The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-09

been connected by an electric signal apparatus,
and now all Captain Hall has to do is to jab the
button and Guard Goldsmith will jump out.
Tho teachers Of the night school say that they
have not scholar now who cannot read and
write the English language. The attendance has
been good. as there has been an average attend.
ance of ~ out of 30 scholars on the rolls.
MIR. Thomas Thompson. the expert machinist.
completed his work of setting up the binding
twine machinery last Monday and Tuesday morn
ing he departed for Chicago where he will put in a
twine plant for the Deering Harvesting Machine
company.
Miss e. Gertrude Fulton of Hudson. Wis.
Miss Julia NJ Keefe. of saltwater. and Miss
Louise Caldwell, of La Cross, Wis.,, were visitors
in the prison Saturday. Miss Caldwell is the
daughter of Rev. Caldwell. the first chaplain of
this prison.
1t is not the custom Of THE MIRROR to say
anything for or against the prison diet-except
the hash. and to speak ill of that is constitu
tional right-but we must say that Sundays din.
ner was Al prison dinner. especially that V
shaped article on the side.
Here is gem of English composition that
emanated from the heart of one of our comrades
preserved one of the priceless archives of this
Office "Boyss thank it never has habend en-
this Enstetoschen and no otter Thad Lady has
Spoken so kind worts and after wards Schaken
Hands with Gus. We say I'm en- preson and
dau hast whist me, that proves She takes Gus for
human Bien and not for Bruts if you fell like me
we will prove human and make our Sister
prasend."
There have been some changes in the daily
routine under the new management. 1t used to
be the custom to signal the out of their cells
in shop crews, one bell whistle called out shop
''A,' and so on. Now they are called out by gal
leres, beginning with the fourth. top. tier All
the cell doors unlocked and at four taps of
the gong the fourth gallery bars on one side of
the block thrown. and the men march out; then,
the last man appears. the bar on the other side
is thrown and until all the men have passed
out and formed into shop squads along Main
street. When all the squads are complete each
one marches away to its shop. By this system
considerable time is saved and greater precision
and uniformity is had in the movement of the
men. The same system is followed in taking the
men into chapel Sundays. Those wishing
changes Of clothing step out of line at the ceroom
headquarters and make their wants known to the
Deputy, and then form in line for the storeroOm
AS soon as all the men out of the cellroom,
the Deputy takes the men wanting clothing to the
storeroom and sees that their needs are attended
to- Those wishing to see the doctor also drop
cut Of line at headquarters and leave their names
with the hospital steward and then 60 on to their
work, very ill, return to their cells. At about
9 O'Clock a.. m a runner takes a list of those who
wish to see the doctor and goes from shop to shop
notifying the shop guards that the doctor has
arrived. The guards send in their sick men and
as these men arrive in the cellroom they form in
line under the guardianship of the assistant
deputy. Those who are sick in their cells are
notified by one tap on the gong. When all the
sick are in line the officer marches them into the
reception room of the dispensary. AS seon as
each mans case is prescribed for he returns to
his work to his cell or remains in the hospital
just as the doctor may direct. Excepting these
changes the routine of the prisoners lives con-
tinues about as of old. few, but not very
radical, changes have been made in the routine of
guard duty. The prison clerk has been relieved
of the care of the prisoners correspondence and
the usher now looks after that matter.