The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

The chap in question is now hobnobbing with the
pops, and is rapidly recuperatng his health and
financial standing. AS long as the goldbugs and
bluebugs don't form alliance, his chances of
ioying long period of uninterrupted liberty, are
good.
AMONG those who agitate the adoption of i'm
portant reforms that are supposed to work miracles
in relieving the detressed condition Of the masses,
are to be found those in whom the vocal spectrum
reveals nothing but annihilation
and an insuferable greed for pelf. When these in
capable and destructive agents have had their latch
string withdrawn and efficient men of unquestionable
ability placed in their stead, may hope for an
amcable and bloodless settlement between wage
Garner and employer. True it is, it has been in
past ages that might is important factor in crush
ing those who dissatisfied arising to protest
against an injustice. From the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc the tramp, tramp OF angry strikers is to be
heard mingled with the Migratory sounds of firearms
the death rattle of of natures nobemen and the
distressing sight Of grief stricken wife pouring out
her sorrow to the discordant notes of the lisping
childs cry for bread, is an everyday occurrence.
This is indeed a sad commentary nineteenth
century civilization STILL there exists universal
desire to worship God Mammon, and as long as this
remains insane passion, the Garden Of Eden
which is the abode of man-will remain the wilder
ness of tortured souls that it is today.
AT THE Episcopal church congress held last
week in St. Paul. the consensus opinion Of the dele
gates to the effect that newspapers a
powerful factor in checking crime" Approximately
speaking, we believe that this statement is based
largely on theory and will not stand the test very
satisfactorily if the searchight of intelligence
is Systematically turned upon this perplexng subject
AS general thing criminal news, when handled in
a judicious manner and entirely free from it's SEN
sational features, the effect consists mostly Of an
enlightening nature and is thus devoid of it's
deterioratng influences. On the other hand when
the sensational newspaper handles this character of
news with all the friskyness and abandon of billy
goat in tearing down blposer the opposite effects
become positive fact and are plainly apparent to
close observer of human nature. In this respect
suggestion plays important part. The reading
Of some brutal and narrowing crime. by who is
suffering the fortunes Of TIE damned through family
enstrangement or feudalst alterations with beger-
ent neighbor, is not restraining tonic by any means
To the person with veal, will-power who is thus
afflicted, it certainly acts auxiliary and abettor
in the commission of crime The force massing of
the mind along this particular grove awakens ideas
Of an evil nature that are beyond comprehension
When some part ocular crime is given almost uni
versal publicity there usually follows in its wake a
number of similar crimes; some are committed in the
same locality, while others far distant. This
can only be attributed to the power of suggestion
that suggestion which is conveyed by the unscrupu-
lous press which is built on the sensational order