The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-11-21

Ihe surplus money that has accumulated I'D
the treasury is being devoted to the rebuild
ing of our navy and coast defense3 not for
aggressive purposes, but as precautOn
against foreign invasion. When we come
to consider the blOOdlesS victories of diplO-
macy as compared with the horrors of war.
it seems astonishing that the former is not
universally adopted in the settlement of all
international disputes. The payment of
the Alabama claims. the acquisition of
Alaska, the amicable adjustment of the Sa
moan difficulty i'm which the American COM
missOners are said to have gotten the best
of that paragon of diplomats. the willy Bis
marck; the presence in our midst of the
Pan-American delegates for the purpose of
establishing more intimate commercial re-
latOns. all these and host of other benefi-
cal things too numerous to mention are
due to diplomacy. But what in the mis-
chief the reader may inquire. have con
victs to do with diplomacy? On behalf of
my sadly abused brethren l answer. Much!
To begin with, the convict resembles the
diplomat to the extent of wanting the best
of everything. 1t is true that we have no
representative abroad either as minister
plenipOtentiary, or resident consul; but
there is friendly power whose appearance
among us annually proves that we are not
altogether forgotten, and that power is
Turkey. In accordance with long estab-
lished usage our fowl friends will arrive in
large numbers on the day preceding
Thanksgiving. Unmindful of the fate of
their predecessors. they will come. The
program has already been arranged for
their reception. and believe am violating
no confidence in making it public. AS l
have said before, there will be a numerous
party of our welcomed guests. and they
will be accompanied by the Marquis of Gran
berry and the Duke of Celery. Their mode
of conveyance will be covered vehicles, and
they will make their entrance by the gate
on Main street. the guards presenting arms
as mark of respect. The chairman of the
reception committee. Steward Benner. and
his able assistants attired in full regalia,
will receive and escort our guests to quar-
terS especially prepared for their accomOda-
ton. On the morn of Thanksgiving they
will be dressed" in q becoming manner
for the grand presentation which takes
place at midday. At the sound of the
gong our friends of the Turkish species will
be ushered into our respective apartments
where it is to be hoped they will be treated
in such manner as will show that their
rare visits are highly appreciated. Rumors
having gone forth that our friends of the
Turkish persuasion who have hOnOred us
Will NlSitS oIl thanksgiving udyS VI yOTc,
have been involved in those cases of mys-
teriOus disappearance. that so often startle
the public-every individual member of our
community is called upon to show by his
conduct on this occasion that such base ru-
mOrs are but "fOwp' fabricatiOns. After
the noon day reception. comes liberty for
the afternoon, and the good things that
attend it on such festive occasions. and it
requires no prophet to fOretell that Warden
Randall will do all in his power to make
our Thanksgiving of 1889 a long be re-
membered event. TAMMANY.