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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
A Chicago Opinion.

The special representatives of pro-
lection in Congress and elsewhere in
public life have had their day. They
will disappear as party leaders. They
are discredited in the partisan poll
tics of the country. They will drop
to the rear of the marching columns.
Chicago Herald.
Excepting, perhaps, the army of
$50 representatives of protection that
will control the House OF Representa-.
tives in the Fifty-fourth Congress.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

During the last two months of 1894
the number of serious crimes reported
IN Egypt was 234, as compared with
4S4 during the same period in 1898.
This is regarded as very satisfactory.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
Two Years More.

Aabcr'- CID fieads again demand
f.o.se5ion aId RELIEF;
They Rave yist rights in this FREQ land.
The ".cor law will be briei.
Cheer up my friends, the world still moves:
But two years more of blight.
We .hen will run on broader grooves:
W. see the dawn OF light.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

The Secretary OF the North Caro-
lima Board of Health cites numerous
cases where neighborhoods almost un-
1nhabitable on account of malaria be-
came healthy when artesian water was
substituted for that from steams or
surface wells.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

The average of ownership for the
whole population OF the fifty eight
cities is "a. SS per cent. and 61.64 per
cent. are free of incumbrance. The
average home ownership for natives of
the United States in these cities is
%. Al per cent, and 61. sc per cent. are
free of incumbrance. It will oe no.
ticed that the Frenchmen are least
given to mortgages, and that tho
1talian, although he seldom buys
home, is accustomed to pay for it.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

1t is estimated by some that the
present coinage value of gold bullion
is about forty per cent. of its market
value. The remaining sixty per cent.
is the value given it by demand for
use in the arts.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
A Market Ior Cotton Goods.

The English trade journals speak of
the African demand for British manu-
factured cotton goods, which is Gin
creased continuously almost day by
day."
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

In France it is decided that the
makers of bicycles are responsible for
damages when an accident occurs
through q structural fault in ma.
china
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
LAPORTE, Pa, FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1895.

81 know you now. I was coming
to see YOU"
The man turned and faced him
abruptly.
Barclay. by all that's fiendish!"
He stood silent for while as il
made speechless by surprise.
''You must be growing neighborly.
You are not used to paying me Wis
it's"
sIt's the first time you ever had
ar rything I wanted"
''I thought it couldn't be for love
you had come"
''Not for love of YOU"
They were walking towards an
adobe hat that stood by the roadside.
When they reached it they entered
and seated themselves by table in
the middle of the floor, facing each
other.
"What is it you want? Yon have
been long in coming for it, whatever
it is"
"You, at least, should not complain
of my lack of promptness. 1t has
given you plenty of rope to hang
yourself with. Why didn't you?''
t'Perhaps I should if had known
that you were coming. AS you are
here you may save me the trouble"
"You are the contestant in the Mesa
case?"
"What is that to you?"
SIT concerns you only that it is
something to me-"
He took paper from his pocket
and laid it before him.
II want you to sign that"
The man scowled rs he read it. It
was REIMBURSEMENT of all claim to
the Mesa land.
81 won't do it,"
'1 think You will"
"Why do you think SOP"
''You will remember first the par.
ticular thing for which you are wanted
over on the Atlantic coast. Then you
will reflect upon the effect of Eastern
atmosphere upon the health of man
who is wanted as badly as you are.
After mature consideration, you will
decide to sign"
He pulled pistol from his pocket
DhICihJ tiuCh IL iiohu hio Houus uuu
it flew through the open door of the
hut. Then he drew his own pistol and
aimed it at the head opposite.
81 give you three minutes to sign.
Here is pen with ink enough in it to
sign all the names you have. One is
sufficient-the one under which you
claim the land"
The day after Barclays leave ex.
pired Elsie came in. When she left
Mr.. Clegg's room her face was radiant.
She did not see Barclay bending over
his desk. Perhaps he did not see her.
His face was bent low over the papers
in the Jarvis VS.. Leighton corporation
suit as she went on her unconscious,
happy way"
Barclay grows more and more of
stick every day. How can man be
such an insensible machine?"
"Oh, he's comfortable enough, ]
dare say"
comfortable !" said Lance, with a
air. II suppose log in a
swamp is comfortable. I would rather
be little more uncomfortable some.
times, and have some life in me-"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05

The Japs will before long be for
,nidable factor among the worlds
naval powers, predicts the st. Louis
Star-Sayings.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
BARCLAYS ROMANCE.
SUMNER afternoon

OO M MMIh hulpeTuOOU
drowsed lazily over
the world. A breeze
c a m 9 family up
from the south and
drifted through the
window and rustled
the papers on Bar
clay's desk. Then it
died away in an ex..
cess of languor.
Barclay was deem
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
VOL. XIII.

''Stateswomen" is the correct thing
so call the female Australian poli-
;iciau
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE.

PGF
Fears. Total crop. Per bushel. Acre.
1902. 49,. $500, ,119,42 sO.767 slO.1t
1898 s34....... 219,536,7O3 O.515 6.32
During the three years of protec.
tion, 1890-1892, the farmers of the
United States received an average of
S17O, $50, 100 year more money for
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-04-05
THAT DOLLAR WHEAT.
1T WAS PROMISED THE FARMEIs
BY THE FREE 1RADERS.

But the Farmer Receives 4S 1-2
Cents Bushel Short of the DEM
Ocratic Promise-Wheat Worth
Something in Protection Times.
The annual report upon the far n
crops of 1894, issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, suggests an in
vestigation as to the realization Of
those dollar wheat promises that were
made by the free traders during the
Presidential campaign of 1892. We
accordingly take the averages for the
three Mckinley years OF protection
and compare them with the averages
during the two years that the free
traders have had the opportunity to
give the farmers their dollar wheat.
Thus:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

PRELIMINARY steps were taken in
the office of Secretary Hart, Tuesday,
towards organizing Prisoners Aid
Society. The constitution adopted was
as follows:
The objects of this association shall
be: To cooperate with religious, chart
table and philanthropic organizations
and institutions and the authorities of
the public and private prisons and re-
formatories in finding employment for
discharged prisoners and inmates; to
improve the moral and spiritual natures
of prisoners, and to afford friendly
supervision, correspondence and needed
assistance to their dependent families;
to securea correspondent in each county
of the state, who shall undertake to CO.
operate with the prison agent for the
purposes already named; to arouse and
direct a just and wholesome feeling in
the community toward discharged pris-
oners, and to promote correct public
sentiment and wise legislation with
reference to prison administration and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

Capital society, but that is no reason
she should be made to suffer more than
is necessary. Miss Flagler is the
daughter of retired army officer who
has spent many years in the govern
ment service, and it is not right that
she, as his daughter, should be wrong
fully prosecuted. There are too many
Populistic cranks in this country who
are always looking for blood. Even
the great name Of Washington would
be dragged in the dust by them if they
happened to think about it. The
assumed piety and correctness of these
human leeches is hollow sham for a
dark purpose only
Here is logic and consistency. What
has Miss FIagler to fear from "the
wrath of an irresponsible few" The
Courier says Miss Flagler had no in
tention of taking the colored boys life,
but the question naturally arises,
whether the editor of the Courier or
the trial judge is the most competent
authority to decide the law and facts
of the case. Miss Flagler occupies a
high position in social circles, but such
is the deplorable state of society (ac-
cording to the Courier's argument)
that It's possible for "a few ill-disposed
persons" to prosecute her without
mercy' Really. orr country is in a
terrible state when fair innocence can
not be protected in our National
Capital either that, or the editor of
the Courier is needlessly alarmed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

Exposition number, as the illustrations,
with the exception of two splendid
half tone reproductions of drawings,
present between twenty-five and thirty
views of the grounds, buildings and
exhibits of the Cotton States Exposition
at Atlanta, Ga. The first article of a
treatise on punctuation by Mr.. F.
Horace Teall must prove timely and
instructive, as probably there is no
subject upon which there is as much
argument as on the vexed one of
punctuation. The Proofroom Notes
and Queries, and Pressroom Queries
and Answers, are as usual full of in
formation. The short items on the
care of books will be fully appreciated
by librarians.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

the employment of prisoners, to the
end that they may become self-sup.
porting citizens; to promote the observ-
ance of Prison Sunday; to visit the
district, probate and municipal courts:
to befriend juvenile offenders. friend.
less prisoners and their families.
Any resident of Minnesota NAV be-
come an active member of this assOcia-
ton on payment of an annual fee of ST.
or more, but less than So; sustaining
member on payment of SIS or more an
nually; a life member by the payment
of $780,
The officers of this association shall
be president, twelve ice-presidents.
treasurer, recorder, general secretary
and board of directors, who shall
perform the duties usually assigned
to such officers; said officers shall be
ex- OfficiO members of said board.
The board of directors shall consist
of forty eight members and represent
alive from the state board of corrections
and charities, the managing board of the
state prison, the state training school,
the state public school, the state reform
atory, the st. Paul workhouse, the
Minneapolis workhouse. and all mem
bers of the board, except the represent
alive members just referred to, are
expected to contribute not less than S.
annually to the support of the associa-
ton.
The board of directors. excepting the
representative members, shall be d.
vided into three classes, each of which
shall consist of sixteen members. who
shall hold their offices for the term of
fhrpQ and al nonh
ing thereafter one such class of sixteen
directors shall be elected.
The board of directors shall meet
upon the call of the president or call
issued by any five directors, and no
oftener than twice year, and twelve
members shall constitute quorum.
PROVISIONS are made for the appoint
ment of an executive committee, general
secretary, and rules outlining their
powers.
The association shall meet as Sec
ton Of the Minnesota Conference of
Corrections and Charities each year, at
which time officers and directors will
be elected. At least one public meet
ing shall be held each year. Twenty
five (25) members shall constitute a
quorum. Vacancies in the list of Of
ficers and directors may be filled by the
executive committee.
Before an adjournment was taken, a
committee of seven was appointed to
elect officers. directors and an executive
committee for the first year. The com.
mittee consists Of:
Warden WOlfer, Of Saltwater: ex-Gov
L. F. Hubbard, Red Wing: Judge Will
rich. St. Paul: George d. Holt, Mime
apolis: Miss Grace Johnston, Red Wing;
F. A. Whittier, Minneapolis, and H. H
Hart.
A meeting of this committee will be
held Thursday afternoon November
18th, at o'clock.
There were present: Chairman w. E.
Lee, uperintendent of the State Re-
formatOry at St. Cloud: Warden WOlfer,
of the State Prison; Miss Grace John
ston. F. A. Whittier state prison agent;
ID. G.. Bell, of Minneapolis. G.. d. Holt.
of Minneapolis. Gerhard Willrich. of
St. Paul, Frank Lane. agent of the state
public school: ID. F. wellington, of St.
Paul and j. F. Jackson. secretary of
the St. Paul Associated Charities.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

Mary Anderson de Navarro in her
stage career memoirs, which will be
published in the L0Clies' Home Jour-
nal (the opening chapters in the De-
cember isSue), gives the public most
interesting and entertaining view
Of the trials and hardships she
successfully combated in following
out her conviction that the stage
presented to her the opportunity for
a splendid career. She eXultingly refers
to her debut in Louisville, Kentucky,
on Saturday evening, November %,
1875, upon which occasion the "tall,
shy and awkward' girl of sixteen inter
preted Shakespeares lOvelOrn Juliet
The performance was arranged upon
two days notice-time for but sin
gle rehearsal and the aspiring Ken
lucky girl was jubilant when the thea
tire and a stock company were offered
her, upon condition that she play
without pay. Her happiness, however,
was not unclOuded, for of the event
she writes with touching pathos: THAT
Thursday" (the day that her first ap-
pearance was arrangedD ''was one OF
the happiest days of all my life, filled
as it was with the brightest hope and
anticiL alton. Only one black cloud
hung over it: the thought Of Monte
and my grandparents who were all
very dear to me. Had l known then
that I would never see the face of the
former, that he would die, my mother
and I far away from him, and that
almost until his death he would refuse
to forgive or see me unless l aban-
doned the stage-life which he thought
so injuriouS-nay SINFUL would even
then have renounced what was within
my grasp This estrangements addened
many years of my life, and has cast
shadow over all the otherwise bright
and happy memories Of him who was
the father, friend and playmate of our
childhood days" Mrs. de Navarro evil
identity did not suffer from stage fright,
the crushing terror of debut07ates, for
she writes that she stood impatiently
waiting for her "cue" to go on. At
last it came, "Then in FASH / was on
the stage, conscious only of wall of
yellow light before me, and burst of
prolonged applause The perform
ance was filled with rather depressing
Incidents; one of the players forgot
his lines and had to be prompted by
the youthful star; Romeo" neglected
to bring his dagger, and "Juliet" had
to perform her dispatch with hairpin,
while the lamp that hung in outlets"
tomb, fell and badly burned her hands
and arms. despite of these" she
writes, "the night was success, and 1
knew that my stage career had begun,
in earnest"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

The NezC Bohemian for November
opens with strikingly original story
of life and love in Florida, entitled
clad He "a Heart ?" by Byrdie H. Hans
brough. The full page poem, "Guido
RENTS Confession" by Helen Chaffee.
is powerful conception, and well
worked out. "a Daughter of Dixie"
by Leroy Armstrong, is of special
interest to Southern readers. 1t is a
delightful sketch of Maude Andrews,
the famous Georgia journalist, and it
gives much hitherto unpublished per-
sonal history OF this remarkable woman,
together with some of her verse never
before in print. An excellent portrait
OF the subject forms the frontispiece
of the number. In his second install
ment of "Talks with Young Authors"
James Knapp Reeve offers some valu-
able hints to authors, both young and
old, who write for remuneration.
Harriet E. Orcutt, in an article on
"The Relation of Hypnotism to Crime
advances some rather startling theo-
ries in connection with this interesting
subject. GA Bit from the Border" by
Maude Mason Austin is picturesque
tale of Mexican life in southern Texas.
1t is intensely dramatic and full of
strong local color. bohemian Sim
plicity," by Millicent .Olmstead, is a
felicitous little skit, containing much
dainty humor. A pathetic sketch
called "Spinstry" tells in a quaint man
ner of an old colonial love affair.
'The Stage department devoted to
theatricals, is filled with matters Of
interest to Thespians and theatre-goe
The poetry of the number is by Helen
Chaffee, w. Eugene Cochran, Gillette
M. Kirke, Harry O. Wise, Maude Mer-
edith and Charles Elmer Jenney,
Prominent in the list of illustrators
are CASTOR Herbert, Effie C. Trader
and E. w. Dom, Jr.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

THE editor of the Jefferson City, No.,
Ece1aing Courier, is worked up to a
high pitch of excitement by what he is
pleased to call the persecution of Miss
Flagler, and with the gallantry of a
knight of Eye olden time" he lends the
weight of his mighty Faber on the side
of the prosecuted lady. Hear him:
cit seems that Miss Flagler, of Wash
ingtOn, has brought the wrath of an
irresponsible few upon her head for the
accidental killing of negro boy. Miss
Flagler had no intention of taking his
life, and it seems there are few ill.,
disposed persons who are prosecuting
her without mercy. She occupies a
high social position in the National
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

A PRISONER in the Jefferson City,
Mo-, Penitentiary, is making consider
able money doctoring sick horses. He
is graduate of the New York School
of Veterinary and has saved several
valuable horses belonging to citizens
of Jefferson City. When his services
are in demand the warden allows him
the privilege of leaving the prison with
out guard, and he always reports
promptly at night and remains in the
prison until again called out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
THE MIR ROR is a weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is 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 acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information 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 support If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

The editor of the Pioneer, published
at the Pontiac, ILL.,, Reformatory, be-
lieves that much good would result
from paper published in the interest
of employees of prisons and reforma-
tories, and he makes the following sug-
gestions and generously offers to do
nate the cost of the initial number if
his idea is acted upon:
'We hear considerable nowadays
about institution papers-how the
papers should be edited and what it's
objects and aims should be, in order to
elevate and educate the inmates in the
various state institutions of the cOun-
try, but never word about a paper in
the interest of the employees whose lives
are spent in educating and caring for
these inmates. Is it not possible to
create general fund by contributions
or otherwise and have such a paper
printed by some one of the various in
situations Cor pass it arOund) at a cost
to the employees of postage and stock
There is not an emplOye, it seems to us,
that would not be benefited by such a
paper, and in lettering the individual
employe, the general service would be
strengthened. The writer is not wealthy,
but will undertake to donate the cost of
the first issue of such paper, if there
be sufficient encouragement given.
Address, State Reformatory Printer,
Box 1851, Pontiac, ILL.,"
Labor organizations, secret and be-
nevOlent societies have their organs in
which they can discuss matters of per-
sonal and general interest, why not the
large body of men engaged in prison
and reformatory work? We would
suggest, however, before this contem-
plated paper is launched, that the in
stitution publications give a page of
their papers to be edited by the en-
ployes in which they can give their
views on this particular work. Or,
why not let the institution publications
devote part of their space in which
prison and reformatory employees can
interchange opinions as to the best
methods of discipline, etc., to be used in
reformatOry work? This interchange
of ideas, the suggestions thrown out,
would be helpful to the employees and
make interesting reading to the in
mates of the Institutions as the discus
sions would have a direct bearing on
their welfare.
Since the above was put in type the
South Dakota Mail has reached our
desk, and Col. Ainsworth heartily in
dorses the establishment of the pro-
posed paper. He has no matured plans
no advice to give, but he says if agree
able all around the Mail will get out
one, two, or three issues of the publ.
cation free. With such generous re-
sponses it would seem that the proposed
new publication is assured
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

In THE Woodward Ave. Baptist
church at Detroit, Mich, on Prison
Sunday, the question of prison reform
was discussed by the governor, minis
tiers of the gospel and practical prison
men of the state The parolel law passed
by the last legislature was fully dis
cussed, but even the practical men who
took part in the proceedings did not
entirely agree. Governor Rich's speech
left the impression that he had much
doubt as to the utility of the new law
but Warden Chamberlain, of the Jack.
son prison, differed from Governor
Rich and saw decided benefits in the
parole law. Speaking of the helpless
ness of the eX-convict to make his
way unaided in the world, Warden
Chamberlain said:
''Look at the difficulties that con
front an ex-convict in looking for work
Suppose one has been confined for five
years. Think of the changes that have
taken place in the world in that time
Have any of you been away from the
city of Detroit for five years, and have
you noticed the change in that time
When you have shut up man for five
years without any knowledge of what
is going on in the world, except what
he gains from the newspapers, how car
you expect him to get employment
when he gets out or follow business
When you think of the thousands OF
honest men always looking for en-
ployment, how can you expect man
with the stigma of convict upon him
to get work ?"
Captain Nicholson, superintendent
of the Detroit House of Correction
said the work of saving should begin
at the other end, upon the children anC
youngpeople before they entered prison
He thought it useless to attempt refor
nation after the seeds of crime hac
been soWn.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
N 0 TIC

THOSE receiving copies of The MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that THE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this Office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

THE Spring Grove Herald says it is
pity that COrbett and Fitzsimmons
cannot be sentenced to about five years
silence, but are they the ones most to
blame for talking when their every
bombastic utterance is telegraphed to
all parts of the country? Five years
silence on the part of the press would
be the proper thing.