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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04
THE POPULAR RHODE ISLAND
REDS.

Those who have experimental with the
Rhode Island Reds consider them a breed
of great promise. for they combine,the car
cass which makes them desirable, market
owl with good egg production. They
are as good mothers as the old Domin-
que, nearly as good egg producers as the
and the carcass takes on weight
readily without too great expense and has
a most delicious flavor. Taken as a whoI..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

The Manila agent of the Pacific Com
mercial museum. San Francisco. warns
California merchants to out for
the new scheme Of the Togo Kisen
Steamship company of Japan. which is
to extend its present Manila service be-
tween Manila and Panama. 1t has ne
gOtiated a large loan from the ROths-
childs. and Is building II. O0O-ton 20-knot
steamships. n after the war is over
will be ready to try to wrest the orien-
tai market from San Francisco snip
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

A police report was recently received
at the government headquarters in
Canada from Herschell island, in the
Arctic ocean. It was sent by some Of
the members Of the northwestern
mounted police and Travelled 1000 miles
by sled, 1000 miles by water and 5000
miles by rail. It look ove two months
for the Journey.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

To telephone from the bowels of the
earth In any one Of its fifty-four mines
direct to the company's headquarters.
at Pottsville. is the feat the Reading
company expects to accomplish. The
comapny il trying q lev style OF tele-
phone and in it's inside workings to
expedite and safeguard the business.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

Two Japanese who have been in
Calesville. Wis, for some time to pur-
chase blooded cattle to be shipped to
their native land. declared hat within
twenty years the language Of Japan
will be English. They say 1t Is being
here say that the two Japs are using
the American system Of Judging cattle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04
Gettino Time.

Mine eyes have seen the fury of the Kan.
sas man amuck:
He Is giving every trust in sight a iab
or two for luck.
And it's getting mighty nearly time for
Standard OH to duck.
For hes still rampaging on.
Chicago Tribune.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04
Bullish,

Puck: PATIENT: Blu 1 thought your
price for an appendicitis operation was
only $500?
Specialist: Oh. that was Yesterdays
quotation. The market opened this
morning at 1926 and advanced briskly to
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

4 stanford university faculty colony
- to b started At Carbohydrates.
1outhern California Among these who
prooS0snt Jordan, Professors Gilbert.
SULLIVAN, u1Gh. Piorce. Nerino. fillmore
and cAqnon and 1Gra.2W. 4. Kimball.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

The present population Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland 10 about q. $50. 00c.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-05-04

0JSpo ct the Tongue.
Harper's Weekly: 4 wen known liter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

ton for the time being. Warden
Wolfer submitted the financial
statementfor September as follows:
Receipts on account of binder
twine sales to the amount Of
$2,539.O9 and 1882. 40 from mis-
cellaneous sources. The latter
sum includes $2,935.8O for convict
labor in the Irvine shops; 81, FOL "a
for labor in the shoe factory and
$838.75 from visitors, the latter
being the heaviest receipts from
that source in any month in the
history of the prison. It includes
receipts from visitors during state
fair week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
PARK PROGRAM.

After lapse of many years,
The MIRROR again reaches my
desk. It is unique in the journal
istic field, and is one publication
whose editors have little fear of
rude and rough people lodging in
to whip the editor. The MIRROR
is published by the inmates of the
penitentiary at Saltwater, Mimi,
at 81 year, for the benefit of the
library, and contains many bright
and original things some deep in
thought, some light and airy, re-
flecting the mental status of the
colony it represents. 1t is no
doubt a wonderfully good thing
for the time servers as well as the
general readers, and is one step
toward the educational idea of
Col. Harry Walmsley, of Kansas
City, who believes penal institu-
tions should be educational re-
formatories.- Kingston (Mo. }
Mercury.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Board Of Pardon$.

The State Board of Pardons
held their regular quarterly meet
ing at the capitol last Monday.
There we're about thirty applioa-
tons, from the various institutions,
on file for consideration. j. H.,
1879, was granted a conditional
pardon. He was received from
Redwood County last April to
serve one year. The county attor-
ney who prosecuted him appeared
before the board and testified that
the man was not aware of break
ing the law.
Those cases continued were
Fl. H., 1915; E. P. B., 1856; and
F. L. K, 1856.
Those denied we're: Ct. G.,
1898; G.. S. B., 1882; F. F. g.,
1928; and FL. L., 1859.
We are unable to state whether
the board acted on the other cases
or not, nor was there anything in
the papers as to when the board
would hold another meeting.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Board Of Control.

The Board of Control, consist
ing of Hon. O. B. Gould, Hon. s..
w. Leavett, and Hon. L. A. Ros-
ing, met at the prison last Thurs
day. The members of the Board
arrived at the prison about nine
a. M, and were in session until
two p. m. After transacting the
routine business of the institution,
the members gave audience to
those prisoners seeking a parole.
The application of E. j., 113O, was
the only case favorable acted upon
at this time. State Parole Agent
Barncard was in attendance dur
ing the session.
The Board discussed the site for
the new prison, but deferred &C.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

About:two hundred visitors from
Excelsior, Mimi, visited this in
stitution last Saturday afternoon.
The excursionists were the guests
of the Twin City Rapid Transit
Co., and were on complimentary
outing in celebration of the open
ing of the company's line. The
party also visited st. Paul, Mime
apolis, and Wildwood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Prison Population.

During the past week there
were fourteen arrivals and four
discharges. Those discharged
were: F. w., 1862; q. S., 1868;
j. s., 721; and W. E., 972, who
left on parole.
The population of the prison is
697, distributed as follows: First
grade, $40, second grade, 1853 and
third grade Is.
The last register number is 1899.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

It often happens that immedi-
ately after the paper comes out we
are asked why we did not publish
this or that item of news. We
wish to say that it is impossible
for The MIRROR man to be at two
different places at the same time.
As he has not the aid of an assist
ant editor or an exchange editor
to relieve him of some of the stress
of Office work, he must do this
himself. Of course good many
persons believe there is an assist
ant and an exchange editor con-
nected with The MIRROR, but such
is not the case or never has been.
Occasionally these positions have
been referred to in a facetious way,
but never thought of seriously.
There are, however, three compost
tors, job man, and pressman.
So don't blame the editor if he has
overlooked an item. However,
you can assist him materially by
promptly sending to him anything
of news value. Now do not wait,
expecting that someone else will
report it to him. This is general.
ly the reason why some news il
overlooked.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

I've sat within my humble cell
And sung my songs for quite spell,
Until have no more to tell,
In prose or rhyme.
With all my songs I've sought to please,
To put some harassed heart at ease;
To give some pent-up thought release,
And kill the time.
Thus all along 1 sought to lend
A CLEAN of sunshine to some friend.
And with my idle ditties spend
The weary day.
At times my heart was dull and sad;
And then know my odes were bad;
But wrote them still, if sad or glad,
My brothers gray.
wish could convey you all
Beyond this grim and frowning wall
And give to each a fortune small,
To fetch you through.
Or, was the power in my song,
I'd change you to fairy throng
And bring you, ev'ry one, along
To fields anew.
do not ask you, on this eve
OF my departure, to believe
That am very grieved to leave,
Or say gOOd-by.
But If tell you that my heart
Shall know at least the faintest smart
Upon the day which depart,
Don't think lie.
Within these walls surely found
Some kindred souls, to whom is bound
My own in sympathy profound,
And lasting tie.
I've scrubbed now for quite spell.
To each within his little cell
I want to bid fond farewell;
GOOd-by! GOOd-byl
EMERITl
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Guard Whelan had Biggs, the
hurry-up man, out on the wall
during the week painting the
frames andshangers on the electric
light poles. They also put in new
stovepipes in the guard houses
and overhauled the stoves in prepa-
ration forswinter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Our local painter began work in
the first and second grade dining
rooms last Monday. Wherever
needed the walls will be replas-
tered, and the whole will receive
a new coat of paint. It is about
eight years ago since the dining
rooms were painted.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

It will soon be time to begin
wearing mitts. Those who stored
theirs away last spring will know
just where to look for them when
they need them, while those who
were careless as to what became
of them, will wish they had them
some of these frosty mornings.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

While the band was marching
down the street Sunday morning
the snare drum blew up. For a
moment the young man thought a
Russian bomb had been hurled at
him, but he soon recovered and
looked rather mournfully at his
busted instrument.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Miss Mary Shreeves, of Blairs.
town, Iowa, and Miss Hazel
Farmer, and Miss Gertrude VOL
fer, of Saltwater, composed party
of young ladies who were escorted
about the prison last Tuesday
afternoon by. DR.. Chambers, of
the prison hospital staff.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
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 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, 1905-10-12

Mrs. j. d. Baumann, of New
York City, and Mrs. F. Q. Wolfer,
of Saltwater, were about the pris-
on last Tuesday in company with
Mr.. Frank Wolfer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

absent, due to the fact that the
band was playing at the time the
signal was sent in. they made q
very good run.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The piping leading from the
spring to the dollhouse was re-
paired one day during the past
week. A small section was TAX
en- out and new pipe put in it's
place. as it was leaking in several
places.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Our local band now has new
snare drum. It was purchased by
the man who plays it, and it is a
very hobby affair. The young
man is an enthusiast in regard to
the band, and it is now up to him
to make good.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

One of the masons was repairing
the stone steps leading into the
basement under the shoe shop
during the past week. This place
is being renovated and will be
used by the state for storing ma
terlal, etc.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
CHAPEL Services.

The following is the program of
the services held in the chapel,
Sunday, October 9th, Rev. S. j.
Kennedy officiating:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The heating system in the chap
ell is being overhauled and extend
ed. A large new feed pipe and
several new radiators will be added.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Day Turnkey Husting returned
from his furlough the forepart of
this week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Hutch, the whitewash man, is
still improving the looks of the
interior Of the large dollhouse
building. It now looks whittier
than snow.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Warden Wolfer was in st. Paul
last Monday in attendance at the
meeting of the Board of Pardons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Wise and
- Otherwise.
a-By G. a. Y x

II
In the seventh congressional
district in Kansas there are eleven
vacant county jails. Kansas al
ways has been most eccentric
commonwealth.
Spa, are jails for people who
get caughtP' "No, SOD; they are
only for those people who, when
caught, haven't money enough to
keep themselves out"
A newspaper man is alleged to
have called Gov. Pennypacker q
pig headed ass, and it made the
governor sore. Evidently he dosn't
care to pose as a side-show freak.
Ii brick weighs seven pounds
and half brick, how much will
a brick and a half weigh? The
answer to this isn't, half-peck Of
apples; no sir!
The tremendous amount of rain
which has fallen this season bids
fair to destroy the pumpkin crop.
The vines grow so fast that the
embryo jack lanterns are being
ruined by being dragged over the
ground.
| Because man honestly differs
with you don't rise up and threaten
to wipe him off the map. It was
Puddenhead Wilson, was it not,
who said that were it not for diff
ferences of opinion, there would
be no horse racing?
| The answer to I. B. A. Rube'E
problem is easy. The mans tele-
phone number is 90, but where
Rube bought Peerless for FIVE
cents a bottle beats me, [ always
paid fifteen-cents in my town. I
presume he means John Gund's
Peerless?
January 18th, 1906, is the two
hundredth anniversary of the
birth of that great American,
Benjamin Franklin. Boston, Phil
adelphia, and Paris are planning
to commemorate the event in a
fitting manner.
The female end of London's
smart set is evidently going the
pace that kills. It said that many
!. aristocratic women of that city
have lost their family jewels at
"bridge," and have been forced to.
! wear limitations to save themselves
from exposure and disgrace.
. Too many people are prone to,
y accept every statement, read or
y heard, as literally true. When
[. the denouement comes and it is
found that the plausible promises
are but empty words, loud is the
roar of surprise and rage. They
may be likened to the young lady
Il who received letter from her
: best, closing as follows: "There.
t is kiss for you under the postage
stamp"
r We have read with considerable,
interest the synopsis of the report
y issued by the Bureau of Laborrel-.
alive to the increased cost Of
: living in this country. The esti--
q mated cost for food per family in,
t 1904, was $347.10; in 1896 it was
$2S8. 10, an increase of about IL
B per cent. The cost of food is esti-
mated at 1884 per cent of all
;, family expenditures.
t Biltmore, Vanderbilt's princely
q estate near Ashville, N. G., has
) been subdivided into small tracts
Q and leased to small farmers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The twine plant is now manu-
featuring Standard and Standard
Mixed Irvine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

One hundred and fifty tin cups
were made in the repair shop dur
ing the past week for general use
about the institution.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The plumber was in the CELL
house Tuesday plugging up few
holes in the steam radiators. On
these chilly evenings, steam is too
precious to allow any of it to es-
oano
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

There was an unusually large
crowd of visitors on the hill last
Sunday morning during the band
concert,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Guard Sullivan returned from
his vacation and reported for duty
last Thursday morning.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The machinists under Captain
Maish are now on the jump get
ing out a new lot of nippers for
the spinning machines in the
Irvine factory.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The Western Shoe Go. received
another new machine recently. 1t
is called an edge setter, and was
placed in shop l..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Guard McFall left on his ten
days vacation last Friday morn
ing. Guard Remington was as
signed to wall duty during Mr..
McFall's absence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The painter is Gaming and re-
finishing the chairs belonging in
the officers dinlngroom.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Guard F. w. Thompson was
transferred from wall duty to shop
V. Guard Binker is now stationed
at No I
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The use of short wood in the
freroom has been discontinued,
and during the winter months
slabs and trimmings will be used.
This accounts for the broad smiles
the fremen are now wearing, for
it means less work for them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Steward Coles has been absent
on his vacation. He is due to re-
turn tomorrow.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

A carload of assorted lumber
was received for the state repair
shop last Saturday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Mr.. Ct. T. Estabrook, and Mr..
j. T. Sullivan, of Blackduck,
Mimi, we're shown through the
prison last Friday by Editor Mel
son of the Washington Go. Jour-
nal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.
The population of the prison
is increasing slowly but surely.

Guard Raske left last Monday
morning on his ten days vacation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
o. B. GOULD, Chairman Winona
8. W. LEAvETT Litchfeld
I. A. ROSING Cannon Falls
M.C.CUTTER Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY wOLFER, Warden
j. 8. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
M. @. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
II. w. DAVIS, Clerk and Accounting Off1cer
ROBERT M. COLES, Steward
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY. Matron
8. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Miss Matte E. Kennedy, Miss
Nellie Kennedy, and Mr.. j. S.
Kennedy, all of st. Paul; Mr.. O..
D. Sisson, and Mr.. D. j. Sisson,
of LIE Roy, N. Y, we're sightsee-
ing about the institution last Fri
day in company with Chaplain
Kennedy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

One of the inmates wants to
know what it signifies when one
dreams of riding in an automobile.
This is rather: difficult to interpret.
A dozen solutions might be Of
fered; but we had similar dream
some time ago, and the next day
we went to court.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

The fire department made an
experimental run yesterday morn
ing. Notwithstanding the fact
that q few of the laddies were
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

There is citizen working in the
shoe company's cutting depart
ment who is the biggest man in
the place. He weighs over three
hundred pounds and feels proud
of his size. If he should happen
to fall on one of the other cutters,
it would be all day with the latter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

March-"On Guard".. Orchestra
Waltz-"The Flower Gardener" Orchestra
Doxology.. ......"................C Congregation
Invocation. ..................R Rev. s. j. Kennedy
Gloria ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80. Congregation
Scripture. Rev. 8. j. Kennedy
Hymn-"In Heavenly Pastures. Congregation
Prayer .......................Re Rev. s. J. Kennedy
Authorization Awake" Choir
Sermon. ......................Re Rev. =. j. Kennedy
Quartet-"One Sweet, Solemn Thought" ...
........................ Members of Choir
Hymn-"True-H Hearted, Whole Hearted" ....
......................... Congregation
March-"The Midnight Flyer. Orchestra
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

Mr.. w. M. Schmitt, of Anna
wan, ILL.,, and Mr.. iChas. Metzger,
of Hastings, Mimi, are the names
of two new subscribers entered
in our subscription book last Mon
day. The gentlemen were at the
prison and visited the various de-
partments with Usher Clapperton.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

.bsent, due to the fact that the
,and was playing at the time the
lgnal was sent in, they made q
,ery good run.
Day Turnkey Husting returned
rom his furlough the forepart OF
his week.
The twine plant is now manu-
:acturing Standard and Standard
Mixed Irvine.
A carload of assorted lumber
was received for the state repair
shop last Saturday.
The painter is Gaming and re-
finishing the chairs belonging in
the officers dinlngroom.
The heating system in the chap
81 is being overhauled and extend
ed. A large new feed pipe and
several new radiators will be added.
Guard F. w. Thompson was
transferred from wall duty to shop
V. Guard Binker is now stationed
at No. l.
The Western Shoe Go. received
another new machine recently. 1t
is called an edge setter, and was
placed in shop L.
The machinists under Captain
Maish are now on the jump get
ing out new lot of nippers for
the spinning machines in the
Irvine factory.
Guard McFall left on his ten
days vacation last Friday morn
ing. Guard Henningson was as
signed to wall duty during Mr..
McFall's absence.
Mr.. G.. T. Estabrook, and Mr..
j. T. Sullivan, of Blackduck,
Mimi, were shown through the
prison last Friday by Editor Mel
son of the Washington Go. Jour
nal.
The use of short wood in the
freroom has been discontinued.
and during the winter months
slabs and trimmings will be used
This accounts for the broad smiles
the fremen are now wearing, fol
it means less work for them.
Miss Matte E. Kennedy, Miss
Nellie Kennedy, and Mr.. j. S.
Kennedy, all Of st. Paul; Mr.. o,
D. Sisson, and Mr.. D. j. Sisson
of LIE Roy, N. Y, we're sightsee'
ing about the institution last Fri
day in company with Chaplain
Kennedy.
Mr.. w. M. Schmitt, of Anna
wan, ILL.,, and Mr.. IChas. Metzger
of Hastings, Mimi, are the names
of two new subscribers entered
in our subscription book last Mon
day. The gentlemen were at thu
prison and visited the various de
partments with Usher Clapperton
One of the inmates wants t.
know what it signifies when on
dreams of riding in an automobile
This is rather. difficult to interpret
A dozen solutions might be of
fered; but we had similar dream
some time ago, and the next da.
we went to court.
Miss Mary Shreeves, of Blairs
town, Iowa, and Miss Haze
Farmer, and. Miss Gertrude VOL
fer, of Saltwater, composed part
of young ladies who were escorte,
about the prison last Tuesda
afternoon by. DR.. Chambers, Q
| xho ,or;eo,, boep;to1 ,4o&