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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

of all things. He is the fountain
whence all the various vibrations have
their source. Consequently He also
is the Creator of love, which He is al
ways trying to transmit to every hu-
man soul. We are all surrounded by
these loving vibrations so we can con-
centrate them like the X rays and
make them beneficial to our own wei
fare. If we all would do so it would
create the greatest change of the hu-
man nature known to men. There
would be no more wars or revolutions:
no more quarrels or no more murders;
no more jealousy, crimes or no more
prisons or warehouses. Each and ev-
cry person would love each other like
brothers and sisters; all would unite
like one family, and share all things
together. Like the first Christian
church of Jerusalem, the whole human
race would become one harmonious
society, based on Socialistic principles.
Then the time would come as the
prophet has foretoId that "the wolf and
the lamb shall Craze together" Then
the lost paradise would be restored,
and Gods kingdom would be on earth
as it is in Heaven. j. F. j.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

in human affairs. He drifts aimIessly,
unable to adapt himself to circum-
stances, and without the power of ap-
plicatiOn to make use of what little
ability he may possess. The habit of
indifference that has no sympathy with
anything progressive, energetic or in
dustriOus, and which destroys steadi-
ness of character and that touch of
seriousness which dignifies manhood,
clings to him and weighs down energy,
spirit and resolves to advance, to i'm
prove, to establish character and to
win respect. Having no definite object
in view. he has no path of his own to
travel, but drifts with the flotsam and
jetsam of humanity, the idle, the aim
less and the worthless.
In every person there is latent energy
which must be aroused to develop
ability. People of the ne'er do-well
stripe are those whose natural energy,
mental discipline and applicative
powers have been permitted to remain
dormant through lack of suitable
methods for employing and developing
them into what we call ability. Early
training, more especially that part of
it which teaches the application of
natural bent or aptitude for special
calling, is responsible for the failures
usually designated as ne'er do wells.
The theoretical is given undue value,
and the practical subOrdinated to an
inferior position in life's economy
The beauties of bOokish lore, which
adorns, but has no intrinsic value, is
taught while the practical affairs of
life are neglected, the Importance Of
selecting career overlooked and the
habit of industry uniformed; leaving,
instead of a well-trained worker, day
dreamer and a nonproducing member
of the community. 7. G.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Written for The Prison Mirror.
THE NE'ER-DO-wELL

In every community the ne'er- do
we'll is a familiar figure. He exists
everywhere, without any apparent rea-
son why he should exist, is stranger
to ambition, disappointment to him.
self, his friends and his family, and
has no care for the present or interest
in the future. He is thoughtless. irreso-
lutte, easily discouraged by difficulty,
shuns responsibility and lacks force,
energy and earnestness of character to
inspire self-confidence which is the first
essential to insure success in any un-
dertaking.
The ne'er-dO- we'll is kind of derelict
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Written for The Prison Mirror.
CRIME AND ITS PENALTIES.

Having read numerous articles in
The MIRROR written by persons whose
experience has evidently caused them
to think seriously and fruitfully upon
the subject of crime and it's penalties,
the writer, wishing to add his might
to help the good cause, hopes there
may be some of THE MIRRORS readers
who shall be able to sift out at least a
few grains of good wheat from the
chaff which constitutes the bulk of
this article.
The reformation of criminals is a
serious matter; emphatically serious to
those who are being reformed, and
serious relatively to their friends who
are interested in the process of reform
ing them. And as these two classes
are the ones most interested in the
matter, it is to them l am now talking.
The most eminent and experienced
students of criminOlogy do not agree
as to the cause of crime; therefore, 1
shall not endeavOr to argue that point,
but will confine my remarks to some
facts which have come under my per-
sonal observation, which l think will
cast some light upon the subject of ed
ucation as preventative of crime.
While was confined in Jail await
ing trial, Ia period of six months) had
splendid opportunity to discover
some of the peculiarities of persons
charged with committing various
crimes, from murder down to stealing
geese, which latter crime is about on a
par with chicken stealing, which is
generally considered as the lowest
type of dishonesty. L became init
mately acquainted with fifty-three of
the inmates of the jail and talked with
all of them about their "charges, u
charge being the word used to indicate
the crime for which they were awaiting
trial. The one thing which struck me
as most worthy of note was the fact
that there was but one person out of
the fifty three who knew the penalty
set by statute for the particular crime
for which he was arrested, and none
of them could tell the difference be-
tween first, second or third degree of
forgery, nor the difference in degree of
grand larceny. Out of the fifty-three
nineteen did not know the difference
between petit and grand larceny; only
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Written for The Prison Mirror.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH.


Those who have violated the laws of
the land may be properly divided into
two great classes, the professional and
the professional criminals. The
professional criminal pursues his call
ing as a means of support; he has a
more or less extensive acquaintance
with other criminals; he looks upon
Imprisonment as something to be ex-
pected, as an incident to his profession;
and when his sentence is served he
promptly returns to the arms of his
former associates and plans new crimes
for the future.
The professional criminal comes
from all classes of society. Circum-
stances have led him to the commission
of crime. He has no intention of al
ways gaining his support by dishonest
methods. If he steals, FORCES or en-
bezZles, it is because of some peculiar
circumstances. If he goes to prison he
is very likely to be there under his own
name. After staying there short
time there is strong probability of
his developing into professional. Let
us pass him by and consider briefly the
professional criminal.
Whatever may be his "specialty' or
peculiar line of work and in whatever
way he pursues his vocation, he has
but one final object-money. Does it
pay to be criminal is therefore an i'm
portant question. Let us look at it
exclusively from the standpoint of
dollars and cents. Just as in the hon.
est walks of life there are various pur-
suits suited to different intellects, so in
the paths of dishonesty there are vari-
Gus ways and means demanding vary
ing degrees of Judgment, experience
and education. A farmer would not
succeed as we'll as a trained lawyer in
convincing jury. Nor could a COM
mon sneak thief plan and execute a
Manhattan bank robbery. Each in
dividual has certain degree of USE
fulness, which, when offered in the
proper market, will command fits full
value. A reformed man who has been
an expert thief will naturally:take a
higher position among honest men,
than would the reformed thief of in
ferior ability.
If you, kind reader, have been dis
honest what can you say of your
experience in the "ways that are dark ?"
If you had always led an"upright life,
would you not now be far better off
You who are breathing the air of free
dom, cannot you learn something from
those who are not, but. who may be
your equal in judgment and nerve?
You may be languishing in prison,
cannot you learn considerable from
your own experience and that of your
fellow prisoners?
There is one idea that affords con-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Vol. X.-No. 33.


No, you needn't tell me, stranger.
That the things that's out of place
Is accOrdin' to Gods willin
Cause He isn't in the case.
And if you forget your cOlOrs
And go thrust cOmrade through
Don't you think that God will settle,
No, He'll ''Send the bill to you
It's note that won't pass payment;
It's too easy, far: away
Just to shift our human meanness
Unto shoulders where twill stay.
But it's just shOpwOrn notion
And it cannot help us through;
If you injure friend or brother.
God will send the bill to you.
The free will at the commencement
Back in Adam time, you see
Wasn't given just for Eden.
It's come down to you and me;
And if we should choose to use it,
In the fashion that some do,
Then don't talk of Gods strange rulin'
Cause the bills are ours when due.
And there's one odd thing about it,
That seems odd to human trade.
There's no bankrupt acts will carry
In the laws that God has made,
And the burdens that we've fitted
To the backs of friends we knew
will be hOisted to our shoulders.
When the bills of life come due.
Ella C. Eckert in, Every Where.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
Written for The Prison Mirror.
LOVE AND ITS EFFECTS,

We all know that the whole universe
is created and governed by the So called
law of nature, and that this law is
based on one, to us incOmprehensible
multitude of vibrations; that each and
every vibration brings forward spe
cial product differing in form, nature
and character according to the number
of vibrations. Therefore 1 believe that
the force called love is nothing but a
natural product from certain number
of vibrations mixed with other kinds
of vibrations which make greater or
lesser impression on men and animals
throughout the universe. Further 1
believe that these love vibrations, as l
call them, can be extracted and sepa-
rated from the other vibrations, and
be cultivated in our own mind or heart,
as we generally call the seat of love.
The more we do so the more they will
develop themselves in purity and
strength; so that our spirit in time will
be saturated therefrOm to such an ex-
tent that it will become one of the
strongest powers known to men, and
within few generations this love
wonld become so perfect and strong
that all the evil there now exists in hu-
man nature would be extinguished
and become a thing of the past.
To substantiate my idea will refer
to facts known to every nation, that is:
man may, by continual kind and low
ing treatment, subdue the widest and
most vicious nature of any animal,
and train it to be so affectionate to it's
master that it will even sacrifice it's
own life for him. We find the same
effect from love visible in man, as we
find home circles where the father and
son, mother and daughter, sister and
brother live in continual quarrels,
cursing each other, the sole reason
therefor being the absence of love.
Again we find homes where the entire
family is bound together with love,
and the result therefrom is a harmo-
NOUS joy and happiness.
These facts will prove that we can
develop these loving vibrations by
practical cultivation according to our
own will. God is the Creator and Ruler
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

six knew the limit of penalty for
any crime of which 1 asked. l was
astonished at this, aud asked myself
this question:: Do the criminal class
generally commit crimes the penalties
for which they are ignorant Of? The
more [ investigated, the frmer became
my conviction that they did, and hav-
ing made up my mind that this was
the fact, commenced to figure on the
probable effect that education upon
this subject would have had in prevent
ing the commission of the crimes
which placed these fifty-three men be-
hind iron bars. Education, in the COM
mon sense of the word, 1 think, would
have very little virtue as preventa-
tive of crime. But do think that a
clear and full knowlege of the punish
ment that the law prescribes for felon-
les would have caused fully one half
of these men to withstand greater
their fall.
Partly as pastme, principally as a
philosophical experiment, l would in
gratiate myself into the good graces
of some poor fellow by present of
some tobacco or other trifle and get him
to talk about himself and his past life,
gradually leading him up to the cir
cumstances which were Immediately
connected with the crime for which he
was locked up. Then l would tell him
what the extreme penalty for his crime
was and almost invariably he would
show. by his actions, that he was scared;
and this fact alone was to me, sufficient
assurance that if he had known before
committing the crime what great
chances he was taking he would not
have taken them. | do not mean by
this that criminals generally are igno-
rant, but that they have wrong concep-
tions of the legal status of the crimes
generally committed by them. Quite
a large number of those with whom |
talked were men of good education,
and intellectual beyond the average,
and to me it seemed very strange that
they were so poorly informed on GRIM
inal law. One case in particular, that
of a young German, a college graduate,
school teacher and professional ac-
countant, charged with embezzlement.
The amount of his defalcation was but
thirty three dollars. This man knew
positively nothing about criminal pen
alties and could not understand how
it was that he could be prosecuted for
the offense after he had settled the
matter with the man whom he had de-
frauded
Taking the foregoing facts as foun-
dation for my belief that education of
particular kind would be helpful in
preventing crime, 1 would suggest, to
those friends who are sincerely in earn
est in their efforts to guide the erring
footsteps of their fellow men, that they
give this matter consideration and see
if it would not be time and money we'll
spent to send teachers of law as well
as teachers of religion, to talk to those
who are starting on the broad and dan
gerous road which leads to prison. 1
believe. with that eminent English au-
thor, John Ruskin, that "it is better to
spend both time and money in prevent
ing crime than to devise cunning meth
ods of dealing with criminals"
M. ONROE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

When God thought of Mother, He
must have laughed with satisfaction,
and framed it quickly-so rich, so deep,
so divine, so full of soul, power and
beauty was the conception.-Henry
Ward Beecher.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-14
Pa TURING MEADOW .

That reliable dairy writer, George E.
Newell says:
The usual course pursued by dsirymeu
IS TO turn mIlch COWS upon the aftermath
Of the meadows, which the showers Of
September have stimulated to 40 abur
dant gaowtt. While this flush OF feed
Issts the milk yield is mater ly increase
and more butter and cheese are produced
from q given qEantiiy OF IT than earlier 10
the season. This advance in richness Is
due toh to the time the cows have passed
beyond the psrturi-nt period and to the
influence OF favorable feed. Combined
with this we have 10 the fall cool weather
conducive to preserving milk quality in
dairy product. But and cheese i'm
prove 10 price and the autumn i, consider
ed pr, iitsble period Tor the dairy farmer.
While there is no doubt about the
i'm mediate profit, il is well to look deeper
than q casual inspection and see if there
is any real profit 10 this method Mead
ows are set apart Tor producing hay and
not for ,ff riding pastu age. A good orcp
Of hay is al essential pro iuc'ion of eyery
we'll regulated dairy farm. Fall pssturage
Of meadows without heavy topdressing Of
manure mes' 8 depletion 10 grass yield for
the ensuing season. Cattle will gr 2 the
tender succnlent rowen very closely and
leave the grass rCots unprotected at the
advent OF winter. This ia doubly dsmag
ing when 20 few f Ids are protected by
good woodland uo1dbresks. AS a result
these closely cropped meadows are bare
or partially so 10 winter, the snow collect
ins about the fenc 10 drifts. A thick
mating OF rowen, il it existed, void then
act IS protective mulch and combined
With the snow il held would proven. the
extensive FREQ ing ont cf grass roots. ]
have seen tbeyleld OF hay from q fertile
% esdow RED uced one ton per acre 10
amount in amount 10 the season following
close fall .grszing, Besides removing
the protection this method subj cts the
land to double croppi?g 10 ooe season,
involving a heavy drain 90 the fertility Of
the soil
10 view OF the facts 1t becomes a grave
question whether or not the increase Of
income from iall dairying as at present
secured amounts 10 real profit to the mi k
producer II is apparent that 1t is not
secured in q legitim ate way. aud dsirymeD
who regularly practice feeding their
meadows by fall or z'ns are in reality
cheating themselves. The cheat is grave
one entsiipg damage at the present and
weakening the basis offu,ute dsirying. l.
the pasture is not sufficient to maintain
good flow OF milk 10 the fall, which il gen
orally is, soili crops should be suppi.d
TO make mp the deficiency.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-14
aarilultnrt.
THF Cou axp Frrpya YALuF ~ nHu
C1ns Ptpuu AID oF suAaE.

. HF NH'". hNN tNt'tFH AHf" 80 '''t.r
C1Es FtpuH ,Sp oP siAaE.
", hsre reserved bslieiin l23 q too
Nsw Jerssy Experiment siaiio3 10 wtlea
sireb . detailed sccoaut Of eateto'y
conducted eIpsrimest earned &C to deter
nius whether or rot It is mere profitable
70 msie fodder core toto silsse th to
ity cure u 10 the Geld. The corn yielded
II % .ous o. greco forage 70 4 ] tons OF
cared forage per acre TbSi Of which
slisse 10 made Was cut i-to 8 Zach
Issgths ,nd pot 10 silo The other sss
shocked 10 the Ltld sud hauled to the
barn 10 October sod cat As needed 10 feed,
iuto the stms lengths A. the sil.se l.
vac found that Il oosl 6 pr cent moe
to prepare the sisse for feeding than II
ji1 lhr dli cared Oder This dlher
suce uss u tinly 90 soeonlt OF the extra
eost Of hauling the green fed Ter The
grain ration fed with each was good sn1
ample one sud the same 10 both cases,
They we're FED 40 equal smount q dry
msttet With both silsge Snl dry fodder.
The sihge they ste up clean, bat left
some OF the dry fodder, 1t wss found
that the Losses 10 dry matter were about
the same 10 siloing rs 10 dry curlag
Tue trial lasted twenty iour days, the
coss were divided into two lots One
lot fed silsse twelve dsys and fed dry
fodder the ssme length Of time, then they
were ohInEed about, those having sllage
we're fed dry fodder sbd those first fed
dry fodder were i,d sisge.
1t vas found that when fed dry fodder,
the COWS fell tn 10 dow of milk much
faster iban when fed silsee, so that the
yield OF milk was II 3 per cent, and OF
butter ist l04 per cent greater from silsge,
than from it's equivalent in dry fodder.
TLi, gsiu from feeding silsge is account
ed for in part, vt least by the grest4r
dieestibiily OF silsge over dry fodder
snd It was not that the silage fed COWS
drew 90 their bodies for this extra amount
OF milk, for when they were weighe', it
Was found they bad gained 10 weight,
10 summing the whole thing up. it was
found that taking everything into account
the costs aud proceeds that. With
milk at one cent pound, or about two
cents o quart, az acre OF this corn, yield
ing II 70 tons OF green forage, brought
ten dollars more when siloed than like
acre dry field cured,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-14
GROCERY AND DRUG
BARGAINS.

Are not Inferior goods At email prices bat the
best goods Al reasonable pUoes. Prudent
buyers kGuS that here they can get the best
sroc, rics and druRs Tor Their money rooi
qus.ty md our store don't recognize each
atbsF
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-14
FARM fAGGOrL


Pillow the garden 10 good season 10 the
fall,
Fall growth OF wood thould not be stim
ulsted in trees.
Air the cellar during the warm dsys,
throwing open ell windows snd door
The bee, butter il putin package
that does not look we'll, will not bring the
best price
II msnure is TO be appIld 10 the
orchard this fall, II should nct be doue
till after growth has ceased.
No suinsl should be kept through the
winter uuless it will nske a good return
10 srosth. lain. work. wool, butter snd
milk.
Cellars are Of great importance 10 the
f.mily, bat to often they are 80 dsup AZ
10 become menace TO the be.llh Of The
family,
ltla mistake not to insure old tress
Very often this is the reason why they
fail 10 give satisfaction sbeu they reach
iull growlh.
All seeding should be done 10 good ses
ron 20 tia, the plso,s sill have good op
poriuuity tort we'll established before
cold weather
Sackers which come up rruod the
rsspberfIes on bslWeeu the rows make
good plauts II c4reiully dag All porlJJ %
Of the ctcgs ROOT ia fet4in5d,
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