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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
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
oat 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, 1902-11-13

Four Men Three prisoners were
Let Out paroled and one was
discharged at the regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Control,
held at the prison last Friday.
Judge 0. B. Gould and Mr.. w. E.
Lee represented the Board.
Warden Wolfer presented the
October financial statement for ap-
proval. It showed receipts to
the amount of $l35, $3.50 from
the sale of binder Irvine. The mis-
cellaneous receipts amounted to
$5,387.39, of which $3,951.8O was
for labor in the shoe shops, and
$l,211.5O for labor in the Irvine
factory.
Those who were paroled are F.
H., GIG; J. R., 632, and J. NJ, $3.50.
F. r., 1904, was discharged.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Guard Bordwell is away on fur
Tough.

Guard Powers returned from his
furlough Thursday. While he was
away he went shooting and had
very good sport. One days bag
amounted to eight mallards, twelve
decoys and an exceptionally fine
muskrat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

Movement Of during the past
Prison Population. fortn;rb4 +boro
have been % arrivals at the pris-
on, two regular discharges, one
parole, and one discharged by the
Board of Control. Those who left
we're 9. N. o., 800, and G.. w.,
7O6, discharged; j. j. McC., 5377,
pardoned; A. j., 5539, released on
parole, and F. r., 1904, discharged
by Board Of Control.
The population numbers $50,
graded as follows: First, 4O2;
second, l46. and third, eleven.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services In the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday
Rev. 8. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. C0rcOran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

the subject of American Com
merce' and then q solo and chorus
by members of the glee club.
"The American Hero and the
Press" was the title of a numerous
report by class B man, and after
this came special paper on Presi-
dent Roosevelt's action in ending
the coal strike. After the report
of the critic ten minutes were de-
voted to general discussion and
then the meeting adjourned.
How Binder Irvine The transfer
IL Made nation of q
bale of hemp or fibre into binder
twine is effected principally by a
series of combings. Excepting the
comparatively few machines in the
prison factory that actually spin
the fibre into cord and wind the
cord into balls, every mechanical
device about the place has some
kind of a rake or comb attached to
it. From the moment the rush.
plated cover of the bale is removed
until the hemp finally lands in
the spinning room it is subjected
to constant combing and raking.
From far off tropical lands where
it is sown, cut and baled by coolie
labor, the binder Irvine fibre is
carried to New York by tramp
steamers, and is brought to the
prison in carload lots. Here it is
unloaded and weighed and stored
in the warehouse until used.
Adjoining the fibre warehouse is
shop V, the opening room. Here
the bales are opened, the kinks
shaken out of the long strands by
hand and the fibre put through a
machine called a breaker" which
subjects it to a course Of raking
and also distributes a limited guam
tity of oil through it in order to
tougher the material. After pass
ing through the first breaker it is
handed on to a second, which does
the work of cleaning and straight
ening more thoroughly than the
first, and then is moved to shop A,
where it is put first through a
coarse and then a fine ''spreader."
Like the breakers, the spreaders
are merely steel combs on a belt.
From shop A the fibre, now in
fine, long, straight strands, is re-
moved to the adjoining shop, D.,
and sent through coarse and then
a fine ''draw Frame" These ma
chimes not only subject the mate
rial to additional combing, but also
regulate the sliver-that is, they
determine how many strands of
fibre will 60 to make up the finish
ed Irvine. After passing through
the first and second draw frames,
the fibre is taken to a third and
given what is called the "third
working Then it is put through
a finisher, which regulates more
exactly than any of the draw
frames the size of the silver and
also does it's share of combing.
and then the fibre is finally ready
to be taken to the spinning room
and made into Irvine.
Shops E, B, and F are all spin
ming rooms, and in them the Irvine
is wrapped on huge spools and
sent to shop G, where it is made
into five-pound balls, weighed,
baled, marked and prepared for.
shipment. From shop C the
finished product is carried to the
warehouse and stored until sold.
The prison factory is what is
known to the trade as a 'three
system plant. That is, it contains
three sets of each of the machines
necessary to convert fibre into
Irvine. There are three breakers,
three second breakers, three coarse
spreaders, three coarse draw
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
WATERLOO.
BY 5as4,

THE night Of June II advanced On
III Waterloo with e47 246 of artillery rained
In the against
Prussia .p nas s They were Austria Spain no.
ae naa put motion against Napoleon 100000 trained Bonpsree
to meet his vast the
eves and considerable previous
four cavalry of the
June 18th Napoleon arrived 18TH
Bras On norm
Mnsa the misty dawn Of the 18th broke the eastern horizon the
| RUSHING
long morning the two mighty armies lying
the parallel
Presently the
ground slippery and unfit fer action.
Suddenly from the French moaning
swing roaring
OF tne guns could be heard forty miles away.
Prince Jerome ordered
pa s the lying the extreme right Of the British
British while the main through
British guns Five minutes later
rushed the and fought their into the village
let choked with its foamng
broken shells and spnered musketa: cun1 ano S fp h
tigers
After ne Adene
column OF smoke poured heavnwad while
heaps of dead and dying lay dripping with burning
Finally weakened hills
Meanwhile column after column of the
of redhot iron lead and stea into the rnts of tho Fh
and grinding whole regiments pieces.
Such the condition
Imperial Guard you what
the Imperial Guard nng fighters
tons No entered
the reputation being man. He
But he did have to be fighter There
Huge believing
There Mamekes the
with shr
Herau cutasd
kerche roaring ship charge
battery say bandit from
ryrenees Orlenta lhee the catike
ovhowers Of decadnt
quiet ow given much to being alone when they
ewhi
seen Lep Ausz and wgam
Arco Such
Imperial Guardsmen who neither
The Guard the command of
count OF the The
into action southern hills and
started off
mukey
awful charge that coming. They
Suddenly trot can
trot dabes the auerin
flag on the distant heights, "Iice FEmpeur!"
They bakd they Swfer
se songs ch tongue They wave their
pereur An
they strike the slope leading to the English
With upendou burst of
french reel gaspng Then they rally and
among their hacking with hate
speakable The two armies reel to and fro
1t this the Guard was ovin
forward an
where the Guard would necessarily him valley
swept Dy ana cheered He lifted his
then raising his
Guard understood and cheered they were racing
crowd
charged the hell The
turned to whom he had waiting P ito the ~
semb Won Fifteen
to Paris carrying with him was victorious
Yelling with the
slope They to save the et
from humiliation
difficulty that the French penetrate British squares r.
this moment that Wellington setting muttere
or
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
KILOGRAMS.
By 4. /. p. AND f. NJ.

Clothes don't make the man but
divorce suits make the actress.
The policeman, like the rainbow,
generally shows up after the storm
is over.
The Circles critic is a political
acrobat who can jump in the air,
turn a fip-fop and land squarely
on any kind of an old platform.
You can lead a henpecked hus
band to the polls, out you can't
make him vote for women's suf-
frage.
There may be a cement that will
make China stick to the Christian
religion, but it's ingredients are not
composed of powder and lead.
Marie Corelli's train of thought
glides over the low joints and hits
only the high places.
A writer says that Sam Jones
the sensational preacher clothes
his thoughts in rhetorical rags.
True enough, but it doesn't take a
close observer to notice that Sam
himself dresses in broadcloth and
his wife and daughter in silks and
satin.
One night young fellow from France,
Was trying to learn how to dance;
He slipped on the floor,
Then backed out the door,
Cause the slip put rip in his pants.
Teacher in our night school
What is the meaning of the word
Disobeying?
Reformatory Mani don't know.
Teacher-Well, suppose the
Deputy told you to do something,
and you did not do it. Now what
would you be doing?
Reformatory Man-I'd be doing
time in the hole.
The kicker never gets anyone in
trouble but himself. The knock
er's business is to grasp his little
hammer and drum up trouble for
others.
The purse a woman carries in
her hand is like the stomach of a
church mouse-there is nothing in
it.
Carrie Nation has never been
admitted to practice at the bar but
she does just the same.
Clara-I understand that Miss
Sinker, while in bathing this
morning, got beyond her depth
and was rescued by Mr.. Nerviboy
at the risk of his life.
Margie-That's right was on
the beach at the time.
Clara-Oh- then you saw the
rescue. What did you think of
Nerviboy's feat?
Margie-I thought they were
the homeliest things I had ever
seen-honestly, he has a corn or
bunion on every toe.
Theatrical Manager-So you
have been on the stage, have you?
Applicant-Yep.
Z. M'g'r.-Did you play prin-
cipal part?
Applicant Yep.
T. Mg'r.-Was this the vaude-
vile or dramatic stage?
Applicant Neither, this was the
Overland stage and I drove.
LIST Horse They tell me you was
quite a sport, when you were a
colt.
End Horse-You bet I was! Il
use to go to every horse show that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
s. W. LEAvETT, Chairman : Litchneld
W z. LEE. Long Prairie
o. B. GOULD, - Winona
a. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY wOLFER, - warden
u.s.. GLENNON. - Deputy Warden
II. @. OOLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
f. n. BORDWELL Steward
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, - Matron
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, : Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
r. a. WHlTTlER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

whatsoever man soweth, that
also shall he reap Ifthat is true,
what an enormous crop Of shoes I
must reap-tbat is, Judging by the
|nlmbsr 1 sew in the shoe shop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

One night young fellow from France,
Was trying to learn how to dance;
He slipped on the floor,
Then backed out the door,
Cause the slip put rip in his pants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
Bishon,s Residence.

THE Episcopalians of this county will
contribute generously to fund to buy
or build a handsome home for Bishop
Barnwell," said a leading layman
Selma, where the bishop now lives is
one Of the most charming cities in the
whole south, but Birmingham has better
railroad facilities, and as the right rev.
erend head of the diocese has to travel
constantly, Birmingham is the place for
him.
IF the diocese be divided Birmingham
will be from every point of view the most
suitable city for the see house of the
northers diocese.
1.-THE Methodists OF Birmingham will
doubtless buy a residence here for Bishop
Morrison, whose home is now in Louis
Vile. If Dr. Morrison is furnished with
a house In this city he will gladly take
up his residence here.
THE Catholic diocese will not be dl-
vided in the near future perhaps, but
some day the division will be made, I
suppose. and Birmingham will naturally
be selected as the cathedral city for
northern Alabama. With three bishops
Birmingham would be distinctively the
episcopal city of the South. A number
of cities have a Catholic and an Episcopal
bishop, but I do not recall one where
three churches are represented by episco-
pal dignitaries. Bishops are always mea
of force and learning, and Birmingham
will welcome all that come"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29

block to an adjustment seems to re-
late to uniformity Of wages and allow
ances throughout the entire district.
Some men say this demand is i'm
practicable, because conditions in no
two mines are alike. They vary wide
ly In the different fields of the hard
coal district. Those of Scranton are
much unlike those in the lower dis
triet. The miners, however, claim that
uniformity is impractieable, and that
conditions are not controlling. This
seems to be the most difficult problem
that the strike presents-worse even
than the relations that exist between
the boss or contract miner and the
laborer. The contract miner pays the
laborer, and when the latter strikes
he Is striking against member of his
own union as well as against the op-
orator. The difficulties in the way are
not easily adjusted, and no settlement
can be had unless all questions are
referred to arbltrators. The operators
can secure arbitrator that will do
justice in any event, and they cannot
decently refuse to relieve the country
of O great strike while such a method
of settlement is open to them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
Hard Coal Complications.

The strike In the hard coal mines
will be tested next Monday, when all
firemen, engineers and pump men
have been called out unless the opcr-
aio.s grant them an eight-hour work
day at the present wage scale. The
operators will not do this, and the
doubtful question relates to the num-
her cf men that viii stop work. If AL
do, the :nincs Will soon be flooded, al
though the operators claim they can
FL AZ vacancies. Some of tho opera
tors viii, however, graz: an eight-hour
day, expecting to go back to twelve
hour Gay Il the strike Is a failure.
Very much depends no doubt upon
the number of engineers, Gremea and
pumpmen that will strike. Estimates
vary widely. and each side kas made
a poll.
Tho anthracite strike Is for recogn..
tion as a union, FOR an eight.hour day
without loss of pay, and for uniformity
of wages and allowances. The eight
hour-day issue does not affect the
contract miners, who are one-half OF
all, and the union has been recognized
to some extent. The chief stumbling
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
COMBINATIONS TO BLAME.
Decline of Business on Stock &,
change Is the Result.

New York. May 2S.-John v. Barnes,
president of the New York Produce Elk
change, in his report to the annual meet
ing of the exchange, claimed the decline
of business on change is the result of
trade combinations He said: 1.-THE port
of New York has shared in the general
growth of trade and commerce of the
country and certain interests of the ex-
change have been benefited. The net reg
istered tonnage entered and cleared from
the port of New York increased more
than 100000 tons last year.
Much tonnage was cleared, however,
at Improbable rates. There has been a
considerable increase in the export of
wheat from the country and slight in
crease at this port Corn exports at New
York for the past twelve months show
a decrease of 100000 bushels as com
pared with the previous twelve months.
THE farmer Is prospecting, but the pro-
duce merchant as a middle man is stead
lily being supplanted by large corporate
interests dealing almost directly between
the producer and consumer"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
Threatened Strike in West Virginia.

The United Mine Workers of West
Virginia and Virginia will inaugurate
a strike on June unless their de-
mands are granted. They think they
can enlist the help of 10000 miners
and laborers. About $4,000 men all
told will be thrown out of work In
case the threatened strike is not
averted.
TINS strike is not a sympathetic
strike. nor has it any relation to or
connection with the hard coal strike
in Pennsylvania. The miners In the
two Virginias claim that they are
mining coal in many places in these
States at a lower rate than any other
place in the world" and they ask the
operators to accept the Huntington
scale, which was adopted March 10,
1872. They say that if the operators
do not like the Huntington scale, they
will meet them in conference for the
purpose of making a new scale. The
operators refuse thus far to heed their
appeal for a conference, and all mat
tiers in both Virginia and West Vir-
ginia seem to be drifting towards a
huge and determined strike.
This strike, like the one in Penn
sylvania, could have been avoided by
arbitration, which the operators re-
fuse to appeal to. In both cases The
operators refuse to treat With the
miners on any basis. In both cases
they are demanding unconditional sur
render on the part of the miners, and
the entire fabric of arbitration by the
Civic Federation is repudiated. The
miners prefer conciliatory measures;
the operators prefer force. 1--WE have
sought" say the miners of the Vir-
ginias, ito avoid strike by concilia.
tory measures, and we say to you now
that we are ready to meet you in joint
conference for the purpose of consid
ering and, If possible. adjusting these
grievances at any time and place that
may be mutually agreed upon, either
before or after suspension has taken
place, and desire you TO accept this as
Ia standing invitation to that effect"
A side that will precipltate ruinous
strike rather than submit differences
to fair-min6cd arbitrators must feel
that government by injunction has
been so far perfected that any strike
can be crushed by il.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
Irade in Four Months.

The treasury bureau of statistics re-
ports the leading facts relating to In
ternal commerce during the first foul
months of the present year. 1t shows
among other things that the receipts
of live stock were well maintained. In
January, February, March and April
10.076.373 head were received at the
five leading Western centers, against
10,106, 495 head in the corresponding
months of 1901, and 9,735,324 head In
the corresponding months of 1900. The
beef trust will have to go outside of
official facts in order to find anything
to support their advance In prices.
The shipments of -four from Mime
apolis in the first four months of this
year were 5,413,154 barrels, as against
4,S74,538 barrels in the first four
months of last year, and 5,713,S4S bar
rels in the like months of 1900. Less
was exported, but the home consump-
tion was increased. The receipts OF
wheat at eight leading markets this
year up to May 1 amounted to 204,0S1,-
S66 bushels, as against 194,736,S22
bushels in the like months of last year.
The country lacks therefore neither
meat nor bread.
And 1t kept warm also, for the coal
trade generally exceeded that of the
corresponding period of last year. All
the markets show increases. and the
tonnage statistics of railroads We're
larger by from 10 to 20 per cent. Gin
cinnati gained 425 per cent. These
facts attest the prosperity OF the coun-
try, and the activity of its shops and
furnaces. The fuel supply measures
all, for water is not considerable
power IL these days of steam.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
River and Harbor Bill.

The confcrees, aad therefore the .wo
Houses Of Congress, have at last
reached a final agreement over the
rivers and harboys bill, and the appro-
priation covering three new locks and
dams in the Warrior stands undimln-
ished. Both Houses are agreed that
the Warrior should be opened, ana
this district is fortunate in securing
an early completion of the great work,
for Congress has gone SO far 1t would
be wasteful to turn back, and there
is no such intention on the part OF
either House.
The failure of an appropriation fol
the Coosa ought not to delay the i'm
movement of that river single day
ana We believe it will not. Alabama
is a river State, and all of its fine
rivers cannot be improved at once.
Ono at a time is the best rule, and as
soon as the Warrior is opened all the
influence of the State should be given
to tho opening of the Coosa. In this
way no real delay will occur to the
people of the Coosa valley. To at
tempt to carry the Coosa improvement
along with that of the Warrior would
be difficult and toilsome, but as soon
as the Warrior is off the calendar, she
united force and weight of Alabama
can certainly secure an opening of the
Coosa to 6-foot navigation even IL
Chairman Burton is not at hand to
object. All the State should assist In
opening the Warrior, and then all
should be equally strenuous in asking
for the opening of the Coosa. Let US
take one at a time, when we cannot
we'll secure appropriations for both.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
Eitzhuuh Lee Day.

This will be Fitzhugh Lee day in
Birmingham. The distinguished sol
der and man of affairs comes here on
the Joint invitation of the Confederate
Veterans, the Union Veterans and the
citizens, and the military and civic
demonstration in his honor will
eclipse anything attempted in this
part of the country since President
Harrison paid Birmingham a visit IN
1888.
Lee is in the lecture 5e;d. AM he
will deliver his popular lecture. en-
titled Cuba in Peace and War;" at
the Auditorium tonight. That he will
address a large audience there should
be no doubt, but the two days pro-
gramme, which will include a grand
parade. a trip around 1.-THE horn,' a
reception and a banquet, has been
planned as a mark of this community $
admiration for Lee as man of ma
tional fame, a valiant, chivalrous SOL
der, true son of old Virginia, and a
typical American.
Virginia is naturally proud of Fitz
Lee, and the whole country is just as
proud of him. The welcome he will
receive here will be worthy of Bir-
mingham and worthy of Birmingham
illustrious guest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
Military Pageant.

Birmingham is a busy town, but II Cd
serves all the legal holidays and turns
out to welcome distinguished visitors,
said a prominent veteran yesterday and
the citizens will surely turn out en- masse
Thursday to welcome Fitzhugh Lee.
THE parade in Lees honor Will be the
largest ever seen here. The military VIII
be out with full ranks and so, too Will
be the Confederate camps and the q. A.
R. posts. While Lee has ridden in parades
oftener than any other man In this coun-
try, it is not because he cares especially
for show. On the contrary he often tries
to avoid display. No man Is freer from
vanity than Lee. But he is so soldierly
and so popular as to be always In de-
mand for parades. and it usually Is I'M
possible for him to escape the honors
that are rendered him.
1T is good for Birmingham to be stirred
now and then by these military page
ants and hurrahs. This community could
not make a stir over better man than
Lee,'