The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-02

attend in body ut the Washington centennial
ceremonies. concluded thus: 1T is deemed fit.
ting that the soldiers whofought for the preser-
walton of their country. should be the central
figure. and hold the post of honor"
Water and steam, though closely related are
bitter enemies. as is proved to nightly by their
discord and jargol as to which shall have the
right Of way in the heaters The steam generally
comes out ahead, but have long ago lost all
interest in these battles and wish both we're in
perdtion shoveling birthstone for an honest living
The Rev. A. D. Stowe. and wife paid visit to
the cellroom last Sunday afternoon, and brought
big chunk of sunshine in with them. Mr.. Stowe
is DESTROYS of obtaining the names of those who
belong. or who have belonged in by-gone days. to
the Episcopal Church, with a view of becoming
better acquainted with them. Names will be COL
lected in few days.
The farce-comedy 1.-The SNOWFALL" was pre-
sented at the opera house last Saturday evening
by a select company Of amateurs. Mss Gcrrie.
who is niece of Mr.. Frank Berry. sustained the
character of ETHEL with great credit The
Hustler is well acquainted with the niece. hav-
ing read it in manuscript, and he much regretted
his inability to be present at its presentation.
Steward Benners ability as a caterer in
sudden emergency. was taxed to the utmost on
Sunday last nearly thirty of the candinavan
visitors partook of the hospitality of the prison:
and notice had been given him beforehand,
he had to emulate the miracle of the "loaves and
fishes" Henry. the chef. was, however. equal
to the occasion. and all were satisfactorily pro-
vided for.
"A surgical operation, and the deft manpula-
ton of pair of tweezers uI on the face of cleri.
cal employe OF the Thresher Co., was the sight
that greeted the eagle eye of the Hustler the
other morning, through the back window of the
COmpanys upstairs Office. Should the young man
who enacted the role of sufferer ever be out of
employment he will prove strong opponent to
Sol Smith Russell in the facial business.
In the outer world. we have seen much care
and affection bestowed upon feathered pets; but
when one is behind the bars, and has the good
luck to be the fortunate possessor of one or two
birds, the interest and affection felt for them is
tenfold as great. 1t was therefore genuine grief
and severe shock to our librarian, to find on Sun
day morning four of his young canaries. which he
had hoped by care and attention to bear to ma
turity, cold in DEATH
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods. in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the public's atten-
ton to stock, at all times new, modern, and
by far the largest in the ST. Crox Valley of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes. and beautiful parlor
and hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
From all accounts. we feel justified in envy.
ing our Scandinavian brethren the rare musical
treat they enjoyed on Sunday after the regular
service. The sleepy old organ fairly hummed. so
to speak The Scandinavians have always been
noted for strong musical talent, and we hope the
next time they visit us. all who wish will be al
lowed to attend. The writer does not know
''picka' from "fcka' in their language. but was
present and enjoyed the services for all that.
-Americus has a rare scheme on hand to get
job in the culinary department during the warm
weather He proposes to coat the sterile patch
under his hat with layer of glucose and apply
for the double position Of waiter and fy.trap He
is naturally Of a winning way. and does not de.
pend entirely on the glucose attraction for
the flies. To use his own words. there are no
flies on him. land though conscious that the posi-.
ton would be no sinecure he is willing to immo-
late himself on the altar of duty if the Steward
will but say the word.
1t is refreshing to occasionally hear of man
going from here and remembering those who were
kind to him while in prison. A colored man re-
leased from here a short time ago went to the
home of a lady who had shown him some kind.
ress on one of her visits here and presented her
with picture frame that he had taken out with
him. After thanking the lady for her goodness to
him he asked if he could do anything for her in
return. On being informed that there was nothing.
he asked that he might clean up the yard. He
would not take mo" for an answer, but got the
rake and went to work. When he had finished
this he went to the woodple and chopped up all
the wood. then went away about his business.
There have been one or two instances recently
of certain class of lazy loafers who on their re.