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Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01

TIE idea that Russians should be sup
posed to be engaged in the business of
blowing up public buildings in France
would seem to be inconsistent with the
entente scordiaJe that is said to have
sprung up lately between the two coun-
tries. But perhaps the Nihilist is no
respecter of republican institutions.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
Gen. Kirby Smith Burned out.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 31.-The resi-
dence of Gen. Kirby Smith, at Sewano,
Tenn, burned this morning with all its
contents. Friends have already started
movement looking to raise sum cuff
cient to reinstall the old veteran and his
family in a comfortable home.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
NOW OPEN.

The National Restaurant and Oyster Parlor.
Open day and night Private rooms for fami-
lies and ladies, 214 North Main street, OPP
posIte Temple
J. MARIETICH and J. ILLIcH, "
Propristors.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
Hotel and Opera House Burned.

BLAINE, Wash, Dec. 31.-The opera
house and Metropolitan hotel burned
last night. A number of people had a
narrow escape from being sutfocated by
smoke. The guests at the hotel lost
nearly all their effects. The total loss
is about $l5 900; insurance, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Tonight will be the last opportunity
Of seeing Mr.. Willard in Judah at the
opera house. Tomorrow afternoon and
evening The Middleman will be pre-
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
jackson Going After slavin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Peter Jack
son has announced his determination OF
going east in a few days, and forcing
Slavin to either fight him or admit he is
afraid
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
Only 90 hours Los Angeles to Chicago

Only 90 hours Los Angeles to Chicag0
by the Santa Fe route. Corresponding
quick time to all eastern cities. Through
Pullman palace and tourist sleeping cars
daily. Personally conducted tourist car
excursion to Boston and intermediate
points weekly. Ticket Office 129 North
Spring st., Los Angeles, and Santa Fe
depot.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
This will be rare opportunity to consult III
GREAT SPECIALIST
IN LOS ANGELES.

For one week only. All who can call forenoons
should do 80, as offices will be crowded after
moons and evenings. Consultation Will be free
forenoons 12-287t
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01
A Naval Randezyous.

Three great iron clads at San Diego !! !
What does it mean??? gsEa
It means that the Southern California
railway (Santa Fe route) will give every
one an opportunity of lifetime to see
this great feet of Uncle Sans "per-
auaders" prior to their departure for
Chile, by selling tickets at one fare for
the round trip, good for return two days
following day Of sale. Reception on
hoard the vessels. Trains leave Santa
Fe depot at 8:15 a. m /, and 3:05 p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01

Gorgonxola Sage and English Dairy
Cheese
At H. Jevne's 1855 and 1ss N. Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-01

Demerara Syrup.
You can buy itat b. Jeyne's, 136 and 13e N.
Spring. M ...s8 ~
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
How to Reach Them.

In order to reach the best results in
the reformation of the criminal, you
must instil into his heart the will to
do right, and to do it in the right
way For instance, a man comes out
of prison and wants to lead an honest
life. He has been in prison, five, ten
or twenty years, and finds every hand
raised against him on account of his
past record, and he cannot obtain.
a situation He has got to give some
evidence of his reformation and of the
genuineness of his professions. In the
prisoners home we give him the OPP
portunity to do that. An earnest adj
vocate of prison reform at a London
Congress said: ''In vain shall we
have given the convict an improved
mind and heart, in vain shall we have
impaired to him the capacity for in
dustria1 labor, and the will to advance
himself by worthy means, if on his
discharge he finds the world against
him, with none to trust him, none to
meet him kindly, none to give him the
opportunity of earning honest bread"
-CHALEs STEWART.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
Paying for Wrong Doing.

One difficulty with our system is
that it proceeds on the idea of expia-
ton; that is, paying for having vio-
lated the law. In feudal times every
violation of law was a source of reve-
nue. to the feudal lord, or to the King.
The fine was paid to him, or what
ever penalty was paid went to him,
the more serious of offences being fol-
lowed by a confscation of property.
The imposition then of fine was one
of the means employed by the strong
to plumber the weak. Now we, have
advanced until theoretically we de-
clare that crime should not be a
source of revenue, and that it is only
for the protection of society that pun
ishment can be inflicted; yet when we
come to impose penalties we proceed
upon the theory that if the offender
pays for or expiates the violation,
then that ends all. He can gorright
on and violate the law second time,
and if he pays the penalty all is wiped
out. Instead of inquiring into the his
tory, the environment and the charac-
ter of the offender, and then applying
a treatment which will in reality pro-
tect society, we simply fix price upon
each infraction; and we treat those
who are not vicious, but have been
unfortunate, and have been guilty of
some slight offence, in almost thesame
manner that we treat the vicious who
have been guilty of graver offences;
and we put both in a condition in
which it is next to impossible for
either to make an honest living when
they have been once imprisoned.-HoN
J. P. ALTGELD.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
The Central Aim of imprisonment

The paramount purposes OF penal
institutions are, the protection of So
ciety and the reformation of the pris-
oner. The accomplishment of the sec
ond object conduces to the accom-
p1ishment of the first. The greater
the number who leave these institu-
tions with the fixed determination to
commit no further depredations onso-
ciety, the better society is protected.
To create that determination, while
the prisoner is in confinement, should
be the central aim of prison disci-
p1ine. To enable him to adhere to it
upon his release, is duty which So
cietY owes both to him and to itself
The obstacles in his way are appar-
ent. It is hard enough to make ones
way in the world when starting with
a good reputation; it is far harder
when one starts with the reputation
of having been an inmate of a prison
He is apt to find the avenues to hon
est employment barred against him.
There is no barricade or gate, how
ever, across the avenues to vice. The
door of the rum-shop and of every
other Objectionable haunt stands
temptingly open. No password, no
letter of introduction, is required for
entrance. 1t is no wonder that, un-
der the circumstances, so many, with
the best of resolves, fail to keep them,
and return to the old courses.
The State fails in its duty, when it
turns the prisoner adrift penniless and
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24

force of the many touching appeals he
made to me, as well as to the others
who were confined there.
/ firmly made up my mind that with
Gods help would try tolead a sober,
honest and Industrious life in the
future and profted by every opportu-
nifty that would fortify this resolution.
! have put in practice this principle in
my life since left prison. had hard
struggle at first to even exist, but
thanks to the Massachusetts, Prison
Association, which helped me in my
most trying emergencies, have kept
my pledges, and am now beginning to
see some light ahead The greatest
difficulty / had was when / was out
only short time and could not secure
any employment. Had my determine
ton been less firm and had / not
brought all the will power and force Of
character / tried so hard to cultivate
while in prison, to my assistance, when
everything looked dark, and could
not see ray of light ahead, fear |
would have fallen, as many a poor
fellow, less strong than I, has sue
cumbed before My material pros.
poets have advanced from not know
ing where to lay my head and not
knowing hardly where to get a meal,
to where can have those necessities,
and where can get dollar when l
want it-Nunber Nine.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
The Duty of the State.

No state can claim to have done it's
duty to it's criminal or unfortunate
population, until some systematic
hand as they come out of prison, and
to help them enter upon new and
honest life. l have been familiar
with the work among women, and, as
they come from places of confinement,
I find that they have, in a great meas
ure, let go their hold on the past. I
know, if there could be some good,
wise woman "a woman always for
women) who would take charge of
them, and urge friends to help them, a
large percentage of them might be
saved. do not know that I need to
enlarge upon that But / want to say
one word. as to the character of the man
or woman who should fill that place.
No person can really be an agent
for God to save human life unless he
himself has caught a glimpse of what
it meant for that One whose home was
in the bosom of the father to come
down to earth to take humanity upon
him. With these people, it has got to
be heart contact. want you to go to
practical work, and to realize woman's
part in it. It has been fashion in the
past to say that woman's part is SEN
timent. / tell you, no. 1t is helpful
ness. She brings the home and the
woman into this work. You cannot
reform the world, without the hand of
woman Any prison that shuts it's
doors, and is afraid to have motherly
woman go in and offer the gospel of
the Lord Jesus Christ, to stand before
the prisoners, and speak of Christ and
mother and home, is under manage
ment that ought to be looked after.
We have one such institution in New
England. There will never be higher
thinking among the criminals, until
there is higher thinking among the
officials. heard prison officer once
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24

without employment. Society pur-,
sues a suicidal policy, when it declines
to lend him helping hand, and leaves
him no option but to again to become
its foe. The prejudice against him
may be natural one, but like other
prejudices it is one to be conquered.
Our societies and agents for aiding
discharged convicts are of service; but
their efforts should be supplemented
by the cooperation of public senti-
ment. Charity is virtue, beautiful at
all times and under all circumstances.
1t is never more so than when it gen
erously throws the mantle of oblivion
over the past of a. wrong-doer who
has resolved to do better, gives him
credit for the sincerity of his present
intentions, aids him in fulfilling them,
and thereby renders a service both to
him and to society itself Gov. ]. Q.
A. BRACKET.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24

say that a certain prison was shut
against women, because woman had
made a failure in it If every prison
had been shut where some man had
made failure in it, you would not
have any prisons to-day. This ques-
ton reaches far out into the future;
and you and l will never understand
its full meaning until the golden cur
tain is lifted, and we have come to feel
what human souls and lives mean
Mrs. T. K. Barney.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24

Governor Horatio Seymour, of New
York, in his opening address as pres
ident of the National Prison Associa-
ton, at Baltimore, years ago, said !;
1.-The name of this Association fails to
give full idea of it's scope and aims
In terms, they seem to be limited to
that class of men who have brought
themselves under the penalties of the
law But the moment we begin to
study the character of criminals and
the causes of crime we find that we are
forced back to a scrutiny of our social
system, and of the weakness as well
as the wickedness of our fellow-men.
Again, in the same speech, he said:
eve would like to disown our common
humanity with the downcast and de-
PRAYED We are apt to thank God that
we are not like other men. = \
But, after listening to thousands of
prayers for pardon, / can hardly recall
a case where / did not feel that might
have fallen, as my fellow-man has
done, if I had been subjected to the
same demoralizing influences, and
pressed by the same temptations. ,"
The theory of Governor Seymour is
that the circumstances which make
criminals abound in our civilization;
and that crimes are largely the out
growth of surrounding social influ-
ences. His contention is that "crimes
always take the hue and aspect of the
country in which they are committed.
They show not only guilty men, but
guilty people. The world deems those
nations debased where crimes abound
1t does not merely say that the laws
are unwise, or that the Judiciary is
corrupt or inefficient, but it charges
the guilt homet to the whole society"
All who recognize and feel the full
force of these pregnant statements are
prepared to take broad and enlight-
ened views of the question with which
this society has to do. The ordinary
convict has few friends. The general
public thinks he fares well enough, and
asks, "Has he not made his own bed?"
Those who would reform him by i'm
proving his condition are not engaged
in a popular work. More discourag-
ing still, they find the great majority
even of intelligent citizens almost alto
gether Indifferent to the subject. What
the friends of wisely humane treat
ment of criminals, and of more thor
ough understanding of the nature and
causes of crime, especially want, is a
full and fair hearing an intelligent and
interested consideration of the ques-
ton. Hence the organization of this
National Prison Association x-
President Rutherford 3. Hayes.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
Some "reminiscences.
(For Prison Sunday.)

If am to give truthful account of
the process of my reformation-if pro-
cess you can call it must say thatit
was not Imprisonment alone that
brought about this change in my life.
| realized as soon as became a pris-
oner that / was an outcast from
society, and practically not fit to live
among respectable people. It tookme
some time to make up my mind thatit
was my own fault, and that I was the
one most to blame, for with my eyes
wide open, l had committed crimes
for which, for the protection of society,
I was compelled to be put under re-
straint for certain time. claim to
possess an ordinary amount of COM
mon sense, and as soon as com
menced to exercise this universal gift I
found that, although I was deprived
of many of the good things of this
life, and even some of the necessities
thereof, it was all brought about by
my own misconduct, and not because
society in general had any particular
desire to keep me in prison.
Having realized this much, | philo-
sophically tried to make the best Of
my undesirable lot. made up my
mind, shortly after reaching the con-
c1usion of which l have spoken, that
the law would never again have a
chance to lay it's strong hand on me.
But I had several years to serve, and I
knew that the mere making up my
mind and letting it go at that, was
not sufficient, if I wished to gain the
everlasting lesson that Imprisonment
did teach me, and should teach every
one who is unfortunate enough to
undergo it.
/ fortified myself in every manner
possible andI was helped much by the
good books in the prison library. Now
that am again free am reaping the
reward that every man who consci-
entiously strives to attain will attain.
While / was in prison | kept con-
stantly in mind that was the aggres-
sor, and while at times Imurmured at
the severity of the law, and the injus-
tice of some of the executors of it,
nevertheless l put myself in their
power, and / had to take the conse-
quences.
While in prison was encouraged
more than can estimate by the good
advice and kind and Christian aid of
a dear friend whom / met in prison.
The spark of reformation was Tur-,
tured into life once again by the Christ
ian counsel and practical aid given me
by my esteemed friend, Chaplain
Barnes, of the Charleston state prison.
To him, in large measure, I owe my
reformation. Heinstilled into my mind
many good things that / shall never
forget, acting out in his own life what
he preached. Prisoner though / was,
/ was not slow to notice and feel the
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-03-24
A New York Method.

New York Method.
Part of the business of the New York
Bible and Fruit Mission is to assist
Tconvicts after their release from prison.
We cannot, of course, keep track of
the men after they leave us, and we do
not feel as though we could tell wheth-
er man was thoroughly reformed
until possibly he was about to die.
The efforts at reform often look very
good on paper, but / tell the men all
they can do is to watch and pray"
| tell them when they go away from
here they may pray until they are too
tired to pray any longer, unless they
watch" themselves at the same time
and see that they avoid temptation,
their prayers will be of no avail It is
of no use to ask the Lord to help them
and directly afterward go into the
gin mill on the corner. / never make
any estimate of anybody's conversion
until see his life. think religious
influence causes criminals to reflect
upon their past lives, but it must be
associated with bread and butter.
You cannot simply preach to these
people; you must give them work.
Unless they get work they get thor
oughly discouraged. Mrs. CoNGER,
Superintendent of the Mission.
There are great difficulties in apply
ing religion to the hearts of convicts.
No class of men is under so great
temptation to play the hypocrite and
at the same time SO free from scrup1es
in so doing. A convict said to clergy
man sometime ago, II feel that Ihave
found my Saviour here in this prison,
and he is precious to my soul, and
want you to help me to get a pardon"
The clergyman did not help him; but
he obtained a pardon, and in few
weeks was back at his old vicious
practices.
The chaplain of the Ohio peniten-
tiary used to say when men came to
him and wanted to make public pro-
fession of religion. II am glad to hear
that you are trying to be Christian.
Hold on, and five it as faithfully as
you can, and / will help you all can;
but do not be in haste about making
a public profession"
No convict ought to be allowed
to feel for a moment that he can
make a gain of goodness; but in
every prison-especially in every re
formatory, there should be a wise,
patient, 1arge-hearted chaplain, bear
ing witness by his life to the truth
and the power of the Christian reli-
gion; quick to recognize and to fan
sSa4o Sa&41y Of
genuine religion, but too wise stu
dent of human nature to be fooled by
hypocritical professions and made a
tool by men who are scheming for
pardon.
Mrs. Gum, wife of the chaplain of
the Anamosa (Iowa) state prison.
who has been helpful friend of the
inmates of the prisons of that state
for the past thirteen years, was made
the recipient of costly album by her
prison Sunday school class at the
beginning of the new year. The pre-
sentation speech was made by one of
the prisoners and sets forth how the
goodlady has sacrificed her own pleas
ure that she might instruct and give
pleasure tothose in confinement. Mrs.
Gum has presided at the chapel organ
for the prisoners and taught class in
their Sunday school for a number of
years. A woman like Mrs. Gum
exerts more influence for good in a
prison than could a dozen good men.
Prison Mirror.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-24
More Money.

AS will be noted by reference 10 It's
advertisement IN another column the
National Loan and Investment Com
pany OF Detroit Is With us. Ii IS an as
soclatlon organized under the laws OF
the state OF Michigan and has been in
business about two and one-balt years.
As an evidence of its popularity with
investors elsewhere, the following
hgures VIII fully prove; Assets July Is,
1890, sl0s, 3c6.2 -, Jan. Is, 1892, s05S,-
o6l 81. fhat the company has a strong
financial backing Is evidenced by the
fact mat Francis +. Palms, capitalist
OF Detroit, IS president and Slias b.
Coleman treasurer, both gentlemen
well known in this city. This sssocla-
ton Is not local. contlnlng Its business
10 Detroit, but has branches IN so
cities aud towns in this and other states.
IL has n branch IN this city and the
officers OF the local beard are. Presi-
dent, Or. j. Il. Gr.swold; vice rresi-
dent, Z. A. Moseiey; secretary ii. W.
Nash; treasurer, c. Il. Kelsey, and at
torney, Edward Taggart.
Otiicered by so able business men, il
has guarantee that II will receive its
share OF business. IL comes into the
held OF loan associations, not to antag-
onize others, but with the olive branch
OF peace and good business purposes.
believing that the field is large enough
Tor all where all are intent upon doing
business upon strict business princi-
| pies which far remuneration is the
| legitimate result. The record of the
Loan d Investment company 10 one of
| success from the start, and enjoys not
only the confidence of the people of
Detroit but of the state as well. Its
establishment of branch in this city
under local board is u step based on
| broad business principles and will, no
| doubt. meet generous response from
| the wage earners and monied men of
| the Valley City. The company has
ample funds at its disposal and will
make Its loans at reasonable and fixed
rates. We bespeak for it the best of
| success
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-24

Since its first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor. until now it IS clearly in the
lead among pure medicinal tonics and
MISUNDERSTANDING nothing which
permits ito use as beverage or intoxi-
cant, 1t is recognized as the best and
purest medicine for all ailments of
stomach, liver or kidneys-It will cure
SICK headache, indigestion, constipation
and drive malaria from the system.
Satisfaction guaranteed with each hottie
or the money will be refunded. Price
only so cents per bottle. Sold by Peck
Bros.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-24
Guaranteed Cure,

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds, upon
this condition. II you are afflicted
with Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat
or Chest trouble, and will use this ram
edy as directed, giving 1t fair trial
and experience no benefit, You may re-
turn the bottle and have your money
refunded. We could not make this
offer did we not know that Dr. Kings
New Discovery could be relied on. 1t
never disappoints. Trial bottles free
at White & Whites drug store, Large
SIZE SOC and 81 90.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-24
Rose Longs For Liberty.

Mrs. Rose Mcintosh has filed bill in
cnancery m the circuit court praying
that her marriage with Oscar +. Mcln-
tosh on July 8, 1887. be annulled on the
grounds OF desertIon and nou-support.
lie left their home IN Muskegon in
August, 1870. and went TO Milwaukee
where he now lives. She 10 now resi-
dent OF this city.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-24
stol. Sheets and Pillow Cases.

Fred w. Church finslly confessed to
having stolen number of sheets and
pillow cases from the Woman's home
and hospital. He has protested his IN
nocence FOR q month past. There were
a few extenuating circumstances IN his
favor. Judge Haggerty suspended
sentence upon payment OF s4.95, the
amount OF the costs incurred.