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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
Written for The Prison Mirror.
LEGAL GYMNASTICS.

A criminal trial is beginning to
seem like battle-a game between
the opposing lawyers-rather than a
. calm arrival at judgment which shall
deal out justice. The moral effect of
this upon the public is most unfor-
tunate.
A hardened criminal who sees in his
crime no punishment of remorse and
self contempt. but only possible incar
ceration or death, begins to look upon
successful criminal lawyer as his
best friend-as man who can stand
between him and punishment-and
who is quite willing to do so for a con
sideration. On the other hand the
prosecuting attorney is feared almost
as much by the innocent as by the
guilty. He is regarded as taking ad,
vantage OF every possible subterfuge
and trick to get conviction, and as
taking it consciously and deliberately
This view of the prosecuting attor-
ney is given by the opposing counsel
in his efforts to nullify that officials
work. And, unfortunately, the records
of "Star cases. confirm the undesira-
bic impression.
The prosecutor is bound by his oath
10 consider the interests of the pris-
oner equally with those of the people.
That too often he does not do this
calmly, squarely and judiciously many
of us know.
The contest of legal ingenuity be.
comes exciting and the life and liberty
Of the accused appear to be second
ary consideration in the case. The
lawyers on both sides battle for "repu.
tatiOn"
If no lawyer would deliberately un.
dertake to defraud justice by screening
the guilty; if the Judge, jury and coun-
sci would sift criminal case as calmly
as any other subject, realizing their
fearful responsibility and taking it as
supreme duty; then crime would
have a new check and respect for the
law and its practitioners would ad.
vance. But the millennium has not
yet arrived, and it is futile to expect
such action as yet. F. w. F.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
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backward, turn backward, . Time. in your
fight;
Make me child again, just for tonight!
Mother, come back from the echoless Shore
Take me again to your heart as of yOre;
Kiss from my forehead the burrows of care,
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;
Over my slumberS your loving watch keep;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue,
Mother, o mother, my heart calls for you.
Many summer, the grass has grown green,
BlOssOmed and faded our faces between;
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain,
Long tonight for your presence again.
Come from the silence so long and so deep;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Over my heart in the days that are flown,
No love like mother love ever has shOne;
No other worship abides and endures.
Faithful, unselfish, and patient like yours
None like mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul, and the world-weary BRAIN
Slumber's soft calms DER my heavy lids creep;
Rock me to sleep. mother, rock me to sleep!
Come let your brown hair, just lighted with gold,
Fdlron your shoulders again, as of old;
Let it drop over my forehead tonight,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light;
For with its sunny-edged shadows once more.
HAPPY will thrOng the sweet visions of yOre,
Lovingly. softly, its bright billOws sweep;
Rock me to sleep. mother rock me to Sleep
Elizabeth A. Allen
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

mid summer journey from Ell Paso
to Frisco; when the thermometer
stands at ITO night and day; when the
waves of heat dance on the glistening
sands; when everything green, has
turned to brown, except the cactus,
and it too is covered with thick layer
of dust; when the rivers have all dis
appeared and there is 10 water to be
seen, except an occasional stagnant
pool? But how changed it all seemed
now; to me we were journeying
through paradise of rarest beauty.
| seemed to hear the birds singing.
Chapparal and sage brush were trans
formed into the honey suckle and wis.
terra. The ugly yucca, took on the
beauty of royal palms. The dreary
waste of sand became a sward of
greenest verdure. Sweet strains of
music, dear to lovers ears, floated
through my brain, while the odor of
orange blossoms was waited in through
the open windows.
'Tis the same old story, love at first
sight. And so it was that the bliss
that had not been mine in youth, come
to me in later years. All! the ecstacy
of it all, as again l recall that mid
summer journey with my beautiful
senorita, the idol of my heart.
Yes, we went through to Frisco and
she became an American girl. We
live over in Oakland and | am sure
Wanda will be glad to know you.
1CONOCLAST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
TeeMs.J $1.O0 per year, in advanc
Six Months 80 cents.

criminal instincts or some peculiar
temptation commit occasionally un-
lawful acts? The greater ones oppor-
tunity, the greater the failure if he
falls short of his possibilities. The
wider a mans influence, the more un-
fortunates will he drag down with him
in his fall. 1t is the whited sepulcher
that is most inimical to the interests of
society. From an open plague men
will flee, but an evil which is CLOSED
over with all the arts of the polite
world is an insidiOus danger.
There is glamour about worldly
life which fascinates and deceives the
young, and herein lies the danger.
The entrance to Vanity Fair is paved
with flowers and echoing with music,
but within the walls reign the demons
OF pain, regret and despair.
He is deeply to be pitied who can not
look down his lite, as down an avenue
of innocence, where the white light of
peace falls in broad shafts of sunlight.
1t is worth all the self, denial it re-
qulres to escape from the noisy, artif-
cial world of self-indulgence and self
seeking to the calm heights of thought
and virtue, where one may drink in
great draughts of pure air and feel
himself in touch with beautiful and
majestic universe.
Let parents, as they love their chill
dren, look to the morals of the COM
munity. Let the young, as they hope
for happiness, cling to their ideals and
struggle toward the stars. And
heaven help the rest.--Minneapol
Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
SELECTED GEMS.

All the possible charities of life
ought to be cultivated, and when we
can neither be brethren nor friends let
us be kind neighbors and pleasant ac-
quaintances.-Edm Burke.
Men who look on nature and their
fellOwmen, and cry that all is dark
and gloomy, are in the right; but the
sOmbre cOlOrs are reflected from their
own jaundiced eyes and hearts. The
real hues are delicate and need
clearer vision.-Charles Dickens.
Religion is not method. it is life,
higher and supernatural life, mys-
tical in its root and practical in it's
fruits, communion with God, a calm
and deep enthusiasm, love which ra-
dates, force which acts, a happiness
which OverflOws.-Amiers Journal.
1t denotes no great bravery of mind
to do that out of a desire of fame
which we could not be prompted to by
generous passion for the glory of
Him that made us.-Addison.
We grow so easily to forget our no.
blest and most splendid times. 1t
seems to me there is no maxim for a
noble life like this: Count always your
highest moments your truest moments.
Believe that in the time when you
man, then you were your truest SELF
Phillips Brooks.
The greatest battles of life are
fought in the arena of a mans own
heart. His most powerful and his
most insidious foes are within himself.
The household of his daily thought
and desires and purposes and imagin-
ings contains enemies subtle and
strong. In his own bosom the battle
must be joined.-Philip Moxom.
There can be no coward or craven
more abject than a minister with any
conscience, who appears in the pulpit
after an idle, dishonest week, to cheat
his congregation with diet of frag-
ments, seasoned with counterfeit fer
vor.-James Stalker.
Make yourself an honest man, and
then you may be sure there is one less
rascal in the world.-Carlyle.
Man is soul using the body as an
observation-disclosures Taylor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
THE UNDER DOG.
''To One Hand Stretched Forth to Assist
There Are Three Boots Held In
Readiness to Administer
the ever Ready Kick
to Him."

| This article is taken from the Victorian, a
monthly journal published in the interest of the
| boys at ST. JOseph's Home West Seneca n VI
1t is very old saying that the under
dog is always the one that receives the
kick. This contains much more truth
than fairminded person, and espe-
cially the under dog, would wish
Many youthful persons have had it
forcibly impressed upon them. 1t has
often been source of discOuragement
failure and ruin to many bright look
ing future. AS if it were not enough
to be thrown down by one, so another
must come along and aid in preventing
a rise. Surely it is difficult enough to
rise after one fall without being
pushed back second or third time,
yet, to one hand stretched forth to
assist, there are three boots held in
readiness to administer the ever ready
kick
No one knows this better than boys.
Some people seem to think that because
youth makes one mistake, he must
of necessity make more, and therefore
the only way of preventing that, is to
keep him down so that he will not
have another opportunity. This does
not follow. No one is more sensitive
to his fall than boy, and oftentimes a
fall has been the real means of making
successful future.
If people would look at both sides,
if they would remember that all boys
have little good in them, there would
not be so many criminals in the world
today. But they can not believe that a
youth will ever amount to anything
after they haveis seen his "off side" He
might have exhibited his good quail
ties all his life, but alas for him if he
should be so unfortunate as to allow
anything bad to appear. Critics never
see the good points until they have be-
come so blinded by prejudice, as not to
be able to see anything that is not bad.
1t seems to b. inherent in human ma.
ture to look for evil, and thus the old
saying will always remain true, and
the evil side will ever appear more
prominent.
The under dog will continue to be
kicked. Who has not seen drove of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

dogs pounce upon the poor brute fel-
low? 1t is the same among all ami.
mails, the one who comes off second
best in the encounter is sure to be
called upon to fight all the bystanders.
Man should be above the lower ami
mails, in this respect at least; it is not
necessary for him to kick every un-
fortunate whom chance has thrown in
his way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
THE VICIOUS ELEMENT,


ment." They are pleased to apply the
term to the common criminals of the
so called lower classes. Would that
these, and these alone, constituted the
vicious element of society. On the
contrary, there is depravity beside
which these things pale into insignifi-
canoe.
Every large city has class of men
who are more dangerous to society
than common criminals. They are the
men of money, or credit, who roll
through the world in a state of con-
tinuous indulgence, sacrificing intel
lect, character and opportunities to the
qualification of the passing whim.
Honor and right are to them but ajest.
Integrity and principle they do not
know. Pleasure they make the end of
man and self their god. The good
things of life they fritter away in a
fevered search for new sensations, and
existence becomes a round of dissipa-
tion. Deliberately they enter upon
debauchery and make it their profes
sion. They cut figure in the world;
not they, but their tailors; not they,
but their cOachmen and Wallets: not
they, but their dogs and horses. They,
themselves, are the least of mankind,
blear eyed, bloated, half -palsied wrecks.
1t is such as these who constitute
the vicious element.
II man were to throw diamonds
into the sea, the world would cry,
"FOol." If he were to chip and hack
and destroy a great statue, the world
would cry, "Vandal." But when
man takes his own intellect and char
acter in his hands and wantonly de-
stroys them, what shall be said? The
world can only shudder at the impious
act.
Fancy man bartering all the gran
deur and glory, ali the beauty and di.
vinity which a human life may COM
prise, for the baubles and bubbles of
the wineroom and the gaming table!
Fancy man who can so far fall from
the throne of manhood as to plan a
deliberate debauch, drink reason into
complete abasement, and delight in the
mandlin antics of his fellow convivial-
lists! Created "a little lower than the
angels" and fallen infinitely lower
than the beasts!
And these are men! These lOath-
some, abject Jumps of clay! How can
fond wives and doting mothers bear
the revelation?
Women pile up their hearts for ped
estals on which to place their idols and
gather laurels for the brows of men.
Alas! Too often the crumbling clay
gives away and pitches the idol pros
trate in the dust. Hero, prince and
demi-god! A sweet delusion, but once
vanished, it can not be recalled. And
with what mighty scorn do women
look on groveling weakness in those
who should be lords.
If once these men could divest them
selves of the strange error that it is
manly to be "fast," they would see
things in a new and startling light.
They would recognize the fact to
which fond faulty blinds them that
respectable people neither respect nor
admire them, but, under whatever veil
of politeness, at heart despise them,
and experience, at sight of them re-
vulsion of feeling such as one might
feel at sight of a leper.
Are not these professional rioters
more dangerous to society, more sadly
vicious than the men who from Unborn
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ion writer or Paris. This, however, IS 50
expensive that the average woman can
not follow It. Better 10 make sihail
bow and use II two or three times WIN
great care. But II n ribbon is actually t'eu
around the hair It becomes 700 soheu d.
one using TO be presentabie again.
FANCY COMES.
Combs for the hair are high ana very
ornamental. You can scarcely got them
too fancy. A woman OF the Latin quarter
her artlstics friends She wore the 1T
erary couture. and nesting I'm her halr
was n comb Of huge proportions Inc top
was OF black bent work OF a nature that
did not readily reveal itself The lazy
explained aftcrward that the comb was
made by herself OF bent iron work and
was fitted 20 the teeth Of n small black
comb. \ great deal is possible with these
shell combs and one can really make
very pretty combs Although TINS Is NOT
actually advocated. an instance may be-
mentioned Of n comb that attracted much
attention and was certainly cheap
A woman who belongs to the atoremen-
toned literary clique OF New YORK was
DESTROYS Of wearing a suit Of cerise or
coral red When 70 came 20 her hair she
rejected the small cerise bow OF ribbon
provided her and. selecting large rub
Der comb. she dipped 1t I'm melted sealing
wax until it became a very beautiful ana
gorgeous ornament for the hair. It's small
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
Iichtninc In Winter a SIN of War.

william Gordon Gerry, OF New Hamp-
shire. writes 70 this paper: IFS It a part
OF the natural laws OF the universe that
a general disturbance OF the people in a
nation should cause electrical disturb
ances in the shape OF lightning aud thur
der at intervals during a winter season
IN the northern sections OF a country prior
70 a war? As a boy in Boston remem-
Der a remark made by my grandparent.
Lucy Holmes sambridge-Tisdale. during
tho winter season OF 1s6o-'6l. that a fire.
ouent display OF lightning In the heavens
In winter was a sign 81 war She had
noticed lightning during the winter
months OF that season which was tho
cause of the remark. The civil war fol-
lowed. During the past winter season
In this section OF the country there have
heen lightning and thunder az different
times, and now follows a war with SPAIN
Ia this q coineidancs --Rosfon TRANSCRIPT.
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THE SUMMER Girl AND HER SUMMER HAlR

and rather 81 MP loosely and tie In inc
middle OF the back OF the head. Twist II
inward and roll IL until # forms a small
rat coil projecting slightly above the
crown OF the head. Now heat the tongs
and stick them I'm the hair wherever a
smooth place IS seen until the whole or
the hair lies In ripples. Pull the front
locks backward, sticking hairpins IN them
TO hold them I'm place. and rejoice II your
hair has the look OF a mass OF curls.
THE LITERARY COlFFURE.
This Is affected by gcniuses and liter
airy women. Kuehne Beveridge wears IT,
so does Mrs. Robert Louis Stephenson,
also Sarah Grand and the women or
Sorosis and the Noman's Press Clu9' OF
New York, all fall into IL now and then.
The literary couture IS made Boy parting
tho hair well on one side. IL IS then twist
cd in a big double wave at each side Of
the parting. Below this there Is another
wave and still another until the ears are
covered. The back hair. which has. been
previously tied low on the neck is rein-
tire hair Is braided low at the back N
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
The summer girl Is getting her summer

The summer girl Is getting her summer
nair ready, .,,- soos,.t neces-
,.-,l,. moan that she is purchasing d"
srti6cjal coihute or laying ~ an I'M
,,orted chisnon. neither does II mean
Sorrible tboucht-that she is getting hoi
Nair bleach on. for the very me SUM
~ Girl avoids an Of these conditions
ard eupolies their lack with very iash-
sonable Undressing Of her own
when / say that the summer girl i"
getting her summer hair "reaoy' mean
that she is studying her face ana Her
Costumes. These to the summer slIl mean
great deal If, 4. ottb,r
vow, high or very low. That is as she
NAV fancy. But the hair may be puutd
around the face. This is arbitrary. You
must make your halr and form IL INTO
MARLBOROUGH puff reaching from ear 10
car across the crown of The head or You
cannot hope TO bee really ia style. II you
want TO wear your hair parted You need
pun only the sides but the pun Is quite
necessary.
FOUR STYLES.
There are four distinct and distinctive
STYLES for the summer hair one is The
Narlborouch or round couture. This is
self without any trouble. Divide the halr
across the top OF the head about at me
line known to hairdresscrs ass the niif
dead line" Tie the back hair securely
with a string. Choose string tn't
matches your own hair. So chat it Will
not show Comb the front down over
your face and pin the long pompddoW
puff or rat in the hair Fasien IL on
each side and ON the top. Now COMP inc
front hair bacl. over the 'rat ana las.cn
fl with hair pins at the point where the
hair is tied. Twist knot or "a very nice
figure and braid it or coil lt-Just as you
may please.
Before beginning 90 dress the hair II
T. a good thing 90 wave the entire front
To wave il properly take a very large
hair curler and heat IT,. open the curier
wide and twist the hair around the BAR
of iron. Twist to the very end OF the bar
Close the clamp upon 10 ana hold II long
enough 10 count sixty slowly. Release the
strand Of hair and you will find that II IS
IN the form of "a long curl. Do this with
"a few strands until the whole front IS
curled. Waivers do very wei and YOU can
purchase those that wave three waves at
time
The Della Fox curl is a distinctive name
given to a certain couture which was
made poular by the little Coincidence.
The Della Fox curl consists OF tiny
curl right in the middle of the forehead.
The hair is turned back and waved on
The SIDES The strand is then brought
down in front and given a twist with the
tongs This makes the centre curl. Small
ringlets are twisted up at the temples
and the coifure IS completed by twisting
the hair in a curl nc the crown Of the
head and sticking fancy pins in TO-
The distressing points SD Observable n
Fouare forohcads may be Obyiated by these
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

curcvs showed off beautifully I'm the red
wax; and its gloss made 1t the most at
tractiye decoration imaginable.
The style Of wearing the hair depends
this summer less upon the shape OF the
face than ever before. Every woman no
matter how broad her face may be, wears
the side puns il she feels like II, ana
every woman. no matter how tan her race
may be. wears the high pompadour II she
wants TO.
This pompadour. however. Is not ADAPT
ed to either the sailor or the alpine nat
and should be- left out of the couture
when these hats are worn. As IL Is To be
curl summer IL would be refreshing 10
the summer girl 10 know thar she can
buy very small love curls sticking to hair
pins. These may be stuck into the couture
wherever they produce good effects. or
these hairpins IL may be said that they
are warranted not TO loosen, and the sum-
mer girl need not worry about losing
them
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

(Copyright lS9S. For the Tines
PARIS. April 1.-THE regulation grad
nation gown boasts just a httie refresh s,.l
,no air of originality this season. Per
So 4, IS the variety IN materials used
ND give this impression, Tor tine cou-
t,Irier all seem Impressed with the I'M
portance, Of keeping graduation gowns
exceedingly simple
.ba evcuisite needlewOrk that is simply
marvellous on close examination. AT one
Of Or The shops was shown long. square
woke OF tiny tucks and hand embroidery
done with sheer null IneIo W. a. s eI3
NJ hand embroidered frills to match-all
~ a. the work OF a devoted old aunt who
mad been working on her niece's gradua-
tion gown for years
Most OF the models shown me were r
light TO fiuffy in effect. Organdie was the
,sa,erial most favored. but moussellne de
sole. chiffon. yelling. tulle and number
Of gauzy materials were in evidence.
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little temple curis. They may be small or
large. ugbt or loose. only they must Doe
short and sure to stay in curl Women
who have low forcheads can rejoice th1t
they 90 not need these temple Curls.
THE BEAUTY COIFFuRE.
The beauty couture is the prettiest one
Of ALL IL is adapted 90 an faces and the
woman who wants 10 be very sure OF
looking well can follow it. II can be made
almost entirely of long hair and is I'm all
respects the best couture for summer use.
To fashion the beauty couture IT j.
necessary TO have the hair well sham
pOoed az least once a month and prefera-
bly,. once in three weeks in order TO keep
out the superabundance OF natural oil.
Now. with the aid of the hair curler lay
waves I'm the entire front. sides and back
of the hair where 1t borders on the neck;