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The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04

lations of parole are chiefly due to
drinking, and in some cases the pris-
oner himself is not wholly to blame
for man in his position should be
upheld by his friends and associates
instead of tempted and dragged down
Not long ago in this city a young
fellow who, 1 knew, was trying hard
to live a straight life, broke his parole
because of the influence of much
older man who had exerted himself
vigorously to secure the young fell
lows release.
"The rules of the institutions re-
quire that a man who has violated
any of the terms Of his parole agree
ment must go back. but the warden
and superintendent allow me a great
deal of latitude in the exercise of my
own discretion In individual cases.
When l am convinced that a mans
trans gression has been deliberate I
show him no leniency, but in some few
cases l have favored a second chance
and usually the prisoner has profited
by his experience.
1T is not often that a person COM
mitted for very serious offense is
granted parole. We now have one
man on our books who was sent to
the penitentiary for manslaughter in
the second degree. He was paroled
some years ago and is living with his
son. He is too old to work, but re-
ports to us regularly and as he has
relatives to care for him the rule as
to employment Is not enforced in his
case.
Obliged to Work.
Except in such rare cases as that
one, all paroled men are required to
work. With the exception of the man
1 have just mentioned nearly all of
the paroled prisoners are men who
were sent to prison for robbery or
burglary or some minor offense.
Some of our paroled men are work.
ing on FARMS but a majority of them
are employed in the cities. We have
found that the boys from the farms
are not the ones who are convicted of
crime and sent to prison, and it has
not proved practicable to put parole1
men to work on farms unless they
are accustomed to that sort of occu-
patton. If they are not, they tire of
it and quit. They do better at the
sort of work and the surroundings
they have been used to, and while the
temptations of city life are greater,
they seem to get along better in the
| city, if they are city bred.
"Of the men who have in the past
| been paroled and who have passed
! through the probationary period sat
isfactorily, l should say at least IS per
cent turn out all right. OF the others,
few are questionable, and of course
| there are some who are constitution
! ally bad and vicious and are not to
| be reclaimed by any method of moral
| influence or even by imprisonment be-
yond the term that they are held in
prison. That small percentage must,
suppose, be given up as hopeless"
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04

bers from repeating the familiar slogan,
Home was never like this
The Woman's club was started two
years ago with a membership of 430. and
this has increased so rapidly that it has
now passed the thousand mark, with
fairly long waiting list. Its organizers
had two objects in view. While the club
was to be primarily a place for city mem
bers, 1t held out its official arms as
temporary resting place for women from
out OF town who desired some place to
come while in the city as relief from the
monotonous publicity of hotel life. To
that end sleeping rooms were provided
for in the arrangement of the club house
And the wisdom of this move is ap-
parent. since the list of mon residents"
is an important part of the club men,
bership, and one that is steadily grow
ing in size.
The Woman's club is just off Fifth
avenue in one of the ordinary four-story
used to be such distinctive feature of
New York's architecture Outwardly it
is not to be distinguished from any other
house on the block. Once the entrance
is crossed, however, no one could fail to
notice the distinctive air there Is about
the club house and its arrangement The
visitors room is at the left of the narrow
nall, and Is such an apartment as one
might be ushered into in any club, save
for the noteworthy absence of an ash
tray and match holder and the equally
gold satin sofa pillows. The room has
an air of charming simplicity with its
deep terra Gotta walls. the mahogany
furniture upholstered in red the few good
oil paintings and carbon prints. A little
writing desk in one corner gives a touch
of clubdom to the room that it otherwise
would lack entirely
This room is the beginning and the end
OF the bounds wherein male visitors may
tread save on those rare occasions In the
life OF the club called mems days" when
mere mankind is permitted to invade the
hall.
This is large apartment, consisting of
what once was the two drawing rooms of
the house when it was occupied as the
home of a family. The walls are finished
ings loaned by New York artists. The
whole color scheme of the reception room
is red and the fireplaceS are banked with
palms in a manner that does not suggest
the masculine idea OF fireside warmth
comfort
The second floor is given over to the
club offices-which are run by a staff of
women-dressing rooms and lockers for
the use of members, and the tea
room.'
The tea room" is an instance of the
fact that rose by any other name does
smell as sweet, for it takes the place
of the cafe and restauran of any or
dinary club. 1t is a large room hung in
green, which, with the small tables and
the graceful chairs. gives an unusual and
inviting charm to the apartment. Lunch
and breakfast, for nonresident mem
bers who are making the club their city
stopping place. The restaurant Is also
connected, unofffcially, with q woman's
Turkish bath establishment next door.
the patrons Of the bath having the priv
ilege of ordering anything they wish TO
eat from the club kitchen.
The third floor is given over t1 sleeping
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04
Seventy-FNe Per Cent of
PdrOIed Prisoners Reform

OF the paroled prisoner little is gen.
orally known and yet he constitutes
an element of society which is of high
Importance, since 1t marks distinct
progress in the science of criminology
and an era of progress in the COR
rectional methods of the country.
In the past generations the person
who offended against the criminal
laws was regarded as a dangerous
creature to be put away by himself or
among others of his kind and, by.
force, kept aloof from others of his
kind. 1t mattered not what extenu-
ating circumstances might attend his
offense, he was sent to prison and
kept there.
Advanced methods deal with crime
as a disease and the criminal as one
to be reclaimed to society, and while
the more aggravated cases must re-
ceive heroic treatment, and must be
restrained in the hospitals provided
for them, the convalescents are per-
mitted to go forth and breathe the
fresh air of freedom. Even then, like
those who are i'll in body, they are
carefully watched and any symptoms
Of relapse are dealt with promptly.
Parole System Succeeds.
That this form of treatment has
proved successful in this state is the
firm belief of ]. T. Barncard, agent
of the state board of control, who has
charge of paroled prisoners from all
of the state penal and correctional in
stitutions. Discussing this point with
T h e Clio b e recently Mr.. Barncard
said
1.-The number of prisoners paroled
from the prison and reformatory who
are now reporting to this office is
1S0, and of those fully -tenths
are doing well and progressing steadi
ly on the way toward reform.
Under the law of this state no
prisoner is eligible to parole until he
has served half Of his sentence, and
then the chance is granted him by
the board of control only upon rec
ommendation of the warden or super
intendent as the case may be. That is
a rule of the board Then under the
rules of the institution he is required
TO report to the warden or superin-
tendent, and also to me, on the goth
of each month. No paroled man is
released from the institution until en-
ployment is provided for him. In
some cases we find the employment
and in others the friends of the pris-
oner, before applying for his parole,
have provided work for him.
Must Leave Liquor Alone.
Before being released the man is
fully instructed as to the terms of
his parole, the most important Of
which are that he must not drink at
all, that he must remain at work
steadily, and that he must report regu-
larly on the Goth of each month. In
case he should lose his position or
desire to make a change in his en-
ployment, he must at once report to
the head of the institution from which
he was released, or else to me, and we
take steps accordingly. The parole
continues to the end of the term, the
same allowance being made for good
behavior as in the institution.
MY experience has been that vio-
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04
WAS YOUNGEST SOLDIER
WHO EVER BORE ARMS
Ohio Veteran Of Civil War Will Be the
Last Officer to Retire.

Recent discussion about the retire
ment of United States army officers on
account of age limit brings out the fact
that the last veteran Of the Civil war
who will have to suceumb to this rule
OF the army Is Lieut.. Col. John L. Clem,
now serving in the Department of
Texas.
The colonel is better known as Capt.
Johnnie" Glen than as Col. Glenn, and
is still better. known throughout the
country as Johnnie" Glenn, the drum
mer boy of Chickamauga s.
Col. Glenn came originally from New
ark, Ohio. In war days, although he
was eslly nine years old, he insisted on
enlsting In the Union army. He was
despised and rejeeted by recruiting Of
ficers, for, tosincfease the difficulties Of
his tender years, he was very small for
his age. Yet at the age of nine years
he succeeded in Inducing a. recruiting
off tosenge4 III him as a drummer boy.
He -drunlnle1 a great deal, butsin sew
eTa1 hard en ngageRents, according to
the tafessofs his comrades. he did more
shooting than I, drumming. On that
terrible morHing when began the awful
fight OF ka9fekamaHga, Johnnie" Clem
sounded the long roll S4hat aroused the
ger
Euffng several years fhe.sl little vet
seran was detailed for duty at the CO.
lumbus (Ohio) Barracks.
ReferringSto Col. Clenl's services in
the field, Lossing,&.the great historian,
says in his history that Glen was un-
doubtediy the youngest soldier who
ever actually bore arms In battle.
Col. Glenn will be retired at the age
limit in 1915. He will be the last of the
heroes to be laid on the list for this
cause because he was the youngest to
graduate from that awful military uni
versity, the Civil war.-Detroit Trib-
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04
ODD ORIGIN OF 1.-TWO BITS"
1t Came From the Practice of Cutting
Silver Quarters in Two Pieces.

- Oe'''N yin siiS FfdSAiCC OF SuCtin9
Silver Quarters in Two Pieces.
did you ever hear the expression
two bits used as an equivalent for a
quarter of a dollar?" asked a New
Yorker. The term is commonly used
In the South and West, and one fire.
quently hears it in New York. Not
one person in thousand even of those
who habitually use the erms knows its
origin.
Even as late as the close of the
eighteenth century the silver coinage
of the United States had not sueersed-
ed the Spanish 'milled' dollar in the
West and South Fractional currency
was particularly scare, and to obtain
this the Spanish 'milled' dollar was cut
up to make change. Halves and quar-
ters, Of course, suggested their own
names, but when the quarter was cut
IN two the word eighth was discarded
for bit small slug having the value
of IL IL cents. Many curio collectors
have these slugs in their possession.
although, Of course, they have long
since gone out of use as currency.
SO with trip used in New Or
leans and the vicinity as an equivalent
for the nickel or scent piece. Thrip
is merely an abbreviation for three
pence the coin of that value once in
general use, representing about the
same amount of money as a five-cent
piece. e."-NeW York Mail and Express.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04
Now, What Did He Mean? !?

He-This isthe ladies' gallery. Over
there is the mems gallery. Just above
She-Oh, yes, and where is the rogues'
gallery? -s
He.Why-er-the congressman sit down
there on the main foor.-Baltimore Her
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-04
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23
TO MEET IN JERUSALEM.

The fourth Worlds Sunday-school
Convention, which will be held at
Jerusalem on April 1S, 19and 20, 1904,
is to be attended by over 800 delegates
from the United States, Canada and
other sections of America. The journey
TO Jerusalem will be made in the steam
ship Grosser Kurfuerst, which has been
chartered for the convention, and Mr..
Frank c. Clark, brother of the present
vice counsel in Jerusalem, Herbert E.
Clark, will personally conduct the tour.
The steamer will leave New York on
March 8, 1904, and will touch at the
Madeira Islands, Gibraltar, Algiers and
Malta. Four days will be spent at
Athens, including one Sunday, when d.
vine service will be held by the excur-
sionists on Mars Hill. ConstaDtinople,
the Black Sea and Smyrna will be seen
in turn, and atSmyrna Rev. Mr.. Millard
will take a side trip to the site OF an
cient Ephesus. Others will turn aside
to visit Damascus, and the party will
proceed to Caifa, where landing will
be made and the trip to Nazareth and
the Lake or Gallilee will be made by
carriage. At Gallilee horses will be
taken for the ride to Jerusalem.
Here two weeks will be spent. The
convention itself will consume three
days. The first days meeting will be
held on Mount Oliyet, the second on the
hill outside the Damascus gate OF
Jerusalem and the third on the hills Of
Bethlehem. Upon leaving Jerusalem
the party will regain the vessel and go
to Cairo, Memphis and Alexandria, in
Egypt, and Naples and Rome. At this
point DR.. Millard will leave the party,
and. after visiting Germany and France,
will sail from Cherbourg, France, on
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm H., ar
riying in New York on May "a. Sew
eral well-known missionaries in the east;
namely, the president of Robert College,
in Constantinople, and president of the
American College at Beirut, are CO.
operating with the executive committee
of the convention. John Wanamaker
is member of the executive committee,
and Edward K. Warren, of Michigan,
Is the chairman. About 500 delegates
have already signifed their intention of
taking the trip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

PECIAL SALE.
Beginning Tuesday and ending Satur-
day night we offer big special sale of
the most Seasonable Merchandise.
These prices are for FIVE days only and
should be taken advantage of promptly.
toS One ssis s1se assvy un1lsaened Cot 4Hc
One case best quality Calico, all colors; Sr
&c and &c values. Yard............. ........ ~
One case regular 7c Apron Gingham. 6c
Special price, yard......... ."....."..."....
Twenty-Five pieces best quality Table Oil
cloths. white and fancy; 1t yards wide;
usual price l5c and 49,. Special price, lie
.s......................'..''.''.'
Thirty dozen best quality Linen Window
Shades. with fixtures, all colors. Usual 7C
price 25c. Special price, each..........
Two ocases Ladies' White Heavy Fleece-lined
Underwear. all sizes. Regular price, Zoe.
Vests and pants. Special price, Or
each .....".."....."......'.'..
One case Good Heavy Gray Single DC
Blankets Special price, EACH.
Forty dozen Mems SOC Heavy Fleece-lined
Underwear, all sizes, shirts and 20r
drawers. Special price, each....o... ~
Five hundred good quality Hemstitched
Pillow Cases. For this sale only, liz
each........
Ten dozen good Double Sheets. '20r
Special price, each..-..... .......,
One case regular SOC Globe Corsets, roc
all sizes. For five days only. Pair O>S
Six dozen Ladies regular $3.50 Walking
Skirts. well-made and stitched, in gray,
black aud blue, Sale price, C1 10
each....................... .'s'..' ..'''''
One lot regular 75c White Bed h3r
Spreaus. Long as tney last, eaSH''''''
Ladies' new S1.00 Black Merceriz- &c
ed Underskirts. Your choice, each... OoS
Good quality Bleached Table DAM Or.
ask. 25c quality only, yard......~...... ~
One lot ofthe popular Danish Cloth white,
black and all colors. Special price, ftc
yard ............... ......,................'.'.'
One case Boys and Girls Heavy Ribbed
Black School Hose. Special price, Or
pair ..,,....... ................ ..............
Good quality Dress Plaids for School I 7r
Dresses. Regular 25c grade, yard. -
Ten pieces regular SOC Pebble Suit. 2Sr
ing, all colors. Special price only, yd W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

Is cases of new staple Try goods purchas-
ed at big discoun; at the unloading sale OF
the Lloyd L. Jackson Company, of Balti-
more, Md.
One case Dark Percale;, yard wide, SC and
10c value, at sc yard.
One case Black Satines, Sc, 1Oc and 12ic
values, at sc yard.
One case Fancy Dress Ginghams, Sc value,
at sc yard.
One case dark and light color Flannelettes,
l0c value, at 5sc.
One case Fancy Mercerized Flannelettes,
15c value. at SIC yard.
Two bales yard wide Brown Cotton at DC
yard.
One case yard wide Bleached Cotton at DC
yard.
One case yard wide Bleached Muslins and
Cambrics, Sc values, at 5Sc yard.
Bleached Sheeting, elegant quality free
from dressing, 1914, 29c value, at 2Sc yard.
Bleached Pillow Cases, lOc.
One case Apron Ginghams, 7c quality, at
&c yard.
One case Dark Outing Flannels, SC value,
at 3sc yard.
One case Light Outing Flannels, Sc value,
at &c yard.
One case Dark Fancy Dress Prints at Ssc
yard.
One case Indigo Blue Prints at DC yard.
% Pieces Sheer White Goods, in fancy
stripes, for aprons at &c yard.
Wool.mixed White Flannel at 123c.
Double width Fancy Dress Goods, 19c
value, at l2lc yard.
100 dozen Linen Napkins at 29c dozen.
Two sizes in Moquette Rugs, 49c and 59c.
Jute Rugs, q yards long, at CSC.
Fancy Rug Fringe, &c yard. :
25 pair Lace Curtains, $l.50 value, at CSC.
% pair Lace Curtains, s. value, at Sl.S9.
A heavy Ia Blanket, white and gray, $l.5C
value, at CSC.
Good size Bed Comfort at soc.
Ladies' II gore, tucked seam, heavy cloth
Walking skirts, with stitched bottom, al
$1.69s
Ladies' gore Mixed Tweed Skirts, stitch
ed bottom, at $1.9S.
Black Mercerized Unlerskirts, with deer
founce, at ACC.
Ladies' Colored Flannelette and Black
Mercerized Sateen Shirt Waists at 49c.
G1>We are agents for McCalPs Dres
Patterns.
GS~We sponge all dress goods free o
charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23
Gained Forty Pounds in Thirty Days

For several months our younger
brother had been troubled with indiges-
tion. He tried several remedies but got
no benefit from them. We purchased
some of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and he commenced taking
them. Inside of thirty days he had
gained forty pounds in flesh. He is now
fully recovered. We have good trade
on the Tablets. s.-HoLLEY Bros, Mer-
chants, Long Branch, Mo. For sale by
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23
A Cure for Dyspepsia.

/ had Dyspepsia in its worse form and felt
miserable most all Of the time. Did not en-
10y eating until after used Kodol Dyspepsia
Care which has completely cured me.-Mrs.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

Messrs. ELY BROS Il have been great
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until found it in Ely's Cream Balm about
eight years ago, and we have been fast friends
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Messrs. ELY Bros. Find enclosed so
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS

AN OLD AND WBLL-TRIRD RsNsoY.-
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mothers for their children while teething,
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softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
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and take no other kind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

New duty free TEAS, II half chests Gun,
powder, Japan and Black Teas just received
tor sale at 80 and Soc pound.
J. C. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-23

OTTERBURN LITHIA WATER;-We are
agents for this celebrated Lithia wafer an
keep constantly on hand full ana iresn sup
ply. WAKEFIELD & HALL,
Corner Prince and Fairfax streets.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31

There are two elements necessary to
make advertising successful. First it is
necessary to have something the people
want, and seco md, it is equally necessary
to choose the proper medium through
which to let them know you have it. In
his talk before the Twilight Club, Mr..
D. E Johnson hit the nail on the head
when he said the newspaper was the
best medium for the merchant to use. 1t
goes into the home and is seen by every.
one in it. There is something in the
paper besides advertising. 1t is not like
the hand bill or circular that contains
nothing else and is often thrown aside
without glance. the paper is picked
up and read for the news that is in it
and before the reader knows it he is in
terested in the we'll written lad" OF the
merchant He discovers that this mer.
chant has jus. what he has been looking
for and learns the price he must pay for
it. He hadn't intended to read the ad-
vertisement when he picked up the pa.
per. but be did so because i. was on the
page with news item he was interested
in, and caughishis eye. This is the ad.
vantage Of newspaper advertising. It is
sure TO be seen because the news on the
page attracts the reader Ike the negro
with banjo d--as crowd about the
carriage OF the corn cure iaklr IS be
sells his wares on the street corner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31

A leading Southern exchange says
that According to the Washington
view, any attempt on the part OF the
government of Colombia to coerce the
republic of Panama would be tanta-
mount to a declaration of war against
the United states. and therefore the
general staff, in anticipation of posi-
BILE conflict, has already prepared plan
of campaign which may be carried out
il occasion should arise. Whether the
American people like it or not, the fact
is patent that the United States has de-
termined to stand sponsor for the new
isthmian republic and to contribute the
neat little sum Of $40 900, 900 to its pub
lie treasury to put the new government
on its financial feet. There is feature
of American paternalism, which the
foreiathers never dreamed of and which
is little less than marvel to the present
generation"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-31

The fact that British army officers are
going to Japan ostensibly to study the
Japanese language causes no little dis
cussion in the Old World. 1t is diff
cult to understand why England should
want her army to become proficient in
the language OF the Jap unless it be that
the two powers have formed an alliance
to stand against any other nation fur.
Their encroaching upon the Jap's terri
tory. There promises to be something
doin' on the other side of the Atlantic
before many seasons roll, by.