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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

A STRONG illustration has lately
been given us Of the ease and
marvellous rapidity with which bad
news or i'll report will travel. In
the case of the alleged suspension
of The MIRROR there was not the
slightest basis for the report. The
error Of some enterprising young
typo in setting upa ''boiled-down'
reprint from our columns caused a
paragraph in country weekly to
infer that The MIRROR was typo
graphically and editorially bank
rupt. The news spread like Wild
fire. We were treated to a full
dress rehearsal of our own literary
obituary. In this connection we
desire to heartily thank the press
of this and adjoining states
that SO gallantly gave the lie to
the harmful statement. The hedg-
ing resorted to by few papers was
laughable. An item in one con-
temporary very ''gallantly" in
ferred that ''the paper had again
come to life" Another exchange
claimed that "the report was due to
a change Of editors" Notwith-
standing the number and variety
of the false reports, we did business
right along at the same old stand.
The MIRROR sis still in the ring
with the same editor, and neither
are even "slightly disfgured."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

when once it is started on the
downward path.
The tramp is his antithesis only
insofar that he has not the means
of satisfying the slothful depravity
of his nature. Otherwise these
two characters are bound by the
same desires and have the same
aims in life-to live without effort
and give free rein to their vilest
appetites.
1t would not be pleasant to the
ears of the spendthrift drones to
receive the appellation of Million
aire tramps; yet there are many
scions Of moneyed families who
deserve such title as their aspira
tons are entirely akin to that of
the "Weary- Willie" genus. If
these fortunate-or rather unfortu-
nate individuals were the only
ones harmed they might claim
justification in doing as they
pleased with their money. It is
the bad example; the power their
money exerts over others; the
temptation Of their golden brides,
that bring down hundreds of others
to even a lower moral level-if
such is possible. There is no law
to punish such malefactors. except
ing the power Of public sentiment
and social disapproval; these should
be exerted sufficiently to shame
the moneyed drones into lives Of
moderate responsibility.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
SOCIAL DRONES.

The thieving penniless, ragged
tramp is but small fish among the
army Of social drones who, as a
class, are like a milestone round
the neck of moral progress. Many
of our so-called blue-blooded arts
tocrats have more to answer for
than the depraved, never-work
tramp.
If person is so fortunate as to
be born into a rich heritage that
is by no means a license to live a
life of refined depravity. A for
tune may be as much of a curse as
it might be of a blessing. We adj
mire the man Of intelligence who
has the wit, the business sagacity,
to amass a large fortune. Social
lists may harp and whine-and
probably will to the end of time
about the Capitalization of wealth !:
but at heart, as individuals, they
envy the ability, the financial gen.
eralship, that produces a healthy
bank account.
Could those financial warriors
transfer to their heirs the intelli-
gence that secured the millions,
with the latter, all might be we'll.
Only too often the heirs to great
wealth are no more capable of
handling it properly then they are
Of earning a livelihood by labor.
A large sum Of money in the hands
Of such men is a greater menace
to society than the depraved NOM
ad. Indolent drones with gold as
their magnet assail everything
virtue, honor and honesty-for the
qualification of depraved habits.
In sociology all nonproducers
are properly classed as drones.
And among these none are con-
sidered a greater menance than the
lecherous spendthrift. No infamy
achievable by money is too de-
PRAYED for his unbridled appetite
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

ably filled for years. One case
coming to our notice lately is a
fair sample of the late ''business
famine" A man who had worked
all his life at one business, and
who had been employed regularly
by one firm for thirty-one years,
never taking a vacation or missing
working day excepting for sick
ness, was lately compelled to leave
his position when the concern was
forced to close their mandatory
in consequence Of continued losses.
Now, at the age Of sixty-two, when
he applies for a position the an
swer is "You are too old" There
are few such cases; but with the
majority Of young men forced to
give up ordinary occupations there
was an opportunity to apply their
versatility. If they were what are
commercially known as reliable
men, varied fields were still open
to them. Many man is una
ware of his own abilities until dis
aster compels him to "hustle," if
we may use that term. It is a FACT
that in the severest days of the
late hard times men were known
to have made more money at en-
ployment they picked up as a
"last resort" than they had before
in their ordinary avocation. Car
penters, plumbers and other trades
men took up canvassing and
selling goods on commission with
dread misgivings; but later devel-
opments treasured them. Dire
necessity alone induced them to
take up such work, and they I'M
expectedly found themselves adapt
ed to it and capable of making
money at it. The reason therefor
is simple. They were reliable
men; they had a good character,
and the experienced housekeeper
who formed their clientele readily
discovered that they were not
frauds.
The man who has the reputation
Of being honest and reliable pos
sesses an investment that will
always give good returns. He also
has a considerable start on his less
careful brethren, and is conscious
that such qualities are appreciated
in any condition Of life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
RELIABLE MEN.

The last five years Of business
depression and general financial
stagnation have cleverly established
the fact that in trying times, the
reliable man, the one who has
faith in himself as we'll as the con-
fidence Of others, is most apt to
weather the storms of adversely.
Many pitiful incidents have oc-
CURED during the past half-decade
Of business depression, some of
which were really pathetic in
showing the extremes to which
many good men were forced in
order to exc out a subsistence for
their families. Mechanics who
were accustomed to earning from
twelve to twenty dollars per week
were in a good many instances
forced to work for one-half the
lower sum-and were glad of the
opportunity to earn that much, as
most of their fellow workers found
it impossible to find employment
at even that low remuneration.
When the necessity for general
retrenchment was first forced upon
employers Of labor they naturally
selected the more reliable en-
ployes to work at reduced wages:
the less skilled were discharged at
once. 1t was but a repetition of
the strange tide of human affairs
that keeps those with least ability
on their own resources in trying
times when versatility is neces-
sity.
While it is known that men of
exceptional talents were hard
pressed to withstand the business
slump, yet, they were practically
the exception; they were employed
when possible, though many had
to leave positions they had honor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

The writer's of the sensational
class of patent-medicine ads should
retire to yellow noveldom whence
they originated and where they
legitimately belong. The sensi-
tive reader with a slight pain in
any portion Of his anatomy is
easily led to believe that he is we'll
on the way to an early grave if he
does not start in at once bathing
his internal economy with certain
nostrums. While it is known that
many proprietary medicines are
really valuable, it is a matter of
general regret that SO many charla-
tans are allowed to foist their
noxious connections upon the
reading public. 1t is a practically
admitted fact that more people are
sickened and driven to perpetual
worry by the misleading "symp-
toms'' of empirical advertisers than
from natural causes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

An eminent French critic said
in a lecture recently in New York
that "To distrust what we like is
the first requisite of progress in
art and in life He did not mean
that books that are disagreeable are
the only books worth reading.
But he did mean that a book which
opens up a new field of knowledge
new outlook upon literature or
life, is not at first likely to give the
pleasure that comes from one
which simply reflects the old
familiar ideas of which we say COM
placently, "How good and true
that is, for I've felt it or said it
myself" A book that pats you on
the head or heart all the time is
apt to be little more than a refec-
ton Of your own narrow experience,
and you will not learn anything
from it. A book that makes one
feel ignorant is as notifying to:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

WE HAVE received Vol. I. No. l.,
Of the Granada Journal, owned and
edited by Miss Laura Allen,
daughter of Editor Allen of the
jackson Republic Miss Allen
very sensibly launches her first
issue with write-up Of Granada
and its business houses. We wish
the lady the utmost success in her
new field, and hope she will keep
her paper up to the standard of
one other of Minnesota's bright
papers that is owned and edited by
a young lady.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

THERE are certain books that
impress us even though the line of
thought expressed be not in strict
consonance with our preconceived
ideas upon the subject. Bellamy's
Equality" is such a book. It
appeals to ones intelligence; it is
educative in that it incites deep
thought upon timely topics Of vital
interest. "The Parable of the
Water Tank" in chapter XIII, is
one that will interest readers Of all
shades of political and sociological
beliefs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
KANSAS. that state of all states.

KANSAS, that state of all states,
whose name has become famous
for no particular reason save that
it is seldom mentioned without a
lurid adjectival prefix and exclam-
atory appendages, is now to the
fore again with a strong bid for
notoriety via the new-woman route
At Fort Scott, Kan, a jury panel
including three women jurors has
been summoned for the trial Of
cases at term of court. Just i'm
agine, if you can, a dozen sympa-
thetic ladies sitting in judgment
upon a case wherein the defending
attorney is a brilliant orator and
has a few strong points to work
upon! One thing must be said in
favor Of women jurors, however
it will be next to impossible to find
any ignorant enough to fill the re-
quirements of present laws sur
rounding the drawing of jury.
The result Of women-jurors will
be looked forward to with no little
suspense by eager commonwealth
elsewhere.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
In McClure's Magazine for Sep

In McClure's Magazine for Sep
TENDER will be reproduced a superb
life-cast Of the face of Henry Clay,
made by John HI. [. Browere in
1925, when Clay was forty-eight
years old. 1t is probably the most
real and vivid likeness of Clay i'll
existence. and it has never been
published. In the same number
of McClure's will be reproduced
the only portrait ever painted of
Mrs. Henry Clay. It also has
never been published. Notes by
Mr.. Charles Henry Hart will relate
the history of the portraits and the
circumstances under which they
were produced.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
N 0 TIC <

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, 1897-08-19
THE MIRROR is a weekly p

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 a 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, 1897-08-19

The man who permits his tenn
per to take the reins of individual
government thereby imposes dis
aster upon his friends and a heavy
handicap upon himself in the race
of life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

Bound Down" is the caption
of an interesting article in the
August number of the Northwest
Magazine. It is an interesting de-
scription Of the trip from Duluth
to Buffalo via the great lakes.
Other short stories of general in
terest, and articles of direct benefit
to every one interested in the
famous northwestern section of
our country complete an extremely
readable number of the magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
A DROP" of whisky often leads
to drop from the gallows.

SOME men are born fools, some
achieve folly, and others go to
prison to discover what they are.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

The present strike among the
coal-miners in the East gives a
timely interest to a long review of
one of Emile Zola's novels which
is printed in the San Francisco
Argonaut of August 10th. A
number of passages are quoted at
length, in which are presented a
series of pictures of life in the
French mines before and during a
strike.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
c(SSN#Tm
&}aS;ZSa&;}&o

The subject of continuous ses-
sions Of schools during the twelve
months Of the year is preached by
Prof. b. A. kirkpatrick in the
American Monthly Review Of Re-
views for August. In the same
magazine an interesting account is
given by DR.. W. II. Tolman of the
work of the vacation schools con-
Quoted in New York City in the
summer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

The PRISON MIRROR objects to
the item going the rounds Of the
press, stating that it has suspended
publication. 1t is grinding out
local news, good advice and it's
editors term at the present time
as it has for the past ten years and
is not allowed to suspend even
during good behavior.-St. James
journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

This paper will be forwarded to subscribers
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week, notice should be sent to this office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

Some papers have warmed over
the stories of the band of Cuban
Amazons who dash into the Spanish
forces and sell them an outfit Of
tickets to a Cuban benefit, getting
away before the naughty forces of
Spain have time to open fire on
them. Then the benefit isn't held.
The Spanish finances are getting
low.-Minneapolis Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

A New Jersey husband tried to
scare his wife by pretending to be
burglar and she shot him. What
a blessed thing it would be if all
that particular brand of fools could
meet with an equally appropriate
retribution.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22

you 20 understand 1 do not use the
term goIdbug' in any offensive snse.
and do nos deny the right for him to
be goldbug,' and I use the phrase
with all the kindness that he uses
when he calls me iunatic. Great
applause). When they call us luna
tics they relieve US of all moral re-
sponsibili5y.
The melting pot test is not the best
test The best test of a dollar is the
stomach test. Does it feed people or
purchase the food for them2 An hon
est dollar is one which makes fewest
people hungry. The poet has said that
an honest man is the noblest work of
God. An honest dollar would be the
noblest work of man when we get it.
If a debtor pays less than he agreed
to, you call him a repudiator l tell
you the creditor who collects more than
the contract called for repudiates the
contract Great applause.)' 1 would
like to have a strictly honest dollar.
but If we get one tolerably honest. I
will accept that, like the voter who
would subscribe to the petition of an
Office seeker if the words tolerably hon
est were put in.
The best dollar is the one that fiuc-
tuates least. 1 don't tell you that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
CHARLES BARNETT, coLoRED.
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
The Affair Occurred In Commercial
Street Saloon Last Evening-of-
fender Taken to Jail By Bruce
johnson.

Charles Barnett, colored. is in dur
ance vile as a result OF a row in Bruce
Johnson's saloon on Commercial street.
Barnett is charged with assault with
deadly weapon upon one Fred Col
Inns. 1t seems that Barnett was drink
ing great deal and had been in the
saloon several times yesterday after
noon. He was finally put out of the
resort after having some hot words
with Collins
About S:45 in the evening he returned
TO the saloon and seeing Collins in there
threw a large stone at him, which took
a piece on of the billiard table. Col
Inns and Barnett then got together and
as the former threw up his lefs arm to
ward OF a blow Barnett struck him in
the side with a pocket knife. Barnett
was Immediately thrown out of the
house and Collins went to have the cut.
which 5led considerably but was not
serious, fixed up.
Soon after the occurrence, Bruce
johnson, the proprietor, came in and
heard Of it. He Immediately went out
on a hunt for Barnett and soon found
him. Johnson then marched Barnett
70 the police station and had him locked
uD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22

European financiers do not assist us 70
get it. we viii punish them by paving
them in the money which they them
selves have cheapened in value. I ad-
nit RECOMMENDATION will help the silver
miners, but it will not make him anv
better off than when decentralization
struck him. The miner works not for
US, but for himself. Our interests are
with him because he increases the cur
rency, not enlarges it, If you need a
public building, you do not refuse be-
cause it will help some ones property
beside it.
I'VE believe that prosperity comes
up from the people, not down from the
few l tell you the gold standard is
merely means by which a few people
Will get rich and that the longer the
gold standard goes on, the more will
1t be true that the rich will grow richer
and the poor grow poorer 1t increases
the number of the Door. and the poor
are on our side, and if the gold stand
ard continues to add to our number it
will decrease the number on the other
side Every day finds people led from
to bimetallism That
which is best for the great majority of
the American people must finally de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22
Stockmen Easily Fleeced.

Chicago Chronicle: Whenever the
confidence man finds dearth of sui5-
ects in the downtown district adjacent
to the railroad stations. he boards a
street car headed for the stock yards.
1t is a tradition that at least one-half
of the stockmen who dispose of cattle
can he fieeced by skillful operator
The only difficulty in the work CT the
bunco steerer is to decoy his prospective
victim from the cattle killing district,
where rural persons are watched over
b. officers.
The favorite bait used is an offer TO
show a farmer a mammoth horse a fat
steer or an eight-legged SOW These in
ducements are as frequently accepted
as the explosion on the beach or the
accident in the tunnel downtown. A
cattledealer will walk a long distance
to see really fat steer. and the result
is almost invariably that the confidence
man enjoys the profits of what he calls
a fat steer" This peculiar animal
NAV not be shown the victim, although
he NAV realize some time afterward
that he was in collision with il.
The "'skinning55 of stockyards visit
ors is usually accomplished in the reg
ion north of the yards. Once the coun-
tryman is there. the rest is easy. He is
induced to daily with the trick lock,
the three shells, or any game that looks
easy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22

though now and then a cheer was
raised for Bryan. The Ogden band
came on the train with him, and played
Ell Captain" on the way up Twenty
fifth street. Mr.. Bryan occupied the
carriage beside Hon. D. H. Peery, while
Mrs. BRYAN took a seat in another car
riage by Mrs. Peerv
There was quite a turnout of car
riages of citizens who followed in pro-
cession 10 the Peery mansion, which
was handsomely decorated for the oc-
casiOn.
THE RECEPTION.
The reception began as soon as Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan could take their places,
and hundreds pressed in TO shake the
hands of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. Hon. c.
c. Richards. D. H. Peery, jr., Mrs. H. T.
EmersoA DR.. Hyde, F. r. Christensen.
c. a. SIhurthwaite and other members
Of the immedia-l receiving line were
kept busy introducing Mr.. Bryan and
his wife TO each visitor.
Mr.. Bryan had a hearty. handshake
and CHEEKY word for each. and Mrs.
Bryan had bow and smile for all as
they were presented.
Coming up OF the train. Mr. Bryan
held an impromptu reception, shaking
hands with those on the long train as
they filed 2a-t him.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Every seat in the opera house was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22
AGAINST NEGROES.
Serious Uprising at Riverton, Ala
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Florence, Ala. July H.-An uprising
against the negro workmen on the gov
eminent works at Riverton. Ala. last
night caused a small riot at that place
and today those negroes who can get
away are leaving.
Yesterday evening a negro attempted a
criminal assault upon Mrs. S. l.. Vaughn
Mrs Vaughn escaped from him, as the
negro in pursuing her fell over a chair.
The neighbOrhOod was aroused and
chase given to the negro who took 10
the woods The negroes fiendish at
tempt and the insOlence of several hun
bred other negroes incensed the white
workmen and they determined TO run
the blacks out of town
There were several fights between the
negroes and whites and one white man
was seriously injured. The excitement
was intense and many negroes might
have been killed had not the counsel of
cooler heads prevailed.
The negro who caused the riot yester-
day was captured this morning. He has
been identified by Mrs. Vaughn and
proves 10 be the same negro who cut a
white man last night. There will be 4
lynching before night
RivertOn people are sending TO neigh
boring towns for men, guns and ammuni-
ton. The most serious trouble is feared
Many negroes are leaving the town
Others are sullen and defiant. As the
morning train passed RiyertOn Junction
100 panic stricken negroes boarded il.
many without money to pay fares. They
were all taken TO the next station