The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-07-15


I'm prison Office, our claims upon the
stock, material and shares of said pa
per shall cease, and said stock, material
and shares of said paper become the
property Of the Prison Library, and
part and parcel thereof; and the net
profits of said paper shall be devoted
to the Prison Library, In
the purchase of such books and peri
odicals as the Warden may select" etc.
The local page of the first number
contained the following:
"Cole Younger, our genial Prison
Librarian, has received new honors at
the hands of The Mirror by being ap.
pointed to the honorable position of
printers DEVIL in which position he
will in future keep the flies off all the
gifts of wedding cake and other ed
itorial favors of like nature which may
find Judgement in our sanctum sane
forum"
THE MIRRORS MOTTO.
The motto of The Prison Mirror in
it's first issue was: "God Helps Those
Who Help Themselves" This Biblical
selection for shibb0leth created con-
siderable comment aud merriment
owing to the double meaning which
might be deduced and in the next num-
ber the present motto replaced it: "It
is Never Too Late to Mend" In the
initial number and for long time
thereafter The Prison Mirror carried
considerable advertising-and during
the first six months more than one
thousand cash subscriptions were re-
ceived thus putting the paper on solid
and profitable financial footing.
Mr.. Schoonmaker was editor only one
week, having accepted an outside news
paper position, and the name Of w. f.
Myrick was hoisted to the top as editor.
Cole Younger graduated from printers
devil' to associate editor.
| PROMINENT CITIZENS HELP.
Subscriptions poured in after the first
issue was mailed. s. LoWenstein of
st. Paul sent in six dollars, lone for a
years subscription and five dollars to
help the boys" Hon. e. X. Davis, Ex-
Gov. w. r. Marshall, Judge L. w. Col
lins and many other prominent public
men sent iu their subscriptions aud
their checks although the first cash sub.
scriber was Mrs. j. 5. Anderson OF
Saltwater. The press throughout the
state and nation took to The Prison
Mirror kindly. Many flattering notices
were given the new venture with only
here and there strident note of dis.
cord to mar the serenity of the situa
tion.
In the second number appears the
following from the Saltwater Gazette
| editor SchOonmaker jocuiarly re-
ferred to Cole Younger who was sit
ting near, as the Office devil Some
one remarked that The Mirror Office i.
the only one in the State where tht
devil was not compelled to rush the
growler'. Cole, with a merry twinkle
in his eyes, replied, that's true, and il
is the only Office in the State where tn,
editor can't go out and get drunk"
The late Bill Nye, who resided a
Hudson, had the following to offer re
garding the editor of The Mirror: eth,
editor is in. We don't know how loni
he is in for, but he is inevitably and in
, variably in"
: UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENT.
: In the issue ofSeptember %, 1887, ap
. peared the following unique advertise
), ment:
| "The undersigned desire to call th
b attention of visitors aud inmates to th
fact that we are prepared to furnish a
Q reasonable rates Inlaid Tables, Fanc
Boxes, Wall Brackets, Bric-a-Brac, etc
q that for quality of material, excellenc
Q Iof design and finish cannot be sui
passed. Our work is done by Knigh,
+ of Labor (nights of labor and In thl
Q particular line we defy competition,
+ or out of prison. For further particr
+ lars cali on either Of the subscriber
r We are in ct all hours.
: COLE A. NORTOME.
II "a. Anderson"
T Subscriptions continued to pour
. from all quarters. During the week (
it Oct. 5 among the many prominent ont
a received were from Hon. w. d. Wasl
= hurn. Hon. Thomas CaptY. Hon. Eli