The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-27

companied by Mrs. Wolfer and Miss
Granting was visitor to the prison
yesterday. Deputy Warden Lemon es-
corted the ladies through the different
departments.
We have no objections to "Winter
sitting in the lap of spring." but we
are opposed to Mr.. John Frost flirting
with May as he has been doing for
few days past. Mr.. Frost is old enough
to know better than to toy with the
warm affections of Miss May after her
21st birthday.
Warden Wolfer in speaking of his
late trip to North Dakota, which ex-
tended as far as jamestown, says that
the farmers are jubilant in the expec-
tation of large crop as all present
conditions point to such result. If
their anticipations are realized at har-
vest time it will tend greatly to con-
done the extraordinary rampage of the
Red river the past spring.
It is noticeable after a meeting of
the board of managers or board of par
dons that every man who has his appli-
cation for pardon or parole refused
takes to the doctors call for consOla-
ton. They are sick at heart and seek
alienation for the refused feeling"
by the medical route This is a prob
lem in therapeutics that our local ply
stefan has not as yet been able to solve.
1t may be we'll enough to ridicule
some of the foibles of the "new woman"
species, but we are strongly of the be-
lief that if some sensible women were
on certain juries of late it would not
take so long to reach verdict-and
that verdict would not be disagree
ment. Women have a faculty of
thoroughly investigating matters that
their presumed superiors would do
we'll to initiate.
For the information of few chronic
inquirers among the inmates we may
very truthfully state that we are not
the board of pardons, nor do we know
when any particular inmate is to be
released. Fact is we do not even know
when our own precious self is going
out. We are in about the position of
lady on the grisly side Of 40 waiting
for prOpOsal-there is no danger of
our exclaiming isn't this so sudden"
when it is proposed to throw us on the
cold, cruel world again.
AS an ever-present reminder of the
benefits to be derived by remaining
honest each man upon leaving prison
should be given copy of the photo
taken of him in prison garb with close
cropped head and shaver face. 1t is
safe to assert that casual glance at
such picture would act promptly as
an antidOte to future evil tendencies.
If the sight of the whip is sufficient to
urge the average horse, it is altogether
probable that a look at such picture
would suffice to keep ordinary mortals
on the right gait.
The newspapers that have been so
assiduously tracing up the advance
agent" of prosperity may find him
right here in this prison. To say that
business is brisk is putting it very
tamely. With orders in for III car
loads of Irvine up to the present, every
department is kept going to it's full
capacity. None are buster than the
storage house crew unloading the
hemp in bales and filling cars with the
finished Irvine product. We trust that
our eX-asSociates, the tOilers in the
world of freedom will receive their
share of prosperity during the present
season.
One of the inmates who is very anX-
iOus to write an article for publica-
ton in our columns asks in bewilder-
ing fashion, "Where will l get sub
ject to write on?" We may give gen.
eral answer to this question that will
be of value to others in the same guam
Diary. You do not need to 60 outside
the surroundings of your own life.
Just take glance backward in the
career that has led to your present con-