The mirror., 1919-10-30
N ! R R 0 R E 7 7 ES

Christian Science services were held in
the chapel Sunday morning.
-Br-r-r-r-the first fall of snow greeted
the eye Monday a. m. Just light fall
that's all.
Last year this institution had a surplus
of 40. 900 bushels of potatoes, while it was
necessary to buy about 10000 bushels this
year.
1T is assumed the kids all over the
universe will make much of Hallowe' en-
merriment tomorrow eve, coming so close
to the first anniversary of Peace day!
Rev. L. b. Benson, English Field Sec
retary of the Swedish Lutheran Church of
Rock Island, ILL.,, took charge of the SER
vice in chapel last Sunday, owing to the
absence of our chaplain, Rev. G. E. Ben
son.
BY investing $84 20 this month, in a
U. S. Treasury Savings Certificate, it is
good for $4,000 Jan. l, 1924. In Nov
ember it will cost $84. 40 and in December
$84.60. Buy $4,000 certificate now,
help Uncle Sam and thereby help yourself.
We were all disappointed Saturday to
see the weather keep so dreary and cold and
to lose our customary chance to have the
ball game and talkfest. No kick coming
however. We had it pretty good and
regular all summer! Perhaps we may be
able to have another game or two yet
should we get fine weather.
1t is expected that many of the pub
fishers of magazines and other periodicals
printed in and around New York will find
it difficult to get their publications out on
time. if at all, during the printers and
pressmans strike, that shows no evidence
yet of an early close. Inmates who failed
to secure magazines etc. on time, will un-
derstand the reason, and as soon as the
strike ends, better service will ensue.
"A party of gentlemen from Sweden,
constituting Swedish delegation to the In
ternational Labor Congress at Washington,
which meets October %, were shown
through this institution last Thursday,
Oct. %, by Warded Reed. The party
numbered an even dozen, and were visiting
points in Minnesota. Hon. Harry A..
Lund, of Minneapolis, collector of customs
for the port of St. Paul, headed the delega-
tion upon their visit here.
"A year ago this week this institution
was in the throes of that terrible epidemic,
the "fu." There we're goodly number
of cases, quite natural for a colony of our
size, yet through the indetatigable efforts of
our chief ply sician, with some outside help
the staff were able to combat the onslaught
and reduce it to a minimum. Largely due
to such excellent service and care, was the
fact that the death loss was not bigger than
it was, for there were some virulent cases
that developed during the siege. Nearly
all of the ten inmates in the printing Office
we're down with sfu,' and it occurs to us
very forcibly how we managed to get along
as we did, but while we had but one issue
reduced to two pages for the week of Nov.
9TH, we fortunately did not miss an issue,
during those weeks of the siege.
Readers of THE MIRROR will notice
the account of the meeting of the Chautau-
qua circle Sunday, inserted on the second
page. Ii is very gratifying to note the sue
cess OF these meetings as recorded by the
secretary. The valuable papers that are
read by members, indicate careful energetic
study and an abundant good therefore
results that is bound to assert itself
not alone among members, but also outside
the circle, as these articles are scrutinized
interestedly for the oftimes valuable ex-
cerpts that give some looked for informa.
ton that has been eagerly sought through
other channels and failed of materializing
The papers respectively, will appear ir
their order in forthcoming issues Of TIL
MIRROR. The paper on the Rubber Indus
try will appear in the next issue.