The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-12
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

NOTICE TO INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
cate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward q means OF self education
through correspondence 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
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
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course will not be published, only the initials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:-When writing letter to the Board
of Control is it proper to use Ladies and
Gentlemen" as the salutation ?-H. NJ.
A:-Yes.
O:-Please let me know how the word
Smyrna" is pronounced Wv. c.
A:-Smer-na; as in all.
O:--SVould you please tell me through
The MIRROR how the money of the world
series is split.-F. G.
AIN the series just played the mem
bers of the Yankee and Giant team, re-
oeive IS per cent of the players share, or
$1S5,4S2.56, the remaining IS per cent be-
ing split IS and 10 between the players of
the teams finishing second and third in the
two leagues. The Giants as winners of
the series take 60 per cent and the Yanks
40 of their $1S5, 4S2.36, or $111,2S9.42 The
Yanks receive $74,192.92 Twenty-Five
men on each team are eligible for partici-
patton in the spoils, though this does not
necessarily mean all share alike. On the
tasis of even division each Giant would
receive slightly more than $4,000 and each
Yank nearly $4,000.
OIL wish you would inform me
through query column if an inmate can
get permit to keep library book longer
than two weeks. If so, how Pr. J. F.
A:-Book must be returned in two
weeks, but you can put in a request to the
librarian for reissue and very likely get
it again unless there is big demand for
that particular book.
O:-What are the Poetca Books of the
Bible?-H. H.
A:-The books classed as poetical are:
job Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiasties, Songs
OF Solomon, Lamentations. The term
"poetical" is not to be taken as implying
tancltulness or unreality, but as relating
to form only. They are the books of the
human experiences of the people of God
under the various exercises of earthly
life; but those experiences are, apart from
the eternal setting, wrought in them by the
Spirit interpreted to us by the Spirit, and
written by holy men of God as they were
moved by the Spirit. While this is true
OF all these books, the Psalms included
the latter have prophetic character.
The Hebrew poetic form is peculiar,
and demands a word of explanation
Rhythm is not achieved by repetition of
similar sounds, as in rhymed verse; nor
by rhythmic accent as in blank verse, but
by repetition of ideas. This is called
parallelism; e. g.
"The Lord also will be refuge
for the oppressed,
A refuge in time of trouble"
Psalms 9: 81
Parallelism is called synonymous when
the thought is identical, as in the above
instance; antithetic when the primary and
secondary ideas are in contrast; e. g.
For the Lord knoweth the way
of the righteous:
But the way of the ungodly shall
perish. /: 81;
and synthetic when the thought is de-
veloped or enriched by the parallel; e. q.
"Ard thou shalt be secure because
there is hope;
Yea, thou shalt dig about thee,
and thou shalt take thy rest in
safety."-Job IL: 49,
Under this method the Poetical Books
are epic, lyric, and dramatic, and supply
examples of literary expression unmatched
in uninspired literature. Read these Books
carefully, and study them deeply, and you
will arrive at the same conclusion.
Q:-Were any of our presidents sons of
clergymen9 If so who were they ?-N. O.
Ayes. Arthur, Cleveland and Will