The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
New Years Day in the Minnesota
State Prison

YOU have coOperated in maintaining proper II
discipline 1 want to thank you. personally and
on behalf of the officers. for your general good
conduct and respectful department during the r
past year and confidently hope. and believe, q
that the future will be characterized by the C
same cheerful obedience. 1t is the inevitable d
law of human nature that man must advance or y
retrocrade-there is no such thing as standing I
still-and earnestly desire that each OF you t
will endeavOr to improve the new year to your
lasting good ;
1t would be in bad taste to pass criticism on
anv particular number where all were so well
rendered. but we cannot fOrbear to mention
little Miss Conkn whose recitation and char
acter song won all hearts. Following is the pro-
gram the numbers which were given i'll re-
SpOnse to encores being omitted:
Anthem.
30 How Lovely ........... $500. Prison ChoT
Prayer .....-....................C Chaplain Albert
Remarks. ........... ..... warden NoHel
Vocal Solo.
Just Fifty Years Age .......... Maggie Quincy
Recitation.
, ..Noily'- .......... leila Zee SchweitZer
Recitation.
.'How the Old Horse Won the Bet" .....-........
Observation-Disclosures Laura Frankenfield
Recitation
THE Innocent Drummer ,....... Adelyn Stoyell |
/ Solo.
Character Song .....,.....,. Zella Zee Schweitzer
Recitation.
The Dandy Fifth" ......... Laura Frankenheld
solo
Violin ...................M Miss George Insee
Recitation.
"A Mothers finder FalingS' Adelyn Sfoyeli
Recitation.
. ..S,xty Two. 49, ... Little Miss Conkiin
Kecitatnn
The Telltaie'' ......... .Zella Zee SchweitZer
Recitation
..Mopy Musk ...... .. Laura Fra.lkenied
Recitation.
"I,akota EpjSudp' dialect 49,. AtieiNn Stoyell
Recitation.
..'rhe Canvasback Duck .... Laura Frankenheld
Duet
Sony .... . Fred and Bonnie Bordwell
Recitation.
"A E.setting Sin, ...... leila Zee Schweitzer
Solo.
t..D.iSv" $3.50 leila Zee SclweitZer
At the conclusion of the chapel entertain
ment the usual enjoyable time was had IN the
dollhouse until the gong sounded the signal to
fall in for the march to the dnng-room
where the following bill of fare had been pro-
vi.'ed.
Roast Pork. Mashed Potatoes.
Mashed Turnlps.
Pickles Light Biscuit
Pumpkin Pie. Cheese.
Coffee with Milk and Sugar.
i Cigars.
. Prisoners received since last report:
Dee 26 Elmer Halling. st. Louis Co.. grand
larceny second degree. reformatory plan
Z Dec rs Robert Craner. Blue Earth Co., carna
knowledge wear. John &. OFT. Blue Earth
,, co. indecent liberties with female child
81 wears William Haggerty. Blue Earth
Co. robbery second degree. 81 years.
Abraham Hayward, the famous tlud7CHD re
viewer. once thought that ne would like to have
:" same ancestors 80 he walked straight to
picturelealer. Selecting d portrait of Il cavalier
III half armor with features not quite unlike III:
ty own Mr.. Hayward made {, bid for II. but deem
~ iny the price asked too high, he went his way
A fen days later Mr. Hayward went to dln'
g with Lord HOughton. and was Astonlshed TO lih'
;, the picture in the dining-roof. Seeing that l
attracted his guest attention. Lord ilou9htol
said: Very good picture that! Came into m
in hands ia IA curious way Portrait OF a Mines o
ms the Commonwealth period-ail ancestor o
mine" All indeed" said Mr.. Hayward; oh
-, was very near being an ancestor OF mine. -Sa
-, Francisco ArgOnaut.
ell H. II. Hart. of the state Board OF Correction
and Charities made an address to the congregs
III. tion of the Westminster Presbyterian church o
ld. the West Side last evening This address wa
III. given to explain the prison reform movement
this ard other states.
Mr. Hart has for long time been connecte
, with the work of the prison reioilners ana Il
made a very able discourse last evening shoV
ing in the first place that Minnesota has teWt
criminals in proportion to its population th'
On almost any other state in the Union. This /
ok held was the result of the work that is beiI
Ugh done for the criminals III the various re1orl
TIL atories and under the reforInaory system at Il
,,o state prison.
~, He told a number of stories of criminals WI
49, have been reclaimed and who have become r
49,, , spectacle men. He closed by explaining IL
work of the prison association in this state III
announcing that branch of the state organiZ
any ton is about TO be formed in this city: !
of urged every one to take an interest III the wO
the and not to spurn the poor man or woman w
and has fallen but rather extend helping hai
the with the hope that there may be Il reforlnatlo
LAST Pioneer Press.
49,, This is the time standing On the threshold
red Vic No" Ae"'' h0' ,, ,.,- ~ :
Suf- tioh' iio" '0i' " -, 49,. &c.. J.,
wear now gone can say they would not have III
it otherwise. prudent man will profit by {
who perience and resolve to avoid i'll the future VIII
y if has proved harmful in the past. Men are t
or creatures of habit and the average man VIII
by he is honest with himself admit that he h
this habits which it would be better for him
also abandon but. as the poet says,
e to Habits are soon assumed bnt when we Strl
eSs, To strip them OH us peihS htyeo dii'e'
per; And Sc. at the beginning Vi each he" S0
Jour men resolve to break OH their pad haoi's' d
o do the good resolves are herolcany kep'-ioi
,vor few weeks Several of our comrades have