The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24

Mr.. Thomas Wilkinson, president of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
Association, which met here last Thursday,
deposited two-dollar bill in our hands for
two years subscription to the Mirror.
We thank you, Mr.. Wilkinson.
The head waiter in inmates dining room
is there with bells on when it comes to
decorating the tables artistically with flowers.
The dining room had the appearance of a
flower garden, when viewed from dis
lance. His Nibbs has been there before
we allow.
The officers Chef was on the job bright
and early last Thursday morning in pre-
pairing the feast for the meeting of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
Association, which was held here-a full
account of which appears in another col
umn of this issue.
That Paddy's aggregation of ball tossers
is a fast bunch, none will dispute. We
know whereof we speak-so does the play
ers of the many teams which fought SO
bravely with the "Green Socks for SUI
premacy, since the introduction of the
National sport in our silent city.
Mr. c. l. Johnson of St. Paul, from
whom our Miehle Cylinder Press was pur-
chased, came over t'other day to investi-
gate the reason for the rebellious attitude
it assumed of late. However, Mr.. John
son found the cause thereof, and Jessie now
works the same as she always did.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Foster of this city
announce the engagement of their daughter,
Gladys Elizabeth, to Reginald James
Hinton, of London, England. The we'd
ding will take place next month. Saltwater
Gazette.-Mr. Hinton, the groom to-be, is
one of the night guards of the institution.
Officer Ouinlan says: 'sYou know when
| made kick at the pesky little brute it,,
as well as /, was in close proximity to the
wall; and in view of the fact that l was a
little cratic in gauging the exact distance,
my foot collided with more compact
form than that of mousey's, so that's why
have been limping."
Rex says: zone hundred and twenty more
days, and then back to the city of Mime
apolis." He has instructed "Snooks' to
take good care of the large cylinder press
after he leaves, for he has it trained to hum.
81 Won't Forget You, Jessie. And be-
lieve me, that's taking good care of press
and "underlay,' some press! Eli?
Many of our readers will be glad to learn
that Beau Esprita will again Join the ranks
and contribute his mite to good cause.
His spicy epigrams which have heretofore
appeared in the Mirror, have been missed
by many of the readers of late; in view of
this, they hailed us last Saturday and
wished to know the why and wherefore of
Beau Esprita's discontinuance of poetcal
illusions. You will hear from him in our
next issue.
The Mirror is in receipt of postal card
from Mrs. Denny of Minneapolis in which
contains the sad news of the serious illness
of Mrs. Maria L. Clark The young men
here to whom she has brought words of
comfort to the Asbury Hospital in which
Mrs. Clark is now confined. We all
earnestly hope and pray that the ever and
just loving Father may spare Mrs. Clark
many more days of usefulness in spreading
ness.
Our good friend, President NJ, of the
Chautauqua Circle, was one of the first to
congratulate US upon our recent good for
tune; and assured US of hearty cooperation
and support, as well as the support of the
Circle, in our new field of activity. And
we take this means of extending to you,
Mr.. President, and to the members of the
Circle, our heartfelt thanks and appreciation
for this spirit of loyalty manifested towards
MS; and can assure you in return that we
shall be more than pleased to render to you
and to the Circle, such service as is within
our power.
On entering the Cell Hall one day last
week, while on one of our periodical tours,
our ears were greeted with a noise similar
to the noise one usually hears in black
smith shop. As our curiosity had been
aroused at such an Anvil Chorus, we pro-
ceeded to investigate the reason thereof; and
found that the chief disturbers of our ST
lent City were Capt. Brostrom and Capt.
Vollmer doing little locksmithing stunt
on one of the cell locks, which was out of
order. While we were very much interest
ed in this, we unconscously placed lead
pencil mark on the railing of the gallery,
the act of which Capt. Brostrom's eyes did
see, and we were politely informed that we
might get ''mark' blu, not on iron. So
we made quick exit.
The St. Cloud Journal Press has this
concise and fattering remark to make re-
garding the Mirror:
''There are few editors in Minnesota who
can't get few suggestions on how to run
paper from the Prison Mirror, published
by the inmates at Saltwater. Typographi-
cally it is model and its editorial COM
ments are always snappy and we'll written.
Perhaps the greatest lesson to be learned
from that publication is the advantage of
sticking on the Job
l am sure we all like to hold our position
as long as we possibly can-everything
considered-either in or out of prison. But
there are positions from which we never re-
greet being discharged provided the "powers