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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

the pretence of American freedom
followers of certain religious demon
nations are assailed and scoffed at,
called traitors to the very flag that so
many of them gave their very life's
blood to perpetuate. Then there is
civil liberty, where man is allowed to
do as citizen, that is, in corporate
body, as he is permitted to do as an
Individual. Yet while we may enjoy
all these under the name of liberty, or
freedom, while no restraint may be
placed upon our speech or actions; no
prison walls surround us, no humilating
garb to brand us as having forfeited
these rights; yet we may have long
since parted with all freedom, we may
be bound with letters and chains of
the most degrading bondage, held in
the slavery of our own depraved de-
sires bad habits and hardness of heart,
or crime UNPUBLISHED. The bondage
of the Russian Serf; the oppression that
unhappy Ireland has endured for the
past five or six centuries; the oppres
sion of the working man of the present
day in our own so called free country,
are freedom compared with man who
is slave to his passions, his greed.
His body may be as free as the birds,
yet his soul, his conscience is held in
slavery; while we whose bodies are
held in chains, where we show all the
outward signs of bondage, can be men
tally morally, spiritually free.
remember a story told me while a
boy of a prisoner who had just been
released from prison after serving a
fifteen year term; walking along the
country road after his release, he was
heard singing that beautiful song
'Home Again" and appeared as happy
as possible for man to be. Il don't Won
der at this, a release after fifteen years
in prison ought to make one happy
A clergyman accosting him, asked
"Why is it you are SO happy? | should
think after being so long imprisoned
you would be hard and cruelty inclined;
steeled against the law and society,""
He replied: No SIR | am happy
because l am entirely free, have done
wrong but | have paid the debt to God
and man. God has forgiven my sins,
through my faith in his son Jesus Christ,
and l owe man nothing; fifteen years
of my precious life have | given man
in payment of my transgression; have
sinned and suffered; contracted and
paid the debt, and | am free before God
and man, consequently happy Surely
we can all become as free as this man
when leaving here, by freeing our con-
science, by living down the past, bury
ing it with the garb that covers us to-
day, and taking to the outside world
not only free bodies, but free hearts
and minds. Many men in the world
today are greater slaves than we, for if
they possess the souls of men, they
must at times suffer to see the suffer
ing they, by their oppression, theil
great greed impose upon their fellow
man. Therefore, let us be free of con
SCIENCE and while the shackles and fet
tiers hold us today we can, by crushing
wrong impulses, when we step outside
these walls say to our fellow man:
have sinned, and suffered; | have pai(
, the debt; and what though the convic
garb has covered my body, my con
cience is free and my greatest aim il
to ever keep it clean and command TIN
respect of all those whose respect W.
} most need.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
THE MIRROR is a weekly paper publishe

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 a home
newspaper: to encourage moral and intellectual
Improvement among the prisoners; to acqualnt
the public with the true STATUS Ofthe prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
in dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptlOn.
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, 1894-09-13

Kate Virginia Darling has striking
little sketch in the San Francisco Argo-
naut of September 10th. 1t is entitled
''The Passing of Arizona Joe," and Gle
tails with real power the experience of
a woman in the early days when Tomb
stone was rough mining camp and
lynchings in the public street were not
unheard of.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

A Texas jury has been reprimanded
for bringing in verdict of guilty too
quickly. The lawyers for the defense
wanted their services to have the bene-
fit of a doubt.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

Jesse James, Jr. son of the famous
bandit chief, who was killed by Bob.
Ford in St. Joseph, Mo-, some years ago,
is foreman in the extensive packing
house of Phil. Armour, at Kansas City.
Jesse Jr. is handsome young fellow,
IS years of age, steady, sober and in
dustrious. His superior intelligence
gentlemanly demeanor, and watchful
regard of the interests of his employer
have earned him every respect and con-
fidence. Among Mr.. Armour's thou
sands of employees, there is none whom
he respects more highly nor trusts more
implicitly than Jesse James, Jr.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

There is a queer suit before the
courts at Augusta, Me-, which turns on
the question whether a guessing con-
test is gambling. There was hand
some crazy quilt at the church fair,
and it was to belong to the person who
correctly guessed the number of pieces
in the quilt-625. Miss Pettingill
guessed it, and so did five others.
While it was debating how to satisfy
the claims of the rival guessers Miss
Pettingill sued out writ of replevin
and got possession of the quilt from the
ladies who gave the fair. The others
have asked the court to appoint re-
ceiver and have the quilt sold and the
proceeds equitably divided among the
successful guessers. Miss Pettingill
sets up the defense that the contest
was a lottery, and therefore illegal,
and that, having got possession of the
quilt, the others have no lawful claim
upon it to disturb her rights.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

Noted daughters of society of New
York have raised a subscription Of
several thousand dollars for the relief
of the suffering Pullman employees and
sent the list of donors to the duke him
self, but have not received any reply.
The doors that in the past have always,
been open to Geo. Pullman's family are
now closed and he cannot open them
again even with his millions unless he
does something to help the ones he has
ruined.-Swift Co., Monitor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
<.S0KF A2eX!S3SXs:

We believe that in some cases crime
might often be prevented and blasted
hopes renewed by smile or hand
shake, but the hand of friendship is
seldom extended to those in Distress
St, Peter Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

Such fierce carnivorous fishes as
exist in the depths of the ocean are
unknown at the surface. There is a
"black swallower," which devours
other finny creatures ten times as big
as itself, literally climbing over its
victim first with one jaw and then
with the other. Another species is
nearly ali mouth and has no power of
locomotion. 1t lies buried in the soft
ooze at the bottom, it's head alone
protruding, ready to ingulf any prey
that may wander into it's cavernous
Jaws. There is a ferocious kind of
shark, resembling huge ell. All of
these monsters are black as ink. Some
Of them are perfectly blind, while
others have enormous goggling eyes.
No ray of sunshine ever pierces the
dark, unfathomed caves in which they
dwell. Each species is gobbled by the
species next bigger, for there is no
vegetable life to feed on.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

Deacon Lightfoot and Deacon
Olmstead were brother officers in the
same colored church in a Kentucky
town, and while the former was fond
of slipping around a smokehouse in
the night time the latter had han
kering for chicken coops. Ono day
they met on the street.
Look a heah, Brer Olmstead, said
Lightfoot warningly, you is got to be
mo keerful how you fool round dem
hencoops you is.
Deacon OImstead was greatly
shocked.
Whaffur you talk like dat ter me,
Brer Lightfoot? he responded. spec
tain't no wussen stealin' meat.
Huh! said the other. you doan
know what you talkin about. Eff you
steal a chicken, the chickens gwinter
boiler, an you is gwinter git shot an
bring reproach on de church, but who
ebber heah a ham boiler? and with
this knockout argument Brer Light
foot passed on.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

Why is it that ladies are permitted
to propose in leap year? Here is the
answer:
1t appears that in the year 1888 a
statute was published by the Scotch
Parliament ordaining that during the
reign of "Her MAST Blessit Majestic
Margaret" every maiden and lady of
high and low estate should have lib
erty to speak to the man she liked.
If he refused to take her to be his
wife she should have the privilege of
fining him $500 or less, according to
his estate, unless he could make it
appear that he was betrothed to an
other woman, in which case he would
be free to refuse. After the death of
Margaret the women of Scotland be-
came clamorous for their privileges,
and to appease them another act of
Parliament allowing them to propose
every fourth year was passed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
The Story OF Life.
BY JOHN c. SAKE.

Saw, what is life, IT'S to be born;
A hapless babe, to greet the light
with q sharp wall, as if the morn
Foretold cloudy noon and night;
To weep, to sleep, and weep again,
With sunny smiles between. and then?
And then apace the infant grows
To be laughing, sprightly boy,
Happy. despite his little woes,
Were he but conscious of his joy;
To be, in short, from two to ten,
A merry, moody child; and then?
And then, in coat and trousers clad,
To learn to say the Decalogue,
And break it, an unthinking lad,
With mirth and mischief all agog;
A truant oft by field and fen
To capture butterflies, and then?
And then, increased in strength and size,
To be, anon, a youth full grown;
hero in his mothers eyes,
A young Appolo in his own;
To initiate the ways of men
In fashionable sins, and then?
And then, at last, to be man,
To fall in love; to WOO and wed;
With soothing brain to scheme and plan,
To gather gold, or toll for bread;
To sue for fame with tongue OF pen,
And gain or lose the prize; and then?
And then in gray and wrinkled cid
To mourn the speed of life's decline;
TIE praise the scenes in youth beheld,
And dwell in memory of Lang Syne,
To dream awhile with darkened ken,
Then drop into his grave, and then?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
A BLESSING INDEED.

What would this poor, weak humanity do
were it not for those strong, noble, restless
spirits who are ever searching the caverns of
knowledge for the good of mankind DR..
Greene of "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass,
who few years ago gave to the world that
priceless boon, DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, has now introduced an
other blessing for the sick and suffering. He
is the most successful specialist in cur
ing all nervous and chronic diseases, and he
offers to everyone, far and near, the oppor-
tunity of consulting him, free of charge,
through his system of letter correspondence.
Write him about your complaint and send
for his symptom blank, and he will return
you an exact explanation of your case with
advice, free of charge, and tell you how you
be cured. He gives most careful and ex-
plicit attention to all letters, and his answer
always Egives the sufferer perfect under
standing of the disease. If you wish to avail
yourself of this great physicians skill, write
him at once about your disease and you will
undoubtedly be cured.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
ON KISSING.

Progress and science now propose
to abolish the kiss. Will they sue
coed? Without any doubt there is too
much kissing done in the world by the
wrong people.
There is vast deal of mismating of
| lips about US. Women caress each
other too promiscuously and mean
inglessly. Children are kissed too
freely by relatives, friends and strang-
ers. I know lady who insists al
ways on kissing her friends upon the
lips when she meets them. The Or
deal for her friends is a terrible one,
yet not one of them has the heart to
refuse the proffered caress or to give
the cheek in place of the lips. 1t
seems misfortune that the lady has
not the forethought to save her
friends this experience. They would
love her just as deeply, and thank her
most feelingly, if she pressed their
hands merely and withheld her lips.
Parents ought to teach their child
rem from their very earliest years to
be chary in giving their lips. Parents
themselves ought to avoid kissing in
fants on the mouth. The sweet
cheek, the dear little soft necks, the
dimpled hands, all offer tempting
hooks for kisses without endangering
the child's comfort or its health. l
have seen father, whose breath was
I, OF al To
his mouth to that of a tiny infant,
never thinking that the poor baby's
lungs were being poisoned by the
contact.
The kiss of the lips was undoubted
~ first invented by lovers, and should
be consecrated to lovers uses. It
can never be abolished by fashion or
science while hearts beat, veins tin
gle and pulses throb with loves fires.
To the woman the kiss means more
and less than it means to the man.
The woman thinks the man who takes
her lips has given his heart; but the
man thinks only that she who has
given her lips will give herself as
we'll. When the woman finds her mis-
take she is disillusioned. When the
man finds his he is angry.
When the thrill Of pleasure goes out
Of the kiss for two people, and it be-
comes a mechanical duty, love has
departed. Friendship may bind
them, respect may unite them, and
sympathy render their association
sweet and tender; but when lip no
longer speaks to lip in the wordless
eloquence Of the kiss, Cupid has
sheathed his arrows and flown away.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

The habit of some geometric spid
ers Of gyrating under certain circum-
stances is known, and even not uncom
mon, but, according to correspond
ents Of nature, has not been describ
ed in scientific works A Pholcus
abundant in La Plata, is describd by
Mr.. w. IL. Hudson as having the ha-
extraordinary length, and the color
and general appearance of crane fly
but is double it's size when approach
ed or disturbed, it gathers it's feet
in the center of its web, "and swings
itself round and round with the rap
idity of whirligig, SO that it appears
like very slight mist on the web and
offers no point for an enemy to strike
at. Here the correspondence, struct-
ure and habit is nearly perfect, the
slimness and great length of the legs
causing the creature, at the moment
the swift revolutions begin, to seem
to disappear from sight; and, owing
to the string like form of the legs, the
fatigue experienced is probably very
much less than the action would
cause, in stout, short-legged spider
like the English species. At all events,
it can revolve for fifteen or twenty
seconds at a stretch; and, if the cause
of alarm continues, it will perform
the action no less than three times
before quitting the web. The English
spider exhausts itself in a few Sec
onds.D
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

Men must be humble if they would
enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but
wealth makes them proud. A self
made man is apt to worship his
Maker. Man must be unselfish, but
to lay up dollar after dollar does not
tend toward this. The purses Of the
rich are not those most often opened
for benevolent purposes. There are,
to be sure, Peabodies and Girards, but
they are exceptions. Wealth draws
one away from belief in future life,
and makes him forget that he has an
immortal soul. There is growing up
an aristocracy of wealth and that is
the worst of all aristocracies. That
some of Christ's most devoted follow
ers are men of large estate cannot be
doubted, but no rich man, on the basis
of wealth, can enter Heaven. Many
doors open at the magic touch of
gold, but character cannot be pur-
chased.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
Electric Bitters.

ELEcTRIcT BITTERs.-This remedy is becom-
ing so well known and so popular as to need
no special mention. All who have used Elec-
trio Bitters sing the same song of praise
A surer medicine does not exist and it is guar
anteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bit
tiers will cure all diseases of the Liver and
kidneys, will remove Pimples, Bo1ls, Salt
Rheum and other affections caused by impure
bIood-WilI drive Malarial fevers.-For cure
of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded-Price 30 cts,
and $1.00 per bottle at H. G. Pierce's Drug
store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

have been awful, for when we found
her both arms were broken, an there
was a great dent across her chest
where the breath had been knocked
out of her, almost. She knew if she
said anything Mr.. Hugh would let go,
so after the first cry she never let a
sound pass her lips.
"'Good by, Uncle jerry she says.
Then she looked at Mr.. Hugh, an that
lock has haunted me ever since, it
was SO full Of love! 'Goodby, Hugh.
Ny dear, dear Hugh she said, an his
name as it left her lips was the last
sound she made. Then the water
closed over,a she never rose again."
Uncle Jerry didn't care to conceal
the honest tears that rolled down his
cheeks, and something in my own
eyes blurred the sea from my vision.
Neither spoke for a minute; then
said:
'sDid you say you found herr"
Uncle Jerry replied gruff1y:
81 found her myself, after the
SGOrm, lying Oh d Ueu u SeaWeeo, Cudo
same lovin look on her face. 1t closed
the season at Miss Hollis, and sold
the Foam for 500 to get her out of the
bay, an I hain't never took pleasure
party since. Guess I won't paint any
more to- day."
And gathering up his brushes Uncle
Jerry left me abruptly and started
through the heavy sands for home,
while moved my seat out of reach of
the incoming tide and watched his
STOPPING figure till it vanished in the
door of his cabin, and meditated on
what had heard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23


''The science of memory" said
James w. Dodd, sis very little under
stood, and the more it is investigated
the further one gets from the solution
of the difficulty. 1 am acquainted
with man who could never learn to
write or to calculate, although large
sum Of money was spent by his
wealthy parents in attempts to edu
cate him. To this day he can scarcely
distinguish one letter from another,
but he can read easily from sight in
some manner neither physician nor
philosopher can understand.
"He is fond of reading out loud and
seldom stumbles over a hard word,
although he cannot spell out the east
est ones. Strange to say, he has
most wonderful memory of what he
reads and will repeat the plot of a
book, with the exact quotations of
leading incidents and expressions, af-
ter reading it once. His general hab-
it's indicate mental weakness in vari-
Gus ways, and the only memory he
seems to have is in regard to printed
matter"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

There's many slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip" is very old saying, aud
was first uttered to the King OF
Samos, an island in the Grecian Arch
ipelago. This king, Ancaeus by
name, planted vine yard land treat
cd the slaves who cultivated 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 a cup of it poured out for
the king, he sent for the slave who
had prophsied his death, and asked
him what he tho't of his prophecy
now. The slave replied: "There's
many slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip )" and, just as he had spoken the
words, Ancaeus received warning
that wild boar had broken into his
vineyard, and was running it. Put
ting down the wine untasted, he rush
ed out to attack the boar, and was kill
ed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

That which the wise person must do
in whatever position he is placed is
to obtain the greatest good that he
can from the means that Heaven has
given him. The greatest folly is
the expenditure of money for that
which brings no good, the building up
of foolish shams in order to dazzle the
world, the serving of extravagant
food that we do not enjoy, the wear
ing of costly garments that burden us
down and make us uncomfortable, and
living in houses that are too large for
our needs because they are snowy.
All such expenditures as these may
be classed as the sheerest and wicked
est extravaganza. Yet many a poor
woman is the absolute slave of such
belongings, envied, perhaps, by her
neighbors, who little realize the care
and burden of her daily life. What
most of US need is to believe in our
selves, and to have confidence that
our own ideals are just as good for our
own needs as the ideals of our neigh
bors may be, and to have indepen-
dence enough to live up to them, and
also to have charity enough to allow
our neighbors to live in their own
way, without burdening them with
advice or worrying them
with uncalled-for criticisms.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

The natural history sharps tell us
that the golden eagle is reputed to be
able to fly at the rate of 40 miles an
hour. Some of us have learned by
sad experience that the golden 800
eagle can fly even faster.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
It Should Be in Every House

J. B. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharpsburgh, Pa.
says he will not be without DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, that it cured his wife who was threat
ened with Pneumonia after an attack of "La
Grippe" when various other remedies and
several physicians had done her no good
Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims DR..
Kings New Discovery has done him more
good than anything he ever used for Lung
Trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Free Trial
Bottles at III. G. Pierce's Drug Store. Large
bottles, SOC. and $1.OO.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

1 have had catarrh for twenty years, an 1
used all kinds of remedies without relief. Mr..
Smith, druggist, of Little Falls, recommended
Ely's Cream Balm. The effect of the first APP
plication was magical, it allayed the inAam-
nation and the next morning my head was
as clear as a bell. am convinced its use will
effect permanent cure. 1t is soothing and
pleasant, and I strongly urge it's use by all
sufferers.-Geo. Terry, Little Falls, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
RESOURCES:

First Mortgage Loans, eio99si 40
Loans with Mortgages as collateral
security, 7,2o5.OO
Loans on other Collateral Security, bR20. "a
Personal Notes, a. ezs AZ
Loans to Towns, Villages and School
Districts, a4d "a
School Bonds at par, IaOo 90
Municipal Bonds at par, 5000 90
National Bank Of Newport stock, az
par, 1000 90
N. @. Loan Co. stock at par, 10 OOO.O DOL
Overdraft, sRs
Furniture and Fixtures, 500 DOL
Cash on hand and on deposit In
National Banks, 4fOOa 0b
Interest due and unpaid, l.0ei.2a
Accrued Interest, not yet due, l.soi4a
Total, sslb e76 ma
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock, paid in, $4,000 OC
Due 1914 DepositoTs, 2s7 $40 4,
Due State of Vermont, Taxes, 75o.as
Unearned Discounts, lOs n,
Treasurer's Checks outstanding, BsaA
Bills Payable, ebOt
Undivided Profits, 8.bs50i
Total, sn5070Id
@. A. PRoUTY, PRESIDENT.
p. j. FARRELL, TREASURER