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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
OLD PRISON NOTES
By Frenchy

Officer Powers now has charge of both
the fire room and blacksmith shop.
In the event of an Inter prison ball game,
| would like to go along as water boy.
The furniture and beds are all being
moved from gallery six to the band-room.
Guard Allen is in charge of shop M. at
present Mr.. Sudemyer still being on the
sick list.
don't know, maybe yes, maybe no, I'll
find out next month whether stay or de-
part. Here's hoping l get canned.
Mr.. Sejelka returned from his ten days
vacation last Thursday morning, looking
hale and hearty and reports having had
fine time.
Mr. Mackenzie our genial night officer
is away on his vacation, and officer L. E.
Thompson is on night duty in the cell
house during his absence.
Cell changes at the old prison-373-232,
466-373, 1924, 546-466, 362-5 28, 24-6,
377-201, 498-24.-and to new prison-6,
401, 225, 800, 1872, 800, and to third-396.
The hospital and park crews will pro-
baby be transferred to the new prison
sometime this week and the boys will sure
be glad to go. Especially since hearing of
the ball games and moving picture shows.
Nick, of the front office force connected
with a parole at the last meeting of the
board, and bid us farewell Monday. May
your future be happy and Success crown
your every effort.
Upon arriving in the shops to shave the
bunch last Thursday, my co-worker little
Fred, discovered that he had no razor strop.
ooh, never mind said he: Wait till we
get up in shop and I'll touch them up
on the emery wheel.
Music hath charms all right, but not the
kind we had few nights ago when tree
frog commenced singing just after taps,
and kept it up for about three hours. We
believe that the said singer should be
punished to'the fullest extent of the law,
as such conduct is against the peace and
dignity of our city.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
FLASHLETS FROM SHOP E
By o. Z. B.

Affinity: the first man to show up with a
solitaire.
Harmony still seems to be the watch
word in this shop.
If you don't want people to like you just
criticise what they do.
Red. w., of shop D, was the official
umpire and was o. K. at that.
Oh, you ballers! Just stop trying to
fudge, and you will get along fine.
Anyone wishing to confer favor on ye
scribe, could do so by sending magazine
to cell 436 occasionally.
During the week, we received in this
shop, new lot of vulcanized fiber cans and
the same were appreciated.
The man with the compressed air hose
has been working on spinning machines,
and is certainly doing good job.
Working so fast here that we had a
small fire on Tuesday, caused by friction.
''Frenchy'' soon had it out though.
To be deceived by our enemies or betray-
ed by our friends is insupportable, yet by
ourselves we are often content to be SO
treated.
A great improvement could be made on
that compressed air cleaner; if the air could
be chased the other way, and use it as a
vacuum cleaner.
If the steamship Princess of Ireland had
had half the stability that our choir boat
has, she would not now be at the bottom of
the St. Lawrence river.
l asked Paddy why he was so quiet
during the ball game, and he said: "always
calm before Storm So l moved be-
fore the storm came on.
Our ball game Saturday was not of big
league variety, but still it was enjoyed great
ly by those who played, if one was to judge
by the way they went around the diamond.
In next weeks issue l shall endeavor to
explain the proper manner to execute mill
tary tactics, in as far as they are used in
this institution, for l believe it the wish OF
every inmate to be able to do just as is ex-
pected of them while in line.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
BAND AND ORCHESTRA NOTES
By Otto Mobile

by OCCO MOOttE
Prof Schmidt was away on business one
day last week.
Say, but the congregation led by the
choir sure sang last Sunday.
''Traps" has been supplied with new
set of bells. Praise to the heavens.
Everyone wants to know when President
M is coming south. Large member
ship waiting for you, chief.
A band stand is to be erected at the
north end of the auditorium. Reserved
seats for the ball games, two plugs of
Hugo's.
"Howy'' our baritone player, is no
more. He has left for Indiana where he
will Join one of the famous bands of the
''Hoosier'' state, and maybe learn to knit
sox.
There is no question about we editor be-
ing hustler. He has signed up one OF
the bands pitchers for the Mirror team.
Now, altogether, contributors, "Who is
going to chase the fouls that go over the
wall?
Greetings to the daubers, and we sure
missed you; and more SO when we saw
Axel's Apollo form chasing paint brush
over the basement. 'Tis the truth, Beau,
my hands are white for the first time in
two years.
The Empress of Ireland disaster was a
dreadful calamity, but did you hear the
gurgling of waters, the S. o. S. for the
plumbers, and timely remarks of, '.Bail,
brother, ball." and "Sit steady and don t
rock the boat last Sunday?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
OUR LITTLE JOKERS
By The I'aoims

| The happy day must be pretty close now
the turnkey is talking vacation.
There should be great demand for large
baskets now since the ball game started.
Bill Legs, shut down his hen-fruit bust
ness Saturday and took in the ball game.
| There is difference in both ends of the
court line the past week and chances are
the center will disappear this week.
The band professor blew in the other
morning and said: sWill you forgot to
tell the Deputy that want the choir right
away Sure forgetting is our long suit.
Judging from the way some of the gents
tumble at picking up the ball leads person
to think they could not pick up cigarette
paper without having their fingers smeared
with glue.
(Oficer) l would like to get leave of
absence for day or two.
Deputy Alright, l congratulate you,
and wish you happy married life, but by
the way what is her name.
l(OHicer) Oh! l amt laying off to get
married.
I The Mirror force and the Band o will lock
horns on the baseball diamond next Satur-
day +. M. Our friend 'Silent Bill'' says:
81 am doing no shouting but take it from
me the Mirror force is going to freight
home the bacon
Me friend Telegram woke up the other
night and hearing noise called the officer
over and said: Shure and strate cair COM
pany must be maxim a foine lot of money
on the loine that runs past the prison. The
cairs be running all night long and steady.
ooh! that amt the noise from the street car
you hear said the officer, that is the cleo
trio fans in the basement that are running.
deputy to shine that wanted to get on
the ball team $50 you want to play in one
of the teams do your
(Shine) ''Yah sab.
Deputy What did you do outside, play
(Shine) No sab! l is all chicken thief
sab.
Deputy Sure you can get in. You
would be alright at catching fouls (fowls)
anyhow.
''Gee! that sure is rich best ever heard"
What is 1t Duke something new? "New!"
Say | was around near the kitchen door
just now and gent comes up with six hogs
in wagon and unloads them on the plat
form and says to the Steward: 'Here are
six dressed hogs for YOU" Well can't see
anything funny about that Duke. ''You
can'tl' Say did you see the hogs?'' emo"
we'll they didn't have darn thing on and
he said dressed too and say, never mind
beat it and beat it quick.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
FLYERS FROM SHOP D
By Frank

A recent arrival was put to work sewing
sacks.
DR.. Newman escorted couple of visitor
through the shop Friday.
Smoky better known as Mike, has
been assigned to the warehouse crew.
Rufus is acting as supernumery to the
spinner hands. working wherever he may
be needed.
Officer Mccarthy was absent Saturday
forenoon, Guard Tucker was in charge
while he was away.
Slivers, having resigned his position as
reporter, we will endeavor to record the
happenings of this shop in the future.
Yes, we scribe will probably play base
ball, most likely with the print shop team.
Our friend Dec, was busy signing re-
cruits Saturday.
No my dear Slivers, they haven't made
those side boards vet. You seem to be
doing fine without them-only about ten
lbs. over weight is all.
''Scipio Africanus' who has been our
runner for the past year, was finally pro-
NOTED to set of spinners, he is doing very
we'll for beginner.
Hercules the blacksmith, ably assisted
by j., the machinist spent Thursday after
noon installing an inclined track in front
Of the ballers. This is SO placed that when
a spool is put on the track, it runs to the
end and drops into box. 1t works fine
and due credit should be given Supt.
Williams who invented it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
SISAL "NOTS" FROM SHOP F
By Sherlock

"Wait,'' says this F bunch, ''till oul
team gets into action.
Hurry Uncle John and get that Chau-
tauqua movement started.
The "Hatchet Brigade" is no more.
They are all boosters now.
Patty Shes-ahen is kept busy these warm
days on spinner adjustments.
Good ball playing my dear friend
Lawrence, cannot be learned thru CORE
spondence.
Love is good deal like learning to ride
bicycle-you got to keep working or the
thing will stop.
With Shorty Lovelyboy as our main-stay
pitcher, batters from other teams will just
fan at the breeze.
Give us string like that which came Fri
day and Saturday and the ballers will main
tain the output average.
Gus band fellers,'' soliloquizes Nil Des-
perandum, Ger in for the good heats at Sat-
urday suppers don'tcherno.
Some women go to comic opera to see
what the stage folk wear; lot of men go
to see what they don't.-Holland' S.
A man was dangerously stabbed with a
pair of scissors lately. Such crimes might
be prevented by stringent law against
selling this deadly weapon.
Of all the comical pictures
That hang in memory's hall,
A Garland attempting home run
Certainly skins them all.
Oh, my yes Slivers, lots more than that
in me but really, now, old chap, don''
think could survive another 10000 foo
balloon ascension. However did you dc
it, in your sleepf
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
TWlNE DEPARTMENT
By Hemp.

The new baller that is being built in our
machine shop will soon be ready to be in
stalled.
Foreman Newman was right down among
the boys, having rust as much fun as any
of them.
We would like to see our genial superin-
tendent act as Umpire. What say
you, Mr.. w.
Everybody is plugging away for this
months prize regardless of who is winner
of the March trophy.
Mills Nos. and are now running pure
Manila, while the other two mills are spin
ming 500-foot Irvine.
If some of the ball players would take
rubber out of their hands they could hold
the ball more easilyi
his health is very much improved and that
he is getting along very nicely.
Leo. T. is the hero of the hour. He is
the first ball player to carry off the scars of
the game. 1t was not serious, however.
Only just six weeks of the season of 1913
Ia remains, but we are reasonably certain
of getting out the estimated amount of
Irvine.
The compressed air cleaner is great
success. 1t does the work so much more
thoroughly and in less time than the old
way.
A consignment of II, 900 bales of fibre
has begun to arrive. With the shipping on
in full blast the warehouse crew is up to
their necks with work.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
OUR CHAPLAIN A NEWSPAPER MAN

Few of the inmates of the new prison
who have become acquainted with, and so
much admire our Chaplain, Rev. John Nc
Coy; are cognizant of the fact that he had
developed into full hedged and very capa-
BILE newspaper man. Some time ago he be-
came the administrator of the estate of the
deceased editor and owner of the Saltwater
Messenger; and in this capacity, has had
thrust upon him the duties of superintend-
ing the publication of that always bright
weekly newspaper. AS result, Rev. Nc
Coy is kept pretty busy between looking
after his ministerial duties as pastor of the
First Presbyterian church and ministering
to the spiritual welfare of over six hundred
shut-ins in this prison. However, he is
keeping right up with his work in every
way, and the Messenger under his direc-
ton is Justly entitled to rank as one of the
states best weekly publications.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
BETTER MEN INSIDE

Through the efforts of the Prison Mirror, a
weekly paper published within the walls of
the states prison, the first observance of
Mothers day was successfully carried out.
The prisoners subscribed no less than $258
to buy carnations. There is surely some
thing the matter with society when it i'm
poses inhumane sentences upon men who
have slipped just within the pale of the law
and permits heartless exploitation of itself
by such men as are responsible for the Col
orado massacre, the Mexican property pro-
lection loodshed, the sweat shop and the
enslavers of little children for profits.
There are many better men inside the four
walls of our jails than there are on the out
side, from a humanitarian standpoint at
least. Chisholm Tribune Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11


The old familiar noises which go with
ball playing, such as '.put 'er home" OF
ssslide'', we're in the minority, as compared
to certain geek exploring the diamond
asking if anyone has seen Jim the head tray.
The kangaroo Court is very unpopu-
lar these days of privilege. The fellow
who has been dragged before the tribunal
and slapped on the wrist is regarded as an
QUEENSLAND he is too, on Saturday after
noon.
In these troublesome times of restless
longing to do something for the moral up
lift of mankind, even the meanest citizen
dreams of shouldering the old fowling piece
and going cunning for female senators and
sufragette aspirants to Office.
Fellows, let us apprehend, from analyt-
ical observation of recent occurances among
US, that individuals who vocalize with the
most emphatic profusiveness are not usually
those who perform vital functions of a re-
generating character. All, hem!
When The Pessimist Sniffs
From baseball aggregation
The teams are being born
Now comes the pessimist's visitation
To renew his chronic mourn.
While you weep among us, unloved
one,
Keep your weather eye about,
For the beastly court II ketch you
If you
don't
watch
out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
|PICKUPs AND PUNCHES
By Uncle John

Rev. Benson, the old prison chaplain,
was new prison visitor Tuesday.
Play Ball! Yes, and at the first crack of
the bat one of the colored boys was laid out.
Warden Wolfer and a number of lady
and gentlemen friends, enjoyed the movies
in the Auditorium Tuesday.
State Agent Whittier escorted friend
through the institution last Thursday, and
also paid the library visit.
We bet nickle that inside of six months
we will have musical organization in the
new institution that we II all have reason to
feel proud of.
Night Captain Hartman sure gets plenty
of exercise making the rounds every night
about this big institution. No wonder he
can walk so fast.
HUH Beau Esprita, don't talk so loud,
the only baseball fend you have left up
there, is Boobies, and we'll accept his of
fer as umpire nothing else, savy?
Guard Albert Segelka from the old prison
while on his vacation visited the new prison
with friend one day last week, and greet
ID the orchestra boys Il the auditorium.
The band boys have mascot already,
every time the band goes to the park the
Deputy's pup goes along and you can't
drive him away. He is fond of music al
right.
wonder what Heinie is doing? If he
doesn't come down soon, we will open the
Chautauqua Circle without him. There is
lots of good material down here and the
L IL l.
about it Heinie?
The boys all behaved splendidly last Sat-
urday and also last Sunday. One would
not think there were over SIX hundred 5000
inmates in the dining hall, and all permitted
to talk, you could hardly hear them. The
boys surely intend to make good.
Frenchy has done very we'll indeed for
ears open-note everything that's going on,
you don't get as much news as you would
like to send down. Every little bit helps,
savyi
Our genial Usher is quite joker. Some
time ago while taking visitors through he
stopped in front of the printing department
and said; this is the printing office, and this
side is the bindery. The binding is done
by a Swede, but the printing is done entire
ly by inmates.
Roy had the misfortune the other day to
drop whole load of exchanges from fifth
gallery to the stone corridor below. We
thought we smelt some cuss words when he
came back. However, there was no dam
age done except that he had to climb the
stairs twice with the same load.
There are quite few inmates here who
are very impatient about their papers and
magazines. Remember that all papers 60
first to the old prison and from there they
are sent down here. So you see, that you
can't get your papers the same day as they
do. We are doing the very best we can
to get things Strengthened out, and it would
be well for all, to be little patient, and
not run every minute to the officers about
your papers. If you have something COM
ing to you, you'll get it. You know the
old proverb, better late than not at all.
And one thing more, don't put on fifteen
to twenty numbers if you expect your
friends to get them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
WANTS TO GO UP In BALLOON
Meister Editor:

Meister Editor:
Aye see in Mirror that dere may be bal.
loon COUP on Fort of Yuly, and Aye tank
Aye bane yust the geezer jou want. All
may life Aye have bane known as a high
flier, and Aye bane up in the air many
times. Vunce ven Aye bane boy Aye
climb way up on top of may ladders hay
stack, and Aye bane not afraid, so Aye tank
Aye can make big balloon coup. Aye
bet jou sax plug of tobac Aye can go up
yust some good some anytings, and come
down yust the same way Aye 60 up. Aye
would lax to take Uncle Yon and Butch up
wild may so Aye can keep the balloon neal
the ground. Tanking jou for may chance
to vim fame, Aye skal bane
Ole Knuteson, Esq.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
SHOP B NOTES
By Yours Truly

Yes sir, dirty work but clean money.
Say. Mr.. Editor, don't forget the paper,
Cell 2O8 or Shop B.
Our oiler is going out in July, and he is
breaking in another man on his job.
The ball team of Shop B challenges the
Mirror team for Saturday, June 18th.
Next month"; well even now am getting
nervous thinking of -. Well, ain'i
out, yet.
Never mind, Slivers, everything comes
to him who waits, but sometimes you have
to wait long time.
You bet, Sherlock, came out with flags
flying, and then some. only wish it had
happened long ago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
LIBRARY NOTICE

Inmates of the new prison are requested
to note the following rules adopted for the
collection and exchange of library books.
Books will be collected on galleries and
2 on Mondays and Thursdays; and on gal
leries and 4, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Those desiring to exchange books should
place them on the foot of their bed, putting
their library slip in the door the night be-
fore. This rule effects both cell halls
Hereafter newspapers and magazines may
be exchanged between inmates located in
either cell hall.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
LOCAL CLUBS ORGANIZED

Shop A
Sargent, Catcher; Carlton, Pitcher; Gar
land, LIST. base; Jones, End base; Smith,
3rd base; Thianish, Shortstop; A. A.
Thomas. Center6eld; L. V. King, R. Field;
Corbin, L. Field.
System Two. Shops B and E.
Williamson, Catcher; Campbell, Pitcher;
B. Fern, LIST base; F. Fin, 2nd base; Will
ans, 3rd base; ]. Kelly, Shorstop; F.
Adams, Centerield; Simpson, R. Field;
Dillon, L. Field.
Shop
Mess, Catcher; Lovejoy, Pitcher; Dyer,
LIST base; Jones, End base; Desmedy, 3rd
base; Holmes, Short stop; Jones, Right
field; Ryan, Center field; HARDWOOD, Left
field; Alderman, Pitcher.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
FOUNDRY SPARKS.
By Sand Rat

For a that and a that
It's comm yet for a that
That man to man the world Ger
Shall brothers be and a that.
Burns.
Our first contribution to the Mirror.
Frenchy is substituting w. F. on brass
work.
o. Johnson, citizen moulder, is on the
sick list.
Congratulations to the boys at the new
prison on their good fortune.
C. D., of the core room, is assisting in
the gentle art of loading cars.
Pickles was awarded parole at. the lat
est meeting of the parole board.
A sketch in two acts was staged in this
shop last week, but it turned out an awful
farce.
We are not much of baseball player,
but when it comes to foot ball we're the
big letter.
NV predecessor ssSand Artist" is at
Fountain Park recuperating from the eff
fects of the strenuous time he had on De-
coration day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
POPULATION


1t is cell 1853 instead of 1873 that wants to
exchange Top Notch, New Story and Ar
COSY for Cavalier, Popular and other mag
azines.
Cell 208-Green Book, Cosmopolitan
and Popular, for Physical Culture and
Metropolitan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11

Guard Cayoutte has been transferred from
Cell hall A to the night shift at the hospi-
tai, and Guard Quinland goes from Cell
hall B to A on the night patrol.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
BASEBALL NEWS

The standing of the clubs in the four big
leagues on Wednesday was as follows:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
M IR R 0 RET ES

Tho the cloud mag be dark there is SUM-
shine beyond it;
Tho the night may be long get morning IS
near.
Tho the vale may be deep there is music
around IT.,
Amd Hope mid oar sorroao, bright Hope Is
still near.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-05-19
Continued from page ii.

DOtn OF you Out. lOu nav my P
Use in this particular matter, and have
always prided myself that my word
was as good as my bond. | have been
with YOU principally for the reason that
I didn't believe this two cent bill was
doing Justice to the roads at this time.
There is one thing that | shall abso-
lutelv demand of you Mr. White, that
is that you furnish me with receipt
of the amount of the money this boy
took. which | shall pay you myself,
and with a statement from your road
that his accounts are in good shape.
This am going to take to Jim Tread
wav. | don't believe that it will change
his agreement to vote against the bill,
but l am going to give him the oppor-
tunity."
The General Manager answered Mr..
Wells. 81 am more than glad to meet
a man of your caliber. You can rest
assured that under no circumstances
will | countenance such actions as this.
You will understand Mr. Gordon, that
as long as | am manager of this road
that at the first inkling that | get OF
anv such contemplate work as this go
ing on in the future that we will not
wait for your resignation. You can go
over to Jim Treadway's room tonight
and tell him what have said"
George Wells had aptly described
Jim Treadway's condition. He was al
most broken-hearted over his sons
conduct and the shame that had been
brought upon him. He did not blame
the boy so much, for in his mind he
had pictured the whole devilish scheme
and knew how easily a young fellow
Just entering manhood, even of the best
principles can be influenced by the
wiles of such men as Meyers and his
kind. His mind was fully made up, he
would vote as he had agreed to do and
Immediately resign from the Legisla-
ture. His son exhausted from the Sc
we're ordeal through which he had just
been passing, had gone to bed, and Jim
Treadway was sitting alone bowed in
grief when someone knocked az the
door. He went to the door and open
ing it saw Harry Wilson, fellow
member of the Legislature.
"Hello, Jim," said Wilson. 81 have
just had something told me in absolute
confidence | want to talk to you about
it."
Gail right, Harry" said Jim. "My
boy is in here asleep, so we will walk
up to the end of the hall"
"Wilson noticed Treadway's condi-
ton and said, Good God man, what's
the matter with you, you look as
though you were seriously ill?"
81 am," said Jim. I'LL in mind and
body" And as they reached the end
of the hall he said: "What is it you
want to tell me?"
Il have just heard, Jim, that you