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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09
FORMER AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE
NOW ITALIAN STRONGHOLD

Pola, formerly important to Austria as
its naval base, now is equally important
to Italy, for different reason. A glance
at a map of the Adriatic will show that
the possession of Pola, and the recent
acquisition of the island of Cherso by the
terms of the Rapallo agreement, give Italy
control of the water route to Fiume.
Situated near the extremity of the Istrian
peninsula, IS miles by rail southwest of
Trieste, Pola's sole important activity be-
fore the war was connected with the re-
pairing, provisioning and sharboring of
the Austrian naval forces. The town is
virtually without industrial establishments
or manufactures.
In 1900 the population of Pola was
about what it had been eighteen centuries
before under the rule of Roman emperors.
During the succeeding ten years, however,
it grew from $4,000 to 10000.
The practically land-locked harbor is
divided, the upper or northern half being
the commercial roadstead, and the lower
half (below the Grain bridge which con-
meets Scoglio Olivi, or Olive island, with
the mainland) being the Porto Militare,
with the extensive marine arsenal on the
southeastern shore.
The city itself clusters around castle
crowned hill which was once the site of
the Roman capitol. The castle is a
memento of the days of Venetian proves.
Its settlement is attributed to the Col
chians who pursued Jason and his argo-
nauts. Pila's splendid harbor became
Roman possession in 17S B. c., but Julius
Caesar destroyed it for having espoused
the cause of Pompey. Some years later it
was rebuilt by the Emperor Augustus at
the instance, according to Pliny, of his be-
loved daughter Julia.
The most impressive ruin in Pola is the
busy in the mills, factories and mines, and
vast amphitheater, erected at the beginning
of the Christian era in honor of the en-
perors, Septimius Severus and Caracalla.
This is believed to be the only Roman
amphitheater whose outer walls have with
stood the ravages of time and of man.
The interior, however, is badly dismantled
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09
NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege of
sending one paper home, to friends free of
charge. To do this you should write your
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, 1921-06-09
AMERICANIZING ALIENS

New kYorkers have a new form of
amusement, that furnished by the Sing
Wagon which travels through the city
streets every afternoon and evening. That
there is great demand for just that sort
of thing is evidenced by the enthusiasm
of its reception everywhere. 1t consists
simply in small closed motor truck close
ly resembling laundry wagon. A shout
of delight goes up from the youngsters
who spy it first and by the time it has
rolled to halt along the curb, so many
more of their kind have sprung up from
nowhere apparently that one is reminded
of the tales of ancient times, that of the
dragons teeth, for instance, which grew
up with amazing rapidity.
Quickly the doors at the rear of the
truck are opened, small stout platform
is let down and sturdy little trench piano
rolled out upon it. From its protecting
attitude over this, another platform is
pulled down and Strengthened out and in
a moment an overseas soldier boy is uni
form whisks out a camp chair and seats
himself at the instrument ready to sound
the first chords of America.
All sing with will, patriotic songs,
popular songs and the old folk fovorites,
such as the Swanee River, Old Black
Joe and Others Heads appear at the open
windows and the neighboring fire escapes
offer places of vantage for some, while
others are grouped in the doorways of the
shops. That they enjoy it is quite evident.
The truck serves 10000 people day.
1t goes about at will with no regular
itinerary and often holds five sings in the
afternoon and two at night
1--WE are doing nothing for these peo-
ple," said Robert Lawrence, executive
secretary for and originator of this neigh
borhood service and former trainer of song
leaders for military camps in the United
States and overseas. 1--WE simply 60 down
into the streets and let them sing the songs
they want to sing. We find out what ones
they like and then have the words printed
on the big charts we use by day and on
the slides which we use with the stere-
opticon by night, so that all may sing who
will.
"Then on our screens at night we al
ways show pictures of American states
men and poets, with brief quotations from
EACH We show the flags of the four great
Allied countries and their representative
statesmen. We exhibit also pictures of
butterflies, of our native fowres and
birds, of our national parks, ETC., but
no movies. The program is the same
daily except for such slight changes as
are made from month to month. And the
children enjoy the same thing over and
over again.. 1t is simplicity we strive for
most, not excitement"
Games are also included in the street
program, about an hour being devoted to
them, in charge OLA group of volunteer
play leaders before the singing begins,
while on special occasions the "sing"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09

NOTICE-Contributions submitted to The
MIRROR for publication must be absolutely
original; if not original, proper credit must
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, 1921-06-09

No possessions are good, but by the good
use we make of them, without which
wealth, power, friends, and servants, do
but help to make our lives more unhappy.
Sir W. Temple.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09

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, 1921-06-09

When you play, play hard; when you
work, don't play at all.-Theodore Roose-
Velt
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09

The best part of beauty is that which
no picture can express.-Bacon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
through correspondent school courses, study OF
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa'
tion in connection with their work in our var.
ious departments will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are wei.
come to send in any queries Of serious interest
liberation of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super.
visor 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-Of how many islands does the
Hawaiian group consists And what is
their total area?-O. J.
A:-The islands are IL in number, in
Guiding eight inhabited islands and four
islets of barren rock. Hawaii, the largest
of the group, (4,015 square miles), is the
southernmost of the group and lies far
thest to the east. Between it and Nihau,
the most westerly, lie Maui, Lanai, Ka-
hoolawe, Molokai, Oahu, and Kauai. The
total area of the islands is 6,449 square
miles.
O-How is the word Soviet pro-
nounced, what language is it, and what
does it literally mean &C. D.
A:-The word is pronounced so-vee-et
with the accent on the last syllable. 1t is
Russian word meaning council or commit
tee.
O-Where do American ships at sea
get their time?-F. NJ.
A:-Time is sent out twice every "a
hours by wireless from U. S. observatories
at Washington and Mare Island, Calf.
These wireless messages are picked up by
American ships in all parts of the world.
Q:-Why does dog turn around sew
eral times before lying down?-E. r.
A:-Because in his wild state, the dog
lived in jungles, as the wolf and fox do
now. Before lying down he turned sew
eral times in order to tramp the leaves
and grasses down and away from his
body and thus secure fiat resting place.
The instinct still survives though there is
no reason for the practice.
NOTICE-Al inmates using the Query COL
umn and desiring more detailed information to
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
techinal subjects Consult the Reference. Use
Science divisions Of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published in
the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news
paper; to encourage moral and intellectual inn
prOvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true status of the prisoner
to- disseminate pathological information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
REDEMPTION
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
lndia,a New Capital.

What the relatively young United
States did In founding Washington as
its capital. and what the still younger
Australia has undertaken in creating
its new capital city. Canberra, Great
Britain is doing for age-old India by
building q new seat Of government
near Delhi, says bulletin issued by
the National Geographic society.
In Australia the new city Is being
carved from a practically untouched
wilderness; and in America Washing
ton was laid down where a few fresh
ly cleared farms were hemmed In by
wooded hills. In India New Debit Ia
being built on ground where cities
have risen and passed away through
the centuries. and about which are sit
uated beautiful and striking monu-
ments of one of the worlds most pow
erful empires.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
sNAes IN LlFE's CURRENT
Are Something That Il is the Part Of
Wisdom for All Of Us
to Avoid.

young woman In q rage with her
hance for some apparently inexcusable
oversight. exclaimed: II never can for
give him-neverr Her grandmother
sitting near, looked up from her knit
ting. Il felt the same way one day
nearly 30 years ago." she said quietly.
To-day cannot recall what It was
could not forgive, but the emptiness Of
life that resulted is still In my mind.
Don't get hung up on snag In the
stream, my dear. Snags alone are not
90 dangerous--it's the debris that
clings to them that makes the trouble.
Pull yourself loose and go on"
In our judgment we must first get
rid of the eternal self; we must learn
to look at the fault wholly In its rela-
ton to the person to whom 1t belongs,
not In Its relation to ourselves. None
Of us Is created perfect, and few--if
any-attain perfection. The most we
can attain is perfect understanding
of this fact, and self-control that will
enable us to pull loose from the snag
and go on with the main stream Of the
life which In other respects is in har-
mony with ours; not stay hung up. en-
phasiZing the snag and giving 1t more
weight than the stream itself. To be
able to ignore is often the most saw
Ing Of gr,fce.-Anne Shanp6n Monroe
In Good Housekeeping.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
STUDIOS ON WALLS OF ROME
Practical Plan to Provide Housing sss
Artists In the Confines u
the Eternal City.


An attempt is being made ~ -
commune Of Rome TO remedy e1a
studio shortage-which is only eee
phase Of the general housing crfsis--
by the original plan Of allotting some
OF the more habitabe towers and tur-
rets in the ancient city walls to vari-
Gus artists.
Many of these old towers can be
made perfectly habitable, and when
fitted with electric light and comfort
able furniture will provide large and
picturesque studios for number OF
painters. The master OF the wallis"
Signor Francesca Randone, has insti-
tuted school of educative art for
children In the tower Of Belisarius.
The new artist tenants of the tur
rets and towers will have to assume
the nominal duty of keepers or Gus
todians In addition to their RESPONSE
bility as tenants, but this duty will
be only a formal one. Some OF the
new studios. though they have the dis
advantage Of being "a little distant
from the center of the city. will have
fine views over the Campagna and will
form extremely picturesque abOdes.
A kind of summer house In the Villa
Borghese (the Hyde park Of Rome)
has been offered to widely known
artist without studio.-Aving Age.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
Nation Without Language.

One of the strangest things to be
found among the nations of the world
is the fact that Switzerland has no
language of its own. The official Ian
guages of Switzerland are French, Ital-
ian and German, all three being rec
ognized as the mother tongue of the
majority of the inhabitants.
A majority Of the people speak Ger
man, while the others use French and
italian, varying as a rule, according to
the proximity of the people to each
country whose tongue they speak.
Public documents and notices are
printed in both the French and Ger
man languages.
In the Swiss national parliament the
members make their speeches either In
French or German, the members being
as familiar with one language as the
other.
Statements from the President of
Switzerland are furnished to the news
papers In both languages.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
THE CAvERNs OF LURAY

Q. western Newspaper Unio'

" THE midst of the broad winding
I valley of the Shenandoah River
the Daughter Of the Stars" as the In
dams called tin northwestern vir-
ginia. thanked on the east by a line
Of mountains known as the Massa-
auttons and on the west by the main
chain Of the Blue Ridge range, 10 the
quaint, oldish town Of Luray.
Ten miles west is Cave Hill, under
which is one Of our great natural
curiosities Luray Cayerns, to
which have come to wonder. study and
admire. scientists. explorers and tour
lists from every quarter.
Here the mysterious workings Of
nature have produced veritable nm
foreground fairy palace, with miles Of
passageways lined with an infinite
variety Of curious, gigantic and won
dsrful formations. Almost every
object of nature seems to be repro
dpced with surprising reality. The IN
describably fantastic groupings Of
the weird and grotesque formations.
the beauty and the coloring of the
titanic tapestry effects and the trans
lucent and symmetrical arrangement
appear to be the handiwork Of nature
ID a playful mood.
One chamber measures almost 400
feet in length by 1875 feet An width.
Others possess lofty. arched and elab-
orately ornamented domes. A most
marvellous formation bears strong re-
semblance to gigantic pipe-organ.
When struck. these chimes" give out.
low, sweet, full notes which re-echo
rather spookily through the surround
Ing caverns.
This cavern Is brilliantly electric
lighted. surprisingly free from damp
ness--in fact the atmosphere is pleas.
ingly delightful, the normal, year-round
temperature is about 81 degrees and
the Journey through II an entirely new
and novel and unusual sensation.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
Reason for Sunday.

How did Sunday become the first
day of the week instead of the SEVENTH
The Sabbath of the Jews was the
seventh day of the week, the day of
cessation from work among all He
brews. following six days Of labor
and closing the week, Sunday was
the first day of the week celebrated
in memory Of tee resurrection of
Christ. II Is therefore also known as
the Lords day. In the Bible Tin Acts
Xxx. y we are told that the disciples
in Tr0as met weekly on the first day
of the week for exh0rtation and the
breaking OF bread Justin Martyr said
that Christians gathered then because
II was the first dny Oh which God made
the world and because Jesus Christ on
the same day arose from the dead.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
RyT.T.MAXEY
THE PYRAMIDS
ByT.T.MAxEY
8. western Newspaper Unior

A GROUP of mounds, about sew
"A enty In NUMBER located In south.
western Illinois. nc. great distance
from st. Louis. comprise what is said
to be the largest remaining work Of
the ab0rigines north Of Old Mexico.
Whence came these Mound Builders,
how long they remained and whittier
they went, history seems not TO record.
Scientists have failed TO establish the
definite period of time which their
construction represents. That these
monuments Of prehistoric man direct
ly connect us with a vanished people
Of whose history we know little or
nothing there is. of course. no question.
II is thought by some that the So
called missions OF California, many Of
which are, falling into decay, are as
infants compared with these ancient
piles Of earth which stand In mute
evidence Of the fact that, years be-
fore modern civilization, fhis section
was the seat OF an empire Of most
primitive race.
The greatest OF these mounds is
known, locally. as Monks mound (leg-
end has 1t that colony OF Trappist
monks once lived upon it, 1t q
more than 100 feet high. covers SIX
teen acres and II d believed. must
have required 3 100 men two years to
hniId.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01

who's therer'
This snappy question shot forth
nom the lips Of Goldstein Bigpurse.
owner Of one of the finest Offices near
the Mansion house.
Only me-" came the answer. and
the burglar turned his lantern upon
himself at once and on each side Of
him to show that he was telling the
truth.
Your" cried the multi-millionaire.
your Why, 80 It isl You-Bfn
biunem, my school chum, my faith
fui companion in all schoolbody
FRANKS. Great Scotti And fallen to
such depthsm
well I" exclaimed Burglar Bill.
III It amt Goidie, me old pail I
know all about you. You're president
Of one Of the largest financial skind-
tcates in this country. and amt
nothin' but . common. ordinary bur
eiar. Boo-hooi If you let me 20 this
wunst. l promise never to let you
catch me again. VIII yerf"
"Ha hal" laughed the financier.
Let you gOf Well, l should say not.
mol Neveri For I'm going to make
Yen = partner In the skindicate. For
years l have been looking for d man
with the proper training"
So saying, the two pals embraced
each other fondly.--Houston Post.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
Panama Springs Geographic Jok.

Panama Springs Geographic Joke.
Panama perpetrates one Of the
greatest of geographic jokes on those
who visit It, 1t convincingly makes
east west. From Panama City the
sun rises out Of the Pacific. which to
most American minds Is the proper
place only for setting suns. And he
who sails through the canal from
the Atlantic to the Pacific travels
not from east to west. as he natural
ly expects to do. but from west to
east. or. more accurately. from north
west to southeast. One gets the i'm
preston, as one writer has phrased
it, that, "there is something crooked
about this" The crookedness Is found
to be in the isthmus, which runs pre-
dominantly east and west, instead of
north and south, and in addition
makes double curve like the letter
s. so that at one place the Atlantic
waters are actually west of those of
the Paclfic.-National Geographic So
ciety Bulletin.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
The Sport Of KINGS.

Tennis was ever a distinguished
sport. 1t has been favored by the no
bility. In the recent tournament az
Cannes the king of Sweden and the
ex-king Of Portugal handled their rack
cts with skill and dexterity In mixed
doubles with Mile. Lenglen and Mrs.
Bemish for partners. Mile. Lenglen
and King Manuel won the first set
from Mrs. Bemish and the king of Swe-
den; In the second King Manuel and
Mrs. Bemish were defeated by Mile.
Lenglen and the king of Sweden. Thus
hOnors were even in that each king
had victory, though Mrs. Bemish was
twice defeated.-Petit Parisien.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
Ships Lono In Service

The vessels Of past centuries had a
career which seems to us moderns
like the longevity of the patrlarchs.
The Princess Mary. which brought
william of Orange to England, was in
active service for more than 200 years.
She. was seventy-two years old when
she arrived with the Dutch troops In
T0rbay. Under the name Of Betsy
Cairns she continued her labors after
her two hundredth birthday in the
transport trade between Britain and
the West Indies, laundering at last Off
the English coast at the venerable age
Of two hundred and fifty years.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
PuRITANS IN FOOLISH FIGHT
Stern Old Men Of Long Ago Had
silly idea They Could Prevail
Against Dame Fashion.

Dress reformers Of the present day.
who depiore the abbreviated skirt and
psek-a-boo waist, may be astounded 20
learn that even In the good old puritan
times the lure OF Dame Fashion had
a bewitching effect ON the young men
and maidens.
Researches into the ancient laws Of
the Massachusetts Bay colony have re-
vealed that the fathers had their own
troubles with their offspring. who rec
ognized snappy style when they
saw 1t.
In 1884. just four years after the
arrival Of Governor Winthrop's ships.
the apparel question had become 20
pressing that the lawmakers tried
their hands as fashion molders.
Here is the statute placed on the
books In Its original wording:
The Court, takeipg into considera-
ton the create, suferiuous and I'M
necessary expenses $ccasioned by rea-
son Of SOME newe and immodest fash-
ions, as also the ordinary wearotng OF
silver, g0lde and silke laces, girdies,
hat bands. etc.. hath therefore ordered
that no person. either man or woman.
shall hereafter make or buy apparel,
either wooden, silke or lynnen. with
any lace on It. silver. eide siIre or
threed, under the penalty Of the for
lecture Of such cloathes.
Provided, and II is the meaning o.
this court that men and women shall
have liberty to weare out such APP
parell as they are nowe provided Of,
except the immoderate create sleeves,
slashed apparel, immoderate create
rayles, long wings. etc.
"This order to take place u fortnight
after the publishing thereof"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
THE SHOSHoNE DAM
BY 7. r. MAxEY


a MoNG the great irrigation dams
4 a erected under the supervision of
the reclamation service Of the De-
partment of the Interior. the Shoshone
mas distinct individuality. 1t Is
located nine miles west of Cody.
wyoming, on the road to Yellowstone
park.
II you can conceive Of a triangular
shaped wedge of concrete 1928 feet
high, 200 feet wide at the top, 1OS
feet thick at the base, tapering to 10
feet at the crest, placed between two
mountains SO as to close the canyon
OF river, you can gain some idea Of
this mastodonic structure.
New, imagine q lake of stored-up
water, 10 miles long. with q maximum
width Of four miles and q maximum
depth of 233 feet behind this dam !;
then, in front Of 1t spill-way bearing
a strong resemblance to a section of
Niagara falls, and stretching away In
the distance hundreds Of thousands of
acres of land covered with an abund-
ance Of crops. peopled with happy In
habitants and here and there a bus
Ting village. There you have a pic
ture of one Of Uncle Sans great irri-
CATION projects
Remember that before the water
was brought to this thirsting land
sage brush and prairie dogs were
among the principal crops, then
presto "The desert blossomed as the
rose" and you'll understand why your
government expended S1.9540OO on
the dam alone.