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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Origin of the Dahlia

By a curious irony the dahlia flower, so
popular at the flower shows, is of very hum
BILE origin. 1t has been developed from a
Mexican tuber. Some century and halt
ago this plant was introduced into Europe
by the Swedish botanist, DR.. Dahl, for the
purely commercial purpose of supplanting
or experimenting the potato. But they did
not prove popular, and the dahlia dish soon
disappeared from the dinner tables of Eur
ope; but the gardeners saw the latent posi-
bilities of the flower, from which they have
evolved the double dahlia and other popular
floral fancies. 1t would thus appear that
the dahlia had reversed the fate of the red
clover, which was originally introduced as
a garden flower, but was found to be much
more desirable as fine forage. The tubers
of the dahlia, though bitter, are still eaten
in some parts of France.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Hospital for War Boots

The war girl is again setting new records
in factory near the east end of London.
Here, however, it is not shells, but boots
which she is turning out. 1t is more like
a surgery for boots than factory because
within 40 minutes, a pair of boots from
Flanders thick with mud and hardly recog-
nizable are completely restored to strength
and soundness. The boots are scrubbed in
warm water, dressed with castor oil, the
heel and tap is stripped off, then the outer
skin of the upper part is taken off with a
machine invented during the war. The
sole and heel are renewed, the whole block
ed into shape and finally restained, polish
ed and made ready for use again in the
army; all in 40 minutes. About 800 girls
are working in this boot hospital.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Chautauqua Quarterly
Meeting Report

One of the most successful quarterly
meetings of the Pierian Chautauqua Circle
ever held was that of Sunday January Goth,
1918, in the Prison Auditorium. The en-
tire program was composed of musical and
vocals numbers, and every one on the pro-
gram did their best, and that they succeed
ed might be judged from the enthusiastic
and prolonged applause that each number
received at its conclusion, by the eighteen
hundred visitors that packed the great Audi
forum. The visitors began to wend their
way from the Turkeys Office at 1:3O p. m
and for thirty minutes a steady stream of
people poured into the Prison Auditorium.
Neatly printed programs were handed the
visitors at the door of the Auditorium.
After few remarks and a word of well
come had been extended to the visitors by
the President of the Circle, the Prison Band,
played in its masterful way that very popu-
lar march: "Semper FideIis,'' by Sousa, this
acted as sort of curtain raiser for what
was to follow, and gave the large audience
an idea of the splendid entertainment pre-
pared for them. The band next played an
overture, ''Nabucodonosor' which was
greatly applauded by every one present.
The next number on the program was a
character song, 'Iong Boy by Herschell
and Walker, and sung by Mr.. Mulcrone;
this was Mr.. Mulcrone's first appearance on
our quarterly programs, and the prolonged
applause that greeted him at its conclusion
gave ample proof of his success to enter
tain. Mr.. Mulcrone is to be congratulated
for the splendid way he delivered this num-
Der.
The next number, Qdylle) Simplicity
by Dortha Lee. by the Band, was greatly
appreciated by the audience, judging from
the deafening applause the players received
at its conclusion.
The fifth number on the program, a
trombone solo, "Stabat Mater" by Rosini,
had to be cancelled owing 10 the i'll health
of Mr.. White. who was on the program for
this number. Mr.. Whites non-appearance
will no doubt be somewhat of disappoint-
ment to the many friends who were present
at the last quarterly meeting when heatook
very prominent part in the program, a
cornet solo by Mr.. Achen was substituted
for this number and was we'll received and
greatly appreciated by the audience. Mr..
Achen is fine musician and can be relied
upon to take any part in the programs he
may be called upon to FILL
The next number, "Musicisns' Strike;'
by TIL. Farbach and played by our very
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Big Waterfall in Iceland

Dettifoss, by far the most striking of the
Iceland waterfalls. and larger than any in
Europe, is well worth visit, but it in
wolves some very long rides. The writer,
says the Christian Science Monitor. starting
from the Northern part of Husavik, took
over two days to reach it, stopping at night
at two farmhouses on the way. and making
detour to see the wonderful volcanic valley
of Ashbyrgl. The journey westward to
Myvatn from the fall over the desert land,
occupied about ten hours.
The fall lies on the Jokullsa, glacial
river that rises in the Vatnajokull range in
the South, and flowing northward, falls into
the Arctic sea. Parallel to the river lies a
deep rift like dried-up river bed; and this
has to be crossed before the traveller can
stand on the brink of the chasm where the
river takes its leap 200 feet down. There
is curious crack in mid-stream and over
it the sundered waters are hurled in wild con-
fusion, again mingling and losing them
selves in clouds of spray. The columnar
basalt on the far side can be discerned
through the mist, every pillar tipped With
moss, while the near side is also green and
velvety. The walls of the ravine being per-
pendicular, to descend is impossible, and
the binding spray prevents long stay near
the fall, which is best seen at a point lower
down the river. The upper fall, a quarter
of hours walk higher up, with fifteen
feet of drop, seems a mere cascade after
the principal one.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Drum Major Necessary

indispensable is the drum major of a
rural brass band, and the envy of the small
boy as we'll. This functionary is about as
serviceable as hgurehead on battleship,
writes Zim in Cartoons Magazine, yet his
duties are beyond estimation in keeping the
tubas and trombones from stumbling into
mud puddles and guiding the alleged
musicians past refreshment emporiums.
His success rests on the extent of his ability
to twirl the stick over three story buildings
and catch it behind his back on its descent.
He is to the band what the monkey is to
hand-organ. All eyes are upon him while
the ears feast on the music. Big city bands
often roam about the streets unescorted by
a drum major and feel not at all discom-
NODDED by his absence, but a country band
would not deem itself fit to be seen on pa
rade without this distinguished appendage.
-Es.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
Iron Hades in South Wales

The first night spentby visitor in South
Wales, in the center of the great iron
country, is marked by wonderful i'm
preston, says the London Daily Mail.
In the daytime the iron works seem only
an ugly cluster of tall chimneys and uneven
roofs seen through gray smoke. More in
sistent are the shrill voices of the ragged
children and the budding cottages of the
workmen, at whose doors stand careworn
women with anxious eyes. And the dim
mountains. Sometimes half hidden by
sweeping transforms and sometimes clear
greenish color, every lonely tree on their
bare sides silhouetted in a darker hue,
force themselves upon the eye with the
tragedy of their impotence against the de-
filing hand of man. When one stands right
beneath the tips they stand out against the
sky like monstrous caricatures of the Swiss
peaks. There is something about this
place desolate and infinitely depressing.
But at night when all is dark the sky is
suddenly lit with red glare. From the
window the stranger sees a ruddy light
touching the billowing clouds and glimmer-
ing away to blackness between them. He
sees roofs and chimneys standing out in
startling solidity against the flaming back
ground, the furnaces are opened, and it is
as though rhe lid of hades were lifted. Then,
on top of one of the tips, but appearing as
though isolated in the sky, comes stream
of brilliant gold rolling down the side of
the invisible wall in molten fre.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
!. P o { 7 ny
From Our Exchanges.
The Sugar BEAT"

The Sugar Beat"
There is little saying
That is short, and likewise sweet;
1t has to do with raising
The luxurious sugar beet.
You know the men who grow them,
Like the men who raise the wheat,
Have to sell for buyers prices,
And the buyers don't compete.
Oh, yes, the trust boosts prices.
Though | hardly need repeat
That they raise the price on sugar,
But not upon the beet.
And so the trust wakes wealthy,
While the farmers face defeat;
Hence it is the growers coined
This saying, trim and neat.
With language plain and simple,
And a moral full of meat.
"rhe trust it gets the sugar,
All we growers get is beat
Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
G | E A N | n G S
From Our EXCHANGES

Mrs. Wellington Koo, wife of the
Chinese minister to the United States, was
educated at Barnard college.
-Madeline-t'She and her fiance are al
ways quarreling.'
Jacqueline-s'Yes, isn't it dreadful! Why
don't they wait until they are married.
-Fred-"I asked her if l could see her
home.''
Farmland what did she say?''
Fred-"Said she would send me picture
of it,
The worlds greatest wireless station
has been built in Italy, powerful enough to
communicate it'll North and South
America when similar stations are erected
on this side of the Atlantic.
To insure the owner of private shaw
ing cup kept in barber shop that he is its
only user there has been invented paper
cap to cover it, which cannot be removed
without breaking seal.
-Teacher-"What is the plural of man
Johnny"
Johnny-''Men.'
Teacher-"Correct. And what is the
plural of babyl''
Johnny-''Twin
Gladys, the 2O-foot python in Lincoln
Park, Chicago, was given her semi annual
meal recently. Twelve keepers, with the
aid of sausage-stuffing machine and a
five-foot pole, treated her to 20 pounds of
ground beef followed by l2-pound piece
of beef.
To receive bachelors degree and
lawyers degree in three years, to be mis-
tress of French and Spanish and all points
of corporation law and to make it a rule to
sleep only four hours out of "a, is a record
held by Miss Helen d. Falkner of CIeve-
Hand o.
In Korea women occupy a place in
society which has no parallel elsewhere in
the Orient. They are both better and
worse off than in China or India or Japan
better off because there are more fields open
to them, worse because they are overwork-
ed, often ill-treated and until recently were
actually enslaved.
While walking along the street an
epileptic dropped in fit and was quickly
rushed to hospital. Upon removing his
coat one of the nurses found piece of pa.
per pinned to the lining, on which was
written:
''This is to inform the house surgeon
that this is just plain ft-not appendicitis. $
My appendix has already been removed
twice.
WHY FRET
Are the trains too slow for you? Caesar,
with all his court, never exceeded the speed
limit.
Are your wages too smalll In Eu-
| rope people are content with making iv-
ing.
Are the lights too dim? David wrote
his psalms by the light of smoky torch.
Are you cold? The soldiers of Valley
Forge walked barefoot on the ice and snow.
Are you hungry? The children of
India are starving for want of crust of
bread.
Are you tired? Why fret about it,
Jacob was tired when he dreamed of the
angels of heaven.
Are you sick? Suppose you had lived
1000 years ago when sickness was fatal?
Are you poor? The Savior of men
was not wealthy.
Cheer up! Praise God that you live in
the midst of his blessings!
Why fretf
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
P o ET-T r E E !.
Leaves From Our Poets.
Day by Day

Walking with patience where the way is
rough,
Resting in quiet when the storm is
nigh,
Knowing that love divine is strong enough,
To bear me up, as the weary days 60
by.
Trusting that sorrow is but loves disguise,
And all Withholding, yet another way.
Of making richer by what love denies
So grows the soul little, day by day.
Mary c. Seaoard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
GHaprI Brngraiit
Sunday, January 20

The following is the> program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Reverend
Benson officiating.
March Spirit Of Independence Orchestra
Romance At Sunset Orchestra
Holy, Holy, Holy --- Congregation
Invocation Chaplain
Gloria ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Congregation
Scripture Reading Chaplain
Hymn-Rescue the Perishing Congregation
Prayer -------------C Chaplain
Idylle-Simplicity Orchestra
Sermon Rev. Parsons
Hymn When the Mists Have
Rolled Away Congregation
Benediction- --------------- Chaplain
March-Spirit of Liberty Orchestra
r. ]. Reichkitzer. Musical Director
4npulatinn
Monday, January FL
Number of Inmates at Prison...... 9O7
Number in First Grade. ..737
Number in Second Grade lao
Number in Third rade....................3O
Received During Week. 6
Discharged .........................
Faroled .... :.
Last Serial Number .... 1854
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
A NOTICE TO INMATES

You are hereby directed to place
your copy of THE MIRROR at the
foot of your bed on the morning
following the day on which it is
delivered to your cell. Non-com-
pliance with this order will cause
forfeiture of privileges.
]. j. Sullivan,
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
3Brianrr @ffirials

Board of Control
Ralph w. Wheelock. Minneapolis
c. F.. vasaly, Little Falls
c. j. Swendsen, ST. James
Downer Mullen. Secretary.
Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
G. S. Reed. Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. c. Swearingen
H. X. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
Resident Officials
J. ]. Sullivan -----------. Deputy Warden
j. Backland ---1st Asst. Deputy
F. 7. Piculell 2nd Asst. Deputy
]. A. Humphreys -------------Ste Steward
G. A. Newman ---Ph Physician
F. A. Whittier State Parole Agent
w. K. Haven Dentist
c. w. Catlin--- Supt. of Printing
Miss Ellen Matron
c. E. Benson Protestant Chaplain
Chas. Corcoran- Catholic Chaplain
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24

The following is the\ program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Reverend
Benson officiating.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-24
The Legion of the Cross

HOh ministering
~ Angels! mothers
of men, thy SONS are
in trouble and call
ing again; your
babies, the children
you nursed through
the years, are calling
you from the valley
of tears. And hear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17
STRETC CHING PARIS TO
MEET & N OF FIR FRI NICE RlCE
TIE RED CROSS HAS HELPED WHERE GOV.
ERNMENTs WERE IIEEPEESS

~
building, all of which IN q fortnight
were sfatd. oR their way toward new
apartments, rooms and sleeping wards.
.i:iiWa hegs st home who associate the
!grsssfaaa GFass movement with band
ages and white gowned nurses must
loseiftfffs did Alusion in the light Of i
|, Thousand othe err works for humanity.
Inl1tills case we see the Red Cross
first as diplomats convincing the civil
authorities of Paris as to their ability
to remedy the situation, then as
architects remodeling buildings, chang
ing building plans, hiring labor gath.
cred by themselves from the ex-sol
diery and the older man, all the while
working under every imaginable hand.
leap, while Father Time cried, Get il
done, get 1t DONE"
So out of the garrets came these de
spairing people to find new hope il
clean homes, to get new cheer out OF
sheer bodily comfort and fresh cour
age to again take up the great trust
that France has kept so well--"to car
~ on" 1t is not strange that our
French brothers believe in your own
Red Cross just a little more than you
do. But should this be?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17

The avalanche of refugees that
swept into Paris from the nortls of
France had been the despair OF, the
civil authorities. These homeless.
stunned people were new response,
bility to be added 10 the thousands. OF
wounded men that came steadily from
the shambles Of the west front. I. =.
Paris is an old city. Il Vas not
ready to take in its nelght31rs' chill
dren. Its population wa already a
tight fit. SO it made tie best Of its
poor hospitality BY Offering up It's gar.
rets. New building construction Seem
ed Impossible. Men were scarce. The
mechanic was either manning the
trenches or fighting the fight in the
war factories. Paris was distracted.
It is wonderful indeed how nobly
Paris tried to meet this condition.
And it is remarkable how Paris met 1t
with the aid Of our own Red Cross.
Unhampered by red tape or precedent,
our Red Cross put on cveralls and
Jumper, carried the hoo, became archi-
tect, engineer and contractor and went
into the building of homes. Here was
q church lot that lay vacant; here an
unfinished hospital; there worn out
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17
Anna G. P. Mitchell, Complainant vs.,
In Chancery. John 0. Mitchell, Defen-

Anna G. P. Mitchell, Complainant vs.,
In Chancery. John 0. Mitchell, Defen-
dant.
Memo. The object of this suit is to
obtain for the complainant an abso-
lutte divorce from the bonds of niatri-
,mony from the defendant on the
grounds of wilful and voluntary deser-
ation and abandonment for more than
| thrce years prior to the institution of
| this suit; custody of infant child; and
flor general relief.
It appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant, John 0.
Mitchell, is a nonresident of this
State: 1t is Ordered That said defend
ant appear here within fifteen days
after due publication or this order, and
do what is necessary TO protect his
interests in this suit.
ROBINSON MONCURE, P. Q.
A copy-Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
135-4w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17

vorcc from the bond of matrimony
from the defendant on the ground OF
wilful and voluntary desertion and
abandonment FOR period of more than
three years prior to the institution OF
this suit. 1t appearing by an affidavit
filed in this cause that the defendant,
Lillian Jones, is nonresident of this
state: It is ordered, That said defen-
dant appear here within fifteen days
after due publications of this order:
and do what is necessary to protect
her interests in this suit.
William P. Woolls, P. Q. A copy
Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
Clerk.
l29-4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17

yIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office OF
the Corporation Court. Of the City OF
Alexandria, on the 29th day OF May
1918.
Van Dyke Jones, complainant, rs:
Lillian Jones. l. chancery. ;.
Memo. The object of this suit IS
TO obtain for the complainant a d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17

VIRGINIA-In the Clerks office of
the Circuit Court of the City of
Alexandria, on the 9Th day of June
1918.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-17
THE RED CROSS MAN
BY AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR.

OF the Viglantes.
Broken with pain and WEAKNESS
And sapped with vile disease,
Back to the land of ruined towns,
Of murdered men and trees,
Through Switzerland from Germany
The, trains of wreckage ram
And OF the French frontier they found
A Red Cross Man.
And when to what had once been home
Those haggard exiles came,
Young wheat was green ADORE the scars
Of steel and blood and flame
Round new built houses where once more
The work of life began.
And still they found to welcome them
A. Red Cnogs Man.
There the husband clasped again
The wife he incurred as dead
The child was On its mothers breast,
The old were corlforted. - ~. ....... -,
What wonder if they hope - ind 8
Z The Angel of Gods Plan
Who meets them at the heavenly gate
Red Cross Man!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-29
$1,000 CASH PRIZE FOR A SLOGAN
FOR The FL PASO TRUNK FACTORY

The ~ Pao Herald offers $1,000
a In
RULES OF CONTEST-READ
Everyone is eligible employees
and
address Address
prize be divided Decision
announced this Saturday
WEEKS WINNER
FlOy johnson, odessa be mailed to winner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-29

SAll-el LaOOLels oUaLC5' GOFeIH NJ
In j IN 'ns Il ear { OF Fl r '-9o Is
io1a-9- -'i7 -ai 777- i7'1-i- u uilA
salesroom In the United States. This
fact is not generally known nv FL
D----
--- - ~ - q nc ana
attested 20 by all OF the trunk
statesmen who come In +bis city
--,---,-..-.- - -..--..--- = a.
--- e-1a --o" j. 1l7
property OF the Fl Paso trunk
works. situated on Main street.
b,.,,-... o-.-,- ,-5 No.. s,,-.
across the piazza ana tnis concern
does one Of the largest businesses
in the CITY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-29

ent Regulations Affect Material
asked the foreman II he could
make It. 4 suppose So" was the
Iaconic reply Of the foreman. and
in less than a day a wonderfully
good case had been made for the
vioL
This story Is told by Mr.. Elan
nigan to demonstrate that no job
is too large OF too small for the
company. I'VE really should have
Tor a slogan, If it's a carrying
case we have it or can make it, "
said Mr.. Flanagan.
The FL PasO- Trunk factory was
started in this city II years ago,
it will be IS years next November.
and the business has been con-
stantly growing. The war in Eu-
rope is affecting the trunk bust
ness 10 a great extent, and skilled
mechanics are almost impossible
10 secure
Government regulation Of the
leather and metal industry is az
fecting the material that is going
into the trunks and suitcases. and
the sizes of the different kinds Of
trunks have been considerably
changed by government regulation
At the factory there are a large
number Of men employed regularly
in the manufacture OF the differ
ent articles: quite a number Of men
are employed in the repair section
at the retail store.
In addition TO the trunk business
the concern maintains a warehouse
for the storage Of household goods
The lowest fire insurance rates
prevail
In the near future Mr.. Flanagan
proposes to enlarge his manufac-
turing plant He has already Dur
chased the machinery and Il Is now
in storage waiting for the time
when he can increase his building.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-29
81 PaSo Trunk Factory Conducts
Largest ShOwroOn1s In The u. S.
D For Seventeen Years

Local Concern Known EheTe John Flanagan For Seventeen Years
Managed Firm; Thousands Lockers Made for Soldiers;
L.h.-.-. Ga.-.-,.a. R..uI.t.on. Aztec. ..t.-
Arizona republican., 1918-12-22
( tSITIH.s55vl OMEN T0Sy!R!lAlIY1lI

definite decision Will not be made, how
ever, until after a meeting of the eX
ecutive committee to be held in in Bos
ton, and until the members in other
countries are communicated with
In speaking of the plans of the wom-
en-, Miss Adams said I'VE are en-
tirely law abiding. We do not wish
to do anything contrary to the wishes
of this government, nor to embarrass
in any way the negotiations at the
peace conference.
But women have we'll defined IDEAS
as to some of the principles that should
be incorporated in the final agreement
among the nations of the world in order
to secure a permanent neace, and We
would like the opportunity of present
ing them TO the world for whatever
effect they may have on the delibera-
tons of the plenipotentiaries at Paris.
1t is not the purpose of the women to
NEEDLE or embarrass, but only to sound
public opinion and present their views"
Miss Adams saw Secretary Lansing,
having previously seen Secretary
Baker, to le(rn if there were any OBJ
iections to the holding of the women's
meeting while the peace conference was
in session. She was informed, it was
understood, that officials of the gov
eminent would interpose no obstacles
to the meeting, although it probably
is true that in some quarters the pro-
posed convention is being looked upon
with some misgivings, due to the at
titude some of the women in the or
ganization took toward participation by
the United States in the war.