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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-02-20

The IL. John Il ninS;nore $ ore
Of tie mos; a%c'i,5, carofpi monbc Of
The House. lie hails tram Nu-a5c
and is n Young mau serving his 4 Il
Term. Ills colleagues are Nessrs
Madison aud O'NeilI, which makes
NoXnhec the home Of the lamontcd
Patty, Of the able billiard Rud the sub
rr asury leader, CiarEs Lewis, II OF
the ab!cst. IL not the ablcst renrcSen-
ted county OF the State, in the Lcgis.
laturc. billiard, Madison. O'Neill and
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vile Dem.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-02-20

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the [louse TO the effect that the vs. cr
Works Company If Jackson be srcd
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Neur0IO,c PersO,as

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W >lrrr2h ha, ncrn developed iui
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Division of Section.


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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15

this. It has been a turn here, and some
fortunate occurrence there, which has
changed the whole current of certain
lives, though this change cannot truly
be said to be sudden, for there must
previously have been a development
Of one or the other side of nature.
People do not become good or bad in
day, it is only by degrees as this or that
side of nature is stimulated by coming
in contact with it's counterpart in other
persons. This rule, like all others, ad-
mits of exceptions; for there are per-
sons, who, in spite of adverse circum-
stances will, by force of will, form and
mould their own characters. Such we
call, "self-made." In this case, the say
ing, "What is medicine for one, is poi
son for another" holds good. But to get
back to my subject, the convict is not
monster, but rather an unfortunate
member of the human family, largely
a victim of circumstances. Like others
ain this great world, they have had, most
of them at least, bright prospects be-
fore them-When thoughts of disgrace
and ruin were far from them. In
their prosperity, while fortune smiled
on them, they, unconscious of the effect
their acts would have on their future
lives, were sowing their wild oats in
liberal quantities, only to reap the fruits
of remOrSe when the turning point was
reached. TO those who regard the con-
vict as being totally depraved being,
let me say: imagine yourself placed in
such circumstances as would tend to
develop side of your nature to de-
gree that would weaken and have a
deadening effect on the other, and you
will readily see that it is not the alb
sence of the higher nature that places
one among the fallen, but that mere
force of circumstances has helped to
make him what he is. Optic.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
Force of Circumstances.

To many, the convict is an object of
intense curiosity. Why he is so, am
unable to say, unless it is because those
who regard him in that light expect to
find him a species of man entirely diff
ferent from his fellow creatures. 1
have often noted the surprise exhibited
by people entertaining this notion, who,
on becoming better acquainted with the
convict, find him no different from the
great mass of humanity in general. 1t
seems that many people who seldom
come in contact with the convict regard
him as having some thing entirely for
eign in his nature; that certain traits
in his nature are possessed by him alone.
But it is not so, dear readers. The con-
vict, like all other people, is endowed
with all the essential qualities of nat
ure; he is swayed by the same passions
and emotions that sway the rest of man
kind, and is susceptible to all the in
fiuences that can move the human heart.
The more one becomes acquainted with
human nature, the more firmly will
they be convinced that mans position
in life depends largely on circumstances.
We see reflected in the lives and
acts Of criminals, the darker side of
human nature; but this is no reason
why any one should suppose that the
better and nobler part of nature is alb
sent. The only difference that l can
see between good and bad man is the
unequal development of both sides of
human nature, and that circumstances
has much to do with the formation of
character, there can be no doubt The
histories and lives of eminent men
furnishes us numerous examples of
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
How He Saved His Neck.

Il remember" says Prof. Williamson
of Texas, hearing one speech in my
life that l am satisfied was delivered
without preparation, and it was an elo-
quent one, too. 1t was in California in
'49. We were busy at work, crowd of
us, getting out gold: and one night two
brothers named Burke-pOpular fellows
lost every ounce of their dust. Some
thief had crept into the tent and stolen
it. Suspicion fell at once, and without
any reason, on an EngliShman in the
crowd, who had held himself alOof from
every one. A search of his tent found
more dust than it seemed reasonable
for him to have accumulated, and he
was at once taken to tree with rope
around his neck and given fifteen min
utes to pray. The fifteen minutes
reached an hour and half, and such
flow of elOquence upon the subject of
circumStantial evidence l have never
heard before or since. Its power may
be imagined when l tell you that the
crowd in that country and in that day
was Influenced to change the verdict of
capital punishment to Punishment and
confiscatiOn of his property. He walked
down to Frisco and took job as bar
tender. A month after we found that
the cook we had in camp was the thief;
and, after stringing him up, was sent
to hunt up the Englishman and turn
his property back to him. His name
was Rivers, and he was a varsity man
in England, and a Senior wrangler,
found when l met him. He had pile
of several thousand dollars, and went
straight to England. l never heard of
him afterwards, but 1 shall never forget
that eloquent and extempOraneous ad-
Dress Louis Globe Democrat. =,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15

would be a representation of cake of
soap with Latin translation of the
prOverb, "CleanlinesS is next to gOdli-
ness" inscribed underneath. / would
recommend for you, Mr. Hides, as you
have furnished so many SOlelesS Great
ureS with 1ChOle SOuled CATERS coat
of arms representing the original seven
leagued boots.
Space denies me the pleasure of ad-
vising the remainder of the -four hun
dred" separately; but they could all OBJ
tain suitable emblems by copying the
various denominations of Uncle Sans
legal Wherewithal, and let the selection
be made according to the rank of the
aspirant; for example, let those that
only possess paltry million adopt the
lower denominations and the ones who
number their millions by the score as
sumo the mythical high-priced treasury
notes.
"A popular method of obtaining
genuine coat of arms is to exchange a
little beauty and great deal of gold
for some impoverished sprig of the
foreign nobility: but unfortunately
there is only few of these envied
knights for sale at present, and conse-
quently the majority of the -four hun
dred will have to be contented with
coat of arms of their own invention.
The favored few that have eloped
from McAllister's brigade, and who
are now enjoying the pleasure of being
addressed as MY Lady," should not
become SO intoxicated by the delicious
atmosphere of royalty as to forget their
American sisters; but should use their
influence to induce defunct mobiles to
seek wives and fortunes on this side of
the pond. and they can find plenty
of the -four hundred" who would be
only too glad for the chance to barter
their youth, beauty and American dol
lars for thread-bare title. | would
say to society that,
If time be heavy on your hands.
Are there no tOlerS in our streets
Nor any poor in all these lands:
Oh teach the weak to strive and hope:
Oh teach the great to help the low:
Pray Heaven for noble heart.
And let the foolish title gO.''
&C.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
A Silver Lining.

Laid in my cell last night thinking of
the Thanksgiving just past, and the
Christmas soon to come; and as the
memories of the past surged through
my brain, and visions of the happy
friends and loved ones so far, far away
from me now, my callous eye grew dim,
and l wept. Through the binding tears
that fairly scorched me as they fell, 1
saw the dear, sweet, loving face of my
wife as l last saw her; and the memory
of that last glance is an image craven
on my heart, and one that | will carry
down to my grave.
How can | portray that picture? :?
Twas just at sunset; the sun cast long
shadows down the straight stretch Of
sandy road, and the quiet and hush of
that August evening was broken only
by the low distant roar of the breakers
on the beach
And all the air a solemn stiffness holds,
Save where the beetle wheels his dronng fight,
And drOwsy tinklings lulls the distant fold
The pretty little cottage standing out
in broad relief against the background
Of blue and gold, sky and ocean, and
the tall lissOm figure | knew SO well,
and that was so dear to me, and is
dOubly so now.
The dainty 'kerchief waving a last
adieu. How well [ could imagine the
brave quivering lip, and moist eye of
that sweet, true face, one last glance,
and then l turned away, alas! perhaps
forever. How recreant to that trust
had l been; how base-how lowly have
/ fallen.
What is there left for me here? Can
| hope again-Will Paradise ever open
for me here again? Will life ever hold
such charm for me? But bark! there
goes the organ pealing forth in grand
triumphant strains "a Christmas an
them-"For unto us Child is born, a
Saviour Observation-Disclosures for
we shall be born again. With start
and thrill [ awoke to hear the choir
coming from the chapel, where they
had been rehearsing the Christmas
music. WAYNE.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
AriStocratical EmblemS.

Human nature has not changed much
since the good old days, when knights
were bold and barons held their sway"
and the people of this end of the nine
teenth century are as vain and love dis
play as much as the knights of yore.
In the days of chivalry, the knights
had emblems wrought on their shields,
and usually wore on their helmets some
device representing the pursuits of the
bearer, or stigmatizing some act of
bravery the knight had performed, very
frequently the emblem being the result
of some Whim.
Alexander the Great, believing that
he was descendant of Jupiter, had a
wren's head emblazoned on his armor.
julius Caesar bore star in honor of
his illustriOus ancestor, Venus. Rich
ard C9ur de Lion, to denote his pro-
verbal bravery assumed the lion, and
every king of England since has copied
the CRur de Lions motto, and if they
were not liOn-hearted they were kings.
And who would have had the audacity
to inSinuate that they were not entitled
to the motto?
All the aristocratic families of the
old countries have their distinct en-
blems and as have been studying en-
blematic lore, beg leave to offer a few
suggestions to such of my countrymen
as can afford to be in the inner circle.
and who, in order to keep pace with
their more fortunate brothers across
the pond, must adopt coat of arms of
some description.
John Jones, 1 caution you against
painting a wren's head on your car
riage door, for you are not king and
could not make people believe that you
descended from the gods; but as you
owe your greatness to the fine quality
of your dressed beef, would suggest
calf's head, with an appropriate Latin
motto.
Now Mr.. Tallow. it would poorly be-
come you to adopt the lion as an en-
blem, though it is strictly English, it is
quite out of fashion. A very Sugges
tive coat of arms for one who has furn-
ished his English brothers and the
few common species of mankind that
inhabit this beastly civilized country
with such an excellent brand of soap,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
BE NOT CONTENT.

IL. not content: cOntentment means inactiOn;
The growing soul aches on its upward quest
Safety is twin to SatiSfactiOn;
All great achievements spring from life's un-
rest.
The tiny roots deep in the dark mold hiding,
Would never bless the earth with leaf and
flower
Were it not an inborn restleSsness abiding
In seed and germ to stir them with its power.
Were man contented with his lot forever.
He had not sought strange seas with sails un-
furled,
And the vast wonder of our shores had never
Dawned on the gaze of an admiring world.
Prize what is yours, but be not quite cOntented;
There is a heathful reStleSSneSS of soul,
BY which mighty purpose is augmented,
In urging men to reach higher goal.
So when the restless impulse rises driving
Your calm content before it, do not grieve;
II is the upward reaching and the striving
OF the God in you to achieve. achieve.
Ella Wheeler WilcOr.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15
Facts About Great Generals.

have often noticed that the writer's
OF the present day especially Amer
lean writer's J, in referring to the military
careers of celebrated generals, speak of
Gen. Washington, Gen. Grant, and
Napoleon Bonaparte, as great generals.
Not speaking parum ho'aorJtce of
those generals and statesmen, l should
ike to ask, "What great feats did any
of those three generals perfOrm?" 1t is
very true that Washington was at the
head of the American Independence in
a certain way, but he was not the first
10 declare independence. 1t is also true
that he was at the head of the army
when the British surrendered, and de-
clared the States free; but Washington
did not reflect any great credit on his
country when he retreated from Long
Island. and gave up his entertainments
without firing single gun at the en-
emy.
We are all pretty we'll acquainted
with the history of Gen. Grant (the
Jheoretic, or alegOric) J, so | will only
mention one instance of his blunderS,
and this is simply because | was on the
battlefield at the time and know what
happened. This blunder was at Pitts
burg Landing, where Johnson ''knOcked''
Grant out, and all because of Grants
incapacity as commander 1t was
here that Grant led his men to be sacri-
feed. Hundreds of men here died
without being able to strike blow in
self-defense, just through the ignorance
or inability of their commander.
We will now turn to the prin0 .fdcie
participants of earlier conflicts. Ma
DOleon Bonaparte, who overlooked the
battlefield Of Waterloo, and directed
the movements of the French troops
on the eighteenth day of June, 1916,
cannot be classed as a great general,
for the simple reason, that his designs
were selfish, and his final action met
with defeat and disaster. Gustavus
Adolphus can rightly be classed great
general. He marched into Germany
with his Swedish army, in 1882, when
the Roman Catholics were prosecuting
the Reformed Church, and dealt them
such blow as has preserved to the
posterity of the Free Church the undis-
puted right of free worship since the
day ON which this great Christian de-
fender fell in his last and final earthly,
victory, at Lutzen.
Hannibal the Greek hero of the Sec
0nd Punic war, was born 1873 B. c., and
committed suicide 247 B. c. He invad
ed Italy with an army of 10000 men,
and for fifteen years he ravished that
country from one end to the other, and
during that time he was never defeated
in a single battle, and during that pc
Tiod he slew 100000 of the Romans.
Alexander the Great, about 331 B. c.,
crossed over into Asia Minor, conquered
Palestine, marched into Egypt and sub
dued it, conquered large portion of
Africa, then marched east into the
BabylOnian Provinces, met the great
king Darius of Babylon on the plains
Of Arabela, defeated him in a pitched
battle, made himself master of the ia
NOUS City of Babylon, then marched
mis- army on to the banks of the Hindus,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15

thence returned to the famous City of
Babylon where he died after success
full campaign of ten years among the
most savage of savage nations.
PRO EFT Con-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15

The trouble with the lynx-eyed de-
tective is that he sometimes drops some
Of the nkS.-Ch7istn10 Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-12-15

When you bury animosity never
mind putting up tombstone.-Eo.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-09
FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS.
Remarkable Slab Recently Discovered
 in New England.

A Remarkable Slab Recently Discovered
 in New England.
 An interesting account is given by the Hartford, Conn Times of the dis covery at a depth of one hundred and thirty feet, in the frecstOnc quarricS at Portland, of eight new and sharply de fined specimens of fossil footprints made by some huge creature of the earlier periods of the planets history. It seems that Wesleyan university at Middleton, Conn.,, will possess the slab on which this huge creature imprinted his tracks, millions of years ago, when the substance was sand and oocy mud, since hardened into stone. Prof. Will liam North Rice of the Wesleyan has purchased the slab for Git i3 sail) one hundred dollars It i5 ten and one half feet long by two feet wide, and about an inch thick The most sharply defined tracks arc those that were made by the creatures hind fcct-the others being lighter, as if he had but lightly touched the smooth surface with his fore feet-if fore feet they could be called; for this giant creature, as much bird as crocodile, apparently hadn't any true fore feet. This particular family, kind Of iguanodon (named by Hitchcock Anichnus dewcyanus), seems to be virtually unknown in the geology of their parts of the world, and to be limited, as to its fossil tracks. strictly to the Connecticut valley, whose sand stones are so rich in other fossil foot prints. These huge and ugly creatures of an age of the Mcsozoic period, tinc of strange animal formations. stood up on their hind legs, and, in nov ing, had a long stride. They had ugly teeth in their bills or jaws, and must have been formidable fellows, even to the ugly and thrice-armed ami mals, flying, running. swimming. jump ing, among whom they lived. As there were then no human beings on earth there was no great danger from such creatures as iguanodons and the hun dred other strangely made and mon strous forms of animal life abOunding here in the Connecticut valley. The river itself at that time was probably a bay, or arm of the sea, up to Hartford The weather was hot and the air murl,y and steamy and doubtless filled with unpleasant noises in the battle of life These iguanodons or bird-li=arCls, varied much in size-somc being thirty to fifty feet in size, others not larger than q house cat. These newly found tracks are said to be those of creature which was the first that has been recognized by its fossil tracks as quadruped
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-09
The awful cloud. black in its center

The awful cloud, black in its center on account of the density, gray toward its borders, and scintillating on the side where the suns rays fell, was advanc- ing straight toward the oasis. In an other moment I guessed the terrible reality, says IiilariOn Michel, in the CEautauquan. It was an invasion of lOcuStS bringing ravagc and famine. Noise is the only antidOtc fer this evil, the purpose being to frighten the To- custs. \ frightful and inGcscribable tunult now pCrvaded the city. It was q terrible confusion of sounds caused by the screams of men, women and chil- drcn, and the clashing of pieces of iron and the firing of guns. From our stand point we could witness part of the scene. The people were in their gar dcns, gathered around the palm trees, and no enc was to be seen idle The men and boys, each with tin pot hanging upon his back, climbed the palms with astonishing rapidity and sat upon the top branches. But vainly did they cx- hauSt their lung force and the energy or their arms; the awful, irrcparable disaster fell upon the city; it was ruin
 
 for thrcc-quartcrS of the population and 2 subsequent famine for all. Dur ing eight hours locusts rained upon the p tlms and upon all that was green. The trees were loaded with swarms of them. the soil was covered, and even in the streets the pedestrainco could scarcely avoid crushing some at every step. Evening came, CnvCloped in a deep gloom of woe, and drove home the dis tresscd and Respondent people. The sun rose with bright, sparkling rays, showing the inhabitants the extent of their misfortune. The first sight was the present aspect Of the lofty and graceful palms. The leaf stalks, denudcd of the fringcd borders, raised their points like spindlcs; the green dates, whose stalks 1 had been dcvOurcd, were spread over the ground; the soil, which was previ- l ously covered with luccrn and garden 1 was now bare as q trodden | road; all verClurc not too tough for the 1 teeth of the insect had been annihilatcd. | The desolation was complete and famine | certain, for the products of the soil are | the princical resource of those little | clusters of life lost in the depths of the | desert.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-09

Of nOvelists. romancers, playwriQhts. dramaJists and even sO-called writers
 VITO all attempt to write al out Catholic
 matters fnd pet pie wi bout any Know-
 ledge of their subject. when they do not
 wilfuliy and malicIOusly Cistort be f, cts.
 Well, come in your town. vice peep e.
 How can you throw such A slur on Ihe Inte ligence and refinemeL Of the daugh- ters of free AmeIi-a? though Catholic
 they be. Amuse yOurselve- by c Dfuing your efforts tO the middle ages where we cannot confu you by hvirg facts and when ipn0rance or bal faith hare such a tiue field for the acquisition of cheap glcrv m feats Of-cCnJrUverEy. By the way do the brif h. pm fac of cur good sisters here seated, look as thoIgh they had been kidnapped d amt kept by force of terroris m within the horrid walls If their convent, by the hateful prIesily craft of the Crh0lic clergy of this city? Look at them closely when the opportunity offers, ar d 1 am sure of the conclusion you will arrive at.