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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13
Foreign Labor.

Does cheap foreign labor injure our
country? 1 had the pleasure of hear
ing very eloquent gentleman answer
the question. He said it did not: That,
if a foreigner came to our shores and did
five dollars worth of work for fifty cents
and took that out of the country, he did
not injure the country for we were
ahead four dollars and fifty cents by the
transaction. Now that is undoubtedly
sound logic; and it is also true when
you value our country by what it is
worth in dollars and cents. But when
you value it as home for the masses
of the people it is different thing al
together; for when man comes to this
country and does five dollars worth of
work for fifty cents l, as labOrer am
forced to compete with him-I as la
borer must do like amount of labor for
a like sum of money. And am not 60
ing off to any foreign country to live
cheaply. Therefore [ cannot agree with
the eloquent speaker above mentioned
for cheap foreign labor virtually makes
the rich richer and the poor poorer, for
the rich man gains the four dollars and
fifty cents and the poor man loses just
what he has to cut from his old price.
SUNOL.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13
American Patriotism.

1t has become common saying these
days, that as a nation we have no pa
triotism; that it is nothing more than
the "almighty dollar" or at most it is
holiday affair. Even within these walls
around us, most of us will say that there
is no truth in this at all; and l for one
say so emphatically. True, it does not
float on the surface of every day life, it
takes provocation to wake it up. No
one who is familiar with our history,
can point to a single incident, where
action was called for, and show that it
was not taken promptly and cheerfully,
or show that we regretted the cost.
Lately / have read some of ancient and
modern history, and have made COM
parisOns. l have not found in any of
the principal nations greater per cent.
of soldiers to the population than this
country furnished during the last war.
Official sources show that it was thir-
teen per cent. the highest. So when we,
take into consideration the bOasted love
of Fatherland in Germany, the feryid
patriotism of the French, the autOcratic
power of the ruler of Russia, / think
that Uncle Samuel can take an extra
hitch in his striped trousers and hold
up his head. But it is not alone in times
of war that the love of country has been
shown; most of us remember few
years ago the terrible storm in Apia
harbOr, Samoa. The German and Amer
lean vessels were caught inside the
harbOr. A cyclone struck them and
they became helpless, driven hither and
thither at the mercy of wind and wave.
A German ironclad was driven directly
toward the flagship Trenton. Nothing
short of the hand of God could save
her. Now, when death seems certain,
what do you hear? Not the cry of fear,
but above the storm is heard the band
of the Trenton playing "The Star
Spangled Banner" Was not that pa
triotism? l say yes, and there are num-
berless men in this country to-day, there
are men behind these bars, who would
60 forward and do battle unto death
with the same grand words on their
lips. MAC.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13
The Fascination of Crime.

Will some one of the many writer's
who claim that there is no fascination
in crime, confer favor by kindly an
swering the following questions? Why
is it that the small boy will pass directly
under tree full of apples in his own
yard, without touching an apple, walk
five miles into the country to an orchard
and fill his pockets with more apples
than even small boy can comfortably
dispose Of? Why, when he knows there
is danger in the very air he breathes,
will he linger to tie string around the
bottoms of his trousers and jam apples
under his shirt collar until he is so jam
full, internally and externally, that he
cannot get through the same hole in the
fence by which he entered the inclOSure :?
Why will our cOlOred brother arise in
the early morn, tie one end of cord to
his big toe and to the other end kernel
of corn, throw the corn into his neigh
boris yard and lie in wait for hours un-
til an enterprising spring chicken comes
along and swallows the corn, when he
could, in five minutes, rig up an old
soap box with figure four trap attach
ment, place bit of corn under it, go off
fishing, return home at night and find
the Identical chicken under the box !?
The latter plan would not only save the
wear and tear of his mind, but would
prove much less narrowing to the
chicken. Why will the same chap lie
awake nights-long before the frost is
out of the ground -devising ways and
means of appropriating to his own use,
the anticipated melon crop of his neigh.
bor when, by going into his back yard
and by jabbing few seeds into the
ground, he could have melon crop of his
own? Why will Ragged Raggles, as heis
unfeelingly called, lie in field of corn
all day long, waiting favorable oppor-
tunity to steal couple of turnips, when
he could, by grasping an old newspaper
firmly in his right hand, fitting his hat
over his eye, thrusting his thumb into
the arm-hOle of his vest and assuming
a brusque, business-like air, walk boldly
up to the farmer and talk him out of
most anything on the farm; and, if
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13

FOf the inalienable right possessed by
nations to pursue " life, liberty and hap
tpinesS" unmOlested; it inculcateS on
humanity the superior virtue of peace
maintained by many, not by one. 1t
stands e-eminently an educator in art,
in the application of science and in the
progress of mechanical ingenuity and
principally in the lessons of good gov
ernment "Of, for, and by the people" ;"
An educator of greatest benefit to man.
kind, for it aids in developing a broader
and more beneficial education, one that
should unite humanity into one great
nation, whose object shall be to "GlOrify
God through the glory of man for all
time to come" LEONARDUS.
Xxx
s In fancy we can see the great White
City become for the time a modern
Mecca to the countless pilgrims of the
entire world. From every land upon
the globes vast surface comes little
knot of worshippers to display their
best and offer it as building material
for this glorious temple of America S
fame. And it is, in very truth,
splendid monument. Lost in wonder
at its magnifcence, glowing with pride
atethe exalted position America has at
tanned among, if not actually above, the
other nations of the earth, we uncon-
sciously cry out with the poet:
''OurS is the finest land
That the sun doth shine upon!''
Whose land? Ours? All no! Not
ours the land, nor ours the reflected
glory. That little Esau-like bargain
we drove with Justice few weeks ago,
in which we could not even urge the
o'ermastering need which forced our
famished prototype to selfidespeil-
ment-has effectually silenced all
claims we once had to country; has
'extirguished all title to a share III her
glory or elation in her pride. We can
only view it all as aliens and in spirit,
being denied the actual vision.
!, f, r,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13

playing in good luck, exchange smiles
with the hired girl; and perhaps get in
a kick on his hereditary enemy, the
farmers dog? Why will Uncle Rastus,
armed with a gunnysack and a bit of
sulphur prOwl around for hours on a
dark, rainy night lodging innumerable
bulldogs and spring guns, just to lift
couple of old hens; when he could go
to the same spot in the broad light
of day and knock over with a club, all
the poultry he wanted? Why, indeed? :?
F.S.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13
For The Mirror
THE CONVICT AND THE CHILD.

oh thou white rObed little prattler
With thy braidS of golden hair.
With thine eyes of blue cerulean
And thy bOnny face so fair.
How thine innocence awakened
Memories of long ago.
When too was young and knew not
Of the paths of sin and woe.
How thy childish voice recalled
Voices dear, long huShed in death,
Voices calling down a blessing
With the last of mortal breath.
One sweet voice that told of Jesus
AS sat upon her knee;
How to cast all care upon him,
For he careth we'll for thee.'
Oh baby face thank thee
For that glance that knew no fear;
The harden'd soul was stricken,
And sent tricklng forth tear.
And the conscience. long enshacked
In its dungeon all alone,
Sent the sin Scared soul a-kneeling
Before the SaviOur'S throne.
M. A. b.
The inspiration of these verses was the free
glance of child who saw nothing to fear in the
.cOnvict's face.ED.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13
THE RLD'S FAIR.
Views and Glimpses of the White City
Taken From Behind
Prison Bars.

Prison Bars.
The beauty of the architectural de-
tail of the Worlds Fair, the marvellous
and imposing grandeur of its design
has elected unqualified praise from
friend and foe. That it has effaced all
skepticism, and that it breeds none, is
almost as great wonder as the Fair
ITSELF The gratifying acknowledge
ment can be made, that it has succeeded
in not being un-American. 1t would
have been that if it had failed to not
only equal but far surpass anything Of
like nature yet attempted. j. F.
Xxx
l consider the chief value of the
Worlds Fair to be the wonderful sur
vey it gives of the passage of time and
of man to his full achievement of great
ness, this very Worlds Fair itself. Its
advancement of knowledge, science and
philanthropy must have powerful in
fiuence on the future deStinieS of man
kind. There we see the changes time
has already worked in truth and beauty
and usefulness, and behold the posi-
bilities of the future for the betterment
of mans condition. c.. w. G..
Xxx
to my mind is the skill shown by the
workmen in transforming swamp in
two years time into the matchless
White City, with its lakes, lagoons,
beautiful gardens and magnificent
buildings whose beauty and grandeur
are indispensable. When we consider
that this city has been planned, built
and the ground whereOn it stands al
most made in two years time, it is truly
marvellous achievements magnifi-
cent exhibit of Americas talents and
enterprise in development. SUNoL.
***
Although confined within these walls
and deprived of that priceless boon,
liberty, our minds are still with the
forts, OF the few we enjoy, to read the
weekly papers, and to think of the
wonders the outside world is doing.
Chief is the great Worlds Fair, the
greatest exhibition the world has ever
seen. The collection of arts and inven-
tiOns; the many nations represented;
the massive and beautiful buildings
constructed in so short a period by
Americas brainy men-We are de-
prived of the pleasure of viewing all
these. Still it is of some comfort to
know that our cOuntrymen have
brought about this magnificent display.
Y.
This greatest of expositions has
brought together in our midst all ma
tions, creeds and languages. It is not
a rich mans show but it is for all.
think it has brought hardships to those
who were labOring there, as it is
completed and they have now no en-
plOYment. Its attractions have seam
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13

"Did you come to enjoy the Fair?"
"No; to show my wife around" Puck.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-15
A PAIR or OLD SHOES.

When the curtains are drawn. and the bsby''
asleep,
And The older boy dreams on his couch ur
the stair,
While the clouds and the moonbeans are play.
Then a truce 70 the days weary struggle with
care,
And welcome. tried friend. sturdy foe to the
blues,
True comforter. welcome. Jiear easy old slroes
Though two, 70 are one. most natchless Of
twinsi
And OF thrust in satchel have Travelled afar
When, condemned TO do penance for earlier
sins,
The poor feet have ached in the rich palace
How blissful the moment when reckless 70
choose,
The pilgrim in torture drew forth the old shocsl
Ye were new long ago and IN dignifed state,
All glossy and spotless. close fitting and trig.
No mortal had ventured 20 presage your fate,
Loose jointed and jolly and hopelesgly big;
Yet never till now blithc theme for the muse.
o beautiful. lovabIe pair Of old shoesl
Though business may vex with fits ups and It's
downs
Though ships may delay and though bills be
postponed
Still man, LET his home be in fields or in towns.
Finds often wearisofne trouble condoned,
When. easy chair waiting. life's rose tinted
hues
Return with the advent Of homely old shoes.
Come. wife. drop the nending, and sit by my
side;
Let us build us castle, my sweet one, in
Spain,
For our love grows the stronger. whatever be-
tide.
And we are together for sunshine or rain
And somehow the glamour 'twere ruin TO lose
Comes back when reach for these easy old
shoes.
Margaret E. Sangster In Good Cheer.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-15
A suicide b, starvation.

The Greek philosopher, Cleanthes
had swollen gums and was advisr,i
oy hls physician 10 eat nolhlngwhat.
ever Tor three or -four days Eo
ooeyed, and at the end Of that time
was allowed 20 return TO his usroi
diet, hut in the meantime La, s,,,r,'I ~,
,he design OF starving himself M
aeaIh and did so.-sG Louis Globe.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-15

CONSERVATION "Queerer even than
your poor father. and never could
make him out.
But Zedekiah was contemplating
the old timepiece, with its once
stately carving of black oak and its
dial of polished brass, where, be
meath the ''Giles Hen best me fecit,
London, i709," ran half obliterated
legend and the name Jacob Barnes,
Exeter, 1874"
II believe it's worth ever 80 much
more than 81, he said, examining
the quaint engraving with care,
Anyway, it's not going for that.
nor for anything | Idont mean TO
say wouldn't sell il to keep us
from starving. but were not there
yet, and hope we shant be-"
Heaven forbid !" said the widow.
But ! mean TO set that before me
60 work for A home 10 put you
and the little girls and the old clock
In. Why, I'm certain the Harrises
would give il corner in their kitch
en- till ! could claim it--if il only
went and kept good time. that is "
He bent nearer % the dial What
Is II il saysN He spelled out the
quaint letters slowly. "Keepe mo
true 10 TYNE. and III no true 70
thee" why, mother" he turned
round suddenly, wasn't it In Uncle
zeds win that we should keep il in
order and goinSf'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02

The question is often asked, Why do
cyclones, ''whirlwinds" and tornadoes
all persist in the polar whirl from right
to left? Astronomical speculators have
supposed that all the planets once ex-
listed as rings of thinly scattered matter
around the sun, and that these rings
were annular rsegregations from vague,
irregularly scattered mass that turned
one way in spiral courses, thus deter
mining the direction in which the rings
revolved, and all the rest from this took
the same course.
"But, you say, why did the nebula
revolve at all?" 1t grew from chaos,
and chaos presumably possessed an in
herent motion from right to left. This
being the case, from that time to this,
sun, moon, stars, planets, cyclones and
tornadoes have adhered to the original
habit.-St. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02

While on his way to st. AIMS church
yesterday morning Peter w. Anon, of
Upper Lehigh, discovered the BODY of
John Morgan, of Freeand. living in the
middle of the road that leads from Drift
ton to Butler Valley, about 200 yards
from the church. An examination
proved that the man was dead, and Mr..
Anon, upon arriving at the church,
notified several parties of his discovery.
Deputy Coroner Buckley was sent for
and after having the body removed to
IL. M. Brislin's undertaking establish
ment complete examination of the
corpse was made. No marks of violence
or any other indication of foul play could
be found, and the corner decided there
was no necessity for holding an inquest.
Up to the time of its removal the body
was quite warm, and it is not likely that
he was frozen to death, as the snow un-
derneath was melted clear to the ground
by the heat of the body. 1t is presumed
he died of nervous prostration, brought
on by alcoholism, as he had been drink
ing heavily for few days past.
Morgan had been employed as shoe
maker by Geo. Chestnut for some time,
and also boarded with the latter gentle
man. He was seen around town about
& p. m. the previous day, and no one
knows how he came to wander in the
direction OF the spot where he was
found.
The deceased was aged about 55 years,
and had worked as a shoemaker here
for several years. He was a step-father
of Charles Drew,of Hazleton; Mrs. JOS
Evans, of Beaver Meadow, and Mrs.
VIM. j. Evans, of Clayton, Wisconsin.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon, but up to this morning his
relatives had not decided whether the
interment would be made at Freeland
or Hazleton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02
DRlFTON ITEMS.

The works are idle here today so thai
the employees may observe New Year.
Superintendent Kudlick has been con.
| fined to his home for several days on ac.
count of sickness.
Jerry McCarty is visiting among
friends in Allentown.
William August, former resident,
| but lately of Bristol, was in town last
week doing business. He had the mis-
fortune to lose an eye since he lelt here.
The Fearsnots Athletic Association
made fine gift to the managers of St.
AIMS fair in the shape of handsome
lounge.
The skating pond was well patronized
on Saturday by large number of skaters
from Freeland.
On one of the cold days last week an
old man who worked outside here went
into the boiler house to warm his hands
The next day he was notified from the
office that he was discharged. To stop
five minute to warm his hands cost him
his job.
Frank Burns and wife visited Halle
ton friends yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Coke has gone to her
Philadelphia residence for the remain
der of the winter.
Mrs. f. B. Coke is slowly recovering
from her recent illness.
The students of the normal schools
who are spending the holidays here will
leave this week to resume their studies.
A rumor was current through town
for several days past that Condy O'Don-
nell was to be promoted to the position
of assistant mine foreman at No. 2 slope
which has been vacant since William
lies was transferred to Oneida. Inquiry
into the matter makes it appear as if the
place will be left vacant as it is thought
it is not necessary to have an assistant
there at present.
d. S. & s., engine No. jumped the
track here on Saturday about 10 o'clock
and it was in the afternoon before it
stood on the rails again. The breaker
was thrown idle for few hours on ac-
count of the accident.
1t is said that "Steve," the genial
coachman, made queer mistake the
morning Mr.. CoXe's house was on fire.
He took one of the horses over which
he has charge and went on galop 10
the company stable for the hook and
ladder wagon, but when he arrived there
he found he had forgot to put harness
on the horse
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02

"There's many Il slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip" is very old saying, and
was first uttered to the king of Samos,
an island in the Grecian archipelago.
This king, Ancaus by name, planted a
vineyard and treated the slaves who cul-
tivated it so badly that one of them told
him he would never live to taste the
wine made from it. When the wine was
ready and cup Of it poured out for the
king he sent for the slave who had
prophesied his death, and asked him
what he thought of his prophecy now.
The slave replied, There's many a
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" and just
as he had spoken the words Anceus re-
ceived warning that wild boar had
broken into his vineyard and was ruin
ing it. Putting down the wine untasted,
he rushed out to attack the boar and
was killed. .-Harper's Young People.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02
The following officers were elected at
hla lnl.l al l.. -
Poor Conventions.

The Democratic poor convention, to
nominate candidates for director and
auditor, will be held in Concordia Hall, d,
Hazleton, tomorrow afternoon.
The Republican convention will be
held at Union Hall, Hazleton, on
Wednesday afternoon.
Delegate elections for both parties
were to be held in each district Saturday
evening, but the voters took little inter
est in the matter and very few elections
were held.
Freeand has two candidates for the
nomination of drector-Jos. p. Nc
Donald on the Democratic, side and
Thomas Elliott on the Republican. So
far as is known Mr.. Mcdonald has no
opposition, but Mr.. Elliott has for an
opponent A. s. Monroe, of Hazleton,
the present director.
1t is stated this morning that Mr..
Elliott has withdrawn from the contest,
thereby giving Mr. Monroe clear field
on Wednesday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02
Are Scott and Dickens Obsoleteq

Who reads Scott and Dickens now?
To that question what is the true an
swerP The implied answer of course is
that no one reads them or that their
readers are getting yearly fewer. 1t
may be said at once, and it may be said
fatty, that it is not the case. They are
not only still read by many people, but
they are read by more people today than
they ever We're before. This fact is sub
stantiated by the copies of their works
that are sold; indeed it stares us in the
face at every railway book store.
Scott and Dickens, if measured by the
number of their readers, are growing in
popularity, not declining. should GER
tainly say that, so far as my own OBJ
servation can inform me, no two writers
are more universally familiar at this mo.
ment than Scott and Dickens. The old
have read them; the young are reading
them, nor need any one doubt the fact
because they are not discussed like nov.
elties.-W. H. Mallock in Forum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02
JEDDO NEWS.

Miss Bridget Brislin, of Hazleton, was
in town visiting friends last week.
William Boyle was among the numer-
GUS visitors here during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel McMullen, OF
Avoca, spent a few days here last week
Robert Boyle, of Wilkes-Barre, has
been here on weeks vacation.
John Kerringan, of Mauch Chunk,
spent yesterday here among friends.
The collieries are all idle here today
an account of New Year.
Misses Katie and Maggie Harkins, of
Philadelphia, We're spending a few days
here among relatives and friends.
"Graney" McNelis, who has been for
some time in Philadelphia, is here
among relatives and friends.
Anthony McNelis, who has been for
some time in Wilkes Barre, has secured
employment and will remain with us
again.
Who's your second choice? is the
question asked by the many politicians
of the township who have struck the
town lately, but as the delegates here
are not of the second-class kind it is
'oSiooo w VI y W ConlInlI llelI. In OUnef
matters, it is said, some of them have a
second choice.
For some time past complaints have
been made that several scamps, who are
unknown, make it business of using
indecent language in the presence of
ladies on the road between here and
Drlfton. People of this kind should
receive the attention of the law without
delay.
Large numbers of our young people
attend st. AIMS fair during the even.
ings it is opened.
The proposed gymnasium here has
been failure. The boys could see nc
benefit to be derived from it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-02

Patents granted to Pennsylvania in
vyentors last week. Reported by c. A.
Snow x Co., Washington, d. c.
y f Freeman, Drifton, method of
and apparatus for max ng leaf springs;
A l. Avery, Bradford, injector-burner;
} I Connolly, Milton, locomotive boiler;
II Cook, Hyndman, washing machine
} z Derr, Greenville, car-coupling; j
Dugan, Bristol, support for umbrellas on
bicycles; j ? Firth, Titusville, weighing
scale; G A CHECKER Pittsburg, gate-oper-
aating device for elevators; j H Glon-
niger, Pittsburg, hose-bridge; w II
Kochler, Bellefonte, napkin supporter:
w r Macdonald, Allegheny, generator:
w A McCool, Beaver Falls, duplex drill,
ing machine; M Reuber and L G Stone.
Pittsburg, and Fuchs, Lower st. Clair
condensing apparatus; J N Richey, Car,
michael, sawmill dog; b F Singer and
M L Davis, Lancaster, permutation lock
G Thomas, Royersford, fence post; w j
Wright, Cooperstown, stave jointing ma
chine