The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-04-26
,. BIS" OBSERVATIONS -.

The vacant space south of the tennis court near
the Warden's house is being filled in to bring
it up to the level of the of the grounds in that
vicinity. 1t will add much to the appearance of
place that is already becoming one of the most
beautiful residence sites in this section of Minnesota.
Some of the jobs of ruling that are being done
of late by two ruling machine experts are far
better than the samples of the same kind of work
submitted from some of the best shops in the Twin
Cities. The work they doing is very intricate
and is turned both accurately and neatly, and
also with fair amount of speed.
Between the actions of the Pardon and Parole
Boards last week population took consider
able slump But we readily forgive those who have
decided to emigrae to new fields, for by the happy
look on their faces they to be more than con-
tent at the idea of leaving their old home, and if it
causes them much joy. it would not beseem us to
hold it against them for being ready to leave us
without any regrets.
Our nerves being rather edge and in a strain
ed condition these days on account OF the rapldity
with which historical events are being recorded,
it is wonder jumped when one of the electro
cians while engaged in replacing burnt out electric
light globes in the main hall Tuesday afternoon of
last week, dropped box containing several of the
larger size bulbs from the top of the sep-ladder to
the floor We thought for moment that 42-cen-
timeter shell had been fired into the midst of our
silent city.
Without the farmer, the rest of civilization
would find it exceedingly difficult to get along; in
fact, they would find it almost impossible. and in
realization of this the prison authorities have
siderably augmented farm crew during the past
to he in
therein. and the expectations at the present time
that there will be quite crop of foodstuffs raised
this year. which will help considerably toward
feeding the nine hundred odd mouths in this
institution next fall and winter.
Tuesday night of last week made one believe
that 1t was the middle of July instead of April. We
were awakened out of our sleep by vivid flashes of
lightning and deafening peals of thunder which for
the moment kind of bewdered not
used to that sort of thing, but we discovered
that it was one of those delightful April showers
that bring May flowers and soon dozed off to
sleep again to the pater and fresh smell of gently
falling rain. In the morning all the signs of
spring were in abundance everywhere: the air was
balmy and refreshing the lawns beautiful green;
the buds bursting forth the trees, and even the
fat angleworms crawling the sidewalk,
making one long to gather up few for bait and go
a.fshing some quiet lake.
Saturday afternoon an inmate after gazing long
| and intenty at cell-hall B, turned to and said
Say how many panes of glass do you suppose there
are in those big windows along there?' We answered
| that we did not know, for we had never taken the
| trouble to count them. "Oh, you don't need to
count each separately; just figure them all up
in a bunch he said. See. there four sections
to each window. and in each section there %
panes, making l12 window. There 81
| windows. but the the door is short one