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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
Government Identification

Government Identification
HEREAFTER all United States prisoners will
have their Berton system ofidentifcation recorded
in the department of justice at Washington. This
Capitalization is for the purpose of simplifying de-
tails in marshal wishes an Identification card
At present the system is rather chaotic The cards
are kept file in whatever state the arrest occurred
In the event of arrest, marshal is compelled to
make long and tedious search before he able
certain the previous criminal record of man who is
suspected of having committed crime against the
government.
Under the centralized system Bertillon record,
including photographs and finger prints, be OBJ
tanned Immediately. This method will make it very
difficult for those men to escape who known to
have operated against Uncle SAM for if they have
bad record when arrested, they likely to get a
good long sentence upon their second conviction.
The bureau is in charge of M. w. McClaughry. an
expert formerly at Fort Leavenworth. Considering
that close record is to be kept upon this class of
criminals it looks tho they might just well con-
slider themselves has beens, or else great
chances of being domciled for protracted stay in
one of the governments basties AS reform is the
watchword of the hour, United States prisoners
might just we'll join the procession and thus
swell the ranks of righteous doers
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
IL DANGEROUS Sect.

PERHAPS there is no class of persons in the
country so dangerous to the community the
ciety known as the "blackhand." For years the
members of this ruthless gang Of murderers have
ried their operations, and seldom have the author
tiles been able to arrest them because of the unwil
ingness of their victims to give evidence This gang
of blackmaiers is composed of foreigners and when
ever one of their countrymen has accumulated a
competence, they threaten him with death if he does
not hand over a thousand or two. If these men
should ever threaten American, they will be
routed out in summarily fashion. They have not
forgotten the New Orleans episode they still con-
fine their barbaric methods among their own nation
atty. The "blackhand' society has long list of
serious crimes to for but it's day of doom is
coming, and when it does it's name will be Dennis
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
Gun iNS Criminals.

Curing Criminals.
We HAVE heard and read much of the potential
tiles of hypnotism, but never imagined that it
could be utilized in the reformation of criminals
Such is the case, however; for the eminentspecaist
DR.. Quackenbos, of New York, predicts that there
will be no prisons in the future Instead there will
be hypnotic Institutes to which all evil-disposed
persons will be sent and there they will be given
scientific course of treatment The doctor is of the
belief that he can restore to useful citizenship
per cent of the criminals who are now pronounced
dangerous and rreclaimable If hypnotism can
achieve this remarkable result the discovery is worth
considering.
If Dr. Quackenbos can perform this much-de
sired reformation in those who have committed
crime, his method will save millions OF dollars to the
state annually The wretchedness and misery twill
avoid is incalculable The suggestion seems super
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
HELTOGRA ANS.

The affection doll faced girl dangerous toy for old
pap to play with
The little brown Japan early the little brown
jug his enemy.
The little bare faced feminine 6b dangerous big
masculine bald headed lie.
In the long there happiness swinging the pebeian
pick than in manipulating the pick lock-
Taft big but he elected president he will
to cut the Roosevelt brogans in order to pull them
The expert be able tell who has wheels
head but he tell who has carwhees his pocket
suragst London policeman who
tried her The equal rights dangerous
and should be muzzled
love that he his wife addressed
a his dear little duckie.
young this left her
fused support her poodle dog Fdo makes mighty poor
for the matrimonial ship
There much difference between the bughouse cape
who has snakes his boots of
bors the elective franchise bug in her bonnet.
An old maids club has been organized in City Each
member pledges herself Now I'll bet that to steal the
heart member this society would be swp liver
from free lunch counter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

HDAT RIVER CONGO" And now Thomas F. Ryan and
- syndicate with the object of the benefits za
ton the benghted realm called ironically the Congo State
chief industries of the Congo hitherto have been raising
King Leopold and providing for the
societies. It has also comic
voceess donna having celebrated the delights
existence under the According the
societies. the strictly rubber basis
rubber all right Not much rubber? Lose your
don't let it again. No rubber? You savage
DISCRIMINATING But according to the the Congo Free
State beautiful example of benevolent paernasm In the official
reports written There punishment of the natives
malignant to the contrary notwithstanding On the
other hand government large
the industrious natives
maintain order tolerated
empifs this native accused Of killing white acquitted
after due inquiry under the unwritten law {" &
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

pat6ral bat What grand thing q would % contt
plstely reAoldtionizathe criminal ego! Why, if y
trusted young man found himself almost conquered
by an irresistible impulse to speculate with anotherh
money he could go to hypnotic institute and be
cured. The hypnotist. by suggestion, could cause
the good to dominate over ones evil desires. "
On the other hand, it would be possible for fake
hypnotists to arouse ones evil tendencies, atho
these tendencies were placed in allegiance by repu
table hypnotist. But this contingency is hardly
worth considering as the benefits would far out
weigh the isolated evils caused by charatans.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

NeU Prison UrSed.
GOVERNOR DENEEN, of Illinois, recently visited
the Joliet penitentary tour of inspection, and
as result of his trip he intends to recommend the
building of penitentiary In speaking OF the
governors experience, the associated press says:
executive inspecting the big prison twas
the first he had been thru the penenary He de-
that he would weigh the horrors he
put himself in the conycts place. He called upon
member of the newspaper party that accompanied him to
ter cell with him. The little pen vacated by its two
grayclad prisoners and the of Illinois and
panon stepped in The door closed them and theock
snapped shut Gov Deneen CROPPED about in sedarkness
put his handkerchief his He stood with his back
against the grated door and with his outsetched
almost reach the back WALL four feet away He
of the threeegg stools and his knees almost reached his
chin. He felt of the lower bunk the wall and the hard
metal Stats responded his fingers touch thru thin of
straw
"'Open the door.' he called out to Warden Murphy
minutes in cell such many convcts doomed
spend decades in His stay had enough teach him
shortcomings of the Illinois penitentiary.
This is terrible, he said. 1t nhuman to lock two
into such CELL The result of the entire investigations
which included of the whole penitentiay grounds
determination the part of the governor that Illinois
must and shall have penitentiary possible
This verdict came, not a of management "
If the governor only required two minutes to ar
rive at the conclusion that the prison unsanitary
it certainly speaks we'll of bis judgment. Most
prisons built years ago when safety consid-
cred above all else. As result they are very un-
healthy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

MIRROR weekly published In the Minnesota State
and edited and
aged home
the acquant
the prisoners disseminate pathological
dpeng that prejudice which
selredempiOn The entirely
public financial
surplus would
interests o prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

IAGCIICtANNUIU&.
In THE near future it is likely that kidnapping
will be made more severe ofense than it is today
Since the disappearance of the Marvin boy this
subject has been commented upon considerably by
the press, and some of the writer's have recon-
mended making the offense capital one. While it
is recognized that the crime of kidnapping is ser
GUS one, and should be dealt with harshly, it is
not likely that lawmakers will 60 far to inAict
capital punishment.
Kidnapping offers rich opportunity to class
of persons who have got the get-rich-quick idea,
and who are willing to run big chances. A few suc
cesses in this line of crooked work might many
imitators, class who interruptions as to how
the end is achieved. This is why there is such q
clamorous demand for drastic laws, measures that
will insure the safety of the home against this class
of malefactors. They as dangerous as any known
class of criminals for if they cornered, they will
not hesitate to make away with their captor in order
to insure their own safety.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

EROES sad and cynical fact has just light Many of
the most pawnbokers exhibiting in their windows
what be- and be feared really
Carnegie Hero Medals This show that your the
wool hero occasionally ogoes the delight
until the time when gather his grandchildren and
tell them the ayae of GLOW Grandpa Fought the Fire. "How
Grandpa Semmed the Raging Torrent Perhaps he realizes that
conditions changing and that his potential
adopting his point might prefer ask Questions
what he did with himself when he wasn't around erozng
happened the fire the Bowery two o'clock the
ing Sunday, fishing Seriously tho
this presentation of medals to the only regarded
justice to the Every contains within himself the
aties both
proval of the grandstand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

We NEED some one to believe in us-if we do
we'll, we want our work commended, our faith cor
roborated. The individual who thinks we'll of you,
who keeps his mind your good qualities, and does
not look for flaws is your friend. Who is my broth
er? I'll tell you: he is who recognizes the good
in me.-Elbert Hubbard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09
SALT AND SUPERSALT.
by ANGLICUS.-

NEW STAR The theatrical just closing hasapparenty
witnessed the advent of Mme ALA Nazmova 1t was
the writer's good fortune that actress back but
his single she
she that time scoring de plays performed that
language every which ends in sk" "wch
The critics. the fairly enthusiastic and would doubtless
they also been able gather idea Of the
plot It bad enough in all to attempt to follow Bern
hardt Duse such we'll offerings pho La Iosca
but exchange for this Purg the Inferno Russian plays by Rus
damas takes eminent hypocte that he
ljoyed it.
, 1907-09-11
Girl Confesses Crime.

Evanston, Wyo., Sept. IA sensa
ton has been caused here by the re-
ported confession of Miss Annie Bruce,
who with her mother Is under $1O,-
900 bonds, charged with the murder
of James Bruce, her father, who was
poisoned by eating plum pie.
Signed the Confession.
Miss Bruce, it is stated, made her
confession before proper witnesses and
signed the paper after it had been
drawn up. In it she admitted that she
had put s%trychnine in the pie and that
she had been told to do so by her
mother. Later she signed it.
Trial Was Postponed.
The trial has been postponed until
April on account of the illness OF
State Chemist knight, the principal
witness for the prosecution, he having
examined the dead mans stomach.
, 1907-09-11
MAY PROVE FATAL
When Will Laramie People Learn the
Importance Of It?

Backache is only a simple thing at
first;
But when you know it's from the
kidneys;
That serious kidney troubles follow;
That diabetes, Bright's disease may
be the fatal end,
You will gladly profit by the follow
ing experience.
IT'S the statement of a Laramie citi-
zen.
William Merryfield, 80 East Gar
field street, Laramie, wyoming, says:
For a year or longer. at intervals, l
a troubled with a heavy pain under
the pelvic bone. 1 always felt the
annoyance first in this particular region
and then in a short time there would
be a pain in my back and across the
kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills came to
my notice and I got a box from the
Laramie Drug company. They did me
SO much good that l continued the Sec
ond box and obtained great relief. l
found that Doan's Kidney Pills act
ed strictly up to the representations
made for them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
, 1907-09-11
THE PROPER PLACE
FOR WHEELED VEHICLES,


Automobile owners and chauffeurs
are agitating a reform movement on
street travel, and there Is talk Of hold
ing a meeting within the next few
days for the purpose of taking some
definite action in the matter, says the
Salt Lake Tribune. At the present
time a majority of all vehicles pay no
attention to the right or left hand side
of the street, and many accidents,
many of them serious, occur as a re-
suit. If everybody would keep to the
right of the streets travelled, especial
ly in the business district, progress
would be considerably increased, ano
the danger of collisions would be
nearly eliminated. Automobile driy.
ers, as a rule, keep to the right on all
streets, but there are many persons
who drive teams who believe they are
privileged characters and they seem
to pay no attention to metropolitan
rules. BICYCLE riders are the most
numerous in breaking the laws. and
they ride wherever they please. The
purpose of the meeting will be to form,
ulate strict rules for drivers and pc,
destrians to keep to the right while
travelling, and the chief of police will
be asked hat the present laws on the
statute books be enforced by the p.
lice on their various beats.
, 1907-09-11
s1oo Reward, O

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con.
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct.
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
SO much faith in its curative powers
that they offer one hundred dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
, 1907-09-11
DEAN BODE OFFlClATES
AT OPENING CONVEN

. The eighteenth annual convocatior
of the Episcopal church of the dis
trict of Laramie was held at st. Luke
Episcopal church yesterday with ses.
sions continuing today and tomorrow
at the Kearney military academy
says a Kearney special to the Oma.
ha Bee. The services began Saturday
evening with evening prayer by Dean
Bode Of Laramie and Sunday morning
at 8 o'clock communion services were
held at the Kearney military academy
by Rev. F. D. Graves and at st. Luke's
by Archdeacon Cope.
The advertised laying of the corner
stone of st. Luke's had to be postpon.
ed on account Of a delay in the prelim,
mary work Tonight a reception Is
being given to the visiting clergymen,
wives and delegates at the K~earney
military academy, and is largely at
tended by the citizens of Keorney.
, 1907-09-11
She Wants Divorce.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 11.-Maude B
Leary has begun suit for divorce from
Daniel Leary, a well-to-do farmer OF
Newcastle, Wyo., charging him with
cruelty and abandonment. She
charges him with striking her just
after the birth of her child N then
abandoning her and the child when il
was 2 months old.
Sought Employment at Omaha.
She says she had to come to Omaha
in order to obtain employment to sup
port the family. She declares he is
threatening to come to Omaha and
take the child back with him and she
wants the court to enjoin him from
interfering with it.
, 1907-09-11
NEWS GlTH[AED
At ROCK RIVER
PERSONAL AND GENERAL FROM
THE METROPOLIS OF NORTH
ERIN ALBANY COUNTY.
People Who Come and Go Noted by
tho Correspondent Of The Repub.
Iiean and Their comings and Go.
inas HeraldedAsherif Bath In
spects Horses.
Special to The Republican.

Rock River, Wyo., Sept. 11.-Mr
John Rush left for Pittsburgh Wednes
day.
Mrs. Joe Lane and son, Fred, lief
yesterday for Schuyler, Neb. The.
were accompanied to Laramie by MI
Lane.
N. e. Corthell and Frank EgglestoI
of Laramie spent Friday at the Dia
mond ranch.
F. P. Kendall made a business tri]
to Laramie recently.
Mrs. G. Farrar took her young sol
to Laramie for medical treatment yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson
went to Denver yesterday to spend {
day or so. after which they will leave
for their home in M~aryville, Pa.
Miss Belle Moore stopped here Fri
day.
Hon. John McGill was here on bust
ness yesterday.
Rev. Woods of Laramie gave an en-
t~ertainment in the school house last
week.
DR.. Book and Will Matheson came
in from Laramie peak Saturday. DR.
Book left that night for his home in
Denver.
w. A. Comley spent a few days in
our village this week.
Mr.. Kephart of the Cosgrn & Rum,
sey bank has gone It Salt Lake for
a few weeks vacation.
Kirte Ace was a visitor here Tues,
day.
Sheriff Bath was here Monday to In
spect horses for the Toltec company
also for ]. F. White.
Tom and Monroe Woody of the Lar
annie peak district spent a few days
here last week.
Jake Ellenburger has resigned his
position with Cosgrir Bros, William
Hill taking his place. Mr.. Ellenburg'
ed has accepted a position with the
Diamond Cattle company.
Mrs. G. e. Smith returned from Ar.
lington Saturday.
MI. Mcintyre OF Arlington went to
Laramie on business Tuesday.
William Bower and Theodore Ire,
coming OF Laramie were here on bust
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. Lane and Miss Emma Butler
of the Murray ranch left for the east
Tuesday for an extended visit with
friends.
, 1907-09-11
"A GOOD DRUG STORE

Ing a few days in this city on his way
to the Pacific IA and was present al
the meeting and smoker of Damon
lodge last night.
c. F. Suesser of Salt Lake, repre-.
senting the New York and Western
Piano company, was among the Wis.
itors to the city and callers at this of.
fee this morning.
DR.. M. e. Barkwell, F. l.. M. Stuart
and w. l.. Whipple of Cheyenne are
at the Kuster. They are here attend
ing the grand lodge meeting of the
knights of Pythias.
Among the visiting Cheyenne mem
bers Of the knights of Pythias uniform
rank are A. G. Spalding, C. M. Skinner,
Robert Smith and R. A. Burke. They
are registered at the Kuster.
Fred McDermott vas down from
Rock River this morning, returning
home on the afternoon train. He is
PAo6 I'll 6oAuS " lue DeuNeT uHl-
versity about the end of the present
month.
John Thompson of the Laramie Gro,
Gerry company went to his home in
Rock Springs last night, where he will
take a few weeks vacation, his
eyes troubling him so that he is com,
PEELED to rest them for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Levitt of Kan
sas City are here, and are stopping at
the Kuster. Mr.. Levitt is being urged
to remain over until the county fair
next week. Last year he presented a
handsome silver cup in the gentle
mems pole team race.
A. T. Putnam and c. ]. Manahan of
Newcastle are here attending the
Knights Of Pythias grand lodge meet
ing. Mr.. Manahan was for one term
the grand chancellor. Mr.. Putnam
was formerly one Of the publishers of
the Newcastle News-Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Chaplin, who
been here for a couple of days,
Mr.. Chaplin attending the grand lodge
meeting, returned to Cheyenne this
afternoon. Mrs. Chaplin was present
last evening at the reception to the
visiting ladies' Of the grand lodge.
, 1907-09-11
MAY PILOT TEDDY.
Mark Twain May Take Position on the
Mississippi Steamer.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 11.-Should
Mark Twain accept the invitation to
be present at the waterways conven'
ton in this city next month he may
man the pilot wheel Of the steamer
that will bear President Roosevelt
down the river. Captain Bixby, a not
ed antebellum river pilot, under whom
Mark Twain dubbed" has promised
to be in the pilot house when Marx
Twain shall take the pilot wheel.
, 1907-09-11
DECLINES AN OFFER
IN oREGON COLLEGE,

Harold Merriam. graduate Of Lin
coin college, Oxford university, Eng
land, today t~elegraphed his declina-
ton of an offer Of the chair of English
in an Oregon university, at a salary Of
$1,000 per annum, preferring to do
some special work and being yet not
quite recovered from his illness upon
his return from abroad. Mr.. Merriam
has several offers. but none just to
his liking.
, 1907-09-11
Might Almost Claim Charmed LII,

Might Almost Claim Charmed Life.
A fve-year-old boy. the son of Fred
erick William Shepherd, Of the Sol
diers' Institute. Frimley, England, had
a remarkable double escape from
death while travelling by train be.
tween Reading and Maidenhead. re-
Gently. The boy was looking out OF
the window, when the door opened and
he fell out. When the train was
brought to a standstill the boy was
seen walking along the opposite metals
on which an express was approaching
at a high speed. The boy was dashed
to the ground by the express before
his father could reach him, but when
the express passed he rose to his feet
and ran toward bis father with his
head and face covered with blood. His
face was badly cut, but he was In the
streets the next day.
, 1907-09-11
HOME FROM RAMBLlNGS
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

Prof. and Mrs. w. F. Gilkison and
Miss Irene Gilkison returned yester,
day afternoon from their summer out
ing in the mountains near Steamboat
Springs, Colo. They spent some time
there, coming overland from Fort Col
Inns. Both Mrs. Gilkison and Irene
are greatly benefited from the outing,
, 1907-09-11
TAKES A BRIDE
IN CANADIAN CITY

Hon. Charles A. Butcher of Sheri.
dan, one of the members of the gov.
ernor's commission to investigate af-
fairs at the university, is at Brighton,
Ontario, Canada, and will be today
married to Miss Olive Langdon. Al.
ter a trip to New York and the James.
town exposition Mr.. ard Mrs. Kutcher
will return to Sheridan, arriving there
about October 10th. Miss LAngdon
was formerly employed in a millinery
establishment at Sheridan.
, 1907-09-11
MARRIEs WIDOW.
Son Of Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Cockrell Takes Bride.

Asbury Park, N. j., Sept. 11.-Mrs
Frances Elliott Reed, daughter OF Mrs
Henry Elliott of st. Louis, became the
bride Of Allen V. Cockrell, son Of ex.
Senator Francis M. Cockrell, here Mon
day. The ceremony took place at the
brides summer cottage. Only the i'm
mediate families Of the bride and
bridegroom and immediate friends from
New York and Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Trenton were present.
, 1907-09-11
SOLD SOME SHEEP
FOR FEEDING PURPOSES

Haley & Saunders. who had a ship
ment of ten cars here yesterday, sold
the bunch to different shippers to be
sent to Juanita, Kas,. for feeding. H.
A. Perkins and Pointing & Stewart Sc
cured four cars each. the other two
cars going to e. A. Lewis.