The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11

1t is wonderful how witness for III
gets his knowledge of the art of talk {
ing back when disagreeable question lar
is asked by the opposing counsel. l
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Davy Crockett said: "Be sure you're me
right, then go ahead But some fellows !
get such head that they find it inn Ger
possible to go ahead, right or wrong. six
F. M. Frazer and II. G. Selby, of ST lar
Paul, and d. A. Beakeney, of Saltwater,
were shown the various departments orr
of the prison Monday by Asst. Deputy
Warden Colligan. /
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If we could only view what Anglers of
us now, and who or what causes it, as tri
we will several years from now, seren- bill
ity of temperament would be the COM of
mOneSt of virtues. or,
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"The pen may be mightier than the n.
sword" unused General Weyler, "but nj,
when it comes to winning victories, it III.
fov
ship of the war correspondents" ~.
The value of goodness is in the good W
it does. Good nature, good impulses ~
and good intentions are of no value '"s
unless used in good endeavor with the ,
aim of enthroning cheer where gloom ho
reigned MI
Miss Minnie Jones, the assistant ora
prison clerk, who has been spending eV'
the last four weeks at Blue Earth City, IN
returned Monday evening looking an
much improved in health as result of nc
her trip. thf
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| Any convict who refuses to believe f0,
that he is much abused individual is nv
a disgrace to the fraternity, but when de,
he begins telling the fraternity about of
it, steps should be taken to expel him wi
from membership. tv,
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| Officer Fred Bordwell was absent ,,o
from duty few days last week on &C. ,vt
oouh' VI oil "''"oA VI l" grippe Oil.'oi ira
Stilkey, also, was obliged to lay off to co,
care for an injured foot caused by ~
bale of hemp falling on it. d,
Bede's Budget seems to have struck
the popular fancy of Saltwater. The ar,
last issue of the Messenger gives loo
long list of interviews with prominent tin
citizens and all have good word for ins
J. Adams bright publication. wa
49,, ;,a., ins
Oshkosh, Wis.,, for the manufacture of -,
binder Irvine from marsh grass. The w.
factory is to be the first of its kind in -.
the United States, the process en- -.
ployed being the development of re- ~
cent invention never before practically &c, 70
utilized. The experiment will be 49,,
watched with interest as it may prove 30.
formidable rival to the prison Irvine w.
plant.
| By some mistake or another we were cit
made to say in last weeks issue that ~ i,
Tuesday last was Lincoln's birthday. ha
We don't know how the mistake oc. fo
cured but we do know that we have in
been catching "Hail Columbia" all pc
along the line. However, the day will on
be observed tomorrow with great eclat.
Anybody finding a mistake in this ex
weeks paper will be duly rewarded by we
making their discovery known. S Siu
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| The board of prison managers held thu
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. me
Four paroles were granted Besides wi
| transacting the usual routine business, s O,1
the board audited the following state. sat
ment of the prison receipts for January sid
as submitted by Warden Wolfer: the
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From Union Shoe and Leather company NJ
for convict labor. ......$ 3:5OS %
Sale of school apparatus ............... 271 "a
From visitors fees .............. 81 90 it's
! Punishment fOrfeitures ............... % 80 Jf
Rebate from Standard Oil Co. .......... 80
Sales and collections of binder twine 1OOS7 Sc All
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Of this amount $3,7S7.79 goes toward a.
the support of the institution and ,rh
$1O,O87.56 into the revolving fund 49,
Friday last we were accorded the 60
distinction of accompanying process ow.
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