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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
FLASHLETS FROM SHOP e
By 0. p. B.

Reminds me of old times now, handling
the ticket punch.
Never again, says Mr.. D.; this is my
last trip to cold storage.
Many victor is sorry he won the battle
after counting the cost.
The sun do move, and SO does every
mothers son in this shop. No drones
here.
The four duskies on ballers in this shop
are sure hungry. They look for more
work both ways.
Say Paddy, your Jokes are conspicuous
by their absence in the last issue of ouI
paper. Who s the troublea
Our bloated bondholder, Mr.. P, con-
trolls miniature railroad in this shop.
Lookout for the I. c. c., Mr.. p, or they
will get you for Relating.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
A Look At The Real Thing
Continued From Page Two)

Continued From Page Two)
smile, you'll take hundred, any
way, won't you? It's worth all that.
you know"
He looked at Larry just little
curiously, as if the story to which
he had listened had not entirely
convinced him. Larry saw that his
eyes were blue-gray and clean. too.
No, thank you." said Larry.
You wouldn't take pay for picking
up a pocketbook. either, I think.
Would your"
Mr.. Orrington smiled and hest
tated.
Neither will L. said Larry.
Something new suddenly came
into the brokers' eyes. A queer
feeling began to steal over Larry
a feeling not a little like rest to
overtired muscles. He saw that
John Orrington respected him; and
contentment and peace began to
come back to him.
u found something better than
pocketbook today, guess" he add
ed. Il thought l knew what
honesty was. didn't, it seems.
But now I've had look at the real
thing. And that's all that's coming
to me-"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
Spring Breeze
By Baron

Pen-penitent;ary-penitential.
The best dressed man in town is Mr..
Kilograms.
Weeps of joy, Uncle John, the Fremont
ton was correct.
What's become of the opera comique
scheme.-Where at thou Hamfat Sliyers?
Wagon loads of sympathy for our &C
cident. We appreciate same. Thanks.
The pen and the sword problem is pot
pourri affair. They teach men to steel pens,
and tell them that they do write, the sword
is already forged-my word, what.
Editor. Mr.. Bryan could never settle in
Saltwater.
Sherlock. Why?
Editor. Because he's always running.
The problematical difficulties of parcel
post delivery is somewhat obnoxious to the
thing that is possible to be delivered by
purchased COW and ball of Irvine at the
annual fair, which, she promptly dispatch
ed. per parcel post. Imagine her surprise
the next morning, when, the carrier handed
her small piece of card board and on it
were these words, six hundred feet to the
pound. Why, what's this, she exclaimed
Where's the cow and the Irvine that / sent
Yesterday thru the posi-. Why er here's one
end of the Irvine, marin, and the other end
is tied around the cows neck, but, he's hav-
ing an awful argument with 81 Jensens'
goat; down in the village.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
FLYERS FROM SHOP D
By Slirers

Thanks Mr.. Doyle surprise us some more
we like that.
SNOWFALL is back with us again wearing a
circus suit ditto Rufus.
cha says Duke ''now I'll get revenge
sure he is one of the new hashers.
Why not give us that article on the die
tionary habit yourself Beau Esprita.
]. S. first alto resigned from the choir
Friday, and ]. c. came back as did F. c.
Tell us the number of your suite Yours
Truly, and "Billyboy'' will be on its way.
The program for the services last Sunday
was work of art and the printers deserves
great credit for it.
Is there not some one in shop D who
will take over the writing of shop hottest If
so please make yourself known.
We told you Sully that Mike would sur
prise us all some day by wiping off his
machines and he did Saturday.
Just few days more and then this sus-
pense will end and we will either get canned
or else stick around for about eight months.
w men is the OnautauQua ClrCle going
to come over here is what some of the for
mer members while at the old prison would
like to know.
Well we appreciate those extra uniforms
just lead US to them. After wearing suit in
the Irvine mill week it is hard to tell what
the original colors was.
Again we have moved but only to nine
teen flyers this time and they keep us so
busy that we don't have much time to keep
an eye peeled for news items.
Ed. Nj. 859 has resigned from the ballers
and is working outside. Ed. will undoubt-
eddy appreciate the change as he has been
working in the shop for over twelve years.
Chaplain Mccoy deserves the thanks of
the men for the splendid services we had last
Sunday and Mrs. Mccoy the thanks of the
choir for the two days she met with us for
prictIce.
Now that we have moving picture ma
chine of our own, we hope to have the mo-
vies visit us real often, and we are sure that
every man in the institution would be will
ing to subscribe towards fund to pay for
the films.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
TWlNE DEPARTMENT
By Hemp.

The new suits suit us.
But, another suit with this suit will suit
us better than one suit suits US.
Where does Paddy's pal. Duke, come in
on the suit problemf We suggest bloom
erS.
sit is generally easier for man to trace
his descent than his ascent.
The boys in the rope room are making
steady gain in their reserve stock of tie
bands.
F. c., one of the Irvine testers who has
been working nights, is again back in shop
ga.
of all operations in the basement of the
Irvine factory.
"Experience-An overrated article, for
which it is customary to pay too high
price.
"Remove the demand for alcohol, and
the saloon will go out of business without
the assistance of any law
When given his new suit, the other day,
]. N. S. asked for his big "Stetson". Did
he get it (') Inquire of w. H. b.
The Sunday detail has been slightly
changed owing to some of the men gain
ing their 'glory tickets" and the discon-
tinuing of part of the work.
Monday, June LIST, System No. l will
change to the manufacture of pure manila.
System No. will also continue spinning
the famous ESP. NJ. System Nos. and
will keep on grinding out 500 foot yarn.
The two busiest men at the institution to-
day are Mr.. Erickson and Officer Glennon.
The former devoting all of his time to the
shipping of Irvine and the latter superin-
tending the receiving of several large con-
signments of fibre.
Last Friday saw US pass the Is million
pounds point. With something like fifty
four more working days left we are considera-
bly, sure of considerable over nineteen mill
ion pounds of finished Irvine for the sea-
sons output, thus, we will establish rec
ord breaking year for our Irvine industry.
Shop F, the spinning room of System
No. experienced bac set back last week,
one of the motors was out of commission
for several days, consequently decreasing
the output to material extent. Repairs
having been made the mill is now furnish
ing its normal quota of the farmers 'friend
in need
About all we can say, this week, about
the competition is, that, if you want to see
your shop win the prize you had better put
forth all your energy, as it is close fight
and your shops winning may depend on
just little extra effort on your part. So
60 to it, boys: and see how much you can
help.
The busy season in the warehouse has
started off in earnest; the working force has
been trebled, and every body is on the jump.
From ten to fifteen car loads of Irvine are
loaded and shipped each day. 1t is antic-
ipated that at this rate congestion just at
harvest time will be avoided.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
THE SITTING HEN SITS
The Much Mooted Question is Finally Settled
by the Newspapers.

The Much Mooted Question 10 Finally Settle,
by the Newspapers.
We have received great many opinion
from inmates during the past week on tn
question as to the proper expression of
"setting" or sitting hen. Nearly al
the boys were positive that the common
expression that hen "sets'' was correct;
few, however, took the opposite view.
The following from the Duluth Herald
will settle the argument:
We live and learn!
The Toledo Blade paragrapher re-
Gently got himself into controversy
to which he was manifestly not averse
by challenging one of his contem-
poraries who used the phrase "the set
ting hem
The Blade man said that hens don't
''set," but ''sit''; and the Houston
Post paragrapher came back at him
furiously with charge of bad gram
mar.
Taking note of this spirited contro-
versy, the Albany Journal said: "Why
don't they get dictionary and find
out?''
Whereupon the St. Louis Globe
Democrat sadly exclaimed: 'sThe
Blade has; unhappily, so have we, and
upset the belief of lifetime
And the Toledo Blade, triumphant
and cocky, says: Alas, the Post, con-
WINGED against its will, is of the opin-
ion that the hen sets still.
We, of course, should have sided
with the Post offhand, with all the
confidence in the world, if it had not
been for that little remark of the
Globe Democrat about getting a
dictionary.
And, like the Globe Democrat, we
consulted dictionary and thereby up
set the belief of lifetime.
The hen actually does sit
What, oh shade of Lindley Murray,
do you know about that?
Bailiff, call Mr.. Webster to the
stand.
Mr.. Webster, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says as follows:
The use of the verb set" for sit" in
such expressions as the hen in setting on
thirteen eggs" "a setting hen." ETC., al
though colloquially common and some
times tolerated in serious writing, is not
to be approved.
On cross examination, Mr.. Webster
gives the following definition, among
others, of the verb s'to sit:''
To cover and warm eggs for Matching.
as fowl; to brood, to incubate; as, "a
sitting hen.''
Boy, bring the Blade man any cigar
he likes. He wins.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
SISAL sNOTS" FROM SHOP F
By Sherlock

A man thinks brains do not count-if he
hasn't any.
Sorry Mr.. Editor ''the test of steel'' fail
ed in F.
A regular and dandy Exchange ar
rangement, Mr.. Editor.
A we'll trained conscience will stretch as
long as the fun lasts.
Hurrah for the suits! What about a
shirt with soft attached COLLAR
Experience teaches us the paradox that
the easy things in life are hard to get.
What is the trouble, Paddy No more
State magazines" Our number is ITO.
Hello, little pill who are your ''I'm
the ike wot put the rage in suffrage. Jaw,
cheese i'll -
Ye scribe is grieved to learn of the Book
worms misfortune, and we truly hope it
is of short duration.
The man who yells ''fire!'' when there is
no fire,
Must evolute higher to be plain liar.
Free speech is all very we'll, but isn't it
rather extreme to abuse men like Bryan and
Roosevelt because they get paid for talking.
Don't say Irvine to me, not after the
fierce run of last week-weak? Well,
guess! A break down every turn. Must
be that Mexican process.
Very wisely said Hemp, s'when the
night work ended many valuable men were
available, and the "musical director" of
didn't hesitate to grab Mickie.
How, now, fellows! Give me chance
for breathing spell, with all those article
proposals looks like you would keep me
writing. I'll get you all in time.
Regorrah, says Mickie, s'Oi don't give
d whether hen sets or sits, but Oh
would loike to get within speaking distance
of wan result of setting.' (egg).
Sisal "Nots' does not like the idea of
wholly giving itself over to Boosting, but
| for bobbin distributor and collector this
department has two men hard to beat.
We notice that chorus girl tainted in a
| St. Paul restaurant. 1t was claimed that
she found an oyster in her soup. This is
probably more press agent stuff, eh, Sliversi
ga. H. Poppen is running for mayor OF
his town, b'gosh!" so states an outside
publication. That middle initial of his
looks like there might be something pop
ping soon.
Frank A. Parent, American volcanolog-
ist, got his fingers burned while monkey
ing with Sakura lima. Jap volcano. Let
us learn from this never to handle a vol
cano without gloves.
On learning of the engagement of a
Miss Bliss to Mr.. Harris, both friends Of
We scribe, the following poem was born:
It's strange in such world as this.
But $3.50 at the fairest,
That one should leave state of bliss
To be forever harrassed.
If the suffrage bill had passed Congress,
it would have meant 20 million more bal
lots to count every election. At the rate oil
200 per hour, it would take 3 election judg-
es 100, 900 hours, or Is years, to coun,
them. Who in ell would wait that long
for election returns? Suffragettes should
think of these things, instead of fussing
around so much.
Last Sunday a. M, one large bath sponge
| in the bath rooms. Finder will please re-
turn to ITO and oblige.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
OLD PRISON NOTES
UNCLE JOHNS SAYINGS

Guard McLear was absent one day last
week on business.
1t doesn't pay to be loser all the time,
be winner once and awhile just for luck.
Mr.. Desautelles was visitor at the old
prison last Saturday afternoon on business.
Deputy Whelan escorted several gentle
men visitor around all the department last
Monday.
One of the inmates from the hospital was
transferred to the St. Peter Insane Asylum
last Wednesday.
Thirty-one inmates were tranferred to the
new prison last Monday. Among them
was the famous Kilograms.
In the absence of Usher Casino last Mon
day, Assistant Deputy Humphrey s escorted
several parties of visitors through the insti-
tuition.
We all agree that field day sports will be
heartily welcomed by every man in the in
stitution. The more, the better.
be congratulated for his recent promotion
to position in the front Office.
Guard Gallagher crew is very small this
Summer and will perhaps lose them all as
the band has moved to the new prison.
Guard Mckenzie who has been at the
new prison for several months, was trans
| ferred back to the old prison to night duty
again.
| Deputy Whelan escorted class of stu
dents of the Malcbet College of St. Paul
through all the departments last Saturday
Afternoon.
Any one at the old prison who can sing,
and knows a little about music, should
make the fact known to the Deputy Warden
at once.
About fifteen car loads of machines were
shipped out during the week from the ware
houses, and sure keeps Guard Hastings and
his gang busy.
| The orchestra boys gave the inmates of
the hospital farewell concert last Friday
and they enjoyed the treat very much, es-
pecially Old Dad.
For twelve years the old prison chapel
has been used as part dining room, but by
| the end of this week it will not be needed
any more, as there will be room enough in
the main dining hall.
Guard Cooper who has been night guard
at the old prison for some time resigned his
position and went back to his home in
Tennessee to take up a business of his own.
Good luck 60 with you.
We noticed peculiar heading to news
paper item the other day which stated:
"Sticks pin in Partridge" and then below
it goes on to explain about a boy using a
pin on dynamite cap.
The last hymn the orchestra played last
Sunday was, "God be With You Till we
Meet Again and all the inmates joined in
with will. The boys will miss the music
all right, even if they don't miss US.
Talk about being very busy, ask Captain
Vollmer. About every five seconds some
| one is after him who wants something. He
now has charge of the dollhouse, the tailor
shop, the laundry, the wash house, the bath
house, the band room and the store room.
Cell changes at old prison: 436-478, 437-
$40, 1888, 439-289, AL .459, 573-432,
574-412, 575-551, 576-56O, 577-419, 578-
405, 579-571, 4O5- 1888, 1914, $3.50, $50
223, 362- 1919, 560-535, 571-53O, 432-529,
551-529, 223-129, 1922, 1898, 388-21O,
419-533. 412-541, $50 238, and Isl to third:
and to new prison: 374, SO, 533, 100, 96,
434, 535, IS, 70, 1l6, a, 459, 178, u, 42l,
d, 1876, 1O2, 1875, "a, $50 1853, 9, 129, 70,
529, 387, 519, 76, 80, SAL. 435, ia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28

New Prison
Cell 324-St. Louis Republic, Denver
Post and Saturday Globe for Grit.
Cell 59-Leslie's Weekly. Blue Book
and Popular magazine for Farmers Trib-
une, Saturday Evening Post and other
publications.
Cell 392-Blue Book, Green Book,
American and Travel magazines and Sat-
urday Evening Post for Red Book, Cos
mopolitan and Railroad Mans magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
SLAVES


Men, whose boast it is that We
Come Of fathers brave and free.
II there breathe on earth slave.
Are We truly free and brave?
II We do not feel the chain
When it works brothers pain.
Are We not base slaves indeed?
Slaves unworthy to be freed?
Is true freedom but to break
Fetters for our own dear sake.
And with leathern hearts forget
That we owe mankind debt?
No; true freedom is to share
All the chains our brothers wear.
And. with heart and hand. to be
Earnest to make others free.
They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, scoffing and abuse.
Rather than to silence shrink
From the truth they needs must think;
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
POPULATION

Week Ending uesday May 70
Number of Inmates at New Prison.. 626
Number in First Grade
Number in Second Grade 176
Number in Third Grade.... Is
Number of Inmates at Old Prison ........531
Number in First Grade ..............389
Number in Second Grade $50
Number in Third Grade ................... IL
Total Population of both prisons. 1857
Received during week.........................
Discharged. .............................
Paroled.
Last Serial Number......................
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28

The standing of the clubs in the four big
leagues on Wednesday was as follows:
National League
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
FOR EXCHANGE

INMATES having papers. books or maya
zines they wish to exchange may make their
desires known through this column by ad-
dressing the editor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
N ! R R 0 R ETH S

1t isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining riolets!
In every dimpled drop 1 see
Wild fo,cers ON the hills.
1t isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining dafodils!
-Loveman.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-30
Raker's Resolution

Washington, Jan. 24.-After a pro-
longed investigation the public lands
committee of the house has recon-
mended the passage Of the resolution
of Congressman Raker, rejecting the
claims of certain settlers on lands in
the Imperial valley, once the bed of
Salton sea, that had been withdrawn
for prospective reclamation project,
and denying the appeal of L. H. Scott
of Ell Centre and his attorney, F. G.
Havens, for half section of the land
which is now held to be worth $3.50
an acre, and conveying the half sec
tion Of land to Hon. Victor E. Shaw
of Los Angeles.
The report of the committee says
that contrary to the assertions by
Scott and others, Director F. H. Newell
of the reclamation service reported to
Chairman Scott Ferris of the public
lands committee that the reclamation
service, or any of it's officers, had
never at any time authorized anyone
to enter on the reserved lands, nor did
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-30
SOCIALIST CONGRESSMAN
SPEAKS ON THE STREET

Ben Wilson, Socialist congressman
from Kansas, opened the campaign
for his party last evening, holding
forth from an automobile at the COR
ner of Fifth and Main streets.
He is brother of J. Stitt Wilson of
Berkeley, and in his address last even
ing he shot forth volley of facts
that at least gave the opponent some
thing to think about.
The keynote of his speech was the
declaration that "a per cent of the
people of the United States own but
a per cent of the wealth, and that
small percentage is owned by the great
majority who labor on the farms, in
the stores and in the factories of the
country.
The speech was listened to by a
large gathering in which laboring men
were not alone, many thoughtful peo-
pie in other walks of life stopping to
hear the able address.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-30
Raker Bill That Adjusts
The School Land Issues

they ever hold out any inducements
that they would have any possible
prior, or any, right or claim to the
land when it should be thrown open
to entry, if it should be thrown open,
but that it had been the policy of the
reclamation service at all times to ad-
wise parties that no one was entitled
to make any prior or legal or any en-
try upon the land while it was re-
served, and before it was released
from reservation or withdrawal.
The committee reported that the bill
should be enacted.
The secretary of the interior told
the committee:
"The department favors the enact
ment of this bill, as it would material
ly tend to relieve some of the difficult
ties and complications arising due to
the resurvey in the Imperial valley,
California"
The senate col,mltt'e on public
lands reported favorabiy on the bill
Jue 6, 1913.
AS to the Scott clam, the interior
department gave statement January
19, 1914, in which it was said;
ain an affidavit filed hy Scott Sep
tember 8, 1913, he alleges that he
went into possession of the tract en-
braced in his application March p,
1912; that he had no water stock for
it, but that he had leveled all of the
land; had 40 acres disked and 35 acres
bordered. All of this work of clearing
was done in May, 1913, at an expendi.
ture of 5000.
at should be noted that Scott S al
legged occupancy of the land. his appli-
cation therefor, and his improvements,
which were made in the face of The
rejection of his application, wela all
long subsequent to the withdrawal Of
the land. His attempted occupancy OF
the tract and claim therefor were ac
cordingly unauthorized and illegal and
can confer no rights upon him."
Shaw made long reply to the pro.
test of Scott, in which he refers to the
the assertion of Havens that the land
is occupied in part by Mr.. Scott of El
Centre, who has it under cultivation
has water right for it, and has hello
possession since May, 1912. This, tc
my personal knowledge, is absolutely
untrue.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-30

The Raker bill, adjusting the school
land problems of the valley, which has
just been passed by Congress, is Civ
en- in full as follows:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the State Of Califor-
MIA or its grantees may, WITH the ap.
proval of the Secretary of the In
terror, reconvey to the United States
any of the lands heretofore granted
to said state in the townships author
lied to be resurveyed by the Act Of
July first, nineteen hundred and two
(Thirty- Statutes at Large,
Page 1881, and select in lieu thereof
an equal amount of vacant, unappro-
priated, surveyed, unreserved, nom
mineral public lands within said state:
Provided, that any application to Sc
lect land under this act must be pre-
sented within three years from the
date of it's passage: Provided further,
that the Secretary Of the Interior be,
and he. is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue a patent conveying to
Victor E. Shaw, of Los Angeles, Cal,
the south half of Section 26, in Town
ship II South, Range 13 East, San
Bernardino base and meridian, con-
tanning 800 acres, in Imperial county,
California, upon the express and prior
condition that said Victor f. Shaw
shall execute and deliver to the Sec
retary of the Interior a grant and
deed satisfactory to the Secretary of
the Interior relinquishing and convey
ing to the Government of the United
States all his right, title and interest
in and to the north half of Section
Sc, in Township 16 south, Range 13
East, San Bernardino base and me-
ridian, Imperial county, California, ac-
cording to the original survey, con-
tain 32O acres, now known as part of
Tract 81, in Township 16 South,
Rranges 13 and ID East, San Bernar-
dino base and meridian, according to
the resurvey.
"Section 2. That the Secretary cf
the Interior may make proper rules
and regulations for carrying this act
into effect"