The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-07-11
HOW WE CELEBRATED.


never dawned upon the state of Minnesota The
sweet morning air that f1Oated in through open
windows refreshing the four hundred and fifty
awakening sotaires WAS more exhilaratng than
music and rs welcome rs a friend. Ere the break
ing of the dawn willing hands were providing for
the days enjoyment. Aswe could not go to the
greenw God goodly portion OF it brought to
us, and the corridors made pleasant with
testOons and arches OF green boughs. The hun
dred or more flags were brought out of their hid
ing place and Haunted in the breeze from ali parts
Of the hall officers and guards loaned ready
hand here and there with the good-hu and
| cheeTfulness becoming the day
By 9 O'Clock all ready and quetness reigned
until near 10, when the hurried steps of the guards
and the rattle and click Of keys told that the time
had arrived for entering the chapel hall to hear
the American eagle flap his wings and scream. As
we marched in a few faint notes of faraway
band greeted our expectant ears bringing up Wis
| ions of picnic excursions and crowds of merry
makers. Oh. what would we not have given at
that moment to have mounted again our fiery
prancing broom stick charger and away to the
| thick OF the fray. We were not long seated when
the outer door opened and the good people from
Gods world began coming in to spend few hours
| with their truly less fortunate brethren. Alto
gether about fifty ugly men, beautiful women and
sweet children took seats upon the platform
| Many of their faces were familar-none more so
than that of the eray-haIred veteran of many bat
ties fought with sword, pen and tongue Major
Newson. The Major accompanied by his wife
who had never been here before. Others present
were: Rev. and Mrs. Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. Seward
and their daughter Miss Mabel. Sheriff and Mrs.
| Holcoml e. Alex johnson and wife. Mrs. Westby
| Mrs. Stordock J. o. Holen and wife, Chss. Boo
and wife, John Booren and wife, Gus Booren and
wife. John Caesar and wife, Rev and Mrs Schind-
ler Master Claude and Eva Jackson. Rev. c. W.
Stevens, Plm f.. Bennett and the Misses Bennett,
Della Lsnpheare, Lena Kotka. and Josie
| Westby. Warden Stordock. Deputies Westby and
Cover of course among the number besides
| several young persons whose names failed to
learn.
As the following program was carried out under
the direction of Chaplain Albert and then.
notwithstanding Mayor Durants edict to the con.
trary, could be heard the sharp bang of the small
boys patriotic cracker
PROGRAM.
Our Native Land" ........................C Choir.
Scripture and Prayer Rev. c. W. stevens.
My Country Tis of Thee. Choir.
"The Star Spangled Banner .:........... Choir.
Songs. ..................C Claude and Eva Jackson.
Harp of Thousand Strings. Plim f. Bennett
Our space will not permit to do even meagre
justice to the Grafton by Major Newson, and we
must be content with giving short abstract of a
part of it.
| GRAFTON.
come among You to-day by invitation of War
den Stordock.
Shut out from the world inside prison walls,
away from the birds, the flowers of the fields the
waving grain and the wood-scented, oalmy air, it
will be in order, trust, to speak to you of the
best boon to man-liberty. l come TO speak to
you of country, its progress and present
prosperity; to iDstil into your minds the love OF
freedom. justice and humanity, and hope that
on this anniversary my words may have lasting
impression, and aid to lift you out of darkness
and despair into the hope Of future happiness.
Many of you aware that in 1920 band of
hardy pioneers left the old world for the new
that they might worship God according to the
dictates of their consciences. 1t is a strange
coincidence that about the time the Mayfower
I rc..e-ed tn is country with the pilgrim fathers
Dutch ship laden with slaves landed at James
town, Va. SO find in the history of our coun-
try that slavery and liberty growing up side by
side by the natural increase.
The turning point in this country was the Revo-
luton, and the Revolution is traced directly to
woman. Woman has played important part in
many events. Woman picked the apple gave it
to Adam and Adam ate IT. (He fool for
eating it, Therefore, woman is held respons ble
for all the ills and troubles of this life though
do not believe she is.
| A celebrated Turkish Pasha sat smoking his
pipe when a servant entered saying, May il
please your honor, aman fell ont of the window"
| Where is the wOman?' was the Pasha's question
ing reply. But your honor there no woman"
But say where is the womanY' Sir. it was a
man" Yes but where is the woman"' well,
may it please your honor, the man sat in win
dow looking at q woman below "Ah. knew it.