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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
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, 1905-12-14

Superintendent Williams clerk
is very happy since he received
the new set of Office books. They
are an improvement over the old
ones. The new set is very CON-
plete, and one can tell at a glance
at the end of each day the output,
the raw material on hand, and the
material used.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Miss Anna Newman, an inmate
of the matron's department, was
adjudged insane by an insanity
commission and transferred to
Rochester last Saturday. She was
received from Minneapolis about
eight months ago, and was serving
FIVE years for grand larceny.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Three large sheetiron shields
were made for the breakers in shop
V. They will help to protect the
gearing on the side of the machine
from dirt, and to avert the danger
of the workmen getting their
clothing caught while operating
them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The occupant of 374 would like
to exchange the Farmers Tribune,
Duluth News-Tribune, and the
Eau Claire Leader, for the Duluth
Herald and some country papers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The Irvine factory is now manu-
featuring Pure Manila, $50 feet to
the pound, and Manila, 600 feet to
the pound. These are the two
best grades manufactured.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Mr.. Frank Wolfer and wife were
visitors at the Chautauqua meet
ing last Sunday afternoon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

During the past two weeks our
eight by twelve Job press has been
going some. We printed $4,000
small order blanks, $4,000 circu-
lars, and several other jobs. The
order blanks and circulars each
REQUIRED two impressions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

A new floor was put in the tailor
department during the latter part
of last week by the carpenters.
The old one did good service for
many years and was about worn
out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

A platform was erected in shop
V under the main line shaft.
This is very convenient for the
oiler and much safer than using a
ep-ladder.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Twenty pairs of gloves we're re-
ceived for the members of the
band. The boys were wearing
them last Sunday, and were thus
enabled to protect their fingers
from the cold while playing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The carpenters visited the pris.
oners' kitchen last Saturday and
repaired the flooring.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Mr.. William Mohr, Of Still
water, was enrolled as a guard at
this institution the forepart of the
week. Guard Spindle has resigned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Big George, who helps to swing
the front gate, is making a hard
effort to raise mustache. George
has been a model prisoner while
here and his friends rejoice to
know that he will soon be going
out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Biggs, the hurry-up man, made
a fine gripper for our press recent
ly. It was made of steel and is
nicely finished off.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

A citizen was at work last Fri
day evening splicing one of the
belts in shop A. A stitch in time
saves nine, they say.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The steam fitting rack in the
pattern room was stenciled during
the past week. This will enable
the man in charge of that room to
distinguish the difference between
q "tee" and an cell"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Ole Mirror
THURSDAY. DECEMBER IA, 1905.
PRISON OFFICIALS.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
O. B. GOULD, Chairman Wlnona
8. W. LEAvETT Litchheld
T.. A. ROSING Cannon Falls
M, CUTTER secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, Warden
J, s. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
M. G. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
n. W, DAVIS, Clerk and Accounting Officer
ROBERT M. COLES, Steward
b. J, MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY. Matron
8. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
J.. BARNCARD. st. Paul
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The blind man in the solitary
annex was the recipient of book
last Friday that will help him to
pass the long hours. The book is
for the blind, and contains raised
letters. It is on the New York
point system, and is a very large
affair. It is called the pioneer
History Stories" It has been
some time since he has done any
reading of this nature, but he will
soon become familiar with it, as
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The school teachers, who con-
duct the prison night school, re-
ceived their pay envelopes last
Thursday evening. These men
might be considered the aristocra-
cy of the prison, as they are the
only inmates who are on a salary
basis.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

There has been another decrease
in the number of inmates in the
matron's department. There are
now only nine. One was paroled
and the other was transferred to
the insane asylum during the
week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Our next holiday is Christmas
Day, which OCCURS Monday, De-
cember 25th. New Years Day ALEC
falls on a Monday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

For the benefit of the new ar
rivals, we wish to say, that the
library slips are taken up by the
night guards on the following
evenings: On galleries one and
two, Wednesday and Saturday.
On number three gallery, Monday
and Thursday. On number four,
five and six galleries, Tuesday
and Friday. The slips should be
placed on the crossbar of your
door each evening before the gong
rings to retire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
he has not entirely forgotten the
method.

Mr.. W. M. Holbrook and wife,
Of st. Paul, and Mr.. j. Z. Dunster
and wife, Of Utica, N. Y, were
escorted about the institution last
Tuesday by Assistant Deputy
Warden Colligan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Warden Henry Wolfer, Louis
w. Clarke and 81. II. Harrison
went to the Mulvey proposed site
for the new prison last Friday and
made ,soundings of the bay be-
tween the peninsula and the main
land and a cursory survey of the
land for the information of the
Board of Control.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Sleighing is not very good on
Main ST., altho there is consider
able snow elsewhere about the
prison yard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Fir. Corcoran held mass in the
prison chapel last Sunday morn
ing at half past seven. All the
catholic members of the institution
were given an opportunity to
attend
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

A doorway has been cut into the
department that will be used as a
tobacco plant, which connects it
with the stewards department.
This will separate the room from
the rest of the cellar and place the
plant under the direct charge OF
the steward.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Deputy Warden Glennon and
Matron Mckinney accompanied
the unfortunate woman to the asy-
lum.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
CHAPEL Services.

The following is the program of
the services held in the chapel,
Sunday, December 10th, Father
COrcOran officiatino.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy, and Rev. FIR. Corcoran
chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Considerable new shelving was
placed in the pumproom of the
stewards department by the car
penters one day during the week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Guard Hammons left on his ten
days vacation last Monday.

Foreman Peters, of the lasting
department of the Western Shoe
Co., resigned yesterday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

aonest efforts.
In this age of the world one
who would succeed must live up to-
his opportunities.
Xantippe was genuine spitfre.
No wonder Socrates, her husband.
fed to the fatal draft of hemlock.
Were she living now she would
probably be classed as a yellow
journalist.
Character is the result of re-
peated effort along moral lines.
It takes years to build up an hon.
ored name. How foolish is he
who by one misstep loses both
character and good name.
One cannot always guage q,
workman by his chips. The 1905
ter makes lot of noise, but it in
the Woodworking, unobtrusive
hen who meets the demand for
"two in the pan, sunnyslde up"
Commander Lucien Young, Of
the Inflated Bennington, is to-
escape with a reprimand. If he
is guilty of neglect of duty he
ought not to escape severe punish
ment; if, on the other hand, he lis
not guilty, it seems to me, he ought
not to be punished in any degree.
In just a few years all steam
locomotives will be consigned to the
scrap heap. Railway trains will
be run, as they should be, by
electricity. Even today on many
"feeder" or branch lines the loco
motive has been succeeded by a.
gasolene motor for passenger SER,
vice. These motors are queer look
ing arrangements, but they are
both speedy and economical.
Keep your eye peeled! A new
counterfeit $1,000 bill is in circu->
latlon. One can easily distinguish
it from the real thing by it's length,
it being longer than the genuine
article. Cannot some fertile mlnd->
ed genius invent bill that once
in ones possession, it cannot be
spent or wasted? Something like
Sinbad's Old Man of the Sea, that
you cannot shake off or lose. A
bill of this kind would be reaE
boon to very many sons of men.
i The great Allis-C Chalmers Co, of
Chicago, is planning to shut down.
It's immense plant in that city and
, concentrate all it's energies at Allis.
Wis, a suburb of Milwaukee.
This move is made because of the
intolerable labor conditions exist.
ing in Chicago. Sixteen other,
firms, employing 4,775 men and
girls, are moving or will soon move
to nearby towns because of the
attitude of the Chicago labor un,
ions. During the last three OF
four years numberless concerns
have moved to Indiana, Inland
I Illinois and Eastern Iowa, and
many more will go unless eondi-
), tions radically change in the
Windy City.
. I noticed in a recent issue Of
Q The MIRROR clipping from am
Q Elk River paper criticising the
: Hennepin County grand jury for
r denounoing two "eminently re-
Q spectacle" residents of Mime
apolis, and still not bringing indict-
n ments against them. The Elk
J, River paper fails to give the exact
j facts; those two men could not be
D indicted because of the interven-
b ton of the statute of limitation.
VI If these gentlemen are guiItless,
! let them waive the statute of limi-
J. tations, and thus give the grand
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The Deputy Warden from the
Michigan City penitentiary was
about the prison last Thursday.
While here the gentleman visited
the tobacco factory and gave a few
helpful instructions IN regard to
the manufacture of tobacco. They
now have confidence, and it is ex-
pected that we will have the tobac-
co in short time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Since the snow has come and
covered the prison grounds, we
have failed to see Sinbad's noted
ratcatcher abroad. The green
house man should provide his dog
with a pair of felt boots, so it could
attend to business the same as
usual. This has occasioned such
citation among the rats that the
other day we saw an old chap
standing on his head.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Wise and Otherwise.
A-By G. A. Y.-G
A thoroughbred, is a man whose

A thoroughbred, is man whose
wife is away on her vacation.
Real success IS the result Of
honest efforts.
In this age of the world one
who would succeed must live up to
his opportunities.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Xantippe was genuine spitfire.
No wonder Socrates, her husband.
fed to the fatal draft of hemlock.,
Were she living now she would
probably be classed as a yellow
iournalist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
SenOOl Report.

For Dist. No y for the month cad
ing September 20.
Males enrolled 7, females IL. total
10. Average attendance Ia; per
centage Of attendance 92.
Pupils having perfect attendance:
Carrie ..Hartshorn, Laura Bauer,
Carrie Schmidt, Arpa Schmidt, Esther
Schmidt, Esther Dirks, Jacob Dirks,
David Unruh, Guy Marin, and
Edna Nairn.
Classes in algebra, Bookkeeping
and Higher Arithmetic have been
organized for the benefit of those
who graduated last year.
The attendance is better than last
year for Dthe first month, the per.
centage then being only II per cent.
+. L. MARSH,
Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

locked queerly at us when we came
in-me in my dusty shoes and mussed
hair and old rig, and Mr.. o. in his
working toys. But do you suppose we
cared?
He was smoking and was pretend
ing to eat fruit when at last got fair.
ly launched on my story.
He listened to it all with never a
word OF interruption. Sometimes ]
thought he was so interested that h.
couldn't bear to miss a word | said
And then again fancied he wasn't
listening at all to me: only watchins
me and listening to something inside
of himself.
Can you see him, Mag, sitting oppo.
site me there at the pretty little table
on In a private room by ourselves,
He looked so big and strong and mas.
terful, with his eyes half closed
watching me, that Rugged myself
with delight to think that IL Name,
Olden, had done something for him h,
couldn't do for himself.
1t made me so proud, so tipsily vain
that as leaned forward eagerly talk
ing, l felt that same intoxicating hap
.piness l get on the stage when tn,
audience is all with me, and the two
OF us-myself and the many.handed
good-natured other fellow over on tn,
other side Of the footlights-go ca
reering on on haunt Of fun and fancy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

&c discharge that gossiping nurse for
letting her out Of her sight"
"And the soiled things she had on
the dress with the blue ribbons?"
an find out" she said.
She rang for the maid and gave her
an order.
WAS it q valuable paper?" she
asked.
"Not-very," stammered. My
tongue was thick with hope and
dread. "Just-my notes. YOU know.
but do need them. couldn't carry the
baby easily. so | pinned them on her
skirt. MISUNDERSTANDING"
The maid came in and dumped q
little heap of white before me. ! fell
on my knees.
Oh yes. I prayed all right. but |
searched, too. And there it was.
What ! said to that woman | don't
know even now. ! few out through
the hall and down the steps and
And there Kitty Wilson corralled
me.
Say, where's that stick-pin?" she
cried.
"Here!-here. you darling!" | said,
pressing it into her hand. And, Kit
ty, whenever you feel like swiping an
other purse-just don't do it. It
doesn't pay. Just you come down to
the Vaudeville and ask for Nance
Olden some day. and I'll tell you why"
"Gee!" said Kitty, impressed. Shall
shall call We hanson, LADY,"
Should she! The blessed inspiration
of her!
| got into the wagon and we drove
down street-to the Vaudeville.
l burst in past the stage doorkeeper,
amazed to see me. and rushed into
Fred ObermulTer's Office.
"There!" | cried, throwing that aw-
full paper on the desk before him.
Nov cinch EN-, Fred 0bermuller, as
they cinched you. It'll be the hottest
blackmail that ever-oh, and will you
pay for the hansom?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
CHAPTER XVI.

DON'T remember much
about the first part of the
lunch. | was so hungry
! wanted to eat everything
in sight, and so happy that
] couldn't eat a thing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
KANSAS. WHEAT
ALWAYS The BEST.
Miller al Lyons Tells the Differ.
ence Between il and Others.
WILL NEVER DETERIORATE.

Kansas aud the Southwest. have
this year demonstrated once more
their supremacy as the wheat growing
garden Of the nation. A clear expires.
sion Of this was made by George NJ.
Randall. the well known miller OF
Lyons, in an interview. 1t is worth
consideration:
Il have been studying the matter
over carefully and my conclusion is
that the great Northwest has seen its
best days as a wheat producing
country and that the future great
wheat field OF the world lies in the
great Southwest, and my reasons for
these conclusions are:
"In the first place the DakotaS and
Manitoba are far north and. on
several occasions during the last few
years their wheat crop has been az
fecled by very late spring frosts or
early frosts in the fall. On the
contrary, the climate of the Southwest
is peculiarly adapted for the growing
OF wheat and climatic changes are
making conditions each year more
favorable to the successful growing
OF wheat.
1T Can be argued further that the
northwestern crop, during the last two
years, has suffered very severely from
rust and other conditions which make
successful wheat growing almost i'm.
possible, while on the other hand the
high quality Of the grain grown in the
Southwest has made our wheat more
popular than ever and al times il be
came an absolute necessity for the
Northwest TO buy each year large
quantities Of southwestern wheat in
order to keep and maintain the
quality of their flour. Wheat growing
Is to be, for the next ten years at least,
a very profitable business for the
southwestern farmer.
"The millers Of the Southwest
during the past five years have been
constantly pushing Kansas -four, so
that today it may be said the Kansas
flour goes 10 nearly every market in
the world. In order that the pro
duction of Kansas hard wheat shall
not deteriorate, Kansas millers three
years ago imported from the C,imea
a ship load Of wheat that was dis.
trlbuted out among Kansas farmers
TO enable them to renew their wheat.
They are already arranging for the
importation in 1906 Of another ship
load for the same purpose.
Only very small portion of the
Northwestern wheat. judging from re
turns thus far received, will be Of
contract grade this year, the bulk of
their wheat being low grade. Con
Sequeutly, the Northwest will be
obliged again to come to Kansas to
get wheat in order to hold I'D the
quality OF Northwestern -four"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

afraid you wouldn't care for an old
fellow like me?" he laughed. Yes,
that's the only fear | had. But lost
it, Nancy, Nancy Obermuller, when
you hung that paper down before me.
That's quite two hours agO-haven't
waited long enough"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

| =. a.
u . advance sales. | tell you,
-4-ee., .donahan, we're strictly in it
we Obermullers. That Broadway hit
OF mine has preceded me here, and
we've got the town, | suspect, in 4d-
vance.
But I'm not writing to tell you this.
I've got something more interesting to
tell you, my dear old Cruelty chum.
| want you to pretend to yourself
that you see me, Mag. as | came out Of
the big Chestnut street store this after
noon, my arms full of bundles.
must have on that long coat to ny
heels, of dark warm red, silk-lined. with
The long, incurving back sweep and
high chinchilla collar. that Fred or
dered made for me the very day VS.
were married. | must be wearing that
Jolly little, red-cloth toque caught UP
on the side with some of the fur.
Oh, yes, / knew | was more than a
year behind the times when | got
them, but successful actress wears
what she pleases, and the rest of the
world wears what pleases her, too.
Besides, fashions don't mean so much
to you when your husband tells you
how becoming-but this has nothing 10
do with the bishop.
Yes, the bishop, Mag!
had just said, Nance Olden-" To
myself / still speak to me as Nancy
Olden; it's good for me, Mag; keeps
me humble and forever grateful that
I'm 50 happy. Nance, you'll never be
able to carry all these things and lift
your buful train, too. And there's
never a hanson round when it's snow
ing and"
And then caught sight Of the car
rage. Yes. Maggie. the same fat, low,
comfortable, elegant, sober carriage,
wide and well-kept, with rubber-tired
wheels. And the two heavy horses.
fat and elegant and sober, too. ano
wide and vell-kept l know whose II
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

Il = : ] couldn't eat thing.
But Mr.. 0. kept piling the things
on my plate, and each time | began
to talk he'd say: mot now-wait till
you're rested, and not quite so fam
ished."
laughed
'Do eat as though was starved?"
"You-yOu look tired. Nance"
"Well, ! said, slowly, "it's been q
hard week"
"lts been hard for me. too; harder.
I think, than for you. 1t wasn't fair
to me to let me-think what | did and
say what did. I'm so sorry, Nance
and ashamed So ashamed! You
might have told me-"
And have you put your foot down
on the whole thing; not much!"
He laughed He's got such a boyish
laugh in spite Of his chin and his eye
glasses and the bigness of him. He
filled my glass for me and helped me
again to the salad.
Oh, Mag, it's such fun to be a
woman and have a man wait on you
like that! It's such fun to be hun
CRY and sit down to a jolly little table
just big enough for two. with carna-
lions nodding in the tall slim vase.
with a fat, soft-footed, quick-handed
waiter dancing behind you. and some
thing tempting in every dish YOUR eye
falls on.
It's a gay, happy, easy world, Mag
gle darlin' ! VOW | can't find a dark
corner in it-not to-day.
None but the SWEETEST place in town
was good enough, 0bermuller had said
tor us to celebrate in. The walters
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

Chris Wagner left for Ellinwood
Monday morning to be at the bed
side Of bis brother John. who is in a
very serious condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
ITO BE Continued

Call and examine our line of
heaters, cook stoves and ranges.
Largest assortment, best material, and
reasonable prices. The Great Bend
Hdw. & Imp. Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

never know where It'll lead you. Here
was I-just a clever little lie or two
and the dear old bishop would be hap
by and contented again. But no; that
fatal habit that I've acquired Of tell
ing the truth to Fred and you mastered
me-and fell
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

Oh, Mag-Mag how can | tell him?
Do you think he knows that | am go
ing to be good-good that | can be
as good for good man who loves me,
as | was bad for a bad man | loved!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
Bargains 10 Real Estate.

If you contemplate buying land
this fall, see US, as we have good
wheat land iu Pawnee, Edwards,
Hodgeman, Ford, Gray and Fiuuey
county for sale. Prices right and
tel ms reasonable.
WooDs & RUssLE.
Kinsley, Kas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
CHAPTER XVII

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81
Maggie, dear: I'm writing to
you just before dinner, while
| visit for Fred. He's down
at the box Office looking up
advance sales. | tell you,