The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-03

We counted only ten bosses and BOSSES the
other day when out at the tearing down of the
old shops. few might have escaped our eye
but think not, for each seemed to be making
himself apparent as possible.
"A desposit of peculiar looking sand was struck
out at the excavation the other day and a speci
men left at this Office which we are willing to
stake our reputation as a mineraIogist contains
gold some other bright substance.
Mr.. A. C. Parsons paid THE MIRROR office q
visit on Tuesday last accompanied by MISS Jennie
Parsons and Mrs. Geo. Trent. Mr.. Parsons is
making preparations to start for the far west and
our best wishes for his success go with him.
We understand that some of the boys were sc
charmed with the sight of the prison. as viewed
from the north HILL that upon their release they
spent from two to three days upon its summit
in silent contemplation of the seat of their erst
while tomb.
will somebody kindly give the Beaver" q
plug of Lark a double ration of sauerkraut tn al
we may be enabled to make our reportoral rounds
without losing fifteen minutes every day tryine
to convince him that we do not use the weed in
the form of gum.
Miss Maud Mathews. of Kansas City. Mo-, anC
Miss Eleanor May Ankeny, of Minneapolis visited
the prison last week in company with Mrs. Chester
McKusick of saltwater. Mrs. Rosy Richlow. Of
Red Wing; Mrs. Lena and Miss Rosy Kuhn. Of
saltwater, also called last week.
The hand of Autumn hath decked the wood.
in variegated hues, and sent the hummer south
ward On the uppers of his shoes the plumber
stock hath now gone up, the icemans hath come
down bit, and the prudent housewife dott
clean up where the summer fly did sit.
Good progress is being m de in the work Of
preparing for the manufacturing of tubs and pa ills
All the shafting and pullies and large part OF
the machinery have arr we'd and the heater fol
the dry kiln and the rest of the machinery has
been shipped and is expected every day.
We always had a high opinion of Henry the
chef until we saw him with that advertising fake
stuck on his head Any man whose vanity will
lead him to rent his head to be used as a dead
wall by baking powder advertisers, is not worth!
to be the bosom friend Of a great editor. We re
nounce him.
The work of tearing down the old shop il
nearly finished and the erection of the new Blu lid
ing will be begun in few days; in fact it is al
ready started. for the foundation is being dug ant
the piling driven. Some pretty lively work will
probably be done on the new building in order t.
get it up before cold weather sets in.
Here it is. gentlemen If you want to reform
the criminal. appoint lady officers. or. to be les
de trop. female guards. We have been very OBJ
servant of late and. judging from the presenc,
of female visitors in the prison and the cavalie
gallantry of the inmates they passed in making
the rounds, we conclude that the ladies woul,
make the best disciplinarians
The half dozen little purp'es up in the hos
pital have arrived at that age when it is com
| ical sight to watch their clumsy efforts at play
The other day one sitting quizzicaly observ
ing shoe when the man moved it sudden
toward him. causing him to lark the first bark O
his life: but he evidently spoke before he thought
for the exertion tumbled him over backwards.
The first steam of the season found its wa,
nto the radiators on Sept 9th at 1855 p. M. anc
in minute the cell room filled with dens
smoke of a coal-taric odor that was very suffocat
ing to sky parlOrites. This was caused bv tn,
burning of the pitch paint on the pipes and radi
ators. Owing to the tearing down of the boile
room, connections had TO be made with the stat
boilers in the back yard.
We notice that every day at the noon hou
some luckless individual loses h is dinner on tn
stone steps leading to gallery. And it is Away
through his haste to gain the top of the steps
Some men can walk sedately you please OF
level ground. but when they reach a stairwa,
they rush up it IN hurriedly as though the step
we're made of hot iron and burned their feet TIL,
result generally is SCARED shin or capsize,
dinner plate.
The cell room after taps has quiet appear
ance that would be envied by the most auster,
church edifce. Last Sunday night one of the in
mates. who was probably making night of it,
in dreamland. had the audacity to profane its ga