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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

THE MIRROR IS nearing the end of its
fourth volume. Within the next two
months many subscriptions will fall due.
We hope all those who have journeyed with
US this far will continue with US; but all
those who do not desire the paper any
longer will do US great favor by ordering
it discontinued. Some of our subscribers,
men who have abundance of this worlds
goods, are in arrears with their subscription
two or three years. We know that they in
tend to pay up some day, but so long as
they keep the money in their own pockets
we are just as poor as if they were not in
debted to US at all. The gentlemen of whom
we buy blank paper will not accept our de-
linquent subscription list as collateral. It
is hoped that all will pay up to date and re.
new for another year.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23
The Fox and the Goose.

The Rev. j. Murray, in his work on the
creation, relates that on one occasion an &C.
quaintance OF his was out shooting wild
ducks. On reaching bend Of the stream
he saw six wild geese out of range. He
crouched down in the hope that they would
presently come nearer. While thus con.
cealed he observed fox stealing down to
the bank, on reaching which he remained
motionless with his eye fixed on the geese.
At length he retired, but presently reap
peared carrying in his mouth very large
bundle of moss. He entered the water
silently, sank himself, and then, keeping
the moss above the water, himself con-
cealed, he flOated among the geese. Sud-
denly one of then was drawn under the
water. and the fox soon appeared on the
bank with the goose on his back. Close to
the waters edge he found hole, caused by
the uprooting of tree. This hole he
cleared out and enlarged, placed the goose
at the bottom of it, and covered his prize
with leaves and dry litter, of which there
was abundance close at hand. The fox then
took his departure, and the interested watch
er went to the hole and removed the goose,
taking care to restore things to their former
appearance. Then he resolved to observe
what followed. In about half an hour the
fox returned in company with another.
They went straight to the place where the
goose had been buried and removed the
earth. No goose there. They stood look
ing at each other for some time. and then
suddenly the second fox attacked the other
most furiOusly. as if enraged by having a
trick played upon HMM. 7. Sun.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23
The Prison Congress.

Says the Elmira Summary: The last
meeting before the October convention OF
the executive committee of the international
Prison Association was held at the rooms
of the New York Prison Association on
Tuesday, the 14th inst. There were pres
ent Secretary j. l.. Milligan of Pittsburg,
ex-Secretary William NJ. Round of New
York. now secretary of the New York
Prison Association and director of Burnham
farm; Judge Francis Wayland, dean of the
Yale law school at New Haven; Mai. r.
w. McClaughry, late superintendent of the
Pennsylvania RefOrmatOry at Huntingdon
and now chief of police of Chicago; Col.
Gardiner Tufts, superintendent of the
Massachusetts reformatOry; A. A. Brush,
late warden of Sing Sing prison; John H.
Patterson. director of the state prison at
Trenton, n. j., and Mr.. Brockway of Ell.
mira.
The Pittsburg Congress cOnvenes on Sat-
urday evening. October 10th in Carnegie
Hall. Addresses of welcome are expected
from the Governor of Pennsylvania and the
Mayors of Pittsburg and Allegheny, to which
responses will be made by President Ruth
erford B. Hayes and Others. The usual
Sunday discourse before the association will
be delivered in the First Presbyterian church
by its pastor, and it is expected that on
Sunday evening. in larger assembly room,
a popular meeting will be held when. among
other addresses. there will be one by the
Rev. Lyman Abbott. editor of the Chris
tian Union and pastor of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, on the need and duty of prison
reform.
The session of the Congress will continue
until Wednesday evening. The programme,
as outlined by the Secretary, is an attract
i've one. with promise of usefulness, and
was unanimously adopted by vote of the
committee. Ample place was assigned for
the meetings of the wardens' and chaplains'
associations. 1t is significant of the trend
of modern thought and action when such
men as are enumerated above as members
of the executive committee, at their own
charges, travel such distances for such a
purpose.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is weekly paperpub-
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published In its columns is contributed by the
inmates, except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort, provide a
healthy journal for the inmates OF this and other
prisons and. above all, to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad
vsncement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

There could be no better sign that capital
punishment is undergoing its last days Of
existence than the foolish arguments that are
going on concerning the methods of its infic-
ton. Take the controversy over the recent eX-
ecutions by electricity in Sing Sing prison for
instance. The advocates of electrocution
first hold it up as the most humane method
of taking human life, then that the awful
mysteriousness of the operation will terror
ize would be murderers. They shift from
position to position according to which point
they are attacked from. The popular opin-
ion now seems to be that it is a cruel and
inhuman method. There seems to be no
definite idea in the public mind as to what
purpose the infiction of the capital penalty
is to serve, whether it is simply to rid the
community of dangerous member, or to
punish the culprit. or to act as deter
rent, or to accomplish all three objects at
one stroke. One man will propose that the
culprit be put to death in the ''pleasantest'
way possible, by chloroforming, say. An
other man will jump up and cry out What,
would you have the wretched criminal die
easier than we good people are permitted to
die?" But what is the use Of all this quib
bling about how thing should be done that
is either perfectly right or heinously wrong?
If it is right, there should be no shil. I-shallI
about it. Take the condemned man out on
the public square and knock his head off
with broad ak like the Chinese do. If it is
wrong, why of course sneak into some dark
hole and strangle the victim like an assas-
sin would do it.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

We wonder how good man like r. W..
Emerson discovered the truth which he ex-
presses thus: while a man seeks good
ends, he is strong by the whole strength of
his nature. In so far as he roves from these
ends, he bereaves himself of power, of
auxiliares. his being shrinks out of all re-
mote channels. he becomes less and less-a
mote, point-until absolute badness is
absolute DEATH"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

Reader, if you are already subscriber to
The PRISON MIRROR and believe it worthy
OF support. ask your neighbor to become a
subscriber also. If you are a reader, but
not a subscriber, and like the paper, send
us your name accompanied by a dollar, a
half dollar or quarter dollar and receive the
paper for year. half-year or a quarter
year. AS we are unable to leave our bust
ness and go about soliciting subscribers we
have to depend upon our friends to do our
soliciting.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

"Observer'', writing upon English and
American journalism" for the Inland
Printer. makes the following observation
upon American newspapers: lone of the
most obnoxious phases of American news
paper reporting is that of commenting
voluminously upon the alleged merits or de-
merits, as the case may be, of criminal
trials, beforehand. The effect of this pro-
cedure is seen in the extreme difficulty of
selecting juries, who are supposed not to
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

One Of our colored brothers has proved
that in one respect at least. much learning
does not pay. He says: "You see this news
paper. Well, when l came here, several
years ago. paper like that kept me in read
ing matter for whole week. But have
been improving my education. and now that
paper will not last me one day. A clear
loss of six days reading matter"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

A. E. Mckee, one of our exchange friends.
has been called up higher. Mr.. Mckee has
disposed of his paper, the Lathrop NO.
Monitor and has gone to accept a position
on the staff of the Kansas City journal. 1t
is ever the case that the great city papers
must draw their brain power from the rural
press. We wish Mr.. Mckee brilliant sue
cess in his new field.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

Last Wednesday ye editor in company
with Mr.. Sullivan paid visit to the Mime
sofa States Prison and were shown the
sights. One of the most interesting things
connected with this institution is the Office
of THE PRISON MIRROR. They have a
fine office and issue model paper. 1t is
we'll worth the price of subscription. one
dollar a neutrality-suspicious. wis News.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

L. P. Hunt, editor and publisher of the
Mankato Free Press, has been appointed to
superintend Minnesota's exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. His salary is to be 5000 per
month the first year, 1925 per month the
second year and for what time he serves in
1898 $500 per month. That is pretty rich
for a newspaper man; but then there are a
thousand ways in which he can dispose of
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

The Hector Mirror credits us with saying
that about 5000 pounds of binding Irvine
were being manufactured in the prison fac
tory every week. We said, about 5000
pounds per day.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

it. The commissioners will raise 500, 900
additional to the $50. 900 appropriated by
the legislature for the purpose of giving
Minnesota worthy showing in the show of
all shows beginning May 1, 1898.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

A number of the city papers have stated
that the editor of THE PRISON MIRROR had
applied for membership in the Minnesota
Editorial association. The statement is in
correct. The editor has gall. but he is bot
thing it up against the day when he may be
sent hence to hustle for his living.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-23

We are much pleased with the way the
boys are sending in their contributions. As
a general thing the articles show that a
great deal of care has been taken in the
composition, but in some instances after a
writer has had one or two carefully prepar-
ed articles accepted he grows careless in his
work. This is not right to the paper or to
themselves. "What is worth doing is worth
doing well'' is maxim that man should
adhere to whether he is saving wood or
writing for the public, for the habit once
formed of doing everything we'll will make
the duties of life easier and pleasanter to
perform. Another important thing to OBJ.
serve in writing is to give the proper credit
to ideas and expressions quoted from other
writer's. The failure to do this in one or
two instances will create the suspicion that
every good thing in writer's article has
been cribbed. One other thing; do not
devote all your efforts to humorous writing,
but occassionly write something of solid
nature. Humor is good thing, but too
much OF it is bad-in double sense often.
Keep up your good efforts and we will soon
have paper of which the prison manage
ment and the state at large will be proud.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Apour rHR DsrruArroN.n
The Brave Soldier Boys" Still in Camp
on Capitol Hill.

There was meeting in the Gov
ernor's Office yesterday of the peni-
Tertiary lessees and State officials,
and it is believed that an agreement
was reachad as to the line of action
to be taken up in dealing with the
mining troubles. The American
says that every effort was made to
keep the details from the press, and
as a consequence it was no easy mat
ter to get at the agreement. That
paper, however, gives the following
as authentic:
"The agreement stipulates that the
State is to pay the military guard.
The lessees are to pay for the civil
guard at present, but it is understood
that at some future time it is to be
settled whether they shall pay for
more guards than ten, the number
formerly employed.
"The supervision of the military
guard is left with the Governor. 1t
was understood yesterday that it
would consist of only twenty-five
men at each place instead of fifty, as
intended a few days ago. The civil
guards will be left to the discretion
of the different wardens with author
ity to employ as many as fifty men if
necessary. 1t was further agreed
that the convicts could be housed in
cabins until the completion of the
stockades by convict labor. There is
little doubt but that the convicts will
go back this week.
"Gen. Kellar Anderson is now
thoroughly established in camp on the
north side of Capitol Hill. While as
yet the camp is insignificant, it will
be gradually increased until the req
uisite number of men are secured.
These men will be Thoroughly equip
ped for a winter campaign. They
are detailed from regular enlisted
companies and are selected by mu-
tual agreement. They are the very
hest material and understand that
they are expected to stay just as long
as the authorities see fit to keep
them.
"The organization has been desig-
mated as Company g, Second Regi-
ment. 1t will be commanded by
Kellar Anderson, with J. p. Spur,
of Nashville, and Guy Patterson, Of
Memphis, as Lieutenants."
1t is not known when the troops
will go to Brieeville.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Thieving in the Country.

Thieves broke into William U.s.
sery's mill, on the south side, last
Thursday night, pricing off the
Notwithstanding, and stole couple
of sacks of meal and then stole a
mule from the stable to carry the
meal. They went from there to
William Sykes broke in house
through the gable end and took lot
of canned fruit and potatoes.
Friday night Mr.. Sykes was absent
and early in the evening Mrs. Sykes
went to the door in answer to a
knocking without. Opening the
door she found three negro men
standing there. She slammed the
door and screamed to her son to
bring the gun, quick, and the negroes
ran off. The mule was tracked to
Vernon Furnace, where negroes en-
Moved on the Mineral road are en-
camped, but none Of the stolen goods
were found. The mule was turned
loose and went home,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

Robt. B. Withers is in receipt of a
telegram announcing the death, at
Richland Parrish, La, of his cousin,
Jno. p. Richardson, of New Orleans.
Mr.. Richardson was one of the
wealthy and progressive citizens Of
New Orleans. He was president OF
the Mississippi Mills the head of
the Jno. P. Richardson Dry Goods
Co., and had considerable banking
interests at Chattanooga. He was
sick only few days, his death being
caused by pneumonia.
Mrs. Annie Harvey, wife of 7. T.
Harvey, of the McAllister X Roads
vicinity, died Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock, of typhoid fever. The inter
ment took place this afternoon at the
family graveyard, with services by
Rev. G. S. Byron.
Mrs. Gabrielle King died this
morning in Memphis. Mrs. King
lived for many years with S. B.
Seats family, of this city, and was
we'll known by the older citizens.
She was much beloved for her many
excellent traits of character and
Christian graces. She was men,
Der of the Methodist church and
lived up to its teachings. Her re-
mains will reach the city tomorrow
morning at 5:35. Tho funeral servi
ces will be conducted at the Method
list church morrow at 10 o'clock,
Rev. j. B. West officiating. Inter-
ment in Greenwood.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

Mr.. GhoIson, of Ballard county, is
here to-day looking up a legacy left
by a relative to the Barton heirs
The legacy could not be divided until
the youngest daughter became of
age. The older heirs all died before
the little girl arrived at maturity
and she never knew the particulars,
only that such legacy was left and
she was the only living heir. She
married and is now dead, leaving
several children. Old people here
have faint recollection that for.
tune was left here to this family, but
no one can locate it, and it is be-
lieved that it was sent to Europe and
invested for safe keeping at the
breaking out Of the war, and ought
now to amount to good round sum.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
POSTAL POINTERS.
A Plan to Cut Down the Dead Letter
Office List.

Postmaster r. c. Wilcox has hit
upon plan to reduce the number of
dead letter Office packages turned in
from the GAINESVILLE Office. He has
written to every postmaster in the
county asking for list of the people
who get mail at their respective Of
fees. This, he claims, will enable
him to forward much mail to its
proper destination that now goes to
the dead letter Office.
Many letters are addressed to peo-
pie at the GAINESVILLE Office who get
their mail elsewhere in the county.
The point is this: A man in In
diana, for instance, wishes to COM
municate with party in Montgom-
cry county. He knows the person
wanted is a resident of the county,
but is not certain about his Office.
Thinking he can be reached by adj
dressing him a letter to the county
site, he does this and the outcome is
that the man never gets his letter.
With an alphabetical list of the
people of the county and their post
offices, Mr.. Wilcox could very often
forward letters to the proper Office,
and in this way make the service
more effective.
1t is not a very hard job for the
country postmasters to get upa list,
and they will no doubt comply with
the request of the GAINESVILLE post
master,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Criminal Court

Charlie Wiley was tried yesterday
on charge of assault with intent to
kill, found guilty and sentenced 10
twelve months in the workhouse.
Bob Murphey, assault and battery,
guilty of assault $40 and cost.
Charlie Hampton, attempt to COM
NIT murder in the first degree; guilty
and five years in the penitentiary.
Sam Slayden, petit larceny, not
guilty.
William Schmittou, charged with
larceny, is on trial today.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

The name of the II. A. Thomas
Drug Co. has been changed to the
Tudhope Drug Co., of which G. A.
Tudhope is manager. 1t remains at
the same old stand, 119 Franklin
street. Mr.. Tudhope, who is COM
paratively a stranger in GAINESVILLE,
is an experienced prescriptionist and
a pleasant gentleman to have deal
ingS with.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
To Advertisers.

Advertisers are requested 10 hdad in changes for
their advertisements not later than $3.50 a. M. on
the day they ,oish them Inserted. We desire that
our advertising columns be kept fresh and bright,
as lOe knotO this TO be one Of the great secrets Of
success in adUerttstn0 and for this reason zoe
give our patrons frequent changes, but 10e must
insist on the observance Of the above rule, as zoe
cannat handle our regular complement Of ne1Os
When grounded l0ith other matter in the middle Of
the day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

This much is known: The grand
jury has found true bills against
parties connected with the Franklin
Bank failure. How many, or on
what grounds they are based, are not
yet known. The matter is still under
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Committee Chairmanships.

The press dispatches to-day indi-
cate that Congressman Springer will
be the chairman of the Ways and
Means committee, and that Congress-
man Holman will be made chair.
man of the committee on Appropria-
tions. If this be a fact Mr.. Mills is
left in the cold.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
First Round of Quarterly Meetings.

First Round of Quarterly Meetings.
Red River, at Mt. Zion, Dec. u, 10.
Springfield, Dec. II.
Sadlersville and Adams Station,
Dec. 10, 20.
Cedar Hill, Dec. q.
New Providence, Dec. 26, 81.
Antioch, at Salem, Dec. 20, 30.
The district stewards will please
meet in GAINESVILLE at the First Ma
tional Bank on Tuesday, Nov. a, at
10 a. m. III. Il. REAMS.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
THE COUNTY ASYLUM
Visited by the Grand Jury Committee
Yesterday.

Squire FINS Ewing, Neal Frey
and j. S. Barnett, committee from
the grand jury, went out yesterday
to inspect the county asylum and
will make their report to day. They
found twenty-one inmates in the
county institution, all in usual health
and well provided for, living as COM
fortabIy AS could be expected. All
speak well of the superintendent,
Mr.. Van Baggett, and his uniform
kindness to the helpless, while the
committee found excellent manage.
ment and everything needful, with
comfortable houses and good atten
ton. Pleased as they were with the
healthful location, farm arrange
ments, etc., the sight of those help
less people and pitiful idiots was any.
thing but inviting and was the cause
of both surprise and sadness. They
have one thing to report that is not
commendable, yet difficult to pre-,
vent-the birth of illegitimate chill
dren at the asylum, OF the twenty
one inmates there are six males and
fifteen females, one white male and
one white female and fourteen col.
ored. There are thirteen lunatics /;
one male; all colored. There is one
blind negro and seven decrepid from
old age.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

Silk mufliers, kid gloves, silk hats,
handkerchiefs, cravats, dress shirts,
any of which your son or brother
would appreciate as gift on Deem.
Der %. STATIONS is the place to go
TO make selections in these. decl4
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

The marriage Guy Fumbanks and
Miss Ivey Nuckles, near Howell,
KY, has been announced to take
place at 2:30 to day, and a splendid
affair is expected.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

Adams 81 Neblett have just re-
ceived a car load of good timothy
hay. Your horse or cow would en-
joy a bale for Christmast present.
dl5,d3t
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

The town is full of country ladies
to-day, shopping in all lines, which
is evidence that there is going to be
Christmas in the country.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16

nound-trip tickets will be sold
from local points at one and one
third fares on December 20, q, %, 90,
"a, %, 80, 80, 81 and January l, to
any point on the Louisville & Nash
vile, or Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis Railways good to return
until January 5, 1892.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Stravad or Stolen.

A red cow with white face and
short, smooth horns. Any informa.
ton concerning her will be suitably
rewarded at this Office or 422 Com
merce street. die, d&w1t
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
Change Of Name.

The T. A. Thomas Drug Co. have
succeeded in having the name of the
Co. changed and will in the future be
known as the TudhOpe Drug Co.
Dec. l6, dtf,W1t