The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-16

Sunday was the most disagreeable day of the
season in the cellroom. The cell walls reeked
with sweat, and everything became so damp that
it was nearly impossible to light match
The orders for binding Irvine have been com.
ing in at good rate during the past week. The
sales have been from two to three thousand
pounds per day. About 1000 pounds have been
disposed of thus far.
The Disagreement that made the editorial
eye conspicuous last week was not caused, as you
suppose. by the hand of irate man violently laid
on. That giant of Internal mechanism the mos
quito, did it with his little bill
When a mans sentence is to expire on the
next day he does not say This is my last day. or
1 going out tomorrow, make use of any
other such commonplace expression. He says
simply, II have eaten my last plate of hash"
Misses Bertha Kamar. Belle Anderson and
Gertrude Schiller, Messrs. F. W. Anderson, D. R.
Schiller and Harry Schiller, all of Blue Earth
City, were in the prison Monday. They came
pecally to see the prison and under the guidance
of Asst. Deputy Gennon they saw it all.
The librarian is giving his department a thor.
ough overhauling this week. The books that are
in bad order will be sent to the bindery to be
paired or rebound. 1t is very probable that the
warden will purchase lot Of books at
early date AS soon it is known just what
books are to have catalogue will be is.
sued.
You expected to siRg. Four hundred Cos.
pei Hymn books have been bought and placed on
the seats in the chapel. 1t is desired that all
hands will join in the singing at chapel services.
IOnSt no Of If ipi, ;no 1,nn
say that singing is healthy exercise. You would
consider it the cruelest of tyranny if you for
hidden to sing at religious services. The books
not to be carried out of the chapel, but must
be left the seats.
An annual event of exceptional interest is
the advent Of The Midsummer Puck. which has
just made its appearance for the current year. 1t
consists of twenty.four pages of original humor by
some of the best writer's of the day, and numerous
illustrations by Puck's staff the whole enclosed
in a handsome illuminated cover by c. Jay Taylor.
Every member of the reading public should secure
copy Of this seasonable publication. which will
doubtless have an exceedingly large sale.
There is no use of talking about it any longer;
we have just got to take the railroads out of the
hands of the souless monopoles and run them on
civilized schedules. 1t was outrageous the way
the monopoly disturbed our Chautauqua meeting
last Sunday. Just speakers began airing
their lungs one of those internal machines, called
q switch engine, started chasing itself up and
down the road in front Of the prison, bowling
yelling, believing, screeching and snortng until
one would think that surely the sea serpent must
be coming up the St. Croix rampant destroying
the city. We cannot stand it any longer. The rail-
roads must be brought into subsection.
Charles Adams and james Casey, the two in
mates who were adjudged insane last week, were
taken to the hospital for insane Tuesday by
Guards Lester Bordwell and Joseph Stilkey
Adams is about 10 years of age, and had served
about eight months of five years sentence for
grand larceny. He subject to epilepsy before
coming to the prison, and has been having fits
ever since he was received. His condition has
been growing worse and he was decidedly insane
for the last few days spent here. Casey in.
sane when brought to the prison about two years
ago. He was under fifteen years sentence for
burglary and grand larceny. Casey never had
any trouble while here and was hard worker,
but his head was filled with some of the queerest
delusions ever heard Of
We have plenty of jalbirds here, but there is
bird of another feather down in the commissary
department. No one can name it, but we should
judge it to be meadow lark. 1t is young bird
that the boys picked up in the yard few days
ago and placed in large cage provided by the
backsmith's apprentice. A more cheerful little
fellow was never imprisoned. He is prince Of
socabilty and makes friends of all who visit his
cage. He is an incessapt talker and when he has
no company he sits and chatters to himself And
he has fine appetite. Flies are his special de.
light and he is expert at the trick of catching
them. To present him with fly is to win his
friendship at once. Steward Benner stands high
in the little fellows Set for the steward is the
champion fly catcher of the department. 1t is
truly a rara avis
Chapel Services.