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

That was queer dish we had for supper
Tuesday. 1t was an agreeable change; but what
was it? One man says it was Gladstone pudding
with the frost taken out Perhaps the freak may
be accounted for by the fact of there being new
cook in command.
The company is moving its tools and equip
ments into the new paint shop. 1t will be remem.
bered that since the fire last winter the painting
has been done outside of the walls. The new shop
will be a much more comfortable place to work
in, winter or summer, than the one which burned.
Capt. Alexander returned to duty Tuesday
after a weeks absence sick leave. He spent
one day in Minneapolis where he saw ex.store-
keeper, George P. Dodd, who still holds down
position at the workhouse. He also met ex-Guard
Tiffany who is conducting restaurant. He is
doing good business. Guard Rowe took care of
the cellroom during Mr.. Alexanders absence.
The Thresher company's assistant superin.
tendant was seen, one cold morning last week.
closely observing that thermometer which hangs
at the west end Of the tub and pail factory. Evi.
IDENTITY he thought himself very warm-b FLOODED
man to be able to stand the weather when the
mercury registered 40 degrees below That
would be fine thermometer for summer resort
hotel.
we will be right up with the times hereafter.
One of the Western Union Telegraph company's
self winding clocks has been secured for the
prison. 1t is electrical clock being wound and
regulated by electricity from the United States
observatory at Northfield. 1t has been placed in
the engine room. This clock requires care what
ever from those using it, but just runs on and on
like time ITSELF
-Supt. Covell is the happest man in the prison.
Long has he been wringing his hands and lament.
ing because he had no jobbing lathe in the tub
and pail factory. Many were the odd wooden
vessels he could have made had he only had one
of those lathes He now has it, and we may soon
stacks of pals. cades, caddies. frkins and the
like of all sizes and descriptions. The factory is
now equipped for making everything in the line
of tubs and pals from the largest size tub to the
smallest caddy. A great deal of material can be
used now that formally went into the waste pile.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
Social Success.

The world has a saying, "There is fool
born every minute" and the confidence man
takes it for his motto.
A few years ago l stopped for while at
a lake resort not thousand miles from here,
and was surprised to see among the guests
of the best hotel two confidence men. AS
1 had known one of them for some time
said nothing and awaited developments.
They were sin it" heavy with the three
hundred" went to boating and picnic par
ties in the day time. danced at night, and
were the pets of the barkeepers. This
went on for perhaps two weeks, when one
day noticed they were missing. Knowing
that they would not 20 empty handed,
made inquiry as to their departure. 1t
seems they had. to use vulgar phrase,
''gone broke" and concluded it was time to
move; so one night as the older man was
making himself the life of large party in
the parlor, note was brought to him by a
waiter AS he read it his face grew solemn.
and rising he hurriedly asked to be excused,
and left the room. In about an hour no
returned. and walked quickly to the middle
of the group he had left, and sadly said:
'Gentlemen, there are great many re-
der occurrence than this l know not of.
An old school friend of mine. who it seems
is living near here. has just heard of my
presence and sent me note. He has just
met with undeserved INSTRUMENTS lost
all the accumulations of years in some ras-
cally banking scheme. He has wife and
thirteen small children and wishes in some
way to obtain enough money to enable him
to reach the home OF his wife's parents in
the East. Could anything be more unfort-
innate? Will l be seconded if l propose
little collection for my poor friend? myself
will give twenty five dollars" why GER
tainly." was the unanimous answer. And
so. with about three hundred dollars in his
hand for his poor schOOl-mate. he left the
room. The next day the pair failed to show
up, and it was discovered that they had left
in the night overlooking their board bill in
the hurry of packing their paper collars.
CONFRERE.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
For The Mirror.
Grains of Gold.

Grains of Gold.
Every day is little life, and whole life is
but day repeated.
The greatest hero is perhaps the man who does
his best and sgnally fails. and yet is not embit.
tered by his failure.
If our Father seems distant, it is because we
had taken our portion of goods and travelled into
a far country. that may toolishly enjoy, rather
than reverently serve.
The real secret of getting what you want in
heaven on earth. lies in the fact that you give
your whole heart to it, or you cannot adequately
value it when you get it.
Life is not made up of great sacrifices of duties,
but of little things, Of which smiles and kindness
and small obligations given habitually, are what
win and preserve the heart.
Get into the habit of looking for the silver
lining Of the cloud. and when you have found it
continue to look at it, rather than at the leaden
grey in the middle. 1t will help you over many
hard places.
1t is not the deed we do,
Though the deed be never so fair
But the love the dear Lord looketh for
Hidden with holy care
In the heart of the deed so fair.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
As Young Men.

Charles James Fox was in Parliament at
nineteen.
The great Cromwell left the university
at Cambridge at eighteen.
John Bright was never at any school a
day after he was fifteen years old.
Gladstone was in Parliament at twenty
two, and at twenty four was Lord OF the
Treasury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cambridge at
sixteen and was called to the bar at twenty
one.
Peel was in Parliament at twenty-one,
and Palmerston was Lord of the Admiralty
at twenty-three.
Henry Clay was in the Senate of the
United States. contrary to the Constitution,
twenty-nine.
Washington was Colonel in the army
at twenty. two, Commander of the forces at
forty two. President at fifty-seven.
Judge Storey was at Harvard at fifteen.
in Congress at twenty-nine and Judge of
the Supreme Court of the United States at
thlrty-twO.
Martin Luther had become largely dis
tinguished at twenty four. and at fifty six
had reached the tOpmost round of his world
wide fame.
VCU0bOI Woo LII COACSO oO u1tOOus 6oSO
evidence of his great future before he was
twenty five. and at thirty he was the peer
of the ablest man in Congress.
Morris of SaxOny died at thirty-twO. con-
coded to have been one of the prOfOundest
statesmen and one of the best Generals
ChristendOm had seen.
Napoleon at twenty-five commanded the
Army of Italy. At thirty he was not only
one of the most illustriOus Generals of the
time. but one of the great lawgivers of the
world. At fOrty-six he saw Waterloo.
The great Louis x. was Pope at thirty
eight. Having finished his academic train
ing. he took the Office of Cardinal at eigh-
teen-only twelve months younger than
was Charles James Fox when he entered
Parliament.
William Pitt entered the ministry at four
teen, was Chancellor of the ExcheQuer at
twenty-five. Prime Minister at twenty
four. and so continued for twenty years,
and when thirty-fve was the most power
full uncrowned head in Europe.
Young Mems Era.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
Chapel Services.

Rev. Father O'Brien conducted services last
Sunday. His text, taken from the thirteenth
chapter Of st. PauPs epistle to the Romans. was,
Let US therefore cast off the works of darkness
and put on the of light" I'm these
words" said Father O'Brien, st. Paul exhorts
men to turn from the path Of unholiness, and do
penance for their sins while the opportunity yet
remains Still. many refuse to listen to his call.
They think there is yet time to attend to the af
fairs of the soul, and console themselves by the
thought that at the last moment salvation may be
won on the deathbed But there is no greater
evil than this. They depend on the hope that
they may repent and be forgiven in their old age,
even at the last moment. But who can tell but
what the very next moment of their life may be
ingratitude to thus treat Creator? Many be.
levers have been cut off in the midst of their sins.
Let us suppose that on the deathbed men are still
given one more chance But he is likely at that
time to be distracted by the pains of his body
that the affairs of his soul will be forgotten. The
time to prepare is the time of health and vigor.
But no man should despair. To return to God
with an humble and contrite heart is to receive
His forgiveness. 1t matters not how far may
have wandered from the path of duty the priv
ilege of returning to God is always open. Let
therefore cast off the works Of darkness, and put
on the armour of light.''
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
The Population of the World.

The latest and undoubtedly the most
authoritative estimates of the population of
the world give total of nearly 1,4SO, OOO.-
900. We take these figures from the
''Bevoelkerung der Erde," of which the
eighth issue has just been published by the
we'll known geographical establishment of
Justus Perthes of Gotha. No statistical
publication in the world is edited with more
minute and painstaking care. This volume
covers 27O pages. Every statement is crit.
ically examined, the sources of all statistics
are given, where various figures are pre-
scented the value of each is discussed. and
the greatest pains have been taken to Sc
cure the most reasonable estimates where
trustworthy census returns were unobtain-
able. The latest data. so cOnscientiOusly
collected and so critically examined as to
inspire confidence that they afford the best
approximation that can be made in our
present state of information. give the fol.
lowing figures as the population of the
great divisions of the earth's surface:
Europe. 357. $40. 900, or "a to the square
mile.
Asia. 1875. 954 900. or Al to the square
mile.
Africa. 1853, 95s, 900. or IA to the square
mile.
The Americans, 121, 713. OO0 or to the
square mile.
Australia, $3.50. 600. or 1 to the square
mile.
Oceanic islands, Z, 400. 900. or 10 to the
square mile.
Polar regions, 80, 400.
Grand total. I, 479, 729, 4OO.-N. Y. Sun.
It is not the goal. but the course. which
makes us hanpv-Jean Paul Richter
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Population 1922.
-Four arrivals and three departures during the
week.
this week.
Usher Sibbitts holds letter addressed to
John Nolan which may be had on application.
"A prisoner was received from Duluth last
night under sentence of three years and six
months.
Guard McCracken takes Guard Anderson's
place on the wall. and Mr.. Anderson becomes
night fireman.
We understand that hereafter there will be
no convicts employed in the engine setting.up
shop. The boys won't kick.
Statement of population Dec. 2: Working for
Thresher Co., I66; working for state 144; sick and
infrm. IL. Total population 1922.
Guard Parker now has charge of the largest
crew that marches out, perhaps the largest
any one man has had in many years.
-Four prisoners were received during the week
two from Rice county, one from Otter Tail
county. and one from Ramsey county.
-Supt. D. NJ. Meyers of the st. Cloud Reform.
atory is guest of the prison day. He arrived
last evening and visited the night school
Forty inmates are employed in the black
smith shop. This is the greatest number of con-
victs that has been employed in that shop since
eight or nine years ago.
The old steam hammer has been taken out of
the blacksmith shop. and new foundation of
great solidity is being put down. 1t IS said the
old hammer will be replaced by a new one.
Work is booming in the foundry. They pound
sand during the forenoon and part of the after
noon and have a red hot time the rest of the day
but they have machine that does all the blow.
ing for them.
The cloth for winter clothing has arrived
and Storekeeper BordweIl is now prepared to sup
ply the demand just fast his tailors
manufacture the goods Last years fashions pre-
vail again this year.
The old stock of binding Irvine has been over
hauled, retested, rewound and rebaled. 1t showed
good strength some of it showing a hundred and
twenty pounds tensile strength and average
strength of ninety.fve pounds.
Sheriff John s. Billings, of Otter Tail county,
brought down a prisoner Monday. Sheriff Bill
lings. it will be remembered. is the officer who
performed the disagreeable duty of hanging our
late fellow-convict, Adelbert Goheen.
No suffered any ill effects from the
Thanksgiving festivities. The morning after q
holiday is usually marked by long line in front
of the dispensary. but this time the line was
shorter than usual for every day in the week.
The new building is completed. The shafting
is being put up in the engine shop. There is
room in this shop for ten engines at time. A
great deal of the work formerly done in the en-.
CINE shop will be done her eater in the other de-
partments.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03
Carl Pretzel,s Philosophy.

Dhere vas some reference bedween q vorkin
politicians und a vorkin man.
Old Fadder Time vas der silentude barber, who
makes bald hairs grow der head on.
If you want to been a great succeed und enchoy
it, dots besser you haze had a couple times fail
ure.-National Weekly.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03

We are never made so ridiculous by the
qualities we have as those we affect to-
have.-Texas Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03

Mark the man or woman who seeks and
sees something good in everybody: there
goes a magnificent sOul.-The Torch.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-03

1t Is not the goal. but the course. which
makes us happy.-Jean Paul Richter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-04
sunday SERVICES

At Trinity church, Rev R F. Swee
rector. Tomorrow, Low sunday, service
at lG45 a. m, ~ m. and 7:3O D. m. a,
the chapsl at $50 D IN.
AT the United Presbyterian, preaching
at l0:45 q. m. and 7:30 o. m. BY the pas,
tor. Rev. 81. G. Marshall. Sabbath
sc 1ool at $50 a. m. and young peoples
meeting at 6:45 m.
at the Ninth Street Methodist church.
Rev. NJ. M. McCreieht, pastor. Suudsv
school at 2 p. m. Quarterly meeting at
D. m. and preaching by Presiding Ell
der Head. Quarterly conf erence business
meeting today at 9 p. N.
At the Christian. services at 1O:45 a. m.
and 7:3O p. m. conducted by the pastor.
hev. q. w. Grafton. Morning subject:
The Triumph of Christianity" Evening:
monuments. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m. Young peoples meeting at
6:30p.m.
At the Central Presbyterian, usual
services. La the morning the pastor,
Rev. j. 81. Kerr. will preach bis first an.
nual sermon. At the same service the
new elder elect will be ordained. Mem.
bers OF the church and congregation ere
especially requested to be present. Sum
day school at $50 a. M Y. P. S. G.
at Gas p. m.
At the First Methodist. preaching at
l0:45 a. M by the presiding elder, Rev.
NJ A Head, Atthe close of the sermon
The Lords supper will be administered.
At ':30 p m. preaching by the pastor.
Rev. G. w. Cue. Subject: The Re.
vival in Rock Island. the Churches. the
Men and the Means" Sunday school at
9:15 m. superintendent, j. F. Robin
son. The Junior League at $50 D. m !.
Amy Henderson, leader Young peoples
meeting $50 p. m. c. E. Adams. leader,
At the First Baptist. preaching by the
pastor, Rev c. E. Taylor. Subject for
morning. For or Agsinst Christ" For
evening. Jesus Only" Sunday school
at 9:l5 a. m, j. w. WEIGH. superinten.
dent. Professor Palmer Hartsough. of
Plymouth, Mich. will lead in the singing
in the Sunday school. Young peoples
meeting at $50 p. M, led by Fred Skin
ner. Subject. Praying and Not Faint
ing Sunday school at Fourty.fourth
street chapel at 3 D. M, C. L. Williams.
Preaching at the chanel
10 the evening by Charles T. Knox.
special music by the choir both morning
and evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-04
The Rockford Construction csmp..,

ROCKFORD. ILL.,. April editor AR
GUS: We notice in your issue of April l,
in speaking OF the transfer of the brick
plant formerly owned by the Rockford
Construction Co.. 10 the National CLAW
Co, you say the change virtually amounts
TO reorganization Of the old company,
and all contracts of the old com pany will
be finished by the new one You have
evidently been misinformed in regard TO
this matter. as the facts are tn at the Ma,
tonai Clay Co. has bought the brick plan,
and will run the same for the purpose of
manufacturing clay goods. This COM
pany is entirety separate from the Rock
ford Construction Co., although the
members of this latter company hold
stock in the National CLAY Co. The
rockford Construction Co. will not only
complete all the contracts which it has on
hand, but will continue without any
change. to take and execute contracts for
all kinds of public works Yours,
ROCKFORD CONSTRUCTION Co.
per WATSON T. PURPoNT, Sec'y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-04
Mrs. Darrow,s Musicale

The musicale at the residence of Mrs
E. P Darrow Thursday afternoon in
which the pupils took part proved highly
entertaining and enjoyable. The pro.
gramme is appended 10 full:
Sadie and Charlie Giles.
Piano SOLO "Redoird Polka,
Mary Gilmore
Little Fairy.
Piano solo Una Little Fairy March, =,
p,.,oso, T. YOungoeIg;
p,.,o n. Liens
- Minnie and Edith QGayie. '''A p'''''
i-'"' SOU Lille knox A"f'era Pc ika'
Piano Solo Happy Home March q"
Mile Spencer.
Mrs crandaiI. - A"'iAOy'
ri''' 500 or:ca ~: sunlight Waltz"
Piano solo,. -. ''Can Me Back sehottische.,
Katie Gottsman
organ Solo - rauge Flower waltz
Maud Rogers.
n. Mary, Carl and Lizzie sheIer N''~'
f'ino 500 60: Tidal Waver,
Mamie Hui and Mabie Le1 asa' "''~
Tau" SUM- 80. ripping Through the Clover,
Helen Loosely.
' O44u SSieSltoh ...--..---...............
49,, Lilly White. Cy Dart and Sam Darfow.
4 laho 500. Lu Graciense"
Susie MONTGOMERY.
Misses Woodruff and Sears.
song See the Pale Noon
Mrs. Loosely and Mrs. Crandan
fiano SOLO,. Echoes Of Lucerne,"
Mabel Fullerton
Fiano Duet -. &C ermont Grand March
Edith Case and ada W llcox
fiano soio- Happy Farmer
Myrtle Sears
Piano 1net. plantation Jollifcation."
1heo Jennings and Mable Fullerton
fIano 500" Marching Through Georgia varid-
Emma Dittmer. rtions
song Thou Wondrous Youth
Mrs. Loosely.
Piano Duet. Meteor Grand Gallon
May Walker and Flora Ludolph
Nellie Barnhart.
organ SOLO,. "Warblngs at Eve, =
Mabel Levy.
A""o DueI -. -"Manola,'
Misses Dittmer and johnson
Fiano Solo.----. LA Somnambula,'
Mary Walker
Misses Barnhart, Gilmore and Loosely
song. ;;:...--........ "A Bird In Hand
Misses Rogers, Sears and Quayle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-04
Well En- dOrsed.

Following is complete list of the
various tri-ci,y organizations endorsing
the clerks early closing and Sunday re st
movement.
Augustana c. rege.
Hitchcock Memorial Chapel Sunday
School, Moline.
Young Ladies Society. German Luth-
eran
Stone Cutters Union.
Moline Mannerchoss Krankenverein.
Swedish Lutheran Church
Second NJ. E. Church, Moline.
council No. 8, A. P. A, Moline.
Pickets Young Peoples Society of the
First Baptist Church, Moline
Moline Camp NJ. w. A. No. 80.
A E. Montgomery. Moline.
Milan Y. P S. ER.
Womans' Missionary society of Broad.
way church.
Ladies Mission of the First Bapt,s,
church
d. b. Biggs, grocer, Moline.
Presbyterian church, Milan.
NJ. u. No. $50. Rock Island.
KS Hitchmen's Mutual Aid association.
ock Island lodge. No ?.
L. A, 1854, K. of L.
u. A. R. post. 369. Milan,
Ladies' society, Lutheran.
King Builders.
Christian chapel
Central Presbyterian.
First Baptist church.
First Methodist church.
Carpenters and Joiners union No. 166.
Twin City Typographical union No.
101. Rock Island and Moline.
United PRESBYTERIAN church, Rock Isl.
and.
Rock Island arsenal, 1876 members.
Methodist Episcopal church, Milan.
brotherhood of Machinery Moulde,s.
Moline
Ladies Sewing society, First ME-.
church
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-04
Notes.

inere will be meeting of the stock
noioers OF the Rock Island Savings Bank
on Monday. April IS. at the Office
OF the bank. between the hours of 10 and
IL ociock .. M. for the purpose of elect.
Ing nine directors for the ensuing wear.
]. M. BUFoRD. Cashier
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-23
Beauties of Arizona Described.

Especial to The HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. ]
New YORK, July 22.-He has arrived.
His name is John n. Irwin and he is gov
ernor of Arizona by grace of Benjamin
Harrison, President of these glorious
United States. The governor is stopping
at the Murray Hill hotel in this city, and
to day an unsophisticated reporter discov-
cred him in his shirt sleeves using palm
leaf fan and railing against the New York
heat now prevailing. The governor, so all
his friends believe, has the greatest respect
for the truth, and the reporter knowing
that habit OF the governors implicitly
swallowed all that was told him. The sub
iect OF the interview was, OF course, about
Arizona territory. Here are extracts of
the interview which appears in the World
to-day Wednesday,. The governor said ::
II know the general conception of Arizona
is that it is the land of the
rattlesnake and the Gila monster,
of cacti deserts and Iroians, yet 1
never heard of case of sunstroke, never
saw q rattlesnake and never suffered with
heat so little in my life. The country is q
garden and the Indians are scattered
widely and keep to themselves. All the
Gile monsters l ever saw were captured by
the Indians and brought in for sale. As
for the climate, it is the most delightful
ever tested. The year is perpetual spring
and summer. The soil is that which mas
made south ern California q garden OF de-
light. Every variety of fruit figs, oranges
and the like grow in abundance. Corn is
the only cereal that cannot be grown"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-23
Testing the Light Honey" Tax.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
NEW YORK, July 22.-Yachtsmen who
own boats of foreign make are contendiDg
that the law has been m.sinterpreted in the
order recently issued by the treasury de-
partment, compelling all foreign built ves-
sells owned by Americans to pay tax Of so
cents ton every time they enter port Of
the United States. On this last ruling. F..
X. Vanderbilt, owner Of the foreign built
yacht ConQuerer. and Mark Golinsky, of
this city, owner of the foreign-built bark
Belgium, have protested against the pay
ment of the tonnage tax demanded by the
customs authorities at this point. MIR. Van
derbilt would have to pay under this last
order about sl93, and Mr.. Golinsky S325,
each time each vessel entered a United
states port. Both gentlemen have obtained
q stay of proceedings against the collec-
ton of the Eight money" tax, and have
appealed to the courts. The decisions in the
cases of MIR. Vanderbilt and MIR. Golinsky
will be of great interest as these cases are
looked upon as tests, the result of which
will effect hundreds of ship and yacht
owners.