The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-25

was begun last Thursday and is now nearly com
pleted. The lumber and timbers have been piled
up for future use.
Mr.. L. Barker, the new member Of the Daily
Call firm. made his first visit to our way.up office
last Saturday. Mr.. Barker is young man with a
clear eye and athletic proportions man to see
dollar and the ability to capture it.
Bishop Gilbert. who was to have held con.
frmation services in the Episcopal church Sun.
day, was detained at home by illness. Had he
been able to come to saltwater he would have
held afternoon services in our chapel.
A late member of our community writes us
from far western city saying that. as he was
waiting his turn at the general delivery in the
post-office lady just ahead of him received copy
of tn e PRISON MIRROR. the first he had seen in
many months, and it was all he could do to re-
strain himself from asking her permission to
glance through its pages. 1t was like meeting
able to speak with him.
Asst Deputy Gennon and Prof. Rhoades do
not look like actors, yet they are, and we should
be very careful when in their presence to never
use the word ''ham.' The Prof. has played two
engagements this winter. one in the Bohemian
Girl, the other in the Deestrick Skule and Mr..
Glennon lately acted in the latter play. Of course
the Prof. cannot take Mr.. Glennon into full fellow
ship as he is only amateur yet still it is
clear that bond of sympathy has sprung up be.
tween them.
Count Beaudin has created another ripple
of excitement in saltwater. He came to the city
one day last week ostensibly to assist with his
magnificent presence at this Christmas Days fes.
tivites. but while enjoying the hospitality of
rural chateau he became possessed of twenty-five
of the hosts dollars and a desire for travel. in
consequence of which he is more sought after than
in certain circles and it is safe to say if found
he will be given a reception that will be In accord
with his dignity and fame.
Even q dog cannot withstand the enervating
influence of prison life There is sport as an
example. A year ago he was full Of ami nation
that = seemed he could hardly hold himself to
the ground and fairly skipped and froliced
through the air, and sure and complete physical
disorganization awaited the rat that had the
temerity to venture from it's hole when sport"
was abroad. His sleep was disturbed by dreams
of venturesome rodents and he would spring from
his rest to give chase to his visionary foe. But
that is all changed now. His eye is dull, the
buoyancy has departed from his spirits and the
elasticity from his step; the rat goeth whittier he
will undisturbed and the days come and go and
"Sport'' sleeps heedlessly on, waking only at
morning. noon and eve to eat. and to howl at the
blowing of the steam-whistle. Poor dog. he de.
serves better fate.
"A good many of the boys are falling into the
habit of holding back their copy of THE MIRROR
for two or three weeks and then putting them all
out at once to be mailed to their friends. This is
a bad practice for more than one reason. In the
first place our wrappers just the right size for
single paper and when m ore are put in it is apt
to burst open and thus cause the paper to be lost
In the next place, your friends. especially your
relatives, like yourself, like to get their papers
regularly. We who have the mailing of the
papers use all the diligence possible to see that
they get in the mail early as possible. and we
do not wish your people to blame us because they
do not receive their papers until they two or
three weeks old. AS general thing it is owing
to low-down negligence on your part that you do
not have your papers in your doors every Friday
evening, and you must break yourself of that
habit Orwell we don't know just what we will
do about it, but surely something desperate.
Sunday Services.
Rev. ]. Fl. Albert took for his text Romans vii
2l-25, and his sermon was on mans double nature.
He said that mans fall has always been fruitful
theme of discussion among men. The Bible tells
US very little of the fall of first parents more