The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-03-03

and warmeSt thanks Tor the genuine proof Oh your
labor in the beautifully designed and well.con-
structed catalogue. May the happiness of the free
soon be yours. SIN DAD.
On Wednesday evening every inmate of the
prison received an envelope containing three
tickets-red, yellow and green-which entite
the possessors to the privileges of drawing to-
bacco once a week, writing once In two weeks
and receiving visitors once in four weeks.
prisoner may lose one all of these tickets for
misconduct
Our paper was two days behind time last week
all because of the street. strike. The Gazette
Office, which does the press work on THE MIR
ROR. gets its motive power from the power house
of the street'car company. and as that was shut
down no printing could be done until other ar
rangements could be made We will be one day
late this week. but hereafter the paper will be out
on time.
"A new way of serving the Sunday dinner was
begun last Sunday. Instead of the meals being
brought around to the cells by the "charioteers"
the men come out of their cells and march down
to the mess room tables and carry their meals
back. Tea is served in the old way at the cell
doors. little less time is required to serve din
in this way. but the real advantage is that the
grub does not get so cold.
The smartest cat in all saltwater makes his
milk he lets it stand until the cream rises to the
top. then. instead of tapping it up, ordinary
cats do. he sticks his paw into the milk and lifts
off the cream which he ticks from his foot. He
| repeats the operation until the cream is all
skinned Off Who will dare to say that that cat
is not gifted with the reasoning power?
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barrow, broom and shovel shook his stripes and
busted for parts unknown. The only quick move.
ment he was ever known to make was when the
officer mOtioned to him to come and prepare for de-
parture To see the hustle he got on himself as
surprising as it would be to q scarecrow chas.
ing after theving crows. His mantle has fallen
upon the shoulders of Farmer Rose who, bears the
honors with becoming gravity.
"Wednesday afternoon accident occurred in
the tub and pail factory by which several men
narrowly escaped losing their lives. One of the
boys got upon tall trestle to remove the large
belt that drives the saw mill The belt slipped
from his control and dropping on the shaft the
splice caught by the set.screw in the puly.
The belt wound around the shaft and instantly
the large saw frame was torn from its foundation
and hurled across the room, the pieces flying in
every direction. The belt broke. and it was all
over within a second-but not the terror and ex
element. Every one rushed to the spot suppos.
ing that all the men working about the must
have been killed or badly injured. One man was
found pinned to the floor by the carriage. one
was stretched out between two boxes and another
was crawling away from the wreck. The man un-
der the carriage taken out and carried to the
hospital where it was found that no bones were
bruises and a severe shock. The man between
the boxes had been saved from certain death by
the boxes having shielded him. The fellow who
was taking off the belt slammed up against
the ceiling and then fell to the floor, but was
not injured seriously. The greatest wonder is
that none were killed. The large building was
Jared from basement to attic, and the huge en-
CINE that drives all the machinery of the prison
felt the strain.
The night school was visited Monday evening
by Secretary Hart and wife accompanied by
Warden and Mrs. Garvin. The boys all put on
their wsest and prettiest looks for the benefit of
the visitors. The Secretary moved around among
the scholars noting the work of the different
classes Before the close of the exercises Chap
| lain Albert dropped in and made one of the visit
| ors. When the lessons of the evening were over.
| the warden arose and said as there were preach.
ers present it would be in order to have some
| speeches. Secretary Hart was introduced and
made few but very pertinent remarks upon the
wisdom of taking advantage of opportunities for
| improvement. He sought to impress upon the
scholars the advantages that come to men who
learn to do something well, saying that person
should strive to qualify himself to do at least
thing better than any other person could do it,
| He said the men who drawing the largest
salaries to-day are those who have learned to do
one thing WE'LL Chaplain Albert tried to beg off
but failed. His remarks were supplementary to
those of the Secretary. He acknowledged that he
had learned something of value to himself by
listening to the description of the proper way of
addressing letter. He congratulated the boys
on the progress they we're making. The Warden
closed the exercises by assuring the scholars that
as long as they showed proper interest in their
studies the school would be continued.
Carl PretZel's Philosophy.
| One Teller Good hang choory. but choory
Good hang a tozen fellers.
| Life vas a riddle, und when man gifts it up. he
vas dead like post hole.