The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-12-08

Liquor spoilers at Austin have re-
ceived a severe setback. Such carrion
as spoilers often prove disgrace to
their superiors and the community that
employees them.
Grover Cleveland is trying to dispose
of some of his campaign roosters to
the Cubans. Fighting Bob" Evans
accompanied him as an evidence of
good faith.
Office holders in New York dream
that they are on the firing line Perhaps
they soon will, but Teddy will do
the firing.
An attorney down in Indiana wan ted
to present his argument in poetry.
That's right. Just try it on the dog be-
fore sending it to the editor.
At jacksonville, Ohio, they have a
mayor who advocates the use of blood
hounds in tracking criminals. He
must be one of those imported anar-
chists who have blood on the brain.
Chicago is figuring on having corn
palace at the Paris exposition. This
will be grand opportunity for the Ia
dies of Chicago to reduce the size of
their feet.
1t is rumOred that ex Queen LiliuOk.
alani, of Hawaii, will soon appear be-
fore the foot-lights This is more prof
liable than running after Grover Cleve-
land.
Heard through a knot hole from
where the Bertillon measurements are
taken.
"Well," said the Deputy Warden as
he saw the numerous wounds on the
Indians body, "a man that has been
shot at as often as you have must have
taken quite number of scalps?'
mo, me no take scalpes."
"What! with all those wounds and
got no scalps? You are a cheap In
dian"
With this the Deputy stepped into
the adjoining room where Hop Sings
queue was resting and flashing it be-
fore the excited Indian remarked:
"There, them's the kind of scalps we
take here"
John still protested that he took no
scalps and done nothing but hunt
muskrats to. buy food for the little
pappooses.
In quite number of states the exec
utive clemency extended toward pris-
oners, instead of being beneficial, only
tends to encourage them in the COM
initial of another criminal action.
This, perhaps, is not done with wrong
full intent; but indirectly it has tend
ency to produce just such results. The
executive clemency we refer to, is that
which has proviso attached COMPEL
ing the prisoner to leave the state.
Does this benefit the individual? Does
he feel grateful toward those who have
separated him from relatives and
friends? Does this enforced Danish
ment among strangers increase his
chances of gaining employment? De
cidedly not. The echo of prison re-
form can be heard from the Atlantic
to the Pacific; but this zigzag move
ment of exiting prisoners from one
state to the other, continues interrupt
ed. State officials may congratulate
themselves in Kidding the community
of dangerous character by sending
him across the border, and feel no
pangs of remorse or that they have
abused the power invested in them by
the people. Any law that abridges the
personal interests of the individual is a
dangerous retrograde step. If one has
resided for any length of time in a
locality, they should not be prohibited
from going among friends whose
friendship they have retained even
while in prison. TO expect that man
will succeed when such arbitrary meas
ures are enforced against him, passes
all understanding. When you trans
plant rose bush to other soil, a certain
time must elapse before it assumes its
former fourishing condition. Man
does not possess the attractive qualities
of a magnet, nor can he instantly win
the friendship and confidence of stran-
gers by a smile or complimentary re-
mark. Like the plant, he must be-
come acquainted with surrounding
conditions before hoping for profitable