The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-03

Mr.. C. w. Ward, of Clear Lake, Wis.,,
vas among the visitors to the prison
yesterday. Officer Bordwell showed
i'm the different features of the insti-
ution.
If boys were as good as the men wish
hen to he and the men were as bad as
hey believe each other to be, how could
he goodness of youth be preserved in
I'D age?
Mr.. d. p. Phillips, advance agent OF
The Walker Whiteside Co., visited the
institution on the 9th. The company
will present "Hamlet" in Saltwater to-
night.
While the Spaniards can show but
few victories in their late sally from
Havana, it must be admitted that they
have shown the world choice collec-
ton of white feathers.
Deputy Warden Lemon returned
from Anaconda, Montana, on Tuesday,
having in charge a paroled prisoner,
who failed to comply with the require
ments of the parole law.
With some people, the only difference
between their waking and sleeping
hours is that the volume of noise made
in loud talking is slightly in excess of
what they are able to make in snoring.
It may sound chestnutty, but the
ebony hued barber seems to devote less
time to his customers than to his favor
tie amusement of making fathers, with
which he expects to get over the wall.
All the rascals on earth should unite
in vote of thanks to the inventor OF
the doctrine of heredity, for it is to the
genius of this great friend of humanity
that we are able to shoulder our faults
upon our ancestors.
In letter received from Mrs. E. G.
Dafoe. of Minneapolis, she requests us
to inform the boys who have been cor
responding with her that she has beer
unable to answer their letters on &C
count of ill-health. She is now i'm
proved, and they will hear from hel
shortly.
John L. Sullivan, the ex-pugilist, ha
announced his intention Of becoming
an editor. We trust he will make ap
plication for our job. He would b.
/ lust the man to handle the fellows VIII
seem to think that they were tried, con
yicted and sentenced for the expires
purpose of advising how to run thi
paper.
AS an inky black mark shows on
snowy-white cloth. so is some trifiin
fault magnifed in good characte
What would be considered as qua
ity of goodness in pugilist woul
ruin the reputation Of preacher. Br
. every pugilist can find dozen fault
in the preacher to one the preacher ca
find in the pugilist.
| Lombroso, the Italian criminologi
and anthropologist, claims to have d
vised system by which physic
marks of moral degeneracy can be d
tected, and which indicate Grimm
bent. When the mark, or marks, tn
t denote stealing become known to
Q certainty, there will be great mar
aldermen and other Office holders, wi
q will employ great deal of their tin
4 concealing their physical peculiaritie
From a letter received from MI
Clara Gish Ewing, formerly choir lea
n or of this institution, we learn that s
l. is connected with the Mankato Co
II servatory of Music as teacher OF eloc
I ton and vocal music. At rece
= concert, in which Mrs. Ewing to-
leading part. the Mankato pape
:. speak of her Evolutionary ability in t
highest terms. All who remember
services here, will be pleased to lea
or of her success.
re Prisoners received during the week:
Charles Simmer, Grow Wing {
grand larceny second degree, one ye
I'd Fred Murphy, Hennepin Co., atten
re robbery first degree, five years.
SO Peter Michaels, St. Louis Co., gra
IS. larceny second degree, one year and
. months.
w. j. w. Montbrant, Clay Co., gra
IL larceny second degree, six months.
- Henry Daneufelzer, Isantl Co., c
III nal knowledge, one year.
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