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The mirror., 1909-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.

The occupant Of 2S5 would like
to exchange a monthly law journal
for other law literature.
The party residing in 116 would
like to exchange the Argosy fol-
the Railroad Mans magazine.
The goldenhaired plumb Der got a
"diplooma" all right; he left yester-
day to join Brigham Young, jr.
Rev. Schaffnit of Saltwater con-
Quoted a German Lutheran service
in the chapel last Sunday morn
ing.
The occupant of 1926 would be
pleased to receive engineering
publications in exchange for the
Hunter, Trader and Trapper and
Popular Mechanics.
Next weeks issue of The Mirror
will carry story solving the prob
lem, (which was created frst-the
hen or the egg?" A young lady
residing here has furnished the
solution.
The prison exhibit at the State
Fair is being arranged and will
have products of the farm machine
ry department on view as we'll as
twine. The display will be an in
teresting one.
Luther D. johnson, (colored }
who was paroled on May ]2 of this
year has violated his agreement
with the State. Warden Wolfer
has sent out notices Offering a re-
ward for his arrest.
Someone has kindly relieved the
band runner of his fountain pen.
If same is returned no questions
will be asked. The band runner is
inclined to believe some ''good
friend" is playing trick on him.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
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HELIOGRAMS
BY F.. N

A doctor claims he can make
any person courageous by a simple
operation. He must have operated
on that Arkaasas farmer who ask.
ed Carrie Nation to marry him.
l am a teetotaler bat if nice
cool mug Of the beverage that made
Milwaukee famous was poked
under my nose during this hot
spell of weather [ think / would
be-tempted to take a swig.
A candidate for Office may be up
to his arm pits in the mire of dirty
politics and still make q clean
sweep of his country or state, but
when the Suffragette rules the
roost she will wash this fellow off
the map.
Diogenes used lighted lantern
to aid him in his search for one
honest man, but the people who
reside in this bailiwick are SO pious
and lawabiding that it took a whole
army Of guards carrying glims to
find one bad man in our midst.
A German woman in Chicago
claims that she talks to her dead
husband through the medium. of
her pet canary Among other
things this bird medium says to
her is, "du bis mein baby, du bis
mein baby" Now that is a won
derful canary, but we have one
here that sails under the Italian
name of Pat that would make that
Chicago bird look like a little tom
tit with a chokecherry in it's wind
pipe.
Ikey, the runner in shop III, is
subject to attacks of nightmare.
One of the night guards woke him
up the other night and told him he
must have very bad conscience.
The next day Ikey went to the sick
call and told the doctor he had an
awful pain in his conscience. The
doctor felt his pulse which was
beating as fast as a tramp on the
rods of the lightning. express and
then gave him a dose Of Pink ham
pills. Since taking them Ikey has
been doing his nightly Rip Van
Winkle stunt in peace. Ikey is a
very foxy old gazab whose scent
for piece of easy money is as
acute as that of duke for an
American heiress. So, hearing
that the Lydia E. Pinkham Com
pany paid liberal price for a
blown-in-the-bottle testimonial
key has employed Old Hutch,
who at one time travelled with the
Kickapoo medicine men, to write
out the certificate of appreciation.
The mirror., 1909-08-19

Miss Mckinney the Matron is
away on vacation.
DR.. Trenkle made an official
visit to Fergus Falls last week.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson is
Acting Matron during the absence
of Miss Mckinney.
Warden Wolfer is in Seattle at
tending the National Prison Con-
gress. He is a member of the ex-
ecutive committee.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
LETTERS FROM READERS

The following letters have not
been printed heretofore for several
mostly lack of space and
the time required to rewrite some
of them. Many others of similar
import are on file.
To the Editor:
Permit me to congratulate you
on the most excellent paper you
are giving us. I have had some
experience in newspaper work and
l have no hesitancy in saying The
Mirror Is jimdandy all the time.
w.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
Diverse Reflect ctions
BY ER'D : :

Nothing would be a lesson to us
if it did not come too late. George
Eliot.
If the greatest enemy Of a per-
son is the unbridled tongue we can
easily infer why some men and
women make many enemies.
A chirping cricket is harmless
enough but is mentally annoying.
The same conclusion is applicable
to human biped with enlarged
talking propensities.
The war fever began in Japan
and is gradually crossing the
European continent. Peace con-
ferences have proved beneficial and
yet not sufficient pow er to cause a
cessation of war.
If we believe a mere portion of
what is written about the luxuri-
ously wealthy very few of them are
examples to emulate though all of
them have sufficient wealth to &C.
complish lots of good and relieve
lots of human suffering.
Chicago schools have a woman
as Superintendent. Young lady
pupils are likely to be vaccinated
on the slender, lily arm while
Mrs. Ella E. Young remains at the
throttle and not where reports in
dicated a few months ago.
Way down in sunny California,
at an industrial school for girls
and boys, the Whittier Magazine
is published. The writer has sur
veyed many publications; has men,
tally wrestled with the contents Of
highclass, fair and unfair maga-
zines-and thus has acquired a
small amount of observational
ability. Such ability causes me
to issue this small amount of praise
to the Whittier Magazine. The
cover design is exceptionally neat.
The contents are printed in man
ner so plainly discernable that
Grandpa Time could read every
word easily without the aid of his
specs. Arrangement of material
used is tasty and mere glance
shows carefulness of minor details
which impress the readers mind
with the pride necessary to put out
such nice institutional magazine
In the reporting of the Girls De-
partment Miss Ethel makes the
news items serve as news and par
ables. Read one: "Dolly is very
ambitious and does not want any
one to equal her in laundry work.
Stick to it Dolly and you will sue
ceed!" A simple item containing
what is apparently due praise, en-
encouragement and advice. May
the magazine long prosper, show
ing the possibilities of reflection,
education and hopes for the way
ward-as we'll as to show those
who have never been corralIed that
there is good in all Of us though
hard to believe of some of u.s..
The mirror., 1909-08-19

Cell changes: 29O to Hosp.
GAL to SO; 593 to 445; 553 to 395:
43l to $50; 1872 to sos; 1876 to 245;
491 to 283; 452 to 236; All to 271;
1856 to 263; AT to 24O; 24O to 454;
263 to 452; 27l to 447; 272 to 484;
426 to $40; 664 to 652; 1879 to Hosp. !;
81 to N. P; 220 to 548; 295 to
Hosp; 364 to 1913.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
One Of the Brightest.

One of the brightest exchanges
that comes to our table is the Pris-
on Mirror, published by the in
mates of the Minnesota State Pris-
on at Saltwater. F. NJ. who writes
the Heliograms and Erid who pro-
duces Diverse Reflections, are par
ticularly good in their paragraphs.
Ely Miner.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
| can not longer refrain from
saying The Mirror under your
editorship is a paper we are all
proud of. I read every line from
the first line on the first page to
the last line on the last page. The
editorials are particularly fine.
In fact some of them are better
than any [ have ever seen IN any
paper anywhere. The editorial
on the Before Club and After AS
sociation was "a gem of the purest
ray SERENE" Give us some more
of the same kind when you can.
They cheer us up.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
Population.

Total number of inmates. -. 696
Working at New Prison. 49,. SO
Received during week. ....... 5
Discharged during week -. 5
Number in First Grade. 521
Number in Second Grade. -. 1859
Number in Third Grade. -. 6
Paroled d.................... 3
Last serial number. $500
The mirror., 1909-08-19
TO the Editor:

TO the Editor:
[ have been here a long time
and have read The Mirror under
each of it's editors. We never had
better paper [ am sure. I never
used to read the editorials or the
first page. Now [ never skip a
line on any page. The boys grab
for The Mirror on Thursdays like
they we're twenty dollar gold pieces.
Keep up the work and you will be
rewarded some day for bringing
sunshine into many dark cells and
souls.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
To the Editor:

For some time past l have been
thinking Of writing you to tell you
how much I appreciate our little
paper since you have been editor.
1t is live one all right and trust
you will keep up the good work
until you are paroled. discharged
or Expelled" l look for The
Mirror every Thursday with eager
ness. Keep up the good work.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
Chapel Service.

The following is the progr am of
the service held in the chapel Sun
day, August Is, Rev. Paul Albert
officiating:
The mirror., 1909-08-19

'sNow," said the warden to the
forger who had just arrived at the
prison, I'VE will set you to work.
What can you do best?"
"Well, if you'll give me a weeks
practice on your signature I'll
sign your official papers for you,"
said the prisoner. .-Ex.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
latest Base Ball News.

Following are the percentage tables of
games and lost showing the standing Of
the clubs in the leading leagues up to and in
Guiding last Mondays scores:
The mirror., 1909-08-19
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
[ want to congratulate you on
your fine editorial page in The Mir
or each week. It is strong one.
The editorials are fine for a prison
paper. [ enjoy equally the de-
partment headed Under the Lash.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
Reflect Upon Good Things.

We take this opportunity to con-
gratulate The Mirror, published
at the Minnesota State Prison, on
it's twentythird birthday. AS a
girl eagerly gIances into the look
ingglass at her new hat, we glance
into The Mirror each week and
reflect upon the good things con-
tained therein Reformatory Out
look.
The mirror., 1909-08-19
BAND PROGRAM.

Following is the musical program rendered by
the local band on Sunday morning, Augustus:
March-Western Reserve .............F. H. Losey
Shadow Dance-Flickering Freight. "A. A. Penn
Clarionete Solo, Humoresque-Turkey in the
Straw Bellstead jr.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20
NEGROES FRIGHTENED.

Dequeen, Ark, March S.-As
the result of the dynamiting of
the two Negro homes and the
slight injury of a Negro girl in the
southern part of Duqueen on Sat
day night, many Negroes of this
place are preparing to leave, filled
with alarm at the outcome of the
warnings recently distributed
among them and alleged to have
been circulated by white men, who
are said to have warned them to
quit work in the hard wood lum.
Der plant operated here by the
Dierks Lumber Company and to
leave the country. A meeting of
business men together with the
Sheriff, was held and the Negro
residents were assured they would
be protected. No arrests have
been made as yet in connection
with the dynamiting.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

and prominent among the politicians
of his state. 1t was reported that
Mr.. Dancy gave it out to many of
his friends who were here during
Inauguration that his continued
service under President Taft s ad-
ministration was practically as
sured. 1t is claimed that the Re-
corder was emphatic in his state
ments that he was not worried over
the rumors concerning his retire
ment from office. Col. Marshall is
the first candidate for Mr.. Dancy s
place, whose cause has been intro
duced at the White House, and af-
ter the discussion which associated
his name with the Recordership
was given out, an effort was made
to locate Mr. Dancy. He was called
over the phone, the response COM
ing back that he was out of town.
1t is stated that the conversation
the President had with Senator
Cullom upon this occasion concern
ing the candidacy of Col Mar
shall put at rest all doubt as to what
his policy was to be regarding ap-
pointments of colored men to Fed
eral offices in the South. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Taft let it be known
that the professional Southern col
ored politician, office holder and
office seeker who has held and
wishes to hold office by right of
color would be handed no "pie"
during his reign. The big offices
in this section are to go to white
Republicans and the "plums from
the administration S patronage tree
which colored men are to share will
be given to colored men from
northern states.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

Former Uuited States Senator j.
B. Foraker, will be presented with
handsome testimonial by the
Negroes of Montgomery because
OF his championship of the Negro
troops involved in the Brownsville
affair Collections were taken up
all of the Negro churches today
and among the membership of the
Negro fraternities with which to
purchase this testimonial. The
set of resolutions which were read
in the different churches today
will accompany the testimonial to
Mr.. Foraker.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20
RELIGIOUS ORDER
FORMED IN ARMY
Soldiers of 24th Infantry Or
ganiZe to Promote Chris
tian Life.

Madison Barracks, n. Y, March
Within the past two or three
weeks the members of the 24th
U. S. Infantry, stationed here,
have shown a religious interest
that has occasioned no little COM
ment among the officers of the in
fantry, as well as the many visitors
who have observed the services
being held by the colored soldiers.
Owing to criticisms that usually
follow the stationing of colored
regiment at barracks, unless it is
located far from civilization, the
members of the Oath Infantry have
decided to show the public at
large that they are Christian liv-
ing men, who lead good lives, and
that many of the reports circulated
about their conduct are false.
There has been recently organ
lied among the soldiers a Young
Peoples Society of Christian En-
deGvor, which has over two hun
dred members. The society meets
each Sunday at $50 p. M, and
uses one hour for service, the reg
ular preaching service following.
Regimental Sergeant Maj. Walter
B. Williams is president and "a
large part of the organization
success is due to his untiring eff
forts.
The object of the society is "to
promote an earnest Christian life
among members; to increase their
mutual acquaintance, and to make
them more useful in the service of
God to help the young soldiers in
the army who desire to take an ac-
tive part in Bible studies and
characters; to foster among them a
spirit of self-help that will enable
them not to lose sight of the many
valuable lessons taught them at
home by their parents and in the
Sunday shcools of boyhood days;
to stimulate a feeling of manly
pride and bearing that will re-
bound to their personal credit and
also assist the race in this Won
derful era of civilization and pro-
gress."
The society is the first of its
kind organized among the soldiers
of the regular army to become
affiliated with the Uuited Socie-
ty of Christian Eneavor, and is
destined to do much good.
The Sunday school is also doiug
good work. 1t meets each Sunday
morning and has an average at
tendance of fifty There is a reg
ular preaching service held each
Sunday evening, at which Chap
lain w. w. E. GLADDEN., Oath In
fantry, breaches to large and in
creasing numbers, the attendance
reaching the climax last Sunday
when five hundred and seventy. five
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

The fact that the United States
Government is to send a special
commission to Liberia to investi-
gate and report upon conditions
there is source of great salts
faction to Great Britain Instruc
tions, it is said, have been sent out
to British officials in West Afri-
ca and also those in Liberia to give
every possible aid to this commits
sion, and British subjects in the
same territory have also been re-
quested to give support to the com
mission. The action of the United
States in this matter is regarded as
opportune, as affairs in Liberia
have been going from bad to worse
and this in spite of the steps taken
by Great Britain during the last
year to straighten out the finances
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

Savannah, Ga, March 9.-Act.
ing under orders from Sugeon
General Wyman, Surgeon @. P.
Wertenbaker will tomorrow start
a campaign for county leagues of
Negroes through Georgia in 3
fight against tuberculosis. He
will address gathering of Ne
groes from all over the State at
the Georgia Industrial College to-
morrow. His headquarters dur
ing the campaign will be in Sa-
vannah. DR.. Wertenbaker de-
clared the death rate among Ne
groes from tuberculosis in twice
that among white persons from
the same cause. Before the cam
paign ends, he intends that every
county in Georgia shall have a
compact league headquarters
equipped in the best possible way
to fight tuberculosis in that
county.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

One of the most noted turfmen
on two continents in the person of
Jno. E. Madden has made prop
osition to the Fayette County
High School Board of Kentucky
to contribute sum of money for
the erection of a colored high
school in the county ON the
grounds that the board will raise
an equal amount. The estimated
cost of the proposed school, in
cluding everything, will be several
thousand dollars, and the board
has gone to work with a will and
the prospects are that they will
raise the amount necessary.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20
DENVER COLORADO, SATURDAY MARCH 20, 1909

and assist in the protection of the
frontier. The British officials sent
out to organize the finance of the
country informed the government
that their positions became unten-
able; their recommendations were
ignored, and at times their lives
were in danger. The British Gov
ernment hopes that this commission
will start without loss of time and
that they will succeed in doing a
great work there.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20
BY JAMES cuBERT CAMPBELL

The "Old Ship of State with
President Taft's new administra-
tion pennant fluttering boldly
from the mainmast, is now well un-
der way. The New Chief Com
mander" has taken firm grip up
on the affairs Of the Republic and
strlck out courageously upon his
cburse. With calm seas and the
unreserved support of loyal peo-
pie, the beginning Of President
Taft's administration is moving
along serenely and satisfactorily to-
wards an ideal termination.
Washington has sifted out the
great throng which came to witness
the Inauguration, leaving with us
only the politicians and office seek
ers who refuse to be sifted. The
faithful, the unfaithful and all who
have any ideas that they should
have public office are here, or have
Representatives here, and the daily
charge upon the White House is
not altogether unlike a well ma
tured and healthy college rush,
but just now the jobs and doors of
the Executive Mansion are not in
complete harmony with that ia
nous Biblical injunction, which
says: "Knock and the door shall
be opened unto you, seek and We
shall find
Mr.. Dickinson, the last member
of the Taft Cabinet to arrive in
Washington, has entered upon his
duties, completing the Administra-
tons official family. The first
bomb creating CONSERVATION and
pandemonium in the camp of that
imaginary ''Black Cabinet "a
designation very inappropriate and
offensive exploded last Fri
day, when Senator Cullom asked
President Taft to make John r.
Marshall of Chicago, Recorder of
Deeds, displacing John G. Dancy of
North Carolina, the present incum-
bent. Mr.. Dancy has occupied this
position during the past seven or
eight years, and it has generally
d been conceded that the first attack
upon the lineup of the colored Of
flee holders will be made upon him.
Col Marshall is putting up a strong
and determined fight for the
berth of Mr. Dancy, and is claimed
to have the backing of practically
the entire Illinois delegation in
Congress, besides the most potent
influence of his state. He has for
years been Colonel of the Eighth
Infantry, Illinois National Guard,
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

A coal and iron company 10y col
ored men is forming in Kentucky.
A number of men of means of that
State and elsewhere have secured
1000 acres of land in Morgan
County, which is said to be rich
in mineral deposits, principally
coal and iron. According to indi-
cations, mines will soon be in op.
GRAFTON, when it is expected some-
thing big in business way will
result. The movement sounds
good, and most assuredly is in the
right direction.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

Jefferson City, Mo March IT,
The senate passed a bill today to
provide an educational qualifca-
ton for voters. Most of the Re-
publicans voted no. The theory
of he Democrats was that the
bill would disfrancllise more Ne
groes than it would ignorant white
foreigners.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

One of the successful composers
of popular songs in England is
Miss Ira Aldridge, daughter of the
late Ira Aldridge, the distinguish
ed colored actor, who made Lon
don his home for many years prior
to his death. Miss Aldridge be,
sides being a gifted composer, is
also one of England's finest con-
traltos, having studied for some
time with Jenny Lind, the great
Swedish Nightingale"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

Macon, Ga, March 6.-Develop-
ments in the Federal postal and
revenue service in the central por-
ton of the state seem to reveal a
changed policy in Georgia among
Republicans with regard to the
continued employment of Negroes
in Government offices. A number
of Negro mail carriers have been
dropped in Macon and many 9TH
er changes fully bear out such a
view. 1t is believed in Macon
that the Taft administration will
swap all Negro Republican inter
ests wherever it can.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

Washington, d. O., March g.
William Dulaney, colored, who
shaved Mr.. Roosevelt, has been
cared for with a place in the Office
of the auditor of the navy. Moni-
co Lopez Lara, the young Filipino,
who Mr.. Taft brought from the
Islands, has been installed at the
White House in place of Dulaney.
Monico will not be put on the Gov
ernment payroll. Mr.. Taft will
continue to pay his wages from
his own pocket.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20
| RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Topeka. Kansas. March 9.-The
Legislature of Kansas appropriated
this week S66,400 for Western
University at Quindaro.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-20

LETTER

Presidents Tafts Administration Moving along Sereney and
Satisfactory. United States Government to send
Commission to Liberia. jenkins Orphanage Band
of South Carolina entertained by Mrs. Vernon.