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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-15
Written for The Prison Mirror.
SHARKS AND SHARKS.

Sharks are the enemies of the sailor
both at sea and on land. The sea sharks
differ in their habits from those of the
land. They will but take your life,
while the land shark rObS you of honor,
money, friends and all that goes to
make life worth the living.
There are many species of sharks,
both of land and sea varieties. The sea
shark most dreaded by sailors is the
SO called ground shark, most danger
ous from the fact that he keeps him.
self concealed under the ship, or SO
deep below the surface that his pres
ence is not known, and there awaits
his prey. Any unusual commotion in
the water brings him like flash to
investigate and if it proves to be a
sailor overheard, God keep him, His
fate is sealed.
The ammer-head shark is much
dreaded by seafaring men for their
propensity of throwing themselves full
length out of the water to seize man
from low swinging boom, or a stag
ing over the ships side.
Then there is the green shark, a
beauty as fish, with his long, 1.-the
body of emerald, shading to darker
green along his back; but he is a cruel
beauty. He is CLEANER of the sea-
Anything that smells of fish or grease
empty soup tins, old boots and shoes
are dainty morsels for his capacious
nav, with sailors foot or leg occa.
sionally as change of diet. All
sharks can empty their nav at will
and thus throw out anything theil
system will not assimilate.
The land sharks, though in friendly
guiso are no less the sailors enemies
The rum seller, boarding house runner
and the keepers of these sailors
homes" socalled, with the help of the
madam ofttimes conspire to relieve
him of his surplus wealth. The board
ing house runner meets "Jack" at the
ship, provided with the rum-seller's
''brain poison" as bait, and the sailor
tired and hungry after his long voyage
is persuaded to "take nip" to brace
him up. But alas! it too often "throws
him down." He is forthwith stalker
in tow" and landed at that mode
clearinghouse which is ''just like
home( p" and given over to the tender
mercies of the fatherly individual wht
presides. The clearinghouse master
meets "poor Jack" at the door with {
smile of-greed. "Come, and welcome
until your dollars are gone" is depicted
in that smile. These are the ground
and "hammer-head" sharks of the lan(
variety.
Then comes MADAM Boarding
house" and the little mesdames, i
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-15
Written for The Prison Mirror.
CIVIL DEATH AND RESURRECTION.

The shackled felOn as he is marched
into prison with downcast, sOrrOwful
cOuntenance and leaden eye, is indeed
picture of misery and woe. The
locks and bars as they clang behind
him are like the clods of earth falling
on the tomb which is to shut him out
from all that is worth living for in this
life. The formal washing and change
striking SMILES of the last offices usu-
ally paid to the dead. He is dead to
the law; and, if without friends, he is
also dead to the world. He has volun-
tarily sold himself into slavery; and
thereafter must run at the beck and
call of others. His very soul is barely
his own. What is hardest of all to
bear is the tantalizing fact that he knew
all along this serfdom would, in all
probability, be the outcome of his
criminal or careless mode of living.
We are ever ready to charge our
downfall to some indirect cause. The
saloon and the gaming table come in
for portion of our spleen; but in our
inmOst heart we know that our own
weakness is the real cause. The saloon
is without doubt prime factor in lead
ing us into evil. Its slaves are found
in every jail and prison the world over.
Material for its ever-grinding mill is
found in all climeS. Its victims are
drawn from the palace and the cabin;
from the office and the workshop; from
the bustling city and the quiet hamlet.
Whisky, or its equivalent, is found in
every nation, civilized or unciviliZed.
1t has money, power and influence be-
hind it, and from all appearances has
come to stay. Are we to wait until
this giant temptation is swept away,
before we assert our manhood? If so,
l fear that our great grandchildren, in
their day, will be in as sorry plight as
we are at present.
1t is right and proper to do what we
can to retard the progress of such an
evil, but you may rest assured, that
| words without acts will not avail much.
The slaves of whisky have as tyrannical
ruler as the Russian peasants; and,
like the latter, though they have right
and power on their side, will not make
the one bold stroke that would forever
free them.
There is only one vulnerable spot in
the liquor question. 1t, like every
other traffic, is governed by the law of
supply and demand. Many remember
that years ago roller-skating was very
popular. Every village of any preten-
sions had it's roller-rink. The manu-
facturers of the skates and the rink
proprietors were growing in wealth and
influence. Eventually, the people be-
came tired of this sort of amusement,
and the result was that the manufac-
turers stopped making the skates; the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-15

1t is an old saying among school
boys and college men that the fellow
who keeps his mouth shut is always
the big man; that he who deliberately
says little quickly wins for himself the
name for wisdom. Such statements
are quite as true in the outer world to
a certain degree as they are in college
and school. The pith of the matter is
that if in any way you arrive at pO
sition of Importance, the less you talk
to every one the more credit you re-
ceive for care, for thoughtfulness, for
sound, we'll considered opinions. Here
is nothing which urges boy to have
no opinions or to never express them;
and in fact this "wise silence at school
and college as often, perhaps, covers
up an empty mind as it does the wis
dom of Solomon. There is, however,
a good rule to follow, which may be
given briefly, to the effect that it is
we'll to say little until you have thor
oughly made up your mind, and then
not to hesitate in your statements.
The temptation of the average man is
to express some opinion at once, but if
that is changed later, the full force of
the final opinion is lost. Your opinion
will have all the more influence if you
come out strong with it at the close of
the discussion, when not only are the
others in doubt as to what they do
want, but you have also had the advan
tage of hearing many sides of the case.
In your behavior towards the others
in school it is we'll to keep your "talk"
in reserve. It is habit easily acquired
and one that in the end works both
ways. 1t adds both to the value of
your advice, because the advice is bet
ter considered, and it gives the advice
an added value so far as others are
concerned, because when you say lit
tie, that little has more consideration
Harper's Round Table.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-15
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Written for The Prison Mirror.
WHEN WE WERE BOYS.
[BY j. IL

1t kind O. makes my eyes feel damp
When think of days what's gone.
When we used to sing and whistle
AS to school we'd hurry on;
Cause money wasn't then our god
Though we had our little joys.
How / wish we could live DER again
Those days when we we're boys.
And when the school was DER we'd have
Such jolly game of tag,
No fluSterin' or social form
But our talk would never lag:
We didn't care whose pa was rich
Or who had the largest toys
We Just were human beings in
Those days when we were boys.
We wasn't runnin' down each other
If our clothes wasn't just fit;
We didn't care for dudishness
Or to make social hit;
But when we'd play game of ball
The fellow what made most noise.
Was the one who took our fancy in
Those days when we were boys.
We didn't think of cheating in
A trade as men will do;
We'd try to get the best of it
But money wasn't our cue:
We wouldn't josh another kid
If his shoes wasn't just his size;
They're gone to never come again
Those days when we were boys.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-15
7ritten for The Prison Mirror.
ANGER AND ITS EFFECTS.

We are all more or less prone to
anger when subjected to provocation
and in this, nature has made no mis-
take; it is ourselves who make the mis-
take when we let anger get the better
of judgment. All human passions
when rightly controlled combine to
make man what nature intended he
should be-the master, not only of the
lower organisms of nature, but master
of HIMSELF yet how many of us become
the mere slaves of our passions Anger,
when immoderately indulged, grows
upon us until it becomes ungOvernable
and rules us with the rod of a tyrant,
until we are lead to deeds of violence
or to words of passion of which we are
afterward heartily ashamed. Life has
often been taken by persons, when
blinded by the mad fury of an unrea-
soning anger, who scarcely have re-
membrance of the deed; in fact / be-
lieve there are sometimes cases in
which there is absolutely no recollec-
tiOn of the deed. In either case, they
had no control whatever over their
actions for the time being, and it is a
question worthy of careful considera-
ton whether they should be held ac
cOuntable for their acts any more than
those demented in other ways. / use
the word demented, advisedly-fOr
believe such anger surely to be form
Of insanity
AS regards the physical and psychic
properties of anger there is yet much
to be learned. Phrenology teaches us
that the brain is made up of many
parts, or divisions, corresponding to the
different psychic faculties, and all sus-
ceptible to development the same as
the muscles of the body, and, l i'm
agine, very much in the same way-by
constant use. Thus the too frequent
and violent, vibratOry action in the
cellular tissues of the seat of anger de-
velop an abnormal growth, and anger
becomes the ruling passion. At the
same time the will power becomes
weakened through neglect, and the re-
suit is inharmOnious.
We may have full control of our
selves in all other respects, but the
passion of anger has become our mas
ter, and like Banquo's ghost, will not
down.
When we have, through greed, de-
veloped the latent faculty of acquisi-
tiveness to the extent that we become
it's slave and lose control of our actions,
under favorable conditions, we are ac-
knOwledged to be demented. This
form of mental alteration, called klep-
tOmania, is no more definite than ex-
cessive anger, then why should not the
latter be called disease as well as the
former, and receive intelligent treat
ment? If anything the symptoms are
more pronounced-t extreme ruddi-
ness of the skin followed Immediately
by deathly pallor; the choking sensa-
tion in the throat; the nervous twitch-
ing of the muscles of the face and body
are all Indicative of the fierce struggle
going on withil. 1t is pitiful sight
to behold, often accompanied by a
frothing at the mouth, and has been
known to result in death. Can anyone
honestly say the victim is not suffering
from diseased condition of the mind
"a form of dementia over which he
has no control?
But although we concede violent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
BRIGHT BITS.

Have they nominated a man of af-
fairs?' Il believe so. There is talk, par
ticularly, of an affair with an actress
Detroit Journal.
Does your son worry you by con-
tracing debts?"
'fHe doesn't contract debts-he expands
them. '-Chicago Record.
-Inspiration-''Andt IF marry you-then
what?" asked the heiress. why" repli-
ed Penniless. with sudden energy, then
you will be my wife, Philadelphia North
American.
Mr.. Figg-''Happy the country that has
no history" Do you understand that,
Tommy?
TOMMY guess it means the kids are
happy, cause they don't have to study it.
Indianapolis Journal.
-Edith-Do you think 1t wrong to say
"darn?"
Bertha-Perhaps not; but when one is
vexed, instead of saying darn" 1 think
it more ladylike simply to knit ones brow
Boston Transcript.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

The census appropriation bill offers
particularly juicy plum for the spoilsmon-
gers to strive for and wrangle over. The
eleventh census cost more than s11 .O00.OOO
and the probabilities are that the twelfth
census will cost even more, unless the
friends of civil service reform can beat
off the place hunters and the salary grab
bers. If the census bureau were run as
a business institution, instead of polit-
ical machine, not only could money be
saved to the government, but the data
gathered by the census enumeration could
be given to the people while it was stIn
fresh and reliable; that is, assuming it
TO be reliable at the first. Many volumes
of the eleventh census were not publish
ed until as much as five years had elapsed
after the gathering of the statistics. Nat
urally. therefore, the information was
valuable only as basis upon which
to make estimates of existing conditions.
The census should be more concise. and
the tabulations should be given to the pub
lie in less time than was taken for the
publication of the last one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
She Took 40 Chnncea.

When the yellow fever scare was at its
hight in the south it was stated that the
men engaged in maintaining shotgun quar-
antine would not permit the delivery
even of kilograms from infected points,
says the Utica Observer. But the over
careful southerners are not the only ones
who fear the disease germs may be trans
mitted by telegraph. A commercial trav-
eler who lives in West Philadelphia and
spends a portion of every year on his
trips through the west and south selling
goods, tells a story about his wife that
is amusing. 1t happened that he was in
New Orleans and other parts of the fever
infected district during the recent ep,,
demic. Fearing that his mail would be
delayed by quarantine regulations. he con-
Quoted all his correspondence by telegraph
and telegram took the place of his daily
letter to his wife. When he returned home
his wife said: George, you were very
injudicious to send me 50 many messages
from the midst of that awful yellow few
er country. How did you know that 1
wouldn't get the fever myself. But took
the precaution to make Maria (the servant
GRID open all the kilograms, so that the
germs would have the first chance at her.
It seems cruel. but l was justified in do
ing it, wasn't l, dear?" George assured
her that she had acted with admirable
discretion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

1t is estimated that the market value of
the real and personal property in the Ha-
waiian Islands is $6O0OOOOO, of which
amount foreigners own two-thirds. One
third of the amount owned by the foreign
element in the Islands is in the hands of
fifty persons. the majority of whom are
Americans. The most valuable of Ha-
waiiau property is in the shape of sugar
plantations. And here we have the secret
Of the demand for annexation. 1t comes
from the few persons who own two-thirds
of the islands, or rather the sugar plan
tations. The missionaries to Hawaii have
evidently been thrifty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
He HAD ForgottenIt.

"Did you ever hear such lot of unmit-
igated rot?" declared the angry father, ac-
cording to the Detroit Free Press. 'I
don't believe in reading Gracie's letters,
but we're certainly justified in this in
stance. I'd never consent to her marry
ing that callow fellow if he were the last
man on earth"
Doesn't it sound like most love letters?"
asked the kindly faced mother, who had
been reading the missive at her husbands
insistent request.
why don't you say that all men are
fools, and be done with it? That's about
the sappiest lot of trash 1 ever heard "A
thousand feathered songsters drown
his soul in melody divine The
cleaning sun drives the river
mist before it, sending down
through the softly whispering foliage
thousand shafts of FURNISHED gold that seek
Pfrom its chalice and kiss the grape to en-
purpled ripeness.' Great Scott Would
you want such a light-pated rhapsodist as
that in the family? Every bud and bios
som is living censer.' Heavens! If that
chap ever comes fooling around here again
I'll serve final notice on him mighty
quick"
Il rather like his descriptive powers,
my DEAR
Descriptive nothing! He hasn't enough
practical sense to hoist an umbrella when
it rains. He's too soft to make living
for himself, let alone a family
But look at the writing. It's not bad"
The old gentleman adjusted his glasses
with a grunt of dlsapproval. He cast his
eyes upon the letter and then glowered at
his wife. He glanced al the date line
which was thirty-eight years old, and then
al the signature, which was his own He
colored like a schoolboy at his first party.
essayed a mirthless laugh and then tore
the letter to shreds. When Gracie's beau
asked for her hand the old gentleman act
ually ran his words together in his eager
ness to tell the manly young fellow that
he mad not asked in vain.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

Although the sentiment in both the
House and Senate in favor of the anti
scalping bill appears to be strong, there
as a chance that the bill will not be passed
because of the doubt which a prominent
member of the Senate judiciary commit
tee casts upon its constitutionality. The
senator in question is Mr. Lindsay of Ken
lucky. He says that he regards the scalp
ing business as a great evil, but he does
not think the federal government has au,
thority to legislate in regard to it, The
authority to do so, he thinks, rests with
the states. The fact that several of the
states in the exercise of their police
powers. have passed anti-scalping bills APP
pears to be an acknowledgment of the
correctness of Senator Lindsay's position
at least, it is an admission that there is
great difference of opinion as to whether
the constitutional right to put a stop to
scalping belongs to state governments or
the national government.
The matter will doubtless be thorough
ly discussed in congress this winter, be-
cause the railroads are determined, if pos
sible, TO put an end TO scalping In this
they have the hearty support of the in
terstate commerce commission. If the
scalping bill should get through the House
where it is now being vigorously pushed
the chances are it would get through the
Senate and then the supreme court would
have a chance to pass upon its constitu-
tionality. In view of the doubt about the
constitutionality of the bill, it is hardly
probable that the scalpers will be forced
ont of business before the end of another
year, if then.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
Taylor and WeyIer.
From the Chattanooga Times DEM.

Hannis Taylor says the President in
suited and betrayed Cuba in his message.
Cen Weyler says the Presidents message.
in it's treatment OF the Spanish Cuban war.
snubs and insults Spain. Taylor or Wey-
Ter must be off-but really it should not
much concern men of sense and honesty.
whether this one or that one is wrong. or
whether both are wrong. When lingo
screams at the President beraying Cuba.
and the echo comes back from Spain. sent
by the like of Weyler, that the President
insulted Spain and her army, we have
proof positive that the President position
is the correct one. He is the more certain
to be right in this matter, because he fol-
lows carefully the path blazed out by
Cleveland and Olney; and they were guild
ed by the traditions of our foreign policy
extending back over 100 years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-The Hibernian Society; Lam
drum Lodge, No As, +. and a. NJ.
Special Nouces-Resident Telephones;
Stoves. P. H. Herman; Special Notice,
Fireworks Ordinances; Oranges, George
A. Hudson; Ship Notice Georgia Export
and Import Company; The McCoy-Cree-
don Fight at Savannah Turf Exchange;
Fireworks, George A. Hudson; Oranges,
Apples, Cranberries, George A. Hudson.
Business Nodces-Le Panic Cigars.
Steamship Observation-Disclosures Steam
ship Company.
You Can Lead a Horse to the Water
Savannah Carriage and Wagon Company.
Fine Pocket and Table Cutlery, ETC.
Edward LovelTs Sons.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Holiday Gifts-Theus Bros
only Is Days More-B. H. Levy & Bro.
1t Is Useless-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Medical-AIunyon Remedies; Baco-
euro; Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey; Terra
line; Johann Hon's Genuine Malt Extract;
Cuucura Remedies; Hoods Pills; SCOTS
Emulsion.
Cheap Column Adverisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

1t is said the ladies, and particularly the
young ladies' are the most interested PEG,
pie in Richmond over the fate of the pro
posed anti-foot ball bill. The other day
they crowded the galleries of the state
house and vigorously applauded every
speech against the passage of the bill
History records 1t that during the old Ro-
man games, it was the women who turned
their thumbs down most frequently. con-
demnng to death the fallen gladiators.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

Gen. Weyler (whose name, by the way
IS pronounced nearly to rhyme with Tay-
1or), seems to take himself too seriously.
lie is laboring under the delusion that he
is a great, but badly used, commander, and
that it is necessary for the glory of his
country that he. Weyler, should be vim
dicated. Unless some of his friends find
a way to shut him up, Senior Sagasta may
deem it advisable to require him to go
into retirement for a time.