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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-04-04

health are thus entirely removed, and the
healthy, happy wife becomes a genuine
help-meet to the husband.
% was sick for twelve years. and for two years
had TO stop work altogether" writes Mr. Beit
4fccrobie. Of Oakland. Garrett Co. Maryiard
Z" was treated by Eve different phyBicianS mo
Pronouuced my case BriRht's disease in1poyeT-
ished condition Of the blood. and uterine trouble
suffered great deal With pain In both sideI
and much tenderness in pressing over the won b
was bloated at times In bowels and iifIiI9
was troubled with dfsagTeeable dfscharge
from the Internal organs. could not sleep and
vas troubled with paipitation of the heart stff
tered great deaf Of pain in my head fenpieS
iorehead and eyes. and also suffered excruciat-
l1g PAIN at monthly. periods. Since taking
eleven pottles Of Dr. Pieree's FavoTite PTezcrip-
tiou- nave enjoyed better health than had for
fleTe than twelve years previously, and have
galnei IN weight twenty-five pounds since tax
ing your incidence
Sick women can consult DR.. r. v. Pierce
by letter, addressed 20 Buffalo. N Y, abso-
lutely without charge. Each letter Is read
IN private, its statements held in sacred
confidence, and all answers are mailed
sealed IN plain envelopes, without adver-
tising OF other printed matter.
It is a good thing to keep Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets in the house One Pellet
Is laxative, tive cathartic dose.
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NEW SERIES, VOL. xxxIv, NO. n


very eminent lawyer of New York,
came forward and generously under
took his defense, although not per-
mitted hv law 10 receive any eompen-
s&tion for his services.
The account of the trial has been
published, containing the charges,
testimony; speeches of Mr.. Brady
and of the Judge Advocate, Maj. Jno.
A Bolles the findings of the court,
the sentence, and the approval of
Gen. Dix.
The charges were Violating the laws
of war as a guerrilla and pirate, also
being spy, The defense was that
the capture of the vessels on Lake
Erie was legitimate warfare, under
taken by regularly commissioned
officer of the Confederate States
Navy, rs was also the attempt to cap
ture the railroad train and release
prisoners. He denied absolutely
that he was spy. All those who
were engaged with him in his efforts
Indignantly reject TIE idea that he or
they were spies,
As we read to-day the story of the
trial, it is plain that he never had a
chance for his life. Il was determin-
ed from the first to sacrifice him to
;he thirst for vengeance by those in
power. 1t was an injustice perpe-
trated with ostentatious reference to
the forms of law.
He was pronounced guilty of all
the charges, and sentenced to be hung
hY the neck until dead. The verdict
was reached ON the 9Th dav of Feb
ruarv. The commanding General
ordered the execution to he on the
18th of Februa. Y. The victim was
not notified until the 18th of Febru-
AIRY. He was removed to Fort CO.
lumhus, on Governors Island, and
was placed in a dungeon lighted by
one gas jet. He was allowed small
pine table, writing materials, and
such reading matter as his friends
supplied. His health was feeble,
his wound still giving him trouble.
Every effort was made hy Jealous
friends to secure pardon or q com
mutation of punishment. Many per-
sons who were not acquainted with
him c0 q,
Of his ,,nro,,,.,r an5 -. ,"s a,IS s,S,.s .s'
!. snnso of inins,ina @ da,a -, S"' ~
tbov interestcd ,henselvos aarnosti,, @ s,S
in his henaIf. I'm, bo,h tho Prosidoni
and Cen Diy wero inexorah,o All
that wos,orant,.d wos resni,, mil
The oIth of Eohr,arv
Dnr;ng ,ho ,ino of d,1av bo ,s;oa
himself IN Girn,.,ina ,%o ,Ii"noea1 :" "1'e 80
his affoirs at,.r his Ioa,h aJ - =,
,bose s,,iri,naI ", ,s"' IT.. 'l'u W
annd ~ MI raLa ~ =, ,I,'', 80" -,
rmn event He h,G nn .bn,ow of
hon. ,Lar tl,. eff -. az rs fricnds
wdnld ov,,l,o t.ns. u,.kn,a,,
M, rbar.. w.. tl,,r., f,,.,z ,i,,oJ
II sb1utd II. s.51 ,bai ,yl,il. hcy,s
in nri-on ,Ilbnn.h fherc ,ycrc some
instances If npftv trvanpv theec
WIN f6eavcentions and Ia rsrcived
mn.t lsindness ron cant Wright
R,vc. nf Gan M atarf -,
Ma. Cogosw n and I.ient ToIIn,s,n
WIN ind cb,,rgn M For, Coiumn,,s.
ana from tho soldiers who gnar,loi
him Tbasn ou did wbat thsv oon,d
for his comfort.
the ministrations of the Rev. DIR.
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Every married man must ask his wife's
permission to make a success.@ That was
a saying of wise old clergyman who knew
ttiat marriage was partnership in the
broadest sense, and that there can be no
success in any partnership in which the
partners do not contribute equally TO make
success possible. For this, II for r.,
no other reason, every man who
IS trying to climb the ladder of
success should be interested in
his wife's health. healthy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-04-04

woman is always HI
tire d, nervous
woman, depleted -
IN strength and r.
depressed in mind, X
can contribute rs
neither mentally V
nor physically TO a
husbands success.
The remarkable rem
edy, DIR. PieTce's Favo
ite Pre- scTiption, &
strengthens the organ
peculiarly fe miuinC
dries up debifitatin
drains, heals ulceration
and iuAammations, and
cures female trouble,
that the caffaea of I'll.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10
Advertise in THE PRISON MIRROR.


Editor MIRRoR:-Please find en-
closed an article taken from The
Anamosa Prison Press and which
I should be very glad to see print
ed in double loaded type by every
paper in the land. I know from
experience that the writer of that
article is not talking through his
hat, but telling what is true itself.
Could that article be brought
home to the fathers and mothers
of our boys there would most I'M
doubtedly be)aI great falling off in
the criminal population Of the
United States. Could a truthful
census of this Prison be taken@iitt
would furnish overwhelming proof
of thgarSeHG Ahhhe hts, 19a in
this one Prison there has been to
my certain certain knowledge over = 100
Reform School graduates rategone
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

"Paw, T don't Believe you put
in all the Time when you're out
mites by jist ridin' Around on your
Wheel" q --'''-
Them was the Words Nav
Spoke to Paw when He Come
Back .sfrom puttin1 His .Bisickle in
the Basemunt the other nite, and
|yousYcould teA~Shement it by the
w she spoke.: i 4 & 4 !
Paw wipedsbo Out Half l. pint
of Honest Swet off'n His Brow
with prefnger and Let #
Iriekle down on the Steps. /
mean the .Swet. Then He says: !
What's put That DOL idee into
your Hed?'' @zs9' A :
Il Don't Believe ennybuddy
Would be foolish enuf," may Says
to Go out Ev cry mite and Ride
steddy fer fore Hours Like you
Do. I Bet you Just go Some
where's and Set around and mebby
Git into Bad compny.'' WI .
That made paw purity mad and
He says Kind of Sneerin:
when you amt around to Sus-
picion innosunt people I'll Be
Ded Sure of One Thing"
'What's that?o NAV asst. -
you'll Be the Vietum of Foul
play or Else you'll Have Good
Deal more Commun Sentz than
| you got now,' paw answered. 9
''Thev amt no use TryinS to
turn it off That way NAV says
People always GIFTS mad When
They are Found,Out.' y
," Well" paw, Hollerad, ,;'you gdt
a. tChanct oFcmdiedt Whether I
te4Aa tie JTruth or not. I got q
-lo>1. I'LL IL n
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
We wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules Write
out your own name, register ana cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
of person to whom paper ia to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not $50
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

your heavenly Father, yes and
your elder Brother, will run to
meet y'oSuiAeven Christ Jesus thy
Savior. He will fall upon thy
land weepfor joy. ~ForI say
unto you that there is more JOY in
heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth than over the ninty and
nine who need no repentance.
During the service Warden
Wolfer made a very timely and
eloquent address, and one that the
inmates will do we'll to remember
He said that the ladies had come
again to visit our institution and
to bring flowers to the inmates, in
the capacity of Faith, Hope and
Love, such, as would be shown to
the inmates by the love of mother
and-sister. He said he wanted the
inmates to feel that those whom
they. had left in the outer world
still had regard for them, and this
act of the ladies coming to the
institution was to bring up before
us the memory of our childhood's
days of mother and sister, and SO
by renewing ties Of early child
hood, though it be in memory, it
should make us better men,
The ladies sang five solos, the
choir sang three selections, and
the congregation sang three Choir
uses 1t would do injustice to the
other to- say that any one lady
rendered her part superbly. They
one and all rendered their parts
angelicallyas it we're with a Sis
,ter's sloves~' ] While the inmates
passed out from the chapel the
ladies sang Sod. be with you tall
we meet again. The inmates
passed through the gauntlet Of
beautiful women who gave flowers
and cards to each one as they
passed by and this is one Of the
cards which MelreceiyeE. i Y.y.i.I
- Ask,and 1t shalt tbe=givenyou;
seek, and We shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you"
''These are the golden words
that will open the golden gate,
and to make ourselves worthy of
life and freedom. Let us begin
today" z0xs ~4rrrrrr~D,r
- After the = exercises, Mr.. Henry
Wolfer, Warden. entertained the
ladies to bountiful dinner, which
they seemed to thoroughly enjoy.
Altogether it was a day to be re-
man ared .~ .... ..>-. .--. u Il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10
FLORAL DAY.

sunday morning August 9th
came with a bright blue ethereal
sky, balmy breeze and beautiful
sun. It was very ideal day of
summer days .and~withzit came the
messengers Of Faith, IL Hope and and
Love. The ladies of the w. G. T.
U. with bright smiles on their
faces; with bene7olence in, their
heart,--kind words upon their
tongue and flowers in their hand
they came to the inmates of
this institution under the guidance
and protection of our Divine, Lord
and Savior JESUS Christ They
came to bring light into the dark
ness, Of our SOUL and toremove
the shadow Of grief that over
spreads the halo of the prisoner.
They'did not 'intfude themselves
but came with that gentleness and
simplicity Of manner that proves
the lady, and their object of love
and mercy, not charity but love-
In reading the 18th chapter first
book Of Corinthians, the speaker
requested that in committing the
chapter to memory we should not
read Faith, Hope and Charity; but
to read it, Faith, Hope and Love.
And we do cheerfully endorse the
suggestion for Charity is cold and
chills the heart, but Love is warm
and youthful, and stirs up the
latent fire held within.
She also said that we do not
want you to feel that we come to
you as prisoners. We come to you
as would your loved ones; we come
to you IN the Service ~6f tfre re,
deemerswe sing to you the hleseed
assurance. q a5SaMorao1R Who
died to say1 yoh. IVA f@l thAt
YOU are shut in and cannot get
Gsd's beautiful gifts of nature, so
We bring fragrant fowersfor you.
We wish you to feel thatstiaersaFe
those outside who loYesyou, and
who will rejoice to see your social
condition improved; to, see you
regain your liberty, your freedom
to see you return to your home to
rejoin those whom you love. Be-
cause you have sinned, because
you may have committed some
crime in the pas.-done in a mo-
ment when your soul was unguard-
eds no reason why you sho uld
commit sin or a crime any more.
We pray you to begin today to
renew your life in a line of godli-
ness and usefulness. Let the small
still voice within your heart speak
tosyou and answer the knocking of
conscience, Open the golden gates
of2your soul and let your Savior
e1ter in. IF you have sinned and
gene astray as did the prodigal
son. If you have3repented- as he
rsbented, then aEise and go to thy
father and say uneoahim,- father > 1
have sinned against heaven. and
b&ore ycXy liza III 40 Ao0 mott WMorf !!
thy to be called thy son. OHIO C
AkSA]S%ofi6eNo t}ds;
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

sho Whether I Just Set around
Somewhares or not"
Yes" NAV SAYS and L haokAd
at It This ETeninn Before re- YOU
Started OutSEeo,=andl=L-n jist
How many mile They was regis
tered on it. =z555i
So the next. morning Paw For
got all -about>it and Went to work,
and me and the pupp and Little
Albert went Down in the Base
munt after Breakfast and Turned
paws Whea1 Upside Down and
Begin Spinnin the frunt one Back
wards. First, I would GIVE it a
Whurl and Then Little Albert
would Spin it, and the pupp would
jump. up and Down and Stick His
Ears forrerd and Try to Bite the
Spoox. It was Crate Fun. Then
we Set it Back like we found it
and when paw come Home nav
and me and the pupp and Little
Albert was Settin on the porch
and I says: e
NAV, l. thot you was Coin to
Look at paws Bisickle to See
How fur He rode Last-nit
yes" paw. Says, Il want you
to See What a Blame Goose you
made of YOURSELF
So He went and Got the Wheel
out and Brot it around and point
ed at the Siclometer and says:
"Thare, now see whether You
Think I lie er not.
Nav Bent over and then She
Give paw Look what I'd Halt TO
Have ennybuddy Fire at me.
"You rode jist a Half a mile
Last nite,'"' Says nav 1-..-i. ..-
Paw He looked and Says; .-..
"Oh' they's Something the mat
ter With the Blame Thing"
'Spin~it a while, u says: "and
See osfs, .>,,c
So paw Give the wheal Whurl
and the Sicfonreter went~aH fite.,~.-,
Hen Moffetta'' nav Says Be-
ginnjn fo(Wy!eap. : q. 4 Look at i | Them b
two innosunt Children Settin
Thare! You've Broke up. our
Happy H9 p
Then4See CnNered-up- Her Fails
with Her hands and paw looked at
me and the pupp and Little Albert
SO Sad that 'Sumthin Seemed to
Crawl up into my throte and the
Teers Come into my Uses and little
Albert He Blubbered and Said
He'd Be a Good Boy and never
Do it agin if paw woulden't pun
ish Him and Then He Up and
Told the Hole Blame Bizness.
[ Fell over the Railin When
paw come up the Steps and He
Tramped on the Pups Tale and
the pupp Yelled Like if twas
Gittin Killed and NAV Screened
Becoz She Thot I was crippled fer
life, and Everybody around
Thare Come a-runnin. 1 purtend-
ed: I 1coulden't Hardly Walk and
That my Back was Hurt, So Thay
Helped ME in the House and nav
Brot my Supper up to me in Bed.
I Diden't Hardly sleep all mite:
! was SO Trade paw intent Be
Over His mad By morning. It's
turrabfe to Have a City Com
shence.-Georgie, in the Chicago
Times-Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

|
ering that our population has
never reached the 900 mark. I
once CHANGED to be in police
court (wasn't pinched that time
either) when a boy ten years old
was before his honor for jumping
on street cars. As he had been up
twice before for that offense the
judge thought the Reform School
was the place for him. Just then
the boys father asked the priv
lege of speaking. Being granted,
he said: "Your honor, if my boy
must be placed in confinement, I
ask that he be sent to the peniten-
tiary at once for that is where he
will end if sent to your so-calIed
Reform School,"
When asked why he was so
prejudiced against Reform Schools,
he simply said, II am a Reform
School graduate. - And I heartily
endorse that mans sentiments-a
boy sent to Reform School is a
boy sent to hades. ..:.-
| [ sincerely hope to see this in
| The MIRROR for it is truth itself.
,+..' -..-~ REFORMER.
Probably the weakest defense
any man could set up in account
ing for his criminal tendencies, is
to charge it to his parents; and
yet, how very, very often it hap
pens that just as soon as the ven
turesome and fun loving youth
displays signs of disregarding the
parental advice, and disobeys the
admonitions that are intended to
make man Of him, they lose pa
tience with the boy, relegate the
STRAP" to the garnet or stove and
send the boy off to the reform
school; thinking that by virtue Of
that deceiving word, Reform, their
boy will be restored to them a
perfect specimen of the embryo
man. If the reader will go to the
trouble of examining the Reform
School records, he will be sur
prised at the number Of commit
tails opposite which the word Gin
corrigible" appears. Now it is
evident that the boys thus COM
mitted have not been guilty Of any
violation Of the law, and the only
inference we can draw from such
cases is, the parents, guardian or
somebody outside Of court officials
have caused the boys confinement
either because they were ignor-
ant Of the harm the boy would
suffer in consequence, or because
they lacked sufficient interest in
him to care what became Of him,
and sent him away in disgrace,
merely to escape the dutiful bur-
den of supporting him.
The penitentiaries throughout
the United States, contain thous-
ands Of living testimonials to the
truthfulness of my claim, viz, that
more men can honestly attribute
their criminal careers to this one
cause than to any other; and I
fearlessly venture the assertion
that two-thirds of the criminal
class, that is to say, those who
make a profession of living by
their wits, are graduates from some
Reform School.
It is a sad, awfully sad common
tary on the condition of our So
called Reform Schools, and sadder
still to think parents would be so
neglectful and careless of their
offspring. God knows the laws
are numerous enough and strict
enough to cover any frivolous es-
capade a child may participate in,
without those who are in duty
bound to protect him from evil,
being the instigators of his ruin.
In the first place boy from 8
to 16 years Of age is very quick to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10


row; but by mingling with all
sorts and conditions of boys, lis
tening to their stories Of past
adventures; playing all sorts of
games, and vieing with others to
be looked upon as the hero of the
push, he soon forgets home ties
and probably never thinks of
home until Jimmie's big box of
goodies reminds him that he
wants one too.
The longer he stays the less
inclined he feels to return home.
His youthful mind is filed with
tales of travel and the big things
to be seen in other cities, and he
longs to be free SO he too can
travel.
The rest need not be told in
words; stripes speak for them
selves. Those who feel any inter
est at all in the boy, impute his
waywardness to Unborn viciousness
etc. They fail to realize that a
timely kind word spoken in
earnest and in private to that
same boy would probably have
accomplished far more good to-
ward checking his boyish prank
than the whip or something worse
could ever do. More than that,
it would have convinced him that
you loved him; and in his charac-
teristic way he would do your
bidding as evidence of his love
toward you.
What father or mother ever
called their hayward son aside and
counselled him in a way kind
and loving parent is wont to do,
and ever failed to bring tears Of
repentance to his childish eyes, a
hug Of approval from his tiny
arms and a kiss of affection from.
his innocent lips; which no parent
will attempt to gainsay is a sincere
and manly manifestation of his
sorrow for the wrong he has DONE.
How much better, too, such treat
ment is than the more frequently
employed course of sending him
off to a school of crime, where he
learns more devilment in two
months than he would learn in as
many years at home.
[ don't mean to say that all
Reform School products turn out
to be criminals; but [ do say, and
challenge proof to the contrary,
that the methods in vogue in the
majority of Reform Schools, are
far more detrimental than benef-
cial in effect on the youths who
are Obliged, either by process Of
law or parental desire, to enter
them. The inevitable conclusion
then is, more attention must
necessarily be given to these
schools. with the aim of introduce.
ing modern and more effective
reformative features into their
methods Of discipline; and no
youth should be committed to,
them except by due process Of
law, and only then as a punish
ment for some offense. I'D
It is only by striking at the.
root-cultivating the youthful
mind with a good wholesome fer
tilizer, in the shape of good sound
practical sense-that those inter-
ested in criminal work can ever
hope to be successful in solving
the perplexing problem Of crimi-
nal reform.-Reg. No. 1856, in
Anamosa Prison Press.
AS requested, the article from
The Anamosa Prison Press is re-
produced in the columns of this
weeks issue, and we wish to say
that we witnessed one case of
boy about IA years Of age who
played truant for few days, and
finally took a free drive in his
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10
CHURCH NOTICE.

CHURCH NOTICE. = I 4.
Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. S. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. COrc0ran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

Read and pass The MIRROR to q If ffrlennd,t .,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-10

'9 ~ F.. p! " - - NJ
After the = exercists; Mr.. Henry
Wolfer, Warden. entertained the
ladies to bountiful dinner, which
they seemed to thoroughly enjoy.
Altogether it was day to . be re-
membered. ~ -. t:-.- II. w
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-14
A Genuine blizzard.

Winnemncna md vicinity we're v,s.
tied by high wind and snow storm
Sunday night, witch reminded one
Of the stories which are told of the
terrible blizzrrd in the Dakotas.
Abont 6 O'Clock fine snow COM
menced falling, which, inaide Of an
hour had increased with a wind to a
fnrione gale. The enow drifted and
it was impossible to see ter feet
ahead when going against the wind.
A maximum velority Of 80 miles was
attained about 1880 o'clock. The
trains experienced considerable
trouble during the storm. One
freight became stalled on the grade
ahont three miles west Of town abont
$50 o'clock The switch engine won't
to ita anpT ort and helped pull it in.
Freights that left Wadsworth Sunday
night were abont 7 hours gong from
that place TO L,veI"ck and nearly
five hours from Lovelock to Winno
mucca. They arrived at 6:l5 O'CLOCK
this morning and the trainmen asid
that the night had been terrible
one on the road Silver State.