The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-07-25

that he never calls this office any more. Call
! in and see what doing next time you come
over.
The hot weather is having very depressing
effect upon Peter evidenced by the following re-
mark "All that ale ( Porter is that he's bottled.
(Exeunt omnes except the poet-devil and he
fainted.)
TO the Anxious Reader who wishes to
know how men get into prison, we would sa
there are two standard methods in general use:
to plead guilty or to hire cheap lawyer to prove
you innocent.
Hon. Thomas c. Lucas of Minneapolis, who
addressed a mass meeting of Knights of Labor in
saltwater Monday evening, visited the prison in
company with the edit or of the st. Croix Post.
Tuesday forenoon.
If the man who sends in his paper directed in
care of lumber yard in St. Paul will state whose
lumber yard his friend sleeps in, we will try to
that he is not deprived of the pleasure of read
ing THE MIRROR.
If the men who leave this prison could main
tain throughout life the bright happy appear
ance and beaming countenance hallmark them on
the day of their release, would never hear of
them being returned to prison second time.
MI. D. y. dltZ, attorney OF DelanO MIMI, paid
visit to the prison city in company with MIR. Fred
Addicks also of Delano. who here with the
intention of purchasing threshing outfit. Both
gentlemen were shown the sights of the prison by
Steward Hall.
Mayor J. B. Sutphin, Inspector of Hulls John
Monahan, and Boiler Inspector NJ. F. Chalk, all
Duluth gentlemen were visitors here Monday.
The Mayor expressed much sorrow at the fatal
results of the late strike in his city and hopes
that such a thing may never occur again.
There is no excuse for man leaving prison
as ignorant as when he entered it. Any who
is able to read has first class chance to improve
his knowledge. Studying or reading for improve
ment while in prison is very hard work, but it will
pay to exercise our will-power in this regard.
Since notice given that one hundred men
to be sent from here to the reformatory there
is considerable hustle among those eligible to that
institution. Ward MacAllister or Stuyvesant
Fish should be engaged to pick out the select one
hundred, as both gentlemen are experienced in
that line.
Samuel Cover is the happiest boy in saltwater
since his uncle. w. Long. presented him with
| horse The extent Of the boys happiness can
best be told by stating that he is only eight years
Cover says that the only alloy the boys happi.
ness is that he cannot take his horse to bed with
him.
Deputy Westby says that he will have the top
room of the solitary fixed up for Charlie Carlgren
| so that he can oversee his two gangs of workmen
on either side of that building We merely men,
ton this fact that should any one see his whisk-
ers floating out of the windows they will not un.
| ms ,1rh no fro hy
| ing in an alarm.
Warden Stordock engaged yesterday
afternoon examining candidates for the Reforma-
tory. Sixty men were called in. out of which
number forty-four we're found eligible and W. H.
ing to go. Others will be examined to-day and it
| is probable that the full list will be made out
To the question: where were you sent from?'
| four out of five answered. minneapolis" and
| the Warden solilOquized, "Ah yes"
The gazelle-eyed Newfoundland ''purp'' that
| is to be seen wandering around the prison in the
guise of lion put through the same bathing
process as is received by all other debutants in
this institution. We tried to find out his record
but the storekeeper's clerk claimed inability to
translate his barking responses. He looks to he a
quiet-tempered and wel-meaning animal ard the
kindly manner in which he takes to the prison
diet would indicate that he never held fat posi-
| ton before coming here.
Did you feel the earth quaking last Thursday
afternoon! Saml 7. got up steam in his "godevir'
on that day and owing to old age it, like an old
man steamed up, little shaky on its pins
saml is alive and well. and still stranger to say
the ''godevil'is the same. Disaster to one would
have been disaster to both. Seeing dog days
we offer the friendly suggestion that Saml secure
saltwater dog tax and attach it to the beast in
conspicuous place, otherwise he may find it in the
pound some fine morning.
During the week several important changes
have bee n made in the manner of supplyinp the