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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

Madame Blanc, the well-known
French novelist and writer in the
"Revue DIES deux Mondes," gives a
very lively and vivid sketch of the
"Paris Gamin'' in McClure's Mag
azine for July. The French artist
Boutet de Monvel has made a
drawing of the gamin from the
life, which is the frontispiece of
the number. Hamlin Garland,
drawing on unpublished docu-
ments and the testimony of eye
witnesses, supplies very precise
and detailed description Of Lin
coins first meeting with Grant.
The meeting occurred, somewhat
unexpectedly to Lincoln, in the
course of public reception at the
White House, when Grant had
gone on to Washington from Nash
vile to receive in person his COM
mission as Lieutenant Genearl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05
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THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
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 pathological information and to aid
in dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

THERE is a certain class Of dis
satisfied mortals who take ex-
quisite pleasure in ridiculing
women because "they spend SO
much time in keeping themselves
in presentable condition." II
would be God-send to a number
Of masculine pessimists and mis-
anthropes if they also could be
induced to ''spend the time in
making themselves presentable'
that they waste in sarcastic harp
ing on a pitiful minor wall. II
men as a class could be induced to
take as much interest in their per-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

The liberty and freedom Of action
allowed young girls of today is the
subject of a forcible editorial by
Edward w. Box in the August
Ladies' Home Journal. 'That
everything in life is tending to
make people freer in thought and
action is undoubtedly true, and it
is a healthful tendency in the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05
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young Man With-The-Thr
Legged Flubdrub'' is the name of
one of the Indian witnesses in the
Spicer murder trial in North
Dakota Peter Journal.
I Sweden has a deaf and dumb
corps Of the Salvation Army. One
man is said to have spelled out
"Hallelujah'' so loud that he
sprained his wrist.-Minneapolis
journal.
The faithful dog who kept at
bay the friends who would have
saved his master from hanging is
quite a change from the canine
mourner who dies upon the mas
ter's grave. The new dog is clearly
of the fn-de-siecle caninery.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
A new law in Pomona, CAL, re-
quires that those who patronize
wet-goods dispensaries must stand
while drinking. This is meeting
with great opposition. Many say
they cannot stand it, while there
are those who simply cannot under
stand it.-Buffalo Lake News.
We hereby give notice to any of
our fool relatives or friends who
go to Klondyke that we will hest
tate, yea, refuse, to send them a
darned cent if they go up in that
God-forsaken country and die.
They must pay their own funeral
Representatives, Daily Ca
Zette.
Needy Ned-Kind sir, would you
give a poor man a dime to help
support a wife and family?
Mr.. Worthy-Why, [ gave you
a dime only yesterday to help bury
wife and family.
Needy Ned-Yes, sir. But this
is another wife and family.-Phila-
delphia Times.
A young man in Philadelphia
was arrested for 'scorching." He
did not hire a lawyer, but made
his own defense. He said in his
plea that it was growing very late
and he was en- route to see his girl,
and that he stood upon the declar- t.
alton of the constitution which
guarantees every man ''the right
to liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" The Judge RENTED the
usual fine, and advised the young
man to start earlier next time.
Inter Ocean.
We heard a gentleman remark
that he heard Talmage at Clear
Lake, last Sunday morning, and
then went to Garner and in the
evening listened to equal as good
a sermon by our Rev. Paul. Yet,
as he said, the one man got as
much for his single sermon as the
other receives for a half years
work. Yes, that is the way of the
world, even in democratic America.
any country editor writes
better articles every week than one
that Ex-President Harrison re-
ceived $4,000 for from one of the
leading magazines, but they could
not sell them for ten cents piece.
Iowa. Democrat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

sonal appearance as do women, it
is obvious that the result would be
strong incentive toward keeping
their moral character in harmony
with the prevailing outward bright
ness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05
WHO PAYS THE FIDDLER

lHERE is uOt zeal, large OF
small, cOnsummated, but has an
expense item attached that some
body must pay. It matters not
whether it be for business or rec
reation; a purchase or pleasure
outing; the celebration of a birth
or the funeral Of a relative; crime
or a charitable act; each and all of
them impose an item Of expense
that must be met. The old meta
phorical phrase. "Who pays the
fiddler?' must be satisfactorily
answered. Generally the person
benefited or amused willingly foots
the bill.
In the case Of crime let us take
a side glance at the individual
who settles the score. A robbery
is committed; the thief success
fully eludes the officers Of the law.
He does not foot the bill, does he?
Granted. The same thief COM
mits another, say several other
crimes, successfully. Winning
game, is it not? Let us see. Adj
mitted he has committed ten sue
cessful robberies and has netted
from each fifty dollars. This is
giving an exceedingly high esti-
mate of the average thief's haul
that is, among the plebes, a man
who can steal larger amounts is an
inaccurate financier, if you please,
not by any means thief.
Our successful thief, as we have
seen, has acquired $500 in his ten
robberies. He probably has but
five dollars Of that amount re-
naming. and, therefore, HES him
self thither for his eleventh. Past
successes make him bolder than
usual: he ''holds up" some man on
the highway. This time he is
arrested, convicted and receives
the minimum sentence, five years.
"Who pays the fiddler?" now. He
is only tried for the one crime,
mind you: he is also fortunate
enough to get off with the lightest
sentence allowed by statute; but
does he not pay dearly for his past
escapades.
Look at the matter purely from
worldly or business point of view.
Was there any element Of profit in
comparison with the risk taken
Can you realize what five years
imprisonment means? Not unless
you have in some way experienced
the loss Of liberty for an appreci-
able period.
In the foregoing we have placed
the possible rewards Of the average
theft at the maximum, and the
probable punishment, in case of
detection at the minimum. Very
few thieves ever make hauls aver
aging fifty dollars; still fewer ever
succeed in committing ten sue
cessive robberies of even smaller
net results. It will, therefore, be
plainly seen that the thief it is
who must ultimately "pay the fd-
dler,' and pay very dearly at that
1t is not only the loss of time, OF
Of liberty. Look at the mental
suffering that must be endured
think Of the disgrace we must bear:
ponder over the agonizing shame
we bring down upon mothers, faith
ers, sisters, brothers, who will be
socially branded as the parents OF
relatives of a convicted thief. If
you are willing to think over those
points carefully, and still remain
convinced that dishonesty Davs.
then go ahead; keep right at it
and some future prison choir, in
some state will chant the funeral
dirge, zone by One,' over your
body before it is escorted to a
final resting place in some prison
graveyard or county potter's field.
TT on tho o4bor bond offor dino
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young Man With-The-T Three
Legged Flubdrub' is the name Of
one Of the Indian witnesses in the
Spicer murder trial in North
Dakota.-St. Peter Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
TRIED WITH FIRE

The balls and routes given by the En-
glish nobility, following the Queens jul
hilee. have been extravaganza beyond
computation. and loose to lascivious-
ness. This is an age of SPECTATORS and
promoters, an age of opulence and lux
ury, and its spirit is fast coming TO rule
in the political and social life of Amer
lea. The Bradley episode is but
a reflection of it. The Duchess of Dew
onshire attempted to out dc the Amer
lean affair, and she did. The aristocra-
cy and plutocracy were brought together
to participate in a Bachanalian revelry
never exceeded by Babylon Or Rome 1t
was an affair OF materialism and NAM
mon, of yoluptiousneSs and self-indul-
gence in which the one leading aim of
aristocracy and plebian, alike, was an
eXtravagant display of wealth. of dress
and jewels. Money bags stood enthron-
ed. triumphant. Two of the principal
ladies % WED with each other in rep
reSenfing the lascivious. alternating
mistress of Caesar and Mark Antony,
the voluptiouS Cleopatra. The English
like money, and are ruled by it, but not
mere so than is the American. virtue is
more triumphant than money, hut the
forces which rule these two countries do
not believe ii. Virtue, nor truth cain
survive in a Bradley-Martin and Ouch
esS of Devonshire atmosphere. The ten
denotes Of the times, socially and politi-
cally, are all wrong. There is but one
standard. one shrine at which all Wor-
ship, and these are of gold Opulence
and decadence are synonymous. This
country OF declarations and democratic
principles. this government of the peo-
pie, is being tried as with fire. the heat
Of which can no longer be disguised
The spirit of protest is felt. but ii does
not dominate. SO long as social life
remains pure in the main the ruling in
fiuences can be held in allegiance, only.
Ii is to be hoped that the wrongs which
have grown out Of them. is but a pass /
ing phase-that the trial of fire will pu- !
rify, not consume.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
RETALIATION AND RECIPROCITY.

Reciprocity involves the principle of
retaliation, necessarily. The adoption
therefore, by the senate of the retaliat-
DRY amendment along with the reciproc-
ity feature will result in strengthening
the measure. No defense of either Of
these amendments is needed. If the
bill is to be protective it must provide
for retaliation against countries which
pay an export bounty on goods shipped
to this country For if that is not done
the benefits of the tariff protection will
be offset and destroyed by these boun
ties Furthermore, if this country is to
extend its foreign trade it must do it by
cannot expect to have our goods re-
ceived in countries against whose pro-
ducts we levy heavy duties. The value
Of, reciprocity was proved under the
Mckinley law. when our trade with
South and Central America and the
West Indies increased at an enormous
faIe. G6lbItS6UtdI1N VI SDnc VI tliC
South American nations have insisted
that they cannot establish reciprocal re-
lations with nation which puts heavy
duties on their products. but that is
very largely in the nature of bluff
made in the hope that the Republicans
may be frightened out of their DISPOSE
ton to make the tariff bill thoroughly
protective.
A tariff law based upon the protective
principle and provided with retaliation
and reciprocity sections will serve not
only to hold a profitable home market
for the American producer, but give
him chance also TO get into foreign
markets without breaking down the
protective walls generally.
1t is noteworthy fact that two Dem
ocrats voted with the Republicans of
the senate both for the retaliatory
and the reciprocity amend
menT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
9ailn = eagle
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
DEPEW'S PROPHECY.

Cbauncey NJ. DeDew is either sore OF
discouraged, probably both. In an in
terview, in the New York Daily Graph
&c he attempts an analyzation of Bryan
ism. in which he employs anything but
hopeful words in describing the mate
rial and financial conditions of the
country. The produces of the country
has the best end of the barkain, the
miner and the manufacturer having had
of late but tentative and sDasmodic re-
lief. But Depew goes on to prophesy
that unless there is radical change in
conditions Organism with its expert
mental propositions of industry and its
theories OF france viii sweep the coun-
try.
Depew sa0rld remember, or if he
does net the country will, that the Nc
kiiiley administration has as yet been
in power only four months, time too
short in which To accomplish little, save
filling Offices. ore of which Depew fail
ed to get. Immediately congress was
convened the new tariff law was es-
sayed With the most expeditions work
possible that act is not law yet, and
viii not be for several days. That it
will provide abundant revenues there
can be little doubt That it will stimu-
late every branch of business and all
industry, is confidently expected.
Bit Depew nor the people should for
get some things, nor expect too many
others. Conditions are not normal now,
nor can they be for the next few
months what they soon must be. 1t has
taken time TO perfect the protective
measure. In the meanwhile, or ever
since last November, importations have
been large in anticipation Of the added
duties. Consequently there will be
falling off of revenue, even under the
lew law. But that fact viii only re-
motely effect the Industrial interests
covered by the new law. If congress
could have framed Il tariff law two
months ago, before the importers got
In their work, the treasury would have
profited TO the extent Of several million
dollars. If the receipts under the tariff
law do not equal expectation for few
rl0nths, it will not be the fault of the
law. The business Of the country must
catch up with itself When impOrta-
tons are resumed on n normal basis.
then it is quite probable that the Gus
toms revenue will equal expectation.
Chauncey should not have gone to
Victoria's jubilee, but remained at home
and in looking after his railroad Incl
tlentally encouraged. at least with hope
full words. the many interests depend
ent upon it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
HOPEFUL FOR WHEAT.

This is considered the end of the crop
Year when statistics of vlSibly supply.
ETC., are made M. The new crop now
viii be coming into market. The results
of the great wheat producing eras of
the world are practically known. Kan
saS, especially western and southern
Kansas and Oklahoma. have a big
yield On hand. II is for the most part
harvested and saved. But what is true
of this section is not true of most other
wheat growing countries.
The worlds visible supply of wheat.
including all stocks in Europe and
America, in Australia and on passage
from producing countries 10 the great
markets of western Europe, was deci-
dedly smaller this year than at any sim
lar date since 1890. As compared with
the LIST Of July, 1895. the decrease is
2S,0o0o00, and four years ago the stock
in sight was twice as great as il is now.
There was vastly larger accumulation
of wheat in the middle of the summer
two years ago. and in 1894 the supply
was greater by no less than 100000
bushels
Although the grain trade must still
face q surplus stock Of wheat. exclusive
of the large but unknown supplies held
by farmers in various parts Of the
world, or nearly S0,o00,0o0 bushels. ii is
=
toward j Stale Of reasonably even bal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
Southern Kansas Business Men

A. p. Coons of Dodge City is making a
| summer run on carpets.
! d. H. Sickafoose, grocer at Winfield, Is
! making a speciality of blackberries by the
4 crate.
/ of crash suits with big leather belts started
| in that town.
Ira Trimble of Sterling is closing out his
4 dry goods stock and Will devote himself
| solely 10 groceries.
The McManus employees gave Mr.. and
Mrs. McManus of Newton a surprise party
| Wednesday evening.
The family of p. Martin. the dry goods
| man of Hutchinson, are spending the sum-
mer in the mountains.
McManus clerks at Newton didn't give
him surprise party in vain. He is going
to put electric fans in his store.
The merchants of Sterling did not stock
up heavy with fireworks this year and con-
sequently sold out the last fire cracker
H. NJ. Walt. the Newton ciothier, has
acquired an old skating rink in that town.
He doesn't say what he Is going to do with
ii.
In the large towns most OF the merchants
Print the number of the telephone in their
advertisements. This is always a good
idea.
Colonel Henry c. Loonis, mayor OF Win
field. Is getting more write-ups in Kansas
publications than any similar official In the
state.
Burrough & Oleson's broom factory az
Sterling Is turning out twenty-five dozen
broouls day for wholesale hose In 81.
Joseph.
: Harvey Horney of Caldwell IL still per-
sonal in his advertisements He saws this
week: You're jewel That's what every
body told me-"
L. G. Grobety of Dodge City announces
that space will not permit him 20 quote
prices on but few OF his goods. He might
buy more space.
The Bank OF Dodge City has s3s. s7s. q in
individual deposits and s525 IN demand certi-
hcates and 3,l2o.s5 in time certificates. Its
total resources are <4S.7s-sf.
W. Repp OF Arkansas City cd not stand
Geuda long. He left the springs AMI went
over 10 Winfield Wednesday 20 try some Of
that famous reservoir water
RAIDER & Sprinkler OF EIHnrooi say Of
their store that 81; Is a store with past
past that VIII bear the keenest scrutiny"
That IL not a bad advertising idea
The proprietor Of the Midland hotel has
brought n l. Masters OF Hutchinson into
court OF the grounds that he Is running
sporting house and calling - a hotel In
the large c-t!es there are hundreds Of such
hotels
c. r. s,pes. the Arkansas City business 1
man, has been restrained By rs wife from
diSSosing OF any OF h-s property. He /
must also give her $50 for the purpose OF l
preparing her divorce case ard - month /
for temporary sl.Tnony-
A Lost advertLseaen: IN ths wi-ses. /
Courier reads: The smallest. b8scsest
cog n wiahsl5 left home July 3 A ifbera.
reward VII BE pad Tor his return" Tia.
description should bring the dog back 20
demand an explanation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
A Buddhist School.

Sir Edwin Arnold, by his Light of Asia, .
and Nine Blavatsky of theosophical fame
are the two individuals to whom are due the
strange rehabilitation Of Buddhism IN the
most civilized nations of today. Such
words and expressions as karma, the astral
body, Nirvana, the Path, mahatma and
other quaint orientaiisms have become SC
common as to be practically English words
Any number Of people, especially those
who desire the reputation Of culture or
scholarship without having paid the neces-
sary price in years of hard study. have
taken up these matters as fad and now
pose before the American and English pub
lies almost ad nauseem. The latest de-
velopment Of their hobby is in this city,
where the American Ethico-Phycholog.ca
society proposes to establish an American
school for the study of Buddhism.
They nave secured the services of Dhar-
n1apala to act as professor and grand PAN
jandrum. It is to be hoped. that this new
organization Will display a little more
knowledge than its older and better known
rivals. One of the latter circles has as its
trade mark the talisman which was made
fer it by some really learned men, one OF
whom was a practical joker, the symbolic
characters indicating that the persons who
employ the talisman are utterly devoid OF
its meanings.
1t is also to be hoped that in teaching
Buddhism they will not forget to show the
philosophic selfishness and the absolute in
difference to others which runs through
that faith. The true Buddhist has no use
for schools and colleges. His most gener-
Gus act is TO establish a monastery, IN
which the worst features of the middle age
prevail even today. 1t has been found by
hard study and investigation that the few
Buddhists in India are notably unprogres-
s.ve, ignorant and superstitious. In Cey-
ion. Burmah, Siam, 1 have found them
much worse, while in China they approach
so close to the tramp as to be scarcely DIS
tinguishable from that picturesque indi-
vidual
The headquarters of southern Buddhism
have been at Randy, the ancient capital
of Ceylon for 1900 years.
Here the great treasure which they offer
to the true believer ca is not a master
remnant of the royal clothing which Bud
dina once WORE but is a decayed elephants
tooth preserved in gold. silver and precious
stones, which the Buddhist college of car
dinals swear belonged to Buddha's jaw.
If it did the great Indian reformer had a
mouth at least three feet in diameter and
four feet in length, and a foot or two in
height. This would have made him a
Blunderbore such as Jack the Giant Killer
in all his travels never encountered. AS
for the other capital Lhassa, in Thibet, it
is filthy, disreputable mass of crumbling
ruins on a bleak and inhospitable plateau,
peopled by the most savage and dishonest
Morgolian race that is known and that
comes nearer to an ideal picture of human
degeneracy than any great religious city
upon the globe.
These are the first fruits and the highest
results which Buddhism has to offer Chris
tendon and this is the kind of stuff for
which the first American school is now to
be started.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-10
THE GREAT STRIKE.

The great miners strike is on and so
far it has proved wonderfully effective.
Great trunk lines of railway have been
compelled to confiscate the coal con-
signed to them in order to run already.
Nobody questions the right or the wis
dom of the strikers in this instance.
Men while working were starving.
Mine owners themselves are helpless
and do not blame the miners. The de-
mand of the striking bituminous coal
miners is for nine cents increase per
ton in the wages paid for mining. This
does not seem to be an extreme de-
mand, and it is to be hoped that the
operators may find it in their power to
make such concessions as will make
rhe stopnare of work shOrt-lived. This
is the season when the work in the
mines is ordinarily least active, and for
that reason the strike seems TO have
been iL-timed. But the miners say 1t
is easier to subSist without wages in
the warm season, and that the prospect
of large Industrial undertakings after
the passage of the tariff act will operate
as an incentive to compromise upon
the part of employers. To the great
mass of the community, who are mel
Their miners of coal nor the owners of
coal mines, the impending strike seems
TO cast cloud upon the Frightening
hope Of business. WheE there is so
much enforced idleness in all parts Of
the country it looks like an effort of
madness to suddenly add hundreds OF
thousands of new recruits to the army
Of idlerS.