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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
PREVENTION OF CRIME.

The following is an extract from the
paper of Warden w. E. Hale, of the
California Penitentiary, at San Quentin,
on "Industrial Education as prevent
i've of crime
1t is the want of proper training
when boys and girls are young that
fills our penal institutions with GRIM
inals. Their parents are largely to
blame, for they allow them to run the
streets of our large towns and cities
without stint when they are scarcely
old enough to stand alone; in other
words, they turn them loose to take
care of themselves as best they may
statistics show startling facts in
this regard, all over this fair land of
ours we find our reformatories filled
with boys from ten to eighteen years of
age, and am sorry to say many girls
also, and even our state prisons show
far too great percentage OF inmates
under twenty years of age. In the
California State Prison, located at San
Quentin, we have 175 prisoners from
fourteen to twenty-one years of age,
and over 400 under twenty-five years.
1 have no doubt that about that ratio
will be found all over our country. If
these boys and youths had been given
some industrial education when little
children, things would have been far
different. 1t is well-known fact that
young children are more apt to pick up
bad companions than good, and these
bad and criminally inclined compan-
ions are only too glad to teach them their
own vices and wrong doings. 1t is all
very we'll to say that our reformatories
will take care of them, but before they
reach there their characters are al
ready formed"
A few facts were given regarding
the Golden Gate kindergarten Associa
ton, showing that in the past fourteen
years over $1,000 children had beer
cared for and trained OF 5000 whose
career has been watched not one has
ever been arrested for an infraction Of
the law. These children came from
localities where criminals were made
Hon. P. Crowley, chief of the Sal
Francisco police, said that in clever
years but one child from the FREE
kindergartens had been arrested. Tn
paper concluded by stating that
single generation of children save'
from becoming criminals would chang
the whole condition of society. For
nation not reformation, should be tn
watchword of prison reformers. Pre-
vention is far better than cure.-Th
Advance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

1t is just as necessary for man to
get good reading matter as it is to get
good food. The campaign of 1894 is
now open. Every man, be he Dem
ocrat, Republican or Populist, desires to
be kept fully Informed of the import
ant events as they occur throughout
the country. The New York Weekly
World, ever fearless in its utterances,
is the only great weekly paper pub
lished in America that presents all
sides of the great controversies of the
day without fear or favor. Its work
is for the whole people and not for any
class or section. If you want to OBJ
tain the best and most reliable pOlit-
ical publication in the United States,
enclose $1.OO for years subscription
to The Weekly World, New York
CITY, n. Y.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

The National COOPERATIVE Indus
trial Company has been organized at
Greensburg, Indiana, with w. S. Rose
as President, F. A. Baker, Vice-Presi-
dent, G. Y. Edkins, Secretary and J. H.
Kassens, Treasurer. Articles of in
corporation and bylaws together with
full particulars regarding the Colony
being located, have been published and
will be sent to applicants on receipt of
ten cents. The Colony company will
locate in the South, carry on farming,
publishing and manufacturing, and
organize additional Colonies as rapidly
as practicable. Address the President
or Secretary for particulars.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
A PRISON RECORD BETTER
THAN NONE.

A good prison record has real value.
Prisoners no doubt underestimate this
fact. Many men who come to prison
have nearly or quite destroyed their
good record before they come.
This fact they realize. They admit
that they must build up new reputa-
ton. They look forward to the time
when they shall go out as time when
they will begin to do so. Meanwhile
they are losing, perhaps, the opportuni-
ty afforded by the prison itself today.
We were much impressed recently
with the wisdom of mother in this
matter. Perhaps she had seen that her
son was not suitably impressed with
the Importance of Immediate action.
Anxious as only mother can be, brood
ing over the subject at home, perhaps
lying awake at night in her anxiety,
and thinking over these things again
and again, it came to her to put it in
this way-a prison record is better than
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
DON'T HEED THE ENVIOUS

1t is the man who tries to get to the
top of the ladder who is the most thor
oughly criticised in this world, and the
higher he climbs, and the nearer he
reaches the topmost round, says the
Mobiles County Democrat, the more Sc
we're will be criticism. The young man
or woman who begins the ascent must
be guided by the same rule adopted by
the person climbing to some lofty rock
"-don't look down." Don't heed the
SCOTS and rebukes of the enviOus-
those who are satisfied to sit at the foot
of the ladder with no thoughts or as
pirations of ever becoming anything in
this world. Many man has been
dashed to pieces while climbing to high
attitudes, by just one look downward,
and many a one with all the elements
for wise and useful citizen has been
forever unheard of, simply because they
needed the discouraging taunts of the
multitudes, not only content with moth
ing, but who if possible, would make
the rest of mankind as useless as them
selves. No; climb higher and higher,
remembering that it is the only route
to the top. You may not be the biggest
gun on earth, and the wisest is not
always the most useful. 1t is the man
or woman who is contented to make
the best of their resources that do the
good in the world. Be content to Oc.
cupy just as much space in the world
as you can honestly and capably fill and
you will not only be happy but those
about you will be initiating you.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Labor found true and faithful friend
in the Chicago Times. 1t gave fair
and unbiased account of the strike
from it's inception and as consequence
it has rolled up large circulation of
over 100000 copies daily. The Times
is to be commended for it's straight
forward course. 1t has shown itself to
be proof against the brides of the trusts
and corporations which no doubt had a
great deal to do with pitching the tone
of nearly all the daily papers in the
oO,,ntrv
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

none at all. Immediately she came up
to argue the point to her son with that
Perhaps it would be fresh
to him and suggest something to him
that he had not thought of before quite
in that way. At any rate, come she
would and put that thought before him
"a man with no record, is worse off
than man with record for goodness
even in prison.
We grant that a prison is not the best
place in the world to hail from, but a
man who can live shining life in a
prison, in our judgment can do the
same in almost any place of which we
know. A man who, going out from
here, can have the warden say for him,
anywhere, in strong terms, without any
qualification, II have found this man
truthful, honest, industrious, reliable,
earnest, clean, and ambitious, under all
circumstances, and even under trying
circumstances. and the officers who
have been Immediately in charge of
him concur in this statement to my
certain knowledge;" that man has an
advantage of no small value; and as
compared with some men who come in
to prison in deep disgrace, and of whom
nothing particularly good can be said
by anybody of their prison life, the first
man is unspeakably the better off. Not
only is the phrase of this mother true,
a prison record is better than none at
all, but her statement is most emphat-
ically true.
Prisoners have great many good in
tentions. We are all satisfied that very
few prisoners, comparatively speaking,
60 out from here with deliberate in
tention which is bad. Some probably
leave us in that disposition which fits
them to float on any current that may
take them. Some whose intentions are
good, as far as they go, probably have
much weaker purposes than others
have. But those who deliberately plan
to re-enter a life of crime when they
leave here, we think are very few
Nevertheless, as far as we can judge
there are more prisoners who put off
the immediate execution of purpose
to reform than there ought to be.
Prisoners too often say, "When | &C
out am going to begin anew instead
of beginning right off where they are
To all such we earnestly commend the
words of this good mother, prison
record is better than none at all. These
were wise words. We wish she coulC
have spoken them herself to all prison
ers. and we wish that this very imperfec
repetition of them might reach some
prisoner and lead him to see the grea
Importance to himself of beginning
now, this moment, if he has not begun
already, to build up new record TO
himself. Our Paper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Martin Luther said: IF man is
not handsome at 20, strong at 30, learned
at 40, and rich at so, he will never be
handsome, strong, learned or rich in
this world" Luther, no doubt, struck
the bulls eye as far as beauty, strength
and learning are concerned, but he died
before an office holder had acquired
the art of saving $4,000 year out of
salary of $4,000; hence the remark
about riches don't 90 now.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
No August Guessing Contest.

The WEEKLY COURIER JOURNAL
has withdrawn it's offer of 81 900 to be
given to subscribers who could name
the hottest day in August, and guess
closest to the highest temperature on
that day. This action was taken be-
cause Of the serious interruption of
mails, caused by the great railroad
strike. A simple and liberal guessing
contest on theNovember Congressional
Elections is now being prepared, and
will be announced by the WEEKLY
COURIER-J OURNAL shortly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

The Columbian bell that sounded its
prophetic note at the opening of the
parliament of religion at Chicago dur
ing the Columbian exposition is to be
taken to Jerusalem to sound note Of
praise at the close of the nineteenth
century of christian era. The unique
proposition is made that the bell shall
be taken to the Holy Land on Christ
mas eve, $780, and connected by cable
and wire with all of Christendom so
that the birth of Christ shall be cele-
brated by all the world at the same
instant.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Limberger cheese, says an exchange,
hid away in cupboards and refrigerators
will drive ants away. No doubt it will.
It will drive spike in brick wall; it
will drive tramp away from meals
victuals; it will drive mule through a
barbwire fence; it will drive a herd of
cattle over a precipice or man to in
sanity
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Members of congress want their hall
ventilation improved. There are a
good many things, says an exchange,
about Washington that need ventila-
ton badly. The occupants of the rep
resentative hall are more in need of it
than the hall itself, if half the reports
that are in circulation have any foun-
dalton in fact.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Martin Crow, who for eighteen years
has been confined in the county Jail at
Dubuque Iowa, charged with insanity,
has just been examined and sent to the
insane asylum at Independence
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Harland Page Halsey, better known
as "Old Sleuth," the writer of hair-rais-
ing detective stories, is an active mem
Der of the Brooklyn board of education.
His income from his novels is about
$4,000 year.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Give me positive character, with a
positive faith, positive opinions and
positive actions though frequently in
error, rather than negative character
with a doubling faith, wavering opin-
ions, undecided actions and faintness
of heart Something is better than
nOthing.-C. Simmons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

During the Worlds Fair Chinaman
of some note visitited one of our courts
of record while trial was in progress
and in writing back to friend in de-
scribing the trial he said: Zone man
is silent, another talks all the time, and
twelve wise men condemn the man
who has not said a word"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

The papers of the state, representing
the several political parties in the field,
all prophesy the election of their re-
spective candidates. The battle for SUI
premacy however, will be between the
Republicans and Populists, we and the
Democrats 'aint in it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Minneapolis has again been visited
by the fire fiend. Monday evening fire
broke out in the extensive lumber yards
of the Shevlin-C Carpenter Co., and ere
the flames could be placed under con-
troll property to the value of 1880, 600
was DESTROYED.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

"FIaneur," the San Francisco Argo-
naut's New York correspondent, has
written his letter for the issue of July
3Oth. solely about the bathers and bath
ing-suits of the season. 1t is an inter
esting topic, and "Flaneur" has made
the most of it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

A cheerful and benign temper, that
buds forth blossoms, and bears sweet
fruit for those who live within its in
fluence, is sure to produce an undying
growth of green remembrances, that
shall flourish after the present stock is
decaved
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Forrest fires are raging in Wisconsin
devouring many towns and farm build
ings. In many instances rescue is i'm
possible and many families must per-
ish. The losses will amount to mil
lions of dollars besides many priceless
lives
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Joseph Baker, a white-haired man
of 70, who has spent nearly all his life
in prison, says he wants to end his
days in the prison at Waupun Wis.,,
which he declares to be the most "com-
Portable institution of its kind in the
country
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly has retired
from the editorial chair of the Repre-
sentative and has been succeeded by
w. w. Williams. Mr. Donnelly will
continue to be regular contributor of
the paper over his signature.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

A celebrated traveller gives out the
information that the people of Russia
speak only their own tongue. He might
have added that they sometimes get a
sentence to Siberia for speaking even
that much.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Miss Ida Platt, colored, has recently
been admitted to the Illinois bar. She
was a graduate of the Chicago College
Of law
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

No one will deny but what capital
and labor are equal before the law,
but after the law capital is generally
triumphant.-Logan, (Utah) Nation.
A witness before a San Francisco
judge was sent to Jail twenty
hours for swearing profanely. 1t is
safer in the modern court to swear
falsely. OF course this thing of shock
ing virtuous bench must be stopped.
Joliet, Qll,)News.
THE PRISON MIRROR that has been
so universally praised by the press of
Minnesota, devotes whole page to
the much talked about topic, anarchy.
The entire press Of the country are
having turn at it and of course there
is much confusion of thought and
statement. There is so much poll
tics in the matter that person
who has no other source of infOr-
nation than the press would never
be able to know just what it MEANS
Rural Center.
The late p. T. Barnum, whose ability
as financier is we'll known, in one of
his addresses made this challenge: II
will undertake, and give bonds for the
fulfillment of the contract, that if the
city of Philadelphia will stop selling
liquor and give me as much as was ex-
pended there for liquor last year, l will
pay all the city expenses, no person
living within her borders shall pay
taxes, there shall be no insurance on
property;a good dress and suit shall be
given to every poor boy, girl, man and
woman; all the educational expenses
shall be paid, barrel of flour shall be
given to every needy and worthy per-
son, and will clear half million or a
million dollars by the operation. .
| Wabasha Democrat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
in the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS ofthe prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
in dispellng that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans sef-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds the money would be
expended In the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

War has been declared between China
and Japan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
Governor Nelson opened the repub-
lican campaign at Argyle, Saturday.

The man who looks for difficulties
will find two where he only expected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
<.l0KF XSX6y&%sS

Some men try to pay their debt to
God with money they have taken out
of the pocket of neighbor.-Ram's
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

Raleigh's History of the World was
begun in prison and left unfinished by
the release of the author.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

No one will deny but what capital
and labor are equal before the law,
but after the law capital is generally
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02
DR.. SHADES DISCOVERY
OR
g0G(&un PTI0D.
Just Gjcelt TO Ehc P.tbEic.

Write at once for particulars Of the
newspaper. investigation going on at
this time IL Washington. DoCToRs
and other CITIZENS CURED. What ply
sicians and medical journals say about
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fury. Symptom blank etc. Send 2-Cent
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

Democrats. look to the Lcgis-
latuTc. Do not allow the con
sPiritors and enemies Of the
State to capture it. Remember,
shat County Government is at
stake, and that means the pros
pcrity and peace of tweuty-Seven
counties. Remember that BY
the present system there has
been a vast saving to the people.
If you abolish County Govern
1nent you open wide the flood
gates Of iniquity an robbery.
You will increase expenditures
ana hand over the County Com
nissioners, Board Of sEducation
and Superintendent of Public
Instruction III all the counties to
the keeping of set Of ircapables
who are 50 corrupt as to openly
barter away their principles to
'beat the Democrats.
To defeat these incapable flu
gionists and save the State frow
their dreadful rule is a sacred
duty that every honest North
Caroliuian owes to his children,
his State, and his race.
Good, worthy, intelligent men
who will do right, and help on
North Carolina in the way of
improvement are the:ones to elect
and no other.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

If you will only be liberal,
spend twenty-five cents, you will
be within the pale Of an absolute
security from the dread ravisles
of these Bowel complaints which
carry off more victims during
the three hot months than any
other disease known. Bally's
Cholera Cure will cure. Will you
accept this? You cant afford to
run the risk. For sale by Wal
ter I. Leary, Edent0n, n. {.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

s ThatysIu3b1e uomcs.oo1 -,
Main Street known a,thr Tnd@n
Moore Residence. ,S;n;.,.
on Main Street of 10; feet. r,,1,-
ming back $50 feet O inches i'm,
prOvcments consists of residence
(partly frame and brick with ten
rooms and kitchen, law Office of
city Of CiStcrn, barn, stable and
double tenement frame building
fronting Oh uceu Street
In vieworthr last u,.,,;,.,.,
oroDerty bcino- ;rnn,rd;,t.I.. =,
tLr busiu,ss 1.,rrin,, ,r,r,.,.,....,
II .-i1l be s,,L- .f;,.;.,.5 ,,,'I .'II:
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\ like rh7-~. 10 ,,,.,.
safe and desirable inyast,,r,t.
will never be offered and woes
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

\ vote for Makely is a vote
for an intelligent business man,
who will not be a mere figure
head III the Legislature.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02
HOW A NEGRO SIZES
THEM UP.

will give one penny head
for all the so-called white Repub-
licans III !North Carolina who
never had an Office, never applied
for one and never wanted one;
and I will give five mills for
every third party man in the
State who is honestly trying to
bring additional blessings to the
COlOred race.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

Ii 81 Harry Skinner said: Il
would like to see the Republican
party sunk 50 deep i'll its cess
pool Of corruption that not one
bubble would rise to mark the
spot where it lay" Now, this
same Harry is pleading to Re
publicans for their votes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02
TsyIVPr

The EcoHoMIst-FaLC0H says !:
"Ntr. w. J. Leary who accepts a
nomination against Bond, under
the circumstances, is untrue to
his manhood, to his party, to the
obligations Of friendship and
gratitude. There are Buffaloes
III politics as we'll as III war.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-11-02

The President has issued his
Thanksgiving Day proclamation
setting apart Thursday, Nov. 20,
As q day of thanksgiving and
PRAYER.