The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26
N IR R 0 R ETH S

She's worth mllllOn-Clean ana Cledi,
So with all her ''false' | love her still.
And now for March.
Will it come in like lion?
Hope it may, for then we can have "lamb
stew when she goes out.
Only two more days in this month tor
the spinners to put on extra speed to win
that bonus.
Clerk Fitzgerald acted as guide to party
of personal friends who visited the prison
Friday.
s'The Sparrow has been promoted to
head blacksmith. "The smith a mighty
man is he et:. etc.
The only thing lacking now to make our
Indian fire department happy is real fire
and lots of fire water.
Shorty, of the cell hall force has taken up
the breeding of mice ust for .pastlme.-
No. not in the garnet.
The Federal parole board met at the
the new prison Monday and examined over
fifty applicants for freedom.
Well, anyhow, it isn't everybody who
can boast of putting up at So, 34I ,oo2. 63
hotel-and have board paid at that.
The occupant of cell No. 100, new pris-
on wants to exchange the Blue Book, Mag
azines for the Utica Globe and Grit.
The population at the new prison reach
ed its highest mark Saturday when the
bulletine board showed Sill inmates here.
emusic hath charms to sooth the savage
beast which probably accounts for Duke S
lamb-like attitude while the band was play
ing.
That "pussy foot squad of outside
workers certainly look like phantoms as
they noiselessly file out for breakfast these
mornings.
Our next holiday will be on Good Friday,
April 10. Sambo wants to know what
day OF the week Good Friday comes on
this year.
1t seems that a regular epidemic of colds
is going the rounds, keeping DIR Newman
busy and creating an extra large demand
or handkerchiefs.
Guard Stovln has been acting assistant
deputy warden for several days past taking
Mr.. Picullel's position, the la tier being
off for few days rest.
The Winninger Players, who appeared
at the Saltwater auditorium last week, visit
ed the new prison Friday as guests of SUI
perintendent Williams.
Officer Thompson took advantage of the
double holiday and spent Sunday and
Monday with his parents at Grand View,
returning Monday evening.
Sambo says:-"Dar's no use talkin' dat
Mista p. cetun'ly can sleep some. l heah
him 60 in his cell bout hat past eight an by
nine clock he's "callin' de hogs
E. F. Martzols, band master at the St.
Cloud Reformato.y and formerly band
master at the State Training school, was
the guest of State Agent F. A. Whittier
at the new prison Wednesday.
We like to keep in touch with all former
editors of this paper; SO if the three gentle
men who preceded us will kindly send
their present address. we will assure them
copy of the Mirror regularly.
A news item informs us that the revised
tariff on sugar has lowered the cost of that
commodity considerably. don't believe
it:-that is, at least we've not been able to
discover any evidence of it in the new pris-
on tea.
Shop K-the sole leather department at
the old prison is represented in this issue,
in newsy contribution. The laundry and
machine shop of the new prison are also
newcomers. We are still open for repre-
sentatives in all other departments not COW
cred.
The lark can take lessons from Deputy
Warden Sullivan when it comes to early
a.
from him on late hours. Its not an un-
frequent occurrence to see him around the
cell hall at bed time, and then find him
there in the morning when we're crawling
out.-When does he sleep anyhow?
Mr.. Washington birthday brought the
band boys over from the old prison on the
trolly car, real treat for all of them, except
Butch who had considerable trouble getting
his "dog house through the door; and he
was worried during the entire trip for fear
he'd have to tear his pet apart in order to
get it out again.
Messrs A. Bragg, g. Strecker and A. w.
Swenson of South Haven were callers at
this institution Tuesday to investigate the
machinery as built by the State After
looking over both the new and old institu-
tons, Mr.. Strecker placed his contract for
car load of machines, while Mr. Bragg
placed his subscription for the Mirror
Thanks gentlemen, come again.
The editor of the Ohio Pententiary News
calls our attention to the fact, that an Of
fetal department of justice was established
at that institution last June, the purpose of
which is to give legal aid to the inmates
who are without friends or means to pro-
cure the same outside. Thank you for the
information brother, and we congratulate
you,-Our oversight in not giving your
Institution due credit was not Intentional;
you may depend upon that.