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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22
Nothing Strange.

Intelligent people, who realize the
important part the blood holdsin keep
ing the body in a. normal condition,
find nothing strange in the number of
diseases Hoods Sarsaparilla is able to
cure. So many troubles results from
impure blood, the best way to treat
them is through the blood. Hoods
Sarsaparilla vitalizes the blood.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

II infer" said the young woman,
shat the habit of writing for publica
ton teaches n the necessity of weigh.
ing his words" ut does, =" replied the
poet. There is the return postage t.
be kept down to as low a limit as pos
sible, you know. indianapolis Jour
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO..
WESTERN SYSTEM,

Through Pullman Sleepers on Wash
ington and Chattanooga Limited for
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, And Pullman Sleeper
to Radford, Va, on afternoon train.
Close connection at Roanoke for Lynch
burg, Petersburg Norfolk 81 Richmond.
j. L. MILAN, T. p. A., K~noxville; G. A.
BENsCoTER, A. q. p. A., Knoxville.
w. A. TURK, G.P. A., Washington, DC.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

Mr.. Figg-What made you SO late
coming home from SCHOOL, Tommy
Teacher KEEP me in. "Whyy" ut
was jist a misunderstanding" "Well,
what sort of a Observation-Disclosures
Why, l didn't understand my jografy.'
Detroit Free Press.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

"Huh!" exclaimed the first little girl
after she had heard the story of the
fall of man." 1.-THE serpent couldn't
tempt me with an apple. l don't like
apples"
But" argued the second girl,
"s'pose somebody told you not to eat
apples. "-Detroit Tribune.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

Delicate diseases in either sex, how.
aver induced, speedily cured. Book sent
securely sealed, 10 cents in stamps. Ad.
dress, in confidence, Worlds Dispen.
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, NY.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

Do you have headache, dizzines ,drow-
siness, loss of appetite and other symp-
toms of biliousness? Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla will cure YOU,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

No. 2, east bound stops ut Wild Cat sum
init, Wards Mill, Wiseleys, Horizons sum-
mt, Big Cut, Marble Quarry, Moccasin Gap.
on signal.
MOI, east bound, stops at Wards Mill,
Wiseleys, Horizons Summit, Big Cut, Mar
Bile Quarry, Moccasin Gap, Nottinghams
and Abrams Falls, only on signal.
c. l.. BUNTING, Gen. Pass. Agent
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

Hoods Pills are the best after dinner
pills, assist digestion, prevent constipa-
ton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

1t will be observed that whenever the
Democrats have a conference on an
appropriation bill, they settle their diff:
ferences in such a way as to increase
the aggregate figures.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-22

The man who gets his name linked
with a motion for a sine die adjourn
ment of the present Congress will stand
better with the country than any other
member of that body.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Is CRIME HEREDITARY OR AC-
CURED?

Argument in, favor of the Latter not
Convincing or Conclusive
Much has been said and written IN
regard to the above question, which, as
yet, seems to be as far from giving a
satisfactory reply as when the question
was first advanced Science argues
that crime is hereditary, while the laws
of society and everyday common sense
argue that it is acquired. With all re-
spect to science, we are. in the present
Instance, inclined to believe that it is
somewhat "Off." The majority. of those
confined within the walls of this insti-
tutiOn. are young men whose parents
and fOrefatherS for generations back
were untainted with crime or criminal
tendencies, hence the argument of he
reditary criminal tendencies seems to
be far from convincing or conclusive.
The principal cause of our drifting
into crime is undoubtedly tracable to
the unlimited freedom which we were
thOughtlessly permitted to enjoy during
our early bOyhOOd; at which time are
formed habits and associations which
had flavor of the Seductively mySteri-
Gus about them, thus serving as a
charm to our inexperienced minds, and
which, through constant intercourse,
we permitted to become firmly attached
TO our natures. The young mind easily
and readily acquires the habits, the
ideas and suggestions of older assO-
ciates which are only too often of an
evil and criminal character. Our par
ents Or guardians, ignorant and thought
less of the dangers which surround us
in bOyhoOd, give but little heed or
thought to our immediate habits and
associations until the first fatal step is
taken which leads us downward to a
life of sin, shame and crime. This step
once taken, becomes, in accordance
with social law of both the past and
present, almost irretrievable. Thus,
gradually and by degrees, is crime ac-
CURED.
If parents would make it point to
know personally each and every boy
that their children are in the habit of
associating with and guard and restrict
their liberty and actions teach and inr-
press upon them, by frequent conversa-
ton, what they should avoid, and keep
them we'll supplied with good and in
structive literature that is attractive
and interesting without being sensa-
tienal; and interest and educate them
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Why Some Men Fail.

The question was recently propound-
ed by magazine editor to two conspic-
uously successful business men: What
are the causes of poverty?" One re-
Piled: Ignorance and incapacity." The
other said that the prevalent cause is
''The number of young men who are
wanting in decision and fixlty of pur-
pose. If they get into good place at
the start they should stick to it, know
ing that by perseverance, industry and
ability they win promotion in due course
as vacancies occur But they see or
hear of some one making a fortune in
Wall street or in ranching, or in mining
and away they go to try their luck.
When they lose, as in ninety-nine cases
out of hundred they do, that is the end
of them. They can never settle down
to ordinary ways of living after that,
and their descent is rapid
This reason hits the nail square on
the head. Go where you will says an
exchange, we will find men who began
life under most favorable circumstances
but who are such complete financial
wrecks that there is but little hope for
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Worse than Kings

The greatest reforms that have taken
place in the worlds history have been
secured through the repeal of laws.
Men have generally contented them
selves with rejecting falsehood and re-
pealing bad laws. They have not been
SO successful in replacing falsehood
with truth, and bad laws with good laws.
In throwing off the yoke and tyranny
of kings. they have simply transferred
it to the tyranny and oppression of con
centrated capital, which rObs men of
more rights and liberties than kings
ever did The progress that has thus
far taken place has been of a passive
and negative character rather the
avoidance of evil than the doing of
good The social and penal codes tell
men what not to do, rather than what
they should do. Society has been guild
ed by the ambitions and actions of in
dividuals. The progress which has
taken place has been unconscious and
uncalculated; the result Of each indi-
vidual striving to attain his own ends
the greatest gain for himself, regardless
of the interests of society at large.
Nearly all great reforms have been ad-
vOcated and forwarded by those who
have no personal or pecuniary interest
in them 1t is not the victims of the
Industrial and social tyrannies who
shake off the chains. The student in
his closet, the inventor in his laboratory,
and the scholar who is influenced by
high, moral purpose, are the instigatOrs
of reform movements. They have es-
tablishad social science. and their logic
becomes the weapon Of millions. .-Cleve
land Citizen.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Keep In Good Humor.

Keep in good humor. 1t is not great
calamities that embitter existence: it is
the petty vexations. the small jealousies,
the little disappointments, the minor
miseries, that make the heart heavy and
temper sour.
Don't let them. Anger is a pure waste
Of vitality; it is always foolish and al
ways disgraceful, except in some very
rare cases. when it is kindled by seeing
wrong done to another: and even then
a noble rage seldom mends the matter.
Keep in a good hnmor.
No man does his best except when he
is cheerful. A light heart makes nim-
bic hands, and keeps the mind free and
alert-no misfortune is SO great as one
that sours the temper. Until cheerful
ness is lost nothing is lost. Keep in
good humor. Selected.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Don't Drift.

There is not more melancholy sight
than a young man standing at the
threshold of life without any detinate
purpose before him. If he has had the
advantage of college education his
plight is the more narrowing, for he is
then like ship, we'll equipped, but
without captain or pilot and adrift on
the sea- He is subject to be butfeted
by every passing inclination, and is
bound sooner Or later to be wreck.
Under the pressure Of present econ
Omie conditions the majority of young
men are compelled to earn a livelihood
and must take the first opportunity
that opens. That such is the case is
not to be deplored, but, in the interest
of the young man, the reverse, for it is
better to be engaged in any honorable
occupation, no matter how unsuitable
it may appear than to drift helplessly
doing nothing. Occupation tends to
stir the energies, to stimulate compar-
isOns. and promote ambitions.
While devOting himself Conscientious
ly and energeticalIy to the work in hand
he should remember that there is no
law W COuIpcl ulIIl w lCl1IdlIl III OIidU
occupation providing it is distasteful
or unsuitable. In this age of specialism
every occupation is buta technical train
ing in some particular department.
The demands of employment upon his
energies will enable him to analiZe his
abilities and adaptabilities and discover
in what direction his natural or educa-
tional bent lies. If he has chosen the
vocation to which he is adapted he will
strive to excel: if not, he will speedily
seek employment along another line.
There are too many young men of
good parts who ''loaf'' the best part of
their lives doing nothing, or pursue
some emergency employment in a slip
shod manner, waiting for some merci-
full providence to show them what they
are fitted for. \ man is not puppet,
but responsible being, and has been
endowed with the faculty of discretion,
in order that he may use it properly,
both to his own advantage and to that
of his fellow men.-Elmira Young
Mems Journal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15

their reformation. They may be honest
and temperate; they may even possess
natural ability of a high order; but
lacking in steadiness of purpose, they
will never succeed. Had they sufficient
will-foree to stick to one thing, no mat
ter how disagreeable it might be at first,
were they content to advance slowly,
they would have no reason now to talk
of the ''lnck" of those who pushed for
ward into the front ranks.
Another cause of poverty is lack of
self-coniidence. Many men seem to
have no faith in themselves, consequent
ly no assertiveness, no independence, no
pluck and push. They are afraid to
stand up and speak for themselves, pre-
ferring to lean on others. They are
afraid to make an investment because
of the possibility of failure; they are
afraid to tell what they can do, as they
might make an error in doing it; they
are towards in every sense of the word.
This is often the result of early training
A boy naturally timid, is kept in the
background so persistently and his mis-
takes so severely criticised, that he
grows up into an entirely useless man.
Push and tiXity Of purpose will always
bring a measure of success.
Cam Gazette
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Sarcasm.

There are great many ways of kill
ing love, trust and kindly feeling, but
people who indulge in sarcasm seem to
favor the slow, sure and tOrturing me-
thod which gradually smothers every
sentiment that tends to make life
profitable and happy,
1t takes a great deal of heroism and
Christian grace to live in the same
house with a sarcastic tongue-to hear
day after day unjust criticisms and
caustic sentiments and to realize that
there is no hope of escape from the
chilling oppressiveness that shadows a
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
Wild Oats.

SO far as a young man sowing Wild
oats" is concerned. says Edward w. Box
in the March Ladies' Home Journal it
has always seemed pity to me that
the man who framed that sentence
didn't die before he constructed it.
From the way some people talk one
thinks that every man had instilled into
him at birth a certain amount of devil
try which he must get rid of before he
can become a man Of honor Now
what is called sowing wild oats" is
nothing more nor less than self degrada-
ton to any young man. 1t doesn't
make a man particle more of man
because he has passed through a siege
of riotous living and indiscretion when
he was nineteen or twenty: it makes
him Just SO much less of man. 1t
dWarfs his views of life much more
than it broadens them. And he reali-
yes this afterwards. And he doesn't
know one iOta more of life except
certain phase of it, which, if it has
certain glitter for him in youth, becomes
a repellant remembrance to him when
he is matured There is no such thing
as an investigation period in a mans
life: at one period it is as important to
him to be honorable and true to the
teachings of his mother as at another
No young man need seek the darker
side of life The Lord knows that it
forces itself upon our attention soon
enough. 1t does not wait to be sought
\ young man need not be afraid that he
will fail to see it. He will see plenty
of it and without any seeking on his
part. either. There are great many
things which we ecan accept by inference
as existing in this world. 1t is not
liberal education to see them. Many
young men have a burning itch to
see wickedness not to indulge III it, as
they are quick to explain. but simply to
see it. But the thousands of young
men who have never seen it have never
felt themselves the losers. If anything
they are glad of it. 1t does not raise
mans ideal to come into contact with
certain types of manhood or woman
hood which are only removed from the
lowest types of the animal kingdom by
virtue of the fact that the Creator chose
to have them get through the world on
two legs instead of four. The lOftiest
ideal of wOmanhoOd that young man
can form in his impressionable days
will prove none too high for him in his
maturity To be true to the best that
is within man. means above all, to be
an earnest believer in the best qualities
of wOmanhoOd.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15

home where every spontaneous express
sion is ridicuIed and every good motive
miScOnStrued.
People who live III an atmosphere of
this description are often strengthened
by the hope that time will grant them
immunity from trials that are almost
unbearable. n hopeless apathy sinks
deep into many hearts while others re-
bel against injustice and inaugurate a
siege of open warfare which destroys
forever the prospect Of restoring dOmes-
tic peace and harmony.
We hear of fathers who oppose every
thing that savors of hilarity The JOY
Gus expressions that fall from the lips
OF sons and daughters are quickly sup
pressed. The iron hand of parental
authority crushes aspirations. cherished
plans are ridiculed and youthful minds
are filled with the pessimistic senti-
ments that nurture sarcasm
The boy who declared that he was
afraid to breath when father was
around, ended his life in the state pen
itentiary. The light hearted innocent
girl whose thOughtleSs actions drew
forth harsh reprOof instead of loving
sympathy and advice, drifted away
from home and was lost in the mad
dening crowd"
Kindness, consideration and affection
in the home are more important than
the offering of meaningless compli
mentS and cOurtesies to those who are
comparative strangers to us. We have
no right to demand. dictate or criticise
when we fail to correct Our own faults
and neglect to study the art of making
Others happy. The Prairie Farmer.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15
THE LAWYERS WAYS.

I've been list'nin to them lawyers
In the court house on the street
An I've come to the conclusion
That Pm most completely beat.
FuSt one feller riZ to argy.
An he boldly Waded in
AS he dressed the tremblin' pris'ner
In a coat O. deep-dyed sin.
Why. he painted him all over
In "A hue % blacklist crime.
An he smeared his reputation
With the thckest kind O. CRIME.
Tell found myself ;t-wOnd'rin'.
In a misty way and dim.
How the Lord had come to fashion
Such an awful man as him.
Then the other lawyer started.
An with brimmin'. fearful eyes.
Said his client was a martyr
That was brought to sacrifice.
Ar he gave to that same DriS 'ner
Every blessed human grace,
Tell | saw the light O. virtue
Fairly shinin' from his face.
Then | own at | was puzzled
How Sich things could rightly be;
An this aggervatin question
Seems to keep a-puZZlin me.
SO. will some one please inform me.
An this mystery unroll-
How an angel an a devil
Can perseSS the Self-Same soul?
Chicago Record
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-15

by explaining their ideas as they make
them known, it will benefit them and
make it impossible for them to acquire
information which serves only to de-
moralize and debase, and the danger of
acquiring criminal tendencies would be
greatly lessened, if not entirely ami
hilated. HY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-28
MUST QUIT FIGHTING.
Chicago Irfshmen Warn the Fac

Chicago 1rtshmen Warn the Fac
lions in Ireland. s.;.
Chicago, June 25-The United Irish
Cocieties Of Chicago, in annual conven-
ton yesterday, expressed their condemna-
ton of the movement to raise funds for
the Irish parliamentary party. These
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Irish parliamentary
'r,l1y tc,IturS in divided, hostile factions,
and continues to humiliate and discour-
sg" the friends of Ireland by the ma
liynancy ulid personal bitterness which
char: cterizes the hopeless struggle which
is being Carried on between the members
Of that party. "
Resolved, That it is the Judgment of
the representatives of the United Irish
Societies of Chicago, in convention as
scmbled, that neither Of the factions to
this pitiable and disgraceful quarrel
should receive any aid or encouragement
from the friends of ireland III this coun-
try. r.. 49,.
Resolved, That we earnestly appeal to
the friends of Ireland in this city and
throughout the country to refuse to con-
tribute to either of the factions until
they have the decency and patriotism to
cease abusing each other and to unite in
attacking the enemy of their unfortunate
and oppressed country. If these factions
are determined to destroy each other,
and to let the cause of their country be
degraded by their conduct, they should
look for support to 1reland's enemies,
whose work they are doing, and not to
Ireland's friends"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-28

Perfumed garters are among the lux
urious devices by which the aesthetic
girl shows she is more daintily clad
than most folks. Possibly she has sew.
eral pairs, being careful to wear yellow
ones with black hosiery and black ones
with tan. These garters are made
from watered ribbon about an inch and
half wide and solid silver buckles if
just the garter is linked, or both buck
les and stocking clasps If a supporter
is preferred. The ribbon is doubled
over layer Of cotton and sachet pow
der, and the wearer, If very fastidious,
may have her name engraved on the
silver buckles, so If she should lose IL
there may be some chance Of it's re.
turn. Bridal garters must be made OF
white frilled elastic with silver or even
jeweled buckles and knots Of real lace
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-28
DISASTER IN A MINE.
An Explosion in ColIiery Near
,r. Cardiff, Wales.


F. Cardiff, Wales.
Cardiff, Wales, June pa dispatch
from Ponty-Prid, Glamorgan, says that i
terrible explosion occurred late Saturday
afternoon in the Albion colliery near that
place. Nearly 800 miners are buried be-
meath the debris of the mine. Only sew
enteen have been rescued. The men
who have volunteered to search the COL
hery have been at work continuously,
but no further rescues have been effected.
All hope for those still in the pit has
been abandoned. The number of the
dead will, it is believed, reach $50. It
has been ascertained that 26S men and
boys descended the shaft, and of this
number only seventeen have been saved.
"A large number of bodies are buried be-
meath the earth falls, and it has been
found impossible as yet to extricate
them. Those not killed by the explosion
or crushed to death by the falling earth
and rock were undoubtedly asphyxiated
by the after~damp.
The bodies of those recovered who were
killed by the actual explosion, which
was terrific, were terribly mutilated. In
many cases arms and legs were blown
completely from the trunks. Limbs
from missing bodies have been found in
one place. A dozen bodies were found
together. The men had evidently been
overtaken by the after-damp while en-
deayoring to make their escape The
scene of the disaster has been visited to-
day by thousands of people from the
surrounding country. There were re-.
covered last night thirty-six bodies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-28
Unfortunate Events.

Bud Smith, the desperate. was killed
by the sheriff at Watonga, Ok.
Thirteen suicides were reported at
New York on the 18th.
Another member of the Dalton gang
is killed in Indian Territory.
Erastus Wiman is sentenced to Sing
Sing for five years and six months.
In quarrel at Leadville, Colo, over
10 cents, William Miles killed George
Schinn with a razor.
Two strikers were seriously wound
ed in fight with deputies near Bir-
mingham, Ala.
d. s. Conley, defaulting sheriff Of
Phelps county, Neb., was arrested In
Champaign, III.
Mrs. Lucy B. Treadweu, aged IS
years, committed suicide at Des Moines
Ia, by taking carbolic acid.
Frank Carr was sentenced at Vim
cennes, Ind, to one year in the peniten-
tiary for robbing railroad cars.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-28
From the Nations Capital.

From the Nations Capital.
Sixteen custom house employees have
been removed by order Of the treasury
department..
The senate places logs and lumber on
the free list and takes sugar off the free
list.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nation of J. George Wright as Indian
agent at Rosebud agency, South Da-
kota
The navy department has accepted
the proposition of the Dubuque iron
works people to have the torpedo boat
Ericsson delivered at New York in
stead of Pensacola.
The house committee on pensions rat
flied the report Of the subcommittee in
favor OF Representative Bryan's bill to
pension widows whose names were TAX
en- from the rolls because they had
married and whose second husbands
have died or been divorced.