The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-27

Misses Lizzie, Lena and Emma Drawer, Still
water, and the Misses Mary and Anna Schultz of
Minneapolis were introduced to our office by
Supt. Wilson of the Thresher Co.
If Mrs. Gish had it not already the boys
would vote her that highly honorable, but now
useless, dignity the freedom of the city, for
her kind thOughtfulness of Friday last.
Those wishing their papers mailed through
this Office must distinctly understand that any
marks other than on the margin will not pass.
Undermining of words is especially objected to.
Little Miss Quincy, daughter of Foreman
Quincy of the foundry, No. of the evolutionary
contest is only eleven and half years of age,
and an undoubted credit to Mrs. Gish's teaching.
The dollhouse joker wants to know if the
man who gets drink out of the old Oaken buck
ct is well treated. Once for all we give notice
we will not brook such jokes and will order the
offender shot with spring-gun.
Foreman Plaster of the paint shop went fish
ing Sunday. The fish were wiser than the men
and would not come out of the wet into an atmOs
phere of 95 in the shade. Mr.. Plaster got great
roast for Sabbath breaking the sun.
The deputy introduced to THE MIRROR Of
flee John L. Root, deputy U. $. marshal from
Vicksburg, Miss. who with Will Gildart, Green
vile, Miss, and George Smith, Vicksburg, Miss.
brought up some prisoners from the South, Mon
day.
In the matter of passing papers we may say
authorii atvely that the old rule regarding the
transmission of purchased papers holds good;
and this privilege will be accorded as long as
there is no scribbling or writing on the papers
exchanged.
ST. CroiX Lodge No. II, A. o. U. w., Still
water, have extended an invitation to Noble
Franklin Lodge No. 2, st. Paul, to musical en-
tertainment, supper and dance at Music Hall on
Saturday evening. One hundred and fifty Saints
are expected.
That necessity is the mother of invention
was shown in the state tailor shop. The take-up
spring on one of the machines broke, new springs
were not on hand, so loop of wire attached to
a thin rubber band stretched tight was made to
do duty for several days.
The eX-smile provOker claims that the ancient
Greeks were the most brilliant and magnificent
liars the world has ever known. He mildly sug-
gests that had they been fishermen the magnitude
of their fish stories would have kept modern fish
ermen from talking about their take.
1t is fortunate that chapel services are in the
combination of heavy wooden coats and iron roof
cation away. Perhaps. though, the taste of Sheol
under such circumstances would be means
towards grace.
THY tooth is not SO rude as mans ingrati-
tude," sang Shakespeare, and such was the eX-
preston on the big cats face as. mouse in mouth,
he damned himself against the lower bar of our
bed room door in his hurry to escape slipper.
Recognizing his official capacity and usefulness
sentence was suspended.
The experience of shop guards is that new
men take hold of and master their machines in
the ratio of their education. A really educated
man learning almost five times fast as the illit-
crate, though the latter may have handled other
machinery before and the former performed
with nothing more than tack hammer.
Some of the boys seem to want time to study
up on the omnibus article subject. To have
plenty of time we give two weeks notice. Next
week August g. is 'Restricted immigration ~
August 10, woman Suffrage August II, "a
character from Dickens" by this we mean, take
any character from Dickens books and express
an opinion on it in $50 words.
The company teamster having driven his one
horse wagon from the entrance gate to the paint
shOpin something less than thirty minutes, awOke
and went for a drink. During his absence the
foreman had sprinkled the floor and the old horse
too. The teamSter returning and seeing the
glistening drops on his venerable steed said "Py
Shimminy! no shleep dis time-I make him
shvet."
Murphy who was injured by the Irvine ma
chine Friday is doing very well. He takes the
blame entirely on himself He was cleaning the
cOgs with piece of waste which was wrapped
about his hand in some way. The cogs caught
the waste and drew his hand in like flash. Dr.
Clark from the city and Dr. Hall of the prison
operated and removed the top joint of the thumb
all of the fore and middle fingers and the top joint
of the next finger. No one regrets the acct
dent more than Officer BOrdweIl under whom
Murphy has worked for nearly two years proving
himself quick, intelligent, industrious and scr,l-
pulOusly attentive to his duties.
THE MEDAL CONTEST.
About the middle of Friday afternoon that i'm
palpable, floating messenger RumOr caused it to
be whispered about that the unexpected was in
no ali FDto fhoi lie of q tho