The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-09-08

Some of the boys are getting a little mixed
on the cholera question. One of our German boys
expresses it as being {" Mein Colt! it vos Won tam
pizness pad.'' Cholera is infections but not con-
tagiOus. The germs, the doctors say, must be
swallowed in some way or you cannot have the
disease.
=" Men may come, and men may go but that
shipping department of Charlie Bordwells goes
on forever. He was heard to say that the old
chestnut of mans work being done from sun to
sun is fake of the worst kind, wishing that the
fellow who placed it on the market is at present
LAYING his face and hands with hot lava-sOap.
Now here is a man who Steward Benner
would not care to board. A doctor i'm New York
reports half starved Russian as cholera pa
tient, but it turns out to be case of gormandism
as the fellow had ate almost two pounds of corn
beef, heaping dishes of cabbage and two water
melons. Bring on your game ostrich gentlemen.
-WWe beg to call the attention of our de-
lnquent subscribers to the favor they will con-
fer upon THE MIRROR should they remit at
once the amount of their subscriptions long past
due. During the past three months we have
purchased new type, and this together with our
bill for paper, increases considerably the amount
of our Indebtedness. Remit at once.
The familiar face of eX-Guard Thomas Alex
ander was seen within our walls day or two
ago. We understand that he is to return shortly
from the coast and again become denizen of
saltwater. IT'S said that the spring waters of
Washington county possess hypnotic powers
hitherto unknOwn-ever forcing the absent
child to return like the prOdigal to the bosom of
the author of his being.
We have found out that Guard Calgren is a
wag of the first water. Our curiosity prompted
us to ask him what use he was going to make of
the empty space that would be left between the
old and the new retaining walls. "Well, if some
enterprising young man would put glass roof
over it he could turn the place into fine bowling
alley We think we heard Guard McFaIl say
"Rats'' but we cannot swear to it.
"A sample first grade suit was made last week.
The cloth is about shade lighter than the caps
but much lighter in weight than the present
regulation suits. The Board of Managers were
well pleased with it, and they hope that soon the
first grade men will be fitted out in them.
Warden Wolfer is doing his utmost to have the
manufacturer deliver the entire lot of cloth Or
dered as quickly as possible so that in due
course of time the second grade men too can be
decked out in the special suits that will be made
for them.
The other day we met with what at first we
thought would prove disaster of the worst kind
We were investigating the contents of our Sew
res platter, in which our sOupe-mdigre (italics,
please. Thanks) was placed, when-HOrrOrs! our
editorial goggles fell into the cOnsomme! Yes,
there Was silence deep silence-a silence so
thick that you could shave it Off with jack
plane. At last we found courage and were able
with the aid of our pickerel line to fish out our
editorial binoculars. We are again behOlding
the nOddng sun-fOwers which surround us.
The future is again ours