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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-16

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The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes Il price of % cents per
bushel for corn Of Ne. grade and bet
corn.
LIVE. STOCK.
Receipts today, 300.
Britain & Go. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected light, 40 to so pounds. 3 90.
Selected heavy. over go pounds 355..
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing to quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin old sows, milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing. Premium
hogs must be smooth and fairly well
iatted
All hogs subject to government in
spection.
PROVISIONS.
Marshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes oM25 cents per bushel.
Beans-2.00 per bushel in trade.
Fggs-lS cents in trade.
Butter-Dairy. 90 cents in trade.
POULTRY
Commission and cold storage houses
are paying the following cash prices:
Ducks-4R cents.
Spring chickens-5 cents per pound.
Old Chickens cents.
Old turkeys-51s cents.
Young, plump turkeys. 61s cents.
HIDES. TALLOW AND WOOL.
Fl. Willard. Sons & Co. are paying the
following prices:
No. Green Hides-6 cents
No Green Hides cents.
Pelts-4O0S0 cents.
Horse Hides--1.50@2.0
Rough Fat-Per pound. IL cents.
No Cake Tallow-3s4 cents.
Wool-12@1S cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-16

The breakfast cereal cooked five
minutes in half-hearted way will in
tine weaken the stomach of anything
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-16

The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes a price Of - cents per
bushel for corn Of Ne. grade and bet
ter and % cents for dry, sound, new
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

The board Of investigation has
come to the conclusion that the
facts in the case will not warrant
them in sustaining Gen. Miles in
his accusations of Gen. Egan.
There was no bad beef; and the
whole thing has only resulted in un-
dermining the Chicago beef-market
land several other minor effects }
"Embalmed beef shall be stricken
from our vocabulary. Any person
caught using it shall suffer no less
penalty than to be confined with
out food 4S hours in the pie-house
with muzzle on.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

stronger desire to live. 1t seems,
therefore, that knowledge obtained
through the solution of the prob
lens pertaining to the great order
of life, mind, and existence in gen.
eral, is the most important of all
knowledge. Upon it depends our
continued existence. Life in
abundance is what all highly con-
scious people desire. 1t can be Sc
cured only through knowing the
source and order of its sustenance
Again, it is now generally recog-
nized that the human race is on
an ascending grade in existence,
that is, toward a greater and more
perfect existence knowledge of
this order awards the ability to
put ourselves in harmony with it,
or in it's flow, and thus attain its
end. Blind cropping affords only
chance harmony and thus only a
chance Of securing the fullness of
life which is accompanied with a
happiness that is not offered by
regrets and suffering. But they
say to US, you cannot reach perfect
existence for you are bound by
heredity to the transitional stage
in which you live. Our answer to
this is that our knowledge of the
supreme order gives us absolute
confidence in it's perfection and we
cannot conceive that perfect and
supreme order will deprive Of us
Of the desired and ultimate end,
for the reason that our present
hereditary pedestal does not hoist
us up into perfection.
Consciousness is part Of the
order Of our existence and the
order Of our consciousness is such
as to ma Ike us unsatisfed with any
life short of life in all perfection.
We believe that the absence of
knowledge Of life, mind and ex-
istence constitutes the basis of the
dominent materialism Of the pres
ent stage of human life. This
materialism in it's turn is the cause
of greed, tyranny and injustice.
l.. B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Nor long since, there appeared
in the columns of THE MIRROR, a
letter written by an inmate of the
Charlestown Mass. penitentiary,
In reference to the prison work of
Mrs. Maud Booth. 1t is evident
that the writer had thought deeply
upon the subject. and while many
of the things he said were true, and
some of his conclusions logical,
others of them were decidedly the
reverse
CAS- man thinketh, in his
heart, SO he is" Or man is what
he thinks he is. No man is rascal
but that he knows it. Every man
that has a noble and generous
aspiration knows it. The man
himself is the only reader of his
soul, and undoubtedly, down deep
in his being knows the thing re-
quired to make it whole and mend
his life. The trouble is that all
are SO liable to think that their
peculiar cases is a piece and pattern
for all the other cases. We think
eve are SO many and it is so very
hard to see it (reform method
from the other fellows point of
observation. There is not par
ticle of doubt but that every in
telligent and thoughtful convict
can approach more nearly to the
best method of prison reform than
any person who has never been a
convict. But even these generally
fail to look at the proposition from
the point of observation of the
"man on the outside" And he
eternally fails to see it from the
convict's side. Thus neither can
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

On making known our interest
in the great problems of life, mind,
and existence in general one meets
those who say, why spend your
thought and time on those subtle
metaphysical problems? There
are problems enough in the affairs
of every day life, and their solution
will amount to something to you!
Yes, their solution will probably
amount to something in dollars
and cents and we appreciate the
fact that certain number of dol
lars and cents or their equivalent
in the necessaries and comforts of
life are ABSOLUTELY necessary, but
we ask are they problems, the So
luton which brings these things,
the only important problems? We
believe that life and happiness is
the ultimate desire of every human
being and rightly so. With more
and better life comes greater en-
joyments of life, therefore a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
<Ow they have found some red


Now they have found some red
cans: and the heavens are rent
with the cry of horse meat" So
far, the worst feature of the case
seems to be that the cans were red
and not blue or green and not that
the contents have been shown to
be unfit for food. Whether this
fact is the theorum from which it
is induced that the meat is of the
genus equus," is not positively
stated.
Let us hope for the best.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Certain things have come to pass within this
mansion.
And the why-nesS is beyond the Sharpest ken;
But the writer of this doggerel is a iacksnpe,
If he doesn't weave some sunshine for the pen.
They called me to the front and said they
thought that
Though perchance might be somewhat short
in BRAIN
That my ''suit was long enough in ''con'vers
alton.
To conduct fall political campaign.
And it also came to pass upon that evening.
That they took me to the place they call the
store;
And never thought to get SO much attention.
From the man found astanding at the door.
So had the badge of office tackled upon me;
Then knew the proposition was a go
And complacenty looked upon my wardrobe;
Twas the slickest ever gotten for the dough-
Oh. there is not a man here in retirement.
Looks upon mis- job with half so much delight.
For shall work in full my little perquisitions
To the helping of my hackers in the fight.
My name it is matter of no moment:
You will know me by my metropolitan air.
I've friend that calls me Sykes, but he is daily
So just flag me when you see my ruby hair.
Help me keep the pot aboin' and asizZin
Even though your troubles fill it to the top:
And the merchandise that | will always give you.
Will be the very best have within the shop.
ED.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

CRITICAL issues have been pend
ing for some time past in the far
East. The roar of the British
lion however, has been so long and
persistent that it resulted in GER
tain concessions from Russia. She
has come to the conclusion that
the financial interests conceded to
Great Britain cannot matter much
since it will not secure to them
anything approaching control.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

IN the Scientific American it is
stated that England can duplicate
her navy in the short period of
two years. A contemporary de-
plores the fact that this is not the
case with the United States. If
the test came however | think it
would be shown that we could
suddenly develop a quality quite
as indispensable and more to the
purpose than an invincible navy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is 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 acQualnt
the public with the true STATUS oft the prisoner;
TO disseminate pathological information and to aid
u dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to a fallen mans self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
N @ TIC E..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies Of
THE MIRROR who are not our
regular lists will please consider
such as sample copies. II, 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.
lished above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

ever have a true and correct COM
prehension of all the requirements
of convict reforming. The man of
an educational turn of mind will
say that it must be done along the
lines of education. The man in
politics that it must be done by
increased legislation and severer
penalties: the man of religion:
that the only way is through re-
ligion and church.
Mrs. Maude Booth has brought
to the aid of her brilliant mind
and tender heart the most potent
force for good that she knows any
thing about: OF that all the hordes
of earth for nineteen hundred
years have been able to discover.
The writer Of the article referred
to says that-"Mrs. Booths me-
thod is only a bid for shameful
Hypocrisy Now if you, or [,
should meet a dozen people in a
desert, who were dying of thirst,
and we had an unlimited supply
of cool life-saving water, and we
should say to them: behold We
bring you water: drink and live"
and some took and drank and were
saved, but others took it and, we
will say, washed their feet with it,
preferring to die of thirst. there's
not a man Of reason can say that
we would be making a bid for
shameful Hypocrisy No: the
water would still be pure and good
and the best thing for thirsty
people. And all the sorrow and
shame would be for those who
preferred to put it to base uses.
He says: ''Is any method justi-
fable that will hold out the temp
tation to single man to play the
hypocrite and disgrace the cause
Of religion" Even though all the
convicts in the state of Mass.
would choose to play the hypocrite,
it wouldn't in the minutest degree.
disgrace the cause of religion.
Because you and | don't choose
to be saved Of We need savlng)
by religion. it doesn't follow that
the man next to us cannot be
saved that way
There are many to say that this,
that. or the other method is
not accomplishing its object, but
it's a remarkable fact that no one
says cit should be done thus and
So
AS an actual fact there are Just
as wide a range Of personalities
and temperaments among cOnvicts
as there are among an equal body
of men on the outside. and what
will reform one, will perhaps con-
firm the next man in his perhaps
newly acquired habits Of crime.
OF the men that have immediate
charge of cOnvicts. there's not one
in thousand that ever gets down
near to a convicts inner life, his
thoughts, hopes, aspirations or
views Of life and men. How can
anyone expect to help man I'M
less he knows him?
When a man is convicted he be-
comes one of that terminal class
and is handled exactly like all the
others in the class. That's the
system and what are you going to
do about it?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
WORLD OF LITERATURE.


any should be misled by the line
that heads this column, into ex-
pecting too much. ''The World of
Literature" is very large, and very
abstract; and altogether very un-
safe thing to lay hold of in care
less manner. And having gotten
hold, may, before long-like the
man that had the wildcat by the
tail want somebody to kindly
hel p me to let go.
Last night | complacently APP
preached the colossus through the
medium of a periodical that comes
direct from the metropolis of it.
| shortly retreated in confusion,
very sick of my determination to
say something about books, upon
learning that there had been pub
lished during the last month, I'M
der the head of Books, Just
plain books-16 volumes: under
Literature, presumably books
"a half dozen: under Ethics and
Psychology" several: School Text
books" IS; and under the head Of
biblical and Religious" more
than the sum of all the others.
Now [ leave it to you indulgent
reader, what is a poor con to do?
Verify ''of books there is no end"
| can only say few things that
seem to me to be Of interest to you.
If / shall have succeeded but poor
| ly, you will know that it is not
lack of zeal.
Several years ago. remember
it was on a summers evening in
the west-weary and hot with the
days toll, l returned to the place
called home. It so CHANGED, that
as [ sat In the quiet GOODNESS Of
the front veranda, my eye fell up
on book in the evacuated chair
at my side. [ commenced to read:
and bye and bye l came to these
words. ''At such times as she her.
self was not personally displeased
with Dick, she left him to under
stand that he had a heavy account
to settle with his Creator: where
fore Dick learned to loathe his
God as intensely as he did Mrs.
Jennette. Then / looked at the
outside Of the book and there was
the word ''Kipling." And won
dered how it came that this Kip
ling was giving voice to the heart
struggles and hot rebelliOns of my
own hayward youth. Deep in my
soul | felt that that man knew me:
not as an indivual. but only inso-
far as he knew and was very close
to the heart of all youth.
The years of my manhood were
upon me: but my loveless youth
seemed very near; and the pain Of
it's MISUNDERSTANDING was ever
present. In some vague way Ifelt
that this man was my friend He
must love all youth or else he
could not know them so we'll.
And so indeed he did. He knew
and loved youth; and knowing and
loving it, it came that he knew
and loved all mankind.
So l read along in the book;
and [ came to this line: For the
first time their eyes met and spoke
for them who had no skill in
speech" Over and over, like the
echo of evening chimes, the sweet
rhythm Of the words rang in my
heart. Why it fingered in my
memory SO, [ could not then tell;
but now I know that it was the ex-
quisite balancing of the phrases,
that made it simply-sweet music.
That book was The Light That
Failed" Today l picked up lit
tie poem; and there was the same
soft, liquid flow of words:
| ''They shall find real saints to draw from,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
only greater grown: "Kipling."
OF such stuff are men made
who
= Il departing, leave behind them,
Footprints on the Sands of Time"

"The Silver Wedding Journey
by William Dean Howell, now run
ming as serial story in Harper's
Monthly, is replete with most art
istic and interesting portrayals OF
scenes and incidences, in them
selves infinitely dull and common
place. Mr.. Howells has that ex-
quisite gift of word picturing, that
in itself approximates genius.
One reads some twenty chapters
with absorbing interest, and is sur
prised to find that he has gotten
his people scarcely no place at all;
and that they have done next to
nothing at all.
Why is it all SO interesting? Is
it the subtitle suggestion of great
possibilities: or is it because it's
all 50 very natural that you imag
inc for the moment that you are
there; and even your heart goes
out in sympathy to the ''pivoting
girl as she lurches, lonely and I'M
certain of foot, down the long
promenade: and you almost feel the
salt spray in your face, as, in the
softness of your mood rush to her
assistance? We only know that
it's good to be there; and in this,
his special art, Mr.. Howells has no
peer.
Those who have read Mr..
George Kennan's Siberian Letters,
and are interested in what he has
to say, will be pleased to know
that he is again at the front.
There are fronts and fronts" you
know, but there is no mistaking
Mr.. Kennan's position. He is at
the front, both in his especial line
of literary work, and In the broad
est literal sense Of the word. His
letters to the Outlook, from Cuba,
during the late unpleasantness, are
full enough of the smoke, and
the blood, and dust Of the real
'front.'" to please the most fastid-
ious of enervated searchers after
thrills. Mr.. KEENAN, has the sure
eye and the nerve to tell of things
as he sees them; and these
papers will form the basis of book
that is sure to go" Those who
read his campaigning in Cuba"
will realize that his pen has lost
none of its cunning.
Forty Years A Furtrader On
The Upper Missouri certa inly
has that smack of ''wild-westness''
about it which will make it facina-
ting to most. Chas. Larpenteur
tells the story: and you feel that
he speaks as lone having author
ity." It is edited in mastery style
by Elliot Coues.
Had Mr.. Steven Bonsal but
given his trip across Siberia latin
name, we might have known where
to class him. However we have
heard from him before and I do
not hesitate to say that the reading
world is always glad to hear what
he has to say. His insinuations
of similarities between conditions
of church and state affairs in ST.
IBERIA and those of a corresponding
period in the history of our own
country may or may not be true;
but the fact remains, that ''The
Way Of The Cross - is very sweet
and very good to read.
**x
There nOw-Out of something
over hundred books, | have said
some thing about some half-dozen;
and moreover, | think that [ have
kept near enough the sterotyped
book-reviewer's style to let folks
know that they need have no un-
easiness about my saying any
thing startlingly outre or undigni-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

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Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week, notice should be sent to this Office
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Contributions solicited from all SOU ces.
Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Entered at the Post Office at saltwater, MIMI.
as second class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Edited and Published by the In
mates of the Minnesota State Prison.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
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-
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Bronchitis Is altogether too prevalent
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
CHURCH WORSHIP AT ANNAPOLIS.

The Army and Navy Journal re-
marks that A6miral McNair. superin-
tendent OF the Naval Academy. him
self sturdy Presbyterian, took the
structures MADE i'm the Synod Of Balti-
more recently, ION the state Of church
worship at the Naval Academy. i'm an
unperturbed manner treating ii i'm "A
d-tempered and sensible way" He
said: Il found the order restricting ca
dets To The morning chapel service eX-
cept such as had conscientious scru-
pies. in operation when / took com
mand of the Naval Academy. While |
consider the rule the better method. If
parents or guardians desire them to
attend other ne says, "do not always
keep Ia their matter. church parties
VIII then be formed for the cadets to
attend such churches as they desire"
But the Admiral added with touch
Of humor, that If anyone preached a
long -Winded sermon. the cadets would
have 10 rise and leave i'm time To be i'm
the Naval Academy for one O'Clock
formation. Cadets In the church par-
Ties he says, "do not always keen To-
their proper parties. and take imprOper
advantage of this liberty. The present
chaplain added the admiral. us a
Methodist, and an eXcclleu. man" This
leIefS 10 the earneSt ana justly pOpu-
Tar chaplain. II. III. Clark when DR.
clarke hrst became chaplain ~ Annap-
oHS he followed Chaplain Rawson
a CONGREGATIONAL minister. ana took
from him a form oc Worship. contain
ing responses which hr hims n has
used without criticism for twenty-five
years on shipbOai~. The cad It's seem
10 prefer this service which affords
scope for their musical taste. An cx-
cellent cadet choir at present assists i'm
providing the music. lt Is not thought
that under present circumstances
many Of the cadets will avail them-
selves OF the privilege OF attending
sunday morning worship outside the
acaIemy gates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06

1'he Travellers study club met on tho
evening ~ January 3Uth to continue
their delightful travels and talks" IN
the sunny land of France The first
paper on this subject discoursed most
cniartanhigly on The Gouft OF tho
Tuillcrics" when Napoleon III was d.