The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-10-05

ment of saying: 81 would not like to miss the
bright little sheet.''
MIR M. L. Murphy, of saltwater, an old and
steady subscriber to THE MIRRORS welfare
passed through our office with Usher Kenyon
and party last Friday.
The assistant bucketmaster did the Jack and
Jill act on a flight of dollhouse stairs with an
armful of bucket lids; there was a great clatter.
a scared darkie and no worse.
One might almost imagine the magnates of
the Irvine shop were bloated bond holders from
the way they keep their deputy clerk clipping
coupons-from the Irvine tag sheets.
The deputy's Office is graced by neat and
artistic rug made of pieces of first and second
grade CLOTH The united talent of the state tailor
shop was brought out to complete it.
The long and very unpleasant delay Tuesday
evening at clock up" was owing to overlooking
a man who was taken to the hospital just previ-
Ously and was not shewn on the hospital list.
The glOOmiest looking men about the prison,
Wednesday, were the the state machinists, look
ing at their whitewash despatched floor and
thinking Of the extra elbow grease to cleanse it.
Foreman Sutton of the settng-up shop is off
on a brief vacation and will take in the Worlds
Fair next week. He is at present enjoying the
society of his father and mother from the East.
In the scramble for Observation-Disclosures
on bathing day the editors years somewhat
handicap him. But he takes time by the fore
lock and swOps horses before he gets into the
bath-house.
Rev. J. M. Bull who has preached in our
chapel occasionally, having completed his five
in tO fbo
Methodist rule will "move on " to other fields of
usefulness.
-"Seven Spot" must reveal his identity to the
editor, not for publication but as an evidence of
good faith. His contribution is doubtless inter-
esting, but it cannot be acted upon till he is
known to the editor.
Through an error we reported that 1t Is
Never too Late to Mend was expunged from the
prison library. We are happy to say that the
book will remain to teach its noble lessons, and
our motto will remain unchanged.
Miss Marie Sylvan and Mr.. John F. Forrest
er, of the Condemned for Life company, visited
the prison Friday. presumably to get some prac-
tical points, as the realistic in art is now all the
fashion. They incidentally paid THE MIRROR
VISIT
The cook to the baker, II told you So
Your cake is dough-"
"What care your" to the cook the baker said,
IF it be lead?
Allow me with emphasis to repeat,
Its not for us to eat.
Chief Clerk OBren introduced to the prison
generally and to THE MIRROR office incident
ally. Mrs. j. F. Binke and Miss Jennie O'Brien
of Saltwater also Mrs. T. j. Stanton Miss Lizzie
ice of, Of
Orleans, La.
The evolution of the Indian is progressing.
1t looks queer though to see Oldham Afraid-Of-
His-M Other-in-Law, whitewash brush in hand,
seated on a beam aloft, distributing grunts and
decorations on his assistant Spotted-Face look
ing up from below.
An ex-editor of THE MIRROR writing from
Minneapolis says: "AllOw me to congratulate
you and your assistants on the excellent paper
you are giving your readers" This has braced
the boys up to do better, if possible to Onr linn
tied opportunities.
The foreman in the paint shop and the one
handed painter have put their heads together
and evolved a very neat paint-pOt holder to slip
onto the handless arm, thus enabling the man,
who is good striper, to carry his paints even
easier than his twO-handed fellows.
lone more unfortunate, rashly importu-
nate.' But unsuccessful in his effort. A helper
at one of the FORCES in the blacksmith shop pre-
meditatedy attempted suicide Just at closing
time Tuesday. He had shown nervousness all
the afternoon and somewhat scared the other
man at the forge who advised him to report sick.
His condition at present is favorable. though re-
suits are of course impossible to gauge.
The editor believed he stood we'll in the af-
fectiOns of the chief barber. But we were horri-
fed and Disguised to hear him remark to the
captain of the dollhouse just after we had va
Gated the chair, We'll, we have got through with
the worst We believed ourselves bad; but
1.-THE worst?" Great guns! we believe libel
would lie.
The following are the grade changes for the
past week:
First. Second. Third.
2O5. 1872. 10.
ZUt ~ ~.
Saturday .205. .191 10.
Monday. .207 1856. .....22.
Tuesday ........ .2O7. .1SS........22.
"Wednesday 00Q 1876