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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

Mr.. Mangasarian's lecture delivered
at the Grand opera house in Chicago
last week, dwelling particularly on the
harmonious education OF man as the
secret OF a stronger and purer humanity.
was indeed most interesting talk.
Dwelling on the classification of crimi-
mails and those who become criminals
for crimes sake. he said
We may divide criminals into four
classes, or we may say that crime re-
ceiveS it's recruits from four different
classes of people. The first is composed
of men and women who 60 through life
without any well-defned purpose. Have
no profession, no trade, no work; they
move in the direction of the strongest
passion, as wrecked hull in the direc
ton of the strongest wind. Such are
the vagabOnds, the tramps. The second
class is composed of characters the very
opposite of the first; these fall prey to
the intensity of their desires; they not
only have an aim in life, but they bend
every energy to attain this aim, come
what may; they see only one thing upon
the horizon. coveted object which
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
To Accomplish a Needed Reform.

The cause of humanity in London
has reason to rejoice over the first prac-
tical step taken in the house Of COM
mons recently toward the accomplish
ment of great reform. The bill for
the unifcation of London, which was
introduced by Mr.. Barrow, will prob
ably go through almost unopposed
Recently has been emphasized the ini-
guilty of the system of taxation which
makes poverty poorer and riches richer
by imposing the burden of taxation on
the destitute East End of the metrOpO-
lis more than double that assessed ON
the affluent West End. The inhuman-
ity of the system is so apparent that
even it's most cOvetOus and hard hearted
beneficiaries will not dare longer to de-
fend it. Some of the facts quoted in
the debate were appalling, but now that
the evil is in fair way to be remedied
it is no longer necessary to parade Lon
dOn's disgrace before the world.-Chi-
cago Herald.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

n bill was introduced by the South
Dakota legislature calling for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to establish Irvine
plant at the penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Some wise legislator, says the Cordoge
Trade Journal, thought an extrava-
gance was about to be perpetrated upon
the State. and when the bill was being
considered in the lower branch he moved
to reduce the appropriation to $4,000.
Evidently he was statesman of con-
siderable weight, too, for the house a.
mended the bill in accordance with his
motion previous to passing it. Score
one for the watchdog whoever he may
be-of the treasury of the State of South
Dakota.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

The siX-hundred cOnvicts in the In
diana State Prison South. at jefferson
vile, passed through lively time last
Thursday morning. Fire broke out in
one of the shops. and for time the en-
tire prison was threatened with destruc-
ton. The building is an old structure,
built of brick and wood, about thirty
feet in width, and two hundred feet
long. The fire was at last brought un-
der control. The total loss to the state
will be about $4,000; no insurance.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

\ recent cablegram says. that the
palace at Copenhagen is haunted; and
that Prince GuStavus of Sweden has at
different times within a few weeks seen
uncanny sights at the palace We will
gladly swap couple of our "Jaysonite'
spooks for the heightened ghost of the
Bernadottes and no questions asked.
Danish exchanges please copy.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly pa

per published in the Minnesota State Prison. 1t
was founded in 1887 by the cOnvcts and is edited
and managed by them. Its objects are: to be
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 fallen
mans self-redemptiOn. The paper is entirely
dependent on the public for its financial sup
port If at any time there should accrue sur
plus of funds the money would be expended in
the interests of the prison library.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

Some absorbing employment on your
higher ground-your upland FARM
whittier no cart path leads, but where
you mount alone with your hoe,-where
the life everlasting grows; there you
raise a crop which needs not to be
brought down into the valley to mark
ct; which you barter for heavenly prod
uctS.-IHOre0u.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

\ photograph of the jury that tried
Jefferson Davis at Richmond, Va, has
been presented to the state G.. A. R..
headquarters by member of the Elev-
EN- Pennsylvania volunteers. This was
the first mixed jury ever impaneled,
twelve white men and twelve negroes.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

There is an otfice-seeker in Washing
ton by the name of Bible. Too bad.
CA good name" Grover will say. lis
rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favour rather than silver
and gold
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

Before he was nineteen NJ. Taine, the
great French writer who died some time
ago, attracted public attention. Five
years later had crowned his academical
career with doctors degree.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

An exchange notes that an average
waltz takes a dancer over about three
quarters of a mile. a square dance
makes him cover half mile Give us
a good old fashion waltz every time, )
through the gate.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

A poet laureate will be appointed as
successor to the late Lord TennysOn.
Mr. Gladstone has not yet made up his
mind on whom he will confer the honor.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

A Chicago man had the first applica-
ton in for a postmastership under
Cleveland. Now, boys, let's all play
"fOllOW the leader.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
LES FEMMEs PARLENT

Et voici CO qu'elles dissent: Nous
commissions toutes plus ou moins)
les miseres ct les souffrances alta
ch6es d notre sexe ct 81 nous nous
plaignons quelquefois de CO que
nous appelons Pinjustice de la pu-
milton infig6e q la femme au para
dis terrestre, nous admettons que
nous avons un rem4de effcace a
toutes nos douleurs ct nous recon-
mandons le s'Regulateur de la San
t6 de la femme ct les Female
Plasters'' du DR. Larrivi4re toutes
femme ou file aHectu6e du ssBeau
mal'' sous q1lelque forme quill Sc
pr6sente. On pemploie aux Etats-
Unis dams les communities relig-
ieuses ct les hopitaux. Les mede-
Gins du Boston Electric Hospital
certifent qu'ils emploient le R6gu-
lateur pour fortifier les nerfs ct le
sang, relever les forces, donner ap-
petit ct faciliter la digestion ct
dams tous les cas- de maladies com
munes aux femmes. Pour toute in
formation, 6crivez aux DR. J. La
rivi6re, Manville, r I. Envoyez
25 cents pour un plaster.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
LIE Premier. Jour d'Avril

Parmi les nombreux usages
don't on aime chaque aimee q rap
peler le souvenir, il en- est un sur
tout qui m6rite une attention tou
te speciale ct don't phistoire sera
d'autant plus int6ressante quill
est plus en- vigueur parmi nous:
cest celui que comporte la date
en- tete de Get article ct qui est g6-
n6ralement connu sous le nom de
s'poison d'avril." Cette d6nomina
tion du poison d'avril, dome an
premier du mois, surprend 4 pre-.
mier abord WI que la peche nest
pas encore en- operation, ct l'on Sc
raft tout naturellement porte a Ia
remettre une date plus ayanc6e
81 pon oe reffchlssait quill s'agit
tout supplement de plaisanteries
qui ont cours sous ce nom. En- ef-
fet, quel est l'heureux mostsl, Gle
v6 od cette coutume est en- exis-
tence, qui peut dire quill nest pas
devenu queiquetois le jouet ce ces
innoncentes ruses, 81 communes en-
famille? ? on s'il est doue d'assez de
penetration d'esprit pour pr6voir
tout les PIECES qu'on pourrait lui
tendre, de combien de malheureux
ma til pas exotic le courrou1 On
'exploitant leur trop grande cr6du.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06

LIE cultivateur ne peut etre troE
particulier d p-opos de l'eau qu'il
donne a son betail. De tcute ne.
cessit6, que cette eau soft libre
de toute impuret6; car leau impu.
re cause plus souvent qu'on croft
des maladies chez le b6tail. II arri-
We souvent qu'un cultivateur per.
de plusiurs animaux domestiques
sans pouvoir d6couvrir la cause de
CO d6sastre; presque toujours, ces
6pidemies proviennent de la mau-
vaise eau que consomme le b6tail.
II ne faut pas l'oublier, Peau cons
titue lel6ment le plus important
de la vie chez Panimal: ellie compte
environ pour les deux tiers dams
son organisme. Ainsi, chez un ami
NAL qui pese neuf cent livres,- il y
a environ trois cents livres de ma
there solide ct six cents livres de
liquide; dams cent livres de lait,
pon trouve environ quinze livres
de differences mati4res solides ct
le reste, quatre .vingt.cinq livres,
est de Peau. Ces chifres sont pour
d6montrer quel role important joue
Peau chez Panimal; sans ellie la vie
est impossible ct un animal sue
combera bien plus vite do soif que
de faim.
LIE cultivateur doit donc..s s'assurer
de la qualit6 de peau quill dome
q son b6tail: 81 cette eau est pure
ct de bonne qualit6, il peut etre
sans crainte sur letat de son be-
tail, car il a 6loign6 une des eau
ses principales qui font entrer la
maladie dams ses ecuries ct ses eta
|bles; au contraire, 81 Teau quill
dome 3 ses animaux est impure,
81 peut s 'attendre q faire des pertes
s6rieuses dun jour q Pautre, car il
distribute journellement du poison
a ses animaux par leau quill leur
dome:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
THE
North-W estern
LINE
C.. St. p. N. & q. Ry.
0u ALLEz-v0uS

Prenez le chemin de fer Chica-
go. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha, autrement dit la Northwes-
tern Line, pour aller de St-Paul
ct Minneapolis a Sup6rieur,
Washburn, bayfield,, Ashland ct
toutes les localities sur le lac Su-
p6rieur, ainsi qua Sioux City, Pi-
pestane, Sioux Falls, Omaha.
Kansas City ct tous les points q
POuest.
La Northwestern Line vous
couduira aussi jusqu'aux Black
Hills, ainsi que les importants
districts d'huile ct de charbon du
Wyoming, ellie peut vous conduire
aussi dams les c6l6bres pinieres
du Wisconsin ct du Michigan, ct
7ous amsner aux grandes mines
de fer de Mesaba, Gogebic ct YER
million.
II ny a pas une ligne qui soft
mieux 6quip6e pour faire le service
direct des passengers que la North
western Line, aussi sst-elle deve-
nue. la ligne favorite des touristes
de ceux qui sont a la recherche de
terres, des 6migrants enfin de
tout le public voyageur.
Pour autres ipformations, allez
au num6ro 159 Troisi6me rue Est,
ct 13 Nicollet House Block. Min
neapolis, ou bien 6crivez . 4. W..
Teasdale, Agent-gen6ral des pas
sagers, q st. Paul, Nina.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
"A la care du Nord.

A la gare du Nord.
Un individu, tout essoufa6. aborde
un monsieur correctment vetu, qui
Went de prendre un billet pour
Bruxelles, ct lui dit:
Vous etes monsieur Z. ...., le
banquier qui laisse un passif de
deux millions; mails ne craignez
rien, je viens settlement, avant vo-
tire depart, vous demander de me
rendre un grand service.
-Lequel? repond l'autre visible
ment inquiet
Je compte moi-meme m 6tab1ir
ct je youdrais savoir comment vous
avez fait pour obtenir tant de Gre
dit.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
LIE vERRE,~ DE,--L'IvROGNF

LA sENT1NE DE ToUs LES VICES, LA
SOURCE DE ToUs LES MAUx.
LIE peche d'ivrognerie chasse la raison,
noie la m6moire, amene les infirmites,
efface la beaute, diminue la force,
corrompt le sang, enfamme le fol,
affaiblit lie cerveau, transforme
Peau en- Ph6pital vivant.
cause des LESSONS i,lternes,
externes ct incurables;
nsorcele les sens,
damne PANE ct vole
la bourse-,est le
compagnon du
mendiant, le
malheur de
la femme
ct la rui
ne des
enfants;
i'll assimile
l'homme a. la
brute ct le
rend
son prop1e
meurtrier. Qui bolt d la
sante d'autrui, d6truit la sienne
propre! La source de tout NAL est
l,IVROGN Err T..
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
Jeunes Files a Marier

Une jeune file await envoye der.
Increment une lettre au "Courrie,
da Figaro" demandant conseil sui
le moyen de trouver un mari:
J'appartiens q une familles bour.
geoise qui ma falt une brillante
education, mals qui ne pourra pas
etre aussi g6nereuse du cote de "a
dot. Un peu maigre de dot. Mes
6tudes termin6es a dix-huit ans
par Pobstention du brevet supe-
rieur, CONNIE je suis jolie, dit-on,
bonne musicienne, parlant Fan
glais, sachant coudre, cuisiner,
m'occuper du m6nage, etc., BRET la
perfection de Ia demoiselle 3 ma
rier (nous sommes beaucoup COM
me Gall mes parents mont men6e
dans le monde, ne doutant pas un
instant que j'y trouverait lmm6dla.
tement le mari demand6. J'ai en-
le success. J'ai dans6 des NUTS en-
there's avec des petits jeunes gems
de seize q vingt-deux ans qui mont
trouv6e ravissante, mais je mai ia
mais trouv6 les vrajs 6pouseurs,
oeux de trente a trente-cinq ans.
Cd eont-ils? On ma pas voulu me
le dire. Bret. me VOLTA arriv6e
presque q vingt ans, je mai aucune
envie de continuer a m'exiber pour
la joie des adolescents, j'ai assez
dans6, on ma assez vue, is mai pas
de mari, je men trouverez pas tant
que ]e n n'aurai pas arrondi ma dot,
que faire a Get effet?
Les carrieres ouvertes aux fem.
mes sont encombl6es ou NAL vues:
Quoi alors, que fare? Cont
nuer q 6tudier mon piano quatre
heures par jour ct des themes an
glaisl ST. je dois jamais me marier
ou peut-etre esp6rer etre appellee
q rhonneur de soigner les rhuma.
tismes dun vieux c6llbataire re-
pentant quand je serai mol-meme
dams la categorle respectable des
vieilles demoiselles, qu'entrepren-
Dire d'ici-la?
C'est Alexandra Dumas qui re-
pond 4 sa question. De bonne plu-
me ct de bonne encre:
"La jeune file en- question ne
m'int6resse pas du tout. Ellie re-
proche q SIS parents de ne pas lui
dome une dot aussi belle que re-
ducation qu'elle a 1ecue: ellie me
parsft bien migrate, quoique je|
n'jgnore pas qu'un des premiers
symphonies chez les jeunes files
de papt1tude au marriage soft Tin
gratitude envers les parents, mais
icl c'est un peu tot. Ellie ma pas
encore vlngt ans ellie tronv extra
ordinaire, inJuste, inquietant, de |
ne pas etre d6ja marie; ct ellie
est bien pres6e; ellie q beaucoup
dans6 ct sue dams les bras des jeu-
nes gems au milieu desquels son
excellente mere Ia jet6e, plus on
moins d6collet6e, pour qu'elle
troave un mari, ct ellie s'etonne
qu'aucun de ces messieurs matt
encore demsnd6 SO main, ellie est
bien naive ct bien lgnorante pour
une pereonns qui son breyet
Les ieunes gems charmants qui
valsent bien, qui won't, entire deux
contredances, chercher une glaceI
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06
On demande a Toto:

-Lequel aimes-tu mieux, des
conftures ou de grand-maman?
Apres avoir ref6chi, Toto Sc met
q fondre en- larmes.
Pourquoi pleures-tu?
Toto, toujours sanglotant::
Parce que 81 je dis que jaime
grand maman, je ferai un menson-
ge; ct, ST je dis que Jaime mieux
les conftures, on me donnera 10
foust.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-04-06

lite? Les incidents en- ce genre
sont fort nombreux, puisqu'ils
component tontes les sortes de
mystifioatlons possibles; ce serait
inntlle den illustrer quelquee-
unes, car tous les connaissent ct
peut-etre en- ont lis imagine de
plus fines que cellees que nous
pourrions donner CONNIE exemple.
L'origlne de Get usage est fort
obscure: plusfeurs auteurs ditfe-
rent sur ce point ct le font surgir
de sources tout a fait ..diff6rentes.
L'acception Ia plus acr6dit6e est
celle qui fait .remonter porigine de
cette coutume au commencement
du KYLE steele. A cette 6poque,
lie trone de France 6tait occupe par
le fameux Louis XIII. Dams les
gus rfes que oe roi cut q soutenir
contre les factions protestantes,
Richelieu, son ministre, await fait
prisonnier un certain prince lor-
rain quill await enferm6 dams le
chateau do Nsne,. vile situee non
loin de Meuse. LIE prisonnier 6tant
parvenn a s'6vader le Ter avril, ira
versa cette rivlere q la mage com.
me l'aurait fait un poisson, lorsque
ces eaux, accrues par les pluies du
prltemps, 6taient considerable
ment d6bord6es.
Ceux qui avaient etc PROPOSES q
la garde du prisonnier, surpris
dune telle dext6rit6, pr6tendirent
qu'on leur await donn6 un poisson
b garder; de Ia la denomination de
poisson d'avril qui SO r6pandit
bient0t dams toutes les parties de
la France. Cette acception est la
plus g6n6ralement reconnue ct ce
qui la contirme davantage c'est
que l'on ne volt aucun exemple de
Persistence de Get usage avant le-
poque que nous venons de citer.
Ielle est Porigine toute francaise
1e cette coutume 81 g6n6ralement
r5pandue de nos jours.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-19
sARsFIELD's MEMORIAL DAY.

SARSFIELD,s MEMORIAL DAY. The Guard Attend St. Mary Church in
 the Morning and Decorate the
 in she Afternoen.
 The annual memorial day of the Sars- field guard was held yesterday. The active company under the command of Captain Greed left the armory at 9:45 and marched to St. Mary's church, where @ most inter ssting sermon was delivered by the Rev. Father Higgins. After the service the command marched back to the armory where they were dismissed. At 3:30 they again assembled at the armory on Meadow street whence they proceeded, in company with the veterans and headed by the Amer ican band, to St. Bernard's cemetery. The line of march was through Whiting street to State, to Chapel, to Church, to Congress avenue, to Columbus avenue. Upon reaching the cemetery the company decor ated the graves Of their deceased comrades. The following are the names of the de. ceased members buried In this cemetery: Captain John Cunningham, Lieutenant James Hayes, Lieutenant John J. Flanni. soby 0ct6oahe oi0ays 1fiFosco 1ASAtio bAca nan, John Herman, Barney Foster, Dennis Nolan, M. P. O'Connor, Richard Heneeey, ". H. Burns, John H. Byron, Dennis Eagsn, N. J. Flannigan, Thomas Flood, Francis B. Foley, Cornelius Flynn, John B. Fogarty. John Gilchrist
 James A. Grifang, Patrick P. Kane, Thomas R. Miller, Henry P. McDermott Edward MoHugh, Thomas D. Newman, John H. O'Hsrs, N. o'Connell, Johr
 Butler, W. E. Duffey, James J. Brennan
 James E. Smith, Martin F. Hogan, B. T,
 Kelley, John Flood, James Layton, M Herman, Frank Ellis, Private Golden Private Keefe. A delegation was sent ts
 Evergreen cemetery to decorate the grave | of James Flaherty, and also to St. Law | renee to the grave of Lieutenant James T
 Mullen. The line at 4:40 was formed, ant
 the march taken up through Columbu
 avenue to Howard avenue to Congress snl
 to Meadow street to the srmory where th
 line was dismissed.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-19
gtu Yara aaig aaloraiag goaraal aud Gpartr
IS THIS THE mUnpEnER,

\ Young Man Who Says That He |-s Was the~-Adopted Son of Lizzie
 .Rorden,s Uncle acted in . Very
 strange Manner-His Description
 TalIies with That of witnesses in sz the Borden Trial. s-r
 NEW YoRK, June 1S-The Worlds spe- cial from Baltimore says:
 Mrs. Ramsey, who keeps boarding house at No. S9S St. Paul street, says that previous to the Borden murder boy came from New England and boarded with her. He told her that he was the adopted son of Lizzie Borden's uncle, and that his name was Felix Borden. He said his parents name was Desroschss. From all ac- counts he did not live happily with the Bordens. = .l
 Felix told Mrs. Ramsey that his home was in New Bedford or Fall River. He spent his money freely. He did not pay his board bill and left, saying that he was going to his home in Massachusetts to get money to settle. A few days after Fehx left the Borden murders were committed. He returned to Baltimore.
 On one occasion Mrs. Ramsey spoke to Felix about the murders. She says that ne replied: "Oh, Lizzie did it."
 Asked if the young man was ever heard to make any threatening remarks about the Bordens of Massachusetts, Mrs. Ram eey said: During the two years Felix lived here he spoke frequently of the Bor- dens, and. judging from his remarks, did not think he cared very much for them. He referred, I remember on one occasion, to some old woman up there, and did not speak in very complimentary terms of her."
 Mrs Ramsey said the young man was medium sized fellow, with dark hair, and when he left was twenty-one years old. His description, 1t is said, tallies with that given by several witnesses in the Borden trial on Thursday, who said that they saw . strange young man at the Borden gate the morning of the murders.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-19
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

A Smashup at South NorwaIk.
 NoRwALK. June 1S.-Early this morning an engine standing on @ side track just north of the station at South Norwalk, on the Housatonic railroad, was run into by locomotive drawing a mixed train and both engines were badly wrecked. John Aulvey, brakeman, was, seriously hurt. The fireman of the train was also injured, and 1t is thought seriously. None of the passengers were hurt, but many of them were badly shaken up. Just who Is to blame for the casualty has not been deter mined, and an inveitigation will be made. The disabled engineer says that the switch was misplaced, which caused him to run on the spur, and that no signals were set. The locomotive on the switch was for the moment abandoned and the engineer has not ss yet given his version of the affair. The tracks were obstructed for several hours and the damage to rolling stock will amount to several thousand dollars. The accident was one of a series which have occurred on this division during the past few months.