The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24

When the Minneapolis aldermen ar
rive they will, no doubt. favor us with
many interesting articles on "How to
Reform the Criminal Classes
There is one great advant age we
have in celebrating Christmas. We
will not he called upon to "set EN- upjl
for the boys" We are on the exempt
list
Some people are extremely insistent
on having others show them what they
call politeness, but what they really
want is cringing servility to tlatter their
cheap vanity.
Deputy Warden Lemon and wife,
left for Los Angeles Cal. Thursday
evening. The Deputy has lung trouble
and hopes to improve his health by
change of climate.
If we could patch up the pieces of
mind we frequently get from those
who don't like US, we would soon have
the complete intellectual apparatus for
minding our own business.
AS this is the season of good cheer
and charity we should all Danish hard
feelings and forgive ourselves for the
sins we have committed during the
year, so we can begin 1897 with clear
conscience.
There is a well grounded suspicion
abroad that the visit of the Minneap-
oils aldermen to this institution "a few
weeks ago was for the purpose of
squaring themselves in anticipation Of
a permanent stay.
Lots of people who ordinarily believe
the little round cipher amounts to
nothing discovers at this time of the
year that it automatically indicates the
number of last New Years good reso-
lutions they have kept.
The expense account of the institu'
ton for November was as follows:
Current expense, $S,551.2 6; revolving
fund, SCOTIA: Improvements and re-
pairs $688.36; machinery and materials
$658.5O insurance, a43O.82.
Between the things that we do anC
the things that we don't do there is al
ways the relationship of cause and eff
feet. For instance When we do
time we have the effect of not doing
the thing that causes us to do it-right
If the man who grumbles about thu
expense incurred in buying Christ
mas gift for his friend could be boret
into, the temper would be taken GU
of the auger when it strikes the COLI
spot where other people usually hav
their heart.
1t may not be amiss to inquire abou
the whereabouts of the dear friends o
the workingman we heard so muc
of few months ago. AS the mercur
drops down to zero their tender-hearte
regard freezes, to be thawed out onl
4 by the heat of the next election.
Dear Santa Claus-Please put mic
b pair of soft feet in the stockings of tn
r fellow who lives IN the cell above mi
Make them of rubber, so he wont di
g turb my prayers when he is trampin
up and down his apartment.
Little Johnny Allofus.
o Governor Clough and party visite
= the prison yesterday. Audient
was given to several of the inmate
who are seeking executive consider
e ton of their claims for clemency. TT
70 various departments of the Institute
we're inspected by the Governor wit
is view of recommending to the legisl
II ture needed Improvements.
A floating paragraph states that tt
Is English convicts are to have 1.-The mo
d otony of their lives relieved and the
moral tone raised by lectures on scie
tific and interesting subjects" Th
'o means, presumably, that the Briti
IL reformers will place their hands b
meath their coat tails and tell the pr
IF oners how much better treated tn
lg are than the American convicts.
If the Minnesota boy who spends /
e, time enlightening his underestimate
I'd with the valorous deeds of dime nov
heroes, who is inspired with the not
~ ambition of becoming the best cigaret