The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
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The saloonkeeper seems to be having
hard shedding, not only in Catholic cir
Giles, but in the world at large. Long
ago he was barred from Protestant
churches; the Masons have disowned
him, and are slowly driving him from
their numbers. Now the Knights of
Pythias, at their recent meeting in
Washington, refused to admit saloon
keepers among their members. There
is probably no body of men, unless it
be the councils of our large cities, and
few state legislatures, that will toler-
ate the presence of a saloonkeeper. He
is not respectable member of society,
and people cannot be blamed if they
seek to avoid his leprous touch.-Ram's
Horn.
Circuit Judge Green, says the Still
water PRISON MIRROR, in murder
trial at Williamstown, KY, decided
that not being able to read disqualified
a person from sitting on a jury. 1t is
the first time the question has been
raised; we believe Section 225 of the
criminal code provides: "The court
shall, on motion of either party, and
before argument to the jury, instruct
the jury on the law applicable to the
case, which shall always be given in
writing" Congressman Dickerson
made the point that each juryman
should be able to read the instructions
himself and if he could not do this he
was disqualified. The Judge sustained
the objection.-Tammany Times.
A San Francisco inventor has per
fected machine, which he calls the
phonautograph, and while he may not
have intended to snatch the bread and
butter and pie from the mouths of the
typewriter girls, his invention will have
just such an effect. 1t is claimed that
the phonautograph will receive direct
the sounds of the human voice in any
language except the Chinese, and re-
produce them in plain English chiro-
graphy. In fact, the inventor claims
that his invention will pefOrm every
function now done by the typewriter,
except, possibly, chew gum or make
eyes. 1t is said that the phonautograph
is little shy on spelling, but the in
ventor thinks he will be able to remedy
this slight defect very soon.-Albany
Argus.
A young man of about 30 years, rather
good looking, we'll educated, and with
, genial manners that made him favor
lite. was found dead in his room at a
hotel in Rochester a short time ago
On the table was a letter, evidently
written by the man just before he took
2 the fatal draught. The letter told a
) terrible story of suffering from the eff
fects of liquor and opium, and was as
5 follows: "Rather than have opium and
: rum kill me 1 prefer to do it myself.
! feel | am past redemption, and why
should such a useless thing cucumber
a the earth? have abused and disguised
: my best friends, have lost my position
v with my house, have overdrawn my
+ account several hundred dollars, and
! in fact, cannot see ray of light ahead
p If l thought my friends would put me
/. IN an asylum somewhere, | would moi
- do the cowardly thing [ am about to do
g but they have always used me so kindly
and [ have so invariably abused theil
r trust, that | never ask or expect any
e more money at their hands. You Cal
v notify my house, and they will inform
+ my friends where | am and | think
s they will give me a christian burial
: TO my father and darling sister Ions
Il good by. May God forgive me for al
b the trouble 1 have caused you. May
those friends who first induced me tt
G. smoke the pipe, and thereby wrecked
s my young life, suffer for it, if there il
, an avenging God. Young men, fol
l. Gods sake never touch drop of liquor
f 1t has killed me, and will just as surel,
r. kill you. 1 had as bright a prospec
v ahead of me as any young man ever had
n / had nice position and good salary
n but rum and opium have got the master,
# of me. And now, may the mercifu
# God forgive me- Let this be a warn
= ing to all, for would like it posted owe
Is the door of every rum-shop and opium
j. den in the world. Good-by!-EX.
8 THE LONG PRAIRIE LEADER reaches