The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14

full address of the person to whom you desire TO
have THE MIRROR sent. Do not write address.
cell number or any other matter on your paper;
keep them perfectly clean and place them in your
cell door every Friday evening. Those who do
not send THE MIRROR away will confer favor
by sending them to this office.
Now and then there come to light some very
peculiar ideas among the prisoners as to the
duties and OmnipOtence of the penitentary
| chaplain. One man wrote on his slate the other
day that he and his cellmate were dreadfully
annoyed by the early chirping of the sparrows
| in the dollhouse every morning, and he wanted
to know if Chaplain Moorhead couldn t fix things
so the birds should keep quiet until the whistle
blows.-Lansing (Kans.) News.
SparrOws are not numerous enough here to
create any disturbance, but if someone will kindly
suggest a device or means for keeping that pair
of peafOwls quiet at least during the nocturnal
hours, he will earn the gratitude of this entire
intramural community.
The miscellaneous receipts OF the prison for
| the month of April were as follows: From
Union Shoe and Leather company. convict labor,
,2s4.75; extra material from state shops, S.17;
half salary of night foreman, $25; from convict
labor, extra improvements and repairs, S2s.51;
| from support of United States civil prisoners,
81 $3.50; military prisoners, S9s.37; from Mime
sofa Thresher Manufacturing company part old
balance, 5000; from sale three pieces machinery,
$50: from visitors fees, April S47.1O; from pun
ishment fOrfeitureS, March, SOS; sale of sundries,
S35. so; sale of rags $561; from sales and cOllec
lions account of binder Irvine. ST. ,5O+ OIL total,
| S., 1852. The credits are: Current expenses,
| SIS, 791. 81; revolving fund, 81, 5O4.O1.
The story is told of soldier of the Army of the
Potomac who had his own ideas as to his tinan-
cial value. as well as the method by which that
value could be realized.
He was white man and was detailed for serv-
| ice as teamster in train which was driven for
the most part by negroes. The negroes were
hired at the rate of S25 per month but the white
| soldier received no more than his regular pay
of SIG.
He appeared somewhat dissatisfied with this
arrangement and made an application to his
captain.
Il should like he said gravely, Ito be ap-
| pointed negro by brevet. and be assigned to
duty in accordance with my brevet rank.'-
Youths Companion.
A writer in Ho,pe,'s Weekly calls attention to
Californas way of maintaining discipline in the
state prison at Folsom, and says that the method
is proving highly successful. There are no dark
cells in the prison, corporal punishment is I'M
heard of. tying up by the thumbs is never per-
mtted, in short. none of the old modes of pun
ishment are recognized in this prison. The
system in vogue is this: When new prisoner
is received he is informed that they have three
different bills of fare in the prison, and that it is
optional with each man as to how we'll he lives
If be is industrious, orderly. well-behaved, and
in all things conforms strictly to the rules of the
prison. he is served with excellent food, nicely
cooked. He can have chops, steaks, eggs, tea
and coffee. milk and white bread; if he is only
fairly we'll behaved and does not do his allotted
task properly, is inclined to growl and grumble
at the regulations of the institution, he is given
ordinary prison fare-porridge and treace. soup
| and black bread; and if he is very insubOrdnate
he is permitted to feast upon unlimited quaint
ties of cold water and rather small allowance
of bread. There is said to be an intense rivalry
among the convicts to enter the first class, and
once there it is seldom that one of them is sent
back
Stories of how bright witnesses get the better
of smart lawyers are frequently met with. One
of the latest to find it's way into public print is
told by the Washington Star and is related of
Judge Hendershott, leading lawyer of Ottum-
the prohibition law. An important question
was raised as to whether or not a barrel of whis-
ky was delivered to the defendant. An Irish
man by the name of 'ConnOr was the drayman,
and when Judge Hendershott started to cross
examine him he concluded to brighten him into
contradcting his testimony on the examination
in-chief. Assuming dramatic pose and with a
stern voice he said: Remember, sir, you have
sworn to tell the truth. the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth Remember that to devi-
ate one iota from the truth is perjury, and the
punishment for perjury is Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary of Iowa. Now, sir, upon your
OATH did you deliver that barrel of whisky to
Pat Duffy?'' The Irishman answered cody and
deliberately: well, jedge, bein on me oath,
faith 1 couldn't say. l delivered a BARI at Mr..
Duffy's place. One ind of that barl was marked
Pat Duffy on the ither ind was marked 'Whs-
KY but bein' on me oath couldn't say whether
Pat Duffy or whisky was in the barl!'' The de-
PENDANT was convicted.
Entertainments for Prisoners.