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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
WHAT A PRISON is.

THERE are rev peOple-Only a
very few, thank goodness - who
would impress upon their neigh
bors that a prison should be as
sombre and dreary as it is possible
to make it; that punishment, stern
and ever-present, should greet the
unhappy prisoner at every turn in
his monotonous life. The bright
ening up Of prison is sacrilege
in the estimation Of such NAL
contents.
For the benefit Of these misan-
thropes we will say that there is
not any danger of punishment be-
ing lost sight of under the most
favorable conditions. Being de-
prived of liberty is, in itself, as
stern retribution as it is possible
to mete out. The more bearable
prison life is made to the individ-
ual, the more strongly will it APP
peal to his better self, and thereby
remind him Of the happiness he is
missing. You can punish a wild
bird more by keeping it Gagged in
the woods and fields amid it's nat
ural surroundings than by placing
it in a darkened cellar wherein will
be lost all thought and sight of it's
past freedom. In those ''good p
old days" when a man was turned
into a mere beast when impris-
oned; those days that are so graph
ically described by Victor Hugo
in Lies Miserables," and Charles
Reade in 1T is Never Too Late to
Mend,' imprisonment meant man.
killing making beasts of burden,
savage and ferocious. In those
days it is very doubtful if the pun
ishment of Jean Vatican was felt
as strongly by him. as the mere
deprivation of liberty to men in
this age. The men were thor
oughly brutalized in the first few
months, and made practically cal
lous to their surroundings.
In the present enlightened age
the very wholesome idea is in
vogue of allowing a man to infict
his own punishment. There are
no bodily castigations, no giving
out of impossible daily tasks. The
main punishment nowadays is an
appeal to the self respect of men
they are allowed books and papers
to see what is going on in the
world, what pleasures and interests
they are depriving themselves Of
by leading lives Of crime. Any
one having the false notion that
human methods of treating Grim
inals deprive a prison Of it's
deterrent or punitive forces may
easily have such foolish idea dis
sipated by giving a thought to
what would be his own feelings if
merely deprived Of liberty for a
term of years.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
THE MAN OF THE FUTURE.

In THIS enlightened era when
the world is showing it's real
knowledge by thorough appreci-
alton and admission of the vast
amount yet to be learned ere it is
possible to dream of reaching a
perfect worldly state, in this broad
minded age, would it not be we'll to
take calm look into the future to
discern what we are doing toward
improving the moral possibilities
Of the generations to come?
Heredity is now an acknowledged
factor in human affairs
are the masters of the future. We
acknowledge our debt to past gen.
erations for the healthy devel-
opment Of the present. Are we
fulfilling the unwritten laws that
will make future generations our
debtors?
With all the vast facilities of
modern progress in other lines it
would appear that there is too
much mock-delicacy upon the
most vital subjects of future hui
man happiness. Many know full
we'll of desirable changes that
could and should be made in the
social routine of life, but they
have not the moral backbone to
courageously withstand the jibes
and shafts Of Haunting sarcasm
that might meet their first efforts.
"The matter is too delicate to
HANDLE" they think; they are I'M
willing to launch their ideas, fear
full Of being ridiculed as cranks:
lastly, there is no immediate re-
ward in view. This latter is what
touches the quick every time.
Such people seem to forget fol-
the nonce that no sweeping i'm
provement in worldly affairs was
ever made but that the original
projectors we're sneered and scoffed
at: some were even threatened
with death for promoting what in
the past were considered uncanny
innovations. Without delving toe
deeply into history we may easily
recall men-many dead, some yet
living-whose names are now re.
vered, but who, in their early
efforts, were ridiculed as "attempt.
ing to override God;'' and later
inventors and moral promoters
who were scoffed at as "the veriest
cranks, with fool notions" DR.
Harvey, Goodyear, Watts, Fulton
and even our own Edison, were
made the laughing-stock Of the
people 'who knew it ALL Others
whose efforts led to improvements
of moral conditions were treated
in like manner as Idiots meddline
with delicate wares
In all lines of mechanical anC
commercial development the pres.
ent age is making strides unpar.
alleled by the combined inventive
genius Of all past generations
But we are not making anything
near a similar progress for the
moral and social betterment of the
race. There are number oil
screws loose" in the social make.
up of the world that must be prop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR IS weekly paper puDIlSned
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 sef-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 of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
800 9! XeNzSySESs:

iEs
Any man who will steal skunk
is capable of abducting the Chicago
Board ofAldermen.-Up-To-Date
This world is all feeting show,
a circus quite complete, and he
who has the latest purse will have
the finest seat.-Orange (Va.)
Observer.
In We olden time we spun only
wool into yarn, but in these latter
days lots of folks can spin a yarn
out of anything, and very often
out of nothing. -Bede's Budget.
A skirt dance in a morgue is the
latest New York sensation. Bach
elor dinners with the "couchee-
couchee' on the side are considered
passe by the 4OO.-Princeton
Union.
Chicago came near losing park
recently. Thieves would have
carried it away but it was weighted
down by long time mortgage at
nine per Saltwater Daily
Gazette.
A burglar on Tenth avenue So.
was frightened away so quickly
that he left his wheel. The next
century burglar will descend into
the attic via the trap door route on
his airship.- Minneapolis Journal.
Chauncey M. Depew will not be
blamed in the least if he COM
mences action against the people
who basely insinuate that he in
fates his bicycle tires by talking
into them.-Chicago Record.
A punctureless tire is the latest
invention in bicycle circles, but
the crying need Of the hour is for
a tire that will explode the moment
rider begins to scorch and blow
him into kingdom come.-Minne-
aDOllS tribune.
We have discovered an instance
where the editorial eve" does not
apply to newspaper men. The eN-
change that said eve drank about
100000 gallons less whisky last
year than usual" ought to have
noted the fact.-St. Peter journal.
A ST.. Paul bride of two weeks
woke up one night and discovered
a burglar in her room, and she i'm
mediatel y proceeded to give him a
sound thrashing. The affair must
have been an awful shock to the
new husband Glencoe Register.
A fellow who was burglarizing
residence in Brooklyn on a recent
night saw a pretty girl asleep in
her chamber, and was so affected
by her loneliness that he kissed
her twice. She awoke, saw the
sentimental burglar, and was able
to give such a description of him
that he was arrested a few days
afterward. When the enterpris-
ing burglar is a-burgling. he
should stick strictly to business,
and especially should avoid rovings
in esthetic observation-disclosures
Inter Ocean.
How does it come that it is much
easier for boy to learn some silly
nonsensical ballad or darkey
stump speech than his Sunday
school lesson; that he will nearly
work himself to death in a football
game, but will hardly move while
by his dads wood pile; that he can
walk easily five miles to see horse
race but is too lame to run an
errand for his, ma; that he always
has headache when he must 90 to,
church, but would go to a circus if
his head was ready to split?- New.
London Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

In THIS age accusation of crime
is nine parts Of conviction, pro-
viding always that you are not in
a position to steal enough to be
considered merely inaccurate. -
This latter is a crime only in the
estimation of grand Jury.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
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
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

IMAGINATION, that famous archi-
tect of air castles, deserves to be
immortalized as the pleasure god
Of solitude. To the prisoner, i'm
agination is a source Of infinite en-
joyment in the weary travail of
detention.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

The indianapolis Journal prints
this interesting story concerning
ex-President Harrison's forthcom-
ing book: General Harrison has
Just completed the revision of his
articles which appeared in the
Ladies' Home Journal, making ex-
tended notes and additions to
them. There is a little story in
connection with both articles and
publication. When the arrange
ment for the articles was made
with General Harrison by Edward.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
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McClures Magazine for August
contains an article on G. D. Glib
son, the American artist, by the
author of "The Prisoner of Zenda, :"
Anthony Hope, illustrated with
reproductions of number of Mr..
Gibson's most characteristic draw
lnCS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

In the American Monthly Re-
view of Reviews for August the
Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark, of the
Christian Endeavor movement. has
an interesting account of visit to
''The Two Republics Of the South
ern Cross" the Dutch Boer gov
eminent in South Africa.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

"Is the Country Cursed?" is the
caption of a powerful paper in the
August Donahoe's, written by
M. T. Elder, who severely con-
demning existing conditions of
rural life, asks many pertinent
questions relative to the cause of
such deterioration. In the same
issue "a New Trades Union Plan"
is described by Bolton Hall, and
William Hart Boughton in "The
Building of Churches" devotes his
attention to needed improvements
in church architecture.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

'The Vizier's DOOM is the title
Of an interesting Oriental story in
the San Francisco Argonaut Of
August 9th. The author shows an
intimate knowledge, not only Of
Turkish customs, but of the
Orientals fatalistic way Of looking
at things, and tells this ingenious
story with a great deal of skill.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

This paper will be forwarded to subscribers
until ordered discontinued and all arrears are
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

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, 1897-08-12

Any man who will steal a skunk
is capable Of abducting the Chicago
Board of ADMINISTRATIVE.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Terribly Tortured In Thibct.

Bombay, Oct. 5.-Henry Savage Ian
dor. q well known artist. traveller and
writer. and grandson Of the celebrated
Walter Savage Lander, has just re-
turned to India after a terrible expert
ence. He had undertaken an exploring
tour in Thibet, but he was abandoned
by all the members of his company ex-
cept two coolies. Finally the Thibetans
arrested him by an act of treachery,
sentenced him to death and after
torturing him with hot irons, actually
carried him to the execution ground. At
the last moment the execution was
stopped by the grand llama, who COM
mutted the sentence to torture by the
"stretching log" species OF rack.
which greatly injured Mr. Landor's
spine and limbs. After being chained
for eight days he was released. Mr..
Lander has no fewer than % wounds as
the result of his torture.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Cars Overturned, Two Killed.

Cotapaxi, Colo, Oct. 4.-The first Sec
ton Of the Denver and Rio Grande mar
row gauge train No. met with an ac-
cident Just west of here at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning. The accident was
caused by the breaking Of journal on
one of the coaches. One coach. three
sleepers and paycar left the track
and rolled over on their sides. The
wreck occurred at the end of trestle,
the last car of the train having only
passed across the bridge. Had the ac-
cident occurred while the train was
crossing the trestle the loss Of life
would undoubtedly have been very
great. The dead are Mrs Mcintyre, of
Silverton, and F. w. Seyler. Of Cincin-
natl. Five passengers were seriously
and eight slightly injured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

Waco, Tex. Oct. 4,-W. C. Brann.
editor Of Branns 1conoclast. was the
victim Of a mob of 200 students Of Tay-
lor university, Baptist institution.
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Brann was
seized by four students. who thrust him
into hack, which was rapidly driven
to. the college campus. His captors
were armed with revolvers. At the
campus a mob Of 200 students were
gathered, a majority Of them armed.
They seized Mr.. Brann, pulled him here
and there and threatened to shoot him.
A rope was produced. and cries OF
hang him" arose on all sides. Mr..
Brann, under threats of death. was
compelled to sign a statement declar-
ing that an article appearing in the
October number of Iconoclast, and re-
flecting on Taylor university, was un-
true, and further that he would leave
town. Mr.. Brann declares that he cam
not be driven from the city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Raised Up chiefs.

Deputy Great Sachein f. G. Howard
and Il large delegation Of Red Men from
MI, city performed he ceremony OF inves-
titurs or "ralsinG up" chiefs In Ad,staka
Tribe No. Il. Improved Order Of Red Men
at Newport on Saturday evening.
The new chiefs were: Prophet, D. 8.
Cnulyn, sachem, Charles Il Alexander;
senior sycamore, Mile Cunningham; ju.
Nor sycamore, James Eastburn; first san
nap, W. j. King; second sannap w. +:
Stuart; first warrior, II. Mahon; second
warrior. E. # Lewis, third warrior, Fl.
Nc Mullin; fourth warrior, W. J: Stow.
ard; first brave. X. B King; second brave
Il. Foreakors; third brave, Thomas Gil.
bert; fourth brave J. b Conlyn; guard OF
wiywaln. E. NJ. Young; guard OF forest,
Merritt CuInmins.
After the ceremony the council was
turned over'to the visitors, and speeches
were muts by Past Great Sachems Eckel,
ko4e, Sheppard, Show -Bryon, and
b others Brodin. White, Hall, Bordman,
Cochran and hers At the conclusion
Past Great Sachem Messenger, ON behalf
of the Mutual Admira' Ion Society: pre-.
sented Past Great Sacham Leonard Vande-
grift Of the tribe with q beautiful past
great sachelr's sash, After tho exercises
udiournment WIS made to the lower hall
where refreshments were served.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

Commissions LAYING.

The cornerstone of new addition to
the PrUtcs ant Episcopal Church of tho
TRANSPORTATION, near the station at Blue
Ridge Summit Pa, was 'Hi' Saturday
afternoon. The Officiating cIcrgymen
were Bishop leighton Lo!cm,n, Ut Dela'
ware; bishop Ethelbert Taylor of Wye m.
ing and IDAHO and Rev. Henry Evan
Cotton, rector Of St. Johns parish
Hngers:own The present structure Is to :
small to Accommodate the growing co y
gregation. 1t was built four or five yeas
ayo principally by the people VITO ln"o
cottages at Blue Ridge Summit ard VIC
Q md the summer in tho mountains. + G
ADDITION will cost - $50 ll' thu =
a rnds vii min u few rods Of tic State li'e
audi4 attached to the diocese IT i
Penn ylvania y new pipe organ W. he
adde to which Hr Geo A R"intk +
has generously largely con, 'e T.
Vhu ..uAiteCls arr Ght4ulcr q May anu
the builder is D. ". Hess Of Way, o
Pa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

fhs Fruit steamer JON Wnsss Arrives
Withs victim Of the pisgus.

II1wEs, DOL, OCT. 6-The Norwegian
fruit steamer John Wilson, ten days from
Bocas dol Toro, Columbia. arrived here
Mt noon to day with her Gag OF half mast.
When the quarantine physician boarded
her he found the body Of Chief Engineer
Char "a Peterson, aged thirty seven ysars.
Of Bergen, Norway, who had died Friday
Of yellow fever.
The Wilson Is one OF several fruit steam
ers which arc carrying carxoes to Philadel
phia and New York She left Mobile Sep.
TENDER - for cargo Of bananas. On the
1htb tine mate was taken sick and was
landed on The ESD at Bocas del Toro. The
disea,e was there called malaria, but there
Is NO doubt that 1t was yellow fever. On
the voyage north Peterson was taken sick
on the 9th, and, as previously stated, died
Friday.
A coffin was taken aboard the steamer
this afternoon and the body was put in IL,
together with quantity Of Stacked lime.
It was then placed In an outer box, brought
ashore and buried In the government bury
ing ground by the crew Of the Wilson.
The steamer left for Reedy Island at 8
o. clock Tonight. She will be thoroughly
fumigated there and the crew will be put
In quarantine for some time. The govern
Inent quarantine station at Reedy Island
is about forty miles south Of Philadelphia
aud u spread Of The plague Ia not appre-
hended IN this lHti, ude.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

he induced the town authorities OF
Portland. Me-. where he was born, to
abstain from ringing the old town bell
at IL and o'clock for the citizens to
take a drink. He has ever been the
implacable foe Of drink. and though he
naturally incurred the enmity of all
connected with the liquor traffic, honors
have been bestowed thickly on him.
In 1851 the Maine legislature. after
years Of Dow's bombardment, passed
the famous prohibition law.
The biography Of Neal Dow deals
with what may be large figures. At
60 years of age he raised the Thirteenth
Maine, and led II to the front. was shot
four times and landed In Libby prison.
At an age when most men are dead he
lectured all over the earth on temper.
ance. Sixty-seven years ago he was
married. and in 1850 he was candidate
for president on the Prohibition ticket.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Held Up n Streetcar.

Kansas City. Oct. 1.-Two men at the
ps:rts Of revolvers stopped cable car
one nile south of the city on the Sum-
nit street line on the last run last
night, secured what small change the
conductor had. and escaped. Gripman
N. J. Isreal did not comply with the
order to stop quick enough and one OF
the men fred shot at him. No damage
was done and the conductor submit
ted to his pockets being searched.
There were no passengers on the car.
The robbers were young men.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Ended 1t All with Carbol!c Acid.

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Oct. A young
woman known as Mae Gleason. %
years old, committed suicide in dis
orderly house at Glenham, Duchess
county, Saturday night by swallowing
carbolic acid. The girl, whose right
lame and residence are unknown, was
very beautiful, having a wealth or
brown hair and face that denoted re-
flnement and culture. She had been an
inmate of the house for four weeks. but
no ore knew whence she came. She
often SPOKE of Philadelphia and may
have lived there. She was an accom-
plished pianist
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

Cowurdly Escorts Saved Themselves
Hamilton, Ala. Oct. Awhile return
ing from d party here late at night
six people In boat were thrown into
the Buttahatchie river and four of the
OCCUPANTS drowned. Those drowned
were Misses Lizzie Smith, Belle Key.
Mary Swearingen and Ella Phillips.
Their escorts. Robert and John Wright,
brothers, who caused the boat to cap
size by rocking 1t, saved their own
lives. Feeling Is so bitter against tho
two men that they have left town.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

Hsvsefcrd College on Saturday dsfeated
Captain Mullinss team Of Delaware College
BY the score OF 10 too
7, Thu AlvM Cola on Saturday were defeat.
cd by tho Park.Jr. The SCORE was 4to0.
The Adonis will play the Emerson Club
ut Camden on next Saturday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
Priscilla scrlbner Thought To be Lost.

A quantity of wreckago drifted ashore
Saturday of st Augustine, Fla. A bow
piece and stern piece bear the mama Of
Priscilla Scribner. The Priscilla Scribner
Captain Vangilder, sailed from Darien,
Ga, September TO- for Philadelphia, with
built In 1873 ut Milton, Del. She was q
three mastcd schooner Of 1856 tons and
hailed from Somersport. N. j., where she
was owned by p. Wheaton. Captain Van
glider, will known In baltimore, com.
manded the vessel.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

AsDURI church first held its meetings
in the building that stood on the site now
occupied by the REpuB1I.AN Office. That
accounts for the religious procligities OF
tho present staff Of tho paper. And the
banl played on.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04
An Insult to DelawareanS.

Tho Delaware Republicans protest
against filling the Federal offices In our
State by Marylanders. The offices are few
enough God knows, to 60 around among
the Republicans willing and allie to I'LL
them. Better allow Delaware democrats
to hold the Office; than bring men from
other states to fill them. Such appoint-
ments, no matter how competent tho men,
will only tend to weaken the Republican
party In Delaware when at the present
time it needs strengthening. The Mar
shalship could Just as fairly be filled by Il
Maryland man; why not2 If the stamp
clcrkship in the Internal revenue Office in
our city Gun be given to Maryland man,
why not iii oil the Federal positions with
men from that State? 1t is an insult to
Dclawarcans which the new Internal
Revenue Collector Parlett has offered to
our people by the appointing OF one Of his
Maryland friends to the position made va
cant by the expiring Of the term of VIM
A. Robinson. From prosont indications,
there will DO nothing for the Delaware
Republicans to fight over, as the authorl'
ties at Washington apparently don't care
. to consult tho wishes Of those who were
supposed to recommend the applicants for
Federal offices In our State. 1t has been
reported that Mark Hanna said when ap.
prouched on the Delaware situation to II
warm place with Delaware and Its faction
al fight.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

The Wilmington Athletic Association
scored victory In Its first game at River
view on Saturday. This Kennilworth
Wheelnen's team came here and tried 20
sc0rch TO victory.
Manager Mahaffy's men punetured their
aspirations and won the game by tho score
Of too. There was u guud attendance Of
he admirers of tho newly organized team
and all who saw the pluoky players on
Saturday predict that they will capture
hoDors thi, season.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

WHO ever heard OF Democratic Coy
ernor remitting the lashrs from the sem
! nee of u colored prisoner? Gov Rey-
nolds repeatedly rcmit,ed the whippinsa
of white prisoner who happened to b@ohg
to the Democratic party.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-04

Referee, Harold Harvey; Umpire, n. L.
Abend, Philadelph,a;. Linesmen. Haneu
McDanneil, ]. goal, Green. Time Of game,
two 20 minute halves.