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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
IS DOnsts.ss

Don't mail any letter until you are sure
that it is completely and properly addressed.
Don't place the address so that there will
be no room for the post mark.
Don't fail, in the hurry of business, to
write the name of the State you intend and
not your own-a very common error
Don't fail to make certain that your man.
ner of writing the name of an office or
State may not cause it to be mistaken for
one similar in appearance. It is often bet
ter to write the name of the State in full.
Don't fail. if you are in doubt as to the
right name of the Office for which your let
ter is intended, to consult the Postal Guide.
which any postmaster will be pleased to,
show you.
Don't fail to give the street and house
number of the person for whom mail mat
ter is intended in addressing it to city or
ar ge town.
Don't mail any letter until you are sure.
that it is properly stamped.
Don't fail to place the stamp in the upper
right hand corner.
Don't write on the envelope "In haste"
"Care of postmaster" ETC.. {; it does no good,
and tends to confusion i'm the rapid hand
ling of mail matter
Don't fail to bear in mind that it is I'M
lawful to enclose matter of a higher class.
in one that is lower; e. e.. merchandise in
newspapers.
Don't mail any letter unless your address,
with request to return, is upon the face
Of the envelope; so that in case of non. de-
livery it will be returned directly to you.
Don't fail to give your correspondents
your full address. so that new pOstman
cannot fail to find you.
Don't fail to notify your postmaster of
any change in your address.
Don't trust to the fact that you are an
"old resident" "well known Citizen" etc.,
but have your letter addressed in full.
Don't fail, if you intend to be away from
home for any length of time. to inform
your postmaster what disposition shall be-
made of your mail.
Don't delay the delivery of any mail.
matter that you may take out for another.
Don't fail to sign your letters in full. so
that if they reach the Dead Letter Office
they may be promptly returned.
Don't, when you fail to receive an eX-
pected letter, charge the postal service with
its loss. until you have learned from your
correspondent all the facts in regard to it's
mailing, contents. etc.-U. S. Postal Guide.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
He Made 1t Himself.

once heard a very amusing story Of a lot of
convlcts who were waiting in England to be trans
ported to Australia. They had been for sometime
together in an English prison and when they we're
told that the time had come when they must be
separated they did not like it at ALL for it the
custom in those days to put the Protestants in one
compartment and the Catholics in another on
board the transport ships. The Catholics wanted
the Prot stants to turn Catholic so that they
might all remain together, and the Protestants
wanted the Catholics to turn Professionals; but
neither side was willing to comply with the wishes
OF the other When this state of things had lasted
for sometime without either side giving in, and
when they had well-nigh made up their minds
that they were to separate. Irish counterfeiter
who had a seven years. sentence for making lit.
tie money of his own, stood up and announced
that he wanted to make a little speech. So in a
very short time they we're all attentive, for they
looked upon Mr.. Patrick OReilly as a sort of an
orator. NOW, boys" Mr.. O'Reilly began, 1--WE
have been together for sometime and we are all
going over the same road and it is devilish hard
that we can't all go together, and if can't fix it
some way to be all Professionals or Catholics we
must be separated. So. 1 propose that toss a
ha'penny and if the queens head comes up we
will all be Professionals. but if the harp. which is
on the other side. comes up will all be Catho.
lics." This speech was greeted with cheers. for
Mr.. O'Reilly had settled it and no matter which
won they would be all together just the same.
The ha'penny was tossed up and the harp won so
all agreed without murmur to be Catholics
Next day priest came to hear confessions from
the convicts before they were sent away, and
among the rest that went to make confession were
Mr.. OReilly and when he told the old Irish priest
how he had got all the Protestant convicts to turn
Catholics the priest was dumbfounded and, grasp.
ing Mr.. O'Reilly by the arm, he asked him in a
sort of a bewildered way if he had risked his i'm
mortal soul on the turn of a ha'penny; land in.
deed did not" replied Mr.. OReilly. there was
harp on both sides of the ha'penny-I made it
myself DEXTER.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

Diogenes heard of man about town
Who was honest and owned up each sin,
So he reached for his lantern and put it in shape
So that he quest might begin;
He started out early and questioned each one,
And snared at the answers each gave;
He ended his quest, and said "Give us a rest,
Every man in the world is knave."
But as he went home through the mist and the
gloom,
stranger appeared in the fog
And whispered sentence of so many words
In the ear of the cynical dog;
DiOgenes started. his lantern held high,
But the stranger was not in its gleam
The cynic remarked: well, l guess she was
right"
But, alas! he woke out of his dream,
and, Of course. smiled blandly for, on that morn.
ing. he had an engagement with Il. De Witt Tai
mage Gan eminent joker of his day. to discuss
honesty, this latter man having accused Dogenes
of stealing the lamp with which he went on his
quest. But Diogenes never fulfilled that engage
ment because Talmage wasn't around-the emf.
nent joker must have hid himself-and the con.
sequence is. Diogenes having died afew years ago,
the man Talmage is credited with squelching the
cync, and-there you are All is fair in press and
pulpit ADDISON HOOD.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
Dates of Easter.

The earliest and latest dates upon which
Easter can fall are March 22d and April
25th. In 1886 Easter fell upon it's latest
date. which had not occurred before in the
nineteenth century. and will not occur
again until 1913. The last time Easter fell
upon its earliest date. the 22nd of March,
was in 1918, and will not happen again in
this century nor in the next.
On turning back to previous centuries.
we find that such late date as April 25th
for Easter Sunday has occurred once every
hundred years. with one exception; that is
in 1874, 1866, 1916. 1851, 1904, 11O9. 1914
and 919.
The earliest day of Easter occurred in
176l. 1898, 1898 and 1878. 147S. 1888, 1876,
1O41 and GAG. This time the thirteenth
century is passed over instead of the four
teenth
For the benefit OF those who would like
to know upon what date Easter falls for
the remaining years of this century. we
give the following: 1892. April II; 1898.
April 2; 1894. March 25; 1895. April Il;
1896. April 5; 1897, April 1S; 1898, April
10; 1899, April 2; 1900. April Is.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

kittrick. Williston Fish. Walter Learned, J. L..
Ford and H. C. Bunner. This will be splendid
opportunity of preserving. in book form. the de.
lightful short stories which have become such a
pleasing feature of Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
For The Mirror.
Hood Winks.


Hood Wfnks.
Criminal jurisprudence-What the dollar buys.
Interviewer Ito ex-mute): What is your great.
est pleasure. Mr.. Lingo. now that you have &C.
CURED the use of your speech?
MIR. Lingo: The knowledge that 1, unlike most
men. could reflect before speaking.
If you meet young man, say of forty or so,
With solemnity marking his face
One who listens, without ever making comment
To another who chatters apace:
II this latter g excited Tor seems so to beg,
And the former is awfully cool,
Put it down on your tablet that that one s sage
And this one g NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
LynchfnS.

The instances of lynching, in which there
is no doubt in anybOdy's mind that the per-
son lynched deserved death. are in nearly
all cases instances in which conviction,
and execution could have been obtained by
due course of law. The instances of con-
trary kind-those where doubt exists. are
condemned by all. 1t is only the self
evident cases that are defended. But
precisely because justice is easily arrived
at, the pretended reason for lynching does
not exist in those cases in which lynching
is at first sight commended by some not
very thoughtful persons. 1t is grievous to-
see criminals going unwhipped of justice.
but it may be permitted to ask whether the
persons lynched are those who would go
unwhipped if the law were allowed to take
its course? Scarcely. The fact is that the
hot blood of the citizens causes them to
determine that certain Offenses shall be ex-
patiated with show of fury and of cruelty,
and yet thus they do injustice to themselves.
The solemn and orderly course of the law,
would be more impressive than this passion.
ate haste. In addition. it is doubtless true,
that every act of participation in violence,
every thought of those thus engaged. devel.
ops the lawless spirit, eliminating in future
violence according to circumstances and in
some instances in murder. Man has still
too much of the untamed savage in his
composition for him lightly to awaken the
passion of revenge. Even legal public exc
cutiOns were pronounced by competent
judges of human nature breeding spots of
crime by excitement of dormant instincts Of
destruction. To the publicity of the lynch
ing party there is added the active determi-
nation to Stay. Think also what reproach
it is to a commonwealth when its people
wish to avenge themselves instead of leav-
ing judgment to the orderly arrangement Of
the State. Thinking we'll on these things
it will be seen that there are many reasons
beside specific fear of error as to the guilt
of the accused why the lynching party
should no longer be participated in by any
good citiZen.-DallaS News.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

The oldest living lawsuit in the PennsyI-
vania Supreme Court known under the
official designation of march Term. 1914,
No. 49," celebrates its seventy. eighth birth.
day this month. with every prospect of
attaining still greater age. The original
amount involved was less than SIS. OOO but
in the care of the Philadelphia Bank and
later of the Girard Trust Company, the
fund now amounts to $1S, 7O2.-Public:
Opinion.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

True economy is the child of wisdom and
the mother of independence.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

Nature protects the majority or the eartf
would become depopulated.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14

He who lives we'll in the world is better
than he who lives in monastery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
HIS BROOM OTERAWED THE LIONS.
A GREEN LABoRER POKED THEM ABOUT THEIR
CAGE NONCHALANTLY AND ES-
CAPPED UNFRAMED

An Incident happened at Barnum & Balley's Show
after It took mp It's winter quarters at Bridgeport.
which shows to what dancer an ignorant will
expose himself md how he may escape all injury.
few days ago "rody' Hamilton. the weLknown
and popular press agent OF the firm, was asked for
work By hulking big German named Hans. and
as somebody wanted TO clean the cages OF the
animals he engaged. lie told 10 clean the
the containing the lions. tigers. ETC.. thoroughly
both Inside and outside. The man set 10 work ana
Mr.. Hamilton went about his business lie came back
sometime aftcrwnrd and nus wondering what had be-
come Of the new hand. for he was nowhere TO be
seen. ON making closer search Mr.. Hamilton was
horrihcd TO the inside the cage with the i've
lions. lie going about his work In most me-
thOdcal way sweeping the floor vigorously with lbs
broom which he occasionally shooed' into tie faces
Of tie astonshed Hons whenever any OF them came
anywhere near him. The animals were evidently 80
surprised at the mans utter Indifference 10 ITEM
that they kept hudded up In one corner until iians
wanted TO clean out that particular part OF the cage
They were unccremonlously evcted with the help of
the broom and they scampcred around utterly fogefm
Of their proper dignity. Mr.. Hamilton never expected
TO see the man come out alive, as lie felt sure the
animals would attack him us soon rs he started 10
leave the den lie hastily got some OF the older hands
together and then he ordered the German TO como
out Of the cage. The fellow wanted TO finish his JOB
and laughed AT the idea OF the ANIMALS hurting HIM.
bnt he finally obcyod orders. and got out OF the cage
without n scratch.
What prevented the animals from tearing him 10
pieces is mystery. for nobody dares enter the cage
IN which these particular lions aIe, as they are
savage. unrly lot. The GOODNESS OF the deed must
nave utterly astonshed the lions and his steady use
of the broom which pohed In their lace, e.sss
now and then. must have convinced them 'l'a .ay ,
lad 10 do with species OF ANIMAL ana lna.
rder the ,umstances discretion was the DETER ta'
OF val0r. - ,. IA. con.
Ii was some time before the man could DC "s.
WINGED OF the great danger he Lad zen IN ana pc aS
70 use tho rakes that are always used FOR cleannS
ont the insidcs OF the cages. These are prov,,urTx
with long handles and the man using them can s'""~
safely out OF all danger while doing his wora'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

dignant frame of mind, the trip having been far
more rough than they had been led to suppose II
would be.
Never shall we forget our last night at camp.
sitting around the fire. twenty-sN miles away
from any other human being. drinking In Wild
West stories told to us by the guides. When the
fire had died out and conversation had ceased.
NV brother and / walked TO the edge OF the
canon. and looked more at the dim outlines
of the dwellings opposite, dwellings built by =
was intense. Never before had we become 50
intimately acquainted with the stars the atmos-
phcrc WINS SO clear The memory Of that night
will always remain one OF the most pleasant
OK perenccs OF that memorable trip.
We returned 10 the ranch the following day
in two.thirds the time it had taken us on the
tourney out. We were somewhat fatigued. but
we felt that we would have endured as much
again rather than 10 miss the trip: and then.
TOO, it was an immense satisfaction ior US 10
know that We were among the first white people
=, ,.isit r,vo of the dwellings We were told that
the number had not yet reached one I,,, hundred
discovrrcd four wears ago by brother Of our
Guide, while hunting for cattle on the mountains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
LTErrEYAYr SCHWATKI AND MS SERVANT.
Ernn Tho Chlcncn Inter Occnn.

From The Chicago Inter ocean.
In Portland or, gon Ills story Is told OF Lieutenant
conversation ever since In that far NORTHWESTERN
town.
The lieutenant was n hard drlnkor while in the
army and hI, ,prrrs would Away, De the talk Of
the regiment for after. The drOwy life on the
frontier post afforded him every Opportunity for cN
cess willie II withdrew him from the vigorous exercise
with which. white he the field or engaged IN
one OF his numer,u, exploring expeditions. h" was In
the habit Of woghlug off his heavy drinking. While
In garrison at Fort sheridan. south Dakota. >chwatka
had nn Irish servant whom he had taken from the
tanks and who. Hike his commanding officer ana en-
ploycr. sui Jet T. occasional sprccS. one morn
Ing inter >chwniEa had been sitting up with som"
visiting comrair, he lr.t orders with his servant that
he should b" promptly awakened Al = o'clock About
noon tA. leItcnIAt nru.r without having been called
and op, ming the door leading from his bedroom Ia
the dining room In uIr log quarters which he occupied
before him. -chwathn raised him from the floor and
shook him MS a unsUn would terrier, eNclaiming TO
him: You Internal scOundrcl, don't you know that
| ordered YOU Ia wake me nj Oclockl Here ind
would never get under the inru nee ol liquor while
] WINS ON a drunk The Irishman Strengthened him
self up to attention saint@l, and replied ...
YES, sOr, but You n!vcr give me no chance.
You've kept me sober for three weeks by staying
drunk Ncsct yr hnvr.'
Sthwathn forc;ivr him.
\ captain of the regular Army who passed through
the city yesterday, and AT the Palmer, Is rcspon
sllc for that story. but for obvious reasons he did
not want his name mentioned In connection with
the gossip. He said. however: Aside from this fail
ing Lieutenant Schwutkn an efficient and u
popular officer, ana the officer, and In the
regiments ia which he served loved him. and mono
hind and considerable. aud he used harsh word
10 any Of them except his Irish body servant. and
this was always half Ocunr. lie Il man OF Hcrcu
lean frame. Of great endurance OF marked literary
nMlty and WI, long con ldcrcd I'm the army to be
one Of It's brightest officers and 10 have brilliant
prospect for promotion and distinctions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
My pNEUM.tTIC.

In the airy. whiring wheel Is the sprlnsng Nrength
And the slncw grows to steel day By day.
TIL you your pulses leap at the easy swing and
Them IT, ont " 7" "e "PH
And the OF The morning sky.
And the long brown road where the tired spirits
sips on as The leagues go by
Blackand silver, swift and strong, with q pleasant
From the steady ripping murm,r Of the chain
Half a thing Of life ana WILL you may feel 1t start
With a quick. elastic answer 10 the strain.
As you ride TO the kiss OF the morning breeze
And the OF the morning sky.
And the long brown road where the tired Spirits
saps of as the leagues go by
Miles hundred YOU may from the rising Of the
To tie gcam OF the first white star
You may ride through twenty towns. meet the sun
upon the downs,
Then It's out TO the kiss Of the morning breeze
And the rose OF the morning sky, ,-,.,-
And the long brown road where the tired sprts
Slips of as the leagues go by
Down che pleasant countryside, through the wood
lands summer pride,
You have come In your forenoon SPIN .,,,. =.
And you never would have guessed how delicious Is
In the shade nv the waysldc inn.
When you've sought the kiss of the morning
And tho rose OF the morning sky.
Ard the long brown road where the tired spirits
load
Slips of as the leagues 20 by
There Is many who teaches that the shining
nverreaches
Are the place 10 spend long june day.
But give me- the whrlng wheel and boat of air and
To float upon the Queens highway
Oh, give the kiss OF the morning breeze,
And the OF the morning sky
And the long brown road where the tired spirits
load
Slips of ms the leagues go by.
IT. W. RolestOn In The Spectator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
I LAWYERS FEE.


The eminent consulting lnwycr OF Paris at
one time In the nst century the Able May.
His opinion had great weight IN forming the decision
OF the judges. and he often consulted In i'm
portant matters outside the law. His fee for nn
opinion was usgally large one. The story Of one
OF his exceptional fees Is related by ~ de ois saint
Just in lis history OF Paris. from the
country called on the Able day, and inter com
pllmenting him with carrcsiness and sincerity his
creditabe mud deserved reputation, said that he was
involved In law suit which lie did not understand.
lie asked the Able 10 advise him whether he WIS
I'm the right In the wrong, and whether he had
better carry the suit. 30 saying he delivered TO
the great lurist enormous package OF papers
covered with almost illegibc handwriting.
The Able chcrriully accepted the task, and told
the cure to call again In two weeks. lie was pleased
with the good, simpe-hcartcd mnn. md devoted his
best energies to clearing NJ the though he
Obliged TO put other matters inside In order 10 do
The cure called the dry appointed took the Able :
written opinion. and read II through critically. lie
VA. delighted with the enthsln and clearn-ss with
which hl, rights set forth. He embraced the
Able grntcfuly and cried "Ah. monsieur no one
could ,r better pleased than | am. ana | want you
10 be satisfied also. Here l. money. monsieur please
take what Is due you" and he threw three franc
niece ON the table. Not 10 humiliat. the good man.
the Able picked up the coin took niry.s from
his purse and handed his client the change some
ono said when he told the story, that usual he
had lost by his di>ntcrestcdnoss. !" LOST" said the
Able. Aud do you count tho pleasure OF telling
The story nothingT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
ONE on IGNlITUS.

From The Minneapolis Tribune. ,,,,.
good story is told OF lgnatius Donnely. of ihs
addressing an audience in the Northern iaFt VI own
state Mr. Donnclly compared. according 70 M "a" ~
logic and reasoning. the condition OF me States
Minnesota with those In several New-flghiiu osI 49,,
For Instance" said he "you farmers get only spoa'
SO for your sheep while In Pennsy'"na ana So
chsetts the agricultlrst receives ST. Anu nea"' "a
ars Maid after the shortage, elevator charge, IN"
other expenses are deducted. only abont forty Scns
bushel iCs your wheat, while IN !nc S"''"' INV"
named the farmer gets 81 bushel" -. ooss
That's no argument at AL r em had Lake
Minnetonka In hades could get So glass ior INC
watasS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

l1nrY and hand-organ. have turned up IN o"'
street 70 Won will kindly step
q, ,be window You notice that Mariana ria O wie
tin cup for pennies in her n hsad ova qS her head
handkerchief tied like po"nWupTToT WIICOX.
onj under her chin. 'Ni.N1D-'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

That is almost the whole story. We have
nothing better than fifty-franc hat THAT Lucia
ing together a barchea1ed Leurian girl and a
Neapolitan soldier; and when they were fast
together. leaving them condemned 10 each other.
To be sure there was an encounter between
Giulo and tho Nespoliian, In which encounter
the pale wood-csrver WINS the aggrcssor and the
sun-burned soldier cut 20 poor figure TINT he
was discharged from his regiment for cowa rdice
To put 1t plainly, he took a good heating. But
although his pockets were no longer military
they neyfr held a Ira Of Tomma-ina's savings
Then there a shortrlived attempt Mt gayety
in Naples where for time Marianne wore
gift bells on her carriers. But the middle Of
their story SEEMS Just unrelievcd dun distress,
In spite Of the gift bells tinkling until the
distress was unbeamble; and then theY came a
padrone going about, rs the agent Of steamship
company, among such people az Mariana and
her husband, persuadina and enabling them TO
come TO this country. And finally the two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

Far from II: Italian men cry easily and not
those OF Gulios class only. Tho heroes OF ancient
Greece ~ described by Homer scarcely more
lnchrymose hnvc known n lieutenant OF Dcrsa gllcri
10 weep IN public because he had not received an
Invitation TO dinner company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

TIE SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS
of the Pennsylvania RAILROAD Is the solid vcsti-
buled night train for Cincinnati and ~. Louis Its
fast time and superior equipment has already csab-
ushcd Its popularity. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

$50 In the North. In NAiies II is 'atiraiA,