The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-02
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this offi6 with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
Prisonettes . s"a
Logical.
The only way to conceal fault is to
hide it by virtue.
John c. Wagner, of Racine, Wis.,,
was recent caller here
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Managers will be held Deem
Der 10.
1t is strange, but true, that man
often finds it easier to deceive himself
than to hOOdwink others.
H. r. Hardick and w. P. Snow, of
St. Paul, were shown through the in
stitution on Saturday by Clerk Bixby.
Miss Diefenbach of Red Wing, and
Miss Murphy of this city, were callers
here Saturday, accompanied by Harry
Wolfer.
1t may be that such large number
of people are bad through fear of COM
ing under the dictum that "The good
die young
If the actual realization of pleasure
was as intense as its anticipation, grave
yards would virtually yawn with
myriads of surfeited Cacuses.
Look out for the simpering hypocrite
with the long face and perennial tale
of woe; such as he would steal the
feathers from lame chicken.
Two weeks ago the pedestrian moved
along tremblingly keeping sharp look
out for bicycles. Now he has to take
the middle of the street to avoid icicles.
The man who wears out the knees
of his breaches praying for what he is
too lazy to work for, should try how
hard it is to bunkO simple hoosier
before attempting such threadbare
game on the Almighty.
Warden WoIfer and Manager @ Brien
have gone to Austin, Texas, to attend
the annual cOnvOcatiOn of the National
Prison Congress which convenes there
today. The session will continue until
Monday the 9Th, inclusive.
The inmates of the Ohio prison at
Columbus are preparing an entertain
ment by home" talent for Christmas,
as we note an ad. in the o. p. News re-
questing local actors, acrobats and con-
tOrtiOnists to make themselves known
for the OCCASION
'oONoilu ouC lluldCC \Il CIlOCkcI-
board suit)-My career has been a con
slant move from place to place but 1
never expected it to end in this check
cred style.
Third Grader-Humph. that's moth
ing. How'd you like to be a man of
my stripe?
Ii there are any of the late arrivals
to the prison who think they have some
thought that might interest the readers
of this paper we shall be glad to hear
from them. All you have to do is to
make yourself known to the editor
through the night keepers and he will
furnish material for the reception of
your inspiration
1t all was smooth sailing in this
world, if success and happiness did not
to great extent depend upon individ-
ual effort, mankind would sadly degen-
crate. Let the human race feel con-
tent in the same sense as does the
browsing quadruped and we would
very soon have world filled with silly
nincOmpoops of the cane-sucking
variety.