The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-12

The board of managers held their regular
monthly meeting last Thursday. Besides the
usual routine business the Warden's appoint.
ments of Clerk Frank Berry and Deputy F. H.
Lemon were confirmed.
Editor Charles L. Davis. of the Red Wing
Argus, and Reporter Nelson. of the Saltwater
Messenger, cast their news-gathering eyes about
the prison last Friday. OF they visited the
printing Office and paid THE MIRROR many
compliments.
"A few more days of fair weather and the ma
sons will have completed their work on the new
building. All the brick work on the main section
is done and that the other section is half done.
The floor is nearly all laid in the paint shop. and
the roof is ready for the iron.
"A song service took the place of the usual chap.
ell exercises last Sunday. The prison choir was lead
by Mrs. Clara Gish. the teacher and Mrs. Arm.
strong played the organ. Chaplain Albert inter.
spersed the singing with appropriate remarks.
The service was pleasant change from the regu.
lar routine.
The distress of our anarchic brethren has
been reduced onehalf, they will be required to
battle only once every two weeks during the win.
often for solid comfort. but it is compulsory it
can be endured along with the many other cruel
ties consequent upon the present degenerate state
of society.
I'VE have long remarked that, for man we'll
along in years, Guard Austin has surprisingly
spry walk, but it was only the other day that we
learned how he attained such agility. The story
is brief-he was at the battle of Bull.Run. The
lieutenant colonel of his regiment had the honor,
so Mr.. Austin says Of being the first participant
to get into Washington with news OF the disaster.
Prisoners were received during the past week
as follows One from Ramsey county, burglary in
second degree, years; two from Norman county,
grand larceny second degree, one for year and
months, the other for year and months; two
from Todd county. one for mansaughter first de.
gree. 20 years, one for incest. years. One from
Hennepin county. woman, keeping designation
house, 10 months.
Chief Frank E. Joy, of the saltwater fire de-
partment, in the prison Monday with the fol-
lowing friends: Ex-Chief John T. Black of the st.
Paul fire department. Fire Chief ]. P. McGin and
Aldermen Edward Dundon and Charles N.
O'Hare. of West Superior. They took in the
sights under the guidance of the Deputy. and
stillwater's Chief deposited moon" where it
would produce for him ifty.two copies of THE
MIRROR.
We mentioned some time ago that Clerk Berry
had been nominated for the office of city school
director, but neglected to say in our last issue
that he had been elected by an overwhelming
majority. Just what his majority was we have
not learned but it is certain that it enough to
constitute crushing defeat for his Democratic
opponent. We hope that his official conduct will,
be such as to fulfill the highest expectations of
his friends and do honor to his party and con.
stituency.
There number of inmates who have taken
up the study of shorthand within the past year
and some of them have made considerable head.
way, but nearly all seem to drop it at the point
where the most earnest work should begin That
is to say, after having thoroughly mastered the
principles they lay the books aside, instead of
working on to acquire skill in writing it. as they
should if they hope to ever make practical use of
the know ledge. Unless accuracy and speed are
acquired the time devoted to the study is thrown
away. The country, so we learn from reading,
is overrun with poor stenographers who cannot
command the wages paid for common labor.
What is worth doing at all is worth doing WE'LL"
Take up your book and pencil and go to work
again.
"A father and son met in the visitors room
one day last week for the first time in over thir-
teen years. When the father came here thirteen
years ago under a life sentence he left mother.
less child eight old to shift for itself in the
world. The child drifted to the west and grew to
manhood among the cow boys of Dakota and Mon.
tana, and the father heard nothing of him until
few months ago. although he had advertised for
him some years before. The old man had been
expecting the son here every day for several
weeks, and when he came there was Joy in the
fathers heart. The meeting was perhaps not as
joyful as either anticipated for the long separa.
tion made them almost strangers to one another
The son had grown to manhood and the father
had withered with age. After the boy had de.
parted the old man remarked with pride that his
bye" neither drank nor used .terbakka"
Carl PretZel,s Philosophy.
If you want to been great succeed, dot vas bes.
ser you consult more der word of der Almighty,
dhen der syshtems of mems.
Industry vas not only der inshtrooment Of i'm.
proOfment but it vas der foundation shtonas of