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Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17
OUR LOCAL Hs.sBoRs.

Inc committee Of engineers appointed
by the war apartment to exaxlne and
report upoa the harbors of San Pedro,
kedondo and Santa Monica, will shortly
Visit this place and enter upon its
prescribed duties. The board consists
of Colonel CraighiIi, chairman; Lieuten-
ant Colonels Robert and Harris, and
Majors Handbury and Raymond. The
other four are comparatively new men
to the coast, but Major Handbury has
been in charge of the improvements to
the Columbia river and bar for the past
three years; and the deepening of the
water on the latter famous bugbear of
our pioneer mariners, is presumably
ascribable to Major Handbury's efforts.
We are glad to see him among the above
board of visitors for, while we do not for
an instant suppose that he is profession
ally the superior of his brother officers
on that committee, still there is some
thing valuable in having man whose
undertakings in a matter of this sort
have been crowned with success. Forty
years ago there were three channels
through the Columbia bar, and a south
west wind would make line of white
breakers clear across the bar in seven
teen feet maximum depth.
All this has been overcome by sys-
tenn of jetties just outside of Point
Adams, which jetties have closed up the
south channel and opened out the old
middle channel which had been closed
by shifting sands since 1882. The vast
volume OF water rushing through this
middle channel since it's reopening. has
so perceptibly decreased the current
through the north channel that it has
begun to fill up with sediment, and will,
in the course of two or three years, be
obliterated as completely as the south
channel has been. This leaves center
passage through the bar of four and a
half fathoms (27 feet 6 inches) at low
watef, and no vessel has been compelled
to wait for turn of the tide, during the
past Rght months, in order to cross
that 9nce-dreaded barrier to the great
river Of the west.
We have dwelt at unusual length upon
this matter to the northward of us, be-
cause the same man who has figured 60
conspicuously in that matter is becom.
ing engaged in one that is nearer to us
and, Of necessity, one in which we fee
deeper interest. We feel that success
at the north, in improving what'was
once terror to the average marin err
means success at the south, in waters
that are usually placid and calm. 1t is
matter in which our commercial peo-
pie feel an awakening interest, now
that a steamship has loaded cargo at
New York and broken bulk at Redondo
Beach. Men owning valuable business
property in this city who did not, a
month ago, pay any attention to the
consideration of wharves and harbors,
are now becoming deeply interested in
the matter and anxious to learn all they
can about the future movements of the
government engineers. AS the latter
gentlemen have in hand matters of the
utmost importance to our future COM
merce, we bespeak for them cordial
reception by our citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

EVERYTHING now looks toward the
speedy establishment at this place of
large and extensive machine and car
shops, Of a capacity sufficient to keep in
order all the rolling stock between Ell
Paso and this city, on the lines of the
Southern Pacific company. The cause
of this is our proximity to Santa Monica,
at which point can be landed the
coal and lumber sufficient for the uee
of these shops, at q cost far below
what it takes to land them at Ell Paso,
or any intermediate point. This will
require large force to build the pro-
posed shops in the first place, and a
much larger force after their compile
ton. Indeed, it would not surprise us
to see the pay-rolls of the new shops in
clude from 1900 to 1000 names for re-
pairing account alone, to say nothing Of
the large sums of money disbursed
every month for ordinary operating ex-
penses Of the road.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

The San Befnardino Courier has a
very wholesome article upon two popular
fictions that are raising the very dickens
with the machinery of assessment in
this state. These are the valuations of
dead mems estates, and the sales of rec
ord, made from spurious considerations.
That paper says: They take the ap-
praisement of the estates of deceased
persons, together with the sales of rec
ord, as a basis of valuation. In the
former, we can cite many instances
where the property has been sold far
below the appraisement. and in the lat
ter where the consideration is fictitious.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

THIS is the age of speed. A Chicago
merchant, who went over to Paris in
June, TO select his goods for the fall
trade, has just returned to the windy
city, having made the 4440 miles in 1874
hours. Forty years ago the fastest trip
across the ocean, from Liverpool to New
York, was made by the old Baltic, OF
the Collins line, in 26l hours; and they
thought that she was world-beater.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

CHICAGO would greatly prefer that the
worlds fair should be closed on Sun
days, that is, a portion of her popula-
tion incline that way. These are the
saloon keepers, Of whom there are 379
on one street, and total OF 1000 in the
city. If the goody-good people would
only keep their mouths shut, visitors
could go to the worlds fair and keep
sober. The saloon influence is all work
ing alongside of the prayer-meeting folks
on this particular occasion.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

Moses ODELL, at one time resident
of Sacramento, but now living in Siski-
you county, has been sued for $40, 900
damages by young lady named Til
ton, who claims the above damage for
breach Of promise and blighted affec-
ton. Tilton, surely we have heard that
name before, but the young lady has got
hold of the wrong man. Osd-e-ll don'i
spell Beecher.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17
WspNEsnAY. AUeUsT Il. lsea.

GLoUcrsrER. Mass, has a great cele-
bration coming off next week, it being
the 25oth anniversary of founding that
city. There is great deal of local
wealth there, the outgrowth Of the fish
cries, and the vanes on the church spires
are golden mackerel.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

THE sentence OF Thomas o 'Brien, pres
ident OF the C@ur d. Alene Miners
Unicn, to six months in the Shoshone
county Jail for melting men to riot and
malicious mischief, is a step in the
right direction. Standing up for work
ing mems rights is one thing; and
destroying other peoples property, is
another
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17
MIX AduIterators Arr ested.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.-Forty milkmen
in Akron were arrested this morning,
charged with adulterating milk. The
inspector claims that salicylic acid and
borax were used to preserve milk, and
the ingredients rendered it indigestible
to infants, causing increased mortality
during the heated term.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

THE Republicans have had a state
police commission for the city Of Port
land, appointed by the governor, for
the past ten years. The last legiala-
ture, seeing there was Democratic
governor, repealed the law, and made
the commissioners eligible by the vote
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

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Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

THE Argentine republic, which has
sjust got rid OF about 1900 Russian Jews,
that were sent out there by Baron
Hirsch, is now attacked by the red-eyed
locusts. If the brethren had only stayed
long enough to have cut down bee tree
or two, they might have had q picnic
that would have relegated the banquet
of John the Baptist to total obscurity.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17
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Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

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which he has been offered thousands OF
dollars. Any skin Cancer. Mole, Wart, ETC.,
removed in thirty minutes We challenge
the world to produce an equal treatment
for the permanent cure of Cancer.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17

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Treatment.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11

traceable. Let us dwell on the mltlga-
tiOn of the excessive paternal authority
which prevailed in the ancient world;
the elevation of women under the be-
nign and pure teaching of the Gospel;
the sanctity thrown around marriage
and the domestic hearthstOne; the melt
ing of the chains of the bOndman; the
abolition of cruel and brutal sports,
like the contests of the arena; the in
crease tenderness for children, COM
pared with the practice and spirit OF
antiquity; the abandonment of the pri-
vate wars which prevailed in the feudal
ages; the discarding of torture and the
reform of criminal Jurisprudence; the
substitution of arbitration for war, and
the astonishing mitigation of the hOr
rOrS of war which the spirit of human
ity in modern times has introduced, etc.
One sees from such broad survey that
there has been steadily operating sub
tie and powerful influence which, when
followed back, leads to the Cross Of
Christ. The truth of the SacredneSS Of
humanity, of the dignity and worth Of
every human soul, be it's outward con-
ditiOn never so humble, obtained then a
permanent lodgment in the human
heart. There it has been living and act
ing with an increasing efficiency. Thus
human society becomes more and more
Christian. Christ is seen, not in visible
form, but in his spirit, incorporated
into mems thoughts and lives.
RAMEOUs.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
r-, ST. 90 per year, in advance.
eHmS: Six Months so Cents.

ceedS to show us it's imperfectiOnS and
faults, we are compelled to admit to
ourselves that with all our bOasted civil
izatiOn, we are many hundreds of years
behind where we aught to be both in
moral and intellectual standing.
| take the liberty of presenting few
brief extracts from Mr. ThOreau's Anti
Slavery and Reform Papers, which /
hope will create in the minds of at
least few of THE MIRRORS readers,
an interest sufficient to cause them to
give little cOnsiderate thought to the
great fundamental truth which they
touch upon.
In speaking of law and justice Mr..
ThOreau says: "The law will never
make men free, men have got to make
the law free. Whoever can discern
truth has received his commission from
higher source than the chiefest justice
in the world, who can discern only law,
he finds himself constituted judge of
the judge. Strange that it should be
necessary to state so simple truth"
Again in speaking of the policy prac-
ticed by our legislators and civil Off
GERS, he says: "These men seem to be-
lieve, or act at least as if they believed,
that they could safely slide down a hill
little way, or long way, and would
eventually come to place where they
could begin to slide up again. This is
expediency, or choosing that course
which offers the least resistance A
down hill one, but there is no such thing
as accomplishing reform by the use Of
expediency.' There is no such thing
as sliding up hill"
"Will mankind never learn that policy
is not morality, that it never secures
any moral right, but considers merely
what is 'expediency What is
wanted are men, not of policy, but of
prObity."
Thoreau always places mans duty
to himself and to his fellow man in the
front rank, and boldly declares that any
man who accepts and abides by any de-
cree of sO-called court of justice, when
that decree lessons his manhood and
self-respect, is not a good law abiding
person, because, by Obeying the law as
defined by the court, he breaks a higher
law of God, thereby becoming moral
criminal. "We should be men first and
Americans afterward." r.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
Education by Criticism.

Probly there is no other class of read
ing from which an inquiring mind may
derive so much useful knowledge as
may be acquired by the reading and
thoughtful consideration of the criti-
cism of vital and pertinent principles Of
government, as put forth by the pen of
such man as Henry D. ThOreau. We
may not always agree with our critic,
in fact we may hold entirely different
ideas from his, but the effect of his
criticism upon our mind will be as that
of powerful invigorating stimulant,
or tonic. 1t is as though he were to
place to our eye powerful magnify
ing glass which, while it may diStOrt
and metamOrphOset the object under con-
sideratiOn, still it enables us to perceive
many points which had escaped our
notice, and thereby enable us to per-
ceive the narrowness of our own ideas
Such minds as Mr.. ThOreau's are apt to
go too far, or rather too deep into the
fundamental principles of things under
discussion for the general reader to fol-
low understandingly, but, by careful
attention and re-reading, one can gener-
ally discover that the hard-pan upon
which the subject rests cannot be
reached by any shallOwer digging, and
when Mr.. ThOreau has laid before us in
all it's nakedness, the skeleton of our
great free government, and then pro-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
Fame.

Two extremely different views are held
of fame. By some it is considered an
empty bubble at best, while others have
willingly yielded up their lives to secure
the heritage for their children. 1t has
been truly said that "some meneare
born great, others achieve greatness,
while others have it thrust upon them"
AS in this country the first of these
conditions is impossible, the last mac
cessible by any human effort, there re-
mains but the process of achievement
for those who desire to be famous. 1t
will be apparent to the most careless
observer, that the very existence of
the existence of a mountain would be
impossible without it's contiguous valley
or plain. AS the height of mountain
is estimated by the distance of it's sum-
NIT from the 'level of the sea-" so is the
extent of mans fame measured by his
relative distance above the level of So
ciety. He who would court fame then,
must not be content to do as well as
others. Negative virtues count as
nOught in such a contest and no one
who has not the positive qualities of
energy and perseverance can hope for
success in this endeavOr. The greatest
of all German poets has said, Energy
will do anything that can be done in
this world; and no talents, no circum-
stances, no opportunities will make
man without it, AS it is with men so
it is with all other things; and whatever
fame THE MIRROR possesses has
been accomplished by energy and per-
severance. OBSERVER.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
For The Mirror.
THE LOST PICTURE.

A wee. dainty rosebud, sweet mite of girl,
With eyes like two dew-drOpS. the laSheS unfurl
Plump cheeks of pink velvet, round as can be,
And mouth sweet blossom, sheds kisses for me.
Two small tireleSS feet, ever beating the song,
OF pit-t-pat pit-ti-pat, all the day long;
A soft cooling voice; on the red lips are hung
The cadence and accents of heavens pure
tongue.
And tiny hands-always something to do,
A dolly to DRESS and to feed dolly too
Oh. fair little creature! no sorrow is there;
No touches of sadness does infancy wear,
Thy heart is as light. as thy light Silken hair.
A dear loving mama-a paradise home;
Love, peace and cOntentment built Ger thee a
dome;
A seat in Gods kingdOm-was this, once thy
throne.
This picture have lOSt-nO art can restore:
No balm lifts the weight from my soul evermOre.
PAPA.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
SALTWATER, MINNESOTA, AUGUST II,

veritable Step-father tone which plainly
says: flames, it you are not up in two
seconds and a half I'll tan your hide!"
Arise promptly, make your bed neatly,
wash your face and hands and comb
your hair. Neglecting to do any of the
above named things is considered an
"otfense," punishable by the loss of a
credit mark, but if you have recently
been under the hands of the prison bar
ber it will not be neccesSary-in fact it
will be impossible comb your hair,
for after the barber has run his little
lawn mower over your Uranium you
will be as destitute of hair as billiard
ball. AT A. NJ. you are marched to
your respective shop particular care
being taken that you do not lOiter on
the way to talk politics, or discuss the
latest Opera-Where you are required to
labor diligently and in silence till P NJ
with the exception of an hours inter
mission at noon. From P. NJ. till P
NJ. the time is practically your own in
which you may enjoy yourself by sit
ting upon nice soft wood bench, smOk-
ing your pipe, reading your "Pilgrim'S
Progress" and figuring up the profits
of the little crooked transaction that
landed you here. About this time it
may occur to you that you have been
an egregious fool; and when you arrive
at this conclusion there is some hope
for you, for it indicates that your brain
has resumed it's normal function.
Now, young man, although / have
treated serious subject in light vein,
can you see anything in the picture
even in it's best light-to admire? Do
not deceive yourself with the idea that
there can be any permanent gain by
dishonest methods. Sooner or later it
will bring you to felOn'S cell, and the
raggedeSt rum-SOaked tramp that pO-
lutes Gods pure atmosphere is far bet
ter off than the convict, for he has Lib
erty, and he can, if he will throw of his
lethargy and assert his manhood, find
honest employment; and with decent
raiment on his back and an honestly
earned dollar in his pocket he can look
the highest dignitary in the face and
say, II am an honest man, owe no man
cent" Who can say more?
Think seriously then on the terrible
and inevitable consequences of crime.
Think of the degradation; think of the
loss of friends, the loss of Self-reSpect
and the respect and confidence of others,
which will forever put you beyond the
pale of honest men. Think of the loss
of precious time, weeks, months, and
perhaps years, your days passed in hard,
thankless toll, and nights in bitter re-
pinings. Think, in short, what it means
to be
"COndemn'd. severe extreme, to live
When all is fled that life can give"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-11
" The Way of the Transgressor Is Hard"

"The Way of the Transgressor Is Hard"
1t makes the average convict long to
HE away to the cool woods and turn
hermit for the remainder of his life
when he reads the effusions of some of
our profound (?) thinkers on the crime
and prison problems which occasionally
find their way in the columns of the
public press. Whenever an intelligent
effort is made toward the reformation
of the convict by education and humane
treatment, some of these astute indi-
viduals will cry out against the system,
and attribute the increase of crime to
the paternal and indulgent treatment
accorded to the inmates of the So-called
prison colleges. They tell us premium
is put on crime by granting luxuries to
convicts which honest workmen by on
erous toll cannot provide for their fam
lilies, and so on Gd .ti'1em, ignoring the
fact that thieves piled their vocation as
diligently when "prisOn colleges" were
unknown and petty larceny was pun
ished by death, as they do at the present
time. / have heard it said that this
prison would compare favOrably with
others of it's class in America, and as it
is possible this paper may fall in the
hands of some young gentleman who is
ambitious to emulate the deeds of the
illustrious Dick Turpin or Sixteen
string Jack, will point out some Of
the benefits, as well as the discOmfOrts,
of 'prisOn college" course. The cur
riculum in vogue in "prisOn Institutes )"
is somewhat different from that of other
colleges. The first lesson the student !"
learns, is to render prompt and unques-
tiOning obedience to the constituted au-
thOrities. He is taught honesty, sobrie-
ty, industry, cleanliness, and the moral
virtues, and when his term is finished
he is fitted for any business in life but
politics and the stock exchange.
But let me briefly sketch the routine
work of a day, that our young gentle
man may know in what manner he is
to pay his tuition.
At 6 A. NJ. the discordant clang of the
cell-rOom gong warns you that it is time
to prepare for your daily labor. This
rude awakening from your morning
Slumber is different from what you have
been accustomed to when the dear old
mother called from the foot of the stairs,
"J-i-m-m-i-e! get up dear; breakfast is
ready OF course you gave no heed to
the gentle summons, but turned over
and settled yourself comfortably for
another nap; but, young man, that will
not be tolerated here; that gong has a