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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
Danger of Water Gas.

In Boston "a people died from as
phyxiation by gas in 1896, which is over
one-third the total number of such
deaths in the district for Is years. This
mortality is believed to be due to the
use of the cheap water gas, which is
comparatively free from odor. 1t con-
tains about 80 to 40 per cent. carbonic
oxide, most active poison, producing,
when inhaled, speedy death. 1t is esti-
mated that one volume of ii diffused
through 100 volumes of air units it 10
sustain life. II is proposed that gas
corporations be compelled to add suffi-
cient petroleum gas to water gas to pro-
duce an odor easily detected.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01

II is n credit to anyone to dress well
and make a good appearance; in fact,
it Is duty we owe to our fellow men,
There is quite as much reason that our
homes should make COOL appearance,
as well as being comfortable, for there
we spend the greater part of our time,
and. the moral influence of living in
comfortable quarters among pretty
surroundings cannot be otherwise
than good. :
The construction of the American
house is greatly governed by climatic
surroundings and the location in which
it issto be built. AS LAUGH room and con
venience for the money, with an at
tractive exterior, is what all want who
are going to build, especially the person
with moderate means, who has perhaps
from 1900 to $4,000 to put into home;
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
HUMOROUS.

Nothing makes some women feel
10 important as to undergo treatment
for a disease with long name.---Atchi-
son Globe.
-"He-'I love you better than my
life" She-"Considering the life you
lead, cannot say that am surprised"
Indianapolis Journal.
BY two o'clock every day people
have made so many plumbers that they
long for tomorrow that they may start
all over again.-Atchison Globe.
Young man." said the minister,
solemnly, why do you postpone your
reformation "Oh, it's never too late
to mend" replied the youth.-N. Y.
World.
-Mother-"How is it that you get so
many bad marks at school?" Little
Johnny-"Well, the teacher has got to
mark somebody, or else folks will think
she is not attending to her business
Tt-Bits.
Wouldn't Stand Alone.-"They tell
me Van Wither is very weak since his
last sickness" "He is. / saw him on
the street just now and asked him for a
flyer; but he couldn't stand IL LOAN
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
--Englishman lin British museum)-
''This book, sir, was once owned by
Cicero" American Tourist-"Pshaw!
That's nothing. Why, in one of our
American museums we have the lead
pencil that Noah used to check off the
animals as they came out of the ark.
-Tit-Bits.
-Inopportune.-P of Ton
serial Parlors-"See here, when that
Mr.. Norox comes here again to get
shaved, before you commence on him
just mention to him that we have gone
over to the cash system" Subordinate
Artist-"Oh, Lord! did the last time
he was here and his face got so long that
l didn't get through by closing time. -
Truth. ... O.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
PICTURESQUE AND WELL ARRANGED COTTAGE.

ind for that cost of a cottage it is cx-
pected that full suite of rooms must
be had on the first floor and several
chambers on the second floor, closets,
etc, and generally several other lux
uries not possible for the money.
To one not experienced in the art OF
building it is no easy task to decide
upon the best arrangement of rooms in
house and the style of architecture
most suitable for a particular locality
which may be built within n stipulated
limit of cost. A great many people de-
lay building because they do not know
what may be done through economical
and careful planning. BY this is meant
economical and careful planning in the
arrangement of the floor plan. Com
pact floor plans save labor. and in the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER.

room have fireplaces provided with pref
ty wood mantels. The dining-room
communicates with the kitchen through
the pantry with doors on spring hinges
to swing both ways. A large china
closet is, placed between the dining
room and pantry and is accessible from
either side. From the back hall stair
way leads to the second floor, and there
are stairs to the cellar under this
flight. The back door is under n warm
porch, Off Of which is a water closet for
outside use. The kitchen is intended to
have good portable range with hot
water boiler. The pantry is fitted up
with sink, shelves, drawers, bins and
| pastry table.
This house is built in n thorough and
substantial manner. The foundation
and cellar wall is of good stone laid up
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
An UnfeeIinS Judge.

"You are charged with carrying con.
cealed weapons"
at is all a mistake, your honor. Yon
see, 1 had pair of old pistols that
showed into my pocket to illustrate a
very clever pun l recently worked up
/ get the boys to talking about bal
looms, and then I say my life was once
saved by parachutes. When they give
me the laugh draw out The old pistols
-pair-o'-shoots, see! Ha, ha, hal"
IBID you invent that?"
eyes, your honor"
Thirty days."-Cleveland Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
NTH d. FRY,
As Seemed to Him.

"Doctah, gwine AK ye' TO annudder
eff dem ermetic powders dat yo' glib me
last week wen done ben sick wild de
'spepsy."
"Then you have another attack, have
you. Jasper?'
"Not 'zactly, sab, but 1 done drap
mer pipe down de well, sab, an f'om de
way dat powdah pufform in de case
err merse'f, got der right ter t'ink dat
eff drap it down de well hit g,vine
tring dat pipe ter de surface in erbou>
TO- seconds, sah.'-Boston Courier.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
4 Mismanngcd Compliment.

81 guess" remarked Willie Wishing
ton, hopclessly, that l have said the
wrong thing again"
ITO whom?"
miss Seeranbaum. l was compli-
Inenting her on her coustume, and on
a venture | rold her that she took the
part completely-that it was positive
ly life-like. l have just found out the
character she was assuming"
"What was ito"
"a lady of the preceding century,
Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
A Powerful Reason.

Sunday-School Teacher-So you for
gave the bad boy that hi: you? That
was very good. Now tell Inc why you
showed such Christian spirit.
Jimmy Scrappcr-'Cause he was nea,
twicet my size.-Philadelph Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-01
A Decided Misfortune.

Smith, suppose, JonesEwas vexed
when his wife left him.
Brown guess he was; why, he had
justEiyenl her$1Oo the day before.-Up
to-Date..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

1t only takes about half a dozen
really contemplate characters in any
community to deprive the balance of
many desirable privileges. This is par
ticularly true of prison. Six or eight
men who desire to pose as dime novel
toughs are usually found in all prisons
and often in larger numbers than here
stated. Their sole business in life ap-
pears to be that of playing the real Evil
lain"i in workhouse and prison dramas.
When free they are known among
their most intimate associates as ''stiffs:'
or "no-goods.' Generally having a
short term when in prison they seek
after dime-novel notoriety by trying
to keep things in continual turmoil
to the detriment of fellow prisoners.
They are welcome to their little "glory"
as Jail or prison is about the only
place in which they can shine in bor-
rowed plumage of the stripe and
checker board variety. Outside they
are kept too busy "mooching" for
enough to eat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

In commenting on the necessity of
the enactment of new law for the
protection of discharged prisoners who
have reformed, which is now before
the Pennsylvania legislature the Phila-
delphia Times relates that Sin that city
there was criminal who had sincerely
reformed but the detectives came
upon him and told him that they had
him in their power and he must con-
tinue stealing and give them fifth of
the plumber, else they would peach on
him and lock him up. The man, how
ever, resisted the threats and continued
to earn an honest living and won
friends who, when the detectives, en-
ragged with the reformation of the ex-
convict, took him on trumpet up
charges and locked him up, had him
released. In other cases where the ex-
convict had no friends, he has been lit
orally forced to go back to his criminal
life, strange to say, by the officers of
the law and, it is not unusual in GRIM
inal courts, to hear lawyers sheer at
ex-convicts who sincerely attempt to
REFORM"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
Prisoners received during the week:

Prisoners received during the week:
Lee Dolliver, Faribault Co., assault
End degree, two years and four mos.
DeWard Kennedy, St. Louis Co., for
gerry End degree, ten years.
VIM. Mcknight, Polk Co., grand lar.
ceny 1st degree, four years and ten
months.
VIM. Gardner, Stearns Co., forgery
Bird degree, five years.
VIM. Mattson, st. Louis Co., grand
larceny End degree, five years.
Mary Vanderwerker, Stearns Co.,
forgery End degree, six months.
VIM. Nevins, Dakota Co., grand lar.
ceny End degree, five years.
VIM. Peterson, Dakota Co., grand
larceny End degree, two years.
James Albro, Itasca Co., robbery 2nd
degree, two years and three months.
VIM. Vaudell, Itasca Co., robbery End
degree, two years and three months.
Jas. keenan,, Itasca Co., robbery End
degree, two years and three months.
o. w. Kingston, Itasca Co., grand
larceny End degree, six months.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
An Inquiry.
D. T. WELLINGTON, Sc
EDITOR:


For some time l have been much
perplexed to know what my present
personal status is l was early taught
to look upon myself as gentleman,
the son of gentlefolk, and that self
respect was one of the essential rules
of life. Conditions, however have
changed owing to an infraction of the
state code and am now deprived of
my liberty. Will you please inform
me, Mr.. Editor, am 1 to suppose N.Y.
self deprived also of self-respect and
all the attributes that 90 to the
makeup of gentleman? If. on the
other hand, my former qualities are
now an unknown quantity, then, what
am l and for how long?
LOCHINVAR.
Our josh editor having not as yet
arrived at the prison, we shall in our
feeble manner attempt to enlighten
our benighted friend. Gentleness as
we all know is quality that may be
attained in various ways. AS exam.
Piles we have the touchingly gentle spirit
of the modern tie inspector who has
eaten of naught but atmosphere and
rugged resolves during six preceding
days. This quality of gentleness while
pathetic in the abstract gradually
wears off as the stomach assumes it's
natural embonpoint. Then we have
the gentleness of the defeated pugilist.
It partakes somewhat of "the blow
nearly killed father aspect which has
been handed down to us from the elias.
sic bull pen of Carson City. This grade
of gentleness is also noted for its
ephemeral continuity, as the pugilist
is known to assume his unthrashed con-
dition as quickly as his infiamed jaw
will allow him to masticate language.
AS for the genuine gentlemanlyl traits
which "Lochinvar" MAY refer to, they
are known and honOred for their last
ing qualities. A gentleman, that hu-
man being who possesses the tender
ness of woman and the courage of
man, can afford to be a gentleman un
der all conditions regardless of the
fact that under unfortunate circum-
stances he may not at all times consider
himself treated as such. Once thor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
Song Service.
needle.

The chapel services last Sunday were
of that inspiring nature that in all
times has brought to the surface of hu-
man nature the true qualities OF man
hood that too often are allowed to
molder within a phlegmatic nature.
The power of music is as boundless as
the domain under it's sway. The saw
age who knows not or cares not for
other arts of civilization is willingly
held captive by the charms of music.
And as prisoners are in some measure
considered in the light of civilized So
cial ''savages" it might be we'll to hold
good heart-stirring song services more
than once in three months. We give
below the order of the service as con-
Quoted:
Invocation. ....................Ch Chaplain Albert
Anthem.
80 How Lovely. .....Prison Choir
Scripture Reading Chaplain Albert
HyHu.
THE Light of the World is Jesus. 80.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Congregation
PRAYER. Chaplain Albert
Solo.
Mount of Olives. Mrs. j. A. O'Shaughnessy
Hymn.
"Yield Not to Temptation. Congregation
Anthem.
"Hallelujah For The Cross. Prison Choir
Hymn.
Nearer My God To Thee.". Congregation
Anthem.
when The Mists Have Rolled Away. ........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......... frlson CHolr
Solo.
mot Ashamed of Christi. INSTRUMENTATION.
NORTHUMBERLAND Mrs. j. A. O'Shaughnessy
Hymn.
"Pull for the Shore. Congregation
Benedicton. Chaplain Albert
Chaplain Albert confined his usual
sermon to interesting remarks, which
he made between the several numbers,
on the potency of music in bringing
out the better side of our being and
leading us on to nobler efforts. He
gave some incidents in which music
played an important part at decisive
periods of our national history. Mrs.
j. A. O'Shaughnessy possesses flexible
voice of rare merit and sweetness.
She also possesses the happy faculty of
a good musical expression which is the
grand essential wherewith to hold the
attention of an audience. We trust
that in the future services of this ma
ture will not be so rare. Men in prison
are certainly in need of strong inspira-
ton and the song service is an excel
lent means to that end.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

The elements are entering a protest
against the wearing of corsets, OF
rather against the steel used in them
Four young ladies returning from
church in an Ohio town were struck
by lightning, three of them fatally
The fourth was only temporarily
stunned. Postmortem inquiry adduces
the strange fact that the three ladies
killed wore steel-ribbed corsets, while
the fourth did not wear any. This may
be mere chance freak of the electric
fluid but is to be investigated as steel
is known to be conductor of cleo.
tricity and may have been the cause of
this sad accident.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
q Local,
r1SOnetteS Lucid
Logical.
Make the Best of Life.

What's the use of always fretting
Over ills that can't be cured?
What's the use of finding fault with
What we know must be endured?
Does it make our burdens lighter
If we grumble meath their load?
Does it make life's pathway smoother
If we fret about the road?
Better use our time than fill it
Full of signs and vain regrets
Over some imagined blunder-
AS does he who always frets.
We cannot expect life's pathway
To be always strewn with flowers;
Nor the time which God has given
To be all made of happy hours.
Storms will follow every sunshine,
Grief be mixed with every joy;
And it's best that it should be So
Colds too soft without alloy.
Half our troubles our INVENTION"
We're to blame for half our strife;
Then, if life is what we make it,
Why not make the best of life?
The Louisville Gem.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

ough gentleman by nature, means al
ways one regardless of present or past
conditions. True gentleness cannot
be purchased, nor can it be acquired
by any set rules unless inbred. Riches
alone can no more make real gentle
man than can it purchase passage
through the proverbial eye of a
needle.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

On Sunday afternoon large mum.
Der of bright looking young men and
women representing the Minneapolis
Press Club were visitors to the prison.
They were shown through the cell.
house, hospital building, and the other
portions of our community open to in.
spection on Sunday. Warden Wolfer
took personal charge of the party while
here.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
IT'S easy to forget the past
And start in life anew,
If our friends will stop their asking,
us it hot enough for you?"
"Crime and Its Punishment"

The following letter is from d. L.
Wellington, secretary of the Ramsey
County Prison Association.
St. Paul, Mimi, June IL, '97.
Editor PRISON MIRROR,
Dear Sir:
Your issue of The MIRROR of the
10th inst, contains very good article
on "Crime and Its Punishment" by
Judge j. H. Steele. Referring to same
he says, ''the last legislature passed a
law providing for an overseer of pa
rolled juveniles and those under sus-
pended sentence" l do not think this
statement ought to stand, as no such
law was passed. The bill to have such
law enacted, was defeated in the Sem
ate after having passed the House by
handsome majority. The opposition
to the bill was melted by some of those
greedy ones, who occupy official
positions whereby fees come to them
from the conduct of juvenile offenders
to penal institutions; and hence the
enmity to the bill. If youths were
saved from the consequences of delin.
quent acts-turned into ways of good
ness and good citizenship-they would
not have so many to take to prisons
and some possible gain be curtailed in
their accounts. The shame upon u.s.,
as state, that such wholesome, far
reaching measure for good, should fail
of support to bring about its estab-
lishment, is something that ought to
cause its citizens to blush.
Yours sincerely,
D. T. WELLINGTON, Sec.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

G. H. MacRae of st. Paul, asst.-gen-
eral passenger agent of the Omaha
railway, was among the visitors to our
brain hive on Saturday. He was &C.
companied by B. B. Smith, local agent
of the road in this CITY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

While Editress Perry was in our Of
flee on Tuesday she told us, among
other things, that we should stick to
the pen" Human nature compelled
us to inform the young lady that, while
we are willing to stick to the steel pen
of commerce, we are ready at any time
to be legitimately torn away from our
adhesive connection to the Minnesota
''pen.'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Miss Blanche Kenyon, daughter of
Usher Kenyon, Carrie Chiffon of Fra
zee, and Lillian Merrill, city. accom-
panied by Miss Gertrude Wolfer, Wis
tied our silent city yesterday after
noon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

DR.. B. j. Merrill and wife, and Mrs.
Merrill's father, have gone east for a
short visit to their old home in Yer
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

1.-THE Breeze" from White Bear Lake
was waited into our Office Monday, but
it had no depressing effect whatever
on the upward ascent of the mercury.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. j. H. ALBERT and Rev. FIR. CORCORAN
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

The inmates of this prison are unan-
imous in extending their heartiest
thanks to Mrs. J. A. O'Shaughnessy, of
this city, for her cooperation in max
ing the Song Service of last Sunday a
musical success.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

"Talk is cheap" if we may except
occasions when machine-made lawyers
are paid to spellbind jury.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

The Misses Ruby and Laura Coli
gan, daughters of Assistant Deputy
Colligan, were visitors to the prison on
Friday last. They were shown the va.
rious points of interest by Capt. Taylor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Only four million bottles Of cham
payne have been thus far ordered for
the festivities connected with the
Queens jubilee. 1t is presumably the
intention to consume about sixty mil
lion bottles in order to keep in allitera-
tive touch with the joyous occasion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Grade standing June II: First
grade, 1856; second grade, 149; third
grade, 10.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Prison population June II: Males
500; females, 6; total, SIS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17
BASEBALL.

Standing Of Clubs in Western and
National Leagues on June 16.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Patients undergoing treatment il
hospital, 5.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

Prisoners received during the week
ending June II, ~. Discharged, 3.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

panied by Miss Gertrude WOlfer, WIS.,
tied our silent city yesterday after
noon.
G. H. MacRae of st. Paul, asst gen.
eral passenger agent of the Omaha
railway, was among the visitors to our
brain hive on Saturday. He was &C.
companied by B. B. Smith, local agent
of the road in this city.
Only four million bottles of cham
payne have been thus far ordered for
the festivities connected with the
Queens jubilee. 1t is presumably the
intention to consume about sixty mil
lion bottles in order to keep in allitera-
tive touch with the joyous occasion.
Miss Horace Greedy Perry, editress
of the st. Peter Journal, and Mrs. E.
w. Durant, of this city were visitors
to our granite fortress on Tuesday.
Miss Perry, as a practical newspaper
woman of experience, was naturally
interested in The MIRROR office and
had a kind word of encouragement for
us which we duly appreciate.
The proper position in marching to
and from the shops is to keep a dis
lance of fourteen inches from your
breast to the back of the man in front.
This is not new rule-it is the proper
way of marching according to the orig
inal rule. The Warden does not want
any semblance to the 'lock-step," but
desires the men to march in neat mil
itary style.
The airship business is receiving de-
cided set-backs from the elements.
One professional airship navigator in
this country dropped a considerable
distance with his ''fyer," but fortu-
nately did not sustain serious injury
to his person though the ship was de.
molished. On Monday last in Berlin,
Germany, DR.. Wolfert and a compan-
ion assembled to height of 5000 feet
when an explosion of benzine, used in
the steering gear Of the motor, set fire
to the apparatus which fell to earth in
burning mass. Both occupants were
dead and horribly disfgured by the
flames.
On Thursday last the prison grounds
were the scene of unusual activity in.
cident to the immense number of Wis
itors from various parts of the state
The Minneapolis and st. Louis Rail
way brought in party of about SOC
farmers and business men living along
their line between Minneapolis and
Redwood Falls. Later in the day an
excursion party of about 800 came up
by boat from Hastings. The prison of
fcials were kept quite busy throughout
the day handling this large number
but all were extended every courtesy
possible and shown the various depart.
ments of prison life. The ladies of the
party expressed their admiration of
the scrupulous cleanliness and bright
appearance of the dollhouse and
grounds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-06-17

PRISON OFFICIALS.
MANAGERS.
JAS. S. O'BRIEN. President saltwater
EDWIN DUNN, EyOta
JOHN F. NORRISH, Hastings
F. w. TEMPLE. Blue Earth City
N. o. HALL, Duluth
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, Warden
F. II. LEMON, Deputy Warden
GEO. BIXBY, Clerk
B. j. MERRILL. Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, MatrOn
j. H. ALBERT, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
F. A. WHITTIER st. Paul.