The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22

A Denver highway robber asserts
that he would rather hang than serve
year in prison. He probably means
that he would rather hang out on some
street corner.
When you resolve to do right, live
honestly and look the world squarely
in the face, remember that it is the
height of wisdom not to stare it out of
countenance.
The "world may owe you living"
but if you try to collect it without
proving that the debt is just, you will
discover that it also owes you the priv
ilege of dying.
The family of George Bixby, clerk at
the prison, have arrived from st. Paul
and are living in the residence recently
vacated by Mr.. Blakenly and family
Saltwater Gazette.
If the criminologists succeed in prov
ing that crime is disease, every vend-
er of patent medicine will suddenly
discover that his nostrum is positive
cure for the ailment.
General Weyler maintains that he
has the right to take suspected persons
from American ships. He should be
made to drop this notion with the
same alacrity that tomcat gets off
red-hot stove.
saltwater is so-called because the in
habitants keep very still when water is
passed around, but smile and shout ap-
provingly when more exhilirating
liquids are mentioned.
General Weyler, in order to extract
confessions from his victims, is said to
feed them on Goldfish exclusively, al
lowing no water. This would be an
appropriate diet for the American cod
fish aristocracy.
The Lancaster CO., Boys Industrial
School Journal issued chestnut day
edition." on the 18th, and though we
carefully examined the number we
failed to find single chestnut" And
this is no SANDER on the edition.
| When Dante wrote abandon all
hope, we who enter here" he probably
had in mind prophetic vision of some
one horse nation entering into nego-
tiations with John Bull for the pur-
pose of drawing up treaty of "amity
and commerce"
Astronomers say that the red glow
of the planet Mars is caused by Grim
son vegetation. In this crimson bust
ness the Earth is far in advance of her
sister planet as she has plenty of tough
young men to paint things red without
relying on vegetation.
7 A preacher in Wisconsin prayed for
the salvation of sinner, and the sin
ner, deeming it a reflection on his
moral character. brought suit for def
amation of character, and was awarded
$3.50 damages. In this case salvation
came high for the preacher.
Some people seem to think that the
way to reform is to merely change
their bad habits. They will stop smok
ing and begin chewing, cease swearing
and begin lying, quit one method Of
rascality for another and then con
vince themselves that they are thu
guiding star of human excellence.
We are indebted to Mrs. Dafoe, Of
Minneapolis, for bundle of choice
reading matter. Many of the inmate:
of this institution, sent up from Mime
apolis, have reason to remember Mrs
Dafoe with gratitude. In her Sunday
visits to the Jail, she was Away.
sympathizer, counselor and friend, tt
) the unfortunate.
Some people imagine that in order
to maintain what they call dignity, il
is necessary to wear look suggestive
of the inside of an ice wagon. But
like the wagon, this crowd have more
''wheels" than dignity, and the more
frigid their expression, the more torrii