The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-11-16
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Population. 489.
"A little life is becoming apparent in the Cos.
wood working shops.
Look for the omnibus subjects. and - when
found make note Of
The sandrock cave is hard on the picks; they
require re-sharpening at least twice week.
The Thresher Co.'S. hardwood shop has
started up with four prisoners. 1t will have
eight or ten
The dining-r room wood work has been re-
grained and repainted by the state painter with
manifest success.
We are getting little practical experience
of the eight-hOur labor system; labor here is
cheaper than lights.
W A. Martin, eN-guard of this prison, with
party of friends visited our office Tuesday on his
way around the prison.
Contributors to THE MIRROR must remem-
Der that on Sunday afternoon the editor is around,
not in the evening as on week days
Little John is rapidly advancing into the
mysteries of the taor's art. He is already learn
ing to make shirts. and learning fast.
The sermon last Sunday by Father O'Bren
was very much to the purpose and opened up
vistas of thought well worth examining.
Statement of population Nov. Is: Working
for Thresher Co.. PIG; working for State 21s;
sick and inrm. 5. Total population. 4s9.
One of our contributors promised us a real
original joke for this week. but having indelibly
fixed it on his memory he could not get it Off.
The cranky man who hates reproof.
Has loose slate upon his roof:
Ire and cOnceit the crevice find
TO cloud the windows of his mind.
lis, accompanied by Miss Hall and DR.. Kinney,
of saltwater. paid our office a visit on Wednes-
day.
The StOrekeeper is happy in the gift of a
dOuble-barrelled combination pencil and pen
holder. He says it is appreciated for its handi-
ness.
Received from Ramsey Co., forgery End
degree, 9 months: forgery end degree, refOrma-
tory plan; grand larceny md degree. year 6
months.
Mrs. H. H. Thomas. Eau Claire. Wis, Mrs.
VIM. Sauntry and Mrs. La Flaugee of Saltwater,
called at our office Monday part of the prs-
on sights
Secretary H. H. Hart of the State Board of
Correction and Charities, and Mr.. H. j. Boyd with
son Leon. of Alexandria, paid our office visit
last Friday.
Little by little" steadily practiced will sure
ly win. The two men engaged on the sandrOck
cave have gotten themselves we'll under cover in
to the rock.
The water leaks through the outer wall in sew
eral places and brings with it filtration of lime
which is left curiously crusted on the stone at
the foot of the wall.
The captain of the cell house seeing no pros
pect of free silver from Congress, is putting some
and aboriginal labor.
We consider this conundrum an absolute
fraud: Why does man eagerly seek the first
kiss of love? Because he must get the first to
reach subsequent issues.
The fiingng up of the seats in the dining-rOOm
makes quite dining noise. To prevent this the
back of each seat is now fitted with a cloth but
ton to deaden the report
DIR. Hall of our hospital staff accompanied
Mr.. N. Merrill of Davenport, Iowa. around the
prison and through our office. Mr. Merrill is our
physicians father-in-aw
"A large muskrat was seen last Sunday dur
ing the restfu stiffness taking an airing near the
north wall spring The state rat-catcher is
thirsting for a steel trap and that rat-skin
The brick work of the foundry and Thresher
Co.'S. blacksmith shop are out of season: they
have been tinted a sickly enthusiastically
color. not at all appropriate to November frosts.
Since we have been committed to prison.
let us commit to memory all those snares and
crooks in lfes pathway which helped as to the