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The evening times., 1898-08-15
HEALTHFUL DRINKING.

BeneAcial influence Of Hires Root
beer UDen Health Due to the
Roots, Herbs and Barks COntain-
ed In It-Skin Used In Selecting
the Ingredients.
The evening times., 1898-08-15

A number of orders have
been received from the boys
before Santiago for Henry's
Blood Tea.
The evening times., 1898-08-15
TO DEVELOP PORTO RICO.

New Mercsntile syndtcates Are Be-
Ing Formed
n'nshamton, N T.. Aug. 15.-Capital-
lists of western and southern New York
will start bank at San Juan. Porto
Rico. capitalized at $4,000. Several other
mercantile syndicates will be formed to
develop the new territory.
The evening times., 1898-08-15

Warrington storx Exchange.
Sales-Lincoln National Bank, at llS.
Linotype, at 1sz. Ameri-
can Graphophone, 10 at L.
The evening times., 1898-08-15
UNDERTAKERS
THOs. O. JONES.

Undertaken and Embalmer, SIG Street north
east; every thing strictly st-class ard at rsascn-
able terms: we have assistant the only lady
embaliner in Washington; graduate Of Champion
College Of Embalming. aul2-lmo
The evening times., 1898-08-15
Chicago Grain and Provision Ma,

Corrected daily by W B Hlbbs s Co.,
members OF the New YORK Stock Exchange,
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The evening times., 1898-08-15
Money to Loan on

Household Furniture. Pianos, Dc, win.
cut removal from owners possession: paymtsf,
received on principal, which reduces the COT &
carrying; all business strictly confidential: n
expense to applicant IL loan Is not made; e0-
cient service enables % to act promptly on n
applications See u before going elsewhere
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
6o7 F Street N. w.
MONEY TO LOAN at the lowest rates OF inte, est,
Gu improved and uninproved property IN ths
District Of Columbia; delay beyond exam
ination Of title. WALTER q. ACKER 7oa lIth
n nv. fe3-tf
MONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED CoIL.f.
ERAL~ko delay. YERxES Z BAKHR
Rooms 40 to a. Aetzerott Bldg. lilo st.
iel2-d
Money to lean real estate; $50 an6 suan
sums. pr cent: 500 and larger suma > PEE
sent: :, 500 and larger suna = and . l-s pes
cent; all transactions eoaAucted With eecaomical
consideration for borrower wh- a. sAHyCEYA
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
Written for The Prison MarTOr.
A FABLE.

Once upon time there was country
in which the people said that all men
should be free. 1t was beautiful coun.
try, and in it the precious metals were
taken from the ground by men, and all
the other metals were largely found. Its
fields of golden grain would feed the
world and it's forests waved upon the
mountains as the plumes of a countless
host. In short, it was the land were
God Almighty had placed all that which
mans ingenuity needs to make ease,
comfort and luxury.
And the people were free upon it's
hills and in its valleys and they re-
joiced in their freedom and said: "Lo,
is not this the land of the free? See
you not yon starry flag which is wor-
shipped in foreign lands by millions
who groan under the iron heel of the
Oppressor? 1t calls them hither even as
the increasing altitude of the sun in
the spring calls the wild duck and it's
mate back to the north" Ard the
people rejoiced and their hearts grew
big in their bosoms as they thought
upon this ground hallowed to the cause
of liberty and justice, and he who threw
away his life in it's service was ever
envied and deemed most fortunate.
But there is one dark spot in the hu-
man heart. 1t is called greed. 1t feeds
upon itself and grows great, and when
it has attained it's majority there is no
room left for aught else in that heart.
Now it so befell that this giant, greed,
grew wild and rank in the hearts of
the people. And they fell upon the
wealth of their country like the raven
ing wolf. And from the bosom of the
earth her treasures were taken like unto
stream of richness, and all flowed into
the lap of greed. And the plant grew
and thrived upon it. The lust of greed
grew on apace. And soon the toiler
was oppressed by his burden and he
who titled the soil was like unto the
serf who works for his master. And a
cry of anguish went over the land. But
those of greed said, "We have the law.
It must be upheld And they ground
the face of the poor, and called those
who would demonstrate even vile names,
such as anarchist" And thus it came
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
SALTWATER MINNESOTA THURSDAY OCTOBER e. 1ses

to pass that at length those who had
naught were put in prison. And there
was no help, "for why" said the Judge,
"they have no visible means of support" !"
Which was good reason to put them in
prison. But it was never inquired as
to whether their arms and legs were
sound or whether they would work if
work were given.
And thus men were so reformed
that they would come out from the
prison with the love for their country
lost. And when they would see it's flag
they would say: "Behold the badge
of injustice and oppression" +"
And their numbers grew from
day to day. But greed also grew
and emdolbened, it thought itself a
royal eagle and perched on the dome
of the nations capitol, where the God.
dess of Justice formerly stood.
But the people began to heed, and
said: "Verily that bird stinks of carri-
on. Let us put back the Goddess of
Justice. But give her no modern scales
for, 10, she is blind, and the modern
scale weighs heavy commodity with
small weight, and this goddess has
lately oft been known to get the two
transposed."
And the cry gathered in volume, and
it came full-toned and deep-chested
from the sinewy throats of millions of
tOilers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27

of course impossible to determine at
this time, since all the other partici-
pants were dead long before he was dis
covered. But he was, on account of
his long subsequent exemplary life,
granted full pardon for his part in
that outrage long before his death.
When up aloft the sailor goes,
And ventures on the yard,
The lubber who no better knows
Thinks that his lot is hard
But with smile he danger meets
And gaily heaves the log.
He when the storm comes, trims the sheet.
Then drinks his ass of grog.
SINBAD,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27

would have satisfied his immediate
wants and acted as stimulus to re-
newed efforts in the right direction.
This course would be both just and
charitable, besides being in the end the
more economical, it would furnish
means for the reclamation of men who
without it might be almost forced to
commit crime in order to get food and
shelter. At least he would not then be
able to plead poverty and hunger as an
excuse and justly lay the blame there
for upon the State.
Society does this for the man who
has been convicted of crime when he
leaves the prison to re enter life. Why
not for the innocent victim of justice -?
He certainly has been ill-used by So
ciety, and the incentive to right life is
often dulled by the sense of injustice
under which he labors.
In many parts of the State it is pos
sible FOR person charged with a crime
to be detained in Jail for nearly year
before his case can be acted upon.
This is certainly not what would be
called speedy hearing,
The legislature ignores such cases,
while enacting laws which place prac.
tically unlimited powers in the hands
of local magistrates "for the suppress
sion of the tramp nuisance" 1t would
seem as though cheaper and more
just way would be to enact few laws
which would make it possible for
man to prevent himself from becoming
tramp and criminal.
F. Mel,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
Written for The Prison MsrYOr.
PITCAIRN.

In 1887 1 was shipwrecked on Pit.
cairn island in the South Sea while on
board the English ship Corn Wallace.
The captain had gone on shore in the
whale boat and ordered the mate to
'stand her off and on under short sail
until he returned. The mate stood her
on all right, but, as one of the sailors
said, "the devil could not stand her off,
for she struck on a coral reef and be-
came total wreck"
spent six weeks cn the island, and
in that time heard much about Father
Adams, the former mutineer of the
Bounty" who, it was claimed, was
forced to join in the seizure OF that
ship, and who outlived all his lawless
companions and established that
model community on Pitcairn.
This island is located at the south
east corner of the great Polynesian
archipelago and contains only little
more than a square mile of land.
When the mutineers who had seized
the English war-ship "The Bounty"
finally reached Pitcarian Island in 1870,
there were in the party nine white men,
six Tahitian men and twelve Tahitian
women. But the character of these
people was of such desperate kind
that all the men and several of the
women succumbed to violence or dis.
ease. The only male member who sur
vived was Alexander Adams. Twenty
four years later, in 1914, the island was
visited by British vessel, and found
old Adams still alive and commanding
the respect of the entire olony by his
exemplary life and fatherly care of
them. In 1881 the population of the
little island had increased to nearly
ninety, and number of them went to
Tahiti, but soon becoming disgusted
with the licentious life of their relations
there they chartered a ship and re-
turned to Pitcairn.
In 1865, however, the population of
the island had grown so great that the
inhabitants petitiened the English gov
ernment for the much more productive
Norfolk island, and thither the colony
was removed in 1856.
In 1859, however, two families re-
turned to Pitcarian. They numbered
II souls and they and their offspring
still inhabit the island.
AS to the part which Adams took in
the famous mutiny of the Bounty, it is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
Translated for The Mirror.
A PLEA.

LII Is du OIO saying CnaC an ounce OF
prevention is worth a pound of cure
and the truth of this saying is becom-
ing more and more recognized in the
science of properly dealing with Grim
inals, and those criminally inclined.
One of the most important steps in
this direction is the removing and
changing as far as possible the condi-
tions which breed crime. This is the
most important step both in the pro-
lection of society and in the protection
and reformation of the criminal, pres
ent and probable. 1t is also the most
economical, and on that ground most
desirable. The claim is made that the
desire of society is primarily reform
not punishment; and only when refor-
nation is impossible on account of the
imbecility of the offender, does it be-
come necessary to protract his stay in
prison. This being so, society should
strain every nerve to prove it by its
action in the treatment of criminals.
One of the greatest wrongs and mis-.
takes at present made in this connec-
tion is the confinement of persons
suspected of crime in a county Jail
awaiting action on his case for an ex-
tended length of time. And this is Of
ten done on very fiimsy pretexts, which
leaves the implication possible that the
committing justice is merely attempt.
ing to fill the jail for the benefit of his
friend the sheriff, who gets very neat
revenue, from a Jail full of prisoners
who in most cases are being slowly
starved. But when, as often happens,
no true bill is found against prisoner,
he is turned out penniless, and perhaps
without friend, and the State makes
no recOmpense to him for his unjust
confinement or to enable him to leave
the place or procure respectable wear
ing apparel. He may have been con.
fined all summer, and when liberated
in the fall it may be impossible for him
to obtain employment Immediately,
and even if he does so he has not the
means with which to pay a weeks
board. Credit he has none, which is a
natural consequence of the appellation
'jail-bird" with which he is branded.
Is it unnatural to suppose that temp.
tation will be strong upon such man,
who, on account of being wronged, is
further prosecuted and denied the ne
cessities of life or an honest opportun-
ity for procuring them?
Now, these temptations would be re-
moved if he had received some recon-
pense when he was released, such as
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
DEMOCRACIES.

Paper Read Before the Cha,ttauq,la Circle.l
Men marvel at the not uncommon
manifestation of sympathy between
the ruling powers of despotic and dem
ocratic countries. There has been for a
long time, glamour of latent atfilia-
tion between America and Russia, and
now the same feeling appears to be
Matching between Russia and the young
democracy of France. But are not
democlacies and despotisms somewhat
alike; or at least with many traits in
common? Are they not the two ulti-
mate forms of human government
with strong family likeness?
What is more despotic-in senti-
ment if not always in fact-than a full
fiedged, organized, pure democracy? !?
The masses of the people have a bar
baric instinct that makes them love to
to see, and even to feel the exercise of
despotic power whenever it does not
touch themselves, directly to do them
harm. They tolerate almost anything
more complacently than imbecility in
the governing head. The wild nature
of a mob is as unreasoning and ire
spOnsible as that of furious despOt.
Constitutional republics and limited
monarchies stand between these two
extremes -partaking of the nature of
both, but they are always gravitating
toward one or the other extreme. For
governments no longer stand still.
Certainly not since the art of printing
was discovered, and popular education
became political ideal. Even under
our own almost divinely inspired repub-
lic-organiZed by written cOnstitu-
tion that is, (or was in many respects
phenOminal in foresight and in terms
sstill absolutely imperative-we have
demonstrated already four things: Q)
That we can never have again real
born leader of men at the head of the
government in time of peace. (2) That
in time of protracted war-involving
national danger-the tendency is to
push the strongest man to the head; (3)
That he shall have all the power and
money he shall ask for; az That the
constitution itself gradually melts
away before usurping universal SOL
vent-euphemistically "The War Power.
Without an obligatory written con-
stitutiOn to act as break. water to
stay or check the torrent of popular
passion or the tyranny of unequal and
therefore unjust taxation-how long
would life or property or any private
right be safe under democracy, even
in peaceful times, to say nothing of
domestic or foreign war? In a DEM
ocracy there seems always to prevail
an uneasy itching of the popular mind
born without and within legislative
halls-to meddle persistently and un.
necessarily with everybody's business.
The popular panacea for every ap-
parent evil, real or imaginary, political
or social, public or private-is legisla-
tion. Speculative ideas, however crude,
superficial or ill-timed- slight
provocation rush madly into impera-
tive legal enactment. While its law
making body is in session, no mans
business affairs, or property or social
relations are secure from the pernic-
ious raid of quixotic legislative expert
ment. The conservative people of the
state-those who do the hard work of
the world and mind their own business,
whose voice fis only heard when out
;isit 10 CGfsn*!.s.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27

She was newly married and did not
know little about either housekeep-
ing or shopping, and she was giving
her very first order. 1t was a crusher;
But the grocer was clever man, and
used to all kinds of orders, and could
interptrert them easily.
II want ten pounds of paralized su-
gar" she began, with business.like
air.
"Yes'm, anything else?"
"TwO cans of condemned milk"
"Yes'm."
He set down pulverized sugar, and
condensed milk.
"Anythlng more, ma'am?"
"a bag of fresh salt, and be sure it's
fresh."
eyes ma'am, what next ?"
"a pound of dessecrated Goldfish"
He wrote glibly, "dessicated" cod.
Nothing more, ma'am? we have
some nice horseradish just in"
"No," she said 'it would be of no use
to us. We don't keep horse"
Then the grocer sat down and famed
himself with a patent wash board al
though the temperature was nearly ze-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
TERMs:{ Shopper year, in advance
Six Months so cents.

rageous legislation needs check, hab-
itualy dread the legislature as an open
enemy.
Democracy has no faith in, or even
knowledge of, those laws that are and
ought to be, written only in the bosom
of society, upon the heart of men; or
exist of necessity in the very nature of
things. Like mob, it has no trust
worthy or respected recollection of it's
own political history and seldom asks
questions of human experience. The
sudden popular will, the impetus of the
crOwd-cannot wait for the slow oper-
alton of inevitable, natural law. I'm
like the happy inhabitants of Finland,
it is always in a hurry. Intolerant of
opposition, it impatiently demands a
short cut to reach whatever it ignor-
antly desires. 1t is reckless in the use
of means and methods, or of whatever
it may trample down in it's elephantine
track. 1t is callously Indifferent to the
michief it may work upon others,
whether or not they be it's active oppo-
nents, including the vast, intelligent
and interested mass that is generally
misrepresented or unheard, and always
unheeded. Numerical minorities are
counted out of the game.
The theory of democracy-however
fascinating to the ardent lover of truth,
justice or good government obviously
is not adapted to every stage of civiliz-
alton, or to every community. The
common schoolhouse, the village COM
munity and the town meeting, or some
thing like these, are the only trusty
forerunners of an honest popular SOW.
ereignity in successful practical oper-
alton. If community is to be we'll
governed, there is much self-sacrifice
to be made or suffered and much head
work to be done by somebody to keep
the stream running and the water pure.
Who shall do it? Who shall be the
governing class? If disinterested or
patriotic men are unwilling to make the
sacrifice of their business or private
comfort without official emolument
and patronage, separate class Will
inevitably arise who make politics
trade and who unblushingly put the
whole community under tribute to their
nefarious business. The nominations
and elections, and the watching of per-
sons who prefer bad government to
good, involve an amount of trouble
which few men can take and have time
and strength left to support their fam
lilies and lay up something for their old
age.
Popular government has been made
such complicated machine that it de-
feats it's own object. The better man
is, the more valuable citizen, the
harder do we make it for him to take
part in the political business. We
exist for the sake of government, in.
stead of having government exist for
our sake.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
Written for The Prison Mirror.

Good night darling, cuddle down,
Mother has naught without thee.
While you sleep bright angel Choirs,
Sing anthems all about thee.
Little eyelids dropping low,
Blue eyes from them peeping,
See the Sandman coming through
The twilight, softly creeping.
Tiny little ears so pink,
Through mothers gentlest wooing,
Catch now faint, and fainter still,
The voice of night-birds cooling.
Thy hair upon the pillow lies,
A golden halo forming;
AS if in sleep fair angels hands,
Were baby's head adOrning.
Dolly clasped with dimpled hand,
To baby breast so lonely,
The mother-lOve in sleep bestowed
On baby's first and only.''
Mothers treasure is at rest;
Softly now she's sleeping;
From her parted coral lips,
Little pearls are peeping.
The mother gazing on her child,
Sees future years unfolding,
And prays for strength to Him who knows,
And is the All-beholding.
WILDER E. ANDREWS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-13
The Army Increased.

There was an increase in the amount
of business done at the recruiting
office, Tuesday. Four good rugged
specimens of the sons of Maine pra-
scented themselves early in the dav,
before Lieutenant Hubbard and offered
themselves for examination. They all
successfully passed through Captain
Maj tin's hands and were mustere /
into the regular army. This makes
five who will leave the latter part of
the week for Chickamauga
Since in the first TWO days of the
week SO many have applied for admis-
sion Lieutenant Hubbard is in hopes
that the batch that Will he sent to the
south. Saturday, will be larger than
those sent the last two weeks
"Hal' Bryant of Brunswick, the
We'll known BoWdoin base bali player,
has offered himself for the hospital
corps. Lieutenant Hubbard had no
authority to enlist him for special
purpose, so he telegraphed Colonel
Kendall. The colonel authorized Lieu
tenant Hubbard to enlist him and at
tach him to Co. X. Mr. Bryant is a
senior at the BoWdoin Medical College
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-13
WILL SOON ARRIVE.
Batteries 10 Be in Camp on tine Hill Inside
OF Sc Hours.

The camp on the hill will be occupied
inside of 20 hours. if it is not. today. A
detachment of men from Co. A of Gardi-
ner, will arrive. either today or tomor-
row. and will get all in readiness for the
others, who will arrive by the last of this
week. BY getting all in readiness. is not
meant the pitching of the tents as every
squad of men will have to pitch Their
own tents.
General Richards has now got the mat
ter organized in such Il manner that al
the men will he transported to the camp
at the governments expense. so the State
will have to go to little or no expense in
fitting out the three batteries. except
perhaps in the way of a few equipments
though nearly enough are now in hand
with what the men already have. and the
State will be reimbursed for all it's equip
ments. BY Sunday. there will be a very
espectable-sized force of men at the
camp. ana it will seem Very honelike to
see the men about the place again. and
the biue-uniformed soldiers on the streets
Of the city.
The result of the trip 10 IIoulton Of DR..
Martin ana Lieut.. Roydcn was the ac-
ceptance of IL men Of the Houlton com
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-13
MUST PAY FIRST.
Nickel-in- e-Slot Principle Applied to 10.
cal Gas Meters.

a nickelin-t he-slot gas meter
designed primarily to equal the in
geniousness of those who leave the gas
bill the last one to be paid, is being
placed in few Augusta residences
by the Kennebec Light & Heat Co.
In appearance the meter is but very
little different from that in ordinary
use. The only difference on the outside
is 4 small tubular brass projection per-
haps three inches in diameter and pf
the same number of inches in length
At the outer end Of this projection is
knob similar to that used in throwing
the bolt of a safe door. At the side o!
this knob is a slot just large enough
to receive a silver quarter.
The dial where the meter is read is
similar to that on any meter but in ad-
dition to the four dials there is a small
arrow which moves literally across the
face of the dial. This face is marked
with a scale.
When a quarter is dropped in the
slot at the side of the knob a connec-
ton with the interior mechanism is
made and by turning the. knob the ar
row on the dial is moved so that with
the scale underneath it is possible to
see just how many feet of gas the pur-
chaser is entitled to burn for his mon
ey. AS the gas is burned the arrow is
moved across the dial. When the al
lowance of gas for the quarter is con-
of gas is cut off. Only by dropping in
more money can the arrow be induced