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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES


For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means of self education
through correspondent school courses, study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
ton in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
come to send in any queries of serious inter
est to yourself. THE MIRROR with the kind
collaboration of Miss Miriam E. Carey, Su.
pervisor OF Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used-Editor.
O:-What body of water is known as
the "tideless sea"?-W. B.
A:-This term is frequently applied to
the Mediterranean sea, which has but a
few inches of tide.
Q:--How many automobiles were man.
ufactured last year? H. S. o.
A:-According to the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce number
amounted to over 1,5S6,700. Wholesale
value of these was approximately $780,
100000.
O-When was the Salvation Army
founded p. NJ.
Alt was founded in London by Will
liam Booth in 1865, and IS years later a
branch was organized in U. S. From
humble beginning the society has grown
into big organization. AT present there
are over $500 posts.
Q:-Are there more Christians than
Mohammedans in the world &C. r.
A:-There are approximately 564,5OO,-
600 Christians as compared with 221, SOO,-
900 Mohammedans.
Q:-What is the meaning of eight
year" PHI. NJ.
A:-Term signifies distance over which
light travels in one years time, going at
rate of about 10000 miles second Ac-
cording to best determinations light will
travel in 365 days SPAS astronomical
units, an astronomical unit being distance
from earth to sun.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
OPPORTUNITY

Lack of opportunity is the lack that
people most frequently bewail. The man
who is less successful than his neighbor
usually believes that his neighbor has had
better opportunities than he. The woman
who is disconnected with her life, because
it seems to consist mainly of household
drudgery, sighs for the opportunities of
those who have more freedom from domes-
tic cares. Men and women alike who are
always finding it hard to make ends meet
envy the prosperous their opportunities
quite as much as their possessions.
Yet those at whose door opportunity sell
dom knocks and on whom it bestows only
the most grudging gifts may still cherish
some consolatory reactions. Opportunity
never presents itself to anyone as wholly
munifcent fairy; it always manages to
exact some sacrifice for the benefits or adj
vantages that it promises to confer. And
usually the sacrifice is more or less COM
mensurate with the opportunity. The man
WIN idihCHtS TIC lul Ill WuiCu uC AluSt
travel finds when the opportunity to strug-
gle out of it occurs that disturbing conse-
quences follow: breaking of ties that on
being threatened take on sudden new
value; acceptance of responsibilities that
on being offered take on sudden new
formidableness. Opportunity does not say
in so many words, accept me, and root
up the old affections; its menance to the
old affections is insidious. The step up
ward means nearly always a step away
from the old associates and the old asso-
Citations. The man who ascends may do
his best to hold fast to those whom he
leaves behind but he cannot raise them
all with him, and his ascent exposes him
to the criticism, censure or suspicion of
former friends. So many deterrent con-
siderations are suggested in the advances
that opportunity makes that everyone can
well appreciate the remark of successful
man: 81 believe that some of my unhap-
piest times were those when I was given
chance to get ahead."-Youth's Comban-
ion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
PHILIP GIBBS LAUDS OUR
LECTURES

The lecture habit in America is deep
rooted and widespread. Every small
town has its lecture-hall, and is in compe-
tition with every other town near by for
lecturers who have some special fame or
knowledge. In New York there is an
endless series of lectures, not only in places
like Carnegie Hall and Holian Hall, but
in clubs and churches. Great audiences
made up of rich society people as well as
the "intellectuals" and the professional
classes gather in force to hear any man
whose personality makes him interesting,
or who has something to say which they
want to hear. In many cases personality
is sufficient. People of New York will
cheerfuly pay five dollars to see famous
man, and not think their money wasted
if his words are lost in empty space, or
if they know already as much as he can
tell them about the subject of his speech.
Marshall Joffre had no need to prepare
orations. When he said, "Messieurs ct
mesdames," they cheered him for ten min
utes, and when, after that, he said, "je
suis enchante," they cheered him for ten
minutes more. They like to see men who
have done things, the men who count for
something, and to study the personality
of man about whom they have read.
If he has something to tell them, so much
the better, and if he is not renowned he
must tell them something pretty good if he
wants their money and their patience.
have no doubt that the. habit of lecture
going is one of the greatest influences at
work in the education of the American
people. The knowledge they acquire in
this way does not bite very deep, and it
leaves, fancy, only superficial impress
sion, but it awakens their intelligence and
imagination, directs their thoughts to some
of the big problems of life, and is bet
ter way of spending an evening than idle
gossip or variety entertainment. The
League for Political Education, which 1
had the honor of addressing in Carnegie
Hall, has series of lectures--three times
week, l think-which are attended by
people engaged in every kind of educative
and social work in New York, and at
luncheon afterward listened to a number
of speeches by public men and women
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
RETURNING MISSIONARY CON-
TRASTS EAST AND WEST

What, finally, is the significance for the
West of the civilization of the Far East
The missionary gets hint as to the ans
wer of this question Immediately on his
return home, when his baggage suffers
more in a brief trip than in repeated
journeyings in the Orient. He finds this
typical of defect in the national economy
whereby one works for hours to repair
damage caused by the haste of another.
Because of the care and patience which
they bestow upon their use, Orientals get
long service out of utensils so Aimsy that
Americans could scarcely make shift to
use them at all. In cultured circles the
frugality of the Far East reaches its per-
lection in very fine simplicity. The
recent coronation ceremonies in Japan
sorely disappointed many of the foreigners
who had travelled far to behold pomp and
pageantry. Inseparably bound up with
all of this is the leisureiness of the Orient.
1t is true that that indefatigable worker,
the Chinese, seems always to be doing
something, but there is no speeding up
and he is never in hurry. The Oriental
simply refuses to rush, and, although the
missionary finds this characteristic i'm
measurably irksome at first, it later leads
him to considerable thought. The classic
comment on the situation from the oriental
point of view is the remark of a member
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
THE PATH TO FREEDOM

Man enslaves himself by his habits of
thought.
This is especially true in all that relates
to emotional states and habits of feeling.
Many people, for illustration, are over
sensitive. They stake things to heart"
An unkind word causes them to curl up
for the day. They live and move in a
welter of injured feelings and petty re-
sentiments. They are so completely domi-
mated by these negative emotional states
that the intellect is submerged and plan
ned, directed, free action is almost I'M
known to them.
Such people follow the line of least re-
sistance, that is, they drift with their emo
tons.
To get out of this often abject slavery,
one must learn to select his course of &C
ton and adhere to it in the face of any
emotional storm that may rage within
him.
If we do only what we happen to
"feel like" doing we are not apt to &C
complish much in a constructive way.
The truth is that we can learn to feel
like doing what we select to do, we can
feel like acting in accordance with
planned, selected, reasoned method that
will bring constructive results.
We can induce ourselves to like and
accept the constructive method by remind
ing ourselves of the rich reward which
will follow. We can inspire interest in
constructive program by holding it be-
fore the attention instead of allowing our
thought space to be filled with a riot of
undisciplined feeling thoughts.
Feeling is the power back of all action,
but it often needs to be directed into con-
structive activities, or it will run riot in
emotional waste and habits will be formed
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
NOTICE TO INMATES:

Each inmate is accorded the privilege of
sending one paper home, or to friends free of
charge. To do this you should write your
own namc and register number and the name
and address of the person you wish to send
the paper to, and hand same to your officer.
If you desire to send more than one paper,
each additional copy will be charged for at
the rate of SO cents year.
The paper delivered to your cell each week
must be kept clean, and should be folded in
at the foot of your bed on the morning fol-
lowing the day on which it is delivered to
your CELL
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

more inspiring in their sincerity of
idealism than anything l have heard in
similar assemblies. All these people were
engaged in practical work for the welfare
of their fellow-creatures, as pioneers of
progress in the adventure of life in New
York, and the women especially, like Jane
Adams, impressed me by the real beauty
of their rsonality.-Harber's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

which exert an all but irresistible control
over the individual.
1t is the minute by minute choice of the
constructive, reasoned way of acting,
where reason and not emotion should con-
troll, which will bring one into fuller
freedom and fuller consciousness of
power.-William E. Tozvne in Nautilus.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

Observation-Disclosures submitted to THE
MIRROR for publication must be absolutely
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be given, if known; if writer's name is not
known, it should be so specified by said con-
tributor. Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he will henceforth be dropped
from THE MIRRORS contributing staff.
Approved by WARDEN. Editor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

NOTICE-All inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries are invited to use the splendid
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference,
Useful Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biogra-
ply and Science divisions of our library cata.
logue for diversified subjects.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

All true zeal for God is a zeal also for
love, mercy, and goodness.-R. E. Th0mb-
son.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

The most brilliant fortunes are often
not worth the littleness required to gain
them-Rochetoucauld.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

The truly valiant dare everything ex-
cept doing any other body an injury
Sir P. Sidney.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24
CHURCH NOTICE

CHURCH NOTICE
Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho
lie service every alternate Sunday. Rev. G. E.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published in
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news
paper; to encourage moral and intellectual i'm
provement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true status of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to
aid in dispelng that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self-re-
demption.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-06-24

O-What body of water is known as
the "tideless "?-W. B..
AEThis term is frequently applied to
the Mediterranean sea, which has but a
few inches of tide.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06
Cattle Market
Dull But Steady

Special To- Tho caller.
FORT WORTH. Texas. Aus s.-
Nothing had to sell any lower Thurs-
day hut tho market was dull aud TN
different Receipts were estimated nt
$500 cattle and 1000 calves. gencr
Gus quota of the supply coming from
uft the Frisco, arriving late. Stecrs
sold around $ TO $50 ono car OF
choice cows purchased hy nn outside
buyer. brought - and most calf deals
wurc around $3.50 20 sa1b
Cattle Hocvcs ss.SOMti25. stor. ~-
son $50 cuws s3m715 hcifcrs t4m
~ so bulls t3.5ow5.5o calves f3.25m
1850
ilora lirht tf6m1s25. heavy ti5 70
use medium {ib2bmls.1a. mixed
fif SOC ia.t. euHiuuu ti1t0Nfi.lo.
piss siJmSls
sheep Lambs sfOUiae0 ,earlinrs
asa 10 2h' wcthcre iSu9.b0. cwes Sfm
81 so. culla tIns5 gnata gimG25
Cattle Sslcs
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

Col Frank Holland. owner Of tho
Texas Farm and Ranch. arrived m
Cofpus Christi "wednesday accom-
panied hf patty ~ frionda register
inE At thu Nuocca hotol. aud leaving
soon after fof flour Ruff aud rHdr,
ISLAND on au extended Fishing trip
His visit to the islands last year Was
rut short hs tho September storm
hcucc his RETURN fearing nothing a
lutg 0f sport with Tho tiah and tncklc.
Ih, WriN hIt The ctt boo thrn hig
auto. which was fllcd with the ncrcs
sffY supplies for an uutug aluug thl
cur beach Che hind that Cnl Holland
rufOVs
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06
localities,

Fabiua Brooks who enlisted IN the
navy for @ months uaininE at Great
Lakes. lll has written frlcuda from
DhiraGo that hc be- svcing the sights
of the cts in the uniform uf a sailor
Euruuir o. Great Lakes be stopped at
Martin Tenn to visit hls aunt. Mrs
Donna Beaumont. and De had "a, UNI
expected pleasure of seeing his broth
,r nrutus lNouka. who hls boon tab
ne course at The Boston school of
TDehuolur, and who had just reach
SD Martin on short vacation.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

The old Blaine building . two story
structure ON the corner 81 Leopard
md stack .trs.pts. one of tho oldest
name storc bbndinEs ou the bluff
npw owned Dos 81 j Tsehicdrl De- hciur
repaired.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

fpois stead, md 20 uu midinni
50 ia. sales n0'
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

The city Meat Market vim be open
until m on SUNDAY tAdv>
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

Paper money is msde Of eoitcn
mixed with ailk.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06
SPOT COTTON


Liverpool.
Spots ir roud inquire prices Ofn
ialcs 10000. rrroipf $50 900 0i which
500 were AmcIlDHu good midiiiug
'l in. middlng $500
Open iligh Low rfnar
pDt ff ffY, 90 1. qs
Dcr .fGa Hf.1 tIG3 20
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06
RICE

SpotH sf"1di pnd nchnngel. mia
llns i6 c'nfa a,lo. 1876
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-06

~ al probability thcrc Will be no
m''tlne of The city council this oven
inE. because of me absence from the
city administration
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
RAID FILLING" STATION.
They are Intended for Oil. But Til
One Had Additions.

Waterloo, IA filling station"
may supply several kinds OF filling"
Generally speaking, it's for the tank
OF an automobile that is given car
go of liquid fuel, which is legiti-
mate function for a gas filling sta
ton.
Ever since the dry law went into
effect certain men have sought some
thing filling" which could not be
legally dispensed at the so-called
filling stations.
On bunch that the wrong kind
of gas" was coming from an oil
| station the county attorney yester-
Gay placed search and seizure
warrant in the hands of officers, who
found three full pints of whiskey
and eight or nine empty bottles Sc
creted about the place.
The manager OF the station was
arrested charged with liquor nuis-
ance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
No FLORAL Pick For Him.

Michael o'Rouke was high up
railroad official whose name was
known to every one Of the employ
ees on the great system which his
push and energy had helped to ere
ate. But Michael had not always en-
joyed prosperity. In fact. his early
| l:fe was spent at salary OF S1.25
per day in a gravel pit at the side
CT the railroad of which he later be-
came president Finally Michael died
and the boys" of the different Off
ces contributed mountains of costly
flowers. One piece typided Gates
Ajar," another beautiful creation
was an anchor with short straight
tiukes but beauty nevertheless; a
third was a costly pillow of lilies
of the valley and the fourth blanket
or covering for the casket made OF
American Beauty roses. The day be-
fore the funeral Patrick O'Rouke, a
brother of the deceased arrived. He
had been unsuccessful, failure, as
people say, and was still working in
the gravel pit. He viewed the i'm
mense band of flowers with show
ting of family pride and remarked to
the master of ceremonies: The
Gates Ajar" are beautiful to the
Queens taste; the rose mantle is ille-
giant beyond compare; the Lilies Of
the Valley air most appropriate, but
with a side glance at the imperfect
anchor-I must say that l can whip
the spalpeen that would dig up mem
es of his past life, in the gravel pit
by sending him that floral pick"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
Jiu-Jitsu Not Japanese.

Jiu-jitsu Is supposed to come from
Japan, but an art of self-defense vir'
tually Identical with 1t was taught In
Europe during the seventeenth cen.
fury. Its principles are expounded In
book by one Nicholas Peters, pub
lished at Amsterdam in 1874, which
bears the long explanatory title: "rhe
Art of Wrestling, and how one can
protect oneself in all kinds Of quarrels
that may occur; how one can with
agility and rapidity repel all unfair
attacks, and meet ones adversary with
science"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
INGvoLDsTAD FAMILY REUNION.
Children Arrive Here Monday, Civ
ing Mother and Brother Big =
Surprise.

Mrs. P. o. Ingvoldstad, of this
city, Was treated to a most happy
surprise Monday hfternoonL when
ten of her children arrived in De-
corah from their various homes, all
coming unexpected. The train was
stopped at the crossing on Broadway
and the children all got off together
and marched up to their brother
Williams home a short distance
away. vii. .. p. ~ ss.
The children who came are Carl,
Of Colorado Springs. Colo, Ferdin-
and, Los Angeles, Cal, Hildor. Sioux
City, Otto, Chicago, Rev. Orlando
Chicago, Richard and wife, Pasa-
dena. Cal, Arthur and wife, Mime
apolis, Walter and wife, Mime
apolis. Mrs. Floyd Moore, Spring
Valley, Wis, Mrs. Roy Hurley, Gales
VILE, Wis, Rev. Fred Ingvoldstad,
of Collins, Iowa, a grandson is also
here. William, of DEBORAH, makes up
the family of eleven children.
1t has been three years since all
the children were home for a re-
union, and this week promises to be
most happy one for the family.
Last night they enjoyed a banquet
at the Winneshiek hotel. Carl, the
| Oldest brother, came in for a happy
| surprise, as the rest of the family
presented him with a beautiful dia-
mond stick pin, and the presentation
speech was made by his son Fred.
Rev. Orlando Ingvoldstad presided
as POSTMASTER. Speeches were made
by Walter, Ferdinand, Hildor, Mrs.
Moore and Mrs. Hurley. and the
wives Of Arthur, Fred, Dick and
Walter also responded. The affair
was most enjoyable one and will
long be remembered. After the BAN
cuet the children adjourned to TIE
home Of their mother, where a social
time was enjoyed.
The Ingvoldstad boys have a re-
putation as ball players and to make
things interesting for them, G. F.
Baker, who by the way is some old
ball tosser, himself, got up a team to
give the Ingvoldstad boys a work
OUT and the game was played at ten
O'Clock this morning at the fair
grounds. The Ingvoldstad lineup was
as follows. Dick, Sd; Ferd 1st; Hill
dor I'd; Fred, pitch; Arthur. catch;
Orlando. If; Walter, SIS. Will Of. Carl
If; Otto, sub. Arthur captained the
Ingvoldstad aggregation.
The Ingvoldstad team blossomed
out in new, red uniforms which We're
furnished by Arthur Ingvoldstad, of
Minneapolis. They all showed the Ty
Cobb spirit too. and will give Bakers
team hard struggle.
Bakers lineup is as follows: A.
Nesheim, C; Geo. Baker, pitch: Hor-
ace zWeiser, SIS; G. F.. Baker, 1st:
Walter Hutchinson, I'd; Gavin
Hjerleid, 3d;a~Otto Glesne Durwin
klgyer and Raymond Hjerleid field
ers.
Later-The game resulted in a
score of to 4 in favor of the Ing
voldstad nine, which gives them a
PERCENTAGE of 1000, and they cop the
remnant