The mirror., 1915-10-14
M ! R R 0 R E 7 ES
Thursday, october l4th, 1918.

Thursday, october 14th, 1915.
Tailor Nelson and his assistants have
been busy during the week fitting out the
residents herein with winter uniforms. We
were glad of the change of rainment as the
weather has been rather frosty of late.
The population herein is on the increase;
the present census being 1920 This is sew
eral points higher than it has reached for
some months. In fact, we were beginning
to expect to see the 900 mark before long.
A new man was added to the printor-
ium force the end of last week The new
arrival is mastering the mysteries of the
Gordon press and from all appearances we
predict that he will be "kicking out 90,
600 day ere long.
There will be full account of the
Worlds Series games in our next issue, for
the benefit of those who were not able to
watch the bulletin boards in front of the pa
per offices, or to see the ''dailies' with their
scare-heads and special correspondents
story of the big games just completed.
Talking of the big acreage yield in
crops this year, and the unusual size of We
getables, it may be interesting to some to
know that we saw carrot weighed in the
Kitchen the other day that went slightly
over 81 ounces. 1t was home grown, being
raised on the prison farm.
Reports from Little Round Top are
to the effect that Harry our stellar short
stop is on the mend and that before long we
shall have him back with us again, altho it
is very improbable that he will don a uni
form again this season.
DR.. Ramaker, our resident dentist, Is
certainly kept busy. He has waiting list
that would make many young fedgling
on the outside die with envy. DOC" is
doing fine work. 1t does not cost a fortune
to have all your teeth fixed up. So pay him
a visit.
The M. S. P. ball team showed to
great advantage last Saturday. The boys
put up the best exhibition of baseball that
it has been our privilege to view this year.
There have no doubt been harder fought and
certainly closer contested games, but never
before has the team worked so unanimous
ly together as they did last Saturday.
There is an opening for one or two mu-
sicians in the band-here's fine chance
for anyone with an ear for music to learn
to play an instrument. If there are any
cornet players among the inmates who are
not already enrolled with our crack militia
ry handmade yourself known.
The Board of Pardons are in session
at the State Capitol this week. We un-
derstand that there are considerable num-
Der of cases up for consideration and doubt
less there will be number of our brothers
herein made happy by receiving chance
to tackle the world for an honest living
gained by labor, but in freedom.
The following letter was sent to us from
an interested visitor to the institution re-
Gently:
Editor of the Mirror
Your institutio H. SO large and
strong, impresses the observer, with sense
e Al, ,fT = =,
bosom of God; her voice, the harmony of
the world Once within its portals, the
extended lawns and ball ground speak of
pleasure, the factories indicate that man
exists for work, not idleness, and the Cha
pei, the heart of the institution, remind us
that perfect peaceis found in God alone.
The writer, having been shown through the
institution by the courtesy of one of the
officers, asked to see a friend, staying there.
His friend told him that his time was taken
up with work, ball games, moving pictures,
Sunday services, and Sunday letter home.
He said he was going to send FIVE dollars
to his Mother out of his wages. He had
not been going to school because he thought
he knew all that was taught, but being in
formed that there were two more grades,
which he has passed, he said he would 90
to school. There was some spirited con-
versation, when being asked, if his resi-
dence there was not the happiest period of
his life, he acknowledged it to be so.
WILLIAM &. PoPE
RecToR OF THE CHURCH
OF THE COOP SHEPHERD
ST. PAUL.