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COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

Arthur Topliff was home over Sunday.
Mrs. Everett Lathrop spent Sunday In
Hartford.
Mrs. Austin Boynton has been visiting
In Wauregan.
Miss Margaret Clark has returned from
visit In Baltic.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Cour on Sunday.
Mrs. Sylvia Parker of Willimantic is
visiting at Chas. Coombs'.
Cullen Potter Of Providence, r. l., is
visiting his son, A. E. Potter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury of New
London were In town over Sunday.
Misses Eileen and Cleone Neble Of
New London are visiting friends here.
All the Kingsbury families, with rela-
tives, attended the annual Kingsbury re-
union In Chaplin on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Phillips and little
granddaughter Of Willimantic spent Sum
day and Monday at Mrs. Garcilla Phil
lips'.
Miss Cleone Noble found a sum Of
money one day last week on Main street,
which has been advertised, but no owner
found yet.
The body OF Mrs. Martha Payne, widow
of Alvin Payne, was brought here from
New Haven on Tuesday for burial in Ma
than Hale cemetery.
Prof. King, dean of Oberlin college, Is a
guest of Rev. Nestor Light, and will
speak at the Thursday evening prayer
meeting at the Congregational church.
The Epworth league will hold an Ice
cream social and band concert on the
lawn at the residence Of Curtis Dean on
Saturday evening for the benefit of the
Improvement society.
The grange children's picnic had to be
postponed from last Saturday on account
of weather. The next date has not yet
been decided upon. The ice-cream was
made last Saturday ready for the picnic,
so some of the members met and sold 1t
at the residence of Edwin Smith In the
evening. 1t sold we'll, so the grange did
not lose any.
The work around the M. E. church by
the Improvement society Is one of the
greatest improvements that has been
made yet, the old driveway from Main
street having been closed by a fence
rounding the corner, leaving walk to
the vestry door, curbing has been laid to
the corner and driveway, also walk
opened on the side In front of the post
Office, which makes the corner look much
better.
A dance Is billed for this Thursday
evening In A. o. U. w. hall, to be given
by the ball nine. Ice-cream and soda
will be on sale. We think they will be
singing "Three are the nine" But the
boys have looked up their arithmetic and
found out that three times three are nine,
80 If one man is equal to three men, why
three men will be equal to nine. Come
all and have good time, and we will
watch that same nine 60 play ball at q
later date.
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A Turauoise Peculiaritx,

About one woman in three cannot
wear turquoises without turning them
green. Some turquoises will turn green
after being worn by any woman. Jew
elers Of the first class guarantee to re-
place turquoises IL they turn green,
and the annual cost Of the replace
ments is stupendous. One jewel house
has tried the experiment of having all
its employees go around with dozens
of turquoises strapped next to their
skin to try to detect the green ones,
but even when they have passed this
test some Of them will be brought back
by customers, having turned hideous
green. No reason is known for the
changing of color.
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The general postoffice at Paris once
received letter addressed '"Fo Mon
sieur, My Son, Rue - etc. They
were going to send it to what in France
corresponds to our dead letter office.
but clerk objected.
""There must be two fools in that
family" he said. eve shall find out to
whom it belongs"
Sure enough, in a few days a stupid
looking youth entered and said to the
clerk:
I'D like to find out If you haven't
kept here letter for me from my ia
ther."
Eyes, SIR" replied the clerk. "Here it
fSv ''
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THE SAME OLD STORY. j. A. Kelley
relates an experience similar to that
which has happened In almost every
neighborhood In the United States and
has been told and re-told by thousands of
others. He says: Last summer had an
attack Of dysentery and purchased bot
tie Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which used accord
Ing to directions and with entirely satisfac-
tory results. The trouble was controlled
much quicker than former attacks when I
used other remedies" Mr.. Kelly Is q
we'll known citizen of Henderson, n. G.
For sale by e. K. Taft, 81. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
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Moody and the Questionable Book.
Some one asked the late Dwight L.
Moody IL he had read q certain book.
He replied: "No; I believe there ia
poison In 1t. At least have heard 80
on good authority" The friend said,
"But wouldn't It be well for you to
read it for yourselfT NO." said Mr..
Moody. "If take poison in my stom-
ach, the doctor has to come with q
stomach pump to take 1t out. Why
should l take poison In my mind2
might never be able to get 1t out
Margaret Bottome In Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Puzzled.

"Well, daughter" observed the kind
father, ''now that you have gone
through college at an expenditure Of
four years. time and $4,000 in real
money, and, as near as l can study it
out, you show net gain Intellectually
of being able to recite your class yell
and possess a new and strange accent
in your voice, l can't help but wonder
what is that vocation in life you said
all this education was to fit you for.
Were you intending to be brake
anY'-Baltimore American.
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of Voting district No. of tn,
q. Wightman, STAFFORD Hollow, on Friday, Au
gust 1st and Friday, August 8th, 1902, between
the hours of twelve O'clock noon, and min,
ing an enrolment OF legal voters OF said town
as provided by an "Act Concerning POlitica
Primaries and Caucuses," Chapter 176 of thu
Public Acts of 1901.
N. B. After the first day of March, 1902, M
person can vote or participate in any Political
Caucus or Primary, except those electors en-
rolled as provided by said Act.
Dated at Stafford, Conn. July IL, 1909.
y3HN 9; W = W RASnar Registrars
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MANSFIELD.


Raymond Stimson is with his aunt in
Willimantic.
Whooping cough is prevailing on
Norwood Hill.
Miss Maude Huntington Is at her home
in Atwoodville for the summer.
Miss Flora Hammond has continued
her work In E. e. Smiths mill.
The Misses Arlene and Marguerite Dun
ham spent last week In Chaplin.
Miss Helen Whitaker and Miss Blanche
Swift are In Hartford for week.
Mrs. e.. w. Hanks is at Willlmantic
with her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Clune.
Mrs. Parker of Manchester is the guest
of Mrs. Olive Parker on Norwood Hill.
Mrs. Olive Parker entertained the La
dies Aid society of Gurleyville last Fri.
day evening.
Ethel Simonds spent few days with
her aunt, Mrs. Oscar Barrows, In Will.
mantle last week.
Miss Emma Colby and Ernest Durham
have accepted positions in o. s. Chaffee's
silk mill at Palmertown
Chas. Hobby. Jr., went to Manchester
last week to do some painting for Prof.
Gurley of the Connecticut Agricultural
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Clune of Will
mantle are the parents of daughter,
Mrs. Clune was formerly Miss Sennett
Hanks of this town.
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Employer Mr.. Slack, would you like
to have an increase In salary?
Employee-Would II I should say L
would
Employer-Well. let me tell You, then,
that unless you get down here earlier
and work great deal harder you'll
never get Il In this world. Chicago
News.
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A nineteen-foot boat containing seven
teen young people on pleasure sailing
trip was capslzed by squall near Ports
mouth, N. H., last Friday, and fourteen
of the party were drowned. Most of the
party were walters and mattresses en-
ployed at the Oceanic House, Star Island,
and many of them were school teachers
or students.
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Two battleships to be built under the
authority of the last naval appropriation
bill are to be named the Connecticut and
the Louisiana, and the two cruisers the
Tennessee and the Washington. The bat
tleship to be built at New York will be
the Connecticut. The battleship will cost
$4, 212, 900 and the cruisers $4,659, 900
each.
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UNION.
Mashapaug.


Rev. G. w. Morrow and family of Nor
witch, Rev. E. W. Bishop of Concord, N.
H., Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Williams OF
Rockville and Mr.. and Mrs. Baker OF
Springfield are at Maryland Park.
Rock Meadow.
Mrs. G. w. Miller visited her niece,
Mrs. 81. A. Bosworth at Staffordville over
Sunday.
There will be cottage prayer meeting
at Adelbert Agard's Thursday evening,
July 31st. All are invited to attend.
Rev. Mr.. Fogg held a very interesting
prayer meeting at F. FL. Ballou's last
week Thursday evening. Mr.. Burnham
of Cambridge, Mass, was present and
gave an interesting talk.
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A Sad Mistake.

Visitor-Pardon my curiosity, my
good man. but what are you in prison
FORT
Prisoner am serving time for steal
ing $4,000 from the bank worked
for.
Visitor-That was a sad mistake.
Prisoner know it, Curse the day
didn't steal $1OO.OOO.-Ohio State Jour
nal
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A T Court of Probate holden at Stat
"A ford, within and for the district of STAFFORD,
on the 23d day OF July, A. D. 1902.
Present, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
On motion of George F. Cummings, executor
on the testate estate of Henry A. Cummings
late Of Stafford, within said district deceased.
lowed and limited for the creditors Of said estate
to exhibit their claims against the same to the
executor, and directs that public notice be
Gy 1ae n
District, and by posting copy thereof on the
public stgn-pOst In said town of Stafford, near
est the place where the deceased last dwelt.
Certified from record,
MARCUS B. FISK. Judge
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of Voting District No. of the
Town OF STAFFORD will meet at the st ore of 81. s.
1902 and August 8th, 1909, between the hours OF
twelve o'clock, noon, and nine o'clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose of making an enroll
ment Of legal voters of said town, as provided
by IAN Act Concerning Political Primaries and
Caucuses," Chapter 176 OF the Public Acts of 1901
N. B. After the first day Of March, 1902, nc
person can vote or participate in any Political
Caucus or Primary, except those electors en-
rolled as provided by said Act.
Dated at Stafford, Conn.,, July II, 1902
DAVID BISSETT,l pao.,s.ro,s
FL. 8. ABEL, Nosioo'
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The National hotel and several smaller
buildings near by were destroyed by fire
last Thursday night at Block Island. The
Surf House was damaged. The buildings
burned included the Naragansett hotel,
post Office and the United States signal
station. The loss is placed at $50, 900.
The fire started In the barn of the Ocean
cottage.
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Forewarned:

Agent-Let me show you something
very neat in the way of artificial limbs.
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Don't both
er me. I'm not cripple.
Agent-Of course not. but it's always
well to be prepared for emergencies, es-
pecially here in New York. Brooklyn
Tifn
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Born.

South Coventry, Goth, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cour.
West wellington, 22d, a son Ralph tn
Frank L. and Clara Louise Joslin.
Staffordville, 23d, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Harrington.
Stafford, 9th, daughter elsie RUTH
to Mr.. and Mrs. Adnah French.
Stafford, 18th, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
#. j. Glover.
Stafford, 21st, a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Heck.
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Look at the birds in the trees" said
the man who wants to keep house;
they wouldn't think Of living in a
crowded tenement"
Yes" answered his wife. ''but look
at the ants. They always live in an
apartment house. And every one knows
that ants are smarter than birds."-
Washington Star.
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A Silent Part.

Grooves-That's Bascom. He isn't
upon speaking terms with any member
Of the company.
Foyer-You don't mean it! What was
the cause of the ill feeling?
Grooves Never was any cause; al
ways the same. He has only thinking
parts, you know.-Boston Transcript.
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards OF thanks In
serted at one-half advertising rates. Births,
marriages and deaths inserted free. Communi-
cations received without signature always conn
m1tted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper is mailed regularly to its subscrib
ers until a definite order to discontinue is re-
ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weeklyl furnished for $2.15 per year.
We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub
fishing, endorse the opinions OF our correspond
ents.
The Press., 1902-07-24

els there anything harder to bear
than real troubler" asked the intellec-
tual man who sat next to me in the
smoker.
'Only imaginary trouble" he replied
Judge.
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Use Aliens FOOt-Ease.

powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your
feet feel swollen. nervous and hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes
try Aliens FoOt-Ease. 1t c0Ols the feet, and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen, sweating
feet, improving nails. blisters and callous spots
rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 25c Don't accept
any substitute. Trial package free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Z.
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Extras In the Bill.

Clerk of the Burning Hotel present
ing bill to escaping guests,-Ail guests
Of this hotel will please step into our
new office across the street and pay
for this extra fire and water service
Chicago News.
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A. tho naetino of r

At the meeting of the trustees Of the
Connecticut agricultural college at Hart
ford last week, besides electing Rufus W..
Stimson president Of the college, the
board organized for the year and elected
the following officers: Vice-president,
William E. Simonds of Canton; secre-
tary, George A. Hopson of Wallingford !;
treasurer, William FL. Hall of Wellington.
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DOR SALE As am going to Eng.
II land to visit my father. will sell all my
Farms Stock, Tools. Crops. Hay and Household
Furniture. will sell everything cheap for
cash. MRS. q. L. KEENS, wilmington.
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An excursion steamer was cut In two
and sunk by a tug on the river Elbe,
Germany, Monday morning and aver a
hundred people were drowned.
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of the Town OF Union will
meet at the Town Hall in Union on Friday, Au-
gust IT, ana Friday, August sth, 1902 from Il
voters OF said town in accordance with the pro
visions of the Public Acts of 1900.
f. L. UPHAM, po,,s,rons
D. M. NEWELL, REGISTRARS
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When a man fools his wife, it is not
that he is SO smart, but that her faith
Is SO great.--Atchison Globe.
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pAIR of two-year-old Holstein Steers
Il for sale. II. g. BOYER, Box 80,
15F2W CRYSTAL Lake. Conn.
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To cure cold in one day take Laxative
Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists
refund the money If 1t fails to cure. E.
w. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
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TOR Sale or Rent-My Homestead,
IL consisting OF new, modern house. and barn,
ton. Fine spring water In house and barn.
Everything In order Said property is located
In the thriving village Of STANFORD Hollow, which
contains good schools, large wooden mill, Bap-
list and Universalist churches, and Is within
one and one-half miles of high school, several
other wooden mills, Methodist, Congregational,
Episcopal, and two Catholic churches. A desir-
able place in every way. Also q heavy Farm
Wagon for sale. TIMOTHY COLLINS,
tt STAFFORD.
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THREE HORSES FOR SALE.
II loft HENRY GIRARD, Stafford Spring
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L,OR SALE.-Nearly new upright Pr
Il ano in first class condition.
LEWIS HELM
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TENEMENT TO RENT.
II JOSEPH LEVENE
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Died.
Somers, 21st, Mrs. Spencer Davis, IS.
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THO RENT-Tenement over The Press
ONCE. Running water and water closet
81. 90 month.
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slOUtis $t4JU5o %
State of Connecticut. County OF Holland, SIS:
/, e. C. Dennis, President OF the above-named
bank, do s0lemn1y swear that the above state
ment Is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. E. G. DENNIS President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10Th
day OF July, 1902.
Correct-Attest:
CYRIL JOHNSON,
e. r. CHAMBERLIN, Directors
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WANTED History of Tolland coun.
w ty. Must be in good condition and cheap
5w Address INSURANCE., care 7 he Press.
The Press., 1902-07-24

ITO RENT.-Tenement on Main Street
Il w. Fl. REED.
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Ulse lare<<.


LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
$3.50 year. II paid strictly In advance .s5
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WICK QayS Only
In eject June q, 1909.
e. FL. FITzHUGH, Vice Pres. and GENT Manager.
8. w. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent.
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WANTED. Men to learn the Barber
w trade. New system Only eight weeks
required. Wages Saturdays while learning
s Tools donated diplomas award, d. Steady pc.
Catalogues mailed free. MOLERS' BARBER
SCHOOL, New York City.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION of
Ii The First National Bank of STAFFORD Springs
at STAFFORD Springs, in the state of Conn.,, at the
close of business, July 18th, 1902.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-01
S,302 -

BRIDGE CLAIMS.
Observation-Disclosures s69 -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-01
SUMMARY.
$T,32S Is
STATE OF MARYLAND,

STATE OF MARYLAND,
CECIL COUNTY, To-wIT:
l hereby certify, that on this
l4th day of October. 1902, before
me, the subscriber. q Justice of
the Peace of the State of Mary
land, in and for Cecil County,
personally appeared John Banks,
Ex-Assistant Treasurer OF Cecil
County aforesaid, and made oath
in due form of law that the afore-
going statement is true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
PHILIP NJ. GROVES, J. P.
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S1l,44i %
KENT COUNTY.


KENT COUNTY.
Kent County................. Sl,l75 20
BILLS PAYABLE.
A L Crothers, trustee. 81 200 90
BONDS MATURING.
High School.)
/ d Davis, Cashier......". $500 90
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

TO do in Cincinnati. The citizens
who live "over the Rhine came
in crowds to see me splash paint
in every direction. They enjoyed
it. SO did ]. But Cincinnati is a
large city, and / ran out of paint
before I had finished Vine street.
So I went back to Tennessee,
where another accident soon sweet
ened my somewhat soured exist
ence. Tennessee is a great state
for accidents. III. S., JR.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

the conclusion that he is not bel
ing tried for another crime, but
for the one he has already ex-
plated. Anyone thinking to live
down a penitentiary past knows
little of the subject. You may
perhaps think you have lived it
down, but your children will hear
of it from your neighbours children
years after you have forgotten it.
This sounds harsh, but it is the
truth. The only way to live down
such past is to go to the other
end of the country, to some place
where you are unknown, and get a
start.
And furthermore, don't expect a
brass band to meet you at the gate
when you go out. 1t won't be
there. Nor need you expect to be
invited to anybody's home to live
till times pick up; you will be dis
appointed. The only interest the
average philanthropist takes in
you is while you are in jail or
prison. You very seldom meet
any on the outside. There is more
genuine, hearty good will shown
toward an ex-convict by the peo-
pie of Saltwater itself than in any
other town in Minnesota. It may
be because Saltwater understands
the criminal. so-called, or because
it sees him more frequently. but
at any rate, if I were endeavoring
to live down a past whore was
known, / would rather take my
chances in Saltwater than in any
other town in the state. G.. T.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

fearlessly riding alone a long way
ahead of her caravan. The Ger
mans marveled at such an appar-
ition~ in such a dreary waste
wondered she wasn't afraid.
Wouldn't she let some of them
stand by until her servants and
baggage came up? No, she was
quite at ease, and usually in her
travels was far ahead of her at
PENDANTS, whose mules, more heav-
lily laden, could notskeep her pace.
"And now, gentlemen" she said.
"who are you, and where are you
bound for?"
They introduced each other. One
was the astronomer, another the
photographer, another the acha-
ologist, the naturalist, and SO on,
and they were going to Ispahan to
observe the transit of Venus. The
lady smiled, started her pony and
waved her adieu, saying:
"To observe the transit of Venus?
All, we'll, you can go home, now,
gentlemen! Your duty is done.
Goodby.''
The fair vision disappeared at a
canter toward the horizon, and it
was said that the Germans did not
see the joke till long time after
Venus had disappeared from their
ken.-Life of Major General Sir
Robert Murdoch Smith, K.C.M.G.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
u cransit Of uenns.

On their way between Telriz and
Teheran the members of an expe-
dition sent to Persia by the Ger
man government to observe the
transit of Venus met a solitary
European lady riding in the OPP
posite direction, member of the
English. colony, who was as clever
as she was beautiful. Having been
long resident IN Persia, she was
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
More About the EX-
Convict.


Some time ago an article on the
chances for an ex:prisoner to live
down his past record appeared in
The MIRROR. The writer advised
those who wished to try this to re-
turn to the town in which they
were convicted. He intimated that
if an ex-convict pursued a model
course for twenty or thirty years
he might, at the expiration of that
time, command the respect, adj
miration and, perchance, idoliza-
ton of the citizens of the town in
question. The article was a reply
to the plant of another prisoner
whose depressing and discourag-
ing experiences bore all the ear
marks of truth. And now the
present writer wishes to give his
views on the subject.
It has always been the custom,
and probably always will be, to put
theory before fact in considering
the future Of an ex-convict. On
one hand there is the evidence OF
scores and scores of discharged
prisoners who have been perse-
cuted to such an extent that they
have become thoroughly discour-
aged and returned to a criminal
life, finally drifting back to prison !;
and on the other hand we have
sermons, theories, ETC., on how the
past can be lived down, just how
long it will take, who our friends
will be, and nice cute little flu
ture is mapped out that is beyond
the dreams of the most sanguine.
These sermonizers and theorists
are to be found both in and out of
prison. The one essential, accord
ing to these gentlemen, is that the
convict in question shall leave
prison in proper state of hui
mility.
/ claim that humility, while an
excellent condition of mind at
times and in certain places, is un-
called for in an ex-convict. It is
not necessarily virtue. The low
ly onion would be just as rank if it
grew on a tree. The sooner an ex-
convict realizes that he is not
wanted in any community, that he
can never suffer enough to satiate
society's thirst for revenge, that he
is wanted least of all in the place
from whence he went to prison
the sooner he realizes these things
the sooner he will find his bear
ings.
There is never. really any de-
mand for an ex-convict, except
when some mysterious crime has
been committed and fair-sized
reward has been offered. You can't
pick up a paper nowadays but
what You will read that John So
and-So has been arrested on sus-
picion of having some knowledge
Of such q burglary, robbery, or
other crime. The final lines of the
story explain that John is hard
case, having just completed 2long
term in prison, etc. And when
Johns case comes to trial, he will
hesitate about taking the stand in
his own behalf, knowing full well
that the first question the prosecu-
ton will ask is not about the case
in hand, oh no! but if it isn't a fact
that he was recently discharged
from the penitentiary, etc. This
fact will be enlarged upon to a
great extent, and the learned judge
will finally instruct the jury that
it must be sure to take into con-
sideration the past record of the
accused, etc., until John comes to