The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18

Cne UnlC6Q states DlSCrlcC Court or Louisiana,
says he could never become accustomed to the
rigors of our northern winters, but the hash-wel,
he takes to that as naturally as a native of the
soil.
John Jenswold, j. F. Calvin and James Cal
lahan visited our Office last Thursday. These
gentlemen know good thing at a glance, and
when copy of THE MIRROR was handed them,
they Immediately ordered the paper sent to their
respective addresses.
The stone tagging at the east end of the cell
house has been settling for some time, and has
lately presented very uneven appearance.
Last Saturday Guard Carlgren and crew took up
the tagging and re-laid it. and it now presents
nice smoth surface.
Boys, if you will take the trouble to work out
correctly the following problem, it will show
exactly what good people think of you, Place
the year of your birth on piece of paper; add
your age at your birthday last year; multiply the
result by one thousand and subtract 677 ,423, Sub
sttute for the figures letters of the alphabet. viz
A for 1. B for 9, G for etc, and read the result
carefully.
Mrs. Clara Gish's North hill class gave
public rehearsal at the grace Universalist church
last Friday evening, with the customary success
ments. Among the little folks who contributed
we noticed the names of Frank and Gertrude
WOlfer, Gertie Glennon, Lillian Merrill, Helen
Goldsmith, Beatrice Saftenberg, Robbie Nickel
Ter and Ralph Reed.
The Warden's runner is a bright little fellow,
of an inquiring turn of mind, and having bust
ness in our office last Thursday, when the boys"
were Throwing in" type, one of our wicked
compOsitors began telling him wonderful stories
of that mythical species of vermin known as
type lice "-how destructive they were to the
metal type, ETC., etc. The young man was an easy
victim, and asked to see the lice. He "saw'
them.
Prisoners discharged during the week 4. Re-
ceived: May 49, one from Todd Co, forgery md
degree. year. May 10 one from Rice Co., grand
larceny ond degree Second term 3 years. May
10, two from Itasca Co.. forgery md degree,
years each. May Is. one from Washington Co..
manslaughter 1st degree, years; one from Carl
ton Co., assault end degree. . years, 3 months.
May 16. one from WatOnwan Co., mansaughter
1St degree, years. months.
The old man that you occasionally see sneak
ing about the yard wearing an air of settled mel
anchOly and a sOiled first grade uniform, is the
duly appointed news-gatherer of THE PRISON
MIRROR. He is modest, and is also afflicted
with an impeachment of speech which makes con-
versation embarrassing. therefore he hesitates
to address you. Take pity, then, on his unfOrtu-
nate condition, and give him the news. that his
heart may be gladdened by well-filled local
page.
Last Saturday as we were passing through
the settngup shop we saw two citizen employees
of the ThreSher company engaged in an excited
discussion, and, as we drew near, we heard the
words. NO" YES Bet you hundred dol
lars!' go yOu." We haven't the least idea in
the world what the subject in dispute was about
but we lOtered near the dsputants long enough
to hear the bet reduced from hundred dollars
to a good havana cigar-tO cost not less than
five cents.
We heard considerable argument the other
day over the expressions a square foot and a
foot square; some cOntending that the terms
were synonymous, while others held that there
was difference in the meaning. We laid the
question before our office devil, whom we cOnsid-
final authority all such matters. and for the
benefit of those interested in the dispute. we APP
pend the dictum of his satanic majesty: A square
foot and foot square are identcally the same
thing; so also with any other measurement, as
long as you cOnfne yourself to unity; for the
reason that the square of one, .or one multiplied
by itself. is one. The difference between two
square feet, and two feet square, however, is two
square feet; between three square feet and three
feet square is six square feet; because two feet
square means a surface two feet long by two feet
wide, giving an area of four square feet three
feet square is surface three feet long by three
feet WIDE making an area of nine square feet;
whereas two square feet means a surface two
feet long and one foot wide; three square feet,
a surface three feet long by one foot wide.''
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