The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-21

Among car load of old scrap.iron received
weighing about 200 pounds each. If we have to
lick those rampant Chilians these missiles OF de-
struction may come in handy.
You thought to outwit the doctor. didn't your
You knew little trick worth two Of his. chr You
wouldn't be innoculated with the insinuating
virus2 Took little soap and hot water and
washed it Off But use lots of vaseline your
arm and you will soon come out smallpox proof.
Sheriff Swenson brought one of our boys home
Tuesday who had been stopping with him several
days as a witness. Not alone content with bring.
ing back our boy he came up and renewed his
subscription. This makes the fourth cartwheel
the sheriff has rolled into strong box. We
hope he may live to roll in hundred more.
We are in receipt of an anonymous communi.
cation criticising the gymnastc vocal efforts of
member of the choir while at practice. The said
critical communication is declined just as a tin
box with string hanging out at one end would
be. If you want some fun, and that seems to be
your object. just pull the string for yourself.
Puck announces that new Crop (he sew.
entity of the famous 'Pickngs from Puck" will
be issued on February Sd. The mere announce:
smile to spread the entire face Of the country
from Maine to California. The publishers state
that l55.OOO copies of Pickings' were sold during
1891. This proves that Puck's fun is the genuine
article. and that the public knows good thing
when it sees it,
-Supt. Covell has been making some improve.
ments in the hot air apparatus for heating his tub
and pail factory. The improvement Is a long
wooden tube running from the fan to the farthest
end Of the room and is meant to draw the cold air
back to the heater. thus causing vacuum for the
hot air to rush into. We suppose that this is the
proper theory, but Guard Cayou says that 1t is an
altogether new scheme for heating and one that
he ought to have discovered long ago. He says
that by this scheme the factory is made
warm by pumping out the cold air instead Of fore.
ing in hot air as was done by the old method.
Gov. Merriam has called joint meeting in st.
Paul of the boards of managers of the state prison
and reformatory for Thursday. Feb. 4, at 10
O'Clock A. M. for the purpose of appointing an
agent to look after discharged prisoners as provd-
ed for in section % of chapter 256 of the General
Laws for 1889. The section reads follows: 1.-The
said board of managers. in joint session. may at
any time when they deem it necessary, appoint u
state agent for the aid and supervision of dis.
charged prisoners The said state agent shall re-
ceive such salary as they shall fix and determine.
together with the necessary travelling expenses
incurred in the discharge of his duties. and shall
perform such duties as they may prescribe in be-.
half of the prisoners discharged from the state
prison. the state reformatory any other public
prison in this state. 1t shall be his special duty
to assist discharged prisoners in obtaining en-
ployment. The salary and expense of the said
state agent shall be paid from the current expense
fund of the state prison and state reformatory,
and shall be divided between the two institutions
in proportion to the appropriation made by the
legislature for their current expenses
Crime Is Decreasing.