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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Prisoners received during the week:
Alaric Longton, Ilennepin Co., grand
larceny second degree, four years.
Clark Shea, Morrison Co., forgery
second degree, two years.
Charles Hastings, Morrison Co., grand
larceny first degree, five years.
William Holt, Hennepin Co., assault
second degree, two years.
Charles German, Ramsey Co., grand
larceny second degree, reformatory
plan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

If you are a cigarette fiend you can
hardly expect to cure such compare
lively good habits as shown by the
hold-up artist, burglar or forger until
you can feel secure that you are NOR
ally strong enough to conquer the mis-
cradle, little cigarette that is the in
direct cause of as much crime as it's RI
val, whisky.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Song Service.

The attractive feature of an unusu-
ally interesting service in the chapel
Sunday was the means of bringing
forth the full resident population and
quite galaxy of citizen worshipers.
Below is given the program as rendered.
DOxoOgy .................... Congregation
Invocation, followed by Scripture reading.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Chaplain Albert
Hymn.
"Are Your Windows Open Towards Jerusalem. -
............ INSTRUMENTATION. Congregation
''Holy City,. ................M Mr.. SchwetZer
Solo and Chorus.
''NOt Half Has Ever Been Told. ...............
.......M Miss Maggie Quincy and Prison Choir
Hymn.
Ring The Bells of Heaven. 500. Congregation
Zion, Lovely Zion.". ......... Prison Choir
1.-The Growing Day.. ..........Co Congregation
Duet.
"Oh, to Be Like Him!'. ......................
...... Misses NJ. Quincy and Dora SmithsOn
Hymn.
Pull for the ShOre.'' ............ Congregation
BenedctiOn. Observation-Disclosures Chaplain Albert
Our Chaplain interspersed the must
cal portion of the services with pointed
short talks from the Scripture lesson
and the various hymns. Services of
this kind are always appreciated by us.
They have the further virtue of inspir-
ing us with the value of the sublime
happiness resulting from true Chris
tian life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

1t is pleasure to us to chronicle
that our choir is showing much, prof.
cheney in singing together in proper
time. But don't let this give you the
notion, gentlemen, that you are per-
feet. You are considerably below the
100 per cent. mark yet.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Grace Congregational.

Corner 9Th and Laurel streets, Rev. j. H.
Albert. pastor. Sunday services, preach,
Has a. m. Junior EndeavOr 800 p. m.
Christian EndeavOr $3.50 p. m. Children's
Mission Band the second Sunday of each
month at 800 p. m. Midweek and Prayer
meetings. Wednesdays 7:45 p. M Ladies'
Aid Society, Thursday afternoons Ladies
Missionary Society, the last Friday of each
month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Subscribing for Metropolitan Papers

The coming year will be crowded with big
news events and happenings, the details of which
everyone interested in national and foreign af-
fairs will want to read. The best Western news
paper published is the Semi-Weekly Republic of
st. Louis. 1t is only 81 a year, and for that
amount it will send two papers week to any
address for one year. The Republic daily is Sc a
year, So for six months or 81 80 for three months.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Methodist Episcopal.

Third street, opposite Pittman House, Rev. C. A.
CRESSY, pastor. Services at 10 80 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Sunday School at IL m. Junior
League at 400 p. IN. EpwOTth League at $50
p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at 1880. Pastors class in Bible Study, Friday
evening at 1880. Ladies' Bible Circle. Friday
at 800 p. m. Mrs. S. B. SlOcumb. teacher.
Pastors residence. 523 N. Second street.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

"There are moments when we want
to be alone" one of which is when we
dip the mucilage brush in the red-ink
bottle. Then it is that our Muse SAL
lies forth with blank verse brown and
we'll done
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Prof. Julius HOrtvet, principal of the
Holmes High School, Minneapolis,
made trip to the prison, Saturday, on
business connected with the manufac-
ture of school apparatus.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Oh! Snow, thou beautiful snow! thou
art quite plentiful, please come some
what less bountiful. We love thee for
thy purity, thy white-ity and good-ity.
But loggers say thy too plentity for
their business is real bad-ity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Judges John w. Willis and James J .
McCafferty, well known luminaries of
the Ramsey County bench and bar,
were interested spectators of the prison
regime Saturday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Drs. Rogers and Boleyn were among
our callers Thursday. The former is a
practising physician in St. Paul. Doc.
Boleyn will bp remembered as former
assistant physician to this institution.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

A girl may look quite spirituelle,
And she may pray all day
But she can't reform brash young man
If he amt built that way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Many resident readers have been
looking for the bald headed editor on
account of his plaintive paragraph in
last weeks issue. Newspaper instinct
moved us to get scoop" on the exo-
dus of our dome covering, but fortu-
nately the medical aid of our asst. ply
sician has stayed its departure and our
hopes for its permanency are in the
ascendant.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

j. A. Westby was among the gran
gers here last week. This gentleman
will be remembered by many old resi-
dents here. He gave I'VE Editor a soul
full glance that was duly returned by
the marble heart" of discipline.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Among the visitors to our granite
fortress on Saturday we noticed H. O.
Doolittle, St. Paul printer, whe was
wont to know us when we saw better
DAYS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Grade standing March II: First
grade, 337; second grade, 1863; third
grade. 12
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Prison population March II: Males,
Sis; females, 3; total, 518.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Prisoners received during the week
ending March II, 5. Discharged, 3.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Average school attendance during
the week, 1854.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

If "Silence is golden" this institution
should be bonanza for mining pros
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

1t was noticed that Farmer" Neu-
meier while peregrinating with the
grangers who visited us last week was
looking for scoop in the news line
as he showed a decided aversion to
travel with the crowd and longingly
sought to take jannt by himself.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
CHURCH NOTICES.
Prison Chapel.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
q Local,
Prisonettes 1 ."a
y Logical.
A La Chicagoese.

What seest thou my fair lady,
Why that CHASTITY scOwl?
Does aught say pain thy dear heart,
Am a villain foul?
Her answer came so quick and clear
1t nearly drove me wild,
She says "I'm only wOnd ring if
My decree has been filed.''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

The board of pardOns held two ses-
sions at their special meeting on Fri
day last. Several cases were acted upon
favOrably. Their next regular meeting
will be on Monday April H. The board
has the privilege of holding special
meetings at any date i'm the meantime.
Serg. Sharp and wife. Fort Smelling,
Mimi, and J. p. Masterman, of this
city were among our callers on Friday
last. Sergent Sharp is drill master in
the U. S. Army and was in the city two
days the past week coaching Co. K in
military tactics.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

The grand influence of THE MIRROR
was fully made clear to us night or
two ago while making our rounds in
search of literary lights. We had re-
ceived request to call at certain
cell and upon arrival there found very
timid looking gent of foreign extrac-
ton who made rather strange request.
S lid he: Ay say maester, Ay cote one
potassium TO- paadon bord. Ay lake yo'
make mae som toxic in Praeson MAR,
and Ay tank Ay go ote pooty gveek.
Ay bane pooty guide fallar, an Ay sta
har lang genook. Yust sa' som mace
Engelska TO- mae an Ay bane do yo'
somtang whane Ay 60 Minn'oplis over.
After giving him a hasty review of
our past political influence we sought
the seclusion of our cell to ponder on
the power of the press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

For the information of the new ar
rivals who come here from week to
week, we wish to say, if you want to
send The MIRROR to relatives or
friends, you will be allowed the privi-
lege by complying with the following
rule: Send to this office your name,
register and cell number, also full adj
dress of the person to whom you desire
to have THE MIRROR sent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

1t is rare that the News and Observer
makes editorial reference to baseball
games, though it devotes much space TO
the manly sport. The item in the local
columns yesterday rejecting upon the
fairness of the Trinity College team in
the Raleigh game, makes it due to state
that the Trinity boys were not guilty of
unfairness. At first blush, it did appear
that the Trinity men changed 'batters"
for advantage, but the editor made per-
sonal investigation of the matter and as
certained that it was an honest mistake
on the part of the batter" Trinity can
afford to lose baseball game. 1t could
not afford to do wrong. We are glad to
know that, though they lost the game,
the manly young men did nothing to re-
feet upon their character or to mar the
reputation of their college.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
STUCK IN THE MUD.

| few weeks ago. with much f1ourisn
| of trumpets and an air that lmplleo tna'
there was more behind it than wind ana
! spleen there was an effort made 10
launch sscitizens movement" ship on the
! son of municipal politics. We were told
| that more than three hundred Demo-
| Gratis. all the Republicans and requests
| had enlisted for the voyage, and would
| steer the craft into the harbor on the
! first Monday in May.
| Since the announcement the people
have been waiting to see the ship launch
| cd and ready to sail into the port. Up
| to this hour it remains stuck in the mud,
! having had nothing to get 1T Off the
STAYS except fitful gusts of uncertain
winds. Day after day has passed, and
we have been assured that strong arms
| and stout hearts would gather to launch
the ship. But it is still stuck fast in
the mud, and has not yet been moved an
inch from the docks. In truth the craft
is very much like a certain plaster, SAID to
have been the property of Aunt Jeml-
ma" of which it was said the more
you pulled it off, the more it stuck the fas-
ter 1t got in the mud the first day the
people's attention was called to it, and
the more the wind has blown the deeper
it has sunk in the mre and mud. On
next Monday it will be completely envel-
oped, and not even a spar will rise above
the muddy grave to work wher it once
f1apped it's soiled sails to the breezes.
Nobody is sorry except the handful of
office-seekers who, seeing that dishon-
orable fusion won in the State last year,
thought they could come into power
in the city government on a similar wave
But they now find that the city of Raj
eigh is not the place for sailing such
crafts, and next Tuesday they will be
sadder if not wiser.
Not only have the reputed three hun
dred Democrats, who were advertised to
leave their party and join i'll with the
Republicans and Populists to give the
city the same sort of government the fu-
sionists are giving the State-not only
have they dwindled day by day to meas
" fifty-one but few Popuhsts in the city
have repudiated the movement, and not
few Republicans have declared that they
would not be used as laborers to launch
ship that sailed under the flag of
spleen, spite and disappointment. Pra-
ting of reform in loud tones, the men
who are trying to run the ship of the city,
so to speak, have no object in view eX-
cept to get in. 1t is not surprising, there
fore, that even the Republicans are re-
pudiating it and declaring that they will
help a piratical vessel to set sail
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
OF POWERS WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED.

There are whisperings of an extra
session of the Legislature to remedy
deficiencies in the public revenue,
which, it is claimed will be produced
by the recent decision of the Supreme
court. adverse to the revenue act.
In the light of past events, the peo-
pie would be justified in preferring
any embarrassment that may be
occasioned by the decision to risking
the things that may be done by an
extra session OF the pie brigade. The
people know when they have enough
and therefore to the extra session
proposition they respond, DON'T
Winston Sentinel.
Happily, though the people will have to
suffer to pay for it, there is abundant
legislation to meet the expenses which a
profigate and incompetnent Legislature
imposed on the people. By obeying the
law, paying out the appropriations from
the taxes that come into his hands, the
State Treasurer will have enough money
to meet every obligation of the State
except the payment OF the interest on the
there is money in the tresury mot other
wise appropriated" it can be used to pay
the interest on the bonds, but foreseeing
that the State might some day fall into
the hands of the present incompetent set
Of men. provision was made that the
State Treasurer shall sell bonds to pay
the maturing interest.
OF course it would be unpopular to is
sue bonds. The people would then sec
the extent to which the trading and in
competent legislators went in their mad
career. No legislators, with ordinary pru-
dence and judgment, would so act as to
make bond issue necessary. The last
Legislature was so much worse, both as
to character and brains, than any pre-
ceding body since 1868, that it recklessly
spent the peoples money and ignorantly
or viciously. or both, failed to provide
sufficient revenue even if their abOrtive
act had stood the test.
As result of ignorance and venality
and the deep blue sea-" 1t can avoid
the result OF legislative folly only by the
State Treasurer's repudiating the au-
thority Of the law-making body, which
involves an unheard of and unwarranted
usurpation Of power, or by the issue of
bonds to pay the interest on the four per
cent bonds. To do either is to win the
rebuke of the people and to court destruc-
ton. If the State Treasurer usurps
power not legally conferred upon him to
| save the reputation Of a graceless set of
| legislators who spent nine-tenths Of their
time scheming for offices, he will deserve
public condemnation. If he shall perform
his duty as prescribed by law, he will put
| the odium of the deficit and the bond is
sue where it belongs. 1t will not involve
| an extra session, but if it does it will not
| be his fault.
Usurpation of power and government
| by State Treasurer are no more popular
than government by injunction or CT
bond issue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
IT MAY BE. BAD ADVICE.

Soi,n of the agricultural papers have
been advising the farmers of North Gar
DINA to Increase the cotton acreage,
basing their advice upon the belief that
the floods in Mississippi river will destroy
much of the cotton crop in the Missls-
sippi valley Among these papers is the
Lake Charles U-a), American. which es-
Inmates the loss in consequence of the
overflow in Arkansas, Tennessee and
Mississippi at 100000 bales, and adds
that this shortage will undoubtedly
cause IL material increase in the price
of the staple during the coming year, and
gives the farmers of Southwest Louisiana
a good opportunity to start the cotton in
dustry on Il sure basis
The New Orleans Times Democrat, re-
ferring to the prediction of the Ameri-
can, says:
I'VE cannot agree with it this
advice. The Americans estimate OF .
the damage to the crop by overflow
is wildly exaggerated. Even If the
entire Yazoo delta was Overfiowed
and not pound of cotton raised
there, the total loss would not exceed
Il quarter of its figures. AS Il mat
ter of fact a great deal of cotton
land in the delta has escaped, and
even where there has been an over
flow the planters hope to plant and
raise some crop. The overflow has
affected the price of cotton slightly,
but if the Louisiana farmers go TO
planting the staple extensively, I'M
der the belief that there will be
loss of 100000 bales and n tremen-
d0us boom in the price. they will find
themselves badly left" \ smaller
acreage is likely to have a far better
effect on prices than the overflow"
We give the views of both these pa
pers so that every farmer may see the
conflicting views. 1t is always an unsafe
thing for an editor to advise farmers
what to plant or what not to plant.
When he has printed the information
upon which to base opinions. it is safer
to leave it to the farmers to determine
what is the best crop to plant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
STATE NEWS.

The Roanoke News has entered on its
thirty second volume. 1t was never bet
ter in its history, and is a credit to its
town and its publishers.
Col. John ID. Cameron, the veteran
journalist, who has been very i'll at Ashe-
vile. is improving. This will be good
news to Col. Camerno's friends here and
all over the State.
Mr.. Edward w. Pou has accepted an
invitation of the Ladies' Memorial AS
ISOLATION of Harnett county to deliver am
address at Averasboro on May 10
Smithfeld Herald.
Thirty-two crates of Strawberries were
shipped by Rev. n. M. Jurney, of Mt.
Olive, Wayne county, yesterday and sam
Piles of the product were shown that were
larger than walnuts and very fine. Mr..
Jurney expects to ship 800 crates before
the season is over-Newbem Journal.
Senator John w. Atwater broke his
arm few days ago in rather peculiar
manner. He was knocking down cotton
stalks with a good stout stick. Being
left-handed, he was striking with his
left hand, and in some way missed the
stalk and hit his right arm just above
the wrist and broke the ulna or larger
An election has been ordered in Colds
boro, June 7th, on proposition to vote
$500 to build railroad to Snow Hill.
The North Carolina Division of the
Daughters of the Confederacy was Or
ganized in Wilmington by the election OF
the following officers:
President, Mrs. w. l.. Parsley, Will
| mington; Vice-Presidents in order named
l. 81, L.. Irg
John S. Henderson, Salisbury; Mrs. Jno.
w. Hinsdale, Raleigh; Miss f. l.. Pat
| ton, Asheville; corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. A. A. Watson, Wilmington; His
| torian, Miss Fannie Herman, Salisbury
Register, Miss Annie Bragaw, Wash
! ington; Treasurer, Mrs. Castor Meares,
| Wilmington; Recording Secretary, Miss
| Kate McKimmOn, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
JOE BLACKBURN'S GAME FIGHT.

The election Of United States Senator
seems to become year by year a more and
more complex performance.
The Kentucky contest no sooner passes
| from public view in the election Of Or.
w. J. De Doe, Republican, than the
| Florida affair begins its run of many
days.
In both instances, the delay and confu-
sion are consequences of machine and
money against the choice of the people.
For it is not too much to say that moth
| ing less than deep attachment could have
kept true to the last the followers, of
Blackburn against the combinations that
were made against him.
The indictment of Hunter for bribery
was followed by the immediate withdraw
| al of that candidate, which withdrawal
under the circumstances carried its own
meaning at least to the minds of the COM
mon people of the country. Against
Carlisleism, Hannaism, bribery and
time-serving, Joe Blackburn stands in
the Kentucky conflict the only figure
uniquely for some one thing-that one
thing being Democracy. He has not wav-
cred from the straight line nor failed to
meet strategy with strategy. If he has
failed in getting a seat which should
now be his he has at least kept the forces
o,l Gpb mi and ho c
won the victory over the original leader
of the opposition.
AS to the Florida election, Mr.. Call
is not without his critics, and yet when
compared with the agencies against him,
the issue there is clearly seen TO be of the
same kind as that in Kentucky. Call,
with whatever faults he may have, stands
for the interests of the people as against
the encroa chments of corporations. HIS
whole course has been aggressively honest
on this line Aside from his own record,
the proof lies further in the combination
against him of all the trusts and rail-
road rings both foreign and domestic in
MS own state. Az lue present lIoMelIt,
he leads in the ballot, but it will be a sur
prise if he vanquishes the forces that were
so dominant under the present regime as
to cause even Joe Blackburn to fall be-
fore them.
But nothing is settled until it's set
tied right" in which connection We take
from the Washington Post the following
extract as to Mr.. Blackburn's plans for
the future:
THE silver campaign of 1900 by the
Democrats of Kentucky began tonight
with a Blackbu jubilee. Blackburn
wants to succeed Senator William Lind
say, the gold Democrat, whose successor
must be elected by the assembly of Jam
uary, 1900. In his speech tonight Black
burn said the silver cause was bound to
triumph in the end. He referred to the
gold Democrats as political nondescripts
and caricatures on humanity, playing
the role of assassins by stabbing friends
in the back :"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
A SWEET LITTLE WOMAN.

She amt any bit of an angel
This sweet little woman o mine;
She's jest plain woman.
Am purity much human,
This sweet little woman o mine.
For what would | do with angel
When | looked fer fireEght's shine?
When six little sinners
Air wantin' their dinners?
No! give me this woman o mime
I've heard lots o women called angels.
An lots of 'em thought it was fine.
But-give 'em the feathers,
An me-in all weathers-
This dear little woman o mine.
I jest amt nothin' agin' 'em--
These 'angels''-they're good in their
line;
But they're sorter above me;
Thank God, she will love me-
This sweet little woman o mine.
F. l.. STANTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Few
er Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by all drug
gists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
an ELEGANT SUBURBAN RESIDENCE FOR SALE

Desiring to move to the city offar fol
saia my place near Raleigh. is contains
about one hundred am sixty acres, on
which IS q small ons-stnty dwelling house
o. six rooms. carriage ho1se. barns, stahlSs
ETC., and an elegant new y, O-story dwelling
other modern tmproveB} nts THIS is tut
or"ttieat place In Wake county Daltghsfu'
y sumner, com Portable Ia winter aid wish
2, .Hrne miles OF the Capitol over IL ,3ac.
am, zofi ronG. Terms easy. title perfect
SP1ER whitaker
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
TO BE SURE.


Mrs Peck.-"Here's lawsuit in
Kentucky because a man refused to pay
for burying his wife. She didn't live
with him. If that isn't the queerest
case"
Henry Peck.-''I don't see as it was SO
queer, Nancy. Why SHOULD man bury
his wife if she don't live with him?'