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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
Gbeer Trot1 Prison Life.
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We must considerable pleasure satisfaction in the
ing valued exchange The MIRROR published weekly the
pententry Saltwater pleasant because gives
prison life check the flow spirits chill
glow of genial humor Furthermore is also pleasant because
publication plane higher opm-
finer whose spirit cheerful than this the
of whom society has fit to place behind bars
The front of the issue hand mainly occupied
papers Chautauqua circle
of culture denied prisoners CT H. under the
head of Muc Ado About Nothing dscourses earney
anngy the comparisons things
British and things American. "F inclined matter
talks ntelgeny of matters in the Balkans Elsewhere L
H. specuaes humorousy the ansmigaon and
his fancy will upon the possibilities meempsycho
There columns editorials very
ing live public matters from elevated viewpoint
justice which meed the Chicago oger
mendd with passing word for the value plea
be overlooked the enthusiasm for CELEBRITY Sympathy with
Heney shot by exon mingled with sympathy keener still
with the stricken wife and fatheress children sedesroyed
eon who shot San Franciscos valiant of big gaers
The recent remark of Chicago university the
smart set with hoboe brings form the editor sharp defense
the smart set medium for circulating conged wealth. with
the apt only
of social peril but distributor The
charging drinking in for thorough approval
Very piquan witty and pointed of
whom under pun intended regular
departments From F NJ who writes "Heogram CLEAN these
paragraphs Now that be has feathered his nest Andy
wants to wiring the neck of the tariff GOOSE at
seated in the old chair sngng her
pants than to perched scaod
la political platform"
includes in his diverse Reflections many apt
personal social topics "Ao the "Sde Lights
column makes happy hits negbors the wallis
ing other things that he boys talking putting
vaudeville entertainment to be plenty
of talent lin midst
And besides being news "AngIious' puts
ginger into his Sat and Supe department
Aviso having said art something Angcus says "Wha shall
it be- Ayso discussion the Future of Humanity round
of drinks? Society for the Suppression RumSen Gin foreign
pars voting contest the handsomes MIRROR
Mr. Kilograms barred? How would do
Dundrearys2 Or Moral Up home? Or an ex
PLANTATION of why is
mseoe at Yoetde discussing the moral pathological agricu
tural objections to msetoeP'
It is very we'll DONE all of it. It cheer and
optimism and for its freedom from unwhoesome
Herald
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

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 your own name
and register 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 ever Friday night.
All inmates are requested to comply with
this order whether sending out copy
or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

A box of magazines was received
at the bindery last Friday. They
will be bound and added to the
library. The donor has the thanks
of the inmates for his thoughtful
ness in contributing to our COM
fort.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

Mr.. w. E. McEwen, editor of
the Duluth Labor World. Mrs.
Will Stephen and Mr.. Melvin w.
Stephen, all of Duluth, and Mr..
j. G.. Armson, of Saltwater, we're
visitors at the prison last Satur-
day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

The captain Of the dollhouse
stood in the doorway leading to
print shop the other day and tried
to hit the shoe shop building with
a SNOWFALL, but failed. 1t is evil
dent that it has been some years
since the captain did any snow
balling, or lifted a silk hat from
another's head by well-aimed
throw. All! for those good old
DAYS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

Deputy Warden CoIligan took
one of the inmates to Rochester
during the past week to appear as
a witness before the district court
of that city. He returned to duty
Sunday morning.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
The MIRROR wishes one and al
q Merry Christmas.
John White left on his ten days
vacation last Tuesday.

A handsome kitchen cupboard
was made in the state repair shop
for use at the new prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

The snow pillow was out on the
highways and byways of the pris-
on during the latter part of last
week. This is the first time this
season that there was sufficient
snow to require the pillow.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

Mr.. James Walsh, formerly a
guard at this institution and now
q detective in Duluth, and Chief
Barnes, of Saltwater, were visitors
at the prison last Saturday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

Supt. Williams is now breaking
in new bookkeeper, as the good
looking, right-h hand Office man
who presides over the books will
leave shortly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

There will be a vaudeville en-
tertainment in the chapel tomor-
row. We learn that the show will
be good one and everything is
prepared to entertain the inmates.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
Chapel Service.

The following is the program of
the service held in the chapel
Sunday, Dec. Goth, Rev. g. E..
Benson officiating:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

An assistant librarian was put
in the library Monday to take the
place of the tall chap who left on
parole. He handles the books as
tho he was an expert at the bust
ness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
NOV. Of Population.

Total number of inmates. -. 697
Received during week. $500. IL
Discharged during week -. 2
Mum Der in First Grade. 512
Number in Second Grade. 80. 179
Number in Third Grade. -. 6
Paroled @
Last serial number. 5000. 1858
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

10 OIL I'LL 80 oes-S
ement of character.
Popularity is often sacrificed at
the price of comfort.
The advice that prisoners may
receive from those interested in
reforming the erring is scarcely
comparable with the brands which
the prisoner can disseminate.
In a rear room of the Pada Hotel
two men were seated beside
small table. They iwere convers-
ing about their future plans when
the door of the room was pushed
open and two policemen entered.
"Sirs," said one of the officers, 1--WE
are here 10 arrest you" Fred
Allen and Brave Jim arose. The
Brave lad asked: "On what pre-
samptuous, trumpet up, charge do
you presume to place two Ameri-
can citizens under arrest ?"
"On the charge of being desert
ers from the U. S. Army"
"Why SOP"
Because we have the evidence
to substantiate the charge. Both
of you pawned soldier uniforms at
Isaacs." There was a twinkle
(take notice Anglicus) of merri-
ment in the eyes of Brave Jim as
he stepped near his comrade and
whispered: Submit to arrest;
watch me beat the saw"
Allen and Jim were hailed into
court the following morning to
answer the charge of vagrancy.
The young prosecutor was anxious
to obtain a conviction so as to give
time to ascertain if the prisoners
were deserters. The clerk read
the charge. The Judge sternly
asked: 'Are you men guilty or
not guilty?"
"Your HONOR spoke brave Jim,
the charge preferred is SO intensely
serious that it becomes absolutely
necessary for us to refute 1t by the
testimony of witness whom none
present would presume to assert is
not competent-because of his
official position, social rank, and
friendship with all of you gentle
men-to prove the falsity of the
preferred charge. Now, my COM
rade will accompany any person,
designated by the court, to the
home of Mayor Alton and l will
remain here until they return with
the mayor" The rigidity of the
prosecutors and judges faces re-
Taxed. The latter smilingly asked:
"Do you men know Mayor Alton?"
"Yes, your honor. We have
known him for many years. How
ever, will the court accede to my
request?"
"Yes."
Fred Allen and the officer
soon arrived at Mayor Aliens
home. Allen bounded up the
veranda steps, entered the house,
and asked the maid, whom he saw,
, for permission to use the telephone.
Calling up the court house he was
! soon speaking with the Judge:
"Judge, | am Mayor Atoms pri-
vate secretary. He requests you
to send the other prisoner to his
house at once. Says he knows
them very well; that mistake has
been made; and that he desires
you to call, after adjourning court
to be introduced to the young
men," Hanging up the receiver
Allen hastily left the house by
rear door. Meantime Brave Jim
was told to go to Mayor Atoms
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
CHURCH NOTICE.

Service in the Prison Chapel at nine
o'clock every Sunday morning. Pro-
testant and Catholic service every
alternate Sunday. Rev. c. E. Benson,
and Rev. FIR. Corcoran chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

James Dugan died at the prison
hospital last Friday morning. He
was serving a life sentence and
was received from Hennepin Co.,,
Feb. Is, 1894. Jim" was we'll
known by the long timers who
will be sorry to learn of his death.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

On another column of this page
appears an article that commends
the contributors to The MIRROR.
It is a very f1attering compliment
and should encourage those who
are regular as we'll as occasional
contributors to their local paper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24

The advice that prisoners may
receive from those interested in
reforming the erring is scarcely
comparable with the brands which
the prisoner can disseminate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-24
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DIVERSE REFLECTIONS
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Constancy is an important ell
ement Of character.
Popularity is often sacrificed at
the price of comfort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
SLUMP IN SALE
 OF WAR MATERIAL

Essen, March 21.-Baron Krupp von Bohlen, the husband of the former Miss Bertha Krupp and manager of the great gun works. is authority for the statement that the trade in war material is not as bIisk as 1t used to be. In a speech ad- dressed to two hundred and seventy-five Y orknen, who have been continuously employed by the krupps for twenty-five years, he gave the following interesting figures:
 At the end of the seventies we en- poyed eight thousand men: twenty five years ago ten thousand men were on our pay rolls. At the end of the eighties the increase in our business necessitated the employment of fifteen thousand men, Still later the trade in war material became larger and larger every year. and the new century found twenty-five thousand men on our pay rolls.
 Then came the industrial depression, forcing us to dispense with the services of a number of men. In 1903 we en- ployed only twenty-one thousand But soon business became good again. In 1905 we distributed 32,5o0 pay envelopes every week. Today we have only thirty-one thousand men regularly employed and 1t is our aim to keep them employed, or em- ploy more If possible. Just at present the outlook for the business in war ma- terial is good.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
SKIN ON FlRE-AGONY UNBEARABLE.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

June day. A longer jaunt, which stiii may be made by trolley, passing the Deaon resorts of the North Shore. where thous- ands come from all over the uniteu States to spend their summer, takes so- journers to Salem and to Marpieheao, uuaintest of New England towns, and stfll further along to Gloucester, the home of fishermen.
 The beaches nearby Boston are world famous-not merely as fashionable wat ering places, though some of them, iike Magnolia and Swampscott. have been chosen by the diplomatic corps in wash ington as the most charming or Ameri- can resting spots; not because or their amusement parks or their campmeeting grounds; but because nowhere else does the sand seem SO white or so line, and nowhere else are there such long, broad stretches of 1t, giving an outlook on the blue ocean for miles. Some of the nearer beaches, like Revere and Nantasket have
 been taken into the metropolitan park system; and Marine park in South Bos- ton, at one corner of the harbor, half an hours ride by trolley from downtown" is resorted to by thousands of people ev- cry warm evening. The other parks in- clude every sort of public pleasure ground. from Eranklnl Field with its tennis courts and Franklin park with Its
 golf links, to the Middlesex Tells, pre- served in their rugged natural state. The
 Arnold Arboretum, which is at once c
 public park and a department of liar
 vard university, contains the largest and
 finest collection of trees in the world, constituting tree museum as it has been , called, for conducting experiments and for the instruction of students of arbori culture and horticulture
 It is to the street car system which makes its manifold attractions easy of access that Boston owes much of it's reputation as 8 convention city. Elk perts have frequently described Boston s street car service is the most efficient they have seen, and it's street car men as the finest body of public service em- ployes they have met. It is the com pleteness and efficiency of this local | transportation service that is likely to make the coming convention of Women 5 eluhs in Boston mers of . sightseeing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
PRINCESS THE DUPE
 OF MUSICAL FRAUD

Vienna, March 21-F'ritz Hahn, the pro- tege of the Archduchess Frederick and of Princess Pauline Matternich has just been exposed as a musical fraud, who not only stole and passed as his own the com positions of great masters, but even copied their letters in his correspondence with his distinguished patronesses.
 Hahn came here from Stuttgart, and having an interesting face and an exceed ingly long mane of hair, soon attracted d female contingent that hailed him as a genius He had a letter of introduction to Princess Metternich and so won her oVe. that she interested the Archduchess Fred erick in the young man. Hahn claimed il was as easy for him to compose classic as ragtime music, and In four months Hahn submitted to Princess Metternich no less than eleven symphonies which were pro- Guced with the utmost success at leading concert halls and at the palaces of the great, and the newspa pers did not hesitate Ito pronounce them master works
 Princess Metternich, elated at having discovered this new genius. was so enthu- siastic that she made up d purse intend- iI.g to publish Hahn's eleven symphonies in two editions. a de lux edition, and one for the common people.
 But strange to say the composer woul not hear to it; ..his symphonies were for the select only,' he "hated printed music, and ''cared nothing for popular recogni- ton" His refusal to accept Princess Metternich's generous offer reused the suspicion of several music publishers, and they appointed an expert to study Hahn's manuscript symphonies. This was dons and 1t was discovered that every one ot Hahn's eleven symphonies were copied from the old masters, copied note foi note. There wasn't an original line in any of the works that had attracted critica and popular attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
DIAMONDS FELL.
New Theory of Origin Of the Precious
 Gems.

Rome, March 21.-Dr. Lacour. noted chemist, advances the sensational theory that diamonds fell from heaven. He ar gues as follows:
 "spectroscopical investigation show that the particles of comets, secured by sci entists. are impregnated with carbon. This carbon is in the form of crystals.
 In days gone by the earth must have come repeatedly into contact with com cts, either the nucleus or the tails These cometic particles became diamonds in the course of ages. but were buried during the various transformations of ,ne earth.
 The above theory is strengthened by the fact that diamond chips have been found in meteors.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Paris. March 21.-The shah of Persia, who may lose his throne or his life any day, is treating the political situation with calmness and almost with indiner- enee.
 But for the last week terror has relgned in the palace of Teheran; for the shan has lost Tamara-a loss of s2o,Vo. That Is what he paid for her, when he was still crown prince and she tho daughter of a poor laborer in the vineyards near Tif1ls.
 ramara was taught to sing and dance; no work ever spoiled her pretty, Idle hands. When the Shah came to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
| IMORGAN'S NIECE
 ID ENTERTAIN KING
Week-End Visit Will Cost About
 S5000
THE QUEENS BUNGAL OW
Queen Alexandra Is Having Summer Home Built Near Sandrlngham. In the Nature of Coun-
 try Club.

London, March 2l.-Mrs Lulu" Y, Har- court 6born Burns, and niece Of Ar J. Pierpont Morgan. has received an in timation that the king will honor her with a weekend visit to Nuneham, the mag lificent seat of the Harcourt family, some time during the summer. Nuneham has been literally transformed by Mrs. Hareourt. It was an old-fash- toned place with no lighting or heating apparatus and hideously furnished. To- day it is q palace of electric light and radiators, and is furnished throughout with exquisite taste.
 A weekend visit from the king usually entails sum of about s50O0. Special ar engagements nave to be made to bring the telegraph and telephone directly into the suite occupied by tne king, special chef and staff are imported, the kings favo- rite wines and cigars are ordered, the gar dens are Illuminated and band is en- gagged.
 Mrs. Harcourt stands out from the rath- CT uninteresting ranks of liberal hostesses by reason of her smart dressing, her tact and her instinctive aptitude for enter. taining. while her husband Is the most popular man In the House of Commons with both parties.
 Queen Alexandra is having built on the seashore near Sandringham a summer bungalow which will be something in the rature of a private country club. It Is intended as place where the royal fami- ly may lounge, have picnic teas and lunches, and rest on summer days after walking five miles from the royal resi- dence. No sleeping accommodations will he provided, but there will be dining and drawing rooms. d wen-equipped kitchen, and large room with seaward view to be used as lounge,
 The bungalow will be surrounded with large grounds, where tennis may be rlayed. and Oh the beach there will be a bathing pavilion.
 The Irish tenants of the notorious Lord Clanricade have won a notable victory in the courts. Clanrcade did everything to prevent the carrying out on his estate Of the Evicted Tenants act which pro- Vided for the reinstatement on their farms of families evicted for non-payment of rent.
 This case marks the end of the famous struggle on the Woodford estate whicn has lasted since 1886. At present the ten- ants are living in huts on the roadside, but they must now be restored to their old homes.
 By making casual paupers for the nonce, Mayor Upson and Alderman Trus- colt, of Maidenhead, have personally test ed the justification for a workhouse 'mu- tiny" As magistrates they had sentenced several tramps to hard labor for refusing to work the "Kiil-devil,' crank which operates d circular saw at the work Louse.
 To see for themselves whether the work of turning the machine was really too arduous for Weary Willie" the two To- cal dignitaries turned the crank for the prescribed period-ninety seconds-and sawed plank into six lengths. They af- rewards agreed that the work WAS cer- tainly not too severe for people of the tramp tass.