The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-04
M IR R 0 R ET TES
No man can knock you ON the Sly
And do so aoith impunity;
The only knOcker aohO gets by
Is kno,on as Opportunity.


Is known as Opportunity.
Play ball.
The Batter's up.
And the umpire's on the job.
Sounds mighty good, doesn't it?
It's not the Silent City any more.
It's only beginning. Other things to
follow-if we're good.
Make up your mind to one thing. Be
fair and you'll he treated fairly.
A number of June "bugs" have already
been added to the October "nuts."
The Shovelcrats are making the dirt fly
in the outdoor Improvements these days.
Hospital park is becoming more and
more real beauty spot as the days 90 by.
Fourteen car loads of Irvine as a daily
shipment is something worth boasting
about.
Officer Buck is swearing dire vengence on
Hoo Hoo for giving him ''Second Story
hair cut.
H. S. Med. of the band, has been added
to the Mirror Staff and is sticking type like
an old timer.
Asst. Supt. c. D. Saubier of the farm
machinery department, was a new prison
visitor Monday.
The orchestra certainly did put some in
sPiration into the choirs at the Christian
Science service Sunday.
Officer Buck acted as Captain of the
Night Watch Friday during the absence of
Captain Hartman.
Silent Bill of the Mirror force, says he's
not interested in the talking privilege, blu,
when it comes to base ball he's there with
the mitt.
The work of paving the entire lower floor
of the new farm machinery building with
wooden paving blocks was completed early
this week.
Night Guard Cayoutte has been patrol
ing Cell Hall "A' during the past week
and Guard Hinton succeeds him in "B'.
hcient landscaper, has been added to the
Front office force, entering upon his new
duties Monday morning.
Soft water was turned on in the bath
house for the first time last week, and was
greatly appreciated by Captain Alexander's
"army of the unwashed."
There is some talk of making a balloon
ascension one of the features of our Fourth
of July blow out. Are there any inmates
here who desire to volunteer their services?
Here's lucky omen. On May Doth
there were 626 inmates at the new prison,
on the 9th there were 627; and on the 18th
628. Never happened before in the history
of the institution.
Now boys we've all got fresh start-not
zebra in the institution. Every man
is on equal footing. See if we can't show
due appreciation by living strictly up to
the rules and have indeed, model prison.
the contractors, east of the new farm ma
chinery building, is being torn down; and
all the surplus building materials used in
the construction work are being removed
from the grounds.
Hereafter our Joker's column will be
presided over by the 'sUnheavenly Twins
Paddy and Heliograms-two of kind;
and Mirror readers may expect some rich,
rare Irish wit as result of their combined
efforts. Hurrah for the Twins
Our readers will learn with pleasure,
that "Pendennis' will resume operations as
contributor to these columns in our next
issue, and will once more brighten the Mir
ror's pages with his breezy comments on
the worlds happenings. Welcome back
to the fold "Pendennis''
We were just beginning to congratulate
ourselves Sunday morning that at last we
had got sheet that would completely cover
our bed; when a sweet low voice at the
door said: "Please sab, believes l musta
made ah mistake an left yo de covah TO de
diet table-Heah's 20 sheet
Slivers, who has so faithfully furnished
the shop news from "D'', has expressed his
desire to be relieved from those duties and
devote his time in future to writing feature
articles for the Mirror. Frank E. whose
work is familiar to Mirror readers will
therefore look after the Shop D interests
from now on.
Inmates should take notice that they are
only permitted to keep newspapers in their
possession over one night and monthly
magazines three nights. This rule is made
so that all those whose cell numbers are
marked on the circulating periodicals may
have chance to read them. If you don't
want to be deprived of receiving reading
matter you will observe the rule.
Next Sunday, while you are enjoying the
privilege of conversing with your neighbor
in the dining room, take advantage of the
opportunity to speak to him about ssThe
Test of Steel. Many of the men cannot
read and consequently do not understand
what is expected of them; so it is for you to
pass the word along, and see if, working
all together, we cannot make this the ban
ner institution for good behavior.