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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
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 Office 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 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
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The new spring styles have ar
rived at the storeroom. Guard
Alexander says that a quiet shade
of grey will prevail this season in
mems clothing, but that a few
stripes and checks will be popular
The stiff hat has gone entirely out
of fashion. and a cap is the proper
thing for summer wear.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Hutch has no trouble in getting
the orders Sunday mornings. He
says he has drilled all his life and
ought to know the tactics.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The gentleman of exalted parent
age who is at present acting as the
street commissioner of this village
is overseeing the job of e-paving
Main street near the big gates.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

NOTIZ:-EINE Won DEN REGELN
IN DIEsER ANsTALT IsT DAsZ ALLIE
BRIEFE GESCHRIEBEN BEL DEN
EINWOHNERN MUESSEN INTER
ZEICHNET SEM NIT DEM vOLLEN
NAMEN DEs SCHREIBERs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.

NOTICE:-ONE OF THE RULES
OF THIS INSTITUTION rs THAT ALL
LETTERS WRITTEN BY INMATES
MUST BE SIGNED WITH THE FULL
NAME OF THE WRITER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Sinbad took the tulips out of
the beds beside the shoe shops
Tuesday and planted geraniums
in them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Guard Anderson returned from
his annual Through last Thursday
morning.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

KOM IHOG:-ATT ALA Ut
GOENDE Brief MOSTE vARA UNDER
TECKNADE MED FULLA NAMNET.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

There are at present about 2, 500
bales Of sisal hemp in the ware
house.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Ehe griso,1 Mlirror.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
8. w. LEAvETT, Chairman Litchfeld
W. e. LEE, Long Prairie
o. B. GOULD, Winona
II. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
REsIpENT 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. Matron
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
r. A. WHITTIER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Ou ulSut SCuOOl 1OT The season OF
10000 was held last evening.
There will be no more lessons un-
til the middle Of September. The
past season was most successful
one from all points of view; it was
highly creditable to both pupils
and teachers, the former showing
an evident desire to learn and the
latter to instruct. "A number of
inmates who could neither read
nor write six months ago have re-
ceived their introduction to the
great world of books, while others
whose schooling had almost been
forgotten have again taken whole
some interest in study. The
school course embraces a wide
range Of studies; there are four
teen grades, graduating from the
A B G class to a course in adj
vanced bookkeeping. The studies
in the intermediate grades include
reading, spelling, writing, arith-
metic, geography history, gram
mar, composition and mathemat-
les.
/ AS in past years Professor
Darius Stewart, superintendent of
the Saltwater High school, has
been principal of the prison school.
He has been assisted by fourteen
teachers who are inmates of this
institution. The school is under
the immediate supervision of Dep
uty Warden Glennon and Assist
ant Deputy Warden Colligan, both
tof whom have been present at
each session. The guards on duty
in the schoolroom during the sea-
son were Messrs. White, Back
land, Lyons and Whe]an.
School opened for the season on
the evening of Sept. 16 with 1853
che seasons pupils enrolled.
psenrd The attendance
~~~J has been greater
than this at several sessions during
the season and smaller at others,
but the average attendance has
been 155. The average voluntary
attendance has been 126; the
average compulsory attendance, %.
There were 1O1 school nights.
In the course of the season 127
scholars have been temporarily ex-
cused by the medical department
and Is by the Deputy Warden.
In the same length of time five
were permanently excused by the
doctor and nineteen by the Deputy.
Forty eight new pupils were en-
rolled since school opened, and IS
were discharged from prison.
Strict discipline has been en-
forced in the schoolroom, as else
where in the institution. The
Deputy has passed on SO reports
for breaches of the rules in school
and four men have been reported
for Incidence and lack of interest
in their work.
| Professor Stewart is gratifed by
the progress made by the school
during the season. 'The supreme
| test of school" said he, ''is the
interest taken in the studies by
teacher and pupils. IF you look
about this room you see everybody
at work. Just as much interest is
displayed now as at the beginning
of the course, and I am pleased
with results
Upon closing the session last
evening, Deputy Warden Glennon
said: CAS- this is the last night of
school this season, I wish to notify
you that by applying to your
keeper in the shops you can get
whatever schoolbooks you want to
study during the summer. The
books will be taken from the cell
tomorrow, but you can have them
back by speaking to your keeper.
All you have to do is to notify
l L H.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Love goes toward love, as school
boys from their books. Romeo
and Juliet, ii. 2.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
=. NIGHT SCHOOL CLOSES FOR =
THE SEASON.

: I'm behalf of the management
of the institution, I wish to thank
the officers, teachers and pupils
for their attention to duty. Through
their combined efforts the school
has been q success. | also wish
to thank the pupils for obeying
the rules Of the institution in the
schoolroom. .
Like many good things in life,
the origin of the school was>al-
~. give. most accidental. In
School. 1889 Mr.. 81. G. stor-
$1,000 dock, who was then
warden of this institution, found
that he had number of idle men
on his hands, and approaching the
fact that deviltry and idIeness are
synonymous terms, he decided to
organize small school. The SER
vices of Father Gaughan, Catholic
chaplain at that time, were enlist
ed, dozen or more benches were
placed in one of the wings of the
dollhouse, and the school was
started. This experiment proved
successful and a little later the
room that is now used as the print
ing office-but which was then a
storeroom- was transformed into a
schoolroom, and a number of the
better educated inmates were
pressed into service as teachers.
Protestant Chaplain J. Fl. Albert
was made the principal of the
school.
With the advent of Warden
Garvin the school became a fixture
of the prison. Glasses of different
grades we're formed and system
attic course of study was laid out,
with regular school hours, and
more adequate facilities we're pro-
vided for the continuance of a
regularly organized school.
Before the present warden, Mr..
Henry Wolfer, assumed control of
n,r,.o p.om. the prison the
Hre inmates ate
Constructed. their meals in
S the cells. War
den Wolfer at once started to
transform the large room immedi-
ately under the chapel-which was
then used for hospital and store
room purposes-into q dining room.
The room was divided in two
parts connected by large srched
doorways, and these two rooms
were made the first and second
grade dining rooms. They were
made to serve two purposes, din
ing and schoolrooEns. Professor G..
Aylard, principal of the Saltwater
High school, was engaged to take
charge of the school, and upon
assuming control placed every
thing under the same discipline in
vogue in the puplic schools. Ex-
aminations were held, and each
scholar assigned to the class he
was qualified to enter; and Oct. s.
1893, the prison school became a
fixture.
A former editor of The MIRROR
in history of the first school says:
nllterate prison. The warden
ers gompelled caused poll
to Httend. to be taken
~~oo-o~~~S of the in
mates, and all those who could
neither read nor write were COM
PEELED to attend school. Sickness,
or other bodily infirmity, being
the only cause entertained to ex-
cuse an inmate who was once en-
rolled. All others who chose to
attend we're permitted to do SO,
but once enrolled as member,
they were compelled to attend the
entire term, only excused upon
the above causes. This system
exists at the present day. All in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Captain Taylor says Streetor is
coming.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The Man On Two II don't want to
Tells His Troubles. knock" said the
man on number two, biting the leg
of his chair to keep awake, ''but
the man who rooms above me is a
noisy, restless wight who seems to
be in training for a wrestling match
or fight. Every morning just at
daybreak he jumps from out his
bed and proceeds to stamp upon
the floor and butt it with his
head; then ensues a fierce en-
counter with the little closet door,
and he lifts his bucket three feet
high. then drops it on the floor,
and with rush and clatter plants
his feet in his brogans, and gets
down on his hands and knees and
scours the floor with sand"
The man on two stopped for
breath and gazed sadly out of the
window for a moment. Then he
continued: "On Sundays after
dinner he tilts back and squeaks
his chair while the whitewash
from the ceiling drops and lodges
in my hair: [ am filed with in
dignation, an I cuss for all I'm
worth, but he doffs his slippers,
dons his shoes and canters back
and forth. Then he's seated for a
moment while he shufhes with his
feet, then jumps up and cuts a
pigeon wing and again resumes his
seat; he drags his chair across the
floor, he pounds above my head,
he hurls his spittoon 'gainst
the wall and then knocks down his
bed.
"When the light goes out at
bedtime and I'm just about to
snore he signals to the man on
guard by rafting on his door.
Now these jumbling soundsremind
me of some frst-class acrobat or
Farmer Burns and Dan McCloud
at grips upon the mat. I'm a
person of mild manners and averse
to war and strife, but 'twould give
me satisfaction for to rob this fend
of life; I could hang or shoot or
stab-him without the least remorse.
but I wish they'd change him
from that cell and give it to a
horse. Good night.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Buy Windle's Calling Gun for
May. It is hummer. At all
news stands. Price ten cents.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 500 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. CorcoraI
chaplalns.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Ten Paroles And The regular
One Discharge. monthly meet

Ten Paroles AND ne regular
One Discharge. monthly meet
ing Of the State Board of Control
was held at this institution on
Wednesday, May 7. Judge 0.
B. Gould and Mr.. William 3. Lee
were in attendance. About a score
of applicants for parole presented
themselves before the board, and
the following prisoners were grant
ed their freedom: O. p, register
number 541S; J.. g., 5134; j. III.
NJ. 1856; G. D., 5579; G. W., 5608;
j. F., 5149; R. 0. L., 547O; B. c.,
51O2; J. G., SOL, and j. c., 1898.
One discharge was granted to a
prisoner serving a reformatory
sentence.
Binder Irvine receipts for the
month of May amounted to ST.
514.15; miscellaneous receipts. in
Guiding shoe and Irvine shop
labor, amounted to So, 293.65.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The Saltwater Gazette says: The
output Of the binder Irvine plant
at the state prison for this year
has already been sold, it amount
ing to 100000 except that $780,
600 pounds are held in reserve to
fill small orders. After the farm
ers had their orders filed up to
May l, the dealers were given a
chance. They sent in orders for
100000 pounds but there was
only left 1000, 900 pounds for them
and additional orders were re-
turned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Pendennis is housekeeping in
the engine room. The wall will
be scraped, kalsomined and painted
and the ceiling whitewashed. The
Triplet that puts in his time
in that department will have some
engines to clean next week when
the whitewash begins to fly.
movement of Three Of the
Prison Population. men paroled by
the Board of Control took their
departure from the prison during
the week and the following re-
ceived their discharge: A. F. s.,
register number 1864; M. c., $3.50;
w A. N, 5439; j. W., 1861, and
B. H., 5 55Se During tbs week week
there were four arrivals.
At present there are SAT in
mates; S66 in the first grade, Isl
in the second and ten in the third.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. IA
The feature of the second day of the
reunion of the Society Of the Army Of
the Philippines was the military pa
rade. 1t was headed by Governors
Cummings and Savage and their stats,
and participated in by the regular army
troops from Fort Crook, the Nebraska
and Iowa national guard, high school
cadets from this city and Omaha and
the veterans of the Philippine war.
The marchers were reviewed by the
two governors and Generals Hale and
King.
1t is estimated that 10000 people
witnessed the parade, which was an
imposing military affair Two regi-
mental and two state bands headed the
different divisions. The division Of the
Grand Army, $50 strong, attracted con-
siderable attention. The veterans were
under command of Col. William Roper
and carried a flag which had been
through large number of battles of
the Civil war.
A meeting of the general society was
held, at which was taken up the rou-
tine business begun yesterday. Gen.
Jacob H. Smith, Col. Cosgrove, of
South Dakota, and Gen. Charles King
are mentioned as possibilities for the
presidency of the society.
St Paul and st. Louis are making
contests for the next reunion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE PRINTERS
Several Questions of Composing Room
Policy Disposed of by the
Union.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 14.-The
international Typographical union, in
Its annual convention today, took i'm
portant action regarding the inter-
change of type matrices and era.~av-
tngs between Offices; also regarding
the jurisdiction of the union in con-
nect1on with the American Federation
of Labor and on the regulation of reg
ulars" and substitutes and other
practices in composing rooms.
There was a close contest between
Washington and Newark for the next
convention. The former city won.
The committee on laws reported back
the proposition that the practice by
foremen of selecting their forces from
day to day be prohibited. 1t was
adopted with an amendment that the
local unions should have the minimum
number of regular situations fixed in
the different offices.
The committee on laws also reported
back the following. which was adopted:
1.-THE practice of interchanging and
buying matter previously used, either
in type, matrices or photo engravings,
between the newspapers or job offices,
not owned by the same firm and pub
lished in the same establishment, is
unlawful. and shall not be allowed"
This resolution was adopted:
Resolved, by the International Typ
ographical Jtlion, That its officers are
instructed to withhold further pay
ments of per capita tax to the Amer
lean Federation of Labor until the
question has been conclusively deter
mined whether the American Fedora
ton of Labor has the authority and
disposition to compel obedience to it's
laws and mandates on the part of Its
local chartered bodies, and to compel
just and fair treatment of the local
representatives of an international
body, component part of the Amer
lean Federation ~of Labor from ac-
knowledged injustice and Illegal acts
on the part of the chartered local body
of the American Federation of Labor
The treasury shows balance on
hand of S40,829.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
NO MORE ELK STREET
FAIRS TO BE HELD
Order of Discontinuance to Take Eff.
feet After the Fairs Already
Arranged for.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. IA
street fairs or carnivals held under the
auspices of Elk lodges were absolutely
prohibited by the grand lodge of the
order today. The new law will not
go into effect until Jan. /, as many
lodges in different parts Of the country
have already made plans for the hold
ing of such fairs before that date.
The grand lodge took sine die adj
Journment today, after fixing the date
of the 1903 reunion at Baltimore for
July IL. The newly elected officers
were installed, and much other impor-
tant work accomplished, including the
adoption of the report of the EIks' ma
donal home committee, locating home
for aged and INDECENT Elks at Bedford
City, Va. The prize drill of marching
clubs scheduled for today was dis
appointment, as but one competitor
appeared, the Denver lodge It was
given prize Of $3.50 for drilling.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
OFFICE HOURS ARE SPENT IN
CONSULTATION WITH MANY
CITY EMPLOYEES
THE POLICE GO BACK
TO TEN-HOUR DAY
Mayor Is of the Opinion That All In
dicted Police Officers Should Receive
the Same Treatment - Morrissey's
Friends May Not Be Able to Retain
Him on the Force.

Orders were issued yesterday to the
police department informing them
that commencing next Sunday the
department would be put back on the
ten-hour shift, and the eight-hour day
would be discontinued for the present.
1t is understood that the majority of
the members of the force are satisfied
with the change. They realize from
past experience, with the present size
of the force and the territory to be
covered, that 1t is impossible to do so
working eight hours.
The new mayor is anxious to give
the city the best police protection that
is possible with the number of men
at hand, and he has figured out that
this can be done only by increasing
the hours of service.
The mayor was busy again yester-
day interviewing members of the de-
partment. Capt John Landberg, of
the South side station, who is said to
be one of the men slated for removal,
called on Mayor Jones yesterday and
informed the mayor that he could
bring the entire South side up in his
behalf, if the mayor wished it.
The mayor informed him that he had
already seen about half of the South
side, and hoped he would spare him
the trouble of seeing any more. Mr..
Jones then asked him if it was not a
fact that he had been soldering"
considerably in the past, and spending
a great deal of his time in saloons.
Pleads With Mayor.
Capt. Landberg admitted that he oc-
casionally visited saloons for the pur-
pose of getting a sandwich and a glass
of beer or buttermilk. The mayor
then called his attention to the fact
that this was a bad example to set
to those who were under him on the
force. The captain then informed him
that If he was retained on the force
he would cut out all saloon visitations
in the future and attend strictly to his
business.
1t is not known what encouragement
he received, but it is barely possible
that the mayor will not reconsider his
former intention of removing the cap
tain from the force for the good of
the service.
One police officer was heard to re-
mark, after visit to his honor, that
1T was remarkable that in such short
time how the mayor became so famil-
lar with the present status of the po-
lice force, and the comprehensive I'M
derstanding with which he proposed to
place it upon sound basis.
Morrissey May Go.
Detective John Morrissey may not
Ing the strong pressure that has been
brought to bear on the mayor by
business men of the city, asking that
MorriSSey be retained, as the mayor is
of the opinion that it would be unfair
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
NO SYMPATHETIC STRIKE THERE
Important Decision of Longshoremen
on the Great Lakes.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 1.-THE con-
tract of the longshoremen at Ashtabula
with the Lake Carriers association will
be carried out, Notwithstanding the
desires of the unions there to engage in
sympathetic strike to aid the tugmen.
Secretary H. c. Barter, of the Interna-
tional Marine Transport Workers as
ISOLATION, said that permission has been
refused to the local unions at Ashtabula
to join in any sympathetic strike. Mr..
Barter said the tugmen were not yet
full members of the association and
that until they were no action could
be taken.
This decision of the longshoremen
will have far-reaching effect, as long
shoremen at many points seemed to be
ready to go out whenever business was
given to the tug trust.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
TRYING TOBACCO CULTURE.
Farmers at GIenwood, Wis, Acquiring
a New Industry.

Special to The Globe.
GLENWOOD, Wis, Aug. 14.-Farm-
ers hereabouts are very much interest
ed in an experiment in tobacco culture
which is being made by a cigar manu-
facturer in this city. In June he plant
ed tract of six acres on the hills i'm
mediately west of town, using seed
from the tobacco fields Of Southern
Wisconsin. The results to date have
been very satisfactory, a fine crop be-
ing now well along towards maturity,
which, according to a visiting tobacco
expert from Vernon county, compares
favorably in appearance and quality
with the best product of the southern
part of the state. The owner Of the
patch expects to realize close to $1,000
from the crop, which means an average
of $3.50 per acre.
If the experiment pans out according
to present indications, many farmers
in this vicinity will go into tobacco
culture, and thus add to the Industries
of Northern Wisconsin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
WORK ON NEW BUILDING.
Dean & Co. Structure Will Cost About
$50 900.

The work of excavating for the new
Dean & Co. building at Fourth avenue
north and Washington is well under
way, and the construction work will be
begun in the near future.
About 100 workmen are now engaged
in excavating and tearing down the old
Fourth Avenue hotel, which occupied
a portion of the ground.
The new structure will be a hand
some affair, costing about 100000, and
equipped with the latest Improvements.
1t will be used exclusively by the COM
pany in carrying on its business.
The dimensions of the building will
be 1877 feet wide, 1872 feet deep and sew
en- stories high. The first two stories
will be of stone, while brick will be
used for the other five stories. The
front and the Fourth avenue sides of
the structure will be of Roman pressed
brick.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
CITIZENS MAKE PROTEST.

Ask Mayor to Investigate Gambling
Game in Neighborhood.
A delegation of citizens residing at
Twentieth avenue north and Emerson
called on Acting Mayor Jones yester-
day and entered a vigorous protest
against a certain place in the neighbour
hood where young boys congregate and
engage in shaking dice for money.
The proprietor of the place, it is said,
instead of allowing the boys to put
their money up at the time the game
is in progress keeps a book account of
the winnings and losings of the various
boys and on Saturday night a settle
ment is made,
They also made a protest against
the sale of cigarettes to minors who
frequent the place.