The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-07

Mrs. Royal McCusick, an old lady eighty years
of age, and sister to Uncle Billy died suddenly of
heart disease on Friday last Up to the time of
her death, she had been to all outward appear.
ances in perfect health, and was wonderfully hale
and hearty for one of such an advanced age Her
end was as peaceful as it was unexpected.
st. Patrick's Day will soon be here again, and
many of the boys whose hearts are in the Eme.
raid isle will be hustling for little bit of green
ribbon about that time. Night guard Degan is a
good loyal son of Erin and may be he can spare
the boys little. Old Ireland is coming to the
front since the late ''Tmes and Pigott" fasco.
Capt. Taylor takes the election of his cousin,
Ben Harrison, to the Presidency, in a modest and
philosophical manner, and never mentions the sub
ject unless it is preached by others. Some people
would be throwing the fact of their relation
ship in your face at every opportunity and would
revel in halo of reflected glory. But w. H. H.
is not built that way.
Lieut.. Colonel w. F. Drum. acting as Assist
ant Inspector General for this department, was at
the prison Tuesday, and after interviewing in
dividually each Of the nine military prisoners
fined here and giving them few words of en-
couragement and advice. was shown through the
prison building by Warden stordock. Colonel
Drum has been in the service since 1860 and has his
headquarters at st. Paul.
On Tuesday last an unexpected dislodgement
took place at the bank" and one Of the boys,
Lou Sullivan, unfortunately caught by the
falling debris receiving injuries which necessi-
tated his being carried to the hospital. On his
arrival there. it was found that his back was in
jured, causing slight paralysis of the limbs. 1t is
a matter of sincere regret that he may require
medical care for some time.
The board Of Inspectors met on the LIST. and
after attending to routine matters they inspected
the bank" excavation and expressed them
selves we'll pleased with the progress of the work.
They will meet again the l4th to consider
means Of employing the inmates after the excava-
ting is finished. They thought it would be unsafe
to life and limb to work the men there when the
spring raiss and thaws come.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality Of goods. in all departments of bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1885, We DESIRE through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the public atten-
ton to our stock, at all times new, modern, and
by far the largest in the st. Croix Valley, of drugs.
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes, and beautiful parlor
and hanging lamps. Crandall Barclay.
1t is matter Of regret and surprise that so
very few Of us take interest in the publication
of this paper; the main object arrived at when
this weekly was originally started to en-
courage the inmates to contribute to its columns
and give them an opportunity of ventilatng their
ideas; there must be number Of bright and shin
inc Ohf m af no hoir
under bushel' and in justice to the paper and
the few who endeavor to keep THE MIRROR in
life: they ought to patronze its columns by giving
few paragraphs from their fertile pens. An I'M
limited quantity of imaginative genus must also
be laying dormant amongst and it is to be hoped
that the sleeping faculties will be aroused
and that the columns of our paper will be adorned
by not few able articles emanating from those
who have buried their genius in some OF the Sc
cluded crevces (?) in their cells.
The fourth of March was Inauguration day.
The hustler associates that date with peach and
honey, and the 6remens parade in the city Of
New Orleans, for the following reason. On the
fourth of March 1879. he happened to wake up with
a severe cold in the head. and unable to speak
abovea whisper. Being DESTROYS Of doing little
talking on such a gala day, he consulted friend,
and advised to drink nothing but peach and
honey to recover his voice. New Orleans, as
most of our readers know. is, among other things.
celebrated for it's many fancy drinks, I'D the
hustler being ignorant of the insidious qualities
of the above named beverage, did not stint him
self in the quantity he consumed. The result was
he recovered his voice and improved his eye
sight, for when the parade took place he about
half dozen professions at once. Moral: Honey
is good but its the peach that knocks.
Life in the 'pen under the most favorable con-
ditions is far from pleasant: initiating devil into
the mysteries Of printing Office is anything but a
fascinating employment But when you have to
meet both these misfortunes under the same roof,
and in apartment 12x20, words lose all mean.