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The Golden Rule from Lansing, Kansas • 2

The Golden Rule from Lansing, Kansas • 2

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The Golden Rulei
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Lansing, Kansas
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ALONG THE GRAPEVINE OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SHOP NOTES HERE AND THERE AND LOCAL GOSSIP LATE ITEMS LOCALS THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN Extracts from the sermon preached by the Rev. Corwin of the Kansas Boys' Industral School at Topeka in the prison chapel last Sunday. EXCHANGE COMMENT Como on Wilson, your "New Era" busy on this baseball. stuff, you can't commence too early. Mrs.

Emma Van Buren ofNeodesha is visiting at the residence of Mrs. Botkin. Jan. 16Major W. L.

Brown, the president of our parole board, and two friends from Kingman arrived at the institution and will make a through inspection of every department and detail. Mr. Fred Price of Lawrence is visit- ing with Paul Botkin. The time has come for all of us to II. S.

Ale is the man that is mak-ing the "Stillwater Mirror" buck-up and shine. Mrs. Botkin's health has improved so fast lately that she has been a bio to make three trips to Leavenworth. Jan. 17 Major Brown, Warden Botkin, Deputy-Warden Tolman, Chaplain Corwin of the Boys Industrial school at Topeka, and Major Browns two friends from Kingman were present at the morning services.

Miss Mildred Botkin returned to Baker University this week. Miss Mildred will complete her college studies next June. remember that the Fathehood of God and tho Brotherhood of Man is at hand. Society is beginning to recognize this fact and better conditions are the results. The lessons of individual good that conies from experience and LIFE is being learned by many.

The three fundamental words of our life are Faith, Opinion and Love. but the biggest of these is LOVE, it is by far the biggest word of any language. When we realize that opinion, faith and LOVE must dovetail then we are on I the right road that leads to the Jan. 17 Chaplain Corwin Was the main speaker at the general service, lie took for his "The Fatherhood of Cod and the Brotherhood of Man." Judge F. E.

Lindquist and Mr. Johnson of K. C. Mo. visited on the 20th.

Judge Lindquist informs us that be has drawn up a bill to have a "Public Defender" created in the state of Missouri and that it has been introduced in the legislature. Here's hoping it passes. Jan. 17 Major Brown gave a very interesting talk to the boys in the Jjape. in his last week's issue of the "Hutchinson has the following to say anent our proposed "Honor Society" and other things: "Last Tuesday evening a represent-ive body of inmates gathered in the library, with the sanction of the officials and discussed plans for forming an "Honor League." The above is clipped from an article by Cuba, of the Penitentiary Bulletin.

Wo think a word concerning it will not be amiss. The good wishes of the writer for the speedy success of this movement, and the sympathy of a brother in the cause, goes out to the boys at Lansing, wjho, with their big-hearted cha plain at their head, are putting up a great fight for better conditions for all prisoners. That success will eventually be theirs, there is no doubt, for the eye, of the public is upon them, and the trend of the times is to help them toward a condition of things which will be of benefit to both the prisoner, and We feel sure that it will be successful far beyond the dreams of its present supporters. Jan. 18 The store is now carrying a full line of tobaccos and other good Fatherhood Of God and the Brotherhood of Let us vet together, work conscientiously for one another until we bring to pass this one great, fundamental goal of the human race; the of God and the Brotherhood of things, if there is anything you need ask Mr.

Williams about it and he will refer you to another Williams and if you don't get it then, why yon Snp't John Clino made a trip to Topeka the first of the week. Prof. John Lawson, our popular band lender, went to Leavenworth on the 20th and paid a visit at the Federal Prison. TAILOR SHOP Vmi Ikrwf tf 4" l- i 1 will later. They have some real good live, and ten cent cigars.

Try them and see if we are giving you the correct information. Jan. 18 Stewart Piburn who has been laid up in the hospital for over a week with a fever is rapidly recovering and will be back on the job again in a verv few davs. Officer French has successfully filled Mr. Pihurns place during his absence.

We sent about ()0 pieces of clothes to the storeroom last week. Seme workers, eh. What is the matter Fat? ''Oh dont talk for I am some sick." NOTICE The "Honor. PI an" and rules have been drawn up and presented to the Warden for his approval. A general meeting of the whole prison body will in all probability be held next Saturday.

The Bulletin talks of devoting a col- iffM-kb- "Cheer up you don't have to cut But look out for Black Diamond. Jan.T9-Sup't John ('line of the Twine Mills has already started out a few shipments of twine for the 1915 harvest. Sup't Cline's effort's combined with those of his assistant Mr. Kennedy, have made the K. S.

P. II 1 1 1 1 1 ill 1 1 News'." Thanks for the advertising Cuba, old man, but don't send us any bill for space rates. Lord, but we would hate to feel the way Cuba evidently does about justice. He must however, be very much relieved since the violent on that subject in last week's Bulletin. At last we begin to recognize the make The new deputy -warden.

C. A. Tolman. lias been on thejob long enough to show bis metal. He was in charge of the prison farm about fourteen months.

In this capacity he showed the highest degree of efficiency. When Warden Botkin needed a new deputy-warden he turned at once to Mr. Tolman, and he is being congrat- We sure miss Murphy with his LINE and pleasant smile. Ole say: Me bane ver' seek man, vah I bane some seek. Twine Mills known 'from coast to coast and both these men are to be highly complimented upon for their efficiency.

JAIL FOR RENT Jimmv is the happiest bov in lite I "Inteu on every Hand, hy omrers up of the Hutchinson slowly I but surely it is taking unto itself the form and appearance of a real breezy. shop now-a-davs. prisoners alike, upon the wisdom of his choice. Deputy-warden Tolman is Cheer up Boy, he didn't mean what tho in the right place. he said, fact.

i I WE HAVE OOOD WATER -sheet. But the line of rititperatio it pours upon our poor unprotected: head is extremely strong and were it not for the true brotherly love we leel for lhat poor deluded upstart that writes for the exchange comum of the Herald we would most asurediy cut louse and tell him to go to Paradise. Yes sir, 1 sit on the end. Cheif Engineer Temple has just re-- reived a letter from C. A.

Haskins of Sup't Atkinson is still steering the; the State Board of Healh, regarding' boat and she. is running in smooth our water. The report is very favor- Jan. 19, 1915, was a red letter day in the -history of old K. S.

P. When the evening report was made it discovered that the jail, the soli tar and the holes were a II empty, futher-more only a single man in the institution was on punishment. It was a day that will go down in history, and now the question is being asked; ''how long will it lastV" Stick to i fellows and let's make the Warden and Deputy hang out a big sign: "Jail For We've got a oood start now fellows let's keep it up and show the wise-acres a thing or twt. All hail to Warden Botkin and his efficient Deputy, Mr. To! man.

water, notwithstanding the rough sea that hangs around our place. able and shows that our water is very good. In the Bacterial examination, the AIW un.mm tort. v. i n.

nnt n. 1 It Is not our mission in life to tease ot'laguo anybody but we do bet peanut that somebody that resides in 1 Hutchinson misses those Sunday oven- ing band suppers, especially when be is munching on that lone, lean look- ing sandwich. parel can't make her' look a Ui(3, the filter gives a very strong neg-though some there are who trv to alivn- We have not always had good make it perform that function. How-1 water hore and therefore we should be ever, thev succeed in making them- to the powers that be for selves look like the devil. having it.

well filtered.

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