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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
EXCHANGES.

A Missourian has been fined
one dollar for beating his wife and
the Joplin News opines that if his
victim had been his horse the
penalty would have been ten dol
lars or ten days. Can such things
be in gallant old Missouri? Min
neapolis Times.
1--WE Keep Gasoline" is the sign
displayed by many grocers, drug
gists and paint dealers in this city.
People who don't want to be blown
up or burned alive will let them
keep it.-Chicago Chronicle.
A Kentucky paper says: I've
are to soon have Sabbath school
in Hellcertain." Perhaps through
its influence the people may be
led to make a change in their
terminal station.-De Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Manwaring, Rock Rapids, Ia
Louis L. Manwaring, Saltwater:
Charles Misgen, Joseph Fisher, Jr.,
Owatonna; Harry Smith, Anamosa
Ia.; Grace Townsend, Minneapo-
lis; Maud Mccartney, st. Paul;
81. P. Boynton, Elyria (Ohio) Re.
publican; G. M. Vervais, A. Miller
E. j. Vervais, st. Paul; Rev. G.
L. Morrill,, Minneapolis; Miss
Minnie johnson, Saltwater; M
w. Pennington, N. Yakima, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. McDermott
Fargo, N. D.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Death Of Alexander Anderson
A Prisoner. died Sunday evening
of peritonitis after an illness last
ing little more than "a hours. He
came to this institution from Min
neapolis in October, 1901, and was
sentenced to serve three years and
six months. His untimely demise
is much regretted both by the
officials and the prisoners.
Funeral services were held in
the chapel Tuesday noon. The
shops closed down twenty minutes
earlier than usual and the men
were marched up to the chapel be.
fore going to dinner. After dinner
they went straight to work, instead
of going to their cells asA usual
Six of the inmates acted as pail
bearers.
The services, which were con.
Quoted by Chaplain Kennedy,
were short but solemn and i'm
pressive. They consisted of a
hymn by the congregation, q
Scripture reading, prayer, an an.
them by the choir, the sermon,
another short prayer and a closing
hymn. Chaplain Kennedy's ser.
mon was short, but he appealed
strongly to his hearers. Every
prisoner in the institution attended
the services, excepting the few
whose duties would not permit
their absence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

A boat captain out on the ST..
Croix river has an idea of fun that
is all his own. He has had q steam
calliope rugged on his vessel, and
every evening just at twilight takes
her out in mid stream and saws off
a lot of such melodies as "Home
Sweet Home" and Shouting the
Battle Cry of Freedom" The
sound floats in the open windows
of the prison and commits a brutal
assault on the feelings of the men
behind the bars.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

VINO Said There were two Of
LOBSTER them in the deal, both
connected with this. institution,
and they determined to make a
strike counting dots. They counted
them by hand and by machinery;
they guessed at the number; they
counted them waking and sleeping,
by wholesale and retail, and it cost
them a ragged old five case note
to register the result of their labor.
When the prizes we're awarded
two checks arrived. One was fo1
1882 and the other SO cents. Now
they say they are quite satisfied
with the result as their judgment
was confirmed anyway.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

The business of the Irvine fac
tory is steadily increasing and
prison Irvine is becoming more
popular each year. Last season
the orders were in excess of the
previous year and this season l, COG
more orders have been received
than were fled at this time last
June. The books show that, the
shipments this year exceed those
of last, up to the same date, by
852,415 pounds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Guard Stilkey and hiscrew have
nearly completed the work of paint
ing the roof of the dollhouse and
have started on the storeroom. They
say they are well pleased to get
off the dollhouse, as the roof slopes
at a sharp angle and q false
step at any time might easily
have proved fatal, Notwithstanding
the fact that they had rugged up q
system of life lines around the
edge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
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 ONCE with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive 1t and
placed in your door every Friday night. All In
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Rev. G. L. Morrill,, pastor of
the Chicago Ave. Baptist church
Of Minneapolis, visited the prison
last Friday and was escorted
through by Deputy Warden Glen
non. DR.. Morrill, was accompanied
by his wife and child.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

NOTIZ:-EINE Won DEN REGELN
IN DIESER ANsTALT IST DASz ALE
BRIEFE GESCHRIEBEN BEL DEN
EINWOHNERN MUESSEN INTER
ZEICHNET SEM NIT DEM vOLLEN
NAMEN DIES SCHREIBERs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Movement of More prisoners
Prison Population. ware recnived of
this institution during the week
ending Tuesday night than arrived
during any one week in the last
year and a half. Eighteen came
in, while but one was discharged.
The man who received his dis
charge was w, W., register num-
Der 1854.
There are 568 prisoners at pre-.
sent who are graded as follows:
First, Ala, second, LA, and third,
ten.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

NOTICE:-ONE OF THE RULES
OF THIS INSTITUTION rs THAT ALL
LETTERS WRITTEN BY INMATES
MUST BE SIGNED WITH THE PULL
NAME OF THE WRITER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

A tender hearted youth was once
present at an Oxford supper,
where the fathers of those assem-
bled were being roundly abused
for their parsimony in supplying
the demands Of their sons. At
last, after having long kept silent,
he lifted up his voice in mild
protest. "After all, gentlemen, .
he said, ''let Us remember that they
are our fellow creatures. "-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

The Mirror The visitors who
Register registered at T b E
MIRROR Office during the past fort
night were: Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Staples Wreck COnSlOor6Dl0 mali
Affects Mail. matter de stin @ d
for this institution was in the
Northern Pacific wreck at Staples
last, week and some of it failed to
come out of the mix-up. Forty
copies of the San Francisco Exam
liner usually come here each week,
but only three arrived last week and
they were covered with oil and
badly mussed up. Probably some
other mail was also destroyed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

Bob veal is the of q calf in its earliest infancy
It u.s. however, only little harmful than older veal
Thanks Natures WISDOM all punished later if
they fail give animals fruit chance arrive maturity Young
animals all kinds like unpe bad for the being
Sometimes they poisonous and invariably they difficult of d
gestion and afford but little nourishment.
Do not spend your money and your Juice
fruit and ripe animals of whatever kind
We ccise the absent hoping add which
ourselves are held
Nothing adds to the character much reputation for speak
well of others Even the confirmed gossip dspse other gss
in his heart
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
KOM IHOG:-ATT ALA UT
GOENDE Brief MOSTE vARA UNDER
TECKNADE MED FULLA NAMNET.

Supt. Connolly of the shoe fac.
tory returned from a three weeks
trip last Thursday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
PRISON OFFICIALS.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
8. W. LEAvErT, Chairman Ltchfeld
w. 3. LEE. = Long Prairie
o. B. GOULD, Winona
h. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, warden
j. s. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
NJ. C. COLLIGAN, - Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
F. M. BORDWELL Steward
B.J. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, Marion
8. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
F. A. WHITTIER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
CHURCH NOTICE.

CHURCH NOTICE.
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every. alternate Sunday.
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. C0rc0ran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26
.....MODERN APPLICATION OF.....
.......ANCIENT WISDOM. ......
Reprinted from the Chicago American.

Shakespeare had the broadcast and most
liberal mind of his times and of all times. He
looked at the minor slips and shortcomings Of
men with singular tolerance, seeing clearly the
fundamental and universal human weakness
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-26

We wish once more to warn you against
eating creatures of any kind in their infancy.
We take as our text the case of Mr.. Felix
Gross of Paterson, N. j., and his wife and four
sons. All of them we're dangerously poisoned
by eating "bob veal"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Spraying the Poultry Houses.

Spraying lie poultry houses with
solution of sulphuric acid, one pound
to 20 gallons Of water, is an efficient
remedy for lice, mites and all disease
germs, if it is put on so as to cover
walls, ceilings, floors, roosts and nests,
and forced into cracks and crevices.
1t is better than some other sprays, as
it is not necessary to keep the fowl
out more than an hour or So and it
will destroy the eggs as we'll as the
developed insects if it touches them.
Do this before the weather reaches
down to zero, as the hens should not
be let out of doors Wien it is as cool
as that The mluule of bright, pleas
ant day Is the best time for such work.
as then the hens can be kept out. The
night before it is done, or before kero-
sene is used to kill lice, we like to
90 over every bird, and holding them
by the legs, put insect powder all
through their feathers, taking par
ticular pains to get it around the head
and vent, and under the wings, as that
is where they most frequently are
found. This drives them off to the
roosts, where the spraying or painting
with kerosene will kill them the Ioxt
day.-The Cultivator.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Lavender Water.

Lavender water distilled from the
fragrant flowers of the lavender spica
is a delightful, refreshing toilet water.
The true lavender plant Is seldom cul-
tivated in America. It grows readily
In the moist climate Of England, but
does not oten survive the uncertain
winters of this country. Common Law
ender is shrub from two to six feet
tall, with woody stem and bark. The
flowers grow in whorls, and are pale
purple, with a very strong, fragrant
odor, which they retain after drying.
The plant commonly called lavender in
this country in this land is species OF
balm.
AS soon as the lavender plant begins
to bloom it is cut and dried. Lavender
flowers are imported from England In
the fall and sold in the markets OF our
great cities by itinerant venders at a
very low price. They are generally
purchased to fill sachets for the linen
closet IN the family lavender water
is generally prepared from the oil OF
lavender, which is so cheap and so
easily extracted py chemists that there
is little temptation to dilute it. To
two ounces of oil Of lavender add a
pint of 80 percent alcohol and an
ounce of essence Of ambergris. Let
the mixture rest q month, shaking the
bottle often, and it is ready for USE
Sweet spirits Of lavender is a mild
aromatic stimulant given in medicine
in certain cases of nervous debility
New York Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Temperature in Testing MIX.

A difference in temperature when
testing cream of, say from 1o to 20
percent butter fat will make a diffe--
ence of one-fourth of l percent in
reading; in cream of from Is to IS per-
cent fat it will make difference OF
one-half of l percent. In cream OF
from 35 to As percent the dluerence
will be close to l percent. In some
experiments recently found that with
cream running from As to IS percent
fat the difference ran from 1 IL per-
cent Up to . percent.
This is certainly a subject that
needs investigation. 1t is matter Of
dollars and cents to both shipper and
receiver of cream. 1t also mea1.s that
all testers ought to be filled with a
thermometer so that the temperature,
when testing, can be watched. Also,
some sort of damper arrangement and
steam inlet are needed, so that the
temperature can be regulated wh.,e
the test is being run. This matter OF
the regulation Of temperature is one
to which sufficient attention is not
usually paid. 10 prevent errors and
10 get tests out accurately it must be
carefully attended to.-A. G. Beebe,
in Rancu and Range.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Theatre Audiences.

Have you ever noticed that theatre
audiences always assemble in the re-
verse order to the prices of admis.
sion? The cheapest seats are occu'
pied first and the most expensive
ones last.
Those who go to the extreme back
upper perches are always on hand be-
before the dors are open and wait with
heroic patience to be admitted. Those
who occupy the seats little lower in
position and a little higher IN price
come next. Then the balcony begins
to fill from the back downward-from
Is cents a seat in the back rows,
through a dollar and dollar and a half
to two dollars down in front.
On the orchestra floor is the same
condition of affairs, those who occupy
the most expensive seats entering just
before the curtain rises, or shortly be-
fore the doors are open and wait with
it is up, while the boxes are usually
not occupied until the first act is we'll
under way-New York Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Spots on Silk.

Grease spots, pure and simple, upoL
delicately colored silks are best treated
with either French chalk or corn
starch. Powder the chalk fine and fill
two little cheese cloth bags loosely
with it. Lay one bag upon the board,
stretch the grease spot, right side
down, over it, and cover the spot with
the second bag, patting it out fiat. The
chalk ought to be only quarter OF an
inch thick. Set heavy hot iron upon
top of the upper bag, and leave It there
for several minutes-of course, taking
care that it does not scorch the un-
covered silk. Remove the iron and the
chalk bags, then if the spot has not
wholly disappeared, shake up the bags,
so as to bring fresh chalk to the sur
face, and repeat the whole process un-
til the last speck Of grease has van
iShed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13

stored In cellars, pits, barns or sheds,
and they keep somewhat indifferently
in any one, unless special attention Is
given to them. Most cellars are too
damp and warm to suit vegetables. A
lower and dryer temperature is need
ed, and this can be obtained by giving
better ventilation. Cellars that have
no ventilation cannot have pure air
The air becomes heavy with the moist
ure that evaporates from the vege-
tables, and this in turn affects the
stored goous. An outside ventilation
is absolutely necessary for good vege-
table cellar. When the weather is wet
this should be closed, or when the tenn
perature is very low. In this way the
moisture and cold can be regulated
to suit the needs of the goods.
Most root crops, except onions and
potatoes, should not only be kept in
such dry cellar, but they will do bet
ter if packed in bins or barrels and
covered with dry sand. Turnips, car
rots, beets, parsnips and similar vege-
tables will in this way retain their
plumpness and juiciness. Indeed, they
can be kept so that they will prac-
tically be as good as when first dug
from the earth. Now all these vege-
tables in the middle of winter are in
demand, and command good prices,
but most of them are so shrunk and
shriveled that they do not pass muster
1t is by storing them properly that we
are able to meet the requirements Of
the market at our own profit. Cab
bages in particular need to be packed
away in dry sand or earth Immediately
after digging. so they will lose none OF
their good qualities. They should be
kept where the temperature cannot
vary degree until taken up for the
market. In some respects onions are
the most generally small and shrunken
of all winter vegetables. This is due
to the fact that they are kept in too
warm places, where they dry out and
even begin to sprout. They should be
stored away where they will stay al
most to the freezing point until ready
to sell. Then they will command win
ter prices for fancy onions, which are
the best and highest that can be OBJ
tajned at any time of the year.-Wil-
liam c. Beliott in American Guilt
vator
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
PEARLS Of THOUGHT.
There is no rest for the idler.

There is no rest for the idler.
He cannot know truth that has never
known error.
When men ask for advice they fire.
quently desire approval.
The triling man always disregards
the essential trifes of life.
The sense of eternity in the heart
makes the truly great life.
The generosity that flourishes at
home IS seldom felt abroad.
The best way to help others is to
help ourselves to be our best.
The value of your like may depend
on your estimate of its leisure.
He VINO would be great in the day
of trial must be great in that of trl-
fes.
Men cannot see the good when the
mists of passion are on the windows
of the soul.
The trouble with short-sighted peo-
pie is that they expect every one to
wear their glasses.
1t is not hard to let your moderation
be known to all men so far as virtues
are concerned.-RamS Horn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Growing Melons CoIn1nerc' ally.

For early melons 1 plant seeds in
inverted sods, placed on horse manure
in a sort of hot-bed or cold frame.
This cold frame has tight cover,
which put on during cool days and a.
night. When the weather is warm
enough l transplant by placing the
sods very carefully on a stone boat
and take them to the field. They
are placed in hills, which are prepared
as follows: l plow my cherry orchard
very early in spring, turning the fur
rows away from the trees, thus form
ing a back furrow midway between
the rows. When it is about time to
transplant my melons, say the middle
of May in this latitude, again plow,
turning the burrows the other way.
leaving an open or dead furrow where
the back furrow was located. / fill
this with manure, then cover by plow-
ing two burrows in either side. The
ridge thus formed is rolled down very
firmly and gone over with a drag con-
tanning a large number Of fine teeth.
My rows of cherry trees are 20 feet
apart. l put only one row of melon
vines between two rows OF trees. AS
1 have so much space on either side OF
the row, I can plant melons close
together, say six feet.
The sods containing the young plant
are placed carefully in holes on this
ridge, and the ground is firmed about
them. They scarcely seem to mind the
change, but keep right on growing.
l hoe and cultivate often while the
vines are small, and continue to plow
and drag down the ground between
the rows Of trees after the melon
vines begin to start their runners.
When they become we'll grown all that
can be done for them is to pull the
weeds which may spring up and keep
the ground around the trees we'll cul-
tivated. Melons delight in hot wealth
er and seem to rather enjoy a drouth,
provided weeds are kept down and the
ground not covered with vines kept
we'll stirred.
Melons are very easily prepared for
market. In fact they require no prep
aration. A little experience is neces'
sary to know just when melons are
ripe, without opening them. To do
this it is necessary to have fine
sense of sight, hearing and feeling. /
have found nearby towns the best
markets. Shipping to larger centres
Las not proved very satisfactory. The
past season 1 began selling melons
August 9 and continued until Novem.
Der %. Of course, this was an ex-
traordinary season. as the frost held
off giving plenty Of time for ripen.
ing of a second setting, which started
after the rains in July. This second
lot grew large and ripened well after
the first crop was marketed. In our
northern latitudes quality is valued
more than size. It is impossible for
us to compete with southern melon
growers in producing large speci-
men, but we do not consider this de-
sirable. There is more profit in load
of uniform melons which will weigh
about Is pounds each and which will
sell for 81 per dozen than there Is in
a load of larger ones.-J. A. Symes, in
American Agriculturist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Shoppers as Detectives.

Professional shoppers are employed
by a large dry goods firm to test the
abilities of their clerks. This firm
owns over 80 large shops, and employs
nearly 1000 assistants. To find out
whether every customer is politely
served, number of lady customers
are employed to call at the various
shops. They are told to give as much
trouble as possible, and sometimes to
leave without making a purchase after
looking at nearly everything in the
shop. Should the unfortunate assist
ants temper not be equal to the
strain, or should a single word be
said that might offend, report will
infallibly reach headquarters and lead
to the dismissal of the sorely tried
handler of silks and ribbons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Strong Jaws of Flesh-Eating Eeasts.

All flesh eating wild animals depend
almost entirely on their strength Of
Jaw to secure and hold their prey.
Consequently the power that the jaws
OF wild beasts possess is remarkable.
Archibald T. Montgomery, an English
traveller who has lived in the jungles
of India, has observed that tiger
almost always seizes man by the
shoulder and with one jaw on one
side and the other jaw on the opposite
side, bites straight through the shoul-
der or back, the eye teeth perhaps
meeting in the lungs.
This sort of attack is said to be
characteristic Of the cat family. 1t is
fatal bite to any creature that re-
ceives it, the lungs filling with blood
and strangling the victim. When the
common cat seizes a bird it is caught
in the breast under the wing and the
same fatal bite is given through the
lung.
The leopard, however, usually at
tacks the head of smaller animal.
crushing it with single bite and thus
ending the struggle. When attacking
man it makes for the lungs.