The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26
OLD PRISON NOTES
UNCLE JOHN SAYINGS

Miss Carey, the state librarian, was at
the prison last Wednesday, on business.
We again spent our Sunday morning in
our rooms, as it was too cold for drill
A big lot of fine orchestra music was re-
| ceived at the band room during the week.
Cell house Captain Vollmer was absent
for several hours last Thursday on bust
ness.
Mr.. Binker, formerly guard at the
prison was visitor at the institution last
Friday.
The quarterly meeting was great sue
cess President MARCEL can feel proud of his
achievement.
Remember that it is always the man that
grumbles the loudest who does the least to
further progress.
We heard not less then steen different
languages spoken during the talk feast on
Lincoln's birthday.
Deputy Whelan escorted party of Still
water friends through the institution last
Friday afternoon.
Several old timers came back during the
week. Their motto must be, "there's no
place like home," Ouch!
''Time and tide waits for no man. and
neither does opportunity. If you want to
win out you have got to hustle.
A little misfortune now and then serves
to sharpen the intellect, and helps us to ap-
preciate the good things when we get
them.
Every battle fought and won makes the
succeeding conflicts easier to face Be
stong and upright in the hour of trial and
temptations.
Soapy Tom and his assistant, where kept
very busy for several days, pressing old pa
pers in big bundles weighing about 100
pounds each.
Superintendent Ross of the machine de-
partment escorted several friends of South
Dakota through our Silent city last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Why not make every Sunday go-to-
church Sunday? Surely we should all be
willing to donate one hour each week to
our spiritual welfare.
We sincerely hope the ground hog had
sense enough to stay inside on the second.
Should such be the case perhaps he didn't
see his shadow after all.
Cheer up old scouts. There's only
few more days of winter now and the
robin and meadow lark will soon be ex-
tending their morning greeting to us.
While coming down last Monday to the
new prison, the deputy remarked, "this is
VOLTS brewery Butch was heard to NUT
Ter, each Louie, and l am so dry Ha,
ha, better drink water for while vet, old
boy.
Henie, sure has reason to feel proud of
himself, for the excellent fine program he
arranged for the second quarterly meeting.
If any one thinks that it is snap, he is great
ly mistaken. But, here's looking at you,
Heinie.
Ach! Hugo, why not start in and make
US dozen boxes of cigars for the 4th of
July. We sure would gladly print your
name in gold letters, and hang it besides
the seven greatest wonders in the universe.
Now, please get busy.
Seven car loads of binder wheels were re-
ceived at the old prison during the week
and painted just as fast as they could hand
lie them. Guard Husting with crew of
daubers did the job in few days, and the
wheels are all piled up in the yard, in neat
piles.
To say that we were surprised last
Thursday when we saw the Mirror is put
ting it mildly. We were so used to the
little sheet, that we never expected that it
would grow to such large size. But
here's hoping that it will still grow larger,
and if l can help to make it so command
me and will do all l can