The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-03-19
N R R0RETTES


Seven little nurses living all alone,
See by the papers. in a new home.
One little nurse caring for the sicks
Stops long enough to pin shamrock
on the Micks.
Spring.
Begins Saturday.
So the Almanac man says.
And the robin red breast sings among the
trees.
Spring incoming marks the first anniver-
sary of our incoming.
If you don't believe that it pays to ad-
vertise in the columns of the Mirror, just
ask Duke.
Landscaper Newell already has full grown
radishes of toothsome variety growing in his
Crystal Palace.
The night guards of the cell hall are
sporting natty new light weight jackets
Some class, Ell!
Two bass singers and two tenors are want
ed for the white choir. Come on boys,
you who can sing.
They are still reducing the price of sugar
on the outside, but there is no preceptable
evidence of it in the tea.
Another big load of plants and flowers
will be brought over from the old prison
in few days to add beauty to the Crystal
Palace.
A full Aedged saw mill has been tempori-
ally installed on the first floor of the new
Farm Machinery building, for the convent
ence of the builders.
General Superintendent Casey of the
Western Shoe Company was a new prison
visitor Saturday and paid the Mirror Office
a brief but pleasant call.
Deputy Warden Sullivan has had set of
new fire rules printed and posted about the
new prison, and has organized the guards
into real fire fighting crew.
Quite a large number of contributions
have been held over until next week owing
to late arrival of copy, but don't feel dis
appoined boys, they'll all be printed.
About eighty students from the State
Agricultural school at Hamline visited the
new prison Monday afternoon and were
shown the points of int est by Usher Bren-
men.
ooh mamma" cried little girl visitor
the other day as she was passing one of the
farmers cell, "look at that chair with rags
tied around the bottom of its legs, are its
feet sore?''
We are mighty glad to note that Sand Ar
fist has reconsidered his determination to
resign as a contributor. We need him, and
want him to feel that his weekly notes are
appreciated to the full.
We have a white and colored choir at
present, and now a movement is on foot
among the Indian inmates to organize a
band of singers which they claim will knock
the others galley west and crooked.
Mitt left the library force at the new pris-
on Monday to pass out again to the open
air and freedom. Before leaving he left with
the editor a very neat cut glass mirror for
which he has our thanks and best wishes.
The brick and steel construction work on
the foundry, and forge has been completed
and everything is ready for the roof and
glazing,-then it won't be long until we
make call for the sand rats at the o. P.
Our old friend Apache comes to the front
again and occupies his usual corner on page
two. We had hoped he had left us; but
we re glad to see he intends filling his i'm
portant niche in the Mirror as long as he
stays.
Bloodie w. our barber, demonstrated his
ability as a musician Sunday morning by
furnishing the violin accompaniment for
the piano in a manner most fattering. We
hope we may hear more from him during
his few remaining days with US.
Its been bad year for the Murphys-
Charley Murphy of Chicago has been fired
out of base ball and the other Charley
Murphy of Tammany has been ousted
out of politics.-We know several Murphys
hereabouts who wouldn't enter the least
objection to being kicked out.
Doc says this is the only first class print
shop in the silent city, located near Central
Court. Our presses and type are up-to-date
and our artistic stunts are accomplished by
those long in the business. Our ruling ma
chine man is there when it comes to extra
feeds with full Kal-a- bar you bet.
Constructor Olson says he is up to the
minute in the construction work of the new
Farm Machinery building. All the con-
crete work has been completed and the
brick layers are making the morton fly on
the walls. All that is needed now is a con-
tinuation of fine weather to bring the
immense structure ready for roofing in a
few week.
HERE DUKE. SIC EN-