The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-09


Mrs. Lemon, were Prof Titcomb and Mr.. and
Mrs. Heinlein of st. Paul. On the day following
the Deputy showed his guests through the prison.
The familiar face of Miss Johnston the true
friend of unfortunate mortals. was seen in the
prison during the week. She was accompanied
by Miss Grace Walthers of st. Paul. and were
pleasantly entertained during the day by our
Warden.
Our ShOrn Poet . is one of the unassuming
poets. SO quietly does he live in 1.-The WOlfer -
apartment hotel that many who have for years
admired his charming verses are not in the least
aware that they have the gifted author for
neighbOr.
1t takes on an average of 2,24O slices of bread
per day to supply the "bOys." AS the boss of
the mess-rOOm has been cutting bread for three
years, he figures, that under his regime fully q
1852 800 slices have been slowed away in our bread
baskets during that time.
The water sheds, placed over the cellar-win-
dOws of the Irvine factory sometime last fall met
with disaster last week. The monster icicles
that hung from the roof of the building ever and
anon would dash down cyclOne-like and crush
the defenceless wood to atoms.
Gen. R. Brnkerhoff the distinguished Vice
L L
was visitor to the prison Tuesday. He was
accompanied by Secretary Hart and Gen. Nor
IRISH. who were pleased in showing him the many
interesting departments of the prison.
There is diagram that hangs over the desk
in the cellrOOm that is squared out in such way
that easily find out the cell transfers that
have taken place. the number of men in the
hospital. etc. But the most conspicuous square
of all is one marked 0, and it is called Heisinit
There is one important advantage that Guard
Calgren has over his colleagues. viz, the con-
slant change of scenery he passes through al
most daily. 1t it one day saving wood, another
carting away Irvine, shovelling snow, etc. the
boys under him enjoying these changes as much
as he does.
The editor is often accused of failing to COM
ment on the coming and going of visitors. But
who is to blame? If you have visitors if any
thing happens in your community, or if you get
married let us know about it-not forgetting in
the latter case to send piece of the wedding
cake to the editor.
-MOnrOe's doctrine is a dead letter with one
of the members of the Pieran circle It's all
very we'll for you fellows to talk about the How
whyyous islands, he said in confidence to one of
around and let that teller Monroe stand upthere
and shoot off his doctrine whenever he pleases.
Old rags with his customary one thou
sand-dOllar-S smile, handed us the following sketch
of his life for a day. which we know will be read
with pleasure by the bOys:-A little icicle lay
shining in the morning sunlight. cOld pure.
beautiful. fit emblem of chastity, transparent as
the soul that harbOrs no guile. Or-the venomous
thing! We inadvertently stepped upon that
treacherOus iccle. and then we sat upon it, not
deliberately and with malice aforethOught but
suddenly, heavily. and with the dullest possible
kind of a sckening thud. Moral: Don't be de-
'ceived by outward appearances. An icice is
simply CONCEALED water containing all sorts of
mpurities-a thing to be avoided ON all Oc-
casiOns.
Guard McFall reported for duty on Monday.
ested in the celebrated dam-law-suit were still
fighting it out on that line.-PrisOn Mirror
The MIRROR must bear in mind that there
is 50 dam-site'' involved in this suit. and many
witnesses had to be examined. Some SwOre that
the damned water overlooked the lOwlands.
which was not only ruinOus to their pasture land
but a dam nuisance. as well. Others testified
that the dam prOprietOrS had not raised the
water in the dam; that they had known the dam
well for years and it was no higher. Thus it was
shown that there were dam cranks on both sides
SO you see it made a lengthy dam suit Whoever
wins will learn that it was an expensive dam af-
fair.-Blue Earth City Post