The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-02-26

The boys seem to take proper interest in their
studies. Some of the elderly scholars of foreign
birth find it a very difficult matter to master the
sounds of certain letters of the English alphabet,
but "Try. try again. is the watch-word of the
teachers.
We have had two cases of measles in the
prison. Guard Rowe and one Of the inmates were
both attacked with the measles at about the same
time about ten days ago. and it was feared the
complaint would become epidemic in the prison.
but fortunately there have been other cases
Both patients are now convalescent.
Binding Irvine has been made in the Mime.
sofa state prison. The setting up of the machin-
cry was near enough completion to make a test at
spinning yesterday morning. The regular process
of manufacturing will not begin for at least an.
other week. but the breaker will probably be kept
running in the mean time to prepare the hemp for
the other machines.
"A statement of the earnings of the state prison
for January was filed with the state auditor Tues.
day. The items are as follows: Library receipts,
from visitors fees. $55.75; from sale of tubs and
pals 81 O6350; from sale of clothing S. 90; pun
ishmen forfeits. $36; board Of United States pris.
oners. $67.4s; Minnesota Thresher company, for
heat and motive power during the year ending
Sept. 80, 1890. $1,000. Total. So. 1850.
IT. L. Olmstead and Peter Scott, on their way
from Redwood Falls to Saltwater to convey
Clifton Holden back to his place of execution put
up at the Windsor hotel Monday night. They
blew out the gas and owe the fact that they
able to continue their journey yesterday to the
night Waterman at the hotel, who broke open
their door in the night and aroused them from
what would soon have proved to be their death
slumber They were both unconscious when
CONDITIONER Press.
"A considerable change has been made in the
routine within the past week. OF mornings the
men now march down to the lower end of the cell
room. leave their dishes there. then out of the
side door into the back yard. deposit their buck.
cts at the usual place. form in line and when
shop gang is complete, march back through the
cellroom and away to the shop. The cellroom
headquarters has been moved to the lower south
side of the hall, has also the barber shop. Both
of the doors at the upper end of the hall are now
kept closed.
The only famous man that Arkansas has ever
produced has his counterpart in one respect in
every corner of the inhabited world. He has
dwelt in this prison ever since it has been the
abiding place of man. He has said in winter
when the water from melting SHOWS and ice on
the roof was streaming down the inner walls and
dripping from ceilings, when the summer
cometh again will mend that roof" but when
the summer had come that roof was all right until
the SHOWS came again-but why repeat. Our ap.
prentice came to US with doleful countenance the
other morning and solemnly informed us that if we
expected him to set any type that day we must
furnish him with boat and diving-bell as the
type was all under water and he was no "mer-
maid" His language made the situation very
plain to US. We asked him if he could not man.
age to get along with fish hook for a day or two
until we could communicate with Jay Gould and
have him withdraw his stock from our concern,
but he shook his head and said for us to come and
things was bad and no mistake. The flood was
the worst we had seen for two or three days. The
cases were brim full of water. We brought our
ponderous editorial intellect to bear upon the sit
uation. 1t was not long before that versatile in
tellect had mastered the problem. We went to
the hospital and asked the steward what could be
done for a dropsical printing office. He consulted
his ''pharmacaput', for a moment and then drew
from drawer syringe, and after testipgit gave
it to us with instructions for its use. We marched
triumphantly back to the Office and set the ap-
prentice to apply the remedy. He was amazed at
our display of genius. but soon recovered and
went to work pumping out the food. We will
only add that the squirt.gun is sovereign remedy
for dropsical cases.