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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
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One of the strongest novels of
the year is '"The Story of Ab," by
Stanley Waterloo. It is a story of
primitive man, a cave-dweller who
invents the bow and arrow and
starts the first community. The
book is reviewed at length in the
San Francisco Argonaut Of Novem-
Der Sth, some Of the most interest
ing passages being quoted.
Of sociological and economic in
terest are papers in the November
Home Magazine describing the
system of cooperation inaugurated
by Alfred Dodge at Dolgeville, n.
Y, and one on State VS.. Private
Ownership of Our Railroads." by
Leonard Darbyshire. Mr.. Darby
shire gives many reasons why the
state should not own the railroads.
McClure's Magazine for Novem-
Der contains three chapters from
Mark Twain's forthcoming book
on his recent journey round the
world. They are the onl y portion
that will be given to the public in
advance Of the book itself, and are
said to have all Of the old Mark
Twain flavor, with something
added. They have been very fully
illustrated for McClure's by A. B.
Frost and Peter Newell, who for
kindly, genuine, and yet fanciful
humor hold much the same place
among artists that Mark Twain
himself holds among writer's.
"Home life cements the love of
husband and wife: other modes of
living often loosen the tie writes
Edward w. Box in November
Ladies' Home Journal. ''Nor
does the question of expense ex-
cuse the not having of ones own
home. A home is not, of neces-
sity, palace. The humblest cot
tage is million times better than
the most luxurious hotel ever
planned by the hands of man. In
the one happiness is probable: in
the other it is just possible. We
can talk all we choose about mar
ried happiness; that it, after all,
rests solely between two people,
and that it makes no difference
where they live. That is very
good as a theory. But thousands
Of instances prove the contrary:
that the theory will not work out
in practice. Happiness depends
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
THEMIRROR is a weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is a 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 dspelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans Self-redemptOn
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, 1897-11-11

WHETHER there is a future re-
ward or not, the man who is hon
est with himself and the world
leaves this sphere of action con-
scious that his memory will be a
worthy inspiration to posterity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11

THAT young couple who, accord
ing to newspaper reports, 'bravely
marched into a den of lions at the
Boston Zoo to be married." were
perfectly safe. No self-respecting
museum lion would eat icicles.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11

THE purely literary" magazines
now publishing advertisements of
fake prize-scheme publications are
openly insulting the intelligence
of their readers and decreasing the
value of Legitimate advertisements
in the same issue.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
COST OF CRIMINAL TRIALS.


cedure that should appeal to the
taxpayer is the enormous and dis
prOportionate cost to counties of
some criminal cases as compared
with other Offenses of practically
similar Nervousness. If John
Bologna. a man of some wealth,
commits crime, the state is put
to an immense expense to convict
him: but if John Weiner. a COM
paratively poor man commits, or
is presumed to have committed,
identically the same offense, the
state is able to convict him at less
than one tenth the expense Of John
Bologna's trial. In legitimate
reasoning the inference must be
that under such circumstances a
grievous wrong is done to the state
or to John Weiner.
1t is discrepancies Of this ma
ture that give the color of truth to
the statement that justice is a
purchasable commodity. And it
would appear that there is strong
reason for grumbling when we
look over some of the widely adj
vertised criminal trials of the last
few years. Durrant in California,
Hayward in Minnesota, and Luet-
CERT in Chicago, are names easily
recalled on account of the sensa-
tional features of the cases and the
immense outlay of the state in
their prosecution. And two of
those cases are still on the boards.
Perhaps both men are innocent,
perhaps they are guilty: we know
not, .butswhat the majority of the
people DO know is: if these de-
PENDANTS were unable to pay cash
for all of the extra frills that are a
part of fashionable" law, both of
them would have been hung or on
the way osstretch hemp by this
time.
We do not claim that judges or
prosecuting attorneys show any
unwarranted leniency in dealing
with wealthy offenders. On the
contrary, we honestly believe that
prosecuting attorneys make a
stronger effort to convict the cap
italistic criminal. But why should
there be a difference in the mode
of procedure in dealing with the
moneyed offender and the money
less one? All are entitled to Justice
pure and simple. If it requires
thousands of dollars to give Mr..
Rich justice, by what process is it
possible to give Mr.. Poor the same
article for one-tenth of such
sum?
This question has remained I'M
solved for centuries and probably
will for ages to come, unless a
definite course is marked out by
law for the trial of all cases. All
should suffer, or be benefited
alike if justice is to retain the re-
spect of the masses. The differ
ence of testimony in like cases
does not make one lawyers ser
vices worth one thousand dollars
where another receives only ten
dollars. If one attorney is better
than another in cases exactly alike,
then such attorneys value lies in
trickery or his power to sway
jurors by sentiment.
A striking example of the grades
of fashionable" law may be seen
in the cases of five U. S. prisoners
serving sentence in this prison for
illicit distilling in the south.
Twelve men were originally ar
rested on the same charge. All
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
INHERENT GOODNESS.
appeal.


LOGICAL thinker will advance
the theory that even the most de-
PRAYED is devoid of a stratum of
goodness. 1t may be an extremely
thin layer, but it exists and is SEN
sitive to affinitive Interrogation.
We are accustomed to hearing so
much Of the inherent cussedness
Of mankind in general that one is
prone to overlook the possibilities
in the way Of development Of the
inherent goodness of hayward
mortals. Any man can get sound
from a musical instrument, but he
must have practical understand
ing and training to draw out mel
ody from it. How many, pray,
fully understand the technique of
that wonderful instrument. Man :?
Every one knows that a kick will
be answered by a growl, while a
kind word will at least bring forth
not inharmonious reply. But
the number who fully understand
their own organization or that of
fellow mortals is extremely small:
and to this cause may, in a large
measure, be attributed a goodly
portion Of the worlds distress.
In all probability a social mil
lennium will never be complete
part Of our earthly program: but
it is generally recognized that it is
possible: by methodical procedure,
to greatly lessen the sum of world
ly misery. How best to accom-
plish this is a problem occupying
the minds of large number of
the sincere thinkers of this age.
And among these it is admitted
that it is possible to accomplish
this end only by means of devel-
oping the modicum of inherent
goodness that is as much a part of
the individual as is the inherent
badness SO often Haunted for SEN
sational effect.
When Burns gave expression
to the words MANS inhumanity
to man has made countless thou
sands mourn" he but emphasized
the fact that mans misunder-
standing of man was the bar
sinister to social progress. While
it is we'll known that the lower in
stinct of man demands sort of tit
for tat in the way of punishment
for an affront, it is generally con-
coded that the intelligence of this
age has overcome the notion that
punishment is sure preventive of
the recurrence of an offense. Pun
ishment in almost every conceiv-
able form has been tried for
centuries, and it has been con-
clusively demonstrated that it is
worse than useless as a deterrent
to vice. 1t is the nature of all
matured animals to resent pun
ishment and seek revenge The
whip may be effectual in inducing
temporary submission, but it has
long ago been conclusively proven
that the driver whose only infu-
ence is in the lash never gains the
confidence of the animal he is
supposed to control. Like con-
ditions govern the dealings of man
with man. What master would
want an employe whom he would
have to watch and scold inces-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
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Truth may be stranger than
fiction, but in literature the pro-
duct of the easy, graceful and
impromptu liar has the biggest
market value -Up-To-Date.
Because you have not succeeded
i'll your expectations, do not weaken
and moan. up and at 'em again
has accomplished wonders.-St.
Louis and Canadian Photographer.
The most disagreeable feature of
a war with Spain would be the
consequent manufacture of one or
more military candidates for the
Presidency in 19OO.-St. Louis
Republic.
At the Sing Sing prison i'll
New York pipe organ will be
built by one of the convicts. We
hope that it's music will voice the
good deeds of the builder, and the
good side of every prisoner in the
land.-St. Peter Journal.
A young lady wants to know
whether in proposing the girls
should get on their knees. 1t was
referred to the society editor, and
he says the question is not suffi-
GENTLY clear. He wants to know
whose knees. st. Louis Humorist
Just through force of habit a
number of women attended the
auction sale of the great Union
Pacific railway at Omaha, and
several of them evinced strong
symptoms of a yearning desire to
bid on it.-Denver Post
A Chicago man who permitted
a strange woman to faint in his
arms lost his diamond shirt stud in
the operation. The next woman
who faints in that mans vicinity
will doubtless drop the entire dis
tance.- Winona IN. d. Times.
With the promise of sergeancy
to every patrolman who kills a
burglar and the arming of the
Workhouse guards with repeating
Winchesters, st. Louis is evidently
determined to catch its lawbreakers
either comm or gwine.-St. Louis
Republic.
In Delaware, where cOnvicts are
there are three counties,
and the flogging implement is diff
ferent in each county. In New
Castle cato -nine-t tails is used, in
Kent rawhide, and in Sussex
gum switch. 1t will readily be
perceived that it is less perilous to
steal chickens in Sussex than in
either of the other counties. The
next Legislature, it is thought. will
pass bill providing for uniform
punishment throughout the state.
and the rawhide will probably be
agreed upon as Il compromise.
Whatever instrument may be Sc
lected, however, it is not likely to
meet the appreciation of the poor
upon whom it is utilized.
Inter Ocean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
MANY a man driving a political
pen would feel more at home guild
ing the labOrer's shovel.

EVER since some writer said
that ut takes smart man to be
a fool" there has been an extra
contingent of "smart men" taking
postgraduate courses in the pen
itentiaries of the country.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11

To ALL our readers we earnestly
urge a perusal of the article on
first page under the heading can
Age of Ignorance. It is from the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
upon the growth of the people who

upon the growth of the people who
are parts Of it. People who stop
and stagnate are never happy.
True happiness thrives on what it
feeds upon. Let stagnation enter
into two lives, and happiness be-
comes stagnant and unhealthy.
But let our lives be filled with con-
tentment, with domestic pleasure,
with that germ of evolution which
springs from the hearthstone, and
the happiness which springs from
those elements is purer, sweeter-
and more satisfying to our natures
our minds and our souls. A man
and wife were made to abide to-
gether in inseparable lives, and as
new elements come into that union
to sweeten and hallow it, the abid-
ing place should be some little
place, some corner in this big
world which they can call their
own, their very own, where every
thing around them speaks of the
husbands energy and the wife's
achievement. That is home"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11

The current number of Golfers
Weekly presents the same array Of
famous literary names that have
earned for it such deserved dis
tinction among its contemporaries.
The editorials on Cuba and BIZ
metalism are scholarl y and pow
erful presentations of these ques-
tons, in their latest aspect. Edgar
Saltus, in Our Notebook" Julian
Hawthorne and Edgar Fawcett, in
their respective departments, and
John Habberton, in "Throughout
the Land" reflect through their
polished paragraphs the thousand
and one interests that engage the
attention Of thoughtful men the
world over.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11

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Edited and Published by the Inmates
of the Minnesota State Prison.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
Animals Understand Hygiene.

Enough is now known OF the nature
of animal materia medica to excite in
terest and curiosity. There is abundant
evidence that many species know and
constantly make use Of simple remedies
for definite disorders. and at the same
time observe rules of health to which
only the highest civilization or the
sanction of religious prescription com.
pels man to conform.
1t has been noted that thes general
condition of animal health especially in
the case of herbivorous creatures, cor
responds not inexactly with that of such
tribes as the Somalis. meh feeding al
most solely on grain, milk dates and
water, living constantly in the open air,
moderate in all things, and clearly, be-
cause their religion epjoins constant
additions. Like them, wild animals
have no induced diseases; the greater
number do not eat to excess; they take
regular exercise in seeking their food,
and drink only at fixed hours. Many Of
them secure change of climate, one Ct
the greatest factors in health, by migra-
ton.
This is not confined to birds and
beasts, for the salmon enters the soft
water partly to get rid of sea parasites.
and returns to the sea to recruit after
spawning. With change of climate,
change of diet, and perfectly healthy
habits, their list of disorders is short.
though they readily fall victims to con-
tagious disease, just as recently num-
bers of the Hamran Arabs OF the Sou.
dan, as healthy livers and good Mussul-
mans as the Somalis themselves. friends
and fellow hunters with Sir Samuel
Baker. peIished on the banks of the Nile
ributaries.-LoRdOn Spectator.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
THE BUMBLEBEE.

A. Hyatt Verrill writes paper on
"Some Common Bees, and How They
Live" for August "St. Nicholas" Mr..
Verrill says:
In early spring, when the meadows
first take on a tinge of green. and the
apple trees put forth their rosy buds. we
may often see single large Bumblebee
flying low and swiftly back and forth
across the lawns or pastures.
These great bees are the queens who
have just awakened from their long
winters sleep. and are DOW seeking some
favored spot wherein to commence
housekeeping and found colony; for
these insects. like their cousins. the
Honey bees. live in colonies consisting
Of three classes, or castes-"drones." or
males. "queens," or females, and work
ers." When our big queen has at last
discovered satisfactory building site,
usually deserted mouse hole. she cleans
it of all rubbish and litter. and places
within ball CT pollen, in which she lays
her eggs. The young grubs hatch out
possessed with enormous appetites, and,
feeding on the pollen. eat into it in all
directions. At last, when fully grown
and their craving for food is satisfied.
they spin cocoons OF silk in the remains
of the pollen, and change to pupae.
While her family is thus sleeping quietly
within their silken cells, the old queen
is constantly at work, building up and
strengthening the cocoons with wax.
Finally, their sleep being over, the
pupa cases burst, and the young bees
came forth in all their glory of black
and-gclden livery and gauzy wings.
The first brood consists entirely of
workers, who Immediately fall to and re-
lieve their tired mother.queen of all
work and duties. with the exception of
laying egge. They fly hither and thither,
always busy and industrious, now plung.
ing into the center of gorgeous holly
hook or sunny dandelion, or buzzipg
about among the modest daisies, or div
ing head first into some sweet-scented.
aristocratic lily or rose, always emerg-
ing from their quest for honey covered
with the golden dust of pollen. The
honey and the pollen thus gathered are
stored away, and the eggs laid in the
wsxen cells from which the workers
issued; and the next brood, composed of
drones and young queens, feeds upon
this etore of nectar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
WHEN DOCTORS DIFFER WHO SHALL
DECIDE?
History OF Woman who Could not Walk for Six We
From the Palladium, Richmond, Ind.

Miss T. E. Osborne is the name of a
young lady living in 1876 North Seven
teenth Street, Richmond, Ind. She is
the daughter of Mr., William Osborne, one
of the most prominent horsemen in East
ern Indiana.
ing and remarkable story. IL will interest
physicians as it was a most unusual case,
and to the various ones who treated her.
diagnosed il differently.
"None of the doctors, and l tried all of
them, said Miss Osborne, 'knew what
was the matter with me. Some said
had rheumatism, while others frankly ad-
mitted that they did not know. l was at
first taken with pneumonia. One of my
feet panied me almost cons family, then
the doctors pronounced it rheumatism.
"Gradually, but steadily, the trouble
grew and spread until my entire body
was involved and | was utterly helpless.
Then we changed doctors. No relief
came, and we changed again. We tried
nearly all of the local physicians, and /
was taken away to the baths. Nothing
did me any apparent good, and l suffered
very much.
0It is now six years since became I'M
able to walk. Afterwards l grew worse
and was absolutely helpless. Braces were
used in the hope of strengthening my
limbs so as to make me able to walk, but
they did no good.
Il was completely discouraged and so
was my people. My friends gave me up to
die, and the doctors, each one of whom at
first declared he could have me walking
soon, all declared that l never could walk
again. l had no longer any faith in any
doctor or any remedy.
FINALLY, after persistent effort her
friends induced her to take DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, but against her will, for she
was discouraged. She says of the re-
suits:
Il noticed no change after taking the
first box or so but they asked me to give
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30

the medicine fair trial, so they kept on
prescribing it,
Il took no other at the time, so that if
any good were TO come we would know
what had brought it about. Pretty soon
a change was noticed. My muscles be-
came more flexible, and ] suffered much
less. AT the end of three months found
/ could move my limbs, could lift myself
up, and was no longer helpless. kept on
and still RETAINED from every other sort
of medicine.
SIN one year from the time l began
the use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People | could walk, something all
the doctors had decided l never could do
again.
SAT first, having been helpless for so
long | could not trust myself TO walk on
the street, as / felt afraid. Soon, how
ever | grew more confident, and walked
everywhere as well as ever, and have
been doing so ever since. / took the pills
for two years, as l was afraid to stop
until | was sure the cure was complete.
Before | took them / was a wreck, and
now my general health is very good.
Miss Osborne was repeatedly questioned
as to her opinion of what cured her, and
she has often declared IL to have been
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
as she had been growing steadily worse
until she had begun using them, and as
she used no other medicine after taking
TIE pills.
Druggists in Richmond now have
large sale Of these pills, and il is a fire.
quent occurrence TO have a customer ask
for the medicine that cured Miss Os-
borne.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They are for
sale by all druggists, or may be had by
mail from DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady. N. Y, for soc box,
or six boxes for 81 So
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
GOING BACK TO GRANDPA.

Pm going back down to grandpa's,
won't come back no more
To hear remarks about my feet
A-muddyin' up the floor.
They's too much said about my clothes,
The scoldin's never done
Pm going back down to grandpa's,
Where a boy kin hev some fun.
1 dug up half his garden
A-gittin worms fer bait;
He said he used to like it
When laid abed so late;
He said that pie was good fer boys
An candy made 'em grow,
Ef 1 can't go to grandpa's
I'll turn pirate first you know.
He let me take his shotgun,
An loaded it fer me
The cats they hid out in the barn,
The hens few up tree.
l had a circus in the yard
With twenty other boys
I'm going back to g1andpa's
Where they amt afraid of noise.
He didn't make me comb my hair
But once or twice week;
He wasn't looking out fer words
/ didn't orter speak;
He told me stories bout the war
And Injuns shot out west,
Oh, I'm goin' down to grandpa's,
For he knows wot boys like best.
He even runs race with me,
But had to stop an cough;
He rode my bicycle and laughed
Bec'us' he tumbled off;
He knew the early apple trees
Around within mile,
Oh, grandpa was a dandy,
An was ''in it - all the while.
l bet you grandpa's lonesome,
don't care what you say;
1 seen him kinder cryin'
When you took me away.
When you talk to me of heaven,
Where all the good folks go,
l guess I'll go to grandpa's
An We'll have good times, know.
Sioux City Tribune.