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

Miss Emma Drawer. accompanied by Mr..
Irving Todd Jr., of Hastings, called at the prison
yesterday, but owing to the WEAKNESS Of the
usher. they were unable to visit THE MIRROR
office
Mrs P. Walsh, of Saltwater. accompanied the
following named people, from Lyons Iowa, through
the prison one day this week. Maurice and Miss
Annie Foran Mrs Ed. O'Brien and Master J.
O'Brien.
1t will not be long before the chug of the
trip hammer. the buzz of the saw, the hum of
the planer and the general and rattle of
moving machinery will be again heard within the
prison walls.
-Chas. L. Davis calvin Joslin) and ]. M. Hyde,
accompanied by several ladies and gentlemen of
their company. took short stroll through the
cell room before entering the chapel to give the
entertainment.
The builders we're comI elled to suspend work
on the new shops Friday and Saturday of last
week owing to the bad weather. but Monday
morning being beautiful. operations were re-
sumed with rush.
They have rugged up steam wood-sawing
machine in the back yard that bids fair to drive
the manipulators of the and buck out of the
field; but there will be no tears shed, not by
brother Rose, even.
"A strange spectacle was seen Tuesday-a man
being brought into prison in an invalid's chair.
The unfortunate man is completely paralyzed in
his lower limbs and has been for number of
years. He says that he will not run away.
Rev. A. D. Blakeslee. of Hayward. Wis, called
at the prison Tuesday accompanied by Chaplain
1hn~k II NH
flee and spent a few pleasant moments telling an.
ecdotes and whetting their jack knives on our
milestone.
The water in the boilers of the state boiler
room has ceased to boil and bubble. and the fires
have been allowed to die out. 1t has been de-
cided to remove the great iron smoke-stack and
place it Immediately over the furnace in order to
secure a better dra ught.
Hon. Gerhard Wilrich, the gentleman who
took such prominent part in prison legislation
last winter, came over from ST. Paul last Friday.
He has lost none Of his interest in prison affairs
and was here, so he sad to see how matters " ere
going under the new law
The only and original Bob B. has informed
one of his intimate friends here that upon the
last day of his stay here he will have his whiskers
of his native county where the wind does not use
facial vegetation for a circulating medium.
-"Esau sold his birthright tor a mess of pot.
tage. One Of his followers of the present day
placed his heart in glass case and sold it for
pair of red shirt sleeves: Oh for an AK" We
meditated long and deeply over the foregoing but
failed to discover its pertinency-but maybe some
one else will.
Some claim that mankind is naturally bad
but it would seem that the opposite is the more
truthful. The heart of the most hardened wretch
can be touched by any striking good quality in
another. but is never visbly affected by the most
daring deeds of blood and thunder villains whom
he aspires to emulate.
DIR. Merrill honored THE MIRROR office with
visit Wednesday. This was the doctors first
call here, and judging by the remarkable pleasant
ness of his speech and the bright twinkling of his
eyes we thought him highly pleased to see u.s. but
there was little M. d. called at his house the
evening before that he had in mind all the time
is round hat made for a round head? is a
question that occupies the serious attention of a
member OF the mess room quntette. The gent in
question prides himself upon the squareness of
his head but his vanity leads him to wear a cap
OF mathematical circularty, and he is anxious
to decide that his round headgear is adapted to
fit snugly on a square head
we have pessimists in prison as we'll as out
SIDE Many of them are constantly harping about
the selfshness OF convicts. Where they see the
examples Of such trait-if not in themselves
a mystery to US. Very few thoroughly selfish
men get into prison for the that their very
selfshness keeps them from doing anything that
would induce the loss to themselves of their time
and labor.
AT the last meeting of the board of managers
Nov !, a contract was made with the Minnesota
Thresher Co.. whereby the company is to emnlox