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Evening journal., 1900-02-07
RECEPTION no MISS BOWERS.

Mr. and Mrs William II. Bowers
will give a reception to their daughter.
Miss Helen Enolia Bowers, at their
new home, No. 1908 Broome street, on
Monday evening, February 10.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07

It is related that, while preaching
from his text, Gle giveth His beloved
sleep" a Toledo minister stopped in
fhe middle of his sermon, gazed upon
his sleeping audience and said
Brethren, il is hard TO realize that
wondrous. unboun3ed love the Lord
appears to have fer a good portion OF
this congregation.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07
I}IIR'S
BREAKFAST W.
COCOA O.
80
Is the quickest and most agreeable
thiny in the world TO revive tired
energy---a liquid beefsteak.

will then be joined by her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Pennypacker, and viii go to
California.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07
cloiand's Shoes for the feet

EXAMINING ASSESSMENT LISTS.
The Levy Court commissioners met
at the Court House this morning and
went over the lists of the assessors,
which We're submitted yesterday.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07

Il Pettigrew keeps on he will make
Billy Mason look like "a statesman
Ihot is when the two are sitting to-
gether-Kansas City Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07
sTRUcK RY A LocoMOTNE.

Harry Warren, a farmer living near
tilendale. Del, escaped serious injury
on Monday evening. He was driving
across the railroad tracks. when a train
came down the road, the locomotive
striking bis carriage. completely de-
molishing IL and throwing Warren out
He was only slightly bruised.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07

WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN
COMMuTATION AND MILEAGE
TICKETS.
Formerly sold only at general offices
of the company, are now on sale at
ticket Office, French street station.
Evening journal., 1900-02-07

Clayton, Del, Feb, s. 1900.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

His tall, gaunt, ungainly form,
homely countenance, shrewd wit
and far seeing judgment combined
with an almost intuitive grasp of
the vital question of the times in
which he bore SO conspicuous a
part, constituted him the best type
of an era in American history,
which closed with the RECONSTRUCT
tionssperiod.
We also find Abraham Lincoln s
name associated with many good
deeds. He is remembered for his
incompatible honesty, for his adj
dress at Gettysburg; for the inter-
est he manifested for the boys in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
Written for The Prison Mirror,

Written for The Prison Mirror.
''Oi say, Jan, the bys till me ye
were elicted PRESIDENT of the Con-
griss Iasht wake, an that We had
the divils own tonne wild thim?"
"Musha, an faith, Dan, it's the
thruth they tould ye. An begorra
OF niver had SIGH a tonne since OF
had the mazzles. But it's all OWN
to that fanyen, O'Dopavan Rosa,
an that bloody scot, McWallace."
"But sure, Jan, OF thought ye
we're able fur thin, since ye were
wanst PRESIDENT Of the Ould Maids
Relief Society,""
"Wurra, Dan, it's little ye know
about the doin's an COINS of
this same Congriss. To see thin
sitin' in their safes wun would
think butter would milt under
their lungs. But whin OF SEE the
sinate will now come to order,
faith We would think that Kerry
Patch an Doutch town had met
after days foight. Wun seq,
mister president OF move the
pravyes QUESTION:
"'Go on SEE OF.
mister PRESIDENT seq another
sinator, 'oi roise to pint of order
"'What's attn ye,' SEE OF, thin
a little doutchman jumps up on
a Boer kopje an SEE:
Mister president, OF wants in
formation on the bill for the Con-
solidated Sourkraut Company an
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
IN
FIRST LESSONS IN CRIME.
$4,000
Written for The PRISON Mirror.

Written for The PRISON Mirror.
In the study of crime and it's
causes, one Of the first lessons to
be learned is the giving to each
factor of the problem it's just pro-
portion of credit in the final
product. To be able to do this
requires that the conditions under
which individuals commit crime,
should be closely studied.
[ have repeatedly seen it stated
in print that no person who was
willing to work for an honest liv-
ing need resort to crime. To me
this statement seems to convict
every criminal of being unwilling
to work for remunerative pay and
to place the whole responsibility
for crime upon the shoulders of
the individual who commits it.
This is decidedly unjust, and
any person who advances this ar
gument is either too shallow in
intellect to deal with any question
of right and wrong, Or is biased,
which is criminal Of itself.
TO prove that the ajority of
criminals are willing to work hon
estly to better their conditions, it
is only necessary to take note of
the eagerness with which prison
ers accept any opportunity which
prison authorities offer them to do
extra work for anything which the
officials see fit to pay. Certainly
the prisoner who, after doing the
required ten hours hard labor
which the law exacts, will gladly
add three hours more to his work.
ing day in order to earn thirty
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
A MODEL SUBSCRIBER.

Rochester, Mimi, Mar. IL, 1900.
Editor of The PRISON MIRROR,
Saltwater, Minnesota.
Dear Sir:-Inclosed find postal
money order for $500 to pay my
subscription for The MIRROR from
August 10th, 1898, to August 10th,
1901.
You sent me bill for two years
from August 10th, 1898 and l
thought I would pay another year
in advance to save you the trouble
of touching me up again.
Kindly receipt inclosed bill and
return to me, and oblige,
Yours Truly,
W. Logan Breckenridge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

blue; for his broad craftsmanship
and remarkable mental and physi-
cal resources, with malice toward
none, but with charity for all. He
was a man who enjoyed the pleas
ures of life as any other person.
He attended theaters and it was
on the evening of good Friday,
April IA, 1866, while occupying a
box in Ford's Theater, Washing
ton, D. G. he was shot by John
Wilkes Booth, fanatical and ex-
pired early the next morning,
April Is. Thus ended the life of
this great and good man, Abraham
Lincoln. Roxy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

cents, shows his willingness to
work when the surrounding con-
ditions are such as to encourage
instead of discourage him.
You say, 'oh yes! he is willing
to work when he is under the re-
straint Of prison; but turn him
loose and he is altogether diff
ferent."
That is just what [ want to hear
someone say, in order to show that
by their own words society stands
convicted of being responsible for
a large majority of the crimes
committed by individuals. If a
man freed from the influences of
society will work thirteen hours
out of twenty-four for thirty cents;
but when subjected to the in
fuences Of society, will not work
nine hours out of twenty-four for
six times thirty cents, what does
it prove? If it proves anything.
it proves that society's influence
upon the individual is bad, not
tending toward paths Of honest
endeavor, but toward criminal
ways, and yet society demands
protection from and punishment
of the individual.
1t seems to me that if Justice
wasn't blind society would get
something which the individual
has to shoulder, l. e., part of his
punishment.
Perhaps some of our reform adj
vocates can figure this problem in
different way and J. should be
pleased to hear from them.
Coal OIL DICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

O'RURICK'S TROUBLES.

SO on. AS fasht as wan would sit
down anither would jump up,
until OF fit loike THROWN Cush-
ing's Manual at thin.
'But thanks be to the Lord
sumo wan moved to ajorn an
Badly Red patted himself on the
head with the journal Do ye
moind Reddy that twisted all the
handles off the gavels whin he was
in the chair himsilf. Well that's
him. An O'Donavan Rosa was
that tickled that he forgot to call
on the Glee Club to bring back
the sunshine they had gathered
for the occasion. As for mesilf oil
fit loike as if OF wur gitin' out of
mob of Orangemen on a Saint
Patrick's Day.
"But me buzzun swelled when
OF REMEMBERED OF had put through
wan motion anyhow
can phat was that Jan?"
"Divil bit Of me knows, Dan,
OF only reminder they all stuck
up their fishts, an it passed the
sinate what liver it was. It bate
Reddy's frsht sitin' anyhow, an
the wurst they can say agin me,
won't be that OF muzzeled fray
spach, bejabbers if the thruth was
tould it looks as if they troid to
muzzel the PRESIDENT. But DILL be
on to thin mkt matin', or me
names not Jan O'Rurick."
JAN O'RURICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
Paper Read Before the Cha,ttduQua Circle.
A LESSON FROM ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN.

Back a number of years ago
when a very small boy, I was
taught and the fact was impressed
upon me that little boys should
be seen and not heard. But our
president kindly informed me that
such was not the case.
This no doubt is the reason why
l am up before you today. I have
chosen to call the title of my
paper "a Lesson from Abraham
Lincoln for the simple reason
that the whole life of this great
and good man would be the high
est and noblest character we could
follow, in order that we might at
tain the knowledge and esteem
this life has in store for us.
Back 81 years ago on the 18th of
Feb. last, little log cabin in the
backwoods Of Kentucky became
the birthplace of one of Americas
immortals. At this time and in
this humble place God gave to the
nations its greatest and most
pathetic figure, illustrious Abra-
ham Lincoln. Although he was
born of humble parentage and his
early life was a series Of hardships,
his undying love for education
urged him on till he at last reached
the highest position that a person
can attain to in this life here on
earth, the president of this great
republic.
The characteristics of this great
and good man have become known
throughout the civilized world.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Assistant Attorney General
Somerby yesterday submitted an
opinion to Warden Reeve, of the
state prison at Saltwater, holding
that federal prisoners are not en-
titled to $25 from the state when
they are discharged. The state
has repeatedly paid this money to
federal prisoners, and as the
United States statute only pro-
vides for the payment of SIS to
prisoners when discharged, all in
excess of that amount has been q
loss to the state. Furthermore,
Mr.. Somerby believes that if the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
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 AMI cell number
and send to this ofit with name and address
of person to whom paper is 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.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

The Chautauqua Circle holds
it's regular quarterly meeting in
chapel hall next Sunday afternoon.
It's President has prepared an ex-
tensive program for the occasion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Robert Bohanan was examined
last Tuesday by an insanity board.
Although he is not violently in
sane, it was thought best to as
certain his true mental condition
in order to avoid future accidents.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Our little Puerto Rican prisoner
has been notified that the powers
that be have decided to reopen his
case. Practically speaking this is
equivalent to giving him his free
dom.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Usher johnson took a day off
last week in order that he may
enroll few more members to the
muster roll of Company K. The
Sergt. is a hustler and fully sue
ceeded in his mission.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

The red nose which we have
been sporting for the past week,
undoubtedly was caused by Stew
ard Benner changing his brand of
coffee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

One Of the boys met with a
painful accident in the shops last
Saturday by losing finger on his
right hand. He is a fortunate
man, as he still has the regulation
''three fingers left with which to
measure mint julep by.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

The Song Service held in chapel
last Sunday in lieu of the GUS
tomary services, was a most en-
joyable affair. The attendance,
including that of outside visitors,
almost reached that of a holiday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

R. A. Glashan, of st. Paul, and
J. L. Wilson, of Marshall, Mimi,
were shown about the prison last
Saturday by Deputy Warden
Alexander.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
MAIL. BOX.

No. 5lSl:-The "Leprechaun"
is an Irish goblin who could di-
rect you to hidden gold. It is
alleged that he brought John
began to this country.
No. 4979:-A commission agent
or merchant, is person employed
to sell goods consigned or de-
livered to him by another who is
called his principal, for certain
percentage, commonly called his
commission or factorage.
No. 4777:-One-ffth more sid
ing and flooring is needed than
the number Of square feet of
surface to be covered, because of
the lap in the siding and match
ing.
No. 1927 Horse Marines were
first applied to the officers of the
Swedish navy, who are considered
as military officers, and in full
dress are obliged to wear spurs.
(Just think of seeing Sinbad
walking in pair of spurs.)
No. 4856:-It was Thursday,
July 4th, 1776.
No. 5O91: -Luray cavernis cave,
not large, but remarkable for the
vast number and extraordinary
shapes of it's stalactites, is close to
Luray village, Virginia. This
cavern is lit with electric lights,
and attracts thousands of visitors
each year.
No. 4615:-If a railway were
built to the sun, and trains upon
it we're to run at the rate of 30
miles an hour, day and night with
out stop, it would require $50
years to make the journey from
the earth to the sun. Come
again, and don't get gay with the
professor. Git up.)
No. 51O8:-Tbe first typewriter
was made by Henry Mills, an
Englishman in TIA. The first
model exhibited at the United
States Patent Office was made in
1929 by w. A. Burt. It consisted
of box on which there was dial
like a clock. It was fair type Of
the lever machine of today. A
Frenchman named Projin invented
a machine, and the inventor
claimed for it that it could print
almost as rapidly as person could
write. Projin's machine wrote
music.
Foucault, another Frenchman,
invented in 1910 machine for
his blind pupils in Paris.
In 1843 G. Thurber invented the
second American typewriting ma
chine It was intended to write
on books. and had a self-inking
ribbon. It was intended for the
use Of the blind, for those who
could not write by hand very we'll,
and for nervous people. The
method of spacing was very simple.
In 1915 this machine was i'm
proved.
The third American invention
was too complicated to be of any
service. 1t was operated by wheels
and had an up and down as we'll
as right and left movement. DR..
S. w. Francis, of New York, in
troduced the keyboard, like a
piano, and his invention marked a
great advance in the typewriting
machine.
In 1859 Thomas Hall, of New
York, bought Francis patent.
The next invention was rather
unique one. It was machine to
be carried in ones pocket, and the
inventor was Benjamin Liver
more, Of Vermont. It had eight
keys, and the letters were made in
parts.
The machine made by Sholes,
.Gliddon & Soule, Milwaukee, had
important improvements. and the
machine invented by G. A. Wash
burne was largely on the line of
the Oliver typewriter.
Hans Rasmus Molling and John
Carl Hansen invented a typewrit-
ing machine that was operated by
electricity. The keys in Hansen's
invention were arranged like pins
in a cushion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Quite number of the officers
were wearing shamrocks last Satur-
day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

Total population for the week
ending March 81, 521.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

There's another new coon in
town. He was known as Dude
Charlie when he was here on his
last experimental trip.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 800 o'clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. COrcoran
chaplanS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

The BARRIERS are now supplied
with Williams shaving soap.
Now if the razors contain any
steel, the BARRIERS ought to be able
to do good work.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

The third grade now contains
seven prodigal sons with three more
in the wilderness. This looks
rather discouraging in regard to
enjoying extra privileges.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

PRISON OFFICIALS.
MANAGERS.
B. F. NELSON. President Minneapolis
EDWARD w. WING Breckenridge
F. w. TEMPLE, Blue Earth City
A. @. WEISS, - Duluth
DAVID BRONSON, Saltwater
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
O. Nice. REEVE, Warden
T. W. ALEXANDER, Deputy Warden
J. W. LAWRENCE, Clerk
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Matron
8. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
F. A. WHITTIER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

state paid $25 to federal prisoners
under the state law, the law re-
garding paroles should also apply
to federal prisoners. To prevent
further confusion in drawing the
line between state and federal
prisoners the opinion was given
by Mr.. Somerby at the request of
the prison board.-St. Paul Globe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22

If there is one thing more need
ed than another in the scant fur
nishings of the cells, it is that Of a
chair to take the place of the time
honored, low bench. The benches
are not only useless as a thing to
rest ones weary bones on after
performing a hard days work, but
cumbersome and the cause of max
ing an unusual amount Of noise.
J. @. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass,
has forwarded to Deputy Warden
Alexander SIS almanacs. They
contain a vast fund of information
pertaining to all fields of human
endeavor and the progress Of the
world during the nineteenth Gen.
tury. These almanacs will be dis
tributed among the inmates. j.
G. Aver & Go. has the thanks of
each and every inmate Of this in
stitution for their generous action in
sending them free of cost.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04
A Close Shave.

The Sunday morning train on the
FIT. Gaines branch narrowly escaped
an accident. Just as the rear coach
cleared Il trestle about one mile from
FIT. Gaines, one end Of the trestle fell
in. There were several passengers
aboard, Mr.. T. G. Spearmen, OF this
city, being one of them. After reach
mo Cuthbcrt the Fort Gaines crew got
hold of few section hands and re-
turned to the collapsed trestle, and in
a short time had it in condition to
cross. In the aft ernoon ASA" made
its regular schedule. Fortunate it was
that the trestle did not collapse few
seconds sooner. Had it done so the
Central road would have incurred con-
siderable expense, and loss of lie
mioht have resulted. -Cutl bert LeaC-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04
Questions Answered,

Yes, August Flower i'll has the larg-
est sale of any medi cine in the civil zed
world. Your mothers and grand IN be
eIs' never 1 b, ught of using anything els
for indigestit or biliousness Doctors
were scarce, and hey seldom heard OF
append ciiis, nervous prostratlon or
heart failure, etc. They used Angus t
Flower TO clean ut the system and stop
fermentation of undIgested food, r, g
late he action of The liver, stimulate he
nervous and organic action of the SIS
tenn, and that is all they took when feeI-
ing dull nd bad win headaches ana
other aches. You only need a lew doses
OF Green's August Flower in liquid form
to make you satisfied there Is nothing
serious with you. Sample bottles al
FI!rar K uair.s'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04
A WHOLE VILLAGE
Attacked by Grip-One Family Es.
capea by Using Pe-ru-na.
W1NoNA. SrARK O., ING

NINONA, STARK Co., IND.
During the winter l and my fam
lily Of six were taken with la grippe
The disease was very prevalent at that
time in the village where l resided
nearly everyone being sick with it.
Our doctors treated it as best they could
but were very unsuccessful in the treat.
ment of it. As soon as my family were
taken sick went to the drugstore and
bought six bottles of Pe-ru-na, and we
all took it according to the directions
given on the bottle; and although our
cases seemed to be more than usually
violent in the outset, yet our recovery
was 1rompt, and we were all we'll much
soo1ef than those who We're IL Gated by
the regular physicians.
Many people died of this la grippe dur
ing. this epidemic, and few if any, were
sick so short a time as myself AND
family. After we We're all we'll we had
one bottle Of Pe-ru-na left.
c. T. Hatfield.
Send for free copy of "Winter Ca
tarrh." This book contains lecture by
DIR. Hartman on Ia grippe which ha:
attracted vide attention and has beer
reported in leading papers. Address DR.
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04
Q lick 5 o. ! Quick stop.
B. 8. 3. CURES BLOOD TROUBLES.
To Prove 1t Bottle Is Sent Free to Suffer-
ers. Write Today.

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Persistent sores, blood and skin blem.
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(Botaric Blood B llm.) Skin eruptiuus
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)listels, red OF brown blotches, catarrb,
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04
A Uniuue Platform,

Ia Chicago, major" Sampson is
running for alderman upon the plat.
form. mot what [ once was, but
what l now am" His record is abou,
as clear as the Republican machine
conception Of our plain duty" He has
been the defendant in several murder
trials, and tae record of his lesser
crimes is said to be quite extensive F.:
nevertheless he is able to point with
pride to the fact that he has never
been convicted. This and his present
conditions to respecta bility, he thinks.
should pull him through and land him
in the otto council.