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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE Kansas penitentiary is one of
the few prisons in our country that is
self-supporting. This is made possible
by the State ownership of coal mine
which is operated by the convicts, the
product of the mine being used by the
State institutions and if there is a sur
plus it is sold to contractors. Last year
besides paying all expenses the prison
officials turned into the State treasury
$4,000. The Kansas penitentiary was
once called a SHE'LL but according to
the st. Louis Globe Democrat the pris-
oners are we'll fed and treated in hui
name manner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE Hon. j. Lawrence Sullivan is
about to beginpolitical life in the windy
city by the lake, and as preliminary
step essential to political greatness
in Chicago-will open up fine saloon
where his admiring constituents can
meet to discuss the questions of the
day. We expect to hear of Mr.. Sulli-
van filling successfully the offices from
alderman to congressman with honor
and profit. We see no reason why he
should not make reasonably good
congressman. There was the Hon.
John Morrissey, of pugilistic fame. who
served term in congress very credita-
bly,, and yet he would never have been
able to stand up three rounds before
the more fOrcible arguments of Mr.
Sullivan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE minnesota Bulletin of Correc-
tiOns and Charities for December con.
tains the financial statement of the
State institutions, the population of
same, brief resume of the fourth State
conference held at Faribault, Oct. 1881
and many other papers and statistical
matter pertaining to the correctional
and charitable work in Minnesota. The
constitution, full list of officers and
board of directors of the Minnesota
Prison Association is given. Under
the title, Constitution journalism" is
found the first article on papers pub
lished in institutions, with comments
and criticisms thereon, accompanied
by a list of all the publications arranged
in tabular form. Plans for village
lockups, and reports on the general
condition of county jails complete the
contents of the number The supple.
ment to the Bulletin contains the full
proceedings of the fourth Minnesota
State Conference of Charities and Cor
rectiOns held at Faribault Oct. 80 81,
1895. In addition to the many valuable
papers contributed by Minnesota dele.
gates, F. H. Wines, of Illinois, Presi-
dent A. o. Wright, of Wisconsin, and
Sec. Ernest Bicknell, of Indiana, de-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

A SCIENTIST has discovered that the
coarsest, and consequently cheapest,
food contains the most nutriment. and
has given the result of his observations
for the benefit of those who toll for a
living. We have great admiration for
the analytical mind that can estimate
the amount of nutriment contained in
a grain of sand, but we cannot see that
the learned professor has advanced any
new ideas on this subject. 1t has long
been known by clearinghouse keepers
that the neck Of beef, especially when
the animal has come under the butchers
shambles at an advanced period in life,
is cOarser and contains more tissue
making properties than veal. The hen
that has labored long and faithfully in
supplying the egg market is all tissue
of the toughest kind, and is selected in
preference to spring chicken by hotel
keepers of experience who have to
study economy in order to offset the
loss incurred in their business by de.
linquent boarders who remove their
baggage from a fourth story window
at the midnight hour. Laboring men
have also been taking lessons in eco
Monies the last few years, and they
have no need of further information on
this subject, therefore we decline to
publish the learned gentleman's theories
OR VagarieS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE case of Bat Shea is another illus
tratiOn that Innocent men are some
times condemned to death by due proc
eSS of law. Shea had been convicted
of murder. preparations had been made
to execute the sentence of the court,
and in fOrtyeight hours a judicial
murder would have been committed
had not a convict in the penitentiary
voluntarily confessed that he was guilty
of the murder for which Shea was
convicted If the confession had not
been made the sentence of the court
would have been carried out, and good
people would have congratulated them
selves on the fact that Justice (?) had
not been cheated.-Prison Mirror.
We are not SO sure that an innocent
man was convicted in this case. The
New York papers think he is guilty.
The confessor is prison convict, SEN
fenced for seventeen years, who had a
hand in trying to corrupt the ballot box
and in attempting to kill the brave
young man who was fighting for free
ballot. The confession is being inves-
tigated, and it appears that the more it
is investigated, the more conclusive it
is that it is fraud. Shea has had the
aid of Senator Murphy and other lead
ing lights who have profited by ballot
box frauds, or he would have gotten
his just deserts long ago with hempen
cord.-Wright Co. Times.
Perhaps we were hasty in our con-
illusions, but at first glance the confess
sion seemed genuine. However, Shea
was electrocuted on the 18th, protest
ing his innocence to the last.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
The shocking charge is made that the

The shocking charge is made that the
superintendent of a charitable institu-
ton at White Plains, N. Y, scourged a
nude woman for half an hour with a
cato nine-tails. We shall shortly see
/ the Gar sending to the United States
for a superintendent Of his Siberian
prisons.St. Louis Post Dispatch.
There seems to be good many men
residing in this land of plenty and
prosperity who are built on about the
| same plan that the darkey was who
started to drive hog to town, and
hammered it to death before he got
there. When asked why he beat his
hOgship in such brutal manner, he
replied that he wanted to show his au-
thority.-Le Sueur Co. Independent.
| There is man in the Bellamy colony
in Tennessee who is experimenting with
the milkweed and strawberry plant.
He has an idea that by engrafting one
to the other he can produce Strawberries
and cream from the same plant. But
that won't be we'll enough to leave alone
until he sweetens the result by engraft-
ing it to sugar beet. Some one ought
to give him pointer.--Herman Enter
prise.
| A country physician says he has dis
covered that nightmare, in nine cases
out of ten, is caused by owing print
er's or publishers bill. If this is true
and it looks quite reasonable-there
must be a great deal of suffering among
some of our readers. Any who are trou-
bled with this distressing ailment can
procure an excellent receipt by remit
ting us the amount of their indebted
| ness.-Representative.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

can't cut her firewood out of our hedge
rows; that Russia can'tspank her neigh
boris children with our butter paddle.
The Monroe doctrine simply means
that we are the bull of the woods be-
tween two oceans. and that the man
who joins farms with us on either side
had better not move the boundary fence
until he talks to us about it. and that
he can't sublet a patch of his farm to
anybody until we are satisfied that the
new tenant will make good neighbor
for us. That's about all there is to it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

The Grand Marias Herald, published
at Grand Marias, Mich, after an alb
sence of several weeks came to our desk
with the announcement Of change of
owners, A. DeLacy Wood having sold
the plant to Messrs. Colin ID. Doig and
A. ID. Wood, Jr. The new publishers
promise to improve the paper, and nc
doubt will keep their word.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

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 of the prisoner;
todisseminate pathological Information and to aid
Ia 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 a surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests Ofthe prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
Evening Thoughts.

When the duties of the day are fin
ished, and we sit upon the rustic bench
in the gathering twilight; when the
hill-tops are blending their crowns with
the azure of the sky, and are having
their heated brows in the dews of the
darkening day: when the Evening Star
comes modestly forth to accompany the
pale crescent in her journey around the
world, with her countless train Of lesser
lights shedding sOftened glory along
the paths of space: when the clash of a
busy world has subsidized into the drone
of an almost suspended action. and the
signs of the evening zephyr are attuned
to the thoughtful impulses of the soul;
when the faint babbling of the brook
meets the ear with soothing sound, and
the robin pipes his praises in a good
night song; when the weary kline lie
peaceful and content on the meadow
slope, and the cricket adds solemnity
when the sunset picture has faded into
steely blue, and the god of day has
begun his sunrise painting in another
land; when the grass blades are DOMINIC
their heavenly pearls, and the flowers
are shaking their thirst with the nectar
of the night. Then is the hour of peace,
of love, of the souls profoundest adora-
ton. This is the hearts hour of thanks
giving, and the minds feast-time. It
is the hour when the soul of man
reaches up to heaven and asks God to
anoint it with soothing love. The
manhood of man comes forth from its
gross environment, and feels that it
truly may be a living spark in the puri-
fed universe above the wOrld-a real
pearl placed by the finger of God with
in his mortal body. To "Evening
Thoughts is assigned the task of lift
ing up the burdened heart, and of as
surfing it that all the wounds of the day
may be healed-all the soul-longings
may in very truth be realized. 1t is a
sweetly- solemn hour; an hour of
amends; an hour filled with consola-
tions and sweet comforts which may be
had for the asking. A time when we
may look upward and witness the en-
blems of our Fathers glory. The hour
when we may draw very, very near to
| heaven, and when we can almost COM
mune with the spirits of loved ones
who seem to beckon us upward to their
exalted plane Of happiness and love.
The sweet hour of prayer in which,
and by which, we are given glimpses of
real landscape wherein the tired soul
the crushed heart-may find eternal
rest; where peace and love beget a
glory indescribable, and where our
Fathers visible presence shall shed an
eternal benediction. The evening hour
is the hearts own-the SOULS field of
righteous action. The hour for thoughts
which do honor to mans manhood,
and fit him for Life's struggles and
Heavens requirements River
side.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE Denver Post says money is a
commodity and the St. Joseph Herald
says it is a "tradtion." In our unre-
generate days in the far away past
when our erring footsteps strayed
hither and thitheru nrestrained by grim
walls which Say thus far thou shalt go
and no farther the legal tender of our
nation was denominated "scads."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE Monroe doctrine is thus clearly
defined by Robert Burdette: "The
Monroe doctrine, simply and implicitly
declares that no foreign nation shall
come over here and slide down our Gel
lar door; that England and France shall
not hang on our front gate to do their
counting; that they can't bring over
their own syrup pots and elder spouts
and make syrup in our maple grove;
that Germany and Austria can't spot
no bee-tree in our woods; that Italy
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
N 0 TIC E.

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, 1896-02-13

EDITOR DUNLOP, of the Chicago Dis
patch, is sentenced to term of two
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary and to pay a fine of $1,000 for
sending indecent and obscene matter
through the mails, the Objectionable
matter being advertisements in the
DioDnfcH
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

WHEN fellow has to make up his
mind between getting married or going
to the pen, he gets married, most every
time.-St. Louis Humorist.
Any man who would prefer the steel
gives of penal bondage to the silken
bonds of matrimony would be foolish
indeed. Most men would turn Mormon
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

F. E. HARRIS, late editor of the Ar
lington Enterprise, has skipped for
parts unknown and A. C. Buck, pro-
prietor of the paper, says that Harris
had an uncomfortable desire for strong
drink, was profligate, and as dishonest
as the devil. Mr.. Buck will hereafter
personally control the ENTERPRISE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Editors and Publishers Associa-
ton will be held at st. Paul February
1921. We will not be able to attend
unless mick" Nelson, of the Journal,
will sacrifice himself on the altar of
friendship by taking our place on THE
MIRROR
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

Jerusalem has 1876 saloons, one of
which is said to be located on the spot
once occupied by the door of king Solo
mons temple. What, do you suppose,
does the spirit of old Sol. think of the
activity Of the other kind of spirits at
the entrance of his former favorite place
of resort. -.Albert Lea Standard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

livered mastery addresses. The PAM
phlet has an excellent full page portrait
of the Hon. J. B. Wakefield, of Blue
Earth City, who was president of this
conference.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

SUPERINTENDENT CALDWELL, of the
industrial school of reform at Louis
vile, KY, has seen thirty years con-
tinuous service at that institution.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

WE HAVE received the first number
of the Cigar, Tobacco and Liquor Trade
published at Minneapolis. AS its name
indicates it is not published in the in
terest of temperance reform.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
Literary Notes:

Those who love great variety in their
favorite magazine will not be disap-
pointed in the February number of
Donahoe's, There is matter within the
pages of this issue for the deepest study
and thought, as we'll as lighter material
for the casual perusal of a spare hour.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

This paper will be forwarded to subscribers
until ordered discontinued and all arrears are
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

THE MIRROR is issued every Thursday at the
following rates:
One Year Sl.W
Six Months ~
Three Months .25
To inmates OF penal institutions. 50 cts per year.
Address all communications.
Editor, THE MIRROR.
Saltwater MINI.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

Entered at the Post Office at saltwater. Mimi.
as second-class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

General Harrison writes of "The Pres
idential Office in the March Ladies
Home Journal, and his comprehensive
article is outspoken and plain. He
takes occasion to commend President
Cleveland's movement toward estab-
fishing more permanent consular
service.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week. notice should be sent to this office.
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

Contributions solicited from any and all sour
ces. Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

D0nnhoe,s, There is matter within the
pages of this issue for the deepest study
and thought, as we'll as lighter material
for the casual perusal of a spare hour.
General Harrison writes of "The Pres
idential Office" in the March Ladies
Home Journal, and his comprehensive
article is outspoken and plain. He
takes occasion to commend President
Cleveland's movement toward estab-
fishing a more permanent consular
service.
One of the San Francisco AygOnnut'S
London correspondents contributes an
amusing sketch of the ignorance re-
garding American affairs that exist
in English aristocratic circles in his
letter printed in the issue of February
10th. 1t consists of a rerbatim report
of a conversation in the smoking-room
of a London club, and its tone may be
gathered from such remarks on Amer
lean generals as that "Grawnt is too
old" and "Stonewall Jackson is South
American.
An article of rare interest is that on
"The Bar as Profession" which Lord
Russell of Killowen, Lord Chief JUS
tice of England, contributes to the Feb
ruary 18th issue of the Youths Com
pomion. Its easy to see the personality
of a distinguished jurist and great
man in each statement. The paper is
unusually readable and is evidently a
retrospective view of his own expert
ence.
1.-The bar does not, indeed, hold out
promise of great wealth. he says, "but
has distinctions and adequate means
in store for those who bring to its pur-
suit necessary qualities of mind and
character" The grievous mistake is
often made, he continues, of thinking
that smart and facile speaker must
make a success at the bar, whereas,
latter all, the desirable thing is to have
something to say; and as to the manner
of saying it, Daniel Webster spt Ike truly
in his celebrated Grafton in honor of
John Adams when he said, 'C!earness,
force and earnestness are the qualities
which produce conviction.
Lord Russell outlines the require
ments for successful legal career, of
which he seems to think that "com-
mon sense and ability to wait" are the
most important. Common sense and
clear-headed ness must be the fOunda-
ton, and upon these may be reared a
superstructure where imagination and
eloquence may fifty play their part"
The readers of this article-one of
the most important in current maya
zine literature-willbe pleased to know
that in the issue of the Companion of
the following week, the Washington's
Birthday Double Number, Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes, of the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court, has written
a most interesting supplement to the
Lord Chief Justices article, present
ing the subject from an American
point of view Appended to this will
be brief rejoinder by Lord Russell,
and final comment by Justice Holmes.
Each issue of the Companion con-
tains one or more articles of excep-
tional value, written by the ablest and
best known men and women of the
age.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
chr aBltrrnr*

Edited and Published by the Inmates
of the Minnesota State Prison.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-05
Figures of the Stanton Election.

Our city edition Friday morning gave the
detailed vote of the city election. We make
the following summary for our county sub
scribers
All the general ticket nominated by the
Democrats was elected save Mayor, for
which A. H. Fultz (Ind.) defeated +. B.
Berkeley (Dem.) by 81 votes. Jos. A. Glas-
cow, Commonwealth Attorney, Logan
Turner, City Sergeant, and G. A. Grafton,
City Constable, were all elected.
For the City Council seven Democrats
were elected-H. A. Walker, B. F. Hughes.
G. G. Wheat, Henry Hutchinson, John M.
SPOTS, Isaac Witt and E. w. Stewart.
And five Independents were elected-C. L.
Hammond. W. p. Tams, John McQuaide,
o. M. Goode and r. p. Rel.
This gives the Democrats control Of the
city council.
The old Democratic magistrates were
re- elected. Every Republican up for an
Office Of any sort was defeated, Daniel
Crimmens, J. e. Scheffer and r: e. Kin
ney for Councilmen, and J. A. Noon fol
Constable, were all defeated.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-05
The City Legislation.

AT the City Council Tuesday night, il
was ordered that 00,00O.of the city bonds
held by the sinking fund, be cancelled.
The use of the Fair Grounds for Septem
Der s, 8, 10 and II, for it's annual fair, was
granted the Virginia Live Stock Associa
ton.
Mayor Fultz sent in letter complaining
of the location of the trolley track on Green
vile Avenue between the Asylum gate and
the city limits, which practically monopo
Lies the roadway. A paper was read from
City Attorney Gordon saying that the 10
cation of the track referred to would JUST
fly the grand jury in indicting the Trolley
Car Company for obstrueting the streets
A resolution was adopted thanking Capt
Frank B. Berkeley for the kindness ant
courtesy which has characterized him as
President OF the body for the last eight
years. Capt. Berkeley made a suitable
reply.
A petition from J. B. Lackey Lewis street
asking 81, 739. so from the city for damage
to his property by the recent overflow o
Lewis Greek was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-05
Brief Notes Of Local Interest.

On Tuesday morning, Officer w. R.
Newman had words with Mr. H. L. Eich-
elberger, of the firm of Sanger & Eichel-
berger, over a debt due by the officer to the
firm. 1t ended by the officer arresting MI.
Eichelberger and taking him before the
Mayor. The Mayor discharged Mr.. Eich.
elberger and administered severe repri-
mand to, the officer and put the costs on
him.
At the town election in Waynesboro, Jas.
A. Patterson was elected Mayor over J. E.
Cooke by SO to Sc. The councilmen elect
ed were E. G.. Fishburne, T. J. Yancey, S.
III. Lambert, w. B. Gallaher, J. F. Tenn
pleton and G. M. Burger.
The Rockingham Register thinks because
the Adams Express Co. has established an
Office there lover the Chesapeake & West
ern) that the express rates will be lowered
by competition. 1t will find out it's mis-
take in due time.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-05
A Good Mail Carrying Record.

Mr.. J. B. Bradshaw of Mcdowell has
sold his mail carrying contract on the route
from Staunton to Monterey, to Mr.. James
Cross of West Augusta former contrac-
tor on the same line. The Highland Rec
order in mentioning the change Of contrac-
tors says: During the entire term of Mr..
Bradshaw's service, which lacks only about
six weeks of being three years, he missed
but one half trip, which was on the cold
Friday in FEBRUARY. 1895, which day will
long be remembered by who those were SO
unfortunate as to be exposed in that awful
storm On that day MI. Chas. Cross left
here and with great difficulty and danger
forced his way through the mountains to
the middle stand. where he arrived late in
the day, almost frozen to death. Mr.. Hick-
lin, who left Staunton that morning, did
not have the mountains to contend with,
but suffered much before he reached West
Augusta. During the storm there were no
trains on the B. & O. railroad for two OF
three days."