The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-07-04

expect to see them back here again.
Strange. very strange indeed that the meow
of staid old feline or the yelp of dog causes
such demonstrations of merriment among some Of
the inmates on their every recurrence.
MIR. w. c. Boyd. agent of 4-paws circus was
visitor at this institution Monday. He failed to
leave any comps at this Office, but don't
much care as we don't go to circuses any more
AT this season of the year the thoughtful par
ent will impress upon his son the evanescence of
life, by having him watch the swift decay of the
cake of ice be delivered the sunny SIDE
| of the front stoop.
Deputy Sher # John Lukenheimer died at his
home in st Paul, June %. Many here remember
him. He died of excessive grief account of
the death of his wife and three children within
the past twelve months
--Tammany is wooing the gentle muse, but her
has time to record her whispering ere she has
sweetness long drawn out.
The gentleman who has charge of the
Weather Bureau glad to eat cold seal
hide on the frgid shores OF the Arctic ocean, and
but lily repays a generous people IN turning out
such weather as we experienced this week
While out to the spring the other day we saw
one OF the boys take his chew of tobacco out and
lay it on the edge Of clean board while he got
down to take drink. Noticing that he was OBJ
served he apo,ogetcaily remarked, That's Gil
max"
Here is pr3blem for the matthew tcians: If
the engineer or the dynamo room continues to
turn on the electr.c light each night live minutes
later than on the preceding one, how many days
will elapse before he turns it on and off stimuli
| taneously?
The st. Paul News says there is landlady up
in Moorhead who gave a sick boarder her watch
that he might know when to take his med cine.
And adds that after getting the watch he left the
place and has not been since. Is it not Gu
rious that a man thus watched should escape?
A few weeks ago the smoking tobacco ssued
of unusually good grade, and COM
nlented favoraby on the improv ement Since that
time the pipe fuel has been standing on its repu-
taton, but has declined to such extent that the
only thing we can compare it to is burning straw
with garlic favor.ng.
Assistant Deputy Cover and steward Hall re-
turned from Rochester Friday evening While
there they drove out to the asylum evening
and found all the patients out in the beautiful
grounds INDUCING in all kinds of amusements,
which they seemed to enjoy with as much zest as
the most clear-minded could.
Two of the boys working in the gravel pit just
| outside the wall, made a dash for pastures
new late Friday afternoon. After hard run of
| nearly mile they overhauled by G ua I'd Fred
Bordwell and brought back to the prison. The
cd hair dull e
rounds by regulator commonly cal ball and
chain
| '--Messrs. Norrlsh. Hunter and O'Bren were the
only members of the board of Managers present at
| the regular monthly meeting here Tuesday:
Managers Dunn and Temple being absent in the
east investigating the binding Irvine industry Only
| routine matters were attended to and the board
| adjourned to meet again August l. An extra
meeting may be called sometime during this month
for the purpose of arranging labor matters.
On next Thursday Rev. Father NJ. Z. Murphy
| will leave for a two months vacation. He will GO
westward and take in the principal cities and
places OF interest on the Pacific Slope Possibly
he may extend his travels to the Sandwich Islands
or Alaska. He has promised to communicate to
THE MIRROR from time to time some account of
his journeyngs. Father McCarren will manage
| the affairs of the parish during his absence and
will conduct the prison services alternate Sun
days.
Frank Terry. trusted prisoner who had been
| employed for several weeks in whtewashng nd
painting in the guards quarters and about the
deputy warden's house outside the wall, took his
departure surreptitiously between and 1880
Thursday forenoon. He took u suit of Gle thes
from the guards rooms which he changed for his
own in the woodshed at the deputy's house He
had less than year to serve of five year sen.
tence. By this act he has debarred himself from
ever returning to the home of his parents and
friends as their place of residence is we'll known