The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-11-12
REVIEW OF THE PAST
From Mirror of tsoenty-sir gears ago

librarian, has received new honors
at the hands of the Mirror by being
appointed to the honorable position
of printers devil"; in which posi-
ton he will in the future keep the
flies off all the gifts of wedding
cake" and other editorial favors of
like nature which may find lodge
ment in our sanctum sanctorum.
The Prison Mirror has moved in.
to its spacious new quarters. Ow.
ing to the scarcity of room in the
prison library, on account of the
thousand volumes of new books
which the warden had shipped into
it during the past week. aud TIE
many volumes which are being con-
tinuously added thereto, we were
compelled to seek new quarters for
the new Mirror. We now have
nice, cosy Office, with ample room,
situated in the brick building inn
ymediately south of the main cell.
building, where We are amply pre-
pared to meet all requirements.
Mr.. Joe r. Herrick. the genial
editor of the Saltwater Gazette,
paid brief visit to the Mirror Of
flee few days since, and was very
enthusiastic over the beauty and
magnitude of our prison library.
Mr.. Herrick also presented Librar
ian Younger with tatly bound
volume of several books, with the
name Of the recipient, Cole Young
err, stamped with golden letters up.
on the back. Cole is very proud Of
this handsome present.
The time for putting out the lig hts
has been changed from $50 to 9
o'clock, aud the additional half
hour thus gained for mental i'm
proven MT, or to b. devoted to the
manufacture Of various articles, by
the sale of which many a poor fell
low is enabled to be of assistance to
loving wife or little ones. is but
another evidence that the admins
tration have Que best interests at
heart.
The prison postoffice letter box
has been changed from 50 to
b l." Prisoners and others re-
ceiving mail at the prison should
bear this in mind in sending their
address.
Work on the new solitary has
been indefinitely postponed, the
funds available being more appro-
priately used in much needed i'm
provements in other quarters.
Negotiations are in progress
whereby the entire prison will be
lighted by the American system of
incandescent electric hight. as soon
as the necessary plant can be pro-
vided and placed in position.
Work was begun Wednesday on
the foundation for the new boiler
house, at the west end of the laun-
dry building, which will be pushed
to completion with all possible dis
patch. 1t is expected to have it
completed and the boilers in posi-
ton In about four weeks.
The National prison congress was
in session in Toronto last week.
Among the subjects considered was
physicians care of prisoners, cloth
ing, ventilation, prison labor" etc.
An interesting point of discussion
was whether tobacco should be Civ
en- to prisoners. The opinions were
equally divided.
On Wednesday morning Captain
Taylor shot bald eagle on the ice
in front of the prison which meas
ured six feet nine inches from tip to
tip of wings. 1t was sent on the
same day to a taxidermist in st.
Paul for mounting, and Saturday
captain received the CHEEKY infor-
nation that it would only cost him
ten cart wheels and take a months
time to make successful job.
During the course of his remarks
at the close of services Sunday,
Deputy Westby mentioned the in
structions given by the guards the
past week in regard to wasting
bread. and said taat it was an i'm
portant part vf his duty to exercise
economy. and see that nothing was
unnecessarily wasted. This he
would do more thoroughly in the