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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02
PRISON LIFE.

"The first aspect of prison life that
strikes one who enters within the
doors is it's cut -offness from the world
outside" writes Mrs. Ballington Booth
in the February Ladies' Home Journal.
"The man who has friends who still
care for him may receive stated
number eff visits a year, when for few
minutes he talks with wife or mother
or friend in the guardroom, and he is
allowed to write one letter a month
and to receive letters twice week. To
him there is, therefore, still this little
bridge between his cell and the world
from which he had been banished. To
many, however, there exists not tnis
link-nO friends have they to call on
them, and the deIiverer of letters pass
es their cells every week for years
without stopping to hand message
through the bars to them. Stern disci-
pline, loneliness, long hours of work, a
marrow little cell with just room
enough for stool and bed, with
thick barred door through which the
light falls flanked with shadows as
constant reminder of confinement
these, in part, make up prison life. The
felon of wealth and the poor prisoner
from the slums march next each other
in the lockstep and occupy adjacent
cells on the gallery, for to all intents
and purposes they are alike now. The
striped dress and close cropped hair,
the utter stripping of all comforts have
leveling influence.
"The awfulness of prison life lies in
the memories of the past: the dismal
contrast between home and prison cell;
the longing for loved ones whose hearts
are aching away out of reach; the
knowledge that the wretched compan.
ionship of misery must be theirs in
the weary round of prison toll from
morning till night, for the long years
ahead, which seem interminable.
Above and beyond all this, prisoners
have the bitter realization of the brand
that has fallen upon them, never to be
removed-convicts-that they are de-
graded before the public, and will be
looked upon forever as accursed."
T he above description does by no
means fit all prisons. Still in the main
it is a true picture of the life of the
convict.
There is one portion of it, however,
which always is given more than it's
due share of prominence in the descrip-
tions of prison life by writers for the
press. That is the question as to what
extent an American State with its po-
litical law-machinery is able to place
any brand or permanent stigma upon
anyone.
For my part 1 deny emphatically
the ability of the State of Minnesota to
do so, except to very limited extent.
1t must be patent that state must be
better and more honest than the lndi-
vidual in order to disgrace or degrade
him. That the State of Minnesota is
honest or good l deny. 1t is essential
ly corrupt, ignorant and uncivilized.
If rhe State of Minnesota were i'm.
partially described to the outside world
it would have more canse for shame
than have most of the cOnvicts in this
prison.
E;o,,1 ,vlx1 r. fol nf al
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02
sTlI1WATER MINNESOTA THURSDAY

1t they must have hangings let one
of the jury do the actual work. Let
the jurymen know that if they are to
take life from a human being, they
must be justified in so doing. If the
juryman understood that he might be
the very one to adjust the rope or pull
the death trap, he would have full
and proper appreciation of the respon-
sibility of the case.
1t is this idea of responsibility that
should prevail in a criminal court. l
have done the work IN the West side
court for three years and dislike it ve-
ry much. Some persons may think the
scenes are funny, but to me they are
sad and extremely unpleasant. An
other thing, during my experience in
the West side court have found that
it is very easy thing for the judges
and jurymen and the officers of the
court and the district attorneys repre-
sentativeS to become resolved. into
band against the accused. The Judge
gets to know the prosecuting officer
and feels friendly toward him. The
prosecuting attorney naturally, without
an evil end in view, in time makes
friends with the jurymen, and the Off
GERS of the court, seeing all of us every
day are naturally inclined to system
of friendship. The poor prisoner was
Ctran I
we did not guard ourselves, the stran-
ger was liable to gain nothing by being
tried by set of men who felt kindly
toward one another, but looked ON the
prisoner as stranger. For thatreason
feel that judge, prosecuting attorney,
officers and jurymen should not be
welded into general friendship.
Once found that the prosecuting at
torney was, in a perfectly legal way,
keeping certain jurymen from serving
on trials. On investigation it was found
that his friend the balliff, was very nat
urally telling him what men were in
clined to be chary in making convic-
tions. 1t was, in way, an innocent
thing, but did not give the accused
fair show. had that bailiff stop talk.
ing.
AS general rule 1 believe in the sys-
tenn of making the sentence heavier for
criminals who have been convicted
more than once, but in way it is these
that deserve the most sympathy. Af-
ter the first term of Imprisonment they
come back weak, discouraged, branded,
stealthy, and at home only in the dark.
The finger OF scorn too often is pointed
toward them, and it isn't any wonder
that they fall again.
One class of crime is to me especial
ly deserving of severe punishment and
that is burglary. [ do not mean the
simple stealing of articles from barn
or stable, but the deeds in which men
enter dwellings and loot them. The
man who does this almost always has a
deadly weapon at hand which he will
use if necessary. TO the same class be.
longs the highwayman. The type that
does this kind of work is the desperate
the enemy of society, and should be
punished accordingly.
Speaking generally of crime and
criminals, believe that punishment
should come quickly after commission,
that all men should be led to know
that if they break the law they must
suffer for it, but the punishment should
be reasonable.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

A particularly fatal style of color.
blindness is sometimes encountered IN
the South. 1t affects some of the aris.
tocrats in such manner that they
can't tell the difference between their
wives and the colored female help.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02

Written for The Prison Mirror.
The Hypocrite.
Created things cannot hate;
All, doubtless have their end
The wisdom that has given them life,
Should presume to mend?
The Author of fair Nature
must love in what see.
Such works must be perfect
From the lion to the flea.
The mosquito, skunk and bedbug,
Can 1 love them? Must say?
Well, yes, own love them
But love them far away.
Do love my fellow mortal?
Yes, l do if he's man.
Tho he have his little failings,
These but lightly shall scan.
Yet there's one thing among bipeds
That lOathe-'tis just and fit
That foul libel on Gods creatures.
The oily hypOcrite.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
Resignation Accepted.

The resignation Of Rev. DIR. w. II.
Whitsitt, rs President of the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, as well as the Professor
ship of Church History, was accepted
by the Board Of Trustees by the close
vote of % yeas to 70 nays.
Rev. DIR. John P. Green, OF Mis-
souri,, was afterwards unanimously
elected to succeed DIR. Whitesitt. DR..
Green is a scholarly and big hearted
gentleman, and will make worthy
successor to the eminent man who
retires.
This is happy solution tOa vexing
and troublesome question.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
For Appendicitis.

Mr.. Albert III. Mcclure, who has
been sufferer for some time from
appendicitis, went to Louisville
Monday, and, on Tuesday morning.
submitted to an operation, which was
succe 'sfully performed, and he has
since been doing well. 1t is thought
he has been permanently relieved
and will now enjoy good health. He
was accompanied by DIR. Jas. r..
Ely, his physician, who assisted at
the operation.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
Commencement Exercises Of the Frank.
fort High School.

The Commencement Exercises o
the Frankfort High School will tax,
place at the Opera House, on Mon
day night, May %. The following il
the program of exercises.
Invocation-Rev. T. F. TaliaferrO
The Treasured Daisy-Class.
Recitation-The Single Head o,
Wheat-Miss Coleman.
Essay-The Power Of Ideas-Miss
Wilson.
The Low Thatched Roof-Misses
Thompson, Hughes, Harrod, Taylor
and Glass.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Review -. The Builders = Miss
Ireland.
Hushaby-Class.
Recitati0n--The Martyrof ROuen--
Miss WoOdson.
Oration--The Safeguard of the Re-
public--Mr. Downing.
House by the Mill-Misses Donald
son, Scottow, Sudduth, Mr.. Smith
and Glass.
Address-Judge j. p. HObson.
Granting Diplomas - President
Board of Education.
The Old ROad-Class.
BenedictiOn.
The music will be under the Iii
rection of Prof. Wayland Graham.
The following is the list OF grad
yates:
Elizabeth Agnes Coleman, Susan
Agnes Crutcher, Katherine May
Donaldson, Jerry Jefferson Downing,
Sidney Clarissa Harrod, Julia Win
ter Hughes, Sarah Pugh Ireland,
Bernice Scottow, Charles Frederick
Smith, Una Belle Sudduth, Tyler
Taylor, Cynthia Lillian
Thompson, Harriet Russell Wilson,
Jessamine Byrd WoodsOn.
Admission will be by tickets, which
are for sale at Barrett's News Depot,
and will also be for sale ut the box
office at 10 cents each.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20

the daughter of the late educat.
or B. B. Sayre, during all these
years of weary vigil was his
faithful nurse and constant at
ten dant. Hisimmediate fam
lily, of one daughter and five
ns,seemed to have their great.
est pleasure in the ministra-
tions upon their afflicted parent,
and each We'd with the other
in anticipating his comforts and
desires. Two brothers, Lieut..
Hugh Rodman, of the noted
Raleigh, and DR.. John Rodman.
of Texas, and two sisters, Mrs.
Pattie Wright and Mrs. Mamie
Duvall, survive him. Rest in
peace poor weary, afflicted body.
Those distorted. hands-now re-
gained their symmetry and dex-
terity-can wake the strains of
Heavenly music, the echo of
which will be felt IN many a
lonely heart that while here he
cheered. Those palsied feet---so
long the seat of pain and diafig-
urement---are walking the gold.
Ell streets in all their Youthful
vigor,and that carriage that here
---before stricken with disease
was as elastic as the tread of the
roe Of the mountain. lis restored
in intensified healthfulness.
May his memory be kept
green in the hearts of his breth-
rem, and the remembrance of
that kind and affectionate heart
and genial and loving presence
ever remain a benediction to his
bereaved family.
U. V. WILLIAMS,
G. F. THOMPSON,
o. B. DEMAREE,
mittee.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
State Tent Knights Of the Maccabees.

The State Tent of the knights OF
the Maccabees met in this city on
Monday evening, at the Opera House,
where an address of welcome to the
city was delivered by Mayor Deho-
ney, on behalf of the city, and like
address upon the part Ofthe State by
Col. Fred III. Roberts, Private Secre-
tary of Gov. Bradley, in the absence
Of the Governor.
A suitable response was made on
behalf Of the order by Commander T.
III. Lowery, of Pennsylvania.
A musical program was then rem
dered for the entertainment of the
delegates, of whom there were about
fifty present.
The full delegations did not arrive
until Tuesday morning, when the
business session was held at the hall
of the order in Odd Fellows Il, mple.
The following gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
Past Commander-C. A. Akers, of
Louisville.
Lieutenant Commander-W. p.
Myers, of Lebanon.
State Chaplain-M. II. Elkin, of
Stanford.
State Physician-C. J. Kehms, of
Newport.
Record Keeper. w. Lancaster,
of Lexington.
State Sergeant-W. H. Hill, Of Pa
ducah.
First Inner Guard-J. R. Cook, of
Somerset.
Second Inner Guard-W. A. CHM,
of Ashland.
State Pickett. T. Yeager, of La
grange.
State Sentinel-G. r. Geter, of
Middleboro.
Master-at-Arms-J. A. Ramsey, of
Campbellsville.
The new officers were installed by
State Commander Lowrey, of Penn
sylvania.
Mr.. John w. Lancaster, OF Lex
ington, was elected Representative to
the Supreme Tent, which meets at
Port Huron, Mich, with Hon. H. b.
Kinsolving. of Mt. Sterling, as alter
nate.
Louisville was selected as the place
Of meeting for next year.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
Volcanic EruptiOns

Are grand, but skin eruptiOns rob
life of 10y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them, also Old Running and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, B0ils, Felons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Best pile cure on earth, drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 26cts. Il box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by j. w.
Gayle, druggist.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
Resolution on the Death Of DR.. W. B.
ROdman.

Alta meeting of the Physi-
clans OF Frankfort the commit
tee on resolutions reported the
following resolution which was
unanimously adopted and or.
dered to be printed and a copy
sent to the family.
MEMORIAM.
Now that life's portal has clos
ed and death appears upon the
horizon, and for Dr.. w. B. Rod
man all Kings are voiceless, and
to those who knew and loved
him there comes the reproach.
full thought that Heaven has no
reviving solace for those
stricken ones of his own house
hold and that the tidings of
death has gone forth; there is
also to-day mourning in the
hearts of his brethren of the
medical profession, ard to those
of his professional brethren who
enjoyed in his vigor the inspira-
ton OF his bouyant spirit and
splendid attainments, will gath
er around his bier, recalling the
hallowed recollections of the
past. DR.. Rodman was 90 years
of age, reared in Frankfort, was
graduated from Jefferson Medi-
cal College, Philadelphia, while
he was scarcely yet of manhood's
age, of a brilliant and vivacious
nature, clear and analytical
mind. Unusually retentive
memory, a magnetic manner,
he rapidly rose to the front rank
in his profession, a position
which, by his rare attainments !
and assiduous attention, he main
tanned until seventeen years
ago when he was stricken with
paralysis, which, being on the
motor tract, made him helpless
physically, but left unimpaired
his mental faculties. During
all these long and weary years
he steadily devoted his other
wise tedious and suffering hours
to the pursuit of literature, ac-
curing a mastership of the
German and French languages.
He pursued his professional
studies in those languages and
at the time of his death was
the most up-to-date
physician in the State. French
fiction afforded him his recrea-
ton from his more solid studies,
His proficiency in literature was
truly encyclopedia,
His widow, "Virginia Sayre,'
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20

If you have piles CURE them. No
use undergoing horrible operations
that simply remove the results of the
disease without disturbing the dis
ease itself. Place your confidence in
DeWitt's Witch Hazel alive. 1t has
never failed to cure OTHERS; it will
not fail to cure you. Tyler n Hemp
hill and VIM. Mckee Hardie.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
[For the Roundabout
"WiIl You Think of me Tomorrow"

his you Whisper Ger and o er,
Dreaming not it breeds sorrow
In my breast that's deep and sore.
Gould you know you would not doubt
For my heart is thine alone,
And the ties you've wound about me
Are the sweetest have known.
twill you think of me to-morrow?"-
Do think tonight Of thee?
Why, then, seek you thus to borrow
From the future's mystery?
If the morn is brightly breaking,
Why the dread of clouds at noon;
For the shadows, if awaking,
Will be DER all too eoon.
''Will you rhink of me to-morrow?"--
Yea, and many days TO come,
Though my path be broad or narrow,
Though Pm wandering or at home;
Be it morning, noon, or shadows
OF the mystic even-tide;
in the city, in the meadows,
On the ocean, far or wide
/ will think of thee and love thee,
Though we never more should
meet,
For the very sky above me
And the earth beneath my feet,
Would but whisper, ''lonely, lonely,"
When I saw the gloaming-light,
And my soul would echo only,
Where, oh! where, art thou to-
night"
H. H. F.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-20
Reinstated.

Capt. Isaac II. West, of this city,
has been reinstated as st0rekeeper-
gauger, under the old soldier clause
of the law.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-02

on their chutes. Mr., John Nj.
Cameron, Of Wood, Cameron L
Co. coal dealers here, informs
me that Pittshurg lump coal Ia
furnished in the bins at So 60 and
Pittsburg steam coal at 81. 80.
Pittsburg coal is the standard
coal of the world for steam coal
and using the very best quality
from these figures IL can be seen
that there is difference Of sixty
cents per ton between what the
Charlotte Mills pay and what a
mill here would have TO pay and
difference of ninety cents per
ton for steam coal | have no
doubt il is as good coal as that
Tor which the Charlotte Mills pay
So. 20 per short ton for. Figures
sufficient, think, have been ad-
duced 20 warrant some movement
on the part OF the citizers to es-
tablish a cotton factory here. II
is useless to try to get the sum OF
money necessary by large sub
soriptions in cash, but a co-op-
erative mill can, in my opinion,
be erected. The Ada Mill of
Charlotte, N. G., as stated in my
former communication was a co.
operative mill and has proved TO
be a great success. Al the time
this mill started, If | am not mis-
taken, there was no cotton mill in
Charlotte and at that time Char
lotte was a town Of perhaps g.
900 or 1000 inhabitants. Vicks.
burg has at least 10000 inhabi-
tants and there is abundance Of
money in our city. Up to the
last four OF five years building
and loan association collected
monthly large sums of money,
but since 1898 this form of in
vestment has not been as popular
as it was. 1t seems to me that
the field is ripe for mill and that
we ought to have one and that we
can get one by the cooperative
plan. | would suggest, by way
OF starting the movement, that
the president Of the Board of
Trade and chief executive Of tho
Ben Bolians and the Red lights
unite in a call for a mass meeting
OF the citizens at the court house
some night and that the move.
ment be inaugurated.
Yours truly.
MURRAY F. SMITH.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-02

II is often asked what the dem.
ocrats would do with the trusts il
they had the power. In the words
of the Nebraska platform tive de-
mand the inforcement of the
present Federal law, the enact
ment Of such new legislation as
may be necessary, and consti-
tutional amendment, if the PRES
ent constitution is construed 70
protect trusts, to the end that the
monopoly of industry by private
corporations may be prevented"
This clear-cut declaration is in
refreshing contrast to the repub-
lican meaningless platitudes.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-02

Prof, X. p. Linfield is in charge
OF the Institute for this county.
Owing TO sickness Prof. Hughes
was unable to conduct the Insti.
tute for white teachers this week,
Prof. Linfield, who was to have
had charge OF the colorcd Insti-
tute, has been conducting both.
the colored in the morning and
the whites in the evening. The
enrolment of teachers is larger
than usual and the interest man
ifested by both teachers and cit
izens is very gratifying to the
conductor, Who though working
eight TO nine hours a day is doing
a great deal in the line Of practI.
cal teaching Liberty Herald.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-02

to Christ, but in his long articles
against Memo, Bro. s. has dis.
closed no sentiment that would
point one soul to that bright home
on high where the white robed
throngs are gathering, MANY Of
us would be glad he would give
us, through the Gazette, an Is.
say on holiness as he understands
1T, and tell us what has been his
personal progress, and how many
he has led along in, up the thorny
steep that leads to the lands on
high, end what is the MopUs op-
ERANDI of his work. Work like
this would give him so much Of
peace and restfulness that he
would cease to abuse Latin or
holiness crazes or brethren who
CHANGED to differ from him in re-
ligious opinion. "He that would
have friends must show himself
friendly" If he has made some
good advances along the pathway
of holiness the thing will exhibit
itself in his conversation and
newspaper articles.
Holiness is but conversion that
stays with the consecrated pos
SCISSOR, and the fractious ASSAULT
ing man who says he has it can
not make people believe it. "ByI
their fruits we shall know them"
A minister can quarrel himself
out OF the respect and confidence
of brethren; but he can never
quarrel himself into these things.
lie must be wise as a serpent and
harmless as dove. If Bro. S.
has obtained the boon of holiness.
Memo would like also to have it,
but he fears he will never obtain
it reading Bro SIS Philippies,
which seem armed alone, not
with love, but pointed scourges.
The minister should stand, like
a beacon light on stormy nights
to pilgrims of the sea. His should
be the task of going forward.
leading the lambs of his flock up
to greener fields, along by still |
waters and make them lie down
in green pastures. He should |
notice no little reviewers upon
mere general remarks. Calm as
the moon, and fair as the sun. he
should seek no notoriety by pos
ing as a press gladiator, and he
should respect holiness in every
guise. His life should be hid with
Christin God. Every emanation,
whether in pulpit or press, that
springs from him should be
homily of love, and all his con-
1ersations, anteparts of the bles-
sed life. His life then would be
! life Of pleasantness, and all his
baths would be paths of peace.
Such should be the life of one who
walks between his people and his
}od, and this life is commended
Q Bro. Schilling by
MEMO.