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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

school Closes The closing ses-
For the summer sion of the prison
night school for the term of 1903
O4 was held Friday evening. The
season has been prosperous one.
There has been a sustained inter-
est in the work on the part of both
pupils and teachers, and conse-
quently progress has been steady
and rapid. The pupils went to
school to learn; the teachers went
there to teach. What they &c
complished is satisfactory to the
officials and highly creditable to
the school.
Professor Darius Steward, super
intendent of schools in Saltwater
has had charge of the prison
school, directing a corps of four
teen teachers chosen from among
the inmates. The discipline has
been maintained by Deputy War
den Glennon, Assistant Deputy
Warden Colligan and Guards
Backland, White, J. Walsh, Lyons,
Bergeron, Husting and Arsenault,
who were present at each session.
The term opened on September
IA, with an attendance of 152.
Since then there have been 1O1
sessions with an average attend
ance of 1872, the highest being liza
and the lowest 148. The average
compulsory attendance was 81.
The medical department temper
arily excused III men. The Dep
uty Warden temporarily excused
seventy men and permanently ex-
cused FL. Since the beginning Of
the term 40 new pupils have been
enrolled, and thirty men attending
school have been discharged from
prison.
The conduct of the men has
been satisfactory to the officials.
In the eight months there were but
fifteen reports for breaches of in
stitutional rules in the schoolroom,
while not single pupil has been
reported for Incidence or lack Of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

New ohaoer. The Chautauquans
are Elected. elected q president
and vice-president at their meeting
last Sunday, the members holding
those positions having received
their discharge from prison.
"Pendennis'' was elected to the
chair. There was no contest.
One of the new members was
elected vice-president.
Owing to the extraordinary
business to be transacted, there
was time for but three papers to
be read and discussed. The first
report was q paper entitled, "One
Aspect, of Socialism in which
the member pointed out the pos.
sible evils which might result
from government ownership o.
monopolies and industries. After
q few minutes of discussion a pape'
ION Religion and Patriotism il
Japan. was read and discussed
It was followed by an address b.
the retiring president. The repor
of the critic brought the meeting
to q close.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
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 viii 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 10 to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded In the
same manner as it II when you receive It and
placed In your door every Friday night. All IN.
mates are requested 20 comply with this order
Whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

teenth Minnesota. have been APP
pointed guards at this institution
to succeed Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Carl
johnson, resigned. Mr.. Cole. who
was an officer here three years
ago, has reported for duty and is
at present q supernumerary. Mr.
Radigan will REPORTER duty in q
day or two.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

secreted during the insurrection,
were resurrected, busted and put
in place once more, and before
noon the printing Office wore it's
wonted aspect of peaceful calm.
The force was stunned and pros
trated, but not discouraged.
/ at 11:4O Capt. Alexander came
up to inspect the work. He looked
around critically. THE ceiling =
said he, "is streaked. They'd bet
60 over the whole thing again this
afternoon"
The force preserved a respectful
silence.
As the afternoon assault came
unawares, it was more devastating
than the morning attack. The
barbsrians, silent and vindictive,
appeared right after dinner. In q
short time the whitewash was &
foot deep on the level, and they dc
say it was over your head in the
corners where the drifts were
Except for their inaction and ges
ftures of mute despair, the mem
bers of the Office force were soor
so covered with lime that the,
could not be distinguished from
the invaders. As the afternoon
wore on, q loud snorting proclaime,
that the latter had been reinforce,
: by Hutch with more whitewae]
and another brush. He did fear
full execution.
Well, it came to an end afte
awhile. Whether they used u,
their whitewash, or whether the
: simply got tired of continuing
war in which the enemy offered 8
: little resistance, is not known; bu
: they finally retreated, and the he
. water and soap came into pla
!. once more. By locking up tim
] the place had regained a semblanc
of it's usual neatness. Capt. Ale,
ander came up to inspect. Agai
. he looked around with critics
; eye. '"They ought to touch u
q that corner and that place over Il
g pipe" he said.
y II you see moulting Goth an
J a light haired Vandal coming 20,
Q way. duck. Don't stop to parle
= but get away quick. y s..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The Descent Of A Goth and a Van
the Barbarians. dial descended up
on The MIRROR Office last Thurs
day. The Vandal had light hair
and an accent that proclaimed him
to be of Scandinavian extraction.
The Goth was moulting and had
no hair to speak of, but you can
tell him also by his accent, which
is combination of st. Croix Ave-,
Duluth, and Park Ave-, Minneap-
oils. The two arrived armed with
buckets of whitewash and long
handled brushes. They first
dipped the brushes in the white
wash and then shook them in the
air above their heads, giving them
selves lime showerbaths, muttering
lamentations the while; after which
lthey proceeded to lay waste the
printing Office. Within an hour
utter ruin prevailed. The impos-
ing table lay on the floor with its
legs in the air. Upon it were piled
seven cases and % fonts of type,
all whitewashed. In the corner,
in the shadow of the galley-rack,
the compositors were huddled.
gazing with fascination at the
work of the ruthless strangers
who pursued their abandoned ca.
reer in complete silence. The of.
fee devil was crying softly, furtive
,. ly wiping his eyes with his lime
coated knuckles.
"Gplunder that pipe, Bill, sale
the Goth, as he swung his six-foo
brush about his head and baggei
two kerosene lamps and an electri,
light.
, "Orri," said Bill. Otherwis,
! they pursued their nefarious call
ling without a word.
By $50 there was nothing lef
0 to upset in the composing room
8 and the pair went into the Office
ell The room was stripped bare TO
8 them, the editor and the pressnal
q having carried the furnishings in
8 TO the yard and temporarily buries
them. The unfinished room
Iseemed to drive the invaders fren
4 zied. The lime few about at sucl
!. a rate that you couldn't see tw
J feet in front of you, and its down
. pour onto the floor, combined witt
I. the labored breathing of the Got
and Vandal, sounded like tn
storm that follows in the wake o
f q cyclone.
III The barbarians retired in goo,
n order at about 1870, and then tn
work of cleaning up commenced
IS Everybody got hot water and soa
and turned in to slush down til
ldecks. The floors were scrubbed
i, the woodwork polished; littl
d knicknacks, such as paperweight
: and penholders which had bee
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

81. F. Morton, New York; B. T.
Thompson, Chicago; G. S. Pollock,
Duluth; j. N. Stewart, Minneap-
oils, and 81. T. King, Saltwater,
were guests of Warden Wolfer on
Tuesday, and were escorted through
the prison by him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Both Gypsy and Peggy have
pups-t thoroughbred Skye terriers.
There are eight of them sltogeth-
or. Sinbad offers few of them
for sale at bargain prices.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The Deputy is mourning the
death of 9 pet cat, one Of the best
ratters in this part of the country.
It got into the way of killing
chickens, however, and Monday
the Deputy gave orders to have il
chloroformed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Mr.. Frank Quinn of Chicago
was a guest of Captain Alexander's
last week. Mr.. Quinn has charge
of the Illinois rifle range. He is
himself one of the champion shots
of the state and has many trophies
which he has won by his skill.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

movement Of Within the past
Prison Population. week four pris-
oners went out and two were re-
ceived, OF the former, two were
paroled- L. w., 8O4, and w. 81.
$50, and two were discharged
@. S. R., 1894, and T. f., 5645.
The population numbers 629, of
whom Ala are in the first grade;
200 in the second, and fifteen in
the third.
The latest register number is
1922.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

The park looks as well as it has
in years, Notwithstanding the fact
that most of it was resodded with.
in the past six months. Mr.. Back
land says the lawn will be in first
class condition by Memorial Day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
BASEBALL.

Standing Of the Clubs In the National
and American Leagues, and
American Association,
May 18.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

While we have a hearty admiration
for the man that will suffer pecuniary
loss rather than prove traitor to his
convictions, still we have only pity for
the trustees of the Methodist church
who refused the bequest of one Of the
victims of the Iroquois theatre fire,
on the ground that his attendance at
the theatre precludes the use of the
money for religious purposes. It
sounds more like the narrow-minded
fanaticism of the Puritan days than
the enlightened twentieth century.
We question the right of said trus-
tees to thus negatively judge and CEN
sure the donor. If without acting con-
trary to the dictates of his conscience,
this man felt that he could visit q
theatre, what right has anyone to ques-
ton his act and decide as to its moral
ity or righteousness? 1t seems to US
that each one must himself determine
whether given pleasure is harmful or
beneficial to him morally or spiritually.
Nest persons that censure amuse-
ments make the mistake of failing to
discriminate between what is wrong
or injurious pen, Sc and what becomes SO
through environment or abuse. There
is no more harm in game of cards
than in game of chess. But when
cards become the medium of gambling
they at once become harmful, as gam
bling tends to make q man unfaithful
in the discharge of his business duties
and may lead him to dishonesty.
AS to the stage. OF course there ares
theatres that are disgrace to any
community; but because such places,
exist, for one to issue sweeping.
scathlng denunciation against all play,
houses is about as logical as to brand
all tradesmen rogues because some
tradesmen are unprincipled. Most
theatres produce plays which are edu-
cational; for wherever vice is shown to
be a losing card, and wherever life of
virtue, uprightness and honesty is por-
trayed as being in the end victorious,
there good work is being done. It
has been objected that plays are ALI
love scenes. Well, what Of itp Is not
that true to life? And is there not a
| golden thread Of love running through
the life Of every child Of Adam? It is.
many mans salvation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Between thirty and forty men,
bers of the senior class of the
Hamline University visited the
prison last Friday, lunching here.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Guard Lyons and crew are clean
ing and renovating the mstron's
department.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Next week the carpenters will
entirely refit greenhouse No. 2,
erecting new benches and mend
ing the walks.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
dHELIoGRAMSE
III BY r. NJ. ~

III BY F. NJ.
An expert says that all criminals
have a flat occiput. Nonsense,
this place is full Of round heads.
A sentimental young man says
that the girl he marries must be
one who can sing like bobolink,
but after marriage he will likely
discover that his bobolink can also
cackle like guinea hen.
A st. Louis Judge says that di-
vorce drives q man to the devil
and the penitentiary. Yes, and
sometimes when woman who isan
expert on a washtub secures q di-
vorce from her husband, it either
drives him to work or to the poor.
house. !.
A news item says that the wife
of section boss in Illinois saved
q train from plunging into wash
out by tagging it with pair Of her
husband soveralls. Thissoundslike
the truth because the imaginary
heroine of the fake writer would
use q red flannel petticoat instead
Of mannish and beastly pair Of
overalls.
A bill has been introduced into
the national legislature of the Ger.
man Empire which if passed viii
award damages out of the public
treasury to those who have unjust.
ly suffered arrest at the hands Of
the police. If a similar law were
passed in this country, what woule
the amateur detective do for ex
lperience? It is much easier ant
less dangerous to arrest an limo
cent man than a guilty one.
Two men, evidently hungry lum
ber.jacks, broke into grocer,
store at Rockville, this state, ant
Istole 9 package Of coffee, two doz
en- eggs and ham, and pape
published in that locality says tha
as soon as the bold robbery wa
: discovered, the sherlffs of four ad
! joining counties were notified, pos
: ses organized, and after an excl
. ing chase of three days the DEF
}. perate outlaws were located an
: captured at the point of Winchel
q ters. The two bandits will prob,
: bly, be brought here for safe keel
= ing until the time for their trial.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

1t is said that "new brooms sweep
Clean" They certainly raise more dust
than old ones, which is rather dubi-
GUS quality. The new Observations
man fears that he is more likely to
raise cloud of dust-thus "darkeniEg
knowledge by words" and befogging
the intellect of those who read what he
writes-than to offer solution of the
many perplexing problems confronting
us or to contribute grain Of truth to
the readers of THE MIRROR.
In making his ibow, he begs to ex-
press his regret that his predecessor,
whose contributions have been so
highly appreciated, should vscate the
chair. He deserves the sincere thanks
Of his many readers for the pleasure
he has given them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
CHURCH NOTICE.

services In the Prison Chapel as $500 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. 8. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. C0rc0ran
Oh0plalns.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

r. M. Cole and T. j. Radigan,
both residents of Saltwater and
former members of Go. K, Thir-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD or CONTROL.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD or CONTROL.
J.F. JACOBSON, Chairman Madison
s.w. LEAyErT. Litchneld
O. b. GOULD. - Winona
H. W. WRIGHT, - Secretary
aEsiUENr OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, warden
J. 8. GLENNON. Deputy Warden
II. @. OOLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
b. w. DAVIS. Clerk and Accounting Ofacer
r. n. BORDWELL, Steward
B. j. MERRILL. Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, ,Nasron
3. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
J.. z. BARNCARD. 81. Paul
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Guard Stilkey is away on fur.
Tough.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

At last the Panama Canal is in o
fair way to be an actually. Accord
ing to the papers. work will commences
on it in Jess than three months. But.
the older members of this generation
need not expect to see the finished ca
nal. II it is open for traffic fifteen
years hence it will be very rapid work,
and ten years more will be required to
elapse before it makes marked differ
ence in the present methods of ship
ment.
Ultimately one great benefit the ca
nal will bestow upon Americans will
be to force the railroads to reduce ma
terially freight rates from coast to
coast. As soon as the canal opens we
shall see keen competition between the
steamship lines and the railways, and
for once the public will be the gamer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

Guard A. johnson returned
from his furlough on Friday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

A sentimental young man says
that the girl he marries must be
one who can sing like q bobolink,
but after marriage he will likely
discover that his bobolink can also
cackle like a guinea hen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

An expert says that all criminals
have q flat occiput. Nonsense
this place is full Of round heads.
The evening world., 1904-02-18
CHASTITY EXHIBITS
At 'R|PPER'S' TRIAL
BIoodstained Knife and Other
Articles TO Be Offered in Evil
dence-Totterman's Counsel
win Try to Prove Conspiracy.

A Jury was obtained. this morning in
the criminal branch of the Supreme
Court before Justice Kenehck, to try
Emil Waterman, the alleged Jack the
Ripper" for the murder OF Sarah Mar
tin in the Raines law hotel at No. II
James Slip. the night of Dec. 10 last.
Questioning the jurors. Lawyer Henry
W. Goldsmith asked them II they were
acquainted with any member of the de-
tective force and IL they would believe
evidence tending to show the arrest OF
the defendant was the result Of a police
conspiracy. Justice Kenehck ruled the
last question out, i%nstructing the jurors
not to answer.
At the request of Assistant District
Attorney Ely. the taking OF evidence
was postponed until tomorrow, several
witnesses for the prosecution being abb
sent.
One Of the exhibits in the trial is the
big jack-knife aiken from Totterman
when he was arrested. Its long blade Is
still covered with the blood 1t had on II
when II was u concealed In the slil-
or's sweater. =
Other EXHIBITS are the sweater and
the new shoes which Totterman Is said
which he Is alleged to have put on in
the room where Sarah Martin was muir
dered.
one OF the most important witnesses
for the prosecution is Totterman's old
shipping mate. He came to New York
sweater and shoes and saw him after
the murder.
The evening world., 1904-02-18
DENIED EGGS HE
/. TRIED SUICIDE
David Harris's Mother Thought
Fish Was Good Enough for
Him, but He Could Not Agree
with Her. !

avid Harris, twenty-slx years old
Of No. 40 East Eishty-s sixth street. wa.
held in $1,000 bail to-day by Magistrat,
Flammer for trying to take his owr
life. Harris. who attempted suicide be
cnuse he had a grievance. now wants tc
know where the Justice OF the worlt
lies.
Yes. I took the acid" said Harris
in the Harlem Court. to-day. 1T wal
my acid and why shouldn't take It, II
l wanted IT,"
The Magistrate said his reasoning was
not In accordance with the statutes.
a quarrel with my mother and my
father. My mother wanted to give me
fish to eat and I wanted eggs, She said
fsh was good enough for me. Now Is
it?"
Then Harris snatched a big knife from
the table M made a dangerous gesture
with II. His mother grabbed 1t from
him.
II you won't let me kill myself, you
kill me then" suggested the son.
The mother declined to do his bid
ding Then Harris jumped up, and. got
ting hold OF n bottle or carbolic acid.
took a gulp OF the poison. He sput-
tered and he writhed. His mother
locked him in and rushed out OF the
house for a physician. When the latter
arrived he began work on Harris. lie
didn't have to take him to q hospital,
The policeman on the beat took him 10
the East EiGhty-eighth street station.
Mrs. Harris has twelve children, and
she SAYS that David is the only one
who Sives her trouble,
The evening world., 1904-02-18
IN SAMAR'S WILDS
Our Soldier Boys Have Many HafdshIpl

A surgeon In the United States Vel
unteers serving in the wilds OF aA-
mar, Philippine Islands, scouting
every other day and being shot int0
every night by way Of variety, says:l
Scouting through dense forests over
grown by luxuriant vines vas like en-
tering each day into a tunnel.
The foliage was so dense no light
OF the sun ever penetrated or breath
OF wind ever entered, and there were
miles and miles OF this trail, tho
monotony being broken only by bolo
attacks upon us by the i~nsurgenta
Without water-and no one knows
what that mean to a thirsty soldier
unless he has travelled miles and
miles without one drop In his can
teen-we marched. on food unsuited
to the climate. These things and the
violent work broke many of US down
physically. some with fevers, some
with dysentery and others with or
ganic troubles. u
My mitral valve finally refused n
perform its work. ano when my skin
turned blue. with both limbs swollen
% twice their natural size. and I saw
two people where there was only one.
| was sem home to die. But I fooled
some of the best surgeons in the SER
vice by simply adopting Grape-Nuts
as q food.
Nothing would remain on my
stomach. net ever water, and ice was
an unknown product in Samar. Every
thing bad been tried and every food
had failed. until. coming home TO die.
one OF my companions or the trans
continental train advised me to try
Grape-Nuts.
Il did not know what they were,
hut | looked over the menu once
again and noticed Grape-Nuts on the
hill OF fare. Some were ordered. and
with nice thick e the food
seemed 10 strike the right place. and
from that day to this | have been o
user OF Grape-Nuts. Ii solved the
problem and brought me back to
and now | have 1t on my table
twice a day.
AS Q medical officer ! have recon-
mended Grape-Nuts food wherever I ,
had a weak stomach to treat. and the
have always bean Splendid
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little oook,$The Road to Wellgilk&
-.n-
The evening world., 1904-02-18
YOUNG MAN ANNOYS
THIS PRETTY GIRL:
He Insisted that He Wanted to
Speak to Her and Her Father
Asks the Police to Have Him
Arrested.

Henry Miles. a manufacturer OF slate
ornaments ut East New York avenue
and Ambov street. Brooklyn. hrs asked
the police of the Brownsville station tt
help him find a young mar VINO has
been annoying his daughter Eta. Eta
Is twenty years old and pretty. While
she was in Philadelphia last week a
man called at her home and asked to
see her. When told she was away he
made a disturbance and wore that he
would stay around until he had a
chance to speak to her.
He hung around the house until late
at night and then Q away. Several
days later. after Eta had returned. no
came back and the girls father and
brother chased him for several blocks
without catching him. Since then he
has been writing letters by the score to
the girl threatening violence unless she
sees him.
The police think the nan Is q crank
who has been attracted bv the girls
pretty face.