The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-10-22


White is having bad luck another one of his
children is very low with scarlet fever.
The prison is again becoming pigeon roost.
Hundreds of them making their homes in the
old tower and other accessible places 1t wouldn't
be bad idea to have pigeon pot pie some Sun.
day. What think you. Steward Benner?
Sheriff H. E. Olson. of Pope county, brought
in prisoner Tuesday morning. The sheriff ar
rived in saltwater Mondav evening and put up at
a hotel for the night with the prisoner. He said.
in the morning. that he did not know we kept
open Of nights.
Our little local hint last week to the Gazette
bookbindery caused part of the books to come
home, and perha ps this will remind the binders
Of the rest of them. But they are doing won
derfully good job the lot returned have backs on
them strong mud turtles backs.
speaking of the shot gun as collector. the
we could afford to buy the shot with a small
sprinkling Of powder, we'd have Sc before sun.
down." Now. well furnish the ammunition and
half of the game if you'll do the shootn Mr.
Gazette.
They have kitten in the basement Office that
has been christened to suit the tastes of the differ.
ent nationalities and political views of the EN-.
ployes. 1t bears this modest cognomen: prince
Bismarck O'Donovan Rosa Andrew Jackson Tippe.
canoe" 1t sits silent all the day-lookng for rats
they say. but we think, waiting for death.
F. M Pollard. circulating agent for the Chi.
cago Herald. was received in the prison Tuesday
Mr.. Pollard had been guilty Of no greater crime
than that of having talked fifty of Stlwater's cit.
liens into subscribing for his paper. So after
showing him all that was worth seeing about the
prison. Deputy Lemon left him out again.
"A question of considerable interest. just now,
is: Shall the Worlds Fair remain open on Sun
days, or shall it be closed? Puck takes a common
sense view Of the question, and advocates keeping
it open The issue of October 2lst contains a car.
toon by Taylor. showing that the American Sun.
day is essentially day of shows 1t is to be hoped
that the Worlds Fair Commissioners will take
Puck's advice.
Warden Garvin got home from the prison con.
gress Monday morning and reported good meet
ing. but little too much reading Of papers and
too little discussion. Four of the eight delegates
appointed from this state we're in attendance at
the congress: these being besides the Warden
Chaplain j. H. Albert, Hon. John w. Willis of
the board of corrections and charities. and Hon.
NJ. o. Hall Of the board of state prison managers
Quite a change is taking place in the arrange.
ment of the warden's Office. The railing that di.
vided the room has been taken out and partition
is being put in its place. This partition will be
of large oak PANELS about ten feet high and above
this to the ceiling will be glass. The outer room
will be fixed ny as a reception room for visitors.
The warden will move his desk into the managers
room. This change will add greatly to the com.
fort and convenience of the Office.
The beautiful rainbow scene that presented
itself before our Office window Saturday afternoon
would have thrown less prosac soul into poetic
CONFUSION. 1t is not often in a lifetime that one
is permitted to behold such magnificent grandeur.
There is no use to attempt its description. There
was the wooded bluffs on the Wisconsin shore
painted in autumn hues made radiant by the sun.
shine. Above was the rainbow like great arch,
and above that hung veil of white mist like a
curtain that had been raised to give poor mortals
glimpse of glory. 1t was worth a quarter to see
it.
The northwest corner of the yard presents q
scene Of industry perhaps never witnessed in the
prison before. Fifty-six convicts, and about
twenty citizens are at work on the foundations of
the new building. Some are digging. some laying
stone. some mixing concrete and cement; others
wheeling dirt, cement and stones, and still others
are bossing. A number of teams are employed
hauling stone. and leveling up the site with
scrapers. number Of temporary structures have
sprung up about the foundation like booths around
n circus. These are to shelter the brick the lime
and the mortar beds. The foundation is nearly
excavated and the stone is laid across the west
end. Foreman Carlgren says that if the weather
continues clear the foundation will be ready for
the superstructure in less than ten days.
Two queer Epitaphs.
In the graveyard at Childwald. England, are the
following queer epitaphs:
Here lies the body of John Smith
Buried in these cloisters;
If he don't jump at the last trump
Call 'Oysters!' -
Here lies and my three daughters,
Brought here by using Seidlitz waters;
II we had stuck to EPSON salts