The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-28

Puck of January 27th has a cartoon by KEEP
pier on the Chilean difficulty. entitled: IA Warn.
ing" 1t represents Uncle Sam as holding the lit
tie boy Chile on his knee, and as saying to him
''Look here Sonny; it mightn't look we'll for big
fellow like me to lick little fellow like you-but
if you rile me too much. I'll have to do it,
The laws of the state require employees of the
prison to be men of good character and steady
habits. yet there are in its employ three regular
old FOUNDERS who 60 prowling around peoples
sleeping apartments every night with such bur.
glarious equipments as felt shoes, guns and dark
lanterns. The gentlemen referred to are the
night guards.
The occupants of the cells on the south side
OF No. gallery of the east block were moved to
new quarters Tuesday. The vacated cells are to
be used "sick cells' for those who are not sick
enough to be admitted to the hospital yet need
hospital door. thus makng it very convenient for
the doctor and attendants.
Mr.. Temple of the board of managers is in
Cincinnati making arrangements for the ship.
ment of our new set of binding Irvine machinery.
We see it stated that the plant bought
for sl3 900 and that it will cost from So 900 to S.
600 more to get it here and put in readiness for
Irvine making. 1t is said that the machinery was
bought at very low figure and is great bar
gain.
Yesterday afternoon the bevel-gearing con.
Meeting the blacksmith shop shaft to the main
shaft, broke. The iron cog-wheel literally flew to
pieces and it will be several days before it can be
replaced by a new one. In the meantime the ma.
chinery of the blacksmith shop will be kept going
by thresher engine. The broken wheel was an
old one and it had been the intention to replace
it with a new one.
"A rabbit and two cats make there home in the
engine room. The rabbit and one of the cats
maintain the most cordial of social relations and
have high old sport together; but the other cat
won't have anything at all to do with bonny and
resents his friendly advances with sharp spats in
the face. Bonny. however, never shows any re.
sentiment, buthops away piece and rubs his face
a little with his foot.
All the library books we're taken up last Fri.
day. This was necessary in order that they might
be properly catalogued and remembered. An eff
fort was made to do this work without calling in
all the books, but it was found impossible to do
the work properly without having all the books
together. A great many have asked. Are we
will get it. but not for several weeks yet. Those
who have never undertaken such job can't realize
the great amount of labor and patience required
to make properly classified catalogue of even
small library of 1000 volumes. With our limited
facilities for printing it is necessarily slow work
turning out the printed pages. We can only set
up four pages at time and can print but two
pages at a time on our small press A printer
would readily aDDrociatn the Of oYtra
labor required to print book in this way. Bow.
ever. we 'getting there" all the same. and the
catalogue will be out before many of you are.
Chapel Services.
Rev. Father Corcoran conducted the chapel
service last Sunday. He preached upon the lesson
taught in st. Matthew viii. lis, which is the
story of the cleansing of the leper and the healing
of the centuron's servant Father Corcoran said,
in substance. that. having for sometime past been
considering the earlier stages OF Christ's lfe we
would now consider him in his maturity The
speaker described the Sermon on the Mount, its
fulness and suffciency for all times and all PEG.
pies. The gospel is for all men. but is preached
from the standpoint Of the poor and distressed
especially. for all human beings are in sickness,
sorrow or distress of some kind a great part of
their whole life. 1t was to the poor and weak
that Jesus ministered wherever he went When
He had come down from the mount after His ser.
mon. and the multitude were gathered about Him,
there was one whose loathsome and wretched
condition prevented him from pressing into the
Savior's presence with the mob so he cried to the
Savior, Lord. if thou wilt thou canst make me
Clean" He was poor leper whose loathsome
disease debarred him from all association with
his fellowmen. But he had heard of Christ and
his supernatural power and unbounded goodness
He cried to Him for deliverance and Jesus needed
him and delivered him from his wretched condi.
ton. There is another kind of leprosy with which
many are afflicted, but it is not always visible to
the eye therefore the afflicted are not always de.
barred because of their corruption from associa.
ton with their fellow beings. They may retain
their fair physical appearance and be outwardIy
to US. in perfect health. But the eye of God sees
corruption within. This is spiritual leprosy. But
this spiritual leprosy is not uncleansable Gods
greatest attribute is mercy. All that is required
OF the spiritual leper is repentance. Jesus is the
friend OF sinners 1t may be said that the history
OF Jesus life is the history of the lives of sinners
The story OF Mary Magdalene should be enough to
inspire all sinners with hope. AS He dealt with
her is a type of His mercy to all who seek Him.
All He asked was that she ''sin no more"