The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-06-18

Col. Nicholas Smith, of GAINESVILLE. Wis, men,
Der of the state board of supervision. Wisconsin
charitable. reformatory and penal institutions,
visited this prison yesterday.
Mrs. S. M. l. Henry, prison secretary of the
c. L. s. c.. has sent the warden word that she
will visit this place on the 2Sth inst. to see how
the prison circle progressing. She will un.
doubtedly have much of interest to say to the
circle.
Mr.. C. B. Bordwell is again at his old desk in
the basement Office. Mr.. ]. NJ. Fuller who occu.
pied the position during Charles absence, has
gone to Iowa expert road agent-not the
kind that stick people up-to set up machinery
for the Company.
Sheriff H. M. Richardson. accompanied by
MIR. B. Hackett. brought in prisoner from Ro-
chester last Wednesday evening. They remained
over light and attended the entertainment in the
chapel. The sheriff came around in the morning
and dropped dollar in treasury for which he
will read THE MIRROR for year. He took one
of our boys home with him who is wanted as
witness.
The best indicators of mems conduct after
leaving prison are the letters they write back to
friends. If man is leading proper sort of a
life his letter will show it clearly the rays
of light show the suns positions; but if he is lead
ing bad life, child can read between the lines
dishonesty and deception no matter how carefully
the letter may be worded. 1t is hard to counter.
felt honesty.
Foreman Sutton says that it is poor rule that
won't work both ways; but Foreman Bronson says
that the proposition is false. for he lately had a
good two-foot rule that worked only one way and
that way from his pocket to an alderman's
pocket and he farther says that he knows of
one-foot rule that will work in the same direction
some day in spite of all the aldermanic dignity in.
side of the walls.
An ice cream festival is to be given this even.
ing at the of Hickory and Fifth streets un.
der the auspices of the ladies of Grace Copgrega.
tonal church. Music will be furnished by the
North Hill band under the leadership of Prof Reim
There seventeen pieces in the band and it is
said that good music is not produced by any
other band in the northwest outside of the twin
cities Everybody is invited to come out and
participate in the festivities. The company will
assemble at about o clock in the evening-if it
don't rain.
Some men can never learn to keep step in
marching to and from the shops. One of the en-.
CINE shop boys always out of step until the
otuer udy tHe Sudru lnOuRnt OF can eXpeQlenC
whereby the fellow could be learned to start right
at least. After the men we're in line the guard
went up to him and STOPPING down rubbed chalk
on his left shoe. The man mystifed, but it
was all clear when the guard arose and said:
Now. Sir when 1 say, Forward. march, you
throw that chalk.foot to the 'front.'" 1t is said
that he marches like veteran now.
There was little affair in the engine shop
the other day that will long be remembered by
the chief actor 1t was a very hot day to be work.
ing over a forge. and many and frequent we're
the visits to the water bucket. One young man
working at fire swung his large tongs over his
bare shoulder and went for drink. 1t was nec
essary to use both hands to get the water. so he
just parted the long handles and let the tongs
drop around the back of his neck. What immedi.
ately folio we'd cannot be described. He had for
gotten that the other end of the tongs had just
come out of the fire, and he now wears band Of
brown cuticle about his neck