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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06
THE FENCE

The contest between those who work
and those who plumber is nearly as old
as the world itself. Nor is there. we
fear, much ground to hope for it's speedy
termination. 1t is worth while to in
quire whether society has not made a
mistake in its mode of carrying on this
contest. Has it not failed to recognize
the fact that habitual criminalitv is a
craft carried on, not solely by isolated
individuals but by virtual organiza-
ton, compromising various grades and
divisions of work, and requiring the
combined action of capital and labor
just as other crafts do, and, being like
them, too, dependent for it's continued
existence on this union? There are
two well-defned classes enlisted in
criminal operations, the capitalists
and the operatives, those who furnish
the means and those who work the ma
chinery; and the former are absolutely
essential to the latter. These capitalists
include at least four classes: l. The
owners of houses and dens, affording to
criminals dOmicils and also places to
which they may resort for carousal and
low enjOyments. 2. The receivers or
purchasers of stolen goods. 3. The
pawn-brOkers, who lend money on such
goods. 4. The makers of burglarious
and other instruments used in criminal
operations. 1t is, to great extent, the
practical impunity of these capitalists,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

We are convinced that letters from
home and friends accomplish much
towards inducing reformation in those
confined within these walls. This is
especially true with those young in
years and crime, in whom there is vet
strong love for the better scenes of a
better life. Mothers friends
write us long letters, letters full of home
and neighborhoOd news, letters full of
earnest thoughts and desires for our
future welfare.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

rs Our supply of patience is about
exhausted, and we affectionately insist
on the delinquents promptly adjusting
their small accounts at this mansion.
Kind words are always sweet. but they
never come from the man with a paper
bill. We may have the goodwill and
friendship of everybody in the world
and yet without their dollar our bust
ness will fall flat. A word in season
saveS-a sentence.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

Criminality, in so much as measured
by moral sensitiveness, may soon be es-
timated by mechanical process. A psy-
chophysical instrument, termed "pleth-
ysmograph.' indicating the least in
crease of blood in the arteries of the
arm has lately been brought into play.
By means of this appliance, it has been
found that when the sentence of the
magistrate is read before the culprit
there is decrease of flow of blood in
the latters arm. When it is required
for instance to multiply nine times
seventy-three, an increase in blood flow
is the result: the sight of a glass of wine
produces a like effect. 1t is said the
flow is little affected in brutal MUIR
derer or born criminal if a pistol is
shown to him, when in normal man,
the plethysmOgraph indicates decided
change. From a chronological point
of view, the Importance of the new in
Strument lies in this fact, that with it
the nervous and physical nature of an
individual may be ascertained, by I'M
controllable and involuntary testimony.
-Elmira Summary.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

Our friends, the Industrial School
Gem and the Dakota Adrocate, respect
lively completed last week their fifth
and sixth anniversaries. Their issues
have always won for themselves much
praise for their neat appearance, newsy
nature and interesting notes and arti-
cleS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

gY We wish to impress upon the
minds of our correspondents that mat
ter must be wholly in keeping with the
character of our publication. Much
very good material comes to hand
which cannot be used because it is not
adapted to our USE
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06
THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly pa

per published in the Minnesota State Prison. 1t
was founded in 1887 by the cOnvicts and is edited
and managed by them. Its objects are: to be a
home newspaper; to encourage moral and intel
lectual improvement among the prisoners to
acquant the public with the true status of the
prisoner; to disseminate pathological infOrma-
ton, and to aid in dispelling that prejudice
which has ever been the bar sinister to a fallen
mans self-redemptiOn. The paper is entirely
dependent on the public for its financial sup
port. If at any time there should accrue a sur
plus of funds the money would be expended in
the interests of the prison library
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

hot blood; but 1T does not originate in
malice properly sO-called-in positive
malice toward anybody. Likewise a
rash and improvident man may bring
incalculable mischief on all connected
with him, involving them in pecuniary
difficulties, or committing and paining
them in other ways, and yet be able to
allege with perfect truth that he did
not mean to do them any harm; that, so
far from being actuated by malice, he
feels nothing and has felt nothing but
the sincerest affection for the very per-
sons whom he has injured, and most
affection, perhaps, for those whom he
has most injured. But why multiply
illustrations The whole catalogue of
the vices Of self-indulgence and excess
black and comprehensive as it is-has
nothing to do with malicious intent;
that is to say, these vices dc not find
any part of their temptation or gratif-
cation in ill-Will to others, or in the
consciousness of causing misery to
others. And yet who, on this account,
denies that they are vices, or that they
are among the worst of vices?
The moral perplexity existing in
some minds on this subject may be
traced to two errors: making malice to
be the only bad motive by which we
can be actuated and cOnfOunding the
mere absence of malice with that active
principle of benevOlence, or love of our
neighbor, which Christianity makes to
be the foundation and substance of all
true social virtue
How unfounded the first of these as
sumptiOns is, appears generally from
what has been said; but the same may
also be shown on strictly ethical
grounds. We must distinguish be-
tween what is simply odious, and what
is immoral The malignant passions
acted out by animals are odious, but
they are not immoral, because they are
not cOmprehended in that light by the
agent. The reason why the malignant
passions are immoral in man is that he
knows them to be immoral; and accord
ingly any other passion, which he
knows to be immoral, becomes for the
same reason alike immoral to him as
principle of conduct. Hence it follows
that, though not actuated by malice, we
may be by some other motive equally
reprehensible in moral point of view,
though not perhaps as odious-by the
love of ease, by vanity or pride, by I'M
just partialities, by inordinate ambi-
ton, by avarice or lust-dispositions
which have nothing to do with malice,
but yet are to be bad and immoral.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06
The Longest words.

Below are the nine longest words in the En-
glish language at the present writing, and they
are photographed monsters too. Here they are;
take off your coat and engage them for round
or two:
SutcOnStitutiOnalist
IncOmprehensibility
PhilOprOgenitiveness.
HOnOriicibilitudnity.
acknowledgements.
Observation-Disclosures.
Ocipedestrianistical.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Observation-Disclosures
A mighty -Sullivan.-Patck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-06

mighty left-S ullivan.-Puck.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Transfers in Real Estate.

The following are the transfers in real es-
tate, in Waldo county, for the week ending
July 26: Cordelia Bradley, Troy, to Inhabi-
tants OF Troy. Same to Chester 0. Gerry,
same town. A H. Bradbury ct al, Belfast,
to Ida A. Mahoney, same town. Callie Dol
loft, Belfast, to Nellie A. Luce, same town,
Ephraim l.. Emerson, Searsport, to S. A.
Rendell Stockton Springs Chester 0. Gerry,
Troy, to Inhabitants of Troy. Chester Hill
man ct ais, Troy, to Chester 0. Gerry, same
town. Oscar Hills, Northport, to Walter B.
Ferguson, Middleton, Conn. -. Nancy Rob-
erts, Belfast, to Daniel j. Roberts, same
town. Alice S. Remington, Somerville, to
Olive F.. Keen, Lncolnville Benjamin
Rowe, Brooks, 30 James B. McTaggart, same
town. Sarah G. Sholes, Belfast to Abbie A.
Mckeen, same town. William E. Snow ct
ais, Portsmouth, n H., to George 7. Snow
Wlnterport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Rev. q. r. Tufts in the Old World.

The Very interesting letter from Rev, GEO
4. Tufts, printed on the second page of t.
days issue, will be read with interest by h1
many friends. Mr. Tufts arrived at Glasgow
July 10, but his letter was written while
stealning up the Irish coast.
In a private letter TO friend MI Tufts
says he is having a fine time and is on tile
jump ON morning until evening. He Wis
tied and lunrhe,l at Ayr in the house where
Robert Bruce was born. and also walked
across the old stone bridge over which Tam
O'Shanter rode. He took sail on Locil
Lomond and visited Ben I.omond and the
battleIieldS of Bannoci-burn and of William
Wallace. AT Stirling Mr.. Tufts visited the
Old castle where Mary Queen of SCOTS took
refuge. Mr.. Tufts is greatly interested in
historical matters, and visiting such scenes
affords him much pleasure. He thinks that
Edinburg is, in some respects, the finest city
he ever visited.
Mr.. Tufts is now on the Continent. He
will visit London Aug. IL to remain two
weeks and will start for home Sept 10Th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Augustus New Postmaster.

An Associated Press dispatch received at
Augusta Saturday afternoon, announcing
that President Harrison had nominated
Walter d. Stinson postmaster at Augusta
afforded considerable surprise az it was not
generally known that there was any vacancy.
or was to be, in the office. Mr. StinSon said
he knew nothing about it he had not re-
ceived notice Of his nomination. Mr.. Manley.
who with his wife returned from Small Point
in the afternoon, was seen and gave the
kenntbec Journal the following copy of his
letter of resignation:
L. S. POSTMASTER. AUGUsTA
kFNNEBEC COUNTY, STATE OF MAINE,
july 20, 1892.
Hon. BENJAMIN HARRISON. President of the
United States. Washington. d c.
SlR-Having accepted, the position OF mem-
Der III the tXt,ttlVt' committee. of the nation
al Republican committee, and desiring to
devote the time exclusively to the duties OF
this position, | respectfully tender my res =
nation as postmaster of this city.
In Surrendering the trust contidei to me,
feel deeply grateful for the approval OF my
official work which my superior officers have
50 generously accorded me.
am with great respect,
Your obedient servant
(Signed) JOSEPH H MANLEY
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

The 4th annual trotting meeting of tine
Waldo I. H. B. Association comes off in
this city August oath and 25th The third
and final payment of entry fee in colt and
trotting stakes will be due and payable Au-
gust ], with which payments all colts must
be named, with sex, color, and name of sire
amt dam. These payments then due are !:
Stake No. /, yearlings, $3.50; No. 2, two
year olds, $3.50; No 3, three year Odds, IS
No 4, four year Odds, $50; No 5, three
minute class, 81; No. Is, 2.45 class, "a. 80. In
addition to the foregoing stakes the Associa
ton offers purse of $500 for a go class.
Entries close August Is. Make entries to
the Secretary at Belfast. Arrangements will
probably be made for running race, etc,
during the second day.
This ensures eight races for the two DAYS
and the stake entries assure good field. as
ninety per cent. of them made second paw
ment. A special meeting of the association
is called for Aug Sd to consider the question
of reducing the membership fee and the
Executive Committee meet the same day to
arrange program, etc. for the August meet
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

The Boston Herald advocates the mar
keting OF fish alive from a tank, arguing
that much of the flavor of fish is lost if
not cooked and served soon after killing.
This is now done in some sections. and in
the case of Holsters. crabs and other shell
fish. ON the Potomac river and Chesa-
peake Bay the sheepshead, a large fish, is
marketed alive As the fisherman catches
his fish he attaches a small line to the
honey part of the mouth and ties the
other end to his boat. In marketing them
he hanls in the line and shows the fish.
usually selling the lot at so much head.
Then the lines are passed over to the buy
er, who makes them fast to a pier, and
when he wants a fish for dinner he hauls
one in and has it dressed and cooked. In
the Southern cities people buy their poul-
try alive. on the hoof as it were.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Reorganization of the Dana Sarsapa-
rilla Co.

Messrs. George A. Bruce. Charles A. West
James f. Whitney, William H. Hill, Ber-
nard Jenney, Albert c. Tufts, Edward
Glines, Charles H. Hersey and William A.
Whitney, of Boston, of the new stock hold
ers of the Dana Sarsaparilla Company met
in Belfast Wednesday for the purpose of
re-organizing the company
Charles Baker, president of the old com
pany, called the meeting to order, when the
corporation was turned over to the new
stockholders. The following We're elected
directors: George A. Bruce Charles A.
West. James f. Whitney. William II. Hill
and George l.. Lovett: George A. Bruce was
elected president. A treasurer will be elect
ed IN Boston, with an assistant treasurer in
manager.
The capital stock has been fixed at $780,
o00 800 600 If which viii be preferred stock
with Il guaranteed interest of 10 per cent.
The business will be continued in Belfast,
and all the present force Will be retained
Among the assets which the old company
turned over are SoO, 900 in cash in the Bel
fast National Bank. OF this amount So .Oo0
will he divided among the stockholders the
balance being held here to meet local de
nands.
A new power house, boilers and large
store house will be at once erected and
preparations made for next seasons bust
ness. The new management. recognizing the
ability of Mr.. Hanson, will allow him to
manage the business as heretofore Belfast
will derive as much benefit as under the old
management
This is the largest deal ever transacted in
local business in Belfast The old stock
holders have reaped immense profits, and
there is no reason to doubt but that the new
concern will be as equally successful. What
other town i'll Maine can produce a business
which in three years has paid its stockhold-
ers 1920 per cent. on the original invest
ment9 This is Just what the Dana Company
has done.
Among the directors is William H. Hill.
general manager of the Boston & Bangor
Steamship Company.
All the gentlemen returned to Boston
Wednesday except Mr.. James E Whitney.
who has gone to Northport to stop season
with his brother. Mr.. William A. whitney
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
State Y. p. S. C. f. Convention.

The State Convention Of the Y p S. c. E
will be held in Bangor, August 18th and 9th
and an excellent programme is being arrang-
ed. Rev. w. I. Chase, D. d., of Philade-
phia, an eminent Baptist, Mr.. Brokam and
Prof. Saunders will deliver addresses. and
Prof. Townsend, of Boston University, will
preach the sermon. Mrs. Scudder will also
be heard on Junior Work" 1t is hoped
that President Whitman, of Colby Unversi-
ty, may deliver missionary sermon. Mr..
Lamb, the singer has been secured for the
convention. An entirely successful and help
full convention is anticipated
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Fish and Fishing.

Capt. Sewall Patterson is high line of the
local fishermen. Last Thursday afternoon.
we'll equipped with throw bait and iigs, he
set sail for Crow Cove, Islesboro, with Mr.
Henry F. Knight as mate They spent the
night on board the sch. Everett, at anchor in
the cove, and next morning We're fortunate
enough to strike school of mackerel For
ten minutes the fish bit ravenousy and 24O
fine ones were taken, and then the school
disappeared. More than half the catch was
sold at the Camp Ground at good prices
FL 'hermen report Penobscot Bay alive
with mackerel, and they have begun to take
the hook. Saturday Mr.. Thomas Condor
caught twenty-five fine ones off Murphy's
Point. Saturday night Mr. Charles Dunton
caught ninety in his nets. The waters are
full of feed, which is one reason why the fish
will not take the hook more readily. But
the mackerel are with us in large body
and doubtless they will bite before they
leave the bay
Three mackerel schooners came into port
yesterday: The Caroline Vought, of Glou-
cester, with 315 barrels of fish, the Geo. w.
Pierce, of Portland, with 112 barrels, and
the Emma Frances, of Portland, with 300
barrels. The fishermen still report that the
mackerel schools are small though quite
plentiful. Portland Press 18th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
Moos uckmegunticC upsuptic Mollychunk-

Mooseluckmeguntic,C upsuptic, Mollychlnk-
amunk, Welokennebacook and Umbagog,
finally empty into the Androscoggin River,
and these waters are controlled by the water
power company at Lewiston, which is able
to 50 control the flow as to give them a good
supply throughout the year. They have
built a series of dams and so raised the waters
of the lakes, that at the time We're
there they were eleven feet higher than at
low stages. | learned another thing, too,
l have often heard the expression of some
body "owning the earth'' but l never real
lied the truth of it till 1 came here. Where
ever you 60 on the Moosluckmeguntic or Cup
suptic Lakes, as far as the eye can reach in
any direction are forests every tree of which,
and the ground they grow upon, is owned by
Coe and Pingree, one or BOTH and they will
not sell land enough for love or money for a
man to plant flag pole on. Every hotel every
camp and every cottage is on leased land.
And | was told that all this was but an ant
hill, to what these same men own in Aroos-
took Somebody must have taken them up
onto a high mountain, and asked them to
ldli uoW IL anu "oisHlI' MN, anu tHt, must
have fallen, too, should Judge by the result
There is not an Indian in this region. The
last one, old Metalluc, died years ago, blind
All the guides here are whites. All that is
left to remind one of the poor Indian is the
names Of everything, and some Indian corn,
but there is not a corned Indian: not one.
Whatever possessed so lazy thing an
Indian to invent su II a string of sausage
like names, puzzles me. just ina CINE Mrs.
Lo going to the door of her wigwam, and
yelling out, ychunkamunk. Weloken-
nebacook, Magalloway and Aziscohos come
home to dinner, or I'll send Paramchenee to
tell your father, and he'll switch YOU
OUR GEORGE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

very handsome and with its verandah boxes
filled with flowers in bloom, and other
adornments, it is very pleasant sight
Improvements are constantly in progress.
A walk to the shore, with steps descending
to the beach and a bathing house, are now in
course of construction. Moored off is the
elegant little naptha launch lately received
from New York. The machinery is all en-
closed and there is no smoke or smoke stack.
The craft makes about eight miles an hour.
Probably floating stage or wharf will be
built for next season. DIR. q. Z. Lombard
and family are at Brentwood for the season.
.... Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph H. Howes have been
spending a week at Hazelbank. -. Mr.. Rob-
erts and family of Boston are occupying
their fine cottage south of the Howes cottage.
Last week Mr.. h. made some fine displays
of fireworks, and Saturday night two
schooners anchored off responded with their
patent fog horns. Dwelers along the shore
footed their horns, and rowing parties swell
ed the chorus Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Craw-
ford are at the Crawford cottage, and the
How family, of Boston, are occupying their
cottage on the hill
The BIG EXCURSION. The annual steam
boat excursion from Bangor and tile river
towns to Nurthport took place Monday or
the steamer katahdn, and proved a success,
though not SO largely patronzed as on some
former seasons. Between $50 and 800 per
sons We're on board. The Wintefport brass
band accompanied the excursion and their
music was, pronounced equal, if not superior
to anything of the kind ever here before
Tie band gave an excellent concert from
the hotel veranda after dinner The hot-l
on this occasion furnished dinner to about
300 persons, all told. Many of the excur-
sionists brought their lunches. There was
a cool breeze when the boat started on her
return, and the trip must have been highly
enjoyed. A large crowd of spectators as
sembed to hear the music and the scene
was brilliant. The party was an exceeding
ly weli-dressed one and behaved with the
utmost proprety, as becomes refined peo-
pie. The Winterport Band an agree
able surprise to most people who heard it
for the first time. and it received the warm
est praise.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

w. w. Bates, late commissioner of navi-
CATION, contributes an able article to the
July number of the Republican Magazine.
showing the ruinous principle involved in
resort to free ships as a means of build
ing up our foreign commerce in American
bottoms. The closing paragraph of the
article is in itself sufficient argument for
still continuing to protect the American
ship in the coastwise trade. and still fur
ther protecting those foreign bound. Mr..
Bates says:
What is free ship proposition to
the people of the United Stateso 1t is the
abandonment of the sea, and nothing else.
There is folly in every feature of it. There
is treason and surrender on the face of it.
To quit building ships ourselves and buy
from the British flag, is to go under that
flag on our ocean domain. 1t is to repud-
ate our own flag every time ship is
launched for use in our trade. Having
ITO go to Canada or Great Britain to see
the launch of an American ~ ship or
.steamer-how does that sound? Is there
any true sound or sense in it? Ask the
shades OF Washington, Jefferson, Madi-
son, Hamilton or Franklin. Why, Jeffer-
son Davis, and his compeers of secession
memory, never put their hands on the
American ship in the domestic trade.
They cut off subsidies in the foreign
trade; they could have passed free
ship bill; they could have opened the
coasting trade to Great Britain; but they
were too American to stoop so low in
party measures. A decent self-respect,
pride in the land Of their birth, in the
time Of bitterest politics, kept the hands
of Southern statesmen off the shipyards
of the North. Strange it is that it should
be left to the present time of sectional
peace, for pygmies to strike the blow
that giants scorned to deliver
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

was passed by the Senate through the ex-
ertioils Of senator Frye. has been defeated
in the House. the Democratic majority of
the Committee on Commerce refusing to
rep"}T the measure. Our shipmaStels and
owners. thanks t" the Democratic party.
must therefore pay for services not need
ed, ana the pilot monopoly will continue
10 'r'h them of a large percentage of their
saalJnngS.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28
News of the Oranges.

The next Waldo County Pomona Grange
will be held with South Branch Grange
Prospect, August End. The program will be
the same as that for June 2Sth.
Prospect Grange discussed the question
Should the Worlds Fair be opened on Sun
day? last Saturday evening. The Grange
was about equally divided on the question