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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29
HEMP CULTURE.
Some Timely Notes and Suggestions
from Warden Randall.

To the Editor of The Winona Republican.
have been down in Kentucky looking up the
hemp business and it seems to me good crop
for the farmers in Minnesota. especially in the
valleys along the Mississippi river. The fiber is
worth in Kentucky now, the farmers bring it to
market, $3.50 to S. per 100 pounds. They raise
from 1000 to 1900 pounds per acre, the crop
averaging about $50 per Seed is worth
IS to Sc per bushel and they IN bushels per
acre. had a talk with gentleman that owns
considerable land and hires farmers to raise and
prepare the flax for market He says it costs him
about S25 per acre. including the Seed leaving
him $50 to $35 per acre for the of the land.
The land has to to be well plowed and pulverized.
and before the seed begins to mature they cut it
and it lies on the ground three or four days, or
until properly wilted, when they bind it and stack
it. where it goes through sweat" Then it is
spread on the ground to rot. When properly rot
ted it Is taken up and put in shocks. where it
stands until they get time to break it and sepa-
rate the fiber from the woody part. They break it
with an old fashioned fax break by hand and
whip the shves cut of it, when it is ready for
ket. bought car load of hemp fiber of ]. T.
Smith of Heron Lake of this state. Mr.. Smith has
been raising hemp for two three years. He
has sold his fiber in Ohio and Chicago. He will
have $50 tons this year. He says it is equal to
any hemp raised in Kentucky. He has made a
machine and breaks his hemp with power. The
State is now putting up machinery in the prison
here, with a capacity of 1900 to 5000 pounds per
day. and will undoubtedly put in additional ma
chinery, which will make home market for
large amount Of fiber, and once they commence
raising it factories will be built for the manu-.
facture of rope and cords of all kinds.
saltwater, Minnesota, j. J. Randall
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legislative Prison Comfttees.

Senate State Prison Committee-L. G.. Wood e.
Sevatson, Orrin Mott. H. C. Nelson, F. G. Nc.
Millan,S. W. Leavitt, Alonzo Phillips, ]. W.
Craven, c. 8. Crandall, ]. A. Kiester, J. N.
Searles.
House State Prison Committed. B. Camille
berry John Koehenen, A. B. Darelius, M. ]. Nc
Grath, Jos. Capser, G. j. Lomen, Fred. Church.
State Prison Investigating Committee-John A.
Reyes, Thomas Cole Ole P. Hadland, o. D. Kin.
ney, H. q. Lewis. w. H. Trip, H. A. Wells
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29
Laura Jean Lfbbey,s Best.

delightful love-story. full of passion and in.
trigue. and written in Laura Jean Libbey's be st
vein. entitled. "Umont Ulvesford," begins in this
weeks New York Family Story Paper. 1t is a
splendid story, and will be eagerly read by thou.
sands OF admirers of the charming and versatile
young authoress of miss Middleton's Lover. -
Our readers should not fail to buy copy of this
weeks Family Story Paper, so that they can read
the opening chapters of "Ulmont Ulvesford.', by
Laura Jean Libbey.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29
For The Mirror.
Facts and Figures.

Facts and Figures.
New York City has 6, 81 saloons.
Seventy per cent. of Ireland's discharged
cOnvicts come to this country.
We cannot prevent man from drinking
but we can prevent the invitation to drink
from hanging out on every corner.
One son out of every fifth family is
drafted for the drunkard'S army of our
land. Have you boy to spare? Must 1
offer mine?
Three and one-half million dollars are
spent every day in this country for liquor.
causing 80 per cent of our crime and 70
per cent. of our insanity.
Crime in the U. S. is increasing 81 per
cent. faster than our populations; and we
now have one criminal to every eight hum
dred and four inhabitants.
Last year seventy million dollars were
spent in ChicagO's $500 saloons; and loss
of labor through whiskey reached nine hun
dred and two million dollars.
Omaha, which has the highest licence
known, has one arrest to every thirteen in
habitants; and it is estimated that in pro-
portion to its size, it has the greatest cor.
ruptiOn of any city of civilized nations.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29

Oh the Raggedy Man! He works for pa;
An he is the coolest man ever you saw;
He comes to our house every day.
An waters the horses an feeds 'em hay;
An he opens the shed-an' we all ist laugh
When he drives out our little odd wobbe-ly calf
An men, eff our hired girl says he can,
He milks the COW for 'Lizabeth Ann.
Amt he a awful good Raggedy Man2
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man
wy the Raggedy Man-he's ist SO good
He splits the kindlin' and chops the wood;
An nen, he spades in our garden, too,
An does most things at boys can'tdo.
He clumbed clean up in our big tree
An shook a apple down fer me!
An mother n, too, fer 'Lizabeth Ann!
An mother n, too. fer the Raggedy Man!
Amt he a awful kind Raggedy Man2
Raggedy! Raggedy? Raggedy Man!
An the Raggedy Man he knows most rhymes
An tells em. eff be good sometimes
Knows about Giants an Griffuns an Elves,
An the squdgicum squees at swaers theirselv est
An wife by the pump in our pasture lot
He showed me the hole at the Wunks is got
AT lives way deep in the ground, an can
Turn into me-or 'Lzabeth Ami
Amt he funny old Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy Raggedy Mani
The Raggedy Man-one time, when he
Was maxim little bow n airy fer me,
Says, when you're big like your pa is.
Air you go to keep fine store like his.
An be u rich merchunt an wear fine clothes?
Err what air you GO to be, goodness knows!"
An men he laughed at Elizabeth Ann.
An says. IN CO. to be Raggedy Man
''Tm ist 60 to be nice Raggedy Mani"
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man.
james Whitcomb Riley. in The Century,.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Daniel Catln. of st. Paul, was visitor Tues
day.
" cry few visitors passed through the prison
in the past week.
Guard Lester Bordwell is cultivating very
aristocratc limp-rheumatics.
Mrs. H. A. Tiffany and her guest. Mrs. A. M.
Green, looked through the prison Tuesday.
Mr.. J. E. Elliott manager of the Elliott House
in the city, was in with friend last Thursday.
Strong man Kenny has joined the messroom
gang and will now be able to satisfy his longfelt
want.
The tub and pail factory has been nearly at a
standstill during the past week owing to lack of
material.
We will state for the information of our dis.
tant readers that we had light fall of snow Mon
day morning.
sheriff Chas. B. Hill. of Clay county. brought
in one prisoner who will eat hash with us for the
next eighteen months.
MIR. ]. D. Bisbee, of Chicago, shown
through the prison yesterday by Mr.. c. H. Brown
of the Thresher company.
MIR. Violet, foreman of the Call office, had the
misfortune to get one of his fingers badly crushed
in the press one day last week.
Statement of population Jan. 20: Working for
Thresher Co., l65; working for state 1915 sick and
infrm. II. Total population. 3l3.
w. A. Pease, of Chatfeld N. O. Henderson,
of Newburg. and A. H. Danials, of Harmony,
looked through the prison last Friday.
After contemplating the binding twine plant
for a while Supt. Covell remarked, what lot Of
machinery it takes to make a ball OF twine."
Sheriff Donovan, of Faribault. brought up two
prisoners. each Of whom will have two more rings
on his horns before he sees sunny Faribault again.
Representatives John A. Keyes O. D. Ken
nedy and b. A. Wells, members of the State
Prison Investigating Committee, were in the
prison Monday and Tuesday.
The Thresher company is putting all iron
wheels on Its separaters this season. The iron
wheels are said to be about as cheap as wooden
ones and much more enduraole.
Charlie Kilgore. who held the position of
draughtsman with the Thresher Co. for number
of years before trying his fortunes in ST. Paul. has
returned to the company's employ.
Mr.. James Davidson. of the firm of Combe,
Barbour & Combe, Belfast. Ireland. is here as.
sisting in the arranging of the binding Irvine ma
chinery sold to the state by his firm.
Mr.. Gilmore who is to superintend the prison
twine factory arrived last week and is assisting in
the putting up of the machines. Mr. Gilmore is a
resident of Hastings, Mimi. and is experienced
hand.
Count Beaudn and Happy" AL, the two
whatsits late of this zebraic aggregation of hash
eating zigzaggery. honored the citizens of Still
water with their presence last Saturday evening
and were entertained over night at Hotel de Bum
by Messieurs les Cops
There was a wreck the M. s. P. r. r. last
Friday afternoon. An engine was pushing q num-
Der ofcars up the grade at high speed when the
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-01-29

There were five or six of 'us boys" in
coach on an Erie train one day last summer,
when young man wearing big diamond
pin came in. AS he seemed to take special
pains to show off We presently began to,
talk about diamonds and how people were
deceived in them, and he at once cooked up
both ears and became interested. The
magnifying glass with him, and we selected
him as an expert to test what jewelry we
could pass up. He passed all the stones as
fair to medium, and then the stranger came.
forward and said:
'l'd like your opinion on this stone. I
got it at what consider a bargain"
do you call this diamOnd?" asked our
expert" after long look through the
glass.
Certainly"
'Where did you get it?"
'Of an advance agent who was hard up"
''And you paid-?"
''Oh, we'll. might as well tell you. I
gave him $14O, and its worth $3.50 or $780,"
us it? l shouldn't like to offer you $40
fer it. You have been made victim"
''What! Isn't that diamond"
'''Yes, such diamond as my house sells
by the pint"
The stranger was knocked all to pieces
by the information. and after considerable
swearing he went off and sat down by him
self. At Salamanca he saw some one on
the platform he knew and hurried out to
speak with him. When he returned the
pin was gone. and one of the crowd asked
if he had lost it.
Mot any lostw he replied. ''When
found out that had been taken in and done
for l determined to do somebody else. I
have just sold the pin for $35 to sucker
friend of mine, and will charge up the $1O5
to experience"
Every one of us turned cold. but no one
spoke. That stone was genuine first
water, and worth $500 unset!-N. Y. Sum-.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07
Earmars- TIC NotIcs.

have leased the iarse warehouse OF Peter
Fink at the B. 6 0. Depot, in Somerset. for
five yeorS, and also wsrerooms At Berlin and
Coleman's, where will keep on hand dur
NJ the seasons for delivery and reshipment
10 all local points every grade OF Fertilizers
manufactured By the well-knovn Susque-
hanna Fertilizer Company, Of Canton, Bal
timore. Md. have spent fve years among
you, while these goods have been used in
Somerset county for eight years. having been
introduced by the Hon. o. P. Shaver. Ow-
ing TO the large number Of my patrons whom
Ithsnk kindly, my agents aad myself may be
unable to call to see you personally, so
take advantage of your excellent papers to
call your attention to the merits Of our Fer
tilizers, and beg leave TO say that s B. Yo-
der. Of Pugh, Somerset County, Pa, and
myself have solicited orders for the fall crops
of Is9o-I60 tons to date Of issue, notwith-
standing the strong competition
z. NJ Patton. of Somerset. who resides
near the depot. is acting as delivering agent
for me. By addressing or calling on him,
you can learn our prices We can re-ship
to any local point on short notice, but would
prefer at zll times to have yoEr orders as far
in advance of immediate wants "a practical
as it enables Us 10 get our goods 10 yol IN
better mechanical sondition. IN behalf Of
the susqnehszna Fertilizer Co., am,
Very Respectfully,
Al. Kosrs. Guernsey. Pa.
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Como 70 the Farmers. lnstltute.

The program Of the Farmers Institute to
be held at Somerset on the 14th aud 18th of
January, 1891, was Published in the county
papers last week. Farmers, you can't afford
to miss this meeting. Subjects will be dis
cussed pertaining to farming by persons who
know whereof they speak. that viii be Of su-
preme importance to you. Mr. Terry. of
Ohio, and Mr. Cooper, Of tins State-two
scientific and practical farmers will surely
be on hand both days and it will pay any
one 10 come twenty miles to hear them.
Farmers throughout the county, We call
upon you specially to send good, live. rep
resenlative man from every township for the
purpose of making an arran cement for the
farmers of the whole county to procare com
merciaI fertilizers by wholesale. and st whole
sale prices Farmers. you can save . per
cent, or about s. on every ton you use. By
such concert of action But the entire coun-
ty must pull together to accomplish this.
VIII you see to it Il can be done 1t will
not be undertaken unless each township
joins-depend on that.
f,ouwrr-r=r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07
The NioaIy Case.

Counsel for the Commonwealth have re-
ceivei numerous letters during the past few
days from witnesses, who testified in the
Umberger case and Jurors. saying that . m n
giving his name as - BuiieT, Of Harris
burg, has visited them alleging that be had
been sent 10 them by Governor Beaver 70 ia
vsstizate the case. Il is nonsense to belif.e
that Gorernor Beaver has sent out any sgent
and We can enly conjecture the character Of
the sffidavits be will manufacture on behalf
Of the Nicelsy boys Butler has been heard
Of in the northern and southern paris Of
this county and in Nestmoreland county
The whole thing looks on its face ike
another fraud.
Attorneys for the Commonwealth have re-
ceived letters from Ligonier shreatening
their lives IN case the Nicely boys are exc
cufed.
The pardon board has refused a rehearing
of the Nicely case. II TfGovernor Beaver does
not sat the day for the execution before he
goes out of Office, the Sicelys are reasonably
certain not to hang. as Governor Pattison
VIII not likely do what his predecessor re-
fused to do. In this connection the Iagsirer
thinks it would be good thing II all execu-
tions coud take place promptly upon con-
viction and at one or another Of the peuiten
tiaries- This thing OF holding convicted
mursierers over until a maudIin sympathy
has been aroused in their behalf is becoming
a stencil in the nostrils ofdecent people If
execution IS the best way of disposing Of
murderers, let it be done promptly. y.-Beaford
Laaaires,.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

Everybody present at Dr. Buckley's lecture
in the Opera House Thursday should fall on
his knees and thank God that be Is alive.
Not because the doctor shot out any death
dealing volts of wisdom or wit, bat rather
because horrible panic vss ayerted by the
coolness of Manager Casebeer and Superin-
tendent Berkey. The house was crowded
to suaocati0n when an alarm Of FIRE was
raised on the streets-caused by q lamp ex
plOsion in the Dairy ComPany's office-and
was heard BY one or two persons in the hall.
They al once elbowed their way out through
the crowd, while the immense audience
quivering with suppressed excitement eager
IL looked after them. In 3 moment the
gentlemen named re-appeared and bsde the
people sit still that there was nothing to
fear. Had 1t not been for this prompt action,
there would most certainly have followed q
mad rush for the two illy-sdapted exits snd
numbers Of woman and children would
have been trsmpled to death. VIII not the
owners OF the Opera House look at this
matter in the proper light and supply larger
and sufficient exists for their place of amuse-
ments
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

nsnatv Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Harry Kinkead. has been making inquiries
The mast week. under instructions from the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. with .
view Of ascertAining the number Of sugar
producing trees in this county and the num-
her of persons engaged in The. manufacture
ofsugar who annually produce exceeding hve
hundred pounds. The new tariff law grant
ipe a bounty oftwo cents per pouad 70
manufacturers who annually produce fiye
hundred pounds and over goes into opera
ton April ist, 80 II viii be OF little il any
hsnes, 10 Somerset county producers the
prc.ent yesr As the sugar making season Is
-.nsraIlv over before that time. From the
information gathered BY Mr. Kinkead the
Reveuz. Department VIII decide whether
he quantity Of sugar produced in this coun-
~ rill necsssitaie the building ot one or
,1or. boDdsd warehouses OF whether I VII
- advisable to have the sugar weighed at
re home Of the producer BY goyernnzent
,s.,cer appointed for that purpose.
Tle p.oducfion Of maple sugar has bssn
m.,rce OF great reyeBus 10 lbs farnseu Of
~. c,,untv for years and with bounty Of
,x,o eents per pound offered under the Me-
Kio,ev bill II viii bring about 25 per cent.
,nor. per pound TO those engaged IN rs
manufacture
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Business men about town. report largely
increased business last year over the proceed
ing one Mr. Cook. of Cook & Beerits said
TO our representative: The business done
BY our house this year has been at least si0,-
ooo greater the past year than ever before in
its history. Don't understand that our pro-
fits have been that much greater because
book accounts have grown in proportion
and selling prices have been much closer
than ever before. Perhaps our largely IN
creased grain and -four trade has bad as
much to do with it as anything else We
have five car loads of grain at the station to
be unlOaded at the preseat time. Then too
We sold almost 500 barrels of oil in the past
year"
Other merchants spoken to agreed in say
ing that the year 1890, had been unPrece-
dented in the quantity OF goods sold, and all
look forward to 1891 with the greatest salts
faction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

Jacob J. Iounkin, Esq, q spry young
gentleman from Confluence, dropped into
this Office on the 2ad to square up for his pa
per, he having been reader Of the HEEALD
since 1855. Mr.. Younkin is rather small OF
stature but is as erect as an Indian. Very few
silver hairs have appeared among.the heavy,
blaek crop that covers his head, notwith-
standing be is in his s4th year. He was
never sick day in all bis life and has never
had to use eye glasses Mr.. Younkin cast
his first vote for Andrew Jackson and has
never missed voting at an election since that
yesr-not even for township officers. He
has been an earnest aud active Republican
ever since the formation of the party. Mr..
Yoankin was born in that favored spot Of
Lower Turkeyfoot township, known as
Hexeburg and always resided in the
Turkeyfoots. he Is one of the most re-
markably active and well preserved men fer
his years in the county and has no idea of
retiring from active life for long time TO
come
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SOME NEW SALARY LAWS.
The New County Commissioners
VIII Come Under Them.

The New County Commissioners
VIII Come Under Them.
At the last session OF the Legislature some
changes were made in the laws covering the
County Commissioners in the exercise of
their official duties. They have been in
Somerset county under local law compen-
sated al 50 per day for their labors as Com
missioners, and allowed 10 cents mileage for
the number Of miles actually travelled in the
discharge Of their duties. Two acts were,
however, passed upon this subject By the
last Legislature and approved by Governor
Beaver.
The Act of May {, 1881, allows them
compensation Of $3.50 per day for each ard
every day actually and necessarily employed
in the discharge of the duties Of their Office.
They shall annually submit to the Board Of
County Auditors full and itemizad state
ment and account, under oath Of the days
and nature of business in which they were
employed during the preceding year, and the
County Auditors shall audit, settle and ad-
Just said account in the same manner as
other accounts Of the County Commission
ers are now audited and settled; Provided,
That the pay allowed BY this Act shall Be in
lien ofaii other compensation and charges
for the individual services and expenses Of
said Commissioners
The Act of May Is, 1859 provides that
the County Commissioners and Poor Di-
rectors shall be allowed their travelling ex-
penses necessarily incurred in the discharge
oftheir Official duties So
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Bargains /. bargains !

We have 50 pieces of Lace Curtains to be
sold at the great r. L. S.
Curtains No. worth 81, sold al 75c pr pair
No. 2 worth 81 %, sold a, % cents per pair.
No 3 worth 81 50, sold ar sil0; No worth
$40 sold at q 90; No. 5, worth 50 - sold
at s25o We have also IS Bed Spreads that
will be sold at away down prices. Please
call soon and see the big bargains
PARxER 4 PkRKga
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The apear Frlends,, Heard Fronn.

The following anonymous letter, post
marked Ligonier was received at this Office
Monday evening. The dear friend" who
wrote i took great pains 20 disguise his hand
writing
Bob Scuil if yoa don't stop writing lies in
your paper aoouf the Nicely boys will
blow your red head of your shoulders
have been 3 subscriber Of your paper for
years and for the last years its been nothing
bat lies yOu know damed well them Nicely
boys are innocent aud if you don't stop your
internal lies your time will be shorter than
theirs remember this you are not safe now
to 70 out side your door for people are
watching for you you viii be witecapped and
pounded tlll your dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

DR.. Buckleys lecture on Dollars and
Cents was great disappointment to the
large audience that crowded the Opera
House Wednesday evening. The lecturer
has the reputation Of being one of the most
forcibIe and polished writers on religious
topics in Americs, IS one Of the most emil
neut divinss in the Methodist church, has
Travelled extensively throughout all quarters
OF the globe, and The people who composed
his audience on this occasion had q right 70
exspect lecture Of unusually high order.
For two lozg hours the large audience pa
iientiy listened to one Of the most common
place and uninteresting talks ever inflicted
on long suffering people and about mat
ters too with which any well instructed
school child should be perfectly familiar.
Notwithstanding the apparest suffering Of
the audience, il was decidedly rude and IN
becoming on the part of those-and there
vas not few Of them-who applauded the
speakers statement am now through
with the dry part Of my subject. = This
unlocked for applause served 10 rattle the
learned Doctor and it appeared to the writer
that he did not recover his equilibrium
throughout the remainder Of his discourse
There can be no question that the matter
Of DR.. Buckley's talk was admirably adapt
ed for the instruction Of common school
teachers and had it been delivered in a
curtailed form before the Institute proper
would have been received with the greatest
satisfaction Il was not well received by a
Somerset county audience.
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ofncers Elected.

The f1il0Hing officers were elected at the
election December 80. 1890. BY the Farmers
Union Association and Fire Insurance Com
uany Of Somerset county, Pa: President,
Alexander Nusser Vice President, Henry
Fl s,ahl Secretary. simon P. Fritz Direct
ors Frederick Weller, Jacob Masser, Eph-
rain :. walker, Hiram p Hay, Absaham
sevits. Costin Cunningham.
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Cold Weather.

Now is the time to buy Blankets. We
have 50 pairs of White, Red and Gray Blan-
kets, 70 elose, Al bargains The lowest pri-
ces We have ever made We are better pre-
pared this 4. l. 5. 20 give Our frienis and
customers good goods at cheap prices than
We have erer been heretofore Gail and see
Is, and be convinced. ~
PsExER & PAzxEs