The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

Prof. Julius HOrtvet, principal of the
Holmes High School, Minneapolis,
made trip to the prison, Saturday, on
business connected with the manufac-
ture of school apparatus.
Many resident readers have been
looking for the bald headed editor on
account of his plaintive paragraph in
last weeks issue. Newspaper instinct
moved us to get a scoop" on the exo-
dus of our dome covering, but fortu-
nately the medical aid of our asst. ply
stefan has stayed it's departure and our
hopes for its permanency are in the
ascendant.
For the information of the new ar
rivals who come here from week to
week, we wish to say, if you want to
send THE MIRROR to relatives or
friends, you will be allowed the privi-
lege by complying with the following
rule: Send to this office your name,
register and cell number, also full adj
dress of the person to whom you desire
to have THE MIRROR sent.
Every inmate is hereby notified to
keep his copy of THE MIRROR clean
and have it neatly folded in same shape
as received and placed in his cell door
each Friday night. Unless this order
is complied with it will be impossible
to send out copies to friends and rela-
tives as requested by inmates. This
notice is from the proper source so
kindly be governed by it.
That kind of craftsmanship that
sheds saurian tears over distant Ar
menia, but refuses to listen to the Gu
ban cry of distress, and the Christian
charity that bends every effort to bring
the fast young man back to the paths
of virtue but brands the erring girl
with infamy, could be placed under the
ban of common sense without awaken
ing the opposition of anybody but a
lot of geological fossils whose species
ceased to be of value to the world sew
eral 8ons ago.
The story told by Chaplain Albert
on Sunday last was an apt illustration
of the supreme pleasure that may be
derived from the severest pain when
we know that our affection was re-
ceived while standing by our colors,' -
doing our duty with lofty purpose in
view. Tales of such answering, un-
selfish fidelity mark the pages of his
tory and are we'll worthy of more than
passing thought. Keeping them WV
idly before our mind will be a great
aid to us on future occasions when our
moral courage tends to leave the beaten
path of rectitude.
To the many men here who often
have very good ideas for contributions
but who fear to place them on paper
on account of crudity in composition
or punctuation, we will say that if you
write out your article in simple Ian
guage and not too elaborate compound
sentences it will be pleasure to us to
correct ordinary mistakes and round
off the sentences to connect properly.
You will receive due credit for your
idea. We do not talk to any writer rel
alive to the corrections made in an
others manuscript. You may also find
the necessary corrections made OF
great value to yourself in future eff
forts to express your thoughts.
The ground hog is no longer in it
as harbinger of spring. Our resident
landsc(r)ape gardener has wrested the
laurels from the G. h. with the ease of
an accomplished diplomat. He may
now be seen at any time preparing the
ground for "the flowers that bloom in
the spring, ira la What cares he if
the snow is two feet deep! Art is ram
pant within his breast and must find
vent in the rich alluvia surrounding
the hospital building. Deputy Warden
Lemon is authority for the statement
that this "Price-less' artist does not
call on him over 500 times daily for in
structions relative to his coming floral
display.
The grand influence of THE MIRROR
was fully made clear to us night or
two ago while making our rounds in
search of literary lights. We had re-
ceived request to call at certain
cell and upon arrival there found a very
timid looking gent of foreign extrac-
ton who made rather strange request.
S lid he: Ay say maester, Ay cote one