The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-02-18
PICKUPS AND PUNCHES
By Uncle John

Mass was held in the Auditorium last
Sunday, Father Corcoran officiating.
Guard Chaser has charge of the band and
orchestra at present, and is the right man
in the right place.
Foreman Rutherford was in the Audi
forum with several friends last Thursday
and inspected the interior.
Father Corcoran was visitor at the in
stitution last Saturday and granted inter-
views to several inmates at the Deputy
Warden's office.
Rev. Benson was visitor at the institu-
ton on business, not forgetting to pay the
library a pleasant call last Thursday.
Come again, please.
DR.. Newman escorted a party of friends
thru our silent city last Thursday and made
short pause in the Auditorium, listening
to the music for while.
This winter is going so fast we hardly
realize it. We have as yet not experience
ed wet or cold feet this winter, which is
more than can be said of the old prison.
Our friend Kal has accepted a position
in the dining hall to sling hash again. Kal
understands his business fully as he had
been doing this at the old prison for some
time. i
We heard beautiful remark last Friday.
A man said; 81 will do my duty, and as
long as do that will have no reason to
complain Good boy, your reasoning
does you credit.
The rgular drill has again been post
poned and it looks as if we won't get any
more drill until the snow has vented and
then we will have it all in a bunch; Sun
days and Saturdays-but we prefer the last
+ If we believe all the newspapers tell us
it will be necessary to talk peace. A few
months more, according to the reports all
the soldiers will be dead or captured, and
they will have to quit of their own accord.
1t would be we'll for quite few we
know to follow Beau Esprita's advice when
he says: ''be cheerful liar, and you will
hurt nobody but yourself in the long run;
be sure of that, even if you get away with
it now
1t is strange thing how much. some
men take things for granted. AS soon as
they cant have things their own way they
blame some one else for it, even if that in
dividual has nothing to do with the case.
Strange, isn't it,
And yet some men will tell you that life
is short. Huh, there are over hundred
men in here who will tell you that life is
very long indeed: so don't believe all you
hear-at least l don't, neither does John
Hutch.
really have no objection to real Easter
toward that end; but l believe that raisins
and Easter eggs substituted. How does that
strike your Anyhow, we will try it.
Any one in the institution wishing to see
Father Corcoran or Rev. Benson, only
need to give their names and register
number to the cell hall Captains, who will
enter your name in the chaplain's ''audi-
ence book and you will get hearing.
Our friend H. S. Med. had an article
on the front page of last weeks issue of the
Mirror worth reading. l, for one, hope
Mack will give us some more like that, it
is plain and to the point, and child can
understand it. Come again, Mack.
You talk about friendship, there are
plenty of men who tell you to your face you
are the best friend and the best fellow that
ever lived as long as they get something
out of you, but when you neglect them for
few days you are no good, and these
fine friends will turn right around and will
do their very best to make you what they
are-not worth having-(We believe, Uncle
John, that you, too, have been stung by
the friendship bee.-Ed.)