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

upon UuO SCOCk, IudIcII Id duu oAdICc |
of said paper shall cease, and said
stock, material and shares of said
paper become the property of the
Prison Library, and part and par
eel thereof; and net profits of said
paper shall be devoted exclusively
to the Prison Library, in the pur-
chase of such books and periodicals
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
appointed to the honorable position
of Printers devil in which position
he will in the future keep the flies
off all the gifts of wedding cake
and other editorial favors of like
nature which may find Judgement in
our sanctum sanctOrum."
The Mirrors Motto.
The motto of The Prison Mirror
in its first issue was: God Helps
Those Who Help Themselves
This Biblical selection for shibbol-
eth created considerable comment
and merriment owing to the double
meaning which might be deduced
and in the next number the present
motto replaced it: 1T is Never Too
Late to Mend" In the initial num-
Der and for long time thereafter
The Prison Mirror carried consider
able advertising during the
first six months more than one thous-
and cash subscriptions were received
thus putting the paper on solid
and profitable financial footing.
Mr.. Schoonmaker was editor only
one week, having accepted an out
side newspaper 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. Lowen-
stein of st. Paul sent in six dollars,
''one for a years subscription and
five dollars to help the boys" Hon.
! c.. X. Davis, Ex-Gov. w. r. Mar
shall, Judge L. w. Collins and many
other prominent public men sent IN
( their subscriptions and their checks
although the first cash subscriber
$ was Mrs. J. S. Anderson of Still.
water. The press throughout the
q state and nation took to the Prison
, Mirror kindly. Many fattering
notices were given the new venture
with only here and there striden
q note of discord to mar the serenity
e of the situation.
J. In the second number appears tht
it following from the Saltwater Ga
zette: Editor Schoonmaker jocu
s larly referred to Cole Younger who
# was sitting near, the office as devil.
e Someone remarked that The Miro
II office is the only one in the Stat
e where the devil was not compelled
Al to rush the growler.' Cole, with
n merry twinkle in his eyes, replied
l. that's true, and it is the only offic
|. in the State where the editor can
d 90 out and get drunk.
d The late Bill Nye. who resided a
d Hudson, had the following to offe
regarding the editor of The Mirror
,r The editor is in. We don't know
l. how long he is in for, but he is In
evitably and invariably in"
" Unique Advertisement.
j. In the issue of September 2St
N 1887, appeared the following uniqu
Of advertisement:
10 The undersigned desire to ca
8. the attention of visitors and inmate
e. to the fact that we are prepared
e. furnish at reasonable rates Inlai
er Tables, Fancy Boxes, Wall Bracl
of cts, Brio Brac, etc., that for qualit
ut of material. excellence of design an
e. finish cannot be surpassed. Ou
c. work is done by Knights of Labe
MS (nights of labor and in this partit