The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-13

THE MIRROR Office was visited Thursday by
U. S. Marshal Dickson Of Paris, Texas, a large
number of deputy marshals and a party of ladies
escorted by Warden Wolfer.
Miss Ada Brooks. Paris, Tex, visited our
We should like to see perennial current of just
such brooks through our office.
Mrs. w. G. Carley, Saltwater, Miss Ella
Gnptill, Port Angeles, Wash, Miss Alice Lichten-
water, Chicago, paid us visit last Saturday
under the guidance of Chaplin Albert.
The sudden incursion of Uncle Sans boys
somewhat congested matters around the cell
house Thursday. but they were soon whipped
into line. THE MIRROR was promptly served
out as sure SOlace.
In our notice of Liberty day visitors we men,
toned Professor Hoke of the Progressive Age,
as talking to some of the boys. We were misin-
formed; it was Professor VIM. DObbyn, who is
the controlling spirit of that evangelizer.
Anxious inquirer: You are mistaken. The
true reason of the bluntness of the knives in the
dining room is to save the knife swallowers from
Sitting their mouths. Consider your neighbours
failing and be willing to suffer for his safety.
An old resedenter Sunday got into dream
land marching out of chapel and wandered into
the wrong gallery. He is willing to wager
ration of tobacco that he can 60 from shop to
cell blindfolded The road from chapel must
have been too infrequently followed
Concerning the new order about papers.
That no papers may be passed from cell to cell
by the individual prisoner. No cell numbers
will receive notice. All papers thrown in the
exchange box will be re-distributed by the cell
house postmaster at his discretion, for the best
interest Of all.
Some young things enter upon the worlds
vicssitudes under manifest difficulties. pair
of pigeons, whose only object in life seems to be
to increase the columbian population, have nest
ed under the SlOping tin roof of the dollhouse
near the tower. The parents anxious to raise
another brood, coax the fledgengs on to the Slip
perry roof and leave them to work out their own
salvation, which they do.
Deputy United States Marshal John Wat
son of Paris, Texas who was up here with south
ern prisoners, paid us visit. He is noted the
Southwest over for his unparalleled bravery and
GOODNESS, for his supereXcellent abilities as a
scout, plamsman and dead shot, and his un-
swerving faith in democracy. OF him it is said
that he has had more hair-breadth escapes from
death than there are days in the year.
In talking to correspondent the other eve
ming we had recalled to memory story told of
an old Scotch medico. He was great believer
in strong medicines and had as he said Just
twa semples, calomum and laudanum'' if one
failed he tried the other But our correspond
ents army experience beats this easily. He tells
of doctor who had one remedy for corns tooth
ache, dysentery, constipation rheumatism or a
sore inger-just four powders of quinine.
One unfortunate U. s. prisoner died as he
was being assisted from the cars into the prison,
Wednesday night; he doubtless succumbed to
diseases aggravated by close confinement in
southern county jais and from the exhaustion
of the long journey. Had he survived a day or
two, he no doubt would have been able to say as
another southern prisoner did to us call this a
Jail; why it Amt circumstance to jailS down
south. 1t is just a nice big workshop with few
officers around. Be four weeks in irons and then
talk of jails, huh."
The advantage of well regulated and well
disciplined establishment was shown last
Wednesday in handling the United States prison.
ers. The notice of their coming arrived at p.
NJ. The cells and clothing were ready by P. NJ.
At 10 P. NJ. they arrived, at 1920 the first two
men were put in the BARRIERS chairs up at the soil
tary, and passed on to the two baths available
in that Institution; at 11.5O the last man was
locked in his cell in the dollhouse 800 feet away
fifty seven men shaved, cleansed, dressed and
housed in ninety minutes.
-ParOled, 3; discharged, 2. Received July s..
one, U. S. District court, st. Paul. obscene litera-
ture through mails, years; st. Louis Co., two,
grand larceny md degree, years each; Eastern
district State of Texas, 81; July z, u S. District
court, st. Paul. two, selling liquor to Indians, 10
months each; July s, U. S. District court st.
Paul, two, robbing pOstoffice, years each; July
9, U. S. District court, Middle district of Ten
nessee, one, forgery, 1year, week; July 10,
and II, u. District court, ST. Paul, one each
date, selling liquor to Indians, 10 months.
M. o. Hall of Duluth and his niece Miss
Annie j. ThOrsen of Brandon paid us very pleas
ant visit. Mr. Hall told us how when he was
editing paper he too had his troubles. One rainy
day he saw band playing under the awning of
a saloon. He made nice local of the fact that
the band was serenading the saloon. The band
was indignant at the suppOsitiOn that they
would serenade saloOn-the stOre-keeper next
beyond the saloon who had hired the band was
madden than wet hen that his enterprise had
not been pulled. Remember this when one of
our locals misses fire.