DR..
Kings New Discovery mas done him more
good than anything be ever used for
lung trouble Nothing like it. Try it.
Free ;Si,Al bottles al HsriZ & Bshnsen's
drug store. Large bottles, SOC and 81.
ELECTRIC BITTERs.
This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men.
ton, Ali who have used Electric Btters
srh1 ."1 snu.c sOuS Il. pIalse. n puIeI
..icLlIiue docs not exist ana IL is guarant
eed 10 90 all that is Glsimed. Electric
Bltters will cure all diseases of the liver
ana kidneys will remove PIN Piles. boils,
salt rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood. VIII drive mslaris from
the system and prevent as well as cure all
malatisl fevers. Fer cure of headache,
constipation ard indigestion try Electric
Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaranteed.
or money refunded-Price so cents and
:! H9 T2c 5ot:.e :: H..;z u Dsnnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
Her Thrifty WAYS.

Loving Wife - Now that you are
ruined, Henry, will disclose my secret.
For years l have been saving Up, and
now pouring a shower of silver coins
into his hap TINS may tide you over.
Husband-Oh, my darling, how did
you MANAGE 70 do it7
Wife - Easily enough. Every time
you said an unkind word to me put a
shilling into Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
Good Ground for Unbelief

Father-Come, Johnny, do as babe
you'll Take off your coat this instant.
Johnny-You amt goin to lick me.
are you?
Enthusiastically am. Didn't l tell
you this morning / would pay you off
for your behavior?
Johnny-Yes, but didn't think you'd
do it. You told the grocer and the
butcher you'd pay 'em off last week and
l know you let up on them.-Boston
Courier.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28

.,o WINTER SoUAsHES.

q. yurieties-How to De'e"' "
r" squash Borer'
| sgr squashes represented IN IN 1he
l5a ut are among the best OF the
r. ! .-; :, varieties, The Hubbard
hll T tnown to need description.
,, wen ..hlobead is larger and thicker
~, s..S II Iirht in color and remarkably
i.rsst. The Butman, according
I'D and Garden, from which the
!, 49, - ven we're reproduced, Is the
|. 'I !, crossing the Yokohama with
!, .s,s-l and is of bright green
s..s3 with white. 1t Is equal to the
. ..5 in SIZE and productiveness and
,n,Iity. The American Turban
/ ..t.srIsrt variety for autumn, with
a = that is dry and sweet.
crashes thrive best III a warm,
,.,,p.., SOL, anu III IL warm 10
4 4 IA pasturc or clover field Is
mo hest situations. Apply good
=. rh,-ally and plow and harrow
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
BUCKLKN's ARNIcA sALyB.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, feve
sores. letter, chapped hands, chiIblsins
cCTne end all skin eruptioas, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. i
js guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
OF money refunded. Price rs cents pc
box. For sale bv Hxrsz & BshRsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28

frsmso, rs a deep cover over the
de .S,uys Say from 3 to 6 incb eae
pace,5 5o.e than one having -i iust y
bain S-.,.e wa. was variousiy answered were !
I 4n =. apl0rians in a recent ; ssTa
j. arg Bee Journal. s soIoe
Ee7,i,...5t. so. some sand no. Prof sSsne
Can r ~ IL is better in the sp ,ynSUr
We .'. -sa,,i3 see no advantage srs Oee of
f. !, r., g., The editor ' said: I'm In
knay 'o2 25 Indefinite to I ansvar The he
could men b.E.l,s space over the baf br oir,
Is 70 has, ! Is not :; generally tbonay.,
aaip an n winter j! for pro stfHt;riarly y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
10 SQUASH VINES TO DEFEAT THE
NFpVrs

\ '' SQUASH VINES TO DEFEAT THE
BJHEE.
' '"fweeu the vine and lis
''1-s. Yer The roots emitted in
ln4aa.e from the soil covered
';;.;a,"ed r@c r'1"ts ~ fall vigor
E1"l. Prompt action viii gener-
-'a's success with this layeru :
| prerequisites ought to be gathered
1'late ] while young and tender.
Hff varieties must be harvested
!. a''I l. stored in a dry place
'"''F VII. ke'p until spring.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28

A handsome complexion is one of the
greatest charms woman can possass
Pozzoni's Complexion powder gives it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
Clie2go, Rock Island & Pacific RI.,

The Direct Rout- TO and from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
ieU4Ia la safe Nome, kock Island, IN ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Musoatine, Ottumwa, Cskaleoea, Das
Noines, Ninterset, Audubon Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and St. Paul in MN
fESOTAi Watertown aud Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA
caIaetoa, s.. Gozeil and Kazs@s City, il MISSOURI
Omaha, Lincoln, Fairhurv and Nelson in NFPP Ask
Atchison, Leavenworth Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson.
Wichita Be!levlle, Abilene Dodge City, Caldwell in
KANSAS; Kinefsher, Ell Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
in COLORADO. Traverses areas OF rich farming
and grazing lands arding the best facilities of inter-
Communication TO all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest Of Chicago and Pacific and
trans-ocCauic seaports.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Punishment ana Prisons.

The prison refOrmers get together annu-
ally and discuss the twin topics of the pre-
treatment of criminals. The work that
John Howard began, and the crying neces-
sity of which his labors revealed. and which
were continued in other ways by Sir Samuel
ROmily and other philanthropists, continues
to engage the most earnest attention of sa-
gaciOus and practical men and women in all
civilized countries. The movement in every
aspect of it is one of the highest humanity
and therefore of the public welfare.
The function of government. in the view
of the wisest modern thinkers. is the en-.
forcement of justice and the punishment of
crime. It is in other words mutual guar.
antee of individual liberty. The measure
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22

of the efficiency of civil institutions is this
result. The treatment of offenders against
this equal liberty-that is. of criminals of
every degrees evidently one of the most
vital Offices of government. Yet. there is
no subject of the kind upon which there is
greater ignorance or cruder speculation.
1t is in its nature a disagreeable subject.
1t is but a little more than century since
Howard made his tour of the English jails
The condition of such places in London, and
their necessary effect upon morals, may be
seen in Fielding's novels and in other tales
of the time. They were denS of filth and
disease, nurseries of clime and despair. and
utterly beneath the interest or care of de-
cent and intelligent society. Public Opin-
ion held that offenders were to be impriS-
Oned and hanged. and the more that were
hanged. the more vermin were cleared out
of the world. Protection to society. in its
safety. its morals, and its purse. as it in
vOlved injustice to the criminal. was a
thought that was practically unknown.
There has been great change, and the
question of prison reform. in the entire
scope of its relation to society. has become
one of the commanding interests of modern
benevolence and intelligence. Yet still
there is no such thing as rational and def
mite ethical code to be followed in the treat
ment of convicted criminals.
Prison discipline is usually regarded from
the point of severity or sentimentality.
General feeling is largely divided between
those who think that the severer the pun
ishment the better. and those who grieve
that anybody should be punished for any
thing. In this conflict of feeling fixed
and judcious system is very difficult, and.
as one of the leading prison refOrmers has
lately declared almost all the penitentia-
ries and common jails are still centers of
evil influence and schools of vice." There
is work for every man and woman in
every neighbOrhOOd. Each one of them has
precisely the same call to put himself for
ward in it that John Howard had; that is,
the knowledge of the fact And the work
is of two kinds; first, the immediate phys
ical and personal relief in the jail-a result
that always follows the evidence of the
earnest interest of intelligent citizens in the
conditions of the prisons; and. second. an
active effort for the adoption OF wise
prison system by the state, so that our pris-
Ons shall not be criminal factories, and en-
bryO criminals not be made into full fedged
ones by mans inhumanity to man,
Minneapolis Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
How Shall We Pronounce the Word
GOethee


There can be no doubt about the pronun-
citation Of the name of Goethe to those ia
miliar with the sounds and powers of the
German alphabet, which are always and in
all relations the same. The diphthong G,
often written O. has the sound and force Of
A in gate. The remainder of the name
THE. has the sound of TEH, pronounced
nearly the same as the English TY. with a
slight vergence toward ia as in take.
Given to the letters these sounds. the pro-
nunciatiOn of Goethe would be represented
by Catch in English photography. or
CAVITY. 1t is hard for any other than
German tongue to give exactly the sound
of E; the above is as nearly as it can be
represented in English letters.
Carl Schurz. whom l heard lecture on
Goethe, gave the following: The E is pro-
nounced like the U in the words but"
hut. ''rut," only long. You stretch the
U in those words and you will have the
vOwels of the German E as nearly as you
can get it. The TIL is pronounced like T.
and the at the close has the sound of the
in let" get" etc.. but is half swal-
lowed. OLD BEEswAX.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Time.

Man has obtained wonderful control over
the different forces of this world. He has
made steam his motive power for transport
ing his goods from one place to another; he
has drawn the lightning from the clouds,
put it in harness and made it carry his mes
sages from continent to continent, has made
it instrumental in preserving life and
an instrument of death, and an in
strument of usefulness in many other ways.
But with all mans ingenuity and skill,
there is one force which he must adapt HIM
self to. viz: Time. He cannot alter one
second of time to suit his own cOnveniences,
but must submit to this inevitable force, the
progress of time. Genius and energy can
not get on one second faster in the progress
of time, nor can laZiness drop back and be
left month or a year behind time. The
same second of time arrives to all creatures,
from the king on his throne to the convict
in his cell. at the same time; they are all
immersed in the same present. The past is
irretrievable: it cannot be recalled and cor
rected; it must ever remain as it is. Our
actions. good and bad. are written on the
book of time. Our past must ever remain
Interchangeable; the present is all we have
control Of In the space of time it will be
time that makes the difference in life, but
the use made of it. How much more some
people place in a day or week than do
others! How much more is an hour or two
to some of us in the solitude of our cells
than to others! With what kind of freight
are we filling the hours of time as they
pass? The future will surely answer this.
question. Our lives will tell too clearly
what use we have made of the present as it:
shows what use we have made Of the past.
noticed how determined some of the,
boys were on our last holiday to get the full
benefit of every moment of their allotted
time. Others seemed to have no life about
them at all. but merely sat around and
looked on as though the day was not in
tended for them to enjoy. There is a.
time for every thing. as the preacher says.
and surely the Fourth of July was time
of recreation for us. [ will venture the
assertion that those who took the most act
i've part in the amusements going on re-
ceived the most benefit. To them it was
really time for recreation. and they made
good use of 1t as such. If we could have
followed those who were most earnest in
their merry making to the solitude of their
cells, we would have found them manifest
ing the same earnestness in whatever they
might have been doing. Whether reading
or thinking. AS have stated. our present
condition shows too clearly what use we
have made OF our past. and the future will
show what use we make of the present
FRANCIS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Chapel Services.

Rev. Father O'Brien, assistant pastor of st.
Michaels parish conducted the service. His text
was the ninth verse of the first chapter of the
Epistle to the Philippians-"And this pray, that
your charity may more and more abound in knowl
edge and in all understanding" The father
spoke upon the Importance of the scrptural in
junction to love one another. He said in sub
stance that the Importance of loving our fellow
man is only second to that of loving God. Again
and again the command to love our neighbor is
repeated and coupled with it is the command to
love God The love of neghbor and the love of
God are inseparable. Where one is absent the
other is not found Vain is it for US to seek fut-
ure life unless have this love in our heart. 1t
though we should cast aside our Christianity we
would still love our fellow man. But this natural
love is mostly selfish and is only priced for the ad.
vantages it affords In accepting Christ we are
bound as Christians to love all men without dis.
tincton, for Chrsts sake. 1t is through divine
providence that we receive Christ's love, and so,
for His sake. we should love fellow beings.
This love must be universal and sincere. AS God
bestows his blessings on all alike we to be.
stow our love on our neighbors. Our charity must
be sincere and no respecter of persons. We are
and relatives. but we love ourselves That is
we should be ready to do all for others that we
would do for ourselves. This is the essence OF
our Christianity. Let measure ourselves by
this standard to see if love is of the true quail
ity. By keeping this commandment we are to
gain salvation.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Shaving a ssShaver.o

Mr.. Editor: Will you kindly allow me a small
space in your valuable paper to express my most
hearty and sincere thanks to that stalwart son of
Erin who Yields the broad. ak in the BARRIERS de-
partment. for the tender solictude and gentle
manner which he handles the youths of tender
years who come under his brotherly care. When
1 came in for my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
we'll, call it "scrape," last Saturday and took my
place in the chair, this knight of the razor and
scissors eyed me in such an earnest, contempla
that his mental condition was becoming trife
shaky. But suddenly his broad countenance was
illumined with the most pleasing expression it
could possibly assume though for the time being
1 failed to note the roguish twinkle that lurked
in the corner of his eyes. AS painstaking worker
he has few equals within these walls. and this day
he seemed more conscientious about his work than
ever. AS his nimble fingers deftly sent the razor on
its mission of destruction, 1 thought there was
nothing pleasant in this wide world as to be for
few moments in the hands of so skillful an
artist. But alas for my previous estimation of
skill! AS he gave the coup de grace to his task 1
noticed that he wiped the lather from the back
edge of the razor. Now am truly grateful for
the consideration he has for the tenderness of
natures cloak. but he should also bear in mind
that there lots of things in this world that only
need to be brought to the surface to prove their
existence. Respectfully, A. KID.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
LOCAL PICKINGS.

-One arrival and two departures.
Chaplain Albert got back from Pittsburg Fri
day.
"A large number of visitors attended chapel
services Sunday.
"A fine lot of pine has been received for the
tub and pail factory.
The work of building the new addition to the
furnace room was begun Tuesday.
Alderman Sutton has come into possession of
fine span Of horses. He says he bought them
The bins in the cellar have all been filled with
potatoes and now the cave is receiving its store
There is letter in the hands of the usher for
J. Parker, which the said ]. P. may have for the
asking.
The doors to the 'bridge of signs" have re-
ceived a new coat of paint to match the turkeys
whiskers.
There is ingeniously wrought door mat
hanging hook at the cellroom headquarters
that is credit to its maker.
"A number of good contributions have been
crowded out of this issue. but we will try to get
out another paper next week.
Statement of population Oct FL: Working for
Thresher Co., $50; working for state, $50; sick and
AhAi LII, 1Otdl pOpuldtlOu oUU.
AT last new steps have been placed in front of
the engine room, and Mr.. Jones is happy as a
new pair of steps can make man.
The paper addressed by an inmate to George
O'Brien. los Smith ave.. st. Paul, should be dis.
continued as the person named is not there.
THE MIRROR job Office turned out within
the past week $4,000 shop passes 10000 binding
Irvine tags, 700 tickets, 500 cards. and IS postal
cards.
The Company has received boiler iron for fifty
new engines. and Mr.. Rowen and his minions will
soon be Weakening the echoes in the thunder"
works.
The annual state convention Of ST. Joseph's
Society of the German Catholic church was held
in saltwater Tuesday and many delegates visited
the prison during the day.
Mr.. S. Simonet. of saltwater was through the
prison Saturday with party Of friends and, to
show his appreciation of THE MIRROR. SUBJ
scribed for one Of the party.
THE MIRRORS credit is so good that the
paper company sends it large bills of paper with
notice that it may be paid for when used. There
is nothing wins confidence like success.
Our old friend Sport visited the prison again
one day this week after a long absence. He
called first at the kitchen. After refreshing him.
self he started a round of calls among his
many friends.
The boy goes wrong when he first comes to
prison and forfeits some of his good time; and he
does not care much; but when the day of his 60.
ing out draws the thoughts of those lost days
make him sad of heart.
Owing to the encroachnents upon the right of
way of the M. s. P. railroad it necessary to
move the track little to the north The work
has been completed and the road made enough
longer to hold two more cars.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Carl Pretzel,s Philosophy.

Don't forgot it, dot sense vas gifen man,
dot he Good oxtinguish vat vas Unnecessary for
der goot of his frame works.
Dots besser you content yourself to shtood in
DER shade OF this life. und when you come dot
shade out. you dond did found so many black
clouds on your head.
Nit some peoples time vas kill der memories of
benefits oxtended.-National Weekly.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22
Two Queer Epitaphs.

In the graveyard at Childwald. England, are the
following queer eptaphs:
Here lies the body of John Smith,
Buried in these cloisters;
II he don't jump at the last trump
Call 'Oysters' "
Here lies me and my three daughters.
Brought here by using Seidltz waters;
II we had stuck to EPSON salts
We would mt have been in these ERE vaults"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25
Indians as Smokers

Every Indian uorships tob2ooo- give
the Sioux 3 suficiency q beef a1d toozc-
90 ard there vii Be DO more war be-
tween then and the United Stztes- They
do not gst zny tobacco from the govern
usai IN these dsys, 50 they sell shat
little else they DO have, and VIII the
prooee3s procure Cigarettes and tobacco.
Is Used 70 be that the nd man wzs sziis-
fed with drisd willow bzrk. buf be has
been civilized very materially, ard nov
insists OF the best brands Of the nos1
thoroughly cultivated and Manufactured
Eeed
some ef the older fellows st5Il nix the
willow with their s-1oke-they prefer the
kiEnick -kinnick-ba ths younger men
take the tobacco straight Thsir love
for Cigarettes amounts almost 70 g pas
SOP, and Eef the Indian : master Of The
sii1zfun- He czn smoke enough ciEsr-
et1es 10 xii every dDde on the face of the
EARN. % OF the WarpSth for . coupe Of
months and stsrye- and NJ Turn Bp Eifh
3 physique that seems uninjGred The
suggesloa that unlimited Cigarettes we're
chesper than soldiers thus falls 70 The
groand and becomes Ezl1eless
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25
a chIids Sense Of Justice.


Nothing =-erns 10 barn into the mem
orr and heart - child as an snGeserv-d
puaisaae1s, hoFever griai1g the matter
nav seen 10 ths adnlf inaicsor. SAYS 4
Eliisr u Hs7ys-'r Eassr- IN some child
rea 81 The sanny, hopeful type the save
Of indiznzrion and helpless unsPoken
pro.ess s-asnsr uni1=t ooTreciion f.Ssses
a~ay and leaves spparsnfiy no trace To
other ehiI5ren, with rlors sensitive IA
turss or more rebelio1s diSFositons. En-
5ust Tor5s q rsproof kindie fires of rsEs
Ehich sDoul6er With sullen persistence
under thr ashes q sesmlng forsetf1lness
ready % burs- ouf violently and unex-
pectealy. II this seems Al over duEn
picture one has only 70 think backward
e one's oxn esl6ish days, and 70 recall
The line Ehen csrelsss treatment by an
eicer Erss tz1gkt us . he bii1sr. unfor-
giving. resented
A clfiiis sense o 5usi5oe = a. keen a.
his beart Is tendsr, and this = one Of the
Qualities mos neoesszry % q noble char
scse- 3 quality that must Be BLENDED
with truth and hcnor and self-sacri6oe 70
give The riEt: balance 70 dispositions
vhich Vouli othsrEise Eork hS-E- A
ehilds iostios j. alEays tempered With
mercy 70 those be loves, and Ehen in The
hone b < iast'y and tsaderly dealt
siia, be lsarns 1.-THE By little that higher
sense Of justice tozarls all Nth EhoD
be cones n contact When his oEn
snzll rights are czrslessiy aod oonunGzl-
~ thrust ASIDE, he, too, learns % pay the
bri-znd, 20 iuveai deyiues % achieve the
might Whieh he has lezr3ed makes
right
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25
AMusically Inclined Rodent

For -ofse tine past grand piano II
an Ezsi End house has shown sigas Of
inssisposifien. Certain chords invariably
s0uade,l duH when str9ck, and ths bril-
h2ncg q tone which had been sold Al $
very high figure With the makers name
had disappeared But nobody sttTlb1i-
ed the dee4deRee Of the instrument 10
anything bHf little too mach Use per
b2ps- A sarprise vas in store for them
The other night the household and =
fes guests were assembled II the muse
RON. one Of then, LAZY Of great
ability zs = pianist, sal down al the in
strumsut and began % play. The naf-
Ted effect vas more noticeable than ever.
Solssboy s1ggested than zn inquest be
oa thH piano Then one Of the ladies
without more ado lifted the cover Of the
Pizno-Ani-Eell, there ~ss pznic-
A Dix raj jusaped o1t FROM among the
strings and g4liopsi across the RON. Il
essaPed, d coarse, for everybody WAS too
much zss3nssfle1 70 attack II There
we're screams and great ieAping upon
chairs When everybody cooled down
ths ingGssi proceeded. L xzs fSaal that
lie rat had madez comfortable nest q
paper among the wires Tas rat had
evidently keen sense Of the fitness q
things Is Esli as q loze Of music. for II
nest xzs found to be made Of selections
fr0rn Bses8oysn's ssaatas. with = fes
scraps q Ca0Pin- There Ezs not trsos
Of Annie Rooney OF comic opera n fhs
nest HoE the IA -; there. why i
stsis there. and vhaf the elect of .
.s1siesl training aPon the rst is likely 10
be are stzl Pazs5arsh De