The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-21


still being done on the retaining wall
The Hustler is deeply touched by the inter es
that the members OF THE MIRROR staff ar 9
taking in the late addition to his upper lip, and
begs to suggest that in few weeks, contributions
Of brilliantine. bay andother unguents will be
in order.
The long expected addition to Docs short
hand library has at length arrived, and the air in
the vicinity of the barber chair will soon be blue
with abbreviations That Is to say. it will be the
Kay-shon for Dee-em-tershon of Ray-en-dee-per-
shon, or any other man.
Prof. Samuel 8. Taylor, brother.inlaw of our
friend, v. c. Seward, dropped dead in st. Paul on
Monday evening from heart failure. The Pro.
lessor had filed for over three years. the import
ant position of superintendent OF the city public
schools, and was much beloved and respected.
The We Of THE MIRROR staff occasionally
favors the choir with his august presence at re-
hearsal. but becomes very timid when asked for q
criticism. One evening recently the attempts
made by the knocking birds were SO impressive
that his feelings became effervescent and he made
a hasty exit"
Two convicts in the Sing Sing prison, while
engaged in fight on upper gallery lost their
balance and fell over the railing, locked in each
others arms. to the stone floor below, q distance
Of thirty feet One received broken leg and q
badly bruised head while strange to say the other
was not the least bit hurt.
Since the suspension Of operations at the ex-
cavatlon. the boys have been employed cleaning
up the yard. They work In relays of about sixty,
each relay working half q day; thus every man
has q day and hAlfs work per week. What will
be found to do when this work is finished Is not
known and 10 is feared there will be a long spell
Of idleness before the prison labor question is
settled.
Members OF the chop. after the regular SER
vices on Sunday last, had good opportunity OF
judging of the eject the organ would produce a,
the east end OF the chapel, To successfully con.
duct the musical portion of our services the or
gan and choir should be stationed In front they
could then avail themselves of the valuable assist
ance Of visitors in leading the hymns. If we can.
not have better organ, lot the choir. at any rate
be stationed where it will do the most good.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and In
quality of goods. in all departments Of cur bust
ness and can with pride, refer all strangers tC
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to cali the public's 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 parlol
and hanging lamps. Crandall s Barclay.
The shorthand student Of few weeks must
not be discouraged when he receives such words
of encouragement from the uninitiated as follows
do you think thatll be any help 10 you when you
are shovelling on railroad?' Or, "rll bet dol
lar you don't know what you're writing" Or this
when you leave here you can get job making
out tickets for q Chinese laundry Such playful
remarks will constantly fall on his ear, but they
should only stimulate him to renewed exertons