The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-31

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A Missouri miser, reputed to be
worth a quarter of million, had both
arms cut off while stealing ride on
freight train. He will live, but he will
never be close listed again.
A letter has been received from
Deputy Warden Lemon, who is now IN
California, stating that his health has
greatly improved and that he expects
to return to duty in the near future.
Prisoners received during the week:
w. H. Merrill, Polk Co., grand lar
ceny second degree, one year.
John Doyle, Stearns Co., robbery Sec
ond degree, two years.
New Years day, being legal holiday,
will be observed in the prison with
chapel exercises and the customary
privileges. Chief among the chapel
exercises will be an address by j. Adam
Bede. of birch bark fame.
Steward Benner returned on Tues
day from Virginia City where he had
been spending Christmas week. Inc
steward reports having an enjoyable
time on the Mesaba range and has an
added glow to his complexion as re-
suit of the trip.
If that faculty of a woman's intelli-
gence which enables her to tell when
her husband has been drinking when
no one else can detect an outward sign,
could be used by men, they might be
able to learn how big millinery bill
can make girl pretty.
The choir is steadily improving. Its
work Christmas was highly creditable
to Miss Granting under whose able
direction it has advanced from medi.
ocr1tv to one of the best trained choirs
the prison has ever been able to boast
of.
There is said to be danger of the
rubber supply becoming exhausted on
account of the large quantities used In
the manufacture of bicycles. This
fear is groundless, because the necks OF
tie people who come he re and rubber at
the prisoners contain an inexhaustl-
BILE supply.
The value of what is said depends
upon who said it and who listens
When Gen. Weyler says he won vic
tory, it is truth in Spain, but falsehood
in America and when the Cubans make
the same claim what is accepted on the
west side of the Atlantic is rejected or
the east.
One hundred prisoners in the Ken
lucky penitentiary recently petitionec
} the Governor for pardon, agreeing tt
go to Cuba and help advance the cause
of freedom if they were released. Bu1
the Governor refused, probably fearing
that the Spanish would have them ar
rested for disorderly conduct whei
they arrived.
The world owes a profound debt o.
gratitude to the chumps. II people
didn't make chumps of themselve
there would be no wise men to la.
down rules of conduct for human
guidance, no great jurists to settle TIT
disputes that arise in this life and NJ
great philanthropists to minister to tn
f troubled ones of this world. Th
| chumps create the necessity that pro
, duce the worlds great men, and SHOULD
: have the credit.
4 NJ. w. Borland and w. S. Gillian, o
st. Paul, Hector Baxter and J. Berg
strom, of Minneapolis and w. W
: Bradbury, of Duluth, were among tn
0 visitors to the prison on the 26tf
0 Acting Deputy Warden Glenno
r showed them the interesting feature
: of the institution.
!, Though the Twice-a-Week Republic of 5
l. Louis excelled all other Western weekly paper
e in publishing the news of the campaign, 1t no
It announces that it has extended its news service
II and hereafter it will give its readers the be'
= paper in the country. This means nuch. d.
r cause the next twelve months will be crowde
e with news of big events. With all the lmprOv
Y ments to its service the yearly subscription wi
o be the same-one dollar year, by mail, twice