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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
THE PAROLE LAW.

After four years of watchful experience
as to the working of this wise and hui
name law, we cannot too strongly indorse
it's benefcent results as being all that it's
advocates expected. though not all they
may hope to accomplish. When the in
mate finds that his freedom depends up
on himself, he begins to study the things
which make to that end, and il properly
encouraged and directed will develop
the ability and purpose to become good
citizen. Too much care cannot be ex-
ercised in carrying out this law. that the
best results may accrue. A lax admin
istration would bring it into disrepute'
For any violations of the conditions of
the parole, speedy and prompt return
to confinement must be enforced. A
statement of the workings Of this law is
herewith given in confirmation of the
faith that is in US:
Number of prisoners released on parole
from July1, 1892, to July 81, 1896, III
Number of prisoners violating condi-
tion of parole and returned to
the institution. ...... II
Number of prisoners violating condi-
tions and escaping from the state
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

Lucas COUNTY.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of f. j.
CHENEY q Co, doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn To before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
W.. A. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27


Mrs. Griswold's story is well adapted for
home reading and Sunday-school libraries.
The scene of he story is laid in Wisconsin
early in the 4O's, and it traces the history of
young girl. from childhood to wOmanhood, un-
folding the steps of her intellectual develop
ment, and her growth into noble character.
The story is very gracefully written, and will
take high rank among the books for young
women of which the time is so prolific. 1t viii
please readers old and young. and will be es-
pecially interesting to all who are interested In
the early beginnings of society in the West.
In Waiting on Destiny" the author provides
for gill readers well-written and healthful
story of early Wisconsin life when that State
was on the frontiers of the great West The
whole tone of the book is pure and elevating,
ana no young girl can peruse Its genuinely In
tereSting aud picturesque pages without receiv-
ing decided moral upft as we'll as salutary
mental stimulus. Margarets promising girl
hood Powered into Just the noble womanhOOd
one would naturally have expected. lions
Herald.
This is a story of life IN Wisconsin at the time
when that was new country. the heroine being
a girl with a great hunger for books, and living
ia region where there was great famine OF
literature. The closing chapters describe some
phases OF the excitement prevailing just before
the Rebellion and at the time Of that outbreak.
Aside from the interest attaching 10 the pace
and the time, the narrative In itself has qual-
itias that would win for IL wide circle of read
ers 1t is well written, and between the lines
one can find opinions pronounced on variety
OF practical and important questiOns.-G0lden
Rule.
1t will not be difficult to discern the originals
of the two foremost characters In the book. In
It's literary aspects II will compare favOrably
with the best work OF the day among American
authors. We heartily commend IL to all who
would have In home and Sunday-schoOl whole
some and helpful story books.-Gospel Banner.
Universalist Publishing House
(wEsrERN BRANcHl,
SO DEARBORN ST.. CHICAGO.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
SHORTHAND BY MAIL.

If you want to learn the best system of
SHORTHAND before the world today,
the most rapid, the easiest TO learn, please
write me at Cleburne, Texas. Satisfaction
guaranteed c. H. ROGERS,
Stenographer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
The Higher Grades.

The result of this healthful strife for
prize which all may win is shown by the
fact that the higher grades contain by
far the greater number of prisoners, the
average number in Division l being only
16, while the badge or trust women num-
Der Ill, out of an average population of
1885,
The benefit of this system becomes APP
parent, also, in the Frightening face of
the prisoner as she rises from grade to
grade, in her growing ambition to attain
the highest rank in her little world.
In department, reprimand is generally
sufficient to prevent the repetition of a
slight offence. A deliberate breach of
discipline is punished by the loss of one
OF more credit marks, placing promotion
correspondingly farther away. The loss
of ten credits forfeits one day of what is
called ''commuted time" remission of
three or more days in each month, allowed
by law to every well-behaved prisoner.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
Crust Women. T"

1t is very rarely that one of our wo-
men betrays the trust reposed in her, and
the sense of honor thus cultivated, as
well as the tasks in which she is trained,
constitute an excellent preparation for
the time when she shall be again free
woman
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at is under consideration.
MINNESOTA PENITENTIARY.

MINNESOTA PENITENTIARY.
Warden Wolfer, OF the Minnesota
prison, does not believe in infiicting
corporal punishment: whipping. or
strapping. II he uses at all the solitary
confinement he has the cell we'll lighted
and ventilated; never dungeon.
He says, he used to whip: "One OF the
results of my whipping that was very
noticeable to me was that it appeared to
have not only on the prisoner a depres
sing and brutalizing effect. but it also
had this effect on the officer that admin
istered the punishment"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27

Agent for aiding discharged prisoners,
Mrs. Frye, says:
II have applications for workers, and
have during the year sent two hundred
and forty-one women out of town to their
homes or to places for service. If after
time some drift back, l count it gain
to get them away from their old haunts
even for a few months.
"a large majority of the women who
come to me for help are the victims of In
temperance. THAT drunkenness is the
father of crime and misery, most ruinous
to its special votaries, needs scarcely to
be stately
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-27
Ohio Penitentiary.

Ohio Penitentiary.
Ruling with hand of iron and heart
of stone may result in maintaining good
order and discipline in a prison, but the
sion in the strong, not the less fierce be-
cause they are concealed, and crush all
sembiance of manhood from the weak, and
when the time arrives when they must
be turned loose upon the community, they
are worse and more dangerous men than
when they entered the prison.
1t was recently decided to adopt
change in the prison uniform, with a view
of distinguishing between the grades of
prisoners, and of rewarding good conduct
and conformity to prison regulations.
Under the conditions existing at the
time this plan was adopted, there was
very little difference between the treat
ment of first grade prisoner and that of
one in the third grade. 1t is proposed to
clothe the prisoner in the first grade in
clothing that would not be degrading In
the eyes of others, and that he could
wear without the loss of self respect and
the sense of humiliation, attendant upon
the wearing of the shameful stripes.
After the plan was unfolded to the
prisoners in the chapel, the effect was
certainly remarkable a reduction in the
number of reports was Immediately
noticeable and this reduction has continued
until the average daily number of reports,
which was fourteen when notice of the
change was given, decreased to a daily
average of seven reports at the close of
the year, in other words less than four
tenths of one per cent. of the prison pop
ulation were reported for misconduct and
since the adoption of the change there has
been no instance of a conduct report
against prisoner in the first grade.
Virginia.
Section 4143 Code of Virginia provides
that convict guilty of profanity, inde-
cent behavior, idleness, neglect, or wilful
mismanagement of work, INSTRUMENTATION
an assault not amounting to felony, or
violation of any of the rules prescribed
by the Governor, may, under orders of the
superintendent, subject to the said rules,
be punished by lower and coarser diet,
the iron mask or gag, solitary confinement
in cell or the dungeon, or by stripes.
Under such orders, and subject to the
said rules, the Superintendent may, when
a convict is charged with an offence for
which he is to be tried under chapters two
hundred and three, and two hundred and
four, confne him in cell or the dungeon
until such trial.
Section Ala provides that the Superin-
tendent shall keep record of the conduct
of each convict, and for every month that
a convict appears by such record to have
faithfully observed the rules and require
ments of the prison, and not to have been
subjected to punishment, there shall, with
the consent of the Governor, be deducted
from the term of service of such convict
four days.
Under age in Richmond Prison 49, 256
II years old. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
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a Story For Girls.
WAITING ON DESTINY
HATTIE Tying GRIswoLD,
Iamo, 3Is pages. Price, rs cents.

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Punishment, in case of ar ordinary mis-
demeanor, is light for first offence, and
increases in severity with each repetition.
For example, improper conduct at the
table. any violation of the rule which re-
quires silence and respectful behavior
during meals, is punished by obliging the
woman to eat alone in her room for three
days. For second offence, her solitary
meals are continued for week The
punishment, like all others, is cumulative.
OF course grave misdemeanors call for Sc
verer penalties, and spirit of persistent
disobedience is sometimes repressed only
by confinement in solitary workroom.
This is lighted room, ten by twelve feet,
where the prisoner can have her work,
receives her usual food and lives much
the same as before, except that she is de-
prived of the companionship of her mates,
and is allowed no books except on Sunday.
1t is simple but wonderfully effective
punishment.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
SPOKE TO FOREsTERS.
Rev. San, G. Smith Addresses Menu
bcrs of the Order.

Rev. Dr.. S. G. Smith, Of the People
church, preached to the members OF the
local courts of ForeSterS last evening,
and that order was we'll represented IN
the audience. The sermon was beau
tiful lesson in the objects of fraternal-
ism and Forestry in particular, and
illustrated the highest principles OF
such brotherhood and it's ennobllng
influences. Dr. Smith said, in part:
'The forests bring to us a message OF
life [ know of no greater pleasure
than to walk through them in the
springtime, to observe the budding
leaves on the trees and tread on the
rich velvety carpet of Verdure, to listen
to the caroling of birds and the hum
OF insect life; our hearts are thrilled III
unison with love of nature, and we
join in with the feathered songsters III
a paean of praise to the Creator.
'"The forests also bring us a message
of beauty, the remembrance of which
will last through all the years. The
leaves cannot die, with autumn's frosts,
without throwing out their banner OF
beauty. They die rejoicing in knoWl-
edge that with another year they Will
bud again, a knowledge Of a glorious
resurrection.
1.-The forests mean more than this,
they have a utility beyond the gratln-
cation of the senses. They furnish food
and water food from the banana and
other bearing trees, While at their roots
the springs of sweet water gush forth
out of the soil.
''To the Edamites in Arabia, the for
ests provided shelter and protection
from the hosts of their foes, the Baby
lonians. while it was here that the
tribes were wont to unite and hold
their courts.
Forestry is founded on divine prin-
ciples, and in it's courts there can be
no association of man to man, except
that good be in their hearts, there is
the honest hand and the open eye,
which draw members together. The
church is an institution bonded togeth-
er for the elevation of mankind and to
instilI the principles of a righteous liv-
ing. In Forestry there is the care of
the home in one hand and in the other
the spirit of the church. The social,
fraternal. spiritual and benevolent prin-
ciples of the order are but advancing
this one desire for the elevation of
mankind
ITO the FOreSterS | will say ! well
come you to fellowship in your love of
nature, in the three great principles OF
your order, patriotism, protection and
fraternity, principles Which are found
ed on divine law. Your patriotism
teaches you love of country, of the
glorious flag and of the union of states.
Protection means that you extend help
to one another. Selfishness is alone in
this world; it's hand is against every
one and every ones hand is against ii,
therefore we have fraternity. [ again
welcome you here tonight, and you
will be made welcome next Sunday
night and every Sunday night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
HARVEST HANDS HELD UP.
bandits Made a Rich Haul on the
Great Northern.

bandits Made a. Rich Haul on the
Great Northern.
A trio of bold bandits held high car
nival on a Great Northern stock train
coming into Minneapolis early yester-
day morning by sticking up" between
thirty and forty harvest laborers re-
turning to their homes and robbing
them of every article Of value they
possessed. Money, watches and trim
kets were appropriated, though many
of the victims had been fearful of rob-
earnings to the Twin Cities by eX-
press, thus saving the greater part of
the seasons earnings.
Among those who were on the train
were William and John Norvak, living
at Clinton, Ind, who have worked dur
ing the harvest as partners. They ar
rived in st. Paul yesterday, penniless,
but are being cared for until the arriv
al of their money by express today, by
| a downtown hotel keeper. According
to their story there were about forty
men on the train, riding on top of the
cars. Just outside of Minneapolis
three men with masks covering their
faces and each carrying a big revolver
came down the train from the direc-
ton Of the engine, ordering every one
of the laborers to march along ahead
and Norvak say the entire crowd was
rounded up, and, at the muzzles of
three revolvers, forced to crawl
through a rear window into an empty
box car near the rear of the train.
The robbers followed, the men say,
when one of them flashed a lantern
and all of the laborers were punched
together in one end Of the car. Then
one at time they were ordered to step
forward, and each was Systematically
searched. Most of the victims had
from So to S. in their pockets, and sew
eral carried their entire seasons
wages. All We're stripped Of every
cent, and a number of the men also
lost watches, aggregating, according
to Simmons and Norvak, over 5000 for
the robbers. Simmons lost 81 and his
companion So. After each man had
been "frisked," the crowd was kept
under guard by the bandits until Min
neapolis was reached, when they
jumped from the car and disappeared
in the railroad yards. Simmons and
Norvak have receipts for the money
sent by them by express and expect to
get it today and continue their home
ward journey. They say that the la
bOrers were cautioned at Wilmar that
gangs from the Twin Cities were max
ing a practice Of holding up cattle
and freight trains to rob harvest
hands travelling in this way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
wYAND FOR PRESIDENT.
Local Travelling Passenger Agents
VIII Boom Him.


A special car on the Omaha train for
Chicago last evening carried jolly
party of nearly a score of people, ST.
Paul members of the International AS
ISOLATION of Travelling Passenger
Agents, en- route for Nashville, Tenn,
to attend the tWenty-ffth convention
of the association-the silver jubilee.
The car, that magnificent piece Of
rolling stock, the Great Falls" was
provided through the courtesy of the
Great Northern railway, and was fur
nished with ali sorts of provisions to
relieve the tedium of a long trip. The
party goes to Chicago over the Omaha,
thence to Evansville over the Eastern
Illinois. and to Nashville over the
Louisville e Nashville At Chicago
they will be joined by the contingent
from that city, three coach-loads of
them, and a special train will be run
through to the destination. After the
adjournment of the convention they
will go to Cincinnati over the Louis
vile & Nashville, thence over the Big
Four to Chicago, and home on the
Omaha.
The St. Paul delegation will make a
strong effort to bring the next conven-
ton to this city, and has the promise
of the support of the Chicago mem
bers to that end. Some of the st. Paul
boys Will also urge the convention TO
elect that genial rustler after passen-
ger business, w. L. Wyand of this
city, for the important Office of presi-
dent
The following were in the party
leaving last evening: E. A Whitta-
ker, CT the Minneapolis & st. Louis
A F. Nash of the Omaha; T. E.
Lynch, assistant general passenger
agent of the Great Northern; G. H.
McRae, assistant general passenger
agent of the Omaha; c. W. Hum
phrey, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Eastern Illinois; ]. E.
Hull, of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern; George Lowell, of the Wa
bash; ]. T. Taggart, Of the Baltimore
& Ohio; W. L. Wyand, of the Michigan
Central; S. c. Cook, of the st. Paul
Transfer company, and Mrs. Emma
Lyons. Mrs. Nash, Miss Hull, Mrs.
Wyand and Mrs. Cook.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
HALF A CENT BELOW.
South ST. Paul Says 1t Can UnderseII
Chicago.

Chicago.
The Stock Yards Reporter says: The
management of the Union Stock Yards
company scored another great point in
their efforts to build UP a great live
stock center, in locating Swift s. Co.
at South st. Paul. 1t has long been
conceded that the locating of one of the
stockyards points in the Northwest set
tied the future for all time and South
ST Paul has been selected as the only
practical location in which to build up
a great stock yards and packing in
dustry.
Swift & Co. will spare no expense in
fitting up the big plant recently occu-
pied by the Minnesota Packing & Pro-
vision company, with the most modern
and complete machinery, so that the
big plant may be run to it's capacity at
a profit. The record of their rapid
growth shows they are in business to
do business and not run at spasmodic
intervals and in a small way.
There is tributary to South st. Paul
10000 hogs, 1000 cattle and 1000 sheep
per day the year round, and it only
needs market for it to bring it here.
The demand for choice fat steers has
always been exceedingly limited, need
ing a buyer having an export and an
Eastern outlet that will create a con-
slant and steady demand large enough
to absorb all that are offered. The
difference in freight rate in favor of
the st. Paul market is about IA cents
per 100 weight, added to which is the
necessary loss by shrinkage by ship
ping to Chicago, and the extra cost of
feeding, all of which will enable Swift
& Co. to buy at fully half cent pound
below the Chicago market. To this
must be added the saving of freight on
the return shipment of the finished pro-
duct, and it can be readily seen that the
other large packing establishments
cannot compete for the Northwestern
trade; it was a shrewd move on the
part of Swift & Co., who will doubtless
reap the benefit of it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
DEAF MUTES MET
To Organize an Auxiliary Church
Society.


Society.
Responding to an invitation of Rev.
Father Gibbons, Of st. Mary's church.
forty deaf mutes Of the Twin Cities at
tended a meeting at st. Mary's parish
school yesterday afternoon some
weeks ago the attention of Father Glib
bons was called to the fact that there
were about 100 deaf mutes in the Twin
Cities, who by reason of their int1rml-
ties were unable to participate except
with their eyes in religious services.
An informal meeting was held the lat
ter part of August, and yesterday
afternoon a society was formed Win
Anton Schroeder as president, MISS Z.
Smith, secretary, and Rev. Fatner
Gibbons as spiritual director.
1t was an interesting sight to Watcn
the proceedings of the first meeting OF
the society. Motions were put and car
ried and the usual parliamentary Ior-
malities gone through with without
single objection so far as talk was COIL
cerned Each of the members OF the
new organization appeared TO pc deep
ly interested, and the address OF Father
Gibbons, which was written out ana
told to the members in the sign Ian
guage by President Schroeder, appeared
to give great satisfaction. The society,
Father Gibbons said, would meet the
second Sunday in each month for re
ligious instruction and the society
would be conducted on the same line
as other organizations connected with
the church. After the election of Of
ffcers, Father Gibbons, who is master
ing the sign language, talked with his
fingers to the members as to the aims
and purpose of the society, and IN a
general way on the subject OF religion
two score present YGSCef-
day were a number of women and
children