The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-08

We are in at all hours.
Ole 4. Nortome.
a. Anderson"
Subscriptions continued to pour
in from all quarters. During the
week of Oct. 5 among the many
prominent ones received were from
Hon. w. d. Washburn. Hon. Thom-
as Canty, Hon. Elias Moses, r. S.
Goodfellow, the drygoods man, Mr..
James Ford, DR.. J. r. Freeman and
Mr.. James G.. Worrell, all of Mime
apolis.
In this issue is also found the fol-
lowing:
&C. Atom, why is our editor
like young lady?' Tom-(who is
not up in feminine vanities)-'dun
know; why is he like young lady:'
G. A. Because h is always
handling The Mirror"
The Pioneer Press said about this
time: All reporters who desire to
do so may secure positions on The
Mirror-if they try"
Paper Thrives.
Despite all onslaughts The Mirror
continued to thrive and prosper
and at the end of six months it had
returned the original $4,000 to its
shareholders and was on solid foot
Ing. In accordance with the ar
rangement originally entered into
the paper became the property OF
the State and subject to the super
| vision of the warden.
In the meantime job plant was
installed which has been very profit
able from the beginning. The Mir
ror job Office turns out great dea
of commercial printing for the
Minnesota State Prison each month
and the entire. plant belongs to the
commonwealth. Thus The Mirror
lob plant came to be established
Fresh Attack.
In spite of the great success
achieved by The Prison Mirror fresf
attacks were repeatedly made anc
the matter became one of grave i'm
port to the paper. Those who OPP
rosed its publication had evidently
won the day for the statement hac
gone abroad that the paper was tt
be discontinued and this produced ;
reactionary movement In favor O
It's continuance. About this tim'
the newspapers throughout the Stat
took up the cudgel in behalf of Th'
Prison Mirror as the following ex
tract from sample editorial in tn
St. Paul Globe will suffice to show
1T is said the further publication
of The Prison Mirror is to be sup
pressed. We hope that this rumo
is unfounded. 1t has been tn
means of furnishing the convict
with a great deal of reading matte
that they would not otherwise have
and has in many ways been a sourc
! of light and comfort to lives which
God knows, are cheerless enough 9
best. Itis in the interest of human
ity that the Globe appeals to tn
authorities not to suppress this llttl
paper"
,, The press, pulpit and PUBLIC seen
ed TO be almost unanimous In th
plea for the continuance Of Th
: Prison Mirror therefore " it di
not die a-boornin."
The name of Cole Younger 8
> associate editor was dropped and b
{ became an occasional contribute
after that.
In the space Of this story 1t WI
i he impossible to indulge in man
I quotations from the early files
: The Prison Mirror. 1t contained
great deal of wise and witty matte
and seemed to be widely quote
and most highly commended In pre-
h and pulpit.
ooposition to Anu Sc m e nts.
From the early files the fact
IL cleaned that for while there w
IS strenuous opposition TO permittir
% travelling theatrical companies gi
d ing performances here for the bene
< of the inmates. This opposition W
v finally overcome and gradually Il
d aesthetic development grew AIol
II came the night school, the band al
II orchestra and the entertainments
: until today the Minnesota Sta