The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-05

Secretary Hart and DR.. Vivian of the state
board of charities. left Monday evening for San
Francisco to attend the national convention of
organized corrections and chart ties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Hunt. Of Bangor. Maine;
Mrs. s. p. Richardson and Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Browne, of saltwater. visited the prison Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are on their first visit to the
West.
One hundred and seventy.six new wire beds
have been completed for the cell room; this will
give every man in the prison a good bed. One
hundred and twenty-eight beds for the reforma.
tory are about completed.
The new organ built expressly for this insti.
tuition by the Clough s. Warren Organ Co., was
received last week. 1t is not too much to say
that it fulfls every requirement both as regards
power and purity Of tone.
The saloonkeepers believe in the axiom 1.-THE
easiest way to a mans heart is through his stom-
ach," for they know it is the heart strings that
bind his purse. Therefore if we give the devil
his DUE" the saloonkeeper talles one under the
head of "Sagacity.'
The board of managers held their regular meet
ing Tuesday, but only routine business was trans
acted. The board adjourned till the nth of this
month, when probably managers OBren and Tenn
pie will report ON the Thresher company's propo-
sition regarding the employment of portion of
the prison labor
The choir boys gave their throats little ex-
ira clearing at Friday evenings rehearsal and
succeeded in producing some very excellent
music This extra effort was owing to the pres.
ence of party of appreciative auditors from the
LAM IF hoo, FIJI
brooks beyond the stone walls.
Geo. Parsons, our late devil extraordinary,
and five youthful companions went out to the
lakes last week on a hunting and fishing expedi-
ton. George was always truthful boy, but his
stories of their adventures and the amount of
game secured ere so vague and indefinite to
border on the style of veteran sportsmen.
William Williams. of Saltwater. dropped
three big dollars into THE MIRROR office cash
box last week and H. Wright Smith. of Denison
Texas, followed suit with one of the same coins.
If some of our other subscribers co uld have heard
the mournfu echo as the silver cartwheels ratified
against the empty sides they would follow the
Scriptural injunction and ''go and do likewise"
The mess room has been subjected to thor.
ough overhauling during the past week and a
war of determination is being waged against the
army of cockroaches that has rendezvoused in
that department The shelving has been taken
out cleaned. painted and replaced. and all the
other woodwork has been cleaned and reprinted
and the walls whitewashed, giving the place a
much improved appearance.
"A letter was received from George NJ Seymour,
from Caracas, Venezuela. The thermometer was
IS deg. during the day and so deg. at night He
met many friends. and spoke encouragingly of the
country and that the Eastern capitalists, as well
as those of the Twin Cities. have fine
field in which to operate the several manufac.
tories well as other channels for which they
been granted liberal concessions by the govern.
ment of the country.
In passing near the culinary department con.
nected with the officers quarters lately the very
agreeable odor Of broiling beefsteak greeted us,
and the thought Immediately occurred to us that
the most salutary precept to give any one starting
on the road to crime would be to advise them to
saunter by a restaurant about meal time and men,
tally compare the appetzing aroma issuing from
it with the imaginary flavor of the coarse diet of
a prison and then choose their path. We feel
confident that the restaurant will win every time
in such an experiment.
Some weeks ago we intimated to a member
of the choir. that an appropriate musical send off
should be given to those of our number who are
soon to depart for the reformatory. 1t was de.
cided that AWAY to the WOODS. Away" would
harmonic beautifully with the blue Macknaw
suits; but we are disappointed in our anticpations
as the Mackinaws will make their trip tout seul,
and the boys will go up in the ordinary stripes
We have another song in hand entitled ''Oh. Re.
bras Strain Your Necks," which will fill the bill
if we have time to prepare Improperly
We have always tried to deal fairly with the
weather in our reports of it. but this week we are
angry-way up 70 degrees above the common,
everyday anger Sunday afternoon we wrote a