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pilotcd by Plato, went into Jacks room, took
whore he had placed it. folded it up neatly and
tucked it un under his waterproof. Jack
the thf,,'iH rish "maM'iit looked ike SeG huge sS shadow yt'o AUNT unit
Cardacc, seated In n rocking chair before the
fireplace. snorcd as gently AS she could under
What is the mattcri' asked Jack. He felt SO
much better that no wanted to sit up in bed.
but found that his shoulder was too sore.
"'Tis but IA within of mine for to come an kiss
mo hand to go, me by. The nagur hero says
hour. So S'W"dis says to I' a man OF Know "S 'oH a "mr1
We'll while away the toilno with n canter across
tie country, The nnagur knows the way, me
to put me h.etwiXt the trottin' Johnnics an the
What about the other fcIlow-this doctori"
,misdoubt hut he'll board along wild ye,"
remarked tho big lrishman with q broad grin;
Twill be n nate way fer to pay i'm his fay, |
dunno! Molly! hut | hould the taste av his
ph?ysic ln me goozle down to this blissid day
lie patted Jack, affectlonately on the head,
and with "Goi bless you; me bye" went out
of the room, followed by Plato.
Outside the house Plato turned to the big
An lade me horsci 'Ti5 not in me bones to
"Yon-yom-you shoIy amt gwineter take
Marser 'Lisha Pcrryman's saddle horse, is you.
Not IN the Taste, yc bcggar. IT'S the horse
that will he takin' me-"
We'll, do Lqwd knows | don't want ter be
nowhars 'rOun' in deZc diggings when Marse
'Lisha fin out dat horse been took and tooken.'
Plato. said nothing more. but he shook his
head Significantly ma y times while he WAS
helping the big %Irlshman sad lie Mr., Perryman's
%favorite horse. In n short time they were ON
their way, and travelling along the plantation
byways paths known to the negroes and to
the cattlo-O'HallorRn soon came IN with tho
rear guard Of the Twentieth Army Corps,
Meanwhile after breakfast Surgeon pruden
dressed Jacks wound again and then began to
maize his preparations 70 rejoin tho army, Ito
called for the big Irishman, and was a little
uneasy, when he learned that o'Halloran had
with his preparations. and was ready TO take his
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From The Cleveland Pldfn Dealer.

LIMA. Feb. l5.-At the meeting of the Board
or Education. Superintendent G. G. Miller made
take SOME action that would aid him in putting
a stop TO the sale of tobacco and cigarettes TO
school children. Superintendent Miller said
that everything had been done by him To stop
the trafilc and check. the use OF tobacco and
cigarettes and that he had been able To prevent
its use during school hours. but that the chill.
dren got hold OF cigarettes after adjournment,
ana that many of the children, ranging from q
rendered physical and mental wrecks in conse.
quence. Many of them use the articles TO such
an extent that they are unable to keep awake In
SCHOOL and are found In almost deadly stub0rAs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

COLUMBIA. $. C., Feb. ls.-Tho pupils of "Wire
Grass" school. Chesterfield county. an institu.
tion resembling the "Old Field varsity. after
enjoying tho pleasures OF q holiday on Lees
birthday and contemplating those TO come on
Feb. %. and perhaps hearing that the Legisla-
ture was discussing the prOpriety of hOnOring
other great men, held - meeting in the schools
house and drew NJ resolutions meIuOrialiZlng
the General assembly 10 select about roo of our
heroes and honor each with a legal holiday.
with the provision that Saturdays and SundAy0
should be exempted.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The state of Florida sells it's con-
victs into slavery, a slavery that is
worse and more hideous than that
of ante-bellum times. This slavery
has not the redeeming features Of
self-interest on the part Of the
slave-owner. His interest is mere
ly to get as much as possible out
of his bargain, regardless of the
injury inflicted on the slave. It
must be a sight for gods and men
in this free republic to see SOL
men, women and children together
in public square, heavily chained
and the four lesees shaking dice
for first choice, and going around
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The chaplain of a prison in
Norway, who for twenty-five years
had labored in the cause Of the
Master in that usually refractory
garden, recently said, in talking
about his charges:
"More than once have l said to my
self: Had | been born in such a home
as this one, driven by my own parents
direct to destruction, cuffed and abused
all my life would then still retain
the good qualities which this criminal
still retains. Here is sometimes needed
only ray of sunshine, a feeling of
sympathy, in fact the feeling that there
is some one man IN the world who still
has feeling of regard or let us say
love, for him, and the beautiful flowers
will begin to struggle from the ground
covered with noXious weeds"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

ONE cause of disrespect for the
law is the fact that at the instance
of reform agitators laws are enact
ed which it is never intended to
enforce. When a state or COM
munity has such laws upon it's stat
ute books, it is merely going out of
it's way to place all Of it's laws in
contempt. Every law Of state
ought to be enforced with equal
firmness and Justice. If laws ex-
ist which are contrary to the senti-
ment Of the public they should be
repealed and not be left standing
on the statute books to point the
finger of scorn at justice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
A LYING VOICE.

The temperance crusade, as con-
Quoted by Christian people, is a
good thing, and undoubtedly bears
good fruit. But when this agita-
ton is carried on by means of
violent lying and villifcation, it
ought to be frowned down. We
have reference now to an article in
the New York Voice of a week ago.
In this article the Voice attacks the
management of the National Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, Va. be-
cause Of the permission to dispense
beer within the territory Of the
home. In this attack the Voice
does great injustice to the gentle
man in charge of the home. A
number Of years ago the writer
visited the institution. At that
time there was no beer sold on the
grounds of the home. The conse-
quence was that when the old
soldiers got their pensions those
who had an appetite for liquor
would take their money outside
the grounds and spend it, frequent
ly falling victims to the thugs and
dive-keepers who were looking for
just that occasion. Often one of
the old boys would be found
robbed and slugged of a morning.
Now, the management has no
power to prevent the boys from
going out and spending their
money where and how they please.
A very logical conclusion by the
management was that since it could
not stop the boys from drinking
it would be better to let them have
their beer at home, where they
would at least be personally safe,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

and where the profits from the
traffic would be spent for their own
advantage, instead of going to thugs
and dive-keepers. The Voice lies
when it says that if the old soldiers
do not drink they get no amuse-
ments. There is a handsome
theatre at the home, and it is sell
dom that company of players
come to Norfolk or any Of the
talent visits the big resorts in the
neighborhood that they do not
volunteer their services gratis to
the old boys at Hampton.
The Voice further lies in it's
statistics, as follows: 'The daily
average consumption of beer is 48
barrels (not kegs) and the average
consumption per hour that the
beer hall is open is = barrels.
The average quarterly receipts
are $4,000"
In the first place it is a physical
impossibility for six bartenders to
dish up y barrels of beer per hour,
because to do so each one would
have to draw 800 glasses per hour.
Secondly-At As barrels per day
the inmates would consume 3O,72O
glasses, or an average Of nearly
eight glasses per capita.
Thirdly-The receipts from the
sale Of an average of 4S barrels per
day would amount to S1,536 per
day or S139,776, per quarter, three
times as much as the Voice states
the quarterly receipts to be, and
over $4,000 per quarter more than
the entire receipts from all sources
at the home.
In agitating reforms it is we'll to
stick to the truth, for lying and ex-
aggeration will only cause bad
blood, without attaining the object
aimed at.
The story in the Voice Of the
old man who tried to climb the
fence in order to get out and get
drunk and got caught by the seat
Of his trousers and hung there all
night with S45 in money and a
gold watch in his pocket is GER
tainly very tragic, and the manage
ment is to blame for having the
palings SO sharply pointed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

punching the victims in the ribs
and dragging them around to see
how spry they were.
You may sing about Dixie if you
want to, but there is One above
that will take it out pound for
pound. For with what judg-
ment We judge We shall be judged;
and with what measure we mete,
it shall be melted out to you again.
Think not, we arrogant aristocrats
Of the south that the curses Of these
men and women that you murder
are not heard by their Maker be-
cause their skins are black. Verify,
that despised race will crowd you
off the face Of the earth.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
manhood to stand up for what is

manhood to stand up for what is;
right. But a general attack
upon society by men made cynical
from some real or fancied griev-
ance, can not be conducive to the
best interests Of the readers Of this
paper. While what is is not nee
essarily right, still there are many
people in the world who are good,
and there are still more who think
they are and it is so with their in
situations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
to original cost for labor and ii
guarantee against imperfect work
manship.
THE MISER.

NoMANis more contemplate than
the miser, who strives and scrapes
day and night to increase his hoard.
He continually causes suffering
and trouble by the extortions which
he exacts from those who are I'M
fortunate enough to have to deal
with him. He pinches and scrapes
in his domestic life in such way
as to make life a burden to his wife
and children if he has any, and
lastly, he denies to himself the use
Of his money and the consequent
pleasure and comfort which it
would bring. Such is the effect Of
the individual miser. But he is to-
day a minor factor in our social
machine.
The miser which is to be feared
and which the American social
mechanism has to reckon with to-
day is the corporation, a thing
composed Of money, without blood
without feeling, without soul.
This thing reaches out today with
it's octopus-like arms over the land
Of the alleged free, and has it's
deadly clutch upon the throat of
the nation. It exacts it's pound of
flesh from widows and orphans as
ruthlessly as from the strong and
wealthy.
Laws are made to clip it's wings.
They are overthrow by employing
the best legal talent, sometimes
aided by corrupt judges.
This thing is the miser in per-
lection. No pity, no liberality, no
patriotism ever stirs it. When
the nations honor and life is at
stake it does nothing but bleed the
national treasury by means Of ex-
tortionate charges for the use of
those rights and franchises which
the people in many cases have been
deprived Of by fraud.
This is the thing which by means
Of controlling the enormous nat
raj resources Of the country is today
able to regulate the amount Of
bread and butter that an American
workingman is able to put into
the mouths of himself, his wife
and children.
Beware of it now while you NAV
yet be able to chain it with law,
or the day may come when you
will have to pay for it's sins where
the barricades are built.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The St. Paul Dispatch says that
there is no "crypton'' in tie air
of Ramsey county as the air there
is chiefly ozone, and in the same
column it remarks: "What is the
use Of hosting a new clean flag IN
this town when the smoke from
10000 standing nuisances will
turn it black in three days?" They
may have no crypton down in
Ramsey county, but they have
three cryptologic newspapers that
we know of.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

OLD Madame Europe is looking
at Uncle Samuel somewhat suspi-
ciously, and asking with some hes
itation whether his intentions are
honorable. No wonder the old
lady is getting anxious with the
gay uncle carrying on a simultan-
eous firtations with four different
summer girls.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
NEW COOPERATION.

The labor problem is becoming
a more and more pressing question
nowadays, and many thinking men
believe that the Hazelton method
of dealing with it is not conducive
to final and amicable settlement.
In fact it is generally admitted
that, while shooting in the back
has a quoting effect on the person
treated, it is apt to cause consid-
cradle irritation among his fellows.
In aristocratic Germany and bu-
reaucratic France this question of
the relations between the state and
the employer on one side and the
laboring masses on the other is
today occupying the greatest minds
of the nations and it is generally
conceded that the workingman,
instead of being thrown out of en-
ployment and beggared by the in
PRODUCTION of new and labor saving
machinery, should receive a pro-
portionate benefit from their use.
A plan of cooperation rapidly
gaining ground in France is worthy
of notice. This scheme is nothing
less than a sub-contract with the
employer, by which the employees
of concern as a body on one side
and the owner on the other agree
on the compensation to be paid for
a stated product. By this method
the employees as a body become re-
sponsible for the quality of the
product, while they mutually agree
upon the minimum of labor to be
performed by each member of the
syndicate
1t has been found that by this
method the compensation of en-
ployes has in some cases been in
creased over 40 per cent. while the
cost to the manufacturer was not
increased, but in many cases made
less. This plan does away with
foremen hired by the employer
and favoritism in the distribution
OF the work, and the proceeds are
equitably distributed among the
workers. This also prevents lazy
and incompetent workman from
being weight on an institution,
because a member who does not
perform the minimum of work pre-
scribed is liable to be dropped. It
is surprising, however, to see how
small this minimum is in proper
ton to the possibilities of speedy
and skilled workman.
The chief recommendation of
this system is that it insures the
worker the greatest possible liberty
with wages based on an equitable
distribution and it insures to the
employer an absolute certainty as
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is a 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 a 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 fallen mans sef-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, 1898-06-16
N O T IC f..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of
THE MIRROR who are not Oh our
regular lists Will please consider
such as sample copies. If, after
reading. you conclude that THE
MIRROR is worthy of patronage
send your name to this office for a
trial subscription at rates as pub
Iished above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The st. Paul Globe has another
attack Of prison reform. This time
it confines it's activity to making
insinuations against the manage
ment Of the industrial parts of the
prison. An election is approach
ing, and ammunition is scarce.
How would it be for the Globe to
investigate that Jail in Ramsey
county, where it costs the sheriff
81 cents a day to feed the prison.
ers and men accused of crime are
confined in dark dungeons?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

BEFORE the war the services of
a slave were worth $3.50 dollars a
year, now they get only 1872 a year
for them down in Georgia. The
contract system of disposing of
convicts ought to be made the sub
ject of an amendment to the con-
stitution Of the United States.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

SOME Of the contributions which
reach the editor are of such nat
ure that we consider it inadvisable
to publish them. We do not wish
the boys, however, to think that
this is from fear or lack of honest
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

IT WILL now be in order for
Uncle Sam to declare war against
Joe Letter because by his manipu-
lation Of the wheat market he has
starved the recOncentradoes on the
Appennine peninsula.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

In PAssAIC New Jersey men
women and children are compelled
to work from $50 A. NJ. to 9P. NJ,
with Is minutes for dinner, and
four dollars a week is high rate
of compensation, S1.25 being the
average. They live twenty-five
and thirty in a room. In every
way except one, we are better off
than these. They can leave if they
want to, and be arrested for vag-
rancy in the next village.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

JUST as the patent inside statis-
tician has got through figuring out
and printing how much Joe Letter
has made "by the day week or
meal" Joe himself comes along and
admits that he's gone broke on the
deal. and only for the fact that
some Of the strongest banks in the
country are holding his wheat as
collateral at such a figure that they
can't come out even. he would have
had to make an assignment.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

HAPPINESS and unhappiness is
caused by a sudden contrast or
change in conditions. The true
philosopher can never be really un-
happy, because he is always able
to see that however i'll his lot, it
might still be worse.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

Some OF the alleged special kilograms
in the daily papers show a wonderful
ingenuity on the part of the poor spe-
cial correspondent, who is trying his
best to keep up the interest in the al
legged war. One of the latest is that
the United States government has sent
special letter to Admiral Cervera for
bidding him to sink or destroy his
ships, because we want them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23

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vernon in 1892. And when q town
ship is divided into precincts, wards
or other subdivisions of township,
that such sub divisions shall send to
the county convention one delegate
at large and one additional delegate
for each Is votes or majority frac-
ton thereof.
SEC. 2. Each county convention
shall be entitled to send to each of
the other conventions two delegates
at large, and one additional delegate
for every fifty votes and majority
fraction thereof cast for the Peoples
party candidate for Governor in 1892:
Provided that every convention shall
be entitled to send as many delegates
as it may see fit; and provided fur
Their, that the number of duly &C.
credited delegates in any conven-
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ty.
Sec. 3 1t shall be the duty of the
chairman of tho various county con-
ventions to certify to the list of del
egates that may be chosen for the
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eminent, who are in favor of the
free coinage of both silver and gold
at the legal ratio of 16 to /; who Ia.
vor further increase of our legaI
tender currency, without the inter
vention of banking corporations
who favor q graduated income tai
and further necessary legislation t.
reduce and equalize taxation ant
who are in favor of free ballot ani
a fair count, and of guaranteeing t.
each political party the right to rep
resentation on all election boards
which shall be of their own selection
to prevent DISTINGUISHING voters BY
partisan election boards; who are il
favor of more economic admins
tration Of our government, county
State and National; who are oppose,
to having Executive and Legislative
branches of our government DONNA
ted and controlled by trusts, com
bines and monopolies, and who ar
willing to cooperate with the Peo
ple's party to secure these reforms
are invited to participate in all Peo
les party primaries and conven
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