The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07

1t is really too bad Mex is an inmate
here. We believe if he were at liberty in
Mexico, his native land, he could and
would stop the instruction. How He
would eat all the supplies at one meal,
thus forcing the people to where there
were more "eats''.
One or two new contributors who have
sent manuscript in the past week, have at
tached lot of strings thereto. Send in
your copy but leave off the strings. 1t will
be a needless waste of energy on your part
if you do not. String copy goes into the
waste basket, kerplunk.
E. P. Weston, the aged pedes trian, ar
rived in Saltwater, Monday, and was well
coined by the Governor and nearly every
one else, save the prison inmates.-Hast-
ings Gazette. We were all sorry to miss
out on this, but you see Mr.. Gazette Man,
we have to work for living.
'sSlivers'' is head carpenter with Guard
Johnson's crew. Says it puts him in mind
of the time when he was building Juice
stands with the Parker Carnival Co. Yes,
Paddy, you're right. That must have
been several years ago. Later: He is
head scourer in the inmates kitchen.
Minnesota's prison management is prais-
ed in letter by Maude Ballington Booth,
declaring it is one of the best in the coun-
try because of the absence of politics. She
could have truthfully said it is the best
Saltwater Gazette.
Mr.. Myers, Consulting Engineer to the
State Board of Control, of Wisconsin, was
an interested visitor here Saturday. The
Board of Control of Wisconsin is shortly to
begin the erection of new cell hall at
Waupun, and Mr.. Myers was studying the
system of ventilation, heating and lighting,
in use at this institution.
c. c.. r. sent in an answer to the puz-
zle (?) we published in last weeks Mir
in. Thanks for the answer, but "douse
force has something else to do besides
solving problems out of Rays arithmetic
before publishing same as puzzle.
The editor would like to have at least one
man in every shop, in both institutions,
send in news items-get that-NEWS.
There are numerous things happening in
each shop every week that would make in
teresting reading for the inmates in another
department. All you need to do is keep
your eyes open. We will furnish the
writing material if you will only volunteer
to write the items.
Owing to the large travel to the new
prison, the street car company has granted
the request made to transport passengers as
far as the entrance of the new prison, for
five cents. Heretofore the FIVE cent fare
only carried the patron to the northwest
corner of the prison, either obliging the
passenger to pay another fve-cent fare or
walk two or three blocks.
This arrangement will be very satisfac-
tory to the travelling public. Saltwater
Gazette.
The editorship of the Mesaba Ore has
changed. "The Young Man Hereof
turning the steering gear over to another.
The Ore has always been a welcome visi-
tor at the sanctum, and we only hope that
the new man at the helm will follow some
where near in Mares footsteps. The
''Young Man" goes to Crosby to relieve
his father from his duties in connection
with the Crucible. The loss of the cold
Man" will be regretted, but the SUPPOSE
ton is that we will find solace in reading of
the many fish he did (or didn't) catch.