The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-11-18
Interesting
News Letter
From Mrs. Jennie E. Woodwork
Who Offers a Certain Rem
edy Worth Trying.

At IoCC OCOpy Va Sou'A~eA>AAo "AA-S~
you so kindly sent me has arrived and
1 Immediately perused it to the end. 1t
is certainly very interesting aud | must
say it puts Tennessee and every South
ern prison ito the bad" lido know
to be existing in the South. anywhere
in prison, Tor out Of one for that mat
teri such an educational system
you have with you there.
OF course, l firmly believe in compul-
sorry education, also in trade for all
men and women. A profession does
not take the place of trade. When
man is incarcerated who is illiterate,
one you might say who came from the
lower class, if 1 may use the expression
he is not to be blamed too much for
being what he is-he is the man VINO
needs care and instruction, not those 80
much who have had all the environment
of refined society and education: No,
right now it is for us to help and up
lift the fellow who has really had no
chance, so to speak. We may not sue
ceed with all, but good efforts are never
wasted, never! You may have direct
object for good aud fail completely,
specifically, but it may drop into some
quarter you least expect. 1t will 90
through the air and reach some soil and
flourish, l honestly think. Example
will frequently accomplish more GOOD
than sermons and lectures.
have found in my own experience
to read good wholesome books and thel
give out moderate doses to those who
do not know quite so much as nature
intended they should know, has better
and more lasting effect than if | shoulc
dictate. Any way the human family
does not fancy being dictated to. Life
goes so much easier with gentle per
suasion than force. So. let the illiterat'
man whose life and tastes are deprave(
be made to 60 to school while he Is serv
ing his time. l say our states are no
doing their duty to their convicts
they do not teach them to be better citl
zens and teach them to obey the laws
olive a good life is the only way t.
live. The greater your knowledge tn
easier it should be to obey the laws o
God aud man.
There are some laws lido not approx
of at all but l say obey them, or else g
where you may disregard them. Mem
phis, Tenn, is said to be one of tn
worst cities in the South. 1t lis lawles
in the extreme. Tennessee is now
Prohibition state but it is stated tac
that liquor is sold everywhere as usua
1 am bitterly opposed to Prohibitlo
laws, because they do not prohibit an
never will. l am not disr.gsrding th
law if I send to Kentucky, buy Jug {
whiskey and get drunk. There is n
law against such, so why have such
law when it is utterly impossible to el
force itp There is law in Memph
which prohibits baseball on Snnda
Every Sunday there is game. hay
been censured during recent years #
being in favor of the Sunday baseba
game. Let it be Sunday afternoe
when all may attend who wish. l
not approve of anything that disturb
anyone's religion for l have great
spect for all denominations, but | w
always glad when my two sons cou
enjoy Sunday afternoon with baseDa
Many have tried hard to point out &
harm and sin of it but am very stup
about some things and this is one. \
father was an Episcopal minister and
great lover of baseball Capt. Ans'
was warm friend of his and knO
my father never let game slip
that he could we'll attend. He nev
attended Sunday but he had no obje
tions to his children going. He nev
objected to cards and on Sunday aft
noon We might play when We We
children, II We would keep our voie