The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-08-22

it will be much more so on his footgear when the
new macadamzed road is finished on the south
side Of the cell building.
Guard Goldsmith house was struck by light.
ming during the storm of Monday night and his
little daughter narrowly escaped being killed
The house only slightly damaged.
The summer sun still shines on us with all
its fervid glory and makes ye convicts who work
in the yard stroke their olfactory organs very
tenderly to seek that cutice is missing.
The shops that to be used as tub and
pail factory have beea put in repair and thor
oughly cleaned, the windows washed and the
walls and ceilings made white with lime and
water.
Monday nights heavy rain came just in the
nick of tme to make disagreeable work for the
wall builders. They had just begun the founda
ton of two sections and all was buried under mud
and water
One OF the visiting editors left his composing
rule in this office last week 1t is old and well worn
and was probably valued as old keepsake II
the owner will send u, his address we W i'll send
him the rule.
MIR. Jesse AlcOrn, who has been doing the
tstIc work in the Thresher company's paint
shop. has gone visit to his old home in
Pennsylvania. where he will remain during the
honey-mOnth.
Warden Randall had the pleasure of meeting
Gov. Francis. of Missouri, at st. Paul Friday
The Gov. came over to Stllwater the same day
to see friends, but owing to press of time was
unable to visit the prison.
We understand that the selected to go to
the refOrma will he tran until some
time after Sept. /. The men will be taken into a
special train inside of the prison yard and will
not leave the until inside of the reformatory
grounds.
Those editors you noticed slipping and slid
ng on gallery last week were neither drunk nor
seasick. Their fantastic movements were due to
the gallery tender he having given his floor
extra supply of ubricating oil in anticipation of
heavy traffic on his section of the prison.
We would like it plainly understood once for
all that we not going to the reformatory.
Circumstances preclude the possibility of our
going. The next inmate or outmate that pro-
pounds this question to us shall be put through
lorretying process for the regeneration of
disabled chestnuts.
mining fever struck the prison Saturday
Cooks, walters and others who supposed to
keep their hands very clean, to be seen dig
ging among the cobbe stones for treasures. Agates
were the objects of their search. but from the
specimens of their finds, think they have
struck false lead.
The gallery tender, who makes it his special
business to sweep and dust his while the
men are beng shaved below him, will kindly de-
sist before our ire takes more active measures to
prevent him. We are all made of dust but that
is proof that additional alluvia inserted in our
optics will act la Brown-Sequard elixir.
AS sat dreaming in m; prison cell, when the
shades of twilight softly fell, My thoughts flew
back to the olden time, l could hear again the
church bells chime. As sat in the loft of the
Parsons barn, concealed from sight and secure
from HARM and in fancy saw the board of deal
and heard the soft whisper of"lt's your DEAL
The new reformatory suits of blue are now
being made in the state tailor shop under the
pervision OF Mr. 0. b. Johnson, the Poole of the
prison. In cut and makeup they will be about
the same as the striped suits worn here. The
coats will have one outside breast pocket and one
inside ocket, and the panta oons and vest will
each have two pockets.
We were not deprived of all the usual pleas
ures of circus ~. a few of the attractions of
4paws wild west show foand Their way into the
prison showday. The long haired scout of the
ideal dime novel hero class. accompan led a few
of his cowboys and the ca ef of his tr be of wild
Indians. Whisky Bot e-Turned Upside. Down with.
he-Cork. Out, about the prison.
If there is one thing needed than
other in this institution, that thing is bath
house. There have never been suitable facilities
in the prison for bathing. The place now used is
only large enough to accommodate three four
at time and does that but poorly. 1t is almost
impossible to give all the men bath each week
in summer, VIII ch seldom is compatible
with health and decency.