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The mirror., 1922-07-06
AMERICAS VEGETABLE CONTRI.
BUTTON TO WORLD FOOD
SUPPLY

Corn, potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes,
peppers-these are Americas contribution
to the worlds food supply" says Walter
Prichard Eaton, in HarberS, "and only
corn and potatoes, of course, are of great
moment. Looking across my garden and
my fields, l see rows of berry bushes,
strawberry vines, asparagus, cabbages and
cauliAowers, celery, beets, chard, spinach,
onions, beans, and the brush on which the
peas grew earlier in the season. There is
the stubble of a reaped oat field, there are
orchards of apples pears, cherries, plums,
and there are nut trees and sugar naples,
though these latter are wild. But that is
all. Each vegetable has long, intricate,
and fascinating history, but there are very
few of them. The surprising thing to me
is not the antiquity of our vegetable foods,
but the small number of them which we
have chosen for cultivation out of the vast
store nature has provided.
"Before the dawn of recorded history,
lIidH uCCluCu THAT dIuOHS dill cereals lie pre-
ferred wheat for his bread, and of wheat
is most of our -four still made. Man has
journeyed now over all the habitable globe,
and discovered hundreds upon hundreds of
edible plants, yet Cato himself would not
feel lost in my garden, though the corn
and potatoes would puzzle him. The pro-
ducts of the Americas, too which were in
troduced into Old World cultivation were
not wild, but were themselves products of
selection, at least to some extent Maize
certainly, was distributed widely over both
Western continents, and there were many
fixed varieties of this most variable of
plants. If wild wheat had existed in
the Western Hemisphere, it is quite posi-
ble that it would have been selected by the
Indians instead of maize, and that we to-
day should know nothing at all about corn.,
SELECTED.
The mirror., 1922-07-06

and female created He them" And God
said "Behold, have given you every
herb-bearing seed which is upon the face
of all the earth and every tree in which
is the fruit of tree yielding seed; to You
it shall be meat" "And God saw every
thing that He made and behold, it was
very good"
o Saviour of Liberty, breathe through
these deluded mentalities the light of un-
derstanding that we may apply wisdom
and knowledge unto the ways of life, that
lead us out upon the plains of peace and
felicity.
Lift up our hearts unto realms of joy
that we may sing Thy praise and glory
with grateful loving hearts, be it so.
Amen !-Seletced.
The mirror., 1922-07-06

"The fellow who starts out in the morn
ing behind time buckles a handicap on,
himself that follows him throughout the
day. He is wrong himself-and when
man is wrong and knows it he is sure 10
diffuse feeling of discomfort wherever
he goes and leave its imprint upon the
product of his hand and brain. People
who get into the habit of being always
just few minutes behind time go through
life dragging the heavy chain of dis
turbed existence behind them"
The mirror., 1922-07-06
THE HABIT OF SLANG

The use of slang is common. Slang is
shorthand thinking By its use we may
express more in few words than by use
of dignifed words, but slang is the lazy
mans language. One who uses slang as
habit becomes slave to slang and can
not express his thoughts properly when oc-
casion requires. If you are using slang
to any extent you are training your mind
to think in slang instead of English, and
you are going to be hurt by it many times.
You will think out loud in slang in times
when you would almost give anything TO
take back the coarse unwse words which
estrange your friends and rob you of your
The mirror., 1922-07-06
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit Of any inmates who appxs-
Siate and see 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
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informs-
;ion IN connection with their work in our var.
to use the Query" column. You are wei
come to send in any queries of serious interest
to yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind col
labor laooratiSn OF Miss Miriam E. Cary. Super
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NCI1CE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF TINS column inmates must sign their mans.
register number and lock number to all oueries
submitted Tor publication. Inmates Names OF
course. will not be published. only the Initials
OF each querist being used.-Editor.
OWL you please distinguish the
difference between prose and poetry? Is
"The Courtship of Miles Standish" a
piece OF prose, or poetry?-C. w.
A-Ihe line of demarcation between
poetry and prose is one of the most dis
puted boundary lines in the world literary
men have always differed on the subject
and probably always will. The two
types have never been so much confounded
as they are now, with the prevalence of
free verse" which appears to most of us
to be prose arbitrarily divided into lines of
various length, each beginning with cap
ital letter. Rime is not essential to poetry,
and there has been a gradual abandon
ment of the position that rhythmical Ian
guage is necessary. Webster defines poe
try as 'imaginative language or compost
ton, whether expressed rhythmically or in
prose-" According to one high authority
poetry may find expression in prose-" and
the books of Ruth and Job are declared
to be decidededly poetical in substance,
though in form strictly prosaic.
Q-Is any part of this country free
from electrical storms ?-L. P.
A:-Weather bureau says no section is
entirely free from them, but they are much
less frequent and less severe in the far
West than in the East and Center.
NOT1CE-All inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information TO
their queries invited to use the splendid
reference books in library to be had on
request. The International Text Books sre
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference. Use-
full Arts. Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions Of our library catalogus fos
diversified subjects.
The mirror., 1922-07-06
THE VIRGINIANS
CONTINUED from page u

Continued from page u
George Esmond Warrington who now be-
comes the idol while Harry is thrust into
the background. Acquaintance pass him
by. What right had the wretch to mas
querade as heir to the Esmond estates?
The story of his brothers rescue from
death is thin one. No doubt the scape-
grace knew all along that George was
alive.
Had there not been the deepest and
most enduring affection between the twins
such state of affairs might perhaps have
created a breach between them. AS it is
they pay no heed to society's cruel tongue.
George meets the baroness, the Castle
woods, and the Lamberts and Immediately
falls in love with Theo. He also meets
Lady Maria and after telling her that
Harry will now have no fortune that far
sighted worldling breaks off the match of
her own accord. 1t was the money she
wanted not Harry.
Our young rascal is jubilant enough to
be free and in due time casts in his lot with
the army, going with the English to France
The mirror., 1922-07-06
NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege of
sending ono paper home, to friends free Of
own name and register number and the name
and address of the person you wish to send
The paper to, and hand same to your officer.
II 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., 1922-07-06

best chances for success. Make it your
practice to think and speak good English.
Slang is catchy perhaps, but it is not good
for anyone who wishes for high success
The WorlRs Chronicle
The mirror., 1922-07-06

NOTICE-Inmates submitting contributions
to THE MIRROR for publication must sign their
name and register number Original articles
preferred; if not original, proper credit must be
given to the writer if known; if writer's name
Is not known, it should be so specified by con-
tributor. Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he will be dropped from THE
MIRRORS contributing staff
Approved by Warden. Editor.
The mirror., 1922-07-06
LETTERS TO BOARD OF CONTROL

All inmates desiring to write to the State
board Of Control will notify their officer, who
In turn Is requested to send your notification
to the Deputy Warden's Office Friday noon in
order that special paper for that purpose may
be furnished you. Letters written on regula-
tion size paper will not be permitted to 60.
J. j. SULLIVAN,
Warden.
The mirror., 1922-07-06

whenever psychology fails to effect de-
sired ends. it is because the individual
fails to have faith, although he may be
chuckful of beliefs and superstitions."
The mirror., 1922-07-06
CHURCH NOTICE

Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho.
lie service every alternate Sunday. Rev. @. L.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The mirror., 1922-07-06

'Less OVERRIDING and less talking would
give us time to think, and in thinking,
work out problems in silence"
The mirror., 1922-07-06

THE MIRROR is a 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 i'm
provement among the prisoners; to acQuaint
tie public with the true status Of the prisoner
to disseminate penoogical information and to
aid In dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
redemption.
The mirror., 1922-07-06

"God tries no man, but men try one an
other to the limit of endurance"
The mirror., 1922-07-06

"Faith must be wel-grounded in the
heart if there is to be confidence and as
surance."
New-York tribune., 1922-04-03

I'm response to your question: haze the results OF ow
1927 advertising campaign The Chicago 1ubune Jusbed
tb o,nensc-,oe are glad say unquafedy yes Further
- thex exceeded our expectations Our holiday business
- tho znreest in our 81 years experience
New-York tribune., 1922-04-03

I FIFTY SEVEN years ago the firm Of
Lyon & Healy opened music bust
ness in Chicago. AS a factor in their
sales promotion work they advertised in
The Chicago Tribune have con-
tinued to advertise in The Tribune every
year from 1865 until now.
Back In 1912 Lyon & Healy's adver-
Using had attained unusual proportions
for speciality shop in the music
business They had used 24,404 lines
In one year in The Chicago Tribune,
and it was seriously questioned whether
the 'saturatio:' point had NOT been
reached.
Tn 1920, which was a ''boom'' year,
LYON & Healy used l40,789 lines in
The Chicago Tribune.
In 1921, which was year of drastic
depression for the music business, Lyon
& Healy ran l64,825 lines in The
Chicago Tribune in the belief that 1921
would reward FIGHTERS. Practically
all other concerns in their line cut
down advertising appropriations because
of s'slack business Was the slack
business cause or effect? The following
statement by Columbus Healy shows s
that the FIGHTING advertiser escaped
s'slack business:
"In response to your queion-haue the results OF ou
1907 odert;Sing compogn The Chicago Tribune juste
h ensc-,oe are glad to say unqualifedly yes Further
more they exceeded expectations our hoHdoy ousmeS
..os Tho lorpest IN our 81 years experience:
New-York tribune., 1922-04-03
Lyon e Healy;s experiences Of 81 years show
hon hard it. is to exhaust the possibilities Of
a real money m'ime-The Chicago Territory

EVEN in a year such as 1921 The
A. Chicago Territory is a money mine
for those who. will fight and dig. 1t is
doubtful if any manufacturer or mer-
chant has ever worked it to the utmost.
On the contrary, numerous manutac-
turers are scattering their sales and
advertising efforts in thin, futile
nationwide film when concentration
of effort in this one rich zone would
yield large profits-immediately Yin
1922.
Within the territory influenced by
The Chicago Tribune's eight hundred
thousand (80O,000) circulation is one
fifth of the wealth of the United States.
To advise you eastern manufacturers
on the best methods for making sales in
The Chicago Territory in 1922, The
Chicago Tribune has staff of men in the
East.
Every one Of these men has had actual
experience with varied lines of merchan-
disc in The Chicago Territory. Every
one of them has had repeated contacts
with iobbers and dealers as basis for his
judgment.
One of these men will call ON request
to discuss the possibility of developing
your sales in The Chicago Territory in
1922. He will talk your languagge-Mr
Manufacturer or Mr. Sales Manager
not a jargon Of lineage and rates.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-03-27

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Come in at once and select
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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-03-27

Only a few more days remain
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New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
BOOK l. THE ROBE CHAPTER I.

He was born with fift Of laughter and sense that the world was mad And that was all his patrmony, His very paternity was obscure, although the village of Gayrillac had long since dispelled the cloud of myotery that hung about it. Those simple Brittany folk were not so simple as to be de- ceived by pretended relationship which did not even possess the vir- tue of originality, When noble man announces himself the god father of an infant fetched no man knew whence, and thereafter cares for the lads rearing and education, the most unsophlstcated of country folk perfectly understood the situa- ton, And so the good people of Gavrillac permitted themselves no il- lusons on the score of the real reda- tionship between Andro-Louis Mo reau--as the lad had been named and Quintin de kercadiou, Lord of Gavrillac.
 Andre-Louis had made the most of his opportunities. You behold him at the age Of four-and-tw>nty stuffed with learning enough to produce an intellectual indigestion in an ordi- nary mind
 In body he was a slight wisp of a
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19

Now where is he going in such a hurry?"
 ITO see M. de LaTour d'Azyr as well as your uncle, l should say"
 But he cannot. Did I not say that they are very closely engaged ? You don't ask me why. Andre"
 Since obviously you are all eager ness to tell, why should I ask?" quoth he.
 eff you are caustic l shall not tell you even if you ask. Oh. yes, l will. am the object Of this visit" And she looked at him with sparkling eyes and lips parted in laughter
 The rest, you would seem to inn ply, is obvious. But I am a dolt, if you please; for it is not obvious to me-"
 Why, stupid, he comes to ask my hand in marriage
 Good God.' said Andre-Louis and stared at her, chap fallen.
 Continued in our next issue.)
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19

earliest years had been centered in his woods and pastures He kept no state commensurate with his posi- tion or with the tastes of his niece, Aline de kercadiou. FAline. having spent some two years in the court atmosphere of Versailles under the aegis of her uncle Etienne, had ideas very different from those of her uncle Quintin of what was be- fitting seigneuria dignity. But though this only child of third Ker- cadiou had exercised, ever since she was left an orphan at the early age of four, a tyrannical rule over the Lord of Gavrillac, who had been father and mother to her, she had never yet succeeded in beating down his stubbornness on that score.
 She was walking on the terrace when Andre Louis and NJ. de Ei- morin arrived Her slight body was wrapped against the chill air in a white cloak her head was encased in close fitting bonnet, edged with white fur.
 Andre Louis and M de Vilmorin had been known to her from child hood. The three had been playmates once, and Andre Houis-in view of his spiritual relationship with her uncle--she called her cousin.
 She waved her hand to them.
 If you come to see monsieur my uncle. you come inopportunely, messieurs." she told them, certain feverishness in her air. He is close ly-oh. so very closey-engaged.
 We will wait, mademoiselle," said M. de Nilmorn, lowing galtantly over the hand she extended to him. Indeed, who would haste to the uncle that may tarry moment with the niece ?"
 M. l'abbe," she teased him, when you are in orders l shall take you for my confessor. You have so ready and sympathetic an understanding.
 But no curiosity" said Andre Louis. You haven't thought of that"
 T wonder what you mean. Cousin Andre
 Well you may" laughed Philippe. For no one ever knows" His glance straying across the terrace settled upon a carriage that was drawn up before the door of the chateau The tootman displayed the resplendent blue-and- gold livery of the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr.
 Why" he exclaimed "Is it Nj. de La Tour Ayr, who is with your uncle?"
 It is, monsieur" said she, world of mystery in voice and eyes of which l NJ. de Nilorin observed nothing
 He bowed low, hat in hand and | turned to depart towards the house i
 Mademoselle, after moments blank pause, laugher ripplingly |
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
tSd&zpAAoucHE 6 O oB Mfol Sabatini
Q ty Rafaol Sabatinl

"of course you do and love you for it."
 "Rut, l tell you frankly. now that l come 10 think Of it, that l should prefer you did not see NJ, de liercadiou with me" His wrath had passed; but his determination re- mained firm, based upon the reason he gave
 Very welt" said Andre-I .ouis. Hut nothing shall prevent me al least from walking with you as far as the chateau"
 CHAPTER II.
 The sleepy village Of Gayrillac, a half-league removed from the main road to Rennes, lay in a curve of the River Meu.
 Quintin dc Kercadou, Lord of Cav rillac-confirmed an impression that his house conveyed, Rude as the granite itself, he had never sought the experience of courts. He left it to his younger brother, Etienne, to represent the family in those exalted spheres. His own interests from
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
UNSETTLED WEATHER Occasional Showers Tonight and To morrow With Slight Winds.

New Haven, June 1a.-For Connec- ticut: Unsettled weather with prob ably occasional showers tonight and Tuesday: moderate easterly winds.
 eonditions Light to heavy show CTS have occurred in New England during the past 24 hours. The greatest amount was 4.42 inches at Portland. Me. Showers were also re- ported from the southern states and are central this morning in the western plains states. Disturbances are central tthis morning in the southern states, Ontario and on the southern California coast. The pres sure is high over the Maritime Prov inces and along the northern border from the Great Lakes to the Rocky mountains. Moderate mperatures obtain in nearly all districts. The outlook is for unsettled weather with showers tonight and Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
SMALL GLASS AT SHEEP
Commencement at Yale-But 60 Members of Scientific School Re- ceive Diplomas.

New Haven, dune 19.-Dampness and low hanging gray clouds instead of the usual sunshine and blue sky of the commencement season forced the graduating classes of Yale uni versity indoors today for their class exercises. The Sheffield Scientific school class which usually stages it's exit as a body on the Shelf campus at Hillhouse avenue had to move into Sprague hall. The academic class which had an amphitheater ready on the college campus was prepared to follow suit in the afternoon unless the clouds broke away.
 The Sheffield class to graduate was the smallest in many years and like wise the smallest which may be lc oked forward to. It was made up of men who had taken an extended one year in the scientific course which was offered at inauguration of the freshman year two years ago and the abolition of the three year course in Shelf. Today's includes only about so members but will fraternize in years to come with it's original class of Shelf '21.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
CLOUDBURSTS CAUSE DAMAGE 0F MILLION
Three Reservoirs Overflow at Port
 JerViS, N. '.

Port Jervis, N. r.. June l9.- Cloudbursts Saturday night and early Sunday overfowed three large reser- voirs and left Port Jervis and It's en- virons in from two to six feet of wa ter. The property damage has been estimated at close 10 sl,Oo0000.
 Siuice Gates Opened.
 The first heavy rains fell while the valley was sleeping. Early Sunday morning with the coming of the second downpour. streams began to the waters of the Delaware and Neversink rivers rose quickly and entered the homes on its banks. Then many of the citizens were aroused.
 At the height Of the flood, a swirling stream ran through the kingstone avenue, the main resi- dent thoroughfare. This stream continued to swell and in desper- ate effort to save the town from be- ing swept away a party of citizens, with policemen, fought their way in rowboats to No. 1 reservoir, opened the sluice gates and released the pressure on the dams.
 Recedet Later in Day.
 Many families, compelled to flee to higher ground when the water invaded their homes, returned late yesterday afternoon when the flood receded. The Delaware and Never sink rivers still are far out of their banks and sweeping small cattle houses with them.
 A number of small summer homes on the rivers edge are inun- dated. Trains on the Ontario and Western railroad and the Middle town and Unionville Short line were held up at various times through out the day because of washouts.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
ELM CITY POLITICS
 BRINGS UP CHARGES
Tax Collector Aousc~ Finance Board Member Of S1,A2O,3i0
 Altslnlculntion.

New Haven. Juno lo.---A statement which would indicate that the con troversy between Tax Collector VII liam II. Hnckett and Commissioner William A. Hendrick of the board of finance has taken on much broader aspect with regard to the municipal administration, was made by Mir. Hackett last night. He puts up to Commissioner Hendrick, acting chair man Of the board of finance, the re- sponsibility far its action and charges "a total miscalculation for the past five years of $1.420,34s," be- tween the boards estimate of taxes to be collected and the actual amount collected.
 Commissioner Hendrick, who WAS the subject of an attack In a state. ment by the tax collector because he tabled the latter's salary increase voted by the board of aldermen by dissolving a tie vote In the board of finance, answered the tax colleo- tors statement Saturday. He refers to several city officials whose posi- tions he intimates are just as im- portant. and who receive the same salary in some instances and in others less than Mr. Hackett
 Tn the tax collectors statement made last night he chalSes that the finance board In the face Of an over estimate of s206.s76.17 for 1921, on the presumption that s5 per cent of the taxes would be collected, "blandly estimated" that e6 per cent would be collected in 1922. The statement is reminiscent of the statements made during the political campaign of last fall when it was being charged that the budget was "faked".
New Britain herald., 1922-06-19
Poincare Working for
 Early Ratification

Paris, June 19.-(By Associated Press )-Premier Poincare, it is un- derstood has decided to press parlia- ment for immediate ratification of the treaties negotiated at the Washington conference without reservations of any character. Rear Admiral Laeaze, former minister of marine who was competing with the task of studying the treaties especially the naval linn itations pact has reported to the pre- mier that in his judgment there will be no pronounced opposition