The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-09
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

OUERlES
NOTICE TO INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means of self education
through correspondence school courses, study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
ton in connection with their work in our var
iouS departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are welcome
to send in any queries of serious interest to
yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind collabora.
ton OF Miss Miriam e. Cary, Supervisor of
Institutional Libraries, will gladly endeavor to
supply the requested information.
NOTlCE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
O-Why is the apostrophe always used in
the weird Halloween? Is it correct to use
it so?-H. G.
A-The apostrophe is not always used
in the word Halloween. 1t is a matter of
choice. Webster uses the word without
an apostrophe. Halloween or Hallow-
even is the evening of October 31st, so
called as being the eve or vigil of All
Saints which falls on November 1st.
OWL you give me name and price
of unabridged dictionary printed on thin
paper and indexed ?-M. II. L.
A:-"Webster's Unabridged Dictionary"
Cloth binding, 5000. Imitation leather,
$1,000.
Q-(D To settle difference of opinion
will you please state in the query column
what railroad station is located at 18th
and Michigan Blvd, in Chicago? ~
Has the Michigan Central r. r. station
of their own in Chicago?-L. F. !.
A:-O Illinois Central. ~ No.
Q:-DWould THE MIRROR kindly give
me the information through the query COL
umn as to the distance between St. Paul
and Duluth? (2) Also the fare at the
present time?-J. H.
A:-O 1858 miles via Omaha Ry;
100 miles via G. N. Ry; 152 miles via
N. P. Ry. (2) $5.4o.
Q:-What was the course of the boat
race between the Robert E. Lee and
Natchezr? When did it take place PHI. Fl.
A:-The course was from New Orleans
to ST. Louis. The start was at 4 SO D. M,
June 80, 1870. By day the banks of the
Mississippi river were crowded with peo-
pie. By night the boats raced through
lane of glory from camp fires of spectators
along the shore. Millions of dollars were
beta man in Natchez bet his home and
all of his cash against $4,000 on the boat
of the same name. The Lee reached St.
Louis in three days, IS hours, and 81 min
utes. The Natchez was three hours and
81 minutes behind her opponent.
Q:-About how many millionaries are
there in the United States at the present
time Wv. G.
"A senator recently said that there
are about $4,000 people each worth mil
lion dollars or more in this country TODAY
while before the war there were estimated
to be about 1000 men rated as millionaries
However, there is no exact way to define"
what millionaire" means. A person
may be IN possession of an income which. I
IT capitalized would make him worth
million or more; and yet the next day he
may lose that income. Rich people usual
ly have heavy investments in stocks etc.,
and these fuctuate up and down. Few
men who are called "milionaires" would
be able to state, under oath, what they are
worth The estimates of the number of
millionaires are based mainly on income
tax returns, but incomes vary greatly from
year to year.
NOTlCE-AI inmates using the Query Col.
ulnn 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, Use.
f l Arts, Literature. Chemistry, Biography and