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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
schofield Murder Case.

Madrione, Cal, Aug. 1.-THE prelim-
mary examination of Mrs. Schofield and
Daniel butcher, upon the charge of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
THATCHER REMAINS
IN THE CHURCH.

that he had been seeking for light, and
that it had come to him through what
had been developed in this trial.
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Then follows the documents in their
order During the trial ii was almost
impossible TO get complete and accurate
Information regarding the proceedings,
but The Herald did give the precise
motive of the charges The Tribune in
sisted that one of the charges in the
complaint was the Argus cartoons,
which this paper stated was erroneous.
The complaint itself will show which
was right.
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THE COMPLAINT.

salt Lake City, Utah, July 80, 1897.
ITO the Presidency and High Council
of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion:
Dear Brethren-We hereby prefer a
charge against Brother Moses Thatcher
of apostacy and unchristianlike con-
duct, exhibited in public speeches,
private conversations, in interviews
through newspapers and in other ways,
showing a departure from the spirit of
the gospel and the doctrine and dis
cipiine of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, such as to forfeit
his right to fellowship and standing in
the church. Your brethren,
.'BRIGHAM YOUNG
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
WOMEN ON THE STONE PILE.

The following little item from
the telegraphic columns Of the
daily press should be of interest to
every reputable citizen as an ex-
ample of the bright minds that
occasionally guide the execution
of healthy laws:
The police department Of Kansas
City, Kan, have begun working women
prisoners at breaking stone. the same
as the male prisoners. The police COM
missioners adopted the rule upon the
recommendation of Chief Quarles, who
argued that women prisoners kept in
idleness were not sufficiently punished
"They do not object to going to jail at
all; in fact, they seem to like it, the
chief said. The women will wear
coarse Overalls, the same as the men.
They will have no skirts to impede
their work.
It would appear that if it really
was necessary to make women
work that some feminine form Of
labor would be selected that would
help their innate womanly in
stincts, rather than to put them at
such labor among men where they
will Of necessity become more de-
graded by their surroundings and
dress. We are fully aware that in
all metropolitan cities there are
generally few women who are
if such is possible-even more de-
graded than the lowest of the mas
culine gender. Yet it is an injus-
tice to further befoul even the
name Of woman by such harsh
methods. In nearly every instance
the women who have fallen so low
have been led or driven to such
depths through the implicit faith
they at some time placed in one
whom they looked to as protec-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

Journal. "In England, seven
years before, Rowland Hill, father
of the penny post introduced the
sticking plasters,' as the stamps
were contemptuously called. John
M. Niles, our Postmaster General
at that time, tried heroically, but
in vain, to move Congress to au-
thorize stamps in America. His
successor, Cave johnson, was more
fortunate, and the bill desired was
approved on March 3rd, 1S47, the
stamps not being issued, however,
till August, though the time ap-
pointed was July LIST. Only two
values Of the new stamps were in
troduced in 1847-a five and ten
cent stamp, bearing, respectively,
the portrait of Franklin in a bronze
tint, and Washington in black.
"The first purchaser Of stamps
in the United States was Henry
Shaw, the father of Henry Wheel
er Shaw (better known as Josh
Billings the humorist.) Mr..
Shaw was in the Postmaster-Gen-
erals Office on August 9Th, 1S47,
when Mr.. johnson entered with
the printer from whom he had just
received sheets Of the new stamps.
Mr.. johnson passed a sheet to Mr..
Shaw for inspection. After Civ
ing the stamps hasty glance Mr..
Shaw, perhaps with an eye to
future fame, took out his wallet,
counted out fifteen cents and pur-
chased one of each variety. The
five he kept as a curiosity, the
ten he presented to Governor
Briggs as an appropriate gift
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

AHLANE, a full blooded Cherokee
indian, is taking the gold cure at
the White Plains, N. Y, Kelley
Institute. This indian is a we'll
educated man of considerable
means, and tribal chief. He is
the most distinguished Of many
indians who have voluntarily come
from their reservations to take the
"pale-face" cure for poor Los in
herent love of frewater. Indians
are credited with knowing a good
thing when they see it, and their
example in this respect is worthy
the emulation of their white
brothers who have the same hank
ering for frewater.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

The press Of this and other
states are justly bowling about the
ease with which the average law
may be construed unconstitutional
provided there are funds enough
in sight to fee an expert ''constitu-
tional lawyer" It is certainly
passing strange that the laws affect
ing the ordinary: plain citizen are
seldom questioned as to their con-
stitutionality. When, however,
any law properly limiting the bus
mess Of a moneyed concern or
class is enacted immediate resort
is made to the courts, and the out
come Of a fat retainer dropped in
a legal slot is death warrant for
the law.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

The government secret service
now has large size job on hand.
1t appears that counterfeit fifty
cent pieces are in circulation that
are intrinsically as valuable as the
ones bearing the genuine national
stamp. In consequence of the
great difference in value between
silver bullion and that minted by
the government the counterfeiting
is profitable and can be detected
only by experts as the metal is
genuine and the workmanship
upon the coins is said to be
nearly as good as turned out by
the mints.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
trains. "You pays your money,
you takes your choice"
A DOCTRINE OF DECAY,

A GLANCE at the pages of history
reveals to the enlightened reader
that the decay Of ancient civiliza-
ton was always preceded by a
season of reckless, sensual indul-
gence by those who were born
unto riches and knew the world
only as a play ground in which
they might satisfy every voluptu-
Gus fancy of pampered taste.
The avant-couriers Of this class
have an exceptionally good evan
gelist for their cause in prom
inent literary man who, in writing
for "Today," says:
Nothing would be better for HUI
mainly in general than that woman
should take to smoking A
man of sense encourages his wife
and sisters, his cousins and his aunts,
to smoke. Only evil spirits and green
flies dislike tobacco. When l 60 to
dine with friend, and his wife, after
dinner, lights a cigarette, that man is
to be envied. The woman
who smokes cigarette rarely nags
When the woman smokes her cigarette,
while the man pulls at his pipe, they
will be better friends"
Why does not this writer, this
philanthropist, who writes merely
for pleasure, who has an indepen-
dent fortune and practically moth
ing to do but discover new
methods of pleasure for himself
and clique, why does he not tell
his fellow-worshipers Of Cacus that
nothing would be better for hui
mainly than that the wives,
sisters or sweethearts should curse
and swear to loosen superiority
of nervous bile as do men?" Why
not tell them to go into the saloons
Of swaggerdom and have them
take their toddy with foppish
masculine friends?" It would be
so refining to the saloons, you
know! Or why should they not
dope their nerve centers with
opium, morphine and laudanum?
it is so comforting!
This writer is barely entering
into his destructive field. If he
is not severely sat upon by an in
dignant public he will soon have
a corps of simian disciples who
will discover other and more elab-
crate methods by which the flower
Of womanhood may be induced to
make as contemplate fools of
themselves as can the average
travesty on manhood who is char
itably known as fop. Writers Of
such matter are a greater curse to
the worlds progress than the pres
ent criminal population.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

tor. It is an outrage on the finer
sensibilities of any community to
adopt such coarse tactics in the
treatment Of even the worst of
womankind. Natural respect for
the sex that has ever been an up
lifting force in the world should
prompt men to seek less degrad-
ing labor as a punishment for the
unfortunate, misled females of their
community.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

MEN who are easily discouraged
cannot expect to make even a
mediocre success of life. The
man who cheerily pushes along,
making the most of the hardest
circumstances is sure to bob up
serenely on the tidal wave of pros
perity some day. A bright, cheer
full spirit will always make rent
in the darkest clouds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
WE ARE pleased to hear that
Editor NJ. j. Bowling, Of Renville,
has been reelected Secretary of the
National Republican League.

LIBERTY is the baking powder
of life. Some of us used too many
"heaping teaspoonfuls." Result:
We have been relegated to moral
cooking school to improve our
knowledge of the right brand and
the proper amount to use in the
compromising of that cake known
as Character.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

ABOUT the only difference be-
tween hanging and life imprison-
ment may be found in the COM
parison Of the mouse that partakes
Of supper Of Rough on Rats, -
and the one captured by a playful
Tabby. The first is sure shot.
In the case of the one in the tolls
of Miss Pussy ray of hope is
present for the mouse if the cat
happens to be in the right mood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

The managers Of the queens
jubilee should have printed few
million copies of the expense
account Of the royal hullaballoo
and send them to the starving in
habitants Of India by the return
ing vassal princes. A copy of
such document with it's network
of qualified ciphers should keep
the wolf from their door until the
rain falls, and harvest is assured
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MERRVH IS a Weekly paper PuUIISIIeU
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
In 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate psychological 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, 1897-07-22
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A great number of women who
have been disappointed in love are
not old maids-most Of them are
married. Orange (Va.) Observer.
The nation that has no arm with
which to strike for liberty will it.
self soon have no liberty for which
to strike.-National Printer-Jour-
nalist.
It's high time for another "Uncle
Toms Cabin" to make it's appear
ance. Tramps are being sold as
field hands to Kansas farmers at
prices ranging from so cents to
81 per tramp. Who'll play Mrs.
Stowe to Weary Willie's Uncle
Tom?-St. Louis Republic.
And now comes the startling
news that the hop crop is short
and in consequence there is danger
of beer famine. It is awful to
contemplate that the suffering
soakers may be compelled to 60
back to common ordinary water.
Awful! Preston Times.
Il really couldn't afford to let
you board with me this summer"
said an old farmer to a city man
with very deep bass voice.
"Why not?" roared the basso-
proflndo in tones that ratified the
dried squashes in the rafters.
because whenever you talked
or sang your voice would sour all
the milk in my cellar" Judge.
In bearing trouble of every kind
the moral qualities of fortitude,
endurance, patience, resignation,
are all-sufficient Those who pos
sess and exercise these valuable
characteristics are far better fitted
to cope with misfortune, and to
rally from it, than those who are
deficient in them.-Philadelphia
Saturday Eve. Post.
If Mr.. Goelet really meant it
when he said he should disinherit
his daughter if she married the
duke of Manchester, he is an
American father worth having.
He will probably not be obliged to
carry out his threat. Disinherited
daughters are not attractive to.
English dukes.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The home is a place of refuge.
It's precincts should be sacred. it's
environments of the best. Use
every care to make it helpful-to
make it's influences the best-and
every member of the household
happy. It takes but little thing
to make it unharmonious and un-
happy. Use every care to make
your home your haven from the.
troubles of daily life.-Fargo.
Forum.
General Weyler says: "My first
thought always is the glory of
Spainw What an idea of glory
Weyler must have. The sick and
wounded killed with the machete.
peaceful homes in flames, wives
and daughters committed to the.
tender mercies of the debaucher,
children starving, and ruin every
where, would seem to make up the
picture of his "glory Of SPAIN
Inter Ocean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
N 0 TICE

THOSE receiving copies of The MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that THE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

FIFTY years ago-in July, lS47
Uncle Sam issued his first post
age-stamps," writes Fannie Mack
Lothrop in the July Ladies' Home
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
THE LAWS DELAYS.

routine of American law courts as
compared with a few ''rushed"
cases in British jurisprudence, are
making considerable capital out Of
two extraordinary criminal cases
now pending.
The Argonaut, a weekly literary
periodical published in San Fran
cisco, takes up the cudgel in de-
Tense of the British rush" system,
and seeks by comparison to ridi-
cule our American courts for wan
ton hardness, citing two isolated
cases wherein delays had been
granted by proper legal process.
The Argonaut is a high-class
literary production within certain
lines; but it's editor is "a fish out
Of water" in generalizing upon
criminal procedure, or he must be
thoroughly biased upon his side
Of the subject. Two particular
cases are singled out by him-that
Of Durrant and Worden. These
he uses as a basis to ridicule the
entire American system Of criminal
jurisprudence. AS commendable
examples Of the rapid facility of
criminal procedure in England he
recalls the case of an Australian
murderer who "did not have a
farthing" to procure an attorney
for his defense; and also the case
Of Mrs. Dyer, of London's slums.
The American public are aware
that both of those cases were
cleared from the calendar in short
order, and, no doubt, properly pun
ished. But are they proper cases
to compare with that Of Durrant
and Worden? The English cases
cited are from that class who have
not the money to purchase delays,
and must therefore take the first
consequences whether guilty or in
nocent. In the American cases
mentioned there is seemingly no
lack Of funds to procure the nee
essary appeals from the higher
courts.
Justice is a luxury in every ma
ton, and usually very expensive
one. While we are willing to give
our British brethren credit for
being expeditions in deciding
criminal cases, may we not ask
The Argonaut if it cannot point
out hundreds Of cases in this
country wherein the law is duly
carried out without unnecessary
delay? It is an open insult to our
jurists to have presumably high
class periodical slurringly allude
in a general sense to the failure of
applied law in this country, simply
because it is possible to point out
an occasional extraordinary case in
which a bright attorney takes
advantage Of every loophole to
save his client. l hear the editor
of The Argonaut say, "there
should be no loopholes." But it
is an impossibility to construct
laws fair to all that will be entirely
free from loopholes.
We will give The Argonaut due
credit for calling attention to the
wonderful potency Of money in
criminal trial. The matter should
have been dropped right there,
however. If the criminals alluded
to had been ordinary unfor-
Inmates, comparatively poor and
friendless, there would have been
no money in the case, and, conse-
quently, no ''bright attorney" to
discover possible loopholes; the
cases would have been settled long
ago, and the rope cut and properly
distributed among the seekers after
criminal souvenirs. Money makes
the mare CO." and is also useful as
an automatic brake on judicial
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22
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The July 10Th number Of the
San Francisco Argonaut has an
unusually attractive and varied
literary menu. An interesting re-
view is given of William Dean
Howell's latest book, ''The Land
lord at Lions Head" Other
timely topics and some very read
able short stories make this num-
Der we'll worthy of perusal.
McClure's Magazine for August
will be midsummer fiction num-
Der, with stories by the greatest
living writer's in that kind. But it
will not ignore graver interests.
Mr.. H. j. w. Dam will describe
the daily life and work in the
greatest dynamite factory in the
world; Anthony Hope, the author
of THE Prisoner of Zenda'' will
give his impressions of G. D.
Gibson, the American artist who,
in his drawings, has lately shown
the people of London what they
are like; Madame Blanc, of the
staff of the "Revue DIES Deux
Mondes," will describe the Paris
gamin as she has herself seen him
in his native haunts; and Hamlin
Garland, drawing upon unpub-
lished original documents and tes-
timony, will tell the story Of the
first meeting of Lincoln and Grant
"a meeting as picturesque and dra-
matte as it was important.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

The editor of Judge, the N. Y.
humorous weekly of national fame,
says:
The editor of THE PRISON MIRROR,
printed in the penitentiary at Joliet,
Illinois, has long article on the tramp
evil. 1t would seem to be quite super
fluous, since not an inmate of the es-
tablishment has done any tramping
since the beginning of his term.
We must admit that even as a
prisoner we are "jolly-yet," but
The MIRROR has never been pub
lished at Joliet. We are in Still
water and do not have to tramp,
but always indulge in a weekly
swim.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

The Prince of Wales is said to
be feeling light-hearted of late.
His royal mamma presented him
with an umbrella that has long
been an heirloom in the Wetten
family. Albert now thinks Ma in
tends to stay in out of the reign.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

THERE are creatures on this
earthly planet who, if they could
discover the Creator of the uni
verse in tangible form, would
gladly show Him how to manage
the affairs of this world properly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-22

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each week, notice should be sent to this office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
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A great number of women who
have been disappointed in love are
not old maids-mOst of them are
married.-Orange VA Observer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-20
Notes and Personals.

Thomas Allen, for many years 0
resident OF the Second Ward OF Provo,
died at Pleasant Grove Sunday. The
funeral services were held in the
Second ward (PrOvo) meeting house
this afternoon. The departed leaves
two sons and daughter and numerOr s
grandchildren ami friends in this O ty
To mourn his loss.
Deputy Sheriff Henry, who has
lately Returned from Pelican Point, on
the west side OF Utah Lake, says that
the people in that section informed
him that Utah Lake was now higher
than at any time last season, and that
tney eX pect the water to raise tire,
feet befor the high water season Is
over.
Marriage licenses were issued yester.
day 10 A. It. GilllnwBter of Salt Lake,
aged 26, and Laura p. Jones OF Clear
Creek, aged is; Edward J. Tieke
Silver City, aged 20, and Robina Nc
kinley OF Provo, aged 81; VIM. Wat.
kins, aged 20, anu Maggie Wilkins,
aged 20, both VI Provo.
The expected lecture by President
Joseph Il. Smith on the Book .of Mo-.
mon was not given last evening, t. err
being some hitch In the arrange m snl g.
The intention now ia to have the lee.
ture delivered next Monday evening.
The petition OF Isabel Adamso n
WagstsH and George Jacklin for let
ters tesla meutary In the estate OF
Samuel Wagstaff, deceased, and for
admission to probate OF the will OF
deceased, has been set for May 3rd.
Ben Kirkham Of Provo, who has
been an inmate of the asylum for tw
or three years, died Saturday, and was
buried in the Provo Cemetry yester.
day.
A musical entertainment will b.
given tomorrow evening IN the SIN OF
block for the bouetit OF the Brigham
Young Academy kindergarten DEPART
ment.
A pleasant social "a "Poverly
) cinl') was held In the NJ. l..
church last evening. Those present
chi iyed the occasion immensely.
The quarterly conference Of the
Relief societies OF Utah stake will be
held In American Fork on Friday,
A pril Both.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-20

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China; VIM. +. House, James Coil,
Corinne.
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smith and vie, Mason Guy, Ia; II. l.
Donnell, Streator I'LL George Sherrard
Pocatello, Ida; q. NJ Reynolds New
York; Arthur Ruben, Park City, ii. Ii .
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Templeion-Lous Luud. Omaha;
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